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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29

The Republican majority in the
next United States Senate will be six
teen and in The next United States
House of Representatives it will be
the same.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29

The fibre of pineapple is being seri-
ously considered as material of in
dustrial value in certain branches of
manufacture, possessing a quality
which, when spun, is said to surpass
the ideal fax in strength, fneness,
and lustre. An illustration of this
fact is furnished in the case of a GER
tain quantity of such fibre prepared
at Singapore, which, when tested
against an equal quantity of flax, sus-
tanned $50 pounds, while the latter
could not bear more than 260 pounds.
AS to the characteristics that render
it readily adaptable for textile pur-
poses, it is stated that the mere pro-
cess of bleaching suffices to destroy
the adhesion between the bundles OF
tibres, and SO renders it fit for spin
ming in the same way as fax The
isolated filameuts are described as
very fine, OF a tolerably regular diam
eter from end to end, but of different
size, and of remarkable fexibility,
curling and crisping readily under
mechanism. 1t is confidently asserted
that such fibre can be employed as
substitute for silk, and as a material
for mixing with wool and cotton, as
silk is now SO extensively employed,
its particular qualities seeming to rem
der it specially adapted in this line.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29

a buffalo-robe for drop-curtain, Mary
was the Heading lady" whose duty
it was to fall on her knees and weep
when George "shot off the pistol" 1t
was Mary who would glory when
George was victor in fist fight. It
was Mary who would 60 along to b.it
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

John Richie of Boston has received
from J. E. Keeler, director of Lick
observatory, news OF the discovery of
Temples periodical comet by Mr..
Perrine, an assistant at Lick. The
comets position was on May 6, right
ascension, 18 hours, 50 minutes, 81. s
seconds; declination, south degrees.
80 minutes, 10 seconds. The comet
is faint.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29

The fact that bright stars can be
seen with telescope at high noon
sometimes astonishcs curious visitors
to an observatory. Even more sur
prising is the fact that stars can be
photographed in broad day. The
Draper photographing telescope, be.
longing to the Harvard observatory,
has pictured the dog-star, Sirius, at
midday, and it has been suggested
that photographing of bright stars
crossing the meridian in daylight may
prove to be source of increased
knowledge for astronomers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29

To overcome some of the peculiar
difficulties in the construction of the
Jungfrau railway the Swiss engineers,
with their usual practical spirit, have
resorted to a mixed system of unique
character. On the greater portion of
the road the plan will be that of the
cremailliere or spring back cog wheel,
as used on the Righi, Piiatus, Monte.
generoso and elsewhere, with this ex.
ception, that electricity has been sub
stituted for steam, which is deemed
both a practical and an economical
improvement. The motive power is
derived from the waters of Lutschine,
SO that the glacier furnishes itself the
means to overcome its resistance. The
electric locomotive to be used on this
remarkable railroad is of new and
ingenious type, and the contemplated
average speed of the trains will be
four miles an hour; every train will
consist of a locomotive and two cars,
and the entire weight will be about
twenty eight tons.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29

Within few years Europeans have
become interested in the mica mines
of Bengal, and though the ancient
methods are still employed, there is a
growing demand for the product. The
mica occurs in pegmatite veins, which
have been worked for centuries by
the Hindus. The mica has been used
for ornamental purposes and also for
portrait painting, as it is not affected
by climate OF insects. The waste is
ground to powder, and after being
mixed with starch is applied to
cotton cloths to give them sheen.
The mines are worked only in the dry
months, as in the wet season the ma
tives are engaged in tilling their fields.
The rock is cracked with wedges SO as
to expose the mica, which is scut out
in blocks and carried to the surface.
1t is then slit into sheets about one
eighth of an inch thick and the edges
trimmed off, and is shipped from Cal
cutta to Europe and America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
REFUSES TO CALL 1T CHARITY
Cornelius Says His Father Fixed
That Six-NiIIiOnS Matter

