New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10
BITS OF TALK ABOUT MEN AND AFFIIRS

BITS OF TALK ABOUT MEN AND AFFIIRS
F. d. Thurber ought to a running club walking
match. or something OF that kind would be
OF prize When ne IS in a hurFy-as he almost always
s-it Is dificult TO tell whether walking running
when he goes up late from his Office 10 his home and
on the elevated road at Twenty thT-s chances
that he viii Twenty nfth-st., getting
seconds thence to his house in three seconds He
seems to enjoy the boy
" he has all the sprchtliness OF Mr. Thurber is
smooth shayea and defiance passage
years.
Herr Barnay, the German actor talks English nuenty
and Is always glad receive callers his pleasant
in the Westminster Hotel lie great admiration
American newspapers. We scarcely understand
the rapidly and thOroughncss with which you gather
news here he said the other day. Al home 1t is work.
hard work but here 1t Is work It is witchery."
W. J. Hearst the California Senator and the
proprietor OF The San Francisco Examiner been In
New York for three four weeks. lie beea
college scarcely three years yet his newspaper
management has been remarkable. lie took out San
Francisco with him bright lot OF young Harvard who
have made a breach in the tine-honored maxim:
that fresh college graduate Is dead timber in sfaper
orce.
A gentleman who recently frCn Wal lLgton.
and familiar with department affairs there said:
don't that any has yet appreciated the gnd-
Of new fractional currency bill 1t has
reported fay orally by the House Committee. and will
through with rush. Let tell you that the general
Impression is that there will be 4 modification, n not
repeal, u the Internal This would
less f work the Bureau Of Fngra wing and
Printing That Bureau employs about 400 persons,
large amount OF patronage to De divided among The
Democratic members OF Congress- and they DON'T want
70 see It cut down any Now. he fractional currency
bill passes. and IL viii. the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing VIII the printing. It has all OF the
plant including the steam presses, necessary for the
work. This would continue the Bureau with work that
would take the place OF that lost In the Internal
Revenue Department."
Dr. d. w. c. Wards face ; a familiar one in Produce
Exchange circles and also IN the public schools in the
Twelfth Ward. known the grammar and primary
schools the scholars friend" Six ago he In
system presenting silk na-s and pictures
Of Washington. LncolR and Grant Tor perfection In
and military precision at the opening Of the schools
Dr. Ward said yesterday Since began the practice
have presented sixty silk flags besides pictures Of Wash
ington Lincoln and Grant intoxicating patriotism IS I'M
portant in We remember that 80 cent
Of orr school population foreign extraction These
cent population foreign extraction These
children certain to grow up good patriots that Is
part education. but It must be part OF the
system for they will learn it in their homes
The only place these children come into contact with
the phase cf American civilization Is IN our public
schools appreciated this and when began to eRcour
age the singing patriotic and speaking patriotic
pieces by giving prizes It spoken OF a. Wards
spread eareism' and zone Of Wards hobbies But see
II is now becoming popular and am glad Of It, whether
any one gives credit for institutlng it or not"
Hamilton Cole keeps right sitting as referee In the
Grant Ward cases There have been rumors for
that the hearings about be wound up But they
neauder on like OF Jarndyce against Jarndyce
MI Cole does fret over the situation lie
takes IL quietly as he does everything. He is tall
man with smooth and iron gray hair rather closely
clipped His manner oil itself; his words few and TO
the point ExJudge Davis praised Nj Cole the skies
as referee Cutting case but that may have been
case Of special pleading Mr.. Cole has not yet had
chance to sit on Davies against Grace wherein
OoO which he asserts MI Grace the finn
w. r. Grace himself still expresses q willingness 10
settle But the settlement hangs fire. Mr. Grace still
saws that E ii. Tobey the wicked in that bus-
ness. People around commiserating with MI.
his nsortunes in the matter Of clerks Tobey
was only clerk OF Mr.. Grace The news has just been
elegraphed from San Francisco that clerks OF Mr.
Grace had got settlement from II. B. Slayen and the
American Dredging Company IN suit recover $780, 900
in stock OF company which they said they were to
have for getting Grace take stock in the company
These two clerks f.. f. Britt0n and w. H. Bur
roughs Mr. Grace says that he never took the stock.
William NJ WINS and Mr. Hall. another clerk did take it.
however Brtton and Burroughs clerks Of
Expor: Trade and Lumber Ccmrany mnte up mainly
Of W. T. Grace william NJ WINS and Mr.. Hall Eugene
Kelly saws he looked into the matter and found that
certain trouble between the lumber company and the
slavrns the action Of clerk OF Ar. Grace's,
and that Mr. nothing Of II. Some people
that Peruvian Government Is clerk Of w T. Grace
& Co.