Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-18

THE REMAINS OF TINE GREAT ELEPHANT COW.
ING TO TIE NATIONAL NUsEUN-A YEAR RE-
CURED TO PREPARE THE SKELETON.
Jumbo's skeleton. as has been stated IN THE
STAR, win pass into the possession OF the Ma
tionai Museum, and will soon be brought 10
this city. Prof. Ward, OF Rochester, arrived st
81 Thomas, Ontario, yesterday With several
assistants, and removed the skin frem Jumbo's
carcass and stripped the flesh from the bones.
bones to the National Museum. The skeleton
r NIL oe snipped 10 Washington. dispatches from
0nsaa.o say, by way OF Washington. liz is not
dap ., .nat The bones will arrive here for ten
Mr.. +. w. True the curator OF the section OF
reSsnr,ns AZ the National Museum. told STAR
to the Museum thraSb am srrs s,so
, nent made with Mr.. Barnum something over q
for him ihen Jumbo's will was made
o,,.a,h, snu his skin and bones were be-
I~ ss ss,s 70 different institutions Mr. True
and cnon 'ne choice of the skeleton or the skin,
early demise was not foreseen AZ thai aax
i snere was probability of his living one nun.
Youth heinz o more Jumbo was i'm the flush OF
car lhto tne possession of the london Zoolori-
the JIssG ~ Iseo They obtained him from
was then young and comparatively small lie
remained at the London Geological yarden nm
v VII ne WA was purchased by Mr., Barnum three
sears ago ~ IL had not been for tha
mortgage which the National Museum had
upon his bones, it is thought that thera
OF the skeleton, as the skeleton of n male f,s
can elephant OF such size is esteemed n great
prize, not only In popular sense but scientif.
caiiy III Is not known at the museum whether
the bones were injured any i'm the collision with
freight train or not Ii any OF the bones ara
fractured they can be repaired. Mr. Lucas. the
osteoiogist who will have charge OF the work of
mounting the skeleton, remarked to-day that
ne would much rather have 10 repair the frac-
smaller animal. Mr. Lucas said that IL viii
PROBABLY De year before Jumbo's skeleton
Mi take Its place i'm the museum.
be put TO soak, and IL will require several
months before the process OF maceratiou and
preaching are complete. Cold weather is not
favorable 10 these processes. Another huge
elephants skeleton Is now undergoing these
processes, This is the skeleton OF Rarnum's
killed I'm New Hampshire last July after A. had
Killed one OF its attendants. When IL was de-
ciaeo 10 Kill the elephant the officials Of the
museum were notified. They sent an eNpedi-
ton TO the spot and secured the bones AS these
bones have had the advantage OF soaking i'm
warm weather they will soon be ready for artic-
uiauon, and Will probably make their appear.
'snSe ia the museum this winter. Jumbo and
Albert, two males OF distinct Species will make
q very valuable pair.
The Bell Telephone Compauv su,s.L
In response TO an application from the Ma
tonal Improved Telephone company. the GOV.
eminent of the United States has entered su,t
Ia Ihe United states court for the western dis
.rict oi tennessee against the American Bell
Telephone company and Mr.. Alexander Ora
nam Bell, with the object OF having patent No.
l. a4,46o, which covers "the art OF transmittins
me sound OF the human voice over a wire by
means OF electricity" vacated and repealed IL
Is Claimed In the first place by the pantI m that
lne BELL patent Is void because 1.-The force and
operation OF current of electricity" which &c
assumes TO cover, is a force and operation OF
nature I, and IL is therefore not patentabIe. In
.ne next place, it commended that Philip Refs
was the original inventor OF the telepbone
having as long ago as 1862 exhibited IL Ia pub.
nc ana continued 10 perfect IL as a medium OF
speecn ooWh 70 the time of his death In 1874,
1876. u"'i
On september 18th Judge Bond I'm BaIti.
more, declined 10 grant an Injunction againss
me Washington Telephone company Operating
mere, which was asked for by the Bell Tele.