New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16

. .o.oz be would not allow the soldiers 10
,oo, p,if,b-ave AS General Roe is in command
90 the National Guard Of the State his ultimatum
....,o4 .ha MATTER When he offered the reso-
,ntion Admiral Philip seconded It, Admirai
phuiD said the sailors are not particularly good
,,of,ere and that in the interests Of the Olym-
4.s ,,,o, tho route should be made as short as
/ rossihle and over as even ground as could he
obtained President Guggenheimer put 'he
resolution and it adopted without one us
scntine vote. Mr.. Nixon who at the last meet
ing ~ the committee insisted on the Broadway
route also voting aye.
The route now decided upon Is from Grant
tomb to Riverside Drive TO Seventy -secohu-s'''
70 Central Park West. to Fifty-nnth-st' 10
E'jfth-ave through the Dewey Arch AT twenty
fourth-st.. down Fifth-ave, through the WASH
,nnto, Arch and dismiss at the south side OF
| Washington Square.
There were present at the committee meeting
r,o~7olrb Curgenheimer as chairman, Admiral
pbuin General Roe. General Howard Carroll
14erhert = Gunnison. Lewis Nixon, w. J. Is.
tyo,rv and Warren w. Foster. Commissioner
t4olaban wrote that he detained at the
Nazet Committee hearing. and John P Kane OF
The Committee on Stands, sent word tha' ne
| had nothing but progress to report
Ae soon as the subject Of the route Tor the
,ard nsrade was disposed OF, General Roe re-
rorted on the number of men he expected 10
! to,e in line The total now reaches JAW" ol-
| ,,,.5 &C follows; Navy. 1000; Regular Army
. ooo. National Guard New-York, lo'VV; VlsH-
,,g troops. 10000; Grand Army, LOW; EXON
f.deretes. 1000 and veterans Of the Spanish
american War. 900; total, $4,000.
Denutv Controller Levy, who represented
| c.ontroller Coler. reported that there was soine
| 6,mcultv in getting the members or the Au"i'-
go, C,or,roit,ea together and moved that the
Co,nrni,tee on Plan and Scope be included IN
! that committed The motion was adopted
,-,.o,.c,, MONEY FOR VISITING TROOPS.
General Roe said that as matters stand now
,e has enough money In sight TOT 'he SUI
.ietence Of the visiting troops. More uan
| ,breo thousand OF those that nave appHeu wi
| 49,, =, cha line have expressed their willing
,ess ~ defray their own expenses ne re-
r.ad however that there was denclehcS -
! - 5oo between the amount Appropriated anu
,,o amount needed by the sub-Ooinn'''ee u"
1,ecoration Mr. Guggenheimer sald ne u"ue'-
GOOD that the committee had offered 10 raiSe
,hat 50 5oo themselves, and General Zoe salu
that they would only do so II they cou'' nv
secnre the money from the committee
ON motion of ". J. x. Kenny the
decided to ask the police TO give spe''o'
ties on Parade Day TO the boys se'''''e
! programmes. ..,.. -
Mr. Guggenhemer read a letter Suggesting
that as the officers and men of the olympia
,ard n New-York they be met by an equal
number Of the girls from the Normal School
and that each girl pin TO the breast OF man
q medal either as a souvenir OF the occasloh'
shaving a portrait Of Admiral Dewey. or OF a
mark Of appreciation by the city, and bearing
the citys arms The suggestion aroused some
amusement and finally referred TO the
Committee on Badges. after General Roe had
lodged an objection against anything that
would delay the paraders
General Howard Carroll, Of the Committee
on Naval Parade. reported that all the ar
rangemenls were about completed lie asked
and obtained permission to use the appropria-
ton made for the naval parade In any man
ner that might seem good TO the committee
He pledged himself not to exceed the appropria-
ton made and later in the session guaranteed
a surplus Of 81 900 TO help the Sculptors So
ciety out of its difficulties.
! TWENTY SEVEN FEDERAL SHIPS IN LINE
General Carroll said he wished to take excep-
ton to the newspapers, which had limited thai
q the city had been sighted by the refusal Of thu
president ana his CABINET 70 he present AT th'
o Dewey reception. on the contrary. Genera
e Carroll said. the Administration has done al
4 IN its power 10 make the demonstration a sue
cess. All the Deparments-Navy. War ant
Treasury-had contributed vessels for the pa
| rade. and he able to announce tina
| twenty-six Government ships will follow thu
| Olympia up the North River.
Lewis Nixon, Of the Committee on Fireworks
reported that the War Department had loaned
them a space on Governors Island for the fire
works display and that he expected a similar
privilege would be extended in regard to Bed
loe's Island. MIR. Nixon also reported tn
, offer Of John Philip Sousa TO furnish his ban,
) free Of charge to escort the Olympia's men. an'
on motion OF General Roe. the Committee Of
Plan and Scope In accepting the offer passed