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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12

searchlight is generally operated by the
wigwag as it can be easily turned from
side to side. There is a signal system which
consists of sending up different colored
stars, red, white, yellow and blue which
are shot into the sky, These are read by
private signal system
1t is doubtful if a perfectly satisfactory
system Of signals will ever be invented
The trouble is with the elements What is
good in clear weather viii not work in
cloudy weather and the cloudy weather
signals are TOO slow for fair weather. The
systems used IN fog would not be possible
in clear weather, and the wigwam which
IS necessary in case of calm would not be
necessary when the breezes blow. So after
all the signal system is about as complete
as 1t will ever be. 1t certainly enables Capt
Sampson to ask Admiral Sicard for orders
and ii enables Admiral Sicard 70 command
the New York, Indiana, Iowa. and all the
other good ships to attack the enemy at
the right moment Otto Boldt.
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which would be most mentioned about her
now
Once when Gladstone was a member Of
the royal family on business OF advice and
supervsorship. he had a talk with Vic
toria about the ruling of her kingdom. He
desired certain innovations, one Of which
was his favorite of home rule, To Glad
stones arguments the Queen seemed to
lend a favorable ear.
Gladstone was so greatly encouraged
that he clapped his hands AS he did so
one hand struck the favorite angora Of
the Queen. The cat spat on him and
crouched away. The following day when
Gladstone came for an audience with his
sovereign, the cat spitted at him, cried
and mewed 50 loudly that the Queen had
10 have her removed. The whole pro-
ceeding put her majesty out of humor
and TO the day of his death Mr., Gladstone
laid his failure to get home rule 40 that
cat 81 am sure ! could have talked her
majesty into an amiable frame OF mind"
said he, had it not been for that ami
NAL"
The Queens palm shows her to be a wo-
man of great economy. She is not a clev-
err woman with her hands. She is not a
woman who could embroider or do many
things skinfully IL she were left to earn
her living with her hands. But the
hands has strong lines of justice and
strong saving propensties. 1t Is the Sc
creUve hand and the hand that shows
longevity. Queen Victoria was probably
never deceived or been deceived ia her life
h great many people suppose queen
to live always in the glare of the public
eye but such Is not the case. Queen
Victoria has one personal sitting room
whicn Is all queen. This sitting room
is furnished with souvenirs which she
has gathered IN her travels. Queen Vie
toria, IL must be remembered has never
Travelled a gIoat deal. She has always
wanted u visit this country; She has
longed 10 go 10 Asia; she has signed
to travel in lrdia Australia has seemed
10 her the Mecca OF al beauteous vaca-
ton spots ana Southern Africa has been
the dream Of a lifetime.
But queens are suil hedged IN and
poor Victoria has had TO content hsrsels
win a simple trip in the Scottish high
lands in summer and with a jaunt to
Italy in winter. Without going any furtner
But, Ike the good natured, self-contented
woman which sne Is, she has made the
most Of the journey and gathered up little
souvenirs which are all piled into one
little sitting room, which fairly groaas
with relics. There are fancy palms, carved
wood. stained furniture, pressed leaves and
gmal! woodland souvenirs intermingled
with the great number OF family portraits
wl1h which the Queen always surrounds
herself only five persons outside Of the
Ioyal family have ever been admitted into
this loom. and o0e of these persons took
a photograph o. IL aud gave It 10 the cor
respondent Of this newspaper
when Prince AiDsr5 died in 1861, the
Queen mourned for him as one who had
10 hope Scarcely Al at the time when
she was just the age to look around the
world and see that there Is something
worth living for, size was robbed Of her all
I,nt even then she realized that she was q
queen. though wiooWed, she gathered her
self together and continued 70 rule her
kingdom.
A great many people have criticised the
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QUEENS EICHTIETH YEAR,
Her Reign One of Remarkable Progress
rhcnceorh,
widow-How a oiIed Gadstone-rhc ROY aI Family.

London June 10.-In 1887 Queen Victoria
was girl. She was a very slight girl,
very short. very 1.-THE, quite blonde, and
almost infautile in her ways. Petite vas
the word used to describe her in the
mouths Of ali her biographers Of that date.
In 1887 Victoria aged eighteen, came to
the throne She knew for two years be-
fore that although out of the direct line
of succession, she would succeed her I'M
Gle, King William ", so that at eighteen
she was girl who, like Wilhelmina Of
to-day, was prepared TO rule.
