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Evening star., 1896-11-30
EDISON THE DREAMER.
How To Get Rid of Some TeIe-rnph
DrUsl:.pry

How To Get Rid of Some TeIcSraphfc
Drusl::ery.
Walter ]. Phillips, in the Electrical Review
Some one had referred to him as Victor
Hugo when he made MS appearance (as an
operator in our telegraph Office in Boston)
and 1t was by that name that We generally
spoke OF him. Every device was employed
to thwart his soarinss after the infinite and
MS dlvings for the unfathom,bIe as We
regarded them, and to get an amount of
work out OF him that was equivalent 10 tie
sum paid per diem for his services and
among them was that OF having kim re-
ceiVe the press report from New York.
He did not like this, The work con:inuinS
steadily from $50 pm. until > a H., and
leaving no time in which to pursue his
studies.
One night about O'clock there came
down an inquiry as to where the press re-
port was. and, on going to the desk w.are
| Edison was at work, Night Manager Lcig h.
ton was Mortified to lind that here Was
nothing ready to go upstairs, for the rea-
son that Edison had COPIED between $50
and 1000 words of stock and Other market
reports in hand so small that !e had
only filled third of page.
Leighton laughed in spite of himself, and
saying: Heavens Tom; don't co that
again. hastened to cut the copy u2 into
minute fragments and have ii prepared in
4 more acceptable manner.
While this was occurring Edison went
on receiving. and the frequent trips of the
noisy dummy box, which communicated
with the press rooms IN the next floor
gave evidence that ne vas 10 longer saug-
ing his handwriting with n ultimate view
to putting the Lords prayer or a three
cent piece
But all at once there was a great noise.
and II was evident that Press Agent Wal
lace a most profane man, Was comir-
down the stairs, swearing and shouting as
he came Everybody grew eXA!red oxcept
Edison, who was perhaps dreaming OF the
possibilities in some of the realms CT cleo
trical endeayor in which nc has since won
renown.
But we did not have long to wait 10 know
the cause of Waliaces visit Kicking cpen
the door, ne, appeared Us. hut lie was
speechless. The last nose of his voice ard
Evening star., 1896-11-30
KENSINGTON,

Miss Nellie Ycatman Of Washington is visiting
her cousin Miss Sadie Kinnear.
Mrs. George Peter and children are spending n
few days with relatives at bethesda
The Dorcas So:iety of the Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church will meet Tuesday ut 2 pm.
at the home of Mrs. H. c. Armstrong
Mrs Arthur Harrison OF Connecticut is yisitin,
Mrs. William Russell.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Lewis OF NIille1's, Va is visiting his
brother. DIR. William l.. Lewis
Miss Mary L. Davenport gave an old fashioned
THANKSGIVING purity to a number of her friends
Thanksgiving evening, In which nrolasses candy
doughnuts, cider and apples played an eptoynb,.
part. Those present We're Misses Birdie H,sseII
Mamie RUSSELL Nellie Harr. Edna Nelson. Imii.,
!SanZtlle oda Calhoun. Clover Laneill-, iicss,s'
Frank Calhoun. Preston Hay, Aivsrvi Biacfimrn
and 'Dr. Eugene Jones Of ketsipx1on md Mr'
Clare nee Hnck and Miss Blnnche Hack or Washing.
ton.
Mr.. Eh Dulin Of Washington spent Thuuksrivfne,
with Mr.. and Airs. Will E.. Dnlin e,
The work Of replacing the-xower of the Warner
Evening star., 1896-11-30
Cf1ildren's Garments.

0$5 Gretchen Coats. in sizes to IL years, at
sl9s for choice. $4.9S to $3.50 short jackets in
Sizes to 1G years. at $3.9 for choice. $7.9S TO
$io Jackets. In sizes 9 to IL years, at $69s for
choice.
Evening star., 1896-11-30

the last remnant of = vocabulary of bias
phcmy which was famous throughout the
city was gone. Standing there with both
hands full of small. white pages of paper.
me could only beekon. Leighton approach
ed him, and tenderly took the shee,s of
paper from him. to find that Edison Ls d
made the radical change from his first
style Of copy TO simply putting one word on
Evening star., 1896-11-30

each sheet directly in the center lie b.a
furnished in this way several hundred
pages In a very few minutes
He was relieved from duty on :hc press
wire: and put on another circuit, while the
much-tried Leighton ieyoIed himyclf to
bringing Wallace back 70 a normal coadi-
tion admitting Of the use of his voice and
the now Of his usual output CT profanity.
Evening star., 1896-11-30
Residents of Alexandra are invit

