New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02

the whole area of land under cultivation in Louisi.
ana, or considerably over 100000 acres ana
what makes it worse, il seems that the destruction
of most OF this timber was due 20 carelessness
or rccl,Icssness. "The Times Democrat reports
that circulars addressed TO leading lumbermen
asking them what were tho causes OF the iires
establish the fact that the fires were nearly oil
due TO 'possum and coon hunting and the turpen-
tine business, Following the 'possum and the
coon is doubtless n charming pastime and OF course
the turpentne business is not 10 he unnecessarily
interfered with. But there is such tang AZ
'possums, coons and turpentinc costing 700 much
The Forestry Congress, which Is TO meet Mt Atlanta
early this month, may be expected 10 devise meas
urcs calculated to protect the forests OF the South
from these and other evils that threaten them'
The attempt OF The Evening POST DEM 70
set up the Democratic party as the champion OF
pure and honest elections is absolutely funny
The Democratic party is distinctively the party OF
election frauds-the party which always tights
election laws and is by nature on the side Of
fraud and bribery The chief trouble with The
POST is that il has got into bad company, and is
uncomfortable
The interest which is developing in art and
literature in towns in which high License laws
have cut down the number of licenses would IN
dictate TO the superficial observer that the IN
tellectual aspirations Of the population OF our
large cities are Of the livecst sort II need hardly
be said that the clubs formed for these purposes
are drinking saloons in disguise, which the courts
take great pleasure, rule, in breaking up Inc
objects of the promoters of organization OF TINS
type in St Louis are thus seductively set forth
l. To promote literature and art 2. To secure
a closer union Of ourselves, and those who may
associate with us, with view to a broader and
higher culture mutual and social enjoyment
g. To assist the sick and disabled members. 4.
To obtain and enjoy place of common and fire.
ouent intercourse with each other 1t is sad TO
think that unsympathetic courts should nip these
beautiful tendencies in the bud.
Collector Magone says that he will retire
gracefully" when his successor is appointed That
is considerable in him When a man has got to
60 anyway, it is always good form for him to
go gracefully, If he can.
Our amiablc friend the Sultan Of Turkey is not
finding life bed of roses in this year Of grace.
In fact his THANKSGIVING must have had mild
flavor of the sort that accompanies the conviction
that things arc somewhat out OF Joint few
months ago hundred Of his cooks went on
strike for higher wages, and no was forced 10
bring the affair to peremptory settlement by
sending the offenders into exile Now 1000
soldiers have raised row because, when dis
charged at the expiration Of their term of service
they could get their pay They ralSed the fires OF
the transports in the harbor of Constantnopc and
declared that the vessels should not sail until their
accounts had been squared. In this emergency the
Minister of War at his wits end, but finally
he succeeded in raking together enough money TO
pay them Off. A precedent has been established
that may prove troublesome in tho future, and the
Sultan is going to look into the matter On the
whole, this potentate's lot is not likely greatly
to he envied by the uncrowned sovcrcigns Of the
United States
The Park Commissioners will be wise TO take
steps betimcs to guard the fine trees that stand on
some OF the property that has been set aside for III,
new parks tree is something that time alone
can produce, and it is OF great Importance that
those already grown shall be preserved as pcrma
nent features in the landscape. far as this can
he done. 1t is notorious that less regard is shown
for public than for private property, and 50 soon
these lands transferred 10 the city, persons
inclined awlessness will doubtless feel at liberty
to prey upon them. Custodans of the property
will be needed at an early day
The Editor of The Louisville Times" in ordcr
to find out what sort OF weather Kentucky and
the rest of the country going TO have
this winter, has been carefully stddying the
goose-bone His report is we'll calculated
to make delicate people resolve TO leave
North America until next summer. The dots and
lines on the goose-bonc which came under his in
spection fully committed the winter to being an
uncommonly hard one ard next spring to being
decidedly backward "Thcrc will be more cold
and wet weather" says this bone expert, than |
the people of this latitude lave experienced for
many winter, and the CT ii spells will he longer
and more severe than usual The bone is dark
at both ends, which indicates long winter
This is indeed gloomy forecast. and what makes
it gloomier is that 1t is difficult 10 see what sim
gle one Of us is going to do about it.
A dealer in cutlery is quoted as expressing tho
opinion that not more than man in fifty
knows how to sharpen poclSct-llnifc. 1t is whs
pcred in Washington that the one man whom the
dealer had in his eye when he spoke is named
Hill Why Hill? Oh explains the dealer,
it is only necessary TO compare HIPS vote with
Clevelands to reach the conclusion that David
thoroughly understands how to sharpen that little
pocket-knfc Of his"
The tortuous current Of affairs in Central Africa
receives new and important turn in the sue esS-
full invasion of Wnda Recent reports state the
followers Of the khalif Abdullah of KhartOum-
commonly but not accurately known as the Mahdi- !
to the number of 70, 600 entered the Wadai country
and after hard fighting captured the chief city,
Abcshr the Sultan, flying to Mount Ghri for safety.
This is probably the same army that a short tine
before ravagcd the province of Dsrfur, which lies
between Khartoum and Wadai. and it appears TO be
making its way westward, through the most civ
ilzcd and richest regions of Central Africa. Wadai
lies in the very heart of the broadcast part of the
African continent Its is fully 100000
square miles and its population is about 100000.
The inhabitants are Mohammedans of the strictest
sort. Indeed it is the most important African J
centre of Mohammedan propagandsm. The con- |