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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04
MORE NEW PLAYS.
THEATRES OPENING IN DEFIANCE n,
THE SEASON
CHARLES COGHLAN RETURNING WITH .ry,
ROYAL BOx''-DE WOLF HOPPER IN A NEW

CHARLES COGHLAN RETURNING WITH .-y,
ROYAL BOx"-DE WOLF HOPPER IN A NEW
oPERETTA-A FARCE FROM LONDON
The theatrical season had rather sny.
opening last week, but that fact does not an.
pear to deter any Of the managers who Sm
have theatres to open. 1t would not do 50 n.
course for engagements made too far ahe,s
to be affected by a little thing like the veaths,
when the time comes. But the audiences an
liable to be affected by a little thing like IN.
weather. and just that little thing affected som.
Of them last week good deal 1t was not alta
gether their size that suffered, but their feel.
ings. It il really wonderful! how many peou.
are willing to sit in audtoriums where m.
temperature feels 90 whether it really il a,
not. Just for the satisfaction Of seeing NAV,
that have not been seen before. The actor,
ought TO feel fattered II is not really liks,v
that they ID.
Charles Coghlan will begin n new ensagemen,
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre next SATURDAY.
night. He will present his own play 'sThe
Royal Box" which had a run Of several weeks a
this house last winter and ar additional run At
the Garden Theatre. His company is for u.
most part the same as when IL was last sea
here, but there are some changes Miss Lott,
I.inthicum and Miss Katherine Grey now have
the leading women's parts Mr. Coghlan hai
been at work on another play. which he vii
present here in the course of the season. Ia
the mean time there are many theatregOen
doubtless who will be glad of another oppe.
tunity to see The Royal Box"
De Wolf Hopper Is something of an IMMUNE
with regard u the climate Of NewYork X.
has often acted and sung here in the summer
and sometimes all summer X is not unlikely
therefore that he will be successful in With
standing the evil conditions in theatre which
is provided wiz. col:-air plant. He will pre-.
sent at the Knickerbocker Theatre tomorror
night. for the first time in this tity. a nes
operetta BY John Philip Sousa and Char.s
Klein. entitled The Charlatan" II has been
sung for a week IN some Of the smaller cities
The supporting company is substantially The
same As when Mr. Hopper vas heard ss
weeks ago at Manhattan Beach.
The first OF the foreign farces Of the seasn
will arrive at the Madison Square Theatre %
Wednesday evening. II will probably not need
to be explained after this that the Madisc
Square Theatre is the house which some time
ago bore the name and has sine" oeen called
for a considerable period Hoyts Theatre. The /
work 10 be pr scented is called a Brace d l
1t was written by Robert Gan i
hony. II appears 10 be one OF those plays 10 l
which the characters receive from the autha |
names specially designed to be used in giving I
l punning title 10 the play itself For th l
Of the title are simply Two persos i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04
NE HADN'T HEIRD or THE WAX.

From Tho Pro, :ience HtyJ Record
4 man -aine - Providence Saturday who NJ
TO that time was perfectly ignorant thai the
United states vas involved IN "A var with spain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04

or any other country and loath 10 believe
II when informed ~ u. lie went 20 issue
check and WAS told that the instrument would
require l stamp affixed. His curiosity 20 know
he reason Tor Il led to the Information that
var WAS IN progress. which completely astound-
ed him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

Benjamin Butterworth, who served
repeatedly in congress from a Cincin-
natl district, though always a Repub-
lican, did not always vote for Repub-
lican measures. He was not an ex-
treme protectionist and his voice
and votes were given upon occasion in
opposition to protectionism.
In an interval Of Mr.. Butterworth's
public service he was creditably asso-
ciated with the Columbian exposition,
first as secretary and afterward as So
licltor. He was painstaking, thorough
and at the same time unfailingly af-
fable. Some years ago he was mem
Der from the house Of representatives
of the board of visitors at West Point
and discharged the duties Of the place
as laboriously and conscientiously as
though the duties Of that board were
Of the utmost moment instead of being
as they are, in fact. perfunctory and
pleasant incident.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

