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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
CORNELIUS DREBBEL.
Seventeenth Century Father of Nav
igatiOn Under the Sea.
London Graphic.

London Graphic.
The father of submarine navigation may
be said to be Cornelius Drebbel, philoso-
pher and scientific inventor, who early in
the seventeenth century constructed sub
marine vessel that was SucC 2SSfully navi-
gated under the Thames from Westmin-
ster to Greenwich. Therefore, at the pres
ent juncture, when the idea of penetrat-
ing the depths of the by means OF
submarine craft has become sensational
and interesting to the public, some par
ticulars OF the life of this remarkable
man and of his wonderful submarine boat
may be furnished.
Drebbel was born at Alkmaar, Holland,
in 1872 and appears to have made a name
for himself by reason of his inventive and
scientific genius. In the year of 1906 or
thereabout he came to England and was
given lodgings in Ethan Palace by James
l. who took a great interest in his expert
ments. After sojourning in this country
for a period of six years, during which
he claimed TO have discovered perpetual
motion he proceeded to Prague TO take
UP the post of tutor to the young Prince
of Austria, an office which he filled so
well that he was afterward chosen coun-
ciIor to the Emperor Ferdinand II, and
honored with rich salary.
In 1920 Prague was captured by the King
of Bohemia, and DrebbeiI with with 81 several
imprisoned and sentenced to death. From
this fate he was rescued by the personal
representations Of the King Of England,
and at his release promptly returned TO this
1t was shortly after his second arrival
I'm London that Drebbel constructed his
wonderful impermeable submarine boat.
in which twelve rowers and some pas
sengers could stay. This vessel appears to
have embodied the principle common to
all modern submersible craft namely. OF
the water ballast compartments. with
pumps for emptying them to restore buoy
ancy Respiration was obtained by means
of a. wonderful liquid invented by Dreb-
bel himself and called "Quintessence Of
air" This liquid had the properties Of
purifying and regenerating yitiated air
In this boat also "a person could see un-
der the surface Of the water. and without
candle light as much he needed 10
read in the Bible or any other book, and
it is supposed that the internal illumina-
ton was provided by means Of phospho-
resent substances. If the accounts Ct the
matter are correct. Drebbel submerged
and navigated his boat from Westminster
TO Greenwich. a distance OF four miles.
After this James i was anxious 10 test
tie apparatus for himself. but was event
ualIy dissuaded by his cOurtiers. who be-
ucved the inventor was in league with Old
Nick Drebbel jealousy guarded the Sc
cret of his invention and died in 1924 with
out having beer able TO perfect il. The
fate of the boat is a mystery.
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MARCONT's SIGNALS.
Do They Follow the Curvature of the
Earth Pass Through


How do Marconfs signals come across
from Cornwall TO The Newfoundland
shores? There is a curving hill OF water
and earth crust 10 miles high in between
Did the electric waves go over the hill. or
through it, or how2 That is the puzzle the
electrical world is bOthering over at the
moment Some German experiments seem
TO indicate that the waves are absorbed by
water as they are by metals. Professor
Fleming, OF London, who has done an elab-
crate work on the scientific side Of the sub
ject. puts the matter little differently. His
results would make water opaque TO these
electrical waves. as IL is IN large quantity
TO light Either way. II seems as IL the
signals didn't come straight through. They
went round the hill In this case they must
somehow have followed the curving earth
But how2 The accepted idea Is that the Vi
bratiOns MarcOni uses are just long invfsi-
bic light waves. And light goes straight
Professor Fleming thinks the waves might
bend. or, II may be. the upper air being
highly rarefed, is also opaque 10 them like
water. This would form shell round the
earth in which the signals might travel
anywhere Would they 20 clear round2
And If they did. would they stop when they
got back TO where they started or keen go
ing round and round? Evidently until they
had been absorbed by substances like the
metals. But what becomes Of the waves
then? Do they set up current OF ordinary
electricity II that Dc true. then they could
transmit power. There was a Kansas pro-
fessOr named Blake who had this idea soma
years ago. He was quite sure the falls OF
the Nile could be made TO run London and
Niagara 10 turn corn grinders and run
moving machines out on his native plains
This matter of long-cistance Transmission
is the great electrical problem OF the dav
and IL may be the Hertz waves will bring
the solution. IL they should coal mines
could shut up shop. Here IL a wide field
and inasmuch as about every nation In Eu-
rope has been ahead OF Us in perfectfag thu
wireless telegraph this Is a chance TO
even up.
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Official Calls Returned nv Rear Al
miral Baudisson, of the Yacht
HOhenzoIIern.
"H0CH DER KAISER COGHLAN
AMONG THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE
GERMAN VISITORS.
No Change i'm the Sailing Time of the
krOnprink wilhelm and Prince
Henry OF Prussia.

