Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 12, 1891, Page 11

S ——— MEXICO'S CHIEF, EXECUTIVE, President Diaz Talks About His Country and Its Possibilities. ROMANTIC CAREER OF THE GREAT RULER. He BSays Mexico Wants American Oapital, and Discusses the Field for Varions Kinds of Pay- ing Investments. (Copriaht 1891 by Fyank, 6. Carpenter.] Mexico Crry, July 1.—|Special corres- pondence of Titk Brr.|—I have just had a long interview with President Dias on American and Mexican matters, The audi- ence was arranged for me by the secretary of foreign affairs, Mr. Mariscal, and it took piace in the great national pa‘ace which stands on the sito whoro Montozuma held his court when Cortez came to sco him, and it was upon this same spot that Cortez lived aftor the death of the Aztoc king. It was in this structure that many of the Spanish viceroys reigned, and here Maximillian held his court. The building is se al hundred yoars old, aad its architecture is of the old Bpanish ordor. Tmagine a low, two-story building covering many acros. Lot its walls bo of gray stucco, and let it have many courts within it, roofed only by the blue sky and paved with great blocks of stone. Some of these courts are 5o large that u regiment of cavairy could go through their evolutions within them, and the entrance to the palace is by great doors or gato-ways, faced with massive columns against which soldiors fn -uniform stand and scrutinize carefully all thoso who go in or pass out. There are moro soldicrs as you go into the courts, and at every corner ycu meot a guard, It was through these gate that the carriago of the American ministor with its liveried conchmen took myself and Mr. Butler, tho secrotary of our Josterday.atternoon, and it was fn one of tho argost of the courts that tho carriago stopped and lot us_out at the marblo stairs which lead up to tho oflices of tho scoretary of state, and also to tho audience rooms of tho president of the republic, The secretary of state's rooms are furnished after the French stylo, with bright-colored car- ots, many pictares and somo statuary. The' ante-foom to the president’'s oftice is right next to the purlors of Maximillian, and here wo waited for a moment amid a crowd of office-seckers much like those who hang about tho whito house at the begiuniug of the congressional session, while we gave our cards to the gorgeous aide-de-camp in charge, he fact that wo came from the United States logation passed us at onco into a second waiting room devotod only to tho favored fow and a momout later the word came from Presidont Diaz that ho would sco us at once. Among those waiting for an audionce in tho room wore half a dozen noted generals, ono or two senators, Mr. Vorgor, a artner ‘of tho lato Senator Hearst in fis argo Mexican investmonts, and the son of Prosident_Jaurez. Tho room was well fur- nishod. Paper of red satin covorod tho walls. Tho chairs and sofas wero finely up- holstorea and a velvet rug was spread upon the floor. Wo had scarcely seated ourselves vofore tho door opened and the aide-de-camp. motioned for us to ontor. How President Diaz Looks. We stepped ncross the threshold and found ourselves in a_largo, well-lichted aud plainly furnished room in’ which two men wero standing. Oue of these I recognized as Senor Tguacio Mariscal, tho secrotary of state and the other was a straight, dicnified man of medium height dressed it citizon’s clothes, ‘This was Prosident Diaz. Ho looks moro like & practical business man than_tho ayor- age Moxican, but his faco and figuro is a triking one, and_without ostentation or self-assumption, he impresses you at once as a man of great strength of character and of extraordiaary avility. s looks do not belie him. He is by all odds the greatest man 1n Mexico today and bis work shows bim to bo ono of the greatest statesmen and greatost exceutives of the world. Ho took Mexico i a state of rovolution and he brought it into a stato of peace. Ho grasped the country when it was in anarchy and he has brought order and _good government out of the confusion. He has started the era of railroads and he bas pushed manufacturing sod modorn development to such an extent that Mexico has its feet now firmly planted on the road of pro- gross. He has made the interior of the coun- try as safo as tho lnterior of the United States; has abolished brigandage and has turned’ the banditti into soldiers. Every step he takes isn tho march of progress, and as