New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10

There are hfty-four men named Bird men-
Toned In the Nev.York director. Cannot one
Of them be induced To take Rupperts place on
the Tammany ticket and so give us fock ot
flyers
II must have comfort.d the Brooklyn people
who have from long experience come TO con-
slider Seth Lows name As a synonyme for civic
virtue. administrative ability and high minded
generosity to be told hy Mr. Quigg that he Is
a young man who Inherited large fortune
whom (, hasn't spoiled wholly
MIR oswald Ottcndorfer and the stats
Zeitung" are doing val!an' work for good
government which cannot fail to bo effective
among our fcllow-citizcns ~ German cxtrac-
tion.
The completion of the Townsend Library"
as thu great work known as National. state
and individual Records" Is popularity called. Is
AZ lncdcn, "f more than passing interest 1t
mark "a. elimination Of rearly forty years 81
labor aud 81 the compiling dgesting and In
deying Of the greatest mass OF historical mar
ratiyrs IN existence pertaining to the National
life ~ America from the outbreak OF the Re-
i,eiIion To- he present day. That this monu-
mental work has been secured forever to New
York in the library Of OF It's great uni
versities. through the munincence Of one Of It's
citizens Is cause for hearty public congratula-
ton. while to the creator OF the Library" not
only the city but the whole Nation owes n debt
81 gratitud, that can never be discharged nor
even adequately expressed.
phil" Wissig on the French Ball ticket Is
example of perfect fitness.
Now that the German Emperor has conferred
an Ordcf upon his sister, the Crown Princess OF
Greece IT NAV he assumed that he thinks she
has been sufficiently punished for ignoring his
authority in the matter Of her marriage and
has forgiven her.
Fine weather yesterday. but entirely too cool
for open cars. especially in the early morning
and late evening hours
I, = not often that a God Office is forgotten
The vacancy made by the resignation from
Congress Of Postmaster Wilson of Brooklyn
viii have to be flied by special election be-
cause the politicians OF both parties forgot to
nominate candidates in time
Debs Is ciill declaiming about the human
race being divided between tramps and multi
classes is anything like as numerous as loose
tongued agtators pretend. and both of them
put together would make an insignificant frac-
ton OF the whole race or Nation or city.
Sovereign congratulates George; on which
George Is not to he congratulated by any one
else
Brazil Joins the list OF the nations whose
finances are in a bad way. and that includes
pretty nearly the entire family of them only a
handful being able to make ends meet comforta-
bly, China Argentina Spain. Turkey Greco
not to me ntion lots Of others. have had no end OF
trouble with their finances and are still as
badly off as ever. II Is only little while ago
that we. rich and responsible we are known
10 be-. were in similar case. and Obliged to
borrow money at rather desperate rates to nav
current housekeeping bills with We have han
pily emerged from that humiliating situation.
but not many OF the embarrassed nations will
find so short cut out Of their pecuniary trou-
bes as a political change from one party to an
other. Brazirs troubles arise from q falling of