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THE 29, 1896. WJHf '''A The Luminous Ether Harnessed by the Wizard Edison, BLAZING YACUUM TUBES, IDISON ON HIS NEW FAC-SIMILK OF.MH. EDISON'S DESCRIPTION OF HIS DISCOVERY. WRITTEN FOR THE WORLD Electrician' Race Is Won and the Laurels Are at Menlo Park. EDISON TOTES TO THE WORLD.

Inrisible X-Rays Transformed Into Beautiful Sunlight at His AMERICAN GENIUS. AGAIN TRIDMPHANT. Arc anil Incnnclcnoent Lights Are 'Piilc ShadoTrs When Compared with This. The leaders of electrical science have for weeks been in a grand race. Their was the new pow- which they had all dimly In the distance.

It had flickered in laboratories and then disappeared like some ignis fatuus just iwhen the expectant scientist he had. it within -his They had sought for It again and again, now with delicate currents that could scarcely be measured, how with a. million volts leaping almost beyond control. -Yet none reached the, goal. All knew that -some wonderful light must come out of vacuum tubes; a light that would make of the incadescent a shadow.

Tesla had announced five years ago and spent many hours trying to produce', it. He did gain a strange, almost uncanny, bright enough have a. photograph of himself taken by The electrical exhibition. In this city furnished an enormous cloud of witnesses for this wondrous race the leaders to renewed efforts. Edison and Tesla were in the lead.ibut- stripping all their rivals.

These two wizards of electricity have been experimenting and studying almost ceaselessly fort weeks. Edison leached the goai first. He lias found 'tthe new light that Is to make the incandescent pale. In his great laboratory i at Orange yesterday, he exhibited. It jiubUcly for the flrst time and through The World he tells of the discovery that is to be of highest Importance to the peoples of the earth.

In the dark-room of this great workshop, where many of the wizard's wonders have flrst flashed, there hangs suspended by two wires a small glass bulb- about the size of an Incandescent lamp. It looks like frosted: glass. Two wires enter at opposite but do not connect. Just after penetrating the glass, they terminate in small thin squares of aluminum, their flat surfaces facing each other. The Inveritor uses these simply because he has fo'und enlarged coles better than 'the fine, points of the wires.

With the exception of the frosting on the glass the bulb is tho same as those used for X-ray experiments, which have become GO iyejl known. In fact, Edison's new light Ws Placii National Candidate in 41tf' CONVENTION FAVORS SOUND HONEY, But SnbHcqucntly New Platform, Eliminating All Outnlilc iKHiieN. PITTSBURG, the Prohibi- lon National Convention, to-day Joshua Covering, of Baltimore, was'nominated or President by acclamation, notwlth- tandinjf the fierce battle between the ound-money and free-sliver delegates. Mr. Levering Is a prominent coffee i.voes.^hJs'defeat came as a surprise, for', the victory of the Stewart faction 'y was taken as a sure sign of r'a long discussion the two reports consolidated, and together they section by section.

All of except the one favoring silyei-MVre adopted. This Includes the one favprfeg woman suffrage. convention proceeded to the con- planks In the majority report 'referring to Sabbath observance appropriations for sectarian! schools. These were adopted. The convention' was then thrown Into the action of R.

P. Patton, of Illinois, who', presented a substitute for the as far as The new platform everything but prohibition, even woman and the narrowest "narrow-gauge" declara- Original Constitation of the Island Republic Stolen. REWARD OF $3,000 OFFERED. tion: The i on the silver plank had strength of the "narrows," but tho "broad-gauge" people made a strong fight the substitute. After a sharp debate, in which Mrs.

merchant of 'Baltimore. He Is lifty-five Helen 1 Gou ser vainly attempted to 'ears old, and is', reported to be very ich. He Is President of the Young den's Christian Association. He. was ormerly a been con- ected with the 884.

He ran on the Prohibition ticket ist fall, for Governor, receiving, the Ighest vdte ever cast in Jiaryiaiid for hat Mr. Levering was prondpifoedv In his lews on the questions at laeue', and pre- ious ttfe' convention positively hat he.would not aqcepUtlJp nom(na- saye the woman suffrage plank, the substitute, was adopted by a standing and afternoon closed In tho wildest confusion. The "broad-gauge" people Immediately held a caucus and there were threats of a'bolt heard on every hand. L. Moore, of and speeches were made severely denouncing the action'of the opposing faction.

