New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

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bereavement In HIS family All tho others, ho sald'
would have place: Of honor at the bali and danqr IL
honor Of washington this evening al the LAWYERS
Club In tho Equitable Building Among me suSss
Tail president Of the Sons OF the Revolution
and James A. Flack. grand sachem OF lahI ,n,i
There win be thirteen toasts In honor on Inc
colonies
WAITING FOR THE FLOOD-TIDE OF TRAVEL.
RAILROADS ALREADY FEEL THE INFLUENCE OF
THE CELEBRATION But THE RUSH
WILL COME TOMORROW.
Railroad officials do not expect the tde Oh traVeI
| to be at the Hood until Monday mornihs' 80
regular train that reached the city yes"Ioss a ON.
! last night was filed with visitors TO the ION,
| TO road fonrd It necessary to 'ho'c''So Wv ,,,.,.
OF trains Most Of the passengers were rum u,-
| ro,n,s Tho Ncv.York New-liaven ana HdI""'N
nr,uch+ IN large numbers Of New Eng!andeis' "''''
| New.Hampshire and Vermont bcihs sf'"e" .
| sonted These people are mostly VI n,,
| unc,cs n,eces and nephews OF NcW-fo 'he'' ~"o
prepared places for them In their homes -'s a.n
| trains will he run on the Ncw'liaven r'su ui'',
u"'"s wa. n,ua Indications from Chicago and
| 49,. wo...r, nonts arrived By way CT the Newt ofh
Con,r,, pcnnsyvania and Erie roads. through TRAINS
that came in loaded went out empty Ai"'oi Avn"
| tho city has not been so light ID years .
The great centennial scoop net has no noies III ~
and {. making a tremendous haul Tho thousands
~ .'a curing in already from all parts of the
| AT
| ,.. c,,h and West will become tens of thousands
| uher .be suburban travel begins on Monday iho
! New York Central people have brought INTO service
every available car on the entire system and are
sure that all will be needed.
| a All our trains arc loaded" said Mr. Daniels yes
| terday. "but the crush has not begun. VIC snah
n,cht The crowd will undoubtedly be enormous;
The situation on the other roads Is te sS' starting
doubt the rain deferred many persons 1On s,a' d,r
Yesterday. Railroad men expect GOOD wea tn has
Ing the celebration and glad that the STORM mas
The NewYork State roads have voted IN , Ns%
Of reduction In passenger rates III, ho'I peod covering
the celebration In New-Yoik inc b S,n ord The
trip rate Is reduced from s1s 80 20 Sioportionato
reduction being made from all points west OF
| or places In about the sano longitude
MD GRANT WILL, PRESIDE AT THE BANQUET.
Tho question as to who should preside al INC Jan
| Quet on Tuesday evening was scttlcd III d "e'
| factory way. Although IT had been all aione 20. y,
as a matter of course that Mayor Grant sho"ii e ~
the head of the table and be the host oi 'ne emo
ment as the city's chief representative IL ."o
current report with an appearance Of Official SANCTION
that ex secretary Hamilton Fish was to be maoc inc
real presiding officer. whllc the Mayor was 70 hao ,o
secondary place Of toastmaster II Is salo 'ha' 'o
| Mayor although By means anxious 70 appear III d
| con spcuous place felt that such an a'ianeN'','
must be rcgarled as casting an indignty upon inc
office which he holds and the people who, as Mayor
be e sprposcl 10 represent. What action he took 10
assert his prcroCative has not been made public Du
vest,rlay Secretary Clarence W. Bowen appeafN az
the Mayors Office, and placed In Mr. Grants hahoS inc
formal invitation from the Centennial Commlt'" 10
nrcsde If the banquet be given AT the Metropolitan
| Jnera House at p. III. the evening OF Tuesday
| April 30 ,. ..o..od .,d tho ,,vor answered
Tho con,nunic alton and accepted the invitation MI
| Uowen carried the Mayors reply back to the CON-
mttee rooms.
