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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

pei. of Suffolk, Va. 1t often becomes
necessary for fireman to enter ourh-
ing building. either for rescue Work OF
70 fight the fire. In his iabors the smoke
IS often a worse enemy than the actuai
;1amts. and this apparatus is intended 10
protect the fireman's lungs and eyes, ana
at the same stime furnish pure air tor
breathing. The helmet may be made OF
aluminium or other fireproof material, and
the lower edge is shaped to fit tightly on
the shoulders to keep out the smoke. a
pair of openings are provided opposite the
eyes of the wearer, and to prevent the
smoke from entering these holes a pair
of tubes are placed inside the helmet, with
the nozz!es extending close TO the outer
edges Of the openings 10 force jets Of air
through them. The supply of air for
breathing and excluding the smoke is fur
7aisled either from an air duct attached 10
the water hose or from a reservoir of
compressed air. carried by the wearer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

This water question in Richmond has
been discussed in all its phases time and
time again during the last few years,
but at this time the trouble has not
been removed There have been submit
ted and suggested many plans by which
the city could be supplied with clear
water, none of which have been carried
out however DR.. w. II. Taylor, who is
an expert on almost any subject presented,
ana particularly on water, in an interest
ing interview makes many practical suS-
sestions, which, if carried into effect
would solve the problem. DR.. Taylor has
analyzed the water of James river until
he is recognized as authority.
PURE, BUT MUDDY.
II do not know" said the Doctor. that
any plan has been decided upon by the
Water Committee by which to get rid of
the mud in our drnking-water, but it
seems to me that l have heard the Ques-
ton discussed They have recently had
4 lengthy report on the the subject from
Dr. Mallet and DIR. Levy. but I suppose
the matter will be allowed to rest as
il is As have often stated, James-river
water is wonderfully pure, All that /
have analyzed (and l have analyzed it
has contained less bacteria than any
water l know Of. and chemically has
most desirable properties"
4 5 far as the purity of the water is in
question: the Doctor thinks there is no
fault or objection TO be found, but it is
certainly unsightly and objectionable many
months in the year, on account Of the
rey clay it contains.
THE REMEDY.
How to get rid of this objection is the
question. The plan to filter the water.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
Flexible Cooling Bag.

The picture shows q newiy-patented heat
ing or cooling device for bottles containing
hot or cold drinks. an Invention which will
prove itself convenience for number
OF purposes 1t comprises q rubber bag,
with an opening in the top. through which
the cracked Zee or hot water IS int-educ-
ed. In one side of the bag a slit is cut, and
s pocket IL formed beneath this slit. ex-
tending to the bottom OF the bag, in which
bottle may be inserted allowing the
heating or cooling material in the bag 10
entirely surround the bottle and act on the
contents Of the latter. When It is desired
to heat the haby'x m!lk the nursing bottle
is inserted In the pocket and hct water is
poured into the neck OF the bag. warming
the milk to the proper temperature In a
few moments. When used for cooling
champagne or other DRINKS the cracked ice
Is placed IN the Bag. and IS the time 1t
has melted the lianta VIII be found agree;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

nets at one side. When the current is
turned into the circuit connecting all the
ma gnets the latter actuate the pivoted bars
and pull the plungers out of the openings,
allowing tn. oil to flow 10 the bearing. On
account Of the large size of the cups it
is only necessary 10 fill them at long inter
walls, and a cup in q convenient place can
be watched 70 ascertain The quantity of
oil still remaining throughout the circuit.
An arrangement can also be made where
by the machinery Will automatically close
the circuit al intervals. thus making it
unnecessary. 70 pay any attention to the
oiitng process until the cups become
empty
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
Ton Spinning Device.

Every child enjoys top-spinning, but the
practice necessary for the child to become
skilled in the art often causes it to give
up in despair. This has led to the de-
signing OF d number OF novelties in the
way of automatic spinners, which make
il. easy 10 set the top in motion with a
little practice. IN the cut is shown the
newest invention for this purpose, which
will set the top spinning rapidly the
floor or pavement by Simply pulling
cord A wooden handle is provided with
a tapering opening at one end, having a
grip for the hand at the opposite end.
After the cord is wound on the taperins
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
Nely HALLWAY Annli1ncN.

