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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22
GOWNS HAVE A GOODEFFECT.
THE RECENT INNOVATION BY SUPREME
COURT JUSTICES BEARS FRUIT.
l. 4 GIEGERtCH

COURT JUSTICES BEARS FRUIT.
The judges and the members Of the bar who
we're Instrumental in bringing about the reform
giving the justices Of the Supreme Court the
black silken robes of Office which they now wear
have been complimented for their wisdom.
1t is less than one month since the justices
began to wear their robes OF Office but the peo-
pie who visit the courtrOoms as we'll as the
justices have been convinced that the robe has
brought about decided change for the better.
One Of the justices. in speaking on the subject.
said that hundreds Of people who came to the
Supreme Court rooms were unable to realize
that their department should be different there
from what It is In the places which they were
accustomed to frequent Even lawyers" he
said. often failed to show the proper respect,
and having nothing in view but the desire TO
win case, had to be held in check lest they
OVerstepped the bounds Of propriety. On these
people the robe of Office and the additional cere-
mony has had highly beneficial effect, and
an sure that the robe has come to stay
There was a strong feeling of opposition to the
change on the part Of people, who said that the
custom was undemocratic. and that the adop-
ton Of the robe or gown would be the first step
toward the Introduction of the wig and other
customs which. in their opinion, would not be
N harmony with democratic form Of govern
ment "The Law Journal" in discussing the
question, said
Itere is great Inconsistency in the survival or
1ScKsonan prejudice on this subject. II a
uulcla officer. after finishing tis labors for the
.dy should appear on the golf links, clad In
Is costume the JacksOnians would be apt TO
.g' propose to carry any OF the adventurous dig
~ " MS Office into private life. out in the
Tis ne was man. just like other men.
WY uOes not the converse Of this sentiment
ssae equally praiseWOrthy in a judge to wear.
%lruoom by a stronger Historically almost
aa us more conducive TO the observance by
isuse OF Lord Bacon's maxim, that when he sits
~ p'4ce be is another man?
Tue members of the Supreme Court Of the
'eo states have always worn the black silk
~ "u' the ugly and uncomfortable wig was
80 part Of the uniform No state court
feu 'he gown at the outset, but few years
~ ue members Of the Court Of Appeals Of
''as Oh NewYork passed a resolution to
~ :, 'OSs similar to those worn by the justices
soa,.~ supreme Court and since then various
y ;, aen followed the example In no city
~'s Oh New-York, however. have the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22
r. II. DUGR6
II. r. BECK NAN

notwithstanding the frequent mention of cha'ni
in the Bible the article Is comparatively new.
The same author says:
Some authorities give the BrtOns credit for
originating the cable chain because julius
Cesar is recorded as having been unable to cut
the cables of the GauIs vessels. "as they vera
made Of iron" This may have been a chain in
the present acceptaton of the term but ii Is
doubtful. because the first patent for chain
making was obtained in England in 1884 by
blacksmith named Philip White. The patent was
for fourteen years. and in consideration OF il
White had to pay e. in lawful money yearly lat
the Exchequer. Westminster. att the Feast OF
the Blessed Virgin and Saint Michel the Arch
angel by even and eual process His patent
is described follows: "A way for the wearing
Of ships with iron chaynes by finding out the
true heating (pre)pareing and temperng of Iyron
for that PURPOSE and that he hath MOVE at
tayned to the true Of the said chaynes and
that the same WILDE for the great saveipg OF
cordage and safety of shippers and will rebound
to the good of our ComOn Wealth"
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
FOUND A NEW
CHAIN OF LAKES

