Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1889 — Page 12

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1889-TWELVE PAGES.

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THE L0UAMV00L INDUSTRY

Eruufacturcrs of First-Class Goods, Whose Ikginninss Yerc Limited. IIf.ini:U That Are Sold in All Tarts of the Country, and Rival the Froduct of the : trasternilUh-LaWXotcs. ludianajolis has ttvo woolen-wills. Loth f which are known all oTertbo land by reason of the excellence of tho goods thcy luanafacturo. They bavo both Wenloncj t ablUbcd. that of C. K. Geiscrulorfl A Co. lelng tu oldest business enterprise in the -tyof "which the founder continues to be thwbeadof the firm. This enterprise tvus fcUrtcd ia llGby C. E. and G. W. Geisendorti", brothers, -who were educated in tho business and came to this city from Fredcrick, Md. At first they rented the woole n factory owned by the late William HannavhJcli stood on the site of tho present r tor-work, and afterwards leased the old rttarn mill oa the east bank of White Jivcr, north of tho old wooden bridge on the National road. That was in 1S50, and two years later they bought and built on their present aite, on tho corner of West Washington and Geisendortf streets. Tho firm ia now composed of Mr. GeisenOorlT, a gentleman who, though seventy-five years old and somewhat disabled physically, is still a clear-headed, practical businesi rnaa, and Isaac Thalman, who has been in- tho house since lSSG-a third of a century. Tho factory is now mors than three times as largo as at the beginning, the needed additions having been put on from timo to time as the business increased. In the early days." said Mr. Thalman, "this mill did chiefly custom work for fanners. They would bring in their wool, have it carded into rolls, tako it Dome, spin it into yarn, weave it on their old-fashioned looms into cloth, then return with it to tho factory and have it fulled. colored and finished. Latex on the mill began to do. weaving, and the business constantly increased. The old system of manufacturing gradually died out, until to-day Oar business now is the manufacture of Roods for the wholesale trade. These raanuUctnrea consist of lLmnels for skirting uud underwear,- blankets, yams and suitings for men and boys wear. These goods are nil wool, though we do make some jeans, a Ktyle of goods that formerly was in great demand, but Is now reduced to a very nninll matter. We make a gTeat many bed blankets, aud they are sold in almost every State in the Union, East and West, but not houth We have a large sale especially in Hevr York. Pennsylvania and Virginia. Wo nake a tine horse-blanket which wo sell iiouth as well as all over the country, and for our suitings we have a good safe even far South as New Orleans." -"This mill employs sixty persons, about Lalf of whom art men ami tho other Trornett and girls, the product being about r3vcn thousand yards of cloth a week. .Since I 'tt January work has not only continued cli day nt until 10 o'clock at night. Tho enly time the mill is not pressed with orders is in January, February and March, end in theca months the firm manufactures end stocks up for the next fall trade. The mill hay quite a wagon trade in wool in tie mouths of May and June. Tho chief es-ply of wool comes from Indiana and ady.i'zzaz States, but a great deal of Western vcsleczies from Colorado and Montana, cr is very fine. ' is a merchant mill," said Mr. Tti. -a, tnd . the tariil is unqucs-tic-bly a - protection to woolen :::r"f-tarera in this country, while i Ll not a. detriment to the zzx. It makes the competion, which ix-'rp end keen enough to bring down rico C3 R3 tho goods can be produced . -yt7hcra Woolen goods to-day are lower hre ever been in the history of the United states. Do you know that tho German c""t Jrjsh people buy the be9t T7ooh3i! They know what goods are and rriard the best. The otljer day an old insa rrcn:.':n came in nere ana asKcu to en rcr.i3 i'-kcta. She was shown a pair at live dcllrrs," which the salesman thought rr.tLer riihfor her means. Ono glance at t!;:r : r.Jchethrow them aside. Sho wanted V V i ii the house." ; , . ClecandorH' was really tho pioneer 7l;j improved spinning machinery ntral Indiana, as no great while rTcorainghe broupht in spinning- : 1 these came all the way from O.; in wagons. 