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GAINS IN 'I'HE FAR WEST
Indications That Mckinley Has Carried
California by 5000.
north DAKOTA BY THE SAME MAJORITY
Republican Success Shown to Be Likely in
Oregon.
KENTUCKY CLOSE, NEBRASKA BRYANS
KENTUCKY CLOSE, NEBRASKA BRYAN'S
BRYAN'S

mountain counties. which are always
largely republican. A conservative esti-
mate of Mckinley's majority Is 12.HU.
Berry. dem, wins in the sixth by Il mar
row margin. Two other silver Congress
men are elected. The democrats claim two
others. but VIII hardly get either, as one
IS Rn-a, against Hunter, in the third which
has reported. except the mountain counties.
The other close race is in the fourth: but
Lewis, rep. claims he will win with safe
majority.
Brecknridge has what he considers the
lead. but Settle, the silverite, still claims
the district.
Evening star., 1896-11-04
Ml('IiIG

DETROIT Mich, November 4.-Returns
Mckinley 12.411: Bryan. e., 19S. Returns
from several strong counties in the upper
peninsula are not included in the computa-
ton. Forty-six counties give Pingree GRE
publicam 72,1S5; Sigh (democratic). :i',32o
KALAMAZOO, Mich. November "A. NJ
Todd, democrat elected in third Michigan
Ii. .tri..t /. IL ,lnnr.-
Evening star., 1896-11-04

1t you want today's
news today you can find
it only in The Star.
Evening star., 1896-11-04

TOPEKA, Kan, November 4, 4:3O a.m.-
Evening star., 1896-11-04
M.rton's congratulations

AT IL o'clock Major Mckinley received
the following from New YORK:
AT . O'Clock, from returns already re-
ceiveo, 1 feel warranted Ia extending my
heartieSt congratulations o. your W.um-
phant election 10 the presidency OF the
United States My state ratIiieS the Yer
diet by giving you plurality OF at least d
quarter of d million.
Evening star., 1896-11-04

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LA PLATA, Md, November As Z.
Mudd, republican candidate for Congress
man. Eas carried eight districts OF the min.
in Charles county, and beaten his opponent
Mr. Robert Moss, in the county 11G. Tn.
districts and najorities are: First III
second, "a: third, 103; fourth, 123; fifth
Evening star., 1896-11-04
At HOHART"S HOME.

LEVI l.. MORTON
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30
Iieht Converted Into sound.

One of the maryels of modern science,
observes Popular Science News, is the
conversion of beam Of light into sound.
The light ray is thrown through lens
on a glass vessel containing lampblaok,
cclorsd silk, worsted or other substance.
A disk having Sits or openings cut in 1T
is made to revolve swiftly i'll the beam
of light SO as to cut it up, making alter
nate flashes of light and shadow. On
putting the ear to the glass vessel strange
sounds are heard so long as the flashing
beam ia falling upon it. Another phase
of this remarkable discovery Is still
more interesting. A beam Of sunlight IS
passed through a prism. The disk Ia
turned, and the colored light OF the solar
speetrunn is made to break through 1t. Ii
the ear be placed to the vessel containing
the silk, wool or other material, as the
colored lights fall upon it, sounds Will
be given by different parts OF the spec
trum, and there will be silence 10 some az
other parts. If the vessel contains roo
wcrsted and the green light flashes upon
it loud sounds will lie heard. Only feeble
sounds will be heard II the red and blue
RAYS fall upon it, and other cOlors make
no sound at all. Green silk gives sound
best in red light. It is by no means i'm
probable that this discovery foreshadoWs
q new law of harmonics, apd Remlng-
toms experiments in tone color may pos
sihly, by this new application OF sight
and sound, result In some practical the
ory which will give us an entirely new
scheme of music. The thing is but IN
its infancy. but the mere fact that such
discovery has been made cannot out
forecast important results.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30

