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Show 1 NAVAL PROGRESS. Resume of Whnt Foreign Navies Accomplished Ac-complished in the Last I'lscnl Year. Washington So t it A splendll resume of what has hecn neenmpllshul by foielgn navha In the I ist llsinl year Is to bo found In 'Notes nn Nuvnl Pin-hntM," Pin-hntM," made public tod iy by t'npl Charles D Hlgsl.ei, chief nf the naval indllfgenio butimti It says In p irt "lho cnnsti notion of ships for the lltils of tho lunllng nnvnl pern pis) has hone on iy lively during tin pist )eul nnd the now estlmatea show either un iidhi renro In it well delliied pinginmmo for u stunly Increase or n desire to make such addition us tho pre sent financial inndlllon of the v irlous coun tries vvmiint While there has been no marked change In tho design of shliM tho tendency has been townrda greater illsplaeeineut In batibKlilpa and nrmorid trulsers, better pint. Hon nnd tho massing of guitH of Ine second caliber In n tcnlial citadel In Blend of separating ihcin in ease-mints ease-mints It Is declared that there li uigent neetl for quli k-llrlng high powen I guns well proioctcd by armor of tho highest resisting power, and I'irvtras lll-stnrrod rush out nf hanllagi bur bur Is cited ns it tragic Illustration of tht poorl) protected gun posiiluin ' Kentwed Intuest In rcxnI hhootlng wna displayed lu the lltlllsli navy thu past sear dmlrubb reiords Imvi been made by tin Terrible and Ilau lleur In Clilna while In ihe Mcdller innuin nthei shli s buvo tn lompllslitd oxitllent results Prm tlco Is now carried car-ried on nt ranges nevir before conMd ered ror real llghlli Som) und 7000 yards "A grut future for electricity on board of vvarshlpa Is becoming moio und mote assuied mid Us ndoptlon la opening up numberless possibilities, chief umong the latter being the great military advnntftge whleli would be gained by uttuitlng dlitclls from tho hi Idi o of the conning tower the rru pcllers of n ship The material protiess of tho enr In wltcless telegraphs." It la said, ' may ho said to bo In the mattei of lenrth of transmission, In whlih wonderful udvumo has bieii made " |