In the cut is shown an automatic sig
mai apparatus for giving messages to the
engineer on a railway train. the device
being the invention of Herman Stadelman,
OF Apolda, Germany. The utility OF an ar
ransement in plain view of the engineer
TO show a positive signal, which shall re-
main in position until read, is apparent to
all, and this is the purpose of the new
apparatus. AT right angles TO the rails is
fixed a rod on which are number Of ad
Unstable blocks, which can be set in po
sition either by hand or by levers located
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
aeriaiToY for Children.

Countess inventors minister 10 the wants
Of children in the toy line, and the lit
TIC ones are always ready to take up some
new form OF amusement The device
shown in The picture should afford them
many happy hours, and will also give
.2em an opportunity to exercise their arm
I'D chest muscles. The toy need not nee
essarily be expensive. and VIII not set
o;1: of order leasily. 1t is the invention OF
Joseph B. Cressier, of F'riendsville, nd.
Thera ara threa parts to the toy-a long
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
DR.. TAYLOR GIVES HIS VIEWS
HOW TO GET CLEAR DRINKING WATER
He Thinks the Filter and Alum Plans are Not
Practicable, But the Establishment OF Set
Ting Basins Will Remedy the Trouble.

he saws, is not practicable and has been
proved so, as. in the first place, it would
he Impossible to filter a sufficient quantity
to supply the city's USE and, in tx. second
place, the substace in the water is Of
such a character that no filter will remove
it entirely. The most practical and, in
DR.. Taylor's opinion, the only way in
which the problem can satisfactorily be
solved is by the use of settling basins,
thus storing the water until all sediment
has subsidized, and then drawing the stored
water from the top into basins from
which the city can be supplied. This plan
has been objected to, on the suppositiOn
that the water thus stored would become
stagnant and putrid. This idea. DR..
Taylor holds, is not correct. as the water,
being naturally pure, would remain so
almost Indefinitely. The use of alum in
Clarifying the water has been proposed,
would prove more injurious than the pre-
sent condition.
POLITICS IN IT.
"If we used alum here said the Doc
tor Judging from the past operation of
the affairs of This municipality, some
ward politician or his friend would get
the job of alumins the water, and the
whole community would know the result
of an overdose. so 1 think we had bet
ter let the alum question alone"
The cleaning of the reservoir recently
was not with any idea of permanently
improving the water. but only for the
purpose of removing the mud, and posi-
bly, temporarily remedying the condition
Dr. Taylor thinks if the plan recently
submitted to the Water Committee should
be carried out the trouble would soon be
removed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

European Powers protesting against the
French encroachments at Tuat and Igli.
AS. according 10 the latest reports, the
French are acting with great energy IN
order to maintain possession Of the points
in dispute, a sketch Of what has occurred
since the beginning of the year will be
of interest.
In December of last year a French force
under a Captain Pein defeated the people
of isaiah. and since then the Governor
General of Algeria aas poured a continu-
Gus stream of troops into the group of
GASES known as Tuay, Tidikelt and Gurara.
OF these the last two have been actually
occupied by the French but not without
hard fighting. At Inrhar. near Insalah,
a pitched battle was fought on March 18TH
in which the French artillery did great
execution, and many hundreds of the
natives were killed. It is stated, though
the authenticity Of the report is somewhat
doubted, that a high Moorish official
directed the defense of the place against
the French. The suggestion, however,
furnished a preteEt, and movement of
French troops began that turned What
had been originally described as merely
q commercial operation into military
menace to the southern frontier of Mo
rocco.
On March 18th a column consisting OF
80 officers and LIS men under Colonel
Bertrand. left Duveyrier, and descended
the Wadi Zusfana to Igli. This expedi-
ton was supported by strong reserves
to the south of Figuig with other reserves
at Yenienh urezg and Ain-Sefra. On
April 5th the column arrived at Igli, which
submitted without resistance. There
appears to be some doubt whether the
occupation of Igli was sanctioned by the
French Government or was undertaken
by the military authorities on their own
Responsibilities, but it startled the Govern
ment of Morocco. which Immediately sent
a special envoy to Tangier with a protest
against the invasion of Moorish territory.
1t was evidently feared that the occupa-
ton of Igli was only preliminary to an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
Credit to Suit You in Every Particular.
standpoint tue result was cegr-ap in5i-4
mate alliance with Erance. Offensive and

