Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-12-20
"What Hath God Wrought ="

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This memorable message, flashed by
the daughter of Commissioner New.
ton, of the patent Office bureau, from
Baltimore to Washington, over the ex.
perimental line OF telegraph, in 1874
may we'll express the magnitude of the
achievement of Marconi in communi.
eating signals across the ocean, over a
distance of 1880 miles, without the
use of wires, and nothing but couple
of kite-strings, and that invisible, in
comprehensive power - electricity
which has opened up SO many sealed
chapters in the book of Nature, for
this development of the worlds en-,
lightenment and progress.
Last Saturday, the 14th, the grea,
scientist announced that he had re-
ceived electric signals across the At.
lantic ocean, from his station in Corn.
wall, England, to St. Johns, New
Foundland. Trey consisted OF repeti.
tions of the letter as" OF the Morse
alphabet at stated intervals. 1t con.
sists of three dots, or quick taps; and
at the time agreed upon they began
coming across space, in regular order
leaving no doubt of their origin, al.
though, by q singular coincidence, the
same signal is the one by which, Tesla
says. Mars is attempting to attract the
attention of the people OF Earth. II
is conceded, however, that there is lit
tile liability of confusing the signals
from the fact that Marconi's plan en-
braced a regular synchronous repeti'
ton of the agreed signal, which, it il
apparent our Marian neighbors
would hardly be able to follow, were
it presumable that they might have a
desire to mix up the forces projected
for scientific discovery.
Having obtained this assurance Of
complete success, Senior Marconi in.
tends to push details to speedy devel-
opment, and he expects by June Ia
send full reports of King Edwards cor.
onation ceremonies without wire
That his success is regarded as proba.
bic is shown by the fact that injuuc.
ton proceedings have already been be.
gun against him by colonial telegraph
and cable companies to prevent his
invasion of field covered by gov.
eminent franchise.
PENSION FOR A CONvIcT's FORMER
WIFE.-An application by the wife Of
a murderer serving life sentence, j,
a matter Of consideration by Congress.
1t was presented by Representative
Jenkins, of Chippewa Falls. Wis,
Under the laws OF the State, the mar.
riage bond is dissolved when either
party is imprisoned for life, and under
the pension laws the wife is not en-.
titled to the pension under these
circumstances. Allowance OF the
claim would be carrying the absurd
proceedings of the pension department,
one step further towards the acme oil
stupidity. 1t is we'll enough to accord
a life pension to the veteran bearing
honorable wounds, but to accord q life
allowance to the stout and hearty
or make the benefaction an inheri.
lance for stalwart dependents, il
an act of injustice which meets with
very general disapproval from all who
are not in some way interested in such
awards. The inevitable pension list
should be = salutary warning against
involving the nation in war. Very
few reflect that hard times for the
wage-earner is due very largely to the
maintenance Of pension list which
grows. root and branch. with age, and
is provided for by innumerable forms
OF taxation which reach the masses
through potent though invisible means
Of levy.
"Now THE STORM BEGINS TO Low.
ER."-That the Recorder 10 "not DO.
litical publication" is shown by the