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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
A DUBIOUS FRENCH FARCE.

The French original of the play current az
Days Theatre under the title of The Lottery of
Love-" represented last night at Palmcr's Thea
re by the French comedians under It's native title of
" Les Surprises de Divorce and Mr. Coquen imper-
sonated tho perplexcd husband who obtains two
mothersn-law in the course of HIS endcavOr 10 es-
cape from The performance by a
multitude Of pleased spectators and II was received
with screams of laughter. Unquestlonabiy this Is a
droll play, but its unrcllcved extravaganza aud IN
sincerity In the French text restrict 1t absolutely
the field Of farce. 1t is neither interesting, 50
bright or so clean the English piece that Mr.
DAILY has deduced from It. nor was II nearly 50 well
acted last night by the French players as II IS by
their American competitors at the neighboring
house.
At no moment In the representation did the tide OF
feeling and OF art rise higher than II commonly does
In the acting Of such pieces slasher and CraSher"
Poor Pilllcoddy' and "Forty winks." Elderly I'm
aspect, commonplace in condition. and roughly jocular
In demeanor, the Characterization presented by Mr.
Coquen was essentially coarse--not a gentleman, not
a person to inspire any sympathy awaken any sort
Of interest other than that which is felt In comic
buffoon The conspicuous absence OF refinement, In
deed, almost blinded observation TO tho elaborate
and consummate art OF the comedlan-an art which
makes him, certainly, OF the most thorough
executants that ever came the stage. His method
Of becondns amused bsesng into laughter sustaining
the mood Of merriment and allowing It finally to glide
into another and different mood, yet reminiscent
Of IFS predecessors happens always in llfe-mght
be mentioned as fellcitous example OF this perfect
dextcrity. No man could express better than Mr.
CoQuelIn does the thing that he understands within
the limited field Of his mental aptitude-the field.
manfestly, Of low comedy. His manner Of listening
his reposcl moments Of dazed reflection his aspect OF
complete earnestness his graphic Identification with
the par-these are splendid merits. They id not
serve, however, TO LIT the character into the realm OF
comedy IL never rose above the level Of such nature
used TO please In the minstrel bunoonery Of the
late Charles Backus, who indeed was nnrequentIy
suggested by this Improvisation
Mr. Coquelns portrayal Of uxorlous bewderment
and comic frenzy was surrounded By a number OF
less skilful portraitures, kindred In OF
texture and In unsympatheiic vulgariy. The antics
of the old dancing woman-the strdent obstieper1us
mother in-law-were distinctly indellcaic, and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
THE DOCTORS QUARREL.

The abstract of Sir Morell Macl1enzie's book
published by "The British Medical Journal
betokens its aggressive character. The Eng
lish specialist was placed on his defence by the
Official reports of the German rivals whom he
had supplanted. He is unwilling to remain on
his own ground impregnable as his position
is ia his own judgment. lie carries the war
into Africa by accusing the German doctors
of having recourse to deliberate Justification
in .rder to prejudice Frederick III against
him He then retaliates upon them by crit
icsng their surgical methods and holding them
responsible for the Emperors premature death.
He asserts that the canula used in the opera
tion Of tracheotomy was ill-shaped and too
large, and that IL not only caused on the part
of the patient intense suffering and exhaustion,
but also accelerated destruction Of tissues. He
exposes palpable blunder in DR.. Bergmanns
diagnosis Of the case, and then makes deadly
thrust at his chief opponent. He charges that
the Emperor's life was shortened at least ten
morths by malpractice on April ~, for which
he holds DR.. Bergman responsible. The
deah- blow, he asserts, was given when the
false passage made by the tube caused ex-
tensve suppurati0n around the trachea and
steadily depleted the patients remaining
strength. The book in place of being a de-
fence of the English surgeons practice, is in
reality counter-attack upon the jealous Ger
man rivals who have reviled him.
Doctors quarrels are known throughout
Christendom as the fercest and most uncom-
promising of professional chickering's. This is
not unnatural since medical controversies re-
late invariably to the issues Of life and death,
and those engaging in them consider them
selves justified in making war to the knife and
the knife to the hilt. The German surgeons,
after the post norton examination Of the En-
pero:'s remains had disclosed beyond question
the tancerous nature of the disease, held Sir
More Mackenzie accountable for preventing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
THE U4Y TO TAKE 1T OUT

