New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18

In his second paper Mr.. Atkinson said in part:
po Tns S is that M hi Ing
chasing power Of wages was higher in 1860 on
s9'd sandaTd of peace than on the paper STANDARD
sanity began to be restored, and after that date
Cns sSon E % spe %
by the Nation, January /. 1879. progress on sound
energy. Wages steadily advanced. and these favor
able conditions continued down to the beginning
Two or three years ago the wrSr was asked asked
Su hi' Sy the be sasy OF Of the nn
the threat Of the free coinage of silver 10 which
We had seldom II ever seen before. and com
plete paralysis, Of industry" That time was
fed We are smothered in the abundance of our
own products We are nqrdened WITH an Excess OF
more than adequate means OF transp9rtaton; yet
want exists in the midst Of plenty while ncapaciiy
rules in the halls of Congress.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY.
Before the Section on Geology and Geography,
presided over by Dr. Samuel Calvin, papers
read upon Water Resources of the United States
j. W. Powell: The National Domain" f. H. New
ell; Geographic Development Of China. Corea and
Japan" Gardiner Greene Hubbard; "A Miniature
Eruption in Missouri" Arthur .Winslow; THE Zinc
Mines a. Frankin Furnace ana *
H. Dali: "a New Fossil Lirioiendron from the
Laramie at walsenderg col. and Its sgnincance,'
stone" n. II. Winchel The Carboniferous strata
Later geological Changes in cuba" J. ". spencer
Quaternary Time Dvishle IN Tire Periods the
The Columbia Formation in Northwestern Illinois.
survey OF the Cirea, Lakes" J. W Spencer; "pura-
tion OF Niarara Falls" J ". ,Spencer; "nfalnaise
Way of Chicago" j. W. spencer "On standard
sizes FOR Trays. Drawers and Cases for Mlnera-
son mar and % b. S Martin
Mi rO%e in his Par s sat mat re ;ne ars
upon the most thoroush utiza9n OF me "n
vast arid and b-humii regions extending from 'he
great plains TO the Pacific coast Ther" the Almost oS
for agriculture without the artificial application ~
water. In al eases. whether IN ara or IN hul.'
upon the correct knowlo ledge Of the distribution and
nuctuation Of the available water ms siuIy nai
been begun by the United states Geoiosl'ai survey!
and was being carried on
EUROPEAN WATER SUPPLIES.
Among the papers read before the section on
chemistry presided over 10y Or. Thomas H. Ne"'oh'
was one upon "Obseryations Regarding certain
European Water supplies by william T. Mason
He gave statistics showing the difference In Inc
death rate Of various towns and citi'' IN fuIvp
caused by improvement in the water supplies. NM" ,i
ysd ,ha rG the to R Dst GSnt in the
duced the number of cases Of typhof lever III ns
D maSs les. from key Gr to be "cse choeEa
typhoid fever germs Than u fdr WorpSn. was the
tile Of paper by David l. Days c eA pa 1'i t5
the technical reasons Tor tne ,rbo athrr
naners before this section were 'pn ne zen
Acids When Boiled Win cau.'ic sod S2'HyY9ns.
John G. sGe aSt. Of HPnmon H' and roaum
borse Hi aeTty; Som PECULIAR Forms q l,,n
r H norton Ion the ,vdSity Of Certain si-
T H. horton; "A New Formula for Sie Hnion ~
Molecular Refracuon" W Fl va Zinc Bismu,n
N snd 'Cadmism5 o. g Johnson, and "A Convenient
MIX Stamping Tube" NJ A. ScoVe''
ATTEMPTS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE SOLAR
CORONA.
po,ers chiefly Of technical character were r'a'
before the section in mathematics ana astronomy
and that in mechanical science and ensinceIht' ~
paper on The Crank Curve was read by D u
x,nsa,v before both sections In Section Onathe-
matics and astronomy, George y. Haze fr"" ~" "a
teresting paper Some ATTEMPTS 70 liz ssid he
Sr, SaIad from the great direct effects OF diiInS'
lght, but decided TO try again on FIX ,, rirn@ni
heTore he could get ready 10 try the eApeIlliY,lt
great forest fires filled the atmosphere ana sPyae
the favorable conditions re maa 81, ' ntbeTs have
1one He also tried to take a photograph on MI
E;na but the experiments were not successful.
W II warner Requisites for tiovethiilis; tne
Motion Of Equatorial Telescopes, tol % W. ,h iark
ing resistance produced toy weather on of en Ia Gil
nf etc which this clock must oVeicoie d,' Sti' ~,
run accurately The problem was ''I Prinet "u'
could be solved. Professor Young, OF ,,,
made the beat practically isochronous by Vhtylns
angle which left the length oi shs .G in the new r.
| inch glass Of the Naval Observatory ana was so
perect tna1 professor Dooitte exhibited
large diagram picurins the results Oh rne nS
| South Betblehem Penn. Professor Doottle found
dminution in the mean vaiu r Oh 'he 'a'''u''
Professor Woodward o. Columbia read me papvp
By L. A. Ba Tsr on an E 9renim q This an
adaptation of the Gaussan potential theory ior .hs
where force OBSERVATIONS are wanting and declina
tions nclinatons. or both. are al manu- ID u
| dau.s symmetrical form Of the diferent!al equa-
| tons OF motion OF a planet
MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING.
| The first paper before the section on mechanical
| science and engineering was ION the crank curve
| by j. H. Kineay, secretary OF the section. III inns
| paper a simple graphical method was given Tor de-
! terminng the velocity Of the piston OF steam
engine for a given position OF the crank The next
| paper was on preliminary Experiments on Il Ne"
| Air pvroneter for Measuring Temperatures as
High the Melting Point Of Siee Dy Inst
tute show that three pyromeieTs gave cohcoi uaia'
results In measuring exf , MIN Mere un-
| affected BY heat as high as the melting point q
| Another paper by Professor Jacobus was on I'M
movements in Methods OF Testing automatic ne fr r
SprniKiber res had now come into common use
In these valve was opened autonaticaiiy IN cns
~ are nv the melting of fusibe solder piece, ana
15e water from this valve put out the hre ne
e,hod OF making tests on sucn neadI was ,1n
IA M an THE Ratio Of the Expansion OF steam IN
Multiple Expansion Marine ENGINES tUi VA Hn -
Economy in East River Steamers rms . Was III
n,s On the Transverse strength OF Long-Leat ie-
Nv pine" The results OF numerous experI nm y
Harris on THE Air-Lf PUMP Eia nh,ah ahawe5
49,. ,cal productions were presented Which ShowrI
r. ~ dor the assumed positions about one-quarter
~ the energy applied to the air was ost on acSH
OF , me dow o. water backward past the air bubbles
AZ ADDRESS ON THE WEATHER.
The Association Of state weather ger, proov,,n
It's third annual meeting yes,e'un' ~ r''nn,an.,v
10, ,,s,ered TO an address by II. H. {. pun~oooy