411 West Washington street is tho cill of George Merritt iV Co., the :y comprising Worth lerritt. son of .ux member. The firm theimmedi;cc::or of .Mcrritt fecftiuKhlen, who lo this city in the spriaj of Ka and .ti out Wm. Ilannaman, wIioha mill tto tita now used by tho Indiaiiap- , writer-vrorks. It was a mere carding- : - ina tat these two young men bought. . f j tided spinning and weaving duri czDtaer of 1ST. They began with M e-"itaL about $5,000, and everything -il Lri-ht, but Jan. 10, 1&"7. they were r.?ocX and lost everything, as thev no in-irtnce. However, thev starteil i in ths ipnng or lSo7. m a frame "I -:I ir.s ce-r by on Washington street, 1: t.::3 torn down in ISCUand the pres-f-'ttry was built, the wool-house be-i-,'- , ied in lbKi, botlj being substantial ' :udsomv brick buildings. Geoice end William Coui .hlen learned the from the bottom, the former at 2 Ytllry, O., and the latter at Lowell, i the beginning there was no trouble . r tll-r.ll the wool required for manur. and more too, the overplus being c . and sold. "There lias alT ; !:c;n . more wool raised in ' ""i than mauufactnred here," said Mr. ..U "at least ever since my knowledge. lazily our whole jmsiness was an ex73 of our manufactured producifor nzcrs wool, and it was a highly sat- -' -fry cray cf doing bnfciness. In those 7 O.-iv there were two years iu which , . i i - it i j -uio. uoi. kci i our kwuj ior casn, pre- ' "z to trade them for wool." company's mill is now handsomely j ;iuii luonu-Bi, uuu mull liltrzchinery. and with due regard to io cmngement and detail. There 1,010 tpindies, beventecn broad and j narrow looms, and the mill runs day ' ni;;ht. with au average of eighty etuc, half of whom are women and girls. . 3 1: continued Mr. Merritt. "with t r.nv;ched lleeco as it comes from the v-buving-direct of farmers and nierc " :U tlirou vrhont the btate, ami elsewhere, r.L:t four titnea as much w ool aa we use i " w hy da y?a buy so much?'' inquired the -:ttr.' "la order to select-just the grade wo want. c.:ll the remainder. . This mill nses of .uwiiitfd wool Aboat five hundred thouij ,..ii'ua;cai. a v ia ti .miu uuu SOrieiJ, - c-ch Ceece makes three or four sorts. . ii then washed, dyed, picked, mixed, and Tier tat cocs to thecardfng-mjtchine. From tjjt it is Knn and woven and finally .ul!:d and finished.- Linsey-woolsies were t o.u:; oat or lawmen about tL time Mr. Jcu-len-and myself ratue here. They rrrro ttill made to some extent by the f z2ct, but we did not make much of that vi The old linsey-woolsey was considered. tbv best-wearing goods ever macufcctnrcd by pioneer factories and the iuicjk iicun-. i uero is now a tn..rir to come back to this style of mau-ui----rit but with much more perfectly Tit--' -1 f-lVf r nkil. 4k.. T Jin - v. "uuu mo Rummer out- : U are an example. The Scotch .1 shirts, of which we have seen so ' f r .ue. Past tn summers, are lin-VTC-I:t,but made ,more Prfet and .-ilrr. rhure were-. few styles in the 1 ti:-": ia fcict, we;did not have onea f -turns wa naw have, and every " i L-rina out new styles. There is i- - V7z now make of the old style but -rciy j35, for which there is still ; tlcinrsd." -- -"- r, rredact of this mill is chiefly . - I vJir Jartings aud bkirt patterns. ..;r ' Co. made a d;jIayo! itn t Mr a i-ow-windows during Mtate z:j.K.u created no little ensation. cnjtrn that kii'-h beautifui ) rrt' :ily made riht at home. vAcllCier the country, from -.r" ia, though not much south creat demaml being in r . Mii5achnsetts. There are 3 coing vp and du-n the "5 excellence of the Hoosier i t!:e wool used comes from 3

Ohio, but tho greater quantity from Indinnn and Illinom. while rini wools conte from Montana, Colorado and Texas. Kvcry year add to the novelties in tho fabrics made here, iu the way of kirt goods, which are not excelled by any French or Knglish good with which they como iu competition. A llenelit Fund. The International Cigar-makers' Union has adopted a resolution which may have some ettect upon the policies of some of the local unions in other lines of work as well. It provides for the establishment of au out-of-work benefit fund for its members. "I would like to seo that step taken bj' f.omo of the Indianapolis unions," said a workman recently to a reporter, "for then we could feel safe when we are thrown out of work. The best of us must go sometimes, you know, and if we felt certain that wo are backed by a benefit fund when we most need it, 1 know the ellect would bo excellent. The workmen would bo glad to pay a little every week into a fund that would be used lor their benefit should misfortune overtake them. I have heard that plan advocated in some circles, but it ought to bo pushed to completion." Arbitration of Labor I)lipute. To the TAilor of the Iurtlanapolls Journal: It may safely be regarded as true that tho demands of a large mass of people, if founded on necessity, will at some time make themselves felt. They may be just, they may be unjust; for the present purpose it matters not which. The starving man will not inquire long as to his right to a loaf of bread if ho can get it. The intelligent laboring man, educated in our American schools to appreciate the higher phases of human life, will not inquire long 39 to his riirht to the comforts and embellishments of civilization, if he can by any legitimate means acquire them. And it is right that he frhould not. Iu a