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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ADVERTISEMENTS. e A A A Beware of Little Expenses A smali leak wili sink a large ship. 10,000,000 Weisbach Lights, in nightly use yield 600,000,000 candle power light. THE SAME LIGHT COSTS | Ll I I from this / $129,000 per hour from this $35,000 per hour from this $259,000 per hour \ Werlel Produces light at Y the expense of the tip burner and 3% the cost of the incandescent electric light Sold Everywhere Price 50 cents AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA SECO!SI)} y\"EEK! TS GREAT- e % LEADIN THEATES | | of Paul | ach was given to th Because She > Littie Minister . of OVEd nim With J. E. DODSON and Origina! N. Y. Cast in his own WILLIE CO! MF /’2 W ™ POPULAF HOUSE Edwin cluding the A R McINTCSH. TURDAY MATINEE. F. MR. BUR AR day THEATER. i by maifl CALIFORNIA 3 54 "RSDAY or tele- banjo- ted by er's Mandolin t Sher- & s ¢ evening, Tick- Stewart Banjos and Bauer Guitars FPHONE SOUTH 770. WEEK, MAT. SAT. WITHOUT A RIVAL — MmR. H And His Excellent ( Pro THREE MUSKETEERS. DIRFCT FROM NEW YORK CITY. SEATS NOW READY Last Performance Eaturday PRICES—Evening, e, 25c, 3c, Matinee, 15c, c a ARRY GLAZIER 1y in a Beautiful tion, ght. S0c and TSe. 0c. AN ABSOLUTELY NEW BILL. Walter Jones and Norma Whalley a Comedy Scream. and SAM MARION: W. WESTON and YOST; NIELSEN IMPERIAL MOORISH ACRO: c & HOWARD THURSTON; FLA' 4 DU r. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Hearts Are Won." , Soc. Matinees W aturday and Sunday. WESTERN TURF ASSOCIATION. TANFORAN PARK. FIFTH MEETING, Mch. 12 to 24, inclusive. £ix high-class running races every week day, rain or shine, beginning at 1:30 p. m. The jdeal winter racetrack of America. Ps- rons step directly from the railroad cars into & supert grand stand, glass-inclosed, where, Comfortably housed in bad weather, they can enjoy an unobstructed view of the races. rains leave Thimd and Townsend streets at £:00, 10:40 and 11:30 a. w. and 12:15. 12:35, 12:50 and 125 p. ., returning immediately after jast race at 4:45 p. m. te in rear cars re- served for women and their escorts. No smok- Valencia street, 10 minutes later. d Way Stations—Arrive at San 4:45 p. m TEe san Francisco to Tanforan 204 re- cluding admission to track, $1.25. ot W. J. MARTIN. President. Secretary and Manager. Leave San DBruno at 4:0 | Drink Killed King. Morgue Surgeon Thomas B. W. Leland made an autopsy yesterday upon the body King, the smallpox nurse, who jed suddenly last Sunday. Cirrhosis of the liver, caused by excessive drinking of alcoholic’ stimulants, together with acuta congestion of the lungs, were found to have been the causes of feath. The stom- city chemist tor analysis. 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MATINEE SATURDAY POPULAR PRICES—25c and 50c. TELEPHONE—BUSH 9, Next Week ANILA BOUND.” ALCAZAR THEATER. A BIG SUCCESS. CURTAIN CALLS GALORE. Elaborate Modern Production. DIPLOMACY 15¢, 25¢ REERSeEP 35¢, 50c. SEATS. Next Week - - - “AUNT JACK” Now in Preparation, QUO VADIS MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ISCHER" = s NEW CONCERT - HOUSE, 122-124 O'FARRELL STREET. ;2 Proprietor Manager merica. ND OPENING TO-NIGHT. A Quartet of Celébrities in the Fourth Act from *11 Trovatore”: Hinrichs' challenge or- chestra. ADMISSION 16c. From § to 10:45 Weekly Call,$1.00 per Year p.taus Gl wowrame. " o e o S SRS S e SRR SR S = | Sugar Fleet Quarantined—The Bark Grand | | ing the equator on this side the Susque- 0’ ! : ! 1 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900. L B R R e 2 SUSTUEHANNA 1S h CRACKERJACK UNDER ALL SHIL Fast Voyage of the Ameri- can Ship From New York | to This Port. so Alaska to Take Passengers to | Nome—Brig W. G. Irwin Sold. —_—— | Five vessels came in from the southern | seas, one ship from Central America and | another from New York vesterday. Of the sland fleet four were sent into quarantine | and will be kept there until fumigated. The only one that escaped was the schooner Eliza Miller from Apia, Samoa, | with a cargo of copra. She made the run | up in the good time of forty-eight days. The vessels put in quarantiné were the | German s! H. F. Glade, twelve and a half days; bark R. P. Rithet, eighteen | days, and a schooner, twenty-seven days. | all from Honolulu, and the bark C. D. Bryant, fifteen days from Labaina, H. L All the vessels had fine weather through- | out, but the Glade got a fine slant of | wind, which she carried with her nearly | all the way to San Francisco. The British ship Jessomene made the run from Acapulco in thirty-three days. She came here in b wheat for Europe. : other arrival was the American ship Susquehanna. This fine | I made the run from New York here in the fast time of 114 days. The run to | the equator in the Atlantic was made in 30 days. When 56 days out she was off Cape St. John and the next day passed t and will load | P the British ship Sierra Podrosa, now out 128 days from Antwerp. in the The run from 5 | Atlantic to 50 in the Paclific was 16 days and when 97 days out the | hanna crossed the equator in the . From the equator to San Fran- 0 the run was made in s, & | ndid performance. Soon a hanna ran into a number of severe squalls, accompanied by very heavy rain. A nunfber of sails were blown away and some other damage done, but nothing se- rious. Captain M. T. Bailey, who commands the Susquehanna this trip, is well known San Francisco. He was here last year | mate of the Erskine M. Phelps, with | ptain Graham, and made a host of | friends. As master of the Susquehanna | he has made a record for that vessel and | shows that the confidence of the owners | in him was well placed. | The steamer Coquille River reports | speaking the sealing schooner Allle I. Al- ger on March 15 off Cape Blanco. The master of the schooner reported pieking up a white skylight and a spring mattress | and also having passed a quantity of lum- | ber. The Coaullle River —subsequently | passed the lumber between Cape Blanco and Umpqua. This is probably the deck- load and wreckage washed overboard | from the steamer Tillamook. The latter | sel is now at Hay & Wright's ship- yard undergoing repairs and her captain reports losing just such stuff as was seen by the Allie I._Alger. The rush to Nome has begun. The bark Alaska will be the first of the regular line to get away—on April 10. Gold-hunt- ers are fighting to get sleeping room on | The remains of the | taken off the Duke of Fife | both dock at Folsom street. | will sail for Manila on May 1. | schooners. | American ports yesterday | large cargo and quite a number of pas- her, but Captain Cogan will not take an- other passenger for love or money. Those going north on the Alaska are D. R. Ewyer and aémrty of eight from Seattle; A a Herman, Marsen, C. Ross and arty of eight from Oakland; J. Y. hompson, Tom Marsden, M. Cham- pion, R. Champion; 8. H. Johnson and wife, J. W. Poston and wife, H. Fielder, M. Mulane, C. A. Anderson, H. Asmus, D. W. Bass, J. N. Thompson, J. P. S. Johnson, Gustafe Anderson, A. Sogren, Doud, J. Dahl and two others, and C. E. Westlake. A man named John Schuyler, of the Schuyler Hardware Company at Ocean- side, wrote asking for a berth, but Cap- tain’ Cogan sent him_back word there was no berth left. Yesterday Captain Cogan received a letter saying Schuyler was coming anyhow, and would take his chances of getting away on the ves- sel. On the whole bark there is only room left for fifty tons of freight, and that will fill up in a day or two. There will therefore be no trouble in getting the vessel away on time. If the Alaska does not make a quick run to Nome it will not be for lack of experfenced Arctic navigators. Along | with Captain Cogan goes Captaln Lew Williams and Captain Green. These men have spent nearly all their lives in the frozen north and know every turn like a book. The transport Columbia will move from | Folsom to Harrison street, and the War- ren will go alongside the Missouri to-day. dead soldlers were vesterday and that vessel will dock at Unlon street to- day, while the Hancock and Grant will The Grant The barkentine Catherine Sudden, now fitting out for the Nome trade, is goin to take north thirty surf boats, each o one ton capacity. A company formed here is going into the lighterage busi- ness and is sending the surf boats north for that purpose. Another of the Spreckels fleet of sugar boats has been sold. Yesterday the brig William G. Irwin was purchased by Scammell & King for the Nome trade. The