Now Victoria is an old girl She has
lived a lifetime of seventy-nine years and
people are realizing that she cannot live
much longer-for even queens cannot live
forever. Victoria was seventy-nine years
old two weeks ago and she is therefore
now well on into her eighueth year. Clad
stone was eighty-nine when he died a few
days ago, but the Queen has not Glad
stones constitution and 1t is very DOUBT
full if she can live to be as old as he
In 1910, when she was not quite twenty
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signaling is the distance. There are I,
great many signals which are good within
eyesght, but as soon as the eyesight fails
the signals become useless. In case of
fog a great many systems are thrown out:
other systems become useless by night;
other systems have to be discarded be-
cause they depend wholly upon color and
color is extremely apt to fail when most
needed. The eyes are deceived by the
rapid flashing.
Flag systems are very good. but in case
of a calm the flags hang limp and then
even the flag system is useless. This is,
however, about the most efficacious of all,
and is in general use all over the world.
When Capt. sigsbee's Maine was blown
up the captains first thought was for his
private signal code. This is in the cap
tain's cabin of every cruiser and is kept
under lock and key. This secret signal
code is printed in a book, the covers of
which are weighted with lead. In an en-
gagement at sea, If the vessels is about to
be captured, the captain or the next officer
thinks of the signal code, gets it out and
drops it overheard. 1t falls like lead to the
bottom of the sea and the enemy does not
get hold of it, Fortunately, Capt. slgs-
bee found the signal code safe in the cabin
or what remained OF the cabin--of the
Maine. There it was, wet, but perfect. If
Ii had been lost al sea 1t would have ne
cesstated the making of a new code for
the entire United States navy.
Some years ago an international signal
code was adopted by which all vessels on
the high seas could speak to each other.
This code is of such a nature that it can
be read by English French, German.
Spanish, Italian or Russian sailors without
trouble They do not need to know any
other language than their own in order to
read the code.
This international code consists of
eighteen flags, as follows:
One burgee, four pennants and thirteen
square flags, and in addition an answer
ing pennant. The eighteen flags represent
the consonants of the alphabet and by a
combination of two, three or four of these
flags arbitrary signs are made which rep
resent words and sentences of the same
Specification In all languages.
Letters are represented by the flags in
the Internal ional code instead of numerals.
Letters are adopted in order to make a
more comprehensive code. If numeral Is
were used only lilo distinct signals could
be made with a hoist of four flags: but
with letters 7S.G42 distinct signals are pos
sible with never more than four flags for
a hoist
In deciding on this method the interna-
tonal board of experts laid down the fol-
lowing principles as the basis for the for
nation of an efficient code. AS the Uni
ted States only has a standing offer open
10 all who care to invent a signal code. it
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good. 1t Is used by men-of-war in COM
municating with other men-of-war and by
merchant ships in communicating with
each other. 1t is a good all-round system.
Every navy has its own signals by which
it can talk without being understood by
strangers II was the private set of sig
nails which caused Capt. Sigsbee so much
worriment after the Maine was blown up.
Our own pet signal system is the wig
wag, which is the best known of all sea
signals. 1t is done by wig-wagging a flag
from right to left, from left to right,
from front to back and back to front. 1t
is generally operated by the hand but
when distant wig-wagging Is done il is
operated by means of a very large flag
which Is attached to a very large me-
chanical arm.
Our navy adopts the Myer code of sig
mailing. This Is the code used by private
yachts and by many people in country
places who desire to communicate with
each other and who do not own a tele-
phone AT sea in a private yacht the wig
wag is used to communicate with the
yacht houses on land, or with friends
ashore, or even with passing vessels. 1t
can be done with flag, a pocket hand
lSerchief, an oar, a broom, or any imple-
ment.
Here is the wig-wag code as generally
understood on the small bodies Of water of
the United States. It is a good thing to
preserve IL, if you own a yacht or intend
to own one:
APP: B-2lf2; c-12l: D-222; E-12;
F-222l; G--22l1; H-122; IL; J-a122;
K-2l21; L-221: M-122l; MI; Oh;
P-12l2; Q-12l1; R-91; SEP; TT; U-112:
VIZ; WEI; X-2122; Y-111; Z-2222;
end Of words; end of sentence-S3.
In adapting It to the use of the United
States navy il Is slightly changed for Sc
cret purposes For instance A can be
known as 1922 and so with the other mum
bers The letter which represent them Is
quite arbitrary. SO that the system can
easily be turned into a secret one.
This code can be used by means of a
winker light, quick flashes standing for the
different numbers, or 1t can be adapted to
the blast of a whistle. It is the simplest
and most effective signal code known.
