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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

sterile and rocky Massachusetts, In per
capita wealth up to the enactment Of
the war tariff. Twenty years Of high
tariff has reversed this natural order of
progress. Where Massachusetts, has
made 81 so per capita Illinois has not
made quite 81, and this short dollar is
heavily mortgaged to Massachusetts,
Agriculture Is declining generally in
prosperity. In New England, except
Ia special lines. il Is in ruins. The fine
farming districts of New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio show marks ofdilapi-
dation. Illinois farms in the aggregate
have declined in value during the last
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Others. .1 .'..
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
Protection, the Enemy of Wages.

Statistics, whether taken in mass or
in detail, establish the fact thus admit
ted so clearly, that none but thoroughly
dishonest advocates of protection pre-
tend any longer to dispute it. The
value of production per hand, in all the
combined metal and textile industries,
in 1880, was, in America, 81 ,6Si, and in
England, only $3.50. Thus the value OF
each American workman to his en-
ployer was 1I6 per cent. greater than
the value of each Englishman; yet the
utmost claim which can be made as to
difference in wages is that made by
Senator Chace, to wit, 62 per cent. II
is we'll known that the real difference
does not exceed As per cent, But in
any case, it is certain that the Ameri'
can employer, after paying 50 per cent
higher wages, is still so per cent. better
off, on the labor item, than his English
competitor.-Thomas G. Shearman in
BeTord's Magazine for June.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-04
THEATRICAL MISCELLANY.

Miss Margaret Mather, at the Standard Theatre, per-
formed Juliet" on Monday evening and last night
appeared Leah, tic Ftrsakcn." At the matinee
to-day she will play in the "Lady Of Lyons.' This
evening and again Friday Juliet" will be repeated
On Thursday Miss Mather Will perform Juliana' in
{" The Honeymoon For the Saturday matinee Romeo
and Juliet" is announced, and Miss Maher's engage
men Will terminate saturday night with Macbeth
Dolores visible at Nblos Theatre will be taken
to the Standard Monday
Performances by the Columbia College Dramatic
Club are to occur on April and at the Berkeley
Lyceum, No. 81 West Forty fourhst under the drcc-
ton OF Mr.. Francis Wilson. An original burlesquo
having reference to society in New York in old times,
will DO presented under the title OF Captain Kidd,
or a Peerless Peeress and Naughty Tyrant'
The last nights of 4" Midsummers Nights Dream
at Days Theatre should be improved by tho play
going public This fine comedy Will be withdrawn
on Saturday night, April T. when tho closes.
Mr.. DAILY will present his company In few perform
anccs at Boston and at Philadelphia. from April TO
April 20, and will sail from New-YOri for England
April 81. Mr.. Days at tho London Galety
Theatre will begin May 3, and Will last thirteen
weeks. On August he gives The Tanning Of the
Shrew' In StratfOdup0nAvon, for the benefit Of the
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre there On September
3 his company will act IN Paris Miss ROsina Vokes
and her company are to perform 10 Days Theatre.
beginning on April 16.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-04
KUaIo-THB DBAkA.
NATIONAL OPERA COMPANY

For tho saks Of the work Itself and the Iocs reputD
non OF the National opers Company Il would hsy1
boon better had effort been made Last night a TIA
Academy to present 0oldmsks "oueen Of shebss n
English IL was . csse in which comparisons with
tho representations that the opera had received 4
tho metropolitan Opera House could not b Kept out
OF mind; and such comparison ended all enjoyment
OF tho performance Even II tho dress Of tho opera
had not done violence to oil the canons Of congruty
taste and propriety tho singing and acting Of the COM
pany would have Loft . feeling Of disappointment.
Despite much honest endeavor Mr.. Hnrichs and hls
forces could not prevent tho thought being always
uppermost In tho minds of many Of the listeners thai
there was want Of harmonious proportion between
tho capacity OF tho company and the task In hand
1t seemed anomalous after tho operatc experience OF
the last four years to mako the statement seriously
but tho fact Is that those generally shallow critics who
urged that the National Opera Company would best b.
fulfilling It's mission by producing opera written to
English words, like "Tho Bohemian GIRL" and
Mariana" have after all been In the right n
Is not because these works demanded by any con-
siderable portion Of the public however but because
they within tho real horizon OF the cofnpany's
abilities, while such operas "Neron and "The
Queen of Sheba' are not. Individual features of tho
works Of the larger cslibre may DO creditaby pro-
sened but tho whole tho result Is not satisfactory
They want vitality. The air that surrounds them IL
spirit Of the compositions
There Is no need Of discussing the representation In
detail for though complimentary words might 10
spoken OF Nine Person, Mr.. Bassett and Mr. Soddard,
result would scarcely be encouraging TO those artists
For tonight tho opera Is "Tannhauser."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-04
ELEVENTH SYMPHONY CONCERT.

