New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-04
CLOSING UP CENTENNIAL WORK
GENERAL BUTTERFIELD INDIGNANT.
MANY LETTERS OF THANKS FOR HIM-THAF
wrvrSERyICE At THE BALL.


w1NEsERvIcE At THE BALL
The headquarters OF General Daniel Butterhrio,
y,rshaI of the Industrial Parade. were removed
a",o-r,v 70 tho Mechanics Library No. Is East Six
49,. e, WHARF the work OF winding up
,L,t branch Of Centennial affairs will DO carried
on General puttericd Is highly incensed AZ inc
failure OF the contractor employed oy uo
| N fulfil his agreement to have fourteen si'os ~
floats constructed according to specifications fea' "
the appointed time. Genersl bu'olno" "'o
ter Yesterday 10 Colonel S. V. X. Cruger, chairman
y, the Army Committee. In II he SAYS
,A,o 70 ,enort that Mr.. c. Dubois who was TO furniah
80 eoats contracted for by your committee utterly iai'o
10 comply with orders. He hnS positive orueiS " ~
"a ,or,,llv also from myself the 18th three uhSs III
advance not 70 fail 10 have the hoats AZ Inc 'p
- p,,o,b rIttv first and Fifty seventh stS lh'e oouu
No no possible misunderstanding or hlseoH'eoN :,
instructions were very clear. Wa'''a 'nree H,,
n and sent twenty aides in direction searching
FOR the floats but there were none IN 'heeo pae w.
,,. ,ho hour 6xed for starting Mono OF The HOeau'
rare complete or perfect, and none oil tne peop'o We"
board OF them 40 Canast at the nnsh' ~ va. =, r
,auue Fifteen hundred dollars the hahus Oh Ino "o'
| committee In my opinion. would have pfoN'u'd w
en-, 49,, nraIsoworthy representation personally pro-
,ct against full payment to him by reason oi MS nun
performance aud failure ,.ou.,o .raIrv
| representing Virginia, Ncw-fork, Ms'Sacnu'e"'' o
ware. MARYLAND, Pennsylvania, Georgia, KcanhB TIC
declaration OF Independence, Washington anu MS NON
erals Washington Crossing the Delaware, washington
| at Valley Forge Washlngton's Farewell I'd Ms "on-
erals at Fraunce's Tavern y. y, Washington NC
.cring his Commission and Washington's lnAugurauoh
in New York 1880. The committee contracted 10 pay
40 900 for them. At first General Butterneiu IT,
fused TO allow them appear in the proceseoh Ou
finally had them take their places III OnIer "
gan between other organizations
Ccncral Buttcrfeld has received many letters OF
CONCENTRATION upon the success OF the patauo H'H
the officers OF tho various organizations
or the returns Of judges for award OF medaiS anu
banners to be given prizes To the ORGANIZATIONS
nn,. ten have come IN, and those Will not Do ulduo
uuIla, until all the Judges haYo rpOrten. H.,
General Paul A. oliver, General SellerI' anu aui
Edward Vuilum, aide arr confined 10 uIor JUS ,S
with Injuries caused by their horses IalHhs' Inv
Centennial Committeeman declare that II there IS any
dclcicucy In their accounts II VIII 20 made up Among
them selves By subscription. 49,,
In.nector steer, who in command OF the
porc ON duty at tho NctrUpOlitak opera uOusc on o
tI:ht O., thu Centennial ball, said yesterday /
think that there has been much unneccs'aF! ABUSE
81 the committee I'm charge Of tie ball 80 far ~
could judgn, the bali va, credit to inc committee
The drtnkiuS Of champagne th'rr wa b'"PP'd az
/ a m and there scenes II drunkenness atfl
hak hour such aS been described In some no" >
rapcr, There were plenty Oi good people IN the
drrra House. and som" OF them f"lt good enough u
I!u,r i'm little shouting but IL - all WFoho ~ say
hat il WAS not a sue Crs>hIl BALI