The Washington Bee Newspaper, October 12, 1895, Page 8

THE WASHINGTON BEE. r The Market House Baseball club is losing its pres : Miss Flora Batson is playing to crowded houses. The Baptist Sunday School Union of the District will meet to-morrow afternoon at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, Wilson street be- tween 2d and 3d streets n. w. The meeting wi!l take place at 3 o’clock. The Home Lodge No. 1, degree of Rebecca I. O. of F., gave a pleasant entertainment on Monday night to which a large number of persons attended. Mr. Joseph Douglass, the grand- son of the late Frederick Douglass. will not abroad for several months yet. Prior to his depart- ure he will give several popular en- tertainments in the city and else- where. Mr. Douglass is one of the brightest and one of the most ac- complished musicians in the coun- try. The Cleveland Baseball won the cup. The New National Theatre this week was well attended. Camille D’Arville was the popular attrac- tion. Frederick Ward won great lau- rels at the Lafayette Square Opera House the present week in the play entitled the Lion’s Mouth. Corinne at the Academy of Mu- sic brought a large crowd nightly, This popular place of amusement always has fine attractions. The Vaudeville Club at Kernan’s Lyceum has been drawing a full house every night. This theatre ig always up to date, The Heart of Matyland at Allen’s Grand Opera House has been slimly attended. The Market House Base Ball Club was destined to be the lead- ing amatuer club in the city. The trip of this club to Rich- mond, Va., last month has caused the people and the friends of this club to lose confidence and respect. The Richmond game was either sold or thrown away. The friends of the club who went to Richmond to witness the game losta great deal of money. go Club The fair at the Washington Ca- dets Armory during the present week been largely attended. The fairs of to-day by this popular organization are not to be com- pared with the fairs of years ago. The floor is now monopolized by young school misses while the older | ladies are v sidom seen. There were but a few of the young ladies seen at the Cadet’s fair who have been frequenting entertainments given by this organization. Madame Sisseretta Jones will return to the country shortly and is expected to sweep everything be- fore her. The diamond br her by the Empress of Ru will be one of the most attractive arti- cles that will be seen in this city. At the grand reunion that is now going on at Odd Fellow’s Hall Mrs. Charles A. Murray can be seen in an attractive booth. The St. Luke’s Guild is prepar- ing for an entertainment at the Odd Fellows Hall on or about Novem- ber 22. A large sum of money was real- ized from the entertainment given at the residence of Mrs. Jerome Johnson a few weeks ago. The Bethel Literary will open on next Tuesday night instead of Tuesday hence by Doctor Blyden. The emi- nence of Doctor Blyden is such as to assure him a large audience. The Citizens Committee of the Fed- eration of Liquor Dealers of the Dis- trict of Columbia, will go to Mount Vernon on October 15, on the Steamer Charles Macalister. The boat will leave her wharf at 2.30 o'clock. tpin given to; | eA cath ast shh iach DELEGATE CONTEST. There seems to be some doubt among the politicians as to who will be the strongest and best man to represent the republican party from this city in the next national convention. The Bex has printed a list of the gentlemen who have been men- tioned as candidates, and as an in- ducement to make this contest in- friend from each candidute. Each coupon will count one vote, which must be sent to the contest- editor of the BEE. THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE. WHO WILL THE NEXT DELEGATES BE? VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE. The coming Republican contest for delegates to the next National Repub- lican Convention will be a hot one. Public meetings have been held throughout the city, and it is still unde- cided who the most popular man is. As a test of each man’s strength the BEE will publish the list of the probable candidates, with a coupon attached, which will enable friends of each can- didate to vote for his choice, CANDIDATES. Cot. TRUESDELL . ROBERT H. KEY. Cot. M. M. PARKER. W. H. BROOKER.... ANDREW GLEASON CHARLES OTLET... Cor. P. H. CARSON Dr. C. B. PURVIS.. DANIEL MURRAY AARON BRADSHAW.. ALBERT SELLERS L. M. SAUNDERS.... t) 100 1 25 150 °o o I Io °o 12 18 COUPON. CANDIDATES CONTEST. I vote for Address Editor Contest Department. PO All coupons must be sent to the Edi- tor of the Contest Department. coupon repr esents one vote. Each I WANT THE ees BEE, You can have it by calling at any of the following places of business: Robert R. Brown, Twelfth and Q streets n. w. Cook’s drug store, Eleventh and R streets. tobert H. Key’s