New York, Oct 27.-The World tomor-
row will publish the following: Cornelius
Vanderbilt, at his home, No. COS Fifth
avenue at 10:45 o'clock last (Friday) night
made this important statement to a
World representative: "The agreement
by which / receive S60Oo.010 from my
brothers portion of the estate has been
made to appear as a mere gift. Il is no
gift, but the result Of a compact entered
into before my fathers demise. BY this
compact I was 20 receive no less than
$o.ooaa0 The truth Of the matter IS that
an agreement Of adjustment was made
from the beginning Yes I may say
from the beginning TO the end There
was an understanding between Us that
my share should he no less than $1,000
0al."
when was that agreement made?" he
was asked.
Il can only say that it was some time
( prior 10 my fathers death" was the re-
ply. The matter since then has been in
/ the hands Of my lawyers. Carter x Led
yard. They have absolute charge OF my
interests"
Mr.. Vanderbilt was asked-if there would
be an amicahle settlement of the estate
on the basis indicated by the transfer o
/ S6ooo'0 TO him from Alfred's portion. T,
this he replied: You must excuse ne.
win not discuss the matter further.
Just wish 20 be set right before the pub
lie. All my interests are in my lawyer
hands"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29

nrevio,1slv by Senator Depew relating TO
This clause of the will are substantiated
in the will. Nothing is mentioned con-
corning his name further than is neces-
sarv TO make the bequest of the one and
a half millions.
nthe thirteenth clause of the will a
beouest is made to the mother of the
deceased. which reads: ITO my mother
as a mark of affection, 1 bequeath one
hundred thousand dollars; also one hun
dred thousand dollars to my brother,
William K Vanderbilt"
In the twelfth clause, wherein the
trustees of the several trust, funds are
directed to invest the proceeds arising
from certain securities, the will desig-
mates what securities are TO be so man
aged. They consist of United States and
State of New York bonds; mortgage bonds
of the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad; the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern railroad; the New York and
Harlem River Railroad company, and the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad COM
pany.
The will gives the added informant
that the executors are directed to pay an
nually to the Society of St. John the sum
of $1,000, so long as the officials of that
society keep an agreement made in 1S2.
with the deceased and Mrs. Vanderbilt
When the agreement shall be broken, tht
annuity ceases.
There were no further differences to b.
seen between the will and the synOpsi:
given out on Thursday evening.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29

navy. A Devon man. like Butler, with
his seat at Barnstapie, this nineth baro-
net of Raleigh has followed out the in
stsncts of his race at sea
Si- Redvers Eulle. himself. who viii
have supreme coT1m and, has long pOs-
sosssd the con len; . Of Lord Wols=ley,
the present commander-in-chief. In the
Gordon expedition he won the nickname
of 1.-THE Soldiers General for his per-
sonaI bravery at a critical moment Of the
battle of Taniai. But. indeed, his close
association with woIseley dates from the
Red river expedition of Canada in lS7e.
He was employed in the Ashantee war,
the Kaffir war and the Zulu war of the
seventies, and possesses the Victoria
Cross for valor. He is just sixty years
OF. age. Junior by four years of Sir George
White, the late commander-in-chief IN
India, who is now commanding IN Natal
General Whites career is OF an even
more varied character, as it was not until
the Afghan campaign of Lord Roberts
after long years of waiting, that ne Cd
tanned the opportunity TO distinguish
himself.
A more typical instance OF a society
soldier is that of Sir F. Forester Walker
the guardsman who has been sent out as
general at the Cape Town base. Charm
| ing manners have made him one OF Inc
chief favorites of social life, and sooe
fortune in the things of this life has aid
ed his rapid promotion. though he has 81
| far no claim TO high military reputation
His services at the Cape as military sec
rotary to Sir Bartle Frere and as chic
of staff TO Sir Charles Warren in Been
uanaland, should stand him in goo
stead in dealing with the exigencies o
the situation.
Another guardsman, Lord Methuen' re
ceives a division command, and anon
the brigadiers are the Hon. Neville LyI
telton, brother of Lady Frederick Caven
dish, the intimate friend of the Glad
stone family, and Major Geners
WauchOpe, who was the late statesman
electoral opponent in Midlothian,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
BLACK HILLS RICHEST DEPOSIT
Stumbled Upon hy Man Who Had
ProSpected for Twenty Neras.

Minneapolis. Mimi. oct. GA special
from Yaukton. s n, SAYS: "EN-United
States Senator Morev OF Deadwood gives
a new version of the sensational gold
discovery IN the Black Hills by otto
Grant, Senator Morey said: I see the
newspapers say that Grautz took a car
load of ore to mint at Denver: He did
not take any such amount My son Bur
dette. who is chief engineer of the Home
stake mine. says that Gr3ntz had only a
few sacks Of ore. but they Melted him
S79.o60 u is the richest native rock ever
unearthed i'm the hills and It's discovery
was an accident. after twenty years % an
RENTING search on the part of Gran,z.
less than month ago he went to his
claim one day and stumbled upon a piece
Of rich ore laying partially exposed. This
find led 10 the unearthjns Of the vein
from which he has taken the ore re-
Gently sold in Denver. The sudden dis
covery almost turned Grantz'S head
The senator says the sold fields OF IN,
hills have as yet been only ProSpected.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
EPISCOPAL BISHOP FOR JAPAN
Rev. Sidney c. Partridge Chosen by
the House Of Bishops.

