New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02

1t is hardly fair to point to the failure of the
Chippewa runner in the walking match as a proof
that the Indian generally is no match for the white
man in physical endurance. The conditions at the
Madison Square Garden are against any man ac
customed to breathe fresh pure air, and this par
tcular Indian is only boy. That there are In
dams who are capable OF running down the deer Is
an ndubitabe fact. The Apaches do it continually,
and do not look upon 1t as feat. The Apache
hunter will run for from twenty to thirty hours
without resting. Even when compelled to drink
he does so without stopping, and having run down
the game he merely pauses long enough to cut it up
and eat a few choice morsels raw and then throw
ing the selected meat over his shoulder he sets out
on his return journey. Such endurance as this
practice manifests may perhaps be exCellcd by
white men, but certainly not without long and
severe training; and it must not be forgotten that
Oh every such hunt the Apache runner carries
weight for half the distance.
The san Francisco .ita las come ont for Judge
Field for the Democratic Presidential nominee and
says that despite all reports to the contrary Cali
fOrnia will support him for the nomination" he
Alta appears to be not little sanguine in the
premi es for it proceeds to say We know he will
be nominated and elected anyhow no difference
what California might decide to do" The Other
California Democratic journals still to DO heard
from as regards Presidential preferences.
Oxford has followed the example of Cambridge,
and voted to admit women to the honor eXamina-
tons. The influence OF these examples Will un-
doubtedly be great and the cause of feminine edu-
cation H. Great Britain be benefited. Already the
Cambridge examinations have set the educational
standard in the most important schools of the
Kingdom. both private and public, and henceforth
the two universities will find their largest useful
ness in being the true SUBMITS of the national edu-
cational SYSTEM and in maintaining direct and in
tIlnate relations to the elementary and intermediate
schools The stimulus thus gwen to the higher
education of women will be'doubtless considerable.
and the competition of women for work which they
are now fitted for and which has hitherto been
monOpozcd by men, is likely 10 become keener
The course of the Morrison bill and its inevitable
end remind us of story General Grant used to tell
with great effect. 1t was of would-bc black
smith who started out to make clovis Of a
piece of iron. Aud, by tho way. nobody at the
round-table or campfire was able to tell what
cevis was until General Grant explained. The
General continued that the blacksmith hammered
away till he discovered that he didn't know how
TO make the instrument named. He then exc
claimed: "Ill make a horseshoe out of the IRON"
lie hammered away for while and failed. "Ihen
I'll make a horseshoe nail" Again he failed. In
great wrath he plunged the red-hot Shapeless mass
of iron into the backsmiths water-bucket and
said. as the steam assembled with hiss: III make
4 blanked big fizz of you, anyhow"
The Edmunds " boomers " said Blaine had an In
terest in the langrant road, in whose favor he gave
an entirely proper ruling. The story was shown
to be wholly untrue but they stuck to 1t more ven
omousy than ever. The Blame people and those,
like The TRIBUNE who while not pushing Mr.
Baine's candidacy this year. insist that he shall
not be slandered, accepted the story that Edmunds
did have such an interest in the Immigrant road ho
voted for. The moment Mr. Edmunds SAID he did
not acquire the interest till three months later they
| gave him the full benefit Of his statement.
The report of the workings Of the new tariff for
the last half of 1888, prepared by the Bureau of
| Statistics is more elaborate and valuable paper
than brief mention IN Washington dispatches midi
Gated. 1t embraces particularly instructive appen.
| dices regarding he kinds and values of wool inn
| ported and used III different branches of the manu-