For night use the North Atlantic squad
ron uses an electric design called the Ar
dos This Is operated by means of four
double lanterns, one below the other, with
two incandescent lights OF 56-candle power
each The upper light in each lantern is
red. The lights are connected to electric
wires with a keyboard on which is mark
ed all the letters Of the alphabet. The sig
nal operator can make brilliant at one
touch ali the colors necessary to make a
desired letter For instance Y which in the
wigwag takes three swings of the flag, Is
shown Instantly In the electric lights, by
three red lights, reading from top to bot
tom. would be shown by four white
lights and w, by red. red, white and red,
reading from top down.
This is very quick and can be depended
upon in case of fog or at great dis
lance. Beyond three miles the searchlight
has 10 be used which Is a slow difficult
method. but is quite sueeessfuls The
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one years old, Queen Victoria married
poor but handsome Prince Albert of Sake
Coburg-Gotha, who lived with her in great
felicity as her husband for twenty-ore
years.
Queen Victoria was a maid twenty-one
years, a wife for twenty-one years and
she has been a widow for thirty-seven
years. Her widowhood has been almost
as long as the other two periods of her
life put together.
II would be almost impossible to enum-
crate all of the grandchildren and great
grandchildren of this illustrious old wo-
man who occupies the most exalted seat
in the world. Certainly their matrimonial
alliances cannot be counted. One grand
child occupies a seat on the throne of Rus
STA; another will be the Queen of Rou-
mania; one grandson is Emperor of Ger
many, and there is scarcely throne in
Europe which has not a grandchild of
Queen Victoria looking forward to it.
During her twenty-one years of married
life Queen Victoria was not dead to the
duties of wife. She had nine children In
such quick succession that loyal Eritishers
found themselves unable to keep track of
them, and the school children of England
between the years of 1S0-61 got many a
taste of the birch because they could not
tell the number and age Of their Queens
children.
In 1910, late in the same year In the
spring Of which the Queen was married,
Victoria Adelaide. Princess Royal was
born. The next year, 1874, appeared Albert
Edward, Prince of Wales, who az once be
came the crown prince. In 1913, Alice Maud,
q In "A raI
Duke of Sake Coburg-G otha and Duke Of
Edinburgh appeared. In 1875 Helene, Prin-
cess Christian was born and In 1913 Louise,
NIarchioness of Lorne was heralded to the
British people. Arthur, Duke Of Connaught
present head Of the British guard, made
his appearance IN 1850, and Leopold, Duke
of Albany, was born three years later. Be
atrlce Mary Victoria Feodore came four
years later, and during these three years
of childless interval Queen Victoria fret
ted like Rachael for more children "be-
cause they were not" She had no inten-
ton of leaving the British throne inse-
cure in the succession.
1t is said that the queen has living sew
enty-nine children, grandchildren and
great-grandchiidren, but there are really
more of them; for by the time one chroni-
Gle is prepared, another must take its
place owing to the great annual spread Of
the British royal family.
1t IS too bad we 90 not appreciate great
people while they are living Now that
Gladstone is gone we look upon him as a
great historic figure ia whose age we are
proud to have lived. Queen Victoria. on the
other hand, Is only woman, and we must
read her death emblazoned upon the page
in big type, before we give her credit for
her many virtues and the long proud area
through which she has relgned.
we are indebted TO Queen Victoria for
the Victorian age, now sixty-one years in
duration. In this Victorian age we have
seen new styles, new furniture, new meth
DDS Of living; we have beheld the growth
Of steam. the birth Of electricity, and the
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wonderful inventions that have followed in
the path of both. To an these great i'm
provements the queen is entitled to some
credit for during her slxty-one years Of
sovereignty she has never tired of advance
ing the cause of science. She has lInighted
men WHO have done new things and she
has held out her hand to the leaders in
every line Of mechanism.
Al one time. twenty-five years ago, It
was claimed that the Queen had no poetry
In her nature, that she did not sympathize
with the fine arts; that poetry was de-
Ginning and pointing going down. that the
people In England were being sacrificed to
the mechanical; but Victoria went on en-
couraging Maxim, sending a cheerful word
to Edison, sounding a note of encourage
ment TO great ship builders and in all ways
upholdipg those who made the machinery
of her kingdom. and with the good results
thor are now known 10 the whole world
If Victoria were TO die tomorrow her
obituary would contain small notes of her
virtues compared TO those of her progress.
A decade ago the Queens virtues We're the
principal thing about the Queen but in
the last ten years her marvellous faculties
for encouraging science and inventions
have developed SO that these are the points
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may be interesting to give the principles
complete
1.-The code ought to be comprehensive
and clear ana not expensive.
lit ought to provide for not less than
10000 distinct signals and should besides,
be capable of designating not less than 3d.
COO ships with power OF extension if re-
CURED.
