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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-29

copper wire was used was that from
Boston TO New York. completed in 1854.
and this was in turn followed by ex-
tensions TO Philadelphia and other
points OF commercial Importance, so that
the cities in the Eastern section of the
country were linked together. Then the
lines were pushed Westward, and on
October q, 1892. Prof. Bell in the presence
OF company of distinguished electric
ians and officers Of telephone companies.
spoke into a transmitter in the city Of
New York. and the message was heard
in Chicago
Less than three months later, on the
7th of the following February. Gov
William E Russell of sachusetts,
surrounded by a group of men promi-
nent in the affairs of the Bay State.
opened the line from Boston to Chicago.
and during the Columbian Exposition
held in the Western city later in the
year, there were many occurrences
which brought home to the minds of the
people the fact that what had been
exhibited as a toy at the Centennial Elk
position had become a factor Of vast
Importance in the world of affairs.
How 1t Fits in Our Lives.
In what unexpected ways the long dis
lance telephone fits into the occurrences
Of every day life was early illustrated
by an incident in the visit OF a dis
tinguished educator to the fair. II was
one OF the first and most notable in
stances In which the telephone has been
used to locate a man visiting a city
far from his home
An important matter at Harvard Uni
versity required the action of President
Eliot, then in Chicago The residence
at which he was a guest was called
by telephone. only TO learn that Presi-
dent Eliot had left for the fair a few
minutes before the message was re-
ceived. and was not expected TO return
until late in the evening. IL was ex-
, planned to the presidents host that the
question was one OF emergency. and the
Chicago man called upon the president
of the telephone company for assistance.
The police department of the fair was
at once communicated with by tele-
phone. and by means of the same in
strument a description of President Eliot
was given TO the guards at the en-
trance gates. with Instructions that
when he entered the grounds he was
TO be requested to go to the office of
the chief of police. Consequently. much
10 thc SURPRISE VI thc hedu VI the uni
versity. as he passed the turnstile. an
officer approached him. and after ask
ing his name told him that he was
wanted at headquarters.
President Eliot was escorted TO the
presence Of the chief. and then learned
that he was desired at the telephone ex-
hibit. On reaching that point the fuil
nature &C the errand was explained 60
him and he WAS soon DlqCPd in tpIp-
phone communication with Harvard uni
versity What was done that day, prob
ably for the first time. has now become
OF common occurrence, and 1t frequent
ly happens that telephone messages are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-29
The QuOrter-Century Anniversary
OF lOng-DiStdnCG Telephone Talk

