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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
KILLED HIS OWN FATHER.
SON SAYS HE DID 1T TO SAVE HIS
MOTHER AND HIMSELF.

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o"" NO ""' ' ''
Charles Hefner 40 years old, who was en-
n,ny.d a. , haInor In n butchor,a store in
o'ou % "'Io, " 49, "
Brooklyn, was stabbed and killed yesterday
afternoon by hjs son, Harry Hefner. 1S years
ia a., a.. ,au,i,,,. hon,o on ,ho sooo,d
o,u. IN ,he 'am'p noue vi .me s'oouu
story OF the tenement mouse at eZb Atlantic
avenue Mrs Hefner and John Hefner. n
yas,s o,d ano,hor son a.w IN. .,abhinu
years o'o. ano'""r so', oaM Wv .eeoVs,
The father. II 10 said. hau been bringing hard
for somc time and spent two or three hours
-a.,..aa,, a., a., h.rroon, In IN. ,a,,hhorhood
yee'orua, III tne oa'ioon, W '"e ne,knoo'
He was In an ugly mood when he returned 10
the house about 2 O'Clock and vented his ILL
49, 80, =. IT,, ed a u,I,i.. ,,o.i, ,rhIoh
,eehnR On an aiounn ""u "i'''nk uesN WIZ"
his wife had given to HAIRY as Christmas
present Declaring that he did not want to have
- .,..i ..,... -, an. 49,. h.
such nonbensicai s"i"ks arouhu 'ne ho"oo' 10
seized the album and threw It into tho
stove and tried 10 smash the desk His wife
,,,,,,.a ~, L., 90, a. On. .,o.a h,, M, hs-
puheu .he aioum ou'"' '"e s'o'o uus ho. 10
fore II had been ruined by the smoke and nre.
and both the sons seized their father and
sss ~. -. r.a,, ,r,od %
craseeu MN Out Vi tne room' '"os u,.o w
quiet him. begging him not to mar the Christ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
POWER or CoNoHEss OYER COINAGE.
Points on which the Constitutional Status
of Silver IL to BE Tested.

Points on which the Constitutional Status
of Silver IL to BE Tested.
DENVER. Col. Dec. 25.-Judae A. W. Rucker.
recently returned from st. Louis. where
he received tho endorsement OF tho
leading BIN etalllsts for the Colorado plan
to test In the United States Supreme Court
the constitutional status OF silver as money
metal Among other claims the plaintiffs will
make before the Supreme Court are the fol-
lowing:
The delegation OF the power OF coinage to
Congress H. limited and partial. not plenary.
and does not grant any power to Congress
other than to coin money and regulate the
value thereof 1t was not granted to Congress
to limit or suspend the coinage OF money or
OF either metals. IL was not granted TO Con-
Rress to regulate the volume OF money TO be
coined or to regulate tho number Of pieces OF
coin. but to regulate tho weight and
purity OF these coins only. Money was
coined by the Government and the value and
purity OF the coins regulated by Congress- from
1902 to 1873 without the exercise OF or
rights Of the people. Tho rivht OF the people
10 the free and unlimited coinage OF silver is
not a right conferred by Congress or by tho
Con stitution. nor is It in any manner de-
the Constitution. and the right OF Cons ress to
deprive the people OF this power was not
granted 10 Congress.
The United States Supreme Court ~. 8. VS..
Marieold. Ninth Howardi said: To coin money
and such pieces and coins are constitutional
CURRENCY"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
CHRIsTMAS DAT MURDERS IN TEXAS
Six Men Shot In Dallas and the Rcst of the
state Has Its share of Killings.

