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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10

teau claim of $4,000 and the bill was
again passed without any amendment.
The reason assigned by Mr.. Harris
for this course was that the amendments
could not possibly be acted on in the
house, and that if this course were not
followed the bill would fail.
The consideration of the deficiency
bill was proceeded with. The two items
to pay to the widow of Chief Justice
Waite and Justice Miller one years sal
ary, Sic, 300 and $4,000 were debated at
some length.
All the committee amendments hav-
ing been disposed of, the bill was re-
ported to the senate, but the final ac-
ton was reserved on the bill and
amendments till tomorrow morning.
The conference report on the legisla-
tive appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. Further conference was
ordered.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation went over without
action until tomorrow.
The senate JOINT resolution providing
for the next meeting of the several cir
cult courts of the United States, under
the act of the present session on the
third Tuesday in June, 1891, was re-
ported and passed.
Finally the vote was taken, anu the
items were agreed to-yeas AZ, nays 10.
The negative votes were given by
Messrs. Bate, Berry, Carlisle, Cocker
ell, Coke, George. Jones OF Arkansas,
Plumb, Reagan, and Vest.
The next subject that provoked dis
cussion was the proposition of the house
to give months extra pay to the Off
GERS and employees of the house.
Mr.. Plumb spoke of the unreasona-
BILE extravaganza of the two houses,
and said that while the pay Of the sena-
tors amounted to 100000 year, the
pay of those who waited on them
amountedIto 100000. The house reso-
luton was then struck out of the bill
yeas 81, nays 81.
Adjourned.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10

ing the house resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole and after warm
debate reported favorably on the live
stock committee bill providing for an
inspector of cattle and hogs in the stock
yards in WyandOtte county The bill
provides that Immediately after it's pas
sage the governor shall aopoiut an in
spector and further, that be can be re-
moved on the petition of twenty-five of
the regular owners and shippers of
stock for sale in the Kanss:' City stock
yards. The inspectors saaory is fixed
at 81 200 year and he is rec Tired to be
in daily attendance at the took yards
to inspect by actual view all lump jawed
Or other diseased stock offered for
sale.
A new section has been added to the
bill creating an inspector at Wichita at
a salary of $500.
The house in committee Q. sha whole
reported favorably for passage the bill
appOrtioning the state into legislative
and senatorial districts. The hill makes
great changes in the formation Of both
branches of the legislature.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
On His Way to Rejoin His Wits.

Kansas City, March 2.--Hen-y M.
Stanley was at the Union derOt the
morning in his special car on his way
to the Pacific coast. The reno wred ex-
plOrer of darkest Africa was in a happy
frame of mind and talked glibly. He
felt good to think that he is TO rueet Mrs.
Stanley tomorrow, who, in company
with her mother is visiting friends in
Colorado Springs.
my steward says it is mighty lone
some to be travelling without uy wife,"
said Mr.. Stanley, land l quite agree
with him. She left me in Chicago three
weeks ago, aid since then she has been
enjoying herself immensely with her
friends in Colorado Springs"
when will you complete your tour in
the United States?"
II shall fill twenty-thrce engage
ments yet, and then 1 will be through.
l shall go direct to London, and in En-
gland and Scotland l will fill several
engagements. Beyond what I hive just
told you have no plans for the future.
| am not exercising my mind sbout the
future"
He was asked about any prospective
African trips that he might contem-
template, and he replied that he and
contemplated none whatever. If he
should ever attempt another tour of dis
covery the preparations, he said, would
be made as quietly as possible.
II have always made it a rule" said
he, ''to say as little as possible about
any of my expeditions before 1 make
them. And under no circumstances
will l ever attend a banquet just prior
to setting out on one of these expedi-
tiors, or allow one to be given in my
honor. Under he spell of the occasion
a man is liable to say some things
that will cause him no end
of embarrassment in after years,
and might end disastrously to him. 1
gained valuable lesson from Captain
Tuckey of the British army, and TWEEN
ty-four of his chosen companions, in
Guiding scientists of rare abilities, who
set out on a mission of discovery up the
Congo from the Atlantic. In three
months time twenty-One out of the
twenty-four had succumbed to the fever
and all their plans resulted disastrously
to the survivors. Just before leaving
England they were given banquet and
there was much speech making on the
occasion. Enthusiasm ran high and
everybody was carried away with the
spirit of the OCCASION"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
Price of Cattle to Advance.