A motion was made to edjourn the paucus to meet at.8 which was the hour for- to meet, but upon further'consideration this action was abandoned, and It was decided to go Into the convention and await results. Nearly every "broad-gauge" delegate present at the caucus, and there was talk of formjng a separate party. However, when'the evening session opened the "brbad-gaugers" were in their seats. Junta Will Pay Tliat and No tions Asked (or the Precious locument. CUT FROM IIS FRAME IN A BOOTH Bore the of PrcHldeiit Cisiiei-ua, Ills Cabinet and 20 3Ieinbul'H of AMscntbly.

Intense excitement pervaded FAYOR SODND Manhattan Clnb Denonncen Free, Silver Agitation and Any Form of Doable Staildard. The Manhattan Club placed itself squarely record last night In favor of sb.urid' money. Representative members crowded the parlors, at 9 o'clock. Vice-President Baldwin was in' the chair. A -from Frederic R.

Coudert advo- cji sound money was read. 1 Walter Stanton offered resolutions that were, adopted which said, that fidelity allke'to. the" principles- of Democracy and to those of mercantile h'onbr leads the Manhattan to' denounce all agitation -in of the of laws silver at any ratio, or. the adoption any form of double standard 1 of value in -money. Comptroller Eitch seconded the motion.

He advocated allegiance to principles, though: such allegiance lead to party "You need not argue w'lth'th'bse sllver- the Chicago conven- "I have tried -In Square Garden last night. Two men, supposed to be Spaniards, stole the prize exhibit at the Cuban fair, the original 'constitution of the new Republic of Cuba, which was framed and displayed on the near wall of the Daughters of Cuba bo'ijth. Treasurer Guerra, of the Junta, has offered a reward of $3,000 for the re- Icovery of the precious piece of parchment. No questions will be asked, he announced. Miss Fanny Molina, who is an official in the Daughters of Cuba organization, made the discovery the theft.

Soon after G.30 o'clock last night, when the Garden was almost deserted, she entered the canvas booth which Is arranged to represent th.e house In Cu- bltas in which the constitution was drawn up and signed on Sept. 14 last. On the near wall the parchment 5iad been hanging in a frame. When Miss Molina looked last night the frame was empty and a great square nole in the canvas at the back of the booth showed that the deftly cut through and thieves slashed had the Ites wjio will go to vhe exclaimed, ave re -n vain for seven years. In Congress.

They have their eyes upon the Impossible." Thomas of that the New rg.ii ld the Chic York delegates should 'go -to the Chicago convention as to a 'debating ground, de- termlne'dJ'to convince the silver men of their error. SEES- PLATT. EDISON TRIUMPHANT. Tlipmas A. Edison has discovered the secret'of transforming the heretofore invisible rays Into a brilliant light' feasible in every respect for Illuminating purposes.

shall be able to get the simply a making luminous of these myfe- tcrlous rays which have heretof bulbs cqated so perfectly, that the vacuum Will not be affected." Leavlnp- dark room Mr. Edison went back to his den and talked about the technical part of the amounts of "current, the amperage, the Then he wrote in subject the following for simple language as ore been invisible to the naked eye although affecting the photograph plate. "One day while I was cxperlment'ng with rays" said Mr. Bdtapn yesterday primary cir- as he stood in the effulgence of his 1 cult show a 'mean current of two am- beautlful new light, "I chanced to hold up before the bulb some crystals of tungstats of calcium. They were between two pieces of mica, forming a body about an eighth of an Inch thick.

"The room was! dark at the time and there was no light from the bulb. But as the tungstate came between my eye and the blub I noticed that light was produced. moved the and saw that-the Invisible rays became luminous. I coated the e. the glass bulb with cry; was produced strong as I wished.

when the 'lamp la giving one can- The dro.p of potential across the -y Is three-tenths of a volt. The Is Interrupted 260 times per secbnU, Isvclosed four-fifths of the time-and opened one-fifth of the time. "The averageinpectrum of light Is a lowen. 'rofrangitAHty than arc light or Welsbach gas irfentle. A globe six Inches give eight candles.

The beBl-commenKal lamp requires three tfft thn ov.ol-in,. nn tlfrips the amount of of enerB Dl Second Required in this -lamp." not as xt ls nl value of tho in' lnou not as vention that Mr. Edison's lamp would be possess economi- Incandescent, takes technicals-language," he said, 'the lamr ds of. energy, per le power. The i purpoae public i value 9 6 Dot -P OUI ae Therpln lies" Hs IT, fltyiQ ..11 nuA would result.

