The Washington critic., 1890-03-10
4 DESERVED TRIBUTE.

The thing which Galveston, Tex,
desires above all others is deep water
in her harbor. That gained, the city
named for the great Niccroy of Mexico,
on the site of which the notorious La.
fittc, the pirate of tie Gulf, had his
rendezvous after the war of 1912,
would spring forward to yet greater
prosperity than she has ever known,
though Galveston is now probably the
richest city in the country in proportion
to population. The problem of deep.
.ening the harbor is now in Charge Of
Colonel Ernst of the Engineer Corps
Speaking of him and his plans gentle
man, whom the Galveston NepS de-
scribes as "an old citizen, said;
No engineer who has had charge of the
work has ever inspired such confidence,
aud ] repeat that no higher compliment
could be paid any man than that which is
being constantly paid Colonel Ernst by the
unquestioning accoptation of his plans as
the only ones that will be crowned with
success
Such generous and intelligent rccog
milton as this must be deeply gratifying
to Colonel Ernst and his friends. 1t is
also tribute TO the Corps of which he
is an eminent member.
MEADE Posi- of the G. A r., at Phila-
delphia, has passed resolution declar-
ing il TO be a disgrace that no monu-
ments have been erected upon the bat
tlefcld of Gettysburg ito mark the dis
tinguishod fame and glory" of Meade
and Hancock. 1t seems that the Legis-
latuIe at the last session made appropri-
ations tor the purpose, but Governor
Beaver vetoed the bill Pennsylvania
should wake up to an appreciation of
the fact that there are other things in
this world worth doing besides making
money out of the mineral products of
the earth. Patriotism really pays bet
ter in the long run than pig iron.
New YORK Cry went into the fight
for the Worlds Fair with the bumptious
feeling that New York is to the United
States what London is to England or
Paris to France The defeat she sus-
tained was rude awakening from her
dream of sclf.complacencS, and she can
neither understand nor forgive it. The
fact is, New York is essentially pro
vincial. She apes "Lunnon" more
slavishly than any English or colonial
city.
\ WRITER IN THE Nashville .1mcr-
lean gossips through a column and a
half about ''the girl who hints" lie
calls her "the prevailing society nui-
sanco." In the last paragraph of his
diatribe he says "Now, l don't write
these random observations for moth
ing" We suppose not. lie probably
gets as much as 50 column for his
lucubraiions.
Tue TENDENCY TO abandon the old
ocean lanes established twenty years
ago and to brave the perils of the north
ern route across the Atlantic may be
conducive to quick passages but ii will
scarcely strengthen the sense of per
sonal security which is the most import
/ ant element in the comfort of an ocean
( voyage
Mr. JENNINGS, the Conservative
member for Stockport in the English
| House of Commons, who recently
( raised commotion in his party by
offering resolution censuring the as
sailants of Mr. Parnell, is we'll known
in New York, having at one time oc'
cupied the position Of editor of the
/ New York Times
NEXT FRIDAY evening and on Satur
day afternoon Miss Amelia b. Edwards
the eminent English literateur and
Psychologist, who has been received
with enthusiasm in the large cities Of
the country, will deliver two lectures
here under the auspices Of the National
Geographical Society, Miss Edward;
stands In the very front rank Of archeol
ogists and her knowledge of the life and
| mannera of thp ancients is not only q