ropolitan Railroad stock in New York
sells for 100 per cent-thanks to Ding
ley. Trusts were never so numerous
and never so profitable as they are
now. Never were so many new COM
binations of capital formed; never were
the rich favored as they are at present
thanks to Dingley. Senator Hanna
missed a point when he telegraphed
Mckinley to the effect that God rules
and the Republican party still lives"
He should have simply said with truth
and brevity: Thanks to Dingley."
Seldom has there been a more genial
and kindly winter. The mercury has
gone up with cheerful persistency,
and enthusiastic Republicans can but
recognize in this another proof of the
upward trend of all things since the
60. p. went into power. Surely they
are justified in saying, Thanks to
Dingley."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

Never in the history of New England
has there been a shutdown so COM
plete as that now in operation in the
cotton mills of New Bedford. Not a
spindle is turning nor loom in mo-
ton. There are eighteen mills involved
in the strike and pay roll OF $4,000 a
week is affected. Dispatches from Bos-
ton say: "a reduction in the wages of
about $4,000 operatives employed in
nearly $50 cotton mills in New Eng
land, which the manufacturers decide
upon as a temporary remedy for the
widespread depression in the cotton
goods industry of the north, has gone
into effect in majority Of the mills.
At several of the mill centers, namely
New Bedford, Biddeford, Saco, and
Lewiston, Me-, dissatisfaction among
the mill hands is intense.
"The situation in New Bedford is
viewed from very gloomy light by the
business men Of that city, many of
whom have not altogether recovered
from the depression which followed the
failure Of six mill corporations last
spring. The strike was begun in spite
of the efforts of these men, of the pull
pit, Of the city, of the board of trade,
and the state board Of arbitration, to
bring about settlement. The opera
tives are advocating the abolition of
the fining systems in addition to restor-
alton Of wages.
"The cut amounts to about 10 per
cent in many places, but in several
centers it is II 10 per cent, and even
higher; while in few mills it is only
about per cent. production, the
keen competition Of the south, low
prices, and a generally demoralized
cotton goods market, are said to be the
leading causes which are assigned for
the attack on the wage schedule. Many
manufacturers claim that decrease
in the cost of production will greatly
improve the situation. while others de-
ny that the cut will do any good. The
policy of most manufacturers seems to
be in the direction Of keeping the mills
running during the winter months at
least, the objection to shutdown be-
ing based on the theory that it would
have no other effect than to increase the
production in the south.-Chicago Dis
patch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

THOSE who are on the ground take
a condemnatory view of the wage re-
duction in New England. No doubt
business for the cotton mills is bad;
no doubt the protection which fails to
protect Is being practically condemned,
but must the wage workers be forced
to bear all the burdens? This Is
question which is attracting the at
tention of intelligent men in the east.
1t has been asked by the operatives and
it is repeated by the press-at least,
that part of the press which is not the
mere echo Of ,lutocratic sentiments. In
discussing the matter the Boston Post
says:
"If there ever was case in which
cutdown from 10 per cent in the wages
of labor was unjustifiable, it is the case
of those cotton mills in New Bedford,
which have paid large dividends for
many years up to and including the
year 1897 just closed. Profits which
permit the payment of dividends Of 6,
8, IL and even 16 per cent do not call
for a reduction of the labor cost Of
production"
But those profits have been converted
into the treasury of the mills. The
managers see before them dull period
of business. superintendent must
have salaries of $4,000 to 100000 a
year. How are they to get them If the
wage of the operatives is not reduced?
However, the Post fails to see it in that
light, and says, with much emphasis:
"The managers of these great and pros
porous New Bedford mill corporations
are this time clearly in the wrong,
whatever may be said about the stu
alton elsewhere. They have the sup
port neither of the business community
of New Bedford, nor Of the public at
large, nor, as appears more clearly
from day to day, of many of their own
stockholders, and even directors" In
the meantime, however, the workmen's
wages have been cut and strike is on.
Chicago Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