we believe it will continue to do SO. Inc
question really is therefore how to make
the abilities of the men we elect to exc
cute the will of the people tell the mostf
Is the best way to get the most out OF
a man to tie bis hands, to throw all sorts
of distractions in his way, to assume
that ne desires to manage city affairs
for his own in interest rather than for the
interest of the public that has elected
him, and upon this assumption to put all
sorts of letters upon him? Nobody would
think that that was the proper way to
get the best service out of the manager
of private corporation. But 1t is urged
that the people do not want their NUM-
cipal affairs managed like the affairs of
private corporation. We admit that
some people do not. but they are gener-
ally people who expect to reap some ex-
ceptional advantage. not shared In
by the majority of the people.
The great mass OF the people
undoubtedly, want city affairs man
aged on business principles, and any sys-
tenn that will conduce to that end they
are in favor of. We ara not disposed to
be dogmatic in the matter of this char
ter. or of the particular provision of it
which We are discussing ut the present
time. How a particular system will
work is almost always mora or less prob
lematicaI. Difficulties sometimes arise IN
practice which were not anticipated.
But it does seem to US that the concen-
tration of powerE in Epurely executive
work, such as is provided for in this
charter, would increase the sense of re-
sponsibility of those upon whom it de-
volved and conduce to efficiency and
carefulness; and Tat the same time
would give that greater freedom of &C.
ton which is essential to the successful
prosecution of executive business.
The tendency in almost all our mu-
inequalities at the present day is toward
concentration of powers and RESPONSE
bilities. Elaborate systems Of checks
~ to accomplish nothing but division
of responsibility which has made evasion
posi- HE, left the people in doubt as
to MNere the fault lay and made it
difficult or impossible to apply any effec-
tive remedy. The trend toward concen-
tration may be too strong, and experience
may show that there are extremes in
that direction as well as in the other.
But the fact that that trend exists is
pretty conclusive proof that experience
has shown that municipal responsibility
has been too much divided, too much
spread around.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30
The Plaques of Egypt Explained.

What are the facts underlying the &C.
count in Exodus of the plaques of Egypt?
On this subject German physician at
Cairo, writing to the Leipsic Christliche
Welt. makes some interesting observa-
lions. His personal experiences ana IN
yestigations lead him to tue conclusion
hat the story of the ten plaques, while
given in the Pentateuoh in heroic and
idealized form, has its basis in natural
facts which are peculiar to Egypt. thus
the turning of the river into blood
he believe accounted for by the sand
storms which about November blow from
the Libyan Desert, and which nave been
known at times to contain minute red
infusoriae, which, falling into the water,
turn it blood color. Whether this III
itself causes the fish to die is not known
to the writer, but the sinking OF the
river causes about this time an immense
mortality amongst she fish, which, left
by the retiring waters, die, ana cause,
the land "to stink" IL is &C this season
also, that millions of frogs ana toaos
are developed in the standing water, anu
these. as the water retires, cover the
land. This visitation is often accom-
panied by swarms of lice, ants, snakes
and snails. In December the CONDITION
of the ground just left by the fetlflhg
waters is peculiarly favorable to the oe-
ve!oument of epidemics amongst the cat
tie. AS to the plague Of "plains, ne
says the Upper Nile is the home OF thls
disease which in its worst form DrehES
out as black hollis. The storm OF nail
next mentioned would naturally become
historical, SO very seldom is this occur
renee in Egypt. 1t would take place in
January, the only month in which it was
possible The plague Of loousts would
follow in the early spring, generally IN
March, 1t is curious, however, IN Unls
connection. observes the London GIFTS
tian World, to note that the papers an
nounce q visitation of locusts at lokar,
near Suakim, which have devoured the
cotton crops In April comes o1ten tl y
south wind, called the "Chamsln,
which brings with it me shnu Wnit ~
seems oftsn to blot ont the sun anu TO
oause a temporary darkness. Often pes
thence follows the Chansin. THAT 1t
should strike only the frstborn is, OF
course, not naturally explalnable, ex-
cent that some observers note that 20
this disease the young seem specially
liable. The recital it will bs seen, covers
the whole series of plaques In 6nelr oraer.
The German writer from whom we 0e-
rive these particulars con3ludes that Tue
wear of the plaques must have been a
nhenomenal one, In which the natural
characteristics of the country and the
season were accumulated in manner
calculated to strike the popular lmaglna-
ton both of Egyptians and lsraelites,
and to impress them with sense OF u
vine interpretation. Buffalo Commercial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30

