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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

without loss through the air direct to
a distant point, where it may be used
for light or power. A comprehension
of his invention depends upon an IN
derstanding of voltage"
An electric current may be large in
quantity and low in intensity or small
in quantity and high in intensity as
stream of water be large in volume and
slow of motion or may be small and
rapid. A stream Of water an inch in
diameter will exert more power than
small river if the pressure is great
enough:
In handling electricity quantity is re-
duced to intensity and the reverse by
means Of transformers" In long-dis-
lance transmission of power the energy
is transformed to q high intensity or
voltage and then sent over the wires
and where it is received it is again
transformed to a lower voltage and
greater quantity for use.
Here is another preparatory illustra-
ton. Most people have seen electric
sparks jump from one brass ball to
another in electrical apparatus. The
distance these sparks will jump de-
ponds not on the amount Of electricity
generated but on its intensity or volt
age.
Now, there are two things which
mainly underlie Tesla's new scheme.
One is the production Of voltages be-
fore hardly dreamed of, and the other
is the increased conductivity of the air
when it is rarefied as it is at high alti-
tudes.
Up to date $4,000 volts has been the
measure of the intensity at which cleo
trio power has been transmitted over
copper wires. though now they are
talking of doubling it. Tesla proposes
to transmit it without wires at $500, 600
volts or more. At this voltage a given
quantity transmitted would produce
about 200 times the ordinary amount of
power when reduced with transform
ers.
It is well-known. laboratory fact
that rarefied air is a conductor Of cleo
tricity, though one of much resistance.
The Crookes tubes of x ray fame de-
pend on this principle With one sweep
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING PRINCIPLE OF
TESLES RECEIVER OF ELECTRIC
POWER.

C f-Pimay coil.
Ai-Seconday coll.
oi-Rece Giving terminal supported by balloon
M-Lamps and motors enegrred by Transmitted
current
Tesla takes this principle from the
laboratories where, only, men have put
II TO use. and goes up to the clouds
with it. He produces wonderful volt
age that will jump an enormous ols-
lance in everyday air, and proposes to
take it in balloons up to where the air is
! a sort of natural Crookes tube. In such
an altitude it VIII jump long distances
to another terminal, he says, the layer
of heavy air below being a non-con-
ductor and resisting 1t like the rubber
wrapping of wire, for ordinary air Is
not good conductor.
Some time ago he invented an "oscilla-
tor" a purely Tesla contrivance, for
this purpose He has been making
them bigger and bigger and his last one
gets up to 100000 volts. The accom-
panying illustration shows MS latest
oscillator in action.
The diagrams illustrate the theory of
tbe epneratus. In the transmitting ap-
paratus A is an insulated high tension
coil about a magnetic core. Q is a
second coil of larger wire. The ter
minals of both coils are shown. G Is
the generator or source OF current. y
is q balloon acting as terminal itself
or a terminal supported by a balloon
to which the current passes. The cur
rent is supposed to pass through the
rarefied upper air from D to D1. re-
ceiying balloon at a great distance.
The primary and secondary coils of the
receiving apparatus are the reverse of
the transmitter. L and NJ indicate
lamps and motors to be energized by
the transmitted current.
In fha long descriptive text accom-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLE
OF TESLRS TRANSMITTED OF ELEC-
TRIO POWER

A-Phmay coil.
C-Secondary coil.
G-Source of electrical energy
D-Terminat supported by balloon.
principle that causes an X ray TO glow
even when removed several feet from
the static machine. But whatever it
is 1t is one of the greatest wonders of
the age and surely destined to reYolu-
tioniZe warfare.
In speaking of his ship moving and
handling invention Tesla said:
Hitherto the only means of control
ling the movements of a vessel from
distance have been supplied through
the medium of flexible conductor.
such as an electric cable, but this sys-
tenn is subject to obvious limitations,
such as are imposed by the length,
weight and. strength of the conductor
which can be practically used; by the
difficulty of maintaining with safety
the high speed Of the vessel or chang
ing the direction of her movements
with rapidity; the necessity of effect
ing the control from a point which is
practically fixed, and from many other
drawbacks which are inseparably con-
nected with such system.
'rrhe plan which l have perfected in
wolves none of these objections, for I
am enabled by the use of my invention
to employ any means of propulsion to
impart to the moving body or vessel
the highest possible speed, to control
the operation of its machinery and to
direct it's movements from either
fixed point or from body moving and
changing its direction. however rapid
ly, and to maintain this control over
great distances without any artificial
connections between the vessel and the
apparatus governing its movements,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
SIX POLAR
EXPEDITIONS.
Mr.. weliman's Polar Expedition.

