The sun., 1894-02-17

wheat, ne = iAetor IN Society lle, VIII UsiorS |
long assume as prominent place as cordaee.
Nobody has ever been able to tell why the
large contingent OF men who hang about the
clubs up town and frequent the better class OF
restaurants. make up their minds every year
or two to unite in a plunge on certain stocks
The social position OF the Waterburys may
have had something to do with II In the Cord
age matter. but the wheat craze Is not to be
explained in a similar way. The entire up
town contingent began to buy wheat six
months ago. and II has remained bullish ever
since in the face Of the most appalling de-
cline in history As ono record after another
for May wheat has been broken. the we'll
dressed throng q Of Wall street spec ators above
Twenty-third street have heayed an extra extra
They talk freely and indulge n bitter per.
he sI the Beginning and end q every wheat spec.
| ulator's discussion. There may be and there
| tlon which the price OF wheat will take. but
| there is no question at all about the thorough
had in this particular line Of speculation dur
| ing the nast three months. Wheat is sore
subject for general discussion among them
| nowadays.
| One OF the lawyers for the prosecution In the
| McKane case said yesterday that he was rather
surprised at the continued reference in the
papers to McKane's composure. nerve" and
| general assurance while he was on trial L
| do not think" said the attorney that any
| careful Judge OF character would give McKane
credit for any particular endowment OF this
| sort during the trial. 1t was not nerve at all
It was simply an instance Of q man who had
| been so long free from restraint. and who be-
| lieved himself so.practically omnipotent In his
own field. that Il never really occurred to him
| that there could possibly be any serious menace
| TO his liberty. Even when the testimony con;
clusiysly proved hin to be perIrrsT' he an sui,
| whose power and influence were so great as to
lift him above the usual penalties for ordinary
sT%S ud phe 10 %GoTby So wbs
considerable one. He is certainly worth good
this wealth and influence IN a small town I: q
| very great parsonage. In the minor talk Of the
Tor a rood deal OF complimentary notice. His
| position was trying one, but at no time were
his decisions open to criticism
II tho now Jockey Club is to follow In the
footsteps Of it's Paris namesake II will be a very
| exclusive organization indeed. 1t Will un-
questionably be the policy OF its managers to
keep out undesirable people. but 1t is a ques-
tion whether they will ever succeed In draw
ing the lines as finely as thoy draw them In
Paris. At the present time there are only two
American mem bers OF the Paris Jockey Club
while Euglishmen are 80 unpopular In that
organization that the club hae the record OF
having blackbailed the titled son OF an English
earl Of enormous wealth and power In the
turf world. What e more. all Of these s.,
In the club world OF London. as It Is a
ussl mon eoald have been picksd out Of tho EnTlIsh
list They could apply with absolute salety
ora Ba; tss * sPE saS Would
them U tS get boasb amy en an
had been piled" One story has it that the
e, .sSSd but
is that frenchmen object to the lack OF polite
ness and the general assumption OF superiority
which Englishmen assume when criticisine
the affairs Of foreigners
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor is pokinR things
up at very lively rate in London. II tho en-
thu siasm and snap OF his newspaper are any
indication OF his mental activity. The Pail MAJ
Gazette now has quite an extensive sale In New
York. among people who are interested In the
efforts Of ono OF the best known New York
era in London journalism. and the paper II
read with interest on account OF It's accurate
, reflex OF American methods In Journalism.
is curious to SEQ how rapidly tho Englisi
papers are falling into line In the wake Of thil
American pioneer Ia London; They The hrsn'rs,s nn.
Soth als"e close a1 COPIES Of the PsH Mai Gaieis
and the older daily pHs% pHpe%rs .,s sueh 9broa a,
'% 'r's. ,"pi are al last bsgnning to Indicate il
: their head lines something OF the nature &c o
a.iO . cns to tSS sncss. dss
SSs% Hs q. .sasn dssS s @s
this country. the head lines Of nearly ever,
besa. b%sI'saf IN dh london. howsvsr, this same In
, portant news would be treated in the Times o
d.sulss dns laaS. q. 'a& spssis Inteisenc. from ou
; Corresp pondent In Southern Europe" or else /
.hs But the other
pers, since Mr.: Astor began to write tn
would probably be placed before tho public II
4 a more Intelligent and descriptive fashion.
Tho big benefit at the METROPOLITAN va
a notable for the sudden recognition received b.
8 Mr.. Parry. lie was the stage manager Of on
i OF the most notable operatic performances oI
record. and It is a remarkable thing that dur
! ing the whole entertain mont. despite its un
usual nature. there was not single hitcn
Q Five operas were performed. the scenery an
costumes changed yet the singers were all I
snd itSy,uR SRs and Si the skpSs
MaS IN every ,'"sl detail. The sadisnss seemed !
4 recognize this toward tho end OF the per
Sr Psrng a9d the Ss 6sns .SoRsG
q else. it exhi6ited in conynoing manner N n
ssss Sssrs os.s sSs .Iss
The performance Of this body 81 mu.isiaIrs niIn,
: by the rapid changes Of bill and the substitu
tion OF different leaders.
. 1T yor want to understand how phenomens
= has been the growth Of Brooklyn" said a
official OF that cty yesterday. lust eonsids
q the history OF dentistry in that city. TIL
a original DIR. Skinner. father OF the present on,
Q was tho first dentist in BROOKLYN. aud he he
fiiteen students Only three OF them are no'
e alive, hut who would imagine that any coul
: be still on the CARPET and able to glance oye
y the entire history of q profession In the thir
j, city OF the continsnt1 The sons OF soms {
these boys OF old DIR. Skinner-sueh as DIR
Cooper and one or two others-are scarcely
manhood's prime to-day"