New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-09
GRANDSTANDSEATS TOOFEW
THE COMMITTEE on INVITATIONS
FLOODED WITH REQUESTS.
DELEGATIONS FROM DIFFERENT STATES HERE 10
AnRAxGp FOR THEIR SHARE ~ THE
GRANT DAY PARADE-cHIEF


GRANT DAY PARADE-cHIEF
coNLrX's COMPLAINT.
Reoucsts for tickets to the grandstand Tor the
Grant tomb dedication ceremonies are coHiiis 4" ~
RAPIDLY that the Committee on Invitations OF "no"
Mayor Strong is the chairman has neel opiise' ~
give up attempting to answer thls so'' VI a.,
spondence at all The number OF tickets a. ''e VI" -
posal OF the committee s 80 limited tnat ihere 10
hornd 70 bn vas, army Of disappointed ones on
Aprll q. Out-of-town newspapers are also "n'E -
he disa ppointed in the same way, lot ". > ~
chairman of the Press Committee" says that Ine ue
mand is so great that only representatives. OF N'"-
York papers will be- supplied with tickets 10 the re-
viewing stand
C,hfof Bonner issued orders yesterday for the as
scmbliuc Of three battalions Of fremen in the ia
Regiment Armory for drill for the Grant Monument
rarade The three battali) IS consist of fourteen
companss They will assemble this morning on ne
tarv cyoutions by Major Thurston. or me regi-
mont Every pre- caution will be taken ny me 70 80
a. Of the week and the companies that do not
take part in the parade will have TO 40 extra "uS'
AWAITING THE GOVERNORS ACTION.
At the Clearing House Yesterday morning II was
said that no reply mad been received 10 the Pei'uo'
sent TO the Governor week ago by the CHAIRMAN "a
the association asking that he issue procldh'a"o
hv ,vhich the banks and financial INSTITUTIONS OF
his CITY would he enabled propetf 70 49, ea
Grant Day While the OCCASION mas oeen CO., "a The
legal holiday so far as this State IS coce saIn9
hanks have not been released from contraets ia i
due on that day The exchanges VIZ ~ s [overr.
low in the lead Of the Stock EXCHANGE me enS ~
ing Committee OF which on wednesday F''ei :"
'' Soone Grant called on General Dodge YESTERDAY
IN saw mat Jesse r. Grant would arrive ~ ms Gi.y
in time to attend the ceremonies; HG Adt1tant-
General Thomas stewart. Colonel Thomas fo,tel,
IT, ana Lieutenant " RichaTqiSom Of whcS
300 members are expected 10 participate III '"e
pc General w. P Orr, Colonel Henry II Pretymasn
and Coione, Clarence L Burt of Governor Busn-
nells staff also came 10 own ho 10 VII sfaV at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Tho Toledo CadetS VIII ACT
as Governor Bushnelrs official escort. go.
Governor Grigps has issued an order Gaming out
tho entire National Guard of New-Jersey ana BON
nrocession The Erie Railroad has offered TO bring
Them to and from the city gr9ts TINS Is yne as
IN ina ah LsF'' "'''"e'' '''''
CONNECTICUT'S REPRESENTATIONS
The Governor of Connecticut and his staff Will
attend the ceremonies and vii! be quartered at the
Manhattan Hotel Several companies of the Foot
Guards of Connecticut will also attend The letter
carriers of this CITY will be accompanied in the
parade by Postmaster Dayton and his entire staff
Ex-President Montt. of Chill and his Ad(utant.
Captain Gomez. were yesterday added to the Ist
OF official guests Commander Emerson and the o.
fcers of the Maryland Naval Battalion nave de-
cided to attend the ceremonies. and Commander
Jacob w Miller has offered them the courtesies OF
the United States steamship Hampshire dur
The following schools have made, formal .appli,,
cation for places in the line, in the DIVISION OF
uniformed and equipped from the different col
eses and schools Alliance cadets city: S ECON
city: Baptist Boys Brigade. city; Chinese BOYS
STUDENTS city Corcoran Cadet Corps Wasn I1,s
Cadets Brooklyn; Hamilton Institute Cadets, City
Hebrew Orphan AsyGT Cadets ey i PSa ssi
cGhyS 1s NeR 4JerS Battalion Boys Brigade New
Jersey; New-York Military Academy Cornwa, on
field y. J.; Rockand Institute Nyack ~ y 81
Bartholomews Cadets. city; St Georges Cadets
ably this division will approach 700 in numbers
GaP5ap E. L. Isl b d + FSTeq receiTe
applications from fully uniformed and equipped
schools at headquarters No. Broadway =.
Canadian Pacific Railway. yesterday appointed
on the Grant Monument Committee. also on the
On the on the
Of defeating General CRAFTS monument rIln BshS S
former pastor Of the Metropolitan Tempe. viii!
deliver sermon on Grant The Grant Post: OF
a flag 10 the church for the decoration of the pew
the General used to occupy n the ehqrGn whifh
receive the flag behalf Of the congregation. A
number of well-known persons have signifed their
Chief of Police Conlin complained yesterday that
he had not been consulted by General Dodge as
engaged IN making the military preparations ne
said 90 ahead without consulting the police. and
4eE @ 9peGt the PG a 70 e a TSe
Chief thought that mistake would be made If the
street none too wide in the first place. and be-
sides that, lines Of streetcars run through II:
The Chief suggested that the route lie d tSor
oughfare and free from all obstruction AS a mat
ter Of fact the Chiefs suggestion Is likely 70 com
open to all the objections he urges against IT,