Mr.. Wellman's ship, the Fridtjof, has
returned from Franz Josef Land, bring
ing news of the expedition down to Au-
gust 2. Writing to US on that date, the
leader announced the landing of his
party at Cape Tegetthoff and his pro-
posed start for the north a few days
later. The voyage to Franz Josef Land
had been a successful one. After ten
days in the ice Cape Grant was reached
on July q, Cape Flora on the 2Sth. Here
the ship was turned back by ice, reach
ing Cape Tegetthoff on the 30th, after
which the tour of Wilczek and Salm
islands was made before the final land
ing was effected. A house, named
"Harmsworth House." as the inner
shell was taken from Cape Flora, had
been erected at Cape Tegetthoff, but, in
spite of the temptation to winter there,
Mr. Wellman hoped to be able to adhere
to his original plan and push north
ward to Crown Prince Rudolf Land,
wintering there in an improvised hut of
stones and snow. The house at Cape
Tegetthoff would be of use to fall back
upon in case of need.
German Expedition to the Arctic Seas.
The Heligoland,, Captain Rudiger,
with the German Arctic expedition I'M
der Herr Theodor Lerner on board re-
turned in August to Hammerfest with
out having discovered any traces of
Andree's expedition. Some geographical
work has been accomplished in the
neighborhood of Kong Karls hand,
which, according to published state
ments, was found to consist of three
islands, VIZ: Swedish foreland, jena
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@ G 100000 6 c @ @ @ G @ @

- Teslo's model transformer ,
n or "oscillotor" in action WbeD I
@ erecting on effective cleo {
Q tricol pressure Of two and q
9 half million volts. The &C
9 tuol Width OF space troVersed
. by the luminous streams from
- the siDgle terminal is over
- sixteep feet.
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- ESLA'S latest electrical wonder
is out. It is out because he has
just received patents on it in
this and other countries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
TAGCART YEAR, 1892
MISSING VOUCHERS FOR THAT Pc
RIoD AMOUNT TO so,51s.e4.
Mr.. johnson Aided the Boss in Hold
ing Up Taxpayers for $143,5O3
During One Term.
BILLS NEVER In THE FILES
THESE SHOULD SHOW WHAT WAS
MEANT BY "FOR SERVICES
sums for which County Has Not n
Scrap to show Amount
to $3O,569.
BILLS NEVER In THE FILES
THESE SHOULD SHOW WHAT WAS
MEANT BY "FOR SERVICES

Last week tables were published show
ing what Taggartism cost the taxpayers
the last two wears and eleven months The
Office of county auditor was conducted for
the benefit of Thomas Taggart, by =. NJ
Johnson, his deputy and now candidate fer
the office. 1t was shown to be over $iO9, coo.
an amount over $4,000 in excess of what
Auditor Smith has received for a CORE
spending period. To-day n table is pub
lished below showing what the county
auditors Office cost from Nov. 3, 1aai, to
Oct. 10. 1885, Taggart's last term. 1t amounts
to $143, 5O393
In the table below Taggart's salary for
1912 is given at S13.)24.J2. ami his pay Tor
managing the school fund at s4.5ei-G In
reality these two items should be merged
INTO the salary account, maKing his Sc iary
for the year $1S,4S6OS Auditor smith re-
ceives no pay for managing the school tuno
His salary is $17,500 year (out of which he
pays all clerk hire ana all expenses or tie
0ffice). which is nearly 1000 less than rag
CART received the first Year o. his last
term. Duties required by law to be per-
formed by both are Identical. In adoiIIcn
10 the salaries here mentioned, 10th re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24