A prominent Texas cattle man says
that the next two years will show a
wonderful improvement in the cattle
business. HIS reasons are that the
shipments and decrease in the herds
for the past two years has create a
stringency in the supply, while the
demand for cattle is greater than it has
ever been. This will naturally cause
prices to advance, and cattle will be
cattle before we elect our next presi-
dent. The change is at hand, and
facts and figures can be produced to
show the wide difference in the supply
and demand OF range cattle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
House,.

Washington, March 2.-On motion of
Mr.. Perkins of Kansas, senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill
were nOn-concurred in and the bill was
sent to conference.
On motion of Mr.. Payson of Illinois,
the conference report on the bill to re-
peal the timber culture law was agreed
| to.
Mr.. Cutcheon moved that the house
non-concur in the senate amendments to
the army reorganization bill; but on a
point of order raised by Mr.. Holman
the bill was sent to the committee OF
the whole. A motion to go into COM
mittee of the whole for consideration
was defeated.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania moved
to suspend the rules and pass the senate
bill for the erection of new mint build
ing in Philadelphia at cost not to ex-
coed 81, 1000, 900. The motion was agreed
to.
Mr. Boutelle of Maine, said that he
was sure the house would agree with
him that this was a fitting time to pause
a moment to do an act of justice to
venerable woman, who was mourning
the loss of husband who had rendered
illustrious service to his country He
asked unanimous consent for the imme-
diate passage of the senate bill granting
a pension of $1,000 year to the widow
of Admiral Porter.
Mr.. Bum of North Carolina, OBJ
jected.
Subsequently Mr.. Bum withdrew his
objection and the bill was pasSed-yeas,
ISL; nays, SO.
Mr.. Perkins moved to suspend the
rules and pass the senate bill for the re-
lief of certain officers and enlisted men
of the First Kansas colored volunteers.
Agreed to.
The senate bill was passed granting
pension of 800 month to the widow of
Major General Judson Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. Simonds of Connecticut, submit
ted the conference report on the copy
right bill. He explained that the con-
ference had agreed on all points except
the Sherman amendment. The report
was adopted and a further conference
agreed to.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
sent to conference. The house then
took recess until $50.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
Legislative News.

Kansas City, March "A special to
the Star from Topeka, says:
A petition has been signed by thirty
senator's endorsing Senator F. E. Gil
lette of Kingman county, for judge of
the new federal court which it is pro-
posed to create for the western part of
Kansas. The bill creating this new
district has not yet passed congress but
the Kansas delegation declare tn there
Is no doubt of its passage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
ALady Candidate.
Mo-, March g.

Nevada, Mo-, March 2.-Vernon
county is now in line with half dozen
or more Missouri counties in the matter
of having lady candidate for public
school commissioner. MISS Adra Davis
announced herself to-day as candidate
for that office. Miss Davis has been a
teacher in the Nevada public schools
since 1880, and for the past four years
has held the position Of principal of
Franklin school of this city, which
place she is very ably filling at this
time. She is handsome lady, about
Is years Of age, . superior educator and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
KANSAS NOTES.
Wheat dull and lower.

