Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-15
FASTER TELEGRAPHY
AMERICANS IN ENGLAND TO TEST
AN INVENTION.
EFFECT OF THE DINGLEY TARIFF.
All Classes of Exports from Britain.
Except Jewelry, Falling On-Al-
legged Anti-EngIish American Feel.
fng-Brftish Foreign Affairs.


LONDON, August 1.-THE post-offco
officials here are deeply interested In tho
experiments in teiegraphy made by Profess
scr Crehore, OF Dartmouth College. and
Lieutenant Squire. OF the Military School
at Fortress Monroe. who claim that their
oeVlce enables messages TO DO transmitted
with extraordinary rapidly. The In
Ventors said 10 representative OF TIM
Associated Press:
THE experiments over short c,rcut.
IN the United States have been entirely
satisfactory, but we were unable 10 secure
facilities for long-distance operationa-
and so we came to England and asked
the help OF the government. Wa err
planned our scheme to Superintendent,
Preece, OF the Telegraph Lines Departs
ment, and his interest was immediately
aroused. lie promptly placed the gov
eminent plant at our disposal and direct.
ed his subordinates 10 give US every pos
sible aid in the trials we are making over
the London and Birmingham llne."
1t Is understood that the tests made
have been entirely satisfactory. The In.
Ventors however, are reticent. They
desire to avoid publicity until the practi.
oaDlilty or their scheme has been fully
demonstrated. 1t is claimed that their
ueNlce VIII transmit enough matter IN an
hour over single wire to M a page of
a newspaper.
An official Of the British post-offlce sal.
TO representative OF the AssociateA
Press: There is no doubt that The Ameri.
cans nave most valuable idea. which
may result In greatly cheapening tele.
graphing. We are not yet quite salts.
ned OF its practicability. but the experl.
ment or next week Will settle the uncer,
tam PORTS / am surprised that more
assistance Is not given TO inventors IN
the United States. but England seemf
moro friendly TO American inventors thai
their own home"
Messrs. Crehore and Squire are think.
ing OF going to France and Germany I.
show their invention TO the telegram OF.
hclals OF the governments Of those coun.
tries.
EFFECT OF DINGLEY Act
committeeman Osborne SAYS that ths
invoices OF exports fled in his office sine.
mo new United States tarin became n
law have decreased 20 per cent. only
In the case of diamonds and other iew,I,
mas there been any increase. A larcs
business has developed I'm jewelry' which
heretofore has mostly been -cmuggled into
the United States Via Canada. Mr.. Os-
borne thinks that the dealer have con-
Guided that it % more profitable to pay
the lower Dlngley rates than u incur ths
costs and risks OF smuggling.
Tho ConsUl-General hears that n lead
ing tln-plate manufacturer Is going 10
transfer his business to tho United
states, on account OF the tarlr, and that
somo woollen manufacturers are going
TO do the same, and from the Same
cause.
The Spectator I'm the course OF n long
and temperate article IN regard to thu
provocative and unfriendly tone OF
American politicians OF both parties to-
wards England" says:
We arc obliged TO write, as we never
dreamed Of being forced to write. about
country only less dear to US than our
own. But we should fail In our publla
duty II we did not point out IN the strong
est manner the grave risks which
arc likely TO ensue from this attl-
tude Unless the United States assumes
very different tone, tho gravest cris,
- certain 10 ensue. Public opinion in
England has greatly changed during the
last few months, ana even II LORD Sails
bury is anxious TO politely ignore such
indiscretions as Secretary Sherman's. tho
people would not permit g. and here
after demands. n urged In unfriendlv
language. VIII be resisted unanimously
by the nation, no matter what the risks
may be. IL America does not keen a
watch over her politicians. they will
hurry her into conflict with this coun-
try, whereof no one Is able to seeths
end"
EGYPT AND INDIA.
Abu Hamid. the post on the Nile tust
captured by the Anglo-Egyptian forces.
Is a most important strategic point. giy-
ing General Kitchener. the British COM
mander. command OF both ends Of thu
railway, which. starting from Wady Hal
IA. below the first cataract, Is being push.
ed rapidly 10 its terminus at Ahu Hamid,
above the dlfficult fourth cataract.
Gunboats are now building I'm England
for transportation I'm sections 10 Abu
Hamid. whence there is open water TO
Khartoum. These gunboats are powerful,
they draw only feet of water. steam Is
knots an hour and are armed with Is
FOUNDERS and Maxim rapid-nre guns.
1t is announced that the whole fiotilla
will be ready to move south from Abu
Hamid early In 1898. II is positive. how.
ever. that Berber, tho next important
point on the Nile, may be seized before
long. without waiting for the naval REIN
forcementS.
The Turkish newspapers. evidently In
splred from the Palace, are printing lurid
pictures OF the disaffectlon In India,
caused by British outrages, and IN short,
there is regular propaganda upon the
part OF Turkey 10 create trouble for Great
Britain in Mohammedan circles, as an
Offset to Londons abetting the Armenl-
ans.
The Indian Office admits that Afghan
officials have been concerned IN the re-
cent risings In India, and the strong re-
Inducements Of British troops, which ars
now being pushed TO the front. show that
the authorities are fully alive TO the dan
gers existing. 10 Is strongly limited that
the long-tfreatened Russian intrigue has
materialized; but circumstances hardly
warrant this assumption.