The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
WHAT THE EDITORS SAY.

Jan Aoertsen Van der Bylt was the
founder of the famous family, and he
never dreamed as he worked his little
farm in Holland in the 18th century how
rich his descendants would become
Boston Globe.
There has been enough of delay and
enough of pottering with corporations.
Let congress appropriate money al its
next session for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal, and let it be the prop
erty of the whole people-a priceless
treasure of the nation forever.-NeE'
York Journal.
Shamrock's accident yesterday, like
those of Columbia emphasized the
fact that the two great racing ma
chimes are tuned up" like fiddles at
concert pitch. Let US hope that no
such accident will occur when the final
struggle comes three weeks hence The
spirit OF craftsmanship on both sides
would be grievously wounded should
the result turn upon mere mischance
to either boat.-New York World.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran has advised the
president of the United States to make
"a Proffer Of friendly mediation" 20
London and Pretoria. OF course he as
sumes that the Transvaal is an indie
pendent and sovereign state-the very
point in dispute. According to the
British view Of the matter, the queen S
government might with just as much
prop1iety tender its good offices to ar
range an unpleasantness between the
United States and the five civilized
tribes of the Indian territory We have
no doubt that the president will give to
Cockrans advice all the consideration
it calls for-Hartford Courant.
He was not a personality which offers
a fgure for striking portraiture. Apart
from his purely business life he was
little known to the public-a just. I'M
pretending, grave and conscientious
man. who inspired confidence and uni
form respect, but without the Qualities
OF brilliancy The genius of the origi-
nal Cornelius Vanderbilt. the eommo-
dore, was wholly absent from his grand
SON ana he had none of the great dis
tlncuon of presence which made the
iirst Vanderbilt so impressive a figure
Wherever he went. Nor did he exhibit
any OF the animal vitality and spirits
OF his father, who delighted in fast
horses, and was of a hearty, CHEEKY,
democratic disposition AS we have
SAID his type rather suggested the Pur-
ltan.-New York Sun
In filling the office Of tax commission
er and commissioner of corporations,
made vacant by the death of Mr.. En-
dleott by calling William D. T. Trefry
from the savings bank commission,
GOV. Wolcott has euchred the prophets.
rms strikes us as a good selection and
likely to turn out very well. 1t would
not nave done to put H. G. Otis, who
nils the new office of deputy tax com
missioner. at the head of the office. He
mas had so much the air of a man
with chip on his shoulder that
DOUBT has been raised in impartial
minds regarding the breadth of his iu-
dlclal quality. Perhaps in this he may
nave been misrepresented by his advo-
Gates and friends. There should be an
atmosphere of perfect fairness and an
absence of even the impression of pref
udice in the office of tax commissioner.
Mr.. Trefry has impressed himself dur
ing his public work as thorough and
candid official who would not be dis
posed to push his theories unduly or to
antagonize needlessly.
The arrival of the big White Star
liner Oceanic in New York yesterday
marks another stride in trans Atlantic
steam navigation. The Oceanic far ex-
ceeds in size any vessel ever built. the
next largest being the North German
Lloyd flyer, Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
built two years ago, which is 648 feet
long, 66 feet beam, 26 feet
draught, and which registers IA
900 tons and has 10000 horse power.
The Great Eastern, the monumental
failure of years ago, was $50 feet long,
SO feet beam, 80 feet draught.
registered $4,000 tons and de-
veloped 1850 horsepower. Compared
with either of these the Oceanic is a
marine giant. She is 704 feet in length,
" feet beam and 6S feet
deep. Her draught, light, is 90 feet
and when loaded 321a feet. She registers
1900 tons and has engines designed to
develop $4,000 horse power Springfield
Union.