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stationed all over the world agreements for
the exchange OF news we're made with news
gathering concerns In every country OF Europe
and America: everything. In fact was done to
bring with the greatest speed to every city In
this country the most important and most In
teresting news from every other city, civilized
or uncivillzed. in the whole world
Without attempting. therefore. to describe
the beginning and growth OF the United Press.
THE SuN will attempt to give an idea OF Its
present greatness and its methods OF gather
ing and distributing the news Of the world. IL
Illustrating them by several incidents that have
recently occurred. The incident OF the CAL
cutta despatch is almost q daily occurrence.
Som etimes the story comes from India. at
other times It Ia from China or the South Afri-
can colonies. or other regions equally remote:
but after reaching London 1t goes through the
same course.
The main Offices OF tho United Press are on
the third floor OF the Western Union building
on Broadway. This entire floor was recently
remodelled and overhauled completely in
order to give the best accom- modation for the
service 1t was to fulfill Half dozen OF tho
old Offices were thrown into one room for the
use OF the telegraph operators and the distrlb-
uters Of the news dispatches. This room Ia
brilliantly illuminated at night by incandes-
cent lights, but unless the visitor has been
through q heavy battle or Is accustomed to |
tremendous noises. the clicking OF the tele- |
graph instruments is likely to drive him out
On the same floor. connecting with tho |
operating room. are the Offices OF the general
Eastern manager. the cashier. the auditor and
their assistants. On the floor above is the
ONCE OF Walter ?. Phillips. the general mana
ger. who Is the executive head OF tho United
Press. Mr.. Phillips has been absent from the
city for some time. and could no. be seen by
The SUN man. In his place Mr.. Fred n. Bas-
sett. the general Eastern manager. kindly
spent three hours in giving n rough outline OF
the United Press system.
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tails. who would approve Of Chicago's claim
1t was herculean task. but the next day all
those interviews were published In that Chi
caRo newspaper.
Upon another occasion lover OF chess
wanted to know whether Mr. TschiRorin. who
was then in St Petersburg. was willing to
play chess win I.asker. Within twenty hours
we gave him the information. We have ar
ranged 1t so that We can put any newspaper in
this country in direct communication with an
able correspondent In any big city in Europe.
We'll I've told you nearly everything that 1
can think OF without going into great details.
The amount OF work that we can do. 1t is al
most i'm possible for mo to tell. We send over
10000 words u day out Of this offlce. and often
send as much as 100000. Sometimes the
wires become cloGged and we can't send so
much. At other times. when the wires are all
working we'll and news is brisk we send much
more. l can give you n much better idea OF
the volume OF work we do by telling you that
our expenses. up to last month. averaged
$4,000 q month"
Mr.. Bassett was silent for moment. and
then. with a smile. said:
Il haven't received the bill from the Long
Distance Telephone Company yet. guess I'll
get out OF business when it comes. Pm afraid
using telephone to Chicago for two hours is
too much OF luxury to be repeated often"
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An Old Fcud Among the Earliest Settlers on
HRrl-ms Rocks Reopened

An Old Fcud Among the Earliest Settlers on
H"ri"m's Rocks Reopened.
The Humphreys and Corcorans were among
the earliest settlers on tho rocks along Mad
ison and Fifth avenues in the vicinity OF 18th
street and feud Of such long standing that
every ono Inns forgotten the origin OF 1t still
exists between the families. The head OF the
Corcorans is Thomas. "a years old. William
Humphrey aged 2S. heard that Thomas had
been saying things about one of the Hum
phrey women folk. and on Saturday he went to
see the old man. bent on making him retract
He was unsuccessful. and after an angry
discuss ion left Corcoran. remarking that he
would thrash him II he were Younger.
Never you mind my age" Corcoran shout
ed after him. Come back and see how can
thnmp you as l thumped yer father before
you"
But Humphrey kept on. leaving the old man
stamping with rage. Seeing that there was no
hope OF inducing his enemy to fight: Corcoran
rushed into the house and came out with a big
single barrelled pistol that was as old as its
owner. but was still good for active service
Iorcoran blaZed away with 1t and shot a bit OF
flesh out Of the calf Of Humphreys leg
The police. who heard the report a block
away. found the wounded man. and had his
leg patched up by an ambulance surgeon, but
they could not catch the old man until several
hours nfterward. when Corcoran thought the
coast was clear and snea ked back home to go
to he'd. Corcoran was held in the Harlem
Court yesterday for examination.