Irwin is now on her way here and on her arrival will be turned over to her new owners. The Spreckels Bros. Co. is | selling all its small vessels, and will re- them with large four-masted One of these, the Helene, now on her maiden trip in command of Captain Christensen, late of the brig J. D. Spreckels The new schooner Churchill, built at Coos Bay for A. M. Simpson. s expected here in a few days. Some years ago Mr. place | Stmpson announced that with the com- of a barkentine then on the pletion building vessels. stocks he would sto] Following out this plan, the barkentine was named Omega. Some years later Mr. Simpson built another vessel, thus break- ing his resolution. This schooner he christened Addenda, and now comes still another fine big vessel which he will call Churchill. The steamer Newport salled for Central with a very sengers in the cabin. —— The Original Little Guatema'a Lottery < ompany . The following are the principal prizes drawn on the 18th day of March, 1900, of the Original Little Guatemala Lottery Company of San isco. follows: No. 94.355. $4000: No. e Peter Lang Disappears. John Sullivan, who lives in the Union Hotel at 515 Howard street, called at the Coroner's office yesterday and reported that his friend, Peter Lang, a helper in the Risdon Iron Works, had heen miss- ing since March 4. On that date, which fell on a Sunday, Lang lost several dol- lars betting on the races at the Ingleside | Coursing Park and got drunk over his disappointment. Sullivan is fearful that Lang has committed suicide. ———————————— Jack Tyrrell’s New Job. John G. 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World B'ld'g, Cincinnatl, 0. is | DESPONDENTMND BENT WITH PAIN HE CHOSE DEATH Milkman Ruhland Blew Out His Brains With a Shotgun. —_— Had Been Sick for a Year With an Incurable Disease and Finally Lost Bot.hiope and Courage. e Christian Ruhland, a milkman, residing at 4306 Point Lobos avenue, blew out his brains with a shotgun yesterday after- noon. He had been sick for a long time, and Dr. Lorina had been attending him for enlargement of the heart for the past year, during the greater part, of which g:iud Ruhland had been confined to his A few moments before the fatal shot was fired Mrs. Ruhland was in his room, and he said to her: “If a horse or a cow suffered as much as I do they would kill it to put it out of {ts misery.” This re- mark so affected Mrs. Ruhland that she burst into tears. A few minutes later Mrs. Ruhland went downstairs tc get some firewoeod, and while thus engaged she was startled by the report of a shotgun. Rosie Ruhland, who was in the kitchen preparing dinner, ran into her father's bedroom and saw his dead body on the floor in a great pool of blocd. At his feet lay the shotgun. head was blown away. Ruhland had got out of bed, sat on the window sill, placed the muzzle of shotgun in his mouth and pressed the trig- ger of the right-hand barrel with his toe. Deceased was a native of Germany, 6 years old. He leaves a widow, two daugh- ters and a son, the children all grown. He had been a partner in $he Richmond dairy with a man named Zimmerman. The remalns were taken to the Morgue, and an inquest will be held. CLUBMAN WHITTELL’S HOME IS IN DOUBT Judge Morrow to Decide Whether He Lives in New York or San Francisco. Nearly the whole time of the session of the United States Circuit Court was taken up yesterday with the hearing of the ar- | gument in the matter of the application of Mrs. Ellen A, Fife to return to the Superior Court the suit of herself against George Whittell for $790,000 damages for alleged mismanagement of her share of the Nicholas Luning estate, the re: alleged for the application being that in_this State. ‘William 8. Wood of Lioyd & Wood made the principal argument for Mr. Whittell's contention that the Federal Court had jurisdiction and sought’'to show that Mr. ‘Whittell had changed his residence to New York City and because that metropolis offered more opportunities than did San Francisco for the investment of capital u;xd";he enjoyment of the social amenities of life. Ex-Superior Judge Slack, for Mrs. Fife, quoted numerous decisions of the courts to show that a man could be a citizen of one State and a resident of ‘another. He argued that Mr. Whittell's admission