New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23

Census Bureau the worst kind or pOlitics-that
of deals between rival party managers for divis-
ION of spolls II Is to he hoped that me House
Of REPRESENTATIVES, will reverse this plan ana So
curc n census at once trustworthy and economl-
cal nv compelling the organization OF the b'i-
roau under the Civil Service rules. Any popu-
lar dIstrust of the enumerators VIII ne reit ny
It's members first. for they are first responsible
to the people. For their own sake. for the ne
publican party. for the public good. they should
bear in mind the lesson Of 1890.
The Washington authorities are taxing inc
right course in refusing to be bullied by coal
SPECTATORS either native or foreign. into buy-
ing stocks at high prices under threat that
otherwise they may fall into Spanish hands
On what decent pretence. Il is asked coulu
our Government demand. a condition OF peace
the permanent surrender by Spain OF the fhliip-
pines or Porto Rico, or any other OF her 'olo
NAL possessions? on mere pretence' pu'
on the well established ground OF the Victor
right to exact a war indemnity from the CON
ouered foe, and to prescribe the manner III
which that indemnity shall be paid. japan beat
| China and took Formosa Turkey beat Greece
and took a strip of territory. with the assent
Of the Powers. Russia beat Turkey ana TOOK
n slice Of Armenia Germany beat France ana
took Alsacc Lorraine. Prussia beat Denmark
ana took Schleswig- Holsten. The United states
beat Mexico and took California and New
Mexico The rule may be a harsh one. hut II IS
the law Of nations. on what decent pretehce
could our Government be asked 10 fight spain
Iiherate Cuba, and pay all the bills without In
demnity7
n New-Iondon wants the boat race kept
there. she should provide better weather than
yesterdays
Seminole Chief Dembo Factor Is ia years
old and wants 10 60 to the war. His hghtinS
blood has not cooled since the Florida cam
paigns ~ Andrew Jackson He has fourteen
sons. grandsons and great -grandsons I'm the
Army some In the volunteer service and some
Regulars He appeared nj Fort Clark Texas
the other day. accompanied by six II his grand
sons who are In the Regular ARM. and Boz
sought the officers 10 allow him to 20 with his
bows and their regiment to Cuba r." valiant
old Seminole has scored high record FOR
patriotism and though the age limit shuts him
on, from service the regiment might do worse
than 10 take him along as mascot
We rote I'm an eminent free trade authority an
item about the fixing II the tinplate wage scale
I'm Pfttsburg. How IL this? We thought tnpate
could not be made In this country. It was like
growing bananas IN Maine.
Brunswick Mo. has just been simultaneously
deprived ~ the services Of its Mayor and its
marshal each having shot the other to death in
a harroom quarrel the origin Of which is said to
have been slap given 70 girl" decd which
sometimes ranks as n casus helli In less quarrel
some districts than those which take MP larE
share - the territory ~ Missouri Tho incident
IL to be dcplorcd and that is all that can pront
ably be said about II. Mayors and marshals oi
that commune ought henceforward 10 be elected
ON "A platform pledglng them To abstain from
giving slaps 10 girls and tying them down to
pcaceahle and rational conduct generally. Pub
lie sentiment ought to sustain such decara-
tion ~ principles or. II not. 1t ought 10 be edu-
Gated UP to that level
Concerning the Cuban debt. Spain seems in
clined to say. no island no interest" The
further II goes in making hondholders take de
prcclated currency the nearer will 1t be to mo
interest no island"
man has risen up in Chicago to claim n
large lot OF valuable land on titles secured from
the Pottawattomie Indians. This will never do.
Ncw-York is getting behind the times Where
are the Annex, JAMS heirs? Let them come
forward and defend the honor Of this imperial
city ms the champion town for fortunes in an
cient claims
barcelona was foremost I'm raging against tho
nation of pigs" and in demanding that they be
wiped If the face OF the earth. Now it is fore
most in begging for peace.
The rcappearance ~ VOLTS comet. sgnallcd
hy watchers at the Lick Observatory. need not
with fear Of change perplex monarchs. nor be
hcraldcd as an ominous portent. for II is really
nothing Of the sort This comet is modest !
and harmless sidereal apparitlon. coming round /
once In seven years and dragging an unob- |
trueive tail behind It, which is certified by ex- |
ports to be only "one and a half minutes" long !
an appendix too brief to excite alarm anywhere !
or invoke n Papal bull for its extinction
II would be n good plan for the elevated rail- |
road company which is now running it's cars
across the Brooklyn Bridge to require its en-
ployes to tell the truth. It's uniformed bark |
ers' at the Park Row terminal have been in !
forming everybody in strident tones that |
through trains on all lines were being dispatched |
every three minutes. The truth was. they |
knew and as their huncoed victims soon found !
out that trains were running over only one /
branch Of the road and there at intervals If ,
from ten to fifteen minutes one Of these days |
the service may approximate to decency. Thus |
far 1t is probably the worst this much suffering |
city has ever seen.
PERSONAL.
Colorado College has just received $1,000 from Mr.
and Mrs j. NJ Bemis toward the endowment OF !