DALLAS. Tex. Dec 25-This has been busy
Christmas for the Coroner. Six men have been
shot since last night. three fatally. Charles
Miller led of by killing Walter Myers near the
stockyards by shooting him through the head.
Miller. who fed last night. surrendered to-
day. He says Meyers snapped his pistol twice
at him before he fred. The police. however.
say they found Meyers dead with his pistol in
mis- pocket
Albert Hall auarrellod with Edward and
Murray Cecil. Will Busch. alias viii Boots
loaned Hall a pistol and Hall shot the Cecil
brothers. Edward fatally and Murray danger
ously. Hail escaped. but Busch IN in Jail.
A negro last night blew up lunch counter
In the restaurant OF Dock Conn. Chinamnn.
with a giant dynamite cracker. Tonight he
returned and hit the Chinaman in the head
with brick. The Chinaman turned 70 get his
pistol and his assaiiant ran away. When the
Chnaman whirled back he blazed away at tho
first negro he saw and shot Jen Thomas. an
Innocent man. killing him. The Chinaman Is
locked no.
Clay Patton was shot In tho lett shoulder
this morning while going home on Lane
street by a man he does not know. The man
escaped. John McMillan's left thumb was shot
OF by a negro who fred into party OF white
mon. The negro got away.
By actual count OF newspaper specials thirty:
one shootings and stabbings were reported
last night and to-day in Texas. outa,de OF
Dallas. Among them are killings at Calves
ton. Clarksvile. Anna and Gonzales.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
MAN AND WIFE REUNITED.
ron THTRTY-THREE YEARS EACH
THOU8HT THE OTHER DEAD.

They Married Again, but Lost Their Part
ners by Death-He Returned to His Old
Home, Found His Wife Living, and
They Were Welded on Christmas Day.
Rock STREAM. N. Y. Dec. 25.-James r.
Bailey. prosperous farmer. lett this place for
California thirty three years ago. He was one
OF a party OF nbout twenty who started from
Elmira Mrs Bailey and one daughter remained
In Rock Stream. They we're to make the Jour
ney by rail year later. Bailey and the party,
OF which he was n member. went to Pittsburg
and descended the Ohio and Mississippi to Mem
phs. At that point the New Workers Joined
party which was going to California by way
OF the trail which passed through San Antonio.
Tex. crossed the Rio Grande ut Dona Ana. New
Mexico. and entered California at the Needles.
At Dead Mans Pass. near the Devils River.
east OF Fort Lancaster. Tex. the party fought
q severe battle with Mescalero Apaches.
Bailey was dangerously wounded. IL was
thought that he could not recover. After the
Indians were driven of thu party moved TO
Letters were cent back TO Rock Stream;
which detailed the story Of the fleht and said
reached IompbIs Mrs. e Bailey Ry'V gave birth to
her second child. son. about month after
ne arrival s OF The news Of her husbands
sendhe children moved TO Corning. where In
1872 she was married to Raymond Croker, by
died In 1897 and Mrs, Croker returned to
Rock Stream. Bailey arrived In Rock Stream
on Tuesday morning last. He called on one OF
his old-tima friends and asked where Mrs.
Bailey was buried and where his children were.
He was told that she was at the Bailey home
stead, west Of town. alive and well. The other
details Of the story were Also told him. He
went at once to the homestead. Mrs. Croker
opened the door recogn iZed Bailey and tainted
When abe recovered, Bailey told her that he
was In a hospital at Fort Lancaster for nearly
nine months. suffering from arrow wounds In
the lungs AMI abdomen. that when he wac able
to travel he started homeward but that at San
Antonio he met Joseph Wilson. also from Rock
Stream. who told him that Mrs, Bailey and one
child had died six months before. aud that
the other child had been adopted by its
grandparents. Mr. Bailey said that he again
turned westward. and settled 10 Tucson. Later
he began ranchinR near the Santa Catarina
Mountalns. He married again In 1874. Two
sons were the result of the union. The second
Mrs. Bailey died about Ave years ago. Tho six
children are all married. and have children OF
their own.
After Mr.. Bailey and Mrs. Croker had told
their storieS. Mr.. Bailey insisted that they be
married again, He said that nothing hut u
Christmas wedding would ito. Mrs. Croker
readily assentcd. Sir. Bailey wired hjs Arizona
children to come East at once with their fami-
lies. The wedding ceremony was performed
In the Bailey homestead at o'clock this after
noon In the presence Of the children and their
families. Mr.. aud Mrs Bailey left for Cienaga.
Arizona. this afternoon where they will reside.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
IN FEAR or HYPNOTIsM.
A Young Man Warns n Marriage License
Clerk Not to Let Him He Married.
From tie 81. Louis Republic.


