New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-31
BITS OF TALK ON MANY TOPICS.

State Senator Frank H. Arnold. OF UnadIlla. who Is
AZ the Fifh Avenue Hotel occupies a somewhat anoma
Ions position Republican politician In his relations
to prominent leaders His personal friendship for ex
Senator Plat and admiration OF Mr.. P'atts fighting
qualities we'll known Tie nevertheless represent'
in the Senate the Herkimer District where anv dis
loyalty lack OF fealty to ex-senator Warner Miller
would be as quickly resented rs similar d'Sloyanv 10
Mr.. Plat would be resented in the Southern Tier
Senator Arnold has been able 10 preserve bis frennv
relations with both these leaders in spite OF their
antagonism. Speaking about state matters yesterday
Senator Arnold said "The entire drift Of legislation
at Albany this winter will in the direction OF lessen
ing taxation We shall pass approximation bills on
an economical. but, OF not parSimonions basis
We shall pass reasonable license bill. We shall
pass Constitutional Convention bill The Governor
can veto these bills II he Mt. but we shall pass
them. That Is abont all the legislation that will take
take place, and It Is quito enough for one winters
work.
Senator Arnold saws that Senator Miller will be
nominated for Governor this fall by the Republican
party and that tho commercial. agricultural. tariff and
labor interests will elect him over any man In the
Democratic party
tall and handsome man OF perhaps fifty years OF
age, with Southern accent and speech but Western
manners and dress. which includes broad brImmed soft
hat. who Is stopping at the Hoffman House Is Major
Wilson. OF Denver. Colorado. Tie one of General
with his commander to Join Lee, when he got news Of
the surrender at Appomaftox. His home in Virginia
was eighty miles away. The command being I'M
mediately dsbanded he odo directly home, and at 10
O'Clock next morning putting plough into the
SOIL In literal obedience the injunction laid on fight
crs at the close Of any that they shall turn their
weapons into ploughsharcs A years experience was
enough to discourage the Major and he went to Colo
RADIO to seek his fortune. He has found 1t there In
silver mines.
The French Canadian element In Montreal finds ono
Of its leading eXponents in cxMayOr BeaugraDd, who
carved out wealth and fame for himself In that city by
his energy and talent. He a clerk In New
York importing house. Nearly all the Canadians OF
French extraction favor commercial union with the
United States and ultimate annexation which they
unhesatngly affirm will be brought about when tho
entering wedge OF commercial reciprocity has once been
started in. Mayor Beaugrand, who IS In New-fork at
the present Time said yesterday Tho bonds by which
Canada and the United States united are becoming
stronger every day, and too strong already to DO
disturbed by fishery disputes similar dlsagrcemens.
The two countries working along to commercial
union. Joseph Chamberlain has been making some
speeches In Canada against commercial union with the
United States. He knows that Il means annexation In
the end. So do all know 1T. There will one day
be indsouble union Canada and this COZ airy
the inevitable Tho feeling In favor OF anneSa-
ton is beginning to pcrmeate all classes In Canada
We want to share the Dement'S that your ooiOoo'Ooo
people enjoys
closest watchers OF the of the new
building going up downtown for the Consolidated Stock
and Petroleum Exchange Is Lewis Ii. Smith, formerly
OF the old oil board and largely Interested In
petroleum and natural gas properties. Bigheaded, Dig
bodied and bhearted Mr. Smith. whose rediish-brown
ard now thcky sprinkled with gray, Is one OF the
bestked men among the "boys" Of the greasy county
OF Western Pennsylvania He Is seldom on the floor OF
re Exchange but before It abandoned ts old quarters
he would saunter In occasionally. say How dye do" to
his friends and watch the Indicator roll up the price
OF oil two This may have boon coinc
but some boys used to play 1t in the mar
and then with good Mr. Smiths father
who lives In the West wonderfully vigorous healtl
and activity for his advanced age.
Frank Tack Of the vice presidents OF the Consolt
dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange is tall and straight
as Northern pine. He wears grayish mustache and
goatee eyes eagles and looks as though
he could toll deal about the oil market II he only
would Mr. Tack lives in Ttusve. Penn. but his bust
ne keeps him In New York most OF tie time and he Is