New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-15


ing can be offered in either instance.
Thanks to the diplomacy of NJ. Barrere. the ex-
Communist. who. after being sentenced to death
at Versailles In 1872. is now French Ambassador
at Berne. the tariff war which has been raging
during the past three years between France and
Switzerland has been brought to q close 1t Is
war that has proved infinitely more costly TO
France than to Switzerland, the exports to the
latter country having diminished TO the extent
Of 10 per cent Of their former amount Henceforth
the minimum. instead OF the maximum tariff. Is
10 be In force on both sides OF the frontier salts
faction however. being accorded to the Protec-
ZIONIST element In the French Chamber by taxing
imported agricultural produce at the high rates
imposed since 1892.
II the cyclone had struck Asbury Park with
full force II would have raned bicycles some
where.
In lewiston KY lived Joseph Howton and
his family. described as peaceful and inofensive
people and 1t II perhaps for this reason. con-
strued as an afYront to neighborhood custom.
that they were not long ago dragged from their
beds ut midnight and shot TO death by band
Of masked men. animated by the principles cur
rent In that Commonwealth. and perhaps by the
moonshne whiskey which serves to give them
force and veracity. 1t Is not an unprecedented
occurrence. 80 far as that region Is concerned
but merely forms one In chain OF continuance
promising no end at present. perhaps not at al
till the existing Kentuckian. with all his tradi-
tons and ideals of social conduct. Is eliminated.
As a rule. ne does not think that such incidents
ought to be mentioned outside. They discourage
Sho futon nj
tai This IL true enough no doubt. but the dis
couragement comes In part from the fact and
frequency Of such occurrences. and not wholly
from the recital OF them. They are not mere de-
tails OF home rule" and only OF local concern.
They concern everybody In the State and out
of IT, Nothing In its history so far indicates
that IL IL particularly sensitive the subject Of
the killing OF any Of Its citizens. no matter how
the deed may be performed. and the midnight
taking of of the innocent Mr. Howton and his
family may attract no more attention than any
OF the exploits OF homicide so familiar and con-
stantly recurrent there There will. no doubt.
be an cutlery from the local editor that the
State Is maligned because journals outside print
the news OF his region. but that Is a familiar
explosion not worth noticing.
Mr. Cochran IL too astute q politician to get
mixed up with Tammany for many years to
come
The widening Of College Place Is sure to be OF
much advantage and benefit to the metropolis
Any one who doubts this should promptly take
a look at the work now In progress
In one Of the mining districts Of Pennsylvania
q new disease is reported. the most notable synp-
tom Of which 10 that the heads " tho afsiicted
swell up to an inordinate size. like those OF new
members OF Congress from Popuiist ana free
silver districts. and suffer q similar collapse
after the crisis Of the malady 10 passed II 10 not
yet known whether the disease 10 caused BY the
bite Of q new and unregistered insect. or whether
the anilcted. nearly all OF whom are forsignerA
imported with them the infection which an I'M
wonted climate and exposure TO new variety
OF beer has quickened Into such alarming action.
We shall probably know more about Il when
tho doctors have finished their investigations.
but meanwhile there 10 no reason to imagine It
an outbreak ofthe medieval plsgue: az some OF
the local journals conjecture, nor an insect visi-
tation likely to spread after the manner Of the