New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-03

~ the hone growr into n conviction during the
next twelve months. 1891 will have at Seaso ono
claim TO distinction.
The publication OF the last batch Of Behring ses COT
from Lord salisbury about the 2eth OF Feorusry u
patch agreeing with few uDimportant rrh.
70 Mr.. Blanes proposed plan or srO'''a''0"' 'A"'
This remark well illustrates the disnones'
character Of "The Posts" comments on tne
Behring Sea negotiation at all points. ihc
notifications of Mr.. Baines plan OF arpitrauon'
lately suggested by Lord Salisbury. have never
been published. Nobody knows anything ABOUT
them. nor was it even known until yesterday
that htey had ever been made. In the cofIe-
spondcnce Just given out they were incidentally
alluded to, but no light whatever was thrown on
their character All that is known Is that MI
Blaine. for reasons that to him seemed sooo'
refused to reply to them Immediately ana III
sisted on O closed season at once, ana YET Inc
Post with that serene impudence whlch ol'-
tingushes it scarcely less than its reckless ulsre
gard Of TRUTH assumes that the mouihcaeioh'
arc few" and "unimportant,' ana draws lroh
this assumption the conclusion that MI. biaihe Is
In some way responsible for Lord Salisourys de-
Law in consentinr 70 a proposal which The Post
has all along been falsely representing as having
ago!
This isn't the favorite season for whitewashing,
but Governor Hills canal committee is willing
to guarantee a neat job at reasonable price
The juryman in the baccsrat trial who took
the Prince Of Wales in hand and squeezed con-
siderable unauthorized truth out of him mas
made reputation in England which ought 10
suffice to send him to Parliament as Radical
from colliery district. The presiding Judge had
done his utmost to make Royalty as comfortable
in court as the circumstances would allow, and
the counsel on each side had kept on their gloves
when the Prince went into the witness-stand.
The Juror made dead set for the facts, and
declined to waive bis sovereign rights as one OF
the Judges Of the matters at issue. There Is
suggestion in the extraordinary scene for comic
opera The Juryman and the Prince.
mot easy to gather from tne aes S. p cTssT
responsible for the delay IN bringing ABOUT an agree
%sht 70. the n
To The Timess' readers this remark must be
utterly amazing. For the last two months and
IN almost every issue of The Times 1t has de-
clared that Mr. Blaine was the one person who was
RESPONSIBLE "The Times is the author OF all
the audacious falsehoods which have been printed
and reprinted here and abroad concerning this
closed season negotiation. 1t was the Times
that started the lie about Lord SALISBURY having
proposed such arrangement about MI. bialhe
having neglected to answer the proposal ana ABOUT
his having at last refused it at the instance OF 'he
North American Commercial Company IL was
The Times that had the effrontery. even after
we had printed exact statement Of tho facts'
to charge Mr. Blaine with scandalous collision
70 block closed season at all hazards in the inter-
est OF the essees. And almost every day for the
last two months down to the very morning OF the
day on which this correspondence was given ouo
"The Tines editorially and in the washington
correspondence repeated these atrocious lies! And
now, when the facts officially appear. 1t calmly
observes that 1T is not easy to gather VINO Is al
fault 1t cannot be hoped that 1.-The Times
will he ashamed of itself but maybe there are
few among its readers who will do some blushlng
in its undeserving behalf.
DIR. John Halls position as chancellor of the
University has been one of honor-not one of oner-
ous burdens The real work Of the executive head
of the institution has been done by DR.. MacCrack-
en-. and 1t is fitting that on DR.. Halls retirement
he should be advanced to the full honors OF
chancellor. Dr. MacCracken is an educator OF
proved ability He has displayed rare skill, dis
erection and executive ability vicechancellor, and
is we'll qualified for guiding the University In the
larger field of usefulness which is opening auspi-
ciously before it. DR.. Halls interest IN the In
sttution will not be essened by his resignation OF
the honorary office which he has held since Dr.
Crosby gave it up
Some of the downtown streets are torn up inst
at present in making improvements. and cartmen
undoubtedly have hard time, as do the street
travellers. On account either Of warm weather or
of unusual delays, however, there does seem to be
an unnecessary display Of bad temper and Violent
language on the part of some of the drivers. Inc
streets, in consequence, are not only dangerous
to travellers, but especially unpleasant Tor iadies
and others who are annoyed by the loud and
sometimes profane disputes of truckmen. The
policemen, If they cannot straighten out the tan
gled confusion of trucks, might at least rcpress