New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-31

Valley strikeis at an end. - Judge brown Ich
dersd decision in the mortgage foreclosure sun vi
the United States Trust Company against the "es'
Shore road. - Hottest day ever known IN
Illinois.
Tup WpArurR.-TRIBrNE local observations IN
d;cate fair or partly cloudy weather and sta
tionary or slightly higher temperature Iempera-
tine Yesterday: Highest, $50; lowest. 72' average
1852
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General Hancock has acted wisely in deciding
against the proposal that General Grants body
he brought from Albany by'bo on the Hudson
. River. 1t would have been most difficult 70
make the proper police arrangements IN the
time allowed, and there would have been great
danger of accident among the many boats, large
and small, which would have joined the pro-
cession. The journey by rail will be less i'm
pressive. but entirely safe.
Again it is rumored that Higgins is to go.
We don't believe it. The Independents have
now ceased to urge the President to dismiss
him. and it has been evident from the first tina.
unless the pressure were too strong ne would
be kept in Office. Moreover, rs a matter OF fact,
Mr.. Cleveland could hardly afford to let Hig-
gins go. He is one of the few charms which the
present Administration possesses in the eyes OF
the Democratic party at large. Dismiss Higgins
and repudia.e all that he implies, and the
President would soon have no friends left.
The appropriation to carry on the war in
Madagascar was voted in the French Chamber
of Deputies yesterday, but not until NJ. Gle
menceau had denounced the colonial policy of
the Government in speech which must make
a deep immersion on voters throughout France
What he said is true, so far at least as the Re-
public is concerned France has never had
success in raising colonies Her people are not
the right sort for the business. They have
little patience and they dislike the life of a
pioneer. The result has been that while they
are madly devoted to liberty at home they are
oppressive in their rule abroad Frenchmen
certainly could not do better than to take
Clemenceaus advice and strengthen the Gov
eminent of the Republic at home rather than
scatter her forces abroad.
The President has finally declared that he
will give over to the spOils-bunters Of his party
all the places in the United States Consular
service except nine. The announcement
comes in the shape of list of eight COnsuls
and one Consul General, who will be retained
@on account Of efficiency" This as nearly ap-
proaches confession that the Administration
will no longer be controlled by Civil Service re-
form principles, even in appearance, except
where the law demands it, as anything we have
seen since March A. 1t may be commended for
its frankness; but certainly the imputation
upon the officers not mentioned in the list is
unjust. A vast majority of the United States
COnsuls who still retain the Offices which they
received from Republican Presidents are fully
equal in efficiency to the nine mentioned in MIR.
Cleveland's list. They all have probably ex-
pected to lose their places, because they realize
the falsity of the ADMINISTRATORS protested
devotion to correct Civil Service principles;
but they did not anticipate that they would be
kicked out and have their regulations slurred at
the same time.
Mr.. Vanderbilt must now be more completely
convinced than ever before that the ownership
of Maud s. is luxury that no millionaire ex-
cept Mr.. Bonner can afford. When the Queen
OF the Turf made 2:09l4, she was a pretty
heavy responsibility. Now that she has gone
half a second beyond her own unparalleled and
unapproachaDle feat, effete monarchies and
trembling despotisms look with new awe and