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SMALLPOX IN WiLLIAMsBURGH.
Prevalent Among Italians -Inconve en- &C
Cnused by QunrantinInr.

Prevalent Among Italians -Incouvenieuce
Caused by QunrantiuIng.
Smallpox Is giving trouble to the health
officials OF Williamsburch. week ago a
double tenement at 1877 Conselyea street was
quarantined because Of the presence OF the
disease In the family OF Joseph l. Kidd.
kidds two year-old daughter Lena had small
pe1 and was removed to the Hospital for Con-
tagious Diseases. at Flatbush. While the house
was under quarantine several young women
occupants who were Obliged to go to work
every day refused to enter the house. because
when they once went In they could not get out,
and slept on the stoops OF adjoining houses.
When the quarantine was raised on Saturday
even ing several men living in the house regis
tered at the election district Headquarters
The disease appeared yesterday in virulent
form In two tenements occupied by Italians
one at 81 North Second street. and tho other
at BOB North Seventh street: also at 1873 Leon
were quarsntined. Adam L. Bergman owns
the house at 1913 Leonard street His two sons,
Heinrich and Adam. and his daughter Lena,
nged respectively 4. II. and years. were
taken down. The house was fumigated. At
25S Stagg street Frank Schmidt was found to
to flathush.
AT 3lb North Second street. twelve-year-old
Marie Luigi has the disease ana last night IL
was reported that the disease had broken out
IN violent form in a three-story frame house
at 20" North Seventh street which is occupied
by Italians. Leonora Guiga. 3 years old. died
OF the disease and was buried yesterday after
noon. A double watch was placed ON this
house last night. 1t Is feared that the disease
may become epidemic in the colony.
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UILL ELECT GOMPERs IF THEY CAM

The Trades Union Campaign Devoted to
Getting Constitutional Delegate.
The labor unions which are not affiliated
with the Socialist Labor party have decided
to centre their fight for representation in the
State Constitutional Convention on Samuel
Gompers. 1t appears now that he has been
not only endorsed by the Repu blicans, the Pop
ulists. and tho trades unions. but that he was
also asked to be a nominee OF the Democratic
party-at least so he says.
Mr.. Gompers. who has attended very few OF
the Sunday m ceilings Of the Trades Union Con-
ference. was present ut its meeting in the In
ternational laDur Excha' &c. 257 East Tenth
street. yesterday afternoon.
consider myself a workingman's cand-
date alone" he said mo matter on what
ticket my name is placed. The Conference de-
sired to elect men from the ranks OF labor and
believe that labor will be represented"
, The meeting decided to begin n house to
house canvass in the Ninth senate district
which Gompers halls from. and to have mass
meetings every night this week
The Central Labor Union Mt its mating
Yesterday endorsed the appeal Of the Trades
didates.
The Central Labor Federation spent tho
greater part OF its time yesterday in denounc-
ing the trades union campaign rs the tail ola
political kite. The Socialist Labor party was
declared to be the only hope OF workingmen.
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GONE OFF WITH HIS FATHER.
The Disappearance OF Five Year.Oid irving
Abecusis Explained.

A"c OF rive ear-Otd Irving
Abecnsis Explained.
Ftve-year-old Irving Abecasis. OF 900 Fast
Seventy-thlrd street. visited his grandmother,
Mrs Fanny Fandlich. of TOO East Fifth street
on Saturday. About g o'clock Mt night his
Aunt l'osn went out marketing and took the
boy with her. While she was in store near
by the child ran into the street and disap-
peared. After looking in vain for him she
went home and told her family. Another
scare h was then made. but the child could not
he found. The boys mother Josephine
Aberasis knew nothing about the occurrence
until about 10 o'clock. Then Alfred Ben sofas
her hus bands cousin. called and told her that
mothor,s. and had taken him to Philadelphia
on tho 7:i5 train. Bensolas said she would
get letter from her husband in few DAYS.
hut 1t would he addressed to him at his place
OF business. 81 Fulton street Brooklyn.
