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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

~ MERICA is the birthplace Of the
telephone. It's discovery was made
- generally known in Philadelphia
y | during June, 1875, at the Centennial
4 EXPOSITION and the story of its IN
vention is in many respects the
most marvellous and interesting part OF
this one Of the worlds wonders
Alexander Graham Bell, the genius VINO
gave II scientific birth, was born IN Eulh-
burgh, Scotland, in 1S47. His rather' fAieA-
ander Melville Bell was the inventor OF
what is known as visible speech"-a sys-
tenn OF teaching deaf mutes how to speak
by indicating to them through visible
characters the combinations OF the vocal
chords necessary to produce arucuIale
sounds. To the life work of his father
young Bell decided to oevote hiilsell,
After a preparatory training ne ehtereu
London University in 1867, but his health
failed him and he left shortly afterward.
In 1870, IN company with his parents lie
went to Canada.
Realizing that the United States offered
q. broader field for the work that he had
in view. young Bell in 1872 came to the
United States and settled in Boston
where he introduced his father system
of visible speech for the education OF
deaf mutes. He supported hlillseIl e'1 III ~
with private classes.
experiments in that branch Of physics and
electricity which embraces sound. The arr
Of teIegraphy afforded an alluring aeld TOT
research. and about the time he came TO
this country he conceived the IDEA that a
system of multiple telegraphy might De
evolved from the principle tnat the va
rious chords of a musical instrument are
sensitive to sounds of different pltch.
While In Canada he worked OUT d sysLeL9I
of multiple telegraphy on this pasls, aIl9 9
,,no1 IoGa+ing in Boston he interested
Gardiner Hubbard and Thomas SANDERS,
two gentlemen Of wealth. IN MS e2perl-
ments. - .-,,,.,e. -.,,,,
and the three entered q partnership IT
befnR agreed that Messrs- Hubbard and
Sanders should defray the expenses OF
the experiments necessary TO compete
BeiTs system of telegraphy, and for tax
ing out necessary patents. r.,,,. ,,.-
Teaching was. absolutely Ben only
means Of support. He spent all day IN the
Lass room. and when night came devoted
his time to study and experiment. some
time in 1874 there occurred to him the idea
that possibly the human voice lt5elr sen InlgIlt
be transmitted and reproduced by means
of the electric current. His partners,
Messrs. Hubbard and Sanders, preferred,
however, that the young man snouLq qe Pfe
system of multiple telegraphy, and rather
discouraged his seemingly impraottcable
idea for the transmission Of speech by the
The year Of 1875 dawned dark and
gloomy enough on the struggling young
{nventor. After he had completed his sys-
tenn of multiple telegraphy and applied
for his patent he found that his title to
an original invention was contested by
the distinguished scientist, Elisha Gray
OF Philadelphia. II went 70 Washington
to look after his interests, and while
there called on the veteran physicist and
electrician, Professor Joseph Henry, the
secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution.
In the course of his interview with Pro-
lessor Henry he explained his ideas for
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as If weeping. 1 came upon her. II
was the beautiful. creature I had seen
about camp. I asked her what was the
matter. She only pointed into the river
far below. There L discerned the still
form of Francesca floating face up in
the IEnpid waters. He was a suicide.
The reason? I never discovered
whether it was love or madness.
think, however, that in his cupidity he
really killed his half brother Paoln,
was insane with remorse, and the love
affair aggravated him to desperation.
OF that | do not know, but one thing
L am certain, Francesca had the secret
of the great San Leon treasure which
l came within an ace of sharing with
him, but which will now remain a Sc
cret probably for another hundred. yes
it may be thousand years."
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should be untarnished with blood. The
soldiers demanded that we go down to
the city and get permission of the gov
ernment to pass into the mountains.
This l knew was impossible to do just
then, and we went down In the
direction thirty miles utterly disconso-
late. nv companion continually calling
to me to wheel round and do the trick
that would liberate us.
Not daring to enter the city, we
camped outside for five days, unde-
cided. For three days we argued; then
there came q woman on the scene She
was a very beautiful creature, evident
ly Francesco's former sweetheart. She
was the only one in the country who
had recognized him as new personal
ity For a day or two they mooned
about the place, and then the girl dis
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y DDS employed in this cold -blooded butchery
hardly be believed possible in this civilized close
the In the oden days OF French
revolution the Spanish nquston the red of
robber German barons, characters out
crrel page Of bloody history such to
st in these days mercy ruled the
door Of our own country almost incredible Yet
such until quite recently held full and
brutal sway as professional execuoner for Maceo in
Santiago Cuba he is little else named
Tren Con- bury negro coal black, with beeting
bros sunke beady of snakeke brillancy cruel
cold and seldom blinking. mouth, massive chin
white dog teeth give but hint or his marvel
os physical strength muscles stand out and
shoulders like great ripe cocoanuts Never has Iren Con
been known to miss or take blows with his keen
cheta on a quivering, helpless victim
Maceo made this black executioner with
fuu discretionary power dark tales Of devilsh
torures as well negros boast of 62 heads nd
cate that he the duties of his horrible office
we'll and to the full limit of authority.
.Tren Con- is now in of American soldiers
at MORO to be and will doubtless be
a thing the
He was captured with thirty other robbers members Of
hand under leadership who had been the terror
of the country until the boys in blue rounded up
bandits, capturing the
killing thirteen.
he that written against his
contrary taken
sickening of
ingenious methods information from political
etiquette governing the office of pub
nothing In the reazatlon or
he penalty his crimes
himself penalty and in discussing the mat
ter merely could the job better than
closely watched lest
should increase of 162 lives 163wh him
self n double role of slayer and victim
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MYSTERY or FAMOUS TREASURE
OF THE SAN LEON MONASTERY