St Louis No. Oct Zine mouse va
biebons Of the Protestant Episcopal
church met again today. behind closed
doors. for the purpose of further consider
Ing the sdvisability Of placing bishop a
Kvoto. japan. Rev. Sidney c. Partridge,
after some discussion. was appointed
bishop to japan Bishop Partridge viii
he located at Kioto and Will have juris-
diction over the agents Of the church in
Ispan. He was formerly connected with
the Chinese missionary work and IS es-
teerne5 as ore OF the most effective work
e~s in the church. The question Of a
bishop 70 the Hawaiian Islands also came
up. Bishop Doane, Of Albany. the chair
man. was requested u enter into core
suordence with the archbishop Of Canter-
bury for the purpose OF having the spir-
itual jurisdiction % the islands trans
I ferred 20 the American church The
/ church in Porto Rico vas not discussed
/ As matters stand nothing can he done in
this direction until the general couven-
tion ~ the church IS held, in October,
1871. Meanwhile the presiding bishop has
/ control ~ spiritual affairs in the island.
This ended the meeting OF the house Of
bishops.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29

landed s6 or IS degrees north and $50 de-
grees west (Greenwich) we would nave
heard from him. But, not having hearo
directly from him as to his having land
ed. II think he must have come down TO
the west of $50 degrees and between IS
or 81 degrees north. From s. degrees
north and $50 degrees west 1t Is ABOUT
80 miles to the nearest known land. 10
New Siberia, Taymur, Franz JOSEF Lano'
Greenland and the Parry Islands. Al the
same daily progress made by Nansen' VI
three miles, it would wake him two years
to reach the coast of Parry lslanos anu
another year before he could COMM uiii-
cate with civilization. My brother seVeral
times expressed his wish to examine the
ocean north of the Parry lslanos.
1.-THE last one of my brothers puoys
was found on the north coast Oh Ice
land. Lately, however. another mas Oeeh
found IN the north coast of King Charles
Land east Of spitzbergen. He had with
him twelve buoys, eleven smaller ones
and q large one the latter one TO DE
thrown out when the balloon was as Tar
north az the expedition expected to reacn-
.Tf the expedition reached 81 or So de-
erees north and 20 or 100 degrees east
and then got northerly winds, 1t IS most
! likely they would have thrown the puoy'
not epecting to go any more to the north'
But the wind might have changed IN d
few hours again to the south or SOUTH
west and thus have carried the balloon
! to 81 or IS degrees north and 80 degrees
west or $50 degrees. Here they may nave
landed in an unexplored region, previous
to reaching which they might have salleo
ba edward and forward several times
Remember that the balloon sailed hfteen
or sixteen miles an hour during the nrs'
| three hours.
81 do not put the least faith in any OF
the morning reports. with the exception
of course of the pigeoRmessage ana tne
two buoys I do not expect to hear any
thing more this year, but expect to neal
| all the more next summer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
MARCONPS TESTS SUCCESSFUL
Only Operators Errors to Account for
in All Kinds of Messages.

WASHINGTON. Oct 27-The navy depart
ment on Thursday began series OF ex-
periments with the Marconi system OF
wireless telegraphy with the object of de-
+ernnining its practicability for general
use for naval purposes on sea and land.
The experiments will extend over
period of several days. The cruiser New
York Admiral Farquhar's flagship, ana
+he battleship Massachusetts have been
designated for use in the experiments
and have been equipped with the new
telegraph apparatus of Signor Marconi.
The particular object of the tests was to
determine the practicability of using the
system for short signalling while squad
rcns are at sea Marconfs system, II II
does all that is claimed would De OIL
immense advantage in this work.
The afternoon experiments consisted OF
six tests. The first test was the sendlhs
| Of the contents of a newspaper arucle
! of about ! 500 words. This was sent ana
/ received without single error, at the
/ RATE of eleven words a minute. The sec
| opd test was sending of a series OF num-
! hers of varying lengths which were ucK-
ad off with a little more rapidity tnan
! the previous message. Test No. was
! +ba sendi1,e of a series of letters written,
| drawn at random The fourth test was
| the sending of series of short messages
| The fifth and sixth tests were the trans
| n,it-inr Of a series of code messages
These were enough TO tax the skill ah'
patience of the operator. the words nav
ing absolutely no sense or meaning
There was one or two errors discovered
IN these tests. but Signor Marcom e1
pIaired that these were merely errors o
the operators.
The New York and Massachusetts lef
today for a trip to sea to further tes
J
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
THE HOLIDAY FAKER.