Standpoint tue result was cear-an in5i-z
mate alliance with France. offensive and
defensive: long war, and the Ana! extlus-s
ton of the work of 1875. principally htsf
own Therefore it was that he fearac.
the advent Of Lafayeata on orr sneFes-
and. although retired from public ffa
and living quietly at Mount Vernon, that
he wrote to Mr.. Murray. originally his ewH
appointee and his intimate personal ffiend,5s
and wi1om ne knew TO be a devoted Fets-Ss
eralist in political principle, urging him
to use every means in his power TO pres
vent the Marquis from crossing tlsa
Atlantic.
In one of these letters to General wlsrs-ss
ington Mr.. Murray gives a pen portrais
of Lafayette, his personal appeara:ices
and mental characteristics. as ne was Htsiiss
pressed by them upon a first acquaintanceIs
which after the lanse OF 4 century IS N
high degree interesting
MARIAN F'AULk2S lzFFss-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
NEW AMUSEMENT FOR LITTLE ONE

rod. which has a spiral twist formed on lis
outer surface; a double-bladed flier, and a
siding sleeve 10 force the tlier into the
al The pitch of the thread is rather
coarse, allowing the fiier to rerolve easily
when the sleeve Is pushed against il. The
o-&css are fitted at such al angle that
their revolution causes the flier to ascend
az long as they. are III motion, and the
more force exertea on the sleeve the great
er height Tts toy viii attain When It
begins 10 descend the motion IS reversed,
and the Toy floats slowly down TO the
.+ro,n.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
Adjustable ,1rasure Shield.

Every person who operates typewriter
knows how difficult it is to erase sim
gle letter or portion of word without par
TALLY erasing the letters adjoining on
either side. and the work is often marred
and rendered unsightiy by brushing the
particles of paper across the sheet. To al
low this operation to be performed neatly
and rapidly Sue G. Shermer. Of New York
city. has designed the erasure shield
shown in the picture. i IS formed Of two
pieces OF metal, one Of which telescopes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

shank and drawn tightly in place the
shank is inserted in the tapering hole in
the handle The top is brought to an ap-
proximately upright position and a strong
pull given on the loose end Of the cord,
which starts the top spinning rapidly and
at the same time lifts it ont of the holder
as the cord unwinds. The rapid motion Of
the top maintains it in an upright posi-
ton as it falls TO the floor. Louis Berg, OF
New York city, has patented this Toy,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
ElectrIcallr-ac,natoh 1nnricator.

tories is a laborious and sometimes dan
gerous. task, to say nothing of the chance
of missing several oil-cups, which give
warning later on by sundry saueaks. when
1t becomes necessary 10 begin hunt for
The bearing. With the oil-cup recently
patented by Frank NJ. Peters of Chicago.
ill.,, a cut of which is shown below, all
this trouble and damage to the machinery
IS eliminated. The cups are of large size
and are fitted with pair Of electric mag
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

the other. the edges of the rear one being
turned over the front plate, which al
lows a free movement in either direction.
In one plate a narrow slot is cut, which
is placed over the line, the other plate be-
ing then adjusted by the hand TO cover
up all but the letter or letters ii is desired
TO erase This prevents soiling the rest OF
the page, and the eraser is prevented from
touching any but the letters in sight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
AUTOMATIC CAB SIGNAL.

in a station or signal tower On the en-
CINE a corresponding number of levers are
mounted, actuating numbered or lettered
signals arranged in front OF the engineer.
These signals represent prearranged or
ders. and the setting OF the blocks TO
throw certain numbers will convey a mes
sage to the engineer as soon as he reads
them, after which they are replaced in
their normal position to receive the next
signal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

Below Is illustrated one OF ths newest
devices 10 prevent fireman from oe1.ls
overcome by smoke at fires, the i'lsenlloii
having been patented by John h Shap-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
France and Morocco.