Lowell Putnam IN in a predicamcnt He is
afraid he ia going 10 be married lie dorsn
wan, to bo married. yet he is fearful that ho
will awaken some morning and find wife among
his possessions. lie believes that a certain
young woman mas SET her cap i"r nm ana VIII
carry her desire into effect by hypnoiAng him
Putnam called al the marriage license Office
yesterday and explained matters partially
lie did not go into many details but he wanted
1t h"ronShly understood ,ha' II nc called az
the Courthouse and asked for a license to wed
!, was 10 be refused. lie said he did not want
a license and II he came for one il would bc evi.
dcnce that he was under the hypnotic influence
OF the young woman who accompanied him.
These rather peculiar remarks led "A member
=, A.. D-.,,,u ,,.I q, ..l, At, pr,,n,, i..,
oil inc fpHo"e s'ah 70 ASK MI iu'ham 'aS'
night for an explanation. Mr.. Putnam was
at his home Il2l North Leonard avenue and
no received The r,por,cr in n room whose wallis
j" "o'"'u "' i''''N' ." " '''" "'""' vans
were literally covered with guitars. mandoins
and yiolins. They were hung IN racks which
extended from me ceiling 10 Me noor. and scat
tered about on tables and chairs were other IN
suumen'S- Piles OF music lay upon The mantle
shelf and iillcd the bookcase MI Putnam cA,
planned the array with Me remark that he played
with being professional musician. lie became
III at case when the subject OF ms visit 70 the mar
hypnoiism had caused MN Steat aea. al trouble
and n2loristy which II, SAID. he was anxious 10
aN,au ~, w ~, ~ Ii,,I, 49,, ~ " "'e'' NV
some nnr aSn me, ynung woman VINO
me- dld not nina nus al hrst because she
Is Ichned ana prcliy, but WICK OF Two ago
discovered she was III iopr WIN me ana wished
70 marry me. reInapS snc wa nov soy so ~
so many Worus; ou' ih,rIpr Wha' shc uiu
say anu reL or nc ~. limo Ne
linen fallIeu inf the nrs' uule we power Shc
had over me. I lohoMmd her meIest sugEcallon
without being able 20 tell except that II WAS
hyphOtisnl, oomeumes H"se sugsesh9hs we're
spoken someumes no" AZ any fa'e' opeyed
them, Al, ~, ,,
was rcmhfhru hhl perhaps MI. fulnani' ne
cause OF ms previous rApeIiehCe WIN hypho'lsls
was an unusually good subject, anu ,hc young
woman was SIMPLY, ehEoiimohung upon NM
MI Putnam shook his head ..,.-.-,,
| 20. she nus an opiee,. ! am no, going 70 leii
you now iounu ou' ~ was her ln'cnlion W marry
ine, Dnt u was III a way ihnt ieeyes no aounl N
my nina as 10 nei inpen' ION one mas resolved
upon ~, anu my uP 'o 'no nceIHe oin'e .u-uay
! was simply ~ 'ns own pIo.rc,ion, nave no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
SENATOR DEPEW's MAIDEN SPEECH.
Almost Embnrrassed when He Spoke in
the senate for tho First Time.
r~o.. "a. ~ ,e,,. P,eord

