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FLASHES THE WORDS
Marconi's ' Wonthrful System of Sending
l Without Wira3 ,
EXTENSIVE TEST 13 SOON TO BZ MADE
Will Try to Work from leaden to Paris ai
a Proof.
ENDORSED BY EUROPEAN SCIENTISTS
Buparintonilent of Great Britain's ' Telegraph
Praisoi the System.
LETTER FROM THE YOUTHFUL INVENTOR
lie i\iliiliiH Ii.\v HiMoilllliMl mill
Iniliriivvil nti K\lHlltiK liiKtru-
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PrVNUIlt StlCOUMM.
( CopyrlKht , HOT , by I'rcsa Publishing Company. )
NBW YORK , Aug. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
Gugllelmo Marconi , an Italian lad of 23
year * of ago , npp ars to Imve solved the prob-
Jcui of wlrclcea telegraphy. Ills dlscoverlej
nrc declared to be tiuitu as Important as any
discoveries of this age. What he docs Is to
trar.mnU telegraphic mcFfjagcB from sender
to receiver , many miles apart , without tlio
use of a metal circuit. The words are lit
erally fleshed through the air. Marconi Is
now In London , where he Is eon to make
lia ! greatest experiment under the auspices
of the Now York World. As soon as proper
Instruments can be prepared , he will en-
flcavor to end the New York World's motto ,
"Publicity Publicity Publicity. " from St.
Paul's cathedral In London to the Klffcl
tower In Paris.
Vertical wires will bo run from St. Paul's
In London , and the Eiffel tower In Paris ,
many hundred feet In theair. . The electee
waves radiating from the tiny metal spire
on St. Paul's will finally reach the wires on
the tower In the French capital and record ,
letter by letter , the mcbaage sent more than
100 miles away.
Throw a pebble Into a pond , a series ol
tiny waves will move onward and onward
until they ceasp. So Marconi's Instrument
throws out a series of electric waves , through
the air until they reach the receiving instru
ment Each wave Is made to vary , "nil
znoans a letter. The wave IE the eamc when
It reaches Ha destination as when It started
and so , letter by letter , the message Is re
corded.
When perfected messages can bo sent over
polar seas , uninhabitable deserts. In fact ,
to the ends of civilization without the use
Of a wire. Dlapitchcs can be flashed from
continent to continent without the use ol
a cable. A man In a balloon or with the
north pole will talk with his friends , ant
millions of dollars that would otherwise be
Spent In wiles , cables and telegraph equip
ment will bo saved.
IMPORTANT AS ROENTGEN RAYS
LONDON , Aug. 7. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A boy 22
years of ago appears to have revolutionized
telegraphy. Just what Is the limit to the
application of Gugllelmo Marconi's discover }
no one knows , not oven himself , but It Is safe
to eay that his Invention Is among the mosi
Important discoveries ot this nge. What h (
doca Is to transmit telegraphic message *
from sender to receiver without wires , uslnj
air as the medium of passage. Others havi
felt sure that this could be done , Incluillnt
Edison and Tcssla , but neither has sue
ccedcd In sending u dispatch any Importan
distance eave this Italian boy , whose "In
vcntlou Is ns Important as the Rocntgei
ray , " said one of the members of the Roya
Institution to mo today , "for It will Ravi
lialf the est and half the difficulties of con
etructlon of tcicgiaph llnca and thus maki
possible the introduction of electrical com
munlcatlon to many parts of the earth nov
abut off by expense or by stretches of Im
passable territory. Besides , It will grcatl ;
add to the offensive and defensive powers o
opposing armies , doing one more thing ti
bring universal peace about by making wa
too horrlblo for contemplation. "
I have spent many hours with Marcon
and probably have seen moro of the youni
man's experiments and know more abou
.what he hopes to do than any other outside
except members of the English compan ;
which has paid him a fabulous sum fo
jiatent rights lu all countries. Ho Is
singularly modest young chap , with big nose
high forehead and dreamy eyes quite th
typical Inventor. His blond face frequentl
takes on the expression of a man who ha
drifted away from earth Into realms of pru
found thought , and ho looks ten years olde
than ho Is. Moat of Europe's really gren
scientists glvo the boy ns much credit fo
the discovery of the value of the verticil
wlro In connection wltn existing radiator
and coherers aa they would give him If h
had created the whole electrical schcm
utilized .In new Instruments.
MODEST. HUT WILLING.
When I suggested to him to experlmen
for the New York World ho modestly shoo
lila head and said : "Hut. how do I know ?
Jmvo only tele-graphed twelve miles. Who
if my Instruments and my system prove ui
equal to the great task set before them b
American nowepaper enterprise ? I am ur
willing to prtdlct anything. "
I3ut arrangements for the experiment ar
at last well under way and will be mad
within a few weeks. It Involves tlicconstrui
tlon of new and more powerful Instrumcni
than are at present In existence , Marcoi
will attempt to rnd the New York World' '
motto , "Publicity Publicity Publicity ,
from St. Paul's In London to the Eiffel towt
In Paris.
