New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
CENTENNIAL PRoGRA
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Tho COMMITTEES os shs Washington fasnsui - S
Celebration gave out the following sbstrsst z n e
olllcisl prografne yesterday; 81 "a
"Wednesday, April 17.--FoSmsl opening u As 4.sh4<
Exhibiion Of Historical Portraits IN ne kseem1af ~
! Of the Metropolitan Opera House. 1t D. NJ Ss{ III
Monday, April 20.-Ar1lya Of The Psexdens "a a.
1 net as Eizabethport ~ ~ II q. n. Embark 4 3. =
/ for New. York City United States se4ner Dzsss
Governors Commissioners ard oier euesss era5s ~
80 . M on the EFassus wimAn ct nm n (
foot OF West Twenty thirdst, and proceed UsssSe5i
rort % meet tho Disp>oh and accompany her 10 ~ M
the steamer siaus VIII also accompany he DsuSk[
The line OF the United States ships-of,sar yseha
steamboats, wifi be formed in the Upper Bay aad ~,
saiuting viii follow m ibis order; !. the Psesdaik
q Governors and Commissioners 8 other guests ~
On arrival as foot Of waiLst. barge maansa q :
shipmasters from the Marine Society u Eew-Ycsk c.s
tain Ambrose Snow, coxswan. win row che Prstes 4,
lahore He Will then be received oy Chairman winn&
g. Hamilton OF the Committee States and the p7os
Dental party be escorted the Equitable Badiag wt
collation. will be served and reception be glvon ms
will consume the tine nom until p Afsest ~
reception Ut the Eqnitaba the President and 6oyesnsss
win proceed to the City Hail. under military escort ~hsn
there Will be public reception IN the 6cysfncrs hosa
nom 10 g. In the evening the Centennial ball
Tuesday April ao-services Of thanksgfytns a. ~
churches OF New.York and throughout the country j:
a M A special service Of thanksgiving a. St. rsar6
Church at M, which the President VIII attend H.
commemorative centennial exercises on the south f5nt
the subTreasuy Building the Of the Inausurstiss
ceremony on April 80 1889. The exercises VIII eossa
OF prayer by the Rev. Or. r. s. Stcrrs, poem By Jsh
Greenleaf Whittier en- osanon BY chnuneey NJ Dsr1H
an address by President Harrison and benedcten BY he
most Rev Michael Augustine Corrigan, Archhizhop 4
New.York *
The military parade under command Of Msor.Gerxua
John NJ schofeld The right Of line Is given 10 "a
military and naval cadets, followed BY the troops Of ~
regular army and tho National Gussd In the follow
order. each State being headed by Its Governor and
stad: Delaware, Pennsylvania, NewJersey, Georga
Connecticut Massachusetts, Maryland, South caroIink
Virginia. New.York. North Carolina. Rhode Island.
The other States win follow in the order 10 which thsy
were admitted into the Onion. Following win be 600
companies OF Loyal Legion. and then the Posts Of
the Grand Army. Ths routs win be up Broadway %
waveriey Place, % Ffth-aye. TO Fffty-nirth,ss The
reviewing stand VIII be at Madison squars ard Twenty
fOurth-st
From % . reception win be given the preadsnt
by the Art Committee the Loan Exhibition Rooms
in the Metropolitan Opera House. AZ p. N. tie
banquet
wednesday May 1, the Industrial and civic parade
wednesday May 8, close OF the Loan Exhibition
The reception and esnbarkahon Of the President q
izabcthport, n. j.. have given rise to sort Of annex
celebration In New-Jersey. Upward Of 100000 has
been subscribed By the citizens. military and civs
procession will escort the President from Elizabeth 10
the scene Of his embaIkaton.
committee 70 take charge of the formal services on hs
stops Of the sub-Treasury Buildings Johnston L. d
Peyster chairman; Robert Livingston, W. f. d.
Stokes, g. Creighton Webb, Nicholas Fish, Lfspensr
Stewart, William p. Hamilton. Frank s. witherbss,
Charles IL RUSSELL tr., Alfred z. ConkIn. AlIrn N.
Eyarts William Carey Sanger and John Anthem. Ths
cadets from West Point and Annapolis VIII be The
Presidents immediate escort, and after them win
come The military Of the thirteen original States II s
order Of their signing the Constitution, with their
errors at their head The contingent from each Of ths
other States win follow In similar order the total nun.
Der Of troops In line being nearly 10000 and the tina
! for passing given point about SIX hours
New and striking features being prepared for ne
| Gormsn-Ameriean display. Already several wen
known artists At work upon the great floats which
to represent German thrift and progress here
Tho German singing societies also arranging 70 give
| an open AR concert near the reviewing stand a
Madison Square. The other nstfonalites who keea
up their distinctive associations here, such Is the
s sssS out s e sad ssssa
The trouble with regard to the Board Of Aldermen
was peacefully scttled yesterday By letter s4sen
that the Aldermen had been included nom hs
FIRST IN the LIST Of guests and thet tickets would q
isnnai bali, the naval parade the exhibition Of
portraits and relics and that medal and distinctive
badge for each member would 90 supplied.
ASKING FOR REDUCED PASSENGER RATES
LETTER TO RAILROAD PRESIDENTS FROM suss
NESS MEN.
The following letter has been sent 30 the presidents
| OF the Network Central, Pennsylvania New-York,
Lake Erie and Western. Delaware, Lackawsnna and
Western, New-York and Harlem, New-York, New
Haven and Hartford. New York. Ontario and Western.
Baltimore and Ohio, Central Railroad Of NewJensy
and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railways and 10 Com,
missioner Albert Fink:
The undersigned merchants doing business IN tas
city OF New-York, believing that prompt and con-
ccrted action the part Of the railroads m offering
excursion tehets to and from the approaching Cen.
tennal Celebration. at unusually low rates, and gooo
Dor period sufficiently long to give visitors ample
time for the transaction Of business would result IN
Larss sales Of goods % Merchants Who, Secsss
Of distance expense. seldom CT never visit New
York. but would thus be induced 70 come. and.
O. Largely increased freIghts in the transpottaton
Of the goods so sold.
Respectfully request that you and all connecting
lines so far as You can influence them, make toins
public announcement 81 the earliest prsestes 1a1,
be sold ai rates which shall not exceed one-haf The
regular re, and good for say fifteen days INN nm
ghanies and for thirty days from al points West q
We believe that such policy would prove 20 be
Il B. claain 9 Co. durham, Buc,isy 4 Co q
Butler Butte Clapp. wents Co. HARRISON & IOder,
Lee. Twesdy . Co. Mlis G Mo..,roa, O..
MlluAfn IL tJun ~ W.. tnNhAtoous Aett'sfe's =
Calhoun, Robbins & Co.,
A HOME FOR arHE CHICAGO IyTER-ocRAS.n (
Chicago, April 2.-Plans have been made for me
new building one Of tho costles IN fact In Chicago
for The Interoceaa.s Land az the northwest eorief
Of Dearborn and Madison sts owned BY Frederick a -
he'll and H. II. Kohlsaat, has been leased 70 syr.
cate for ninety-nine years. az net rental OF eaooe
year. and on this the home OF The Interocesn
win be erected Tho present Haskell Building. row
covering part of the plot, will be altered so as 70 norm
part Of the larger and newer structure. The houss
on the part Of the ground owned by Mr. Kohlsass WIZ
be torn down altogether For the Haskell Building .
1t stands the syndicate pays 100000 u wa eoss
another 100000 10 remodel Il. The combined 10"