New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-27
basis Of all industry and trade 10 disturbed, the
losses can hardly be greater than the country

There is hope of the rescue Of Emin Pa cha
Announcement is made that the British Govern
ment will give the relief expedition full counte-
nance and all desired assistance and will have Its
official representa-, cs In Zanzibar and the Came.
rooms actively cooperate. The Egyptian Govern
ment has given $4,000 and private persons In
England will defrny oil further expenses Above
all, the expedition, which is to be OF paemc
AMI not warllse character, though strong enough
to fyht its way through If necessary will be Or
eanized an directed absolutely by Mr. Henry NJ.
Stanley, than whom no filter captain could be
found The start will probably he made in about
six weeks. and the route viii lie through Uganda
where the obstreporous son of Mr.. Stanley's old
friend King Mtesa now regns 10 will not take
long to reach the Albert Nyanza, where they will
find Dr. Emn but there is no time to be lost.
for the beleaguered commander wrote year ago
that his ammunition and other supplies would not
much outast twelve months.
That was n pitiful cry which the suicide from
a BROOKLYN ferry boat sent from his watcry grave
on Christmas eve-"Keep away from horse-racing
and pool rooms 1t was not in harmony with
the spirit of the Joyous Christmas tide; but there
is lesson here worth needing. sermon more i'm
pressve doubtless than many preached yesterday
IN our pulpts.
One thing was forcbly EMPHASIZED by the tie
up in Brooklyn last week namely the urgent ne
cessity OF having the elevated roads which the
people of that city have so long waited for In
vain Especially Is it timely to inquire why the
Aldermen have so persistently refused to give
their consent TO the building OF the road
in Atlantic-ave, which Mr.. Corbin and his asso-
ciatcs have for months stood ready to build. mat
the Aldermen are inspired by motives that Will
not stand the licht Of day no reasonable man
doubts But il is outrageous that they should
thus be able to put check upon an important
public enterprise. Here was road to winch
there was practically opposition and winch
was not at all involved in the legal tanrle IN
which other com anes are enmeshed, aud WORK
on il micht have been well underway but for The
non-action OF the Common Council Let this
body take its hands of and let the work go
forward speedily.
The steady increase in the passenger traffic on
the elev ated and street railways of the city ought
to encourage the building Of Underground roads.
A four-track underground road ought TO prove a
great success. as two of the tracks could be de-
voted TO tn ugh trains, giving rapid transit In
reality. This the city has not got yet. and can
not have as long as trains have 30 stop at every
station.
Gail Hamilton thinks New-YorlS is a mean
city so far as taking OF its poor is concerned
Well this cannot be said of ID with regard to TAX
ing care of other peoples poor. Our asylums and
almshouses are pretty well filled up with The
DOOR and insane and criminals Of other cities.
st ates and nations. Only think of $4,000 persons
in the care of the Commissioners Of Charities and
Correction alone while about So 100000 OF public
money is given annually for the support OF the
DOOR in private institutions. Probably no NUM-
cipality in the world expends much for charity
as NewYorll but unfortunately much OF the
money is wasted II the city confined itself ex-
clusively to taking care of its own poor and I'm
fortunate, for the money there might be o
vast Improvement
The Aqueduct Commissioners have ordered their
secretary to prepare statement showing the
amount OF money they have xrended In the en-
ployment Of experts. This is probably done with
view of excusng the employment OF experts
to give advice in regard to the Quaker Bridge
Dam project and also in regard to light and ventla
tion. But il the commissioners wish to be candid
about the matter. they should include In their
statement the amount expended by the Commits
sioner of Public Works from the CrotOn Water
Fund in employing experts some Of the best
known engineers DO give advice in regard 10 the
dam and also the amount expended by direction
Of the legislature for expert testimony on bhe
subject Of light and ventilation This YVES all
done for the benefit Of the Aqueduct Commission.
However, the public will not begrudge the money
expended in throwing all the light possible on the
stupendous Quaker Bridge Dam project, bub the
employment of another set Of experts on the
question Of light and ventilation is money thrown
away, and is probably merely for the purpose Of
delay.
The protest OF the Kings County Elevated Rail-
road Company against the crossing of Fulton-st..
Brooklyn. by rival line. would be better received
by the public IL there were any symptoms of the
Kings County road being built during the present
century. The people care for rapid transit great
deal more than they do for those who provide it
So much of Young America as Is addicted to the
nse of the popular deteriorative known the
cigarette must to it that after this Its heart
beats true to The Buffalo krpress. For The frpress
while not expressly posing as the thick-and-thin
organ of the North American cigarette-smoker does
come forward and protest that the cigarette, like
the gentleman with the blfurcated hOof, is not as
black as it is painted 1t has yet to be shown"
remarks contemporary in an article entitled
Cigarettes Not Run THAT cigarettes are not as
healthful cigars" And yet ID the face of this
broad assertion cigarettes spoken Of by The
cypress imitation tobacco rolled in paper" Can
it be, then, that the Buffalo cigar is wretched.
joyless thing made of imitation tobacco"i We
call the attention of the Health Department of
Buffalo to this matter. 1t looks as if the tobacco
standard of the city not high as 1T might be
to say nothing about cigarettes.
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