S-It should express the nature of the
signal made by the combination of the
signs employed, and the more important
signals should be expressed by the more
simple combinations.
A signal should not consist of more
than four flags or symbols of one hoist.
"a signal should be made complete in
one hoist. in one place
6.-Signals should have the same mean
ing wherever shown.
1.-THE signal book should be arranged
numerically and alphabetically
S.-The code should be SO framed as to
be capable of adaptation for international
communication.
The International code is undeniably
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The Japanese war indemnity. which was
paid over TO the representatives of the
Japanese government the other day, In
London, was in the form of a single check
drawn on the Bank of England Tor
I'll ,00S S57 l6s Cd. This Is the largest check
ever drawn on this bank. and was de-
livercd by Sir Halliday Mccartney on he
half Of the Chinese government. The
transaction took place at the Thread
needle street institute, in the presence of
the governor, the deputy governor and
the chief cashier of the bank With Sir
Halliday were T. Y. 10, representing the
Chinese minister The payment was made
to Mr.. Yamaza, special commissioner OF
Japan and 10 Mr.. Kolke, the Japanese
minister. The largeness of the amount
Is owing TO the fact that the Chinese gov
ernmeut by the treaty Of ShlmonoseKi,
took advantage of the right to pay the
outstanding portion OF the indemnity nv
q single payment at the end of the third
year. from May 5, 1895, instead of by
means OF equal annual installments ex-
tending until che seventh year. The en-
tire balance of the indemnity and me
years occupation expenses of Wei-Hdi-
Wei were therefore paid. The transact
ton really involved a sum of nearly
H3OO0,O00 the difference having been S. t.
tied on account
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New York, June IA signal code is the
language of ships al sea.
If the cruisers of the United States navy
were 10 lose their power of speaking to
one another the effect upon the navy
would be disastrous. Speech at sea be-
tween warships is as necessary as speech
on land between mortals.
For years and years experts have been
at work getting up system of ship sig
nails by which vessels could communi-
cate with each other quickly and perfect
ly: but up to date no perfect system has
ever been devised. There is not on The
face of the earth or on the sea perfect
system of ship signaling. There are in
existence a great many signals which are
in constant use, but all these have their
imperfections. Some are faultier than
Others.
The great obstacle In the way of ship
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private sitting room, looking at the por-
traits of her dead.
When the Victorian era shall have pass
ed and the Victorian age shah be written,
much mention win be made of the good
Queen. Her virtues, her deeds, her
achievements, her energy her progressive-
ness and her developments will be the
theme of volumes Fortunate we to have
lived in the day OF SO great an old lady
Beatrice Hanaford.
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The Office Boys Romance.-"Mr Jen-
kins. I've got an uncle, brother, and two
cousins in this war" II see; you're fixing
60 get Off TO base ball game every time
we hear rumors Of battle."--Chicago
Record.
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SHIPS and SEA SIGNALS.
Uncle Sam Employs a Secret Code

Quick-Iae
Ianguaae-Nieht signals.
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Queen Margharita Of Italy has become
golf enthusiast She took TO the game
originally with the hope of successfully
combating her increasing obesity.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-12
Grand jury Report.

The grand jury acted upon 100 bills of in
dictment, SO returned as true bills and 26
ignored. Among the recommendations made
to court was that a telephone be placed in
the Jail; that the phone in the Commits
soners' office be enclosed. The crossing
where the Pennsylvania railroad crosses the
public road from Minersville to Mine Hill
Gap, the crossing where the Reading railway
crosses the main street in the Borough of
New Ringgold, the crossing at the western
extremity of the Borough of MahanOy City,
where the Reading Railway, the electric
railroad and the public road all cross, and
the crossing where the Big Mine Run
Branch of the Reading Railway crosses
the public road leading from Mahanoy
Plane to Girardvile, are very dangerous and
should be provided with watchmen and
safety gates to insure tho safety of the travel
ing public. The public road crossing the
mountain from Shenandoah to Maizeville
should be provided with railing on the
north side of the mountain, where the road
descends the side of the mountain leading tC
Shenandoah. The engine house connected
with the Lawrence cOlliery close to the pub
lie road leading from Fmckvlle to MabanOy
Plane, is danger and menace to the travel
ing public, owing to the escaping steam from
the exhaust of the engines. Horses anC
teams are often frightened from this source
and danger of accidents likely to occur.
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To be born a Harrison has been, in this
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Ministers in England, to turn instinctively
toward politics and public life
Two Presidents of the United States, a
Governor of Virginia, who was also a signer
of the Declaration of Independence and a
member of Congress Tor several years-all
within four generations, father to son, has
but one parallel in this country and few
abroad.
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