New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
BITS OF TALK HERE AND THERE.

Count Mitkiewicz whose name prominent In
the papers for a long time as the promoter Of sys'
TEN of railroad, banking and other franchises, for
which he was supposed TO have procured patent
from China In connection with Wharton Barker, Is
now a we'll known figure in Ncw-York He lives at
the ST. James HOTEL and his dapper, welldressed
figure and sandy side whkers are to be seen almost
any day In broadway in the neighborhood OF Madi-
son Square. The partial failure Of the Counts
schemes has somewhat upset the wavy outlines OF
his hair, which formerly had the appearance always
Of being fresh from the BARRIERS chair but is now
generally in a state of disorder The fact seems to
be that he is getting Americsnzcd, and the process
OF Americanizing is likely TO bring about new effort
for the promotion of his original project syndi-
has been formed In New York, and is preparing
TO make raid the Flowery Kingdom with a
view Of securing rights which the Mitkiewicz Baker
combination supposed they controlled.
weknown business man Of Cleveland, who
dropped into New. York yesterday, IS Mark Hanna.
lie has made money in coal and iron, and having
taste for politics. became Senator sherman's conf
Dental manager at Chicago this year. Mr. Hanna
said yesterday that no telegram Of any kind from
Senator Sherman came to Chicago, except over the
special wire which he had secured for the Senator's
personal use, and that to his positive knowledge
Senator Sherman sent no dispatch there indicating
willingness to withdraw In favor Of Congressman
Mckinley the conference OF the anti Blaine people
should see fit TO present Major Mckinley as com
promise candidate. dispatch shown In Chicago
during the convention, which was supposed to 10
from senator sherman. conveying this decision. But
Mr.. Hanna's emphatic statement of the matter seems
10 indicate that the dispatch was forgery
Interesting souvenirs Of the campaign OF 1910
distributed TO few friends Yesterday by
General John n Knapp chairman Of the Republican
State Committee. They consist Of brass token, the
size OF ten dollar gold piece, side ,of which
is bust of President William Henry Harrison and
on the other picture of a log cabin. The face
OF the token bears the inscription, "MaiorGeneral
W. H. Harrison, born February o, 1873" on tho
reverse side, surrounding the log cabin, is the IN
scription, 90 The Peoples Choice in the year 1910"
The emblem has a special value from the fact that
IL has been cast from the original dies made for
the purpose OF producing these coins In 1S4O.
took place yesterday cast general gloom over places
uptown where story tellers and good fellows meet
lie was himself the prince Of story tclers, and loved
good joke. even upon himself, above all things
when he was IN Florida last winter, with General
Simon Cameron his pocket was picked Of wallet
containing his railroad passes and small amount
of money. President Cleveland and party OF United
States Senators were al Jacksonville at the time, and
when MIR. Jerome found that the thieves had made
him victim he remarked: Egad They must have
taken me for one of those wealthy United states
senators. ] have evidently lost not only my Wallet
but my respectability.'