TT is quarter Of a century since the
beginning of long distance tele-
i phony.
Before 1879. no telephone message
had been transmitted from one city to
another. and the idea that the sound
of the human voice could be carried over
a wire forty OF fifty miles IN length was
not generally entertained. 1t was.
however, firmly fixed in the minds OF
the men who had recently formed the
Bell Company, and they even then pre-
dicted that the time would come when
the country would be covered by a
harmonious network Of telephone wires,
ard the distance over which conversa-
ton could be carried on would be meas
ured by hundreds and thousands OF
miles. bringing the entire population
In communication through a single uni
versal system.
Three years after the invention of
Alexander Graham Bell had been eX-
hibited at the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia and had excited the curl
osity OF the world. rather as a scientific
novelty than a practical utility, these
men I'm the New England company au-
thoriZed the construction of a line from
Boston 10 Lowell. a distance of twenty
seven miles. When the wire had been
strung it was found that they were
right IN their expectations, and the voice
of a person speaking In Boston could be
heard by the person at the receiver in
Lowell.
Even then the public failed to grasp
the significance of this achievement. and
il was regarded largely as an expert
ment until a business transaction, in
volving several Thousand dollars, was
brought TO a successful consummat ton
by conferences over the line between the
two Massachusetts cities. Papers were
drawn at Boston. agreed to by those
present. and then read to the parties in
Lowell Amendments were suggested
and discussed, until the document was
satisfactory to all the persons interested.
News Spread Far and Wide.
The news of this transaction spread
far and wide and did much 10 awaken
in the minds of business men a realiza-
ton of the commercial possibilities OF
the telephone. while ii served TO stimu-
late the engineers and experts employed
by the company in their endeavors to
perfect the system. Although 1t was
possible TO use the Lowell line for bust
ness purposes. the apparatus was crude
and imperfect in operation.
But the beginning had been made on
that career Of progress IN long-distance
telephony which is one of the marvels
OF the modern industrial world. From
the first IL was evident that some better
conductor must be found than the iron
wire then in use, and within six years
from the date of the Lowell experiment
hard-drawn copper wire had been
made and tested In actual operation.
and the ability to converse over long
distances. as the term is understood to-
day. has been the result of the use of
this medium.
The first experimental line in which
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sent broadcast to locate some man WIZ.
Is travelling from place t. place.
The early operation of She line to
Chicago afforded a marked Illustration
OF the happening OF that Which has
previously been demonstrated TO be an
imDossibiiity. A distinguished English
electrician was among the visitors to
exposition. and was given the courtesy
of the line TO Boston. in order that ne
might experience the unprecedented op-
portunity Of speak king over such great
distance.
BY one of the revenges OF time, when
this occurrence took place, the subject
Of the conversation was the sale OF a
book on electricity OF which the visitor
was the author. and in which he had
conclusively proved that II would never
be possible 10 speak a distance Of over
COO miles by the telephone
Such pessimistic prophecy is not with
out numerous precedents. ss one eiec-
trician Of great ability lent the weight
Of his authority 10 the statement that
electricity for incandescent lighting
could meyer be distributed from a sin
gle centrA station over an area Of more
than a quarter Of square mile An
earlier instance is that of the great Eng
lish physicist who prophesied during the
building Of the first transatlantic
steamboat that IL would be impossible
for a steamer to carry sufficient coal
to cross the Atlantic, and, as a matter
Of fact this man himself came from
England 10 America as one of the pas
sengers on the first trip Of the steamer.
However conjectural. has been Lns
feeling as to the possible patronage OF
the long distance lines when they were
FIRST projected. it was dispelled at once
by the rapidly with which the public
availed themselves OF the opportunity
of making a query and receiving an
immediate relief over hundreds OF miles
OF w-re.
One Circuit Of 1000 Miles.
The long distance lines have grown
apace. until In this period of twenty
five years, the total amount Of such
wire in the Bell telephone system has
reached to about $4,000 miles. which in
turn connects TO local lines OF about
100000 miles, all arranged IL such o
manner that througn the various switch
boards the circuit can be branched from
point TO point 20 reached the desired
destination. the longest circuit eveE
made being that from Boston to little
Rock. about 1850 miles This was an
emergency case. as man WISHED 20
ask for Information and receive a reply
at once. relative to some fluctuations Ia
the cotton market
In the quarter century while this ex-
pansion has been taking place there
have been numerous changes and i'm
movements in the apparatus. The first
purpose and conception OF a telephone
exchange was merely 10 afford COM
municaton between individuals in one
village or town through a single switch
board. and il was coincidence that the
magnet switchboard in general use was
easily adapted TO provide connections
to switchboards IL other towns.
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New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
Bankers posted rates were.

DOMESTIC XCHANGE-New-Orleans - Com
mercial 81 discount; bank 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight, &c: telegraph. nc. Boston-lOc dis
count Chicago-l0G115c discount. CharIeston-Buy-
ing. par; selling 1-1Oc premium. ST Louis-4Oc dis
count Mnneapolis-20c discount Cincinnati-Par,
over the counter 5Oc discount
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cau money In
London 1Gl" per cent. open market discount ra ia
for snort bills 25-l6a2as per cent; long bills 2E9
27-l6 per cent. Berlin discount rate. sIk per cent
Berlin exchange on London. 20 marks 40 pfennigs
Paris discount rate. 15s per cent Paris exchange on
London q francs 10 centimes.
FOREIGN SECURITIES consols for
money SSis for he account, 88 8-l6 French rentes
81 francs 81 centimes
SILVER MARKET-Bar silver. 575sc; Mexican
a. 265sd.
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. S7.2o: Lisbon 1880
MEXICAN Observation-Disclosures exchange on
NewYork is quoted at 2l5.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS
Q. Schumacher 8 Co. say