|
ing in the post Office.
Farmers are disposing of their sur
plus hay at fair prices.
The largest county in Kansas-Butler
has but one national bank.
Eastern papers are booming Ingalls,
for the vice presidency in '92.
E. A. Wasser of the Press has been
appointed postmaster at Girard.
There are twenty counties in Kansas
in which coal is successfully mined.
By the Knox failure at Topeka the
New York M. E. conference loses S20,-
600.
Mrs. William Graham, at Wichita,
Kans., found her babe after a search of
year.
A literary organization in Norton
county is called the Noble l.. Prentis
society.
Sabetha citizens have donated a car
load OF provisions to the needy OF Raw
Inns county.
G. G. Fox of Highland. kas.. found
box of Spanish gold pieces while dig
ging on his farm.
There is talk of two more wholesale
houses being started in Salina soon,
also another large foundry.
A new Methodist church, costing ST.
200, was dedicated at LOngtOn last week
by the Rev. Bernerd Kelley.
Washington Star: Senator-elect
PETER of Kansas rejOiccs that he is not
plutocrat, but a pOtatOcrat.
There are 266 varieties Of wheat sown
on the agricultural college farm at
Manhattan for experiment.
A new school house or an addition to
the old one will be erected in Hoising
ton during the coming summer.
Jewell county is going right ahead.
Since January 10 the net decrease in its
mortgage Indebtedness was SD, 1866.
The people OF Louisburg showed q
good deal of judgment in electing Mr..
Lively to the Office of street commits
sioner.
Uncle Chester Thomas, who is the
subject of more good stories than any \
other man in Kansas, is living now at
Stafford.
An AtchisOn man who was supposed
to be dead returned home from the far
west the other day, after being away
twenty-six years.
The society of ex-Prisoners of war
met at Fort Scott recently, selected
officers for the ensuing year and were
given banquet.
Jerry Simpson is stopping in Wash
ington at the Hotel Johnson. But in
writing to his constituents he always
alludes to it as the johnson House.
The Junction City board of trade has
a committee at work at Topeka, seeking
to have the lawmakers investigate the
question Of drouth and how to overcome
it.
w. r. Harvey, the defaulting city
clerk of COncordia who has been SEN
fenced to year in the penitentiary,
lost the city's money drawing to bob
tails.
The three links are rather solid ones
in Kansas. There are 1853 lodges and
5.654 Odd Fellows in Kansas, and they
paid $50, for sick benefits last
year.
AS an evidence of Kansas thrift it is
said that ''the EmpOria canning factory
put up 600 cases of tomatoes, 1900
cases of apples and l,730 cases of
peaches the past year."
The Alliance Herald says that the
membership of the Farmers Alliance
in Kansas is now 100000 and is increas-
ing at the rate of 1000 month. There
are supposed to be about 300, 900 voters
in Kansas.
President Angel of the Michigan
university will be present at the quarter
centennial celebration of the Kansas
State university in June and will make
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

some 200 miles to the southeast, to Mount
wangel, an equal distance to the north
west.
After having some lunch on the divide
and making such observations as were prac-
ticable, we continued the ascent and at 4
O'Clock reached an elevation of 4,5OO feet
on the north slope of the great pyramid
forming the summit of Mount ST. Elias.
Measurements of the height of the noun
tains made after returning to Icy Bay have
shown that Mount st. Elias has an eleva-
ton of Is, ,25O feet This measurement was
made with care and is believed TO be correct
within 100 feet. When we reached our
highest point there were nearly 1000 feet OF
precipitous snow slope yet above us.
Returned for the Tent.
1 deemed it advisable to return and adj
vance our camp to the divide before max
ing an attempt to reach the summit: We
were reluctant to turn back, but felt con-
fident that if we placed our tent upon the
divide we should be able to reach the sum-
NIT in one day and return. Working our
way down the precipitous trail we had
made during the ascent. we regained our
tent at 10 O'Clock at night, just 20 nours
after leaving it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
The day we reached our highest point was
clear and beautiful, but change was appar-

The day we reached our highest point was
clear and beautiful, but change was appar-
ent toward night, and the next day st. Elias
was enveloped in clouds. We had expert
enced much cloudy and stormy weather
since being on the mountain, but on the
lower slopes were not greatly impeded
thereby: In the higher regions, however,
clouds were more frequent than at lower
horizons and storms increased in frequency.
We could not advance except in clear cold
weather, when the snow was frozen and the
danger from avalanches at minimum. Our
highest camp was occupied IL days, and
during that time we were enabled to make
but one advance-the climb on July "a
already mentioned. Another start was
made on July 81, with loads of rations,
which we intended to cache on the divide
and take up our tent, blankets, etc, on the
next favorable day; but we only succeeded
in working our way perhaps third of the
distance up the slope before avalanches be-
came SO frequent that it would have been
foolhardy to proceed.
ISRAEL, G. RUssErr.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