Almost EmbHrrossed Wnen no SpOke IN
the senate for tho First Time.
FROM tie CA,eago Record.
Senator Depew has made his maiden speech
and actually showed embarrassment The
man who has faced more large audiences than
perhaps any other member Of the Senate. and
whose voice has been heard by more people on
occasions of ceremony and celebrations arose in
n timid sort Of way and said. Mr.. President"
but the President didn't hear him
There were half dozen other Senators on the
floor seeking recognition, and Senator Frye,
who was in the chair. took them in order going
from left I o right Mr., Depew. whose seat Is on
the extreme right Of the Chair was the last 10 he
recogn izcd but he kept his place twirled his eye
glasses in a nervous manner. adjusted the collar
Of hi well fitting irock coat wiped his lips with
his handkerchief and looked for all the world
us II he wished Ia he mewhcrc else.
Mr.. President" he said az ain, when he saw
he WAS alone on the floor
The Senator from New York, replied Mr..
Frye In his clear voice. which rings like buglc.
Il present bill for reference 10 the Committee
on Pensions" said the great orator from New
York and az he handed a folded piece OF manu-
script to a page he blushed and dropped into his
chair.
II was bill carrying a pension Of s75 a month
each ~ the widows OF tho two Capts Capron
father and son. who wero killed at Santiago
One Of them commanded q battery Of artillery.
The other was Adjutant OF the Rough Riders
Down at the National Museum In a case filed
with the military requirements OF four genera
The Army OF tho United States since the battle
nf nunker Hill
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
rHr BRITISH EMPIRE AT STAKE.
Pref. Belps Estimate Of che war In South
Africa-Canadian Feeling.


Bosror. Mass. Dec. 25,-Prof. Alexander
Graham Bell IA pes,imlstio regarding the
future OF the British Empire and the English
people. His sentiments with regard to the
PhllippInes are anti i'm perialistic He sava n.
,vi.hs. pon,.. ~, 80 tn, hor,a .,,.. -
wsnes Dewey mad come riRht nome AFTER the
battle OF Manila. but so long ~ he cannot
change destiny, he accepts everything as every
true American should. PROT. Bell spent Sunday
In Boston. having stopped over to visit friends
while on hls vav from sydney. Cane Bretor N
w..k,...' W, 49,, ii, - W
washington. where ne VIII spend tho re-
mainder OF the winter.
war ha aid. .Ths Ensl,sh h.,s a hard nv, ,n
crack there. Things are looking very serious,
very serioua So far aa oan see Gre,t pr,tair
80. -. ~ " ,., -. 80 D'',o'"
nust uepenu upon her colonies ior her saliva
tion. In them see her only hope II they
become enthused. take up the CRY a, am n,ra
MAKE the cause their own. feel that the fight Is
their fight. stand shoulder to shoulder with
the Enalisb. raise co,oni.l armies and Give
-, 's''o .V.e,'' ,V,,, en' kNo
r Tree England and the empire VIII DC saved.
The empire 10 at stake.
.yes Enolsnd 4. an trial, and an. A, NJ.
..,. " " -, ~ "o'
expectt. III she rails and things do look dark,
she m ust 20 under She will be a prey TO the
armies NJ the Contipont Apstra,,a md C.n,a.
s.. w, 20, -. .uN. ~ SaAaus'
her great colonies. VIII declare tneir independ-
This last ia a ruth IN AZ has never beon hronoh,
go r- :" " ~, '.as ""o w.
nome W Eneiand DeIote tne evspts OF TINS iast
nnon'h. ohe sees u NO" anu nshts LOT e1ist-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
ROBBED IN AN ALLEN STREET DYE.
Police Didn't Find tho Alleged Thieves, so
tho Victim Hunted Them Himself.

Police Didn't Find tho Alleged Thieves so
tho Victim Hunted Them Himself.
Charles NJ. Mcnamara. who represents a
London slate company here. had Joseph
Fisher OF III East Ninth street and James
Jordan OF 1913 East Eleventh street In thu
Yorkville police court yesterday on charge OF
robbery. He said he met Fisher In Third
avenue and bought drinks for him till the two
were Joined by Jordan. Then all three went
to a dive In Allen street. There. he thought. no
was drugged He recovered consciousness to
ind that his 5000 gold watch and chain and
$3.50 in money we're missing from his pockets.
McNamara said he oom plained to the police
OF the Firth street station and gave 2 descrip;
ton OF Fisher and Jordan. but the police tailed
some detective work himself He soon sue:
ceeded In finding Fisher and Jordan and
caused their arrest Both men protested their
Innocence OF the charge. but they were held for
examination to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
TURKEY AND PIE FOR 900.
William Nv Fleiss Makes tho Newsboys
Happy at the Brnce Memorial Home.

