The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20


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LIGHTHOUSE BOARDS REPORT.
The annual report OF the United States
lighthouse board shows that at the close
Of the fiscal year there were under the
control of the lighthouse establishment
1883 lighthouses and beacon lights, Al
light vessels in position, s light vessels
for relief, II electric lighted buoys in
position, So gas lighted buoys in position
127 fog signals operated by steam, cal
cum or oil engines, 1,7S3 post lights; 1856
day beacons 70 whistling buoys in posi-
ton, 100 bell bUoys in position, and ADJ
other buoys including piles and stakes
in the Alaska district.
During the year 67 new lights were es-
tablished.
CHICAGO'S BIG DITCH.
The secretary of war today transmitted
to the house, the report Of the board Sf
engineers appointed under the last river
and harbOr act to make a survey and
estimates Of cost of the Improvement Of
the upper Illinois and lower DeS PLANES
river in Illinois with a view to the eX>
tension Of navigation from the Illinois
river to Lake Michigan at Chicago and
to report the cost, of a channel 10, II and
"A feet deep and estimates for a proper
connection at Lockport with the sanitary
and ship canal constructed by the SAM
tary district of Chicago. The conclusions
of the board are as follows:
l. That the existing pro iect for the
irnprOyC;aent Of the lower Illinois river,
If extended to Lake Michigan by the
eight-f0ot project along the upper III
nois and Desplaines rivers, on Whlch me me
board submits estimates, IS ample for all
existing river navigation In The Mis-
sissippi valley or any Improvement there
OF authorized by congress.
/ That any extension of lake nav ga
ton inland along the Desplaines and Hi
nois rivers will require a navigable wa
terway not less than fourteen feet deep.
8. The cost of such channel IS not
likely to fall short of $50. 100 100.
4. That q waterway for lake vessels
extending only to the mouth of the Hi
nois river, will not develop commerce
that will justify such an expenditure, and
that this Improvement by itself is rot
advisable The hoard, therefore, recon-
mcnds that no sulthar surveys OF TIE
Desplaines and Illinois river be made
unless in connection with a project to be
authorized by congress, which snail IN
clu6e for a corresponding depth Of water
in the Mississippi below the mouth of the
Illinois.
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
The president today sent the following
nominations 10 the senate:
Marine corps, promotions: First Lieu
Lieutenant Frederick II. Deano 70 be a
War, artillery, promotlons: Capt. Con
stantine Chase. Fourth artillery. to b.
Sixth artillery. to be captain; Second
Lieutenant William H Hamilton, Second
artillery, TO be first lieutenant.
Infantry: Andrew Geddes, late cap
tain Twenty-fifth infantry, to be cap
tain of infantry.
SENATORIAL JOTTTNGS.
Senator Money, from the committee on
| foreign relations, today reported favor
ably to the senate bill to provide for
| the equitable distribution of the waters
| Of the Rio Grande river hetween the
United States and Mexico. a violation
| of the act will constitute a misdemeanor.
The secretary of state IS instructed to
| consummate a treaty with Mexico to
regulate the impounding and distributing
| of the waters Of the Rio Grande.
| Senator Mcbride orr to-day gave no
| tce Of an amendment he proposes to o.
fer TO the sundry civil appropriation
| bill, appropria ting $1,000 TO obtain a
| launch for the customs service in the vi
| entity of Astoria. Or.
The senate has confirmed the nOmina-
| ton Of J. NJ. Patterson to be postmaster
| at The Dalles, Wash.