The times., 1898-06-13
working with double shifts at a number

Of places as follows:
For modern r. 10 and S-inch guns,
seventy-five emplacements.
For modern rapid-fire guns. forty-sev-
en- emplacements.
I'm addition emplacements for twenty
one modern guns, and 1o-inch gun car
riages have been ordered and number
are now ready for armament at twelve
localities 80
"Fifty-two temporary emplacements of
old style armament and modern siege
guns have been constructed at thirteen
localities. f 49,
The old type armament has been over
hauled and been put in condition for ser
vice at ten permanent works
Submarine Mine Defenses.
Large quantities of submarine mine
materials, consisting of multiple and sim
gle cable, compound plugs. circuit regula
tors, new torpedo cases with anchors,
junction boxes casemate operating APP
paratus, and forty-four searchlights have
been ordered; about four hundred miles
of cable has been delivered and shipped
TO various localities, and thirty search
lights received and shipped to their des-
tinations. About 1900 submarine mines
have been placed in important harbors.
and their cables, anchors, junction boxes,
electrical apparatus, etc.
The maintenance of these mines re-
quires a force of skilled electricians and
laborers In addition 10 small detachments
of engineer soldiers at each place to-
gether with a fleet of boats, tug-boats,
lighters and row-boats, for planting, re-
pairing damages, and day ana night pa
troll The number of mines is being in
Ie GeyfVara6
Siege and Pontoon Materials
"Poontoon materials, siege materials,
tools for sappers and miners are being
purchased and stored at depot, and sent
out with engineer troops in the field. An
assortment of surveying instruments for
field reconnaissance has been obtained
and is issued as promptly as possible,
upon requistion to various engineer Off
GERS in the field. large quantity of
siege materials and engineer materials
of all kinds has been purchased in San
Francisco 10 be sent out with the Philip
pine Islands expedition.
battalion of Engineers.
"The battalion of engineers is distrl-
buted throughout the country on torpedo
duty, on duty in the field, and receiving,
testing and sending out torpedo materials,
siege materials. etc.
Subsistence Department.
1.-The number of rations purchased for
regulars and volunteers since first call for
volunteers: Complete. 12,72S,0Oo; incom-
plete. 3,47T,009; closely approximated,
2,9lS,s45. Total, 19.123.945. Weight complete
rations iS,111,S4 pounds; incomplete ra-
tions, 5,2l5.5oO pounds; closely approM-
mated, l1,O23,612 pounds. Total, 64,360,952
pounds. in. tons of 1900 pounds. 32.1sO,
equal to 1,609 carloads of 20 tons each.
Regular Supplies.
Various quartermaster supplies, includ-
ing means of transportation and miscel-
laneous parts for repair of same have
been purchased at Jeffersonville depot
and shipped TO Camp Thomas Ga, and
Tampa, Fla, for issue to troops and for
replenishment of stocks.
Various quartermaster supplies, includ-
ing veterinary supplies, instruments, etc,
have been purchased at New York depot
and shipped to Tampa, Mobile and Chick
amauga for issue.
Regulation allowance of fuel, forage,
etc, authorized purchased at Mobile,
Tampa, New Orleans and Chickamauga
for issue TO troops. Stationary supplies
for 160, 0G0 men for six months, purchased
at New York and Jeffersonville depots
for issue. Miscellaneous quartermaster
supplies, including means of transporta-
tion. purchased at San Francisco for Phil
ippine expedition, as follows: 229 field
desks, 13 field safes, I iron safes, 50 coin
chests 219 field ovens, 400 G.. l. buckets,
80 paulins, $50 hand lanterns, 60 coffee
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quantity of stationery and minor articles,
such as hardware, lumber and office fur
niture.
Miscellaneous quartermaster supplies
including means of transportation and
parts for repair of same, purchased by
Washington depot for Camp Alger. Va:
2,450 paulins; 25S0 field desks; 3,057 field
ovens, large size; Ell field ovens. small
size; 800 Dutch ovens; 100 bread ovens;
2,100 lanterns; 16S typewriters; 5000 dip
pers; 5000 frying pans; 5000 can openers;
s,o90 butcher knives; 1,600 coffee mills,
| large; 300 coffee mills, small, for Camp
Alger; le00 coffee mills advertised for:
| so field safes for paymasters advertised
| for; l,4G0 wire cutters; 1,755 artillery
| horses; 544 artillery draSs horses, siege
| train; 207 siege train riding horses; $50
| cavalry horses; 12,S02 draft mules; 2, l09
! pack mules; 500 small mules; 1900 small
| horses; 4,090 wagons; 425 ambulances; H.
| U0Z single sets harness., LOW saCsNieS ana
| brides; 500 cross tree pack mules; J. 497
| pack saddles; 3,100 halters and chains: 81
| riding saddles: 101 riding brides; 81 saddle
| blankets; 1890 whip stocks; /, 1872 whip
| lashes; 1000 G. I. buckets.
Ordnance Department..
THE military supplies furnished by the
| Ordnance Department to the army are
| not articles of commerce. 1t is not an
easy matter for private manufacturers TO
| take up the manufacture OF most of them,
as 1t involves the installation of new ma
| chimes, tools and a considerable delay in
arriving at the knowledge required for
providing articles of regulation pattern.
arranging for the necessary and careful
inspection and other details. This has de-
| layed the procurement of some of the sup
! plies, but deliveries by contractors have
been steadily increasing and are now
/ about sufficient to meet demands.
| prior to April q, in anticipation of the
| present emergency, this department had
| been accommodating small arms and car
| 000 coo of all kinds on hand. There have
| been procured many millions more by
| manufacture and purchase since April 81
| and the manufacturers and deiiverers OF
| small arm cartridges will soon reach 100,
| 600 per day There have been issued 10
| the army small arms of all kinds and the
| supply is sufficient for anticipated wants.
Issue of all equipments and arms has
been interfered with by delays in obtain
| ing information in regard TO what of these
stores regiments have brought with them
from the States and the determination OF
| exactly what was required 10 complete the
| armament and equipment, and by the ne