New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-24

mitted the recent murders, have been Skin
| mishing IN Arizona and on the New-MeIico
border evidently for the purpose of drawing
recruits from San Carlos. but without success"
This is a significant speech in view Of the fire.
ouent Outcries for the humiliation OF the San
| Carlos Apaches. And the true ipwardness Of
these shrieks for blood is made manifest by
General Crook. He says: "Al depredations
came from these renegade Indians; but from
tiersmen have made them pretext for charg-
q ing peaceable In dians on the San Carlos reser-
@vation with being guilty of the outragos.
| Miners and COW boys, stimulated by interested
aparties who want an Indian war to get posses
sion of rich pasturage and mining lands on the
u San Carlos reservation. threatened to attack it
q and kill the peaceable red men," So the old
story comes to the surface again, the greed OF
white adventures who can never believe that
men OF different color possess any rights which
they need respect. The explicit denial by
General Crook that the Arizona Indians are
likely to go on the warpath is q sufficient an
swer to the wild reports which have been sent
East during the last month. How sensational
these have been is shown by the fact that Gem
eral Crook Indignantly denies that he ever
no prisoners to be taken. One press agency at
Tucson covers district embracing Southern
Arizona and Sonora and extending over 400
miles to tho SOUTH while its territory extends
for over 200 miles IN other directions Neces-
sarily more or less dependence must be placed
upon rumor hearsay and the tales oil excited
prospectors, all of which is cOlored by deadly
hatred Of the Apache 1t is therefore well for
Eastern readers to receive dispatches from the
Southwest on Indian affairs with many allow
ances. AS General Crook mildly remarks, Z" the
situation is greatly exaggerated, and many
suntruthfu reports have been sent East"
of there is n free-trader in the South" says The
Wilmington North Cardinal star. I'VE have not met
him." There's your opportunity. Mcdonald OF In
diana. You can end this discOuraging sort OF talk
by going South and suffering yourself to DO osten-
tatiously and thoroughly met.
The Buffalo Courier confesses that it fails to APP
preciate" Carter Harrsons speech las source and
fountain of Republican satisfaction The Courier
makes us think Of q certain fox who after surveying
some choice ripe clusters of BLACK Hamburgs
that he could not jump up to. came out In card
declaring that he failed TO appreciate grapes as a
source and fountain Of satisfaction to the appe-
fife, Now behold those that read the card did
laugh the fox TO ,corn remarking. Yes, 1t does
make difference whose OK is gored."
The deepest coal mine in America is at Pottsvilie,
Penn Its depth is $40 feet. This does very well
for a mine but if those who arc now reurging Mr.
Tilden for the Presidency arc to be believed, he Is
good deal deeper than that.
Asuggestiou to the Democracy You afraid.
and Justly that you arc going to be hopelessly
wrecked In 's4 on tho tariff issue. But IS 1t not
possible that il you initiate the cunning barber in
the old story you may avoid the threatening cisas-
ter This barber. you remember. displayed above
h ia shop sign done in large letters. that read:
What do you think
/ shave you FOR nothing and give you a drink.
But whenever a customer, trusting in this tempting
legend, declined to pay for his shave and demanded
70 be served with tho beverage of his choice, tho
barber put on q stern look, and going to the door
read his sign thus
What do you think
shave you for nothing and give you drinkt
The result was that the customer apologized and
paid the usual fee. Now then, IL our Democratic
friends please. what prevents them from inserting
in their National platform next year some such
plank as this: Whatdo you think we still favor Ia
tariff for revenue only OF course this would be
n,rteetly satisfactory to Wattcrson. Mcdonald and
economist came along you could fix him by g rem
de,;nvn the plank thus: What do you think
we stil favor tariff for revenuo onyf" The sug-
cestion is rendered gratis and will doubtless be
gratefully received.
The Rochester Union speaks of Governor Butler as
the great bore OF the day" This is the worst blow
that the Hoosac Tunnel has yet received
Ieps see Governor Cleveland gets SuDerintend-
ent OF tho Insurance Department by promoting the
DENNY Superintendent But when that Superintend-
emf comes TO select his own Deputy Superintendent
ne docs not promote some faithful and efficient clerk
m the Insurance Department but he chooses an out
s,der-from Bufalo-unfamilar with the duties oil
the place All of which suggests that competitive
examination would prove that Governor Cleveland
was a better civil service reformer than Superin-
tendent Mccall.
Tho Legislature has been passing good many
hills this session declaring certain acts and proceed
inps legal But unfortunately for its own reputa-
,ion. it cannot pass bill making its course since
.January reputable and praisoworthy.
lin in Oswego County the thoughtful student OF
American politics is remarking to his feow-students
that &" Osyego is the fourth county with a strong
Republican majority for which Governor Cleveland
has aDpOlntcu DcinOtIdiO JuubO' ~ 10 "hN'i
stood that the Governors explanation is that he has
been the victim of four "concidences -four coin
cidences all IN a row.
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PERSONAL.
The Hon. Oliver Ames ex poets TO spend 100000
in building his now house on Commonwealth-ave.,
Boston.
Miss Kate Field will spend two or three weeks
next month with friends Mt south Norwalk Conn.,,