New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-19

four hours out of the twenty-four without in
Turing his constitution.

four hours out Of the twenty-four without in
Turing his constitution.
twill be unfortunate IL there is no authorita-
tive decieion regarding the right OF certain pau
pcrs on Randalls Island to vote. number Of
them were arrested shortly before the last election
for registering falsely: two of the Charities Com
mssoners were so arrested for completely therein.
Thrty-three of the paupers were indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury, but IN the test case brought
before Judge Benedict the Indictment was dis
missed on technicality.. This leaves the merits
Of the matter untouched-a result that can be
satisfactorily TO nobody except the indicted men,
This is Question that is likely to recur unless
disposed of in convincing way.
There is reason to believe that Sheehan wishes
he hadn't
There were two more brutal and illegal en-
counters in the Coney Island prize ring on Monday
night. Where is our occasionally virtuous ana
valiant Governor? The recollection Of the CHIEF
Magistrates resonant cXpletive is growing dim
Il is a pity that the latest additions to the new
Navy could not he completed in time to take
tbo world is watching. But still our foreign
visitors upon whom, may be sure, the PROMISE
of the Ncw-York and the superb performance OF
the Detroit are not lost will be able to gain
pretty fair idea of what the Navy Of the United
States will be few years hence
II Sergeant Dunn or anybody else happens 10
have "bcakcr full Of the warm South hahoy'
now is the time to pass it around.
IL there not an essential and self-evident ap-
suidity in setting up Mayor Gilroy as Judge 10
pass upon the charges brought by the City Cluo
against Commissioner Brennan? Mr.. Gliroy Is
responsible for Brennan as the head OF the otreeS
Cleaning Department, and his natural Impulse
must I've to stand by the accused Official. HOW
is it possible then. for him TO sit IN judgment anu
hold the scales with anything like an even mana
in case of much Importance! Inc Iuuiciai
temper has never been manifested by our present
Chief Magistrate. Ills decision concerning thc
pending charges is to all intents and purposes
a forcgOne conclusion.
II is still chilly out Of the sun, and yet we
NAV be sure that the time is fast approaching
when the is-it-hot enough for-you fend will re-
sumo his devastation Of society.
The theory that the modern, up-to-date bullet
Of small caibre makes less serious wound than
the old-fashioned. more ponderous missile seems
to have received its death blow. The other day
a soldier was accidentally killed near the Vienna
arsenal by shot from one OF the new Austrian
Mannlichcr rifles, and the post-mortem showed
that So far from the bullet only puncturing and
passing through il made q hidcOus wound, the
steel covering breaking off from the leaden core
Of the proectile and the two pieces spreading IN
the body with an explosive effect. According to
the accounts received from the French battle
fields in Dahomey. the bullets from the Lcbel rifle
show the same results and tear their way IN the
body in n terrible fashion Now explosive bull
LET'S have been condemned by the international
Red Cross Congress at Geneva, in which the varl'
Gus Governments Of the world took part, as in
human and untitled for civilized warfare. Under
th. circumstances the action Of the Austrian
Government in at once proceeding TO institute
trials for new kinds OF bullets devoid of these ex-
plosivc results is an example that might well he
followed by oil the other nations Of the world
who have armed their military forces with the
small caibre rifle.
The buffalo of the Western plains Is almost ex-
tinct. hut the New-York Buffalo appears 10 have
vitality enough left TO do a little discriminating
on its own account.