that he would continue to reside in San Fran- cisco until the case was disposed of was a virtual acknowledgment of his residence here within the meaning of the law, so far as it affected the jurisdiction of the courts. Judge Morrow took the matter under advisemment. NO MONEY REFUNDED ON TRUST DEED TAX Internal Revenue Commissioner Wil- son So Instructs Internal Rev- enue Collector Lynch. G. W. Wilson, National Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has notified Internal Revenue/Collector Lynch that war taxes heretofore paid on trust deeds will not be refunded. The Commissioner says: ““The previous ruling upon this question, ‘which is herebx reversed, was made under the advice of the honorable Attorney Gen- eral. I am in doubt concerning its cor- tness and have decided henceforth to glve the benefit of the doubt to the fax- payer. Inasmuch, however, as the former ruling may, nevertheless, be the correct one, taxes heretofore paid in compliance with it will not be refunded.” Several hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended in documentary stamps affixed to trust deeds before tha rec‘fm o%nlon declaring the tax ille{‘al. and the United States will save all that money if the non-refunding proposition shall be maintained. —_———————— Cape Nome Is All Right, And al! who can are golng there, but those who stay at home will bel found taking their meals at Zinkand’s, as usual. . ———————————— In the Divorce Court. . Decrees of divorce have been granted Nellie K. Paddock from Harry E. Pad- dock on the ground of willful neglect, Annie A. Byxbee from A. G. Byxbee on the ground of extreme cruelly and Cath- erine Conroy from Daniel Conroy on the fl'ound of willful desertion. osephine cCarty has sued John McCarty for a di- :‘orce, alleging crueity as a cause of ac- lon. —_——— Marsden Manson to Lecture. Marsden Manson will deliver a lecture ?n nnllil .M’:lbem ?1‘ L'l.‘r.n tan on, 246 sl on Thurs- day evel t 8 o' k. lecture will B SR 5 a free to The whole of the upper portion of his the | that | Whittell_has not abandoned his residence | Note.—These lessons have been prepared for The Call's Home Study Circle by Professor Benno Kirsehbaum of Philadelphia. They are intended primarily for Americans who pur- pose attending the Paris Exposition. The les- sons will include (1) common French words and phrases, (2) easy conversation and (3) simple reading lessons. LESSON NO. 5. Something About Pronunciation. 1. There are certain vowels which, though double, as ai, eu, ou, etc., have the sound of only one vowel. These vowels, when double, are called “compound veo els.” The most important of these are al, ae, are pronounced like ai in hair, as clair (ight), clare; boutellle (bottle), boo- ay. au, eau, are pronounced like o in note, as aurore (morning glow), oh-rore. eu, oeu, are pronounced like u in but, as pe\):ple (people), pup-le; soeur (sister), suhr. ou is pronounced like oo in wood, as route (road), root. A Few Practical Hints. 2. As there are but two genders in French, masculine and feminine, hi which are neuter in English are eith masculine or feminine in French. Tt is hard to give a positive rule as to which nouns are masculine and which feminine, ‘We will try to give as far as possivie a sulde to gender in each lesson. In case of oubt, however, consult your dictlopary and memorize the noun with its prcper article. 3. The following few useful notes will materially ald the student in confronting some difficulties he will meet. Therefore remember that— (a) the name of God and all supernat- ural beings are masculine. God; u; dee-yeu. Angel; I'ange; ang-zj. Demon; le démon; day-mong. (b) nouns which designate man :n his different canditions are also masculine, Brother; le frére; frare. Soldier; le soldat; sol-dah. (e) furthermore, nouns designating the males of animals, as Horse; le cheval; chev-val. Lion; le lion; lee-ong. (d) the seasons and cardinal points are masculine. The spring; le printemps; luh pran- tong. summer; 1'été; lay-tay. fall; "automne; lo-tonne. winter; I'hiver; lee-vair. north; le nord; luh nor. south; le sud; luh suud. east; T'est; lest. The west; I'ouest; 'west. In the next lesson we shall give a few similar notes regarding feminine nouns. Memory Exercises. 