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The times., 1899-03-12
MADE THE FIRST PHoNoGRAPH.
st"r, "f John kruesi. Who Wa. One
of Edison's Best Assistants.
CFrom the New York S-;n.l


The man who made the first phoaDgrsnh
vas buried at Schenectady on Febr,,sry >,
lie vas enc OF the little band of men wbo
worried with Thomas y Edison. al MenIo
FafH- ana through whose skill and faith
iuI assistance were developed the many in
Fehtions which gave Edison the name of
the wizard. Il was in those iays that
Edison used to become absorbed in the d.
velopment OF an idea. work at il without
rest or sleep for two or three days and
nights and keep all those about him busy
az the same time. He would call in an
organ grinder from the streets to keen his
men awake or resort to some other such
device, and when the strain was finally
over chaFter boat and take all hands
dcWn the bay on fishing excursion.
Among the most tireless Of the men about
the wizard about that time was John
hruesi the man who made the first phon-
ograpn- The idea had come to lIr. Edison
as an inspiration 4 fsw dsys before while
ne was experimenting with a telephone
Hlsk- The disk was NOT enclosed and there
was sharp pointed pin on the hack OF il
As Mr.. Edison spoke against the face Of
tne ilsk, its vibrations drove the pin into
his finger
III the disk has power enough to prick
my finger. thought the Wizard. lit has
power enough 10 make record which can
be reproduced"
\ few days later he called Kruesf to hin,
and. putting into his hands a rough sketch
OF the phonograph explained what the
thins was to do, and told him to make II.
II was roll machine. the roll covered
with unfotl 10 take the record
rliesi made the machine and brought IL
to Mr.. Edison. Edison set il going and
spoke into it:
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, Medieval Notion
nFrnm thc ILrnsinn Post !

Madrid thinks have a century fight ahead Of
us in the Philippine, This may be true. but
it won't do to measure American job with a
Spanish yardstick.
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uIgginson's Promo.ion.-Naval O

uiggiuson's PromOtiOn.-Naval Off
GERS were interested yesterday in the un-
official statement that Captain Higginson
who was promoted to the rank of commo
dore. vice Schley," and confirmed by the
Senate. had declined to accept the promo
tion to the grade OF rear admiral provided
in the Naval Personnel bill. The ground
upon which Hgginson refuses to accept
this further advancement is somewhat un-
usual He is represented as saying that
AS there are other officers more deserving
of promotion than himself he feels con-
strained to decline the prohered honor.
1t is remarked in this connection that Cap
tain HigginsOn made no objection to being
promoted 10 the rank of commodore. vice
Schley." which was admittedly device or
trick 10 force Admiral Schley into a hole
by shutting the door behind him and fore
ing him to either get out of the service or
acquCsce in the unjust elevation of Samp-
son. Fortunately the plot was killed by
the Senate when it refused to act on the
naval nominations and passed the Person
mel bill, which gave to Admiral Schley the
position to which he was entitled ahead OF
Sampson. Higginsons present announce
meut amounts to very little. Even if he Is
permitted to retain the rank of commodore
which has been abolished by the passage
of the Personnel bill, he will lose nothing
in the matter Of pecuniary emoluments.
Rear admirals of the junior grade, to which
Higginson belongs will draw no more pay
than would have been given to a commo-
dore under the provisions of the old law
However. it is said that Hgginson's move
has been made with the object OF making
a place among the rear admirals of the
first class for Sampson. The Navy De
partment ring has decided to get Sampson
into the first grade if possible, so that he
can draw the pay of a major general
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Place for senator AIIen.-senat,