The Importance attached to young Mai
conl's Invention U shown by the fact tin
the Italian government has been experiment
Ing at a cost of { 600 a day for weeks , an
has decided that It IB the greatest discover
of the time , and has secured patent rltUH *
for Italy , all other rights being owned b
Marconi aud associates lu his compan ;
which has already paid him over tGO.OOi
When public experiments were conducted 1
Italy the rutbuslaam of the olliolaU and po |
ulaco over the teemlngly supernatural n
suits reached a point of almost frenzy , au
th young Inrentcr received such an ovatlc
as falls to the lot of but few men. Exper
incuts madfi by the German government at
laughed at by German scientist * , but In Dei
lln Itself , I'rof , Slaby carried out the mot
successful experiments by passing a currei
without wires through brick walls and otlu
obstruction * believed to bo Insmrmountabl
by his skeptical colleagues. He hud bee
present at experiments carried on by Prec <
the chief engineer of the government tcl <
graphs In Great Urltaln , In London , and hi
his own livstiutueu ! * , and U now cai
ylng on public experiments dally to show
at no known body has any effect on the
iassago of the current from sender direct
o receiver. AH the cabinet officers of Italy
ave paid the highest tributes to Marconi ,
nd the king and queen , who wltnewed sev-
ral experiments , have * ald that they were
wonderful ,
ENDORSED IIY PRHKCK.
The enterprise of the English government
n watching everything new la shown by the
arly experiments already referred to.
Teece has nil to Fay about tcleRraphy In
Great Ilrltaln and he Is really the greatest
practical electrician litre. I saw him today.
le said : "While I cannot say Marconi ha !
ound anything absolutely new It must be
ctnembfrcd- Columbus did not Invent the
egg" . He thowed how to make It stind on
end. Marconi shows how to use the Hertz
radiator and Pramlcy coherer. He has pro-
luced a new electric eye more delicate thin
any other known and a new sjfltcm of tel
egraphy which will reach hitherto Inacce'sl-
ble places. Ilut enough has been shown tc
> rovc Its value. I have experimented freely
vlth Marconi's Instruments m > self , and 1
find for a certainty that they all proved ol
mmensc value to shipping and for llghl
louse purpcncs. "
It chould be remembered that what Precce
Raid Is Important because he has been or-
Icred to report on the new system for the
Ilr.tlsh government , but he Is naturally ccn-
sorvatlvc.
The World's great experiment will eome
off as soon as possible and will undoubtedly
prove the possibility of telegraphing ovci
and and water without wires. If Burd.le.nl
elevation cannot be attained by using St. .
'aul's dome and the Eiffel tower , alum num
wires will be sent up on kites to the de
sired height. The European scientific world
will be widely represented nt both ends ol
he route. EDWARD MARSHAL.
LETTER FROM MARCONI.
LONDON , Aug. 7. To the Editor of tin
New York World : I have little doubt that
he experiment proposed by the World tc
transmit a message , the World's motto
'Publicity Publicity Publicity , " from UK
dome of St. Paul's In London to the Ellc
ewer In Paris will prove very Interesting
t might well prove to be very important , be
cause while a vertical wlro 100 feet high I :
required to transmit a message a distance
of twelve miles , my experiments lnve > provu !
that the distance over which messages cat
) e transmitted Increases in geoructrl-al o :
icarly geometrical ratio to the height of tlu
vertical wire. Thus , while a wire thlrtj
feet in height Is required to telegraph om
and a half miles , a wire double that height !
will get a radlous over five miles. The Elfft !
tower Is nearly 1,000 feet and It will Ix
possible , I think , to secure an elevation oi
at least aa mirth In St. Paul's In London bj
neans of kites. According to this ratlc
and acting on the theory that on the helghl
of the vertical wire depends the d'stanc (
to which a message can be transmitted , i
jelleve these two wires 1,000 feet in the all
will be sufficient to send a message iron
London to Paris.
The iron in the Elffer tower may bothei
us , but inasmuch as the Italian experiment !
were tried from the shore to an Ironclad , II
does not seem probable that this will abso
lutely stop us. In that case the recelvei
was placed on the deck of the vessel , In the
cabins , under the guns. In boilers and hid
den in every other remote part of the shir
which wo could think of. The vertical wires
on the ship were run to the masthead , anc
on shore the vertical wire of the sender was
elevated to a height of 100 feet. The mes
oages were Intelligently received under man )
difficult circumstances.
WILL BE USEFUL IN WAR.