This young man had no money, so he
gave himself, with all that that I'M
plies, to his country. He sacrificed low
ing sweethearts, frier ds, home, busi-
ness and all things both profitable or
pleasant. He shouldered his musket
and went South to do and dare that our
country might live and that the Dec
laration of Independence and our Con-
stitution might not become obsolete
rubbish. Can pen or tongue ever tell
what he suffered. OF the long marches;
of the lying under fire for weeks in the
trenches OF the hunger, cold thirst
and heat; OF the lonely perilous hours
on picket; the terrific charges; the
hellish fighting where his comrades
were left in piles. He was following
the stars and stripes. How he shouted
as he saw Old Glory pressing on to
victory! How his blood tingled as he
read in the papers the fulsome praise
Of the boys in blue! He was one OF the
nations defenders. He was fighting
for his country. He was earning the
s.atitude of coming generations. He
fought at Shiloh until bullet wound
in the shoulder laid him low. He spent
two months in hospital and rejoined
his regiment in time to fight for
months in front of the heights OF
Vicksburg He risked his life on a
score of battle fields He contracted
rheumatism from sleeping on the
steaming, blood-drenched ground. But
his patriotism never faltered. For all
this he received the munificent salary
of thirteen 35-cent dollars per month,
which was finally raised to SIS! II he
had saved all this money till the cruel
war" was over he might have had as
much as $500. Just think Of 1t! He
might have got as much for his four
years service as his rich brother re-
ceived for interest, ETC., in nearly four
fortnights Then added to all this mu-
nificence and "paternalism' our gov
eminent has given him a pension of
$12 per month ever since 1890. Over
six whole years. Then 1t follows that
the old soldiers pension for month
is nearly half that of the bondholder's
for a day. Old soldier is worth in
wages and pension, neither having
been used, say s1,4O0. Yet the old SOL
der dearly loves the bondholder. He
believes that the bondholder did pa
triotic thing when he loaned that S40,-
900 to Uncle Sam. He never dreams
that the bondholder is a greater enemy
to the country than was the slave pow
er. But he is learning the truth now.
The slumbering form of justice has be-
gun to show signs Of awakening.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04
THE JOURNALS FLOP.
MOST BRAZEN PROPOSITION
OF w. r. HEARST.
Would Abandon the Cause Of Financial
Reform to Appesse tho Palmer Buokner
Traitors - Eastern Democrats Over
whelmingly for Bimetaliism.

OF course, the New York Journal,
while abandoning bimetallism, claims
that 1t is working in the interests OF
harmony and victory.
Upon what basis such claim can
rest has not as yet been made appar-
ent. One thing alone has been alleged
by the Journal, and that is the neces-
sity of democrats abandoning their de-
mand for the free coinage Of silver at
a ratio of 16 to /. In the Journals eyes
a ratio Of 80 to 1 would not be objec-
tionable, and such concession as that
simply adds the Journal to the list or
gold standard newspapers.
Attention has been called in these
columns to the result Of the vote In the
electoral college, showing that the east
could not claim the right to dictate
policy, as its electoral vote in 1896 had
been unanimously republican.
Now, a glance at the record OF pop
ular sentiment, as expressed by the
vote of the eastern states, will show
whether the Fusionists and Democrats
are in favor Of bimetallism and ratio
of 16 to 1, or of the Journals gold mo-
.ometallism at any old ratio based on
the commercial value Of silver. The
popular vote of the eastern states for
Bryan on the one hand and Palmer on
tho other WAS "a follows:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

India is suffering from an extreme
stringency in the money market, and Is
feeling severely the effects of the gold
standard Dispatches from Calcutta
bring information that in order to meet
the monetary crisis bill has been In,
troduced in the council to provide TOR
the issue of currency notes against
gold. The local resources have utterly
failed to supply the demands Of trade
In explaining the situation Sir James
Westland said the scarcity was due to
the banks remitting their capital 70,
England" but he did not tell the cause
of this condition of affairs. The fact Is
that this embarrassment to trade has
been brought about by the closing OF
the India mint to silver. This has
produced fall in prices and has given
a great advantage to English manu-
facturers therefore, the money In the
banks of India has been drawn from
that country to England. The export
trade of India has been practically
killed, and 1t can never revive SO long
as silver is Disseminated against by
the native mint. Sir James Westmno
further said that 'the banks must
operate on commercial principles, and
no blame was attached to them" II,
then, the banks are not to blame, what
is the cause of midas financial fam
inc? Evidently the closing of the mint
to silver, the consequent fall in prices
producing poverty among the people,
and the stopping Of export business.
India is receiving an object lesson on
the beauties of the gold standard. VIII
the people of the United States be wise
enough to take the hint?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

