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pointing to the reaction which always
follows presidential elections. Then,
too, he calls attention to the fact that
Christmas is only a few weeks away,
and the people are beginning to save
money for presents. Now, the manager
cheerfully asserts that after New
Years day he will begin to make
money, and enough, he confidently ex-
poets, to enable him to recoup all his
losses. Meanwhile the small fry are
unable to stand the strain, and there is
scarcely a day which does not add to
the already large number Of unem-
ployed actors who like to sun them
selves along the Rialto of this city.
This season will probably go down
in theatrical history as the most re-
markable on record. There are many
reasons for this, but the most impor-
tant and conspicuous is the excellent
patronage accorded the places of
amusement in this city at the same
time that comparative disaster ruled
nearly everywhere else in the country.
There is no accounting for this, eX-
cept thai here there were fewer
and parades than in most
places, but no one thinks that that is
the true explanation. There ia been
successes here this winter, and
1t In probable that fact more thai any
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PREPARING A sURPRICE.
Gen. MaceO Intends to Attack the
TrOcha.

KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 1.-THE fol-
lowing advices from Cuba have been
received here: At Yumuri, province Of
Matanzas, the insurgents burned the
farm houses Of La Madrid and Benito
Linares, the liquor distillery of Bera-
ciato, six houses of Damian Rivero and
several of the houses of Gustavo Fay
as, the ane fields of the Central Sugar
estate Of Aberhoff, the extensive plan
tationS of Don Limo and over three
miles of the extension along the Ma
tanZas railroad, plundering near Guam
ando and Guines many dwellings, as
we'll as many homes in the vicinity of
Euricajada, reducing them afterwards
to ashes. Private advices state that
Gen. Weyler has passed the mountains
on the way towards Brujo. The Span
ish forces are now encamped at the
place. Maceo is in personal command
of a large force of from 5000 to 5000
men all armed. It is reported that
Gomez has arrived at Villas Jose.
Rainy weather may prevent Gen.
Weyler from doing effective marching,
nevertheless a combat is expected with
in twenty-four hours at Brujo noun
tain. It is. generally believed that
MaceO intends to spring a surprise and
it is understood that his force will at
tack the trocha upon the occasion of the
arrival of the rear guard Of Maxine
Gomez and CalixtO Garcia. This rear
guard, according to reliable news, has
penetrated La Sigunea and forced it's
way through the eight districts Of
Remedies.
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teen killed and SO wounded, but from
n Of the lieutenants who came to
Havana, l am reliably informed that
he deaths were SIS and the wounded
116. Among the wounded were Lieut..
Coils. Aragon, Rodriguez and Romero.
1t seems that the insurgents had their
dynamite gun in working order and
did much damage with it.
BY newspapers received from the
United States [ earn that the insur-
gents are reported to have been dis
lodged from their positions. That is
not true. Maceo with a small band
went from the mountains of Pinar del
Rio to receive an expedition, and the
Spanish officials cabled that he had
been dislodged. They will have a time
in getting him out of the mountains,
as Maxine Gomez with a strong force,
is coming up from Camaguey. It is
much in doubt if Gen. Weyler will be
able to remain in Havana long. He
will either have to &c to Pinar del Rio
or to Santa Clara province to direct
operations. In fact, I've his own men
are complaining of his inactivity.
Executions continue as merrily as
ever, and now the court martha is held
at night, and the officers often decide
the death penalty without eve having
the prisoners present to make a de-
Tense. In the past few days twenty
nine CubanS have been executed.
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NIAGARA H%ARNESSED.
Power VIII BE Turned On in Buff
fa1O Today.

Power VIII BE Turned On in Buff
faIO Today.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Nov. 14.-The great
electric problem of transmitting the
power of Niagara Falls to Buffalo for
industrial purposes has been olved
tomorrow at noon h power will make
its first entrance within the city gates.
