New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20

70 tho Talbot announce that the NesseIs salute
had been re.ur.ed from Governors Island
The Talbot is a small twin-screw cruiser OF the
second class. She is 500 tons and carries 4 crew
Of 40 men and an armament Of five 6-inch ana
six 47-inch quick-fring guns. nine l2-pounders'
one 2-pounder four 45-inch Maxims and three tor
pedo tubes. She has two pole masts and two yell
low fumes two sets Of inverted triple-expansion
engines a stool deck and 6-inch thick coming
tower She was launched on April %. 1895.
The members Of the commission on board her are
Sir Henry Norman. formerly Governor-General OF
Jamaica ard Govornor-General OF India; Sir Ed
ward Grcv and Sir Edward Barbour. who was for
several years in the Indian diplomatic service.
The members Of the mission will be at the
Windsor Hotel until Saturday. when they will sal
for England on the steamship Campania
DETAILS OF THE LAND PARADE.
General Grenylle NJ. Dodge yesterday received
number Of suggestions cor corning the parade on
Apru q one came from Lieutenant F. Randolph
CroweU OF Newark. y j.. and was TO the effect
thai the Fire Department be asked to have lines OF
hose connected with the hydrants along the route
of the parade SO THAI the servants Of the regi-
ments can plenty Of fresh water for the SOL
ders on tho march. General Dodge said he would
Ike some temperance organization In the city to
volunteer 10 supply water for the marching men.
Some patriotc citizen called at the Mayors Office
Yesterday afternoon and left the suggestion writ
ten on 2 piece OF the Mayors paper. that the Grant
Nonumelr Committee distribute kites 20 the boys
OF New-Yor TO fly April % He thinks that the
kites should be I'm the shape Of shields displaying
the Stars and Stripes. and that small flags should
be attached 70 the strings and tails Of them The
effect of hundreds OF these kites in the air, he
saws would be- inspiring indeed. The city ordinance
that prohibits the flying Of kites, he assures the
Mayor could be suspended for that day
General Dodge announced yesterday that he pro-
posed to halt the marching column three times
along the six-mile line OF march for rest during
the parade The halts will be made at FIfty-ninth-
ST. Eighiy-hfth-st. and a. the tomb.
General Dodge and some Of the members OF his
s,ar made an inspection trip over the route to be
covered and the TO be occupied AT the time
Of falling into the marching column, and found
northumberland -n!nteenth-st closed and In the
course Of construction. The foreman promised to
have the work finished on April p. Riverside
Drive wa being repaired the west side. north
Of One-hundreG -and-nineteenth-st Claremont-aVe
was being repaired. e-hundred-and- fourteenth
ST. was in bad shape between The Boulevard ana
Arnsierdam-ave. and it is important 70 have TINS
fixed Al one hundred-an nd tnirteenth-st ard Am
sterdam-ave there is a sewer opening on the norm
side Of the street about fifty fee; from Amsterdam
ave. Sand and iron beams obstruct the street also
Ore-hundred and sixteenth between Amster-
dam and Morningsde ayes, is too rough. In west
r,nd-ave bet vecn One-hundred- and-hrst and one
-and-second SITS. there Is some building ma
terial In One-hundred and -ninth-st, between CO.
umbus and Amsterdam aves. there are TWO pies
NJ buiiding material. one -hundred-and-eie
between the Boulevard and Amsterdam-ave Is In
bad condition. In Sixry-sxth-st.. east Of Column
bus-ave. there Is a stationary steam engine. In
r,iphtv-Afth-st. west Of Amsterdam-ave. there Il
building material Nlnety-s!xth-st. Is torn up west
~ Colurnbus-ave At other places there are sewer
openings and building material in the streets.