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The times., 1901-04-08
National Theatre.

Richard Mansfield advocated, in a re-
cent speech made before the students
of a dramatic school, the establishment
Of national theatre. He claims that
this would raise the standard of both
acting and play-wriung. and would tend
toward general excellence in the pro-
ductiou of plays.
The idea is not q bad one. though it
is impossible to predict that it viii soon
be carried out For one thing, there is
probably enough Puritan prejudice left
in the country 10 create a consider
able outcry against any appropriation
for such a purpose. 1t is not very long
since. perhaps. two-thirds Of the peO-
ole Of the United States regarded the
atros as places which were. if not inn
proper. OF least not exactly consistent
with Christianity This was not un-
natural In a provincial society. the
theatres which first establish them
selves are the variety show houses. ana
the so-caIled plays which first become
familiar 10 the public are such as no
respectable woman could see. Hence
the general attitude Of society In coun-
try towns is anti-theafricaI This
strictness has, within the last genera
The times., 1901-04-08
EnGIand's Heavy Handicap.

There is more than q suspicion abroad
that President Kruger was right in de-
claring that England willfully eXagger-
ates the forces and resources of the
Beers in order TO save her face from
the shame of admitting that it keeps
two hundred thousand troops constant
" busy to hold the South African
States and Cape Colony against the
burghers in the field, and against the
ever-present menace Of rebellion
among the Cape Dutch.
Every effort is being made in London
to gloss over the ugly character of the
situation. but no amount Of explanation
or evasion could alter the mortifying
fact that a few small and scattered
bands Of Beers are able to pin the whole
available force Of the British army to
the Transvaal and Orange River veldts.
and thus deprive the Government of
military leg to stand on in the Far
East
1t is no wonder that Continental Eu-
rope has looked complacently on while
England has been pushing her foot into
the South African trap. Other things
might not have done it, but the Cham
berlain and Rhodes adventure has
wrecked British infiuence.fo the time
being at least. and beyond all doubt
damaged the prestige of British arms
to a much greater extent than is at all
good for King Edwards Empire. Not
withstanding the most vigorous and
commemorative measures resorted to by
Lord Kitchener To bring the struggle
to q close. it drags on and on, and may
continue so to do for months. 1t is a
strange spectacle, A few thousand
farmers without money or supplies or
transport are holding up England and
forbidding her 20 defend her interests
against the steady advance of her
dreaded rival. Russia.
What would happen TO her if an In
dian insurrection of serious proportions
were TO break out at such a time? The
garrison of India is not any too strong
as it is. and we do not imagine that
there are any white troops who could
be spared from frontier defence TO put
down an uprising. In short British
statesmen and generals see clearly
enough that Russia has their country
in a tight place, and that it would be
unlike Russia rot to reap the fullest
possible advantage from the situation.
j is conviction on this point that leads
TO absolute disbelief in England of any
thing Russia may say or promise. Great
Britain was never noted for self -sacri-
flee in treating with a rival or enemy
who happened 10 be in difficulties, and
Russia has only TO remember how she
was bottled and corked in the Black
Sea after the Crlmean war, to fully JUS
tify herself in now taking her turn at
the same old game.
The times., 1901-04-08

pay of a policeman is not so large as
this high minded indifference to filthy
lucre might Indicate; the inference
which one might naturally draw, there
fore. is, that when the detective was in
commission he was accustomed to
pull off the ready" in such sums and
with such safety that eighty dollars
would have been too small an induce
ment for him to notice.
The ex-detective appears not to have
read the article very carefully. for his
quotations are not at all correct. He
was right about the main point, how
ever. and the rest does not matter. If
few other eX-detectives and expo
licemen will only come out in inter
views explaining the mistakes that Mr.
Flynt has made in his arraignment OF
their behavior. there will be no need
for that gentleman to trouble himself
to write any more articles. He can sit
still and rest. and let his enemies work
for. him
The times., 1901-04-08
MAY cHRIsTEN THE OHIO.
This Honor May Fall to Miss Helen
Deshler.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7.-Governor
George K. Nash has issued a statement in
which he selects his step-daughter, Mrs.
Worthington Babcock, to christen the
battIeship Ohio. and in the event that she
is not physically able to make the trip
to the Pacific Coast. Miss Helen DeShler,
daughter of William c. DeshIer. of this
city, will perform the ceremony.
Miss DeshIer is a school girl, attending
a private institution in Cincinnati When
the Governors own daughter was living
Miss Deshler was her intimate friend.
Miss Deshler is sixteen, a bright girl.
with dark hair and dark, lustrous eyes.
which enhance her brunette type of
beauty.
1t is practically certain that Mrs. Bah
cock VIII not be able TO christeu the bat
tleship Ohio, and Miss DeshleT is making
preparations for the trip West.
The times., 1901-04-08
Josiah FIynt and the Police.

