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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
Mr.. DAVITT AND ANGLO-SAIOyS.

Mr.. Michael Davltt Is irreconcllable He Is
foe OF the AngloSaxon race whose enmity
knows no abatement. He has experienced both
| the severity and the clemcncy Of the British
Government. and he Is to-day one Of the Parlia-
| mentary constituents Of that Government Yet
he hates that Government. and neglects no op-
portunity OF making his hatred manifest Just
now he Is striving to embarrass British diplo-
| macy and to deprive the empire in n most
serious crisis Of the sympathy and moral sup
port Of any other nation. SO one Of his COL
leagues the other day cried "Vive In France"
when It was rumored that France was in
frlnglng upon claimed British rights in Africa.
SO others applauded the atrocities Of the Mahdi
at KhartouIn and proposed to send him aid,
and exuted openly in the loss Of British SOL
dlers in battle with barbarans. They have n
right to do these things. so far. at least ms this
Nation is concerned The United States will
not interfere. any more than Great Britain
would Interfere II the political foes Of the Nc
Kinley Administration in this country should
rejoice over the destruction OF the Maine and
should declare that the sympathy Of the world
was with Spain and against the United States:
which would be a course almost exactly parallel
to that which Mr.. Davitt and his friends are
pursuing.
When however, Mr.. Davitt draws America
into the controversy, and tries to make OF the
United States a club with which TO beat the
England which he hates. this country is con.
cerned. and it becomes fitting TO dignity his
diatribes with stern denial No one. certainly
not Mr.. Davitt, has any cause to doubt Ameri
can sympathy with Ireland Never has any
country in the world shown more ,ptcres, in
any allen cause. nor done more. In gifts OF
money and In work. to promote 1t, than has this
one In the case OF Ireland. The whole Home
Rule campaign was supported, as was the Land
League before It. by the United States Mr.
Davltt would probably never have got from
prison into Parliament had It not been for
American aid. II is monsrous ngratltnde for
him now to assa this Nation with imputotions
Of hypocrisy, and 10 ns!nuate that the wellnigh
universal expressions OF American symDatbv
With Great Britain are not made In good faith
II Is not only ingratitude. Il Is either q gross
Misrepresentation or an inexcusable falsebood
Mr.. Davtt and his colleagues ought 70 under.
stand, what Is absolutely true. that American
sympathy with Ireland has not in the slight.
est degree been inspired BY hostility toward
England. Even In favorng the extreme atom
OF Home Rule, as 80 many OF them did before
the conduct Of the Irish leaders themselves do
stroyed It's promise. Americans were no mora
hostile TO England than were Mr. Gladstone
end Mr. Morley They favored II. ms d,d tho
English Liberals. berause they believed Il would
benefit not only Ireland, but England too. and
the whole British Empire
Neither Is there any cause 10 doubt AmerI-
can sympathy with Great Britain or British
sympathy with the United States Mr. Davitt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
PERSONAL.

Prince Christian the eldest son OF the Crown
Prince or Denmark. recently attended a shooting
party given by certain Count. At dinner at
which only nIerbers Of the highest Danish nooihty
were present. the host proposed the Prince hed.n
expressing the hope that should he become King ne
would seek his support among the nobility me
Prince answered that he would rely upon al
S S nnG arecd With his ews and an
sion OF this conviction ne proposed 70 and
others who had contributed toward making me
shooting party a success; 1his toast Is saio u
have had the effect OF a jet OK cold wafer
A correspondent Of the "Etoe Beige" tells good
story of Lord Palmcrston. At soree OF the Due
D6cazes IN 1877 Lord and Lady Palmerston then In
Paris arrived too late for formal presentation TO
the two literary lions" Dumas and Victor Hugo
Shortly before the company separated me ne, most
mo,ioned to Dumas 10 leave vacant chair between
himself and his companion. with grave men inc
G g m S2na sSy hi E5s fn We
nv lord -'Tnen | pray you remember that at
that hour you sat between Alexander DTmas and
iifetmeH 50 saying. he led his wife back to the
hostess.
on the recommendation Of the Institute OF Franco
Nine. Madeleine Lemaire has been appointed
professor of art at the Natural History Museum In
London There are only two such professors there.
the one for animal and the other for flower paint
ing and 1t is the professorship Of flower painting
which Nine. Lemaire is to occupy 1t Is the flrst
time that woman has been appointed TO such an
important position.
meeting in memory OF the late Judge Edmund
H. Benret Dean of the Law Department Of the
Boston University was held IN Boston on Saturday
evening. A portrait of Dean Bennett was pre-
sented the University. and addresses were made
by President Warren. Dean Hodges, Professor
Weman and Bishop Lawrence.