The short interest in foreign exchange being
eliminated and the liberal supply OF cotton bills
offered caused sharp decline OF Il of a cent a
pound sterling. During the last week there have
been a great many finance bills drawn by bankers
and also heavy drawings OF exchange against
bonds and stocks placed in Europe. We under
stand the securities placed abroad included $40
% 10000 Of Mexican notes and large quantity OF
ROCK Island securities All these transactions pro-
vided exchange, causing the break. We
believe rates will go considerably lower and the
prominence Al the present time gold can be i'm
ported at about &c under the present market
but when the market declines to q point where
imports In might be made 1t Is likely that the price
here will have TO decline TO a much lower Level
before any shipments are made.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
WALL sTREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses were not
active factors in the local market, selling bal
ance. In London securities. with the exception OF
American issues. were generally firm. with consid-
erable strength at the close There was no ma
teral change in foreign discount rates.
FAILURES LAST wEEK.-Commercial failures
last week in the United States reported by r.
c. Dun & Co. 225 against 224 in the preced-
ing week and 232 in the corresponding week In
1903. OF the failures last week 90 in the East
54 In the South. 81 IN tho West and Il on the Pa
ehc Coast Liabilities OF commercial failures for
the first three weeks OF September amount to
&C. 7SI. 1885, against s6O7s 66s for the period
year ago.
BANK EXCHANGES.-Ban clearngs last week
AT the leading cities in the United states showed
an Increase OF % per cent over the same week
last year. but a decrease OF IL per cent as COM
pared with the corresponding period in 1902 Av-
erage daily bank clearings for September show a
gradual Improvement over preceding returns al
though they are still considerably smaller than in
September 1902.
PENNsYLVANIA.-Trafnc on the lines OF tho
Pennsylvania system. which has shown improv-
ing tendency FOR some time. is up to the full
capacity OF all available equipment and at times
there IS a demand for ears which cannot easily be
filed. This is the first time in many months that
such n condition prevailed on the system and off,
cials naturally much encouraged by the change.
THE COTTON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO ''The
Financial Chronicle the total receipts OF cotton for
the week ending September "a reached 2Ss.14S bales
against 49, 343 last week and 13S l05 the previous
week, making the total receipts since September l.
1904 AS bales against S52 O7 for the period
of 1906 showing increase since September l. 1904
OF 2SO. 401 bales.
NET EARNINGS DECREASE-For the month OF
July ninety roads reporting. show decrease In net
earnings OF over 81 100000 comparison being made
with the same time last year. From January /. the
number OF companies show a loss in net earn
ings of upward of s2l.0O0.OOO.
APPLICATION TO LIsT.-Application has been
made to the New-York Stock Exchange to list 81
2O6.OOO additional general consolidated and first
mortgage per cent bonds OF 1887 OF the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.
ATCHISoNS BUYING.-In spite OF tho advance
in Atchison common and preferred. traders did not
think the buying was very impressive. T. J. Taylor
& Co. and e. G.. Gates & Co. about the most
prominent.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong Total
sales amounted in par value to s2076.OO1 against
$372.0D0 Friday. The heaviest dealings were
in the Atlantic Coast Line As Central OF Georgia
5s. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy 4s Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific IS. Louisville and Nash
vile unified As, Norfolk and Western As Oregon
Short Line 4s, St Louis and san Francisco re-
funding 4s, St Louis Southwestern drsts. San An
tonic and Aransas Pass As. Third Avenue IS, Union
Pacific convertible IS and Wabash debenture BIS,
Consolidated Gas convertible 6s. Consolidated To-
bacco IS and United States Steel IS were also
active
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
A STOCK MARKET VIEW.
Charles g. Gates 8 90. report:

Charles G.. Gates & Co. report:
Stocks ruled steady yesterday. with slight ruc-
tuations. but a firm undertone. There was little
that was new to AFFECT prices. The bank state
ment was not unfavorable. crop was good.
and that is about all that be said for the day
The strength in the granger shares is TO our
mind based more on the outlook for a largo ton
mage and general prosperity than on any deals
although the scarcity OF Atchison and the ease
with which Union Pacific advances small buy
ing show that these two issues well held, and
any considerable buying in them might cause
sharp advances The Steel stocks have all The
appearances of golns higher. We would buy good
stocks the declines
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities was only mod
erateiy active. and prices rule showed NOR.
or less irresular1ty. There special feature
of note. Seaboard stocks ruled generally strong
American Can issues after slight losses, recovered
to about the opening figure. In the copper shares
prices We're well maintained. In the bond depart
ment there was little interest shown outside of
American Iohacco 6s. which scored a small frac-
tionai advance on light volume OF trading.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

