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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
DETEcTTVE rALKs I'd ToUNG Va.

Detective Tod A. Hal. OF the Baltimore police
lOfce was the principal speaker az the young men s
meeting OF che Fffty-sNventh-st branch OF the
Iouhs Mems Christian association yesterday after
. nooh- Nr. Hall said that for forty years he had
,'seH been one CT the wayward. but at last light
&c., S syne 10 him, and now for the last twenty-one
~ nae telt every time ne went out 10 capture
a., .hatl lfai ne was not working by himself
fbsp ~ some power outside of and far greater
ar -, s.to own Was helping him. He said that he
be 49, &c any reason Why police officers should
~''0ns their fellow men
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NrFHlonI ...''.s.s.........s
virginia ................s.s 10
" dsnlnston ............s......
west virginia. ................. 4
Wisconsin --................ 10
Wyoming
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MARRIED.

wAIT-MONELIs--At tina Cathedral OF So. John the
Divine In this city. December IS 1900. by the Rev
John Marshall Chew. Mary Goodrich Mcneil. daughter
late John J. Mcneil OF Fshkn Landing. Fred
erick s Wait
EIMER-STEISHEIMER-On Sunday, December
10 1900 by the Rev. Raphael Benjamin. NJ A. Ricka
Steinhemer to William Wertheimer.
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DANIsH ARBITRATOR APPOINTED.

Copenhagen. Dec. 16.-Dr. Matzo-.. professor of
law in the University of Copenhagen. has been
appointed to represent Denmark in the Interna-
tional Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
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Heir TO SWEDISH THRONE I'LL.

Christian!a. Dec. 1s.-Prince GuctEvus Adolphus
eldest son Of the Crown Prince of Sweden and
Norway. is III with diphtheria.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-pAY's FORECAST.
Washington. Dec. i6-The Northwestern storm Is cen
tonight Northern Alberta attained still
intensity Since leaving the Pacific Coast 1t has
been unattended by precipitation except in Eastern Wash
ington East Of the Rocky Mountains the weather has
been fair, except that there from the lower
region eastward and light local and in
the Middle Mississippi Valley. Except in the Atlantic
States temperatures generally higher. though TO
marked degree In the North and Middle Pacific Coast
and plateau regions there has rain. over the
southern portions weather has been
be local rains SHOWS Monday in IndiaEa Illinois and
he Lower Valley, probably
Western Ohio. Snow is also probable Tuesday in the
northern upper region and the Northwestern
elsewhere the weather will be generally fair. II will
continue cold in the Middle Atlantic States and New
England Monday followed by rising temperature
II will be warmer Monday the Ohio Valley and
lower lake region and colder Tuesday extreme
Northwest on the Atlantic Coast the winds will be
northeast and fresh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
NAY BE CARNEGIE LIBRARIANS SCHOOL.

Richmond Ind. Dec. 16.-Andrew Carnegie is con-
sidering the gift of a sufficient to endow a
school for librarians at winona. Ind and 1t is said
he looks the plan with favor
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Special Nonees.

Hein1gke
8 Bowen. MEMORIAL w INDOwS
New York.
Expression restoredf by artificial teeth; DR..
Deane, Lexington 18Th highest
award Columbian Exposition.
Roebuck's Weather strips warranted TO
Glide the cold applied and windows Cau
telephone Roebuck liz Fulton. Established 1870.
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cHAyLER SAID TO BE IN NEW-JERsEY

AN ATTENDANT SENT TO SEARCH FOR HIN
THERE-HE HAD CONSIDERABLE MONEY
WHEN HE ESCAPED
One Of the attendants at the Bloomingdale
Asylum left there yesterday morning for New
Jersey TO search the towns between Montciair and
Philadelphia. 1t was reported that man answer
ing the description OF John Armstrong Chanler
had been in the neighborhood OF Montclatr
1t has been learned that Chaner had considerable
money when he escaped from the asylum, although
The authorities knew nothing of this. He received
a weekly income for his necessities, and he saved
Of this money.
Chanler during his stay at the asylum daily pur-
chased all the newspapers OF this city and, after
clipping out all the articles pertaining 70 court
and asylum cases. pasted the clippings on the wall
his
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DIED.

Notices of marriages and deaths must be in
dorsed with full name and address
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roREcAsr ZOE TO-DAY ANp TuEspAr.

For New-Engand. generally fair to-day ana Tuesday
warmer Tuesday; northerly winds. diminishing the
south coast. fresh elsewhere
For District Of Columbia Eastern New-York East
Pennsylvania. New-Jerssy. Delaware and Maryland
to-day Tuesday; Tuesday; fresh north
Winds.
For Western New-York. warmer and generally fair tc
day and probably Tuesday fresh 70 south winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, warmer and fair to-day;
fair Tuesday fresh southery winds.
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IN NETWORK CITY.
Mail subscribers 70 the DAILY and TRI-WEEkLY will
De charged postage in addition 20
the rates named above.
Address all communications relative subscriptions
advertisements 70 THE TRIBUNE New-York City Re-
NIT BY ostoce order express money order draft
registered
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REPRESENTATIVES, s57; RATIO.

