Show BRYANS DEFEAT bryan received less votes in the last election than in 1896 though the popular vote of the country gave an increase for mckinley of in 1896 bryan received votes in 1900 he obtained but 6 notwithstanding a democratic increase of in illinois in new york in massachusetts in maryland 20 in kentucky in new hampshire and in connecticut but bryans losses in the middle western and southern states were landslides he lost in the southern states in alabama in arkansas in georgia in louisiana in mississippi in missouri 17 in north carolina in south carolina in tennessee in texas in the prairie states he lost 1000 in nebraska in kansas in iowa be lost in colorado m utah in montana and 2000 in nevada in california 5 oregon and washington in minnesota michigan wisconsin plurality in the entire country was in 1896 this year it is bryans total loss of popular vote in the southern states was and in the silver states 68 these figures would indicate that bryan was so completely snowed under that be can never be resurrected wonderful are the latest develop rents in the inventive world we are now informed that submarine boats and torpedoes are controlled by wireless electric currents and the explanation is similar to that given in the marconi system of wireless telegraphy electric batteries are said to be tuned to the same note that is the electric waves are synchronous as Is illustrated in the case ot sound when strings of a harp will respond to notes struck on a tuning fork in the controlling of a boat supplied with electrical apparatus the machinery will respond to those electric waves only which are of the same character as produced by the electric battery on the ship successful experiments have been made and it Is said the most astonishing results have been obtained |