I bellevo one of the greatest uses to whlcl
these Instruments will bo put will be t <
signalling In war times. Scientists hav <
said that this plan was Impracticable be
cause the electric current would be throwi
off In every direction and would thcrefon
bo as easily Interpreted by the enemy's In
struments ao it would be by friendly ma
chines which were waiting for messages
This Is by no means true , because In thi
first place It Is entirely possible to con
struct senders and recolvcro which are li
"electrical sympathy , " so that the curren
sent by one Instrument could only be re
ceived on n twin instrument and beyont
that the direction In which the current 1
to be sent from the sender can be governci
by rcQcxors. The vibration In the receive
li cnotmously smaller than vibration
caused by the charge and discharge of Hert
radiators or sender , and which seto up vl
bratlons in either which are essential t <
transmission of messages , nut this orlglna
vibration Is not utilized directly to mak
the receiving Instrument walk. It slmpl ;
allows the currents of the local battcrle
to pass through the receiving instrument- !
We shall make every effort to thorough ! :
test the powers of the new system at once
These experiments will Include the effort t
go over the channel and will certainly b
carried very far In Italy. I am rspeelall
anxious to show thru no matter what oh
stacles are placed in the way of the curren
passing between my Instruments the cur
lent Itself will not bo affected.
HOW HE LEARNED IT.
I am very much pleased by the Intcrce
which the New York World Is taking In th
matter , and am gratified to feel that m
theories will be so accurately explained t
the American public. I am uncertain as t
the final result of my system. My dls
rovcry was not the result of long hours an
logical thought , but of experiments wit
machine * Invented by other men , to whlc
I applied certain Improvements. These es
pertinents were made principally In Uologiu
Italy. I used the Hertz radiator and Dramle
coherer , The radiator was what would b
known In telegraphers' speech as the sende
and coherer as the receiver. Ilofore I bega
the experiments these two instruments woul
send a message without wlrva a distance c
from three to thirty yards , but there th
power ended. The Improvements which
made were to connect both receiver an
sender with first the earth and second th
vertical wire Insulated from the earth. Tb
latter was by all means the more Importac
ot the two innovations.
At once , instead of being limited to a fe' '
yards In results , I extended the dlstanc
over which a mesbage could be sent wlthou
wires to about two miles. I found this du
principally to the vertical wlro , and speal
Ing ao dimply as possibly I believe the fo !
lowing theory may explain why this was tc
Everybody knows how sound Is traueiujttc
by me.uis.of vibrations of air. For Instanci
If you tire a cannon the concussion produce
by the explosion ot the powder causes th
other to vibrate , and to far as three vlbrs
tlous nt air extend Just eo far L noun
audible. In other words , sound consists c
vibrations of air. Well , my vertical wlr
carried the electrical vibrations up Into th
air and produces certain vibrations In th
ether , and these vibration * extend lu ever
direction until they reach the receiving Ir
etrumcut. Thus a metsage ran be tram
( Continued on Secon4 Page. )
FOR THE TRANSMISSISglPPI EXPOSITION AT OMAHA , 1898.
YOUNG
FINE ARTS BUILDING.
Facing the plaza directly Insldo the main entrance to the exposition grounds la the Fine Arts building , In shape a parallelogram 24C feet long and 130 feet wide ,
the long axis parallel to the grand canal. It consists of two separate symmetrical , domed buildings connected by a perlstyllum. or open court surrounded by
colonnades. The building rests on a baluilraded terrace , oml Is approached fiom the plaza by flights of steps nnd alsfl from the avenue bordering the canal , betwce.J
It and the building. One enters through the portico and vestibule to the dome , central for each building and lighted from the top , forming a suitable place for ti ! < >
effective exhibition of statuary- Surrounding this ccnt'al feature are the galleries , all lighted by skylights and so arr-uigcJ as to afford the greatest dcgrco of wall
surface for the display of pictures and to allow lor the proper circulation of vlaHlng crowds. The two separate buildings offer a better opportunity for the classifica
tion of mateMal , and at the same tluio bring the scale of the architecture to Its proper relation with the surroundings and In accord with the general scheme of the
exhibition grounds. The colonnade connecting the two parts forma an effective architectural feature conspicuous from the canal and oppcjito avenue , and affords a place
for the Installment of architectural t agmcnts and models , which cannot be so effectively arranged Inside the walls. The basis of the design Is the Corinthian order ,
which Is applied In two dimensions , the larger emphasizing the entrance porticos and repeated on the gables fronting the canal and oppcslte sides ; the smaller Is
adjusted to the height of the flanking walls and connecting peristyle , and serves cs a tic to bind the seinr-ito elements Into onfcomposition. . As being quite in
accord with the character and purpose of the building , it was determined to make a liberal use of the sculpto's' end pjlntcrs' art , to soften the outline and bring
out In greater contruot the severer forms of the architectural members. To this end the walls behind the columns of the porticos will receive a decorative color ti cat-
inert , Interesting In Itself , nnd forcing into greater prominence- their classic outlines. The conditions Imposed by the purposes of the building preclude the use of
windows in the side walls , and , to avoid the monotony of "unbroken wall surfaces , the device of breaking them with the sculptured border was adopted ns most suit
able and as giving an opportunity to Illustrate In sculpturesque manner the minor arts , which furnish the medium ot expression for the higher art ot a'chltecturi' .