Soon the street cars of this city will be
propelled by it. The power is here six
months earlier than was expected. The
work of building the transmission line
was begun last August and concluded
early this month. Should the expert
mental use Of the power by the street
railway company prove satisfactory,
other contracts will follow as RAPIDLY
as the power company can supply the
energy. 7-l
The power will be distributed to local
consumers by the Cataract Power &,
Conduit company, which is of
Buffalo capitalists and which deals
direct with the Niagara Falls power
company. The city has given a fran
chise which compels the parent COM
pany to furnish 10000 horse power nv
une L, 1897, and to be prepared to
furnish 10000 additional every year for
four successive years. The force of the
falls was utilized by digging pits in
the solid rock off the shore above the
cataract, In h bottom OF which pits
are immense turbines that revolve bv
the force of the water that falls upon
them, diverted from the river to the
mouth of the pits by a canal.
In solving the problem Of transmits
sion over lines about twenty-five miles
long, it was found necessary to trans
form the currents, n this is done by
a transformer station at the falls.
which converts a quarter-phase 2,200
volt current into a three-phase II. 900
volt current. When this modified cur
rent reaches Its destination in this city
it has again to be re-transformed at g.
~"step-down transformer" and thus en-
ters h plant Of the railway
as it came from the dynamos at the
falls. The loss in transformation and
transmission Is figured to be a very
small percentage. The turning on OF
the current will not be sgnallized by
any special ceremonials tomorrow, but
later the business men of Buffalo in
tend to hold a celebration Of the event
which may take the form Of an cleo
trical display.
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IN CUBA.
Real Status as Given by a Special
Correspondent.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 14-The
Picayune has received the following
from it's staff correspondent: There
are so many conflicting ruInOrs flying
around on the island, so many reports
which are often untrue or exaggerated
that your correspondents work is a
most difficult and dangerous one, for
If any life is considered cheap here, it
that of an American newspaper CORE
SpOndent.
The latest application Of gag law is
the decree by Capt. Gen. Weyler where
by all news dealers are compelled to
send one copy of each and every news
paper they are going to sell, to be ap-
proved or disproved by the censor. In
this n all newspapers containing
the reports Of the war are quietly
sQuelched.
There is no doubt that the election Of
William Mckinley is a source of much
worry to the Spanish government, for
it is generally conceded that the new
president will do something towards
recognizing the inSurgent governments
belligerency. In conversation with Of
fcers high in the Spanish army and
who are close to the Madrid govern
ment, they have positively asserted to
me that the home office has assurances
from their minister In Washington to
the affect that the Cleveland admins
tration will not recognize the CubanS
under any circumstances. Still fur
Their, the minister was informed that
the United States government would
take special pains to stop the flibus-
tering, and, if necessary, would place
two or three men-of-war in such places
as would be necessary to stop expedi-
lions.
From one Of Gen. Weyler's secreta-
ries, I was also informed that Gen.
WeyIer has issued Instructions to adj
the captains of cruisers that whenever
ar expedition is caught, that court
martial is to be made on the spot, and
The execution to follow, in order to
avoid international complications, such
as the Competitor case.
Gen. Echague met q terrible defeat
end he has been quite badly wounded,
30 much so that 1t is feared he will die
as a result Of the various wounds he
received. The battle was fought at
Guayabitos. The Spaniards left San
Diego de Losbanos some 1900 strong
and with a section of a battery. They
met the insurgents who were fortified,
and the fight lasted all day, the Span
feh remaining on the defensive, only
when the insurgents a
withdrawn their men from the hills.
From men who were in the engagement
I learn that the artillery was without
officers and one entire company of a
Rapiles battalion was almost anniha-
ated. The official report to the captain
general reads that there were only hf-
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STAGE FOR THE AVERAGE
ACTOR.
THESPIANS ALL OPTIMISTIC.
BAD BUSINESS On THE ROAD AND
HEAVY PATRONAGE IN NEW
YORK CITY
BarryniOre's --latest Venture-A Ris-
Ing Prima Donna Whose Work
VIII Bear Watching.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
NEW YORK, Nov. Eff there are
in this world any men who are more
optimistic than the theatrical man
ayers, I should like very much to meet
them. These gentlemen a few weeks
ago were explaining away the awful
business being done in the smaller
cities with the time worn argument
Of ante-election excitement. "As soon
as the election is over" they said, mo
matter which way things go, the bust
ness will be better, but now the people
are busy attending political meetings
and would not come to the theater
wen though you were to present them
with free passes" So they all hoped
on.
