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New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
PEEKSkILI..

There will be an ''old-fnshioned' sociabe AZ 'he
home OF Cyrus Bcyea this evening supper ana
.nicrt rtainment will be served up IN the ou s'!'c'
and those who are In attendance are expected 10
or IN. oldest fashioned clothes that they can
nnd The proceeds for the benefit OF the CHRIST
mas fund OF the Tomahawk Sunday school
The members OF the Junior Christian EndeaVor
Union OF cortandtown Will meet this afternoon al
2:a0 o'clock In the Second Presbyterian .hu'c"'
preliminary arrangements will he made for the
Ir,ior Endeayor rally for the coming county con-
vcntion OF Endeavorers which Will be held IN
Peekskll
Invitations are out announcing the approaching
marriage OF Miss Amelia Abele, daughter OF MI
and Mrs Charles Abele. OF NO. i-o Weis-s''' u
william Baxter a member Of the New-fork police
,orcc The marriage will take place on Thanks
giving eve at the Church OF the Assumption az :
O'clock reception Will follow at the nome vi '"e
i-i,t,
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YONEERS.

There was trouble late Saturday night at the
liquor store OF David Eng,e a, No A. C,inon-st IN
winch ;wo men were injured. A cal came for the
ambulance and Sergean; Quinn sent Policeman Red-
ding with it, The Officer found william Kiakcuskl
fcrty-two years old OF No. 1902 Riverdae-ave. near
the pace suffering from a severe scalp "ound. lie
look him 20 81. Joseph's Hospital Policeman May
learned that Klakeuskis assaaat was Philip Gass,
ihirty-two years old. OF No. 81 clinion-st He was
taken TO the hospital. where Kiakeuski IDENTIFIED
him and said he had hii him with a billiard cue.
lie then locked up. Policeman May later learreu
;ha: David Eng.e the proprietor. had also been
assaulted and suffering from injuries IL Is
SAID that Eng.e. in endeayoring 20 stop the trouble
was h., with a gas, by Kiakeusk- Yesterday
morning Kiakeusk was arrested. charged win as
saIlung Engie. and locked up
Therc was arse attendance at all OF the hve
services held yesterday In s. Josephs Church. when
ne silver anniversary OF the Organization OF the
parish ce.ebrutea. The parish OF 81 Joseph was
ret of from 81. Mary's In May. ls1l. The Rev
Albert A. Iangs. th-n assistant al ST. Mary s.
was made pastor d charge which he still holds
The annual parish ,ea Of The First Unitarian
Church WILL bee held )n WeIueSi lay evening al the
home Of l. Osgood Car.eton, n North Broadway
A. his house - distance from ne termination
u. IN. P4rK-aN, ia. o. ne e.ec;rc rairodd an af-
cais arriving Norm BrOldwsy ana Snonhdru fIa's
b.-s 1.rs ara '.N O'Clock. supper Wal pv ,s
an0D o cl".N n" e"''' orn,,,se COMPOSED o.:
VIII b. lOJhtl di"r D! 4 cJihH.'' f,,h,r,y
Mr.. Fr~a.ilck r Burton. Mrs. Toward morn, /,
M.s- Saran kDs>,l. Miss Marion Nidaui ana Miss
re Cn5ru Socl,,y recently organized in this ciiy
vi me-. Tor it- weekly rehearsal io-morro" Tren n
.l- ia tne bail o. %. oman Institute, IN -
D. nnDr AZ when p"rmau-n. Officers VII ploDaD';
h~ cn5,,n saa a cors,itu..on ami bylaws snoin9''"'
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
An ALLEGED BOOK SWINDLER CAUGHT.
WANTED BY THE BOSTON POLICE-uIs CoNrED-
FRATE MISSING

