New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-27
grafton, and then enter upon q v:soroua ee,..,C
OF compulsory education In the National lsnsr. =!
CHAT ABOUT PROMINENT Npv

Captain John Palmer. Secretary Of State. dro,,.s
into the city ono day recently and then n.,..S
went out again. Captain Palmer Is not sav,S
much these days, but there has been talk th,, \.
would like to be the running mate on the Na,,o..
ticket with some man from the West to head =.
but that was before Governor Morton entered ~
lists. Since that time he has taken q stand :.
the Secretary still has aspirations. and that he @
and talked with Senator-elect Foraker durins ~
limited I that the Presdentiai race Was discussed
Western man Is named to head the ticket M
and that is what Captain Palmer is said IA 9
counting upon. and is further said to be groonisS
himself as q running mate.
II has been some time since Citizen" (,eor..
Francis Train, the Sage of Madison Square. ~.
asserted himself. Mr.. Train, however can be a..
around Madison Square almost any day with ~.
birds and children. which he calls his little Ana,
chists He still dresses eccentricay as ever ana
refuses to shake hands with any one lest he Impa,
some of his 'psychic force" to the one with who.
he shakes hands. Train has just written 4 Ietts,
to the Board Of Health. in his characteristic Iss
guage asking them to forbid the general custom =
handshakns, as It CONVEYS disease He says IN TIE
decimate nations!" The Citizen, with all his &C.
centricites. is somewhat Of humorIst when
He was asked to Lecture and consented He faisl
Train was arrested for iecturing without hcenSss
When he was arraigned IN court the next morning
"" II Won't" said "citizen'' Train in quiet way
stand up.' Numbered the Judge.
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'e SMos t worthy Judge" cried the Citizen" "A
7 uyiiI sta He In his fn>I
and after a few words was released.
Senator Charles H. Gibson OF Maryland. who 10
known as the Beau Brummell Of the Senate. wac
in the city yesterday. Mr.. GIbson's term expires
nS4..n In in the person OF Congressman Wellington
Mr. Gibson had little to say YESTERDAY when asked
ministration has taken hold, and now the STATE
Governr,ent is being conducted BY Republicans
CLEAR through Mr. Gibson sad thai he Eel, con-
Of last fall He added: I'VE are the defeated side
and we are not SAYING anythds hs o.nsr ,e low
would have raised wall about Illegal votes: force
and baot-box stuifing We have nothing 70 ay:
all II their administration Is better than me Ola
Gibson did not care 10 talk politics as far The
present issues in Congress are concerned
ssrero = PAYNE. who is mentioned among the
list Of possible candidates for Governor when Gov.
ernor Morton retires from the office, returned y
Washington yesterday to look after his Congre
slonal matters He at one time expected 10 secN
the Craftsmanship OF the Ways and Means Ca
mittee in the House but he did not get the prH
He was well taken care OF, however. and Is SATISFIED
In speaking OF Congressional matters he said: IN.
less the Senate delays business and blocks tm
regular appropriation bills. think that Consres
will, be ready 10 adjourn shortly after the nrst
APRIL II all depends upon the Senate whether Con.
gress ad1ourns before the St. Louis Convention. but
look for an early adjournment. II looks a.
the House Tariff bill would meet with little oppr
sitIon on the Senate side. 1t is possible that the
free-silver men may attempt TO tack free-conaes
rider upon IT, but understand that they have con-
tempt II the free-silver men leave the bill alone
it ought to go to the President practically a. II
passed the House.
II the Cuban question becomes much OF factor
in the next National campaign. ex-Postmaser-Gen'
eral Don NJ Dickinson will be factor In the Presi-
DENTAL race on the Democratic side. There is not
another man in the Democratic party. perhaps, who
has worked so earnestly for the Cuban cause 40
the Michigan man. Mr.. Dickinson has been In New.
York a great deal lately. He always stays az ne
Hoffman House. ard he is in close toucn with me
Cuban leaders in New-York and over the country
generally He has not only talked In favor Q!
recognizing Cuba's belligerency, but has worked
outside for IT, Mr.. Dickinson thinks that We
step In and acknowledge the belligerency OF Cuoe
now. shall checkmate England and an osn9
We shall thus he says. prevent the loss OF friend.
ship of the Cubans, and also prevent the diyertng
OF millions Of dollarc that would come 10 US through
the channels Of trade.