Now, however, the election is over,
and the business is not improving with
the desired alacrity. That would dis
concert most ment, but it does not evn
worry the theatrical manager. He ex-
plains the present lack Of patronage by
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to date it's twin has not been found.
AS Roaring Dick & Co." was written
10y Barrymore to give the most liberal
Play to his strong points, and with
probably considerable regard for his
limitations, with which he at least
ought to be thoroughly familiar, it is
Predicted on all hands, especially by
those who have seen the piece, that
barrymore will prove to be one Of the
permanent stars in the American the
atr1cal armament. He is under the
thaperonage of that shrewd and able
pilot, William A. Brady.
Vaudeville burlesuue, the name bv
which the hodge-podge entertainments
which infest the variety houses delight
to be known, IS not the gilt edged thing
which 1t was a year or two ago. Last
season there were companies Of this
class travelling about the country
which allowed illusions and costumes
which were enough to shock the most
hardened old rounder. There was
nothing which could be considered del
1cately suggestive, If such a thing
were possible. The shows were simply
coarse and duly filthy. The police Of
many of the cities, for reasons best
known to themselves. chose to permit
these disgusting exhibitions, but pub
lie opinion in most places has been
awakened to such an extent that the
guardians Of the peace have been COM
PEELED to take cognizance of the VIOLA
lions Of law and decency. Thus 1t
occurs that much which was attractive
to the habitual frequenters of the va
riety resorts has been cut out. Natu-
rally the patronage Of the low fore
heads has fallen off considerably, and
the managers of vaudeville burlesQue,
or many Of them, ave found them
selves literally forced against their will
into comparative decency.
The press agent has his legitimate
uses. Many of the managers Of the
atrical companies either have not the
ability or the time to write the matter
which should properly be published
about their attractions. Then besides
there is a knack Of putting these facts
In the most enticing form, which most
Of them do not possess. 1t was the
realization OF this which brought the
press agent into existence. Gradually
the Importance of this adjunct to the
theater grew until he came to be re-
garded as one Of the indispensables.
Rapidly, too, grew the expectations of
the manager, who felt that when facts
were o sufficiently interesting to
compel their publication In the papers
his press agent should cal in fiction.
And this Is the present status of the
matter. Fiction is what is expected Of
the press agent. The more fiction the
more salary. The rOmancing worked
very we'll, too, for a long time, but
gradually it took on such an Arabian
Nightish hue that the public as well as
the saw through the thing,
and the press agent is finding that he
has assisted in his own undoing.
More's the pity, too, for in most cases
he was a fellow of infinite jest and
-Octavius Cohen.
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ANGRY ENGLISH PRESS.
Persists In Mistakins the Position
of America

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.lThe Evening
Posts copyrighted cable from London,
today has a review of press comments
on the Anglo-American agreement on
the Venezuelan question. The most
notable extract is from the Specta-
tor, which, the dispatch says, 'laments
over the folly of a country like the
United States, without a. standing army
and a great fleet, putting itself into the
position of being dragged into war,
whenever a<petulant American half
caste state chooses to pass an insult on
a European power" The. Spectator
says: IF the United States assumes
suzerainty, it must guarantee decent
order. Thirty or fifty years hence, Eu-
rope pressed almost to madness by in
ability to feed overcrowded peoples, will
want to swarm into South America,
under it's own flag. To deny them will
attempting to crush the fleets and
armies of the combined continent of
EIurODo.o
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TEN THOUSAND Hi.
tS~paniards in Cuba Are Suffering
Very Severely.

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-Col. Segura met
IN the province Of Pinar del Rio, the
i%nsurgent band of Ducassia. After a
lively engagement, the rebels dispersed.
Losses We're insignificant on both sides
eNcent hat the Spanish troops found
the body of the rebel ~brigadier Juan
Ducassia. 1t is reported hat an i'm
portant new emission of silver bills is
assured. Arrangements are being per
fected by which the bank will exchange
the silver bills for coin. 1t is reported
that in the Spanish military hospitals
at Havana alone 10000 persons are i'll.
OF these, 700 are suffering from small
pOx. It is estimated that fully $4,000
persons on the island are seriously i'll.
