Evening journal., 1889-05-04
HOW DO THEY sTAND7
The Centennial Committee at
Sea About Money.
THE GERRY.FIsH MANAGEMENT

Impossible to Give Figures at Present,
for the Reason That the chairmen Of
Committees Refused to Make State
ments--was Tt 'Fish Bails'
NEW YoRK May 4.--The respective chair
men Of the various centennial sub-comnit-
tees which have been busy spending centen-
nial money for the past two weeks have for
awhile stopped their wrangling and jawing,
and have settled down TO fix up their ac-
counts
The public is awaiting the result with in
terest, for the question whether they will
make their accounts balance, or whether
there will be big deficit, is yet a matter Of
considerable uncertainty.
what Gen. Fitzgerald Says.
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, who is treasurer Of
the general COMMITTEES said:
"It is impossible for me to give any Official
figures at present for reason that the chair
men of the different subcommittee who did
the collecting and spending of most Of the
money refused TO make any statement to me
in regard TO their respective financial affairs
until the whole thing is over. suppose that
is what they are busy with now.n
"Do you anticipate surplus or a defcitf'
~ can't tell any thing about it, but if there
should be lack of funds to pay the bills
think private individuals viii willingly come
forward to make up the deficiency.
"If there is a surplus on the other hand /
shall insist that it be paid back 60 the state
and city in the same proportion in which
they gave money TO the celebration.
$50 far as ! am concerned, continued Gen.
Fitzgerald, 81 am only responsible for the
$4,000 appropriated by the state for caring
for the state militia, the SO, 900 appropriated
by the city for the care Of the militia and
other expenses connected with the parade,
such as putting up stands, and so forth, and
the 1000 which has been paid in as sub
scriptions.
s1e5.OOO Appropriated by the State.
'There was sl25, 600 appropriated by the
state in addition for the transportation and
sustenance Of state troops, but that the army
committee looked after Then there is the
revenue from the sale Of ball and banquet
tickets. seats in the grand stands and other
privileges, which we have no means Of esti-
mating.
"In fact, until ell the committees have re-
ported officially there will be no means Of
making even approximate estimates OF the
receipts and disbursements made for the cen
tennial celebration All the figures that have
appeared are mere guesswork.n
A member of the general committee, who
was found at the headquarters IN the Stewart
building, had made private estimate by
which he figured that the committee had re-
ceived about S400, 600, and that the expenses
would amount to about S350,Oo0
BTcAIIister's II Told You
Others have put the total expense below
$3.50, 900 and the receipts less than $500, 600
Mr. Ward McAllster has come forward as he
prom sed with his II told you so,n and every
body is inclined to think that be has been
pretty accurate in his predictions concerning
the Gerry Fish management all along.
The banquet in which his ideas were car
ried out was a success, but the scandalou.
scenes at the termination Of the ball, the in
dignation of the great ladies who We're com
pelied to dance the quadrille d'honneur with
q lot Of young dudelets whom nobody but the
members of the committee of four hundred
knew, have led him to characterize the affail
as a "Fish balln Of the most pronounced type.
He exposes the shortcomings Of the man
agement to the gaze Of a cold and unsympa-
thetic public with such ruthlessness that the
offenders have kept themselves well out Of
view ever since.
Refuses to See Visitors.
Mr. Fish locked himself in his private room
in the Illinois Central Office, yesterday morn
ing, and positively refused to see all visitors.
He sent out word by one Of his young men
to a reporter that he was not going to reply
to any of Mr. McAllister's criticisms; that
be was glad the whole thing was over; that
be was tired out and disgGsted with it, and
body.
He expects to be in a happier land wher
the next centennial comes round
Collector DTagone Accused of Pigeonholing
NEW YoRK, May Az Collector Magone gav1