The- sculptor It again called upcn to crown the pediments aiid flanking buttresses with groups and figures representing the various arts and holding out for those who
win them the emblems of success. The domes are low and 'simple ' shape , but scrVe , together with the sculptured figures , to give a varied and picturesque sky-line
and fittingly crown the whole design. Thus In this bulldlng\ attempted , not only the ptoper housing of the works of art collected from all corners , of the earth , butte
to asrcrt fcT Architecture her propel- place amonc the other aits as being the resultant combination of them all.
FLOODS ARti DISASTROUS
Many Thousand People in Germany Are in
Noecl of Aid.
ABOUT TWO HUNDRED LIVES BLOTTED CUT
Gprmnny Xot In a I'oHltlini to
u TiiriirVnr tin the L'litteil StiitUN
Must Have tin- Imports
from Thin Country.
( Copyright , 1SD7 , by the Associated Press. )
I3KRLIN , Aug. 7. The cloudbursts and In
undations which devastated the eastern part
of Germany were the worst which have oc
curred since 1870. According to the local
statistics 105 persons were killed In Silesia
alone , and In Saxony the casualties will not
fall short ot ISO. The financial losses foot
up over 150,000,000 raarko. At Plllnltz , the
country residence of thu queen of Saxony ,
the River Elbe rose eo fast that It Hooded
the lower floor of the royal castle , forcing
the king and queen to hurriedly flee from
the place and seek refuge at DrcsJcn. Prince
Ilohenlohe , the Imperial chancellor , who
was then on. his way irom his estate at
Ausses to Berlin , had to leave the train at
Aussig and wte conveyed ten miles In a
sedan chair \o \ another railroad station.
Through a landslide of tne hlghect summit
of the Sllesian mountlana the Hotel Schncc-
kopfo was carried down and burled with all
Its occupants.
Emperor Francis Joseph ot Austria has
granted 30,000 llorlns from his private purse
for the relief of the sufferers , and the queen
of Saxony has granted 20,000 marks and
the regent of Davarla 15,000 marks for the
same purposes. E'.uperor Wiljiam of Ger
many has not yet made a donation to the
people who have ouffcred from the Hoods ,
etc. , In the eastern parts of the country , al
though ho has given 25,000 marks to the
flood sufferers in Alsace. The newspapers
arc calling for special sessions of the
Reichstag and Diet , eo that these bodies
may make extraordinary grants of money
for the relief of the suffering families ; but ,
an the suggestion was first made by the Vor-
wacrts and other socialist newspapers , It
Is being discouraged by the government.
The municipality of Berlin has granted 500-
000 marks for the relief ot the thousands of
people rendered homeless and penniless by
the storm , and the city of Dresden has vc'.fld
300,000 marks for the same good work.
CALL FOR TARIFF REPRISALS.
The German newspapers continue to dls-
cuso the now United States tariff and to call
for reprisals , but the Associated press learns
from the foreign ofllco that the government
of Germany has no Intention of beginning a
tariff war. A high official of the foreign
oHlco said to the correspondent :
"There will bo no tariff war , as Germany
is too weak to carry It out and because a
largo part of the American Imports of food
stuffs , as well as cotton and other raw ma
terials are Indlspenaabje to our Industry ,
The formation , of a largo continental tariff
union with Its ram pointed at the United
States would miscarry , because of England's
opposition. As j matter of fact , our hands
are tied , and even Baron von Thlclmanu
( the German ambassador to the United
States , who has been named as the micccssor
of Count Posadowsky-Wehner as imperial
secretary ot state for the treasury ) , though
his advice and Intimate knowledge of the
American tariff and financial affairs would bo
ot great help to us during the coming year ,
cannot change the ( acts in the caso. "
Palpable effects of the new tariff are al
ready noticeable. The manufacturers of So-
llngen are complaining of lack of orders ,
and many factories have reduced the num
ber of employes. In the Guban and Chem
nitz districts there Is already much Indus
trial distress. Similar complaints arc made
elsewhere. The Florists' association has sent
a memorial to the Imperial chancellor pro
testing against the tariff as seriously In
juring the export trade of seeds and plants
during the last few weeki.
THREATEN THE KAISER.
neforo starting ( or Russia , Emperor Wil
liam lecelved a number of threatening let
ters from nlhlUeU and pan-Slavtsts. In con
sequence ot this , one ot the ehrewdeut criminal
*
nal commissioners , Dr. Henulnger. with a
section of the lierlln political police , wag
ecnt to Peterhof palace a week ahead of
Emperor William , and this corps of detec
tives will accompany him everywhere dur
ing his stay la Russia.