Whether Congress has the right to con-
duct negotiations with foreign govern
ments and to determine when new states
are in condition emitting them to rec
ognition may admit Of doubt. but 1t can
admit Of no doubt whatever that the
attempt of Congress to do these things
would be great mistake. Negotiations
with foreign governments to have any
chance of success must be carried on
uuietly, and great care must DO taken
not to wound the national pride of the
nation with which negotiations are pro-
ceedina. But among three or four
hundred men there would surely be
some who would insist on giving the
other nation ''pieCe of their mind" OF
telling it what they thought of it in Ian
euage not complimentary. The result
would be that almost every negotiation
would fail, bad blood would frequently
he engendercd and controversies that
admitted of peaceful settlement because
of indisc1etion in their handling would
become sometimes causes of war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30

The case of the U tied States against
the steamer Three Friends, libel for
forfeiture of the vessel to the govern
ment, was argued in the United States
court at Jacksonville. Fla, Monday.
The libel Is based upon the trip of the
vessel from this port last May when she
was escorted to the Three league limits
by the revepe cutter Boutwell,.
Kansas is entitled to ten votes in the
electoral college, but it is likely she will
cast only nine for WI. Bryan, owing to
the fact that W. Fl. Linton, one of the
electors, is an alleged deserter from the
Union army, and therefore not qualified
to serve.
Lieutenanu EGoveFnor ELECT Woodruff
has addressed letter to VIM. D. Guthrie
Of the Union league club Of New York
city, in which he denies that he said
that to Mr. Plstt did not belong the
cretit of the gold plank in the st. Louis
platform.
The Maine and New Hampshire Cen
gressiona delegations will visit Ports
mouth Friday and he entertained ny this
board of trade who will set forth the
needs Of the navy yards.
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SOME OBJECTIONS TO THE CHARTER.

SOME OBJECTIONS TO THE ChAhIE n.
The part Of the new char ter which we
hear criticised more than any other is
that which increases the power of the
Mayor, There Is too much one-man
power about it, it is said. 1t is urged
that an unscrupulous man in the Mayor 6
chair or ons VINO was not good judge
of man might fastsn on the city for two
years at least incompetent heads
9 departments whose admin
lstvations would demoralize the de-
partments in their charge. and
there would be no remedy while his
term of office continued. Again, it is
urged that a change of Mayor might
be followed by the summary removal OF
competent AMI experienced heads Of de-
partments for purely personal or political
reaeon. 1t, is not to be denied that there
is some force in these objections. But
it must be borne il mind that no system
of government can be devised that will
be proof against abuse. Perhaps there is
no institution on earth in which more
elaborate machinery has been devised to
prevent abuses than in the modern
bank, and yet abuses in banks are of not
very infrequent occurrence. No system will
dispense with the need of men of good
character and ability, nor will any sys-
tenn so hodge in men Of bad character or
incom petent men that they cannot do
mischief. We must take some chances
under any system that can be devised.
The question is what system will fe-
cure the greatest efficiency in municipal
administration with men Of good charac-
ter and OF good ability in charge of it,
for if we are going to hunt for systsm
that secures good results In the hands
of the corrupt or incompetent We shall
hunt forever without finding any. We
have got to assume in the beginning that
the people are wise enough and take sufi-
Gent interest in having their munici pal
affairs we'll managed to elect good men
to Office. for If the intelligence of the
people of Portland is go low or their in-
difference SO great that they cannot dis
crimiaate or do not care to, the city is
destined eventually to fall into the hands
of the incompetent and INSCRIPTIONS no
matter what kind of a system we have
or how elaborate the checks and bal
ances. But Portland hHs up to the pres
emit time neen discriminating and though
it has made mistakes, ii has, with pos
sibly fsw. exceptions, elected to office
men Of high character and ability, and
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Mr.. Platt's prediction that Mr.. Cboate
will not be Senator from New York is
likely to be verified; and doubtless Mr.
PIatt's personal efforts will do much to
verify it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30

Secretary Carlirle's idea seems to be
that as long as the government can Dor
row it makes no difference whether Its
revenues equal its receipts or not.
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President Cleveland thinks Secretary
Olnsy is great man; SO apparently 90
q great many Observation-Disclosures being
than his greatness is excessive.
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THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 80.

