New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-16

The announcement that the President. owing
TO Mrs McKinley's prostration. has been con-
strained to end his tour OF the country at San
Francisco and plan for a return 10 Washington
possible will cause general sympathy
and regret The cities which had expected TO
entertain the Presidential party will find par
tiCular reason for disappointment in the aban-
donment of the original programme. though we
have doubt they would give a hearty well
come 10 the Presidents companions il they
should have the opportunity In the mean time
there is room for hope that Mrs. McKinley's con-
dition will prove 10 be less serious than the dis
quieting reports would seem TO indicate. and
that the President will soon be relieved of the
strain of anxiety on her account.
Our Aldermen and Councilmen seem now 10
admit their amerability to the authority Of the
supreme Court For such condescension let us
be duly grateful.
The Emperor OF Japan is announced to have
accepted the resignation OF Viscount Watanabe
Finance Minister but TO have requested all the
other ministers TO retain their portfolios As il
WAS Niscount Watanabe's conduct OF his office
which led 10 the designations of the ministry
this action OF Mutsuhito's may end the crisis
and keep at the head Of the ministry the ablest
statesman in Japan.
In comparison with the songs and the wines
and the graceful fiutterlngs OF thirty years ago.
our city parks seem To be scanty OF notes from,
flying creatures and thinly tenanted by birds
How pitess and extensive have been the mas
sacres OF innocent life for many season, The
destruction OF nnumerable denizens OF the air
whose gentleness and charm should have saved
them from injury, Is of the deplorable
manifestations OF brutality and the passion 20
XIII defenceless little beings which so disgraces
the mankind OF this period. And lovely woman
wears the feathers,
few brilliant flashes Of silence from Justice
Jerome while Philbin's moving finger writes
might do no harm just now.
The American game Of baseball sometimes
called our national" game has been exported
To the Antilles with all its characteristic feat
ures In Santiago few days ago the umpire
was compelled to flee for his life and in the
free fight which followed many an hidaIgo was
ruthlessly banged and bruised. Is II not OBJ
vlous then that the ever faithful isle is rapidly
absorbing some of the striking and
precious OF Knickerbocker traits?
The Supreme Court Of the United States de-
cidad that consolidation OF parallel and com
peting interstate trunk lines of railroad. for
instance the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cihc, would be contrary to Federal statutes. but
the tendency to associate in groups the principal
railway systems of the country is not likely to
be overcome. And even the highest courts in
any nation have such Jurisdiction the
mid Atlantic or mid-Pacihc that they can
efectually prohibit the merger OF corporations
which carry passengers and cargOes over the
highways from continent to another. The
great field marshals of industry of trade and
commerce and OF finance become stronger
every year and their armies Of peaceful soldiers
steadily increase in numbers and efficiency.