the country isat present constituted he is the best ruler that Mexico could have. He is very popular among the veople and both tho property holders and army love Dhim. He knows Mexico liko a book and he is eminentiy fitted by birth and character for his position. He is a son of the people, Bora a poor boy in tho backwoods stato of Ouxaca, he fitted himself for the law, and when the Mexican war_broke out betiveen Mexico and the Unitod States ho entered the army and fought for his country. After tho war was over ho remaiued in the army for some time and studied militaryscionce. Ho then went back to the law, but_returned to the army 1n the revolution of 1855, and from that time on was mixed up in nearly every revolution up to the time of his eleciion as president in 1877. A Life of Romnnce. His whole life reads like a romance and he has had mavy narrow escapes. Ono time he was obliged to floo to Now Orloaus, and in coming back ho took passago under an assumod namo and stayed in his room, pro- tonding ho was seasick. Thero wero a num- ber of Mexican officers on board and ho thought that thoy had discovored him. te knew that bis arrost meant death and ho jumped overboard and tried to swim to the shore, which was about ten miles distant from the ship. He was seen and rescued,and the captain thought ho was a lunatio. = He handed him over to the purser, and this man, though he knew he could make £50,000 as a reward by turniug_him over to the suldiers, refused to do so. He protected hum while on board and smuggled him ashoroas a coal- heaver, from whonce ho soon got. to his na- tive stato and to bis army. Diaz has proved himself an ablo general and 1o one can doubt his courage. He'is now sixty yoars old, but he does not look to be over forty, and his black oyes are as bright and his stop as firm as when he did hus first fighting in the Mex- ican war. Ho improssed me by his caso in mauner and his goutlemanly bearing. Ho is, I am told, refined and culiured and ho un' derstands how to put_his visitors at their ease. Ho has much of the personal magnot- 8w of James G. Blaine, and I heard it sald 1 Mexico that if Blainé had the backbone of Diaz, bis administration at the state dopart- ment would be the greatest of any secrotacy of state {n tho world, President Diaz has wife who stands in Mexico much liko Mrs, Cloveland does in the United States. Sho is & beauty of the brunotto type, fne- 1y educated and vory oharming i, hor man. ners. Sho is simplo and unostentatious and is always doing kind things for the pecple. She 18 the daughtor of Hon. Romerio 1ubio, and sho presides with much graco over the prosident’s palace in Mexico City and over his grand rooms n the castle of Chapultepec. The Mexican White House. Chapultepec is tho Mexican white house. Itis the famed hill whore Montezuma had his summer house and it 13 ono of the wou- dorful palaces of the world. Located at the ond of the Pasoo, the fushionablo drivo of Mexico, & park of & 1,000 Acres surrounds it aud these thousand nores uro filled with tho most wonderful of cypress trees, somo of which aro over ahundred feot high, and many of which aro five or six hundred yoars old. ~ The trunks of thoso troes are mussivo in size and thelr hmbs are gnarlod, and they svread outward as they go up until thoy terwine with other limbs at the top and form a dense shudo. They are clothod in peren- nial groen, and from thom hang_great boards of the beautiful, gray-siver, Spanish moss which you se0 iu the forests' -¢ Florida and Loulsians. A drive through the park is like golug through the forests of fairyland, and in the morning and the evening. when the sun oast Its boavtiful shadows through the treoa and over the well kopt lawn, its s ylvan beauties are bayond description. ' Out of the couter of this park, rises & mighty rock woing straight up for'at least two bundred foot. This rock has a top of sevoral acros snd upon its surfaco s bullt the massive castle of Chapultepee. There is ouly oue stairway aud oue road thut lead up to it, and the building is & won- der of many kinds of Spanish arohitecture, Tt {s, it s6aims to me. bigger than any butlding in the United States, and it covers as much space as the capitol at Washington, It rises in torraces, and these terrucss are of whito marble with brass balustrades along which you see lovely flower gardens which make you think of the hanging gardens of one of the Aztec emperors. The Mexican rulers of tho past have spent