pegs at the continuous convention" Mayor
Taggart held last spring when the county
ticket was named, Mr.. Hoffman withdrew
his name. On the day following when the
county convention was reorganized and
Joseph y. Bell made county chairman at
the Cleveland CluD Mr.. Holtzman made the
only free-silver speech of the day. in which
he gave Mr.. Bell a certificate of character
as an original free-silver man. Mr.. Holtz-
man was one of hose mentioned for the
legislative ticket al the present legislative
convention which adopted a strong silver
platform and committed itself TO the
election of Senator Turpie. Had Mr. HoltZ-
man been nominated he would have been
committed to that proposition. In view of
these facts there was amusement al the
words placed in his mouth last Saturday
when he was quoted saying words that
indicate he is not a silver man. Some of the
friends of Leon o. Bailey, 16-to-1 candidate
for Congress-accordlng to his own state
ments-are accusing holtZman of having
put up job" to queer" Bailey with the
silver men. Mr.. Hoffman was quoted as
saying:
Il do not believe that any one sincerely
believes that Mr., Bailey, if elected, will
vote for an out-and-out 16-to-1 measure"
IF Bailey is elected, the people run the
risk of his voting for such a measure was
suggested.
We'll, even if he should vote for such
radical bill, it would not become a law, be-
cause the President will veto it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
CHOOSES MICHIGAN CITY.
bishop White VIII Make His See
There.

Bishop John Hazen White has chosen
Michigan City as his see city, and when
the State is divided into two dioceses he
will make his home there. When the House
of Bishops and the House of Deputies of the
Episcopal Church, in session at Washing
ton, d. c., decided to make the division of
the State. Bishop White telegraphed to Mr..
Walter Vail, of Michigan City, that ne had
selected the north diocese and that he would
make Michigan City his see city. The MEM
bers of Trinity Church were greatly pleased
when the telegram was received. The
Episcopalians of Fort Wayne, South Bend
and other cities of northern Indiana were
DESTROYS of securing the north diocese head
quarters.
The north diocese will include nearly all
of the counties north of line drawn east
and west of Lafayette. Trinity Church, of
Michigan City, will become q cathedral,
presided over by Bishop White and an as
sistant, who will help the bishop in the
diocesan and parish work. The rectory of
the church will be remodeled for their resi-
dence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24

say there is no question about carrying
Marion county If the precinct workers are
watchful and exert themselves to get the
voters to the polls. The ticket, headed by
Representative Jesse Overstreet is regarded
as particularly strong one. But few of
the present county officers are on the ticket
for reelection, but their places have been
taken by strong men. Following is the
ticket:
For congressman, Seventh district, Jesse
Overstreet: for prosecuting attorney, Ed
win B. Pugh; for clerk George b. Elliott;
for treasurer, Armn G. Koehne; for auditor,
Harry B. Smith; for sheriff, Cyrus j. Clark;
for recorder, Lewis G.: Akin; for commits
sioner, First district, James T.. Greer; for
commissioner, Second district. John Nc
Gregor; for coroner. George w. Nash; for
surveyor John V. Coyner; for judge Grim
inal Court, Fremont Afford; for Superior
Court, Room !, John l.. McMaster; for Su-
perior Court, Room 2, James M. feathers;
for Superior Court. Room 3, Vinson Carter;
legislative ticket, Larz A. Whitcomb, Ben
jamin F. Osborne, Edward A. Strong, Frank
l.. Littleton, Alfred NJ. Glossbrenner, Oliver
NJ. Murphy James W. Noel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
THREE ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
Melissa Snyder Tried to XIII Herself
in Her Cell.

Melissa Snyder. a colored woman, twenty
five years old, was arrested Saturday, and
early yesterday morning she attempted to
kill herself in her CELL Other women in the
womens department of the police station
called Matron Reisner, and when she en-
tered the colored woman's cell she found
her with a strip of apron drawn tightly
around her throat. The matron took the
strip away from the woman. but short
time later she again tried to choke herself
with another strip torn from her apron.
She was again prevented by the matron
from ending her life, but later she tried for
the third time TO kill herself. Then the
matron removed from the woman's cell all
of her clothing and everything else but the
mattress, and threatened to handcuff her
and tie her to the bed. This made the
woman more optimistic and she tried no
more to end her days: She told the matron
that she was released from the Workhouse
a short time ago and when she went to her
home her mother 'disowned" her
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24