rRATE MISSING.
Several weeks ago :he book publishers Of Boston
and Philadelphia. through their protective associ-
a,ion sent to the book publishers in this city
circular letter warning the local publishers against
TWO clever swndlers The names of the swindiers
were given as George Hammond. alias Lee ahas
Eun.inedon alias Russell and J. J. Simpson. alias
Johnson. OF the latter description was given IL
which he was said 10 be about thirty years Old
with smooth face. He said 10 be lame Tho
circular stated that the regular game played by IN"
swindlers was for Of them 10 call on hrin ana
give an order for a set II valuable DOCKS. 10 pe
san, 70 the other The books would be received and
g. first pavrnent would be made 10y the second SWIM
dler The first swindler would then call on the
nubushinz firm and would collect from them MS
commission on the sale. which usually amounted
10 more than the payment the second man ihaoe'
Then both swindlers would disappear. taking with
iharn both the books and the commission.
AZ the same time the Boston police iniornen 'ne
New-York Department that a firm at No 81 Mllk-
:, Roston had been swinded 10 the extent OF soo
They gave the same particulars and names OF the
sY-indlers as in the publishers crcu'd's. i"o
PHILADELPHIA police also reported that George DAFT
g. Son publishers OF that city. had lost $' 'hrous"
the same people. - a..
saturday morning a lame man walked into 'he
Mo1 ~ tho nublishing firm Of d. G. Francis, al
Xo % East Fifteenth-st. He gave ms name az
DIR Thompson. and told MI frahcis tna' "
wanted 10 have a set OF Alexandre dumas VIZ "
son, 70 his friend. Or. Evesson OF NO 80 f-"a
r-if.een,h-st He wanted none but the pest o'u,
,ng and the most expensive edition lie was 'ou
,ba, me order would be filled and wen. away
Seated in the office talking 10 MT Frahcls "a7
Mr. crosscup OF the firm OF Crosscup q ia!lo',
rybIishers at No. 1G5 Broadway 'rossc"p .o',
Francis that he thought Or THOMPSON 'ooneu
vo,derfully Ike man who had swind'ed MS nri"
o,, ~ slD a wear ago. This set Francis TO 'h'hk'
,n, and he remembered the circular sent Out from
philadelphia and Boston and decided not 10 senO
tho hooks 10 Dr. Evesson. Francis also called ui
he West Thirtieth-si. station and Ds'ec.i,es ed
,Telsh and Caddell went to the place ana "ai'e"
sor nv THOMPSON to appear sgali -, , x.o :,
n The afternoon about O'CLOCK the IhIc nl m - :.
~ nv ,ae ,o The publishing firm to Inquire why
ne hooks mad not been sent lie was proihpyy w, a.
,DS ~. ~ the detectives and taken 10 the Yves.
rr,r,ieh,s, station. There he gave ...s naIhe "a a
tI.r,v Johnson thirty years old canVasser aIo i
sadj he lived at the PARK Hotel Newark n ~ J ie
aa,,cd that he was the Simpson wanteo IN n1atV q,
nd pbiiadelphia but the police declare that ne ~
az an ,nan He was locked up and the pollce "ent 10
rSo they suspected was Hammond, ,,.oor rod
~ -, <onnd that Dr. Evesson had dlsappeaLIcu Va,
Ne .,,,on the landlady OF the house tolo tncn'
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
rnuTNC FOOTBALL GA UES.

-r,ckc.s for the Yale-Prnccton game. "h'ch VIII
.a,d an Saturday. have been placed on SAFE ~
A r spalding e. Brothers, OF Nassa"-s'' 'n'Y ~ "'-
covered stand seats remain. MOI "o'e ,''1" ,,,a,,.
' ,s will remain in a day or two OWING 10
,a.,,o dsmand Julian Curtiss Will start mum
n"r % -, workmen on the task OF hitting up Man
ba,,an Field for the big game. The WORK OF ar
,anring this game has made necessary ,1c ~ rprs
IT, % 'rarnalnder Of the time up 10 ihhnkst Nirs
,,ay vii be- devoted by the Carlisle Indihhs 10 d
Day WI, - p bio r,mc with Brown which Is scheu-
i,e ma 20 tnke Mace at Manhattan Feld on tha' ""S'
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
SING SING.

The annual report Of the Os4ining br'n'h OF inc
,.a,.,,,,.r LII. Saving Corps OF the State Of New
,nrr ,rv,np s Iaf captain. shows that IT was
,,',,,on,,l In saving nine lives in the last year
The Rev Or Price preached the first sermon OF Il
,ular series upon the Bible at The Highland Ave-
nue Methodist Episcopal church last evening Miss
Anna PARK OF the Park sisters played corhet
solo during the onertory. a., ,,.or,,
League will be held this evening a. ociock. An
interesting Thanksgiving programme mas oc'" "'
RANGED FOR tn, occasion. . 49,, l.,
Tie nrst eleven Of Dr iIolbrooks school school, de, e,
n"hbs Ferry on Saturday 10y a score OF 10 to o.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16

