New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-12

| course. The feeling ON this subject Is not a
temporary spasm but permanency, and the
corporations should take notice and act &C
cordingly
The discovery has been made in Washington
that the Secretary OF Agriculture is not in the
| order Of Presidential succession. The law fixing
the order in which the Cabinet officers might
succeed to the Presidency was passed long before
the new Secretaryship was created and the point
was not raised while the hitter bill was under
discussion The chief interest in the discovery
lies thus far In the claim Of experts on precedent
that he c., not have the same social rank as the
| contingent Presidents. This may worry some
future Secretary Of Agriculture, but II Is not likely
TO disturb the sleep Of that fine old CHANGER, Uncle
Jerry Rnslc
Some of the papers are already calling Mr..
| Wanamaler General" Please stop. It's bar
barous General is a purely military title.
| ond the Postmaster. General Is not a soldier. He
Is o postmaster.
One OF the charges of disanected Democrats
| against Mr. Cleveland is that he made no terrific
exposures Of Republican rascalties, though he had
| four years 10 do it In The explanation Is simple
! Mr. Cleveland was wilhn.'" but the rascalities
weren't there. Four years Of Democratic rule
gave time enough 70 make it clear that for twenty
four years the country had been governed honestly
and economically. That is one reason why the
| Republican party came back and why it will stay
No-other diplomatic appointment likely 70 be
| made by. the new Administration presents quite
| the same difficulties as that Of the Minister TO
! China We have shut our door in the faces Of
the Chinese; but VIE wish TO mountain profitable
! trade relations With them. and protect our mis-
/ sjonaaes ia J4rSuBiing tbem 70 change their
religion. Our present Minister, Mr.. DENLY, is
an able mau tr5u the Presidents
own State, and his discharge OF his duties is I'M
dcrstood TO have been creditable. But the sstua-
| tlon obviously calls for man whom the Chinese
will think they have BTR oial reason for regarding
| as their friend For this nssOn there would be
a fitness In sending out the son and
| companion in travel Of the one great
| American whom the Chinese Of this generation
! knew, admired, and went out Of their way 70
| load with attention and confidence. We think our
| people would DO very glAd anyway, to zee Colonei
| Fred Grant grati6ed in his crcditable ambition;
but IL docs seem that the Chinese knowledge OF
| him and Of his father would make his appoint
ment just now particularly fortunate.
| -
The boy Krulsch plays bathing game, but
IL Is not necessary TO credit him with hitherto
unsusrected amount Of brains. There is variety
Of stoid stupidity which under certain conditions
| produces the appearance and effects OF shrewd-
| ness.
The hotel FIRE among the Jersey pines was caused
| by that old and incorrigble scapegrace, q de-
| fective fue." The phrase Is as fomiliar in the
literature Of conharations as original sin" In
theology. IL is worthy Of remark, moreover,
that a defective lue Is On original sin In house
| building and II IL does not 60 back to Adams
fall, IL is certainly Of great antiquity. 1t is an
| insidious and secret fault and IL furnishes
| melancholy illustration Of mans depravity. III
the defects OF defective hue were visible they
would be as rare they now are common. In
| the nnture Of things as distinguished from
| the nature Of man. there Ia no more reaSon why
house should be burned through defective
| fue than why door should fall down and kin
q baby on account Of defective hinges.
The anniversary Of Blizzard Monday was o
| great popular success, and we beg TO assure
General Greedy Of our most distinguished consider
alton.
A woman with o secret Is supposed to be the
very quintessence Of garrulity, but the elusive
widow Friend, the illustrious depository Of the
Electric Sugar secret, apparently knows how 20
| keep silent in as mahy languages as Won Moltke
himself. Certainly an acquaintance with Mrs.
Friend would not have mitgated Weller's immortal
aversion.
sense of humor prevails in Dskota along with
the coy blizzard and the shrinking cowboy. A
number Of residents Of South Dakota sent to
Mr.. Cox, with request that it DO presented to
Mr.. Springer, large leather medal, six inches In
diameter, with the following inscription in gold
letters:
| To william Springer.
| Who, having been so instructed BY the House OF
! feed his own principles aud magnanimously opened
tho pathway to statehood for south Dakota
An accompanying letter praised In lofty terms the
splendid courage with which he fought single
| handed the FIVE enemies Of Dakota in the
conference committee, being determined that
- Dakota shnll again vote for the temporary
capital or she shall forever remain Territory"
| Mr. Springer win doubtless treat this letter rs
strictly confidential
Apparently John L. Sullivan, ex-champion prize
! fighter, does not intend to let the world forget
that he is stin the champion blsokguard.
The flfteen-year-oh will of I. v. Williamson,
which becomes operative by reason Of his failure
10 make another, leaves about 81 ,OOO,-
| 600 10 great number OF charl0eS, mostly local,
aud nearly 100000 TO relatives making from
forty to fifty persons independent for life, Evil
IDENTIFY Mr.. Williamson did not believe IL was the
duty OF philanthropist to be shabby to his own
family for his requests include evcn ali his grand
nephews and grandnieces. Adding the amount
left 90 charities to the 81 ,o0o given by him to
the Trades School, and the million and half he
| Is supposed TO have given away In charity since
] 1879, his contributions TO benevolent purposes
amount to about $4,000, 0o0-a record which
| plaees him In the sarns category with Peabody and