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Wo will hav* at oop (Hapoaa! during
November 175,000 to loan 6n Gcorftl fArflM |
or city property. We are offering money at 1
low rates.
THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST 00..
O. A. Coleman, General Manager,
, 356 Second Street.
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ESTABLISHED 1884
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
/ IS WAMN£ FIEHCELY
Indications Point to Democratic Gains in New York, but the
Strongest Claims Are Made by Both Sides,
CAROLINA QUIET,
No Disturbances Are Report
ed So Far, but a Strong
Negro Vote Polled,
WEATHER IS FAVORABLE
For a Big Vote All Over the Country
Especially in New York State-
Brief Reports from Nearly
Every State in the
Union.
By Associated Press.
. New York, Nov. <B.--The weather condl
lions are all that can be desired. The at."
4 <l. r with a flash temperature of 45
degrees.
The polls were opened at about 6 o’clock.
M.iny citizens took an early walk, cast
their ballot;- and returned to breakfast.
No where was there trouble reported
•Taring the first, three hours of the ballot
ling Comparatively few votes were chal
lenged.
It cannot be said that, any particular
vote. Democrat or Republican, showed It
's. If distinctly in the early hours of the
daj. The merchants and mechanics, clerks
,ia.) day laborers were in evidence at the
(polls just about in the degree that they
■were out in th,- early hours of other recent
ebction days. Almost all the manufactur
ing concerns art stint for the day and the
Banks and brokers and insurance of three
are closed. .Many other large department
rd- i's. on the other hand, were open for
business the entire day, but even at those
V>mo :ns the employes who are voters are
given time enough to go to the polling
Y'lae, s. The polls close at 5 p. m.
During the afternoon there were a num
flier of arr, sts in the lower East Side dis
it ruts on t’he charge of illegal registration.
One place had yielded up three as early as
K o'clock. At 9 o’clock there had been
Irhirte, n arrests in this part, of the city.
A statement has been issued by the
Democratic leaders predicting the election
of the Democratic nominees for congress
all over New York country districts except
lli-e Fifteenth.
Tin ruling of Chief of Police Devery
that may affect the efficiency of the state
deputies was made during the forenoon. A
deputy called uikmi a policeman to arrest
a 'man accused of illegal registration. The
(policeman refused to make the arrest un
less th,' accusing deputy accompanied the
aroused to the station. The question was
Mnpt ahd to the chief of police, who sent
out the following order:
”ln all eases where there are charges of
the violation of the election law. the com
plainant must accompany the prisoner to
Ithe station house except where there is a
warrant in the case or a police officer is
the complainant.’"
At 10:90 over one-third of the vote was
cast in the city and it is stated at both
th>' Democratic and Republican headquar
ters that a full vote will be oast.
Noon dispatches from all parts of New
York, received by the \ssociated Press,
report that the election is proceeding un
der conditions favorable to a large vote.
in some of the manufacturing cities the
.» tvoftng was slow at the early hours, but
shat condition will be reversed this after
nc< n when all of the factories and work
whops will be dosed to give the employes
,n opportunity to vote.
The country roads are uniformly dry
and in good condition. No where was there
an indication of weather that would inter
,f,re with the getting out of the farmer
' Syracuse it is said that fully one-half
of the'total voters had east their ballot by
510:30 o’clock. Everywhere there is mani
fested a lively interest, but this did not in
the least disturb the general good feeling.
.It is safe to predict the vote outside of
New York city to be' as large as has been
east in any recent years.
At Ko,pester.
Rochester. Nov. S There is a full vote.
The voting machine was used for the first
time. Six votes cast in one minute and
.*jx seconds in one machine.
At Syracuse.
Syracuse. Nov. s The vote is heavy. No
excltem* nt.
\t Albany.
Indications are that the entire vote will
be east earlier than usual. The expendi
tion with which the voters prepared their
ballots indicated little cutting.
At Buffalo.
Buffalo. Nov. B—A heavy vote. ■Chair
man Kreinheider. of the Republican com
mittee predicts the reelection of Congress
man Alexander, of the Thirty-third dis
trict by 12.000 majority. He gives Roose
velt 4.000 in the county. IVemocratie tom
mitteeman Kennedy concedes the election
Ufsander but predicts a majority for
Van \\ yi k in the county of from 3.500 to
5,000.
