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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27

TACOMA. Jan. 26.--Northern Pacific
steamship Braemar arrived today from
China and Japan. She brings no uaines
from the steamer Pelican l2s davs out
from Tacoma for Taku. China. The cargo
OF the Braemar comprises tea. curlos.
sugar and large amount OF mating.
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Special Dispatch 20 the Pcst-Tutelltzencer
: WALlA WALLA. Jan. 2S.-Aary Gold,
woman aged about ~ years has been ad-
judged insane and will he taken TO the
Medical Lake asylum.
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home and went home. too. | knew Il
was no use, and the ranch offered many
attractions and inducements at that par
ticuiar moment. so | pulled out. Sure,
went home and stayed there. No, / don't
see how I could have done any good by re-
naming Yes. his defeat was terrific.
compared with the vote OF the previous
election, but, then, what else can YOU ex-
meet
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"SOROSIS," the new shoe for women.
Eimison Bros. N Second avenue. sole
agents.
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CALL today at the business office ana
send a copy 81 today Weekly Pos,-Intel-
HRereer TO yoor friends. Eve csnis Tor
each name We da She rvs:
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sheer or Extra sheer at &c.
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Norn9anden II. Ransland ~ ansat
we'd T.essie-iTenYv Cos Forretulng
OK er s}t'd rsde r. q; Bet 5eae slae
Lands aaslsl.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

been a constant source Of anxiety to
Egypt and England. The Khalifa took
possession of the territory that the
British abandoned after the humiliation
OF Hicks Pasha's forces and the killing
or General Gordon, and il looked as
though the Khalifa would be able Ii
keep ii.
General Kitchener undertook at the
beginning of 1896 TO suppress the trou-
blesome Dervish leader. With 5000
men and four ~gunboats Kitchener took
possession Of the finest part of the Sou
dan. and in 1897 pushed further forward.
Since then he has gone forward contin-
ually, with Omdurman as the objective
point. The force that he had with him.
and with which he captured Omdur-
man, consisted of one British and one
Egyptian infantry division, one regi-
ment of British and 10 squadrons OF
Egyptian cavalry, one field and one
howitzer battery, and two siege guns
or British artillery. an Egyptian horse
battery and four field batteries, camel
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prompted the aggressive acts OF the
Dervishes and showed the necessity for
the lesson that has Just been taught
them. The change from roaring lions
to whipped ours has been complete and
is likely 10 be lasting. British influence
in the Soudan has been established on
a basis of chilled steel.
Stories of the great fight at omdur-
man are beginning TO be- told from the
standpoint of those who do not tell
them for the newspapers or for the
sake OF rounding on dispatches. \
young sergeant of the l~ancers, after the
herce charge that has been compared
with that of Balaclava, found himself
cut of from the rest OF the regiment.
with a living wall of Infatuated Der
wishes surrounding him. His lance had
been broken i'm the melee and he had
drawn his sword to continue the kill
ing. IT was a hopeless and unequal
fight, and he was already wounded i'm
several places when help came i'm the
shape of half a dozen comrades of his
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ranks was met with whitening vollaye
that We're directed coolly and at the
right m There was not the slightest
approach TO panic among the black
troops. 1t was the opinion of veteran
officers Of the Sirdar's army that these
Egyptian troops could be led against
any white soldier In the world with
every chance Of success.
The scene after Omdurman IS describ-
ed by eye witnesses as awful in the ex-
IRENE. The dead of the Dervishes lay
around In thickly piled masses. The
MaTtini-Henry bullets and the quick
IRE guns had cut them down in such
heaps that the ground was white with
the flowing robes, where 1t was not
dyed red with blood.
The news has probably reached Amer
lea that no quarter was given. A
wounded Dervish Is more dangerous
than one not wounded. especially IL he
is wounded 10 the death and knows it.
The only safeguard lay i'm the seeming
~ inhuman plan Of killing the wound
ed, and this was done. The number Of
killed Of the Sirdar's army, If the truth
were known, was augmented by the bull
lets hred by men who lay on the ground
apparently stretched out IN death.
They fired no second shot. but the first
usually counted for one British or
Egyptian life. for the wounded fanatic
would wait until the inndel was so
close at hand that the powder woaii
almost burn his clothes, before hring
Then the slayer calmly awaited TIE
~avenging bullet or gun hutt of the load
mans comrades. and went to paradise
with a smile.
This final victory of K~itchener's
leaves him the controlling power OF the
region that comprises the basils e the
Niger. Lake Tchad and the branra Of
the Nile that is called Rahr-eI-Ghazal
II Il a hard matter TO draw a border
me IN THIS rough country TO show Just
"AeTe ms sphere Of influence viii begin
ana end, but n overs an area of 9JO.-
GOO square miles. with q pouuIatlon Of
more than 10000. p10. FrNpt controlled
Y once. but the Mahdls revolt took IL
from them. Since then the region has
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

