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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
AIDS TO AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture in Franco is commanding much
official attention Mt present For several years
times have been bad. The weather and Insect
pests have combined 10 make poor harvests,
and foreign competition and general scarcity Of
money at home have kept prices of products
down. At the same time the Socialists have been
clamoring for abolition Of duties on agricultural
products, which would still further deprcss
prices and complete the ruin OF the farmers. The
Socialists are jewellers In towns. and are inter
ested in getting their food as cheaply rs posi-
BILE, no matter what becomes OF the producers.
Happily, under the wise administration Of NJ.
Meline such propositions have been negatived.
Not even the slight rise in the price OF bread
and the enormous pother raised by designing
politicians swerved him from his policy Of pro-
tecting the chief industry OF the nation. For
that is just what agriculture is In France The
"small farmers" or peasant proprietors, are the
very backbone Of the nation. Their prosperity
means national prosperity; their ruin would
mean national ruin
Since 80 many attacks have been made upon
them before the Government, the farmers have
taken not only to rcpelling them, but to asking
for additional Government aid. To this NJ
| Mene now makes reply. He reminds the farm
| ers that their distresscs are largely Of an In
ternauOnal character, part or the general de-
| preston that has prevailed throughout all
| lands. To that extent they beyond the
| power Of France alone to relieve. Nor does
| he deem that additional protection is the pan
| acea. The best method Of securing prosper
! ity, he thinks. is In improved organization Of
| farmers for mutual aid, and in better systems
| OF conducting their business. The producer
| and the consumer are now too far apart. Be
tween them stands the mddlemaE, who takes
for himself the lions share of the profits which
should 90 to the farmer The Government can
| do much to facilitate such reforms, and that
NJ. Meline promises shall be done. 1t is en-
| couraging to observe that his views were ap-
proved by the Chamber by an overwhelming
majority.
Agriculture in this country has at times suf-
fered much as that In France has been suffer
| ing. Just now It Is enjoying renewed pros
| perity. But the suggestions of NJ. Meline are
| worthy of attention here. This Government is
| not as 'paternalF that OF France and can
not adopt some Of the measures he proposes.
But It lies within the power Of the farmers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

onc,ne.room of q great steamship could be
taken In charge by a Gloucester fisherman
trained mathematicians and engineers are
NODDED. and Of such there are not now In the
whole Army enough 10 man the guns already
IN Mace 1t is evident that all the fortihcations
IN the world will offer the coast and harDors
no protection unless there are competent men
NJ hand to work the guns. 1t is equally evil
don't that TO build elaborate Notifications ana
leave them without such force Of men would
he as senseless as to build fine ships and pro-
vide no engineers to navigate them.
The commanding general asks and the Sec
rotary approves the request for two more regi-
,nents Of artillery. The request Is modest
one and may well be granted at once. II Is
not the construction Of Notifications may as
we'll be abandoned. Better have fewer forts
and guns and all Of them properly manned thah
n great and costly array Of them and not
onouph men to keep them in working order.
Nor are the requests for other enlargement or
the Army to be considered extrayagant- Inc
Army is now VIGOROUSLY ovcrworked, ana the
opening up Of Alaska and other enterprises are
constantly making new calls upon IT. The Army
IL M present so small as 10 be insignificant
~ increased to the maximum suggested by Gen'
oral Miles II would still be n mere hnhdful.
One soldier to every two thousand OF popuia-
tion would not be too large National pollce
force for the service required or H. One SOL
der TO every one thousand Of population would
no no menace TO free institutions nor the slight
est approach TO military despotism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
MELODRAMA AT THE ACADEMY.
THE WHITE HEATHER"

The promised production Of the Drury Lane
meodrama. by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton.
called THE White Heather" auspiciously &C.
complished last night in the Academy OF Music.
The piece abounds with striking incidents and
strong stage effects. and. while it may not be
rational It certainly is pictorial 1t stimulates curl.
osity and 1t serves to keep its spectators In Q
condition Of agreeable suspense. It's principal In
cident Is q sort OF duel between two persons In
marine armor, who are seeking for marriage GER
tihcate in a sunken wreck. A particular account
Of the long proceedings OF this performance might
prove wearsome. The public mind that can be
solaced by works OF this order must see for itself
The principal woman in the story was imper-
sonated by Rose Coghlan. The cast Is efficient:
the scenery Is good and the play Is far preferable
TO such tainted rubbish London often accepts.
I'm such plays The Tree OF knowledge and
"Mrs Tannueray."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
INTERESTS or THE ARMY.

