New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-22

pa sson for the misguided and unfortunate; his
persistent fidelity to every obligation that ne rec
ognized, and the essential kernel OF sweetness IN
a homely shell.
The experiment of running a canalboat by
electricity at Rochester on Saturday appears to
have been successful. Has a new era IN canal
transportation dawned?
The manner in which little circle Of Ad-
minstration papers were enabled to print the
Blount report in advance Of its reception by
the regular press agencies and the other news
papers of the country reflects on the honor OF
somebody in the State Department and was
an extremely petty trick There can be no
doubt at all that 1t was the intent OF those
who perpetrated it to afford their small minor
lty of thick -and-thin partisan organs the chahce
ito beat the press generally. The people VINO
did this petty business have been proclaiming
that 1t was an act of discourtesy to Congress
to print the Hawaiian documents before Con-
gress met. But, distressed by the overwheim-
ing food Of Indignation which their preposter-
Gus proposal to restore the monarchy brought
upon them from the people everywhere, ana
convinced that something had to be done 10
stem IT, they sneaked the Blount report INTO
the hands Of friendly newspapers, saying In
effect: I'VE will give the news or such or II as
suits us. to our own organs. 1t will be enough
TO enable them to SANDER the Harrison Admin
istration and to BLACKBOARD Minister Stevens"
Mr.. Cleveland's dignity is thing he Is fond
OF thrustng upon public attention. Does he
think that this kind OF business COMFORTS with
IL?
The high tax rate announced in Brooklyn JUS
tifes the apprehensons Of those who felt sure
that the Democrats had a strong selfish reason
for not letting IL be known In advance OF cleo
ton. Keeping 1t back, however did not help the
Democrats a bit: and things turned out, 1t
wouldn't have helped them bit II they had an
nounced 1t.
Apropos of the coming local celebration Of
events In the American Revolution. the. atten-
ton of readers Of American ancestry is called
70 an advertisement on another page OF this
issue. announcing new picture entitled wash
ngton's Farewell TO His Officers" and represent
ing the incident at Frauncess Tavern in this
city, December T. 1888. There IL extant an old
engraving Of this famous scene. and copies OF 1t
can be found in most large collections OF
Americana But il il inaccurate There were no
tattered battle flags on the walls or the OLD
Long Room on this memorable occasion, and
there no file Of troops In the room. The
new picture has been painted expressly on the
ordw OF The Tribune by II. A. Ogden, Of this
CITY an artist OF especial authority on the
American Revolution. Ten years ago. when
Congress authorized the Quartermaster-General
T. s. A. to prepare colored plates Of all the
uniforms Of the Army from the beginning. Mr.
Ogden was employed TO make the pictures. All
the archives Of the War Department bearing
upon the subject were placed at his disposal
and he completed this extended work to the
entire satisfaction of the Government. The
uniforms in The Tribunes picture are his
officers present are given. and II Is believed
that the picture Is in fact as truthful as II Is
interesting.
The storm on the British coast has been phe-
nomenal from every point of view In dura-
ton severity. loss Of life and destruction OF
property II has been unparalleled in recent
annals The storm has had wide swath
ranging from the Baltic to the Mediterranean
and encircling the British Islands. The num-
Der OF wrecks reported in London during a sim
gle day was 1A-the highest record Of the kind
ever known
The two most recent trolley accidents In Brook
lyn were unquestionaby due to the fault OF the
victims. In one case a boy stealing a ride
jumped off and ran directly in front Of another
car in the other a man missed his footing in at
tempting to board the front platform OF car go
ing at rapid speed. In neither case was the
motorman responsible: but it will be strange in
deed II these cases are not cited as evidence Of
the danger inseparabe from the running Of