Governor Hill keeps up his whining protest
that the Republicans have brought the tenn
perance question into politics, where he says it
does not belong This is false, as every one
knows. The Temperance question has been
made party question by the action of the
Democrats in the Legislature. who solldly OPP
posed all temperance legislation, and by the
action of the Democratic Governor who vetoed
every temperance measure passed by the Legis-
lature.
But, however it got in, the temperance ques-
ton is in politics, and it is there to stay until
it is satisfactorily settled. There is one way
to take it out, and only one, which Warner
Miller has frankly indicated. That Is to elect
a Republican Governor and Republican AS
sembly this fall. Then High-License bill
and such other temperance legislation as may
be necessary will be promptly enacted, for the
Governor and his party will be in complete
accord upon this question. AS soon as the
High-Lcense law has been in operation rea-
sonable time, the great mass of the Democratic
party will SEQ that it Is a wise and salutary
measure, one in the interest of good morals
and lower taxes. This has been the result in
every State in which High License has been
adopted. After fighting IT bitterly tho Demo-
Gratis have found out that it is good thing,
and most Of them would be as prompt as the
Republicans to resist any effort to destroy it.
When this stage has been reached the tenn
perance question will be practically out OF
politics here, as it is in other States where
High License exists. But, on the other hand,
if Governor Hill is reelected the agitation
will continue, and IT will not cease until we
get High-Ncense law, for the law-abiding
classes of this State are determined to have it.
ANY one who Is anxious to take the temper
ance question out Of politics can see just how
to do it. Vote for Warner Miller and Re-
publican Assemblyman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
NOW AND THEN.

Does President Cleveland happen to recall
the reason which he gave two years ago for
suspending a United States District-Attorney :?
In his letter Of November 16, 1886, to this
public servant h wrote as follows:
I do not think that such an official Ia Federal Of
HciaD can onter as business political campaign and
conserving to long list Of engagements to address
political meetings widely separated and Of daily oc-
currenco I'll such engagements without negecting HIS
duty, II no holds of1ce worth having nor without
taking with him in the his Official power and
influence.
If President Cleveland meant what he said
in thus expressing himself. how does it hap
pen that he has not long before this removed
or suspended Don NJ. Dickinson, Postmaster
General Of the United States. MIR. Dickinson
certainly holds can Office worth having" Mr..
Dickinson has certainly been generously using
CHS official power and influence" since the
campaign opened for purely partisan and
selfish purpose-the election of Grover Cleye-
land Mr.. Diclinsons campaign labors have
certainly been pursued at the expense of his
public duties-evidence muldpies on all sides
showing that the postal service of the country
Is seriously demoralized.
We submit these considerations to those who
are fond of referring to Mr.. Cleveland as
courageous official. He is not courageous. He
surrendered his convictions in regard to the
eligibility Of President for reelection just
as soon as he discovered that he could secure
a denomination. He surrendered his Civil Ser
vice reform convictions just as soon as the
Democratic leaders put the screws on him
the phrase of Harper's Weekly" was that he
had yielded to the pressure" He surrendered
his convictions embodied in the familiar g Or
der' to offceholders when the officeholdcrs had
made ii plain that they did not intend to OBEY
it. This is not the record of a courageous man
1t convicts Mr.. Cleveland of the cowardice
which goes with sacrificing principle to ex-
pediency, the public welfare to personal and
party ambition.
Let us hear no more Of the courage Of the
President That virtue is made of sterner
stuff than his.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13