Military affairs, apart from the doings OF the
local militia, usually command little atten-
ton In this country. People know there is n
standing Army. Of course, Just as they know
there is an Akhoond Of Swat, but they seldom
have any more practical reminder Of the exist
ence of the one than Of the other. They see
few Army officers on ceremonial occasions and
hear OF the work Of the troops now and then in
the repression Of Apaches or Debsites. But that
is about all. The Army Is Of rs much real
value as the Navy yet the latter has in recent
years attracted probably ten times as much
popular attention as the former. The devel-
opment Of coast and harbor defences has now.
however, begun to set people to thinking more
about the Army, and may we'll move the Gov
eminent itself to adopt a more liberal policy
toward that important branch OF the public
service.
The annual report Of the Secretary Of War
and the letter from the Major General COM
manding the Army. just made public, make
clear two salient facts One Is that the con-
structiOn Of coast and harbor defences Is being
pushed to excellent effect. The public has
probably little idea how well this harbor and
other important points on the coast are al
ready defended. 1t is within bounds to say
that when the works now In hand are com
pleted New.York will be practically impregna-
BILE to any hostile feet that might be sent
against It, and so will the other great ports of
both COASTS. Large sums are asked for the
completion of these works. But in comparison
with the interests ut stake they are mere
trines. All that is asked for the insuring OF
New.York against invasion Is not a 1.-THE OF
what any prudent business man would pay
for insurance against fire or other disaster.
This refers, however, solely to the material
equipment. The still more important personal
factor Is another matter. and these same docu
ments make II equally plain that 1t is sorey
deficient Individual writers and speakers, and
so important body as the Chamber Of Com
merce Of this city, have called attention to the
need Of more skilled soldiers to man the forti
| hcations. Now the same need Is officially EN-
phasized by the highest military authority In
the land modern fort, with Its elaborate
mechanism, is an establishment that cannot be
manned by raw recruits. no matter how brave
and willing they may be, any more than the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS.

..,,., foreign nerformer, Nine. Yarda, de-
-,soa as the "c;erman Duse" will appear next
.,e.h AT the Fifth Avenue Theatre. There was
ro,hinp In the acting OF Nine. Duse to astonisn
any person acquainted with past achievements IN
49, dramatic art: but Nine. Viarda is said to be
4 good actress. and. as she comes from Germany
49, no-d ~ promlse Is probably well founded.
9 willard is in the enjoyment OF much success
{, Roston He will remain there until December
%. and will then go TO Philadelphia.
Ada Rehan and the DAILY Comedy Company Will
act IN Ney-Haven in the latter part OF the present
week. - Wat,
90 long resident In London. is giving recals. from
memory Of Shakespeare. at sieinway HAIL IN that
c,,v The Pail Mall Gazette, referring 10 MS re-
..,aI ., Julius Cesar" says: I'VE know not which
We mos, admired-hs faultless elocution. the re-
so-yn and naturalness OF his gesture. his perfect
.on,ro over his voice, his intelligent rendering OF
tho text. or the intense application and marvellous
,e,,o,v that enabled him 10 get the whole or sucn
text by heart"
Henry Irving Ellen Terry and the London Lyeeum
c,onn,nv were announced 10 appear last night al
Newcastle. England.
Locke Richardson, who Is much admired for
his recitals OF Shakespeare. appears 20 nave maoe
a remarkable hit by recent recital al the house
OF Mrs Potter Palmer. in Chicago MT hicharn-
&on will begin series OF six weekly recitais on
December before the CoIege OF Fhys'o""' III
Philadelphia
A paraphrase OF "Prometheus Bound" from the
Greek OF 4;schylus. WILL It Is proclaimed. be pre-
scented at the Empire Theatre on day next spring
The words have been Furnished by mr GeHrge
nv music composed by MI +, 5. Kelley. The intel
ec,ua, schoaIke part OF he public WIZ De com nm
franklin H. Sargent, who is TO manage the enter
tanment. that this performance T. Hsse co ,ha
ask no more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