The boys relatives In Fifth street were ont
looking for him all night and were about
crazy Yesterday morning until Mrs. Abscasis
Mrs AbocasIs and her hus band Albert. have
never lived hnppiy together. He is a cigar
maker and. his wife says Gun earn good wages
when he works Some time ago they sepa-
rated because sho would not support him.
she Is also cigarmaker and has since sup
ported heraelf ONCE he offered to give her "a
a week II she would let him see the three chill
dren once week. but he did not keep his
word. Last Monday he saw her again and re-
CASTS has a warrant out for her husband for
non support The Gerry society is investi-
eating her case. and she has applied to the
United Hebrew Charities for aid.
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ing dispatches H. direct aud BIZ way Of
London time and time again. and We md
that the former IL the swifter by all the way
from ten minutes TO half an hour. and half an
hour Ia a good deal for an afternoon paper.
when the Emperor Frederick was Ill We
beat tho whole world by all the way from
twelve to twenty hours every day All the
newspapers that did not take our service
depended upon Reuters Agency. but that
agency. being Of partly official character. al
ways waited for the physicians and the officers
who were around the Emperor to make their
official report, while our men went straight to
tho physicians and askei several timos a day
how the ratient was getting along
As for the extent to which we use the cable.
can best illustrate that by telling you that
ono night our London manager cabled us the
full text of Me Home Rule bill. a message OF
over 5000 words. in " tich only the words
the "a and and were omitted for the sake
OF economy.
Another feature OF our foreign service Is
that we supply our papers with oil special In
formation that they may desire. Thus. when
Chicago doomed UP as claimant for the site
Of the Worlds Fair. a Chicago newspaper
wanted US to get interviews with prominent
people in half . dozen OF the European CAPT.
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SAD DEGENERATION.
THERE rs FEAREUL Epidemic OF
CONSUNP7ION ar JHE BRhfN

How n Prominent and Va uable Man Lost
| HIS sight md Then Ills Renson-It sh ouit
| he - E---on 10 Others and Especially TO
Brain Workers.
"Uf all the diseases that af1ict mankind.
softennG Of the brain or par esis. without doubt.
is tho most horrible" said n prominent official
Of the Lake shore Railroad to reporter
People do not appreciate how terribly this
malady is spreading" he continued. but an
instance that came under my notice In one OF
our railroad offices has opened my eyes to the
facts, and has impressed mo with the serious
truth OF what we read about this new and
strange complaint"
Being pressed to relate the rcumstances to
which no referred. the official said: 1T is
short story and very sad one. 1t concerns
one of tho brightest men ! ever knew IN tho
railroad business, and no less than the former
assistant manager OF tho Red Linz t,, Transit
there was every PROBABILITY OF his, advancing
to the highest position in The raiirn na 6ns.
the "a
however. hs overwprked kept j., late rI hours,
and nS seass 30
he noticed that his sight was failing. anu ut
once consulted tho best oculists Ia the coun,,
some nervous ilment and coult only give MIN
temporary relief Then he became subject to
violent headaches. and from being OF a cheer
full dis position turned gloomy and morose. His
nervous system finally became utterly broken
vacation OF several months failed, to restore
him. but in spite OF his i'll health aud
weak sight he returned to business But
the end was not far OFT: Within
year after his sight was first affected he sud.
denly became violently insane and was sent
to q private asylum. He Ia now confined there.
q N ere shadow OF his former self. a most pite-
Gus sight to behold. He Is dying the most ter
rible OF deaths. The doctors say that slowly
year after year the insidious nervous ailment
had been eating out his brain like deadly
cancer. This is only one case OF the kind that
] have lately met with. and must say can
not understand how people will neglect their
amples before them"
The railroad mans story Is n startling reve-
)aton OF what Is daily taking place in the buRi-
ness world. Well-know men break down and
vanish from our m DIST to perish miserably. the
result OF q ruined. nervous system. Others.
needless OF the warning. follow them. But no
one who suffers from Distressing nervous
maladies can dare to Neglect them.
remedy for such ailments Ia to be found
in Paine's celery compound. the great
American discovery for nervous diseases.
which physicians universally recommend.
md which experience has shown is the
only effective means OF obtaining relief.
There, are men. and women. too. who owe
heir lives and happiness to its remarkable
people OF New York who would not think Of
:rying to endure the strains and trials Of our
sxhausting existence without the aid OF this
great discovery. There are numbers OF others
yho are standing in their own light because
hey have neglected to use 1t. and thus secure
perfect health and strength. 1t cannot be roo
,mmended too highly.-Adp.
