New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-28

.,o, =, tho nublic Devery's alibi sworn
90 nv Williams will no more hold wafer '"a"
W ~ .,o,.. ~ q Scotchman on St. Andrews
Day.
>-.u, vorl has heard the last Of the Heine me-
,oor,al Fountan-Rt least we nope 3D. A"o 49,,
denrly,ng the Aldermen OF power 10 az. '..,o.
matter has become law. and the last ieso'
NJ the Aldermen has been returneo " '"o
~. Mavor with the remark that II was "ot
nocossarv that he should take any action
uroot nrncirls has been established IN this Guy
and we now have the assurance tha' III
Of art that is not deserving VIII staho d tnoS
of a chance of being accepted by the a"''''
,o,,. oeooranhical sauabbling It seems
. Ia so,,,od that Mount St. Elias Is boundary
40 ~ ho,ween orr Alaskan territory and that OF
Canada. monument Of the God terminus ''io'o
,ou,or,ny and majestical than any heretofore
n,orted In the name Of that deity. VINO sets u
Goa. q shore" and to all terrene spaces their h"-
,t,rv bounds The Joint report OF the lnterna-
,,onaI boundary Commission, just presented 70
tho Parliament at Ottawa. claimed IL as De-
longing 10 Canadian territory, but the Super"-
,ondont Of the Coast and Geodetic survey at
Washington. the representative OF the oh''eu
c,ates on the Joint Boundary Commission oe
c,ares that the highest elevation Is exactly ten
leagues from the coast, and that IL ls .he'eio'o'
one of the chief boundary monuments pe'"ee'
the American and British territories Ca""."
NAV kick feeby against the decision "hieh w
prives her Of the exclusive possession u '''''
highest mountain Of the Northern continent. Jul
Ch,mbarazo or Everest that "pinnacies III c'ouo'
Its snowy scalp. and thrones eternity III ICY
"haIs where forms and falls the avalanche Out
che will have to submit to 1t. and ought to be sat
,s6ed with a clean title to one eide OF such
magnificent ACTIVITY.
II the apparently futile opposition to corsets
could be enlisted against the evil or Judicia'
stays salutary results might be achieved.
There Is some talk about adjourning Congress
as early as the I'd Of May. 1t Is only talk as ye''
even though It has materialized In resolution
which Senator Plat has duly presented ID 'he
INNER house II Is not doubtful. however, that
an early adjournment will be pleasing 10 large
percentage OF the people OF the Onited o'a'eS.
outside Of the appropriation bills no Emporium
,oc,,,a,,on is on the stocks and there will be 1T
tie use in these circumstances OF pro;onging the
session needessly.
7, now turns out that the R0ntgen ray was not
discovered by Rontgen. but by al: attorney and
counselIor-at-law at Akron. Ohio. who, under
bannv combination OF illumlnat!ve circumstances
once saw the bones OF lis own leg and showeo
them 10 such friends as he considered II prudent
TO admit 70 the privacy OF his Anatomy. ~ Is no
rev thing that a great discovery shouio caii
multitude OF claimants into the heid' anu
,here is TO occasion for surprise that the dis
tipguishel professor who has just been ennooled
| I, bis own country should find here and there a
rival ready to dispute his claims 1t is no more
than fell 10 the lot OF Franklin with MS Kite OF
| the MARQUIS OF Worcester with his steam Kettle.
| Notwithst anding the Ohio claim the honors VIII
ma doubt be confirmed as belonging TO the In
| genious Bavaran who wholly rrfno"n year
| oeo Is now ore OF the most celebrated men In the
world and his name linked permanently with one
of the most important discoveries in tie whole
| history Of science There is. perhaps. no reason
! for doubling that Ohio contains now and then
transparert lawyer, but mono OF them are In the
| ,east likely to rob Herr R0ntgen OF his WELL
earned laurel He is entitled to wea~ the \ ray
IN the centre jewel Of his frontlet with as incon-
,.stable a right as Orion wears the stars upon
| It's band.
| John l.. Sullivan remarks that professional
actor can be recognized by the way he controls
!
slonai puglst can be recognized by the way
he doesn't control his mouth.
| In Germany the duel sometimes Is or serious
nurpose and result, the case OF Herr
Zeuker. a Potsdam solicitor. just shot to
death in the New Vabelsburg Wood by
an officer OF the German Navy. duly
attests. 1t Is In tragical contrast with the
ceremonial meetings which so often take place
in Paris. when nobody Is hurt, and everybody
Is placated. and all drive back from the field OF
honor 10 n breakfast Of reconciliation and many
courses nobody being in the least degree the
worse for the outing. But they always dc
manage these things better in France
The latest report about John \. Mckane' VINO II
not altogether content with the life he Is leading
IN Sing Sing Prison, is that he lis rapidly snow
ling signs Of age. and that his hair ID now amps
"snow-white" Doubtless this alarming fact VII
no used as the basis for another application 10
Executive cemency In his behalf. The enor
recently made to secure his pardon resulted II
nothing but no definite decision regarding 1t wa
rendered and 1t Is not unlikely that McKane'
friends are meantime working to arouse gym
nathy In behalf Of the head Of the Gravesen'
conspiracy in 1893. Thus far no reason for treat
ing him with special consideration has come I
light.
PERSONAL.