When people who have not an in
stinctive sense Of right and wrong un-
dertake TO discourse wisely on ethical
questions. they are apt TO invalidste
their own arguments This is shown in
an interview with an eX-detective
apropos Of Josiah Flynts recent ar
ticle on " York a Dishonest City"
This quondam guardian Of the citys
property was. as he thought. defending
the police department from what he
wished considered the unjust structures
Of Mr. Flynt; and right in the middle
Of his sage harangue he came out with
this:
'What struck me most was the talk that some
thlng yellow existed between the police and the
magistrates Row this mollbuzzer describes
detective sergeant Of police headquarters having
arrested woman for r9bbing a man Of eighty
dollars. When the case came TO court the wo-
Iuau Was discharged for lack of evidence. That
al appears at great length in The article. and
II tells that when the front office man walked
cut Of the court he showed either the mollbUzzer
or : friend Of hs tie eighty dollars. with the re-
mark DO yOu see where fbe graft comes ing
NOU having been copper myself, candid
enough to say that IL could pull off a little
ready on q case tlIat handled, with safety 70
myself and position. / would get aboard u Il
minute: bat there isn't anybody hazariing tfe
chance oi getting into a multitude ci trouble
for gfty bucks"
This IS what one might call expert
testimony. and il is perhaps the most
beautiful confirmation Of the truth Of
Nr. Flynrs assertions which could be
had Here Is an ex-detective. defend
ing the police department, highly IN
dignant al the way in which il has
beer slandered. When it comes 10 nam
ine the points on which the accuser
has been Inaccurate this yiruous In
dividual criticises the incident in ques-
tion. not 50 much because the detec-
tive was crooked as because he was
imprudenL IN other words, he disbe-
leved Mr. Flynts story, not because
he himself would have been too good 10
do what the front Office" mar did, but
because tie latter was foolish TO risk
the consequences Of disheaesty for as
li,tlc as eighty bucks" n average
The times., 1901-04-08
AN ENORMOUS SURPLUS.
The Unnecessary Accumulation of
Funds i'm New York.

NEW YORK. April deputy Comp
troller Edgar j. Ievey. OF this city, says
that the taxpayers are annually paying
$5,50oo00 into the sinking fund for the re-
demption of city bonds without there be-
ing any use of it. He asserts. further.
that by 1928 there will be a surplus of
more than $500, 600 600 in the sinking fund,
unless the law is changed that governs
the payments into the fund.
BY 1908, said Mr.. Levey yesterday. the
sinking fund for the redemption of the
city debt will possess assets of more than
s6. 600 600 in excess of the entire debt re-
deemable therefrom. If New York ; finan-
cial system were made to conform to ap-
proved modern methods of municipal
finance. and the enormous revenues of
the redemption fund more than S10eoo.O 600
a year were used as factor in deter
mining the amount to be raised annually
By taxation. the administration of the
sources of those revenues would undoubt-
edly benefit by the closer public scrutiny
which would result
Mr. Levey who was a member OF the
Charter Revision Commission. when asked
Yesterday regarding the revised charter,
as passed by the Legislature, said that
he did not know much about it as yet;
he intended, however, to look at the copy
which the mayor has. Mr. Levey added
that the parts over which the sub-com-
mittee of which he was a member had
control were not materially affected. He
continued:
The legislation on the Dock Board
matters, in which a single headed com
mission is to be made, | am not on the
whole opposed to- If the Albany des-
patch is correct it will make a peculiar
state OF affairs The provision. as the
dispatches make it, says that all con-
tracts and agreements are to be taken
care of by the Board of Estimate This
will make the head of the Dock Board a
mere clerk to the Board of Estimate with
no power Again the sinking fund has
had supreme power over the Dock Board
since 1871 and by this provision. if cor
rect, there would be constant conflict
between the sinking fund and the Board
of Estimate as to power. 1t would be
sure to cause strife.
The increased power of the borough
presidents is a serious matter. 1t is an
experiment. and | hope will be good
one. 1t practically makes the borough
presidents Commissioners of Public
Works, and a little more. II ensures to
the boroughs home rule where their in
terests are regarding personal assess
ments"
Mr. Levey was asked If it was correct
that the President of the Borough of
Manhattan would have the patronage of
s15. 600 GOO and the President of Brooklyn
| of 50, 100000 That might be true, he an
swered. He hoped that the increased
power which they would receive would be
beneficial
The times., 1901-04-08
THREE OF A CREW LOST.
The Schooner WedeII Burpee
wrecked OF Cape Elizabeth, Me.