Happy at the brace Memorial Home.
Four hundred newsboys received substan-
Na turkey dinner at the Brace Memorial
Home. Duane street. yesterday. The dinner
was given by William NJ. Fliess. an i'm
porter Of Al Broadway. No tickets were
Issued, Every boy who came was
ied as soon as there was n place for HIM
Every ono had as much turkey as he could eat
ahda whole pie all to himself. Not few filled
NJ on turkey and carried the pie away but
toned under their coats.
After the boys had been fed in four detach-
ments there was still a lot OF dinner left ana
messengers were sent out to City Hall ParK
Ahd Park row that anybody big or little. with
al appetite would be welcome. Only about
twenty responded to the invitation. The
6 d,St Ind AL been Allied full at the
women from Cliff street and the miseraoly
EVERY stricken tenements under the shadow
% me bridge came and asked for the rest OF
me food and got II, Mr., Fless's son with a
the dinner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES.
Four Fatal Encounters In tho City of Bir-
mingham, Ala.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. 25.-Four fatal fight.
Ia but part OF the story OF Christmas dolngs at
hand tonight in the Birmingham district. and
these occurred 10 the city. Policeman Fair
made an effort to arrest Will Thomas and
he resisted. Thomas threw Fair and the latter
pulled his gun aud put three shots in Thomas
body. Peter Jones became rude on an Ensley
electric car, and Conductor j. d. Pattie started
to put him on. but he resisted. Before he gould
pull a gun Pnttte shot him In the head; Hunt,
sey Barnes shot and instantly killed Bii
dispute about n gun. Barnes made good his
escape In a general night In Ia saloon between
four men In which knives. pool balls. cues and
glasses were used. Toney Smoker was
stabbed seven times In the abdomen. Reports
from the mining suburbs are not In.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
AGED GARDENER ASSAULTED.
Found Mt the Bottom of . Dark stairway
With His Skull Fractured.

MOUNT VERNON. y. Y. Dec. 25-Joseph Tus-
sci. formerly q gardener. II years old, OF OIL
Stevens avenue. was found unconcious this
evening at the bottom OF q dark stairway lead
Ing to the cellar OF an italian hotel kept by
John OprandI. He told Policeman Atweli. that
Tussei had been boarding at the hotel since
Dec 20. and that in going 10 his room
had fallen down stairs. When the injured man
was removed To the Mount Vernon Hospital 1t
was found that his skull was fractured at the
base Later he reEained consciousness and
told Coroner Bann that he had been assaulted
in the afternoon on Third avenue bridge which
10 In tho heart OF the city.
When was In the centre OF the bridge. ,
said the old man. Il was struck on the back OF
That's all I remember until l woke up and
found myself here
He told the coroner that he had not been In
Oprapdi's Hotel, and his name does not appear
on tn. register. Oprandi says he registered
under the name OF Brown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
DIED DRESSING 4 CHRISTMAS TREE.

Detective Sergeant Grove, Thief Measurer'
n Victim of Heart Disease.
Detective Sergeant James +. Grove died sud-
denly Of heart disease yesterday morning at
his home. 400 West Fifty-nfth street. He was
finishing dressing Christmas tree for his
children and complained OF feeling dizzy and
OF pains in hs chest. A doctor was called but
before he arrived the sergeant WAS dead.
Crowo was in charge OF the Bertilon apparatus
at police headquarters for measuring and
1865 and Was appointed patrolman In 1882.
He was transferred from patrol duty 70 heSd-
Quarters and made roundsman in 1897. The
reform board transferred him to the detective
bureau and made him detective sergeant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
Man Stabbed In a Saloon.