started back, calling for the missing
goat.
He heard faint cries afar, but only
after great difficulty and in the closing
hour of day did he find the beast, which
had wandered in behind a ledge of rock
and could not retreat. AS the herder
advanced the goat pushed forward till
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both stood in a dark and weird cave.
Then the man struck a match to find
his goat, when he saw a cleaning cru
cifix in the darkness beyond.
Along on the Lodges about him
hung what were once leather pouches,
but the weight of their load had long
burst them, and the floor Of the cave
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F|ENDISH EXECUTIONER
LIVING At THE PRESENT DAY


MAN whose boast is that he has@taken one hum
dred and sixty-two lives and whose proud delight
, is to enlarge upon the several and original meth
y DDS employed in this cold-bQoded butchery can
L1a Ir,t nc n li1ndc %
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MERICA is the birthplace Of the
telephone. It's discovery was made
generally known in Philadelphia
during June, 1875, at the Centennial
Exposition, and the story of its IN
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COLD SNAP and SNOW.
| Mercury Dropped to 90 Hers-Jamestown
| Got tho SnoWAakss.

Mercury Dropped to 90 Hers-Jamestown
Got tho Snowhakss.
A cold wave WAS general yesterday east OF
the Rocky Mountains. Heavy frosts last night
and fair weather to-day. with fresh north
winds were predicted for eastern Now York.
Connecticut. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The cold wave developed in the Northwest. and
freezing temperatures were reported from
Minnesota. the Dakotas. Wisconsin. Iowa.
Michigan. Illinois. Indiana and Ohio. and
the weather in all that section was colder
by from to 7 degrees than at any time In the
last ten days OF September since records have
been kept. The cold wave is travelling east.
and 10 being followed by n rise in temperature.
which has already reached western PennByl-
vana. In this city the minimum offlcial tenn
perature yesterday was 49,. and II has been
lower than this on Sept. 30 only In 1871. 1888.
1893 and 1895. since the records have been
kept There were colder anaps earlier in the
month, however. In 1875 aud 1889. The
humidity here was very low yesterday. drop
Snow continued to fall yesterday in tho Su-
perlor country and in the eastern lower lake
region. There were heavy rains at Albany
and Boston on Friday and 2E inches fell at
Jupiter Fla Killing frosts were reported from
the central States. and heavy frosts in western
New York. Kentucky and Tennessee. There
was snow in jamestown. N. Y. yesterday after
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TRANSPORT Mcclellan In.

