New-York tribune., 1885-07-20


General Sheridan's personal inquiry into the
causes of the trouble with the Cheyenues appears
to have resulted in the conviction that the Indian
leases, the cattlemen and the cowboys are more
directly responsible than the pure cusscdness" OF
the Indians. III the " Wild West" 1t is the custom
to attribute all Indian troubles to the innate de-
pravlty Of the red men, and this is very convent
ent theory especially in regions where money is
sometimes made by deliberately inclting and pro-
noting Indian wars. But if, as General Sheridan
seems to believe, the Cheyennes have been more
sinned against than SHINING, it is possible that
Congress may be induced to do them so much JUS
tcc as will at least obviate the necessity Of employ
ing the Army to kill them of. OF course, there is
no certainty as TO this however, for the cattlemen,
whether aliens or citizens. have more influence at
Washington than any Indian tribe ever had or will
have.
The Virginia Republicans arc a plucky lot of
men. They have responded to the Administration s
course of bulldozing by courageous fusllade Of
charges.
Sir Peter Lumsden in his address before the
Royal Geographical Society has made admissions
which ought to strengthen the peace party III
England. lie has acknowledged that the Penjdeh
district is recovering nader Russian rule that the
population is settling doyn and becoming peace
able and Industrious and that brigandage is dis
appearing That is to say. Russian diplomacy may
be bad but Russian administration Is vast I'M
provement upon local anarchy and predatory raids
Wherever the Cars battaions have penetrated In
Central Asia the save-trlde has disappearet ana
systematic piilaglng by bands OF brigands and
marauders has been suppressed What good thing
have the English done In the Soudan to justify
had nj on
end to the slave-trade! No; they have practically
reopened it at Khlrtoum under the Mahdi Have
they made an end of brigandage and anarchy
No; they have done nothing to pacify the Soud1n,
everything 20 stir uD strife and to promote anarchy
The Russian moralist in close controversy, we
fear will have his English brother on the hip
II is fortunate that the scenes now being enacted
in East Saginaw Michigan, similar to those which
so long disturbed the Hooking Valley are growing
less frequent aud less serious. But until that large
body OF workingmen are educated beyond the tend
ency TO pit brute force against capital there can
never be fair sincere adjustment of their
difficulties.
Every change of Administration brings to light
deficiency in the estimates. In 1880 there had
been mscalculation Of S2O,OOoOOO III Indian
finance and the d overy which was made as soon
as Mr.. Gladstone became Prime Minister. served
10 discredt tho outgoing Government This time
the bad figuring for happily it is no worse occurs
in the Admiralty accounts, and Lord Northbrook in
attempting to explain 1t. seems to have made mat
tcrs worse rather than better The system of
Budget estimates is held to be at fault rather than
the officials This seems to be a convenient method
of Guiding responsibility for careless finance
French scientist has acquired u reputation for
predicting earthquakes. Thus far all his predic-
tions have been fulfilled, and he says that this
and the next year will he specially marked by
seismic disturbances, and the frst half OF this
year has certainly been quite mp to the prophecy
there is disagreeable expectation that 1856 is to
bc much more lively season than the lovers OF
solid ground can desire or anticipate joyfully.
The career of johnny Skae. the ex-California
millionaire whose death is announced was
a strange one. 4 few years ago he was tele-
graph operator n salary of perhaps $50 month
He discovered cipher employed by some Com
stock mining men. and used il in the Stock Tx
change to his own great benefit Of course the
ethics of this line of conduct are more than dlbi-
ous but such little things do not count in
bonanza times and regions. Sliae became rich,
beyond the dreams Of avarice" Sierra Nevada
made him millionaire several times overland
then dumped HIM back INTO the gutter During
the great Sierra Nevada boom" he gave celc-
brated ii shing party at the Virginia City wafer
reservoir IL cost fabulous snm. Champagne
flowed in brooks. Luxaries of all kinds were IN
profusion 1t was barbdrously magnificent
Johnny was very popular while his luck lasted
but when the bottom dropped ont OF Sierra Nevada
his friends-or most of them-as usual in such
cases passed by on the other side. 1t Is believed
that he was wise enough to" salt down" a compe-
tence for his wife. but personally he was reduced
to great straits before he died. He was dasbing,
liberal man while he had the means, and a type of
a class of born gamblers which was not long ago
very common the Pacific Coast