New-York tribune., 1886-08-12

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The Progressive Union and the International
Union cigarmakers have resolved upon forming
themselves into one organization. This plac-
ticay defeats the Knights of Labor i'll their
cf orts to break up these unions The result
will be to laise prices for working up tobacco
in cheap shops to the scale paid in the best
factories, and manufacturers will have learned
that the Knights can not always do as they say.
The forest fires in Northern Wisconsin ale
due to the methods pursued by the lumbemen
of that region. Long ago they cut down all
the trees which answered their purposes,
trimmed them up, and left the trimmings be-
hind. In the course of time these dead branch
e. have become dry as tinda, and only spark
from an engine or a hunters fire was needed
10 start a conilaration. The sole consolation
which it is possible to offer to the sufferers from
thee fires is that the worst OF it Is over for
them The dried brush, u menace wherever
IL lies, can only DO burned once.
The TKIBUYE's regular cable letter from
London this morning call, attention to the i'm
possibility of finding out even in the British
capital the truth in regard to the Iiots In Bel
fast All that seem, certain is that no one can
sav who is to blame, and that the 5000 troops
in the city will probably Ike able to keep the
peace If Lord Randolph Churchill were
troubled with a conscience he would suffer Sc
vccly when he looks over the list Of killed and
wounded in these riots The state Of affairs
now prevalent in Belfast is what he intimatcd
in his speeches Ill tho North of Ireland ought
60 prevail before Ulster consented to Home Rule.
An important legal decision in favor of the
freedom OF the press has just been made in Eng
land in the shape of a refusal of the Court OF
Queens Bench TO restrain by injunction the
publication OF charges against the Ordnance
Department and the Armstrong Gun Company.
IL the charges are false the Court holds that the
aygrievcd persons have their remedy In dam
ugcs. and says that it Is the right and duty Of
newspapers TO print such matter, If true In sub
stance This puts the Ordnance Department
Of the British Government most unpleasantly on
its mcttle to show why it accepted poor guns.
Inc lIlSn ldcIOsSc pLiJcIs id'c hti ''iu i"' !,
again, and wcac defeated yesterday by the
eleven of the NcwYork club which holds thc
championship OF the United States The heat
has told heavily against the visitors in these
two matches. for they are not accustomed to
play III such weather as now prevails Yet the
fact remains that they were beaten. Let Us
hope that they will be molc successful i'll the
other matches which they enter. But whether
successful Or not. the lrishmcn play beautiful
game of lacrosse and bear thcmsclvcs at all
times with dignity and good humor. No set OF
athletes from abroad ever visited this country
who won higher place in public favor than
the gentlemen lacrosse players of Ireland
Tho platform adopted by the Democratic
State Convention In Indiana ia constructed on
tho principle which invariably controls all
Democratic platform builders-to be clear on
unimportant points to be vague on important
points or not to mention them at all. Thus
fhe platform adopted yesterday docs not refer
10 Civil Service reform. but in general tcrms
praises the Presidents Administration. The
expressions of glief at the death of MI. Til