The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

London. Aug. 1.-THE poStoffice Of
ficials here are deeply interested in the
experiments in telegraphy made by
Professor Crehore of Dartmouth col
lege and Lieutenant Squier of the
military school at Fortress Monroe, who
claim that their device enables mes
sages to be transmitted with extraor-
binary rapidity. The inventors said to
a representative of the Associated
Press:
The experiments over short circuits
in the United States have been entire
Iy satisfactory, but We are unable to
secure facilities for long distance OPP
erations, and so We came to England
and asked the help of the government.
! Superintendent Preece of the telegraph
line department promptly placed the
government plant at our disposal and
directed his subOrdinates TO give US
every possible aid in the trials in max
ing over the London and Birmingham
line
1t is understood that the tests made
have been entirely satisfactory. The
inventors, however, are retincent, pend
ing full demonstration of the practi-
cability of their scheme. They seem
to fear possible rivalry. 1t is claimed
that their device will transmit enough
matter in an hour over a single wire
to fill page of a newspaper.
An official of the British postoffice
said to the Associated Press:
There is no doubt the Americans
have a most valuable idea which may
result in greatly cheapening telegraph
ing. We are not yet satisfied of its
practieability. but the experiments
will settle the uncertain points. l am
surprised that more assistance is not
given to inventors in the United States.
England seems more friendly to Amer
lean inventors than their own home.''
The inventors are thinking of going
to France and Germany to show their
scheme to the telegraph officials of the
governments of those countries.
FROM THE SPECTATOR.
The Spectator. discussing the provo
cative and unfriendly line of American
politicians of both parties toward En-
gland" says: I'VE are obliged to write
as we never dreamed of being forced
to write about a country only less dear
to us than our own. But we should
fail in our public duty if we did not
point out in the strongest manner the
grave risks which are ahkely to ensue
from this attitude Unless the United
States assumes a very different tone.
the gravest crisis is certain to ensue
Public opinion in England has greatly
changed during the last few months.
and even if Lord Salisbury is anxious to
politely ignore such indiScretions as
Secretary Shsrman's, the people would
not permit it. and hereafter American
demands, if urged in unfriendly Ian
guage, will be resisted unanimously by
the nation. no matter what the risks
may be. If America does not keep a
better watch over her politicians they
will hurry her into a conflict with this
country. whereof no one is able 10 see
the end
LURID PICTURES.
The Turkish newspapers. evidently
inspired from the palace. are printing
lurid pictures of the disaffectiOn in IN
dia, said to be caused by British out
RACES, and in short, there is a regular
upon the part of Turkey to
create trouble for Great Britain in Mo-
circles, as an offset to Lon
don's abetting the Armenian agitation.
The officials of the India office admit
that Afghan officials have been con-
cerned in the recent risingS in India,
and the strong reinfOrcementS Of Brit
ish troops which are now being pushed
to the front show that the authorities
are fully alive to the dangers existing.
1t is strongly limited that the long
threatened Russian intrigue has ma
terialized, but circumstances hardly
warrant this assumption.
NOTES.
Wine exporters say that the vintage
of 1897 will not rank high. The best
reports have been received from May
ance. where it is said that a heavy crop
IS assured. In the important wine dis
tricts of Germany high quality of
grape is expected.
The French vintage is much smaller
than that of 1896, though it is of fair
uuality. The port and sherry districts
are lacking in both quantity and quail
ty.
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