New-York tribune., 1885-07-05

The opening OF tho state Reservation at Niagara
will undoubtedly elect great changes III the vaues
of adjacent real estate, besides abating many
abuses of long standing and promoting the pleas
ure and comfort of visitors and residents Already
one Of the largest hotels in tho village has been
placed I'm the market simultaneously IN London,
Boston Philadelphia Chicago. San Francisco and
New-York "a appears from an advertisement on
another page The owners consider the present most
favorable opportunity to dispose of great proper
~. the va ue of which will be enhanced by the
reforms to bo wrought by the State. Little pene-
ration is required to perceive that Niagara is dos
tined TO become a moro popular place of summer
resort and residence than it has ever been before
VULGAR peep-shows and backmcn's extOrtlons viii
disappcar and the grandeur of the scenery viii not
be behtlled by the potty devices OF human cupid
i,v There ought TO be n corresponding improve
ment in the management of the great hotels
In burning the midnight oil to produce novels in
Constantinope, General Lew Wallace appears To
have discovered that American petroleum sent 10
Turkey is not of the best quality. His warning to
the American producers that Russia will sap up
the Turkish trade unless the best American oil is
exported is a timely one.
There NAV be much dispute about many things in
connection with the strikes and riots IN Chicago
end Cleveland but about one thing there can be no
dispute The authorities of those cities are lament
ably Inefficient and likely to render the citizens
and taxpayers liable for heavy DAMAGES IL thc out
break results in destruction of property Whenever
the authorities show that they cannot or will not
enforce tho laws, protect property and preserve
orcer. rioters are exceedingly apt to go to ex-
trcmes and the wild destruction of property which
ensues sometimes entails uDon the taxpayers, rs In
the case of Pittsburg eight years ago. very heavy
burdsns The people of city have II right To ask
that the authorities shall not take sides III dsputes
between laborers and employers, so long rs thoso
dspntcs are conducted in n lawful manner. But
when the law il violated when property Is de-
s,royed. when force is used to drive men from the
work which they arc wiling and anxious To per-
form. when lives are threatened and the laws are
resisted thcn the people have right to denonnco
,heir authorities "a Inefficient. In most cases the
root of such ineicicncy is tho desire OF political
demagogues to avoid tho hostility of those who arc
engaged in disregarding tho law. No other reason
aupears for the disgracelu ineliclency of the au-
thorilies at this time in Chicago and In Cleveland.
These riots, coming so soon after tae destructive
outhreak i'm Cincinnati year ago, help to impress
tho lesson that the government OF large cities Is by
far the mo 4 difficult task which sef-governing
people undertakes.
There is some curiosity 10 KNOW "hothct 'h''
commission was appointed to put tho wires under
ground OF to lot them stay up.
Dickens should be alive now, to wrltc new IN
PRODUCTION to Hard Times and revise the story OF
- Eotheboys Hail." There arc Government School
Inspectors in England to-day who could give him
valuable points. For instance, in Yorkshire
school recently class was called up and Long
follows Wreck of the Icspcrus" read. When the
| lines
And the skipper had taken his little daughter
To bear him company.
were reached the Inspector asked: Now. children,
why did the skipper take his little daughter to bear
him companyP No answer was made by the class,
80 the Inspector had to give 1t himself: g Because
the skipper was on bad terms with his crew" and
then marked the whole class deficient in English