PORTLAND, Me, April THE schooner
Wedell Burpee, 100 tons, owned in St
John, N b, and bound for that port from
New York, with a cargo of coal, was
wrecked on the Cape Elizabeth shore this
noon. She left Hyannis yesterday, and,
being caught in the gale tried to make
Portland Harbor. Finding that they We're
dangerously near the shore. the captain
anchored. but both chains parted.
Then the captain and his three men
abandoned the schooner. but their small
boat was swamped and all except the
mate We're drowued. Had they remained
on board their lives would have been
saved, as the schooner cleared the shoals
toward which she was headed and was
driven high on the beach.
The three men lost We're Captain Mars
burg, forty-two years old, who has a wife
in st. John, whom he married month
ago; Steward George Foster, twenty-five
years old, who has a wife and two chill
dren in st. John, and a seaman. aged
thirty, who belonged in Liverpool and
whose name is not known.
The sole survivor is Mate John Swan
son, of St. John, who clung to the over
turned boat till the surf was reached
and then swan.
The times., 1901-04-08
Canadians Not Americans.
CFrom tie Chicago News.)


Not at all surprising is it that certain repre-
sentative Canadians resent the free-and-easy
fashion Of clubbing the inhabitants OF that country
Americans and especially the reprehensib!c
custom OF Canadian manufacturers in labelling
their goods Made in America As the indignant
Canadians point ont. the term America has
come 10 mean the United States and American
an inhJbitant product OF the Republic. II
Canadians are content to be called Americans and
TO have their products labeled American they
ight as well move to the United >tates-as in
fact most OF their bright young men are doing
and have it over with. A a matter OF fact
discriminating people know that the distinctive
products OF Canada and an amusin,
p3tois used by uneducated Canadians Of French
descent. Canada also has some very good scenery.
It is a shame to class these excellent distinctive
products American and thereby infereutially
credit them to the United States. The States
have considerable snow and some forty or fifty
dialects % their own. But the snow Is not as
deep as that OF Canada and the dialects are
less picturesque. Besides the States have a vast
nuaaber OF other products, 50 that the snow
and the amusing ycrnacusr Of the hahitant are
Of comparatively little Importance 20 them
The times., 1901-04-08
Civil Service Pensions.
CFrom the Chicago Chronicle)

1t is eminently wise, prudent, and thrifty
that classes of civil employees like teachers police
men, and fremen should provide pension iund
Tor their associates and themselves when they
become superannuatcd or otherwise lose their
ability Tor active service. Such systems must be-
maintained by voluntary contributions from the
members OF the class to bee benefited. The cr1a-
tiou of a pension fund for class OF public en-
uloves is the simplest problem in finance. But
the fund must be wisely invested and honestly
administered.
the nostal service the employees in the revenue
service or in any other public service-may &C
c,Imulate pension funds tor distribution under
reasonable regulations. But the Government eau
not in prudence establish a civil pensicned class
The times., 1901-04-08
CELEBRATIONS IN NEW YORK.
Easter Crowds I'm the Metropolis
Have to Brave the Rain.

