New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17


have no means Of enforcing it.
When the Rev. Mr.. Pentecost first began to fol-
low strange gods he probably did not stop To think
that some day he might incur the disgrace Of
being cheered by an assemblage of anarchists and
praised by John Most.
A companv has been formed for the purpose of
building spiral railroad TO the summit Of Dunder-
berg Mountain in the Highlands of the Hudson.
The popularity OF this road is that the route up
the mountain will not be the same as the route
down, the latter being far more direct than the
former. which is described as circuitous' 1t Is
not great undertaking to construct railroad
n the TOP of this mountain, which is hardly more
than stable hill. The pioneer railroad was
that which scales the steep sides of Mount Wash
ington. This has been in operation nearly twenty
years, and there has never been an accident
on it, but when the plan was first preached IN
the New-Hampshire Legislature it was met with
derisive laughter from the Solons at Concord.
Humanity speaking, absolute safety Is secured
nv the various devices employed to prevent acct
dents and the trains, both ascending
and descending. run so slowly that
- fairly good walk were placed
alongside the track a man with good legs could
outv-all, n train train the Mount Washing
ton Railway. by the way, means single car
for more than one car is never attached to an
ancine when the big climb is to be made. This
road. however will fall into comparative lnslg
ni6cance if the scheme of building atubular road
mn Pixies Peak is ever contaminated.
T. was on November u, 1887 two years ago
60 day, that John Most was arrested Tor
making a speech melting to violence and murder
IIo i older now than he was then. but he doesn't
seem to know any more.
TIL, Chief of Ordnance in his annual report 10
tho Secretary Of War discusses the subject oil
..o,.o,oss ro,vdcr for military uses and records
tho failur, Of chemists and eXperimenters to pro-
droo - serviceable compressed cartridge OF that
no+pre In view of the unsatisfactory results OF
i'll with Smokeless powder, he does not deem u
o,nodiort n introduce in the army small callore
| "a odontad for its use. 1t is certainly prudent
.. dotor measures for the improvement OF the
,ou arms now employed since some satisfactory
Lird ~ smo,eless powder will inevitably he IN
| reptad in tha course OF few years. IL i aiso
rrohable that a radical change In the methou Oh
| G,irg cartridges will he made. An English syhul-
cato has recently been formed TO develop Aherl-
can patents for supplying electric hre from
b,tterv placed in the stock OF the gun. III Is hoo
Rio that the armies OF the near future in
| Tprone will he armed with electric guns Inc
,,ooI,aris,n of the modern magazine rife and the
-. -, birb-poyer compressed powders seem TO
reouire ri the fring-point an agency as precise
,,, ,,ortbv and efficient as electricity invariably
| :. u.hor onnlied to the arts. Improvement IN
,iIitorr ria,s and small arms seems to lie in the
d;roction of smokelesS powder and electric lire.
Atter making an investigation, District-Attorney
Fellows saws that he is " satisfied there is care
I.ss,oss in the Office somewhere There is not
.oor, for n shadow of doubt on that point but
Mr. Fellows's office is afflicted with something
moro than carelessness-namel with chronic and
confirmed incompetency of an aggravated type,
which affects the head of the office and all OF has
subordinateS.
Bv majority Of five in a total OF over aOC
votes the Louisiana Chamber OF Commerce na'
decided that Chicago will be a better place thar
New York for the Worlds Fair That is mod
crate victory for Chicago and we are wiling u
LOT her get all the comfort she possibly can ou
| Of H. For neither the action OF Chamoer o.
| Commerce at New. Orleans nor of any similar DouS
anywhere in the country has any real bearing OF
tho matter nor can II be expected 10 influence 'is
aGction oc Congress to any large extent. we &c
NOT suppose that New-iorl< is going TO compe'e
for the privilege OF having the FAR III "iS SUI
sense ms Chicago seems TO think necessary, i
nroner attitude fer this city 70 assume when II
goes before Congress is one of dignity IL 'hei'
i to be a scramble. let Chicago monopohle liz
Nouyo,k can only say TO Congress We think
!, mus, he admitted that, IL this country decides