Lose oue-Indana. Kansas. Kentucky. Maine. Nebrask
Ohio. South Carolina and Virginia.
Gaine one--Iilinois louisiana Minnesota, Sew-Jerse
New-York and West Virginia.
Gain two-Texas.
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diagram the continuous white line shows the
changes in pressure indicated by The Trbunes SELF
recording barometer The shows the
recorded at Perry's Pharmacy.
Tribune ONCE Dec IT. a. m-The weather yesterday
and cold The temperature ranged between 10
and 20 the t2Oa) being degree higher
than that OF ~ es degrees than that
or the correspondF g OF last
The weather day III be fair and cold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-17
GAINS AND LOSES OF EACH sTATE.

GAINS AND LOSSES OF EACH STATE.
The document also presents an interesting tab
ulation which shows at glance the gains and
losses which will be made by each State under
the fifty ratios used the basis for calculations.
Those for the three ratios OF an unincreased
House, House with twenty additional seats and
with thirty additions, are as follows:
REPRESENTATIVES,. s57; RATIO. 2Os.s6
Lose oue-Indana. Kansas Kentucky. Maine Nebraska
Gaine one--Iliinois Louisiana Minnesota Sew-Jersey
New-York and West Virginia.
Gain two-Texas.
REPRESENTATIVES,. 37T: RATIO. 197.7s7.
Lose one-Kansas Maine Nebraska and Virginia.
Gain one-Arkansas. Colorado. Connecticut Florida,
louisiana. Massachusetts. Mississippi Missouri.
Jersey. North Carolina North Dakota Washington and
West Virginia
two-IIlinois. Minnesota, PENNSYLVANIA and Texas
Gain three--Nev- York
REPRE2sENTA TiVEs. as7; RATIO 192s7s
Lose one-Nebraska.
Gain ore-Arkansas California. Colorado Connecticut
Florida louisiana Massachusetts. Mississippi Missouri
North Carolina. North Dakota. Washington West Viz
gina and Wisconsin.
Gain wo-Minnesota and New-Jersey
Gain three-IInois Pennsylvania and Texas.
Gain four-New-York.
The tables of gains and losses indicate pretty
nearly the State delegations which may be ex-
pected TO combine their forces for an enlarged
House and to exert powerful influence in the
Senate against the Hopkins bill in case that
measure should be forced through the House
before the opposition to it can be concentrated
in favor OF one OF the two increase plans
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24
ON THE RAIL.


Passenger agents of the railroads
operating eastbound from Chicago
are considering a proposition to pool
charity passengers" The scheme is
20 have all APPLICATIONS for half-fare
tickets on the grounds of charity sub
mitted to the chairman of the Cen
trail Passenger association, the organ
iZation representing the lines east
from this city before the roads may
issue transportation on the requests.
1t is intended to divide the business
among the ten east-bound roads, when
it is competitive, according to agreed
percentages. There are a number of
good reasons for the pooling and di-
Yiding of charity business" said a
passenger agent of one of the interest
ed roads. In the first place it would
correct many abuses to have all ap-
plications for these rates pass through
the hands of a disinterested person,
as the chairman of the association.
Under the prevailing system the rail-
roads recognize requests for these
rates from a score or more local char
liable organizations. Zach applica-
ton must be considered upon it's
merits and this consumes a great deal
of time. Then many of the requests
are not legitimate. | venture to say
that so per cent. Of the persons who
travel on charity tickets are able TO
pay full first-class fare. Subordinate
railway offices and agents use the re-
quests for friends and others and
many of the applications are honored
for political reasons. The legitimate
charity business is considerable and a
division of it would prevent any one
| line, for one reason or another, from
obtaining a monopoly of it. There are
| serious traffic objections to the plan
| however, and whether these will re-
suit in defeating its adoption remains
to be SEEN" Other railroad men say
! that the scheme may not be agreeable
l to the executive officers Of the rail.
roads. Many of the latter often au.
thorize on their personal signature
the sale of tickets at half rates fol
charitable reasons and it is a question
whether the higher officials would
consent to have this prerogative taker
from them.
The Milwaukee road is now receiv
ing the first of thirty-eight new coach
es and drawing room cars for us
principally in the Wisconsin distric
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24
A SONG OF LIFE.