facilitate our return. Above the great
crevasse, which we called White Cliff, the
surface of the glacier was less broken, and
we made good progress for about five miles
to the foot Of the next great ice fall. This
was a precipitous descent of over a thousand
feet, up which we toiled with heavy loads
through soft snow for several hours before
reaching the magnificent amphitheater in
which the Newton glacier has its source.
A Vast Amphitheater of Crystal.
Near the entrance of this amphitheater
we made what proved to be our highest
camp. The elevation was little over 5000
feet The scenery while travelling up the
Agassiz and Newton glaciers had been mag
nifcent, but the towering precipices Of ice
which surrounded our highest camp sur
passed anything we had seen. Mount New
ton, forming the northeastern wall of the
vast semicircle, rose nearly vertically for
fully mile. Its sides were covered with
ice which frequently fell in laundering
avalanches. On the southwest was the
roof like slope of St. Elias, having a yerti-
cal height Of two miles From its glitter
ing slopes avalanches of fearful grandeur
repeatedly rushed down into the snowbound
valley in which our little tent was pitched.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

the lights retain their full power when
the cars are at standstill. The trouble in
lighting be storage battery heretofore has
been the great weight of the batteries and
the cost of charging Both these difficult
ties have now been overcome to a consider
able extent In each car small but power
full storage battery will be placed. When
the car is in motion these batteries become
charged With the stoppage of the train
the current from the dynamo ceases, but the
storage batteries come into play and light
the train. In case of a car being shunted
the lights remain in service for six hours,
with the normal battery power. This power
can, however, be supplemented at any mo-
ment as desired. 1t is stated that within
six months this system will be established
on one of the most important railroads in
this country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

brought up, and occupied the time in study
ing the loca! geology and in building sled
to use on the clear snow slopes to the north.
On July 5 Warner and I climbed the
Chalk Hills and had magnificent view of
the great mountains to the north and took
many photographs. The trails of bears,
wolves and foxes were abundant at lev Bay
and about the lower slopes of the Chalk
Hills. AT times we followed broad game
trails for miles, which seemed like road
ways, the track being cut down to the depth
of several inches. Although fresh signs
were seen every day the animals that made
them were exceedingly shy. I celebrated
the Fourth Of July by shooting a large
brown bear, which made a very acceptable
addition to our food supply. Later in the
season Stamy killed another. This was the
only large game we obtained during the sea-
son.
Luxur1snt Blossoms Amid Toe.
From the Chalk Hills our journey was
continued northward up the even snow
slope of the Agassiz glacier. Our last camp
on land was at the extreme southwest end
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
PHOTOS OF THE HAIR
Prove Very Effective in the Identiflca-
ton of Criminals.
NEW PLAN OF LIGHTING TRAINS.
An lncandescent Light That Depends on
Hydro-Carbon Yapor.
THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY LIFE


WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH
valuable addition has been made to the
means by which criminals can be traced by
the introduction Of photo-micography.
Photographs of forged notes and checks,
showing the difference in the color of the
ink used in the original writing and by the
forger, have long been employed, but now
photographs of human hairs and blood cor
puscles are found to give great assistance to
the detective. The difference in hairs is go
marked that it can be easily detected by
this means, the variation extending from
the root of the hair to the tip.
DR.. Jeserich, who has been making q
study of this branch of science, was re-
Gently able to save an innocent person from
conviction. A murder had been committed,
and the only trace of the perpetrator that
the police had been able to secure was q
single hair. A man whose hair was the
same color, and apparently of the same fine
ness, was arrested and imprisoned. DR..
Jeserich photographed the hair from the
head of the real murderer and one from the
head of the suspect. The difference was so
plain that the man under arrest was
promptly released. 1t is found that human
hairs possess as marked and distinct an in
dividuality as the features of the human
face.
Police officers in Europe, where the new
science is constantly called into requisition,
find that the only forgery that cannot be de-
tected by means of photo-nlicrography is
where the forger uses ink from the same
bottle that was used for the original writ
ing. It is not in the badly joined connec-
t1on of letters that have been tampered with
80 much as in the difference of the color of
inks that the value OF this means in detec-
tion is displayed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