NEW YORK, Feb. l3-Rear Admiral
Count Won Baudissin, commander of the
German imperial yacht HOhenzollern, &C
companied by hrs chief of staff. Lieut..
Fritz Rebensburg, and X. Buenz. the Ger
man consul general at this city, returned
to-day the official calls made yesterday.
The first visit was to Rear Admiral Barker.
the commander of the navy yard. This
was followed by formal calls on Major
General Brooke, commanding the Depart
ment of the East, and on the mayor of
New York at the City Hall. The rear ad-
miral was in full uniform. He wore
dress suit of blue heavily embroidered with
gold lace and with the German imperial
crown embroidered on each cuff of his coat.
He wore a number of decorations, among
them the badge of the Order OF the Black
Eagle of Prussia, the badge of the Guelphic
order of Hanover and the badge of the Or
der of the Crown of Wurtemburg. Under
a plain black bow he wore the insignia of
the Order of the Iron Cross. Lieutenant
Rebensburg also wore the iron cross.
The party left the Hohenzollern on the
navy yard tug Narkeeta. A detachment Of
fifty marines. under command of Capt.
Theodore p. Kane, was lined up in front of
the landing stage at the navy yard and the
band of the marine corps played THE
Watch on the Rhine" as the party disem-
barked there. Rear Admiral Barker re-
ceived his visitors, assisted by Capt. Joseph
Coghlan and Commander West. The party
Immediately went to the admirals resi-
dence. where they remained for a quarter
Of an hour. After the usual civilities had
been exchanged the German admiral and
his suite were escorted back to the landing
by the admiral and his aids
The Columbia, flying the admiraIs pen
nant at the main truck and the German
thirteen guns from its forward battery as
the guests departed. The marines along
the quay presented arms and the band
played The Star-spangled Banner" and
the admiral and his suite, after saluting
the marines from the bridge of the Mar
keeta, steamed away for Governors island.
General Brooke walked to the landing
float at Governors island with an aid and
met the German rear admiral as he landed
from the tug. The party proceeded to the
headquarters of the commander OF the De-
partment of the East, a detachment from
the islands garrison serving as escort In
the headquarters they exchanged the for
NAL compliments customary on occasions
of this nature. After a short chat the Off
GERS of the Hohenzollern were escorted
back to the Narkeeta. "A salute of thirteen
guns was fired. as at the navy yard.
At the City Hall Consul General Buenz
presented the rear admiral to the mayor,
who shook hands with him and said: Il am
very glad, indeed. TO welcome you to our
city. The admiral replied that he was
pleased to be in America. After few min
short visit to the German consulate
whence they returned to the HohenZollern
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WILL SAIL AS SCHEDULED.
Steamship KrOnprinz Wilhelm's De-
parture VIII Not BE fastened.