Assistant District Attorney Oliver and James Oh
iver. and later entered Fordham College and
college In Montreal He admitted 10 the par
about twelve years ago. and formed partnership
with James A. Laskc. When Timothy l.. Sullivan
bolted the County Democracy few years ago MT
Keane became the leader OF the district, and held
the place as long the County Democracy was IN
existence. Mr.. keane made his home In Brooklyn
little A year ago and although he Joined
the Empire Democratic Club of the Twenty eighth
Ward. he never took any active part In politics.
Before ne died ne asked that his funeral ~ pr-
.vate and his body cremated. This was done yes,
terday. the body being cremat ed the Fresh Pond
Crematory The disposition Of the ashes will be
made to-day.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16

that early on Saturday morning lame man giving
his name as DR.. Thompson had rented from her the
first floor of her house telling her that nc expected
his friend DR.. EVesson to arrive later In the day
Mrs. Auton said that AT noon Dr. Evesson arrived
and Immediately placed glass sign bearing his
name in the window She said he had gone out In
the afternoon and had not returned. Johnson was
taken TO jefferson Market Court yesterday morning
and rema uded until to-day.
The Boston police have been Informed of his cap
ture and will be here to-day or tomorrow win
reQusiion papers necessary for his removal 10 that
city. where he can hc tried. The police are stu
looking for Hammond but admit that the chances
of his sliCht.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
sT4TFN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

The residents Of To'tenvile he'o an ,nu'sna''o,.
..aa,.o,, y, saturday evening in the Knights OF
py,h,os Hall to protest against the action OF the
police Commissioners In removing the police from
the village over one thousand persons were pres
ent Hubbard T. Yetman acting as chairman MI
yctman said that under the present RUE wv
policemen were sent from Stapietoh II, ''o :" '''
p, - uhon, went 10 Rossville and the other to
r,,orvyls 10 the old stntlonh house. where ne
,.s,ed AT o'clock the returned. ana mere, re-
sfsr until midnight the village had no p9ncei ~1v
,ri, one from midnight until d a. m Da''o -
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
FOOTBALL PLAYER BADLY HuhT'

,.wrence. KAN Nov. i5-In the football game
ber. Yesterday afternoon between Kansas on'-
v,rsty and Dean College OF Neorasha. oPe"n' VIZ
d the last touchdown. was tackled Dy Heri
',,. Going al a great rate OF speed Zerf was
Wiz VIZ" hackward hitting the back OF his head on
thrown Ia ua smetaining injuries which will probably
the erogui'ui ite was Injured In the first part OF
prove ia'n, na,n. but was allowed 10 play on In
dszed condition. The score WAS 10 u III '"'' -
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
LANES OLIVER kEANE DhhD.

lanes oliver Keane. well-known lawyer. VINO
araI 1A''n years was prominent in Democratic poll
ucs IN this city died on Friday at n's nome NO, 90
E,der,-s,. Brooklyn. after an Illness OF TWO week.
from consumption. Mr.. Keane was 'e''..s- W
n'' -. o,,ar ord ex exAssemblyman Oliver. OF New
yaan and was not married. He was born In Ire
S0rs ,na % with his parents to this country q,
ace Of six years and thirty-four years OLD
Zen ne died. He stnhied law IN the o"'''s u
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
cURED OF A FRACTURED SKULL.

John w Sullivan. the hotelkeeper Of Portlan&
Me-. who suffered a compound fracture OF tho
skull by a fall from the grand-stand at the TIM
Yesterday from Bellevue Hospital. He win etars
for home to-day. The doctors at the hospttsl g.
rard his recovery one Of the most remarkebto
That ever came under their notice
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
NEW ROCHELLE.

Friends OF Mr. and Mrs. George Smith surprised
,h.n on Friday evening at their home In centre
sye The occasion was their wooden wedding ami
versary. and It was celebrated IN an appropriate
manner. . . ,,
,..,., -, tho \ew-York C!,y Indian Association are
,.a,.,ri,r a .arge Christmas box 10 SEND 10 me
Irdians Tney have issued an appeA' 10 the puo"o
Cor con ribu. ions.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16

Butler and other persons spoke In objection 70 me
order things Resolutions were fnally adopte9
asking that the village receive representation ana
protection for It's 5000 police tax A comntttuee,
Cole and G. NJ. Winant. was appointed to wait OH
the Commissioners.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
EIGHT HORSES BURNED.

