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The Inter Ocean from Chicago, Illinois • Page 6

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The Inter Oceani
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THE CITY IN BRIEF. JJorth Side Citizens Opposed to the Cable Sou and Appoint commit tee Colby. Irrla Park, TT1U Fight Mar Jarort Feud ta Try Anarchists. A. Clinren Jaror It Sick Liouor Dealers" PntectJre AtsocUtiaa Education and Polities.

THB MOBTH BIDS CATfT.K. as orroamoa uima A BMUnc of the property owner of Sedgwick, Division, end Lerrsbee street, and Clyboaru arcane, opposed to the Dropoaed lS'ortb Side Cable Hallway, was bald last aveoing-. at Xa 156 Oybouru aveeae, to complete the organisation of protestation. Secretary bteinholTs mlantea showed that about $300 had beea collected for tba tight. ctomething ever fT.OOO baa beea subeortbed George Boell aanonnoed that be bad teea notified by the Chairman ot the City Council Committee on Ballroeds that the Committee would bold a meeting Frtdsy afternoon.

It was decided to send a eommlt-tee to attend tbe ana toe following were chosen: Cnsriee Burmeister, Alexsn-aer ialert. Steven, John Scbirfersteln, Joan Hohn, George Calling. Charles Carr, Joseph btelnboff, William Schmidt. WUllam Hermann. William Sebastian, John iter ky, A.

Biscboff. George C. BaeU, the attorney who baa beea retained by the property owners of the four streets, will be the spokesman oC tae committee. The wsys and means of etaTiwii for money and obtaining sabsclptioua were discussed and nnaliy resulted la appointing mw eommltteos ror each of tae four streets. The report of tbe Chairman ot the committee on legal measures was greeted wit Interest, Judge tiidney Smith was seen and bad Intormed toe committee that Utere was qMtioa but that the property owners coaiU sucoeasf ully carry tae cay In a fight before a bar of lustioe.

Judge Smith also sgreed to go to tbe meeting of tae railroad committee with the representatives of the property earners Friday. It was stated In tiie meeting bv Mr. Knell that there was over 33,000 lost of Irontace on toe acreets upon whlcb It was proposed to place the new lines, and that orer half were already represented In tiie protest. It was decided to attend the Xn eating of the Co and Tuesday evening. IS VINO PABJC'B BCANDAL.

CO LB I SHOWS nOUT. Irrlng Park's scandal win not down. Gilbert A. Colby, who was marched out Of the town two weeks ago because of alleged misconduct toward little girls, struck back yesterday by beginning suit for trespass in the Circuit Court, and laying damages st The declaration nee not yet been filed, ad will not be ready for about ten days Tne defendants in the suit are: bebool Principal A. Cook.

Addison J. Nowlan, W. L. Wilcox, Coapm A. Day, Morns Paige, Fred Paige, William Oager, IX Calkins, Karl smith, prank Cook, P.

J. Cuah-Jng, W. Tall, F. B. Pratt, and J.

H. Monk. Kl Granville W. Browning, attorney for Mr. Colby, said yesterday: "id la suit is brought surainst residents of Irving Paik, wbo formed tnemselyes into a iirilance committee, entered Mr.

Colby's bouse, arsgged bim from bis bed. threaiened to snoot, snd tar aud feather him, and finally accompanied him along the road for hve miles, and lelt him at Clybourn place. When Color attempted to make a statement taey refused to listen. The story against aim was absolutely false, and was gotten up by buay-bodlee or personal enemies of bia Oaby tnm always been a man of rood standi nr. and the actions of tae de fendants to tins suit were pure malice from the beginning.

The parents of tbs child wooes name was mentioned In toe scandal, bad nothing to do with sending him out of own. and are exceedingly chagrined oyer the matter. The men sued were ringleaders In the moo, and It any others are disooyered wnose names are not mentioned; tbey also wul do brought In and prosecuted. binoe the scandal in Irving Park Mr. Colby has mored bis family to tae city and engaged la business st 3 snd 3 south Canal street.