fortunes in improving and furnishing this castle, and President Diaz has remodellod many of the rooms for his own uso. The artists and builders are repairing the rooms today, and the palace will be finer than ever. One of the bedrooms of the president is especially fine, and Mrs. Diaz's private reception parlor is in pink silk with hangings of brocade and plush. All of the rooms are beautifully frescoed, and the fntorior of the castle corresponds in some de- greo to the woncerful beauties of nature which surround it. The view from this castlo s one of the finest in Mexico, The whole of the Valley of Mexico is spread out before you. The capitol, with its many cathodral towers and enamelled domes, lies at your foet, Silverv lakes sparklo like flooils of aiamonds amid the green in the dis- tance, and upon all sides the greut mountains of Mexico shine out like hills of frosted sil- vor, and away off under the sun you seo the whito heads of the two great voleanoes, Popocatapetl and the White Woman, which are ever clothed in perpetual sno My Interview With the President. T was {ntroduced to Prosidont Diaz by Mr. Mariscal, and the president shook myhand aud motioned me to a seat beside him, ~The conversation ~was rried on through the medium of Mr. Mariscal who translated my English into Spanish and the prosident’s Spanish into Knglish, The president talks easily. He is never at 10ss for a word and ho knows just what he wants to say and suys it in the fowos® words, The interview which follows has been cave- fully revisod by bim and it is pracucally talk which he kindly gives to tho American peoplethrough the medium of this news paper. PPlivst asked as to the fooling of Mexico towards the United States, Presidert Diaz replied: “The Mexicans are almost unanimous in the friendly feeling which they hold towards the United States. Such feeling of mistrust which arose among the masses on account of tho war of [347 is rapialy disappearing and the convictions of the most enlightened classes of our people now 1s that the United States does not believe that it is in toeir interest to take more of the Mexican terri- tory and that the mutual benofit of both countries lies in the improvement of their trade and Industrial relation. Frequently some of the church or re-actionary papers of this country assail the government because it encourages American euterpriso in Mexico. ‘Ihese papors protend to have groat foars of the United States, but their alarm is tious and they mako these expressions only for the sake of opposition to the govern- ment.” “How about American capital and immi- gration " T asked. *“*Does Mexico desiro it?" “Certainly it does,” replied Mr. Diaz. *“Weo havo an undeveloped country' where the ac- cumulation of wealth is, as vet. very Limited and where sach wealth as we have is seldom in the hands of people gifted with suficient enterprise to dovote it to the development of our resources, We are glad to welcomo American capital, and American emigrants aro also welcomo. As to emigration, how- ever, we don’t expect a groat deal of it from your country, for you still have a great deal of territory which is capable of accommodat- ing an immense number of emigrants from ISurope, and as fav as I can see you have not as yot reached that excess of population which impels the masses to move to other fields.” American Capital Safe in Mexico. “American capital,” President Diaz went on to reply to a question, *is certainly safe in Mexico. If legislation providing for all con- tingencies, the peace and order now reigning throughout the country, the efforts of the government in that divection, and more espe- ciully the convictions of the peonle that it is to their interest not to lot anybody broak that peace, are guarantees of safety for that capital, I can assure you that it is and must be for an indefinite time perfectly safe.” “What rights huve Mexicans over Amori- cans 10 business and property holding?" ““Phey have none,” roplied President Diaz. “Phe Americans have in this country an equal chance with the Mexicans for all Kinds of business. In fact, I believe they have a better one, from their superior enterpriso and the greater facility with which they can get capital from abrond, The same can bo said s to the acquisition of - prop- orty, oxcept that there are cortain limi- tations in the acquiring of real estate in our border states according to an old law which is still in force. These limitations