The United States Transport Mcclellan ar
rived yesterday from San Juan. Santiago and
Gibara with seventeen cabin passengers and
seventeen discharged soldiers. Among the
former were: Major J. A. Buchanan. FiltOesth
United States Infantry. Treasurer Of the Island
OF Porto Rico: Capt. Gilbert c. Smith. Quarter
master Forty eighth United States Volunteers
Capt. B. Z. Ham bleton.. Deputy Collector o.
Customs Of Santiago. and Capt; John Bgrk and
ali OF the Forty eighth United States Vol
unteerB. The last three we're promoted from
the Tenth United States Cavalry for bravo oon-
duet In the face Of the enemy at Santiago.
: The Mcclellan completed her nye days al
Quarantine and was released at :2O p. n
was a passenger was transferred to Swim burpe
Island for observation and treatment. He
IL suffering with malaria.
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canoe and two In a small boat determined 10 take
our chances We shortly ran into ice driven in
from the glacier by the earthquake and for twelve
miles We cut our way throughit then safely crossed
the open and skirting knights Island We got in
atlast, and were very glad TO find that Yalitat had
not Jared as badly as We had. For sixteen miles
along the shore Of KING ts Island the timber for
mile inland was swept fat and piled a. IL by q
cyclone God known whether there are volcanoes
opening or what has occurred to account for this
frghtul disturbance for the mists have closed the
mountains In about and We have not yet been
able 70 see any Of their submits"
So much for Mr.. Flenners experience and IL
may be said that he is q man Of moro than average
intelligence and his statement Ia couoborated by
the other members Of his party. One Of them
Jack Fultz, bright young mining engineer Of
Louisville, KY, was 80 affected mentally by his
experience that he was taken aboard the McCulloch
to DO carried out 10 Seattle 10 get him away from
the anxiety still prevailing in tho Yakitat region
Now for further corroboration In a different
direction The McOulloch left Ungn, about 600
miles southwest Of Yakitat at 0 o'clock on Mon
day morning. bound for Kastnik, 220 miles north
and east but by o'clock that evening 90 horce
storm was raging that the ship was hove 10 be-
foro morning and headed up into tho wind. For
thirtysix hours she made no progress and In
eAoN hhio oho pohsocu 'hiOukh tuo tOukhcSt 800
experience she has over known and she made the
voyage last year from New York TO San Francisco,
rtd Suez, stopping long enough at Manila in May
to take part In tho hghtto fire the FIRST gun. they
say-and to carry out the FIRST real news Of ths
battle to the world.
Every officer on board especially noted tho
peculiar character OF tho waves and their coming
from every direction, bufeting tho ship about
from one side to another and twisting her as II
In spiral contortiona Seas were shipped indis-
criminately. the waves dashed all over the ship,
matches wore battoned down and tho McCulloch
trembled and tossed and tugged with the cIiss
cross seas. Officers and crew, most OF Thorn OF
long experience in many seas agreed that they
had nevor seen tho wavos 80 utterly beyond mas
terry and they were unable to account for IL The
wind blow gale from the southeast during tho
most OF tho timo OF this disturbance Tho NO
Culooh's troubles ended at tho Same time the
earthquake shocks ceased at Yakitat and there
can scarcely 30 any doubt that tho eeismio dis
turbances about Yaldtat affected the entire Gulf
Of Alaska and ran far down into tho northern
Pacific
There arc no facilities for communication in
this sparsely populated country except by occa-
sionh steamer on the water pedestrian by land,
that II will DO weeks until the extent and TO
sults Of this earthquake arc known. II they are
ever known: but certainly at this writing nothing
that In any way will approach it has ever occurred
in Alasaa, 90 far as the records show.
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Imperial Crown Russian Stables.

Imperial Crown Russian Stables.
One of the largest and finest collections
in the world Skins at $40, sos, $50,
500, SIPS, $50, 5000, $3.50; the
choicest in the world, three for 81 900. 1t
requires three skins for an average size
muff and two for a fashionable neck
scarf. A large assortment of capes,
victorines, wraps, collarettes, muffs,
etc., in stock or to order without extra
charge. Hudson Bay Sable Muffs,
S35 up. Scarfs, capes, and mantles in
proportion.
(Note)-I do not sell blended or darkened
sables, tor the reason that they have mottled.
shabby appearance after being worn short
time and do not give satisfaction. They are a
poor investment at any price.
c. c. SHAYNE, Manufacturer, 124
and 1876 West AID ST., Be. B'w.y and 9th .v.
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REBUKE TO AN ATKINSON MAN
Overwhelming Defeat of Bay State Rcpub-
lean Senator Training on That Side.

BosToN. Sept. 30.-One OF tho great surprises
OF the Republican caucuses was the complete
defeat for denomination OF Senator II. c. Par
sons of Greenfield, the Senator who refused to
vote for Henry Cabot Lodge last year on ac-
count OF Mr. Lodges Philippine views. During
the summer ne has been training with Atkn-
son and Winsiow and making q campaign
sQuarely on anti-imparialistIc LASTS, His
district Ia composed OF small towns close to the
people with no large cities. Out Of the 504
votes in the Senatorial convention he will re-
ceive eight. HIS opponent. c. W. Hazelton. q
strong expansionist, will get tho rest
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FIRE WAKES UP HOTEL.