This bulb, will see. is eoate'd'on "nnt tec he said, 'the wUh tungitate cilclum best ncanaescejn lamp "Quires 138 foot- in due time. That is all there is to the lamp. Now watch the effect." The room was absolutely, flark. Mr.

'An Invention is nothing without commercial value," co nothing ntinuecU Mr. Edi- Edison stood by a table on which" were SbYnty gtvcnract'cal a'dollca on the primary and secondary Induction bralii and secondary Induction colls used In the -transformation of the ordinary electric current into rays. He touched the little switch and Instantly the room was filled with a pale blue light of pellucid softness that did not dazzle the eye, It was not the sickly yellow of the incandescent nor the blinding flash of the arc It was more like the luminous blue that the modern school of impressionist painters strive to throw over their color they assert to be the true sunlight. the light was not strong. "Many, men Invent, but', it Is the requires brain and So far Mr.

Edison's attention has been confined to the making of the lamp. He will next turn his attention to the i simplifying of the mechanical methods now used In securing rays. These consist of passing an ordinary electric light current through two induction coils a primary and secondary and breaking that can be successfully solved for'com" mercial application. He plans to make The simplifying of this mechanical iratlon Edison considers a problem ng Me clan employed by certlfyin, John died. lol.is a card from a physi- by the family er condition." ler husband and the sup- her child, disappeared In oat until the fall of 1SS4, traced, him to California.

fter his return home he in December. In Aut months latei. thp child tion upon a or "broad-gauge" plattorm. The success of the silver delegater yesterday in making one of their number Chairman of the convention fell Slat to-day. silver plank which they struggled to get Into the platform was I defeated by e.

margin of nearly fifty IjinlntH tli'it NcKlnicjV Is.upl Good OM (inn?" Sendd n. Message? is, in the. city and staying at tho.irifth Ayeriiae Hotel. Batted' awhile with Platt 'and State Chairman Hackett; and Insisted was as good as nomi-nated already. 'Much is.

being indulged in among over, the message that State (Wilb'our Andrews, of Pennsylvania, and- Quay's' chief lieutenant, brought from that gentleman to Mr. Platt Tuesday night. Andrews's visit was made with the utmost secresy, and the fact that' he had been here did not leak qutuntiKyesterday It is highly probable that Mr. Quay himself will be in the city within the three days, but 'of this Mr. Platt is aa silent as Mr.

'Quay has been about visit. to Canton: parchment out of Us frame. The young woman was so horrified, that she screamed and then fainted. There is no clue to the thieves but that two men thought to be Spaniards enreT known tor be ln the Garden -about o.dO I and no one remembered see- Ing them go out. A strict search' was made everywhere, with, no result.

The officials of the fair are in great distress. The constitution was signed by President Cisneros, the members of his Cabinet and twenty members of the AssenH bly. It was brought to this country 1 net and twent bly. It was about two weeks ago for exhibition at the fair by Lieut. Alfredo Sanchez and Lieut.

Caesar Salas, of Gen. Gomez's staff. They left the north shore of Cuba in a small boat and reached Bermuda after many perils. Many and dire were the threats made at the Garden last night. The officials said they thought the thieves were enemies of Free ught the Cuba, ai nd they have small Will: Still Ftjrlit BbuHiHin.

"The Patriotic Republican Club cele- brated.its second anniversary last night 'lylth a'dlnmjrat the club-house, No. 248 East Seventy-eighth street. William Brbokfleld was principal guest. He made a-speech-in, which he said: "I take spine pride in standing where we have stood, until this pernicious system of.bossism is wiped He proposed three cheers for McKinley, and they were given. PRETTY WOMEN AT THE CUBAN FAIR.

4 MUI. OMUIJK. perfectly round glass bulbs- about six "We'll put on more current," said Mr. inches in diameter for his new light Edison, "and run it up as high as tho taking the place of the present Incan- lanip will stand. descent globes.