Senator Chandler is a good Repub.
lican, but he has no love for Hanna,
nor for Hannas especial brand of Re-
publican doctrine. After Hanna's
great victory at Columbus he received
large number Of congratulations by
telegraph. Among them. it is alleged,
was the following:
IN. A. Hanna, Columbus, Ohio: I
congratulate you on this latest vic
tory for sound money. How much?
william E. Chandler"
There can be no doubt that Sound
money" won the senatorship for Mark
Hanna, and if Senator Chandler sent
the telegram alleged to have been sent
his curiosity to know chow much" is
natural and entirely justifiable. But
Hanna has not answered that ques-
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

To the Members of the Peoples
Party of Indiana: The state central
committee of the Peoples party here
by order that convention Of the
party be held on Tuesday, Feb. %,
1898, at 10 a. m. in Indianapolis for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the various state offices to be held in
November, 1898, and for the purpose
of selecting a new state central COM
mittee.
District organization meetings will
be held at 1880 o'clock the previous
evening. The basis Of representation
to said convention shall be as follows:
Each political township and ward to
be entitled to one delegate and one
alternate. No person will be recog-
nized as delegate or alternate unless
he presents credentials from his county
chairman, who are directed to call
county conventions on the first Satur-
day in February to select such dele
gates and alternates to the state con-
yention. A cordial invitation Is ex-
tended to all who are dissatisfied with
their past political connections to
take part in the various county con-
ventions.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Some plan for fusion with Democrats
will be presented.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04
Millions That Might BE Saved.

How little seriousness there is in
the disposition of congress to curb
expenditure and bring it within the
measure OF income is shown by the
failure of the attempt to adopt pay
ing rate for the carriage Of second
class postal matter Here is $2OOOO,-
900 per year as good as thrown away.
A few interested publishers who profit
by the government largess are more
influential in shaping the action Of
congress than is any regard for the
public welfare.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

Senator E. o. Wolcotts unofficial reS
mort concerning the transactions of the
bimetallic commission, which he gave
to the senate, contains nothing new so
far as facts are concerned. 1t Is evil
dent that the chairman Of the bimetal-
lie commission has not abandoned all
hope of securing an international
agreement looking to an enlarged use
of silver as money, but he expresses
the opinion that England is firmly fixed
in her opposition. Exonerating Pres
ident Mckinley from the charge of dis
loyalty to the bimetallic cause. Senator
Wolcott is inclined to criticize the ac-
tions of Secretary Gage, against whom
he has declared war, and for whom he
has no kindly words. With sarcastic
emphasis Wolcott suggests that 1t IS.
premature to discuss the secretary OF
the treasury's Republicanism, as
Cages advent into the party and the
cabinet were contemporaneous." While
declaring that bimetallism is not dead'
either in the United States or In Eu-
rope, Senator Wolcott Is prepared TO-
make concessions as to the ratio Of the
coinage in order to bring it to that
now accepted by Russia, Austria ana
india.
This is the most significant utter
ance in the entire report, and Will
cause the widest discussion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04
Starving tho Children.

Men of means, who manufacture ar
ticles that help the washerwoman to
gain a livelihood, are not as charitable
and humane as they are professed to
be. We know of one, not hundred
miles from this office, who is OF a
sanctified nature, and who drops dol
lars." into the church contribution bas-
ket. as Cody" offering, that would
rather starve orphaned little children,
also men who wish to make home
with him, than kneel down at the sa-
cred altar and offer up prayer telling
the world how he had constantly tried
to do his uttermost in helping the
poor out of this competitive world
Coming Events.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