VICTORIA. B. c.. Aug. 25.-W. Levy,
who returned here last night from the un-
explored northwest to the northWard OF
the Upper Lard, tells a story OF the IND
ing of a new chain of lakes and new
river in the great belt of land whlch map
makers mark ''uneXplored.
In company with two companions ne
started in February of last year into the
district at the headwaters OF the Lard
River Their journey led them through
region which is not traversed by any reg
ular trail, and they were Obliged TO SeIect
a route for themselves through a district
where few white men had been. Follow
ing up the tributary stream OF the Upper
Lard they prOspected every likely sand
bar with the same result-plenty or col
ors but nothing to warrant serious work
being undertaken. Reaching the Pelly
Mountains they pitched their tents for
the winter, and with the opening of
spring started in a southwesterly direction
for Teslin Lake. Then It was that they
made the discovery of the lakes and con-
Meeting river.
They were mushing through the wilder
ness heading across toward Teslin, when
they came upon a lake about twenty-five
miles in length. They built a boat and
launched Il on the chain of inland waters,
which fed a turbulent stream, a tributary
of Teslin Lake, as they afterward found.
Down this river, swollen by the spring
foods to a roaring torrent. they sailed,
and for some time floated along in un-
eventful progress. Rounding curve in
the river one morning, however, they
found themselves suddenly launched out
of the peaceful waters In which they had
been gliding into a series Of rocky rapids,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
ACTION Of OTIS
Anglers CHINESE
Peking Government to
Protest.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. pa Press spe-
cial from Washington says: Whether
General Otis order excluding the Chi
nese from entering the Philippines
ought to be revoked is a question that
is receiving serious consideration.
War Department officials do not in
tend to make any recommendation until
Otis has been heard from. He is pre-
sumably competent to decide, but the
matter would seem to threaten compli-
cations. 1t is estimated that there are
about $1,000 Chinese in the Philippines.
Since American occupation Chinese i'm
migration to the islands has been on the
increase. Doubtless it was this con-
Stant influx which caused Otis to pro-
mulgate the order.
The resentment of. the Chinese Gov
ernment probably will be provoked. The
Chinese Minister, in diplomatic way,
has notified the State Department that
if the Chinese are to be excluded from
the Philippines the United States may
expect a protest from China. He says
his Government could not preserve its
self-respect if it were to allow the Uni
ted States to prohibit the immigration
Of Chinese citizens to possessions of the
United States lying as close to China
as the Philippines. While the Minister
did not indicate what China would do,
there is no doubt that retaliation Is
contemplated in a restriction of trade
conditions.
A number of letters have been re-
ceived at the War Department from
English and German merchants in the
Philippines who employ Chinese labor,
requesting that nothing be done by the
United States which will be inimicaI
to this class of labor, as it is the most
reliable to be had in the islands
Should the United States see fit to up
hold the order issued by OTIS, it is not
unlikely that the English and Germans
would do all in their power to pro
woke the Chinese Government to re-
taliatory measures.
The Chinese Government has shown
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

above which vertical conductor of
seven-nineteen standard cable ninety feet
long was suspended from a spirit on top or
the fagpole. A receiving station was first
established four miles distant along the
beach. but with imperfect success. An
intermediate receiving station was then
installed at a distance of one mile, at
which signals were received although
shattered.
This latter effect was ascrbed to the
proximity of a trolley wire, the occasional
spark from which during the passing of
a car affected the receiving apparatus.
The Tesla oscillator used for sending be-
ing of high frequency and giving waves
of short length, it was decided to install
a Ruhmkorff coil OF twelve-inch spark. Inc
receiving station was then changed to a
distance of 2000 feet and located in the
Cliff House. where with the aid OF flag
signals the instruments were adjusted un-
til absolute accuracy was attained In the
transmission of messages at this distance.
The vertical wire of the sending station
was al it's lowest point fully 100 feet above
the receiving station. The apparatus was
perfected to such an extent that the
aerial wire at the receiving station was
entirely dispensed with, and continued &C
curacy and results were attained.
The receiving instrument was then
placed on the yacht Lurline and connected
with a wire suspended from the masthead,
about seventy feet. A start was made
from point a half-mile off shore, the to-
tai distance from sending station being
about one mile. Messages We're received,
and by gradually increasing the distance
off shore until eight miles were reached
the zone within which perfect messages
were obtained was passed, and only sig
nails received, Morse characters losing
their intelligibility.
Ii was then decided to place the trans
hitting instruments on Lightship No. 20,
anchored on San Francisco bar, about
nine miles from the receiving station,
which latter was then established a the
Cliff House. The coil was operated from
the dynamos on the lightship, the form
of energy being the same as hitherto
used and adjusted for an eight-inch spark.
Verticle wire on lightship eighty feet, at
Cliff House ninety five feet. A coniCal
capacity was used at both places and
found beneficial. Between these stations
messages We're received, which, although
somewhat indistinct, were nevertheless in
teuigible. the crude apparatus not being
quite susceptible to the fine adjustment
required for this distance. Improvements
in the instruments now being made tusti-
fy the belief Mat perfect success will be
attained al a much greater distance. Dur
ing these experiments for The San Fran
cisco Call IL has been demonstrated that
much erroneous matter has been pup
lished on this subject and it has only been
by a step by step process that success
has been reac.-ed. 1t is proposed TO con-
tfnue the same line of investigation until
the various apparatuses used are brought
down to the smallest possible compass
and highest degree of perfection.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