William Vincent Allen of Nebraska, who
ceased to be a Senator at IL o'clock on
March 4, has been appointed by Governor
Poynter of Nebraska to a vacant circuit
judgship out in that State. Mr.. Allen left
the bench TO enter the Senate, and it s
fitting that he should, upon leaving the
Senate, return to his former occupation. He
will succeed Judge John 5. Robinson, who
was elected to the House Of Representa-
tIves last fall. Mr.. Allen during his term
of Office at the Capitol held the Iong-dis-
tance record a speechmaker. He es-
tablished record in that line that is not
likely to be broken during the lifetime of
the present generation. He once spoke al
most continuously on the floor of the Sem
ate for over fourteen hours. MI Allen
made good many friends during his SEN
atorial career in Washington and they will
all rejoice over his good fortune in drop
ping into such a comfortable berth after
his retirement from the public service at
the National Capital. Senator Allen will
be missed from the Senate.
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tions.-The selection OF the places for
holding the national conventions of the two
great political parties next year is likely
to have some political significance. The
opponents of Mr. Bryan, for instance. are
working to have the Democratic National
Convention held in the East. They would
prefer New York or Saratoga but would be
willing to compromise on Cincinnati or
Cleveland. If any one OF the cities named
secures the Democratic National COnven-
tion next year the Bryan contingent
will feel elated. They will regard it as
first blood so to speak, against Bryan
New York and Pitt5burg are making
fight for the Republican National Conven-
tion of 1900 Pirtsburg claims it on senti-
mental grounds. as it was the city where
the Republican party was born in 1856.
Very few national conventions either Dem
Ocratic or Republican. have been held in
the East in recent years. General Grant
was nominated at Philadelphia in 1872. and
Horatio Seymour received the nomination
of the Democratic party for President in
1868 in New York, but since then both OF
the leading political organizations of the
country have held their national conven-
tions west of the Alleghenies. Whether
this rule will be broken next year or not
is an open question. The indications point
to Chicago as the gathering place OF the
Democratic hosts.
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GENERAL WA ASHTNGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Reed and aooScvert.-Tbe talk of a

Reed and RooscveIt.-The talk of n
combination by the friends of the Admin
istration to prevent the election of Thomas
b. Reed as Speaker of the next House has
naturally attracted considerable attention
Despite all the protests froIa both sides.
il is perfectly apparent almost to blind
man that the Administration and Mr.
Reed have finally reached the parting of
the ways. They have very little in COM
mon-practically nothing. in fact Mr.. Reed
is known to be opposed to every cardinal
principle advocated by Mr. Mckinley He
does not believe i'll expansion in any
sense. He fought the recognition of Cuban
belligerency and subsequently did every
thing in his power to head off the war
with Spain. He antagonized Hawaiian
annexation and also the passage OF the
Nicaragua Canal bill. On almost every
point in which the present Administration
is committed, Mr.. Reed has taken the op-
poste stand His powerful influence as
Speaker has been eXerted to block every
important piece of legislation in which
the Administration is vitally interested.
To assume that the Administration is
ignorant of this fact, or is disposed 10
ignore II, is to assume that President Nc
Kinley and his associates are ignorant of
the first principles OF political acumen.
Mr.. Mckinley has given evidence upon
number of occasions that he is 4 past
master in the art of political manipulation.
When it comes to pulling wires and look
ing after apparently Insignificant but really
important details in the great game of
politics. Mr. Mckinley is unquestionably
vastly the superior of Thomas B. Reed
He keeps closer in touch with the current
of public sentiment for thing, which
of itself gives him a great advantage over
Reed. The Administration will, 1t is be-
lieved, find some man to make the light
against Reed for the control of the next
House The President, it is pointed out
has more to fear from Reeds election as
Speaker again than from his defeat. His
personal following is believed by Mr. Nc
Kinley's supporters to be much less than
has been generally supposed. Once he is
sdetracked and shorn of his power he Will
not, they believe. be able TO do much fur
ther harm. In the mean time, there is
talk of some kind of an understanding be-
tween Mr. Reed and Theodore Roosevelt.
1t has not reached the point of an alliance.
and it may never do so. Both Reed and
Roosevelt have the Presidential fever. and
while both would rejoice at the elimination
of Mr.. Mckinley from the Presidential
arena each is working independently to
advance his own cause. Reed and Roose-
welt are almost as far apart on the expan-
sion question as Reed and Mckinley, but
they both have common interest in get
ting Mckinley out OF the way before the
meeting of the Republican National Con
vention next year. If Mr.. Mckinley should
be compelled. in the end, to choose be-
tween Reed and Roosevelt, the chances
are that he would prefer the latter to be
his successor in the White House.
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A STATEMENT OF POLICY.
HOW Mr. Merriam Proposes to Dis
tribute Census PIums

An official statement was made yesterday
by Mr. Merriam, Director OF the Census.
giving general outline of the policy that
VII be followed in taking the census of
1900 The statement, which is the first that
mas been given out By the new officers, was
prepared jointly by Mr. Merriam and Mr..
Wines. and is as follows:
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
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Beat Pat Morrissey a
Short Head.
HE WAS THEN DISQUALIFIED
MYTH AGAIN UPSET ALL CAL
CULATIONS.
Captured the Handicap From Morel
Tito and Sardonic at Odds of 80
to 1-outsiders Were in
Favor.