1t Was Next Door to the Cosmopolitan
Visiting Volunteer Firemsn Turn Out.
Fire in q four-story business structure at 103.
105 and LOT West Broadway routed out the
800 guests and 90 employees in the Cosmo-
politan Hotel at Chambers street and West
Broadway. adjoining the burning building. at
8 O'Clock yesterday morning. All the guests
were corrAlled in the ofloe by the night clerk.
and there was little panic although. the halls
and rooms were nlled with smoke. The
FIRE was discovered by q Waterman ON the
second floor OF Jos West Broadway In q
loft occupied by ]. W. Hoblin q Son. makers Of
awnings. tents. &c. 1t spread to the third
floor, occupied by Herman Baum. a cigar
manufacturer. and then to the fourth. occupied
by n. Hug. maehinist. saloon ON the
ground floor owned by Haren d Ficken. q bar
Der shop owned by August ZieR0uer and q to-
baeco shop by II. Mansbach were alAo Quilted.
0Pollce Inspector Cross WAS sleeping at the
Cosmopolitan last night and whom awak ened
by the noise OF the fire was apprehensive lest
the hotel people become panic-Strloken and
called ont the police reserves from the Second
Sixth. Eighth. Tenthsand Eleventh precincts.
All guests were called from their rooms. but
were content to stay about the office and lower
floor. The mem bers Of the Hampton Voun-
teer Hose Company OF Reading were at the
hotel and turned out to take lessons from paid
fremen. The firemen were an hour subdu inR
the blaze. The origin 10 unknown. The heav-
lest loss 10 suffered by the Hohin hrm. about
$4,000. and the total damage 10 about $4,000.
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Mems $500 Mackintoshes, 500.
All Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
Flabush Avenue Junction Fulton Street, Brooklyn N. Y
RADCLIFFE COLLEGE.
Girl Students Have Returned to Cambridge
to Study-13o Courses.


Girl Students Have Returned to Cambridge
to Study-13o Courses.
CAMBRIDGE, Sept 8O.-By A. NJ on Thurs
day last tho campus opposite the Washington
elm was 10 as animated In proportion TO its
size as the grounds entered by the Vcritas gate
Radcliffe, like Harvard. was registering for the
year. While tho older girls compared summer
experiences and exchanged the afectonate
greetings proper 10 the occasion. seventy eight
fresh men wer, for tho first ,imo enrolling them
selves as reg ular members Of the student body.
IL Is possible that the entering class will DO
rather larger than this. but at the present time
seventy -eig hit is the figure
Radcliffe would seem to be beginning the year
uu der most prosperous academic conditions. A
gain OF six instructors and about fifteen courses
Is noted over last year, the resulting figures
being $50 courses offered by lot members OF
Harvard teaching force For the first time the
year begins with really adequate gymnasium
facilities The new gymnasium Is now In thor
Dug h running order and is splendidly equipped
for its work This new director is Miss Elizabeth
A. Wright a graduate OF tho ,ston Normal
School Of Gymn nstics and Is tely the instructor in
baltimore Miss Wright succeeds Miss Mar
gaIet Wallace. who, alter seven years at Rad
CliHe, resigned 10 BIO married
The pathway Of the new girl students is being
greatly smoothed in these days by the system
which provides a senior advisor for each fresh
man. To her own particular sen or then. tho
freshm an takes all her problems and perpl exitrs
and the senior on her part, does whatever she
can to remove the thorns from the strangers
path This afternoon there was reception 10
ge, acqualn ted. The seniors appeared for tho
first time In caps and gowns and members OF
other classes properly labelled 10 facilitate
identification. exerted themselves in every way
TO max. the now daughter OF Radcliffe at homo
The new Radcliffe Magazine, the nrst number
OF which appeared IN the spring. will put forth
students may sutscrihe Tor these by sending The
fee 81 10 Miss Florence James, 1900 The nrst
number for this oeason will appear in Dece mber.
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DIR. MAyDEVILLEs DEER AL DEAD.
Lightning, Nervousness and = Dog De-
strOyed the Herd of Five.

South ORANGE. N. j.. Sept. 30.-Dr. H. A.
Vaudeville OF Luddington road. south Orange.
recently imported herd OF five deer and
turned them loose in an enclosure on his
place. but a series Of accidents has destroyed
the entire herd.
During a resent thunderstorm. two OF the
deer were struck by lightning and instantly
came esazed by the effects OF confinement and
dashed tn cir brains out against the enclosure
mission 10 tina deer enclosure and before 1t
could be chased ont had driven the surviving
deer against the fense and broken It's leg. DR..
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Now Marl.trate Make. a Record.