civilized land life without its comforts is worse than death, and those who live without them must and will have the sympathy of the unbiased for all coming time. Our American schools arc raising higher and higher the intellectual statu of those who toil, and to imagine that they will uot demand and en Ion e th eir claims with heroic self-sacrifice is to imagine that human nature is absolutely unsltish. and that an intelligent man's home, his wife, his children and their prospects are not dearer to him thau tho finedrawn theories of political economists. Tho labor question, then, has come to sta3-. It will stay till the laborer's demands are forcibly hilenced or his claims recognized. How can it bo solved solved justly, solved peaceably, solved permanently! The man that can answer this in America will be the next, possibly the greatest, benefactor of his country. iSo far as tli writer is aware, not more than three essentially ddlerent methods are thought of. One is the buppresnion of combined labor aud leaving the law of demand and supply complete control. Another is to leave labor free to combine and control to any extent not inconsistent with the maintenance of peace. The third is tho establishment by law of boards of arbitration, the efficiency of which last it is projH.sed to briefly examine. What is arbitrationf It is a term borrowed from the law. aud is applied and can apply solely to the settlement of claims and rights that have already accrued. Au arbitration presupposes some legal debt, duty or obligation which has not been discharged, and which the arbitration fixes and assigns. Now it is manifest that in tho arbitration of labor disputes no such debt, duty or obligation exists. Tho employer ism no way bound in a legal sense to pay to the laborer tho wages the board may fix, nor is the laborer bound in any way to receive them. It i not a legal claim nor a duty iu any way connected with such a claim that is proposed to be settled by arbitration. If it is not a legal dutj it can only bo a moral duty. We discover at once that the proposal to establish boards of arbitration i no more nor no less than a proposal to establish such boards for the determination of the moral duties of two opposing classes to each other. It can be nothing more, for a law compelling the employer to pay such wages as such board should dictate, or compelling the employed to receive such wages would be unconstitutional anywhere in the Cnitrd .States. Uut. could it bo made constitutional, it would be no less objectionable, lor to enable third parties, whether appointed by law or not, to compel certain services to be rendered for certain stipulated amounts, is to that extent slaveiy. and, in common with other attempts to restrain unduly liberty of action, must, and would in the end. completely and justly fail. Itisevident that boards of arbitration are, and can bo nothing more than advisory bodies. No legislative wisdom can make them more, and if it could it would not bo desirable. it only remains to inquiro whether we have anything to hope for from isuch advisory bodies iii such a contest, a contest that results from tho very necessities of human nature, a contest in which every man is driven on by a worthy determination to raise to a higher, purer and happier life himself and his children. Did the contending parties wish advice they would scarcely consult men appointed through the machinery of politics, whoso influence is f romised or sold before their selection. )id they seek advice they would consult men whose impartiality was a little more nrobable thau that of the political aspirant. Hut the' do uot seek advice: they seek a modification of tho laws of production. They are attempting, aud they will continue to attempt, to enforce it. 'Whatever we may think of their methods, however, we may regard their claims or their prospects of success, every honest man must admit that should the chances of life cast him in that class wo speak of as the laboring class, no saeritice would bo too great, no Jegitimate avenne to power would lie left untried, that he might lift himself and his class from the unhappy lot to which necessity has almost unalterably consigned them. c. k. w. Isihanai-oli, Oct. 10. Labor Note There aro 1:$ unions in Paris. Pittsburg has nine uniou musical bands. New Hampshire has nearly nine hundred deserted farms. Lord Kandolph Churchill is au advocate of the eight-hour rule. Eighteen thousand tea and grocery clerks have joined a uniou in London. An organization known as the Urotherhood of Press-feeders has been started in Chicago. Tho twentieth anniversary of tho formation of the Knights of Labor will occur on Thaukagiving day. The Central Labor Uniou. of this city, will make au effort to organize the browers within the next two weeks. It is claimed that the Pittsburg horseshoers are blacklisting