New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
BITS OF CHAT HERE AND THERE.

Robert Law, of Chicago, who Is at the Fifth Avenue
HOTEL has made great fortune by selling coal az
wholesale and retail In the Lake City and tha NORTH
west He tho first anthracite coal dealer In thas
CITY, beginning as agent some time during the var
Now his business is so largo tina: he practically con-
trolls prices and the trade in tho Northwest. MI
Law IS bulky man, showing evidences OF good living
I'm q we'll rounded waist and fat checks. He has
forid countenance, . money making nose, and snow
white hair and chin whiskers. Chatting yesterday
after his arrival here he said: The Reading troubles
do not affect tho price Of coal in Chicago our ssocT
were ali laid in before tho lakes froze up The coal
for our winter supply Is on the docks ana inc people
that chang R'i ss sssass
must beat the strike break up We can't BE- ru s
BY these in this way It Will es ruin i0n 'S Se
able to defeat them before goes out because tho
new managers might DO more tmid'
Som twenty-fv or thirty members OF tho Repub-
llcan Club contemplate going to Columbus, ohio on
an excursion to attend the Inauguration OF Governor
J. b. Foraker, Monday next, and thus 70 certify
their appreciation OF his sturdy contest Tor
PRINCIPLES In Ohio fall The Governor mas many
admirers I'm the club since his speech at tho CLUB pan
onet wear ago besides which there IL large contin
gent Of former 0hoans and OF cornc gradse Of
Corell James S. Lehmaer, State secretary OF inc
Republican league, and Mahlon Chance are arranging
the details.
The annual celebration of the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln by q banquet and spcechmaklng VIII DO
another occasion this year whom some solid political
,v,sdon, will be poured out on tho troubled public
waters The date Is February IL. Tho Committees
have been at work the programme for some httie
Time A banquet will be given on that date at Doi'
monIcos Senator Evarts has taken much interest III
the matter and will probably DO one OF the speakers
Others whose forensic ability It Is desired to secure
are Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, Senator Ingalls, oI
Kansas Congress Mckinley, OF ONO Cohgfe,smdt
T. b. Reed, of Maine, and Air Taylor the hepuD
ican who made such a gallant fight for he Governor
ship of tennessee, against his brother Bob Iayaor c
There will be only eight toastS ana the spcshers
not vet been invited as tho full list has not been deter
mined.
Joe, Hickey has come on from st. Louis again, ana
his friend Governor Hauser, OF Montana is 10 NOV"
York at the same time. When they were last hero
Hickey burrowed around Wall Street for three days
and came out with $4,000 clean profit lilo has oeen
doing that of thine once or twice year Tor sew
cral years Governor Hauser said to nave sra ne.
no carried $50 900 to S60O 900 into his strong DON
Governor, however, denies this soft impeacn n
and declares that he can't afford to speculate IN any
thing but Montana mines, railroads. CATTLE lana anu
similarly substantial things
St. Louis man, who was with Mr.. Hickey last
night told the story Of The two duels fought py Zen
eral NIarmaduke, the Governor OF MISSOURI, VINO dcu
last week. The first one was at west POINT a shah
point of honor had arisen between himself ana ieow
student named Presley Craig. challenge passed,
tbev exchanged shots in Filtration Walk and neither
was hurt After the first fire the seconds interfered
and settlement took place. General Marihauuho
killed his man in tho second duel which TOOK paco
wears afterward at Bayou Metre. His antagonist was
General Marsh Walker whose anger had been aroused
by a sighting re mark Of General Marmaduke concern
Ing his conduct at the battle of Bayou Metre Mar
maduke was asked retract the remark but refused
Va alker challenged him. The duel was fought at sun
rise Walker aimed to kill Narmaduke firing frst
disconnected Walkers aim Marmadukes PISTOL va
was such had the elect OF completely upsettins
Walker On the second shot Marmaduke shot W aiAer
through the stomach and killed him