New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-14

his nautical master shows that ne cehs'o.'s -
seIs licensed to degrade himself during 'he c'o'
in9 weeks Of his municipal term.
Sir Juliau Pauncefote and Sir Neville LuooocN
oosume that the British West Indies VIII nave
M difficulty in disposing OF their sugar Ia Ire
land ~ H. be shut out Of the united c'a'es' in''
overlook Mr.. Fosters mission to Jamaica, n"iD
aoss and British Guiana last winter ana MS mag
unanimous offer on the part of Canada 10 take ','.
whole product in return for preieren'i"i 'a.i
On its -four. lumber, fish, potatoes ana PROVISIONS
Can IL he that they have forgotten the CahAui"a
Finance Minister'S imaginative flights In "h'oh
o.. Esouimopx AT the North Pole were pictured
az athirst fol, Jamaica rum with sugar In IL
The readers Of The Sunday Tribune, whose deep
interest in the fortunes Of "Roweny III Dcs.o'
was so enthusiastically displayed, VIII oe s'ao
learn that the story of the heroine's lie - !"
he continued We will print tomorrow prh'iah0
onenipq CHAPTER from Miss Pools pen, pfeseh''hs
the winning New-England girl as Mrs. Meats
Bradford.n The many friends OF Rowehy WIN
be eager 10 discover how that marriagc-vcht-
urcd upon with so much doubt-has turned Out
Most people are aware that there is law Oh
the statute book Of this State forbidding the S"i
OF tobacco in any form TO boys under tue age "
sixteen. Everybody knows too. that 1t Is WIZ
ualIv a dead letter The law was passed III ieoo'
but any attempt to enforce IL creates sufPii'c'
The Mayor of Rochester, however. seems 10 think
that law duly enacted is good law ana oush'
to be obeyed He has accordingly instructed .hc
Superintendent of Police OF that city 20 enforce
il. The boys of Rochester who are addicted 10
III oio to- m n
cordinglv be prepared with birth certificates or
other evidence of having reached the mature age
of sixteen if they expect to buy their own cigar
ettes The intent Of the law is excellent; the
application of it is another thing
The people of New-YorlI watched the gathering
of the clouds yesterday with hope and foreboding.
They have often been made miserable by autumn
storms. but now they would be willing to wear
overshoes and mackintoshes for whole week, and
TO wade through rivers of mud in the uncleaned
streets If only the reservoirs should be filled and
the danger of a water famine averted. All the
ordinary ills Of municipal life sink into insignit-
canoe in view Of the awful possibilities which the
exhaustion of the croton water implies.
The British Commissioner from the West Indies
asserts that there is nothing unreasonable or
nequitable in the present conditions Of trade with
the United States. Let us see. The bulk OF the
trade Of the British West Indies S with the United
States, where everything produced there with
the exception Of oranges and tobacco has Tree
market In return everything is subject to duty
That cannot be considered an equitable condi-
ton Of exchange. Or put it in another way
After January the duty on American Hour VIII
be 90 cents in Cuba and Porto Rico, and from
So TO "a in various portions of the British West
Indies. II the islands desire TO sell their sugar
in the American market to the extent Of over
81 900, 900 a year, they ought to be as reason
able as Cuba and Porto Rico have been, and re-
duce their duties on flour 70 80 cents. Ihey
cannot sell their surplus sugar in Europe, nut
like the Spanish Islands are compelled TO prins
il into the United States. Very well; let them
lower their revenue duties on non-compeung
American farm products and manufactures mat
is what equitable reciprocity implies, and what
the Aldrich amendment empowers the PRESIDENT
to enforce
Admiral Brown has denied in the most positive
way the charge that he took Gillian officers with
him in his run to Quinteros Bay, and that upon
the return of the San Francisco to Valparaiso ne
gave information TO the Bamacedists respecting
the landing Of the Congressional forces. ms
emphatic contradiction will not prevent the re-
ncwal Of the charge by the Anglomaniac press,
which delights in assailing all diplomatic and
naval officers representing American interests In
Chilli That is, O press which embraces with pre-
cipitate zeal every opportunity of maligning the
American diplomatic service and officers Of the
navy on the strength Of the silly tattle Of Eng
fish correspondents in Valparaiso.
Perhaps Mayor Grant went abroad to get rid Of
the sight Of the drtiest collection Of streets known
to civilization.
A specimen of the methods employed by most
of the Democratic newspapers to mislead public
sentiment concerning the Behring Sea dispute Is
furnished by the following paragraph from yester-
days "New-York Word":
The trouble has been altogether too serious for tho
interests involved which so far as this country is
which Mr. Harrisons Administrator has bestowed
valuable monopoly
Mr.. Harrison's Administration did not bcstow
anything upon the sealing company In accordance
with law Of Congress, passed just after We &C
quired Alaska, the right to take seals was let to
the highest responsible bidder and the term of
that lessee having recently expired, the contract
WAS let again the law directed, and TO another
and higher bidder than the Old lessee For
this the lessee owes Mr.. IIarrison's Administration
neither more nor less than he owes THE World"
During the period Of years since this right was
first let the Federal Treasury has received III
rentals from the essees nearly $1,000 O0O or about
the paid to Russia for our entire Alaskan
territories. The interests of the United States
therefore more and other than the interests OF
the lessees fut suppose = .er" not? VIA is
Government good for that fails fully TO protect
the rights of its citizens especially where they are
rights for which it has taken 100000 Of its
citizens money?
PERSONAL.