are, how- ever, easily removed threugh application to the government, which has~ authority to re- move them, and which naver refuses to do so unless thers 1s some particular reason for the action.” President Diaz on Mexican Invest- ments, “Will you please give me some of the best olds for' the investment of capital in Mexico, Mr. President,” said I President Dinz repliod: “The country and its resources ave so large and the fields for profitablo investment so many that it is al- most impossible to itemize them. I would say, however, that the following schecule is worthy of study : Stato of Chiatas—Mines and agriculture. State of Ouxaca—Mines, coal and agricul- wre. State of San Louis Potosi--Agricuiture, mines ana trade, State of Chihuabua—Cattie-raising ana mining. State of Michoacan~ Agriculture. Stato of Vere Cruz—Agriculture. State of Coahuila—Agriculture, cotton,ete. SIn general, however,” continued Mr. Diaz, as he looked over thoe list, it may be sid thut the fields are practically unlimited. Chiatas Is an entirely now field of enterprise, and its mineral resources are said to be abun- dant, while itis well known thatits soil is very fortilo and capable of producing a great varioty of staples, espocially tooucco, sugar, corn, “cocon and coffee in the low- lands, and wheat in the upperlands. Tt 1s at the southwestern end of the country, adjoin- ing Guatemala, and it will soon huvo a near railvoad connection with the remainder of Moexico by the line which is being built from Mexico City to Tehuantepec. ‘Thils road will go right through the state of Oaxaca and this state is wouderful in its resources, It con- tains a vast ares of the best soil for coffeo culture, and in_some parts of 1t tobacco of good quality is produced. The climate is healthy and agreeable. Recently a great many deposits of coal have been discoverod, and two companies are now engaged in devel- oping cosl mines thers. There are rich iron minos near those coal deposits and we may have a great manufacturing district in vhis state. As yel the state has not boon pros- pectad. 1t will be opened up by this railroad and it is one of tho best fields of enterprise of today. Tho Iron horse will in ~two or three years at loast, roach thoe capital of the state, and the possibilitios of fortunes and fortune making in itare, it scoms Lo me, very groat. “Tho state of San Luis Potosl,” Presideat Diaz went on, “is also @ mining country, its principal ‘wealth will, in time, be der from its admirable situation as’ a center of trade for the interior country. The railroads which now center at its capital will make it a great distributing point, and the Tampico harbor will add greatly to its a dvantages. Chibuahua, which lies “below Texas in the north central part of Mexico has @ vast extent of soil suited to cattio-rmising, and a great deal of British capital is being investod the ‘0 at the prosont time. Michoacan to the west of us here is a very fertile reigon, well- watered, and horo tropical agriculture may bo developed toa vast extent. Then agam on the slopes of the mountains there is a 2000 admirably odapted to u variety of industries In the state of Vora Cruz. The soil is rich ana the streams afford good water power for machinery, and laborers may bo bad at reasonably low saluries, Theu there is Coa- huila which is a state biggor than New York and which has vast areas of good cotton grow - ing land on it. It also contaius deposits of good coal, und the country is well-watered. The land is dearer than in some other parts of Mexico, but it can’’ be purchased at very renumerating prices.” As to dallroads in Mexico. “‘How about the railroad development of Mexico! Wil it continuel” Yea", was tho reply. ‘‘Since the year 1885 the rallway system of this country has been 80 exteudod that their are fow oitios of importauce tuat are not connected with the conter of the country or Mexico City. It is & significant fact foo that rail- ways in Moxico nave been paying enterprises since their beginning, so much 30 that trunk. lines, such as the Mexican Central and the Mexican National have given dividends to their share-holders almost since the first yoar they were in operation. Remembor inat such results wero obtained when the country was at the beginning of its, development, sud when little or no forelun capital had been Invested in mines or agriculture fo Mexico, and you will 300 that it may bo safely said that this pro. gress will incroase now that new