New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-17

According to the Berliner Eorsea ZeituHg. the BIZ
metallists OF Germany contemplate acting without
England. Commenting on the conference of Henry
iiucks Gibbs, the distinguished bimttalllst of
England. with Prince Bismarck. it observes that
pnbc opinion in Germany has greatly changed
Formerly the blmetalsts contemplated action only
with the concurrence Of England. but now they
contemplate separate action. " AS the surest means
of achieving a great commercial victory over
England There is reason to doubt whether
these people quite understand hat they moan. II
Germany France. and other nations of the Latin
Union and the United States. to agree
terms Of coinage and open their minis 10 silver on
those terms is it supposed that England would
have less power than at present over the bullion
market or over the exchanges OF the worldf Would
India exchange be less controlling factor IN the
price OF silver than it is now Or would England
be slow to appreciate the ad ,antage of being tho
only great nation possessing the IOwer to fix tho
valuation of n currency Used by other nations in
buying and scllingf
Secretary Bayard has succeeded IN making
diplomatic burcsquo of the fantastic Kelley
blunder.
When Holman OF Indiana was shouting Il OBJ
icct IN Republican Congresses lie was tendcrly
alluded to III the Democratic press rs The Watch
Dog of the Treasury Now that he wants to keep
the brakes on in u Democratic Congress such a
strong Democratic journal as The ord alludes
TO him as Mrs" Holman. Economy and Reform
arc still spelled with capitals, however, III Demo
cratic newspaper offices.
Another official statement by the Panama Canal
people incidentally brings out the fact thai De
Le,seps Il Co. have not yet overcome bad habit.
From the beginning they have distinguished them
selves by telling more untTuthS to the square men
than any other concern on record For instance.
they have SAID for years that all the arrangements
were completed to begin excavation at the rate of
600 600 cubic metres in II month and that the
rate would rapidly advance beyond that in short
time But there has not yet been any such cxcava-
tion i'm any single month from the beginning of the
enterprise TIE official report shows that in
November about 700, 900 cubic metres were taken
ont in spite of Hoods" and it may DO noticed that
every months work is done in spite of some
thing. In October the excavation amounted,
according TO official statements made in Europe, to
10 900 cubic metres; in September, to G0SOOO.
and in August to 7O2, OOO Yet the completion Of
the work is mOudenty promised next year. just as
if the Official rcrort for November had not incl-
dentally remarked that u tho new excavators just
landed from snipbOard should prove to possess only
quarter of the power promised, they "wOuld
SiliilCo 10 cOmpcto tno excavation OF seCllOn,
the Culcbra, within less than three years. 1t is
81 d. as usual that the company IL straining every
nerve" 1t must STRAIN every nerve, to make such
audacous statements. year after year. and expect
anybody to be lievo them.
Governor Foraker will recommend, 1t Is said,
new election law for the State OF Ohio. He could
not we'll recommend anything more needed.
While Mr.. Kelley wandering dsconsolately
among the nations of the earth. Secretary Bayard
wrote Baron Fava that no had caused an arresta-
ton of tho wanderers movements. He does not
say how he arrcstated them. and leaves the Baron
wholly without information as to Keiley's plight
after the arrestator had done his deadly work Ii
is well known that the very gentlest method of
arrestatlng Is painful to and wearing upon its sub
ject. and certainly Kelley had suffered enough
without that ind gnIty. Mr.. Bayard would have
come out of the affair much more oreditably. the
Baron's sensitive nature would have been spared
| terrible shock aud Nr. Kelley would have been