Hartl to Tell.
New York. Nov. B—At 2:40 p. m. every
county and state has been represented in
dispatches to the’ Associated Press. All
indicating an unusually full vote. I ntil
the ballots are counted it will be impos
sible to sav with accuracy which party if
.•her will’ be benefitted by the large.polL
Th* re’has. according to all acounts, been
verv little scratching of the candidates,
which fact is making the counting of the
Dallots a labor less arduous than usual.
Croker Confident.
New York. Nov. B—At 3p. m. Croker
gave out the following:
■Everything I have heard up to this
time makes Democratic victory appear cer
'•Ht is an excellent day for voting and
Tammany is getting out its full strength.
The reports show that two-thirds of the
vote was cast by noon. I have no reason
to change my figures of last night 50,000
plurality for Van WyCk.”
NORTH CAROLINA.
No Excitement at the Polls and a Big Negro 1
Vote.
By Associated Press.
Wilmington. N. C., Nov. S. —Thus far
there have been absolutely no exciting
features to the election.
The weather this morning is delightful.
All is quiet at the polls. The negroes are
polling a larger vote than was generally
expected.
I Governor Russell arrived e-arly and went
! to the precint to vote. The whites were in
soroe at each polling place, but there wai
no sign of intimidation and no arms were
disj/laye-l. Very few negroes are seen
standing about the corners, and the negro
rpiartrs are very quiet. The colored vote
is light, showing a marker falling off
from the previous elections, even this ear
ly in the day.
The citizens received Governor Russell
coldly, but no unpleasant remarks were
made to him when he went to the poßs to
yote, accompanied 'by a few newspaper
correei>otdlen ts.
In the Fifth ward, the negro stronghold,
the utmost quiet prevailed up to noon and
it is said that not more than 15 per cent
of the negroes will vote.
The negroes who came to the polls are
given free access to the ballot box and no
interference is attempted.
At Lauringburg, the negro stronghold
and the scene of the great red shirt dem
onstration last week, no trouble Is antici
pated. The negroes are not appearing at
the polls and few Republican votes are
cast. A dispatch from 'Newbern says the
negro vote is being polled full there.
At Raleigh.
Raleigh, N. C.. Nov. 8. —The election is
progressing quietly. The whites are vot
ing the Democratic ticket more solidly
than ever before. Many of the white Re
publicans are voting the Democratic tick
et. The outlook is good for a peaceful ter
mination of the day.
Chairman Simmons, of the state Dem
ocratic committee, gave out the following:
‘‘Telegrams from different parts of the
state show that the white people are vot
ing strong and stern. The negroes are not
voting full and some are voting the Demo
cratic ticket. I am confident that we will
elect the state ticket and -both branches of
the legislature.”
ALABAMA.
Birmingham. Nov. B—Cloudy.B—Cloudy. There is
little interest except in the 'Fourth and
Seventh districts. The Democrats have a
walkover in the other seven.
ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, Nov. B—Outside8 —Outside of the Fifth
district there is no interest in elections
and everything is Democratic.
The vote throughout the state is light.
The Democrats claim they will carry
eight congressional districts. The other
two are certainly Republican.
COLORADO.
Denver, Nov. B—lt is snowing. The vote
is late.
CONNECTICUT.
New Haven, Nov. B—The8 —The feature of the
election is free scratching. Indications are
for the election of the entire Republican
state ticket.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Nov. B—The result is very
close.
ILLINOIS.
Chicago, Nov. B—There8 —There is a heavy vote
with a great deal of scratching.
INDIANA.
Indianapolis, Nov. B—Both parties are
sanguine and betting favors the Repub
licans.
IOWA.
• Desmoines, 'Nov. B—lA8 —1A heavy vote.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Nov. B—'At noon a very
light vote was polled. The Democrats will
elect the entire ticket.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. B—There8 —There is little in
terest in the election. The returns of a
solid Democratic congressional delegation
is seemingly assured.