Colonel Alexander J. Mcclure. OF Philadelphia,
will address the commercial and Industrial bodies OF
Mobile, Birmingham and Montgomery. Ala. next
week.
During the absence in Europe OF President Merrill
f. Gates OF Amherst College. Professor Edward
Hitchcock will be acting president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
A FORLORN HOPE.

The schemers who have been cast down by
authentic assurances that Governor BLACK IS
resolutey opposed to the bill for the removal
Of the Rapid Transit Commission in the inter
est of Tammany Hail. and will veto 1t II 1t
ever reaches him. are now spreading the report
that this show OF hostility is merely part OF
the arrangement. They say that when pubic
anxiety has been allayed and public vigilance
relaxed the bill will be amended so as to give
the Governor the power OF appointing the d.
partisan commission and rushed through the
Legislature in that form just before adjourn
ment. and that the Governor will gladly accept
the opportunity to increase bis own patronage
while playing into the hands Of the political
machines
Possibly some good citizens may be disturbed
by this rumor, but we do not share their ap-
prehenslons Eagerness to derive consolation
from faint and fugitive hope is sign Of
despair. and It Is In that mood that the oppO-
nents Of rapid transit are imputing duplcity
to Governor Black We have no idea that he
Is party to any such arrangement. He has
permitted the announcement TO be made in per.
fectly explicit terms that he Will not ratify
this deal TO augment the power Of the Tam
many administration In New-York and II Is
impossible to suppose that he Is conspirng to
play n trick which would make his connivance
doubly odious. The Governor likes power, but
he is looking to the future and Is not the victim
Of an utterly stupid infatuation. 1t happens
that Just year ago a bill whose history throws
considerable light on the present situation was
sent to Albany. 1t was the police reorganiza
ton bill. and 1t had been framed with great
care and devotion by Mr.. Edward IAuterbach
1t provided for the appointment Of a metro
politan police board by Governor Black. It's
main purpose being to deal back handed blow
at Mayor Strong IN contempt Of the policy Of
home rule and OF the new charter, then Just
completed The scheme had been devised by
the Republican machine, Mr. Lauterbach was
very proud Of his work. and 1t was impudently
asserted that the Governor was sure to be
pleased with It. inasmuch as it gave him the
power Of appointment. When the author Of the
bill carried 1t up to the capital he had no doubt
of returning with a promise Of the Governors
signature, but he had a radically different ex-
perience from the one which he had so cheer
fully anticipated. He came back with the
promise Of veto, which no subsequent pleas
and expeditions to the Executive Chamber
could shake.
II on the anniversary OF that decisive rebuke
the authors Of this rapid transit slaughter bill
are able TO derive any comfort from the omen
they are welcome to It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22

ment Of harmonious action to insure success
may be courageous and selfconfdent but ne
Is too foohardy and vain to keep his place as
leader. In existing conditions II Is perfectT
plain that Mr.. Quigg's reelection would EN-
bitter faction and imperil the party's success
His defeat might have the same effect, though
In less degree. His withdrawal, though II might
not In itself be Immediately productive OF that
benefcent result, would certainly 60 FAR toward
making harmony possible and practicnbie IN
the near future. This we believe to be the view
OF every intelligent Republican who is not too
saturated with the spirit Of faction TO listen
10 reason.