The ,wo-story frame stable OF J. f. Gerken. at Ne
200 East Seventy -f,h-st caught fire carly yesterday
morning from some unknown cause and was dameSos
500 were either burned to death or suffocated b
smoke The flames spread so rapidly that II was I'M.
nossible 10 save the horses, but the 1re was sou
hinder control after the arrival Of the engines
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
FOREIGN RIDERS ON THEIR WAY
HERE
T. A. W APPOINTMENTS IN NE"-'Ehshi-Nf'"'
YEARS COLUMBIA wHEEls-iNpooh
r,cvCrJSG WINNING FAVOR

yrAps COLUMBIA WHEEl.S-iNDo'h
r1cYCrINc WINNING FAVOR
A number of foreign riders will sai rpm Live
moo, on Saturday In charge OF 'Ed flu"''he''
known in this country Ave years ago lney nov
er,ercd the international six days bicyc'e rae
,yn,ch beatns in Madison Square Garden on b
oo,rhor- Rosides a number OF shori-distahce r'"-
org the party will consist Of William lun'sue'.
hr,,,o, os Scotland who has beaten Jiin"N
',, ,.oro, times. Thomas Linton who hods
,ho hour record in England: W. chappie' 'or,n.,
amateur champion Of the same country o. .",s
Ec,ts holder OF the English record a' one
the international one-:nile record IN comp
,,,aa ., cononhagen a few months ago; A. a.
chase champion Of the world at siS'g,~9 S
and his brother. Thomas Chasg; sor"rs s r',cived
.ecsram saturday afternoon from ms that The
a,,,tive / NJ McDonougn. annonhclns 80 n v,Il
riders woud sail on saturday fIes'0i ihs 10 receive
ha MADE bv a number OF local clDYs 49, clnbs
ne n'd" Slc%atior from one of the leadinE . cIun
,n Philadclphia an organization cpiniV i a hanJ IN
entirely o. Erglishnen VIII H'9' ''
the WELCOMING OF the Tl"'iH'
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
THE BROOD MARE BErLAH SOLD FOR no.""

Lexington. Ky Nov II ,Specah-Th" wonderiHl
brood mare Reulah hy Harold. dam Saihc u. ny
Lever has been sold hy her breeder. hHwhru
Avres OF D.ckcr's station. 10 y II moore, "i
cSmor Penn FOR iipvH. Sh" produced h'u"', =
,21,s.I Early Rird ciw. JudeN ca, ana 'u-
Il
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
,.b,ef Consul Rober, Gentle. OF the Ne"-''I,es
rv,sion ~ the /. A. w. he's sent "e

appeal 70 tne 7" a " II - =,
Al / A " hotel contracts ana ,nr..,h,r M I
- ~ ali Local cons.ls expire on re, -, =,
when the new Stat" ofiicer~ hGsin IN ,he Tiac
- ,he:e now appointed must soon cone ~, 1,,,ing
decision You can aid tn 'i,ioi 'i,i ,h. nresent ap-
MN MIN, 49, as II vour neares, l.. \. W ho'e' d :,
-, .b.. cau he secured Let MN KnvN - 90 ,,,,
ne,' lha, ~ ,he hiil be sure TO tell him ior io'
are tn one should know reyiu o,,r local consul
~ t ,o,,,,i,r1 can he give the ncc'sshI - g.,
lions to any lnquiline cycs' hds ns ihinss or 4
~" , Lnou of better man. th"n help yOu' IN
. sOu a,ivn and chief Consul 10 select one 'i'a' VII
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16

uo,.d lone-distance rider arrived In th's
,..as,araav His name is William Reymah' ana
.' .avs that he has ridden around she "o'II iie
having started from hoslon as go miles on the ma
says Una, h.,nb n is bulky-lookin AFFAIR. weighing
ovcr 1fty pounds.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
Tho pope Manufacturing Company ahno'"oe" V'
SATURDAY. that It's list price for Columbia "ne'''
t"- nov, year would bc slco The tubing VIII De
of per cent nickel steel