KANSAS.
Kansas’City. 'Nov. B—There will 'be a
full vote. Local campaign is filled with
mud slinging and trouble is expected, in
the down town wards.
Topeka. Nov. B—A8 —A large vote with con
test the close.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville, Nov. *S—There is a small
vote all over the state. Conservative esti
mates give the Republicans four out of
eleven congressmen and possibility of five
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans. Nov. B—lt8 —It is cloudy and
sultry with scarcely any interest- Six
Democratic congressmen will be elected.
MARYLAND.
'Baltimore. Nov. B—VotingB—Voting is progress
ing rapidly. There is a falling off of 10
per cent.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston. Nov. B—A "large vote will be
cast. The Republicans will probably carrj*
the state by 60,000.
MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Nov. B—The voting is progress
ing steadily with some cutting on the state
ticket.
The prominent Republicans in the cities
and larger towns in the state are cutting
Pingree, Republican, for governor.
MINNESOTA.
St. Paul. Nov. B—The cool weather will
not give an advantage to either party.
Both are confident.
MISSOURI.
St. Louis. Nov. B—The8 —The vote is slow. The
return of Cockrell to the senate is as
sured.
MISSISSIPI.
Jackson. Nov. B—There8 —There is a light vote.
The Democrats will elect the entire ticket.
MONTANA.
Helena. Nov. B—lt is enowing. The
Democrats make strong claims.
NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Nov. S—An off year. The vote
is slow.
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City. Nov. B—'VotingB—'Voting here and at
Newark was heavy in the morning hours.
Both parties claim an advantage from this.
That almost a full vote was being polled
and without any particular advantage to
either. As the heavy vote was equally
(Continued on fourth page.)
THE MACON NEWS.
3 io Xjsjcrt
SUSPENDED ALL
, CONFERENCES
Ominous Note Sent to the
French Minister of For
eign Affairs.
WAS ID ff HELD TOW.
3
f
1 Seems More Than Probable that
1
There is a Serious Hitch Some
where in Proceedings.
r
By Associated Press.
I Paris, Nov. B—The Spanish-American
, peace commissioners have notified Minister
> of Foreign Affairs Delcasse that the joint
r session which was to have taken place to-
tday will not be held and that they will
■ -notify the minister when they have de
termined upon the date of another meet
ing.
> A semi-official note has just been re
• ceived announcing that both the commis
sions have informed the French minister
1 bf foreign affairs that their conferences
lhave been suspended.
NOT IMPORTANT.
Officials at Washington Say that Suspension
is Not Serious.
1 ____
’ By Associated Press.
' Washington, Nov. B.—So far as the state
department knows there has -been no
break in the Paris negotiations, and. if
any difficulty has arisen the officials say it
certainly would have been reported very
promptly. It is assumed therefore that
there must be some purely internal reason
for the postponement, perhaps the conven
ience of the commissioners.
Advices that come to hand so far are
! said to be rather encouraging. There is a
, disposition to agree to the statement
-rather curiously made to the Spanish cab
inet yestertiay, that there will be three or
four more meetings of t.ie joint commis
sion. This is taken as an indication that
the Spaniards themselves are looking for
a break in the negotiations, but expect a
peaceful conclusion in a short time.
PRESIDENT VOTES.
Went to Canton for that Purpose and Re
turns Today.
By Associated Press.
Canton, Nov. B.—The president reached
Canton at 9:30, an hour ahead of time.
(He was greeted by many friends. After
/casting Ms ballot he went to the Barber
home where he took luncheon and started
fo>r Washington during the afternoon.
MARIA TERESA
Expedition Ordered to Go and
See if She is Really
Down.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. B.—The navy depart
ment is without -advices concerning the
Maria Teresa, but acting on newspaper
statements here of the reported stranding
on Cat Island, it has sent orders to the
Vulcan, Norfolk and Potomac at 'Santiago
Ito leave immediately -for Cat Island and if
the vessel is found to do everything to
Js'ave her. The expedition is under the
command of Captain 'McCalla.
TWO COLONELS.
Col. Willingham Zis Perhaps the Youngest
Colonel in State.