hing their way through the crowded
masses of Dervishes.
1t seems that Kitchener had a mar
row escape from death. In his eager
ness TO get where he could see the prog
ress Of the fight. he came "A trine too
near the line of fire Of his own men.
and a bullet cut through the sleeve OF
his coat. To have been accidentally
killed by a British soldier just as he
had won the last Of his hard fought
victories would rave been q hard fate
for the great Sirdar.
In the famous charge Of the lancers.
1t was largely every one for himself. FIR
the enemy through which they cut their
way were 80 thicltly massed tina a
proper alignment during the terrible
rush was an impossibility. 4 corporal
or company a rode out at the other
end OF the line when the impptuous
charge had driven through the Dervish-
es' ranks like the rush line at Yale or
Harvard through the scrub team on
the football grounds, and. looking
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lily was called by courtesy. Instead of
complying the corporal shook from his
head the blood hat was streaming
into his eyes from a deep cut across the
forehead. and called out Rally, boys
OF company A. Let's get at 'em
again His call was responded to
with a roar and the men showed by the
way they gathered around the bleeding
corporal that they needed only the
word to charge back again into the
n they had opened i'm the D~ervishes'
ranks. The colonel. however. thought
they had done enough for that time,
and ordered them to retire and fight
at long range until h moment came
when the Dervishes began to WAIVER
and break.
If the course Of the Egyptian troops
was open to any question at all prior
to Omdurman il certainly Is not now.
They fought as fiercely as the impetu-
Gus British, and won well-earned praise
from their white officers. The frenZied
rush ot the Dervishes against their
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

the temperature of the water has been
found.
DIR. Whipple tried the instrument the
other day in a room the temperature of
which was about 20 degrees. The re-
porter placed the telephone to his ear
and heard a loud buzzing. DR.. Whipple
moved the pointer toward the figure
buzzing stopped. This was because the
temperature of the room surrounding
the coil had been found. DR.. Whipple
then held the bare coil of wire between
both hands. The buzzing in the tele-
phone began again because the warmth
of his hands had raised the tempera-
ture. The reporter moved the pointer
around until it reached IS degrees. The
buzzing stopped again, showing that the
temperature of the hands had been
found.
Then DR.. Whipple lighted a match
and held the flame against the coil. The
buzzing began again, and the pointer
had to be moved forward until the tenn
p~erature of the lighted match was
found. The coil was thrust into a basin
of water. The buzZfng began and did
not stop until the pointer was moved
down to 60 degrees, showing that to be
the temperature in the basin. When the
coil was held against a piece of ice the
pointer had to be turned back to 10
degrees above zero.
The instrument is now used in the
state house in Boston. In order that
the engineer in the basement of the
building show know the temperature
of every part of it. one of these straight
ened out coils has been placed behind
the wainscoting in the court house cor
ridors at the height of a ans shoul-
ders. II the engineer wishes TO know
the temperature he has merely to place
the telephone TO his ear and turn the
dial pointer until the buzZing ceases.
He then can note the temperature of
the building in all its parts without GO
ing out OF the engine room.
The instrument Is now being used in
cold storage warehouses TO ascertain
the temperature of the various rooms
without opening them. Ia the old days
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

cult one after another the thermometers
in the various rooms of the warehouse.
BY placing the telephone to his ear and
manipulating the dial he is able accu-
rately to determine the temperature of
every room in the building.
The new thermometer can be made
to ring an alarm, and hence would be
useful in the powder magazine of a
Warship. Perhaps it's greatest value
will be found in the workings of the
United States weather bureau.
1t is the purpose of DR.. Whipple to
I carry on a series of experiments with
his thermometer attached to kites and
balloons. 1t has been almost impossible
with the apparatus which heretofore
has been in use by the weather bureau
to obtain a continuous record of the
temperatures of the upper strata of the
air. Yet upon this depends the eff
cheney of the weather bureau predic-
tions. In fact, it is said that the
meteorology of the future will depend
mostly upon what is learned Of the
condition of the elements high above
the earth. One of these instruments
invented by DR.. Whipple could be sent
up in a captive balloon or on a kite
string and kept in operation for days.
A very curve representing the
successive temperatures of the upper
air might be obtained in this way. As
the conditions which periodically affect
the edTln always exist up ABOVE Tor
some time beforehand. some very accu-
rate predictions might be made as to
weather in store for us.
The instrument is another eXempli-
ficatiOn of the Wheatstone bridge. As
a matter of fact, the bare coil of wire
is really a very small hollow tube. In
II are two parallel wires, one of which
is made of German silver and the other
Is copper. The reason temperatures
can be determined by means of the
two wires is because each of them OPP
poses to an electric current a resistance
which changes radically when sur
rounded by different temperatures. If
the German silver wire and the copper
wire each have the same resistance at
so degrees temperature, at so degrees
the resistance will be entirely different
in each one. The ratio of electric re-
sistance as the temperature rises is not
even. BY taking advantage of this fact
DIR. Whipple has been able to arrange
mechanical resistances i'm his dial hex
which balance those of the bare wire.
The automatic calculation of the tenn
peratures which cause these changes
OF resistance was arranged easily. and
his really remarkable apparatus is the
product of the combination.
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TEMPERATURE BY SOUND.
Electric Arrangement to Hear Heat or
Cold.