elements of prospority_are being constantly brought from abroad. You sk as to subsidios, when Mexico was anxious for tho construction of railways, it lavished subsidies on ali the roads. The outlay was very large in com- parison with {ta present resources, and now that the systom is about to be complotod tho government has docided uot to puy any subsidies for & new line. A Reciprocity Treaty. As to the reciprocity treaties, Presidnte Diaz sald: “Wo can make a recipoityo treaty with the United States, as we alroady mado one s0mMo years ago which never was in force, but which met with a very bad fortune in your country. [ rofer to the Grant- Romero treaty and auy new treaty that we couid make would not differ substantiaily from this. Any extension of our froo list of American goods would more or less dimin- ish our federal receipts, and in some cuses very dotrimentally so. We eannot afford a great loss nor can we substitute another kind of taxation for this source of revenue. As to tho lund tax of which you ask, 1t is already levied by the states on 4 small scalo and the increasing of it requires a great doal of tact not to hurt influcntial and transcend- ent interosts, Among the other objects of government in favoring railroad building, was to inorease the productiveness of landed property, as when it bocomes more remutieru- tive it can bo taxed moro heavily. Manufacturing in Mexico. “How about Mexlean manufacturers? 1 asked “Manufacturing in Mexico.” said tho presidont, “is constautly improving. Every year new papor, wool and cotton man urics are established, and the old ones are being continually ecularged. Thero is great manufacturing growth going on in_the states of Puoola, Jaliseo and Oaxeca and in the ral district. A number of new fuctorics for the making of beor, spirits and wine havo been started, and 1 bolieve that in manufactures of all kinds thero 15 a grea field for American capital and American en- terprise.’” “The conversation here turned to education, and Prosidont Diaz told me_that there was now a compulsory _primary education throughout Mexico and that ihe Mexican ss and government were doing all they could to improve their educational methods. Mo said ho thought that the Indians could bo groatly improved by tho a0 school system and that though tho work would be slow, that they would event ually make good and intelligeat citizens, He spoxe highly of the progress of Mexico in an educational” way and characterized the Indian population as a peoplo possessed of great natural abilities and infinito possibilities. Ho then roferred tothe world’s fair suying: Mexico and ths World's Fair. *Mexico has cordially acceptad tho invita- tion to tho worla’s fuir at Chicago Her ex- hibits will be the best calculated to promote trade and business relations between the two countries. ‘The plan of the exhibition will differ somawhat from that adopted the New Orleans exposition, and the inten- tion is to give a_practical exhibition of what can be exchanged or improved upon in our relations with the United States rather than to make an interesting but less important show of the different products of our rudi- young m high terms and say more dosirous of making goo of the past. “In them,' said he, “is largely tho hope of Mexico, ‘and through them will como the_great Mexico of the fu- ture,”” e said that tho progress of Mexico wouid, he believed, go steadily on, and ho paid us a very pretty compliment in saying that ho believed it would improve in overy tbspect “and become day after day more worthy of being called a sister of the groat model republic, the United States of Amer- ica.” FRANK G. CARPENTER, The Latest Conundrum. Why is Haller s Sarsaparilla_and Burdock like the most popular soap of tho day ! Becauso they both cleanse the skin and leave it soft and velvety. - EDUCATIONAL. Prof. W. P. Dean has beon electad dean of tho South Dakota school of miues at Rapid City. The University of Ponnsylvania’s depart- ment of hygioro Is the first of its kind in the country, Railway schoots for the children of rail- way employes are maintained by tho railway companies in India at a very small expense to the papils. Tho building fund of the new Chicago uni- versity has_boen increased to the sum of $1,250,000. There is also an endowment fund of $2,000,000 for tho support .of professors, scholarships, eto. The school of finance and ecoramy, at tho University of Peunsylvauia, for thé special education of young