roREIGN-Oppositon to the Cuban tarin pc
ing made autonomous has developed IN Spain
the Cabinet met and approved the entire schelhe
of autonomy for Cuba except the la[,i oeS.u.'
,vhich will be considered to-day; In Cuba nego-
tistions for peace on the basis OF autonomy are
being attempted with the insurgents: without
success. - Partisans OF the exiIed captain
Dreyfus in the French Army have been pun
ished - The loss by the fire In Melbourne
will amount 70 f7S0, 900. - Sir William LOCK-
hart the British commander on the Indian
frontier has issued proclamation announcing
terms OF submission to the rebel Afridls
DOMESTIC.-As condition to secure the sus-
pension of pelagic sealing for one year the
United States has consented to suspend eealins
for that time on the Pribylon Islands - II
was authoritatively stated in Washington that
negotiations for a new arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain nave
not been reopened. - The State Railroad
Commission began an investigation OF the causes
of the Garrison's disaster. - Postmaster-den-
eral Gary expressed qualification at the COM
ments made on his recommendation for the es-
Establishment OF postal savings repositories =
A women's college building was received and
dedicated by Brown University and the corner
stone OF q chapel was laid at Wellesley.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Several confer
ences Of Republicans seeking TO put the party
on a winning basis were held. - The Ave
survivors Of the Competitor fbustering expe-
dition who were released from prison In Cuba
last Thursday reached port, emaciated and IN
rags, and told OF their capture and inprison-
ment The Cuban League issued ad-
dress calling upon citizens to persuade their
representatives in Congress to recognize the
belligerency Of the Cuban insurgents. -
William c. Woodward, alias big Hawlsy," wa
convicted in the Criminal Branch OF the Su.
preme Court Of attempting to blackmail Sam
uel w. Brigham - The Park Board ap-
proved the general plans for the proposed Too
logical Garden in Bronx Park.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day
Showers or snow. Temperature yesterday
Highest, % degrees; lowest. Al: average Al.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
NCSTC HALL ENTERTAINMENTS

Miss Alice Atherton. Miss Marie Lloyd and Miss
Anna Held are the stars OF the company assembled
AT Roster & Bars Music Hall. and they appear 10
there This Is a fair assumption from the size OF
tho audiences Among the other attractions on tne
mn ,ss, p PIX the De RoR q
acrobats and Mile. Rombelo
A dramatic sketch called IAN Old Love Song"
PLAYED BY Arguste Van Biene and Miss Lena Bur-
leigh was the leading feature of the programme
n, the Pleasure Palace yesterday. Mr.. Van B!ene
OF course introduced cello solos The iong ana
Ciirord and Huth the Arkansaw Trio the Five
Whiriwlnds Haines and Pettingill Josephine Sa1e
Webb and Hassan head balancers' osuauo' "e'o
bat and Barnes and Sisson
Proctor.s Theatre, Twenty-th!rdst., was crowdeo
Yesterday with people attracted by the holiday o''
which is headed by the brothers Gritfiths. VINO are
now presenting their funny Blondn donkey-and,
clown act for the last time In America Edwaru
McWade and Margaret Nay presented q little farce
entitled rt,ed Observation-Disclosures was added the
living pictures George H. Wood has new s sonss
and tells stories oBren and Hayel appeared are I'M IN
their sketch The Newsboys n t@ @oa ,ss
Gertrude Haynes PLAYED on concert organ r as
T; dsuss waiter
Wsaa B1 snS Sa csys a dogs and
ponies were also In the programme
The new figures OF the Arctic explorers at the
Ellen Musee drew much attention from the crowds
that attended yesterday The other waxworks arc
n, tbeir hest end the concerts and cinemato-
graphic views maintain their interest
The popularity Of the continuous performance al
Keiths is kept up by the constantly exceiehl
ouality OF the performances themselves The Do
rranh had some new views yesterday. Among tne
many interesting features of the prosramne "e.S
lydia Titus the Adelphi Trio, J. r. Enme, ama
Anna Mortland. Finley and Tuhey; iIsh , oa'i y In
and bagpipers the three Angela sisters J od
der Conroy and Mcdonald. Reno ana h'cn mnrTc
blanca Benedetta. the Francioa sisters, , Su
and Andrus, the Lassards ana rorte. s int "
and Harris and Robbins, the trick picyehs'
Miss Vesta Tilley and the buresque'
Hand" began their last week at weber q fie'us
Music Hall las. night The frequenters OF tne ha,.
do not appear to be tired OF the,Ii, 80 a,an.
Judge by the number that were on h,l ,,i,s hiil
ing A new burlesque and new Vauue , s.t '
vii he nut on the stage nj this house next weeA
The bill put forward for THANKSGIVING wee"
Tony Pastors Theatre Is one OF the best OF W.
present season at this house Mr. Pastor hinse s
is at the head Of It, and his efforts are secoIys
by those OF Eugene oRourke and Miss Ahf Ers m
brook In Mckee Rankins farce, Ai!e. S rNo ~ twin
HaIr'; Miss Alice Shaw. assisted oy the cns Jntro.
sisters Miss Louise Royce and MISS JOSIE .he De
midi George Evans the Gilmore sister, riesv.r
t;reaus Miss Charlotte Ray. bryanI s,u ~ Ghep-
Mcintyre and Rice J. p. bronson, Jon" pn,efona
lev, Miss Pearl Mcintyre and the three 0'''~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
Monthly. 1891.
Annual average

