New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-28
TALK ON TIMELY TOPICS.

report has appeared of late in various newspaper
but not IN The Tribune, that william Waldorf Astor
was writing play. This aroused considerable inter
est and caused many conjecturcs In literary and
dramatic circles. 1t thought by some that inc
ex Minister to Italy about 10 dramatic his novel;
Valentine but the report is not true MI As'or
said TO a Tribune reporter who asked him about II
yes terlay This Is a rimor which | denied some
tine ago in letter published in dramatic paper
I thought had heard the last Of IT, but apparently
10 has been revived Unfortunately, ! have no III, ~,
for pay-wrng, ard besides, my attention IL du,1S
occupied with other things at present have ho
Intention OF writing play
Il find can do mere business now am sich
than L could when at my ofice,' said Chaance' W
Depew to a reporter who called at his house LOU
see, I can't get away from them here; they've got
me this time. when at my Office close az
o'clock but here can't get away from business uh'
after II O'Clock when the porter bars the front door,
Even after that people don't stop calling on me-
but they can't see after the front door Is on0o
closed. You have to draw the limo somewhere. iou
can say that my general health Is good, put !. WIZ
be week or two yet before 1 shall be able TO ria
myself OF this lame leg" AS he spoke the CLOCK
on the mantel struck IL o'clock and Mr.. Depe"
threw his left leg from the campstool On which IL
had been resting gathered up his clutches and ambed
to the top Of the stairs with friendly " goo"
nirhto As the reporter reiterated down the stairs
NJ 1eTeTn called Sgt We aa
today and both sides went away satisfied
The wits Of tho Stock Exchange, speaking Of a
young trader who has sprung into prominence IN inc
last week, say that he is employing his leisure
time in writing a book to be entitled -Iwehy
eight Days in Wall Street"
Some kind and benevolent Canadian representative
ought 10 send for Ned' Hanlan and take him nome
He hes made the most pltifu exhibition of himself as
an athlete I'm Australia, and It is high time he should
&c Cfran rp
Americans never took kindly to him-as they do TO
all really rstclass athctes-and 1t is probably be-
cause Hanlan always had too high an appreciation
OF his own ability He has certainly won some OK
celIent races but he has also lost some that have
not added to his popularity. The American public
have been treated to so many genuine surprises by
the defeat Of favotc from time TO time that
now no matter who wins a professional boat-race,
they throw up their hands and say, i told you So
Just as in the race the other day, at Washington,
between Tccmcr and OConnor There was every
reason suppose the would be fair, but 1t was
most dismal failure. No one can be found who
does not think that the had an extremely queer
look Professional boat-racng In this country VIII
soon be thing of the past, unless change Tor INC
better takes place and the confidence OF the people
IS restored.
There VIII be no trouble in keeping railway cars
warm by the use of steam from the engine judging
from tho experience Of travellers on the New-foFl'
Central Road during the recent cold weather.
went from the Grand Central Station on Saturday,
said a traveller by that line. and had my hrst eA-
poence with steam heat except the elevated roads,
Tho car felt warm when entered 1t, but aitef inc
train got under way ones overcoat was not uncom-
Portable BY and by brakeman came into the car,
got down on his knees the middle and apparently
manipulated something under one of the seats 1t
soon appeared that he turning on the steam lie
told ne later that the engine lad pressure Of about
forty pounds but there were leakages between each
car, the pressure in the car l was in was not more
than twenty-five pounds. asked him If the tempcia-
turc was regulated by thermometer lie SAID II
was not but by the pressure indicated by the steam
gauge He thought a thermometer in every car would
be good thing but the company didn't want to put
them in for fear they would be stolen you can't
please everybody he said later, when the car had
become a triAe too warm and he came IN 10 turn inc
steam off. Now there's lady taking off her coat
Awhile ago sho grumblng because 1t wasn't hot
enough, and pretty soon she VIII be
crumbling because II is too cold lie
admitted that 1t would be relief to his feelings
if he could refer the grumblers TO the thermometer
and let them see for themselves that the temperature
was Just about what IT ought to be. l should think
would be easy enough 10 protect the thermometers
in such way that no one could steal them. although
this brakeman insisted that people would even steal
the steam gauges. / down the next day In the
blizzard and the only fault had to find was that It
TOO hot most of the time only once dld II be
come uncOmfOFtably cool. Then felt OF the steam
pipes and found them stone cold In few minutes
after making this examination l thought felt genial
glow around my feet and enough. the steam
had been turned hat surprised INC was the
rapdlty with which the became thoroughly
warmed
In one respect the companies that comply with
the law requiring the abolition Of the car stove will
gain an advantage that perhaps been overlooked
They viii make clear gain Of the space in each car
which the heater occupies This viii provide room
for at least one and probably for two. In
train Of seven or eight they Will thus be able
10 carry twenty-five thirty passengers than If
they had not made the substitution OF steam heat for
the deadly stove.
See the fifth page Of tO-day's Tribune for eight
columns Of short definite advertisements OF situations
10 be filed and persons 10 ill them; of homes 10
sell and homes wanted
OPENING or THE OPERA SEASON.