Show AN FICHT lF OFFICER V r vely question if there ever wg va a more borc persevering and patriotic of we tiie navy than the present W 0 whitney in aldi to i afis he is rapidly gaming gaining it a altion as one of the most efficient and comprehensive albeit the office was a surprise to him when it came tor for tte reason that his studies and qualifications had bad sot not run ma in that line iut but tie tia had the capacity for learning baad laad i id the sequel shows that ne he has put it if to tb god use uie tue the of the navy is at I 1 klis inis time the most important port fulio fi jio ot of the government this is a time of 01 peace everywhere there are arc no contending nations arbi over dit disputes are the rule and anci this is exactly what makes the POS L referred refe it ired to rooue one of overweening importance poi tance aben wb a the world is serenely a ait rest as all its history stows and all loine locc c ts to it is ih basking in t the tie caon calm poi chica pieced s a tempest j jal rations which are bhart sighted aid provia im nt ht will regulate pitr f ir actions by present pie sent conditions as in our own case they have artee antly emerges froin a severe con illet atin au hay have enraged ensi sed in healing rather thi ahli n in preparations jor foi making wo wounds but work w aik of restoration should not ue be permitted t 0 engross the entire time lime and resources of the country as it very nearly did under the er cr of a cental tura of rale ana which pollay the people by tilt the force ot of cibit ihal ha 1 l concluded would be ful fol up by LUC on their td ld power tae navy depart ai ULLA m an ail almost itla atul at ul ur au luaui 0 u r uati national unal economy econoply econ oPY t aud nad dwindled iowa clown to so A iu tow j poueu ulu bulka th feu oc ol 01 a ollo biou without me piercing pie icing leing ut 01 the lue biou IULA might have A jt il lo 10 tue tuc all this time rork lurl wasi wab being expended on ud tia U d biduck 01 ol the than ihan iiii OV r and dd as aua a tural quence at mc W is mcm a killu ut ul political yuli poli ucal Lical arioni crib lu walen apolis aut burk jobbery ilot milre tile sought ana aau this was vas the kind ol 01 a office bequeathed to ahe ut musiu lc ic a iou and real IM faau UL ui and bow much fuere was lu 10 be dune done even to iaac lue nt at lor the preparation lep oi its proper propel our young and lul buti levei able and determined secretary resolved resolve ct tricht we tuc stables should have hrcak H icci an treatment should first b be e gadt clean theu lucli right well ib af piu lu in wat aire culon ibid jilot ebbay wie the atlanta w wt 14 laI laaure la iuie ure di ai ledal her were guu i jud vt die alle paris of the baw illing lat on that was wab tried ids more Liang erous belkind ituau in front when discharged it made noise e enough bough and sent seat a missle hissing a along lon g the waves with such fury and power p 0 e r as would have made a man of war lying IN IB its path a league away trem irem ole like fike an aspen in a mountain gale but tue catapult was as unmanageable as the projectile and exhibited its unruly disposition by tearing up the track on which it was mounted kicking the timbers into splinters and making things generally in its neighborhood hum and whirl this was only a failure however not a discouragement quite the contrary it had bad a most salutary effect upon the mind ot of mr whitney and his assistants for it pointed out where the errors were that ohad had to bt remedied at a time when no especial pressure was upon them the next cruiser that was launched sailed nearly a knot an hour faster than the contract demanded and this much being gain gained eig the armament of the craft was to be considered si having decided to use dynamite guns a number were castanda cast and a grand practical test was made yesterday the secretary had a ship perhaps a republican heirloom arranged as a target a little more than a mile away and with the dynamite destroyer had six shots aimed ai ined at the vessel two of them struck and completely destroyed the craft thus demonstrating mons mon the efficiency of the weapons at once he now knows how bow to proceed he will have more cruisers just like the other and plenty of ef vie guns of the pattern of that doing deadly work yesterday and with the vessels steaming around they will un on the bosom of the ocean and the heavy plated and armed men of war being constructed nearer to shore it will be unpleasant for any sailing craft other than merchantmen merchantman merchant men or pleasure boats to attempt to penetrate the three mile limit anywhere along our coasts it must be aid alcid of president cleveland that he be rarely makes a mistake bever a serious one he was pleasantly lampooned by even some of his friends for putting such green timber to in his cabinet as mr whitney buethe but the matter was paid little attention tu to because of the apparently utter un importance import ince of the position and the hopelessness of its ever being mage made any better all such have cb tinged changed their minds not net indifferently but altogether the president put the right man it in the rig right ht place and this man has made his department one oae of the most conspicuous fegatill features es of the government and himself one of the most efficient officers |