Una so-called ytgtlants are conhdent ot being ble to anow up Colby in Ala true colore If the case la ever brought Into Court TH-EJ AJf AHCHIST CASKS, rMHi.o roe jubobs. Fifty-three more paneimen were examined yesterday In the anarchist case, but the examination bore no trait. The peremptory challenge Is being used freely Doth by toe State and the del en and if a panel man does aot please bis Interrogator to a hair's breadth ae la thrown out of tba ting, and legally equslched. Oyer 450 paneimen have already been examined, ax an estimated expense of oyer in the morning tbe prisoners, one and all, marched into the court-room profusely deco-Tsted with bowers, presumably tbe gills of nihilistic females, and began reading' the jnornlng papers. One of ua rather curious Incidents of the day as tae peremptory challenge Dy tae fc ale's Attorney, who challenges so few persona, of an evangelist, it may be mentioned also tnat all ot the (oar men already sworn were first presented by the defense and taen accepted by the state's Attorney as men of Unexceptionable character.

Tbe examination of panel man waa renamed. A tew of the paneimen examined wars excused peremptorily, and scores of Others for cause. si U. iiubbard, previously examined, waa ajxcued peremptorily. At tbe opening of tba court la the after-Siooa t- 1 Melcoior was re-axamlned, and stated that he Deli, red in social lam to a certain extent.

The defense taen presented, ss acceptable to them. Prank tL Osoorn, ho. 14 liearbora avenue; Thomas Sargent, o. 'Ml Forquer street; Charles Micaaeiis, No. 2i Keetaovea street, ana I Melcblor, No.

114 fiigei street. 1 The Utate metaphorically took Melchlor by tba nape of the neck, and cast aim, out wlta a peremptory without any farther ceremony, nd Micaaeiis followed him after a brief delay, and th.a Sargent waa knocked out, Tba btate oSered for the accce pianos of the defense, Mead, Andersen, Warner, and Osborn, and then Mx. Foster prooeeded to Cross sTamlne. Andersen, on cross rxamlnstlon. scknowU aritfad th m.

tim had (ormai AnlBlna mm Ia th. nQMUoa of Lna 1 i of tnma nf th Am fend an La from what bad been told him by atoms police friends woo were present at tbe Haymarket riot, upon wnlon tae defense challenged htm for canae, but tae Court overruled tbe oaalleage, whereupon exception to the ruling was catered by the ue-Jenae, who then ezeased Andersen peremptorily. P. Warner was taen peremptorily Moused, as was also Msad; tba defease pe-. remptorlly challenging all tba three offered by tas btate as new men, aa tba state had Jaat before done wlta tbe three new men offered by the defense.

Adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning. A SICX JTJKOK. atmin caaa coxrnrvxnt "Oh, Vm a sick maa this mora In a. narked Jaror Frank W. Psaoody to bis elates la tba early part of yesterday.

Mr. Peabody waa among tba last maa accepted oa tba lory to try "BUI" CUagen, charged with embexxlement, Ha la 60 years of age, thin and gray, wrinkled and pale. A beard that baa been with Mr. Peabody for vary many years hides from tba case si glanoe tba lack of shirt-oollsr. Because Peabody was si ok tba bearing of tbe ease waa postponed matl tba September tana ot Jadge Oamett'a oourt A nots worthy fsatnxe of tba affair ia found ta the fact that tbe prosecution says tba postponement was due to tbe machinations of the defense; wlta a vigor aad a show of virtus that ta very charming th s.

defense nays the odium, tf there be any, mast be bora by tba prosecution. Here wlta are tba facts ta the esse: Peabody looked aa if ble bold oa life waa aot made (rood by books of steeL Mr. Aalgat, for tba prosecution, aad some of bia aasociatea, noticed tba tnan'a unhealthy condition, while being questioned as to bis fitaeae to serve as juror, and questioning bim, draw oat the statement that bo waa ta rood health. The Joxora wan lacked ap by taa atate, to pro. i ltd.

"their being moralag Peabody was reported sick: tbe eleven lurors were taken Into oourt, and tba Jadga aaaoanoed Peabodr was sufferiag front liver trouble, which was cbronio wita bim. Tba defense asked that Peabody be dropped out of tbe lory. Ho evidence beea bearo. and toe case would aot bo preju diced ay tas admission ox a new lurox. id this tbe prosecution objected, oo tae ground that ths whole number of their peremptory challenges bad beea sxhauated, and tt would be aa easy matter to ring in" some ona who.

while truly answering all questions. might yes aa xnenaiy toward tae defendant As a substitute to that, tba proaeouttoa said they were ready to discharge tbe lory and choose a new one. The defense would aot listen to tba proposition, and tba continued. Oaa of tba lawyers for Cttagaa said tba action or tbe prosecution Indioated a weak ness tnat tney were attempting to oonoeat They feared tba evldenoe waa aot strong enough to convict tba defendant it was also stated of tae defease, that oaa of oounsei said tba most that oould be done would be to get a disagree men from toe Jury tney had. The prosecution, throng Mr.

