New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-22
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immoral to recognize the existence Of snakes
That's Prohibition!

immoral to recognize the existence Of snakes
That's Prohibtionl
The series OF ball matches which Is To
decide the championship OF the world recalls
the singular fact that the United States
comprises the baseball world. 1t is really extraor
binary that a sport which has so dominated one
country should have never gained much as q
foothold in any other.
The long lookcd-for report Of the scientific COM
mission which investigated the great volcanic
eruption of Krallat0a in 1893 has at last made
its appearance, and it seems strongly to confirm
the theory that the famous red sunsets OF that
time were caused by the canopy OF dust ana
steam thrown up by that tremendous CONFUSION
Of nature So great the explosion OF inc
burning mountain that the noise was heard over
onc-thirteenth OF the total surface Of the earth.
At Batavia, thirty miles away, buildings were
wrecked by the conclusion In Ceyi0n' TWO
thousand miles away, a sound as OF heavy guns
was heard At Rodriguez, nearly three thousand
miles away, il was distinctly heard, Ike inc roar
of distant artillery. The sea wave caused by the
uphcaval was perceived as far away as the Eng
lsh Channel, while great atmospheric wave
swept three times from krakatoa TO the anupoues
and back again Fully one and one-elghth CUBIC
miles OF rock were hurled into the air, some
fragments reaching height Of thirty-one miles,
while an intellectually vast cloud OF dust and vapor
filed the air at height of from seventeen 10
twenty-three miles 1t is not difficult to believe
that enough of this dust and vapor was waited
to this side of The world to produce the beautiful
phenomena that were the wonder and dehght OF
every observer of the sunsets.
The two Police Commissioners who on Wednes-
day refused to allow the police TO take charge oil
the hosting of notices that s25, 900 reward was
offered for the conviction OF persons attempting
10 register illegally, were both appointed by Mayor
Hewitt This is something that should be kept
in mind The incident is an instructive common
tary on the sort of appointments that even the
best Democratic Mayor is compelled to make in
this town.
We learn from 1.-THE Sun" that novel qucs-
ton has arisen in connection with the amiable
Judge Terry of California. 1t Is the question
whether the pardoning power OF the President
extends to cases of contempt of court. 1t VIII
be remembered that Judge Terry recently caused
a scene in the United States courtroom at San
Francisco, in which a bowie-llnife played an I'M
portant part. For this little exhibition of play
fulneSS ana excessive gOOu Hdturc uc was CoH-
signed to Jail for six months Naturally such
conduct as this would be sure passport to the
favor of President Cleveland, ard we have been
urging on Mr. Cleveland the propriety of appoint
ing Terry to the first judicial vacancy that he
has to fill. Under the circumstances it would
be gross piece of dereliction should the Presi-
dent fail to make every effort in his power to give
the prospective candidate for iudgeship his
liberty. We therefore advise the President to
exercise his pardoning power without delay and
without reference to the question whether he has
the right to pardon Terry or not. There's no
knowing when he may want this accomplished
lawyer and jurist to ascend the bench, and 1t
would be embarrassing all around if there should
be delay account Of any little formallty IN
getting Terry out of the meshes of the law.
In his remarks thanking Tammany Hall for
renominating him for Congress, Mr.. Cox stated
that he would stand by Governor Hill for per-
sonal liberty" The personal liberty for which
Governor Hill stands is identical with the personal
liberty for which the Indian stood when he eX-
pressed the opinion that too much whiskey was
just enough.