grocery store, 213 Third street s. w. J. A. Brown, Porter House, 106 Sixth street n. w, Payne’s barber shop, 120 Four and-a-half street s. w. J. W. Taylor’s barber shop, 90¢ Eleventh street. Jackson, 505 D street n. w. Titt’s Pill stimulates the torpid liver, strength- ens the digestive ans, alates th bowels, and are ‘unequaled as an zs ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE, In malarial dis: widely te their virtues are eS mewpeestes in x ‘rom thai ant! coated. small. ice, 2bets Sold Everywhere, Office, 44 Murray St., New York. as they possess pec- xeseins thesystem | New Features of Registration and Voting— teresting, the Brg will present a fine gold headed cane to the candi- date who receives the highest num-| ~« ber of coupons. The. coupons will be received and counted by the con-| »« test editor, and all coupons will be} |, kept and counted in the presence] * of a committee to consist of one| °; 4 OUR ALBANY LETTER, THE NEW BALLOT LAW IS AT- TRACTING ATTENTION. Party Emblems—How the New baw Will Work—Country Visitors—Growth of the | Independent Vote. Special Albany Letter. The new ballot law is attracting much attention, and frequent inquiries are made at Albany respecting its provis- ions. It is generally believed that the new law will prove acceptable, but ex- perience may point out some improve- ments which can easily be made at the next session of the Legislature. A care- tul study of the law will soon show that a great deal of misinformation has been published respecting it, and unless great care is exercised there will be an enor mous number of defective ballots in the boxes. Few people are familiar with the changes which have been made respect- ing registration and registration days. These are not entirely uniform, put our- side of New York and Kings County | there are two different kinds of regis tration. In all cities and in villages of 5,000 in- habitants or over there is “personal registration” under the new law, and in 2ll other places the poll lists of previous Republican Emb'em. are copied, and persons known to entitled to vote are placed on the ry by the inspectors without their nl appearance. But in villages 000 inhabitants or over, and all . the law provides for four days of tration instead of two days, as in at places. By personal registration t is meant that each individual must nally appear before the board of try, in order that he may have his ame placed upon the list of qualified This provision has heretofore ed to cities only, and for the first i¢ is now made applicable to vil- of 5,000 or more inhabitants. Farty emblems is another subject which at present is somewhat confusing. "she Republicans have adopted an eagle ind pen over a ballot-box, and the Dem- ocrats have adopted a star. The Pro- hibitionists have adopted a fountain of peculiar design, and the Socialist-Labor party has adopted an uplifted arm with the hand grasping a hammer. But many newspapers have published a rep-. resentation of the blanket ballot with different emblems to indicate the party tiokets. All these things tend to con- fusion of the voter. for the first impres- ion which he forms, if erroneous, is Wable to remain in his mind and to com tol his action. ‘ The politteal leaders are not mu nore familar with the methods of reg- ring and voting under the new law than are the average voters themselves, and it will not be surprising if 16 per cent. of all the votes cast at the coming election shall turn out to be defective. But a few days ago I was talking to &@ very prominent State official, who in- sisted that the individual paster might now be used, when in fact the use of yuch a paster would make the ballot de- Yective. There will be far less trouble about the folding of the ballot than in previous years, for when given out the ballots will be properly folded, and all that is necessary is to refold as before, after marking them to indicate the vot- er’s choice. At an election which was held on Long Islamd, in a village where a very large percentage of the voters are high- ly intelligent citizens, the new blanket ballot was used, and more than 10 per per cent. of the ballots proved to be de- fective. It therefore becomes all citi- zens who want their votes to count in the approaching election to thoroughly inform themselves before going to the polis. These beautiful autumn days bring many excursionists to the Capital City to see the sights, and this makes busi- ness for the railroads and steamboats, as well as for the city merchants and tradesmen. Almost every day troupes of these happy and “healthful people from the country can be seen on our streets. Their Mecca ts generally the The Democratic Emblem. Capitol, and most of them are anxious to see Governor Morton and the other high officeholders. Frequently they gather in little companies of six or eight