The dispute between France and the
zSutan Of Morocco appears likely to become.
2 matter OF International interest. the
representative of the Sultan at Tangier
having addressed a Communication to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08

space to display a large line in and
he values to make US do the work
When they come like these don't miss
EN-.
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worth pc to 4oc. yard, at---- sc
DC Mattings. -.-.... - 20
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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21
SANTA FE r. r.
HAS A STRIKE
The Railway Telesraphers Tie Up
Trains On the
System.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.--A strike of the
1900 operators employed by Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was de-
olared on all of the lines from Chicago
to the Pacific Coast this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock J. A. Newman, chair
man of the Santa Fe division of the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers, sitting
at his instrument in Wichita, Kans.,
clicked of the message which ordered
the operators to walk out. and a few
minutes later the entire system was
tied up. Acting on their chiefs di-
Tections, the striking telegraphers
closed their keys, displayed the red
signals in the semaphores, stopped all
traffic and left the stations.
The order was in a measure a SYM
pathetic extension of the strike on the
Gulf. Colorado and San Francisco di-
vision of the road, inaugurated Thurs
day. The operators on that section of
the road demanded a new wage scale
and a new set Of rules and regulations
similar to those in force in California.
The company refused to grant this,
but offered 20 arbitrate the question of
wages. Thereupon the union demanded
arbitration also on the rules, but the
officers of the road declined to treat.
The strike order followed.
For nearly an hour the entire Santa
Fe system, comprising nearly 5000
miles Of track and 975 telegraph Off
ces, was at the mercy of fate There
were no operators to transmit the or
ders for the running OF trains, and
all traffic came to a standstill as the
red arms of the semaphores were fly
ing across the tracks.
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 9.-Presideni
VI. M. Dolphin, of the Order of Rail-
road Telegraphers, said this evening
that he had received no overtures foI
a settlement and had made none. He
said further that he is receiving tele
grams showing that the new men EN-
ployed are not remaining in the ser
vice, and other encouraging reports
He was asked for an official version o
the strike. and gave the following
statement:
The strike situation up to o'clocl
Sunday evening Is satisfactory to tn
strikers and their committee. The tie
up is most complete, and after man,
days effort on the part OF the SAINT
Fe, they are utterly unable to secur
as many as half a dozen telegrapher
who are willing to work for them
This Is remarkable, when 1t is know
that they have advertised in paper
In Chicago. St. Louis, Kansas City
. New Orleans and many other places
, offering fancy salaries. transportation
etc. and great many men have take
| advantage of the liberal offers c
? transportation and are taking FIRE
? rides from one part of the country I
? the other and promptly bidding tn
: company adieu when they reach tn
point to which they desire to CO."
4 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-Sant
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21

Count Won Waldersee. says i'm a private
dispatch received In Berlin:
THE French have abandoned their
operations 20 remove astronomical in
struments from the walls of Pekng
presumably IN order to impress the Chi
nese with their comparative clemency.
but the Germans continue removing in
struments, under the protection of a
company of engineers"
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Daily News
publishes the following from Naga-
sakf. dated December 4th: "The order
to send 5000 Russian troops back to
Odessa has been countermanded They
will remain in the East until further
orders--
Negotiations for the peace settle
ment have not yet been opened" says
the Peking correspondent of the Morn.
ing Post, wiring yesterday. THE Ger.
man, French and japanese Ministers
are awaiting instructions, and Prime,
Ching and Ii Hung Chang are await
Ing more satisfactory edict. Th'
impression is growing among men o
all nationalities that peace is impossi
BILE; that a resumption of the cam
paign in the spring is inevitable. am
that partition is the only solution"
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21