ceived $1,000 a year from the city for acting
as city auditor according to the Sentinel
IN addition to his salary being higher than
is paid Auditor Smith Taggart was allowed
by law to take tbs fees Of his cliice, which
are estimated at about 81 600 year. These
Auditor Smith is under heavy bonll 10 ac-
count for to the county. Taggart's misceI-
laneous allowances were rot heavy the
first year as in subsequent years or the Sec
ond term. This was due 10 the fact that
not mary plats nor mdicss wee made that
year. They amounted. for that one year,
to nearly half what Auditor Smith has re-
ceived during his entire term, however.
The total Taggart fcceived the frst year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing-named Indianians:
3Original-William Bindenwald. Orange, $40.
experimentation Carey Elkhart ST.
Increase-John G. Miles, Maxinkuckee, SIT
to $24; George Il. Chew, Griffith, IS to $40;
$l7: Ephraim n. Goss, Martinsville $17 to
$50: Alonzo Anderson. Kendallville. $40 to
s14: David Torpy. Bedford, $l7 TO $24; Her
leon b. Williams, Andrews, $40 10 81:
James Hancock. Soldiers Home. Lafayette,
$40 to Sl4; William =. Holeman. Browns
town, $I7 TO SIT
Reissue Thomas VI. Davis. Lafayette sl4;
John A. Salisbury, Camden. $l2.
Mexican War Widow-Julia Kelly, Rock
port S.
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r vouchers, are gone

lOtdl ................ ................ 9o.0loot
With regard to these sums paid to Thomas
Taggart auditor, with the knowledge of E.
M Johnson, deputy auditor the books sim
ply show that they were for services"
They do not disclose what those services
we're. The files themselves prove conclusive
~ that the bills 'for services were never
In the files, where they should have been
put at the end of each month. There is in
disputable evidence of this fact Whether
the mayor was "chump'' or not, as he
says he must have been to permit the bills
&c be taken away. the bills were never IN
the cases. as can be proved. The amounts
for which no bills are on hand to>show what
Taggart did to earn them given above and
in the tales published last week, aggre-
gate $50, 1894.
The table below shows what the Taggart
Johnson year, Nov. 8. 1891. to Nov. g. 1892,
cost, with a recapitulation down to the end
of the second term.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24

The general executive committee of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will
convene in Roberts Park Church Thursday
morning at o'clock. Mrs. Foss, the wife
Of Bishop Foss, will preside. Representa-
tives will be here from all parts of the
country. The session will be opened with
the communion service, conducted by Ell
der Rawls. Although this is a delegate
body, the meetings are open to all. The
Methodist churches of the city will furnish
to the guests dinner and supper each day
at the church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
MISS LEWIS'S RECITAL.
A Young Pianist of Unusual Ability
TO Play Tonight.

This evening piano recital will be given
in Baldwins music room by Miss Jeanette
Wren Lewis, a young pianist of unusual
ability Miss Lewis several years ago was
a pupil of Mr.. Clarence Forsyth, of this
city. and since has had the benefit of study
abroad. Her playing is described as brilliant
and those acquainted with her work predict
successful career for her. Mr.. Dochez
and Miss Mclaughlin will sing. The pro-
gramme is as follows:
Fantasy impfomptu, ''Why?" Chopin
'Davidsbundler Dances II and 5''...
........ ..:...:.:.... .Schumann
ION the Carnival" selected. ........... .Greig
Mr.. DOchez.
Mr.. Grover.
ErlklnS .....-.......... SchuDert-IlSZt
Il Cannot Help Loving Thee" $500. Mason
(a) AN Open Secret. .Werdman
Miss Mclaughlin.
Tarentelle-"Venice and Naples ..... Liszt
The following ladies will serve as patron
esses: Mrs. John G. New Mrs. A. M.
Robertson, Mrs. w. H. Coleman, Mrs. A. Il.
Mason, Mrs. Henry Eitel, Mrs. T. Hether-
ington, Mrs. j. w. Hoffman, Mrs. julius
f. Pratt, Mrs. Samuel e. Morss, Mrs G. r.
Evans, Mrs. j. X. Sharpe, jr., Mrs. Norris
Ross, Mrs. T. c. Steele, Mrs. c. Martindale,
Mrs. A. Reaume
The admission to the recital is 50 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
HE "QUEERED" BAILEY.
Mr.. HOltxman's Comments on the Cam
didnte's silver Views.

Those who read an interview after
noon paper had with John W. Holtzman
Saturday were amused at the assumption
that Mr.. Hoffman ever mad any intentions
of voting the Republican ticket. Among
those who have been quiet during the past
two campaigns" said the paper. land
whose attitude toward the 15-to-1 theory has
been unfavorable, is John W. Holtzman."
The inference was that Mr.. Hoffman had
been ready to vote the Republican ticket
John w. Hoffman has not been quiet
during the past two campaigns While per-
haps opposed TO is to l in his heart of
hearts" John w. Hoffman. like Alonzo
Green Smith and John w. Kern, professed
conversion to Organism after the Chi
cago convention and during the Bryan cam
paign made speeches in favor of free silver
He has been exceedingly active this cam
paign. He was a candidate for judge of
Superior Court, Room ?, but when he found
now nicely w. w. Spencer had set UP his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
Y. w. c. A. bible Classes.