1. I am hungry. J'al faim; zjay fahng. 2. Are you thirsty? Avez-vous soif? ah-vay voo swaf. 3. We are sleepy. Nous_avons sommeil; noo-zavong sommay. 4. You are desirous. \ous—avez —envie; Vvoo-zav-ay zaun- vee. 6. You are wrong. Vous_avez tort; voo-zav-ay tor. 6. They are right. Iis—ont raison; eel-zong ray-zong. Note.—In French we say: I have hunger; have you thirst; we have sleep, etc. Ar this is the only way of expressing oneself, without ex- | ception, try to remember this pecullarity. 7. Some bread; du pain; doo pang. 8. Some butter; du beurre; doo buhrr. | 9. Some cream; de la créme; duh lah krehm. 10. Some sugar; du sucre; doo sukr. | Note.—You cannot say in French “Give me | bread, butter, cream, sugar,” but the word “'some’ must always be expressed, as du pain; | au beurre, ete. 11. Where are our seats? O sont nos si2ges? oo song ne see-ehje. | 12. Here, sir, plea 1ci, monsieur, s'il vous plaft; eecee— . Some porridge (oatmeal); | De la panade & I'américaine; duh lah pahn-ahd ah lahm-ay-ree- ken. | 14. Give me a beefsteak; Donnez-moi un bifteek; | —— ung bifteck. | 15. Some fried potatoes; Tes pommes de terre frites; day pum duh tairr free-t. Some sugar and cream; Du sucre et de la créme; doo sukh a duh lah krehm. 17. What fruit will the ladies have? | Quel fruit ces dames désirent-elles? Kell frwee say dahm dayzeer-tell. (or) Quel fruit les dames_auront-elles? lay dahm zor-ong-tell. 18. Give us oranges and bananas; ‘Donnez-nous des—oranges et des ban- anes; don-nay noo day zor-angzj a day ban- 1 16. an. 19. T prefer stale bread; Je préfére le pain rassis; | | 7 T$|TWENTY LESSONS IN FRENCH CONVERSATION. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. —— pray-fair luh pang rah-see. Some cold roast beef; Du rosbif froid: doo-ros-bif frwa. An egg; un oeuf; ung uff. A couple of eggs: Une couple a'ceufs; ubn coopl duff 1 wish some toast Je désire du toast; Zjuh day-zeer doo toste. What have you for breakfast? Qu'avez-vous pour déjeuner? kasvay voo poor day-juhn-nay. Soft boiled eggs. Des—oeufs a la coque; day zuh ah lah coke. Note—All words expressing quantity must be followed by “de,” as: une tasse de thé. 2. Does she wish a cup of coffee? Désire-t-—elle une tasse de café? day-zeer-tell uun tass duh ka-fay? 20. 2. 22. 3. 24, 5. 27. He prefers chocolate; 11 prétére le chocolat; eel pray-fair luh sho-ko-lah. 28. What vegetables do you like? Quels légumes préférez-vous? Kell lay-goom —. 29. 1 will take first some soup; Je prendrai d'abord un potage; zjuh pron-dray da-bor ung poh-tahzj. Note—'"Potag is the name given to soup generally, but certain disti such as: purée, a oth, _thick _sou somme, a clear soup; julienne, vegetablesSoup. 30. Pea soup; purée de pois; uh-ray duh pwa. 81. Potato soup; Purée de pommes de terre; ~—— pum duh tairr. Macaroni soup; Consommé au macaroni; kon-som-may —-. . Neodle soup; Consommé aux nouilles; — oh noo-eey. An oyster stew; Un potage aux.hultres; — zweetr. alf a dozen oysters (ra ne demi douzaine ~huftres (crues). Oon demee doo-zaine dweetr (cruw). . Dessert: le dessert; luh dessair. Baked apples; des pommes cuites; day pum queet. Ice cream; de la créme glacée; duh lah krehm glassay. . Rice pudding; pouding_au riz; pou-dang—oh ree. Cheese du fromage; —-fro-mazf. ‘hite; blane; blang. Black; noir; nwar. Green; vert: vair. Red; rouge; rouzj. Blue: bleu; bluh. Yellow; jaune; zjone. . Note—Adjectives of color invarfably follow their nouns, as: A white dress; une robe blanche; uhn robe blangsh. A white hat; un chapeau blanc; ung shappoh blang. Note—By the above examples the student will o that ‘‘white” is expressed by “blanche’ blane.” This change is due to the dif- ference in gender, “dress’’ being feminine and “hat” masculine. 42. A pair of black gloves: Une paire de gants noirs; Uhn pair duh gang nwar. 43. A brown felt hat: Un chapeau de feutre brun; Ung shappoh duh fuhtr brang. My green umbrella; Mon parapluie vert; Mong pahrah-plwee vair. Her dark-blue cloak: Son manteau bleu foncé. Song, mong-teh bluh-fon-say. Reading Lesson. The following is the proper transiation of ‘t‘he French exercise published last week: (1) Give me change for this $20 piece. (2) What is the price of that? (3) That i3 worth one franc thirty centimes. (4) Send that to my hotel. Te-morrow morning. (6) Cash on delivery. (7) A pair of rub- bers. (8) Are you going out? (9) Condue- tor, an exchange, please. (10) Where does your friend live? (11) In this square, I think. (12) Well, let us take the tramway. Vocabu y—Des_oeufs; some eggs. A la coque; soft boiled In the shell. Sautées; browned in butter. Une_autre; another. Saignant; rare. Brioches; coffee cakes. As- siette; plate. Regardez: look (at). Une paire de; a pair of. Un chapeau de feutre; 2. “. 