marked off at intervals by three water
falls eight or ten feet in height. The
loaded boat was helplessly trapped in the
swirl of waters, and knowing that to at
tempt to make land would only increase
the probabilities of disaster the three men
devoted their energies to keeping their
craft in the center of the stream.
The first cataract was negotiated with
comparative safety. a little water being
shipped in making the leap. AT the next
fall the boat almost filled with water, and
as the next leap was made she CapSized
with the weight of water in her. The men
swan for their lives, but the treaCherous
undertow dragged them down so persist
emily that they were not able to make
land until they had been carried over
quarter of mile. The upturned boat was
rescued, and it seemed. providenually,
sack Of -four had caught by a nail aud
held under thwart of the boat, and this
alone saved them from starvation.
All their outfits were lost. but the dar-
ing fellows counted themselves lucky
that the boat did not capsize at the first
cataract, in which case they would un-
doubtedly have been lost. They lived for
two months on the bag of flour doing it
out sparingly and on reaching Teslin one
of them secured a boat and proceeded
alone toward Dawson, while Levy and the
third made for home.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

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of her youth-her beauty, her amiabllity
and her capacity for wifehood and mother
hood without realizing it. There is no
sadder sight than that of young woman
who has for years been bearing up bravely
and silently under physical tortures that
would drive a man TO the mad house.
Thousands of women suffer IN this way
and ask neither aid nor sympathy. They
realize that they are the victims of weak
ness and disease of the distinctly womanly
organism. They do not consult physician
because of the we'll founded fear that he
will insist upon disgusting examination"
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the nerves and transforms nervous, over
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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
HUNTER ATTACKED
BY WOUNDED DEER
Nearly Killed by AMI
mal'S HoOfS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Aug 25.-John Enos,
contractor at present engaged in cutting
timber on the headwaters of the Laguni-
tas, came near losing his life yesterday
in an encounter with a wounded deer. Two
faithful hounds saved him from death,
but his condition is still serious. Enos
left his camp early in the morning for
hunt in Carson Canyon, taking with him
two dogs. In the early part of the after
noon the dogs jumped large buck, which,
in fleeing from them, made directly for the
stand upon which Enos was waiting. As
the animal approached he fired two shots.
The first was without effect, but the sec
ond struck the animal in the side, slightly
wounding him. The shot stopped him
for a moment and then seeing Enos but
a short distance away the infuriated
beast made a dash for him.
Rearing upon his hind legs the deer
paved the unfortunate hunter, forcing
him to the ground. At this moment Enos
dogs came up and attacked the buck on
the hind quarters, thus drawing him away
from their PROSTATE master. While the
dogs were worrying the deer Enos strug-
gled 20 his feet, and drawing d large
hunting knife stabbed the animal in the
neck. In spite of this the deer continued
to fight the dogs until at last the loss of
blood forced him to the ground where the
dogs soon dispatched him.
Enos managed to reach the woodchop-
pers' camp an hour later in an exhausted
condition. He was taken to his abin and
put to bed where he has remained, being
unable to get up. The sharp hoofs of the
deer lacerated his flesh and completely
tore the clothing from the upper part of
his body. 1t will be several weeks before
he will be able to move around.
Enos has led life full of adventure.
He claims to have faced armed men of all
nationalities in his day but never remem-
bers to have had so narrow an escape
from death before. He describes the at
tack of the infuriated beast with a shud-
der. and says he will carry a vivid re-
membrance of the experience to the grave.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