when, after capturing the second event
on the card at Ingleside yesterday, Hor-
ton. with Nash Turner up, was disuuali-
ned Tor foul there was no end of kick
ING among a considerable number of race
g9ers; The race in particular was a
seven furlong run, decided under selling
conditions, for which Red Glenn ruled a
strong choice. The latter ran as if. stale.
LOT he was never in it. Pat Morrissey,
3gErll and the three-year-old Horton had
Inc race to themselves, and as the stretch
was. reached were heads apart. On they
raced TO the wire, Pat Morrissey on the
inside, Horton on the outside, Cyril sand
'%lched between them. Nearly opposite
Inc. paddock some unavoidable crowding
TOOK place, and Martin on Cyril was COM
PEELED TO take his mount back Then, in
a nerce drive, Turner landed Horton first,
mead before MorriSsey, aStride which
Thorpe rode a desperate finish. Thorpe
CLAIMED a foul, and after mature deliber-
alton the judges placed Horton last, the
purse going to Pat Morrissey.
The racing throughout was the best wit
nessed Tor some days at the local track.
.Outsfders cut quite splurge, favoriteS
.poklng their noses over the wire on a
couple of occasions only.
The. acrobatic Myth furnished the sensa-
Hon IN the mile and quarter handicap.
mere was but two other starters, Sar-
-donlc ana Morellito, and once more the
ring. laid 81 to l against Frank Kittle,
man Is geIdlng. With pullman in the sad
die. the outsider took the bit between his
teeth and was never headed, winning by
over" a length. Morellito, the favorite,
snatched the place from the Corrigan en-
try by a head.
. : 4 he opening event. a five furong scram-
- bic: went 70 Scintillate, a 8 to l chance,
!. FEdden by W. H Martin. Sokombeo took
'the.'place from the heavy played Tulla-
. more. The favorite, Eye Opener, from
,tQm Ryan's stable, was unable 10 get to
the front.
Louis Ezell's FLY Loeb Katrine defeated
the bunch of babies in the three furlong
spin without effort. She closed an even
mooney. choice, winning with indifferent
'6aSe from Bona.
....:Tha mile selling run was only a gallop
fer Hugh Penny. The old fellow ruled an
even money favorte. and was eased up at
the finish. Rey del TERRA as handily
doWned Moringa for the place.
A"Guartet of cheap ones started in the
mile run that followed, with Milt Young,
1.-The COrTigan entry. a warm first choice.
: ia. a hard drive Spencer got Whaleback
..rQTne a head before the favorite. I'm
- as third.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
CYCLING ODDS AND ENDS.
Bay City Whist Tournament-secre-
+arv Scovern in Hot Water.

The annual whist tournament of the
Bay CITY Wheelmen will commence next
SATURDAY evening at the clubhouse. Valu-
able prizes will be awarded the successful
ones.
William Furman and Fritz Lacy, two
Los Angeles cracks, intend coming here
for the indoor tournament. Frank Peck
of Marysville, the champion of the Pacific
Coast. is also expected down.
The California BicyClists Protective AS
ISOLATION of Los Angeles has been tncor-
porated. The capital stock is placed at
$40 900. of which $50 has been subscribed.
The directors are: A c. Harper, NJ. NJ.
Grigg, Charles J. George, NJ. n. George
and H c. Brown.
Some of the delegates of the Associated
Clubs are much incensed over a state
ment, credited to Secretary Scovern, in a
morning paper that if certain clubs (more
than a two-thirds majority, by the way)
did not nay their dues before the next
meeting they would not be allowed to
vote These delegates want to know since
when SCovern has taken upon himself the
right to declare what the clubs shall do,
and say that if he is not very careful he
will be ousted The feeling toward the
secretary is none too friendly among the
delegates, anyway, and this last outbreak
has Widened the breach.
The Garden City Club is talking of
matching D. J. Sylvester and E. A Bozio
for an unpaced pursuit race at their meet
on January 90 AS this form of race is
probably the most narrowing and dreary
of all bicycle events. ii is to be hoped the
match will not be cOnsummated.
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clined to entertain the motion and the de
PENDANT was sent back to prison.
GUILTY YET ACQUITTED.
Smuggler Mallaby Succeeded in Hyp-
nothing the Federal Grand

To the great surprise of the United
States Attorney and all others conversant
with the facts, the Federal Grand Jury
yesterday unanimously ignored the charge
of smuggling made against DR.. q. T. NAL
laby, a military surgeon, who arrived
from Manila on the Government transport
Senator last Saturday.
Mallaby was guilty; and confessed his
guilt. He was caught in the act, and
when searched on the wharf about forty
yards of silk cloth was found wrapped
He said that he had bought the silk as
a present for his wife; and that hat was too
poor 70 pay the 9uty on me SIX. ++orra,,
Bert sehlesinger appeared for aaia;by
tional right to appear before the Grand
Jury ,Mallaby was granted l., an audience,
urged that as he had, constructively at
least, fought for his country, it would
be no more than right to let him go. They
thought SO, too, ignored the bill and NAL
laby and his lawyer walked away, the
former with his tongue in his cheek and
the latter with a wink.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
MRS. REGAIN IN COURT.
The Hearing Continued for Week
and Bail Refused for Her
Appearance.