Mag strate zeller made a record for the Cen
tire street police court yesterday in the dIspo-
sition OF prsoners The Magistrate opened
court Just after o o'clock, and at tho end Of
forty i've minutes had disposed OF ninety -four
cases. There were thirty one DRINKS or dlsor-
derlies, nine alleged pickpockets arrested on
Thursday and hity-four alleged burglars and
pick pockets gathered In earlier in the week.
The supposed professional criminals were
committed to the Tomba until Monday.
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A ssedy looking man offered $500 diamond
brooch for sale In pawnshop on West Forty
second street last Friday. The police were
notified and he was arrested by detectives Fo-
garty and Rear. He described himself as
Arthur Collin OF 1872 West Thirty second street.
and 1t was found that he was employed last
summer as a hal hoy In the principal hOtel at
Elberon The brooch was Identified By DR.
Burr Ferguson OF ~ West Thirty second street
% the property OF his wife. who lost 1t while at
hnIa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01

The Cloakmakers' Union. now that tho
Hebrew holidays are over.Ihas renewed it's
strikes. One or two strikes were renewed yes
terday. the largest Of which was that OF 400
pany In Waverey place. 1t is to enforce the
nayment OF the Union scale OF wages and tho
recognition OF the Union.
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oLrvET. Mich. Sept. 2e.-Mastodon remains,
said to be nearly enough for an entire skeleton.
have been found near here. Legs. bones. ribs.
vertsbre. thigh bones. and large number Of
Small bones were found. The complOment
OF leg bones was complete. the largest being
thirty eight inches long and twenty-five inches
in circumference. The longest rib was forty
Ave inches long. The vertebr@ were nearly Q
foot across and four inches thick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
Royal Worcester Corsets
Are Reduced.

5oopairs of Royal Worcester Corsets,
made of fine quality coutil, we'll boned,
two side steels, silk Tossed and en-
broidered edge, boned bust, 5 hooks,
perfect fitting, white, drab and black
10 to 80, marked from 81 90 to Csc.
$50 pairs of Royal Worcester Cor
sets, in new short hip model, medium
length, closely boned, no side steels,
double sateen stripping at waist, ~ inch
clasp and 4 hooks, lace edge, drawn
with ribbon, made of white, pink, blue
and gray sateen, IS to "a, marked from
75c. to 4Sc.
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washiarton's Former Pos.uiAStsr Killed.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.-Former Postmaster
James p. Willett who was recently succeeded by
Assistant Postm astsr- General Merritt as Post-
master OF Washington, was killed this morn
Ing by falling down an elevator shaft from the
9th floor OF the new Post ONCE buildinG.
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A Man Said to he Related to Mckinley
Killed by Dynamite.

DEADwooD. 8. D.. sept 20 w. c. Linn. said
to be a distant cousin OF President Mckinley.
was killed to-day in his cabin in the GaIena
mining district. nine miles southwest Of this
city by an explosion OF giant powder which he
had placed beside "A stove To thaw out. HS
lived only few minutes. Linn came to the
a long time on the N0rthwestern stage coach
between Pierre and the Black Hi Is He was
known as ths tallest man IN the Hills being
Is feet 4 inches.
Democratic Ticket in Herkimer County.
HERKIMER. n. Y. Sept, 80. Tho Der'oc ats
in county convention here to-day RomipL'cd.
for member OF Assembly. Lynn u. Wheri"r:
for County Treasurer. Harry NJ Golden, Ths
ticket Ia regarded aS the strongest ever put up
by the Democrats in Herkimer county.
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A Sale of Skirt Ruchings
Not To Be Missed.

Not To Be Missed.
About 800 yards of white double
plated ruching, averaging 7 in. deep,
with lace edges, for inside of skirts; the
same in black; both kinds marked for
Monday at lOc. yard; formerly from
CSC. to SOC. yard.
Mems $500 MackintOshes, $40.
This Macintosh offer tomorrow is
ahead of anything in the rainy day
luxury within our ken.
Mems double breasted Mackintoshes,
all wool surface; in tan, blue or black;
plaid lining; velvet collar; seams sewed
and cemented-and guaranteed water-
proof. Price $500; regularly $500.
All Mail Orders Rece
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8rooklyn advertisements.
a3rooklyu advertisements
Observation-Disclosures.
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belonging
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