Washburoe, stated they were willing to go ahead right bow; they had enouirn evldenoe to convict, II one disa greement was bad. be would try tbe de fendant again, aad again, until a ooavictioa UOTTOB FKOTEOTXOJT. atztroa or ths associATioB. Tba Liquor Dealers' Protective Association of tba First District mat la annual coavsn tloa ia Orpheus Ball, fto. 40 LaSalle street, yesterday afternoon.

Tba assembly was called to order by John Cooks, anl Adolph Mueller was made temporary president, aad P. F. Maloaey temporary secretary. A com mittee oa credentiala was appolated, and re ported tbe following representation: Chi cago Liquor Dealers' Protective Association, lO delegates; Old Salooa-aeepers Associa tion, South Hide Association, Bohem ian Association, North Bide Association, 8, The temporary officers were made permanent omcera, ana tares committees of nve esea, on resolutions, finance, and by-laws were appointed. Tbe hocretary reported tea reg ular meetings and three special meetings There was la tbe treasury, and no debts.

Tbe actual expenses of the district board wers yjti for the year. Two ordinances were reported as pending before the City Council One to prevent tbe grocers from selling. Tbe district board was reported as trying to force the Council to compel grocers to pay a license. The finanoe committee reported the total receipts of the association to be and the disbursements i 1,1 S3. The committee on by-laws suggested that tbe association adopt the by-lawa as tney stood on tbe minutes, which waa done The committee on resolutions reported tbe following: We, tbe members of ths seventh annual convention ot lbs Pint Dlatrlot LUquor Dealers' A-aoctatlun of Illinois, In oouventlon ssssm-bled.

declare tnat the Constitution of tbs sited btates aad the constitution ot this state recoa-alsa tns llqaor buaiaeaa sa a lrcltimata and a proper beaineve. snd that It should be treated before the law ss fairly as say other rrputabis bosinesa. We therefore protest aeaiual the practice of a few prohibition aa-archlata persecuting reputable eitixena encased ia the iluaor bualneas for technical violations of toe letter but not tbe spirit of the Isw. iUnoirrd. Tnat we unre the btaie and dlatrlet board, to Incma.ed activity In prutectins our organization, snd especially Increasing lis member, nip.

Ilrt rrd, That the thanks of this convention be tendered to our retiring omoers and to the meinour, of the dlatrlet board Xor their careful manas.iueot of oar sllaus. a Hrw.vrit, That It la an unjuat discrimination assinstour business to permit retail crooento sell liquor In less quantities than on. gallon without psyina a proper lleenae fee. August Mette recommended to the various aasocistions tbs adoption of a card to be used by tae children ot parents wbo sent them after liquor. Tbe card mast have tbe signature of toe parents before the saloonkeeper would be justified in making tbe sale.

This brought up sevsrsi points fur discus- sion. 11 llaum called attention to tbe man ner in wblca justice oases were conducted against saloon keepers, claiming manV of them were deoided against tbe He, nor men la order to get the costa John McKeougb explained toe manner of procedure, snd said nearly every justice In Chicago made tari or tour cases out of on count lie urged upon tbe members to make a test case and carry tbe matter to the bupreme Courv lie said aiso that It was a gross wrong, and that a remedy oould be found wben tbe names of these police oourt men come ap I or confirmation, Charles Kong spoke of bow the liquor dealers bsd been betrayed by men elected to tbe legislature. He said politicians before election would promise to herald tbe saloonkeepers' cause In the legislature If taey would vote for them, bat when la tbe Legislature tbey would aak for money If taey were to vote for liquor leelalatlon. Charles acker. President of the state Association, was present and urged toe members to '-unite and let our cry be law, order, and personal liberty." Leopold Ballenberg, tbe state Ireasurer.

said that when tae state Board made lis report it would be esea that tbe charge that the ooard was asleep was false, lis thought If tbe saloon-keeper a of Illinois would unite there was no league or organisation powerful enough to overthrow them, lie marks were also made by Jobo Cooke aad othera Tbe election resul-ed in tbe choice ot tbe following: Cnarlee Berger, President: W. P. Vice President; tbe lion. August Mette, Treasurer; P. H.

