New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08

Mr. A + Hunter one OF the orators at the llii-
nois Democratic convention, could NOT nave pai'
greater compliment to the Democrats haHeu Una"
whom he said Upon this money ques'o'' oil"
.unable 10 see any difference between one'"a
..oa 6.,r,,s,e Cleveland and Cuom. and Brlce
"and Allison" And yet ne apparently thought II
was the worst Indictment that could be drawn
Tho pureau NJ Naval Intelligence Of the Navy
Department has prepared statement e''"s ."e
names and descriptions OF all the Vesse's VIM"
will nartcipate in the naval display at hiei' "'io
10 certain to be n magnificent one Excuuihs t'e
German warships. there will be forty-hVe men
of-war in attendance upon the opening VI TIC
Baltic Canal, inclusive OF the Coiu"pa' -e"
York. san Francisco and Marblehead' 'he lou,
ens cruisers which will represent the United
States Most OF the maritime countries VIII navy
GOOD concentrations OF battleshlps present. Italy
will have nine of her vessels In the iine Iour
Of which are batteshps. two protected cruisers
,,,, tornedo vessels and the Savoia. a vessel OF
oe,n tons disbursement. which is the royal yacht
Tho h.ttleshlps are the finest In the Italian Navy
the leading one being the Sardegna, perfect
monster Of 1880 tons displacement England IS
second IN the list with eight vessels-four oa''ie
ehins two cruisers and two torpedo vessels fef
battleships Of the Royal Sovereign type are
larger than the italian Sardegna, Deihg Oh Ifi9'
tons displacement. Austria VIII nave three c'u's-
ers and one torpedo vessel. 1t has caused so'''e
surprise tina, Russia which VIII prooaoy oo'a"
much benefit from tho canal. VIII nave Only ''iee
vessels present. namely. the battleship inpera'"r
Alexander IT, coast-defence vessei anu a" al
nored cruiser France will be represented by the
battleship Hoche. the trple-screw cruiser Dupuy
de Lone and the cruiser Surcouf Spain WI"
haze one battleship and two cruisers; sweden
will have two coast-defence vessels anu gun"
h,,t. Norway Will have two ships; Denmark Will
have two cruisers; Rumania VIII be representa-
nv two ships. and Portugal and Turkey VIII each
have a cruiser.
Tho men VIII, want the mile bicycle champion
shin for Now-York State and The Tribune medal
have one day left in which TO enter for the con-
test.
II III becomes any person to interfere with the
work q, the National Guard or to prevent his en-
ploves who belong 10 II doing their duty ny the
state to which he as we'll "a they owe allegiance.
Least II all should railroads. which more than
any other interest in the country have had To call
on the citizen soldiers 10 protect their property.
begrulge the time spent by their employees IN
militia work.
7, a,,,e seasons and hours the lance OF the sun
is moro deadly then the poised spear u Arcturus
or the flying arrows Of Apollo. This fact ought To
DO better known than IL seems to be To the masters
~ public ceremonies like that one at which Gov
ernor Morton was stricken down the other day.
and when all his retinue end surrounding were
exposed to a like injury. An open stand under
the burning sun. with the thermometer at % or %
degrees Is almost dangerous to life az the cleo
,r,oal chair: and as the theory Of these construc
lions is T. gather upon them the choicest exam
pies - citizenship. Official and other. which soci-
etv n rds and keep them there for hours with no
chance Of escape. It s apparent that without
awnings or some suflcing solar shield they are
mautrap, u the most dangerous character. The
injury 10 Governor Morton might have been much
rravcr constituting n serious public calamity.
and It might have been shared BY any number of
the distinguished group around HIM The city
ought 20 be equal to the function OF spreading an
awning over It's great men when 1t calls them
forth on such occasions and II II Is not done here
after a pointed lesson OF It's need will have been
thrown away.
Another strip ~ territory is added TO the city II
becomes Greater New-York by degrees
q
publicans are 50 unwise to attend an Illinois
Democratic convention without keeping their
hands on their pocketbooks they recall the quota
ton Of the little boy when the Sunday school col
lection taken: THE fool and his money are
soon parted"
The shifting ~ population Is a familiar pho
nomenon Of the city's lse. hut this movement has
In general been straight up town. Therefore 1t Is
a little surprising to learn that st. Jamess Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Is to be removed from One
hundred nd twenty-sxth-st and Madson-ave.
because "the drift Of population has taken largely
"of its families to point south and west Of the
"church' According to this. the current OF mu-
nicipa growth has not been wholly In direct line.
but has been subject TO eddes.
There Is perhaps M valid objection to the
adoption Of an academic uniform by the facul-
ties Of our leading universities. TO be worn
official occasions. though its practical utility will
also n query mark in some minds 1t appears
that the oxford gown il to be used the lining
OF the hood varying according to the coors pre-
viousiy edopted by the institutions The mys-
terious part of the busEess is that the different
ficultics I'm the same university are TO be con-
tradistinguishcd by difference In color in the
binding cdging OF the gown aforesaid. The
color scheme Is quite elaborate. as we'll as intri-
cate and is calculated to puzzle those who have
not taken a special course In IT, just as one un-
wonted to the racetrack is bewidered by the
colors of the several Jockeys. Then the question
arises Is there any vital and inevitable connec-
ton between theology and the color scarlet or
between purple and the study OF Blackstone
and why should green mark of the highly use
full profession Of medicine? The whole subject
/ ipfa ma lie TO-
for the benefit OF the wayfaring man who is
not a collegian.
Yesterday an ideal day. for June or any
other month. Fortunate were they who were able
to enjoy It out OF doors a-wheel or otherwise
With william o. Bradley as their candidate for
Governor. the Kentucky Republicans have high
hopes OF parallelng the achievement OF their