The great advance during the last i've years
and especially during the last year, Will at
once attract attention. According to the de-
tailed table. timber has advanced from 100 IN
January 1887. to 2S3 in September of this year,
and the September ratios for other articles are:
Dried bonito go; salt. 900; oil. PIG: rye PIG;
coal, 2l5; mating. oil; copper, 205; shifting.
205: iron 1914: rice bran. 1S0; oilcake 1S5; misc.
1873: hides and skins 1871; charcoal ia, fuel,
40: wheat -four, 1G1; barley. 1876: wheat, 100;
glass plate, 1885, cotton, ginned 145; soy Ia sauce
prepared from beam, l44; manure. 135; to-
bacco cut fine, 1874; cotton thread foreign, ~:
yarn, 100; sake "a liquor prepared from rice',
1919: sugar, 100; white cloth, 12S; vegetable wax,
1877: silk floss, 1917 silk, 1875; tea, 49, poultry
and game. III: lacquer. raw, l12; kerosene oil.
10: cloth for lining, 100; foreign nails. los.
Hens eggs. go In 1895. and hemp. l33 then, are
not quoted this year.
At a glance II appears that articles mainly
imported as they have declined In the countries
from which they come have advanced compare
lively little in Japan eight averaging llo1 in
September The articles that are products Of
agriculture with little or no change. fourteen
being quoted this year. averaged 1911. while
eight articles OF japanese manufacture aver
aged lS2 g. and nine other articles mainly from
mines and forests averaged 1863 for September.
In the four classes the ratios for September.
and August 1897, and September OF last year
Gamma Tins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
Last NIGHT AT THE THEATRES.

The Thanksgiving festival week at the New-fork
theatres began in pleasant activity. A new drama
called THE White Heather" was produced al the
Academy OF Music. A new farce. called HIS Lit
tie Dodge" presented at the Manhattan
Theatre Mr. Mansfield. at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre repeated his Gell-known impersonation or
"Richard Ill" Established attractions were shown
at other theatres, and were viewed with favor by
many spectators Mr.. Drew, Mr.. Daniels, Mr.. GOOD
win Miss Maude Adams. Miss julia Arthur Miss
May Irwin Miss Virginia Earl and other perform
ers labored to please and accomplished their OBJ
was acted at the Grand Opera House. and the farce
entitled The Girl from Paris was shown at the
closed for a final rehearsal OF Mr.. Pneros play.
now current and popular In London: called The
Princess and the Butterfly, which vii! be produced
,fbr
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Amn6fmfut6.

oN>~>~NN>~N>~N~~~~~~eoS
ACIDFMy OF MUsIc-s:i6-The White HeatneT.
RiJOTT THEATRE+-S:l6-The Swell MISS flvzme'"
BROADWAY THEAThE-o'io- i"e wv" . 49,
sAeINo-S:l0-lHp nj, c.,...
RoRIs' WINTER CIRCUS-2--S:l5-Cfrcu Gina.
EDEN MUsEE-wax Works, Grand Concerts ana Ni
rNPiRE THEATRE-Slo--A Marriage OF ConVsh'e"o'
fJ1srV AVENUE THEATRD-6;So-Prlnce mar aso-
HARDEN THEATRE-2-Professional Ma'hee-o
cARR1cK THEATRES :9o-The Little Minister;
CpAND OPERA HOUSE~-S-What Happened 70 49,
pApJ EN OPERA HOI -6:15-The Girl from rai'''
iioyr,S TIIEATRE-S:8l-A Stranger In New-io ..A
iiTP AIN SQUARE MISUNDERSTANDING fTehSyn ."A''
yaVfNG PLACE THEATRE-S:15-The Coohk Do'S T,,,-
KS1cK ERBOCKER THEATRE-s1b-An American ''"'
ROSTER A BIAEs-7:2o-Anna Heid-vaudeytil IN t,,.,
iYCEtJM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Princess ano inc i"
MANHATTAN rHEATRE-s;lo-Hi' Htti' Dodge ana
,EN SSfi HAL-sis-sps.rns String ouaf'e'
OF Chicago. - ,,.s,.., r.~ .,a ryenng-
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DES'"N-Da' wv
Autumn Exhibition. ,,.u.
PAsTOR's-i2:ao TO II ?. m-Vaudeyliss,
PLEASURE PALACE-i :8o-7-Vaudevie.
ST SSttCi6IAS sKATiNG Kinks; so-skstins
wAIIAcK's THEATRE-8lb.A Lady OF uUTr Je
WEBER & FIELDs's MUSIC HAlh--S-hur'e'S'
1.rfi sTREET MISUNDERSTANDING 'ol
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themselves to help themselves in the very way
in which the French farmers are TO be heiped
by the Government. Cooperation and business
organization for mutual benefit are not nearly
as much developed here as in France, ana the
mddeman is AT least as much in evidence here
as there. The farmers Of this country nave
some great advantages over all others IN the
world. But they have as yet scarcely peguh
to improve them. or to live up to tithe OF
their opportunities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
FARCE AT THE MANHATTAN.
HIS LITTLE DODGE"