What shall / make Of my life, love?
What shall l bring to you,
Flower of fair color, song Of tremu-
lOus sweep?
Bird that DER waters Of tears on a
faithful wing to you
Finds her way with leaf for you to
keep?
Shell in whose chamber remembered
waves shall ring to you
Chimes of sleep?
Bird that homes to you? Song that will
sigh and sing to you?
Flower that knoweth not passion OF
faith or doubt?
Shell that whispers a musical mem.
DRY out?
Nay, will make of my life two hand:
to cling to you
Passionate hands, my heart, that shall
clasp you and cling to you,
Living and dying, daylight anC
dreaming throughout.
Black and White.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24

small chance of its escaping uninjured,
as the accuracy of these great cannons
is phenOmenally fine.
In the modern marine warfare more
depends upon getting in the first shot
than in any other kind of fighting.
Upon the speed of the range finder
the success of the first shot largely de-
ponds, and the delay of a few seconds
might settle the fate of the battle.
The new invention is believed to be
much quicker in it's work than the
Fiske system, as in the latter the po-
sition of the enemy is communicated
by signaling, which, in addition to be-
ing much slower, is also open to error,
as the gunner has to translate the sig
nails and then adjust his gun for the
range.
Moreover, in the brief time elasping
between the signaling and the aiming
of the guns the position of the enemy
might change sufficiently to escape the
projectile, but with the new system the
exact position of the vessel would be
apparent to the gunner up to the very
instant Of the discharge.
The method of locating the position
and fixing the range of vessel two or
three miles away is a mystery to most
people, but it is a matter easily eX
planned and understood. Until the ar
rival Of Lieut. Fiske's invention the
method of fixing the range Of target
was to fire several trial shots at it,
usually from a small gun. The eleva-
tiOn of the gun at each shot was noted
and the destination of the shot located
by telescopes. Calculations were then
made which fixed the range for the
larger gun. This method not only
consumed considerable time, but it was
very expensive as the cost of each shot
from one Of the large guns is very
great, some running as high as $500.
In time Of war the old method would
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24

have been exceedingly dangerous to
all hands, and the outcome of con-
ffict largely matter Of luck. A
chance shot from an inferior vessel
might settle the fate of a irst-class
warship before her gunners could get
an accurate line on the enemy.
The Australian range finder, as far
as loca ting the vessel is concerned, is
believed to be similar to the Fiske
with the latter two finders
are used on each warship, one located
in the forward military mast and the
other in the near stern.
The range finder proper consists
simply of an arc of conducting ma
teriai, which in reality is merely a
length of wire supported on circum-
ference of a circular platform resting
on a tripod Centrally pivoted on the
platform is an ordinary telescope.
The telescope is provided with an arm
or wiper" which sweeps over the
wire or arc. always making contact
with it. The extremities of the arc
SAiS
bow Of the ship, are connected by wires
which are properly insulated and dis
posed between decks, so that they will
be protected from injury, with the
other range finder near the stern.
Connected to those wires is the indi-
eating instrument, on the fact of which
there is dial marked to indicate yards
of range on pivoted needle or pointer.
With the pivots Of the telescope is con-
nected a galvanic battery Of any con
venient form.
The method of operating the Fiske
apparatus is as follows: The man at
the forward range finder keeps the
telescope bearing on the target and sig
nails the man at the indicator that he
is doing so. The man at the range
finder in the stern does the same. The
man at the indicator then observes the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24