Philippines is different from the China
man known in this country. Thousands
of them in the Philippines are engaged
as peddlers and a large number are
merchants. Some of the official reports.
including those of Admiral Dewey.
have paid high tribute to the work per-
formed by the Chinese.
Naval Constructor Hobson has re-
ported recently on the value of Chinese
labor in the reconstruction of the
sunken Spanish warships. While Chi
nese labor is highly thought of by the
Americans, the English and Germans in
the Philippines the qualities which have
won for it good opinions from these
sources have provoked the enmity of
the native Filipinos. Being shiftless
and unreliable the Filipinos have found
themselves supplanted to large extent
in the insular industries.
On the other hand. Mr.. Williams, for
mer Consul at Manila, who still remains
there in a confidential capacity, has
written to the State Department that
the exclusion of the Chinese from the
islands would aid materially in bring
ing the war to a close. 1t may be that
General Otis issued his order for the
exclusion of the Chinese because he
holds views similar to those of Mr.
Williams.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
WANTED GLORY AND WON
EXPERIENCE IN THE WAR

GOO BOUT a year ago the 15-year-old
II N son of Dr. w. J. Schildge of 254
II Warren street, BROOKLYN, New
u y York. suddenly disappeared with
out leaving a trace of his where
abouts behind him. His parents searched
for him diligently, but all efforts were in
vain One day, however. they received
word from friends residing in. Philadel-
.phia, who had heard of the boys disap-
pearance, that a young chap enlisted IN
the army under the Eamc of Herman l..
Smith whose extreme youth had been
commented upon by the press. This. to-
eether with the fact that the christian
name corresponded with that of Schildge,
convinced the parents that their son en-
listed with the Pennsylvania volunteers.
When they heard that the Pennsylva-
mans were due here, they wrote to friends
residing in the city, and who knew the
boy. A few days ago the boy was dis
covered in this city.
He said he had changed his name and
gave wrong age when he enlisted, SO
that his friends could not follow him. He
ioined the army for the purpose OF Win
ming glory In the service of his country
and returning crowned with the laurels
of the hero Upon inquiry, he admitted
that his anticipations were sadly crushed.
and that all he brought with him was
lot of experience and an empty stomach.
It is expected that he will receive warm
welcome when arriving home.
He is fine young fellow, looking more
like is than 16 years, and were it
not for the disappointment that is rev
a strong determination pictured in his fac,
arrival is expected with impatience.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
Information Solicited Regarding
Method of Procedure.
Associated Press Asks for Full Details of
the Recent Successful Experiment by
The CaII---Description Of Apparatus.

