New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-24
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.


who suffered most seriously in the Street This
broker was seated in an uptown cafe chewing iis a
cigar and rejecting The talk was ABOUT tne
Cleveland did send his message TO Congress as
he originally wrote IT, In the rs drai, ne ,be
whole country in II. subsequently ne changeo .Ie
wording 10 read supine submission. but the mis-
chief was done, and the country mas Deen suffering
from his error.
William NJ. Aiken. Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury Department arrived in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Aiken came from Washington In order 10
look after the repairs to the Federal Building Ihe
work on this building is making rapid progress ana
Mr.. Aiken expressed himself as satisfied with the
improvements so far they have gone. The con
tract for supplying ventilating apparatus in TINS
building has been awarded for $. scV This amount
ments made at the request OF Postmaster Dayton.
Mr. Aiken intends 10 look into the material supplied,
and overlook the general work in order to see II he
can suggest any Improvements,
There is a law which broken by all officers
OF the National Guard who attended the Governor
reception at the Hotel Savoy last Saturday night"
said a prominent member OF the National Guard
YESTERDAY That Law provides that no is at se Oh
times that he is ordered to do So or in the
form on unless II is when ] am ordered. There was
no order issued on this occasion.
Ex-Secretery Charles Foster has been in the city
for several days. He said, in speaking Of the
Presidents message: His message was sur
prise but II was patriotic. and that made the Amer
lean people rally TO support it. The Republicans
will stand noby BY the President in this affair
1t is time that England called to account for
her land-grabbing habits. The United States VIII
not yield and this matter will not be settled for
some time. BY the time II is up for final adjust
ment the United States will have Republican Ad-
ministra ton clear through and there is no DOUBT
but that the controversy will be dealt with wisely
President Cleveard's suddea change Of front and
his ringing patriotism make him the logical candl-
date of his party next year, a. he IL stronger thar
anybody else in the party. and this matter gives
him prestige with some independent voters. /
think that Governor Mckinley Will be nonna ted by
the Republicans, and of course Will be elected"
England has laughed at the American Army, and
called 1t a corporars guard but she has overlooked
our National Guard. QuarteNnas ter General W. S.
c. Wiley said yesterday in speaking Of the Ma
tional Guard of the State OF New-York "ln case
Of a war with England think thai could put
about twelve thousand active fighting men In the
field in this State from the Guard. OF when
a question of this kind at stake. in all proba
bility the retired members would rejoin and that
would probably bring the numerical strength UP
to about twenty thousand men. These sharp
shooters and well-drilled soldiers and for this
would be exceptionally valuable. do not an
tcipate war, but If IL should come we would
have, in the National Guards OF the different
States a class OF young who would be the
best soldiers that could be found, and We would
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