The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-03
NEW YORK LETTER.

a bull than bear, but when bluin gets
tossed never feel sorry, and oh how they
did toss the bears last week All cNu!t-
ant bear some time ago remarked, when
the market was very much on the bull
side, that they were going to take the
bull by the horns. On which his listener
reminded him of the old addage, ''Whcn
you take the bull by the horns don't for
get that the horns belong to the bull. =
The bears forgot this, and became bold
by continued success, and they worried
the poor beasts till patience ceased to be
a virtue, and when they did turn they
made the fur fly.
In the last few weeks you have seen a
deal in the papers about Henry Willard,
the president of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, and when the squeeze came
last week and Northern Pacific was tum-
bling to zero, number of poor innoccntS
were wondering if poor Henry Willard
was ruined. Ruined. Not much. A
blind pool had been formed of over sixty
millions of dollars, and Mr.. Willard had
perfect control over every stock with
which he was connected. If he wanted
it to 60 up it went up. and if he wanted
it to go down it went down. When he
caught the market OH the fly on Monday
he taught his bear friends lesson that
they will not forget i'll hurry. Don't
waste your sympathy on Henry Willard,
he is abundantly able to take care Of him
self, and number of others besides. and
with all he is a first class advertiser. \ on
can see that by the boom that he gave
the opening of the Northern Pacific,
Henry was not spending his own money,
unless you have tried it you have no idea
how easy it is to be generous with Other
peoples funds.
In 1910 New York city was shaken to
it's center on the school question. The
parties to the discussion were intellectual
giants. John Hughes, bishop Of New
York, confronted DR.. Cox, DR.. Tying and
Mr.. Ketchum, one of the ableSt lawyers
in New York, and host Of others be-
sides, but Bishop Hughes was more than
match for them all. The question was
new-an attack on our public school sys-
tenn was like knocking out the bottom
of the English Magma Charter-and it
awakened bitter feeling against Catho-
licism, which led to the formation of the
Native American party. While the con-
ditions are somewhat altered, there is
some such revolution at work at the pres
ent time, and the question is constantly
asked, why has Monsignor Capel visited
this country? That there is serious
purpose in his visit no sane man who
Capel's time is of too much value to the
Catholic Charch to be wasted in side
frivolity. Monsignor Capel has proved
himself a tremendous power wherever he
has been placed, combining the suavity
and high breeding of Il courtly gentle
man with the most thorough scholastic
and philosophic training. As a priest,
the straishtest of his sect, yet with all
perfect man of the world, understanding
thoroughly himself and others. There is
not one such man to be found in every
ten millions, and coupling with his other
advantages fine personal appearance,
graceful carriage, and more than ordinary
eloquence. The question arises, is Mon
signor Capels visit here connected with
the revolution in our school system com
menced by Bishop Hughes some forty
years ago? The seed that John Hughes
sowed was cast upon fallow ground. fCI
the question has not rested from that day
to this. Monsignor Capcl sounded the
key note the other night at Harlem when
he spoke of the school system. His views
are not new. He simply stands on the
forty years ago, and in his lecture The
other night he gave it as his belief with
the strongest emphasis that language
could command that secular teaching
ought with all COOL Catholics to super
cede lay teaching. Whatever may have
been the opinion of his Protestant hear
ers. if any such there were, it might not
be difficult to guess, but to a Catholic
the arguments We're unanswerabie, and
if followed out to their fullest results
would lead to the withdrawal OF every
Catholic child from our public schools
There is no doubt but the matter is being
seriously considered by the church, OF
how to keep their lambs from strayine
into stranger folds. OF course | have nc
means of knowing absolutely, but if il
really is the purpose of Monsignor Capel'.
visit to shake our public school system
the Catholic church could not have st
lectcd wiser or more popular advocate
Whiskey did it. Young was the nam,
of the man, and murder most foul the
crime. The murder was almost similar
in every circumstance to that for whcl
d dplC vi NI'bSL " ttLsS Vi
the gallows last Friday. Evidently thu
hanging of Hovey on Friday had not i'm
pressed itself as an example on Young
| for a more deliberate and cowardly nlur
der has not been perpetratcd in this cit.
for years. His brutality aud drnnkcncs!
had caused his wife to leave him AIT
seek protection at her mothers. He
| husband found her on Tuesday Afternoon
and deliberately murdered her III he
mothers presence. Score one for rum.
But tell us something about your new
opera companies, l think hear some o
my fair readers say. Well, will, aud
want you to keep this to yourselves, as
would not have it made public for The
world. l was in hopes to see the British
lion cover before our glorious eagle, bu
| | confess it with humiliation and shame
that the lioE didn't cover for cent, ant
that he dashed his tale and roared OF
Monday, Wednesday and Friday as i
there were no such things as eagles il
existence. When we read all the detail:
of the new Metropolitan Opera House
with its wonderful appointments, its tire
mendous financial backing, and its mar
velous acoustic properties, we all sent
good bye to the gallant Colonel OF He
Majesty's Opera. But he is not gone yet
and at the present writing does not seen
likely to go for some time to come. Here
is lust how the matter stands. Boil