New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-06

said it might have been due to re.crackers thrown
among cOmbustible material, which mieht navo
been reached through the iron railing wn,on ra
The firm estimated the total loss at $25O.OOo Inc
building was valued at S35, 900; the stock ana
machinery at $l3500O The o snn nno loss 10 p'''
ably in the neighborhood OF S2oo'ooo'
THE PRINCE AND THE WHITE ELEPHANl'
Alderman Roosevelt offered preamble and reso-
luton in the Board of Aldermen on june 10 10 ,'o
effect that as information had been received lhat
Siamese Prince was about to visit this country az
the special Ambassador" of the King on slam,
committee be appointed to make tuioap ' be hos
ments for his reception and to extend 10 MN 'e nos
FATALITIES and the courtcsies quo TO the represent
tive of such nation. There was Objection ~ Ii,e
time TO the resolution, some of the Aldermen no,
having before heard of such country rs sam anu
others desiring time 10 investigate the supJecs' "
find out whether there was any scheme coVeIeu up
under the resolution which might aecl we C D
election in their districts On June "a MI hops PSF
welt again offered the resolution, ana aitei ~
made speech explanation OF IL the Ieso1 LUZ;
was passed with only four dissenting VOTES. 10
dent Sauer appointed "a committee for the purpose
of entertaining the Prince and M ho"scNeit mns
made chairman. The committee has not We, oS S
called together, and a good deal OF lnledcs. 10" fo
been aroused as to where the Irlnce ~ "
land and as to what Information me -; IA has
men acted upon. The general supposllion m"9
t that the lns' sole pnipose Of the committee
was to get charge of appropriation III view "l ' t
coming election: Tins, however; aoos stnnwIedred
Il
never seek to control appropriations uhess my
come from steam heating or railroad colhP"Ioo VI
like enterprises. The Board OF Aluermen n"S nv nv
power 10 appropriate any money except i 0nn 'D
contingent fund, This amounts only 10 pl'OoU lol
the present year. The Board generously appropt
ated $500 OF this to the Grand Army OF tne hepup
lie on Decoration Day and 500 more has been spent
i'm other WAYS so that il has only S4OO for the re-
malnder of the year. This explodes tue theory that
the committee was 10 have control OF an applo-
priatiOn. ,.;
Yesterday TRIBUNE reporter sougnI solutioin
of the Siam mystery, ana after considerable ullu-
Guilty found one that is at least plausible. Alcerlha
Roosevelt was not ms office but his clerk salu
that he had heard the Alderman say that ne knew
nothing about the coming OF the Prince OF clall
President Sauer who, being i'll the char, could not
well offer it, Alderman Sauer is seeking res! from
his srduous labors at Sharon Springs, and hence
could give no information, but one Of his 1rends
said that Mr. Sauer knew nothing about siam or us
Prince but that he had the resolution Introduces at
the request of that prlnce-of showmen, ~. 1. par
num- This furnished the necessary explanation.
Mr. Barnum has long been using every ueYlce
known TO his fertile brain 10 obtain IRON inc hns
of Siam the loan OF one OF his white elephants W
place beside Jumbo for exhibition III TINS country
and il is supposed that the resolution mas Deen en-
crossed and sent 10 the King TO tickle his vanity
and 10 endeavor 10 get him 10 send the Irlnce 10
this country, in which case Mr. Barnum hopes 10 Set
tine Prince to bring q white elephant with hlln, Az
least this was the explanation offered about the
Clty Hall Yesterday and 1t was asserted unaI INC
only interest the Aldermen had III the scheme was
10 get free tickets to the show for use among tner
constituents.