explosives by dissatisfied workingmen in that
city. Last summer an attempt was made to
destroy the property of the Burlington Railroad
Company by means of dynamite. The sus-
pcious-looking objects found on the street-car
tracks on Thursday are pronounced dynamite
bombs of the most dangerous kind. II is al
together probable that few Of the Chicago
strikers sympathize with such practices, which
are calculated to bring the cause of labor into
extreme disrepute. Those who do not should
take immediate steps to repudiate the authors
of the intended outrage, which was discovered
in time to prevent its consummation. There
appears to be an increasing prospect now OF
settling the strike by arbitration
So far as the facts regarding the horrible
disaster on the Lehigh Valley Railroad have
been learned the responsibility for the COL
hsion and all its heart rending consequences
seems to he clearly fixed All the evidence
tends to show that the danger-signas were
displayed at the station, as well as on the rear
of the train standing there, and 1t is indis-
putable that these lights were visible for half
q mile along the track That the engineer and
fireman of the approaching train failed to see
them must have been owing to one OF two
causes: they were either asleep or drunk. The
company appears to have taken every needful
precaution to guard against accidents. and its
record in handling large excursions is certainly
in lis favor. Some question may arise as to
whether or not its employees were kept on duty
too many hours consecutively. As the evil
dence now stands, there never was more ag-
gravated case Of manslaughter. The engineer,
Cook, is in the hospital, awaiting the result OF
his injuries. If he RECEIVERS weak sympathy
should not be allowed to save him from swift
and sharp punishment by law. II will not do
to say that he has suffered enough. There are
many others whom he doomed to suffer moro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13

vent the development Of manufactures at the
South and at the same time increase that for
eign competition which has already closed so
many mines and silenced so many furnaces
in seaboard States.
In spite Of all this, some Of the miners and
iron workers are Democrats. They were told
four years ago that their business would not
prosper, If exposed to annual free-trade raids
by Democratic Congress and Democratic
President. But they voted as their partisan
ship dictated, and the raids, the depression
the closing of many mines, and the INSULT
cheney of wages, have been realized. II they
are wise this year, they will see to it that re-
vision Of the tariff hereafter shall be intrusted
to Republican hands, with Republican Presi-
dent whose signature will insure the preserva-
ton Of American Industries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13

the extreme operation which they had recon-
mended at the outset. In their Judgment the
conservatism of English medical science had
taken away the only chance of life; and Sir
Morel Mackenzie from first to last had refused
to be convinced Of the fatal nature Of the NAL
ady, and had shortened the Emperor's reign by
his incompetence and malpractice The Eng
lish blood of the malgned specialist has been
stirred by the inhosptable treatment which he
received in Berlin. He rctorts in effect that
German professional skill would have killed
the patient months in advance of the real date
of his death. and that it succeeded in shorten
ing his life, as it was, by its clumsy instru-
ments and stupid malpractice. Here the con-
troversy rests momentariy. But it will not
be many days before the German specialists
reply in detail to their accusers destructive
criticism by equally savage structures upon
English malpractice. This is the most cee-
brated doctors quarrel in the annals of medi
cine. The present generation may not witness
the end of it.
Meanwhile each side in this controversy pos
sesses some striking advantages of position
The Emperor died when Sir Morell Mackenzie
was in charge of the case and consequently,
the German disputants can contend for gen.
Grafton to come that he was the victim of for
egn ignorance and prejudice. On the other
hand, the English specialist had the presence
of mind to have all the surgical work done by
the German surgeons and his defenders can
attribute the premature death of the Emperor
to the employment of old-fashioned instru-
ments and bungling methods. He enjoyed,
moreover, the confidence Of the patient and
the Empress, which his rivals had forfeited by
proposing in the beginning an heroic use Of
the knife Sir Morell Mackenzie, on the whole,
has the choice of positions and the temper of
his book shows that he is bent upon making
the most Of his opportunities for attack as well
ne defence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
Nmnsemenis.

