New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

take that view
We hope that the shipment OF those brooH'"
night sticks to Philadelphia does 1ot p'esase
period OF disorder as threatening as 'ha' VI ''o
last trolley strike in which they were oseu'
England will enjoy life more when she mas us
possessed herself Of all ner American te''''0'y
II Is more bother to her than 1t Is WORTH SOU"
90 you 40 north including her Island possessio"'
here the only ones OF which the boundary liz
have not made an endless lot OF trouble oos" ,v'
herself and her neighbors. Wheh sne '''N'
hacks her carpet-bag and withdraws u "e. wv
side of the water a canticle OF deliVerance " ~
r,so from RaAin's Bay and Boothia Felix to the
eouator and beyond, and X her COMING wa. ~
welcomed her parting at least will be cordiahy
sped.
Carlisle PROMISES that If all goes we'll the last
wear of his administration of the treasury VIII.
show q surplus equal to the running expenses Oh
the Government for nearly week.
No one in his sober senses wants war; least OF
oil war with Great Britain. But one ~ the pest
wavs of preventing war s TO be prepar'u io' IT,
The nresent excitement will call attention u oui
unnrepared condition, and thus serve useiu'
nurpose Still there will be no lack OF men 'eaus
TO respond to the call OF their country ia o"'e -
need.
We violate no confidence in informing the
President and his Secretary OF state Oh the
fate that awaits them. They must expect mere
otter. n see themselves referred to In certain
quarters as Dick" Olney and Grove CIe ICY,
land And the liberal application OF quotatioh
marks to whatever they may write or saS-"o"
are they ever to survive such deadly treat
ment
ga Lord Dunraven is coming at 'lst He mas
been in Ireland since his breakdown ana as
covered new evidence on the yacht races pccauSe
90 tho deIav He should not hurry. If he waits
long enough he may find out that The Defender
was twin screw steamship in disguise.
Como of orr Police Justices are displaying
rare degree Of wisdom There Is the one over
IN BROOKLYN who set free the pigeons, Tor which
two claimants appeared before him the ot"ei
day. only to find that the birds did not ackho"i-
edge the alleged ownership OF either mat was
a truly Soomon-lIke proceeding, and SHOWS tha'
on the bench Of our sister city there is at least
one man in the right place. In this town Masis-
trate Wentworth has just exemplfed the same
sort OF qualities The case before him was that
OF a wife addicted to drinking, who had appar-
emily contracted the habit after marriage In con-
sequence OF her hush ind's example. The Mag
| istrate wsey insisted that both Of them should
sign the pledge before he would allow the
woman to 60 The man demurred, declaring
that he knew when to drink and when to let X
clone but the Judge infexible, and has, 1t
| would SEEM opened the way for the restoration
OF peace and happiness In one family circle That
will surely be the result II the pledge taken Is
| kent. The exercise OF common-sense on the
bench is often the wisest thing in the world.
The Bridge trustees have built a roof over the
| street 10 protect passers-by from having their
heads knocked off by falling iron from the struct-
| ures above. Until man had been killed 1t
| never occurred to them that such protection was
needed.
Prince Henry Of Rattenberg who goes with
the Ashantee expedition, has taken the precau-
ton TO insure his life for half a million dollars.
So that IL he IS struck down by an African
assega meeting the same fate which befel the
Prince Imperial of France, his family VIII not
be left in restitution. 1t is not pretended that
Prince Henry promised TO be OF any advantage
to the expedition. He went as baggage; his III
| terror purpose being amusement being the form,
very likely Of an occasional pot shot at the adj
jacent negro who carried no life insurance and
had no gun to shoot back with The issuance OF
policies to ornamental military volunteers is
new development Of the insurance business and
there is no reason why 1t should not be extended
to the African royalties against which these
frequent expeditions are launched. King Prem
peh is as we'll entitled to a policy Prince
Henry. and really stands In much urgent
need Of It, the former having only one wife, and
the latter some fifteen hundred, more or less, all
with expensive tastes. and faculty Of pro-
vdng the means for their qualification. II any
body concerned in the present campaign needs
liberal insurance on his life it Is assuredly
King Prempeh.