Ou'side the room an assistant was "The only explanation I can give at the Btrlp of Incandescent, now," he said, "is that the raya lamps which are inserted in the circuit' undergo some organic- change 'n pass- to pile up resistance. The electricity Il through crystals of the sub- uge preyants; too strong a current gjanoe with whlrh the bulb Is coated. into the X-ray bulb. i Is practically no heat generated "Take out two lamps," called Mr. Edl- erefore a that energy, which In -The little bulb In the dark room 1 incandescent lamp-is wasted in heat more brilliantly.

is turned into light in this new lamp '-'Two wore." hf cried. The wizard IT MEYEB'S CHILDP of Its Birth Will Testify for the Womnn. Mrs. Annie Meyer, who' is contending for the half share of the estate of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eljzabeth Meyer, of he "Six, and brighter flashed the bulb 15 until with all the resistance of the circuit it rad'ated tho Jlllant light that Mr.

Edison hal 'ta obtaining; Then it gradnally began to fade until ft remained at'Jiout half its raaximum 'a No, 600 Flushing avenue, ftlft Brooklyn, id. A hopes of recovering their be'loved'consti- A larger crowd than usual came to the' Garden In 'the-evening and thousands of persons gazed at the empty frame and the great hole cut in the canvas behind it. There some singing, and Miss Adelinc-Lystra. a beautiful woman with elocutionary gifts of a high order, recited "Kentucky Bell" in a way that earned applause. WOMAN'S CONGRESS SESSIONS.

DlHcnxslohH on "Home Ivlfe In the KepublleM" ami "The Three afternoon's session of the Woman's In with the Cuban-American Fair, was devoted to "Home Life'in the'Republics." Mrs. Isabel Hodgson presided and llvered an address on "The Domestic Side of Life in Nicaragua and New Mexico. Mrs. George Howes read a paper on "Cuban Cookery." Mrs. James Falrman was in the cha'r at the evening session.

Three Americas" was the topic. Rev. Phebe Hanaford delivered a patriotic addross, Mrs. George Cahlll spoke on "F.reedom and Mrs. Isabelle Charles Davis read an essay.

The Professional Women's League met yesterday for a literary: a-fternoon. The question for discussion' was, "If a woman who has entered professional life finds that her education has been superficial or Inadequate, how shall she best go to work to educate herself?" brawny puller. "And we don't want you, either," was the answer he grot. Thoa. all the pullors-in got up, shouted, sawed the air, shook and prepared to fight.

The president broke two gavels and the meeting adjourned. ''Greater New York's Greatest Store," We mention the following Sterling Specials: FOE DECORA- TIOX DAY we are making special efforts in our Plant Dept Notothft following: 500 Dracaena Indiviais, have been at tor this sale f. Ka'denhair Ferns, usually sola for Rubbire, strong, fresh plants, Ivies Geraniums, fine fresh stock, Rose Geranjuins Phlox Nasturtions At Petunias Lobelia Sweet Allyssutn)' Aguratum Ccleus Amphelopsis Vetchi or Japan use Ivy, at We also have a fine'collection ot other Flowering Plants that -cannot be named here, but are reduced for. Decoration Sale. BULBS, Stoles 2 lc Our.

Gfut-Flower i j- "apt has aljo-inade Calladmm ac reductions for De- Madeira vine 3c coratlon Day. At 39c 12c 8c 9c 8c 6c 7c 4c 6th 20tti to 21st St TO-DAY, FRIDA SPECIAL SAli 1 Madras, Cheviot Percales! 1 'EACH; Formerly $1.25. DEUBYS AT 91. BO AND 82.0 Old Glory Size. 2x4! c3 ft.

4x0, For Decoration Day. Every citl-, zeu in "Greater York" may show his patriotism by displaying the American Flag upon this occasion. Here are some sizes and.prlzeSi, Price. Size. Price.

3.68 4.98 1.108X15, 7.19 1.1910x16, 8.60 1.27 8x18, 10.00 1.9610x20, 11.50 2.75 12x20, 12 50 THE MEBBY They Met, Fell Out'111111 Almost Had a General The members of the "Pullers-In Association" never had such a lively time as they had last nijpht at Pearl street' and Park Row. Philip Lindhelmer, the ihea.d. puller-in for the original Harris Cohen, was in the chair. Moe Levy, employs five extra hands on Saturday and has eighteen "pullers-in," The "puliers-Im" met to make the extra men join their association. "They need never show their -mugs, here," shouted Samuel Goldstein, puller- in for the Silversteins, "but we want, their fifty cents a week dues." "We don't want 'em," shouted a WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED For Friday only, 59c.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionaries (reprint edition 1, USOpagcS. But. remember, for Friday only, BLOOniNQDALE BROS. CLOTHES GIVEN AWAY FOR A SONG. GREAT BARGAINS ARE TO BE FOUND IN THE GREAT ASSIGNEE CLOTHING SALE.