Cold.
1t is now possible to hear heat and
cold. DIR. George G.. Whipple. biologist
of the Brooklyn water works. has in
vented an electrical instrument by
means Of which the various ranges of
temperature may be heard in an ordin-
airy telephone receiver. Explorer Peary
owns one of these instruments and ne
has taken it with him to the Arctic re-
gions to listen to the intense cold which
prevails there. He had one of the in
struments with him on his last Arctic
expedition, and he was able to lower the
end of II into a creVasse in a glacier
and hear how cold it was there.
The apparatus is very simple in con-
struction. In external appearance ii is
like an ordinary electric battery box,
such as is used in sick rooms. From one
side Of the box extends a very long in
sulated wire carrying a small coil of
bare wire on the end of 1t. From the
other side of the box extend wires
which hold a telephone receiver. The
latter is to be held TO the a so that
the temperature into which the bare
coil is thrust may be heard.
Ii is the presence OF heal or cold act
ing on the bare coil Of wire which
causes an electric current to set up a
buzzing in the telephone. When the
instrument Is used the telephone is held
to the ear. while the listener looks at a
dial on the battery box. This dial
which in appearance is like the fac of
an ordinary mechanical thermometer. is
marked with figures representing de-
grees of temperature above and below
zero. Let one suppose. for instance.
that he is to listen to the temperature
Of "A pail OF water. The coil Of bare
wire is thrust into the water. and the
observer places the telephone to his ear.
There IL a hand OF pointer ufvOred in
the middle of The dial face. The OBJ
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

OF cold storage work 1t was necessary
to keep the refrigerating plant operat-
ing unde high pressure all the time, be-
cause 1t was not possible to tell the
temperature of any one room without
opening it, and 1t was not always adj
Vlsable TO do that. So to make sure all
of the rooms were kept as cold as pos
sible. Now each room in the warehouse
has in it one of these new electric Their
mometers. Several times a day an off,
cial goes to a series OF push buttons
upon the office wall and throws into cir
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25
Her View of 1t.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Country Girl-If you have never been in
the country before. the scenery here must
be a revelation to you. Don't you think
ii is perfectly beautiful?
City Girl-Indeed ii is; II is almost as
natural as what we see at the -theaters.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

server turns the pointer from figure to
ngure on the dial. When the telephone
Is hrst placed TO the ear a loud buzzing
SOUND is heard. This is because the
pointer does not happen to be at the
ngufe representing the temperature of
the water in which the bare coil is
placed. As the pointer nears the figure
mat indicates the correct temperature.
the buzz1ng sound in the telephone be-
ONE fainter. When il comes opposite
II stops altogether. As soon as the
buzzing stops. the observer knows that
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around. sought TO locate the men Of
his company. The lances were bent and
broken, many had been lost, some men
were holding blood-stained swords. car
Dimes and revolvers, and numbers were
blood covered and badly in need of the
medical stan. The corporal was wound
ed and so much cut up that the colonel
ordered him To the rear" as the place
that was least dangerous in thar Vicin-
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company, who. seeing his plight. turn
ed back from h main body and stand
ing IN their stirrups and using their
carbines with both hands as clubs.
smashed right left into the ruck.
A pathway was cleared 10 the wounded
lancer and he was taken on the saddle
OF n Of his r%escuers m borne on i'm
triumph To where the rest Of the regi-
ment were hacking, clubbing and stab
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corps, and half a dozen gunboats.
There We're 1900 Egyptians and 1900
British.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-09-23
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION.