ACADEMY OF Music . and S-1he Old Homestead
R,JoU OPERA HoueE-2 and S-Katt-
BROADWAY THEArRE--2 and s-The kaffr Diamond
CHICKERINc HALI-e:30-Lecture.
CAslNo-2 and s-Sadjy.
pI,'s THEATRE ana s:ls-Icttery Of Love.
DocxsTApEKs-2 and g. Minstrels.
EpRx MuskR-wax Tablsaux.
GRAND OPERA HoUsI-2 and s-Carlsson Opsra CO.
HAsRIaANp PARK THEATRR-2 aud s-wsday 0sokan.
LYcEUN THEAIRE-2 and e:15-Lord Chnmisy
NApreoN-AvE AID 58rusr.-Day and Evening
Jerusalem and tAe Crucifxion.
MADISON eouARs TRrArRK-2 ana s'ao-A Legal Wreck
HrRLos-1 and S-Mathias saAdorf.
PAIMERs-2 and Sd5 -CoQuelin HAdins.
Polo GRoUHps-4--Bassban
STAR rHxArnk-2 and e-zig Tag.
srAHpARp rRsArxR-2 ands-Phillip Herne.
6fH AVENUE TuxAraE-2 and e-1ne QUICK or tne Dead
I4rn<r rHsAraR-2 and s-Fsscin nation
sp-AvsNuE AND 83p-sT-Amsrican Institute Fair.
<rH,xyE. AND l9rHsr. -0sttyspurG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
TEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORAING

Foreign--Emperor William paid q visit TO the
Vatican and held an interview of twenty three
minutes with tho Pope. - Further extracts
from Sir Morel Mackenzie's book criticising
the treatment by the German doctors Of the
Emperor Frederick have been made public. F.
Premier F1oquet anpounced that the French Gov
crnment would proceed with the bill to revise
the Constitution. - Mr.. Chapleau, Canadian
Secretary of StntA IN q speech expressed conf
dence that thu trouble with the United States
would be settled satisfactorily after the Presi-
DENTAL election.
Oongress.-Bo6h branches in session. - The
Senate The Sens*a tariff bill under discussion.
Mr.. Chaoe ended his speech, and speeches were
made by Mr. Hawley, Mr.. Call and Mr.. Reagan.
- The House: The Senate bill Incorporating
the Nicaragua Canal Company was debated in
Committee Of the Whole. - The report of the
special investigating committee upon the library
building, sxensratdng Mr.. Stahlnecker,v Of New
York., was presented and agreed TO.
Domestic-An investigation is making Of the
accident at Mud Rum - Mr. Blaine went from
Indianapolis to Terre Haute and Evansville Ind
- There were nxty-sx new cases md four
deaths from yellow fever In Jacksonville. Is
At Bevier, Mo-, striking coal-mfners attacked their
substituted fatally wounding several, and killing
Thomas Wardell, the pr1nc1paa NINE OWNER. -
Governor Hin made eight speeches in Indiana. -
Efforts were made to settle the strike in Chicago.
Tho cracker bakers Of the West advanced
the price Of crackers.
City and Suburban. Growing enthusiasm Of
city Republicans over the nomination of Colonel
Erhardt and his colleagues on the local ticket
- James Z. Quinn, INSTRUMENTATION of Dis
trict Assembly No 40, obtained possession OF
Pythagoras Hail. In spite Of the vigorous resist
ance Of the janitor. - The Brooklyn hall team
defeated the Philadelphia nine By score Of 10
to = The insurance men Of the city formed
a powerful Republican campaign club - The
winners at Jerome Park were Fordham, My Own
lie Logos, Yum Yum, Maia - Stocks dull
with small fluctuations, closing strong.
The Weather.--Indications for to-day Fair,
preceded by light rain; slight thermal changes
Temperature yesterday Highest 81 degrees;
lowest AS; average, SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
THE QUESTION FOR EASTERN MINERS