The friends of Messrs. Sam Altmayer
and A. R. Willingham—now Colonels Alt
mayer and Willingham, are congratula
ting them upon their appointment as lieu
tenant colonels on the staff of Governor
Candler.
Mr. Willingham is the son of Mr. C. B.
Willingham and is perhaps now the young
est colonel by right in the state. He is
captain of the Macon Hussars and a young
man of great promise.
Mr. Altmayer has until recently been a
member of the Democratic executive com
mittee and his appointment by the gov
ernor is a just recognition of his services.
WILL SAIL TODAY.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Nov. B.—The transport
Newport will sail today for the Philip
pines. General Miller and his staff will
go aboard the transport about two hours
before sailing. On this ship will be thir
teen ladies, wives of officers, who are
going and some of whom are at Manila.
The troops to go are the First Battalion,
Twentieth Kansas regiment, the Wyoming
light battery, Assistant Surgeoa Charles
S. Huffman and Acting Assistant Surgeon
Hanna, members of the hospital corps and
c'erk attached to division headquarters.
The war department has chartered the
steamer St. Paul from tbe Alaska Com
mercial Company to sail from this port
for Manila November 17th. carrying sup
plies for the army stationed in the Philip
pines.
INVADERS FAILED.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 8. —A dispatch to the
Times from London says:
Undiminished naval activity continues.
(Many naval officers have arrived at De
vonport and the superintendent of com
passes for the 'adrnirality has begun his
adjustments there, which Is always the
last thing undertaken before the ships sail.
The Curacoa. a training cruiser, was in
tercepted by rhe admiralty off the Spanish
coast and brought to Devon port.,
A sham attempt to force a passage in
the harbor against the fire of 'batteries
and newly mounted quick-firing guns took
plaace tonight. The Invaders failed.
SPICY FIRE.
By Associated Press.
New York. Nov. 8. —The wholesale spice
house of M. N. Packard & Co., occupying
the six story brick and stone building at
171 Duane streek. sustained 550,000 loss by
fire at 2 o’clock this morning.
NO CONFIRMATION
Os the Report that the Maria Teresa Has
Been Seen Aground.
By Associated Press.
Nassau. N. P., Nov. 8. —No information
is obtainable here which any way tends to
confirm the report that the Maria Teresa,
abandoned off Watling Island, hae been
sighted aground off Cat Island.
MACON NEWS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8 1898.
COMPLIMENT
TDJARTLETT
i He is Getting a Big Vote All
Through the County of
Bibb Todav.
QMUrLES STJTE DOTE
Nearly Eight Hundred Votes in the
City Precincts Alone Up to Two
O’clock Today.
The congressional election throughout
the Sixth district is passing off very quiet
ly, as might have been expected in view of
ithe fact that there is no opposition any
where to Congressman Bartlett for re
election.
Reports from the different districts are
'to -the effect that a fair vote is being
polled but some amount of apathy is evi
dent.
It is assured, however, that Congressman
Bartlett will receive a good complimentary
vote and that the general vote throughout
the county will be considerably above
what has been cast in the previous elec
tions wher there has been no opposition.
•In Bibb county the friends of the con
gressman are working hard to bring out
the vote and by the time for the closing of
polls it is more than probable that he
will have received from a thousand to fif
teen hundred votes in this county.
The voting is slow, however, as might
be expected, but as the afternoon wears on
it will be seen that more of the voters will
be out.
In East Macon Congressman Bartlett
will get a strong complimentary vote not
withstanding the fact that the leading la
bor employer there being Republican, is
naturally against the Democratic congress
man.
A vote of a thousand would be the high
est possible 'compliment to the congress
man and the indications now are that he
will get fully fifteen hundred votes.
This in view of the fact that there is
notMng else but the vote for one unoppos
ed candidate to bring out the voters, and
■when it is remembered that the state and
■county ticket only brought out .some 400
'tickets, is an indication of the popularity
•and strength of the congressman in this
county.
A't 2:30 o,clock the vote in the city was
as follows:
County cour house ..428
City Hall 120
Findlay’s Foundry 110
East Macon 100
South -Macon ; 45
Total 803
RICHARD DAVIS OUT.