KEEL, Prussia, Feb. 13.-Mayor Low, of
New York has cabled to Prince Henry of
Prussia, saying that Herr Wiegand di-
rector general of the North German Lloyd
line, thinks that unless the Kronprinz VIII
helm sails from Bremen earlier than 8
O'Clock Saturday afternoon she will not
be able to arrive at New York, owing TO
the rough weather which prevails at this
season of the year, until late i'm the after
noon of Feb. p, too late for the ceremony
of the municipal welcome and the presen-
tatiOn To the prince of the freedom of
the city of New York. When asked if the
steamer could not leave Bremen at an
earlier hour Prince Henry replied that he
was unable to change the sailing hour of
the KrOnpTinZ Wilhelm, but, he said she
would do her best TO reach New York early
on Saturday. Feb. -. The KrOnpriIfz VIII
helm is not chartered by Prince Henry
He and his party 50 simply as passengers.
and il is too late now to notify hundreds of
other passengers that the steamer would
sail twelve hours earlier than heretofore
announced as she would have TO do in
order to catch the tide. Herr Wiegands
view of the case Is not shared by the COM
mander of the kronprinZ Wilhelm. The
latter thinks the steamer can reach New
York by midday Feb. y.
Prince Henry spent the morning reading
President RoOsevelts american Ideals, "
and during the afternoon he cOasted on the
hill at the back of the castle over a slope
which has been the scene of a hundred
fierce fights Prince Henry, his adjutant
Commander Won Egidy. and two of the
little princes were on implanted sleighs.
the boys yelling Justify as they charged
down the approach Prince Henry, pink
checked. 1.-THE and athletic, appeared to be
in fit condition for the hard campaign Of
dinners and receptions that awaits him
on the other side of the Atlantic. The
crowded programme rather dismays some
of the members of the princes suite, but
Prince Henry looks forward 10 a genuine
holiday. during which he is going TO have
n good time, as well one which will
give him many valuable fresh impressions.
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a. T. PATRICK'S TRIAL.
Handwriting Expert Osborn Again on
the Witness stand.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The trial of A. T.
Patrick. accused of the murder of William
NJ. Rice, the millionaire, was continued
to-day before Recorder Golf. When court
was adjourned Tuesday evening Albert S.
Osborn, handwriting expert of Rochester,
was on the witness stand. He had finished
a technical explanation of style and type
in handwriting. and had given reasons for
his opinion that Rices name was forged
on various papers. Mr.. Osborn to-day be
gan illustrating on the blackboard the
characteristics he found in the genuine
signatures of Mr.. Rice and what he stated
to be discrepancies discovered by analysis
of the alleged forgeries Mr.. Osborn con-
tended that the signatures in disputed pa
pers were made by tracing, and said this
was made obvious because all of them were
exactly alike, while the genuine signatures
differed He made a series of demOnstra-
tions in support Of his testimony that
Rice's name was forged 10 the several
checks. the assignment TO Patrick and the
1900 will
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WITNESS DID NOT APPEAR.
Trial of DR.. Burnett for Murder of
Mrs. NfchOI Postponed.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13-The trial of DR.. Or
Vile S. Burnett. accused of the murder of
Mrs. Charlotte Nichol, wife of w l.
Nichol. commercial agent of the Nashville,
CHATTANOOGA & St. Louis Railroad, was
called in Judge Cavanaugh's court to-day
and then postponed owing TO the nonap-
pearance of Mr.. Nichol. Attorneys in the
case were at loss to account for his alb
sCnCe.
DIR. Burnett and Mrs. NichOl were in
fatuated with each other and on Oct. % last
agreed 10 die together rather than be sep
aTated Mrs Nichol committed suicide. bat
burnett did not follow. The charge of
murder against him is based on the fact
that ne allowed Mrs. Nichol TO take her own
Iife Burnett himself claims TO have taken
mo~phfne and TO have stabbed himself with
\ hat pin. but the police assert he was IN
a comparatively sound physical condition
when they found Mrs. Nlchols body.
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drawn. The students live there as they
couldn't possibly live at home. I think
there is a species Of insanity about IL ali:
IL is certainly more than mere eccentricity.
For instance. knew a fellow who lived in
the same house with me. He had two
flannel shirts which he wore on alternate
days. For over year, with the exception
of one night when he went TO the opera,
ne wore these two shirts without once hav-
ing them washed This I know 10 be a fact.
II wasn't that he was hard up, either for
his people are well-to-do and he always
him through He came back 10 America
before L did, and now you his pictures
in the best magazines. I saw him IN New
York one day last week and ne was dressed
like a fashion plate"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
TO C0LONIZE MINDANAO.
Object Of a Newly Incorporated Phil
ippine Exploration COMPANY.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 13.-Articles OF
Incorporation of the Philippine Exploration
Company were filed to-day with a capital
stock OF $4,000, of which $4,000 has been
subscribed. 1t is stated the Incorporation
is merely preliminary TO the formation of
a company Of millionaires with a capital
of $2J0.Ooo,0o0. The principal objects of the
concern will be to colonize tire island of
Mindanao, the largest Of the Philippine
group. build trading posts acquire lands
for agricultural and mining purposes build
railways. erect sugar and other manufac-
tories. construct water works and inaugu-
rate a steamship line between San Fran
cisco and the islands. It's board OF direc-
tors consists OF George w. McNair grain
merchant; William II. Croker. millionaire
banker; w III. Talbot, lumber merchant;
William G. Henshaw. an Oakland banker.
T. j. CluEie. ex-congressman; F. NJ. Smith
principal owner OF the street-railway sys-
TEN OF Oakland. and c. II King a lawyer
Among the shareholders are said to be
Stuyvesant Fish Of New York. F. F. Wat
son OF Chicago and former Mayor T. ID.
Phelan OF this city.
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II not called for ia two weeks these letters VII
be sent 70 the dead letter oflce. Persons calling
for letters In the following list viii please say
they are advertised. give date q list and pay u
cent Tor those obtained. Free delivery az letters
BY carrier % the aodressees rez-dence can be
secured hy observing the following rules.
Der.
second-Request your correspondents TO DO
likewise.
Third-Have written or printed request for re-
turn on your envelope, giving street and number.
Fourth-Dse ink when addressing letters when
possible, and leave sufficient space az TOP OF en-
vel0pe Tor stamp and postmark
Letters ad dressed 20 persons known % be tran
silent should be marked --rransiert'' tn lower
left-hand corner OF envelope a. b G.. General
Delivery" or similarly addressed letters are
fictitious and not deliverable.
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Van SAINT VIII Talk to the Prince.