Why then, should not Mr. Qugg take COM
nonsense, practical view of the situation and
cease making himself stone Of stumbling and
rock Of offence for the party to split upon
Neither self-effacement nor selfabasement IS
necessary. He need only recognize existing
conditions. step aside and bide his time. II II
be a sacrifice, he may be assured that CRATE
full, united and triumphant party VIII not let
It 20 unrewarded. He might even go so far as
to confess that he had made mistakes. NO one
is infalIble. Senator Plat has In this regard
set him a notable example IN his recent letter
frankly admitting his own mistakes as to Pres
ident McKnley's character and ability MI
Quigg need not make public acknowledgment
OF error but he can tacltly admit that there
NAV have been mistakes in his political man
agement by withdrawing his appeal for vindi-
cation and ceasing to stand for faction and dis
cord
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22

saws that the "ruling classes In England are
hostile TO America and their present professions
of friendship toward the Republic are hypocr''-
,col and ha intjmates that America dlstrusts
and Is IN spirit hostile to England. The FORMER
statement Americans believe to be untrue "e
latter intImation they know to be untrue 1hey
know that the widespread expressions OF fr'end-
ship and fraternal congratulations made IN .ni'
country on tho occasion of the Victorian Jubilee
were not lies, not hypocritical pretences' p".
wore nc sincere and heartfelt as were any OF
this same country's expressions OF symph'hy
with Irish asnro,ious for Home Rule. Indeed,
those Americans who had most earnestly anu
most effectively aided Parnel in his campaign
most cordially rcjoiced with the British over
their soverelgn's record reign and the greatness
Of their worldwide empire Americans know
too TINT their own feelings of sympathy with
Great Britain Mt the present moment IN her
controversies in Asia and Africa, are genuine
and sincere; and they unhesitatinGly believe
that their British knsmen are no less sincere
IN their expressions Of friendship and OF sym
pathy with this country in the ve1lng proo'e"'s
which confront It and In the sore bereavement
II has suffered.
II Is scarcely conceivable that Mt Davi't pe
lieves himself when he says that the Anglo
Saxon In America is n myth" II he does ne
IS the victim of an unparalleled delusion. FOR
his statement Is absolutely Incorrect. The An
Clo-Saxon In America" IS the one great. dom
inant, triumphant fact in America today IL
is true that Irlshmen. Germans. Frenchmen'
Dutchmen and Norwcgians are numerous
though that they constitute, as he says three
fourths Of the Nation Is n preposterous eXaS
geratlon But Anglo-SaxoIs settled this couh
try. In both Massachusetts and Virginia.; they
won the continent from the Dutch and Swedes
and French and Spanish, who at first had
far greater foothold than they; they made II
Independent and they have developed 1t to It's
present magnificent estate. To deny the Anglo
Saxon in America, as Mr.. Davitt prctendS 10
do, Is to deny Plymouth and jamestown. Wash
ington and Grant, Lincoln and Mckinley IL
Is true that the other natonalites mentioned
by Mr.. Davltt have greatly contributed to the
growth Of the Nation both in masses md in
individual leadership. But they have not be-
come dominant They have become asslriilat-
ed absorbed into the dominant old Anglo-Saxon
stock whether Puritan or Cavalier: so that just
as the British are Norman and Saxon and
Dane" but all British, so are we British and
Irish and Teuton, but all American. And TO
be American Is to be Anglo-Saxon. blood is
thicker than water and the blood that rules
this continent is Anglo-Saxon blood, modified
and enriched by alien admiXtures, but still
part Of the crimson tide that pulsates all around
the globe and that confirms all English-speak-
ing tribes and nations in a worldwide sympathy
and unity Of race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
CORRUPTION IN JERSEY CITY.

Some seven years ago the office Of Supern.
tendent Of Police was created in Jersey City
and "Christy" Smith received the appointment
"Chrsty" had been on the force for few
years, rising rapidly through ali the grades
He was always, however. more OF a politician
than policeman, his place in local politics
being on a par with that OF the Hon. p. Div
yer in this city. Colncldent with "Chrsty's"
appearance at the head Of the force came
boom in the greengoods Industry Every
day stories were current about countrymen who
had been lured to Jersey City and there re-
lieved Of their good money IN exchange for
gold bricks or sawdust. When reporters vent
ured TO make inquiries at Police Headquarters
"Christy, If he were in particularly amiable
mood, invited them to go chase themselves He
varied this with remarks frequently attributed
to Steve Brodie and Chimmie Fadden, and sue
cessfully initiated the dialect Of those dstn-
guishcd individuals.