The past week has witnessed a number of
f Ul accidents on race coujecj , Count von
Fcch , a wealthy Eenti.einan rider and at
one time the friend of the Harrison sisters ,
and Lieutenant Uartcls , also a gentleman ,
rider , were killed during n race at Krcuz-
nach. At the Neuss races the meet success
ful gentleman rider In Germany , Lieutenant
von Keyscr , was killed and Captain vcn
Surnomdt was seriously Injured. Two
Jockcjo also met accidental death.
In Emperor William's living apartments a
new air purifying apparatus Is now In opera
tion. It 'Is the Invention of Count von
Pucklcr , a high court < oElclal , and consists
of a method of Injecting ozone Into the sur
rounding air and destroying germs and gases
by a system of platinum wires brought tea
a white .heat by , electricity. (
The emperor recently discovered In a sal'.or
of the Hohenzollern , ' rtiuncfd qbermcytr , a
native qf Baden , a reinarjSTbTo lalcnt feY
painting and sketching i Sd his majccty has
cent hlranto the Art academy of Berlin ,
charging.himself with , the | sailor's education.
The 'retiring minister tor foreign affairs ,
Baron Marschall vpn , Bleberstela , will be
appointed ambsasador at an Important pest ,
probably Rome , Washington or Constantinople
ple , In 'October. Baron von Rctcnham , the
under secretary for the 'foreign cilice , will
ale receive a diplomatic ippalntmeat.
Tha Independent Echuctzcn corps of New
York while at .Cobldntz deposited a wreath
upon the Emprets Augusta monument and
telegraphed the fact to [ the grand duche-o
of Baden , daughter 6f the ex-emprccs. The
grand duchess sent a very appreciative ac
knowledgement to Captalh Weber.
At Maycr.ce , Coblcntz and elsewhere on
the Rhine , the visiting Schuetzen corfs was
pubMcly feted. The Ge/njan-Amerlcan rifle
men won several prizes uit the Nuremburg
national eharrehoDtlng tournament.
FAVORS GRANTED TO MILES.
General Nelson A. , MJIes , United States
army , arrived here from iCarlsbad on Tues
day. He Is receiving many odlclil courteales.
The general visited the. extensive Grunon
works at Magdeburg andwaa _ granted permis
sion to Inspect the government works at
Spandau , and the naval'yards at KleJ. as
well as seine of flic barracks end the Krtipp
workr at Essen.
Secretary Jackson of the United State.5 em-
baesy hero , gave a dinner Thursday In honor
of General Miles. The ; United States mili
tary attache and the other military attaches
of Berlin were present , , 'wlth Count Von
Birdenslepen , commanding the Guards
cavalry division. The United States ambas
sador , Andrew D , White , today entertained
General Miles at dinner at the Kalserhof.
Baron von Thlclmann and all the generals
commanding the Guard corps and First Army
corps were Invited. General Miles goes to
Stockholm at the end of the coming week and
thence to Russia , to view the military In
stitutions ot that country. He will return
hero In time for the autumn maneuvers.
The Japanese government has ordered from
the Vulcan works a battft ship of 0,800 tons ,
which Is 1o cost 13,000,001) ) marks.
Ambntaador While , glvs a positive denial
of the rumors that he Is to Bucceed Mr. Sher
man rs secretary of state. Mr. White saye
no overtures have been made to him slnco
his arrival In Berlin.
CAIl.VUtilE WIMjIIUV.A ( SCOTCH IIO.1IH
SIIH IIU Wife . fttlr Olrl Are
TIrfd ii f Illrell UOIIHCH.
( Copyright. 1S97 , by ip-cM J'yblUhlns Company. )
LONDON , Aug7. : . JN.ew York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) " I had an In
terview with Mr , Carnc ' lo ft his birthplace ,
Dunfermllne , where 'hcl pawed ytsterday.
Mr. Carneglo said that hs ( health hod greatly
Improved since he loft fieri York , He In
tended before returning bpme to buy a resi
dence In the north or Scotland ( or the com
fort of his wife and llttlp girl , who are tired
of living In a hired house. He had juat re
turned from a coaching' trip In the county ol
Sutherland.
In an interview he . .said"The : adminis
tration ot President McKJnley has been a
great euccrtu. He has carried tluough a
tariff bill In splto of ol | opposition , and will
no doubt succeed In carrying through a cur
rency bill at no distant date. He had to en
counter the results of : four years ot depres
sion , the consequence ( oj foolish Interference
with the standard of money value. "
Korlilililru to I tit erf on * .
( CopyrlKht , U97 , by Trcfin Futillthlng Company. )
CARACAS. Venezuela , Aug. 7. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
government lexued a decree today forbidding
foreigners to Interfere In the approaching
elections , which will decide who shall suc
ceed General Crespo AI president of this re
public. It Is a special measure , applicable
only to them.
The country la quiet.
