The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-06
HAS PROMISED TO PRESIDE.
NJ. ClsYslsnd Says He Is In Full Sym.
patty With the State Ticket
rR. EDISOSS LATEST ON ELECTRICITY.
N. sax. He Has solved tho Underground
Wire system--Mr. Gould 10 m"sn Hs'
tcr-Scw York Matters.
Nxw YORK BUarAu RICHMOND TINES,

NEW 1OEK BUREAU i.iCnHvND -,
The Democratic managers are lunl'ant over
the news that ex- President Cleveland has pro-
nised to preside at the mass-meetng 10 be
held in Madison Square Garden On Thursday
evening.
The report was confirmed by Mr.. Cleveland
himself to-day in his office. in the Mills Build
inc. YES. expect to be there" said the ex-
rresdent Il am in full sympathy with the
State ticket. and. Of course, shall give 1t my
hearty support and a full and free indorse-
pent At the meeting"
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
Thomas A. Edison to-day confirmed the re-
mort that he has solved the question OF pro-
peling street-cars by means OF electricity iur-
nshed by underground wires. He has been
at work on the problem for more than Two
years He said to-day at his laboratory, IN
Now Jersey. MY new system will lie from
two 10 three times cheaper than the use OF
cables. and about one-third as cheap
a. the trolley system. About Ten
days ago | made q practical test OF
nv invention here, on road WIN
six per cent. grade, aud It worked al fisnI
The great problem thus far has been to PICK
op the current from the rails Heretofore the
current has been lost in passing through mud
Another serious obstacle has been to make
ioint that should be a perfect conductor be-
tween the rails Both Of these Questions
lave been solved
SLIGHT COST.
Mr.. Edison said that the cost OF fitting
road so as 10 be operated by his method wouia
be slioht Ordinary rails could DO used. All
The electricity could be generated for a line
OF several miles from one central station, Any
eiectric motor would do. Mr.. Edison SAID. ana
the cars that are now fitted with motors lot the
trolley system could be used Mr.; Edison
said all the details OF the Invention hau hot
been patented. and he could not therefore,
make ali the features public II may be sald,
However that wires will be laid beneath the
rails and the invention consists chiefly IN the
ability il provides 10 pics ap" the current
from the rails and also in.being able TO con.
duet the current from rail to rail by means OF
patented joints.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
President Inman is authority for the state
ment that the Richmond Terminal company
recelyed g71S for its 1000 shares OF Baltimore
and Ohio stock recently sold in Baltimore.
The company paid par for the stock. AS 1t
has paid no dividend the Richmond Terminal
is loser by its operation.
Earnings of the Norfolk and Western for
the month of September show SlS,7l3 in-
crease. Chesapeake and Ohio, month OF sep
tambe-. ss7,l43 increase: Louisville and
Nashville, $685. increase month. Sl45, lZ2
increase.
The amount received since the gold move
ment from Europe began is $l2, ,09l. The
amount on the way is &, 637 900, making the
total movement so far ELI, 754,O91.
MIR. GoULDs CONDITION.
jaw Gould has recovered sufficiently from
his collapse of last week to be able to attend
TO business again. lie came down from
lrvington this morning, and reached his office
about 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Gould declined TO re-
ceive anv callers. but sent word that he was
feeling better than he had for week. The
heat and sultriness of the past month have
been very wearing on the nerves OF the elder
MIR Could