forestsL A camp was established on the
north side of this 1owland and at the foot of
the cliff of moraine covered ice, which marks
the southern limit of the Malaspina glacier.
Owing to the number of loads to be carried
and the small number Of men to do the work,
progress from camp to camp was slow at
first. At the start we had 40 packs and only
five packers. As we advanced, however,
the number of packs was reduced, both on
account Of rations used and because it was
found tina: we could dispense with many
things which at first seemed necessary.
Covered the Ground Six Times.
Our next advance was to the Chalk Hills,
the lower slopes of which are covered with
large spruce trees, dense thickets of alder
and great variety of smaller plants.
The march from the camp on the outer bor-
der of the barren moraine fringing the NAL
aspina glacier to the Chalk was exceedingly
tiresome, requiring II hours of constant
tramping, even when unencumbered by
packs. In order to bring up all Of our sup
plies the men had to make this fatiguing
journey at least six times
I remained in a comfortable camp at the
Chalk Hills while the supplies were being
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

Between Mounts Newton and st. Elias
there is saddle the lowest front of
which was 1900 feet above our camp. The
slope leading to the SADDLE" was rugged
and steep, and crossed from side to side by
blue crevasses, the upper walls Of which
frequently rose 100 feet or more above their
lower lips. Our advance above the highest
camp was up this slope of ice and snow, SO
steep that steps had to be cut the greater
part of the way. In the higher region my
companions were McCarty and Stamy. The
rest of the party were at lower stations ad-
vancing supplies.
The Highest Point Reached.
With my two companions left the high
est camp at o'clock on the morning OF
July "a and climbed the ice cliff leading to
the divide between Mount Newton and
Mount st. Elias. This was . task of no
mean difficulty, requiring eight hours Of
hard work. On the divide we had mag
nifcent view of the desolate mountainous
region to the north, and could see the
thousands of snow-covered mountains that
intervene between Mount Fairweather,
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Incandescsnt Platinum Light.

NJ. Paquelin has devised an incandescent
platinum hight, which, whatever its practi-
cal recommendations may be, is quite in
genious. The apparatus consists of strip
of platinum cciled on itself and placed in a
platinum bowl with hollow stem. A mix
ture of air and hydro-carbon yapor in speci-
fic proportions is then introduced under
pressure. This mixture is ignited, tho
flame disappears, and the platinum strip in
candesces, the degree of incandescence in
creasing with the pressure. Even with
moderate pressure it is said that the degree
of luminosity compares favorably with that
of an electric lamp. If the whole appara-
tus is placed under water the light con-
times to burn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
A Sliding TeIephone,

There are many occasions on which It n
inconvenient to have to go to distant part
of building in order to use the telephone
A provision which meets the requirements
of portable telephone, always available,
is the sliding device recently brought out
in Florida. The telephone is mounted as a
whole on sliding board and is counter
balanced The board slides up and down
between two guides from floor to floor, much
in the same way as dumb waiter, and
cord is attached for pulling 1t one way or
the other. Enough slack is given to the
wire, connecting to the instrument, to al
low rise and fall equivalent to the height
it is raised
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

away to the south, leaving us to take care of
ourselves-a task by no means novel.
Acres of Strawberry Blossoms.
Our first camp was In grove of young
spruce trees on the east border of broad,
open prairie of grassy land bordering the
Yahtse river. This open level area COM
prises tract about three square miles in
extent, which at the time we landed was lit
erallv white with strawberry blossoms.
The day after landing we had the sad
duty of burying the body of sailor named
Smith, one of the boats crew that was lost.
The next day the body of Moore came
ashore and was buried. l have since learned
that a party Of Yakutat Indians while sea
otter hunting found two other bodies and
buried them.
The distance of the summit in a straight
line from camp is So miles. Owing to the
difficulties of travel, however, one would
have to make a journey of nearly twice this
length to gain the desired goal Our first
march was nearly due north across sandy
fiat, intersected by swift, muddy glacial
streams and in part densely covered with