their union employes who 6truck recently. Kurope has 34) unions of men who sew for a living. The members earu about $ a week and live aud dress poorly. Only w hite men aro admitted to the National Association of Machinists, whose headquarters are at Atlanta, Ga. -The strike for back pay at the Carlson stone-quarry, in Ked N ing, Minn., is over; the strikers obtained their wages. District assembly No. 4rt, of Uuflalo. wants tho city to own aud manage the j electric aud gas-light plants in that city. J. J. Holbnd, of Jacksonville, Fla.. of the (ieneral Executive Hoard Knights of Labor, says tho negroes in the South are joiuing the order iu large numbers. Speaking of the Southern cotton-mill industry the Chattanooga, Tenn., Tradesman says the actual number of mills in operation iu the South is against Ul in lStO. TIij Carpenters' Union, of this city, will bold opeu meetingsou the third Wednesday evening of each month. Members of ail other unions are cordially in vit d to attend. Forty thousand men and women seenred "mnloymeut hut year m Paris through the Li ibor iUireau. which is managed conjointly by the municipality and the labor unions. The Hio Grande V Eagle Fas railroad has contested judgment in a suit brought again.-t it for importing Mexicans from Texas to work in the San Tomas coal mines. Tho monument erected in 'memory of Thomas A. Armstrong, tho noted labor advocate and editor, will bo unveiled iu the park at Pittsburg on Thanksgiving day. A numb r of Milwaukee. Cleveland and Marquette capitalists have combined, and will erect largo furnaces iu Marquette,

Mich., to reduce their own ores: They propose to utilize the labor of the convicts iu tho Manjuctte penitentiary. Two thousand street-car and omnibus employes, of London, formed a union recently to obtain shorter hours and the redress of a number of grievances. Lord Koseberj' presided at the organization meeting. The New York Operative Plasterers' Union haschanged tho law regarding the death benefit fund, so that the allowance of MOO is to be paid to the heirs of a dead member, uo matter how long he has been a member. lleginning Saturday, Union No. U of the Indianapolis Carpenters' brotherhood, will prepare to inaugurate the eight-hour system next year. On the first of the year contractors will be notified of tho scale adopted, so that ample time may bo given in which to arrange for any change that may be deemed ncce.ssaiy.

MAYORS OF INDIANAPOLIS. Whigs, Republicans and Democrats Appear in the hist of These Representative Men. Indianapolis has no collection of the portraits of thoso who, occupying tho office of Mayor, have, to a greater or less extent, contributed to her w el faro and progress. The first Mayor of this city was Samuel Henderson, who served in that position in 1847-1849. Thirteen years before, when tho town government was started, ho served as tho first president of the Poard of Town Trustees, and it was tho reputation then earned that induced the younc city to make him her first Mayor. Mr. Henderson was considered quite a wealthy man in tho little community, which looked upon 000 or $10,OdO as au immense fortune. He was a farmer, and owned 000 acres, that aro now thickly covered with houses from Seventh street north to Fall creek, and between Mississippi street on the, west and Central avenue on the east. The late Capt. Tinker afterwards owned a great part of this property, a part of which is now the State fair grounds. Some time after tho discovery of gold in California, Mr. Henderson sold his possessions here ami went to the Golden State lor the purpose of going into the dairy business. He really left an Eldorado behind him, for the land be once owned in this citv is now worth million. Mr. Henderson died in California nearly thirty years ago. The second Maj-or, who, like tho first, was elected as a Whig, was Horatio C. Newcomb. Ho was elected to tho mayoralty in 1M41, ami re-elected in 1K1. resigning after the lapso of six months, in order to devote himself exclusively to tho business of the law. InlS"4 ho was elected ienresentative to the (ieneral Assembly, and in 1s)0 to the State Senate. In June. iHd. Mr. Newcomb became the political editor of tho Indianapolis Daity Journal, and continued to act in that capacity until December, 18CK. During that period he was twice elected to the (ieneral Assembly. On March 1, 1S71, he w as appointed by (iovernor liakc-r one of the three judges of the Superior Court of Marion count3. which bad just been organized, the term terminating in October. 