New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-08

States has accelerated settlement, production ana
trade over an area Of $4,000 square miles, more
than seven times that OF the State OF New-fork
4 change Of Administration has insured Important
notifications in the construction OF the Varih'
a fYectinR all the great industries Certainty thaG
proteetion is to be maintained for years mas
powerfully stimulated development, especially al
the South The workings of the Interstate ach
with railroads organized to aid its enforcement
are TO be tried for the first time. A remarkably
early season gives promise Of very large crops
All these influences materially change the condl-
tons of trade, though they may not necessarily
promote trade or speculation at oil points.
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The Massachusetts, Railroad Commissioners have
been making some sensible suggestions in regard
10 the management of trains at suburban stations
where a great amount of business is done. Re
Gently a young man lost his life by Jumping on
n t.,in before it had come TO standstnl. and
attempting to cross the other track. on which
train that not to stop at that station was" run
ming at q high rate of speed There are two recon-
mcndations made by the Commissioners which
are valuable and they ore applicable elsewhere
than IN the vicinity of Boston. One Of them is
that at stations of this sort there should be
strong fence between the tracks so as to make 1t
side next the other track. This fence should
run the whole length of the platform and short
distance beyond It is obvious that this pre-
caution would have prevented the accident In
question But In addition, the Commissioners
would have gates on the platform OF every car
and would insist on having those on the inner
side OF the train closed during all the time that
the train is in use. There Is no reason why TINS
should not be embodied IN law
Both of these suggestions, II acted upon, would
doubtless prevent the loss of some hives al least
The Board Of Electrical Control were told the
other day that on the occasion oil an explosion
In an electrical conduit the cover OF manhole
was blown upon the roof of a neighboring house.
Whether this thing is likely TO become common We
do MT venture 10 predict but it will obviously
be n wise precaution for hoIse-ogners along the
line Of electrical subways get ther roofs iron
clad or copper-bottomcd, or IN some other way
made proof against a fusilade OF manhole covers
when the underground system gets in full opera
ton This is, OF course, unless the gas companies
make up their minds TO keep the gas which they
manufacture in the pipes where 1t belongs.
Both Of the Republican papers IN Albany, The
Journal and The Express" sharply criticise MIR.
LIE Roy, the Republican Assemblyman from the IVth
Excise bill. THE Journal accused him Of hsv-
ing grossly misrepresented his constituents"
while The Express remarks that mis- first term
in the Assembly should be his last The Buffalo
Express is equally outspoken in regard to the
two Republican Assemblymcn from Erie County,
Andrus and Baker. who went on record against the
measure in question. These three officials, TO-
ccther with Little. OF Niagara, and Smith, OF this
city. the other two members who were elected by
Republican votes and deserted their party on the
excise vote ought to be permanently retired to pri-
yate life Certainly the Republican party never
again can trust them.
What nonsense this isl An attempt is now
being made to show that Mr.. Cleveland would still
be President IL he hadn't taken seigh-ride
March 3, 1885. The Sleighing party numbered
thirteen, and thirteen is an unlucly number
that's the argument. large number Of unan-
swcrable observations might be made in reply.
For example: Is not this Republic Of ours the
most prosperous and highly favored Nation that
the sun ever shone upon? or course it Is. Aud
vet the original States, the fathers and mothers
and guardians of all that came after, numbered
thirteen. The thirteen idiot must go.
Il is not q little singular that the New-fork
Methodist Episcopal Conference, now IN session
In this city, Is unable TO determine whether IL is
eighty-nine or ninety-nine years old. There has
been preliminary Investigation, but tue point
is so obscure that the matter has been referred
10 q committee, which will report year hence.
When man gets so far advanced In years MS
eighty.nine or ninety-nine, falling memory mlght
furnish reasonable excuse for doubt as TO the
length Of time he hnS lived, though 1t rarely
happcns that person forgcts his age. In the
case Of q formally organized body holding regular
annual sessions it would have seemed, ante
cedently, utterly impossible that such question
could arise But here it Is, oil the same, and
there is nothing to do but to uncover the musty
rccor,l, and rot at the facts. The Conference is
an ancient and an honorable body, any way, aad
ten years more or less viii not make any vital
difference 10 il.
The bill making 10 o miSdemeanor TO sell cigars,
cigarettes or tobacco to children under sixteen
wears of age was passed by the New-York Assembly
last week. OF course it is aimed primarily OF
ciqarette-smoking by growing boys, and every
friend O; good morals and good health in the rising
generation must heartily desire to see that habit
broken up Whether such law can DO enforced
is an open question, but keepers OF cigar-shops
are as O rule, amenable to the force OF public
opinion, and will probably make little effort to
indulge in illegal sales
The Ontario Legislature adjourned the other
day In rather boisterous manner In fact, so
animated and informal were the farewell exercises
that The Toronto Globe" feels constrained to
remark IN commenting upon them: II is not less
painful for statesman to be struck upon his
left ear with the report of the Auditor-General
than to DO crushed At some public meeting with