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Place for Herbert.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. Alt is un-
derstood that Justice Cox, of the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia, is about
to retire, and that Secretary Herbert will be
given the place. Justice Cox recently reached
the age of eighty years, and, under the law,
is entitled to retire on full pay at any time.
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Amnesty Motion Defeated.

PARIS, Nov. 14-In the chamber of dep
uties today NJ. De Zenante submitted an am
nesty motion and demanded urgency for it,
but it was defeated by a vote Of 375 to 80.
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Favors the NeEus,

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE Eclair today says it
learns that peace has been concluded be-
tween Italy and Abyssinia, on terms very
ton on all points.
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At ODDS WITH ROME.
WeyIer Incurs the Ennlity OF the
Catholic Church.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. IA
special to the Citizen, from Tampa,
gives an interview with a recent arri-
val from Cuba, a most trustworthy
person, telling Of a mandate of Gen.
Weyler. He issued an order converting
all of the public buildings of Havana
into hospitals, including the Ursuline
convent. Bishop Saneandery Frutes,
when informed of the order, e~ndeavor-
ed to dissuade Weyler, but he was an
swered very abruptly, the latter de-
Ginning to rescind the order and threat
ening to imprison the bishop, yer
though there were suggestions of eX-
communication. After the bishops de-
parture, however Weyler became fright
ened and issued an order excepting the
convent from the provisions of the
mandate. The bishop was incensed and
left for Rome to lay his grievance be-
fore the pope Should the pope decide
to take exception to the action of Wey-
Ter, it may cause a serious turn Of af-
fairs in Spain. The Carlists, who are
a~gitating a revolution. are the strong
est supporters of the church, and it is
said, the pope might very easily give
them assistance and overthrow the
power that Weyler represents.
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other is responsible for the very agree
pire John Drew has the greatest hit
Of his career in Rosemary written
by two Englishmen. Brian Boru,"
a comic opera by Stanislaus STANCE
and Julian Edwards, is conceded to be
the best work Of the kind ever turned
out by Americans. AT the Herald
Square De Koven and Smiths operetta,
1.-The Mandarin" is second in popular
ity only to the same collaborateurs'
Robin Hood" At the Garrick, William
Gillette is turning people away nightly
in his thrilling war play, Secret Serv-
ice" Lost, Strayed or Stolen" enjoyed
a fair degree of prosperity at the Fifth
Avenue. IAN Enemy to the King" in
which E. H. Sothern is appearing at
the Lyceum, is by many persons re-
garded as a better play than 'The
Prisoner Of Zenda," with which the
same actor made a small fortune last
year, and at the Bijou the attraction
is my Friend From India which was
written by a telegraph operator, H. A.
Du Souchet.
This play was hawked about the
market for years, but no
would Rave anything to do with it, and
the author was well nigh discouraged
when an actor friend of his who liked
the piece told him to submit it tt
Smyth & Rice, a new firm. This was
done, and with many misgivings those
gentlemen accepted the play at q RI
d~iculously small royalty. 1t was pro
duced in the country and would prob
ably have never seen Broadway had 1t
1,AE IoNra F~n
RiJou. That theater was then sorely i'll
need of a stop gap, and My Friend
From India" was put in. It has been
there ever since, INK it would surprise
no one if it were to remain throughout
the season. The most competent judges
consider it the best light comedy ever
written by an American. AS an evil
Gence of it's success, it may be stated
that the proprietors have voluntarily
increased the limit Of the authors roy
alties.
These are but a few of the straws
which indicate the great success of the
present cas- in New York city.
Others might be mentioned, but they
are not necessary for the purpose.
Maurice Barrymore, handsome, debo-
nair and popular, is a full fedged
star. and in his own play, Roaring
Dick &c Co.," at that. Barrymore has
probably as large a personal following
as any actor in the United States, and
while he is very nearly bad in a ~certaia
class of parts to which he seems to
have been condemned for some time
Fast he has not his superior on the
American stage in the impersonation OF
the devil-may-care fellow who has q
ost Of friends and manages by his
peculiar charm of manner to keep
them. While Capt. Swift was not ex.
actly such a role, it nevertheless con-
tained the very elements which made
it possible for Barrymore to be really
great in it. That was probably the big
geSt hit in his long career on the
cards, and ever since tina time
shrewd managers have been watching
for a similar play, with a view to get
ting it for the popular actor, but Capt
Swtfts don't grow on bushes, and up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-09
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.