While there was no law against people hav-
ing their suspicious, 1t was not until the Gled-
hill Investigating Committee went TO Jersey
City that 'Chrsty's' connection with the green
goods business came out clearly T.. b. Thomas
the former valet OF Jimmy" McNaIIv. the
"grcengOods king" testified before the commit
TO Smith. The amounts varied from S1I5 TO
Sl.7O0, and for long period averaged $3.50 n
week. Thomas said that they sometimes had
rs many ms dozen victims day. Occasion
ally they had such rush OF customers thar tho
'stccrers' had to keep few in conversation
on the park benches near by while earlier vic
tins were being disposed of. McNaliy had in
his service fake policeman. who was pro-
vdcd with n regular police badge. and this
man made 1t point to be on hand II any Of
the guys came back to make trouble Until
"Chrlsty" was put on the weekly allowance
list he kept demanding money. according to
Thomas's testimony. but afterwari he was mr.
ticuarly friendly and offered the services of
three detectives in case they were needed, 10
help get rid Of troublesome victims "Christy's'
career as financier was cut short by the abol,-
ton of his office in 1894. He Is now County
Superintendent OF buildings under the Hudson
County Board Of Frccholders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
CHANGES At VARIOUS THEATRES

Ac.,vi,v "a nr.vaIent IN The ioca. theatres bus
nothing was done last night tina. requires mora
than a passing mention. Sme. Modjeska, at the
Fifth Avenue repeated her performance OF Lady
Macbeth n character to which she Is not particu.
larry well suited and In which. aside from the sleep
scene che docs not powerfully impress the mind
or deeply touch the heart Mr.. Ha"ortn-aways
earnest and often nm Impressive actof'-appearcd
az Macbeth, and affected his audience ny oonsh-
cradle display Of physical force IL might perhaps
be suggested that Macbeth Ia rot A noisy person:
that nc Is ina a. alive and introspectiye that he Is
subtle and weird. and that at least for two-thlrds
OF the yay he maintains most vigi.ant super.
vision over h> emotions and his conduct. Mr.
Haworth APPEAR TO eake very different view u
this subject and 1t should be added that his audi,
ence appears to agree with HIM Hc was much and
loudly applauded. Mr.. Malone likewise captured
the popular sympathy. as MacduN There has first
and last. been much fooling with the tragedy o.
Macbeth" but shakespearlan students do not
need to be told that true performances Of Macbeth
and Lady Macbeth.-performances. that Is 70 say
which crystalline the power. the imagination. and
the awful suffering and psthos Of those charac.
ters-have seldom occurred In the history 0. tina
stage
The presentation OF "rhe Gesha" at DAYS Thea.
tire was accomplished IN spirited manner and y
pleased n large audience. Miss Lemon. Mlmosa
confirmed the excellent impression that she had A..
ready made az n vocalist. She possesses A sweet
and sympathetic voice, and she knows how 70 use
It, and while her powers actress are not q.
traordlnary he: proceedings marked by an
arch and plquant vivacty delightful 20 witness
Mr.. Joseph Herbert. appearing the MARQUIS
Im1ri invested that potenate with all his needrli
attributes of arsterity, bland composure amorous
enterprise and jocular sapicnce. Mr. Herbert's
lightness OF touch Is marked Improvement upon
previous representations OF this part. The
Geisha" has been produced for n run o, thre.
weeks. There H. much pleasing music In the piece.
the scenery is gay. and tho drosscs arc handsome
The farce called The Man from Mexico" IN
which Mr.. Collier Is conspicuous was presented a,
tho Bijou Theatre. and was received with abundan,
favor. Miss Irwin appeared AT the Grand Opera
House I'm The Swell Miss FitzweiL" "Maritana"
sung the American Theatre Mr Rice A.
the Herald Square Theatre. produced a medley
called Monte Carlo"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
AMERICAN RE-"MARITANA. -

At the American Theatre last night the Castle
Torrance OF "Martana." this being work Of
the style which the organization has skill IN
interpreting. The melodous score was made pleas.
