The Daily soliphone., 1902-01-03

l that is of the greatest value to the'l scientific world is that Marconi hasl proved conclusively that the curva-;| ture of the earth is nosobstacle to the system of wireless telegraphy. The various other people that arc elaine ing to have developed newer systems of wireless telegraphy have been simply modifying Marconi's de- ductions and evading his prior right to the invention on technicalities. He deserves the whole credit" | The statement that cable com- pany having the rights of comu- nication between Newfoundland and England will sue the Italian in ventor is now made. Whether or not the company has any case is . matter for the future to decide, but public opinion seems to differentiate between cable rights and the right to manipulate this new system that appears too much like magic to the unskilled mind.
 l MT. Marconi has been in New York often and is especially we'll known to the local newspaper men, who have had occasion to pursue him relentlessly for the news that he is always qualified to impart. He is only twenty-seven years old, Light of statue, with blond hair and nous tache, very large blue eyes, he looks the typical theorist, and until he talks his dreamy. wondering look might lead you to believe that you had found a student of alchemy or other sort of vague guesser on scien- tifc subjects. But a few words will show you that Marconi knows as much of practice as he does of theories which, by the way, is no longer deduction of physiognomical observation, since he has talked with England through nearly 2O00 miles of empty air.
 VANDERBILT IN POLITICS. New Workers, from the slums to Fifth Avenue, are generally in- terested in the entrance of Cornelius Vanderbilt into local politics. Mayor-elect Seth Low has already made him Civil Service Commis- sioner of the city, and the Republic ans of his district tried to persuade him that he ought to run for Con- gress to succeed Nicholas Muller, the Democrat who resigned the other day. MT. Vanderbilt de- clined this, however.
 l MT. Vanderbilt is the eldest son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. Because he married young woman who was not his fathers choice, he was cut off in the will with $1 ,0OO, ,OOO, while his brother Alfred inherited about $40, ,000, 900, and his other brothers and sisters got about ST. I 900, 1000, each. Not long after the will was filed, however, it was an- nounced by Senator Depew, confi- dental agent of the Vanderbilt family, that Alfred, through brotherly affection," had agreed that Cornelius should have $7,00O, ,OOO,. Hike the rest of the heirs. What caused this was the subject of popu- lar gossip, and it was said that Cornelius had threatened to contest the will. This was not verified. l This young man is a mechan cal engineer and has invented several railway appliances that have b.es adopted by the New York Centr l railroad. He is a graduate of Yale, where he was extremely popular on account of his democratic habits. Very recently he was elected SecoLd Lieutenant of the 18th RePi- ment, New York National Guard, and there has been much talk of his intention to enter politics, although tEis is the first office he has ever received. He is member of various clubs in thescity, including the New York Yacht, Metropolitan (called