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sIVe piece OF news we agree on our part not to
eive u 70 any other paper in that same town.
Our correspondents. all OF whom are men
: OF experience. take from those proofs all that
~ OF interest to people outside OF tho locality
IN which tho news was obtained. and telegraph
over their circuit 1t Is sent then to all
other centres. and. as speedily as possible. to
every paper that we serve
In small towns where there are no news
papers or where We have no contract with a
newspaper. we have our own correspondent
some man upon whom We can depend for all
important or interesting news that may arise.
From New York We send out each day n
certain routine service. giving the arrivals and
departures OF ships and the market quota
tons for everything that is sold in large guam
titles here. from railroad stocks to medicines
This goes to all the papers We serve The Chi
cago papsrs publish most OF the live stock and
provisions report and throw the rost away
othor papers arc interested in the latest quo
tahons for baskets or lumber and do not care
anything for stocks or bonds.
We have special corps OF correspondents
et Washington when Congress is In session.
because at that time Washington Is the centro
III interest Tor the whole country. When there
ID any big event OF special Interest We send
special mon from our nearest olIice. That
brings me to an incident Of u rather unusual
nature. which will show you what kind of work
We have to do ut times.
During tho races between the IlGilant and
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contract relations In all the big cities Of
Europe and other continents. In England, for
instance. the Central News OF London covers
the news lust az the United Press covers the
news In this country. They have also their
own correspondents all over the world All
the news they get Is given to the manager OF
our London office. who has charge OF all
Europe for us.
On the continent we have our own GORE.
spondent In every capital and he makes
arrangements with the correspondents of the
best newspaper In that particular country. or
with the newspaper itself. to get all the news.
Unless the story is OF special Importance. it
goes first to London. where our manager
translates IT, II necessary. or boils 1t down II 1t
Is too verbose. and sends It TO us.
Very often to save time. when we know
that the afternoon papers want the story. We
have 1t cablod direct to New York. In that
case our correspondents are compelled to pay
the overland telegraph tolls in advance. which
makes 1t necessary for them to carry large
sums OF money with them at times. Thus
the Deacon trial In France was sent
almost direct from the court house to New
York And the stories OF the festivities at
Ioulon during the past two weeks all came
direct from Toulon. without passing through
London. For such stories as these We send
special men from our London oflce. SO that
they may have nothing TO do but attend to ono
subject and devote all their snercY to It.
We have testod these Two systems of send
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hardly know where to begin" he said,
or just what to tell you. AS we are an Ameri-
can concern. and as our object is to serve the
newspapers In this country. think we had
better begin with our United States service.
In the first place we are. to a certain ex.
tent. great telegraph company-that Is to
say. We lease from the telegraph companies a
certain number OF wires. and these we operate
with our own men. In this office we have
our own wires to Boston. Washington. Chicago
Buffalo. and San Francisco The Boston wire
takes in tho entire New England service, and
the newsas sent from Boston to all points in
the northeast We have two Washington
wires which run through Philadelphia and
Baltimore. From Washington our lines run
all through the Southern States as far as
Florida The Chicago line takes in Pitts
burgh and the cities Of Pennsylvania, and from
Chicago. From Chicago We cover all the West,
Northwest, and Southwest. On our Buffalo
wire We send all our news for this State and
for the cities Of Canada Our San Francisco
wire runs through Montreal. Winnipeg, and
Vancouver
Mr.. Phillips Is manager over all the service,
Doth In this country and abroad Mr.. P. V.
De Graw is general Southern manager. Mr. A.
L. Suesman Is general Western manager. and
Am general Eastern manager. The fact OF
the matter Is that we have system OF tele-
graphic communication in this country equal
to the facilities Of the Western Union and the
Postal Telegraph companies.
So much for the method OF communication.
Now for the news. In the first place, our con-
tracts with the 400 newspapers that we supply
directly In this country stipulate that they
Shall give to our correspondent in their town
proofs OF all the news articles that they intend
publishing. Should any paper have an exclu-
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could get connection with Chicago. He sent
for Mr.. Hugh Wallace. the day chief, and for
two hours they worked together in that office.
ringing and helloing like thunderation. At IL
o'clock they got Philadelphia. and shortly
afterward they got Pittsburgh.