men who'intond devoting themselves to politics, journalism, finance, or the munagement of large business interests, has proved a success. The Towa state university is growing. The tuitions in 1387 wero $17,858.405 in 188, $17,- 855,23 in in 1800, $26,185.20; n 1801, 8 37, ' In these four years thoro is an incroaso in receipts of $26,004 average of about $5,700 per year. Over one thousand students are expected next year. Tho peopla of California aro to have county high schools. The board of county super- visors may, upon the petition of 100 property owners, order that a vote shall bo taken at a general oloction to_determine whethor tho people of the county wish 1o tax _themselves to support one or moro county high schools. A fomalo school toacher in Fitchburg, Mass., recently sent a boy homo because ho came 'to school barefooted. I back in the *40's boys were sont home simply becauso they eame to school barefooted we would today be a nation of pesple with only sufi- cient intelligonco to occupy @ scat in tno Jury box. Chicago university wiil bogin its work next year with resoircoz that will speedily ©enabld it to take a high_rank among our cdu- cational foundations. The latest addition to its endowment funds consists of a gift, which will_probably reach 300,000, from thé estato of the late Willlam B. Ogden, and 1s to bo used 1nestablishing the Ogden sciontifc school as a branch of the university. + A youne graduate from Vassar had read the following paragraph: “It must be dis- interosted banevolonce which leads the sweet young things who go to Vassar colloge to plant trees on commencoment day. Thoy can't ever expect to climb them.” - Shodidn't liko it, and in roply wrote: *It i3 surely better to plant troes at colloge, even if do- barred the quostionadlo privilege of chmbing them, than to sow wild oats, from which no one ever yot failed %o reap ' harvest.’ Harvard is 225 years old and has graduated 17,000 students. A little moro than half of thom aro living. Harvard’s oldost living graduate in point of class connection is Dr. Frederick /.. Farley of tho class of 1515, who is ninety-ono. o is probably tho oldest min- wster in” Brooklyn. Harvard's oldest grad- uato in poiut of porsonal age is Rov. William Wittinglon of Washington, who is over uinety-two, Yale's oldest boy is Euward McCrady of Charleston, S. C., who grad unted with the late ox-Presidont Woolsoy in 1820, The Brooklyn high school furnishes an ex- cellent example of the American girl who rao- ognizes the force of tno declaration that “all men are created equal.” In the graduating class was one colored girl Who was nervous for fear that when they weut forward to re- ceive thoir diplomas sho would bo lert to walk alone, But the most popular girl in the class, Miss Holden, relioved her ombarrassment by selooiing her for a companion in those exer- cises. The class also showed its truo Ame ican spirit by olecting Miss Holden as their class prosident. The aggregate evrollment of the public schools of the country, as shown by the consus, is 12,502,721, Tho enroliment in 1850 was 9,051,608, The school gain in ten years is 20.54 por cent, against 24.86 per cont in populaticn. The state showing the greatest @ain in school enrollment is North Dakota. The gain there was 722.77 per cent, while the ain 1n population was §05.05 per cont. South Dakota followed' with 503,56 per cent; New Mexico, with 253,07 por cent: Washington, with 275,05 per cent, aud Montana with 200.12 per cent. B A New Move. Loslie & Loslie. 16th and Douglas. . J. Frice, Millara Hotel. W. J. Hughes, 2324 Farnam, 634 N, 16th, J.'W. Clark, 8. 29th & Woolworth aye. A, Shroter, 1528 Farnam. All the above named leading druggists baudle the famous , Excelsior Springs, Mis- ouri, waters and Soterian Gluger Ale. SUMMER , THEATRICAL TALK. Low Dockstader's Now Story About “Only a | Fatitr's Dang PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING SEASON. Active Rehoarsal at the Whiteiace ~Chat of Lew Dockstader, who was hero minstrels last weok, is a deli ght- fully broezy story toller and one of tho fellows, socially, in the world. Whaile pac k- the other day, and rushed to catch a train for Chicago, to spin off a yarn or two which wore aujoyable bocause of their new- a few nights T ran across a man by th 8 on,who had been a managor for D2Witt Talmage, Robort G gersoll, Will Cumbacl and other well known “When I was in name of MeKi about that ittlo ominiscencas of his which for