Walter q Eschmcsc. secretary OF th' ''ou ''
Association OF Brooklyn has sent out nv "p'
circular: 'Thc annual meeting oi Inv 'oV -
,eoc,afion will be held Tuesday, HoV''h"'' '''
" s,oo - ~ IN the Johnston Building. Nevins-s'
Officers for the ensuing year are 10 p' ~ w. "
~ ,r,,,ers are TO be considered whlch ar " ~
Ott ,..a,ee, ~ every member. In many l'sp'' :
.tiS viii he. the most important H'' -. 49,
tistorv of tho association. II ~ noi oiliN ."' ia
heir 10 select such officers as VIII 'a.,H ,,r,hnr
yond work and push The dssOclauo' sun .hnaa,hsr
~ i,s anld OF usefulness. All memD.ts, "' ','r mra
cl with bicycle clubs OF uhat
S 80 n, nresen, and help 10 map out inc Iu.in'
a',rSe of me association. as well as 10 phrS yuie
,nnni on the work already done omen ta, H." ve
az" -" .ree, in th.. achievements OF the aSsoclh-
lion so also have they equal voice III l'' '''''
tions and elections
Will. The air was a little sharp In the carry
or,ing and the wind blew with more Vieo' 'i'"n
~. average cyclist likes. the riders OF ''e WIZ
,d ,he a,mospheric conditions as they were
a made carly starts yesterday. And theN were
49,. .orry either Toward noon the wind died oH''
a tho sun shone with enough force 10 MAKE
,-dirg delightful There A large crowu on 'i i
rnrievard Riverside Drive ana IN lht u io"u' -, -
i, p The real crush, however was on INC
c.nta path in Brooklyn. This populhi r n',r" :,
~. ,hronped all day. All sorts OF cScirs - ~.
be ridden by an sPn' on nonty and Occasionally
" 'ound-,Inlet seXtuplet, mahiieu -! -, n
& a iblot c- looking fellows. went nowIl w, p ;, ;,
In me m ne rear seats. Th- ordinary run OF
~ conth brooklyn Whecm"n attra'"9 ~ ~ IL, !,
attention ASons Tc 4s Ninth-st at o'clock
Mounted on the Old h.gh wH''ls. 'rh. nrdinarics
hicvcle club Of ten years ago, ago. Of m" shelter
W.. f ~, Corev Island while the TldetS '''''" "
fo,o making the return IMP
New-York tribune., 1896-11-16

III. ;,door athletic meets this winter promise 10
u, ,o,reIv 10 bicycle races. Two meets have peen
arranged ALREADY in which g5 hgre Rssen % DC
Dut pi, ~ Eo,emhcr a. three OF the coht'sts WI WI
e be devoted TO the wheel There VII pe and two
race for novices. one-miie """u''"' '
mile handicap.
Cyclists desiring to Join the League ol Ia
.,e.,,a, may obtain full printed information anu
,'a-s,,o blanks by sending names and addresses
III ~ i,,clng Editor. Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-23

tion mem bers wear in the lapel of their
coats, in the center of a memorandum
book. 1t was hidden from view by twenty
sheets of writing paper and two layers OF
leather. Being placed on a sensitive plate
and given ten minutes exposure to the
X ray a negative was produced showing
the buttons contour and the apparently
transparent notebook.
The apparatus used appeared simple
enough. There was an induction coil,
greatly resembling an immense spool,
such as thread is wound upon. 1t was
probably about two feet long and six
inches in diameter. By means of this
10000 volt power was had leading into
bulb-like tube with two platinum caps.
That nearest the coil is named the anode
ray and from it green ish flash ilumined
the interior of the bulb, just as tiickering
of lightning is witnessed In stormy
weather off the horizon.
The further cap is where the X ray ex-
udes, ana this is quite invisible. Yester-
day the object photographed was placed
Immediately under the X ray, about seven
inches distant.
Mr.. Grimwood also entertained those
present with q view from his Horoscope.
This queer-shaped affair, fitting closely to
the observers face, must be placed as near
as possible to the X-ray bulb. Any OBJ
ject such as mans hand or arm may be
placed between the two and perfect view
obtained of the bones, joints or any for
eign body therein. With this fuoro-
scope one can look right through the body
OF another person.
At the close of yesterdays meeting e.
c. Jones, the retiring president of the as
sociation, was presented with beautiful
album containing the portrait of every
member.
Last evening a grand banquet was held
in the conservatory at the Palace Hotel.
Joseph b. Crockett. the POSTMASTER,
called upon the following gentlemen, who
responded: R. p. Greer, Dancing in
Samoa" with illustrations; John l..
Howard, 1.-The Improvement of Municipal
Officers; George G. Hoiberton, 1.-The
Action of the x ray on Stones" Toasts
were also responded to by NJ. c. Osborne,
o: NJ. Gregory, S. B. Cushing and others.
Among the guests present were:
Joseph B. Crockett, E. C. Jones, T. R. Parker,
f. II. Eichbaum, Charles F. Adams, A. n.
Campbell, D. ]. Collins, George Thompson, E.
E. Ewing, o. NJ. Gregory, C. NJ. Osborne, Henry
E. Adams, John L. Howard, Andrew Carrigan,
G. w. Wilson, C. Froelich, S. B. Cushing, q. H.
Taylor, George c. Holberton, J. B. Grimwood,
John A. Britton, John Clements, R. p Greer,
DR.. NJ. C. Peel, p. Meyer, j. w. Thomas, T.
Thompson, s. Guthrie, B. A Knight, A. j.
Yanderwhite, R. NJ. Powers, c. NJ. Converse.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-23
DICKINSON ON POLITICS,
The Assistant United States
Attorney-General J.
Here.
Is a Democrat, but Says Populists
Would Be Foolish to Indorse
Bryan.

