New-York tribune., 1890-04-19

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ask is that he have chance and see II time uoes
not vindicate the wisdom of his selection was
ever one assuming, or endowed with. the gift OF
nronbecv nut TO more complete confusion? fer-
hans H. is no more than fair to the Mayor TO
recaI the fact that when he uttered these fine
words be had not been riddled fore and aft by
the Senate Investigating Committee. He would
,o,v nrobably be q little more discreet es-
neoially in discussing such an unsavory subject
as Hagan.
II is said that the following persons detest
smoking: Gladstone, Parnell, John Ruskin. tie
poet Whittier, Thomas Hardy, the novelist; George
w. Chlds. Postmaster-Ccneral Wanamaker,
LYMAN Abbott and lIeber Newton. These
are all gentlemen Of eminence and In
fuence. The example which they set Doubtless is
followed BIZ q large number of their fellow-creat-
urcs And vet here comes an expert with the
estimate that u, 900 600 Key West cigars will ina
their way to the United States market this year lt
is TO be gathered from this that when 1t comes TO
smoking. the world knows nothing OF, or al all
events cares nothing for, It's greatest men,
The experiment of importing Swedes ana estap-
lishing them on some Of the abandoned farms or
Vermont to which the Iii"""c i'"' ""'o'''"
heretofore, is about 10 take practical iorm Somo
fifteen families, including seventy-NVe peisohS'
have already left Sweden ana are expected 10 ar
rive at this port in day or TWO. Iney are
to be colonzcd in the towns OF 'eIsmre' "es'oh
and Wilmington. VI, under the direction OF ME-
Valentine the State Commissioner Of Agricultural
Interests The farms they will occupy contain
from 75 TO l25 acres each, with good buildings.
a, ColOulStS I,
to 81 npr acre To each of the families a loan OF
s25 will be profIered and each Of them will have
the opportunity of purchasing cow on credit.
There seems to be no reason why Commissioner
Valentines experiment may rot yield good results.
We presume that care has been taken to secure
Swcdes of the right sort, who will make the best
use of their opportunity and be a credit not ONLY
10 their own country, but to the State In whlch
thcv are 10 make their new homes. AS class
the Swedes are frugal industrious and patient. and
the Vermont colonsts ought TO flourish in the
shadow Of the Green Mountains.
The nuisance who is never happy except when
changing the names Of streets, ana changing
them for the worse has broken out again. when
last heard FROM he was abOring to induce Buffalo
to change the name Of the avenue which was
called after Governor Bouck, OF this State. Bouck
Avenue" ought not to be disturbed. 1t is not dis
agreeable to the ear and it conserves the interests
of history by preserving the memory of one of
the states high officials of the old days. If the
fool-killcr can spare the time he might make
FIXING trip to Buffalo
Ice is not the only crop that has failed this
year The melancholy news comes from the
maple sugar counties Of Vermont that the crop
Of that saccharne luxury is not more than half II
crop Instead of the 100000 pounds which is
the a|erage yield. it IS doubtful if more than
5000 900 pounds are produced. Hero is another
chance for the rabid Free Traders 10 point out
the blishting effects OF the Protective tariff.
The latest advces from Panama state that the
following dispatch has been received by the
canal manaacmcnt: The Central Committee
intend soliciting from the Colombian Government
an extension Of the concession IN favor of the
holders of titles with the concurrence Of the hqu-
,ator OF the canal based on the Sautereau project
This is construed on the lsthmus as implying that
the requisite capital has been secured for con-
tinuing work the canal. since otherwise no at
tempt would be made to approach the Colombian
Government with solicitations for an extension OF
time. That Government is armed by the canal
contract with the privilege Of terminating IN lS"'
the arrangement made with VI. de lesseps II 1t
exercises that right it will practically establish IT'S
ownership Of the plant and buildings whlch can
not be moved, and also of all the work which was
done bv the canal company. By terminating the
.ontract il would place itself IN good position
for driving a bargain with a new canal syndicate.
possibly an English one. II may he taken for
Granted that the Colombian Government will not
,..s. D Il. a
representatives of the French company, and that
it will not extend the period allowed for the COM
plction Of the canal. unless it has positive aSsur-
anecs that large masses of new capital are avail
able.
The vote in Providence on Saturday last was the
LARGEST ever poed in that city. Yet we suppose
the enemies Of ballot reform will keep right on
declaring that the Australian system distranchise,
voters.
bismarck is reported 10 have remarked when
fine Empcror insisted upon his acceptance of the
Dukcdom of I.aucnburg that the new title would
he of uSe TO him if he ever desired to travel IN
c,onito His reluctance 90 assume it is partly at
tributablc TO the fact that whereas there Is only
one Prince Bismarck there are no less than three
other persons besides himself who bear the title of
Dukc of Iaucnhurg. They are the King OF Den
mark the Duke OF Cumberland and the German
Emperor.
The Washington Memorial Arch Fund fingers
nroyokinelv in TIE ncighhorhood Of $4,000.
.necal effort will have to he made TO bring the
amount up to 100000 by April 80 There has
hcen no denial of the recent report that friend
Of the enterprise stands ready to give the fund
q lift of $4,000 the moment it reaches 500. 900.
and apparently it may hc taken for granted that
n,allv only $4,000 must he raised to reach the
500 600 mark by the first anniversary Of our
crc,t and successful celebration nearly year ago.
Now more than ever. is the time 10 subscribe.
PERSONAL.