Two months till Christmas. and the hol-
iday faker is on the ground. As usual,
they will find enough suckers to con-
tribute to their support enough to last
them until the Fourth of July and Street
Fair time comes next year. They can't
be rated as anything but charities. They
get their business from the people, with
few exceptions, who do not use the le-
Ultimate channels for advertising because
they say that it doesn't pay. There is a
merchant in this citI who did not believe
in daily newspaper advertising He could
give no definite reason why, but for
number Of years patronized the fake con-
Germs because he thought It was cheap.
and his little ad. Ghese are his own
words could be seen in almost anything
and everything that came along-pro-
grams. theatres, churches, 6. a. r, l. Q.
o. F. everything-no matter what, dol
lar here. a dollar and a half there. So
one day he concluded to foot Up the
amount. and to his surprise It was great
er than he supposed. Then he concluded
10 put that amount IN the daily and watch
results. In six months Of a little over
his business had increaNed 9la per cent
and still growing. II was advertising and
not taking that did it. II did rot have
any more goods. nor any better, nor any
I cheaper goods ! had the goods and
I found out how 10 tell IL and interest the
I buyer NJ foreign trade has been re-
rnarkable That IS feature I had lost
sight Of entirely in daily Advertising. Bu,
when people came into the store Jusi
( lots Of them from fifty IN two hundred
miles away. and would quote my words
in nv advertisements. and wanted that
article. I was convinced. especially whsn
the profits on one Of these out-of-;owr
sales would pay a months advertising
bill There is another tEinz about adTeT-
Using that IS not spoken q: You know
that I done want my competitors 20 al
ve-tise. Il alwsys pieases ne when
look oyer the Eagle and find that the5
are not in that issue ] sl~ays fee ina
have stolen march 81 them and each
time counts. 90 that as you know. ] sci
dom miss a day that don't have an I'd
vartlsernent. and always something ina
v.uI interest buyers. and than when the
come I make good 5BsS what / base sa3s
Fl nv advertisement When J guit sd
va-tfsfuz IN the daily Il means that sE
going out ~ business Another praciica
demonstration q the ELECTS q sfve-'is
/ fnr-that g. the third la5y THIS rnarrlai
already that has called Tor an article a1
vertfsea in this mornings paper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29

was continuing its long and tedious vigil
Al the entrance of Santiago harbor, 10
prevent the escape of the Spanish meet
The instructions Of Admiral Sampson 10
meet such an attempt on the part or the
enemy were complete, and were under
stood by all commanding officers"
On the morning of battle. July g. 1898,
at 9 o'clock having an engagement Win
General Shafter, to confer in reference to
cooperation with the land forces, Admir-
al Sampson went eastward with the flag
ship New York. flying the signal, "Disre-
gard the movements of the commander
in-chief." At 9:31 the enemys ships were
sighted coming out of the harbor. From
the bridge of the New York every ship
was clearly visible.
1t is not the purpose OF this article to
describe this battle The New York, al
though not at any time 20 miles distant,
full steam, from the conflict, was not
able to come up in time 10 take con-
| spicuous part in the battle. 1t is nc
| doubt, for this reason. that the people
| withhold that need of praise, which mill
| tary and naval men almost, without ex.
| ception, bestow upon Admiral Sampson
The credit for half the battles Of the
civil war would be withheld If the same
rules of judgment prevailed.
During the assault of the enemy a
Fort Henry, Grants first signal victory
i the general was absent from the field. or
similar errand as SIMPSONS, conferrin'
with Flag-officer Foote of the navy. TIL
first day he was late upon the battlefield
of Shiloh for similar reason, and gave bu
few orders.
He was not present at the earlier bat
ties before Petersburg, and at Appomat
tox he was hours in reaching the from
to receive Lees surrender. Genera
Meade was not on the field during tn
first days fighting at Gettysburg. althoug
his orders practically located the place {
; battle. and Sheridan was % miles ava
at Winchester A. s. KENDRICK.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
HEROES AMONG THE MARINES
Proper Acknowledgement MAGE i"f
services From Cienfuegos ON.