One of-the In the: city has failed. lip immenBe stock, appraised at over (s now at No 778 Broadway, be- You pannpt get beauty or better nd In Hats at no matter whitf you try. STRAW HATS ARE KEAUT. Imported Golf 5Oc. SHOES.

TAN SHOES AT 88.39. BICYCLE SHOES AT PATENT LEATHERS, 'MEW'S FURNISHINGS. SUMMER SHIRTS MS01B IHUN EV bl White wortj il Starched per with ten, 1STa, llicyclo Ilpie, Scotch Drench and lira PACH; lt trvrth S1.OO. elie nt lOc. tween Ninth It and of' streets.

New York or sprlhg and summer suits, and trousers, for man, beys, youths and children, and It will be solo; at 60 per cent less than-actual tho manufacturer. This Is done In order to etfect.an Immediate settlement creditors. It starts To-Day at fl o'clock. All goods must positively be sold, as the sale last but Eight Days only, some ot the bargains oftqred. Men's Melton -Cass.

Spring at Men's English Diagonal Dress Suits, at 18.98, positively sold by regular clothiers at Iiri- 3D4ed Worsted Prince'. silk- and satin Ined. at Men's Scotch Tweed Sulla, would be'cheap at Men's Stripe Trousers, at 'Men's Fancy Stripe 'Dress Trousers, at Men's Imported. Blue, Black and Gray English Serge Suits, at actually worth $22.00. and other extraordinary.

bargains. Alao a 'very large of Grand.Army and Uniform Suits, Single and worth $18.60. A set buttons. each There are also on three about 1,800 to 2,000 Suits. In the best Scotch Homo- 1 eight different shades, the very-best of workmanship and trimming.

They are 'honestly-worth from $18.00 to $22.00. You. can take your pick from them all at $7.75 To-Day (Friday) and To-Morrow (Saturday) They must be sold, and hundreds of other extraordinary bargains; and we say to all readers of The World; If you In need a suit'for you.rself or your boys, take our advice and go 'to Broadway to get them today. r.Ten extra, salesmen, so'all will be waited'on 'Don't miss It. No Branoh Stores connected with this Sale; bo cautious and see that you get In the right store, and look for the number 779 before'you enter.

This sale will remain open To-Nleht until 10 o'clock and To-Morrow Decoration Day, open BLUB Ajop- WHTTB SCHEME USED ipu THB SBADY BOOMS COUOTHY HOUSE T' CBRTAm.Y. FOR SUOH ROOMS WE WARM-TONED HANOLNOB, HWItfG JUST MUCH QUAINTNESS AS VHB MOHB WH1 WAti, PAPERS, COPIES "OP CHINTZES, BILKS AND PBRFECT 'HARMONY, WE ARE READY TO SUGGEST AND CAji OUT THE. MOST APPROPRIATE. SOHOMBs' Fl ANY ROOM. i LET US TAKE YOUR gjJRTAINs' CHARGE iNOW AND REHANO- TSDBM BpFOl YOU RETURN IN THB AUTUMN.

l' "BUY OF THE MAKER," I 43, 45 AND 4T 23D 'HEAR BROADWAV. A RIP CLOTHING! Stitches. The tear was made by our alertness in securing the entire stock of Alfred Benjamin 1895 stock (same style and cut this year) Black and Blue SERGES, CHEVIOTS, and FANCY HOMESPUNS. Wholesale Prices $12.00, $13.50, $16,50, $19,00, ALL GO 00 AT You'll have an all-gone" feeling unless you, choose early. Duck Pants for Decoration Day, 95 1.

39 Stuttgart Imported Shirts and Drawers, c. Crash Sul's. $4.95 and $7,50. Golf and Bicycle Imported linen Crash, 4. 95 French Balbrigvan 'Shirts'and Drawers, 48 T9 89 To fl nil Short arid! On? legs ijnil.

80, The, First Convention is but two weeks away. Tfie campaign will then begf Political boi Get some fuel own. Get it out of Bicycle feGoll'ing- Suits, your Get fa colored snirts, Brad and fioffc'BOflamB 1 aud wltbout 'CJollars and detaciied and attached. address, or newsdealers,.