BURKE-ROC11K ON KLONDIKE
Member of Parliament Says Eo Will Visit
the Diggings.
MONEY WILL NOT BE MADE BY MINERS
mill Food , Cnuiliniilcs
Will o < Miiu-TontliN of All Unit
Is Tali fii Out of the
I'lncer .Mliil-K.
( CopyrlKht , 1E97 , by 1'resn Publlslilne Company. )
LONDON. Aug. 7. ( Newy-York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. } " Hon. James
Burke-Roche , 'M. P.ToId mo today that lie
is going out to British Columbia as the
agent of a big English syndicate next week
In connection with the Klondike discoveries.
Ho said : "My younger brother , Edmund
Roche , has been about the district for the
leal three years and he has cabled me within
the last couple of weeks that ho and two
others have got a large number of claims.
He knows the country well , and of course ,
I have done a good deal of mining myself.
Ho when this syndicate asked me to go out
for them I readily agreed to do so. My plan
Is to travel to Vancouver by the Canadian
route and then go up to Sltka and , If pos
sible , to Hoaly'o store , meet the men coming
"
ing out and see what they have got. If I
could get In there , I should not try to start
gold ccinpanlcG , as I believe the alluvial
gold U recovered under conditions which
make organized mining Impossible as a
profitable speculation. The gold can be too
easily stolen for that. 'My Idea Is that the
way money Is to be made out of thla find
Li by Individuals who peg out claims , wash
the sand themselves and pocket the product
ot their own labor.
WHERE TUB SYNDICATE PROFITS.
"Where the syndicates will come In Is
In the organization of transport and food
supply , and It U eo that mission moro
than buying claims tbot I am o < ng out.
When the first rush Is over and the miner
hse got all ho can out of the eand by rough
washing then the mining syndicate will step
In and rewash the sand , making a big profit
out of what the original has allowed to
slip through h'.a fingers. That was the case
In California and In other great gold fields ,
the tame as the Klondike. I expect to bo
back In lEngland In October. In the present ,
fltago of the gold Industry In the Klondike , '
nine-tenths of the gold ieco\ered will genet
not Into the pockeU of the finders , but to
the food and tranipart companies. "
WORRY OVER A DUEL.
The approaching duel between Prince
Henry of Orleans of France and General
Alberton of the Italian army Is greatly
agitating European society. Though the
duke of Accsta says It has no political
significance , It IB generally understood It
grew out of statements made by Prince
Henry In Icttere charging the Italian soldiers
In Ab > eslnia with cowardice. The ofilceis
taken prisoner by King Menelek at Adowa
drew lots to see who should fight him , and
the choice fell on Lieutenant Plnl , a brother
ot the incut famous fencer In Italy. General
Alberton , however would not consent to have
an Inferior officer fight , so ho challenged the
prime himself. I'lr.l has not withdrawn bin
challenge , and will Insist on fighting after
the other duel , It Orleans still Ilvc3.
Count do Dion , one of the seconds In the
approaching duel , Is the son of the widow of
Plerro McCarthy of Virginia. He Invented
the first automobile carriage.
OIL COMPANIES AT IT ,
Three deaths have occurred In London this
week from lamp explosions and at the In
quests It was declared that America Is al
lowed to export to this country cheap , low
flash oil , the ut > e of which would not bo per
mitted lu the United States , The Parlia
mentary committee appointed to Inquire Into
the desirability of raising the test has been
dissolved until the acBblon. The death of Mr ,
Mundell has removed one of the advocates of
a low-flisb point , and there DOW Is a majority
of ouo in favor of railing the test , but when
the committee la recoobtltuted next session
It will be proposed to enlarge Its number ,
as there Is an uneaoy euuplclon at West
minster that between the cxcrblons of the
Scottish Oil company , which IB for raising
the test , and of the Standard Oil company ,
which U ( or keeping U aa It Is , the commit
tee has succumbed to undue Intlnenceti.
CATHOLIC SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY ,
At the International Catholic scientific
congrebs In Freiburg , Switzerland Rev , Dr.
Zahu will be the president of the first Amer
ican section. Dr. 2ahn formerly was presi
dent ot Notre Dame university In Indiana ,
A volume publlslied la Rome by bjm , $ up-
THE BEE BULLETIN.
iT Forecast for Nebraska
Tartly Cloudy ; Probable Showers ; Cloudy.
1'ngc.
1. Alnrronl'H Oroit : Ti-h'sniplilo Invention.
l''loocl DniiuiKO In thu l-ili Valley.
KiiKllili Interests < ui the Y'ulum.
No Hope for Silver.
2. Hot \VcntliiT In iniluii : < rK Cnpltilt.
KiiKllHli I'lirtlrs llmtly DUI.lc.l.
1'ollco Hunt School llouril Members.
a. Dci-Ulon Atriilnst the Missouri Puclllc.
State Kpu-orfh Amrmhl.v SiivrnuilH.