Maioney, secretary. Tba body tbea ad journed. THB ATHJMT.2TJ1C. a SPIUCKB ACSPksTT. Ba IS aver so bot and whatever tba saerlfloe there la many a young maa and woman Just leaving the high public and private aohoola of Chicago who Is ready to take up work anew witb scarcely a breathing spell, aad carry it on through tba summer months until a certain object Is attained that only the Industrious and ambitious studeat oaa constantly bold in vol w.

And so tba place of tba summsr school in our educational system appears, and so tba Atbenasacn, with superintendent GslylB in charge, bas broadened into a regular summer academy of many de par tme ts, with stadaata coming in good numbers, and mora yet to oome bald Mr. Oaiyln yesterday: "We have baa thirty- two new pupils in two weeks, m.ig. rrsnd total of about 140 puplis for tbe summer department a i'ott we have tbe day grammar school for those wbo msy want to make up-grade work ta the pa blic aohoola Tnea there la the bua- laess sad short-hand college course, the course la elocution, aad ona la muslo. Ia our grammar departmeat there are thirty two pupils, and ia the short-hand school some lortv-two. rtitn short-hand, yon know, we teach the use of the type-writer.

In three months? No, we don't profess to teacn a pupil snort-nana in three months, but we can give tna best Instruction, so that the average learner may acquire It ia aix. Tbea there ia the penmanship oourse sixty pupils in that also a class ia Latin and another la Oermaa. We nave prepared boys for the best colleges two recently for tna bbefneld Bdeaufio nobooi, at Yaie, aad another young maa who, wlta soma higher Instruction at Chicago University, entered Harvard with honor. Do we help worthy young people wbo can't afford tbe tuition Well, that I'd better not nfvta to. for then wa should hare mora peti tions loan wa eoma possibly grant." "What old tbe Chicago busineas maa subscribe toward tba support of tba ALheuaeum last year?" "About f4.10a Wa hays a small fond of Ws rive the boa in ess men back a good part af their la vestment, 60 or 7 per oeat 1 should say, ia service to people they may be Interested in.

"Have Chicago's night schools paid "Well, there aava beea running soma alx-taen or seventeen, with aa enrollment of sboul seven thousand, bat of this number only about 25 per cent, for soma reason or another, have attended. Oo tip and look at us gymnaaiumr 0 E0OPSB-ABH0UX -WKDonroatxiA Tba marrlaga of Jfias Alice Arnold, daughter of Mra. X. X. Arnold, to Dr.

Joseph Hooper waa celebrated at 8 o'clock last night at Bt James Church. Tba nihra were If oasi s. Wirt Walker, Benjamin B. Lamb, John V. FarwelL Da.

lsoarn. Stay versoa X. Peabody. Grafton 1st. i Abbott and George btepbena.

Tbe maids of honor. Miss Laura carolling. Miss Hammond. Miss FarwelL vent," as Mr. Knight ai tampered with." la aba THE DAILX tSTEB OCEAN, TH USD AT JTTLT 1, 188C-TT7ELTI: PAGES; I klnsoa.

Miss Claude Baell aad MUa Basle bkloner. oame after, ail wearing party dresses of soft moll, with bouquets of Cornelia Cook rosea. Tba bride waa attended by ber brother-in-law, Mr. Frederick Uroenley. one waa dressed la a Preaoh faille toilet made with laoe draperiea, and ber veil fell over bar face aad down tba long train.

Boa carried kiot of white hybrid rosea. Tba groom, who waited at tba altar gate with the iter. Mr. Tlbbart, received bia bride from tba baad af Mr. Oreenlsy.

At tba dose of tba eeremony tba chimes rang ont a wedding roundelay aad tba bridal party drove to No. 354 Huron street, where Mra, Uroenley eater tainsd them, Tba oar da included very email party, aa tba family bas but recently coma out of mourning. Tbe pretty horns, which baa aa Individuality about II not usual, waa decorated wlta aa abundance of field flowers arranged la odd little bowls, Isrdenlera and vasea set la oat of tba way a helves aad niches. Ia tba parlor where Dr. aad Mra Hooper received, a long white panel draoerv buna between tba two win dows, aad sprigs of marigold and Virginia creepers covered tba entire sarlsoa.

lhs result was a back-ground for tba Joyous party. In keeping with the artistic maae-un of the room. ooUatloa waa served from 9 to 10 o'clock. BOARD OT JKDTJOATIOH. ataxia a svatxma aaaaxoaitkXTa, A petition to tbe City Board of Education, to allow the oaa of ona room ia ths Lincoln Bobooldarlag tba summer vacation for ths accommodation of a private class la Oermsa, was the oaaee of a somewhat spirited debate at last evening's meeting.

