Show I COAST DEFENSES Government Engineers Report and Estimates For 180S99 Washington Oct 21 General Wilson I Wil-son chief of the engineers of the army I has made his annual report to the secretary sec-retary of war It is devoted to the fortifications and river and harbor improvements of the country The estimates for coast defenses for the years 1S9S93 are 35810000 General Wilson says that during the fiscal year ending June 30 ISO there was expended on river and harbor improvements im-provements S13J61659 Department Notes George Banderson of the district at Columbia has been appointed consul at Grenoble France The president has appointed Medical Director W Van Reypen to be surgeon general of the navy to succeed General Bates deceased Yesterdays statement of the condition of the treasury shows an available cash I balance of jaO149S9 gold reserve 151 4UHS I |