If the West End employees had done
their celebrating before the strike In
stead of afterwards, they would have
been better off.
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Hartford ought

and permanent basis. Hartford ought
to be represented there by strong COM
mittee OF representative business men.
The board of trade will consider the
matter tomorrow morning and the meet
ing ought to be we'll attended.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
STANDING UP FOR KANSAS
(Emporia, (Kas. Gazette.

The popuIists are rising great to do
because sane men see harm for Kansas
in the election of a Populist state ticket.
le Populsts say the newspapers are
slandering Kansas.
-Four years ago. Senator PETER, Popu
list of Kansas, stood up in the United
States Senate and said. sIf Kansas was
nus on the auction block and sold at
sheriff's sale, it would not bring enough
to pay her debts.'' That was standing
up for Kansas, wasn't itf That was
sweet name to give state.
About ths same time Jerry Simpson
stood up in Congress and said: "The
men in my district are selling their
honor, the women their virtue and chill
dren are begging for bread"
How was that for standing up for Kan
sas? Did any Republican editor ever
blast the state like that?
When Ex-Governor Lewelling WAS gov
ernor, he made a speech, in which he
said: "Of every ten women seeking en-
ployment, only one finds it, and the 9th
er nine seek relief with her whose ways
lay hold on hell
That's good; stand up and talk about
1T How proud we ought to be of state
that would endorse such governor as
that j.!
When LewelIyn was governor, Mrs. Lease
said: Never in the history of the state
has crime, lust and Doodle stood forth
80 boldly as now under the present adj
ministration.
Fob, they are stand -uppera from Up
persviIle. They can kick because the
Repu blioan papers deplore the return of
that state blasting gang to power.
Oh, Populisln; what a flood of sloppy
lassitude surges over us at the mention
of thy name.
CURRENCY REFORM NEEDED.
(HaItford Courant.)
1t is not the function of the govern
ment to establish bank of issue at all.
Thab makes it perpetual threat to the
country; for, IL Congress can issue three
hundred millions of legal tender, IL can
issue three thousand millions, and the
business interests can never be sure of
the value of the dollar that they are Is
suing.
AT the present time we have gold re-
serve of abont $40, 600 900. secured by
selling $3.50, 900, 600 of bonds, which were
the only means of securing it, and, if
anything draws down That pile, there is
panic forthwith We want honest
money that cannot be doubted or diluted,
money that is acceptable everywhere, as
good rs thu best We certainly are not
so fixed today.
On the 18th of January Congress will
be held at indianapolis, consisting OF
non partisan represen tatlves of the CON-
mercial and business organizations of the
country, to consider what can he done
to put the currency system on sound
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NOTICE OF LEGISLATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the United In
will apply to the next Legislature for authority
TO transmit compressed air or electrical power
proper pons eo n or I'd
Wa2er nriyIlege at Great Fails on The Presump
scot river, in the county Of Cumberland, through
the cty Portland with. with the right to Generate
territory aforesaid, for manufacturing and other
UNITED INDURATED FIBRE co.
of New Jersey.
By Jesse Peterson, PRESIDENT dec25d2w
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-22

foreign element in Hawaii Is very large.
and sooner or later they must become
a dangerous menace to the present
peace and prosperity of the islands. If
the United States should annex lia-
wall the moral influence of this Gov
eminent would be sufficient to insure
a permanence of these conditions, and
the islands might be admitted on any
terms satisfactory to this Government,
provided they were such as to throw
its protection around them.
The present, said General Foster, is
an era of grabbing, and the de-
tailed in this connection the extent TO
which some of the great European
Powers have already gone in this di-
rection. In his opinion, if the United
States does not give its support to the
present Hawaiian Government and the
latter should become too weak to
maintain itself in the face of its pres
ent difficulties, it is not unlikely that
some of the great maritime Powers
may seize the islands in pursuance Of
their colonial plan of conquest. 1t is
the American element which largely
dominates the trade of the country
and it has been Americans for more
than sixty years who have left their
impress upon the destiny of the coun-
try. More than half a century age
they were the advisers of it's rulers
but very largely. the best thought OF
the country.