New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-13
BOSTON,.
GAS WAR-GOvERNOR ROBINSON-A BOLT
ER'S EXCUSES-THE PEABODY MUSEUM.

GAS WAR-GDN EKNDK hDBlNSDN-A DDLI-
ER'S EXCUSES-THE PEABODY MUSEUM.
fFRou An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE TRIBUNE
BOsroN July 12.-Forces are being mar
shacd behind the curtain for the grand struggle the
gas-ghtng OF the city OF Boston, wnch is to be lnaugu
rated at hearing appointed tor Tuesday noxt by the
Board OF Aldermen the petition OF the projected
Consumers Gas Company" which has boldly entered
the HELD long held sacred to the Boston Gas Light
Company. The old company has been shocked not to
say hurt or corporation Is supposed to have no emo
tion the size aud character Of the list of names
porting the petition OF the nterloper. The Boston Gas
Iight Company claim. To have been always pub
lc-spircd and liberal company. giving the citizens
quality OF light at the lowest possible figure com
patipe with paying fair dividends and making
provision against tho future III IL had exacted a it
could being monopoly or II had failed to extend its
plant and k.ep abreast with every demand its
vices 1t would better understand the aaCrty with which
so large portion OF tue consuming public welcome the
new conner But IL viii let tho Boston public know
that if the competitor is permitted to parallel its pipes
it Will be the direct cost Of the consumers, for it will
divide city with its rival and having disposed Of its
new million dollar works to the company. Will go
into a with that company to raise prices
It will have to do to produce the same returns out OF
reduced This is the decided tone adopted by
the assaed and. it claims on it, own part bcnehcen
monopoly. The assaidlt Is the Same corporation which
has planted competing lighting companies in Chicago
and other cities where the demand Tor competition really
existed as it does not In Boston
Governor Robinson's appointment OF Edward l.
Thomas OF BrOUhllnc a. railroad comm sun re-
mains confirmed by the executive council Tie Coy
very independent OF the party politicians who
e ~ ~ tnir cbn'ce n ia sad ibat e wIl 20 back TO
h, law business at the end OF his term, not caring to
run again under tie rcun-iances especially rs his pm
yate affairs require bus best attention
The Rev. Dr. James Freeman Clarke has felt con
strained 20 publish letter to explain t4e d9sonance be
tween his cOncmptuOus references To Mr. Blame and MS
following ri the boilers meeting and his glowing euOgy
Dr. Clarke attributes his icrycucy OF 1876 To the grail
tudc fc al defeat OF Grant and COnhl- bat this
panaon does not relieve his utteranccs OF very
becoming InslnCcrlty.
The discharge OF the jew pcdler Jacobs arrested
a charge oil stealing l. watch for the purpo,e holding
ives that he committed the Watertp%n murder,
fOrc-hddOwrd IN the indifference ANA Indeed open Op-
ing attorney vino did not intend to be caught in
Aincro nero mistakes.
The Peabody Museum authorities at Cambridge
mtnIu- another Strenuous effort Tor uud, continue
the ONO valley. The only 0ihcr social movements
stirring the a-i,dtOus FOR the various vacation
schools ,ct-horc home. Tor -Ici babe, ana country
curoon7 Tor invalid poor.
Many Independent runors have been crcul,c1 10 the
effect that Governor * johnson W1IlI not preside
NOW bl~l'd by tIe I1upu1 ''m'ut tl1t he viii take
thc ca ar That occasion. ihe gossip about Chairman
tc' hl4 only This lolIdaol: lie never intended t. con-
duct ifnpiign n he bc nominated for Congress
the Lynn district. he viii resign tie Commit
tee ihc eject mlulcpu politics %, tIU division ul
hr Mas-dchusetts Democratic dele CATION Chicago viii
be- watched Win curious interest The revolt
against Batter There was headed aud engineered by the
lucd. the OF rceiccliur She reform
Mayor; WHO otherwise has not q very hkciy chance.