'Unted States deposits included, s2s.4s7.Io
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits on the respec-
tive dates
September II. Septernber % Changes
Specie S257.022 Too
Legal tenders. IS 3s2 coo N SO4 400 Dec ms 300
Totals 1896, III Dec OcO
Cash required
against de-
posits ...... 306o5i $50 8o3 52o775 Dec 2bSOs s75
Reserve s2os5slJO s2e251 O25 Dec.ss 1o2 125
Reserve on deposits other than United States de-
creased SS Oe3.5So
The following are the changes for the corre-
spending week for the three preceding years. 1893
Loans decreased s5OOSlOO. cash decreased $685. 600
deposits decreased sslS7lOO and surplus in
creased Sss5.S75 1sO2-Loans decreased s13352 coo,
cash increased aI9o'70o deposits decreased a2251-
500 and surplus reserve increased 34.S7Ss75. 1901
Loans increased sleO5OO cash increased s4I6l 400.
deposits increased %OsO4OO and surplus reserve In
creased s2.sss.SOo
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call, per cent.
Time money quoted at per cent for sixty
days, Sz9s1h per cent for ninety days, s%a4 per
cent for four. five and six months. Commercial
paper was quoted at 4G4A per cent for sixty TO
ninety days 4AQ4' per cent for four to six
months and 575lk per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed dull.
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Sept "a. l P. M.-The market for Amer
ican securities was heavy. Final quotations fol-
low.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
SECURITIES VALUES HIGHER.
Shares Strong Features Decrease
Whae Cash and ReserUe Are Looer

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Fridays quo
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.

The usual weekly table Of price changes for the
active stocks follows:
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

INACTIVE STOCKS.
FURNISHED by William z. Nichols Co.. No. wall-st)
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

Brooklyn Ferry stock.
Hoboken Ferry ist 0s. l940.
do stock.
n Y & Z r Ferry Co stock.
do LIST mtg 5s. 1922. .....
y Y & II r Con 6s. 1046. =.
10th IL % SIT LIST mig 6s. 1919
Union r OF y Y & b stock.
n Y 4 n ] 1st mg bs. 1e40
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

GOVERNMENT BoNDs-Market steady. Final
quotations follow.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

Saturday. Saturday Net
Sept. i. Sept. "a ch nges.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
The following table shows the bank'holdings on
tha respective dates:

the respective dates:
'le Sept "a .o4 Sept. 20. '0s: Sept. 81 o2
49,, 81. i3s 504 500 S917. .0iI,1O0 Ss74. Isl. 500
1o-its 25i e67 500 16S, ,oS9,e00 151. csc, 800
specie 400 S19,S0O 20,
Legal 2I4 0s3 100 so1 200 S76 5l9 100
ErITc1iaton ...... 40.719.20o 45osoooo So.O7I.s00
.T-nited states deposits included. s23 4S7 100
rbe following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total depoSS Oh lhe respec-
tive dates; - - -
Sent "a 'o4 Sept. 20. 'OS. Sept. e. '02.
s251 e67 800 Sl6s. .0S5. 500 S151, $50, 500
Legal tenders IGsea'SVo '1'o4''00o IV'e0o'OOS
,... S329 III 500 $685. 9O5 600 s222 S6e 400
required ooe ooo
against deposits SO3ozoIo <|O'ooO'oOO -Ao'A-o''i0
S<o'%SA,.US--SS
Per cent Of reserve ZL1 @O'o 900
D.1rpOaD AND OTHER STOCKS
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
GAS COMPANIES.

GAS COMPANIES.
=, >,,oA,,. a r., M rs wall a.
FURNISHED oy WIihaH =, SiS'~S y 49, 49, Bd Asks1
Gen U Gas ss.1o7H no .S Anss Con .ss Ss.iSs S
Mutual al cS Con- $50 go $40 .Nor isf S. ISs 10 ~
sN & Riy Standard ---.---!i<-SS tsO
ist IS. 1914 no 1is DO pref. ieo leo rs
DO 5s-........I0Is lO9isl do IS. 1850 .hV
'And interest.
MISCELLANEOUS GAS COMPANIES
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

FURNISHED by Nichols Co.. No. Is wail-st)
RidA,k.dl BID Asked.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

2seelo Total sales for the day. Unlisted
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

Total ssles for the week AGO --s /
Total sales IN preceding week - ~ 81 so sass |
sxx DIVIDEND
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.