humor hus not be at Sam Jones and Me- @ out in one of the western having a lecture porformanc Daughter,” which w opera house, t first, but McKoon told him that thero was an excellent mor: and would no doubt enjoy the f dozon years ago had such an immenso bookad to unpe Sam demurre al to the play rama which “Jones went to the show as suggestod his manager and no doubt enjoyed tne suff ner's daughter. ings of the fa; In the middle Ho had hardly t before he was sound aslee] consternation of those around 4 v unwound itself aud if I remomber is committed in givos the leading woman an op- t0 cross the stage, wring her hunds and in 4 melodramatic voice exclaim, “It vis terri-ble.) from his drunken by tho doop tones of the suffering and in a whisky- touchod the se heroine, climbed on his f; quito loud enough down before the audience could sufficiently re low the story intclligently. said the drummer’s estims And Sam Jones te of the show was Doclstader will head his own minstiel company next season ana, judging from the aged, ‘ongit to mako an immense succass. | Eyerybody 1n part will be in black faco aud Low pr: that the costuming of theact will bo a revela- tion in modern mipstrelsy. In the first part will appear Melnty, Heath, Perry and McGrew, George und Dockstader while the vocal por in charge of groat_convor: his old position i has been eng: band and orchestra For the olio t8e three Marvell sen engaged, togethor with the Harry J. Clap- to munage the organization. Clapham, Jr. will bo general agent, Rich- roproseutatives Rose and A.'A. MeDonald, advertisers, whilo Georgo Clapham which will help Dockstader win the success Fred Spurel ged as tho loader of the brass , Cain and Loreno have other comed ard Nevios, front—a staft 15 the ntime of iiddy Gusher” accompanios Mary Hewins Bl dramatic profession. husband en last weok they went out to Hanscom park and Dockstador expressed a desiro to find a that it might But somehow when four-leaf clover you Dockstader, however, less buovant than her clever husband, waitod for the four-leaf clover to did to such an extont that they have now articlo to_ fasten him good luck. you seLout to find a enough of the trunks and costumos. found fou r four leaves, “It1s th o turning of the tide, Low,” and the amuse- ment-loving public will join in the wish that it may be so. The closing of Thatcher's minstrels at_the Grand opera house on Wednesday night about witnesses the final wiud-up of tho the: season of 1500-01. It has been a poculiar soa- 500 in more senses than on: tions that expected ¥ jost it, while somo of those of whom the least was anticipated were winners. Certaia sections of the country also ilar conditions. Philadelphia, for the last five years ono of the best of theatricai c2nters, littlo botter than a dead hou the other hand,showod a marked improvement New York was not while Chicago and mong the largest in theatrical its usual average amusements. ama_practically went to tho overs suffered. On the other hand, towards the close of tho scuson, comedy drama showed a ma Most of the money last season tho larger firms, threo theatros i three others in rked revival. vus mado by Rich & Harris cont Boston, with au intel atcher in *“Tha! made a net pront not far und ‘Phe Frohmaus, with organizations in' *Men their_splendid stock and Women," “Alabama,” d compancs in *All the Comforts of “Heid by the En- emy,” ete., were a close second Tie tours of Fanny Dave dals, Bernhard also lavge financ was a big loser tnessed a complete failuro of A Buglishopl ear the Amurica 5 hio had never for the first time fA bis life ho is courted and Ris plays arein such demand that he cannot supoly. them. 1d Agnes Huntington wer n dramatist come to coet theatre 1n Chicago aud the California in San head the winning® list. brought over froty Giprmany tainment, whi y and a prodigions success Lilliputians fair success finan- g. onted Richard Manstleld had an even ure of success and fafiuro. Jamos T. Power, with “A Straight Tip,» up $41,000 profit for Rich ame over from hu a brief and an- Anlucky Hudsgr® and * Lawrence Barrett'didd in the neight of caroer, aud the season also probably witnessed the last appearance of Edwin Booth. Francls Wilson De Wolf Hopper McCaull opera company 10st on the road, which thoy are now rogaining in mma Abbott left possession of Europe and perienco with edly made th Tho death of the Bostouians in the field of grand opera in year also witnessed the farewell