J. NJ. Dickinson. Assistant United States
Attorney General, arrived here yesterd ay
from the Northwest, after visit to Yel-
lowstone Park, Tacoma and Portland.
"I have always wanted to see Califor-
MA" said he yesterday at the Palace
Hotel, land as had time came. have
been sort of out III the woods during all
the conventions and / have thought little
about either business or politics, as have
bean travelling sim ply for pleasure.
81 am q sound-money Democrat. Tenn
essee, 1 think, will probably go Demo-
or attic from the fact that there the Demo-
cratic party is strongest.
s.The Populists would be foolish to in
dorse Bryan. They would lose their indi-
viduaIity by so doing. When they IN
dorse another party's candidate they lose
their reason for existence as party.
Bryan cannot promise them anything and
still retain the support of Democrats"
Mr.. Dickinson was appointed year ago
one of the four assistant attorney-gen-
erals. For twenty years before that he was
a lawyer in Nashville.
He will be here for several days and will
visit Del Monte before going TO Southern
California. He expects to be in Washing
ton By August /.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-23

marily on his declaration as a fact that
governments first wait for individuals to
take the risk of establishing a plant. and
then virtually confiscate the same by tax
ing charge without first paying sum of
money equivalent to its cost and the busi-
ness risk taken by its originators.
Secondarily, Mr.. Rritton advanced the
idea which has srcwn gray with the people
who are against Government ownershir of
railways-that such institutions can be
run cheaper by private corporations.
Papers were read on Water Gas" by
Charles f. Adams OF Portland; "Wrin-
kies,'' by L. r. Parker of Napa, and ''Ex-
periences," by John Clements of Red
Bluff
The most entertaining features of the
day were an exhibition of the cathode raw
and the illuminating of the room bv use OF
acetylene gas generated in the presence of
the memb bers assembled. The latter exhi-
bition carried out the current OF the two
days session-how little these gas-pro-
ducers know about their business and how
poorly the consumers are being served.
The acetylene gas is revelation as an
Illumination fluid. But few of the MEM
bers present had ever seen it, and the Law
men blinked and wiped their eyes after
staring in wonder at its brilliancy.
A miniature gas-tank in one corner of
the meeting-room was used TO hold the
gas. The gas was manufactured by plac-
ing a few Jumps of calcic carbide into a
haif-rallon bottle and dropping water
upon them. The gas escaped through
tube into the tank. and at will was turned
into the pipes terminating in ordinary
gas jets.
IAN ordinary 5-foot burner giving out
say a 24-cardle light seemed like nothing
alongside of the new gas, which gave a
240-candle power.
Acetylene gas was discovered quite acc-
dentallv about two years ago at Spray,
South Carolina, by man named Wilson.
He was engaged at reducing aluminium,
ana was using q compound of coal and
lime chunk of this being in his way
he tossed it into bucket of water, AMI
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-23

ments and papers calculated to enlighien
the listeners as to how to utilize the
refuse matter incidental to the making OF
gas.
The enriching of gas-that is, the infus-
ing of more candle-power into twas also
touched upon, but in the PAST for y-eight
hours not single thing has been broached
on the subject of reducing gas rates.
The gentlemen of the association repre-
sent the heads of most of the gas COM
panies of the extreme West and they are
over 100 strong at this years meeting.
the principal paper read yesterday was
by John A. Britton of Oakland on the
Municipal Ownership of gas plants. 1t
is clever document deprecating the fact
that any municipality should even think
OF Going into the Illuminating business.
Mr.. Britton's argument is based pri-