New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13

II Ia amusing after New.Y0rl<s experience with
elevated roads 10 note that people In Boston are
seriously talking OF securing rapid trnnslt WIN
surface cars run by electricity That such cars
viii be an Improvement on streetcars drawn Dy
horses Is undepable-an Improvement, that 49, III
point of speed but IL the overhead system OF
wires Is adopted 10 win be an Improvement III
the wrong direction. At the last hearing on this
subject before the Board OF Aldermen the only
nrotes,s came from the Fire Commissioners. and
they were based primarily on the trouble tnat
the wires would cause In interfering WIN the
frpmen's ladders IN case OF fire. and only Sec
ondarily and incidentally on the danger arising
from the powerful currents 20 be carried by these
conductors One citizen who appeared oetore tho
Board said that he would be happy 20 see wire
going nv his property on Warren-st. to-day" III
be ia n fair representative Of Boston opinion, the
overhead system will. apparently. soon be an &C.
compljsbed fact: and. once established. IL Will be
10 easy matter 20 get rid OF IL.
Judging from present appearances, the great
centennial celebration is more likely TO be an AFFAIR
OF the Three Million than of the Four Hundred.
Item: 10000 wagon tickets for the Gause-
WORT Market were furnished annually TO the Mar
ket Bureau, according 70 testimony given on Thurs
dav Item 10000 year were accounted for.
item: A discrepancy of $4,000 tickets, amount
ing. ut % cents each. 70 $4,000 Query; Who
got this money, and has this big leak Deen
stOppedp
The transfer OF The Albany Evening JournaP
n n new proprietor Mr.. ArlIell having made up
his mind that he was too busy TO do it justice, Is
an important incident in newspaper life. Inc
purchaser, Mr. William Barnes, also owner OF " Inc
Albany Express is thoroughly qualified TO pre-
serve oil the honorable traditions Of the estab-
Hshment md TO meet all the requirements OF an
Intelligent and eXacting constituency. III is an
interesting circumstance that the sale OF Inc
Journal 10 a descendant Of Thurlow Weed re-
stores Il to the family OF the man who made
II a great power in the State. Every Re
publican will be glad 10 see It's prosperity and
influence continue. "The Journal and The
|, Express under one management will be strong
combination.
The people OF this State do not want the chain
gang, and II Mr.. Yates should be the means OF
bringing t into existence, he would find his last
| estate as a legislator much worse than his first.
This Is an amusing idea--that PostmasterJGen'
| eral Wanamalers utterances in favor OF prohibit
| ton are calculated 20 embarrass and commit tho
| Administration. Ours Is not ministerial Gov.
| ernment. thank goodness, much as some OF ouI
| political Anglomaniacs would like 10 have II so
! The controversy between License and Prohibition
IS one to be fought out within State lines, end MIR
| Wauamaker can express any views he chooses
without keeping the Administration awake nights
| Just as Secretary Tracy could favor or oppose
rapid transit bill without making that nntiona
| ISSUE
| Up In Steuben and Allegany counties the Re
| publican newspapers have already begun to tall