CHICAGO. Feb. Ex-Governor Van SAINT.
of Minnesota, will have an opportunity ac-
corded him during the visit of Prince
Henry to Chicago 10 present an address
10 the royal visitor on behalf of the Ger
man societies of Minneapolis and st. Paul.
This was determined to-day AT a meeting
of the executive committee for the enter
tainr1ent Of the prince This viii be rather
an unusual proceeding. inasmuch as Il
will be the only one of the kind which will
be allowed Hundreds Of requests have
been received by the committee asking for
permission to deliver written addresses 10
the prince but IL has been found necessary
TO refuse them. Governor Van SAINT will
come IN person to deliver the address.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
rurderous Burglar to Hang.

MOUNT HOLLY. y. J.. Feb. 1S.-John
vcrne one OF the four burglars who muir
6ered Washington Hunter. wealthy farm
OF Of Riverside. Jan. :. 1901. was to-day
sentenced to be hanged March Is. He viii
be the second 10 pay the penalty Tor the
eIsr of Mr. Hunter. Charles Brown,
one 81 his companions. was executed Dec.
0fto keller who turned States evil
dence, is now aWalung sentence anu
Ghnrlec Miller is still at liberty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
The Olympia on TOmpkinsviIIe.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The United States
protected cruiser Olympia, Capt. Henry
w. Lyon commanding, came into the har-
Dor to-day from Boston and dropped an
Choir off Tompkinsville, S. l., about l
o'clock. The Olympia comes here to par
ticipate in the naval reception of Prince
Henry of Prussia, after which she will
proceed south TO become the flagship of
Rear Admiral +. J. Higginson commanding
the North Atlantic squadron, now in West
Indian waters.
The Olympia, the famous flagship Of Ad-
miral Dewey in the Manila bay fight, has
been at the CharlestOwn navy yard at Bos-
ton for two years, in which time she has
been completely reftted, overhauled and
modCrnized at a total cost of 100000. The
vessel was placed in commission on Jan
%, and left Boston for this port Feb. IL.
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To Serve Sentence at Leavenworth.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. - Information
has reached the War Department from
Manila that the place for the execution OF
the unexpired portion of 50 much of the
sentence as relates to confinement at hard
labor of James c. Read, late captain and
conmissary officer of subsistence, has been
changed from the Preside de Manila to the
United States Penitentiary at Fort IeaVen-
worth KAN to which latter point the prls-
oner has been sent under proper guard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
sawmiiI Boiler Injuries Five Men.

