New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-12

and to DO something toward correcting eXlsClns
abuses. That can only be accomplished by a
decisive defeat of the Democratic bosses, and
their system of parcelling out the municipal
| Offices
The return OF another Of the international
| series of Arctic colonies IS announced. The Ger
man observers have arrived in Europe, after re-
naming year at Klngawa in Cumberland Sound,
and completing the meteorological work assigned
to them. Their station was on the mainland on the
west side of Davis Strait, and additional work
was carried on among the missionary settlements
in Labrador. The safe arrival of the Danish
steamer Diimphna at Norwegian port is also re-
ported. The expedition has been a failure, but
Lieutenant HOvgaard Is fortunate in bringing back
his ship and his after being twice beset IN the
Kara Sea- The Djmphna was sent out to demon
strate a vague geographical theory which her COM
mauder formed during his voyage with Baron Nor
denskjOld on the Vega. Such expeditions ought
not TO be encouraged the day has gone by for an
idle quest made by single ship in the direction of
the Pole. Lieutenant Hovgaard, moreover ought
always to remain behind IN order to predict where
explorers who persist in going North will be likely
to emerge. When the fate of the Jeanette was
still matter Of conjecture, he succeeded by an in
genious process of inductiye reasoning in foreellng
De Long and his men would land,
The simplicity Of "the Jeitersoniau. Democrats "
is particularly noticeable in the City Hall, where
they are in full control The rooms of the Board of
Aldermen are being newly carpeted and decorated
in gorgeous manner. The Mayors Office has
recently been reftted in similar way.
Nearly all the city offices have been
rodttcd regardless OF expense to the tax
I
crat who believes the Tammsny utterances about
"Jeifcrsonian Democracy" he would be speedily
cured of his Authorization by visit to the rooms of
the Board Of Aldermen when the new decorations
are completed
Urgent kilograms have been sent to England from
Syria asking tor help for the jewish refugee colo
MES at Zimmarin and Rosh Pnah. Tho coonists,
Is stated ara literally dying of hunger. Promises
were made to them by the Roumanlan committee
at Galatz that they should receive aid until they
were able TO stand alone. Nothing has been sent
for four months. The English Hebrews and Chris
tians are urged to send immediate relief before it Is
too late. Dr. Schmidt, the British NlC5-ConSul at
Califa Syria, who makes this appeal, declares that
the Jews already established IN Palestine before
tue recent emigration set in were idle and lazy
and in consequence paupers The friends OF the
colonizng movement were in hopes that the infu-
sion OF new blood and energy would have quick1
cued the whole mass into new life, but they have
been disappointed. Sir Moses MontefOre has always
urged the colonization of Palestine by the Jews
but he and other hopeful expounders Of prophecy
who have cherished dream of seeing Jerusalem
again filled with the chosen people will be disap-
pointed. The chosen people only succeed whore
they can trade and their only chance in Syria is to
become small farmers or grape. growers. However
ha N if,lp la
colonlsts sent last winter to Zmmariu have had no
opportunity to support themselves by it,
The saloon keepers now IN session at Milwaukee
yesterday resolved, among other things, that drunk
enness is due not 70 the saloons but the lack of
education in youth" The moral would seem TO be
that every well-reguated saloon should have
seminary attached to It,
Ministerial crisis in Spain is simply form of
reconstruction. Sagasta is the inevitable Premier,
Whatever may be the political combinations and his
chief difficulty in every emergency consists IN
hannonzng the factions of an unwieldy majority OF
the Chamber Last January, when the Ministry
which has now resigned formed, he insisted
upon keeping Marshal Martinez Campos as a col
league, satisfying in this way II section Of fifty
Deputies who had seeded from the Conservative
party. He disappointed, however the hopes of tho
alton of tho divided groups of the Dynastic Left.
The present Cabinet crisis, which has been impend-
ing for several months, will probably lead to the
reorganization of the main body of Sagasta's sup
pOrtors Liberals they are called but the word has
only narrow Specification in Spain.
Sir James Harmon says he does not like the FASH
ION Of interviewing" but when a reporter speaks
to him he answers his questions as freely and cam
didly as he would those Of any other gentleman.
Thus Sir James occasionally gets interviewed"
and the public IS thereby much enlightened.
Lansingburg lying just above Troy is as serene
and innocent a town as one would find in q days
journey. Goldsmith might have had such a place
in mind when he described the Arcadian charms of
sweet Auburn loyeliest village of the plain
Nevertheless in spite of such an environment,
number of tho 225 women who presented their
votes Ht the school election there were challenged
the allegation being that they were imported from
Troyw Has lovely woman, then, equally with
man, tine making in her OF ballot-boI suffer
Would her influence in practical politics be a
mixed instead Of wholly good influence The
Lansingburg election is not conclusive of anything
but how those who resist the enlargement of the
area of suffrage will decam as thoy read the news!
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