TIE TRIBUNE has received several COM
municauons from miners in Eastern States and
their friends, showing that the rate of wages
paid is in many cases exceedingly low and
urging that. if protection attains no better re-
suits than these, it is not worth preserving.
But these critics seem to forget that jumping
from the frying pan into the fire is not the way
to get cool. Bad as the case Of many miners
Is. it would be worse under free trade.
Let it be observed, first, that prices and
wages in this instance are low because the
mines are brought into too direct and sharp
competition with the products of foreign mines.
In 1887 there were 522. 719 tons Of iron ore
imported from Spain alone. costing abroad
only 81 Ga per ton. and 215,760 tons from
French possessions IN Africa and adjacent
islands," costing but 81 60 a ton. besides
1144 23 tons from Italy and 100, 928 from
Cuba The freight on these ores is very low /;
often they are taken almost as ballast The
importation of IA tons in single year
entirely closed many mines near the Atlantic
seaports, where the competition is most sharply
felt. for 622, 352 tons came In at Philadelphia
and 394 497 tons at Baltimore. The miners
will see that they have too much free trade
already for their advantages if they vote for
more of it they simply vote for still lower
wages.
Ncw-Jersey produced 932 762 tons of iron
ore in 1882 and only SAT. 8s9 last year. Thus
heavy portion Of the loss sustained through
excessive imports fell upon one State, and
that not one of the largest. New-York. New
Jersey and Connecticut made less pig iron last
year than they made five years before the
imports were about as large as the entire prod
uct Of either of these States. But the compet-
ton they have to meet is just now intens-
fed by the opening of new mines and furnaces
at the South, where exceedingly cheap labor
Joined with great natural facilities makes pro-
duction of ore inexpensive. In time the South,
with continued protection, will have TO pay
better wages and will develop industries to
use up the iron ore and pig it produces, but al
present both compete with Northern products
The reduction of duties, however. would pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
CLEVELAND'S LATEST BLESSING.

BESTOWED ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH
SECRETARY ENDIcoTT.
Ordnance Office, War Department
Washington, Jan, 4, 1885.
To the commanding. officers of the National armor-
les at Springfield and Rock Island and Of the
United States arsenals at New York West
Troy, Philadelphia Boston and Benicia:
White arsenals and armories are not intended
70 be converted into political machines, two point
ical parties in this country arc recognized II Is
therefore ordered that hereafter In employing or
discharqng employees Of any and all grades other
Democrats will be favored the object being to d.
vide the force in the different grades gradually be,
tween Democrats and Republicans This rule Will
apply TO women and children as well as to men, and
Will be strictly enforced. ). V. BENET
Brigadier-General, Chief of Ordnance, o. S. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13

sort of thing may please the low taste Of French audi
enccs but will not be accepted here by tho class Of
American play goers that has habituaily frequene4
served by the presenment 81 this arceths II teaches
many spectators the superior merit Of Tie Enallsa
methods of English thought and art are eyery way
better than those Of the French Don CassAf 90
Bazan" VIII be enacted tonight The wife oh the
President OF the United States bonorod tho ibesifs
with her presence, and thorc was burst Of applause
IAx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
AN INsIDIOUS ATTACK.


Tho New-York Tribune, without word OF protest,
prints tho following: Eugene field. the lesgned
savant and funny man of Chcay, thus throws light
upon the origin Of the word Shump': The word
was newborn about the year lisa and originally
used to designate the heavy English sort Of swell
conditions Of true chumperiy are N) The man muss
DO large In person and solemn In manner, (2) he
must open wlne.'' From Democratic standpoint
the above Is far from funny. Mr. Field should ne
member that this was TO be q campaign Of reason, and
such untimely thrusts a. the Chief Executive Of
the Nation are thoroughly out OF character