174, he was elected for the period of eight years. Judge Newcomb has left his impress upon this community, and his death was a public loss. The next Mayor was a Whig, and bore the quaint, old-fashioned name of Caleb Scudder. He w as a cabinet-maker, and held tho office from 1S.11 to 1n14. The oldest living ex-Mayor of this city is James McCready, who served in 1M4-1ST, being elected as a Hemocrat. He was a tailor by trade, and very popular, especially among the young voters. He is now a venerable, white-haired citizen, occupying tin responsible position of book-keeper in the Indiana National Hank. He was succeeded in May. 1SH", by Henry F. West, who was elected on the Democratic ticket. Mr. West was engaged in selling school-books, and defeated Sims Colley, who ran as the Whig candidate. Mr. West died November 8, IsV., and the late Charles Coulon. an attorney, was appointed to fill the vacancy. William John Wallace, a Kepublican. was elected, but resigned May X. InV. having been elected sheriff of the county. Mr. Wallace was for a long time a well-known grocer in this city, but be is now engaged in farming. The next Mayor was also a Kepublican, Samuel D. Maxwell, who served from 18.18 to 18sJ and made a popular aud ellicient oliicer. Mr. Maxwell has been dead for many years. John Caven held the office a greater number of years than any other person. He came toTndjanapolis oh the tenth diy of September. 184.1, having just attained liss majority. Ho was a Pennsvlvanian. born in Allegheny county, and in his youth had been a salt boiler. His early educational advantage were limited, and yet he has by hard study achieved the justly . earned name of being a scholar, lie reads and sneaks German and French, and. strange to say, has acquired Hebrew so that he reads the Scriptures in that tongue and translates them into English. His first employment here was as a clerk in a shoe store, on the site of tho Original Kaglo Clothing store. He began reading law in 1847, in the ottice of Hon. Oliver 11. Smith and Simou Vandes, and was a practicing attorney until May. lssJ, wheu he was elected Mayor on tho Republican ticket, and was re-elected iu ls'i.1, serving until May, 1807. At neither election did the Democrats put forward a candidate against him. In PCI, Mr. Caven was again elected Mayor, again in 177. serving until 1X81. Since his retirement from otlice Mr. Caven has been connected with a number of business enterprises. He is at present and has been for some years president of tho Indianapolis lirush Electric-light Company. Between Mr. Caven's two periods of service Gen. Dan Macauley, a book-binder hy trade, served as Mayor. He, too, was a Republican. He had won honor and promotion in tho field, lighting his country's battles, and in 1G7 was called upon to preside over the atlairs of the city. He continued to hold the office until 1S7.'J six years and made a very popular olbcial. For a timo alter going out of office he engaged in mining enterprises and even tried to keep a hotel. He was connected with the company of capitalists who laid out Woodruff Place, and stocked it with statuary, an enterprise that was all but ruined by the panic, and which, after lona: lying dormant, has awakened to new life, now bidding fair to be a sylvan suburb of which any city might well be proud. (Sen. Macauley is now connected with the Nicaragua' Canal Company. He was succeeded in May, lsTo. by a Democrat, Major James L. Mitchell, wh o served a single term of two j'ears. The Major, on retiring, resumed the practice of the law, and is prosecuting attorney. After the close of Mayor Caven's last term of office, in May. lv?i, Daniel W. Grubbs was electt-d. he also being a Republican. He served until Jan. 1, 18.M, when he was succeeded by John L. McMaster, Republican. This gentleman is now practicing law. Caleb S. Denny, tho present Mayor, nlso a Republican, succeeded him. Ou the 1st day ot January next, when he steps out to give place to Thomas L. Sullivan, the fir?t Democratic Mayor since 187.1, he will have served four years. Mr. Grubbs has been engaged in mining and banking interests in Mexico since he went out of office. Mayor Denny will resume tho practice of the law. IC On the I'lou flan. rucic. Littleshort Can you let me have a 6m all ham until the first of the month, Mr. llerring! Grocer We are running this store on the religions newspaper principle now, Mr. Littleshort. "How? lnwhatwavf "We never give credit for anything." "lndepemleot" Virtue. Detroit Tribune. About half of the so-called "independent papers'' of the present timo are ruu by milk-and-water mugwumps, and the other half by tickle-both-sides-for-a-nickel chaps, whose convictions, if they have any, are either for sale or smothered. Hut how mighty virtuous they pretend to be when they assail the "party organs'.'' Hah! Hasn't Any to Spend. Kearney Enterprise. lionianger moves to the Isle of Jersey to save expenses. Ho will hardly be foolish enough to spend anj' more inoue3' in election expenses at present. They're Not Free Americans. Hartford Courant. It would be a Pan-Anlcrica, congress if our Canadian neighbors were represented in it. As they are not, unfortunately, it isn't.

