New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

ia not much IN choose Debs set himself up as
President. coordinate with him OF the White
House. and Hardie had himself escorted to Parha-
ment by a brass band. in emulation OF royai
progress. Debs is going to run n paper, anu
Hardle has been doing 80. Both are perpetuahy
ready to talk sixteen to the dozen on the slightest
provocatior And each possesses the extraordi-
nary distinction Of taking himself quite seriously
though that even they thus take each other Is
scarcely within the bounds OF credence.
The Anti-snappers have not been heard from
for a long while but two of them now appear
prosecuting Snapper for bgamy. We congratu-
late the Anti-snappers in becoming more nu-
merous as the years go by.
Englands sales Of merchandise to Uruguay are
steadily increasing. SO are Germanys. ana
ItaIy's and even SPANS Those OF the United
States are about stationary; probably decreasing
in proportion to the whole volume OF imports INTO
Uruguay And under this Administration which
was to open all the markets OF the wor'u 10 u.s.
too Cuckoo.
II Is too bad about poor Mr.. Lauterbach. For
DAVIS he has not seen the inside Of his law
Office and he has become a stranger 10 MS
family 1t is cruel, indeed. to keep him from his
private business.
The Philadelphia investigation demonstrates
the fact that there are more rascals IMAM 'ludh-
ers in that somnolent municipality ana that
while the latter slowly dying out, piddihs
fair in no long time to survive only In the
bronze image Of Penn which surmounts its City
Hall. the former and multiply and thrive
under all administrations, and could even give
points to the most expert spectators OF Tammany
Hall In Philadelphia az in New-forK' the
legislative Investigation Is commonly political
club intended to break the head Of a political ad-
versary. but It Is sometimes turned into an in
strument Of righteous punishment, peeling the
sconces Of political knaves right and left ire
spectiye Of the purposes Of those who set 1t In
action How it will be in the present procedure
In Philadelphia remains to be seen, but that
the knaves are there In the amplest abundance
does not admit Of my doubt whatever.
The United States Court in Wyoming has justly
decided that Federal treaties with Indian tribes
are of higher authority than State or local game
laws State sovereignty seems to be crushed
again
Who saws Corea is not getting on? Its Gov
eminent has now decreed the observance OF sum
day as a day of rest and Saturday half-hollday
day and the anniversary of the day on which the
King took oath to support the new system or
government are legal holidays. SO, OF course is
New-Year's Day. with five days before 1t to get
ready in, and five days after it in which to-get |
over the celebration.
Texas is seriously considering the wisdom OF
giving up the practice Of lynching. particularly |
Of burning up black men, an unusual amount Oh
attention having been drawn to her latest eX-
plot in that direction, and the comment upon IL
having In no degree been fattering to her. But
Tennessee demonstrates anew her superiority 70
ALL such sentimental fancies, and has just hung |
new niger" as the local press records the in
cident taking him from the Wartburg jail and |
leaving him suspended from the limb of tree
in the suburbs His crime was the Staying or !
white youth by a blow from whifhe-tree'
clearly emitting him 10 punishment, winch would
have come round to him in the regular way in
due season II the spirited mountaineers OF the
region could have awaited the process Of the law.
But this they were unable to do. They did not
disguise their purpose persons. but stormed
the iail and carried forth their victim in spite
Of all the official resistance which could be OPP
posed 10 them STILL the State pretends TO be
civilized and under the rule OF law, but the pre-
tension amounts to nothing. The culprit might
indeed have been burned at the stake as oefell
the Texas malefactor and others In other states
who have encountered similar doom. but the
will hardly claim credit Tor that
act OF forbearance Its wisest course woud De
70 follow the lead Of its sister State and insist
r,or tho dscontinuance Of lynching within its
boundaries hanging II necessary. a lot of It's
lvnchers upon the same trees from which they
suspend their victims II any statute permits
that mode of punishment. A vigorous and sus-
tanned effort in this direction would improve her
character very much, and II she VIII accept our
word FOR II. It stands in urgent need of such i'm
provement.
The English press seem to be pleased with Sec
rotary Carisle's speech-a great deal more
pleased than the American press
The fact that the Bridge has killed only two
out of we don't know how many million peo-
pie crossing It does not make the Trustees any
less blamable il those two deaths were que 10
their shortsightedness.
An earthquake IN Constantinople just now X
II were severe enough. would clear the poi'ica'
atmosphere for the time being. calling the truce
of God among the infuriate factions ana entore-
ing It at least upon such as were buried IN l's
rims There has been enough scattered seismic
agitation in the vicinity during the last year 10
Law IN the dust the dome OF Sophia and the cres-
cents Of Dolma Bagche and the fildiz KIOSK
and all its other temples and palaces IL IL hau
been concentrated upon them. Relief from crit
ical social and political conditions Is not always
to be expected from an opportune cataclysm. but
the thing might happen. and IL Constantnople
were 10 drop out of sight beneath the waters OF
the Bosphorus. Lisbon once did beneath the
floods OF the Tagus, it%ould extinguish lot OF
political jealous.es and rivalries old and rooted as