New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-28

well-known writer that the fine art of mendacity
is on the decline.

welLknown writer that the fine art of mendacity
is on the decline
Mr. cDringcrs sudden eagerness TO bring in more
Territories is amusing considering what his
ord has been on that question After doing his
best for long time TO keep Territories cut which
were more than qualified to come in, he now
hopes TO make up for it by bringing in other
Territories before they are ready. No doubt
Idaho will be ready for admission in a few years.
Its population is now more than 100000, and
Wyoming is not far behind, with $1,000; but the
unit of representation is likely to be increased
under the next census and it will ne well to
wait awhile to let them try their hard at grow
ing Arizona claimed 3d. 900 population by
census of 1882 Mr.. Springer shouldn't be in
such n desperate hurry. As convert. Saul of
Tarsus wasn't q circumstance to him.
Thr voung Emperor of China has just been
married after having had 240 pairs OF boots made
for him. 1t may not be amiss to explain that
Chinese etiquette forbids the Emperor to Jump
on his wife twice in the same pair OF Doots'
Colonel Lamont's action In refusing to permit
nm appropriation to be made equalizng his pay
for his entire term Of service with that hXed
for his successor, is in every way crcdItable 10
him The new salary is none too high Tor the
arduous post of Private Secretary TO the Prcsi-
dent, and it's pity Colonel Lamont could not
have had it from the beginning. But back pay
has come 10 be decidedly unpopular
We beg leave to remind State Controller
Wempe that watch-dogs of the Treasury are
made of Steiner stuff than he
The weather in Washington next Monday will
materially affect the happiness and comfort of
thousands OF patriotic citizens who will visit the
National Capital to witness the picturesque, fcs-
tive and other ceremonies which will attend the
restoration of Republicans to full control of the
Federal Government From the present pont Of
view the prospect is encouraging. Yesterday, up
in Montana ard the British northwest territory, the
famous chinook winds set in, and carried the tenn
perature Up to 50 degrees above zero at Fort
AssinibOne. This was much warmer weather
than was observed at many points further south.
To be sure, these winds are local in character,
and liable 10 cease any day. but they are nOt
without suggestions of the type Of weather which
the United States will experience for the next
week
The hall was so full Western paper once
said in writing Of great campaign meeting,
that rho last nan We lme in was compelled
to leave his caa' outside 1t looks though
Washington WIS ing to be about as full
that next None .f
Edward Everett Hale in a recent lecture OK
pre- ssed the opinion that the Boston Of the future
will not be so proud Of itself TO think that it's
young people will prefer death in Boston TO life in
other parts Of the world. Well we're not so
sure, Mr. Hale The Boston of The future Will be |
apt inherit the strong local pride of the Boston
OF the present And everybody knows that a rep /
rcsentativc contemporancous Bostonian takes for |
ts motto. Better fifty years OF Boston than |
cycle Of Cathay
To The Thundcrer7 Did you hear thunder /
No wonder the marriage Of Prince Alexander /
of Battenberg with an actress has made /
ton. What could have been more imprudent than .
for prosperous prma donna to marry prince /
who is out Of stuation'
Trouble ahead for General Harrison" is the
title of leader in The Syracuse Courier We
have not read it yet, but, remembering that
the editor OF The Courier is the postmaster Of
Syracuse, our surmisc is that it treats of the
trouble which General Harrison will experience
in finding for thc urbane and efficient
postmaster. We feel sorry for the General, hut
are sure he will not finch when the hour of trial
comes.
There WIS never any need 10 be alarmed lest
ri gott had committed suicide. SO long he
can beg, borrow or steal II threepenny Bit ne will
not Kill himself.
Mayor Grants suggestion that the use OF blast
ing powders should be surrounded with greater
,afcauards is IN excellent one As matters stand
now both pcrsons and propcrty are continually
In peril from ignorance or carelessneSS. The
olosion OF the other day only the life of the man
who was responsible for it, but the mortality mi sht
EASILY have been much greater. and there is ap-
rmrcntly no redress for the damage to property.
which was large. The proposals that licenses
shall be issued for the use of these explosives, to
be granted only to those who have sufficient
TO handle them properly; that bond
shall be required TO cover possible damage; that
only limited quantity shall be stored in any
lee and ii en- N an iron chest, plainly marked;
and that none whatever shall be stored within
. specified distance of any dwelling-all seem rca-
,onablc and in the public interest The amount
Of bla sting that is going on in the upper parts
Of the city makes the question one OF serious i'm
portancc 1t is folly 10 suppose that the instinct
IF sclf-preservation will make workmcn careful
IN these matters The history of almost every
casually in which explosives are involved proves
he contrary The horrible affair at Plymouth,
Penn, in which a dozen people lost their lives,
VAS due TO one of the employees throwing sluib'
xhioh was supposed to lie defective, and there
'ore harmless. into stove.
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Tho Crown Prince Rudolf shortly before his