Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-19
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'One needs nothing more than an Occa-
| sional hour during the week with a
| good encyclopaedia to secure a broad and
liberal education" said a well-known news
| paper man at the Riggs House last night
! This fact struck me fercibly Sunday after
noon. We have at home a very excellent
edition of a wellknc wn encyclopaedia, and
1 went to 1t to get some information.
| Turning over The AS. came across AL
! zebra, and found the history of the science
| from beginning to end; its Introduction into
! Italy, and its improvement from time to
time, together with problems illustrative Of
its advance and powers. / came across Eu-
gene Aram, too, and learned, for the first
| time, such man lived and read all about
him. The Alhambra caught my eye and /
fortified myself on its history, at the same
time getting the concise and we'll digested
history of the Moors in Spain, as well as if
l had read all of the volumes of the Con-
quest of Grenada. In this manner, 1 drifted
here and there through a perfect storehouse
of interesting things being led from one to
another as one would be In a museum where
the eye no sooner leaves one attractive OBJ
ject than 1T is invited by another equally as
plea sing. Consequently. what was intended
to be a moment search for a reference be-
came extended into a healthy and refresh
ing mental repast of two or three hours
and cannot tell how much better felt for
1t. / tell you, there is nothing so specific
for the relief of the intellectual monotony
X, through
encyclopaedia without having an itinerary
laid down at the beginning"
The authoritative announcement by
Congressman Isador Rayner of his candi-
dacy for the democratic gubernatorial NOM
ination in our state makes the struggle that
will now precede the convention next wear
even more interesting than anyone expect
ed" said Isaac Shirley of Baltimore at the
Ebbitt today. The fact that Mr. Rayner
Is of Hebraic origin will not hurt him as
much as some people imagine. and his can
didacy will introduce new factor in the
quiet fight for the nomination, which has
been waged with such earnestness by the
friends of Gov. Brown and State Treasurer
Spencer Jones. Gov. Brown Is very wealthy
and no one ever made any bones about say
ing that he bought the nomination the last
time. and none Of his supporters deny
when in an impolitc mood that he can do
the same thing again. Rayner, however,
Is a rich man. too. and many of the
wealthy people who would have supported
Browns candidacy again as against any,
one else are tied to the brilliant young
Baltimorean in the closest way. The
strength of Treasurer Jones lies in him
self and the democratic organization He
is considered a safe man despite his close
animation with Senator German and his
friends. and as clerk of the court of ap-
peals won the admiration and friend
When he took the state treasury
1t was In a pretty bad shape but he
pulled 1t through safely and his admins
tration of it is widely admired. My impress
sion Is that Mr. Rayner's entrance into the
contest will make Mr.. Jones our next gov
ernor, and many persons in my part of
baltimore among the business men believe
the same thing"
Il hardly think there is any material
foundation for the story that wealthy cap
italists are making plans to establish an
Immense works for the purpose of Compel
ing with the Pullman company in the man.
ufacture of palace and other cars, such as
are turned out at the Pullman plant" said
Henry s. March Of Chicago at the Arling-
ton this morning. Il don't believe there is
a road in the country that would not well
come rival to the Pullman corporation,
and which would not strain a point to pa
trorize such a coucern;S but any new car
company started for such. a purpose would
be handicapped out of competition by n
lack of facilities. The main sort of such
necessities would be the patents. The Pull
man people own or control about every
valuable invention for adding to the COM
Tort, simplicity and durability of railway
cars. and as long as this Is so, and the rail-
roads OF the country keep up their suicidal
night OF steady opposition to each other
Just SO long will the Illinois concern monop-
olZe, 10 great degree, the market The
tight between the corporations now is not
one OF rates, because those are agreed upon
with iron-clad contracts, but one of equip
ment and speed, and the road that sends
the best passenger and freight cars over
the best laid track in the shortest time Is
the road that will secure public favor.
Consequently, rival enterprise that could
not turn out cars good as the Pullman
company would stand no chance for the
custom of railroads run according to the
now prevailing ideas"