New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29


Term would be accepted decisive Inc
amount involved IL so large as to JUSTIFY an ap-
neal 10 the court Of last resort especially III
view OF the essential injustice OF fastening this
double burden on the taxpayers OF the CITY
II "a hoped that an early decision can be reacneo'
At all events, this question should not De again
complicated with the question or passing IA"
that will place the city's INDECENT insane IN 'he
care Of the state. TIE enactment OF such 10"
will he one OF the earliest duties OF the coming
Legislature.
The decrease in the milk supply. owing TO the
drouth. makes II all the more necessary thal
vigilance be displayed by those whose duty IL
4. n prevent the aduteration OF milk ana
nunish those responsible Cor tampering with IT,
NJ. ,ear tho Hoboken Turtle Club will cele-
hra,o tho centennial year Of its existence, carry
ing the mind back across O. procession OF succu-
,ent reptIles thus sacrificed and consumed WIN
ont naralle IN human story unless the long sue
cassio, Of turtle feasts In the Guildhall In Lon
don beginning In the spacious times OF Hreat
Elizabeth be admitted 10 the comparison Inc
art of compromising turtle soup mas proDao'y
never reached higher point thah now anu
the memory OF its successive confectionery
dating back to the Revolutionary per'ou'
"a piously and reverently preserved in the ira
dtIons of the club and is we'll deserving OF perpe-
tuity In the cosmogony Of the Hindoo ana the
opinion OF some epicures. the turtle Is the uiti-
mate basis OF all things and II occupies ike
place In the constitution OF this Famous ana an
Client organization, everything eise' even 'he
,aasters themselves and the cooks and whose
rnaketh the after-dinner rejoinders, yea all that
they inherit" passing away one after another,
ohrt, Of vi
cally renewed as they disappear. 1t Is to be
hoped that turtles enough will be found to keep
the club going another hundred years. though the
supply IS constantly diminishing, and 1t is threat
ened with the fate Of the Prlbyov seal, the buna-
n and that which seems to await the rapidly van
ishine canyasback duck II would be an evil
dav in which the venerable organization was
compelled to go into the hands of receiver, be-
cause the fountains Of It's renowned potage' Tor
which any susceptible and discriminating mortal
would gladly sell his birthright had suddenly
run dry.
The American flag has been rarely seen upon
the Atlantic In recent years. Our new Navy ana
our new merchant marine. chiefly represented by
the International Navigation Company, are doing
something to remove that reproach from the
American name.
Englands sporting world appears TO have
struck vein Of ill-luck Following the loss OF
the Americas Cup races. Of the half-rater
matches and OF the various athletic contests at
Manhattan Field the other day, 1t has now lost
the challenge cup OF the National Football Asso-
ciatlon-the cup that has been fought for annual
" during the last twenty-five years, every loot
ball club in the United Kingdom being eager to
win It. It has been lost too, In particularly
undignified manner. for it has been stolen from
the shop window OF a Birmingham bootmaker. TO
whom 1t had carelessly been lent for the purpose
of attracting custom by its last winners. the
Aston Villa team.
The third termers have difficulty In convinc-
| ing themselves that three consecutive terms are
the only thing repugnant to the TRADITIONS ana
common sense of the American people. But they
will not find 1t so easy to convince majority of
the voters of the country.
Russian railways are now almost entirely UNI
der Government direction. as a result OF the aDie
and sagac.ous policy of the Minister OF Finance
NJ Witte who came into power in 1892 and has
prosecuted his purpose steadily In the race Oh
nil manner Of obstacles which. backed by the
authority OF the Gar, he has successfully sur
mounted Great reductions have been made In
1
Der and speed Of the express trains have been
largely Increased The further one travels IN
Russia under the revised system. the cheaper the
fare becomes a rapidly decreasing rate OF mile
age being adopted for long distances. On the
whole the Government administration OF the
roads has so far been entirely successful ana
! has greatly promoted their utilities A new I'M
| pulse has also been given to railway building IN
the empire and its system, when completed. VIII
span a wider territory rhan any other IN the
world The Trans Siberian road Is now COM
Melted 70 a distance OF nearly 1000 miles from
Moscow. and is being further pushed across the
! Siberian wastes VITA unremitting energy. NJ.
Whites chance OF leaving a record as a railroad
man equal to that which he has scored as FL
nance Minister Is a good one, and 1t would not
| be at all surprising If he were to expand into
one Of the most spacious and impressive Min
isteral figures in the European field since Bis
marck.
So the Treasury is all right now. but may be
subjected to a serious strain five or six months
hence Why we thought that by that time at
latest the Wilson tariff would bring In surplus
revenue big enough to protect 1t from even the
fear OF stringency
The Democratic house, divided against itself.
will meet the overthrow Bblically appointed to
such leaving 1t may be- in It's downfall not so much
nc the specimen brick Of Hierocles. STILL what
can a marty expect but collapse and ruin with
such leaders as Sheehan and Hill and Croker and
Murphy. and the rest OF their kind? These be thy
gods O Israel, Fortunately, however. fading pro-
cession soon TO become obsolete and archaic as
so many Otaheitan idols. The country and the
marty will be glad TO see and hear the last Of
them.
PERSONAL.
The new provost OF the University Of Pennsyl-
vania c. c. Harrison, opened the 10th year OF the
,rivers,tv on Friday by a happy inaugural address