4. ]l felt hat. Gants; gloves. Une chile; a shawl. Manteau; cloak. Foneé; dark (color). Read and translate into English: () Nous déjeunons & huit_heures et demie. @ Je n'al pas faim. (3 De la panade a Taméricaine. (4) Ce café n’est pas chaud. (5) Donnez-moi des_oeufs & la coque. (§) TUn bifteck saignant et du toast. (7) Des pommes de terre sautées. (5) Des brioches €t du café au lait. (3) Mon assiette n'est Donnez-moi une autre. pas propre. (10) | (1) Montrez-moi votre parapiuie. (12) | Avez-vous—acheté un chapeau brun? (14) Ou puis-je me procurer des fleurs? (14) Sont-ce des. gants francals ou es gants_allemands? (15) De quelle couleur est votre manteau? Note—The English translation of this ex- ercise will be given in the following lessonm, which will be published next Tuesday. apers on Practical Scienca have ¢ The Call's Home Study Crcle Hopkins of Drexel Note—These been prepared for by Professor William J. Institute. | II WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. (Continued.) The Work of Hertz. | The idea of the electro-magnetic char- acter of light was advanced by Clerk Maxwell about 1384, and the theory was fully developed in his book published in 1§73, The identity in character of all other waves was generally accepted as a fact before it was demonstrated experiment- | ally, and many investigators had worked | in this direction in vain before the solu- tion of the problem was hit upon by Hertz. It is easy to, start waves in the ether. In fact almost any natural phenomenon ing their presence when they lay outside the range of light and heat effects. | Rapid Discharges Oscillatory. When an electrically chdrged body is discharged the character of the discharge depends upen the properties of the dis- charging circuit. If that circuit has mag- netic properties in any marked degree it acts as a-damper and the charge runs off with comparative slowness as a current in one direction only. If, however, the magnetic properties are absent or of very small value the electric charge surges rapidly out, past the point of equilibrium. then back again and oscillates in this way until the energy has been dissipated as heat. A spark discharge, of which light- ning 1s an example on the greatest scale known to us, oscillates while it lasts at the rate of perhaps many million times a second and starts waves in ether of a cor- responding frequency and length. The rate of oscillation depends upon the prop- erties of the discharging circuit and by a proper adjustment of that circuit the length of the wave may be regulated. The oscillatory character of such a dis- charge was Known many years before Hertz, but as no method was known of detecting such ether waves in space the experimental investigation of their prop- erties was impossible. Hertz discovered & miethod of dezecllnfi these waves, and armed with this detection he pushed through a rapid and moroufh series of experiments which placed this science at once on a sound basis of fact. Spark-Gap Detector. It was while experimenting with a pair of similar colls of wire intended to show induction effects, that Hertz noticed that if a small Leyden Jar or small induction coil was discharged through one of the colls current could be induced in the other rovided the circuits were not complete. ‘here must be a short rk-gap. spark gap in the first coil furnished the means for exciting the very sudden dis- turbance of the ether, and th% second coll, similarly arranged, became a detector of other waves, responding most strongly to ether vibrations of its own natural period. In all his experiments Hertz made use of sympathetic or resonating action. The exciter was the spark passi between two polished balls on either side of the break in discharging the circuit, which was fed by the action of an ordinary Ruhmkorff coil. The