Residents of Alexandria are invit-
ed to make this G st. corner their
Xmas shopping headquarters. Par
GELS and wraps will be cared for free
of charge and all the comforts of
home with services of maid in Our
"Visitors' Parlor." Lunch served at
all hours at the nominal price of ten
cents. Daily delivery of packages to
the sister city.
The record-union., 1896-10-28
VENEZUELA'S CASE.
Ihe Government Files Its Brief on the
Boundary Dispute.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-The Vene-
zuelan Government has forwarded to
washington the brief prepared at Car
acas by commission of five eminent
Jur1sts on the British Venezuela bound
airy question. Ii will be submitted to
the United States Commission as soon
as the translation is completed. The
brief covers 300 pages, and is said to be
a forc1ble presentation of the case
Aside from this brief, coming direct
from Venezuela, Messrs. Scruggs and
Storrow, counsel for Venezuela in this
country, are about to submit their final
arguments. Heretofore the documents
presented have covered the points of
evidence, but the taking of proof is now
practically over, and final arguments
are in order
A recent document which has caused
mucn comment among the officials pur-
ports to have been written by a Jesuit
priest. He presents the English side of
the case, citing Catholic authorities
drawn from the Vatican archives. The
book was printed in Rome The Vene-
zuelan officials say the views it ex-
pressed have been fully met and over
come in the Venezuelan documents pre-
Sented to the commission
The record-union., 1896-10-28
AMERICAN WHEAT.
Opinion in London That 1t Will Rap
Idly Rise.

LONDON, Oct. Pin an article on
the demand for wheat and the supply
of that cereal, the Daily Telegraph
says: The stock of foreign wheat at the
principal British ports, it is said, would
not suffice to feed the country for fort
night. The slight fall on American ex
changes on Saturday gave the English
markets downward tendency, but it is
the opinion of one of the best contract
OrS in Mark Lane that American wheatS
will rapidly rise with a bang, and that
Christmas prices will be much further
enhanced. During the recent excite
ment speculation in England and
America was carried beyond reasonable
bounds, but in the market the opinion
is positive that at least a proportion of
the rise will be retained, and that an
era of low prices is for the time being
ended.
The Evening Standard says that
the tendency in wheat is for higher
prices, adding: The failure in India
will divert California and Australian
wheat from Europe there. Only tre-
mendous effort in the United States to
hurry wheat across the Atlantic in ex-
change for gold prevented much
greater increase in price. and when the
in-rush is past there will be a further
rise
The record-union., 1896-10-28
STATE OF IOWA.
Chairman Mcmillan Says 1t Will Give
Mckinley IS 900 Majority.

DIES MONIES 1a), Oct 27-Chair-
man Mcmillan of the Republican State
Committee to-day gave out a detailed
statement concerning claiming the
State by 10000 for Mckinley. His fig
ures are as follows: Mckinley 251, 113,
Bryan 1926, Palmer $500, Prohibi-
ton (two tickets) 1900.
Mr.. Mcmillan says in the last four
years the widest variation ever made by
the Republican poll from the result of
the election was in 1892, when the poll
showed the State Republican by 80, 600.
and it went only $4,000. This years is
the best poll ever made. He gives the
figures on a large number of counties
which the silver men have claimed by
reason of great defectionS from Repub-
lican ranks, and shows that they are all
safely Republican. Three per cent. of
the Republican vote, or 900, he con-
cedes for Bryan, but he claims sc. 900
Democratic votes.
The tendency the last two weeks has
been for all sound money Democrats to
vote for Mckinley. Germans, railroad
men and business make up the Demo-
cratic vote for Mckinley. Mr. Mcmillan
claims all the Congressional Districts
for the Republicans by majorities of
5000 to $4,000.
The record-union., 1896-10-28
WATSON'S LETTER.
It is Now in the Hands of Populist
National Chairman Butler.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Marion Butler, Chairman of the Popu-
list National Committee, to-day gave
out the following:
MIR. Watson's letter was received
Saturday night. 1t had been detained
in the Postoffice for want of sufficient
postage, and l had not been notified by
the Postoffice authorities. OF course 1
expected Mr.. Watson TO give his letter
to the public in the usual way as soon
as he had it ready.
'.At a recent meeting of our Executive
Committee at Chicago Mr.. Washburn
was sent by our committee to Thomson,
Ca, to confer with Mr.. Watson. On
last Monday, October 18th, received a
telegram from Mr.. Washburn, sent
while he was at Mr.. Watson's home at
Thomson, Ga, asking me not to publish
Mr.. Watson's letter until / heard from
him; but that was before had received
the letter.
I'm the meantime Mr.. Washburn went
to Nashville, Tenn, on last Saturday,
for another conference with Mr. Wat
son. / wired Mr.. Washburn, who had
just returned from Nashville, where he
lad had a second conference with Mr.
Watson, that the letter had been re-
ceived. Mr.. Washburn wired me in re-
The record-union., 1896-10-28
THE POPE'S ADVICE TO BISHOPS
Wishes Them to Take No Part in the
Campaign Here.