4. I.iittt Week In Onmliii Society Circles.
lilllott ( Jivi-8 Foster Another .lab.
C. Lively Time In 1'op Committee Meeting.
Cuts Into Cuimillun Kiillrimda ,
Sonic I'aetH About Klondike.
G. Council IllurN I.ocnl .Mutters.
Oru.it Strike of thu Miners.
7. Spurts of the Uny.
L , . A. W. Knee Mcot Kcflultfl.
8. lllili on tlu > ixiiiHlllou llnlUllnKS ,
Watcranout In tlio llltick Hlllu.
! > . How tlionjcler /ee IH Urnlnctl.
10. "ShrttwHliury. "
11. Wainnii ; Her Ways mill Her World ,
12. Kclltorlul and Comment.
13. On the Ollvo Holt of America.
l.dHies In the Keen l-'lre.
] > hocH from tlio Ante Kooms.
14. Homo War Secrets Hevculed.
lf > . C'omiuoi-el.il and l-'liiiinclal Ncn-fl.
10. HeUxliiK tlio Munlridon Klslierlen.
IJrUIiis the firt-at Alplno Tunnel.
18. AVcrkly ( irlKt of Sporting Uoaslp.
Ilnrcl Timei for Old \Viirrlorn.
11) . In thn World of WhuDlg.
KnjIiinir 1'ontiil Syxtum.
ttO. "Damon anil 1'jthlun. "
lilograpliy Told by Photographs.
porting evolution , caused a great sensation
recently , but It was not condemned. Nol
moro than 100 well known American Cath
olic scientists will bo present. Among othere
will bo Mgr. Denis' J. O'Conncll , formerly
rector of the ( American college and an In
timate friend of Cardinal Gibbons and -Dlahor
Hogan , coadjutor of the Scranton ( Pa. ;
diocese , now on bis way to Freiburg. Mo l
of the eccleslastloR from America wllh after
ward attend the social congress , to bo lick
In Zurich later. EDWARD MAUSHALL.
TAMMANV IX LONDON IS ( IUII3T
All ( hiI.end I IK ; PolllloliuiN Arc Avinj
at tin * Summer H < * NortN.
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LONDON , Aug. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Tammanj
hall's English annex on the terrace at tlu
Hotel Cecil has been very quiet the last few
days. Judge Truax IH going through tlu
English cathedral towns with his charming
wife , who has made an excellent Impression
on English society , whllo Crokcr , Hotchklss
Jeff Levy and greatest of all , Coogan , arc
still In Carlsbad , eating brown bread , drinkIng -
Ing bitter waters and sleeping between
sheets wet In Ice water , to the exclusion ol
New York politics for the moment. U Ic
now thoroughly understood that Mr. CroXci
will not ask for or accept the nomination
for mayor and it Is generally believed thai
Now York never will have a chancq of see
ing what the great man really would do ll
placed in that Important political position ,
Kiiroii-iin | Control of ( irrek Flnuiiuru
IinilLIN , Aug. 7. The Cologne Gazette
says that the proposal of Germany ( or Euro
pcan control of Greek finances has been' ac
cepted by the powers. The plan proposei
provides for a commlralon which shall ad
minister cer'ain sources of Greek revenue
the income from which will bo applied to tin
payment of the Indemnity to Turkey , and o
various European loans , The commission
will have no control of other sourccu o ;
Greek revenue or of the utato finances. Tin
clause containing the proposal Is worded li
H frtema to be a difficult matter ( or thi
weather to clear up again after the lat <
ralni , Yrtlrrday was another day when thi
clouds wcie Ftrlctly In evidence , and In thi
evening there were htront ; indications o
rain. The humidity of the atmosphere yet ,
terday was C8 per lent. Thli being Sunda ;
Local Forecast Official Welsh saya thi
weather will probably be fair.
NO HOPE FOR SILVER
London Financiers Dubious ni to Any Plan
for Bimetallism.
INTERNATIONAL AG3EEMINT IMPROBA3LE
Littleto Bo Grunoil by a Conference
Between Governuunts.
CHANGES PROPOSED MIAN DISASTER
Analysis of tlio Suggested Rsnudios Show *
Their Weak Spots.
VI. W3 OF TWO ENGLISH EXPERTS
Counsellor Ilililei-dal < - nnd Hanker
.Mnrmill IllnciiNH tlioVoleott
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LONDON , Aug. " . ( New York World
Cablegram Special Tclegiam. ) The Walcott
bimetallic commission has been working
with great energy and the Impression un
doubtedly prevails strongly among bimetallists -
lists here that something definite In the di
rection of n bimetallic agreement between
the United States , Franco and England will
sstio fiom the commlsslcn s o'er ' 0:10. : Privy-
Counsellor Lldderdale , IOUK the governor ot
the Hank ot England , n supporter of Intcr-
latlonal bimetallism and the highest author
ity on the Mlbjcct among English financiers , ,
said to an Inquiring World correspondent ,
today : "Heforo I could give you otherwise ;
than a hypothetical opinion , I should know
what proposals your commission Is empow-
crcd to make , and to what length Franco is.
prepared to go to meet them. That Franco
Is anxious to facilitate nil international
agreement , I know , because she would bo aa
enormous gainer , if the value of silver wcro-
appreciated , seeing the vast hoard of metal
she has at her disposal. The really vital
question Is the opening of the Indian mints.