Speeches ia favor of granting such request ware made by Meaara. Nettelaorsa and story, it was op posed by Messrs. Collier. Joyce, and othera Mr. btory answered one objection that, if perm lea ton were granted ia this ease, others would oome ta aad very properly claim they ought to have the ase of school-rooms for various pnrposss by saying that there would be no tuition tees, but tba aoaool would be -public- la tba same that all the city schools are, A motion to suspend tbe rules, for tba purpose of grant- lag tbe request, was carried, Meesra CoUlar, Joyce, and the chairman only voting against it, Ths board naaiiy voteo.

to grant tas par mission. A ootnm wnloallon asking that tba Wicker Park school be mada a grammar school was referred to Mr. btenalaad. committee maa ot that school, aad tbe Committee oa Teachers. The Astlonal sale uuposit company pre sented a Woteat against tba reoeat revaluation (f 40.OOO) of tbe lota occupied by it at the corner of Dearborn and Monro street.

Tba protest waa accompanied by an injunction Iforbiddlng the agents of tbe board entering tbe premises or forfeiting tbe lease prior to July V. Tbe protest was referred to the Committee oa bohool Fund Property. Authority to prepare pians tor a six-room school building on taa School lot. and for an etgbteea-rooin building on a bow site at wenty-tnird place, between Wentwortb and Portland avenu. a.

was asked for by the Committee oo Buudinga aad Oroaada Tba plaas for both buildings were orderea prepared. 1 he oomtn.ttos also reported in favor of making awards for the erection of a Of teen-room acbotl building on Augusta, near Liavttt street, at a cost of also in favor of making awards of oontracts for a fourteen-rooin building at the corner of Eluabeth and Uai so eets. at a cost ot 10- The request of te com mittee were granted and Its requetts con curred In. The report of tbe Committee oa Text Books was read by Mr. Dooilttle.

It was moved by Mr. btory that tbysiology be added to the list of studies in the grammar ahools Mr. Mettei-borst objected. He said the physiologies submitted to toe ooard were rotten up la the Interest of the Woman's Christian peranoe Union, and contained lectareeon the evils attenalng tbe use of aioonollo liquors aad tobaooo. He believed ice water did more harm every year than alcohol, and there were other things eqaaliy harmful upon which ths physiologies before tbe board were silent Mr.

DooUttle and Mr. Collier were In favor of Introducing physKMoiry In the schools, aad did aot think that instruction concerning the effects ot aloohol aad tobaooo on tbe human system would be harmful. After further discussion tnat por tion oc the minority report rooommsaa log toe Introduction of Jobonot'a physiology, entitled: "How We Live." waa adoptnd. Tba reports of tbe minority aad majority of tae ooiamlttee agreeing in regard to other. text books, studies, eta, taey war adopted.

Mr, Dooilttle offered the following, which was adopted: Htiolrrd, That the question of modifying the coarse of Instruction In tbe High school be referred to the Committee oa HigB Soaools and tae Committee ee Test Books and Coarse of I a. traction, to be reported on or before the eomsaenes meat of tas next school ver. Tbe board taen adjourned until next Wednesday evening. IRrTLAHTm CAT7BB. kOUSIXO BtXaTTSO AT BfOOTA At tbe meeting of tba smell Parllameat-ary Aid Association at MoOey'a Hotel last algbt, steps were taken toward tbe permanent organisation of the body.

It was decided to apply for a charter of Incorporation, with the view of establishing subordinate branches throughout tba State. President J. J. Curraa Introduced tba Bev. Father Toomey aa the orator of tbe evening.

Tbe reverend gentleman mada aa eloquent appeal to the patriotic feeling ot ble bearers, aad strongly advocated the exclusion of politics from every organisation formed to advance the Irish cause In tale country. W. 1L Pettigrew. a Hootch visitor, addressed tbe meeting. His rems-ks were received with unbounded applause, as they appeared to re-echo tbe greeting Just accorded to Gladstone ia Boot-land.