Man Who is Charged With Moving Brandy
from a Still.
Richard Davis, the man who was bound
over on the charge of removing whisky
from a still and for making "mountain
dew” was released from jail this morning.
Several of his friends came over from
Putnam county and went on his bond and
Davis was released.
He says that he Is innocent of the
charges against him and will prove that
his assertions are true, when he is brought
u,p for trial.
BARAECUE AT M’ELROY .
Prohibitionists Are Entertaining Residents of
the Howard District Today.
The prohibitionists are entertaining the
residents of the Howard district with a
barbecue at McElroy today.
A large crowd of Maconites went up to
attend the mee-ting. 'Many people are
present. Dr. J. W. Lee, Hon. DuPont
Guerry and others made speeches.
The prohibitionists are canvassing the
rural districts and say that they are add
ing votes to their side every day.
PEST HOUSES REMOVED.
They Have Been Torn Down and Built Up
Again.
The county pest houses which were
erected during the smallpox epidemic
have been torn down and removed from
Bellevue and have been erected again at
the Ross Home.
The houses will be used again in ease
that they are needed.
Two of them will be used as kitchens
for the county chaingang. The residents
of Bellevue requested the removal of the
houses some time ago but the county com
missioners did not wish to have eh houses
torn down unless there was some good
reason and requested that they be allowed
to remain.
The people did not want them up, how
ever, and it was necessary to have them
removed.
WILL NOT GO YET.
Fifteente Infantry Will Not Leave for Sa
vannah.
By Associated Press.
Huntsville, Nov. 8. —The Fifteenth in
fantry, which was ordered to Savannar to
morrow and to embark for Cuba, has been
ordered to remain here. General Wheeler
goes to Nashville tomorrow to accept a
kword from the Daughters of the Revolu
tion.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Os the Chamber of Commerce Will Meet this
Afternoon.
Tbe board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce will hold its regular meeting
this afternoon in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms at 4 o’clock.
Several business men will be elected at
this meeting.
The membership to the board of trade ia
gradually increasing. The merchants of
the city are beginning to realize the ne
cessity of the board and are sending in
their names for election.
Millions Given Away
It is certainly gratifying to the public t
know of one concern in the land which
is not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. The proprietors of Dr.
King’s New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, have given away over
ten million bottle of this great medicine;
and have the satisfaction of knowing that
it has absolutely cured thousands of hope
less cases. Aethma, Bronchitis, Hoarse
ness and all diseases of the throat, chest
and lungs are surely cured by it. Call on
H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists, and get a
free trail battle. Regular size »0c and 51.
Every bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
GRAND JURY IS
NOWAT WORK
Went Into Session this Morn
ing and Received Charge
from the Judge.
rmmu (Hinns
Received Special Attention in the
Course of the Charge—Will
Revise Pension List.
The grand jury for this county went
into session this morning after receiving
the charge from Judge Felton.
In the course of his charge Judge Felton
made special reference to the existence of
professional gambling houses in the city
of Macon and urged the jury to look into
this matter and remove the evil from the
county. He laid special stress on this
duty of the jury and it Is probable that
they will make a very exhaustive invest!-
gation in this matter.
The court also reminded the Jury that
it would be their duty to revise the pen
sion lists during this session. He instruct
ed them as to their duty in this particular.
The rest of the Judge’s charge was of
the usual formal nature detailing the duty
of the jury as a whole and impressing
them with the importance of the respon-
Bibilities that attach .to them.
The charge was careful and explicit and
was made interesting by the systematic
and explicit nature of the instructions.
The jury at once retired and commenced
their work. The following members make
up the jury for this term:
T. U. Conner, foreman; E. W. Burke,
J. E. Bailey, C. T. King, J. L. Baker. W,
H. Smith, O. H. Crockett, O. P. Willing
ham, E. L. Martin, C. C. Wilder, A. W.
■Gibson, T. Skelton’jones, J. B. Turner, A.
H. Rice, C. IM. 'Newberry, C. W, Howard,
H. T. Powell, George F. Wing, W. G. Hall.
W. T. Shinholser, T. J. C. Parke, Ross
Sims, T. W. Loyless.