The other proposals mooted In the press
such as the withdrawing of the half-eov-
crclgu from circulation In this country aro-
of altogether minor Importance. The chan
cellor of the exchequer , who Is not a blmotal-
llst , has stated that ho will advlso the In
dian government to reopen the mints if the
other countries can guarantee that the value
of silver shall bo maintained. Has he got
that guarantee ? Well , that remains to bo-
seen. If an agreement were arranged nt for-
flxlng an International ratio ot 15 1-D to 1.
that would bo doubling the value ot sil
ver , and would cause a tremendous disturb
ance. 'It ' has been suggested that the change
might be brought about gradually ; but would
not that have the effect of unsettling the
trade conditions to an extent -equally so--
rlous ?
HARD'TIMES MIGHT FORCE JT.
"I now repeat what 1 said In these dla--
Hatches a week ago , that I do not believe
England Is likely to attempt to go on a bi
metallic basis , unless under the stress oC
exceptionally hard times , whereas , at pres
ent her prosperity Is undoubted.
"Tho withdrawal of the 10-shllllng gold
piece from circulation here would bo an un
popular measure , both among cmploycro ot _ _ _
labor and the public gcnervlly , who llko toT
carry their money In the smallest compass.
The other suggestion that the Dank of Eng
land should keep oiic-IHth of Its bullion reserve -
servo In silver , as It already Is empowered ,
to do , would not , In my opinion , give any-
substantial effect. As to an international
conference If the United States and France
invite Great Uritaln to conference , Great
Urltaln , as an act of International courtesy , ,
undoubtedly would accept the Invitation , but
the conference would bu of no value unlcs *
France , the United States and Great Britain
agree before hand to submit proposals which
will Induce the other powers Interested to-
agree upon an International blmetalllo
scheme.
"Tho whole situation turns on the ques
tion whether the American commission and.
the French government Ciii offer sufficient
Inducement to' Kn-glaud to reopen the Indian
mints. "
"Do you consider that rich finds of gold
in the Klondike region , If realized , arc likely
to affect the bimetallic question ? " woa
asked.
"No , Indeed , " Mr. Lldderdale answered , "I
do not. Wo want all the gold wo can get.
The demand for It Is Increasing every day ,
and thcro Is no reason to hope It will bo
found too plentifully for the normal require
ments of the world's expanding trade. "
BEDS NOTHING FOR SILVER.
Walter Durns of John Morgan & Co. Is a.
strong monometolllst , and hl ; > views on the
gubjcct naturally are more positive than
those of Mr. Llddcrdulo. Mr. I ! urn a said :
"I don't bellevo they will reopen the Indian
mints , for the simple reason that the rupee ,
nominally 40 cents , would full to 10 cents ,
and rupee bonds , now at 105 , would fall to
CO. Why should England provoke such a
disaster to India us that ? As to the with
drawal of gold 10-Hhllllngs pieces from cir
culation , It would bo at once unpopular and
utterly useless. It might afford a trifling-
amount of relief for a year , then a gap would
bo filled and the last condition of the silver-
question would bo worst than the first. The
sliver question , In fact really has settled
Itself , as silver Is now at 2 shillings G %
pern o ,
"You ask rno If thcro l likely to be an
International monetary conference. Well , I
bellevo England will accept an Invitation to.
one out of courtesy , but how will that advance -
vance matters ? The conference will be a
mere waste of time , unless the government ! !
concerned have a proposal rut and dried to
Uy before It and there li no likelihood ot'
any Euch proposal being ugiLttl upon , I do
not bellovo for an IIIB JU that the Drltlah
government Intends to do anything. English
men have a way of saying 'no' which Ameri
cana might mistake for 'yes. ' They have
received the blmetalllr commission courte
ously , aa they always do. They listen at
tentively to what they ay , and they do
not reply without duo deliberation , Ilut ai ,
to uny agreement being arrived at , that U.
another matter altogether.
HANKERS ARE AGAINST IT.
"In the city of London for one thing , all'
the leading bankers are against any dis
turbance of the existing monetary system ,
and If thcro were no other rcarou for dis
missing as chimerical the reports a to an
agreement on an International blmetalllo
basis , that fact would be enough. The Drlt-
Ish government revcr yet baa gone against
the city on such a question.
"You ask me about the Klondike. Well , I
think In the preterit ttate of things there
the high cost of llvlnf , the dllHcultlu