New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

was appalling after peace restored. Has there
beer any real lighting anywhere?"
IN the strike at McKee's Rocks in Pennsylvania.
which continued with vigor both sides
at the works OF the Pressed Steel Car Company
fusfades OF real bullets exchanged between
the four thousand strikers and the constabulary.
These who were hit We're not theoretically
wounded killed yet the state authorities took no
effective step to stop this genuine civil well
directed shot fired by OF party of bluejackets
that was landed in Canea Harbor, from the fleet Of
the four protecting powers-Great Britain. Russia.
France and Icaly-brougnt down the Greek flag
from the flagstaff where it had been hosted almost
month ago in defiance of the sovereignty of
Turkey over the island 'of Crete. The status quo
is be maintained. In Morocco Sultan Mulai
Hadg's mission 10 the Riffs. which is to order them
to stop fighting with the Spanish troops. got as far
as Tangier. Peru served ultimatum Bolivia
concerning the recent boundary award. which
Bolivia disputed"
Sounds tame" commented Busy Man. Any
thing more lively in city politics.
'Ex- Police Commissioner Bingham published a
statement purporting show why the Mayor dis
charged him In il Mr.. Mcclellan was directly
charged with attempting to the police obtain
control of Tammany Hail, with having asked the
transfer of police captain because he was faith
fully doing his sworn duty; with having nufed
the investigation OF the License Bureau in It's re-
latiohship 10 immoral moving picture shows by
placing the head Of the bureau in charge OF the
investigation, and It'll having let il become known
among dive keepers that Inspector Russell was to
DE reduced two days before the head of the police
knew that this be done More than that
General Bingham averred that when he asked the
Mayor why he took such 4 sudden interest in bet
tering the moving picture shows the Mayor re-
piled: 1 am playing a little game to win the min
listers incidentally Police Commissioner Baker
whom the Mayor appointed TO succeed Bingham
admitted that certain changes in police methods
which ha ma deI hat
make on pain OF dismissal have not been carried
cut by his successor"
1T would be difficult" sad Busy Man. ITO make
Mcclellan appear smaller than he made himself
look when he dismissed the who was trying
10 divorce politics and the police"
The campaign committee Of the Republican
Club" continued Constant Reader. sent out a
pamphlet to the voters showing that in the six
years Of McClellau's administration IL has cost
more than s1.-35 OO0OpO 10 pay the city's current
expenses, and that real estate the actual value Of
which is s2oOo0.oo was purchased for the city at
a cost Of 500 600"
And III bet the original owners of that real
estate" sneered Busy Man. got mighty little Of
the Si5G04I)9 Of velvet"
Justice GaynOr's candidacy for Mayor was
launched in Brooklyn and the Committee Of one
Hundred" resumed Constant Reader named a
subcommittee On candidates to open negotiations
with the various regular organizations for the Sc
lection Cf fusion candidates Of type that can be
approved by the Committee OF one Hundred
which, failing this. pledged itself put up a full
city t.cket Of its own"
THE committee represents itself. / suppose
unused Busy Man. At least l have not yet heard
that II represents anybody else. What has Presj-
dent Taft being doing"
Mr. Taft has been resting and getting ready
for his coming long distance trip to the West and
South. In addition 10 golf he has been taking gym
nastic. wrestling and boxing exercises with phys
teal director who says that the President has great
muscular inst
Secretary Nagel OF the Department of Com
meTce and Labor that census officials. from the
highest to the lowest. must TAX. active part in
politics whatever during the term OF their employ