on Broadway, opposite Senator Hili’s law office, and gaze at his bald head, which can frequently be seen rising 2 Httle above the high window sill of his private office. That both these eminent gentlemen have many admirers among these excursionists is plain to be seen, and the possibility that they may each lead their respective parties in the next presidential campaign undoubtedly at- tracts additional interest to their per- sonality. Political leaders of the old school are amazed at the growing spirit of inde- pendence among voters of every party, faith, and a veteran campaigner re- marked the other day that the resutts of political contests seem to be more an@ more doubtful with every campaign. This year these independent movements sotees ax — | will be cofifinéd almost entirely to the | contests for local officers, but there are | so many of these in different parts of | the State and in both parties that they will surely have some influence upon the general tickets. It is really a‘sur- | prising thing to see so many indepen- dent local candidates in the field as | there will be this year in almost every eity which has a local election. The | fact indicates that there is great un- | easiness among the voters of both the old parties, and that we are developing | a spirit of independence which, while it | is disheartening to the regular politic- ians, may be a hopeful sign of broader citizenship than we have ever had be- | fore. Experienced and thoughtful men are discussing the effect of the opera- tions of the new ballot law upon these | independent movements. There are, of | course, varying opinions. The indepen- dents had considerable influence in shaping the ballot legislation, and it ‘was supposed to favor the independent voter. But those whose experience should enable them to judge correctly predict that the tickets will come out of the box this year with fewer “cuts” than in any previous year, because of the difficulty or, perhaps more correctly speaking, the different methods which | must be adopted to enable the voter to fully express his independent sentiments through the medium of the ballot-box. Cc. F. R. COE. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Its Vast Treasures are Well Guarded by | Scientific Devices, | Few great banks in the world are so carefully guarded as the Bank of Eng- land. The “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” keeps a good watch upon her treasures. One room alone—the specie } toom—is estimated to contain gold coins | of the total value of £5,000,000. It is aj large vault, around whose walls are numerous iron safes, containing bags of ; gold, each representing the value of | £2,000. What the total of the Bank of | England’s contents may be it is diffi- | cult to say, but doubtless £20,000,vv0 | would be a fair estimate. Day and night is this wealth rigorously guarded. Even if a burglar were able to pass the | bank guards on duty during the night, he would find himself face to face with unexpected and insurmountable obsta- cles. The safety of the Bank of England is | | | | | further insured by a magnificent sys- tem of electric wires, all of which com- municate with the quarters of the bank guard and elsewhere. Once a burglar touched these wires he would set inte motion bells whose sound would alarm every one within hearing distance, and the thief would fall an easy prey. The difficulties in the way of opening safes are also Homeric. Many of them made by Chubb, they will stand anything ex- cept dynamite. Albert George Sandeman, the gover- nor of the Bank of England, was born in London sixty-two years ago. He is the eldest son of George Glas Sande- man, a well-known and highly esteemed merchant of standing, whom he suc- ceeded as head of the house of George C. Sandeman, Sons & Co., of St. Swith- in’s Lane, Oporto, Lisbgn, Jerez de la Frontera, and Sydney. At the age of Albert George Sandeman, Governor of the Bank’ of England. sixteen he was already in business, and he was presently—at the mature age of twenty—sent out to Portugal to man- age the firm’s branch at Oporto. Yet he has not in his long mercantile career confined himself to his own business. For years he was chairman of the Lon- don Dock Company and was instrumen- tal in carrying into effect the important working agreement with the East and West India docks; he has helped to di- rect at least one big assurance corpora- tion; and in 1866—the year which was marked by the greatest banking col- lapse of modern times—he was elected a director of the Bank of England. He is now the hundredth (and newest) gov- ernor of the bank, and the head of the most important financial institution in the world. Hydrophobia From a Skunk’s Bite. “Ts the skunk a dangerous animal? I ' should say so,” remarked Mr. E. P. 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