New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-22

such distractions could be speedily remover ny
dynamite, whereas il the banks were Dlown
into 10 canal, weeks or months OF WORK might
he reouired to make the channel practicable
again. 1t is, however, to be supposed that
England has already taken measures to secure
the integrity of this Indispensable passage-way
TO India, and that should war appear inevitable
sh, would hasten to take possession or the
canal. and guard it strongly. failure to DO
this would 90 far toward paraiyzlng her III
India. and might lose her that Empire.
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II Is high time the President was having an I'M
| derstanding with his Cabinet as TO what members
of his Official family are 70 be competent TO exer-
else tho Executive functions The American peo-
ple do occasionally blunder, and by a doubtful
| majority doubtfully obtained they Numbered INTO
the choice Of Grover Cleye and for President lhs
must be phIlOsophcaily endured but IT Is quite 700
much to ask thcm to admit That they elected Cou'-
| missioner Black. Dan Manning and Mr. Bayard Ri
| Presidents. hat these men propose to assume iuli
Executive authority, however. is not surprising 10
Iuy Tribune And should each OF them fully
| succeed in his scheme TO run the Government ON
an independent basis. and to convert the Pres
| idcnt INTO nothing more than bit of White House
| furniture. they VIII simply have realized what
! many people have iOreseen. Still, II would
make matters good deal more intelligible II che
| country knew definitely VINO 1t Is that IS empow-
cred 10 demand designations and make appoint
ments.
Mr.. G. Fagin Jones takes the trouble TO deny
that he intends to sell The Times for $750,0OO
WHY doesn't he deny that he Is gong TO sell hls
boot.iack for the Kobi-noor diamond Aud why
Jo.sn,t no tell that his offce-boy once offered MIN
! three times as much as that TOR II
"Tbe new IIaytian Minister is gwen to borrow
| ing more than he can always paw. say some OF MI
Bayards friends; /" 80 why should you DO making
| fuss about the treatment he getsP We are not
| cbamploning Mr.. Williams al all. We were not IN
! tho confidence of President Arthur as To his APP
! poiutment do not know what motives controlled
| IT, or who recommended 1t. aud do not care. Inc
one thing essential is that the Senate confirmed IT,
ana that he Is entitled either 10 his commission or 10
a distinct and manly statement oil adequate reasons
for Withholding II. He may be a. bad at paving
| his debts as some of Secretary Bayards own peO-
! ple are. for aught We know but he IA the duly
! confirmed Minister Of the United States TO liaytl
and the action Of tho Secretary of state OF the
| United States toward him, thus far, Is curiousiy
unworthy of that Office.
! GeneraI Bntler is starring in the Hoyt VIII con-
test Among the questions he addressed 10 a W.T.
ness WAS whether or not the contestant was sane
enough 10 90 to Washington alone. Being IN
formed that she was. the General responded
well, Washington IL about as bad place as Il
sane person can go tor This remark eucidates n
great mystery. The General did not go to Wash
iugon last November because the town was TOO
wicked for such n good man rs he.
II we can Judge by the doxterous manner in
which The World is now flingng cobb!estones at
the Administration, brother Pulitzer Is going to
make pretty lively Congressman.
Reports from Europe indicate that cholera is
mora widely prevalent there than is generally
known. 1t is said to oxist in France SPAN anh
p,ssi, After the severe losses which France and
Italy suffered last year because OF the reports sent
ont concerning the disease, IT IS probable that az
far rs possible ts existence will be Kept secret TINS
wear. These reports show tho urgent necessity for
taking every possible precauton to guard against
the introduction of the epidemic into the United
States Ii is likely to come soon enough; and
before We are thoroughly prepared for 1t.
II ia said that Mr. Bayard makes out his appoint
mept recommendations from his visiting list.
Projectors Of hotels at various summer resorts
in the State are said to be- actively ut work In
bringing influence to bear upon. Governor Hill to
cct INN To veto the Niagara Reservation hill IL
can hardly be possible that such influence will count
for much But this dscoses one of the reasons
why the bill dragged IN the Legislature. Perhaps
soms of the hotel keepers think that the restora-
t,on and preservation of the Adirondack forests
will be injurious to their business. IL looks as
though there might be some other interest than
that of the lumber dealers ut work To defeat the
Adirondack bills They encounter specious and
decidedly suspicious opposition.
The iuror In the BrackettChalker case who did
not wish to serve because no had prejudice
AGAINST Government employees. and would rather
find them guilty than innocent, must DO peculiar
person We wonder il his prejudice couldn't be
removed If President Cleveland should offer him
"A nice fat Office
The publication of the details OF Hanlans race
WITH Beach in Australia makes Ilanlan's deiea'
more perpexing than ever Apparently beach hau
the race won from the start The report says Thai
both men were in excellent condition, and, IL thl
"a true, it is difficult to understand why haniat
did not have the best Of the at some point DO
cause the time made not exceptionally iast.
E IIanlan has made much better time IN practice
and he rowed at Lachlno against Courtney Ia
, better than IN either race with Beach.
A correspondent asks tho amount OF the Nat'ona
debit December /, 1859 aud the rate OF interest TN
D Government was paving The NEAREST 0ihca
abatement, show that the debt, July l, 1893. wa
SjS 75i 500 80, and. July l. 1880 SGi.76o,IO3 Us
The amount of ths debt on the date named wa
. bet ween these two Ggares, but tho precise ainonn