appearance of that superb organization, as it Was. Taken on a whole the season of 1500-1 was a disoppointing dition of trade in some sections of the country was, undoubtedly, one of the chief causes of Tn other places the mushroom growth affectod business. law had practicaily no effect upon the higher class of attractions, while it wrougnt woe and destruction poorer and che; ‘The season just ciosed also witnessed firmer connection among the leading managors and the determination on their o tect the publia. It also showéd an improve- ] T, A, Slecuwm, M, C. stato commerc among the EEN PAGES mont in the luxurious ascommodr tions and appolatments of new theators. While it offored unequalled opportunities for tho devolopment of now talent, espoecially among tho ladies of tho profession, none camo for- ward to the emergency. The comin soason augers well. Tho state of trado during the last fow months tas boon oxcellent, This will react favorably upon theatrical business. It also oromises well for a more healthy tone among attractions, Comedy and the better order of furce come- dies should again lead the winning list. Moro money will be invested in the higher class of amusements the coming season than ever before, The taste of the public will b moro carofully consulted and a more studied offort will be inade on the part of amusewent pu; veyors to satisfy and to please, Theatrical business assumes avory year moro of a com mercial aspect. And for that matter no on- terprise shows groater returus for monoy judiciously invested. The regular season of '[hincher's minatrels closed on Wodnesday night at tho Grand opera house. ‘The company went immodintely into rehiearsal of the bill which they will pre sent next season, The departure and the new bill is an abso lute novelty. Mr. Thatcher and his partners, Rich and Harris, the well known Boston firm of theatrical managers, are about to carry out a long projected and carefully considerod plan. Itis to combine ministrelsy aud farco comedy. The new orgauization is to bo Kknown as George Thateher's minstrels allied with ltich & iarris' comedy company in “Tuxedo.” The neipals of the new organization a I'hatcher, Bugeno O'Rourko, Marble, Hughey 'Doughtery, Raymon Moore, R. 1. illman, the three Powers brothers, the Misses Lizzie Derious Daly, Ida itzhugh, Agnes Hallock, Blanche ~ Haydon, Mamio Gilroy, Fanny Richaras and others, Thateh s orchestrea will also be retained. Julian Mitchell, tho woll _known staze maunger, came on from New York witn Mr, Har rehearse the piece, “Tuxedo” is n farco comedy in throo and is the work of Mr. K. Marblo. comedy will have its inuings i tho first act, in the second act the mnstrels will reign supreme, A in tho third act the two will como togc in a grand finale. This pro- duction will also mark tho initial appearance 'hatcher in whito face, first performance of the new or tion_will probably bo given in Lincoln, and it will bo seen hero at the G July %5 and 26, The produc of ‘its uniquo and daring nature, will watched with an extraordinary amount of 1 terest by the theatrical profession all over the United States. The Curtain’s Down. Thatcher's minstrels, during the season just closed, cleaned up & net profit of over 10,000 Tho firm of Rich & Harris during the coming season will control the Hoilis Stroot theater and the Howard Athenoum, Boston; the - new Colbmbia theater now build- ing, also in Boston, and which is under coutract to be the most perfectly appointed i the Un tates; a now theater ulso buiding in New York; James 1. Powers & Co. in “A teaight Tip;” the Leopolds with “Boys and Girls,” aud counection with icorge hatcher, Thatcher's minstrels with is comedy in William_Harris, the member of the firm, is now in_ Omu vising the rehearsals of the latter organi tion, Prank Ellsworth witn tho orchestra of ‘Thatcher's minstrels is _probably the best clarionet player in the United States. was higlly plensed at_recoiving_ yesterday ¢ handsome present in the shape of a_claviouet set of silyer instruments with gold keys trom the well known manufacturer of musical in- struments, C. G. Conn of Elkhart, [nd. Jose, the phenomenal counter tenor Thatcher's minstrels in Tuxedo” was working at a_blacksmith forgze near Reno, ev., when his wonderful voico was first covered. The late Emma Abbott heard him sing and it was upon her suggestion and advice thitt he adopted the stage for a pro- tession. 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