George Louis Pamela Busson du Maurer was
b,-n in Paris March g. 1894. where his early life
WIS passed His father. who married English
woman in Paris. was a man of dilettante scientific
tastes 10 which. the son has limited due the
decline Of al their fortunes. The family
old one of Brittany, Mr.. du Maurier's grandfather
being what called "gentilhomme verrier,"
nobleman glassbower.
The parents moved TO Belgium when the son
stl A child then to London. When he was seven
teen years old he tried in vain for degree AZ the
so-bonne in Paris after which he put much
against his WILL TO the study of chemistry under
mr. williamson at University COLI &c. in London.
Among his fellow students there was Sir Henry
Roscoe The father had set his heart on his sons
becoming a scientific man, and fitted up for him
sne laboratory. but all 10 no purpose His tastes
mere decidedly for art. and much OF his time was
sneot in sketching and drawing carcatures when
"a should have been studying However. Mr.. du
,falrer managed TO pick up fairly good scientific
,aucation-so good that he was considered a COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-09
ROSEBERY'S RETIREMENT.
SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT SEEMS HIS
MOST PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.

LIBERALS. HOWEVER. MAY GIVE A VOTE OF CON
FrpENcE TO THE RETIRING LEADER. OR
Mr. GLADSTONE MAY BE INDUCED TO
RETURN TO ACTIVE POLITICS.
[BY CABLE TO THE rRIBuNE.l
London. Oct. S.-Lord Rosebery has been de-
posed, even if the Sultan remains at liberty to
organize conspiracy against life in his domin-
ions To this extent the Armenian agitation IN
England where the Government and the Opposi-
ton Of one mind in condemnation OF the
horrors of disagreement in the East. has not
been without effect. The leading Liberal journals
of London are divided respecting the policy to
be adopted ir this crisis Of party fortunes. The
Daily News" speaking Tor the Reform Club and
moderate Liberalism. contends that unless Mr..
Gladstone be willing TO return to public life,
Lord Rosebery must be reelected 10 the leader
ship By vote Of confidence The Daily Chron-
icle" which is in close touch with the Radical
ism of the National Liberal Club. accepts his
resignation with cyni al delight, and dominates
Sir William Harcourt his successor.
What is evident from Lord Rosebery's letter
Is that the pretext, II not the immediate cause.
of his resignation Is a conflict OF opinion with
Mr. Gladstone. This decisive loyalty to Mr..
Gladstone is the only common bond between
British Liberalism and the titular leader, who
confesses that his inability to agree with the re-
tired veteran renders his resignation finality
As for succession. there is only candidate
Sir William Harcourt as the author OF the
Radical budget and the most successful parlia-
mentarian in opposition, is the only posi-
bic leader The strategy displayed by him in
conducting the demoralized minority and de-
feating the Education bill in the recent session
Do Tia
aside from his prolonged service in the Liberal
cause. While there is no apparent divergence
Of views on the Eastern question between the
two Liberal leaders, Sir William has presented
his side Of the with aggressive courage and
emotional intensity, whereas Lord Rosebery has
evaded the great question day by day, and
finally abdicated in a fit Of pique, throwing the
responsibility upon Mr. Gladstone, whose pro-
posal for the isolated action Of England at Con-
stantinople had not been taken seriously by any
one else The probable explanation OF Lord
Rosebery's course Is. that he has been riding for
fall for some time but has waited for high
fence before allowing his chief rival to overtake
and TO pass him. Mr. Gladstone's interpositon
in the Armenian agitation, while Lord Rose
berry was making a critical study Of Burns
poetry answered the requirements Of the situa-
ton.
Lord Rosebery. while friendly 10 the United
States was too diplomatic 70 be Of much service
in adjusting International questions like the
Venezuela dispute, and Sir William Harcourt,
while equally we'll disposed toward America. is
master Of the whole controversy in historical
and other aspects, and Is an outspoken coura-
geous statesman. who knows how TO fight in OPP
position. |. n. r.