They telephoned to the Pittsburgh operator
to attach Morse instrument to his end Of the
line and geta man to work It While he was do
ing that they attached Morse instrument to
this end OF the line. I had several operators
with me waiting to pitch in. At midnight It was
all in working order. and teleeraphed to the
operator in Pittsburgh to telephone to the Chi
cago operator to attach an instrument to his
end OF the line. The telephone wire from
Pittsburgh to Chicago WAS all clear. but the
Pittsburgh man telegraphed back that there
was some hitch in the Chicago Office. and that
nobody there knew how to attach Morse
instrument to a telephone.
And then sent this message:
Tell Chicago office TO get telegraph operator and
place your transmter the ticker that operator
in Chicago can plainly hear the ticking.
And that is how 1t was DONE Two opera.
tors in Chicago took turns at holding the tele-
phone receiver to their ear with one hand and
writing out what the instrument in Pittsburgh
said with the other.
1T was 1890 when we began. and at 2:3O
we had sent 5000 words about the yacht race
and the editorial comments OF the London
papers OF that morning upon the result. to-
gether with brief account OF the Toulon
Festivities. stood by prepared at any moment
to cut short the yachting story II the wires
threatened to give way. but nothing happened.
So much for that. Now. what else can
tell your Oh. yes; the European service We
have correspondents OF our own and Of the
subsidiary associations with which wa have
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TO BUILD A SHIP CANAL.
Duluth Company's Scheme to Avoid OF
struotions In tho Detroit River.

A Duluth Company's Scheme to Avoid OF.
attractions In tho Detroit River.
DULUTH. Oct 2o-The St Clair and Lake
Erie Ship Canal Construction Company 10 q
new corporation organized under the laws Of
Wisconsin in which several prominent Duluth
men are interested. The intention Of the
company is to commence the canal at o point
near the southeasterly corner OF Lake St. Clair.
in Essex and Kent counties Ontario. and run
thirty miles to point southeast Of Point Pelee
on Lake Erie. The difference In the water level
between the two lakes to DO connected 10
not more than four feet. and upon both routes
surveyed there Is no deeper cutting needed
than thirty-four feet No rock has been en-
countered during the preliminary survey. and
natural entry at each end will facilitate the
work and will assist in rendering locks need
Capital amounting to 100000 has boon
secured and Is ready as soon as the formali-
ties ties attending the securing Of charter from
completed. The granting OF the charter Is as
sured. and no delay is apprehended on that
heavy capitalists among its directors mar" and
STOCKHOLDERS. will have offices in Duluth. Nil.
waukee. Detroit. and Til6ury Center. Ontario.
IT: ifn ars NeG
Engineer. and W. Potter. Minnea polls. Secre-
tary.
The distractions In the Detroit River have
Of ANNOYANCE and ,perplexity to the Govern
ment engineers Various schemes have been
proposed at different times. and many I'm.
provcmentS have been made in order to avoid
the dangers OF the crossing at the Lime Kilns,
but none have been attended with any great
do away 0 ItS az 81 Tss will
Potter have been in Duluth for several dayo
arranging the affairs OF the company.
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Annuni Report or the Montrnore Home.

The annual meeting Of the patrons and
members OF the Montefore Home for Chronic
lnvalids. was held yesterday at the institution
West l''sth street and the Boulevard. FRESH
dent Jacob II. SchiH said that 1t had been
found necessary TO have more room. and that
ground at the back OF the building had been
purchased and new wing begun. When
com pleted the institution would he he largest
OF it's kind in the United States. as 1t would
have mediation for 300 inmates. The
number admitted during the past twelve
Those now under care 1871.
The total receipts for the year were SIIa.-
O2l.2S and the expenditures SG7.2O9 D5 leav-
Ing balance Of So .SSl .U3. being an Increase
In balance oyer last year Of about Sl5.O 900. 1t
was resolved TO increase the nu I'm Der OF direc-
tors from twelve to twenty four. Eight direc-
tors were elected.
Tho following were the directors whose term
expired: Jacob II. Schiff. Isaac Brandon Levi
Bamberger, S. ~ lehman. Henry Hess. Mar;
hewisohn. With the exception Of Messrs.
kohner and Gutman. who were replaced by
were all reelected.