Mr. Thomas's Symphony and Popular Concerts arc
rapidly drawing to close. But concert in each
series remains to DO given. With them tho most
dgnlhed and ambitious feature OF the concert season
Of 16s71SsS (the Philharmonic societys concerts e.
cepted) will depart. The concerts have all been
Of equal merit but there has not been In the list
that has not tended to promote appreciation and love
for the best In music. Last night Mr.. Thomas pre-
sented programme with a purpose, programme
which invited musical dyspcpcs to absent themselves
from the concert. Ho performed schumann's Over
ture, Scherzo and Fnale,7 and SantSaens's third
Symphony" In minor, op. 70, separating these two
compositions of magnitude with the grand fuguo from
Beethoven's Quartet, op. 1873, played by all the
strings of the band Schumann's work wants much
less to entte It to be called a symphony than tho
bombastic creation Of the French composer. Yet
schumann's respect for form deferred him from
doing what SantSaens not only did, but proclaimed
loudly from the housetops. The symphony in C
minor brought forward in New-York for the first
time a of the Philharmonic Society last sea-
son. 1t was composed for the London society Of the
same name, and when the composer gave 1t out bs
sent into the world with statement of his purposes
In writing IT, or to speak more accurately, defence
of his right to make free with of the traditional
letters imposed by the symphonic FORM and to extend
the apparatus employed in tho performance. There
Is great deal of fine musical thought and much moro
of brilliant technical workmanship In the composition
how Saint -Saens has benefited by his Innovations
Evidently Mr. Thomas was similarly nonplussed, for
forte with two performers, which the composer had
introduced in his anxiety to widen the symphonic
apparatus, and gave its music to single harp, a
change which seemed altogether admirable. Unfor
tunatey for good Though not novel; effect of NJ
Saint Saenss, 1t impossible TO use the largo or
gan in Stenway Hall because of difference in pitch
between and the orchestra and two cabinet organs
played by William f. Mulligan and Arthur Mees were
substituted Naturally there was a loss In effective
ness, for NJ santsaens is mastery organis and his
use Of the regal instrument is always pompoS and In
gprting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-04
THE rND or TIE SESSION

The Legislature is to adjourn sine die on the
18th of May. The Republican caucus has
named that date and the fact that the Re
publican State Convention is called for May
16 renders it unlikely that the time will be
extended. One of the Republican Senators
made an effort to have later day than the 18th
selected, urging in support of his motion that
the volume of important business which was
yet to be disposed of was unusually large. 1t
was, however, the sense Of the majority of the
caucus that, although much remained to be
done, the calendar could be cleared of all the
bills which really demand attention by May IL.
Let our friends at Albany realize that the
session will end in less than six weeks and
govern themselves accordingly. From now on
the rule which excludes the lobby from the
floor ought to be vigorously enforced. The
lobby has more than once made grand rally
just before final adjournment and succeeded in
forcing through some Of its pet jobs The
present Legislature, so far at least as the ma
jonty is concerned, has made an excellent
record, keeping itself free from the suspicion
of having been swayed by improper influences.
Great care ought to be exercised to prevent
this record On which so much depends from
being furnished in the excitement Of the wind
up. Let the lobby have no chance.
Another point. When measures Of great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-04
THE MANI rOBA SETTLEMENT.

The Manitoba railway question has been
settled by Government purchase of the monop-
oly privileges of the Canadian Pacific. The
precise terms of the agreement have not been
disclosed by the Dominion Premier, but the
Province has certainly obtained the concessions
for which it has been clamoring. The Red
River Valley Railroad can now be completed
to the United States frontier and be operated
by the Provincial Government, and the con-
struction of other branches in connection with
the American railway system will not be inter
fered with. Manitoba and adjacent territories
will no longer be dependent upon the Canadian
Pacific, but be left free to open communications
with their nearest markets in Minnesota and
Montana. The Northwest settlers instead of
sending their wheat to Montreal will ship it by
shorter lines and with lower tolls to the Mime
apolis mills, where they will get better prices
than they now command, The cancellation of
the monopoly clause Of the Canadian Pacific
charter will inevitably bring these Provinces
into closer commercial relations with the
United States.
This compromise, or rather surrender. on the
part Of the Dominion Government is to be
attributed mainly to the active intervention Of
Lord LanSd0wne and the BRUSH colonial Olnce'
The growing dissatisfaction in Manitoba with
the political scheme of confederation, by which
the Provinces in the Northwest were deprived
Of freedom of action In opening commercial
routes essential to their prosperity. has caused
alarm both in Ottawa and in London. The
rapid development of secession movement
was feared with the contingency of another
insurrection In Manitoba. The abolition Of an
unpopular railway monopoly that was retard-
ing the development of wide area Of British
territory seemed 10 be the only method OF
averting a dangerous crisis. Whether the
Canadian Pacific has driven fair or hard
bargain with Sir John Macdonald. the con-
cessions which he has made have been prudent
and statesmanlike. The Dominion Govern
ment was fighting against Nature. and that