New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12
vacation. Nothing has get been seen OF the prom

vacation. Nothing has get been seen OF the prom
scd Chamberlain-Parneil letters.
Tho rool importancc of the naval manoeuvres
is SLIGHTLY obscurcd by Admiral Sir George lyron
,.hor;ous nlcosantrics His letter to the Liver
,ool Movor is meant to be witty. 1t succeeds In
tcinc silly. lie is a good fighting Admiral not
a good writing Admiral The extreme serious
ness of the situation comes ont more sorohsV
,ycry day Sir George Tyron's brilliant man
ocuvring has left the West and East coasts anKe
at his mercy. What puzzles naval eNper,s i
that no effort has been made in the last t1rco
dlys to protect any important seaport on eltncr
of those coasts. The breakdown ol Auiii'i
Boud', shin, eyl!a;ns this pasSivcness in part or
in whole Nor has any attempt been made TO save
the shipping in the Irish Channel One httle
half-scaworthy torpedo catcher, the Sandfiy, has
swept the narrow seas, herself unharmed and uii-
pursued What seems Admiral Bonds fault is
really. sav seamcn the fault at Whitehall III
is the administrative incompetence of great de-
partment not naval incapacty afoat, wnich Is
responsible for the present state OF things tle
capture of Liverpool included. Not only docs
machinery break down but there arc not omcers
enough on duty, and even stOlers have run shor"
The Ministry have chosen moment "hcn onc
naval prestige of England is suffering to deal
blow at the land forces They have finally re-
fused the use OF Richmond IaFK 10
the National Rife Association. That Important
body, driven by the Duke OF Camorldee
from Wimbledon placed its last hope In Rich-
mond Park. Lord Vantage and his council wanted
nothing in the Park but the shooting ranges lhey
were content to camp, as heretofore, on Wimble-
don Common and march daily to the PARK a
few trees would have been cut down and the puD-
lie would have been excluded few weeks each
year from q portion Of the Park where NOBODY
goes The whole Park covers $500 acres. Inc
rihemcn wanted perhaps ten permanently ana nVe
or six hundred for fortnight each year ou'
the Prince of Wales and Richmond villadom nave
proved too strong No other site is known tc
exist within reach OF London. Not gate money
enough can be earned for prizes on the present
scale The Association has therefore to choosC
between dragging on diminished existence and
| giving up the ghost altogether
The first accident 70 the Flying Nor'wester han
pcncd on Thursday, the fourth day after the clgh
hours train from London TO Edinburgh began run
ning boiler tube OF the engine burst IN the enor
to repeat the marvellous performance OF the preVl
ous day, when ninety miles were made IN ninety
minutes over the steep Shapfcll grade The trair
was delayed thrcc-quarters Of an hour ana I'M
prevalent enthusiasm for railway racing wa
rather chilled for the time being.
Mr.. Frederick Grcenwood's resignation OF th'
Edtorshlp Of The st James's Gazette" Is an
nounccd He founded this paper and has since
controlled it and remained in control when IN
ownership recently changed hands. certain MT
Steinkopf succeeding Mr.. Gibbs, who is reported
to have lost large sum by the paper can
not" writes Mr. Greenwood. remain with an!
credit or any continuance Of self-respcct.' I'M
apparently confirms the story, current amoh
journalists. that Mr.. Steinkopf is only an asen
or tool of the German Government. Mr Green
wood certainly is not the man to be anybody
tool
The Bishop of Michigan is so seriously Ill tina
the doctors have given up hope but tnlnk
may possibly live days or even weeks. U. W. D.