New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-04

ducins the number of Aldermen, instead Oh III
crcasng it, would undoubtedly be more to the
popular taste.
The first payment on the Bloomingdale site ior
Columbia College will soon be made. so that the
removal of our foremost university to n noble anu
fitting situation may be looked upon as one OIL '.e
settled things of the not remote future IL ~
time therefore, for the college authorizes 10 NC
considering the subject of buildings, ana arrahee-
ments are under way for commission Oh e"Pei.'
to decide upon the best treatment OF the sfo"n"N
from an architectural point OF view. i"av ''e
buildings will be made pleasing TO the aeo'"e', =,
sense as well comm0dOus, convenient "'', W.,
adapted to their USES is, of course eAoe,'H ~
sirable. and this matter is not likely TO ne over
looked by the authorities.
Tho Hill Presidential boom has so little 90 In
II as to recall the Kelley motor.
Cou,n;ssiorcr Crosby has introduced resol'i-
tion of much importance in the Board Oh E""ca-
,ior which will Ike brought mp at the meeuhs
,his oftcrnoon. lie proposes that a special COM
mittce Of three be appointed by PRESIDENT hum
IN nouirc as to what extent IL is desirable 10 give
ocbool principals larger discretion IN appoint
inc thc time devoted 10 the teaching OF each
subject in their respective schools. Commissioner
Crosby also proposes that this special committee
shall report in what way the course Of studies
in the grammar schools may be 50 changed and
smplilicd as to secure to the children better
knowledge of tllc English branches. 1t is Ger
tainly desirable that thcsc questions should he
thoroughly Investigated. Ncw-York schools, what
ever else they may be deficient in, ought to train
the pupils soundly and well in the English
branches The Board Of Education has been ex-
ccssivcly conservative Mt times, and not inclined
receive the suggestions Of new members hos
pitably. II il very doubtful if it would be best
to enlarge the authority of principals in the way
which Commissioner Crosby suggests. but thor
ough training in the English branches ought 10
he fostcred and stimulated in our public schools
above everything else.
Colonel Watterson says it would be folly for
the Democrats TO nominate Cleveland II would
Colonel. it would, and the same remark applies
TO any horse, dark or light that may come before
the Democratic National Convention Why not,
them abandon the idea Of holding q convention
and move 10 make the Republican nominations
unanimous?
Commandcr-in Chief Palmer, of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, has devised plan by which the
tribute material aid to tie Grant Monument Fund.
A repository is to be provided in the monument
for volumes containing tho autographs OF all tile
members Of the G.. \. r. Captain Palmer suggests
that each soldier and sailor who enters his name
shall contribute 81. and That the money after the
eNprnse Of binding the autographs is covered
shall he added 10 the monument fund. This plan
ought 10 meet and probably will meet with the
approval of the host of patriotic men who COM
pose the G.. 4. r.. and they will doubtless enter
heartily into the project for IGNORING the famous
General and AT the same time handing down their
own names to posterify.
bill introduced by Congressman Amos j.
Cummings appropratcs $4,000 for monument
in Washington 10 Captain John Paul Jones, one
OF the first officers OF the Navy. Well, Captain |
Jones certainly is entitled 10 place in the gal !
lcry Of American heroes. IL was he who fought /
the great fight in a purchased East Indian trad !
ing ship. the Dur,s. aftcrward named the Bon |
IIommc Richard which resulted in the capture
Of the British frigatc Scraps in 1910.
The advocates Of cremation are not making as
much noise In the world they did few years !
ago. 1t will probably surprise many people TO
learn that there were ls7 ncinerations at the |
Fresh Pond H.. L. Crematory las. year. This
would De more than an average Of one every other
day. Since December, 1855. $50 incincrations
have taken place there there has been steady
INCREASE from year 10 year with the exception that
there were 90 in 1887. against Z, in the previous
year. In 1898 the number rose 10 ~, and since
then il las more than doubled While the prog
reSe Of this scientific method Of dsposing of the
dead is thus 10 be steady, its hold upon the
popular mind il scarcely apprcciablc
When the Blainc-hatcr asserted that Brazil had
been cheated in the Reciprocity bargain he lacked
the presence of mind required for examining the
statistics Consequently when he was
with the evidence that the exports
from Brazil TO the United States had increased
3 sol .3l5 during the first five months of reel
procity. he was in sorry plight \ sly man is
That wicked Mr. Blaine! lie dupcs and swindlcs
southern countries into diplomatic bargains 10y
which their own trade is enormously increased
All that is left for the Blainc-hater 70 say is that
he bad man tried to cheat Brazil but didn't know
low that. like Balaam, he sought TO curse, but
,nly succeeded in blessing altogether.
The men whom Tammany Hall has sent to Wash.
ngon 10 represent this city in Congress are dis. =
,aying absolute indifference to the erection Of u
new Custom House and the sale of the present
tructure in Wall-st. The explanation Of their t
tlitude is plain enough: in the building Of a i
cw Custom House there is nothing for Tam
many under Republican Administration If it
we're a new city building that was contem-
lated, how eager and anxious Tammany's repre- 7
cntativcs would be!
Never has n craven, spiiitess creature
At in the Governors chair than the man VINO
made himself the accomplcc and agent III fraud ,