The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-21
DISTINGUISHED DEAD.
Charles William Sienens, Scientist, EnGi-
neer and Electrician.

terday, when he rapidly sank. The council
OF the Society of Arts postponed the open
/ ing OF the meeting announced for to-mor-
row, on account of the death of Mr.. Siemens.
The deceased was born IN Leuthe, Han
over, in 1923. He was educated at Gottingen,
and IN 1913 went to London. In 1858 he es-
tablished at Woolwich a factory for
making telegraph instruments; about
the same time he established
steel works at Landore, in Wales.
He was the author of numerous inventions,
of which the principal are a process of
"anastatic printing" a chrouometric gov
ernor for controlling the motion or astro-
nomical instruments; a regeneration for re-
covering the heat emitted at the exhaust
port of caloritic engines; water meter; lin
connection with his brother Frederick a re-
generating gas furnace for the production of
high quality steel, and rotary furnace for
making steel direct from the ore. He had
been connected with telegraph engineering
since 1S48, and was a voluminous writer on
scientific subjects, He was D. G. L. OF Ok
ford a member of the Royal Society, and
member of all the great chronological and
scientific bodies of England and Europe.
A recent sketch of this remarkable family
says:
The five sons ofthe late Ferdinand siemens,
| who lived to manhood, all attained great celeb
rlty, and were endowed with remarkable lnven-
| tive gifts. Under the firm name of Siemcns u
Halske has been founded vast establishment
Tor the application of electricity and magnet,
ism In the industrial arts. Werner established
/ pneumatic dispatch system in Germany,
| alsotn block signal system on railways The
three firms of Berlin, London and St. Petersburg
are the common property :. the brothers,
Werner, William and Carl. There are numer-
ons branch establishments all over Europe.
nd hrn IL a
| joint inventor with Werner of the differental
govern or for steam gines and sole inventor of
the double cylinder air pump, and also OF
celebrated water meter in use in this country
and Europe. His greatest invention, Jointly
with his brother Frederick, is the generatlve gas
| furnace. He planned and had built the we'll
known cable steamer Faraday. Several Atlantic
| and other cables were manufactured at the
great works of Siemens Brothers, at WOolwch,
| and Carl SemenS laid the direct United States
| cable. He is not so much of an inventor, but
! has greatly aided his brothers in extending
| their inventions. He Is at the head of the
establishment in St. Petersburg, where is
| situated the Siemens's large mandatory for
telegraph apparatus.
Obeidullah, the Famous Kurdish Chieftain.
LONDON, Nov 20-Sheik Obeidullah
| the Kurdish chief has died of cholera at
| Mecca
Sheik Obeidullah, succeeding to the in
fluence aud honors of his father, surpassed
him in a reputation for sanctity, and could
bring around him by the lifting of his finger
many thousands of mounted spearsmen, as
the belief in his enjoyment of the Divine
favor was deeply seated. Previous to his
captivity Sheik Obeidullah lived in almost
royal state at his castle residence at Chem
dina, maintaining about his person at his
own expense over 5000 retainers. Affecting
the greatest simplicity in his own food and
dress, he yet surrounded his little court
with barbaric splendor, entertaining sump-
tuously friend and stranger alike that came
within his gates. A law-giver to his people,
Sheik Obeidullah secured obedience to his
ediets, one of which was specially directed
against the Introduction of wines and strong
waters into any part of his domain, and BY.
the strict impartiality with which he pun
ished offenders. Justice, we'll suited to meet
the rude understanding of his followers, was
administered each day as the Sheik sat at the
door of his dwelling to listen to complaints,
| redress grievances, and settle disputes. The
Kurdish chief enjoyed the highest reputa-
ton for wisdom and integrity throughout
the whole of Asia Minor He sought to en-
courage agricultural pursuits among his own
people, and to bring about a better feeling
between the Kurds and Armenians With
this object in view he ever manifested the
most friendly disposition toward the Amer
lean missionaries and their converts living
about Lake Van, and on more than one &C.
casion inflicted severe punishment on Kur-
dish freebooters that visited Christian vii
lagos His favorite form of punishment was
crucihXion.
He. it will be remem bered, was the mighty
chieftain of the Kurds who, in 1881, organ
lied an army of his own relatives and de-
| ,,,I, ,,xyo la1
remonstrance was offered by the Porte, and
the Persian troops we're quickly put to rout
by the Kurdish horde5. Having gone as far
as the City of Oroomiah, and laid waste
vast extent of Persian territory, Obeidullah
lesurelv retired to his own land again, only
to begin preparations for second expeGi-
ton, with the avowed object of the conquest
of Persia. At this juncture, however, the
Porte was prevailed upon by Persia to inter
fere, and Obeidullah was invited by the Sui
tan to visit Constantinople, ostensibly for
the purpose of comforting about the proposed
raid. Once there, however, he was given to
understand that he must stay there and.
until his escape, he lived In Constantinople
in great state, holding court, and exercising
public influence not much inferior to that of
the Sultan himself. The Sultan treated him
with the utmost consideration, and all the
high dignitaries of the empire esteemed il
privilege to be admitted to his presence and
be allowed to kiss his feet. Still the police
kept close watch upon him, and it was only
by a remarkable piece of strategy that he at
last succeeded in escaping by way OF Russia.
By giving out that he would pass the
whole Of the long fast of Ramazan in medi-
tation and prayer, in imitation of the exam
pie set by the Prophet he secured his cham
Der against the entry of anyone who might
have prematurely made known the fact of
his fight No one would dare, as he well
knew, to break in upon a solitude devoted
to such a sacred purpose, and he thus gained
a clear start of all pursuit of over twenty
seven days. much more than sufficient to
place him i'll safety among his people,
| Jug of water aud loaf were placed each night
at the door of his chamber, and it only re-
quired for these to disappear regularly. as
was easily managed through devoted atten-
dant, for those on guard to imagine that the