Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-09-29
NUMBER 80.

luton far moro simple and easy than the
most sanguine balloonist could have ov-
er dared to hope. How many drsught-
horses, you gentlemen OF tho army, do
you require at present to equip your ar
tillcry What is their cost Compute
that sum, and then think of tho small
will which places all your batteries in po-
sition, not only at n moments warning,
but st any given point on the frontier
monsced by an enemy. Consider furth-
or that"
"Will you not at least inform us how
you happened to make this mysterious
discovery ?"
MYSTERIOUS All, it is so simple any
child may make it again it is as plain
as day. sad constantly dread lest some
other man should tumble on the secret
and deprive mo OF its fruits. The secret
was discovered by tho merest chance
while | working in tho foundries of Was
seralhngen. After all, you will find my
demand reasonable. That am not sell
fish will be seen from the fact that have
fully described my discovery and deposit
cd it in a safe place"
After lengthy consultation it VI.
agreed on to form select committee
which should give the matter further
consideration and intermediate between
Herr g., and tho unknown, who still per-
sisted in refusing to divulge his name.
Thus far we have been enabled to -e-.
late this story without reservations. Now
however, n solemn promise constrains us
to omit certain particulars. Suffice il 81
say, that threa other conferences wers
held aud that several persons high in
authority attended thom. Though tn.
price asked for tho secret was not though.
too high, it seems thore were soma con-
tingencics attached to its payment. On
the 7th of December, 1879, another anl
final conference was to have taken place,
but this time tho unknown did not ap.
pear. The blame for this untoward ansl
of tho whole negotiation rosts on tho
shoulders Of an individual whose name
we are at 10th to rovesl on account of his
other great services, though they are not
so great as to outweigh tho injury which
the world may sustain by tho loss of the
secret.
For all that the writer of these lines
has related thLs far, no is indebted to tho
confidential communications of tho dis
tnguished memb Der Of the Imperial Dict
who participated in tho above described
conferences, and who now considers him
self released from his pledge Of preserv-
ing an inviolate silence by the expiration
Of the eighteen months. There may,
however be shortly expected further er.
plantations from ono or moro Of the other
gentlemen who attended those mcmors-
ble conferences.
But this i by no means the end OF the
matter. We cannot conclude our story
with tho plausible assumption OF the dis
appearance Of the unknown without leav-
ing n trace. There is ShH hope thas
the great secret may be know,i, and it 10
our most tervsnt desire that those pages
may contribute toward the realization VI
this hope.
Embittcred aud disappointed by the
! difficulties which no encountered in his
own country, it IS surmsed that tho un-
known concluded to turn his back upon
/ it, and to take his secret abroad-wheth-
or to England or tho United States must
/ BE- uncertain n--and to dispose of it there.
/ His fate overlook him, however, on tho
way. Among tho passengers who lost
their lives in tho terrible explosion Of
Thomas Internal machine on board OF
/ tho Mosci a steamer Of the North Cor
man Lloyd, Doc IL, 1873, in BremcrhA-
ven, there appeared on the ships lists the
name OF Johann Wogele, South Ger
man-undoubtcdy our discoverer. No
relatives have aver applied for tho few
articles which are still waiting TO %
claimed at Bremerhaven. His memo
randum book contains, however, a fow
addresses in England and America, =
few letters signed =" Warie," and docu-
ment Of the following import
n hHl hboul W Ihho " ipURtT Jbhf-
ney, and something human may happen
| 10 me, have on this day dec. @, 1870
| dcpotitod in the bank Of--a sealed
package, in which are fully described ths
particulars Of my great discovery, tho
suspension Of the law of gravitation. la
the event OF my death, or if am not
heard from within three years, the off,
GERS OF the bank are authorized to open
the PACKAGE at the isrthes,.
on Dec. 8, ls7S-and 10 reveal the 20.
cret."
Tho name Of the bank was left blank.
perhaps to be filed out later. The sigma
turo Is also lacking, and it may be doubt
ed whether the name johann Wege!c,
which stands on the lists of tho Norta
German Lloyd, is the true one.
We are done. With so many witness
es no doubt can be entertained Of tha
truth Of the great discovery, and il is on
ly necesEary 10 await the 9th Of Docen-
ber, 1878, whom the world is y be star
tied by the revelation Of the secret
Translated from the Daheim for hs
Chicago Tribune.
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