New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

\ wei dressed negro with the odor Of rye whis-
key clearly noticeable about him went up to one
OF the heutenauts few days and assuring
him that he was a friend Of the Mayor, asked 20
him. Pressed for particulars about his friend
ship with Mayor Mcclellan. ne told story that he
had been the body servant of General Mcclellan
during the war. that he and the general had
fought the war out together and that he was ut
the generals side all during the battle of Antiet
As he went describing his assoCa tOuS with the
more clearly discernble He told in fact how he
had been the generals trusted adviser in most Of
his campaigns, how he had saved his lie at the
battle Of Malvern Hill and before he had finished
tUnStt zines tt tb 49, RS 70 @ 6ar,'isT, "
The policeman listened until he grew weary.
I'm nov nearly Sd t GnSHardSdi1 replied the
negro. That's just about what you look. said the
officer who then grabbed him by the collar, and
soon the negro friend of the Mayor and the
body servant OF the general was wondering why it
\ Latin American entered the city Hall one day
the ostensible for his visit, but it finally
came out that he was trying 10 organize hHoHs-
smaller South American republics Ali he needed
sition WHEREBY Mr. t Mcclellan should furnish that
and in return should have the dubious honor OF
being the chief executive of the republic should the
lie was disgruntled and indignant when the
officer curtly told him that the Mayor would enter
tain such propositions and h1tiy refused TO let
Yet another of the Mayors would-be callers was
an Amercanized Russian; lie was a tali thekset Is
lieutenant ON duly ne announced 1S III mat RI ne e WaS
CZar or all the ltuSStlS ana ne Httl CStllt
Ito pay state visit 20 his brother American
dign:tary" He said he would give the Mayor
hour to make suitable preparations 10 receive him.
and with that walked out with an air OF great
return of the ear but his imperial majesty
never came back.
Shortly after the departure of this visitor came
negro who wished 10 the Mayor 10 get him
to .ave the Jim Crow law in Virginia repealed.
The policemen made short work Of him. and he
disappeared with more haste than dignity.
In the opinion of the policemen who guard the
Mayors door, and II would seem as II they should
know, the greatest nuisance of all IS the inventor,
the man who has world revolutionizing
scheme or mechanism that he wants the Mayor 10
inventor. rule, will not be content with
surances that the Mayor is that he cannot
possibly finance this or that pet project, but in
Ssts seeing the city'S chief official personally.
An kinds OF models are brought 10 CTtv Hail and
should TIE Mayor undertake to finance each
he would nave to cXpend millions monthly.
AS rule, this class either thinks or pretends to
think that ii is comforting great favor by offer
ing him tho chance TO set their inventions before
the public.
Not a day passes that dozens of supplicants for
from the city do not visit City Hall and attempt
TO see the Mayor.
TO the credit of the police lieutenants be it said
that none of these are treated harshly sent
away until their stories heard. and if they
seem really worthy the police officers do hesi-
tate to give them a chance TO get the help for
which they seek and in many instances give finan-
cial assistance from their own pockets.
The anecdotes and incidents that have been given
here only few of the many that have hap
pened and that constantly happening at City
One OF the police lieutenants on duty at the
Mayors office has been duty there for four
years, and TO no other man in this city have been
told so many queer and impossible stories and YET
he listens TO each with apparently the same de-
gree OF interest as he did TO the first one he had
ever heard.