New-York tribune., 1891-05-08

-, x;.h. +hink,no citizen. Mayor Graut Is 10
be commended. therefore, for refusing 10 re,aN ~
oven On the application Of a branch OF the io"ns
Mons Chrigtian Association. when "'sncu ~ ~
,,ortise a. religious service by this means VII.
lav for all and its equal enforcement 10 s''N
rule to stick TO.
Tammnny methods appear to have op'aiheu
GOOD foothold in Chicago under the oiesiei -,
mnstration. Stunlng the payrols Is u ia'i n'a.,;a
Wigwam trick But then Chicago had peoho
spirit enough to introduce new oroei VI '"'NO
at the recent city election.
The r,lmors to the effect that the British farh"-
~. will bc dissolved and general election OF
aorod within the next few months have acquireu
Increased strength and perslstency since tne oe
1;,,or,, NJ n speech last week by the ChancehoI VI
tho Evcheouer The Budget which he suolii.0eu
20 the House bears all the earmarKs Oh "n"0
lrroun as n dissolution Budget and his promise
IN devote the surplus Of revenue 10 inc iiNo' s."
.u.otmsnt of free elementary education Is uis-
.i,c+ orte eelection bid for popularity lnasnucn
;hsraIs are already committed to the free
49,. - elementary education, little opposition is
.,.;v.+od 70 the Government bill on the subject,
s..,;o1, !. IikeIv 10 become law within the next
to,y weeks The abolition Of the obnoxious schooi
aues cannot fail to score heavily for the torres LII
tho rural districts and indeed among all the poorer
classes. As. however free schools cannot become
eeective rs a. bribe until the saving OF the schooi
nence is actually experienced by the electors tne
General election is scarcely likely to take piace
before October.
Tho n-op of spring poetry must indeed be I'M
;ted when 1.-THE Critic" finds it necessary or ad-
visable to print in it's May-Day issue ldated May
o. .. noem entitled In October VI was IL
merely typographical error''
There has always been doubt both In the
rrn;ted States and in Great Britain as TO whetner
those two nations, bound together by SO many ues
~ kinship and of common interest, were eh'i.ieu
to describe one another as foreign. AN ElenSn
court of law has, however, just issued oeoiee
which definitely settles this much dispuued quc"-
tion. lady was left a legacy Oh so"o
goo. 900 last Christmas, on the conolUion Vn"'
she should marry neither Ioreigier hui ans
one of the name Of Smith. The lady, however
cboss To wed an American, and the executors
90 tho will at once declared that she had Ior-
feited the legacy by marrying foreigner Inc
doterce nut forward that Americans were not
included in that category, was overrulea ny One
Fnclisb Court of Probate which has DECIDED once
and for all that Americans are foreigners
To the Canal Investigating Committee appointed
bv the Assembly: When are you going 10 ge' 10
work? Or don't you intend to get 70 "oiA "'
all
Two notable changes are announced lot Cne
coming summer in connection with European eea
norts. On the first day OF July neXt Doth lrleS"
and Fiume lose their time-honored privileges DO
free ports, and are brought under controi Oh .ne
Imnerial and Royal Customs authorities Within
. few weeks afterward Copenhagen, the capital OF
Denmark will be officially proclaimed as free
MORT. the object in view being to attract and re
tain the trade which would otherwise be diverted
bv the opening of the new North Sea Canal. The
conversion of Copenhagen into free port Is viewed
with marked dsfavor at Berlin. where it is re-
oarded as due to the hostile influence OF the
Gar.
ITO city children" says The Albany Argus
"the goldenrod is almost unknown" Ihls is
about as absurd as The Arguss" pretence that tax
reduction In this State is Democratic saving.
The periodical outbreaks against the Jews in
Russia are not so purely the result OF race-hatred
as might be imagined. They are usually pro-
test against prosperity The Russian peasantry'
like most other men, are not overfond OF tneH
creditors. and the Jews render themselves onen-
sIve by perversely becoming bankers and land
owners. In the present edict of expulsion, the
leading Hebrew capitalists do not appear to be
included But the suffering among the poorer
classes is considerable According to Mr. Leroy
Deaulieu, there are about 100000 Hebrews IN
Russia Their Western exodus should therefore be
tremendously assisted by the Cars decree.
The net profits for the last five years OF the
principal firm engaged in manufacturing chewing
eum are said 10 he S655,735 80. These figures
do not exactly speak for themselves, nut they are
uncommonly suggestive Think Of the number OF
human Jaws that tie stun which produced this
large sum has set in proftless motion, ofttlmeS,
too. TO the annoyance of unwilling witnesses OF
the operation. The chewng-gum habit Is far
from being survival Of the fitteSt Some physi-
cians it is true. claim q therapeutic value Tor
chewinggum. but. like the application of blister,
use of this curative agent ought TO be entirely
peivaee. h