except that which Prince David got.
No, do not call myself Democrat. l
am going To Washington as an inde-
pendent representative of the interests
of the Islands.
American citizens? Yes, the native
Hawaiians are now full citizens. About
1000 of them are registered and about
5000 of them voted at the last election.
They are not registered unless they can
read and write their own tongue or En-
glish. We have good schools and near
ly all the natives can read and write.
The schools are now all teaching En-
glish and the next generation will speak
and write that language.
Yes, the planters made hard fight
against me-threatened to discharge
their men II they voted for me. In
fact. they have discharged some of the
men who voted for me and men who
were working for the Government on
the roads were discharged for the same
reason.
Contract labor? No. we have no
more contract labor now. The law has
put a stop to that. The work on the
plantations is mostly done by japanese.
They get $40 month and the planters
can AFFORD to pay more than that and
do well.
Governor Dole headed the opposition
TO my election. The planters spent a
great deal of money. but we elected a
clear majority of the two branches of
the Legislature. Legislative work
Well, for one thing. the majority pro-
poses to put limitations on the powers
OF the Board Of Health. which Is now
all-powerful. and will hold an investi-
cation to ascertain whether it was real
iy necessary 20 burn down Chinatown
and destroy s2.00o,0OO worth OF property
TO get rid OF the plague.
| THE Queen? Liliuokalani is living
, in the Islands. She has considerable
property there. but 1t is heavily mort
gagged. She hopes that Congress will
make her compensation for the loss of
her position."-San Francisco Ex-
change.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21
ENGLAND is WILLING.
Will Sign Agreement Reached by
Foreign Ministers.

WASHINGTON, Dec I3.-The latest
advices from Peking, from official
sources. is that England has signified
a Willingness TO sign the agreement
reached by the foreign ministers with
a slight amendment which is said to be
in the nature of mere change in form
rather than an amendment of the scope
of the agreement at any material point.
1t was the understanding that England
was the only power that was holding
back and as, according to the advices
received here, the slight changes made
or proposed to be made by England do
not conflict with any of those held out
here. FROM the point of view of the
State Department there seems TO be no
substantial obstacle to an almost imme-
date closure of the negotiations
concerning the preliminary agreement.
Mr.. Conger's latest adyices to the State
Department indicated very clearly that
the German Minister at Peking, Mumm
Won Schwarzenstein, was living up to
the spirit promise of the German gov
ernment to abate its demands for the
! imposition of the death penalty upon
Prince Tuan and Chwang, Duke Ian
and other Boxer ringleaders. 1t was
upon this very point that the United
States made the issue with Germany
and England and was said to have pre-
vailed, SO that if any demand is still
made by Germany in the line indicated,
| it is contrary to Mr.. Conger's reports
and would be distinctly a surprise to
the State Department here. Therefore
the officials are fully prepared to hear
at almost any moment that the plenipo-
tentiaries at Peking have signed the
agreement and that the latter had been
laid before Prince Ching and Ii Hung
Chang.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21
WILCOX TALKS ABOUT THE
POLITICS OF THESE ISLANDS

hoBEkT W. WILCOX, the dele
IL gate TO Congress from Hawaii
recently elected. arrived yester-
dAyson the Rio and is at the occi-
dental with Mrs. Wilcox his children
apd private secretary. Mr.. wilcox is
hrty-five years of age and was horn
In the Islands, his father being an
American and his mother a native Ha-
waiian. Mr.. Wilcox was educated IN
Italy.
The delegate from the ISLANDS was as
most people remember, the leader In
tNO revolutions at Honolulu i'm 1889 and
1893 In the days before annexation
Mr' Wilcox was always strong sup
porter OF the Hawaiian dynasty. and in
TACT the chief object OF the revolutions
In which Mr.. Wilcox was engaged was
to restore first Of all to King Kalakaua
ana later To- Queen Liliuokalani ths
power which has been usurped by the
so-called missionary party" who ar.
in fact the planters. They are call. d
In the politics of the Islands the mis-
sionary party because many OF them
are the sons Of missionaries who settled
on the Islands and took 10 growing, su-
gar.
~ was his former associations with
the King and Queen that gave rise to
the Impression that Mr.. wircox's elec-
tion was n triumph for the royaIist par
ty, but Mr.. Wilcox says this was moth
Ing more than n campaign cry. Royal
ism II dead on the Islands, ne SAYS.
and the natives as well as the Ameri-
cans have fully and logically accepted
their status as citizens Of the United
States.
There We're three candidates." said
Mr.. Wilcox. They said that Prince
David and were in favor Of the restos-
alton of the monarchy. but there :
nothing In that. 10 was started only
for electioneering purposes. The candi-
date Of the planters. who called himself
n Republican In politics. polled n larger
vote In Honolulu. but I beat him In the
other Islands
Yes, 7 got most Of the native vote,