farce made over from the French, and called
"His Little Dodge" was brought forward last night
IN the Manhattan Theatre. Like many other works
OF similar origin 1t is vulgar In theme. though now
and then coarsely ludcrous In incident. People
Who run after farces OF this kind either like vul
r,or,,y or are such fools that they cannot
v,,Iuarity when It is wrapped in semblance Of
mlrth. In this piece truant husband mesmeriaes
hi. wife. and. leaving her asleep. pursues another
woman: but he has explained his little dodge to
a friend and that friend, who is enamoured OF
the wife. arouses her from sumber. There Is more
s,cky folly OF this kind and II serves 70 SUIT the
laurhte, Of a vacuous multitude The stage mas
been heavily burdened. OF late with stun OF TINS
description. The comment tha' IL observes
"a might suitably be supplied by the use OF hose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

Is too thin but no thinner than their invitations
n harmony and proclamations Of open and
honest primaries They could not manage the
machine without padding rolls. In padding
rolls they made their own constitution order
their own destruction. So they are driven to
revolution. The one thing they Will not do Is
TO deal honestly with Republican voters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

The argument that Brooklyn s not going to
be benefited but injured by the construction Of
rapid transit roads on this side OF the East
River seems to indicate the existence Of spirit
which will seek to prevent real unihcation Of
the various communities about to be consoll
dated This Is much to be regretted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

Now that one Of the finest features OF the
Palisades has been destroyed. and the once i'm
posing Washington's Head has been transformed
into an unsshtly ridge of rubbish. it might be
we'll to raise conspicuous monument there with
an inscription proclaiming to future ages that
that unique natural feature was deliberately de-
stroyed by the American people in their sordid
greed Of gain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
THE DRAMA.
MR.. MANSFIELD AS RICHARD THE THIRD.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.

The most intellectual effort put forth upon the
New-York stage last night Mr. Mansheld's
impersonation Of Richard H. This embodiment
has been fully described and amply reviewed In
this column, and particular discussion Of It can
scarcely be deemed essential now. 1t lacks the
imperative quality Of rapid movement: Mr.. Mans.
field Is nearly always slow actor: but 1t has
originality and force, 1t is touched with imagna-
ton. and inspires respect. Mr.. Mansfield will de-
vote this week to round Of parts, and will close
his engagement here on Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

1t is gratifying to learn that the Old Guard
Is about to remove to more eligible quarters,
OF course It. has always been known that the
Old Guard would never surrender, but now there
appears to be no danger that it will ever dis
band
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

They seem to be making a good deal OF un-
necessary fuss over the discovery OF n pass for
n railroad into the valley of the Yukon. Down
In South Carolina they find passes in the pockets
OF Populist judges and legislators and think
nothing OF IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

At the beginning Of this Administration 30 per
cent OF the postmarks on mail matter were
ilegible. The ratio has already been reduced TO
10 per cent. and IL still declining. This Is not
trivial but an important matter. The evil which
the Postofflce Department is curing so rapidly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

They will most enjoy their own Thanksgiving
dinners who most assist their poorer neighbors
to celebrate the day with n generous supply OF
material blessings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

1t is quite credible that Great Britain is anx
ious that Canada and the United States shall
settle their controversies through their own
negotiations The mother country has enough
matters OF her own TO look after without at
tending to all the business OF all her children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23

To judge from the game OF football put up by
the Pennsylvania men last Saturday the Quak-
ers are earthquakes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
was much more than o. mere vexation. and 1t Is
a wonder that it was endured so long.

Weyer has left Cuba, Quigg has descended
from the tripod and the football season is over
Now let us have peace.