New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07

der the happiest auspices and with no sug-
geston Of declining usefulness.
Open streetcars IN November an outrage
upon dccency.
II il ali well enough to send out n search expo
dition for Andree but the chances Of finding him
are almost hopele5sy remote. The Polar basin
is big region. and there is no telling to what
part Of it his airship may have been blown.
Toward the close Of the campaign. about the
time when Lemuel Ely Quigg sitting on the
tripod day and night and issuing election
prophecies every few minutes. Mr.. Plat. with a
natural solictude for his eternal welfare, pub
iiciy announced that nc wished he was as Ger
tain OF his own salvation as he was Of Cen
eral Tracy's election Since November . Mr.
Plat has had considerable time TO think not
only Of the yicisstudes Of this mortal state,
but OF other matters. also. This is an espe-
cally suitable day for pious reflections. and
since wish him well We hope that his melan-
choly error concerning General Tracy will slim
ulate him to fresh efforts to make his own
calling and election sure.
1t was simply vile treachery,, and was result
for which the consprators had worked from the
besinnne.-Crhe NewYork Sun.
Speaking of treachery. who knitted Hancock?
Ry n typographical error the names NJ two OF
the members of the International Sealing Com
mission are interchanged IN the legend beneath
the group picture printed on page / Of the
Illustrated Supplement to-day. The member
represented standing on the extreme right OF the
picture is NJ dc Routkowsky, and the one sit
ting on the right cat General Fosters left hand)
Is VI. de valiant
with apologies to Frederick Louis
Here lies Qugg.
Whose head was once so big.
1t might have been his Master
Smashed in the same disaster.
But since It's only Qugg,
Why no one cares a fig"
The signing Of the sealing treaty between
Russia. Japan and the United States is agree
able incident. But what pity II IS that Cana
dian obstreperousness kept Great Britain from
also being "A party to It,
II the election contest superheated
crisis what will the football collision between
Yale ard Princeton be? Already the busy
armorers closing rivets up give dreadful note
Of preparation" This is the Tigers year. which
may he Interpreted rs hopeful omen for
Princctons beast though there is no telling.
II it walks away with It's mouth full Of shreds
OF Yale raiment, II will be quite certain that
the argument which has taken place in the in
terval was full OF spirit and animation
SO his election to OF the most important
offices in the world cost MIR. Van Wyck only
$lJS -. That dirt cheap. to be sure But
some one must have spent lot in his behalf
who did 1t? And what does he expect to get
for IL?
The Cook County Business Mems Protective
Association has declared the big de part
mcnt stores, the latter contend.ng that the move
men, Is az effort in restraint OF trade, and
therefore unconstitutional. The Chicago public
looks Oh with the placid and unbiased interest
Of the woman who watched the fight between
her husband and the bear not caring which
whipped. The big and small shopkeepers, like
biz and small fish. are naturally at odds, with
the advantage generally the side OF the big
ones; but, so far Ne public is concerned, Its
principal anxiety is to get the most goods for
the least money, and the commercial system
which helps 1t to this is the one which WILL in
the long run, enjoy its favor
Sharp frosts in the South have warned Yellow
Jack tina; he Is out Of season. and the people are
correspondirgly cheerful In that part of the
country though the bears Of Wall Street still
appear to lie scared.