ing 10 the large assembly, which demanded rope
titionS Of several Of the numbers. Max Eugene
who has A good presence and voice OF excellent
volume and quality appeared for the first time in
the company Don Jose Miss Grace Golden in
the title part SANG agrceably. usual II Is
not 70 be expected that every opera company will
contain an actor capable Of playing the part Of Don
Caesar de Bazan 1t IS scarcely 10 he expected that
any opera company will: II surely not 10 be
pected that Joseph F. Sheehan could play f. and
so the most Of his performance was borne with
resigna ton. But quite aside from his ability %
play this or any other part Mr. Sheehan ough, 70
devote himself TO the game OF football for there
true distinction would wait upon him Re has
passion for kicking things about the stage. Soma
weeks ago. when he had the part OF military
officer It was his sword tina, he dropped and then
kicked around: last night IL was hs hat. II is
not to be supposed that the hat NJ Don Caesar.
which. Of course. not paid for. was a thing OF
az much consequence officers sword, and
he might give way 10 anger and kick H. II he were
ANYBODY but Don Caesar But that merry gentle
man was not in the habit Of losing his selfcontrol
10 that extent, and the incident must simply he
pu: down as showing again the positive instinct
OF Mr. Sheehan for football.
1t q souvenir night at the American. me
many I'm New York The souvenir was picture
Of the United States cruiser New-York. on glass,
bound around with the National colors 40 IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
Business Motifs
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which were saio oy
an officer of the Iowa TO compose the report OF
the Court OF Inquiry were TRANSFERRED 10 1 ~
m,rai Sicard - Sagasta the Spanish IRE
nier' said tina; no report Of the Spanish IN.
yestigation Of the accident to the Maine had
been received. - An official chinese s,ate
ment denies that a compact between the vice
roys has been made to direct affairs IN me
Yang-tse-Kiang valley. ooIhi.IoiIue.
BroWnson has started for France TO inspect
vessels being built al La Sayne Tor braZii
The Reichsrath reassembled al Vienna. and Herr
Fuchs was elected president. =" MI. nan
bury in the House OF Commons. said that mo
Anglo American parcel post had not been es-
tablished. because of the reluctance OF me au,
.thorities In Washington r. The Duke OF
Talleyrand- Perigord died at Berlin.
CONGRESS.-Both branches in session =
Senate: An amendment to the Hawaiian An
nexation resolution was offered; several ols OK
minor IMPORTANCE were passed -; House
The Maine Relief bill was passed by un'n-
imous vote.
DOMESTIC-The report of the Main. Court
of INQUIRY is not expected to reach Washington
before Thursday or Friday, and proDapIy VIII
not be sent 10 Congress before MONDAY OF next So
week. - Secretary Long named the TWO
Brazilian cruisers recently purchased the New
Orleans and the Albany. - Both the Navy
and War departments continue TO press tneir
defence preparations vigorously - Civil En-
gineer Mordecai T. Endicott was appointed
Chief of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks in the
nounced that he would address the Senate upon
the Cuban question on Thursday. - Gov
ernor Black signed the bill setting ASIDE per
cent OF New-York City liquor tax receipts for
the school-teachers' pension fund. - An as
ISOLATION has been formed TO build hospital In
New-York City in memory OF Richard A. Storrs.
who for many years was Deputy Controller
The Senate at Albany voted 10 adjourn
finally on March 81. ,-t
CITY AND SCBURBAN.-Alexander f. Orr
president OF the Rapid Transit Board. announced
that he had declined the Senate Cities Com
mttees invitation TO appear at the hearing on
the Ellsworth bill to abolish the present Com
mission. - Carolus Duran. the French por-
trait painter. arrived. - Four men were in
jured by the collapse Of shed at the Fleet wood
Racetrack - The fire in the Pennsylvania
station at Jersey City early yesterday morning
destroyed the waiting room and restaurant
causing a loss OF 100000 - A dress parade
and review given in honor Of Brgad'er-
General Butt by the 18th Regiment. OF which he
was formerly colonel. - The members OF the
Republican Club at a general meeting decided
10 decrease its membership limit and to sus-
pend the initiation fees for non residents. -
Showalter won another game Of chess from
Pillsbury. - The Naval Board continued its
inspection OF vessels for the auxiliary fleet -
Stocks were weak and dull.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 80 degrees; lowes.. ~; average. AN.