Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-18
LIVE ir.us FROM rmr CAPITOL.
IA Important Invention sor Use Ia Naval
Warfare ta,,an scandal.

WASHINGTON. =. e.. May IT
Amcrit:, has for a long period led the
world IN peace inventions, and during
{ ne lust few year, il has been forging
- he front ia var inventions, and to-
| day stands ahead OF All nations,
especially ia naya warfare. A naval
officer has invented i shell which goes
! through tho heaviest armor plate
made FOR battleshipS rs easily as "A rifle
ball goes through Il pastcboard bOx.
The results Of this extraordinary III
scntion were discussed in executive
session Of the senate, This week, nj
though the manner Ia which those re-
Suits were obtained is a strongly guard
ed secret, In TACT, the invention
the officers who participated in the
Aperlplents and members OF he ad-
administrations, had not Senator Till
man offered resolutions which was
adopted by tine senate, asking for IN
formation as 90 the armnr test ; At the
government testing grounds, Il few
miles down the Potomac. IT being
out Of he question to furnish the in
formation imam Official communication
Secretary Long gave senator Tillman
Il verbal statement rs To the results
obtained. The Importance of this ia.
yentlOn cannot he oycrratcd. With il
supply Of these shells, the nited
States could destroy the combined
nayicS If the world rs fast as their
battleships came within range Of ours.
ncle sam VIII NOW be showed up an
other notch IN the esteem Of the great
nations Of the world
President Mckinley has very little
onicial information Of Tie alleged de-
I inlcatiun of an official WHO has han
/ died the Cuban postal funds under the
military government OF cuba, but the
moment the first whisper OF scandal
reached Washington hc ordered Geu-
/ eral Wood, through Secretary Root. TO
make the most rigid Investigation and
to prosecute to the full eNteut any
| part ieS found guilty of having embel-
lled or misappropfiateda single dollar,
regardless Of their position or person
alits. Like General Grant, the presi-
+ dent does not believe that any guilty
man should escape punishment
/ Governor Taylor, Of Kentucky, has
returned To Washington and expects
/ "a remain until the nited States SUI
t ptrmc court hands doaua decision In
his ease, lie wisely declines 10 discuss
] the matter for publication, taking the
ground that II Is now ia the hands OF
1 HE court Of linal resort and isa utlcS-
+ ton nj lam, moi 4 subject for public
/ discussion. lie Is confident that the
/ decision viii b IN his favor.
'Fhc bill amending the general PEN
sion laws, know rs the G.. \. l.. pen
sion bill, because of its having been
/ draw VA committee ef that ergani1a-
/ ton, has passed the llotlse and The sen
ale and i uow In the hands of IreSi-
dent Mckinley, Who Viii take pleasure
Ia signing ~
The senate committee on the library
Inns authorized Frank Edwin ElNeH af
New Work., who made the bust Of lion.
f Lew l.. Morton. noa IN the senat .
chamber aud the equestrian statute
Of eaueral Hancock that stands on the
mttleheld ST Getty>burE Ia make a
hu>t or the late Niee-rreSident lla-
hrt, g. p placed Ia the senate cham.
hcr.
senator ,'allinger made i ringing
political speech, Is sound ~ i gold dol.
lar. 81 taNw II the following resolution
offered ~ him several DAYS agu lie
solved. that the existing phenomena
business prosperity 80 tha country i,
! largely due o. tAe paleY of protection.
furnisljae conclusive praat II the " Is.
dom and patriotism 81 The republican
party in the enactment Of thc piusley
taria lAB
eaYernE kaos wit. Nha Is Visiting
his sister .who likes Ia Washington.
slSs his visit has a. poHtbaI Nigtaae-
anea. although hc has naturally talked
politics Mith the p,rIs leaders ne has
mot N Washington ii> aftituds t.
wants the Niee presidency Is ness gfu.
orally endorsed ~ the PARTS leaders.
Who recognize th1t he taud1tGe party
as much seed ot ba0S reelected g4y.
ert"f"t New Netk u he ce0a py,st-
DIV ,la Il Is q eaetdafe ~ vice aeu,t.
sent. atd he Personality ptrfeFS the
-Nefaao,hlp. lie has reeeised much
attention IN WASHINGTON Ataane tao
entertainments given iR his hauar
nete dinners hy the president and
I ~ senator uauna.
/ t'pesea! Indications are that the
SENATE VIII ttvter acton upon the Nc
I ataGHa 1lthAt BIZ antA after h.s .ses