Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-27

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THk PASSION PLAY-THE SKw LITERARY sESsA =
IioN-RkApJUsTISG THE TARIFF AND THE SAvI-
soSAL NOTES, ETC
Correspondence or The EctRil,o Nar.l
NEW YORK Nov. 26th
TIE WORLDS PAIR AND THE NEW IRON STEAM
BOATS.
one OF the most important matters soon 10 oe
discussed In New York is how 10 best accom-
modate the Worlds Fair There are chickering's
and contentious that win end, probably. I'm It's
success through contributions from sources
other than are now generally depended upop.
The recent large Investments OF foreign capital
lists IN American securities have quickly turned
the attention OF Europeans 10 this country and
from this source comes an earnest desire that
the Worlds Fair shall succeed. And notwlth.
standing the pre1udices against the use OF Gen.
t trai Park for that Object. L is probable that
that spot will be selected This is not the sub
ltct intended TO speak OF. but ft bears upon it
10 that IL VIII bring SO many people here aud
cause 30 great demand for the transportation
OF Inein 10 the different summer resorts-oyer
TWO hundred in number-that are within an
hour or SO OF the city. speak or the PROPOSE
tlon 10 wipe out the wooden steamboat Interest
Dy lne construction OF fifteen iron vessels. as a
beg1nnlng, TO take their place Eight of these
vessels are contracted for and they Will be
ready early In the spring without a record
fail which Would Se "se serr,sIe si',s, shovinS nn1
II is easy 10 refer 10 the alarm that the travel
Ing public have at the least danger OF accident
The public experience with these steamboats, Is
bitter, and the feeling against them is more
oftter. L was talking with high city oflicial
Just now and he called them floating cor,ins
Rufus Hatch, OF the iron steamboats, SAYS he
proposes 10 supply them as iron life preseryerS
TO take the place oi the wooden corins. II is a
singular fact, too. that the most prominent ana
experienced steamboat captains who leave the
JOCKS or New YORK daily. are very anxious AMI
numerous in their applications Tor superintend-
ent OF the new company or commanding vessels
In the fleet. one OF them told me at dinner last
evening that he believed there would not be I'm
ten years from now single wooden steamboat
sailing 10 points ike Albany Stonington, New
London, New Haven, Fan River or Perth Am
boy from New York. A prominent officer OF the
new steamboat company says they intend 10
make an entire and absolute change not only
In the regular steamboat system OF New York
out In the barge and excursion steamboat sys-
lem. steamboat captain said this morning
that last summer there were plenty OF steam
boats that would sink at the dock with their
loads OF passengers but for the steam which
they Kept up. enabling them TO pump the water
out; ana charges or that character have gone IN
against them 10 the steamboat Inspector office
mere. Rufus Hatch, who Is a very enthusiastic
man In all things he undertakes, SAYS that the
success or the iron steamboat company is al
ready assured 10 all points within a DAY or two
OF New York; that # viii reach mp and down
the coast from Galveston TO Halifax within a
very lew years and that strong line under the
same management viii be organized 10 run be.
tween here and England For some time this
has been claSSed as one or RutuS Hatch'S
''hurrahs," but IL means business.
THE oUTCkT Against THE PASSION PLAY.
In theatrical circles the sensation, not only OF
the week, but OF the time is the Passion Play.
about which the corporation counsel was called
upon to-day for an opinion as TO whether the
play could be prohibited. He declined TO give
an opinion, and he did not see how he could In
terfere with the managers. There are many
things In connection with this performance
that are absolutely ridiculous There IS
only one drawback TO the production OF
the play, and that is the man who
bad well rehearsed his part as Pontius
Pilate to-day backed out because the ews-
play and he thought they probably would have
OF the actors. Now then, Pohtius Plate is
wanted The fellow VINO cries out "crucIfy
MIN, "crucify him. " rehearsed his part all day
sunday last. In the TRANSPORTATION scene. and
in fact In ell the Striking parts OF the play the
scenic effect is something wonderful In the
temptation scene, where Satan appears ana
takes prominent part. in fact Satan takes a
prominent part all through the play aud they
say he is good Satan ia public and private life.
"a lot OF pretty giIlS scant OF clothing dance
forward with yiands TO please the object of the
scene is grand. Judas Iscarfot does NOT
hang himself on the stage, but is supposed
TO hang himself among the sceneshifters.
There is a strong suspicion that
Judas does not hang himself at All.
And ii may, In this connection, be rem arked
tldI mas the nose OF
Ceaconsfield, and number OF Hebrews earn
estly protest against such scene upon the
stage The earthquake is what would be called
In The MINISTRIES grand tumble number
or people step out or their graves like Jack
from box, and walk around the stage In night
gowns. One OF the managers when asked who
is TO DO the Herod business, said they had
rirst-claSS Herod who knew his part well. IC
might be further said that none Of these char
2cters have been selected from the suggestive
features OF people met On Pennsylvania avenue,
10 Washington.
But seriously speaking, when the above facts
are known, there viii be an outcry among the
citizens or New York that will he hard TO APP
pease except by some severe method OF dealing
such as taking away the license OF the theater
In Which it is played, or some judicial perform
ance as violent as the play. The board OF
aldermen In executive session have talked the
matter over, and are awaiting public sentiment
before they proceed. Those best informed ln
the matter consider this affair positive out
rage, not only to moral teachings but TO CON-
mon decency, and shock that is apt TO destloy
the eject OF The training OF our youth.
A LITERARY FURoRE.
The sensation In literary circles is the sudden
puolcation OF the new Beaconsfeld novel.
"Endymion,' which was issued yesterday by
the Appletons, and the demand is far beyond
the supply. This is looked upon as piece or
Is expressed that the author did not bring the
historical scenes recounted down later than
1912, because it was supposed he would say
oUtuttulbS dpOul lut fTdQcO-fruSSldn War.
However, IL is considered book worth reading
and IL is wondered that the English publication
houses did not get ahead OF the Americans. Au-
guStin Daily has already proceeded TO dramatic
IL and select his company TO put upon the
stage.
PSYCHOLOGY IN MINING.
/ was sitting In the Little Pittsburg Mining
Companys Office to day, when a digni1ed ana
thoughtful looking old gentleman, with a head
like Hippocrates. came In, and asked for a
sample or Little I1ttsburg ore for use in the
phsy chologic test The ore was given him for
the purpose, accompanied by an inquiry as 10
the character OF such tests. The man, with
frequent taps OF the fore finger OF his right hand
upon the organ or causality, explained that ft
was "a brain test" could not help thinking
that such test should have been introduced
into the mining business long ago.
AGAINST TIE NAVIGATION LAWS.
There is a move on foot TO have Congress at
the next session, DO something TO remove the
restrictions from the navigation laws, so that
British vessels can be imported like other mer-
chandtse Petitions are circulating with that
In view. By the foreign papers that arrived to-
day II is seen that there are So iron steamers
building on the Clyde. Seven or eight OF these
are for France. The docks at Birkenhead are
also working TO their full capacity which with
the Clyde activity. shows that Great Britain Is
building the worlds vessels, and building for a
pretty good demand
PERsoNEL NOTES.
IL seemed this week as though about one-third