Deputy Sheriff Riley is the bailiff for
the grand jury.
TO SAMOA
The Cruiser Philadelphia Will Leave in a
Few Davs,
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. B.—The .cruiser
Philadelphia has been orderd to 'Samoa,
and will leave within a few days. The
Yorktown will probably follow her. It is
Ifeared that the forthcoming election of a
mew king may result in a revolution, and
it is desirable to have war vessels there
to protect American interests. The con
tract for the American coaling station at
Pago Pago has been let to a San Francisco
(firm, and the work will soon begin.
TRAINING SHIP
Adams Will Start on a Cruise by December
First.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Nov. B.—The United
States 'training ship Adams will on or be
fore December .1 start on a seven months’
cruise. By that date she will receive her
fcatteries at Mare Island. She will pro
ceed from here to Magdalenan bay, where
Ishe will spend a month or more, then go
to Honolulu and Oriental points.
COTTON CROP
Selling at the Lowest Prices
Known and Picking
Rapidlv.
Ths cotton crop Is fast diminishing.
/Only a few more weeks and all of the cot
ton will be picked and sold.
The farmers have been bringing in the
staple very fast for the past week, and
have been selling it as fast as they could
|get it in. The .price at present is very
low and there seems to be no probability
a rise.
Mr. Heard, of Heard & Moore, said this
morning that the quality of the cotton was
getting better and that might possibly
cause the price to go up. He says that the
farmers all are feeling very blue over the
prospects for next year.
Many of the farmers have failed to meet
.their obligations this fall, but the mer
chants have been very lenient with them.
The collections at the banks have beep
very good but the merchants have had
some difficulty in securing the payments
of notes.
The corn crop this year is exceedingly
)good and it will prove to be of great as
sistance to the country people.
It is thought that owing to the low price
iof cotton this year that the farmers will
cut down the acreage next year and that
Ith e crop will be several million bales
short. The farmers of Bibb county are in
(favor of doing this and a majority of them
will do so.
The crop this year has been as large as
heretofore, the Texas crop making up for
the shortage in Georgia and Alabama.
The opinion of the cotton merchants of
iMacon is that all of the cotton will be
gathered by the 15th of December and that
all of it will be sold by that tiipe.
WAITING ORDERS.
Troops Under Order at Camp p oland Com
ing South.
By Associated Press.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 8. —The troops at
Camp Poland are now awaiting marching
orders.
It fe thought that the Third North Car
olina a negro regiment will be the fleet to
Americus.
General McKee returned from Macon
yesterday and says that everything will be
in readiness there in a few days.
SWALLOWED POTASH.
Negro Swallowed a Strong Solution of Pot
ash and Died.
Buba Anderson, a small negro boy living
at 306 Ash street, swallowed a strong solu
tion of potash a few nights ago and died
from the effects of it last night.
It seems that the negro thought that the
solution was water and drank several
swallows. He began screaming in a few
minutes and a doctor was called in at
once.
He worked with the boy for several
hours but saw that his work would be
useless. The boy suffered agonies for
three days and last night he died.
WIZARD
NICOLA
Tells How Vessels or Balloons
Can Be Steered by Elec
tricity from a Distance.
MARVJLLDUS
Discoverv of the Great Elec
trician—He Tells How
it is Done.
HIMMSmiIIHT
In the Harbors on the Island of Cu
ba—Has Applied for a Patent
on Wonderful Discovery.
By Associated Press.
New Yorok. Nov. 8. —Nicola Tesla, :the
electrician in a newspaper interview de
scribes an application of electrictiy where
by without interposition of any artificial
medium of curumunica/tion, one man can
control and direct with absolute exactitude
the movements of any type of vessel, bal-
loon or land vehicle at any distance that
may be desired.
From a station on shore, or from the
deck of a vessel under way, a torpedo
boat, equipped wihit Mr. Tesla’s controll
ing device may be propel! either on or be
low the surface, manuevered at will in
any direction and finally Drought into con
tact and exploded against 'the side of a
hostile vessel at any point within . the
range of the vision of the operator.
