New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09

enough Democrats left In the STATE To s'and UP
and be counted.
Japan has nearly 20 600 miles % Geographic
wire including several Submarine cables. one OF
them connecting the main Island. Nlpon, WIN
Tsu-S hima the largest one between her terrI-
tory and Corea Of manifest strategic importance
I'm the present campaign against CHINA. ana
which VIII I'm all likelihood be extended 10 IN"
mainland as soon as opportunity serves. 1ner"
* hardly a point on the Japanese coast withou,
its t.legraph!c station. and in fact th' system
there. considering that It is the growth Of few
years Is or surprising extent ana efficiency
Field t4.graphy modelled upon the latest Euro
pean standards is in use IN her armies. and the
police and nre-alarm signals are now commun!-
Gated By electricity Throughout; all IN" large
towns in the Empire. japan has profted by her
Western schooling In all particulars but In
name has she shown more ingenuity and energy
than I'm appropriating e herself all the latest
results Of electrical science. including that or
lighting ND her streets and larger buildings
Unless China Is inclined e.. follow 40 enlightened
an example. il may become necessary for Japan
2, annex her and take the business In hand her
SET
I, IL going 10 be a better New-york. too
greater and better.
The ousted Tammany ofcehoders can't even
GO into their favorite gambling business. Tor
that has been made unconstitutional l'ele II
no future fer them but work.
A splendid victory was won by the Republicans
- Rrno<lvn Withou, the aid ~ the Independent
Democrats too be It remembered. The entire
10 Republican
troll and after the LIST Of January AL the MEM
hars az the Board OF Estimate will b. Repub-
leans Then TOO Mayor hieren will be well
supported by the new Controller and City Audi
tor in certain appointments that are intrusted TO
these three officials. TIE excellent work begun
last year has now been completed
pvr,r vent I'm verse and wiped his eyes with
,b,. nubllc Sheehan's tears when the commit
f.. il through with him will BE- OF prosaic cast
and no con wine. his eyes with Buffalo II he likes
o,irg hack there for the purpose, ~ official or
o-ber need OF him surviving here. and no sym
nathv with his lachrymatory. any more than
with his decIamatory and damnatOry enusons
The West Is the place for him. near the great
lacustrine basins where Sheehanism first came
nm. and IS now going dowL and out like gut
terlng candle. with smoke ana an Ill door hatrtu'
to gods and men
The landslide is still sliding below the Ma
son-Dixon line.
The worst beaten man in New-fork Is Recorder
Smyth. That's what comes oil indorsing men vi
the PADDY" Diver stamp As a horrible ex-
ampe' the Recorder IS Il distinct success.
In the midst OF the gloom that surrounds him.
(, must be some comfort TO Springer to reflect
that II his claims to the place taken by Wilson
had been allowed things might not be quite as
had as they are But there IL no use In keeping
that Tariff bill OF his any longer. the one he
carried In his pocket when he set out for Wash
ineton AT the opening Of the special session las,
year
Don't hang up the guns yet. The tiger hunt
isn't ended by long shot.
Our neighbor "The Sun" advocated the cleo
ton OF Hugh J. Grant on the ground that he
knew the ropes But II must have been mistaken.
for he was so little acquainted with them that
he managed to hang himself.
Some Jokes utterly bad that they are
actually good For Instance. here is one from the
"fnny" column Of one OF our city contempt
raries:
Coffin IL elected Governor OF Connecticut He will
have n great undertaking to govern the Nutmeg
State.
The key to this will be found, by the aid OF a
microscope. to be In the fact that undertakers
sell collins. 1t IL almost good the conundrum.
What town in NewYork Is like the Promised
Land?" The answer was "Canandaigua" When
the author " 1t was asked by his bewdered Vie
tim how that was. he answered "Why-don't
you see? You pronounce II Canaandaigua, and
then you leave off the daigua"
heavy European travel In response to urgent
business calls may be expected this winter.
Seeing the predicament In which Johnny
sheehan ands himself. would 1t not be well for