New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-24


Whatever Englishincn may have to say OF Amer
lean rush in business and otherwise, Mis-. Lueille
Yseult Dudley has no occasion to complain OF tue
rapidly with which criminal cases are prosecuted
in our courts Her letter explains this Fish ana
Ward are noteworthy examples OF our slownvss IN
some things
The list OF applications for the Collectorshlp
which was published in The World yesterday as
furnished by Secretary Manning does not inclnhe
several dist nguished names which are frequently
mentioned. The names OF Andrew lie uIeeh'
william A. Cole. ID. Willis James, Alexander r.
Orr Samuel D. Babcock. ex-MHyor Banks or
Albany Assistant Secretary Fairoh,ld. -Gonsr.ss
man Dorshcimer John Bigelow. Waldo liutehins
Jphn 4. Aenew, Daniel T. Lockwood. oil Bniialo
s,las W. Burt and Edward Cooper are conspicuous
for their absence from the list of applicants. The
President might 20 farther and fare worse than
to ignore all the applicants and choose his Collector
from the names most often on mems tongues
The San Frannsco drgogdui does not take tho usual
Pacific Coast stand upon the Apache question. On
tho contrary 1t Expresses the opialon that there IL
no Indian war " IN Arizona; bat that Geronimo
and his band are " unarnsd children of tho noun
tam" who are simply seeking to return to their
native hannts: who are quite justified IN kuliag
everybody they meet their way ; and tho pur-
suit of whom In " instIsated by avarIcious army
contractors who want an Indian war Tor tho money
that is IN It, aided by tho most cowarlly gang OF
,,isc-eaats IN Al have ever cursed the continent
oo-hovs who ION the chase for the fun OF killing
the bucks abusng the squlws aud b1yonstlng mo
papeosas aided by every worthless political Ioaier
of town and village who secs in an Indian cam
paign the certainty VI gain and tho chance Of
plnndcr and whooped uD by sensational. cow
ardly press content To gain one subscriber Tor each
Indian Killed. Ii il probable that when the Ari-
zona papers get The .Irgoaad there will DO music IN
the air but it may be p,intsd out that however
"brcezy such impetuous aud visuperltive Ian
ruaae il. il does not tend to conviction even when
its ayernonts happen to be truc
The sinking OF the dredger in tho Suez Canal
caused a blockade which could not BIO raised tor
two weeks though doubtless tho most energetic
efforts were made to clear tho channel. Daring
that time over a hundred steamers were detained
nj the mouths Of tho canal, OF course at very
heavy ex psuse both direct and Indirect. ms IN
cdent proves that ii hostile rover cho'o " 7ihA
half dozen vessels at different points along the
canal il might he rendered useless Tor seVerai
weeks at least and tho most importa conse-
ouonces might result to england from such II sud
den and prolonged stoppage OF her communications
with India.
Iohn Roach has yet made no public statement OF
b;s Case i'm the matter OF the Dolphin suppose that
bs shonld show that tho Dolphin was declared by
one Advisory Board to fulfil all her fepu'remrhis
a.co,ding TO her contract, and then that another
hoard was appointed which, after three months
whining around over what might have been done
within al least a week, had made a report based on
d.ducticns which had no existence III iactI MI
uo,ch may not be tho victim OF a combined attempt
ia seeure political capital for n gubernatorai OF
other candidate; vet 1t might be we'll to await ms
formal statement of his case. 1lo may IN tlno set
forth some pretty lively iacts
Secretary Manning is reported as beng more per
nlexel Ennd worried by women than By amy otner
apncants for Office, or for retention in Office 1t
il NOT TO be wondered that the entire AdmnSlra-
ton shiyers over tho woman question. oeherai
nlack's ncounter with Miss Sweet was sufficient To
mako all the Secretaries wish the women III Oreell-
land
Ia, no means the least curious feature OF tho new
British Ministry il the placing of SIR Michael Hicks
Reach in the important olhco of Chancellor OF the
Fxcbeouer As Government fnancier no IS alto-
gather untried and inexperienced, his only omces,
apart from twenty one years service III Parliament,
having been Secretary u the Poor Law Board ana
IJnderSecrctary to tho Homo Once, 1865; Chief
Secretary for Ireland. 157I-'7s; and Colo
nial Secretary, f87S-'s0. man of marked
ability. he Is yet sheer experiment In tho line OF
Ministers which includes such names as Pitt Can
ming. Peel Disraeli and Gladstone.
Tho Democratic newspapers arc greatly concerned
| ahout the Grand Amy reunion ut Portland thi5
week. They are trying to make 1t appear that the