A branch of work that the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association will give a good
deal of attention to this winter will be Bible
study. Branch Bible classes under the
auspices of the association are to be formed
AT O'Clock this afternoon the North-sde
Bible class will be organized at Mayf1ower
congregational Church, corner of Delaware
and Sixteenth streets. This evening at
O'Clock the South-side Bible class will be
All women are invited to be present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
| saloon Keepers HaIlucinations.

Thomas Holmes, a saloon keeper. thirty
FIVE years old, was locked up at the police
station yesterday. charged with being in
sane Bicycle Patrolmen Schroeder and
Hauser who arrested him, say that he has
been drinking heavily and that he imagines
he has hundreds of enemies, all of whom
are trying to do him. His home is at
Chesa pealke and West streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
The indianapolis Cold Storage Com
Dany Offers "A Limited Amount
of Its stock at Par.

{ The cold-storage building now In process
Of erection at the junction of the Union
tracks and Pennsylvania street will be
equipped with the latest approved appli-
ances and will be one of the greatest cold
m IA p,he feat sn NJ S stnrs naying
falists appreciate the value of this invest
ment. Stock nonassessable and none pre-
ferred. Investigation solicited. Offices, Ills
Stevenson building
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
Difference in favor of the taxpay-


Figures could be given showing that for
the last four years of the eight that e. M.
Johnson, candidate for auditor, managed
that office for Thomas Taggart the county
paid out over S143OOO and 1t is being as
serted that for the two terms they con-
trolled the Office they were paid Il quarter
of q million dollars.
the dissipation of the Jail fund that ought
to have been set aside as sacred trust
for paying off the jail bonds. Instead, on
the day following the Journals expose the
paper said editorially that part of the
money had been used to purchase grounds.
The law said in so many words:
THE moneys SO received (from the special
scent levy shall constitute a special fund
for the building of Jail and grading the
grounds on which the same snail be To-
Gated and shall be applied to no other pur-
pose
The Sentinel admitted that the Demo-
cratic commissioners had peeH guilty OF
wrong-dong and had diverted the funds,
and for that diversion of the funds the
commissioners responsible were turned
down by the Democratic party at the next
election That is what became of the funds
and that Is the way the Democratic party
deals with it's officials who act in that way"
Not all the money was used as the Senti-
mel claims. large part of 1t, along with
money that was being borrowed and in
creasing the floating debt, was going to
pay living expenses. Part of those living
expenses, as shown above. and very large
part of them, went into the Taggart-John-
son NAV. Taggart is back of the present
Democratic county ticket Johnson, Ma
guire. Bauer, Scanlon, Hilkene and Moore
are his creatures and We're nominated by
his convention and are looking to his ma
chine to elect them. They may be expected
to be dominated by him, If elected, to a
very large extent. They helped him enrich
himself. He wants more. They want more.
Taggartism, it has been said. Is a mutual
aid society. To elect them, it is claimed,
will be to return to Taggartism, which in
four years cost $4,000. part-$4O.0 900 of it
with the assistance of the commissioners.
RESPONSIBLE
turned down by the Democratic party at the
next election" says the Sentinel. THAT is
what became of the funds and that is the
way the Democratic party deals with its
officials who act in that way"
The commissioners responsible were
turned down.
Twill the men who got the money be
turned DOWN. is the question many tax
naYers are asking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
A BIunton NNoman,s watch.

Abraham Zuckerman, who says his home
is at Cincinnati. was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Asch and Dugan for petit lar
ceny. Mrs. Gilliand, of Burton on visit
to this city. was shopping in one of the
large stores and laid her silver chatelaine
watch on the counter. 1t disappeared and
the theft was traced TO Zuckerman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
$1-CINCINNATI AND RETURN-$1.
Big Four Route.
Sunday. Oct. 30.

Special train leaves Indianapolis 7:3O
M, stopping only at Shelbyville and Green
burg, and returning leaves Cincinnati at
p. m. ii. M. Bronson, A. G. p. A.