The wonderful achievement of The
Call in announcing the sighting of the
transport Sherman by means of the
latest marvel of the nineteenth CEN
tury-wireless telegraphy-has aroused
intense interest throughout the coun-
try and has brought forth the following
inquiry from the Associated Press:
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.
Paul Cowles, Superintendent Western
Division, The Associated Press, San Fran
cisco; Please send in first mail. as re-
quested yesterday. all the data that you
can secure concerning the enterprise Of
The Call and the experience with wireless
telegraphy. We would like to know es-
pecially the height of the mast support
ing the vertical wire al the sending sta
tiOn, also the height and nature of the
support of the vertical wire at the recetv-
ing station, which l believe was at the
Cliff House. Further, the character of the
apparatus at the sending station, whether
an induction coil was used or not. ana II
1t was about how many cells and their
A. c. THOMAS,
Superintendent Cenral Division.
The expert electricians of The Call
who have been conducting the success
full experiments have been authorized
10 make the following statement:
The San Francisco Call, in order to test
the praCtiCability Of wireless telegraphy,
began experiments about seven weeks ago
by installing a transmitting apparatus,
consisting of a siX-inch Tesla oscillator,
coil giving a current OF very high fire.
quency, which was placed on the nine
teenth floor of the Claus Spreckels build
ing. The height of the transmitting in
struments from the street level being
about go feet, and from the tfagstan on
top Of the dome a vertical wire of sixty
feet was suspended to connect with the
coil, the ground connection of the coil be-
ing made through the water supply sys-
TEN of the building.
The receiving instruments, consisting OF
a sensitive tube or radio-COnductor, which
actuates a suitable Morse relay, which in
turn works a decOherer and a recording
apparatus. were established on Telegraph
Hill at a distance in an air line of about
a mile and a half from the sending sta
ton and at a height of about lSO feet
above sea level. A vertical wire about
seventy-five feet in length was used at
this station While occasional signals
were transmitted over this distance it was
soon ascertained that the influence of the
high potential wires, trOlleys, etc, which
form a net work in this vicinity, would
initiate against the ultimate success OF
the experiment between these stations.
However, sufficient announcement was
given to continue experimenting In more
favorable locality and a site for the send
ing station was established at Sutro
Heights on an elevation Of about l50 feet,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
Argues for Venezuela.

PARIS, Aug. 25.-The sittings of the
Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration
Commission were res Imed to-day. Pro-
fessor John r. Soley. continuing his ar
gument in behalf of VeneZuela's S case. said
that while evidence of British sovereignty
was absent proofs existed of Venezuela's
control He devoted much of his time to
an Interpretation of the agreement OF 1850
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
Constitution Is Too Old.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The Navy De-
partment does not look with favor upon
the suggestion to have the historic war
ship Constitution take part in the Dewey
demonstration at New York. 1t is stated
that the venerable craft is not in a con-
dition to undergo such service, and that
she is far too valuable as a relic to sub
ject her to the risks of trip to Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
SURVIVORS OF A WRECK.

SpeciaI cable to The Gail and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug 25.-The German
steamer Erna, from New York, which ar
rived here to-day, brought from Inagua
three of the fourteen passengers and six
of the crew of the sloop Ruth, which lett
here for Turks Island during the recent
hurricane The sloop capsized in storm
and the passengers and members of the
crew brought here by the Erna were res
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The Treasury
Department has advised the American
customs officials on Puget Sound that fish
ermen who find themselves in over five
fathoms of water at high tide for dis
tance of seven miles from the eastern
shore of Point Roberts toward Blaine are
almost certain to be fishing in American
waters
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

more anxiety on the course of this
Government toward the Chinese in the
Philippines than to those in Porto
Rico, Cuba or Hawaii. Their interests
are far greater. The Chinaman in the
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
Major Harrison Better.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-A cable dis
patch received at the War Department to-
day from Major General Wood says Ma
jor Russell B. Harrison, who is i'll a. San
tiago of yellow fever, appears to be out
of DANGER
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
The Big Raft in Port.

The big lumber raft from the Columbia
River was towed in early this morning by
the tugs Relief and Rescue, and is now off
Meiggs wharf.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

Home Again.-Get the Wasp's souvenir
of the California Volunteers return.
sale at all newsdeaers. 20 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
Fishing Limits on the Sound.

cued by a schooner. All others on the
Ruth were drowned.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

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waited hn hnopoun ydh sand ~ roll a aaT The tkn It buar
and ndbda e re al boar however, m it is u devn
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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26
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