A republican convention for Grant county,
South Dakota will be held ut the court house
in the city of Mlbank, on Saturday, Sept. 9th,
1898. at O'Clock p. m. Tor the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates for the fol-
lowing Offices and to transact any other business
that may come before said convention Tho
candi dates to be selected are as follows
one state senator, two repres en- tatiy ives,
attorney, one county auditor, one county rrpas.
nrer, one county Judge, one county snperin-
tendent Of schools. one coroner, one county
surveyor, register Of deeds, also the selection
of county committee for Grant county
1t is recommended that caucuses be held on
Thursday Sept D. at p. III. except in Big Stone
City and Mibank and that they be held Friday
evening, sept %, at p. nj. 1t is further recon-
mended that the caucnses be held at the place
of holding the annual town meeting except
when otherwise specified by the precinct com
mittee and that the voting be by ballot and that
the polls be held open for one hour The basis
Of representation will be one delegate for every
II votes major fraction thereof cast for the
Hon A. o. Ringsrud for governor in the election
of 1896. II is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates present be in
structed to cast the full vote
1t il further recommended by this committee
that the delegates present from the ist and md
Commissioner Districts act as delegates for said
let E2nd Districts and convene Immediately after
the adj journment OF the convention at theesame
place for the purpose of nominating Commis-
sioners for said Districts.
The various precincts are entitled to the fol :
loving number of delegates:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-09-23
Highest cash price paid for
wheat at the mill.
HOLLANDS & MCLEAN.

The following extract from the
associated press dispatches in
dicates that the wheelmen S asso-
ciation are after the pop candi-
date for attorney general. Pal
mer is one Of the fellows who be-
fore election makes a great noise
about railroad eXtortion, but
when elected forgets all about
his duty to the people:
Sturgis. s. D.. Sept. i1.-MatheW
Flynn. chief consul for South Dakota
for the League of American Wheel.
men. acting under instructions from
Grand Consul Potter. has ordered q
boycott against Hon. G. S. Palmer
candidate for attorney general upOr
the fusion ticket. This is caused by
Mr.. Palmer's having defeated :
measure to compel railroad companies
to accept bicycles as baggage. while
he was chairman Of the senate com
mittee on railroads during the las
session of the South Dakota legis
lature. The national organization Of
fers to furnish all necessary fund
to carry on the campaign. This will n
doubt play IN important part in TIL
fall campaign.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-09-23
Church Announcements.

Quarterly meeting will be held
IN the Methodist Epis copa
church Sunday, Sept. .. Sac
crament of the Lords supper
will follow morning sermon.
Subject for the evening sermon
will be especially adapted to the
young theme, s'Death IN the
Pot !" All the evening services,
prayer meeting and preaching
will be at 7:3O 0 clock instead Of
500 O'Clock. EpWorth league
will meet Sabbath evening at
6:30 o clock.
Quarterly conference Of the
Twin Brooks district will be held
at kilborn church, Saturday,
Sept. "A at 3 p. M. Presiding
Elder Springer will preach at
Twin Brooks Sunday morning,
Sept. Is, at 1920, and at Alban
church at 3 p. N.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-09-23
At Manila.
MANILA BAY, July 81, '9S.

MANILA BAY, July 81, '9S.
My dear ores at home.
l will try and write you a lette
tonight as | may not have time to
morrow. Well here we are anchole,
safely in Manila Bay. we have ha'
an exceptionally good trip ever sine
we left Frisco" Most of the boy
were sea sick. | was not. but had
slight attack of bronchitis, lasting
few days. but was not very sick. w,
were received at Honolulu very cor
daily and were highly entertained
during our stay. The second day w
We're invited to a "swell' dinner serv
ed by the ladies and national guard, il
did taste good. as really we were not
fed as we should have been on the
trip. but | am getting fat. Sever
pounds gain since we set sail. We
staid four days at Honolulu. then
weighed anchor and sailed forth fol
Manila which place we are not fal
from now. we do not know Just when
we will land. no doubt Monday or
Tuesday.
We have just heard the news of
Santiagos $ fall, that is one good point,
and we will have this place and that
will settle things. What sight
these gunboats are. Here lies Dew
ey $ fleet within 2Oryards Of us. Oh,
My! turn thy guns loose Dewey, and
we won't do a thing.
Monday morning. Aug. /, 90.
Last night about midnight the in
surgents and the Spaniards had quite
a battle. We could plainly see the
shells flying III the air and hear the
roar of the cannon. 1t was very eX-
citing. every one was astir. This
was a starter for us. our tagging pa
triotism has come back to us, and we
are anxious to get at the Spaniards
ourselves. The colonel said this
morning he had just received news Of
the annexation of the Hawaiian is
lands. That is good. Also that San
tiago has been taken, the Spanish
fleet totally destroyed and troops tax
en- prisoners. What a victory for
Sampson. now we want Manila and
we will strike a hard blow for it too.
1t is getting tiresome staying on
board. The suspense is awful. antlcl-
pating marching on land. There is
some mail in Manila. | hope it will
be distributed soon. | want some
thing to read and write about. |
must close as time is precious just
now. Your loving son.
Louis W BAILEY.