It
Washington. Oct. 27.-Brigadier General
Wood. commanding the Unlted oIdte9
marine corps, has submitted MS annual
reDort to the secretary of the navy ne
states that the condition of the corps Is
satisfactory. except for lack OF o1lceis'
The opportunity that has been oHerIo Ior
enlisted men to obtain commissions mas
had a stimulating effect on the persohhel
of the corps and a number of such ap-
nointments are noted. 1t is an Interesting
fact also that the physical requirements
for recruits have been changed, MAKING
an allowance of an additional inch in the
maximum height. The recruiting oIncers
have been hampered somewhat ov lack
of funds. but the work is being prosecuted
at several stations.
During the Spanish war and on otneF
occasions during the past year the men
NJ the marine corps have rendered SER
vice calling for especial commentator
and a number of these cases are men
toned by General Wood. For services
during the fighting ashore at Apia, Sa-
noa. in April, 1899, Sergeants Michael Nc
N4lly. Bruno Forester and Private Henry
Mulbert were personally mentioned oy
Lieutenant Berl1ins and the thanks OF the
secretary of the navy were conveyed TO
them. Ashore at Manila, the crew OF the
! Colt gun in charge Of Ensign Cleland Da-
Wis of the Helena were three men OF
| the marine corps. Privates Howard Buck
! ley, Thomas Prendergast and Joseph Mel
| vim. They are strongly commended. Med
ais y honor were awarded to twelve mer
of ~ Nashville and Marblehead for theil
| gallantry in the cable cutting off Cieu
! fuegos Medals were also awarded Z
! Corporal Neel of the Brooklyn and Corpo
raj ]. F. Cooper of the Brooklyn for gal
| liant and meritorious services.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
HUNDRED THOUSAND TO EACH
Cornelius Vanderbilt Remembered
His Mother and William Il.

New York. Oct. 27.-The VIII Of the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt was fled for probate
in the surrogates Office this afternoon.
The provisions Of the VIII are substan-
tally the same as mentioned in the syn
opsis given out Thursday by Chauncey
NJ. Depew. The clause relating TO Cor
rlelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. contains no rirect
reference TO the alleged troubles said
10 have occurred between the young man
and his father. The facts as siven out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29

Arserfeaa LEGATION aae eses3es aes - re-
oza.ze me Castro Tgx~-rnasnt Ws;f.15l ia.-
straeslans from taeiT respective Fa-T'l+-
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ton Barbados Waers - srr'Fe@
ceassz. % ths eozalza2sT 81 Pure -
,.eslo. @ 6sssna ia elsy sEalrsi Co. :.
Castro . lbs IAzs sxLss=-E.. CSss 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
ANOREE'S BROTHER CONFIDENT
That the BalIoOnist IL safe. aud viii
he Heard From soon.

Mobile Ma. Oct. 27.-Evelyn r. Bald
win. the Arctic explorer and observer IN
the weather bureau Of the United States.
who has ben assigned 10 duty Al, this sta
Jioa. has arrived here from Washington.
lie has Just received a letter from Cap
tain Ernst Andre. NJ Sweden. brother Of
the Polar halloonist. and has given TO the
Associated Press the following extract
expressive OF Andres confidence in his
brothers safety and his coniectu-es as 20
his wherea bouts:
''AIv oniniaB is that IL nv brother had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-29
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continued from Thirteenth Page
fekinE. She gives her services as c hos
pitsl nurse, while Mr.. Winston Church
I'll. who in spite Of MS youth. has RAISED
through more than one dashlag cavalry
charge Unscathed, vii tell the story y
the campaign as special correspondent
Few English officers E'iH draw 70 them
selves a greater interest On this side -
the Atlantic than VIII SIR Edward Cssi.-h-
ester. who VIII act as Transport officer
in Natal His home coming. after an
eventful commission on the China sts-
ton. preceded thai 81 Admiral Dcwey -
oaIy a short period. and BIS SPECIFY -
appointment signide3 the approval q tsfs
British admiralty % his action a. Mania
euring the asarinE. whsa he made fast
friends among ne officers Of the sister