New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19

THE BALI.-TuE LOAN EXHIBIT OPENED.
The rapidly growing preparations Of the Cen
tennial Inaugural Celebration are to be checked
tomorrow by the formal closing of all pending
arrangements affecting the principal features OF
the occasion, and the busy committeeman are
heartily glad OF it. After tomorrow no further
applications for positions in the military and In
dustrial parades will be granted, and the EFFORTS
of the committeeman viii be concentrated IN an
endeavor to separate and arrange In perfect order
the thousand and one scattered interests now
necessarily in moro or less chaotic condition, IN
spite of the systematic arrangement OF the VARIOUS
committees and their subdivisions.
Il was semi offcially announced yesterday that
grand stands would be erected on all sides oil
Union Square, the seats TO be sold for hfy Genus
each. Tho seating capacity Of these new STANDS
IA estimated at over $4,000. The stands on the
east west and north sides of Union Square viii De
similar to those at Madison, Square. On the south
side win be erected platforms fitted with CON-
Portable seats, to which women and children w1h
be admitted free Of charge The first corners wlh
be- the first accommodated on these platforms, as
no Tickets to them win be issued. A military
Q1,ard win be on hand to protect the women ana
children, and to see that no others are allowed TO
use the seats These free platforms were strenu-
ouslv advocated by Colonel Cruger, chairman OF the
Army Committee. who was happy yesterday OF
having carried his point The work OF the Army
Committee will be finished tomorrow excepting
as 70 final details Thirty thousand soldiers from
outside the State and almost 10000 State troops
and r. sulnrs will be in the line. Among the
visiting commands viii be 5000 troops from
Pennsylvania, 5000 from Ohio and 1000 from
Massachusetts,. Colonel S. H. Blount OF General
ScboAeld's staff and Colonel Cruger were busy al
day yesterday arranging the massing OF troops
Colonel Blount left for Washington last nigne 70
submit the plans to General SchoAeld, whose stan
will be completed to-day.
ORDERS FOR THE NAVAL PARADE.
Admiral Porter yesterday issued general order
ooverninq the movements of vessels in tho naval
narade The naval vessels taking part In tne
review win be the Chicago, carrying the uag Oh
the Secretary Of the Navy ct the main, the BoSton'
carrying the flag of the Admiral OF the Navy OF the
main. the Atlansa, Yorktown, Juniata and fanne'
The directions Of the Admiral are in part as toi-
lows -. .,,,. -.
tho sret will be dressed with rainbow anchors win the
National ensign masthesdA, except on %" msiu Va
mIIen Of tho flagship, and ssaute on s"ooS 80 800
v, Ia hred wAen the President passes the meet esch
,,ssseI will nan yards aud Gre q National saups Az
,uas,t National salute will also DO fired By each snip
and ali hags win DO hauled down.
Tho revenue cutters and yachts win DO snoAofea
IN Aoubla columnA 100 yards apart on April
90 - he southward Of the naval vessels, and win
a,rsa ssn on the Goth. Those which have guns VIII
follow the motions Of the naval eet in firing saiutes as
the President passes the line. The river ana souna
steamers viii form double column 70 the Sou'A"S"
Of tho ypehts. 100 yards apart a., -
Tho processcn Of river and Sound steamers win con-
or formed
ih,.o dyisons o thirteen steomers each Each division
,uI Ia IN command Of Q commodore appointed from inc
most experienced river or Sound captains GS0n
dision VIII form In two columns 100 yarns apart a
tho Tag boat carrying sauAse reo n@s WA sa'
oumber OF tho divisions white agurss three fees hsh
win lead.
A naval ting with . hoWltEsr win be stationed out
aida Knl Won KulL and win Ere gun when tho
pespaich is abreast Fort Richmond a. slsnal to NE
feet 70 prepare get under way and ~ the Despatch
jolna the Of the river ana souno s'oAms s"o Wh
Are two guns signal 70 the Chicago 70 steam ahe>
All following I'm column. tug provided Win . sigma
oole and howsser WIN be stationed half miie south
of Redlov's Iaand, 70 repeat the signal rom uA
Despatch -,
form Al half distance iona cable 200 yards aparp. in
Column and will anchor in that formation Of the sans
mart on reaching boat anchored In the stream
Tha usual signal for AnehOHng viii Be made ~ the
Chicago aud At the tine she viii nro gun All
vessels viii esuS 70 ancnof "heh '"' S'sNSA - ~
down.
TAs Dospa,eh. dressed in National nags and signals
win ba AZ the foot OF East Twenty. sxth'st, North
River ct A. N Of the 2oth, to receive tho Committee
on Navy She will then steam to ElrAeethport, NJ j.
hefo the committee Admiral Of the Navy, and the
MAlOr-Genoral commanding tne Army VIII "0SiS" H"'
President and suite
when the President has reviewed che naval display
a. anchor and passed down the river to tha foot
OF wsllst. where he Is to land. the revenue out'er
yaehts river Sound steamers will be a. heory to
retire from the line, ard the naval vessels VIII get
ter way and proceed 20 their regular anchorsgeS Deofe
sunset 20 as not 10 obstruet the river.
Major Asa Bird Gardiner, chairman OF the Navy
Committee, received letter from the Secretary
Of the Navy yesterday telling him that Commo-
dore Ramsay had been instructed TO confer with
the committee
THE MERCHANT VESSELS TO TAKE PART.
Al meeting of the Navy Committee yester-
day, Captain Woolsey, acting commodore OF the
merchant marine feet, reported that over 400
merchant steam-vessels would be IN line. COM
munication from Governor Green, of New-Jersey,
who has secured Commodore A. h Bateman's
steam yacht Meteor, was received requesting that
his vessel might be allowed TO take on board
portion OF the Presidential party st Elizabeth
port, and bring them in the procession TO the
city The committee refused the request and
announced that the Efastus Wiman anu the
Sirius would be allowed TO follow the Despatch.
The Entertainment Committee seems to have
a faculty of getting into and out Of trouble
with equal facility. 1t was developed yesterday
that there had been serious dissatisfaction among
members of the Diplomatic Corps at Washington
because OF what was considered the committees
lack Of courtesy As a matter Of fact Such mem
beers of the Diplomatic Corps as had been invited
TO the celebration fatty declined to accept their
invitations on this account StuyveSOnt Fish's
recent journey to Washington was not merely
70 consult with the President as to the programme
prepared FOR his reception, but chiefly TO smooth
over the unpleassntness in the Diplomatic Corps
That he succeeded is shown by the following
extract from circular issued by the committee
Yesterday for publication:
Al tho time for The ball and BANQUET approaches many