THE STAGE AND ITS PEOPLE

Emma Abbott and Her Company to Ho at the Grand for Three Sights. The Week Will Close with Hoyt's "Midnight Bell," While at the Tark Will Be Given .Sensational Drama Stae Gossip. It is several years since Emma Abbott sung in Indianapolis, fche returns with an excellent company, it is said, to the Grand to-morrow night. Her friends say that the prima donna is in good voice, and that it is even better than formerly, as. while it retains all its early sweetness it is richer and of greater depth. Miss Abbott's sinking has won her a larger following than ever this season, and the company is winning praise also. Annaudale, prima of contralti; Mirclla, a sweet-voiced mezzo; Michelena, whoso tenor and artistic acting have made him famous; Montegriffo, tenor robusto; Pruette, one of the first American baritones and formerly of Maplesou's Grand Opera Company; Uroderick, tho American profundos; Walter Allen, buftb, and Kcady, second tenor; Karl and Faust, bassos are in the company. In the repertoire arranged for tho approaching engagement, all the operas aro of the brightest and will bo handsomely presented. "Pose of Castile' is the opera for to-morrow-evening. The plot is Spanish, and full of Spanish fervor. It runs thus: Don Sebastian, younc King of Spain, is betrothed to tlie still more youthful Oneen of Castile. They have never met. Don Sebastian starts out disguised as Manuel, a muleteer. Tho Ojieen noes in the disguise of a well-horn country girl, accompanied by her first lady of honor. Donna Carmen, disguised as a cavalier. They meet by chance, and Manuel does her a service by whipping a too inquisitive landlord. Don Pedio, the Queen's cousin, enters into conspiracy with other courtiers to dethrone her. In acts second and third the plot grows exciting, through the conspiracy. The Ojieen imally discovers that Manuel is King, and marries him. The conspirators demand her abdication, but Don Sebastian at last entraps them, and then discloses himself as King. Miss Abbott's costumes as (tueen of Castile are to be the costliest ever seen in opera in the country. Kmma Abbott sings every evening, with the strongest casts of the company, chorus and full orchestra. The chorus and orchestra are represented to be the most powerful in English opera, to-day. In a word, it is the purpose to produce the Abbott operas with all the grandeur of Italian opera. The Wednesday matinee brings out two prime donne, aud full company, at reduced prices. On Tuesday evening. "11 Trovatore' will be given; Wednesday matinee, "Fra Diavolo;'' Wednesday evening, "La Traviata" (Camilh i. The week just closed in Chicago has proved the most successful, in every way. Miss Abbott b:is ever bad in that city during her ten years of opera. "A Midnight Hell." ono of Charles H. Hoyt's numerous productions, which recently closed a successful five months' run in New York, will be given its first presentation in Indianapolis at the Grand Onera-hou.se Thursday night of this w eek. Ptople who go to the theater in search of something to laugh at are. as a rule, familiar with "A Pag Paby," 'The Tin Soldier." "A Brass Monkej," and some of Mr. Hoyt's other farcical sketches. In "A Midnight Hell." however, the author seeks to rise to a higher plane as a dramatist. He does not claim that he has made a striking success in the production of serious matter, but ho does claim that he has more than made up the deficiency in that direction in the awply of wholesome fun. The piece is entirely different from any of Mr. Hovt's previous jlays. It is a step upward, '(he drama is in four acts, with a distinct plot representing life in a New England village. A bank has been robbed, and a young man conf sses to the crime to shield an uncle, who is president of the bank. The uncle is not guilty, either, aud under the circumstances could not be reasonably suspected. The real thief is the cashier, but is not exposed until the end of the play. The plot is quite ingeniously worked out. The deacon, who goes into the church belfry to mend the hell, is accidentally locked in. Just at this time the cashier goes to tho church to secure his plunder, previously secreted in his pew. In order to attract attention and gain his liberty, the deacon rings the bell. The cashier thinks it is puperuatural, and is badly frightened. There are several scones new to the stage, anil altogether the play is one that pleases tho public fancy. The company is a good one. "Sam Houston, the Hero of Texas," is the name of J. H. Wallick's new sensational military melodrama that will be produced for the first time in this city, at tho Park Theater, to-morrow afternoon and during the entile week. Mr. Wallick is atmctor of no mean ability in his line, and his plays are always of a character calculated