range indicated by the pointer on the
dial of his instrument and immediate
ly conveys the information to the gun
ners.
The principle involved is a simple
one of triangulation, combined with
that Of electrical resistance. Although
the principle is simple, the apparatus
is complex and is delicately construct
ed. When the lines of sight through
the two telescopes of the range finders
converge upon the target they are
moved from their usual parallel posi-
ton so that they form an angle with
a line drawn from one telescope to the
other. In other words, if the tele
spective lines of sight they would
meet and form an angle at the target.
The distance between the telescopes
being accurately measured there is a
triangle, of which two angles and one
side are shown. When one of the tele-
scopes is moved from the parallel posi-
ton at right angles to the line between
the range finders the arm connected
with it moves from one part Of the arc
to another in contact with it, and al
ters the length of the electrical cir
cult from the range finder to the indi-
Gator. The electrical balance which
exists when the telescopes are parallel
is disturbed, and the disturbance. or
difference in resistance, is registered
on the dial of the indicator by its
pointer.
AS the change in position Of the
telescopes causes a disturbance, which
is measured and registered on the dial
of the Indicator, and as that change OF
the telescopes position bears known
geometrical relation to the range OF
the target, it will be seen how the dis
lance of the target from the ship is OK
actly demonstrated.
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four long, bony fingers against the
lower one, his thumb, as stated be-
fore, above the rim of the table.
Then the writing commenced! The
spirits were getting in their work.
But alas for SIade!
Back of him a mirrOr-for the de-
lectation of brides-stretched from
ceiling to floor lis there yet He
had overlooked it-had slipped a cog
porter suspected that the noise of
the mysterious and hidden writing
was being made by one Of SHADES
fingers; and now, inadvertently
glancing into the mirror, his heart
leaped to his throat; for there the
whole under side of the table was re-
vealed and. sure enough, a lank finger
was busy with a scratching motion.
The artful Slade must have observed
that his visitor was unusually intent
upon something behind him-for he
sat with his back to the gIass-be-
cause the finger suddenly ceased it's
CITATIONS and simultaneously the noise
stopped! The two circumstances
were correlated. rhe reporter then
looked away from the mirror as inno-
Gently as he might and the noise was
at once resumed, but glancing back
suddenly the finger was again OBJ
served at work, but became passive
at once when SHADES suspicious had
again become aroused. The noise
also stopped Thrice this alternate
discovery and stoppoge followed, then
the spirits gave final rappings, the
states were brought forth and upon
one was a long abstruse message from
Geo. B. Smith, the eminent Madison
lawyer then not long dead!
1t would all have been very bewil-
its fateful tale!
| But how came the writing on the
! inner side of the slate? That was the
rub. The reporter knew it was not
upon the states handed to him-the
same apparently that had been used
in the hobgoblin operation. He also
| knew that the pretension that the
! writing had been done under the
table was bald deception. Then how
came it?
Slade had required the reporter
that was necessary part of his trick
to examine the table before the
spirits were rounded up in order 'tc
see that it was just as represented
that there were no secret drawers
etc. The reporter, especially anxious
to keep his eyes on the medium, was
constrained to do as he was bid les
he should flush the covey, and at tina
} instant Slade changed states, pickins
up one that contained the message
The reporter failed TO note tn,
| slippery act, performed, as it was
with all the skill of a trained juggler
=. but a keen pair of eyes peerin:
through a gimlet hole in a door o
the suite beheld it-and the exposur
was complete. 1t was quickly givel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24
PARDON MY MISTAKE.

At a ball in Berlin this spring a
colonel came up to a young heuten-
amt who was wearing large badge
richly set with diamonds, and said
brusquely:
What thing is this you've got,
young MANI
1T is an order, colonel" answered
the lieutenant.
AN order?" calculated the colonel.
It's not German, then, for / don't
know it."
NO, it is an English order" said
the younger officer.
English? And who on earth gave
you an English order?" demanded the
superior
My grandmother"
And who might your grandmother
be-"
Her majesty Queen Victoria of
England" answered the young lieu
tenant, who happened to be Prince
Albert of Schleswig Holstein.
The colonel suddenly took his de-
parture.-Answers
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The war department. is considerably
interested in the invention of a new
range indicator, just completed by an
Australian, which, if it proves upon a
practical test by the army and navy
officials to work as effectively as is
promised, will be introduced on all the
Warshiqs and coast defense estab-
lishments of the country.
The range Indicator now employed
by the government is the invention
of Lieut.. Fiske of the navy, and it has
been in use since July, 1898, when it
was first tried on the San Francisco.
Since then it has been elaborated con-
siderably, although it is considered to
be superior to the systems employed
on the English and Russian warships,
as it is less liable to damage from the
shots of the enemy.
But the Australian invention is a
big step in advance Of them all, by
reason of its simplicity and complete
ness. By a system of electrical cur
rents it is possible to connect the
telescope apparatus, which determines
the position and range of the target
with every gun on the warship or in
a fort If there are a dozen or twenty
guns, or even more, all of them can be
connected, each being fitted with its
individual dial, and as the man at the
telescope Municipalities that instrument
to conform with the movements of the
target every change is instantaneously
registered on all the dials of the guns.
So delicate is the apparatus that the
rising and falling of the vessel on the
seas is shown on the dials, and every
movement is similarly recorded.
The advantages Of this system are
usually apparent. In the case of an
approaching hostile vessel all the guns
in fort could be kept informed OF
every movement Of the enemy, and
under these conditions there would be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24
REWARD OF PERSEVERANCE

Frankfort Moore has no sympathy
with the young novelist who is dis
couraged because his second or third
book does not bring him fame and for
tune. Il published three boks," he
says, before the literary public knew
anything about me.
Mr.. Moore was journalist in Bel
fast, and a hard-working one at that.
but he managed to find leisure time to
produce in u years 81 books for boys,
rafting tales of adventure of all kinds
by land and sea.
Mr.. Moore was never discouraged
for he thought he should know quite
we'll when his time came. He finished
writing Il Forbid the Bands and as
he was leaving home for his Office one
evening said quietly to his wife, that
now the story was completed he
should resign his position that night
and they would move to London.
rs it as good as all that?" asked
Mrs. Moore.
Z think so,'' replied her husband;
you might read it." Shortly after
they went to London.
In few months the novel had been
rejected by II London publishing
firms. Finally some one was found
to try it, and in the first six months
Mr.. Moores royalties amounted tc
81 ,000-Saturday Evening Post.