Mr. Pettigrew thought that Oladatoae and Parnell did not demand as much for Ireland as Scotland forced England to give to tba scotch. Soward Lablff. wbo arrived In this city a day or two ago, bearlnr a cordial letter of Introduction signed by Charles 8. small, nsxt addressed tba meeting and after bia stirring speech was awarded a very hearty ovation.

Tba entertain meat in aid of tba Parnell fa ad will be given at the Driving Park Aur. 14 next, oonjolntly for tba benefit ot tba st Joseph orphan Asylum aad the Parnell fund, aad is not Intended to oo nil let with other entertain men ts la aid of tba Parnell parliamentary fund, to be given at Ogdea Grove oa tba aame date. A committee waa appointed to meet toe aeiegatea to taa oonvssuoa of tba Irish National League, which will meet ia this city Aug. 18 next Tna oommittee In cludes the Bar. Father Toomey.

J. Mallea. J. J. Hljrglns, P.

H. Cronm, aad Bran. Another oommittee waa appointed to oonf ex witb tba committee on arrangements for tba forthcoming festival, inclndinr W. P. Bend.

W. J. Hynes, John P. Bosnian. M.

J. Cunningham, John O. Hawley, and Joba B. Byan. Tba meeting adjourned until Thursday evening, July 8.

LOCAL POLITICS. The) Third Oiscrtev. Tba Mason Third Dlatrlot Congrsssloaal Committee mat yesterday, all being present Their sub-committee reported in favor of a joint call for primaries and oonventioa with tba Davis oommittee ta taa interest of bar. tnony. Tbey advised that tba sab-oommlt-tee be empowered to make the call, and that it ba signed by tba aub-oommittea and the three Bepnblicans with whom tbsy would consult.

They advised the same polata that the Da via oommittee did. Mr. Decker moved to adopt tba report A lively seanoe took place, Bawleurh saying that ba waa oommittee man from tba Twelfth Ward, aad be proposed to appoint tba Judges and select poking-places, aad he certainly would do so. Tboaawho voted for tba report bad stultified themselves by haying said that they oaly reoognisod tba Davis oommittee aa Republicans. It waa not harmony that would result, for if they took tba sp- in ting ot judge oat of bia hands would bava primaries at any rata, Mr.

Decker said that tba report did aot take tba naming of the judges oat of bia bands; Mr. Bee be had said ba would leave tba selection of judges to Meaara. EohisaU, Jenkina. aad Loomia. fair men.

Mr. Bawielga objected again, aad a long argument ensued ta which repeated bis threats of a separate primary aad call, ba claiming to want tba same enanoe that the othera had aed which tbey insisted be had. The report was adopted, Mr. Bawlslgh aad East voting against it Mr. Blount wanted to have Mr.

llawlelrh satis fled, and so did the othera, aad tba following' rsaoluUoa was adopted: IfosoieedL That tba sub-coaamlUee ba in structed te ass svsrr reasonable effort to obtain fee Mx. Kswlaiaa tae BcivUeaa of appelating tba Twelfth Meaara. East and Kawlelgk voted agalaat the resolution. It waa decided to adjourn until next Monday, and tba votes of twins snd Mr. Mount were gainst thia Tna five gentlemen who succeeded ia rylng their points ware Meaara Hair, Decker, Oernharak Blount, aad Kieveiaad.

Meaara Bawletgh and Kaat left tba meeting mad aad with blood in their eysa Klsrhtki Ware! n.sausiats. Tba younger element of cm Democracy la tba Eighth Ward are pre pari nay a number of affl da vita to support them before tba ooanty oentral oommittee aad to caose their oom- mitteemes to be seated. They olalm thai no primaries ware bald la tba locations act unless tney bald them thenslvse. aad will bring the landlords to prove ft. Tbey held primaries under tbe Crawford law In each precinct and cast 840 votes.

Their commit teemen have not vat been selected, but they are talking or jams MoCana ana James Duraad as their cboloe, Tbe "gsnr" moat assert that tbey will seal as their candidates mllv Collertoa and i arry Carmody ta plaoe of Oiiayer and O'Brlea. VARIOUS HKETIKOS. Its Milk Manepwrs. Tba Exeoutlve Committee af tba Milk- shippers' Central Union mat at tba Orand Pact fie Hotel yesterday, aad arranged a pro- gramma for tba aaaoal session of tba anion. which will be bald early la tba fall in this city.

