New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03
.ltE lNU TILE COMMLTIEE."

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II onneors that our usually careful ana well
Informed contemporary. The N'w-iorh sun"
was in error in making the announcement 'i''
"coloncl George Bliss. who has been cohSiu'i""
the moving spirit of the Committee Oh lhi'!'
will sail for Europe in few weeks 10 pe I'no
- wear" To this The sun aducd 'ii'' n'
would not 20 until the Committee OF lhI'!
had completed It's functions. but that II i W.
ioycd that Colonel Bliss may be pcrlh'''eu ~
leave Ncw-York City shortly AFTER May l.
Having obscrvc4. evidences III the N'h'"S
nancrs of Colonel Bliss extreme activity uui-
in. the last few weeks. II seemed 1" us ''''''
he had done wisely in deciding to take year
vacation. rs he had fairly earned IT ana IL WIS
moi likely that II single objection WON" J."
raised 10 his proposal And as there aPl''iir'i
ia hn inst 4 shade Of doubt in The sun an
nouncrmcnt aS to whether he would he per
,,i,,od to lcovc" we FASTENED 10 remove II so
far as The Tribune is concerned. W" are no"
Informed bv Colonel Bliss himself III the l"l
lowing letter which, with his usual pr'ciu'io"
i. furnished to Yesterdays evening papers
,h,t thcr, is mo basis of truth in The suns
announcement. and that he has "had no idea
of going abroad this spring
sly. Thanks for your good wishes AZ to "'ol"n"'
plss's Vacation" There is only one dra"back 40
NV gratitude Like most that II peaS'S Eo" "
saw about me and the Committee OF Thirty' II mas
no basis Of truth | have had no idca "' k"'nS
a,r,od this spriug and even your hearty send
off, won't tempt me 10 20. Sorry to dlS'PI""'
Won but 1t Is not the first disappointment No" nav"
had in connection with the Milholani business ana
n Won really believe what you say. II won h' your
,. ,r,,r. GEORGE BLISS
Ncw-York. April ,. 1891
Placed under "A very hchpowcr microscope
AZ, vaguely SUSPECT that III" tol"hrlS com
nunlcatiun will disclose to IN acute investigator
4 uualitv very much resembling Snbi!' HItr"
T. i n,rhopS nearest the Surfac" and most
U,II. tn detection in The clause IN when h''
refers (, what IL please. u> -" Say about me
and The. Committee Of Thirty IL having 40
basis ~ truth" This Of course. is pl''H~'nifY
Very few persons endowed I~ ihr 'l"N'l j.
with the gifts Of copiou>nc>> ami iT'purh'! j"
such Il remarkable lie gree hav" the hhA'N 81
INDUCING in plcuSantric> which are hl%HIl
humorous without being offensive" ms com
municaiion i in the Coloua'S best vein Us
only fault Is it's brryity The CUloii" j. seldom
omen Ia criticism on that score. W" t7I com
Irllcd however. To point ont that 30 CORRECTING
ihc erroneous report concerning Ms N"'A''"'
lie. has himself fallen into 10" error "i al'I''
uiiu, la The. Tribune what I'm" sun >aid
about me and ,hr Committee Of Thirty lIAd
/ ~. been moved to say anything about W" ana
/ the Committee Of Thirty We should certainly
. h,v. preserved the ORDER Indicated 10y III" '"l"
/ mel though We, should never have done INN me
disrcspc,t Of printing Ne" with lower ease
IA If W.. were. iu indulge in criticism "i ms
communication We should De- obliged +" say
that lin, Colonel had made to, great sacrifice
rn his innate modcsty in writing IA" ana III"
Committee. Of Thirty instead Of Me ana The
+ Committee Of Thirty
We thoroughly appreciate" ia" Colonel : S"f
row m disappointing Us. But We beg {" ~
sure him that oar disappointment j. ~ n"ih
ing comparcl with tla, which viii Lee expert
cnrrd by Europe when III" gloomy udiIl%> ar
r.vcS that he j. not coming And We take
measure I'm assuring him that however many
disappoinimcnis await H. in the Mllh"lanI
husiucss" we shall be- c0nSolcd In them 10y The
reflection that under The superintendent 81
/ Me and the Committee of Thirty everything
i sure to come right In the end Whether YOU
90 or STAY. Colonel. you have our good wishes
Nav Won preserve your calm. good nature ana
your chrcrfuy communicative disposition ~
long as Won have an evening paper in which n
| display them