LONDON Ky. Feb ia boiler eX-
plosiOn in which five men were injured
two of whom will probably die, occurred
at a sawmill six miles from this place to-
6av Those injured are Henry Barnett.
TSrnes Baker. Green Pope and Henry and
Robert Baker Barnett was blown two
hundred feet and is so badly hurt the physi-
Clans have little hope of his recovery.
lanes Baker is thought 10 be internally
Injured He was struck by the smokestack.
There is small hope of his recovery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14

Wayne. and ]. II. Bruning, Of Evansville.
A large building will be erected by the
Winona Mineral Water Company. which
was organized last summer. Newell II.
Stewart, OF the Indianapolis Drug Com
pany. has accepted the presidency OF this
company and will devote his entire time
TO the business Harry s. Dickey Of Dan
vile. brother OF DIT. Sol G. Dickey. is Sec
rotary of the company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
Suit Involving Taxation.

CLEVELAND. o.. Feb. 1S.-The first OF
n series of mandamus suits To compel
County Auditor Craig to again place on
the tax duplicate S20000.000 over the
snoounts returned by five big Cleveland
cornorations was commenced in the Com
NON Pleas Court to-day. The suit Is
brought by the State OF Ohio ex rel. New
ton ID. Baker against w + craig county
e,,5itor Mr.. Baker IS the assistant cor
,,or.tion counsel of Mayor JohnsOn's cabi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
GEN. LUKBAN ESCAPES.
Captain Swaine, However, Captures
Thirty-Four Other FiIipinos.

MANILA, Feb. 13.-Captain William NJ.
Swaine, of the First Infantry, In an en-
gagement with insurgents at Paranas.
Island of Samar, recently captured thirty
bolomen and four rifemen. There were
no American casualties. The enemy's loss
is not known. Ii has been learned that two
hours before the fight Lukban. the insur-
gent leader, was with the natives engaged
10y Captain SWaine'S command.
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Marine Killed in Action.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Navy De-
partment has received a cablegram from
Rear Admiral Rogers at Cavite. announc-
ing that Sergeant B. McSwiney, of the
marine CORPS was killed in action at Ba-
Iangiga Samar, on the Sd inst.
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Hooker #. washington Honored.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 13.-The selection
o. Booker T. Washington as commence
nent day orator for the University or Ne
ofeska next June was announced TINS
evening By Chancellor Andrews. The invi-
1uon was sent 10 Mr. Washington by the
'@culty. and his acceptance was received
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x.m.n Frozen to Death.

HoPKINsvILLE, Ky. Feb. iS.-While
~od from illness Mrs. Cornelia Cluck,
s-.o-sher of a prominent family at North
christian. wandered IN her night clothes
Sa,ro home Her body was found by neigh
is,-s several hours later in the cliffs nVe
titles distant. She had been frozen TO
death
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the se eays ago. number of members OF
cbotee eiiior class, which has voice in The
sitSp on an orator. announced their orn ny
naJn 70 the selection of a negro and NAV
caIia5 protest at a meeting of the class
III lO-morrow TO discuss the matter-
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MEXICO CITY. Feb. 13.-Unknown per-
sons. supposed 10 be members of the
Clerical party, have thrown down the mon
ument to the Liberal party martyrs at
Tacubjya, suburb OF this city. The mon
ument commentaries the execution by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14

imperialfst General Marquee. of a number
OF medical students and others who had
shown their sympathy for the Liberal
cause during the war OF the French inter-
vention- There will be public meeting at
Tacubiya in protest against this outrage.
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Fool Students I'm Paris,
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Student life i'm Paris" said a young
Philadelphia artist who recently returned
from there. has been made the subject 81
several books, some OF which impress the
uninitiated as being grossly exaggerated
As matter of fact. they are not a bit over