detector, or “eiec~ trical eye,” as Lord Kelvin has called it, was usually a simple rectangle or circle f zinc- In this w&e there was a break, with a knob or ball on each side, and the distance between the knobs could be r ulated by a micrometer screw. Althoug! this detector would respond within a con- siderable range, the sparks reached a SEp o pNE oy which the na of “the er hcmrent pro ent - consists in starts them. The difficulty was In detect- | branch of | | | | | i | 1 Tade by later Tivestigators | fas g the spark terminals | stances; y light is refracted ‘ RECENT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. Copyright, 1900, by §eymour Eaton. immersed in oil. This prevents the rough- enlng of the surface and seems to make the discharge more regular, probably by the same action as that of the electrolytic interruption. ®roperties of Ether Waves. By means of these simple devices Hertz made a complete investigation of the g{r(\peflles of electric waves in the ether. e found that they were reflected by me- tallic surfaces, but passed through wood and stone and other insulnllnf sub- and he succeeded in refracting them by a great prism of pitch just as by a prism of glass.-. He measured the length of waves and their peed, which was the same as that of ight.” In the course of a lecture deliv- ered not long after this Lodge said, refer- ring to ether waves of this kind: “They can be reflected by plane sheets of metal, concentrated by parabollc reflectors, re- fracted by gr!sms, concentrated by lenses, I have at the college a large lens of pitch, Weighing over three hundredweight, for concentrating them to a focus. T ef can be made to show the phenomena of inter- | ference and thus have their wave lengths accurately measured. They are stopped by all conductors and transmitted by all insulators. Metals are opaque, but even imperfect insulators, such as wood or stone, are strikingly transparent, and waves may be received in one room from g source in another, the door between the two being shut.” Space Telegraphy. This was the germ of space telegraphy in its present form. The wave is started by suitable apparatus, travels through the ether with the speed of light and is re- ceived by other devices much more sensi- tive than that used by Hertz. These will be described later. As the ether waves are absorbed by con- ductors, the action in the usual method of signaling with wires is evidently only a special case, in which the ether waves started at the transmitting end are re- ceived by the wire of the circuit, the dis« turbance penetrating the wire from the outside, and In this way a much larger roportion of the energy is used where |t wanted than in any system in which wire circuits are dispensed with. The two actions may be roughly compared to the transmission of sound waves from one point to another by shouting in the D?en air and by talking through a speaking tube. A method of signaling thrcugh space which may be considert to lie between the ordinary system with a wire eircuit and the modern wireless telegraphy is that whi¢h has been used to signal moving trains. The car containing the receiving apparatus was fitted with a wire running the length of the roof or the side. and the message was transmitted from the pole line running alongside the track to the wire on the car by Induction through the space separating the two. K This was the Frn;mgntlon of a true ether wave, differ- ng from the latest methods chiefly in the period and wave length of the disturb- ance and In the sensitiveness and ar- {m‘{ement of the apparatus responding o it The development of the method now feflerally designated by the name “wire- less telegraphy” will be described In the next pape: e S SR Threatened His Wife. John McLeod. 310 Gough street, was ar- rested yesterday on a warrant charging him with threatening to kill his wife, Julia. Sunday night he chased her out of the house with a hatchet and threat- ened to kill her if she returned. He had previously made similar threats. B — Country Postoffice Burglarized. Chief Munro of the pestoffice inspection system received information yesterday by telephone that the postoffice in the town of Colusa had been entered by burglars t Sunday night and $1%4 in cash and stamps taken.