to please lovers of the sensational, and. no doubt, tho patrons of the Park will be given a popular and interesting show bv the Wallick combination. The scene of tho play is laid in the South, and is based upon historical facts. Like all of Mr. Wallick's other productions, it abounds in thrilling climaxes, aud sensation is the chief feature of the performance. Four trained horses are introduced into the pay and figure quite extensively 111 tho production. The company includes several capable people, aud the piece will be presented with special scenic ellects. Stage Gossip. Henry E. Dixey has another success in "Seven Ages." Pauline Markham is again playing to New York theater-goers. Uroadway, New Vork, is thronged with foreign actors and actresses. M. H. Curtis returns to the stage this seastyi. opening iu New York in December in a new- play. 1'obert Downing is meeting with continued success in his new piece, "Count Claudio." Joseph Wheelock, who plays strong, heroic parts, has a sou who has recently gone upon the stage. Frank 1. Frayne has been in the habit of superintending a retail grocery store in Philadelphia-during his unemployed summers. Nearly all of tho company which assisted in the success of "Wife for Wife" last week at the People's Theater have been retained for the road scaon, which opens Oct. 14. Miss Clara Morris is making a brief tour of the large cities in New England, after which she returns to New York for a week's rehearsal of her new play of "Helene." Dockstader's minstrels will, this season, produce burlesques on popular operasgrand and comic with a prima douna. a lull chorus of men and women, and handsome scenery aud costumes. Miss Victoria Yokes will he supported this season by Mine. Nancaze, Miss Vernon, Miss Agnes Acres and Messrs. Charles W. Hutler, Fred Sidney. Leighton Haker and Walter Thomas. Minnie Maddern played "Featherbrain" in Philadelphia last week. She will go to St. Louis this week and Denver the week following. She will thence journey to 'Frisco, filling several engagements en route. Gustave Frohman has consummated arrangements between Adele Payn and Kate Claxton for a second company to present "Hootle's Haby." Contracts are now being drawn no. Miss Payn pays a large sum ot money down. "Kaianka" is havingamostsuccessfulseason. Its opening week at Columbus, O., was toreceiptsof $S.000. It playcdlast week at Heuck's. Cincinnati, to 87,200, and on Sunday night it opened at the Olympic, St. Louis, to tl.000. Miss Ullie Akerstrom has designed a novel dress for one of her dances, which she calls the "morning-glory dress." The colors are deftly arranged so that in her movements of tho dance a resemblance to the tlower is apparent. II. R. Conway, the English actor, and Daniel Frohman sten-thousand-dollarlead-ing man. is uot a little disappointed at tho change in the plaus which atlected his engagement in this country. He was to have had a i:ood role, commensurate with his

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PRICES Night, 10, 20 . nnl In'- trrffojinnnl rpnilt at ion. ill voung Mrs. Maine s company. Ht illness has broken up all the plans, and Conway is compelled to play instead in a new comic play called "Our flat." Oct. 14 will bo a date to be remembered at New York. It will usher in the first appearance of Jefferson and Florence together, the tirst appearance this year of alvmi, and the tirst appearaneeof Uooth and Modjeska in the same company. Thomas W. Keenc, according to Chicago critics, has become a leading tragedian at last. For veara they have thought ditierentlv, but have at last discovered the error of their way and made due acknowledgement thereof. His tirst Chicago appearance in "Louis XI" was an artistic triumph, and ono that has seldom been witnessed 111 any theater. Curtain calls on every' act anil the audience wild with enthusiasm was the verdict rendered. The C. S. Turner Dramatic Company, that has luen playing elsewhere with success, will appear at English's Opera-house Wednesday night. The company is composed of Indianapolis colored people, and they gave here last reason, before a large amfieiice. "fast the Age, or u Million in (jold." 