Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1893 — The Defense of London. [ARTICLE]

The Defense of London.

The British War Department has made arrangements for having the works in connection with the fortifications at Chatham considerably advanced during the current year. The chain of forts which for some years past have been under o instruction In the vicinity of Medway are intended for the defense of tho dockyard and naval arsenal and the military depots at Chatham, and also of tho approaches to London. The expenditure lias already reached a total of many thousands 61 pounds, and it is estimated that a further outlay of between SIOO,000 and sl-50,000 will be necessary before the works are complote. Of this sum it is expected that $70,•000 will be expended during tho coming year—s4s,ooo on the eastern defeases and $25,000 on Darland fort. In both of these cases there has been a large increase in the amount of original estimates. It was anticipated that the works in connection with the eastorn defenses would cost SIBO,OOO, but owing to the substitution of civil for convict labor that sum has been raised to $500,000. The original estimate of the constructii.n of Darland fort—fßo,ooo also found insufficient, but up to the present time the actual expenditure on this particular fort has been only about SIO,OOO. When the system of fortification is complete, Chatham will be well-high invulnerable, both by land and water. —St. Gazette. F. J. CHENEY A 00., Toledo, 0., Pr.pt. of HaU a Catarrh Core, ofTar 8103 reward for any case of catarrh that oau not be cured by taking Sail’s Catarrh Cure. Bend for testimonials, free. Said by Druggists, 75c.