Mr.. Butterworth's fatal illness 10
traceable to his activity in the New
York campaign which terminated so
disastrously to Gen. Tracy and the
Plat machine. While commissioner
of patents he entered the canvass bear
ing a message from the President OF
the United States to the Republicans
Of Greater New York, which he deliv-
cred publicly. It was that the Presi!-
dent was profoundly interested IN the
outcome, desiring above all things Re-
publican success. There was no with
drawal by Mckinley of these words.
but some of McKinley's friends en-
deavored to represent Butterworth IN
a role entirely foreign to him-that OF
a busybody who was speaking without
authority. Mr.. Butterworth would never
have publicly stated that the President
had told him that he earnest desired
Tracy's success IL such message had
not been intrusted to him. He labor
ed in that campaign under the humili-
alton of partial reputation OF himself
and before its close went heavy-heart-
ed to Ohio, where he still further Ia
bored in the Republican cause. AT
Cleveland he was stricken with pneu-
monia. which was the precursor OF his
death.
Butterworth, kindly, earnest,
truthful man, was In sense a
victim of his zeal for Mckinley and
the treachery of McKinley's friends,
who were anxious that he should not
be identified, as Butterworth on I'M
doubted authority had identified him,
with Platt's canvass In New York
Chicago Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04
REDEEM IN SILVER.
REAL MISSION OF THE STAND
ARD DOLLAR.
How 1t May Be Used to Protect che
Treasury from Bank Sharks-Extract
from an Article by Senator Teller
The Way to Bimetallism.

From an article by Senator Teller:
The retirement of the greenbacks, and
the substitution of national bank notes
to make up the amount lost by their
withdrawal, appears to be the present
scheme of the administration. Such a
proposition will never receive the
sanction of congress. 1t may be put
through the house by republican votes,
but il it came to direct vote in the
senate it could not pass. 1t is foolish,
in the first place, to suppose that the
national banks would increase their
circulation. To retire the greenbacks
and treasury notes means contraction
of $5O0,OOO,000. The circulation of ma
tional bank notes is less than $780,
OoO, 900, and If any man believes those
institutions would swell their circula-
ton to $7O0,000,00O and guarantee to re-
deem every dollar Of it in gold across
their counters he is financially I'M
sound. II required by law, 1t would
not be done, for the banks would SIM
NV 20 out of business. The idea OF
retiring the greenbacks Is based upon
a desire to get rid of the constant drain
upon the treasury for gold. If our
treasury were to adopt the policy OF
France that drain would stop instant
". When holder Of paper currency
goes to the Bank of France to have 1t
redeemed he does not know whether he
Is to get gold or silver. The bank ex-
ercises its option. and our law contem-
plates that our treasury should exer-
else its option, but 1t does not. and
right there is the trouble. Offer silver
for those greenbacks once and the
drain would stop. This, Of course,
would not solve the whole situation,
hut 1t would accomplish much, and
should be done. But it will not be so
long as the gold men dominate our
treasury,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

1t is stated that Maj. Mckinley may
visit New York this month to attend
a manufacturers dinner. There is no
improbability in the announcement.
The President does not like to stay
many weeks continuously in Washing
ton. He has a rowing spirit, which
induces him to accept any possible ex-
cuse for getting out on the road. He
labored hard, to get into the executive
Office and now that he is there is quite
willing to swing around the circle on
the slightest provooatlon.-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04

The development of the merchant
marine Of the United States has been
in inverse ratio to its progress in 9TH
e- lines. In 1S45 American ships han
died 81 per cent Of our imports and
exports In 1855 the figures had been
reduced to 1856 per cent; in 1860 to 65.5
per cent; in 1870 to 1856 per cent; in
1880 to ia per cent; in 1890
to 1873 per cent, and in 1895 to
III per cent. For 1896 the percentage
Of imports and exports handled by
American ships was IL, and for 1897
the figures were about Ills per cent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-04
Good Times for PIutocrats.

From the Flaming Sword We learn
that times are good (for the Million
aire) and prosperity booming as
Gagged by the secretary of the treas
ury who is scheming to do away with
greenbacks, and issue bonds instead,
for our dear" people, whom the bank
ers of Lombard and Wall streets love
so we'll and cater to their wants so
faithfully. Such is life, in the poor
mans mind!-Ex.