More than (this, assuming that it were
I impossible to accurately locate the posi
tion of the vessel which it is desired to
destroy, the ‘torpedo boat could be directed
to it, even if this ship lay in the harbor
• of Southampton and the operator were
stationed at Sandiy Hook.
> Mr. Tesla said that some months had
. elapsed since he had fully developed his
i device fo>- which he has applied for -a pa-
I tent. When it was learned that Admiral
, Cervera wao bottled up at Santiago i‘t was
his 'intention to apply his mechanism to
; several launches and similar small craft
, loaded with high explosives and annihilate
the fleet at anchor.
Admiral Cervera, however, came ouit and
met ttis fate under the guns of the Amer
ican fleet before the necessary arrange
ment could be mhde. Then Mr. Tesla
planned a raid on the Spanish vessels in
the Havana harbor, only to be thwarted
by the proclamation of the suspension of
hostilities. Hitherto, said Mr. Tesla, 'the
j only means of controlling the movements
of a vessel from a distance have been sup
, plied through the medium of :a flexible
, conductor such as an electric cable, but
this system is subject to obvious limita
tions such as are imposed by the length,
weight and strength of the conductor,
which can be practically used; but the dif
ficulty of m'aintaing with safety the high
speed of the vessel, or changing the direc
tion of her movements with rapidity by
the necessity of effecting the control from
a point which is practically fixed and
from many other drawbacks which are in
separably connected with such a system.
“The plan which I have perfected in
volves none of the subjections for I am
enabled by the use of my invention to em
ploy any means of propulsion, to impart
to the moving body or vessel, the highest
possible speed, to control .the operation of
its machinery and to direct its move
ments from either a fixed point or from a
body moving and changing its direction,
nowever rapidly and to maintain this con
trol over great distances without any arti
ficial connections between the vessel and
the apparatus governing its movements
and without such restrictions as these
must necessarily impose.
-In a broad sense, then, my invention
differs from all of the systems which pro
vide for the control of the mechanism car
ried by a moving object and governing its
motion, in that I require no intermediate
•Wires, cables or other form of electrical
or mechanical connection with.'the object
same 'the natural media in space.
It is productive, nevertheless of simi
lar results and in a much more practical
manner by producing waves, impulses or
radiation which are received throught the
water or atmosphere by suitable apparatus
on the moving body and causes the de
sired actions so long as the body remains
within the active region or effective rang.
of such current’s wave, impulses or radia
tions.
Having explained to you some of the
possibilities of the device,” continued Mr.
Tcela, “I will now give you a practical ex
ample of the workings of the model, going
into a detailed description of how I am en-'
abled to produce thes results.**
Elevated on stocks on a table in the
center of the laboratory stood a model of
a swrew propelled craft about four feet
long and somewhat disproportionately
wide and deep. Mr. Tesla explained that
it was merely a working model which he '
had made In order Jo exhibit to President
McKinley and that no attempt had been
made at all to follow the sharp lines of a
torpedo boat The deck was slightly
arched and surmounted by three slender
standards, the center one being considera
bly higher than the other two which car
ried small incandescent bulbs, a third bulb
being fixed at the 'bow.
The keel consisted of a massive copper
plate, the propeller and rudder being in
the usual positions. Mr. Tesla explained
that the boat contained the propelling ma
chinery, consisting of an electric motor,
actuated by a storage battery in the hold;
another motor to actuate the rudder and
the delicate mechanism which performs
the functions of receiving through the
central standard the electric impulses sent
through the atmosphere from the distant
operating station, which set in motion the
propelling and steering motors and
through them light or extinguish the elec
tric bulbh and fire the exploding charge in
a chamber n the now in response to sig
nals sent by the operator.
“Now watch,” said the inventor, and
jgoing to a table on the other side of the
room on which lay a little switch board
febcut five inches square, he gave the lever
a sharp turn. Instantly the little bronze
propeller began to revolve at a furious
rate.
“Now I will sent the boat to star board,”
he eaid. and another quick movement of
the lever sent the helm sharp over an an
other movement turned it as rapidly back
(Continued on fourth page.)
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