'lhe programme als-j comprises songs, dances and sketches. It is said there Las been a marked improvement in the performances, and that tho enterprise is now well established. SUNDAY IN JAIL How the Prisoners Are Fed and Their Amusements .and Kclijrious Instruction. Every Sunday morning in the county jail, punctually at s o'clock, the clanging of the iron cell doors can be heard as they swing open and tho prisoners emerge. On the occasion of the reporter's visit thereto, forty prisoners, young and old. of varying ages, stood on either side of the long corridor, awaiting their breakfast, and down the lino thus formed passed tho "grub boss," or "trusty." This peculiar name is given to one of the prisoners who has earned tho confidence of the oflicials. It is a desirable place, too, and one of ltilluenco among tho prisoners, for the "grub boss" has the power to dole out the tit-bits of the prison fare, and as he is also answerable for the order and conduct of tho other prisoners during meals, he takes care that no U11111I3' jail-bird gets the daintiest portion of the food. The bill of Lire for the Sunday morning breakfast fresh bread, molasses fee. There were none prisoners who did not seem consists of and cotof the to partake freely of this simple but wholesome repast. A kind of rough cheerfulness pervaded the taking of the meal, and many a jest, coarse and rude, caused frequent outbursts of laughter. Ureaktast over, soap and water were passed along to each prisoner and the cl -aning of the cells for the day was commenced. Tho crumbs from the morning meal were carefully swept up. and while some of the prisoners washed the corridor until the cl-an appearance of tho paving stone would have mado the face of the housewife glow with pleasure, others busied themselves with plentifully splashing and scrubbing the inside of their cells. Each prisouer has to make his own bed. an easj task judging from the materials which compose ita blanket and mattress but the manipulation of these artic les hy a novico is amusing awkward. It takes him some time before he enn settle his blanket to his satisfaction, whilo the old practitioner with a dexterity acquired by experience, by a single twist of tin; wrist and a general shave frets matters straight in a moment. After this work has been done to tho satisfaction of the keeneyed turnkey permission is given the prisoners to assemble 111 tho corridor and to play cards and dominoes. The favorite games seemed to be euchre and seven-up. A.inann, the murderer of ISertha EI If, favors dominoes, and is said to play a good game. The morning hours are passed in this manner until 1 o'clock v. y.t w hen the time for dinner has arrived. In the south wall of the corridor the face of the jailer at that hour peers through an opening, which is known to the prisoners as the "grub hole." This is the signal for an instant cessation of the games. Cants are thrown down, dominoes left as they are, and in a moment the line is again formed. Smoking hot. edibles piled up on tin plate are passed through the "grub holes" to the "trusty," who proceeds along the lino, handing to each a dish of savory victuals as they are brought up from tho kitchen below, until all of the prisoners have been served. The menu for dinner provides for each man beans, eight ounces of pork, mutton or beef, as the prisoners ieire, sweet or Lish potatoes, and a liberal allowanceof bread. After dinner, which generally lasts an hour, the corridor is again swept, and at 'J:) o'clock a religious service, conducted by the young men of tho Y. M. C. A., is held. . All of the prisoners attend this service, no matter what their religious belief may be. They join lustily in tho singing of, tho hymns, participate in the prayers' with apparent devontness, and listen quietly and attentively to the short sermon 0: lecture which closes the service. "It is seldom," said one of the Y. M. C. A. apostles, "that we are interrupted during the service. The prisouers are very attentive, and often one of them will oiler a short prayer." Though, if the truth must be stated, the moment the prison door closes on those who lead the services the cards and dominoes are hastily resumed with tenfold zeal and apparent enjoyment. The games are then kept up until r o'clock. Supper at that hour is served, and consists of a similar fare to breakfast. This disposed of and the coir'dor again swept, each prisoner enters his cell, aud shortly alter nothing can be heard but the rattle'of the bars and chains of tho outer door as the jailer locks up for the night. Might Iietter Continue Out of Her Sight. WishiDgton Post. Mrs. V. II. Kendal is credited with saying after her arrival from England: "'e were delighted; there was noa reporter in sight." What affectation. The best friend the actors and actresses have are reporters If papers ceased advertising these artists a very large proportion of them would not be in a position to6nub or sneer at reporters. Interests or the South and West. Augusta Chronicle (Dem.) The West and South cannot afford to see any change iu the tariff policy until they get the full benefit of it iu the developmentof their resources. The South with her advantage of climate, timber, waterpower, coal, iron and minerals, has all the elements necessary for the most prosperous manufactures. Ills Name Was "Acln" Him. 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