THE REV. MR.. McALLISTERs TICKET.
Referring to the statement that the Rev. F. NJ
| NcAuIstcr OF Elizabeth, N. j. had received notice
tina, he should call AZ Centennial Committees heal
quarters and pay for ticket to the banquet
ror which he subscribed and which was refused Nun
when he did cal. Ward McAlls,cr, the clergyman; ;
hro,aer s,id yes:er1ay: "Mr. Bowen called upon Inc
to-day and explained that two lists had boon gwen to
clerk one containing the names OF those VINO MAJ SUD
scrIbed for and to pay for tickets ana 10 whom
notices were sent and the other the names OF as
tnruished guests whom complimentary tickets were 70
be forwarded inadvertently, Mr.. Bowen saia the name
OF my hal been left on the first list whereas inc
committee had intended to send him a complimentary
| ticket. My brother tod me that he saw MI Bo"ch'
and that Mr. Bowen had ticket for him
Mr. Bowen told this morning that it was not he but
his brother that ny brother hal seen. Mr. Bowen was
very sorry that the circumstances had been maze pubic
and apoogi7ed for III, nisunde!st standing.
Isn't It peculiar added Mr.. McAiser, THAT invi'
tatons distinguished guests should have been delayed
so long7 IL struck me 50, and told MI. Bowen 80
who acknowledged that the situation was very cmDdfTS
ing. didn't intend that my brother should come as
distinguished guest but as able buy his tickt and
willing TO do His name first on the list OF SUB
scribcrs. put it there myself"
THE STORM PLAYS HAVOC WITH DRAPERY
People who decorated their places of business and
} houses with cheap bunting regretted their economy
yesterday. The storm gave the cheap prints decided
streak of the blues 1t IS estimated that about half
the decorations in bunting GagS and drapery that
were put up the buildings here before the storm
Is of inferior quality. The cheap stuff was washed
cut with curious results, while the fast colors generally
showed their superior quality Nearly every man who
| passed. up Broadway through any great lane o
colors held ZIP his umbrella second in spite of thu
o sheets Of driving rain TO catch glimpse OF th'
decorations, to see how they would stand tho storm
}, Soaked sheets tapped everywhere. SreamerS o
fast colors and flags hung dsconsolae. But they vii
Q dry out and Will be about good as new TIT
l. cheap material. however, not only mass of mix
ing cOlOrs, but also decorating everything nea
Il It. The high wind, too, damaged the decorations
u some extent, tearing flags from their poles and bunt
n ings fiom their fastcnings
4 well known dealer in decorations. who has sur
l. Piled many Of the large buildings said yesterday tina
IL he did not have any decorations left. and had hear
& that the best material IN the market here had bee
T. bought and that those who would want TO rcPla,
heir rulned decorations would haze hard work
rs find anything suitable In this city. The work
decorating went on yesterday to a small e2cnt |
spite OF the rain some people VIII Make up Tor To-
., time by working on Sunday.
~ w. THE ALDERMEN'S APPROPRIATION CUT DOVE
The Board Of Estimate yesterday considered II
er appropriation of $4,000 authorized by the Lcgisa
Is uio for the Board Of Aldermcns Centennial Q!
e pendiuro, but only one-thri Of It ailowe
u President Arnold Insisted that 1880 the lea
he sum for which tho city Hall could be proper
decorated and tho stands pub up, but Mayor Gran
o.. Controller Myers and President Coleman. Of the ia
ar Board thought that $4,000 would DE sufficient, consl
ID, ering the fact that the Centennial Committee had
u: to expcnd 81. 900 upon the Hail. The refusal of Il
&c Board OF Estimate TO allow than 1000 Of Il
nv appropriation received with anything but rot
cS grace by the Committee Of Ten, who hold meet
asst in the Common Council Chamber after the Boa
i'm had adjourned. They concluded, however, 10
de - I'll ,Lo ,,ud,r, ~ tho stand In frnnt ~ :