William Glynn. AZ years old. OF A Columbia
street. and Frederick Low. 80 years old. OF 40
Warren street. had n quarrel in the saloon at
~ Colum bia street. Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon. and Glynn was stabbed In the right arm
Clynn was removed to the Long Island COLES
Hospital. Low was arrested and Identified by
Glynn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26

HELENA. Mont. Dec. 25.-Five men. En-
gineers Beebe and Rheim. Conductor McCar-
thy. Fireman Cutler and brakeman whose
name Is not known. were instantly killed in a
collision between two freight trains on the
Northern Pacific road near Boarmouth this
morning Failure to obey orders 10 assigned
as the cause OF the wreck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
STARTING IN THE STREET.

septuGenarian Had Had Little to Eat for
n.y, and Was Too Weak to Seek Food.
Patrick Reed. who Ia more than seventy years
old. was picked up half conscious by Harlem
Hospital ambulance in front OF 2ols First
avenue yesterday and taken to Bellevue. The
J.s.ors diapnosed his ailment as starvation
oOd consumrtion. Reed said that he was with
out friends His wife died several years age
IT, IL had had little to eat for several days and
had been too week to make much effort to get
an ching
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
.J1yrron KILLED ON THE STAIRS.

He Slipped, Fracturing His Skull and Was
Picked Up Unconscious.
Felix jacket. janitor OF the fiat houses at 14e
and l48 West sixty-eighth street. was found
unconscious on the basement steps next door
lust after 10 O'Clock last night. He was car
ried in 10 the West sixty-eIghth street station
and then put into the patrol wagon TO be taken
to Roosevelt Hospital. but died on ne Way ~;
Souses at 10 o'clock to turn Of the gas. Re
turning to his own quarters he slipped and his
hend struck the stone steps. fracturing MS
stnIl He was a. years old and married.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
uoIipeux,s Family visit Him.

Roland B. Mollneux's Christina day differed
,,ttle from the many other days he has spent In
the Tombs prison. All of the prisoners had a
better dIaner than they get on ordinary days.
and MoI6eux ordered a special spread from
t Ls Giaathsr. mother and wife called on him.
driving the temporary ,rSSSn sn5sans Tbs at
'' The trial viii 60 on this morning In the
General Sessions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
Dropped Dead While Singing at n Church
Festival.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec. 25.-on Saturday
night Mrs Pink Chapman. 30 years Of age.
REGULAR church and society lady OF East Bank.
". "a, dropped dead while singing at a church
sSIl.ai - her home town. The entertainment
gas Tor the benefit OF the Baptist Church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
KILLED HIMSELF AND CHILDREN.
Suicide Said Hiswife, Who Had Killed Her
self, Made Him Promise to Follow.

CHILLIcoTHE. Mo-. Dec. 25.-The bodies OF
william J. Thomas. a farmer. and his three
children were found In the ashes OF their
house. eleven miles southwest OF here. yester-
day. 1t is believed that Thomas murdered
the children. set fire to the house and then
committed suicide by taking poison.
Thomas frequently told his neighbors that
when hs wife was dying she had made him
promise that he would kill the children and
himself and follow her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
A JEHELLER KILLS HIMSELF.
Disappointed Because tho Holiday Trade
Fell Short OF His Expectations.

Fell Short or HIS expectations.
UTICA. Dec. 25.-Because holiday trade fell
sh ort OF his expectations. Charles H. Schiller.
for fifteen years engaged in the jewelry busi-
ness, killed himself tonight, Schiller had
been respondent over business troubles for
some time. He reached home at about z
o'clock. when his family was at dinner. He
went to his room, seated himself on the bed
and. placing a sporting rife between his feet,
he placed the muZzle to his right temple and
discharged II. The top OF his head above the
nose was blown off, He leaves wife and six
children,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26

II the expectations OF experts In the electric light
Ing industry are realized, valuable substitute for
platinum ould appear TO have been found In an
alloy OF nickel and steel II Is asserted that, by
simply varying the proportions of either OF these
metals. an alloy results with almost any desired
cosficient. THUS. whom only small proportion
OF nickel is employed ooehicient OF expansion
between that OF iron and that OF nickel Ia obtained
and with-say, 20 per cent OF nickel the
coefhcient Of expansion OF brass 10 reached. As
the proportion OF nickel ia then increased, the
oooficient OF expansion progresses until. on the
nickel reaching 81 per cent. 1t becomes practi'
cally nil-beyond this an increase again taking
place until. with +b per cent. OF nickel In the
alloy. the cosfhcient becomes equal to that OF
platinum, the result being accounted an important
ono TO the electrical industry.