New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-15
MONDAY, MAY Is, 1898.
TWELVE PAGES.
TEE NEWS THIS MORNING.

: Eoreion-The Nicaraguan rdvOlutionists are
gaining ground they have won two battles anu
have IA ken several towns. - The ship Countess
EVELYN was sunk of the Cornish coast IN
collision with the steamer CITY OF halho"rg.
Tweptv-fve lives were lost. - 1t is reported
that the Infanta Euiaie Will leave haNaha iof
New-York to-day.
nome.tic-Ten miners were killed by falling
aoyvn a shaft in the Calumet AMI IIecla Nine in
Michigan - Addresses made before the
NJ c. A. Convention in Indianapolis by en-
,presidflt Harrison and X-P0stmaster-Geneval
Wanamaker. - Arthur st. Clair Baker, aged
fifteen, of Brooklyn. committed suicide at Wilkes
barre. Penn - c. NJ. Bell the photographer, of
Washington, d. G., is dead. - Another
crevasse occurred in the levee on the Arkansas
front of the Mississippi River.
City and Suburban -Nlonsignor Satolli cele
brated mass in HOboken made an address to
children and WIS welcomed TO the city by Mayor
Fagau. - The Russian cruiser General Adj
nli.al sailed for Europe. - Corgregauonalis'S
at Ps<chogue, L. L. celebrated their church CEN
tenary, and dedicated new house OF worship
- Ex-Mayor Gleason, of Long Island City, was
arrested while laying a street railroad track.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Generally
fair: westerly winds Temperature yesterday :
Highest. 81 degrees; lowest, s.; average, oo Ia.
Nav has been an amable month thus far
and if the sky is clear to-day and the air Is
mild with the balminess of spring, many thou
sand lovers of horse racing will rejoice, for the
racing season in this State will open this after
noon. One of the blue ribbons of the turf IS
N he won in the famous Brooklyn Handicap.
To "tip, winners is not the custom of this
naper but its sincere wish is that the best
ono u Al
Grayesend may enjoy what has been called the
royal sport, and that this season may, as TURF
men expect and predict be one OF truly royal
and truly honorable sport.
The comments of "The Panama Star and
Herald" upon the dismissal of Consul-Genefal
Adamson from the service are reprinted on an
other page of this issue. This tribute to his
efficiency and high character fully sustalns The
Tibune's judgment upon the partisanshlp which
dictated his removal MIR. AdamsOn had been
in the service nearly thirty-two years his hrst
commission was signed by Lincoln; he has
served the Government faithfully and brilliantly
at every post where he has been employed, and
he placed the first Cleveland Administration
under pressing obligations to him by counter
acting the results of ill-dilccted naval opera
tons on the Isthmus This is the official whom
the second Cleveland Administration has sum-
marily removed on the theory that g to the
victors belong the spoils." It is an act of
fragrant and indecent partisanshp. 1t has been
notorious for several months that Mr.. Quincy
was using the consular service as clearing
house for the liquidation of political debts in
surred last year; but the President ought to
have interposed veto upon the removal of
NE Oldest and one of the most capable and
respected of the representatives of the Govern
ment abroad.
As will be seen by letter from our Albany
correspondent on another page, the Democratic
managers have already begun to think Of the
canvass which is to determine the complexion
Of the next Senate of this State. Their main
reliance of course. is the gerymander. Thanks
to that fraud upon the voters, they are conf
dent that they can retain the majority in that
body which they obtained two years ago by the