NEW YORK. April There were elab-
orate Easter services in all the leading
New York churches today and despite
the rainy weather crowds attended ST
Patrick's Cathedral was thronged, as al
ways on Easter Sunday. The usual hour
w masses We're said from O'Clock in
the morning, when the large number or
parfshiouers went TO communion, and the
Arch bishop pontificated at the pOntifical
high mass at IL o'clock Before this ser
vice the doors of the Cathedral were clos
ed and policemen. as Well as men con-
nected with the church, were on guard at
them to handle the crowds
Assisting Archbishop Corrigan at the
pontificaI mass were the Rev. H. J.
Lavelle. rector of the Cathedral. as as
sistant priest; the Rev. w. j. 3. DAILY
and the Rev. Joseph II. Mcmahon, as
deacons of honor: the Rev. J. Crosby as
deacon of the mass, the Rev R. Man
tell as sub-deacon. and the Rev. James
n. Connolly and the Rev. Thomas F.
Myhan, secretaries to the Archbishop. as
masters of ceremonies. The preacher was
the Rev. William F. Cannon. s. j.
There were also in the chancel a large
number of seminarians from Dunwoodie
Seminary, at South YOnkers. An elabo-
rate musical programme was rendered
with all the effect that characterizes
great festival DAYS at the Cathedral At
4 o'clock pontifical vespers were sung.
AT Grace Church. in Broadway. the
Faster service was attended by a crowd
that filed the edifice TO the doors A
special programme OF music was render
ed by the choir and the sermon was de-
livered by the rector. the Rev DIR. VIII
liam r. Huntington.
Trinity Church was crowded to the
doors at the morning service. The Rev.
Morgan Dix preached the sermon. The
assistant rector, the Rev. J. Nevett
Steele. was the celebrant and was as
sisted by the Rev. Joseph w. Hill, the
Rev. Alfred W Griffin, and the Rev. Al
bert d Wilson
The times., 1901-04-08
Party Lines Not Drawn.
CFrorn the Boston Herald.)

II the assertion made in Republican quarters
that party lines not drawn IN the late
municipal elections OF the West is correct. we
reason TO regret it. Ii is a good symptom
That IL the reasonable view 10 take Of all these
local contests which have logical connection
with national contests. Yet we inclined to
hold that there Is still something ominOus in
their results for the Republican party it IS
at present managed. The fact that the Democrats
contrive to get on the popular side invariably
remains TO be accounted for II isn't that they
have carried or two elections. but they
have succeeded in all the important ones and
it is TO be noted also that the excuse given
in Republican quarters is that the party has
identified itself with corrupt elements those
II looks~veTy much as il Republican reform were
needed exactly in this direction
The times., 1901-04-08
THE CONGRESS GOLD MINE.
Vast improvements to Be Made by n
NexY York Syndicate.

NEW YORK. April THE Congress
Gold Mine property. seventy-five miles
north Of Phoenix, Ariz., which was recent
iy bought by a syndicate composed large
Iy of New York men. will be enlarged and
improved by the erection of a mill which
will increase the output of ore from i50
tons day to $50.
Ex-senator Miller. who formed the pur-
chasing syndicate, said last night at
the Hotel Renaissance that the. company
would be reOrganized-
a number of new interests will soon
be included i'm the directory" he added
Il do not care to give out their names
now. We have increased the capital from
81 .O00. 900 to S3.0o0. .00o and shall mine more
gold than ever before. f. B. Gage, OF
Prescott. will continue as president Of the
company
Three million dollars was paid for the
mine bv the syndicate, through its agents,
the Manhattan Trust Company
The times., 1901-04-08
4 Gloomy Prediction.
CFrom the Chicago TribuneD

iFrom Tue AultaEp tTibuhC-t
After the fever comes the chill. After period
of delirious excitement in Wall street comes
one OF painful SOLDERING up All are buyers in
Wall Street now and the nominal values Of Sc
curities are advancing by leaps and bounds.
Soon will come the inevitable crash and con-
traction of values, and the men who are caught
with oyeryaued securities in their possession will
be changed in the twinkIng Of an eye into lame
OF these securities knows that their prices are
inflated but he expects TO get OUT in time
and not be the who is caught holding the
bag Many of these gamblers Will wait a little
Too long and the deluge viii get them.
The times., 1901-04-08
AMERICAN CAPITAL IN CUBA.
A Sugar Company to spend $1,000
900 Establishing Its Plant.