LONDON, Oct 27-The "Pall Mall
Gazette" publishes a dispatch from It's
Rome correspondent in which he says:
The coming Presidential election In
the United States is the absorbing topic
at the Vatican, owinE to the strides
made by Catholicism in America, now
one of the largest sources of income
the church has. 1t has recognized that
the standing danger to Romanism in
the United States is the independence
of the American Bishops, notably since
the death of Plus TX. The latter rec
ognized that these Bishops enjoyed
greater power than their brethren else
where, and he showed he understood
this by his answer to some English
priests who asked for certain privileges.
He said:
i am, as you say, Pope; yet l can
not grant your request. But | can
show you way to obtain your desire
Go to America, for there the Bishops
are greater than the Pope
''On the accession of Pope Leo mat
ters assumed a different aspect. He
charged Mgr. Satolli with the duty Of
intimating to the Bishops in unmistak-
able language the limits of their powers
and the result was something like a
split, which it took Mgr Satolli two
years to heal. But his mission had
good results
The correspondent adds that the Vat
lean does not wish the clergy in the
United States to take part in the cam
raign there, lest there should be new
division in the ranks and an Gutburst
Of Incorporate political feeling on the
part of the people.
The record-union., 1896-10-28
A Mother and Two Children Found Dead
With Their ThrOatS Cut.
The Crime Witnessed by Deaf and
Dumb Child,
But is Unable to Tell Who Did the
Deed-The Terrible Crime Not Be-
lieved to Have Been Committed for
the Purpose of Robbery, But Out
0f Dovonro
of Revenge.

