The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-31
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Vote As I say"-countlng the House
Keep, In Tempiation-BusIne Politics
hvings Macbeth.
Steam heat "a aret-ra,e,' said mar
kei man Yesterday. but Il won't do 10
a grocery store. The heat il 20 dry tina
Il shrinks all the profit out Of sugar
grain, and several other staple arti
cles. "-.fu9usta .ne) JoDraaL
KEPT ~ TEMPTATION.-Do the ricl
men who pray on Sunday Lead W. no
into temptation ever think of their re
sponsibiiity for placing and keeping
their employees in positions OF grea
temptation.
/ On Friday two men who had held i'm
portant hduciary positions 10 ibis city
/ confessed to petty pilferings. One wa
/ the receiving teller of bank. wb'
I handled thousands OF dollars every day
under bonds for fidelity. lie is a married
man with three children. And for I'll
! ing this responsible position and 10 sup
I port his family he received the munih
cent salary of 500 per week. He stole
at various times sums aggregaiing Sl,100
and spent il all on his family. Tht
other man was a confidential clerk viii
a salary OF $3.50 per week, and a wife
and four children His embezzlemeni
amounted 10 $3,000.--Ner IorA World
BUSINESS PoLITIcs THE New Yorl
Times SAYS of Mr. Wanamaker, as 4
Cabinet probability, that It would reduce
Republican politics 10 strictly business
and money basis, and that "if he sh0ulc
be appointed now. there would be nc
possibility Of a mistake. Everybody
would know that he owed his place 10
the fact that he had contributed and col
lected very large amount Of money to
be- used in buying votes, and no other
reason whatsoever.
In straighiforwardnes5 and the alb
sence of humbug, the transaction would
leave yerv little to be desired, and yet il
would not be completely satisfactory
Colonel Quay is anamakers chief
spokesman and hacker. and Colonel
0uay's advocacy must consist IN showing
10 the President, what he has declined 20
show to the public, just how much money
was contributed in consequence Of Wan
amakers efforts, and just what was done
with ii. In no other way would il be
possible 10 demonstrate that the services
of Wanamaker TO the cause could be fitly
recognized only 10y the gift Of position
in the Cabinet.
IRv1YG's MACDETU.-A criticism OF
Iving's Macbeth was telegraphed TO the
Herdld yesterday
Mr.. Irving takes the novel idea that
Macbeth planned the murder OF Duncan
at time previous 10 the first scene IN
the play. " hen Macbeth says the
critic. tells his wife he will proceed no
I further in this business she turns upon
him furiously with the question: what
boast wasn't then that made you break
this enterprise 10 me: This, Irving
holds. is conclusive evidence that Lady
Macbeth first received the idea from her
husband. In scene five OF the last act
Lady Macbeth seems clearly 10 form the
enterprise in her own mind for the first
time. and spurs her husband 10 execute
H. Miss Terry has deliberately cast
away all conceptions of Mrs. SiddOns
She win not have il that Lady Macbeth
was a cruel, heartless woman. but simply
a devoted wife entirely under the sway
of a savage-minded husband. How thai
can be reconciled with the passages in
the text where Lady Macbeth is made 10
deplore that her husband X too full of
the milk of human kindness il not easy
TO see, nor does Miss Terry, with all
her ability, make it plain
4 NEW NAVAL MoSsTER.-Th Herald
describes her thus The general design
of the ship is of the low freebOard mon
itor type. Instead Of revolving turrets,
however, there appear 10 be low, fixed
turrets or casemates one forward and
one aft I'm each of these is mounted cn
5at5ette a monster breech.loading rifled
gun-one of sixteen inches calihre and
one hundred and ten tons weight for
ward, and one of twelve inches calibre
and forty-six tons weight aft In add.
ton there will he ilteen-inch pneu-
matte nitrO-gelatine thr0wer capable OF
carving proiectiles charged with six
hundred pounds OF the most powerful
explosive known.
In general the ship seems admirably
designed 10 be q defender Of our coasts.
Her light drsught will enable her largely
to choose her own fighting waters She
is short enough to be quickly handled
and broad enough for good stability low
in the water she presents a small mark
while her side armor and protective deck
ought 10 defend her guns and engines
against the heaviest ordnance of an en-
envy. High speed seems TO be assured
bv the large indicated horsepower de-
msnded, and she is fitted to be used as a
ram If desired
MoNREYiNa WITH THE HoysE.-The
next House is Republican, honestly
elected, or al leas, as honestly elected
as the average run of elections, and the