Mrs Elizabeth Regain appeared in Judge
Graham's court yesterday morning for
her preliminary examination on the
charge of numbering mounted ~oliceman
Thomas II. Kennedy at her father
house, 232 Chenery street. Attorney Long
represented her, and Attorney arrett
was present to assist Prosecuting Attor-
ney Wentworth. Barrett has been en-
gagged by Kennedy's relatives to look af-
ter their interests
The courtroom was crowded with peo-
pie anxious to get a look at the defend
ants face, but she thwarted their pur-
pose by being heavily yelled in black.
Three of her sisters sat beside her.
When the case was called Attorney
Long answered that he was ready to pro-
coed, but the prosecution asked for con-
tinuance for a week so as to make prepa-
rations for the examination. The Judge
granted the continuance. Then Long
made a strong plea for bail for the de-
PENDANT alluding to the fact that the Cor
oner's jury had brought in verdict of
justifiable homicide, but the Judge de-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
WAS WILLING To
ADD MURDER
TO HIS THEFT
Moriarty's Narrow
Escape.
STRUCK AT IN THE DARK
STRUCK AT IN THE DARK
DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR Pos
SESSION OF A KNIFE.
The Officer Succeeds in Placing the
Handouts on His Antagonist
and Then Finds His
Coat Cut.

An agile movement of Policeman John
J. Moriarty saved him from occupying a
slab in the Morgue early yesterday morn
ing. He lodged a bread knife with a keen
blade nearly twelve inches long.
Between and o'clock Policeman W.
J. Smith noticed that the glass panels of
the door of William Eybs saloon, 233A
Stevenson street, were broken. He
crawled through the window, and found
that the place had been ransacked by a
burglar. The money drawer had been
broken open and was empty, and the
bread knife and four bottles of whisky
had been stolen.
A boy from the Spreckels Market told
Smith that a man had come out of the
saloon a few minutes before and had
turned down Fourth street. Just then the
sergeant'S whistle sounded, and Smith
went to meet him on Fourth street. After
the sergeant left Smith saw man come
out of Donovan & Hourihan's saloon,
Fourth and Jessie streets, which had been
closed shortly after midnight and he
concluded he was the burglar. Smith
went after him and the man commenced
to run.
Policeman Moriarty was coming down
Market street at the time, and seeing the
man running he suspected something was
wrong. AS the man approached he or
dered him to stop. Instead of doing so,
the man made a rush at Moriarty and
slashed at him with the bread knife Nor
iarty saw the knife in time to spring
aside, and the knife missed his body but
cut hole in his coat. Before the would
be murderer could recover himself Mori-
arty struck him a blow on the neck that
knocked him down. Moriarty sprang
upon him, and a terrific struggle ensued
for the possession of the knife. Moriarty
succeeded in drawing his club, and blow
or two on the head made him master of
the situation. He had just got the hand
cuffs on the man when Smith arrived.
At the City Prison the man gave the
name of James Phillips, molder, living
at PAS Tehama street. He is a big, strap
ping young fellow, much taller and heav-
Ter than the plucky policeman. When
searched 80 cents and a plugged quarter
were found on him and the quarter
was later identified by Eybs as having
been taken from the money drawer. The
bread knife was also booked as evidence
against him. The officers found that he
had also broken into Donovan & Houri-
hans saloon, and two charges of bur-
glary were booked against him. He is
also suspected of breaking into King
store, 10 Fourth street, and stealing 81 or
s. from the till. 1t was entered during
the early hours of the morning. Phillips
is unknown to the police.
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PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
Sunnyside Is an Applicant for the
Preservation of It's Homes.

The frequent loss of homes and the per-
sonal property of some of the residents
of Sunnyside within the past six months
has prompted the owners of property in
that section to ask the Supervisors for
the location Of an engine and hose cart
in that district.
Within the past six months no less than
eight houses have been burned to the
ground with ali their contents. If there
had been an engine within call of the
place no such damage would have oc-
Cured
The loss of the property together with
the high rate of premium asked by the in
surance companies for the taking of a risk
in any portion of the Sunnyside district,
has prompted the owners of real estate
to ask the Supervisors to provide that
place with an engine and hose cart.