Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18
LETTER PROM NEW YORK

small and Great Dailies-Perssnal. etc,
From Our Own Correspondent
NEW YoRK, Nov. ~, 1907 New ork IL ra
diant these frosty November days. Broad wa,
and Finn avenue are Illuminated with the
Autumn tints OF the latest fashions. The
brown-hued Bismarck and the scarlet and pu r.
pie colors OF the new promenade toiIettes in
the endless livirg 6 pan norama Of these two great
thoronghfares, are more than brilliant in this
sparkling atmosphere. And yet those to ths
manor born declare New York is dulL To tbs
casnal visitor, however, IL seems always full
OF people, acd, Judging from the slim accom-.
moda'ions a. the hotels, is now overdowing
Wall and William, too. ana Broad and New
streets are as thronged as ever, and the Bulls
and Bears Of these financial marts speculate
with as much activity in the precious
metals and worthless stocks as If one was
as good as the other. "rhe street." thoush
has. Its eye steadily on Washing ton. aad the
unanswerable inquiries meet one ON every
hand, "What will Mr.. McCulioch recon.
mendF' and How will Congress Iegisiate on
finances % Until their policies are developed
money will be tightened little, and the book
carefully balanced as the new year comes
along. The real spectators, the gold and
stock gamblers. not only demand that Con-
gress shall put an end TO Mr.. McCuIloeh's s
present power 10 contract the currency, but
mat II shall initiate 1t, so that money NAV he
easier, stocks bulled, and prices put up! One
OF them presented the argument In this wise |.
Before the war we had about five hundred
millions OF currency and some six hundred
millions of credits on which we did business,
making substantially some eleven hundred
millions OF dollars of currency. Now, said he,
me business OF the country Is greafer. and de-
mands at least thousand millions Of cur.
rency." He did not reckon In his credits in
this calculation, nor concede that largely in
Hateo currency and credit system would
.hn, Thiilmateiy enveiop the country in ruin. In
snort, II may be said that New York thinks
more on fnab cial legislation than 1t does on
reconstruction. But to other things.
Tne DRAMATIC season this Fall is a great sue
cess, and yet 1t can hardly be called dramatic,
for the legitimate drama is only on the boards
OF Wallack's. Managers here as in France
are materialists, looking only 20 receipts,
a wnien' IN these times are made up Of electric
to show of three or four hundred semi. nude
beauties If the proceeds of this illegitima,e
Drama were published side by side with the
rece1pte OF tne legitimate drama, according to a
new Paris custom, it would be seen tnat the
former would quadruple the latter The
BLACK Crook Is In the second year of its exis.
tence, and yetit is almost Impossible to get a
seat at Niblo's, unless you engage it, az the
shortest notice, day in advance And so II
with Midsummer's Night Dream at the
OymPic, winch, for fine scenicai effect GER
ialnly surpasses the Black Crook, although il
has no ballet H. O. Jarrett has lust arrived
In town from Europe, where he has been in
search OF new attractions for the Black Crook
ne oid Grace Church, on Broadway, above
Bond street, is now known as the New York
Theater. with the Worrell Sisters as mana-
gers. They are playing dramatization of
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Lsdo.r novel of
Norscood, gotten up by that dramatic machine.
Augustin Daily, and the erratic Joe Howard
Jr., OF the Times. i dropped in for a moment
al the Norwood matinee yesterday, and found
the theater Lalf full OF sentimental old MAIDS,
wearing blue spectacles and the inevitable
tan -colored Bismark. Beecher does not su
ptrlntend the production of the play, bat gave
Bonner furnished the advance Sheets so that
the drama could be made com plete
lew words journalistic. The Herald has
n1t % oeen sold and what Is more can't bs bought.
All OF the stories about its being sold to Weed
Jerome or anybody else untr ne and arose
fTom the TACT that old man Bennett took his
sons name from the head oftne paper as man
aser, and aleo dropped The "Jsmes Gordon
Bennett, ST." until a little family difference
between father and son could be reconciled
Young Bennett is back after two weeks abb
sence managing the paper. and the old gentle
man comes down twice a week from Washlns.
ton Heights to look the establishment over
The Herald with ID. H. Craig in the back
ground starts q new opposition Associated
Press on January lsf. but so far none of the
outside press have joined 1t, which, il contIn-
ned, insnres the early demise Of the new con-
cern. The latter, however are making large
promises and declare that they will print ca.
association and thus compel the New York
and the outside press to come over The Wes
.ern Press decline to connect themselves with
tne new concern for two reasons They are
sausned that IL they do so they will be tribu-
tory to the Herald while their experience OF
six weeks In the opposition last year does NOT
give them much faith in the promises ard pro.
Iesslons OF ID. H. Craig. The New England
press prefer TO watch and wait before taking
any action.
Chas. A DaSa's newspaper-name no,
agreed on since Bennett took it and placed ii
on On ms sveninE Ieisgran,is expected TO come
very Radical, but 1t Is said by the newspaper
men, will have hard time to geta circula-
non In the face OF the four new evening papers
which ny over Manhattan Island IN the after,
noon as thick as snow nakes
VI the older New York journals but little
surprises the politicians and oevspaner men.
ana mas evidently suffered In circu iation from
Its strange political course. n will probablv
De 0Iant PRESIDENTIAL organ. and follow in
Just now vigorously supporting Grant The
Iroans Is dong splendfdiy under the talented
maDagement OF John Russell YouHg. Mr.
uaesIey - at me Office daily, and writes from
Cno " .nIee co'smns of editorial matter each
day. Inc late articles on Chase and Grant
WeTe IRON mis- pen. The Tribune has run Its
Weexfy edIfion up 10 l35,0OG copies. The World
nas oeen great snccess for the past two years
q
mere reprint OF the daily, but is set up again
"a large 'yPe 20 please such of its Democratic
readers as nave poor eyes. The recent Con-
setV&uve victories have flooded the paper with
SUBSCRIPTIONS The Commercial Adusrtiser, since
Thnrlow Weed bought it, has been made a
profitable paper
The Ristori fever IL again raging here. There
are Ristori gloves, CATERS, handkerchiefs, bon.
nets, and all that sort Of thing, and even the
ooot- oiacks shout out "RtstOri polish"
some OF the bars furnish all kinds OF Ristori
drInks Ristori sails for Havana in few days.
her engagement this season has been rs profit
able as last, and Grau 10 enthusiastic once
more. go
Charles Dickens is expected here in the next
steamer His friend Dolby has made all pre-.
liminary arrangements for hrs readings
gas inter travels with Dickens 70 execute q
fancy Of the author in arranging the light on
the stage from which he reads. He does this
In lieu Of scenery.
A +. Stewart, the great merchant, has
brought home from Paris, for his new marble
Ft:th avenue mansion, carpet for one OF his
drawing. roome, representing landscape scene
in Vermont, IN one entire piece. 1t cost $1,000
N greenbacks. A.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON RI
TRINcHnBHr 10 now holding its sessions In
the New York Custom House. General O. H.
Van Wyck, chairman. About q hundred Wit
nessss have bssn subpenasd and several al.
ready examined. Frauds upon the Govern.