Int. period. Bid. ASKED.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
CLOSING CURB QUOTATIONS.

Reserve on total deposits. decrease SO. .f02, 125.
United States deposits included, s29. .437.10o.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS,

Total sales Of bonds. S2.O76. 600.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-22
.USSIANS ACTIVE AND
 CAPTURE JAPANESE GUN
RECONNAISSANCE IN FORGE
 AGAINST SINDIAPU.

Fikado's Outposts Driven In-Fire Inc efectiye on Account of Fog-RivaI
 Armies Entrenched and Facing Each
 other-Fresh Russian Troops Now on the Front.
 'st. Petersburg. Oct. 21 The general 'aff to-day received the following dis itch from General sakharoff, under days date:
 '.The Russian troops on october 1s ade a reconnaissance in force against e enemy south of the village of Sin apu. The enemy's outposts were |iven back. 4 Japanese battery which ened fire was silenced and compelled
 retire. There was no fighting on oc- Der 20. This morning the Russian blunteer sharpshooters, under cover of
 fog, closed up on the enemy and ought in another gun and Timber hieh were left from Poutiloff Hill rmerly Lone Tree HilD. The Japan e opened a heavy fire, but on account
 the fog the firing was ineffective"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-22
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
Hyperion Theater Well Filled Last
 Evening.

EVenluRs
 Another big republican rally was held at the Hyperion last evening. The lower floor and first gallery were well filled with people when the meet ing was called to order at 8 o'clock by Assistant Corporation Counsel Ull- man, who in a few we'll chosen words introduced the chairman of the even- ing, Colonel Rolin S. Woodruff, candi- date for lieutenant governor. Colonel made brief speech in which he said that all indications pointed to a re- publican victory next month. He then introduced the first speaker of the evening, the Hon. Joseph Barbour of Hartford.
 The speaker discussed both national and state finances, and showed how the republican party had been reduce ing the debts. In closing the speaker paid a glowing tribute to Senator O. H. Platt.
 When Mr. Barbour concluded speak ing the Republican Glee club rendered some songs and David F. Dodds rem dered a solo, the words of which he composed and which were appropriate to the occasion.
 The Hon. Oscar Hundley of Alabama was the next speaker introduced and he delivered a stirring political speech, being frequently interrupted by ap- plause.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-22
Y EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Special Forms of worship to New For
 elgn Congregations.

Boston, Oct. 21. The only important piece of legislation adopted at the Episcopal general convention to-day was a resolution in the house of dep- uties, which provides for special forms of worship to meet the requirements of foreign congregations, which might be brought into the church. The resolu- tion was presented some time ago by Dr. William R. Huntington of New York. The proposition was bitterly fought at the San Francisco convention and met with considerable opposition here, many claiming that the measure would lead to great diversity in forms of worship. The resolution will be act ed upon by thehouse of bishops.
 The deputies to-day elected f our bishops, the nominations having been made by the house of bishops.
 The house of bishops considered the amendment to the divorce canon, plac- ling further restrictions upon the re- marriage of innocent persons in a di- vorce for infidelity which was adopted by the deputies yesterday as a compro- mise, but after discussing the issue in secret for two hours and half, a vote was deferred until tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-22
TROLLEY AccrDENr.
Several Persons Injured, Two Seriously,
 in Stratford.

Stamford, Oct. 21.-Seyeral persons were injured, two seriously. in a troll ley accident here tonight at the east terminal of the Stamford trolley line. caused by a car jumping the track and smashing into the abutments of the bridge near the Noroton river. The bridge is at the base of a hill, the in cline ping quite steep, and when the car jumped the track it was going at a good speed. It is supposed that the leaves on the track caused the car to jump, and as it did so many of the passengers sprang from their seats in an attempt to escape. A few of the women managed to jump from the car the seriously injured being numbered among these. Mrs. Daniel Reilly of Noroton was thrown heavily to the ground and received a concusion of the brain. She was taken to the hospital tonight and 1t was stated that she would not recover. She also is internal- ly injured.
 Mrs. Jessie Smith of Weed avenue, Stafford, was bruised about the body and received a severe shock as the re- suit of the accident. She, too, is in critical condition, although her chances for recovery are much better than Mrs. Reilly's.
 The front of the car was crushed in 1ured. All efforts to prevent the car smashing into the bridge abutments were futile.