NEW YORK, April American invest
Ors continue to place money in Cuba. and
scarcely a week passes but some new
commercial enterprise, fostered in the
United States. for the development of the
islands resources. comes to light.
The latest of these is the Francisco
Sugar Company. whose New York offices
are at 112 Wall Street. and which has
placed contracts aggregating $500, 900 for
the initial equipment of factories. This
company. in which CZarnihow, MacDOug-
al & Co.. Limited. sugar brokers. of this
city, are largely interested, has acquired
1860 acres of fertile land near Guayabal
on the southern shore of Cuba, and has
obtained an option for the purchase of
an additional $500 acres of cane land
near by. Already the company has under
cultivation 800 acres of cane land.
Grinding operations will begin next De-
cernber by which time the mills having
the capacity for crushing loco tons of
cane IA day Will be erected. Power to
drive the plant will be derived from
steam equipment of 800 horsepower a
railroad fifteen miles in length Is now
under construction on the property.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company will
manufacture 800 tons of 60-pOund steel
rails the Baldwin Locomotive Works are
to build three locomotives and Nelly &
Co. of Philadelphia, have obtained an
order for sixty cars. which will be util-
lied by the company in the transportation
of the cane and it's products.
Aliliken Bros, of this city, have con-
tracted to furnish the structural materi-
al required for the factory buildings.
Nearly 200 tons of structural steel will
he required.
The Whitney Iron Works. of New Or
leans, have received the contract for
building three roller mills. and the same
concern will furnish the engines to drive
this machinery. h. w. DemiEg, of New
Orleans. will manufacture the fiitering
apparatus.
An of which shows how manufacturers
in the United States are striving TO OBJ
tain permanent foothold in Cuba.
The Francisco Company Will eXpend
considerably more than 81 900. 900 on it's
proposed plant. and expects to extend its
operations as rapidly as practicable.
The times., 1901-04-08
Long Range Political Activity.

As general thing the people get erroneous
ideas of the candidates when the discussion Of
their qualifications and their political lcaninss
is begun 50 long before the time for nominating
candidate Besides the people become tired
of 10 much politics They don't to hear
about candidates q couple of years before the
time for making the ticket. IL can he safely
stated that they would be glad OF a rest from
politics Of year or 50.
The times., 1901-04-08
Mr.. Meikiejohn's Defeat.

lFrOm the AJIanIa JOurnaL
One gratifying feature of the election was the
lefeat 0f late Assistant Secretary Of War Meikle-
ioln After absenting himself from his office
for weeks TO work mp his Senatorial chances. he
considered lis election assured. He is now
st,tcsI,an without job and with a record OF
having endcayored TO advance his personal fort
wnos st tbe expense OF his official duties The
Ncikleiobn style OF campaign justly and
eaVorety rphukfd.
The times., 1901-04-08

ton. been so far relaxed that most in
telligent people go to the theatre now
and then when they have the chance
to see a good play: but there is likely
TO be an aftermath Of the old-time sen
timent which, like the anti-canteeh
ebullition, would make itself manifest
in sufficient force to defeat any move
ment for j national theatre.
There is no question, however that
theatre supported by a permanent
fund Of some sort, and not directly de-
pendent upon each seasons receipts Ior
the profits of actors and managers
would be a very good thing, 1t would,
for one thing. give opportunity for try
ing new artistic experiments and allow
ing the public to get used to them
Some Of the material for the drama, as
vet unused. which exists in this coun-
try. would require a good deal OF
thought, time, and money to make It's
use possible. There are plays OF
highly artistic character which might
be written, which would unquestionaoly
be a success if rightly produced ana
which would add much to the artlSuc
education Of the people. They will stand
little chance of being written under the
present system, however. because SO
much money would be needed for the
production and for the training OF the
actors and the venture would be so
far problematical that no manager with
a shrewd eye for immediate profit, ana
the living of himself and his employees
TO make out of each seasons work,
would take the risk Of handling them.
Take. for instance, the mixture of races
and nationalities in this country, the
contrast between the Spanish civiliZa-
ton of the Southwest and of Florida
and the American population, or De
tween the Louisiana creole and the IN
Vading Americans in the early years OF
the nineteenth century. There are no
more picturesque and dramatic sub
jects in history than may be found
| among old records of the conflicts be
tween these elements. But if they We're
to be incorporated into play, it could
not be artistic or striking unless abso-
| luteIy true to life; and in order 10 pro-
duce this effect there would have TO
be stage settings of exquisite effect, for
one thing: costumes rich in local color,
for another, and, most difficult of all,
every actor. every supernumerary,
every person concerned in the whole
production. would have to be drilled
| with a thoroughness which is impos-
sible to the average manager. The best
effects would, of course, be produced
by employing people of the blood and
traditions of the characters in the
drama, to take some Of the parts, and
in order To do this it would be neces-
sary TO hunt for the right persons, and
train them afterward. This is only one
of the interesting things which might
be done if there were money enough
put into a fund under the control of
some person really interested in rails
ing tie standard of dramatic art.