The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-13
New York Letter.
Edison's wireless l1ther-

EdisOn's Wireless either
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Since Marconi's
work has developed practical usefulness
electricians have been interested in
looking up evidence that others had an
ticipated him in any way. The sug-
gestion has been made, for instance
that a discovery made by Edison IL
November 1875, was really a premonitior
of wireless telegraphy.
Mr.. Edison found that when an inter
rupted current went through the coils
of an ordinary electro magnet, such as
operates a relay" or "sounder, a spark
could be obtained from the soft iron core
of this magnet, or from a piece of wire
in contact with the same. He also de-
rived it from other parts of the appara-
tus.
Mr. Edison called this new principle, as
he regarded it, "etheric force, and
thought that possibly it might be gen
Grated from heat, Independently Of cleo
trictiy. In none of the experiments de
scribed were radiations sidewise from a
charged wire detected, apparently.
Big College No More
Manhattan lege, the Roman Cath
Ollie educational institution, which has
been for nearly fifty years at Broadway
street, has decided to remove to a new
site in the borough of the Bronx. A plot
of twelve acres i'll extent near the line
of the projected extension of the rapid
transit road and in the vicinity of Van
COrtlandt Park, which it oyerlOoks, has
been secured, where new buildings will
be erected, which it is hoped to have
ready for use next year The plans
have not been fully prepared, but an ex-
of on wv
structure is contemplated The present
site of Manhattan College was bought in
December, 1852 The institution was
opened as an academy in May, 1858, and
was Incorporated by the regents of the
university of the state of New York I'M
der the name of Manhattan College in
April, 1863. It's destines have been sue
cessively shaped by Brothers Patrick,
Paulin, Anthony and Justin and by
Brother Charles, its present president.
DeBs Attacks Civic Federation
statement has been issued by Eu-
gene V. Debs, the official head and
mouthpiece of the Social Democratic par
ty, violently attacking the arbitration
committee of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, it's members being assaiIed in
dividually and collectively. Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland is assailed with
coarse invective, as are also Archbishop
Ireland, Bishop Potter and others, and
the statement calls on all workingmen to
repudiate the Civic Federation. 1t de
cares that any agreement between labor
and capital is ridiculous, and ends as
follows:
Members of non-sociaHstior trades
unions who were seen yesterday said
that they would pay no attention to
this statement They would be only
subject to a torrent of abuse and villifi-
cation from the socialists, they said, if
they noticed the statement, to which
they could not reply with any dignity"
Trinity Had to Yield
No realty operation since the an
nouncement Of the requirement by the
Pennsylvania railroad of the larger part
of the land needed for its New York
terminal has attracted the conspicuous
interest of the authorized statement that
the old North river tunnel isc to be COM
pleted and that its terminal will be in
the block bounded by Christopher, West
Tenth, Greenwich and Hudson streets.
Trinity Corporation, which owns a
very large number of lots and plots along
Hudson, Varick and the tributary
streets, has also been a barrier to the
improving plans of builders and capital
lists, for it has persistently declined to
them, and has lent an unwilling ear to
all propositions which have been made
for a long lease on certain of it's hold
fngs, which would Justify the lessee
in making valuable improvements
The completion and operation of the
North river tunnel will compel radical
changes In the character of the struc-
lures near the terminal station and
will bring about an awakening in the