The morning times., 1896-05-11
NEW ENGLAND PRESS.

Since the bilhngsgdte oratiCns OF Senator
TiHman II is almost impossible to believe
mat the United States Senate was once
called a diguified bOdy.-EostOn Globe
Democratic sohcitude for the sOundneSs
OF the money views of Republican PTeSl-
dental asprants is truly pathetic Mean
While the silver people continue to gather
iii the Chicago delegates with appaIhns
regularity. ty.-Boston Journal.
Boston has paid 81 3,3O9,2 240 for parks,
and she's getting her money back, not only
in kind, but in the JOY that comes OF the pos
session of free park system 1t Is an IN
vestment that no city can afford 10 keep
out of-Boston Herald.
The statement of Attorney General Har-
mon. that in all probability the Cuban IN
sIrrection will be terminated within SIX
months, has the weight OF an official opin-
ion delivered. as 1T was, IN the supreme
court by u member or the Cabinet such
a termination of the struggle can mean
onIv the victory of the patriots and the
independence of the island--Boston Post.
Sir Cecil Rhodes seems TO be pretty near
the end of his public career, and II he
escapes prosecution he will be lucky. The
evidence gaInst him of practically lnSplr-
ing Jameson's raid is overwhelming, and
the English public has little patience with
an adventurer VINO fails.-PoFtIand Press.
If Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the recently ap
pointed consul general TO Cuba, is really
TO act 5 President Cleveland's confidential
adviser and special secret Commissioners
respecting Cuban affairs, it would seem
rItting for him 10 commence his JOB without
further delay If Grover Cleveland doesn
find out before many moons that there IS a
war in Cuba, he viii be looked upon as q
back numbef.-KennebecJ Journal
The Presidents sweeping extensions OF
the civil service rules must be considered
one of the greatest of his services TO his
country. They have attracted Dut shght
attention. however, during an admlnlstra-
ton filled with temptestuous party wrang-
Iings and with sensational episodes In our
| foreign relations; yet we must admire the
Presidents steady, unyielding purpose to
accomplish this great reform, within the
limits of his opportunities, ObliviouS 10 the
| distracting. torturing chaos or events that
| have walled in his second tenure Of ofnce.-
| Springfield Republican.
| Prof. Vincent. who is member of the
| London, England Geographical Society,
/ has come to this country on rather odd
mission. He is studying the mosquito
| here as lie has studied it in other parts or
| the world He says be finds the most
| rerocious specimens in Greenland. on Cat
| island ana in the Gulf Of Mexico. We
| hone that before he leaves he will spend
! a few hours on the east shore OF New
| Haven harbor. 1t would be interesting TO
| know what a mosquito expert thinks or
| the winged devils that inhablt that Other
wise favored locality. or course our east
| shore MOSQUITOES are not as efficiently saw
| age as are the Alaska mosquitoes. which
| catch bears in swamps and kill them. but
! they can do good execution on bare
| place. and even on a place that Is not
| covered with pretty thick raiment. They
could doubtless give the English professor
some interesting lessons in his favcrlte
study. We call his attention to them and
theirs to bim-New Haven Journal anC
| Courier