RICHMOND (Mo), Oct. 21.-The
community is shocked by the discov-
cry to-day of a frightful triple murder.
The perpetrator of the crime is still at
large and his identity is concealed. but
indignant neighbors have their suspi
cions, and it will not be long before the
triple murderer is caught.
The murderous acts We're committed
some time last night. Mrs. Jessie
Winner, a respectable hard working
woman, and her two babies, aged and
/ years, We're killed.
The woman's skull was battered in
and the top of her head cut off. She had
apparently made fight for her life
and had been beaten down by the mur-
derer.
The throats of the two little children
were cut, and they lay in a pool of
blood.
A pathetic feature Of the murder was
the presence of a little deaf and dumb
child of Mrs. Winner by another mar
riage.
The little one is unable to tell any
thing about the crime 1t has not been
educated at all and is not able to write,
and can barely tell what its simplest
wants are.
So far the citizens have not been able
to discover any definite clew to the
murderer. He very carefully left no
traces behind him.
One thing is settled, however, and that
is the fact that the murders were not
committed for the purpose of robbery.
There is every Indication that revenge
was the motive for the crime.
The nearest neighbors heard no signs
of the struggle, which must have oc
Cured when the woman was killed. She
always was a very quiet little woman
and never meddled with any one else or
received many callers. She had quite
a number of friends in the neighbor-
hood.
The peculiar atrocity Of the crime has
made the people here very angry, and
there is strong talk Of lynching the muir
derer when he is caught
Richmond has a population of 1900
but as it is in the center of a large coal
district there are a great many E[Id
characters passing through the town.
1t is on the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad, seven miles from
the Missouri River, and forty miles east
of Kansas City
The record-union., 1896-10-28
Urged to Bear in Mind the Destiny Of the
Nation Is In Their Hands.
Look at the Flag, and Reflect on the
Cost of Its Preservation.
Secure for the Great Principles of
Good r1Oney, Good Government
and Protection to Your Home and
Family at Least One Other Voter
by Individual Effort.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2T.-On behalf of the
Republican National Committee, Chair
man Hanna issued to-day his last ap-
peal, addressed ITO Voters" After inn
pressing upon their minds the fact that
the destiny of the Nation Is in their
hands, he advises them to calmly and
carefully think before they vote in the
seclusion of their booths with their con-
science as their only guide. He urges
them to look upon the flag as they go to
the polls and reflect on the cost of it's
preservation.
They are reminded of the call to dis
play the flag next Saturday, and are
asked to let the National colors remain
until after the election as an inspiration
to voters and a universal expression OF
patriotism.
Finally. patriotic voters are asked to
secure for these great princfples-good
money, good government, and protec-
ton to your home and your fiag-at least
one other vote by individual effort" and
the women of the country are especially
appealed to for effective work in this
direction.
Special dispatches were received by
Mr.. Hanna from Iowa giving the ex-
pected majority there for Mckinley at
10000; from Minnesota claiming the
State by 10000 to 10000: from Michi-
gan, putting the majority there at 3d.
900, and from Kentucky, claiming that
State for Mckinley by $4,000 to $4,000.
The Tennessee State Committee also in
formed the National Chairman that it
would go Republican.
The Bryan demonstration under the
walls of the headquarters building did
not have any perceptible effect upon the
spirits of the campaign manager or his
corps Of assistants. They We're as con-
fident as ever. and gave expression that
Mr.. Bryan had come to Chicago too
late to make any serious inroads into
the Republican ranks.
Mr.. Hanna said: This Bryan noise
does not send any cold shivers chasing
up and down my spinal column. Nearly
all the voters have got their minds made
ID OF the main ISSUE so that any
changes that Mr.. Bryan may effect
while here Will not show materially in
the result"
The record-union., 1896-10-28
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
ANNUAL REPORT FILED WITH
THE COMMISSION.
1t Shows Increased Traffic and Earn
ing Over the PreCed-
ing Year.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-The an
nLal report of the Southern Pacific
Company for the year ending June 80,
] 500, was filed yesterday with the
Board of Railroad Commissioners. The
report shows a comparatively small
surplus from the years operations but
the results are more satisfactory than
those for the year ending June 80. 1893,
which closed with considera bic deficit.
The earnings and expenses are shown
III the report to be as follows:
Pacific system, including all lines
west of FL Paso and ogden: Passenger
epartment-Passeng revenue, 50. :
ISS, ,406, 81; less tickets redeemed $40
81 10, and excess fares refunded S16,-
371 as, leaving a total passenger reve-
nue. of 50. T26,S ,S01 SS; mail earnings, ST.
III, ,920 II; express, S513,049 10; extra
baggage and storage, S126, 1S5 ~; other
items, S411 $50 %: total passenger earn
ings, S11 991 ,292 80.
Freight department-Freight rev.
epue. $40, 1O6, us 93; less overcharge to
shippers S3S7 ,664 10, and other repay
ments S43, 162 81, leaving a total freight
revenue of $19,614, co. IL.
Total passenger and freight earnings,
S3l ,665,9 81; other earnings, includ-
/ ing telegraph, rents, etc, $500 6:}9 30;
total gross earnings from operation,
SD 226, GA 46
Gross earnings from operation of At
lantic system, freight and passenger,
S4,020,S01 01; total gross earnings of
Pacific and Atlantic systems $50 .241, :,
All a3. The operating expenses of the
two systems are shown to be as fol-
| lows:
Operating expenses, Pacific system,
$50 G.956,S12 64; Atlantic system, 81, $50
as, IL; total, $23, ,496, 59S 30; leaving an
| income from operations as follows: Pa
cific system, S11,2G9, ,S11 80; Atlantic
system, S1.4S1 ,021 SO; total income
from operations, S12. .750. 1873 IS; income
from other sources, Pacific system,
s1GS, 800 80; Atlantic system, S272,
SS1 r.; total. S1,0364 431 76; making a
total income from both Pacific and At
lantic systems of $13,7S7 .264 81.
! Deductions from income, including
interest on funded debt, interest on in
terest-bearing current liabilities, mort
cages, rents or lease Of road, taxes and
! permanent improvements, Pacific sys-
tenn. So. III ,397 50; Atlantic system
81 .3o4 .Sol 66; total, $13.672 30 o.
/ This makes a net income for the At
lantic system of S199.045 07. a deficit
on the Pacific system of SSI035 II
leaving total surplus from the year S
operations of S115 5O09 93.
For the year ending June 80. 1895, the
gross earnings of the two systems were
S:;J, ,S4I $40 SO, the operating EXPENSES
were S23, 191 ,596 a, and there was a
deficit for the year Of S56, ,219 o.. The
| gloss earnings for the year ending June
:o0th last exceeded those of the preced
ing year by S399621 II. and the oper-
ating expenses We're $300.999 50 less
This accounts for the improved condi-
ton of affairs shown in the report just
/ filed.
The record-union., 1896-10-28
THAT EGG.THROwINd INClDEN T
Chicago Police Take Prompt Action to
Find Out the Culprits.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-The egg-throw-
ing incident of the Bryan parade this
afternoon has aroused considerable in
dlgnation in Chicago, and Chief of Po-
lice Badenoch took prompt action in the
matter
After the Battery d meeting Saul Van
Praag and j. w. Murray of the Cook
County Marching Club, who were hit by
the eggs, made a complaint to the po-
lice. The organization of which they
are members acted as escorts to Mr.
Bryan in the parade from the Union
depot to Battery ID. While passing
building on Michigan avenue, between
Madison and Monroe streets, three eggs
were thrown from a window of the
metropolitan Business College One Of
them hit Mr. Van Praag full in the back.
and those marching near him had their
clothes spattered. None of the eggs hit
Mr.. Bryan or came nearer his carriage
than probably ten feet.
The Chief, on hearing the complaint.
detailed fifteen men to investigate the
matter. and offered a reward of $500 for
the apprehension of the throwers No
arrests have been made.
Ii is stated that one of the tenants in
the building occupied by the business
college saw boy probably Is years
climbing down the fire escape about the
time the incident occurred. This leads
to the belief that the occurrence was
only the prank of an over-enthusiastic
youth. The college dismissed its pupils
at 4 O'Clock, and the place was deserted
by the time that Chief Badenoch's men
arrived on the scene. The matter will
be fully investigated tomorrow.
The rumor was widespread during the
afternoon that one of the eggs had
fallen in Mrs. Bryans lap. This is with
out foundation, and was probably
started by some persons who saw a ball
OF paper fall into the seat beside the
nominee at the time the eggs were be-
ing thrown
The record-union., 1896-10-28
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN CAMPAU
CLAIMS NEARLY EVERYTHING IN
SIGHT.
According to His Figures Bryan Will
Get Over Three Hundred
Electoral Votes.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2I.-Chairman Cam
pau of the Democratic National Cam
raign Committee received to-day in re-
SponSe to instructions issued some time
ago telegraphic reports from twenty
nine Democratic State Chairmen Civ
i1-g estimates as to how the States will
record their votes one week from to-
day based on the latest information re-
ceived by the State Committees. This
is the last formal report that will be
made by the State Chairmen. After
compiling the advices received Chair
man Campau made the following state
ment to the United-Associated Presses:
The Democratic National Committee
awaits the result Of next weeks election
with serene confidence. William Jen-
ings Bryan will be elected by the
largest popular majority given amy
President in a quarter of a century. He
will have more than 800 votes in the
Electoral College. sour reports from
theMiddle Western States show the eff
feet of his wonderful campaigning tour
through them. His majoritieS will be
increased by many thousands as a re-
suit of his great journey. Illinois, Mich
igan, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota are
all absolutely safe and our chances cf
success in Ohio and Wisconsin are
more than fiattering.
Senator German guarantees us Mary
land. Our reports from Kentucky are
that Republican monopoly and Demo-
cratic treason will be outvoted by more
than 10000. The desperate and des-
potic effort to coerce and buy the
American people is doomed to dismal
and humiliating failure. The follow
ing States will give their votes to Bryan
without the shadow of a doubt Ala
bama. California, Florida, Idaho, Indi-
sissippi, Montana, Nevada, North Da-
kota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah.
Washington, Wyoming, Arkansas, Col
orado, Georgia. Illinois, Iowa, Ken
lucky. Maryland, Minnesota Missouri.
Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon,
South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West
Nirginia-total electoral votes. 2S3.
In addition to this our chances of
success in the following States are far
better than those of the Republicans:
Delaware, Ohio Wisconsin-total, thir-
ty eight electoral votes
The brag and bluster of the Republi-
can National Committee in claiming
$50 electoral votes is shown in the in
clusion therein of such States as Texas.
Idaho, Utah and Montana, where the
majority for Bryan can only be meas
ure'a - oNnsidering almost the whole
voting population for him. It is time
that the people understood plainly that
Mr.. Mckinley will not carry the coun-
try.