The Arizona sentinel., 1900-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, May Il, 1900

led the world in peace inventions, and during the last few years it has been forging to the front in war inventions, and today stands ahead of all nations, especially in naval warfare. A naval officer has in vented shell which goes through the heaviest armor plate made for battleskips as easily as rifle ball goes through pasteboard box. The results of thls extraordinary inven- ton were discussed in Executive session of the Senate, this week, although the manner in which those results were obtained Is a strongly guarded secret. In fact, the invention would have remained a secret among the officers who participated in the experiments and members of the administration, had not Senator Tiimar offered a resolu- ton, which was adopted by the Senate, asking for information as to armor tests at the government testing grounds, a few miles down the Potomac. It being out of the question to furnish the information in an official communication, Sec retary Long gave Senator Tillman verbal statement of the resultes obtained. The importance of this invention cannot be overrated. With a supply of those shells, the United States could destroy the combined navies of the world as fast as their battleships came with in range of ours. Uncle Sam will now be showed up another notch in the esteem of the great nations of the world.
 President Mckinley has very little official information of the alleged dedication of an official who has handled the Cuban postal funds under the military governor of Cuba, but the moment the first whisper of the scandal reached Washington he ordered Gen. Wood, through Secretary Root, to make the most rigid investigation and to prosecute to the full extent any party or parties found guilty of having embedded or misappro- prlated a single dollar, regardless of their position or personality. Like Gen. Grant, the President does not believe that any guilty man should escape punishment.
 Gov. Taylor, of Kentucky, has returned to Washington and ex- poets to remain until the U $ Supreme Court hands down a de- cision in bis case. He wisely de- clines to discuss the matter for publication, taking the ground that it is now in the hands of the court of final resort and is question ot law, not subject for public dis cussion. He is confident that the decision will be in his favor.
 The bill amending the general pension laws, known as the c. A. K
 pension bill, because of it's having been drawn be a committee of tha1 organization, has passed the House and the Senate and IS now Tn the
 hands of President Mckinley, who will take pleasure Tn signing 1t.
 The Senate Committee on th' 5 Library has authorized Mir. FranE Edwin Elwell, of New York City
 who made the bust of Hon. Levi r Morton, now in the Senate Chamber l and the equestrian statue ot Gen
 Hancock that stands on the battle field of Gettysburg, to make a bus of the late Vice President Hobert : to be placed in the Senate Chambe Senator Gallinger made ring
 ing political speech, as sound al
 gold dollars, in favor of the follow ing resolution offered by him sev- eral days ago: Resolved, that the existing phenomenal business pros |. perity of the country is largely due to the policy of protection, furnish Ing conclusive proof of the wisdom and patriotism of the republican party in the enactment of the Ding ley tariff jaw"
 Gov. Roosevelt, who is visiting his sister who lives in Washington, says his visit has no political signi- fcance, although he has naturally talked politics with theparty leaders he has met in Washington. His attitude towards the Vice Presi- dency is now generally endorsed by the marty leaders, who recognize