New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
- r,v rpmuNE Tuesday, 81, lss9-TWELVE PAGES.

a.. A,I,rt, and tho BOSTON and the Cramp cruiser,
The Yorktown. is now upon the seas, n9 mavai
by Admiral Walker In the Judgment OF i,ah naxai
cypcrts of all nations, these Vessels are esoel.i
by none OF their class in any navy, Ge's,"di a'd
others are practically completed, ana ny up ptni
of 800 the Baltimore, the Charleston 1Iie 49, 49,
and three more are expected to be In cOmmlsslon
These battle ships and eight coast deIehce 10
sells toretber with q cruising inonloor snu III.
new punboats have been contracted I0r. ino
now navy SO far as 10 has been authorlIeu anu ~
propriated for by Congress. may be sao ~ cnsei
Of six armored and thlrty-one baeore fbcs
At least eight years muat elapse peIole "o m o.
viii ali be ready for service at the present lavc
of progress in the construction, ahn etsn s 80
the United States will be lar removed % iiot 20 he
first rank as a naval power. III secps W Iii
talen for granted however, that congress WIZ
90 forward with the work OF autnorlza.ion. ~ -
considerable portion OF Secretary Tracy icpyh,o
js taken up with facts and aguments sho"tns Io
necessity of providing o navy compeIenC W phat ph,V
feet our long lines OF coast ne nain'iIo a ,,co e
at least twenty batteships, twenty coaso "Slr nre
ships and sixty cruisers Will DE re9uneu ont gri01
@ Ns tionoI sa fety is assured. Public sentiment
in favor of proceeding with the WORK. 10 a sI'aC'
ever extent ia shown to he actually h~ecessaiS' ~
has expressed itself heartily obscrvabc
try. and without the drawing oil any oDscrSa'o
partisan lines.
Uovti.s prolonged revolution has ended alter
mnch bloodshed and fearful sacrihce OF ihe
commercial interests Of the feeble NIUE IcPutpato'
in the triumph of General HyppOlyte VINO ~. IT,
inc beaten and cyiled his rival, General Legleine'
hass hs heen elected PRESIDENT and Is now the recos-
nized Chief of State. The United states lea ~ tilf
way in formally opening rela'Ions WIZ WIZ inrIoss nS
eminent by sending the Hon. Frederick DousIaas
to Port-ai- Prince as Minister Resident at ttr
IIaytlan capital President llyppolyte mas Desn
remarkably successful in restoring order alnGng
his convulsed elowciizens; ana IN ui'eJ'i, n3J ~
tbeir distracted attention again to peace ana Ico
nursuits Excellent crops have serVed 70 pIhls
fnnds into the island beyond the expectations oI
its people and unless some unforeseen " o..,ntor
or eee rho daWning year Will do much 10 counter
oct the dreadful effects of civil war fTeSenC
Snnca RANGES Justify hopeful view OF the pros
poets.
The annals of criminal jurisprudence Will DC
enriched at the expense of uselul ne " VIZ
proceedings had in the trial OF nNe neihueio Ii "
O'Sullivan Beggs and kunze, Tor the murueI VI
Dr. Philip Cronn Cronin was an lTlshlaah, an anu anu
prominent in the councils OF thc Oruer' lIc ma'
stoutly opposed to its present leaders, hoWeNci'
and had frequently accused them OF mSeppio-
priatng funds and Of other misconduct Ills NE
had often been threatened and finally, at q secret
meeting Of Camp No. 20 prcslpea % oHst Jsatb The
execution of the sentence was committed 10 lhc
other accused men. They did their work IN an
utterly brutal and wicked way. They lured thelI ~
victim to q cottage on the outsflrts OF the Guy
upon the pretence that his professional services
We're rcouired and there they murdered him with
knives and budgeons, deposlting his body IN
sewer 1t was not found FOR many weeks, put %
its final recovery and Identification led to the
establishment of the facts mentioned. Upon the
trial, which occupied nearly three months, ana
engaged the most conspicuous legal talent OI
Illinois Burke COughlm and OSulllvan were
found guilty of murder. and sentenced 10 I'M
nrisonment for life. kunze was found guilty
In a minor degree and sentenced to four years
imnrisonment and Beegs escaped The entire
narty, Beggs included, would have been hung
but for tho action of one Juror whose motives
for an action not easily comprehended have been
strongly assaied.