Tba oommittee consists- of W. W. Nor. ton. H.

U. Edwards. J. W. Thompson.

P. Arvslison, John tew art and H. Ullkersoa. The union includes the Illinois. Iodiaaa, and Wisconsin shippers of milk.

Boat Fare: Hoard. At an adjourned meeting of tba South Park Board, yesterday, the President and Mr. Beat ware aatbotised to let tba contract for tba Improvement of Michigan aveaua, between Tbtrty-ultn and Thirty-ninth streets, to tbe lowest responsible bidder, tbe bids having beea already received, but not yet tabulated. Oppose ts tbe Cable Irsteaa. A largely attended masting of tbe Lake View property owners, who are opposed to tba laying ot a cable oa Lincoln aveaua, was held last night at tba corner of Linooln avenue and Wellington place.

R. H. Andrews presided. A committee of fourteen was ap pointed to present a remonsBraaoe to tbe Villa-s Board of irusteea inmiCIPAL, SCATTERS. Water Happir aad Drainage.

Mr. Budolpb sring, aha Chief Engineer of tbe Water and Drainage Commission, started for Denver yesterday to attend the annual oonventioa of the Society of American En. gineara Ha will return July 1L "We have completed tba field survey of tba land drained by tba Desplatnee Biver. betw lUvsrslde aad Joliet," said Mr. Hsring.

The next step la the work of solving ths problem of Chicago's drainage and water supply is to make a arrays north or tbe city, witb a view of determining whether tbe overflow of tbe DeeDlaines oould be sent Into tbe lake. of tba surveys will be completed within sixty days, and taen we will be ready to settle dowa to tba work of figuring on pians tor adoption. Ibese plana wben matured wul i nave not douot. take ia tbe suburban towns in the lm mediate neighborhood of Chicago, tbe benefits caa be readily extended to all. The State Legislature, I think, will have to be looked to to make provisions fo an assessment to pay the ooat of this pro poeed improvement There will be a necessity for a plan to raise tbe funds for this our pose, and the law will aot permit ot such aa eaterprlae aa it bow ataada Thsre la no reason why Chicago should not bava the beat water supply and drainage system la the oountry.

satardar Half Holiday. There waa a well attended moating of City Hall employee bald ta tbe Council chamber at noon yesterday, tba object being to agi tata tba qneeaioB of closing all tba city ofileea Batwrday afternoons, la -waa unanimously agreed that there oould be no loss to the city in giving tbe employes a ball holiday on Saturday, as there ia littla or no business transacted after noon of that oar ta tba Tba meeting waa of tbe uaaaimoaa oplsica that the holiday should be granted, and oonsalbsd aa to tbe best way oi getting la. it was Buggssted that a oommittee appolated to wait upon tba Mayor and lay tbe request before aim, but tais waa finally retected, as aot I seal hie, none or tna ployes being- wiiuag to UBdertake to "bail tbe cat A better plan, and ona whlcb It waa believed would be mora successful. deoided upon. This was to enlist tbe aervloea of oertala aldermen wbo nave, or are sup posed to bava, Influenoe wlta bia Honor, and get tnem to go to nun wita a request to inaugural the satoroay haU-aoiiaay.

Aa- otoer meeting will be held la a day or and it la expected definite action will be taken. Street Ian Tba sixth letting of oontracts for street improvemente will be advertiaed to-day by tba Department of Pubiio Works. Propoaaia will be received for curbing and filling' Thirteenth street, from Blue Island aveaua to Aablaad aveaua, aad Warren avenue, from tba or th astern tracks to Homan avenue, Tba following streets are to be curbed. graded, aad paved: Tbe allay between Wa bash avenue and state street, from Eighteenth to Twentieth streets; Ctoero court, from Jackson to Tan Buren street: Erie street, from Ashland avanna to Leaviu street; uitoo, irom sangamon to Asoiand aveaua; Indiana street, from Ashland to Hoy no aveaua: Kingsbury, from Erie to Ohu oago avenue: Liberty, from Jefferson to Hal- sted; Milwaukee avenue, from North avenue to Western aveana; Newberry aveaua, from Maxwell to rourteanta; Center avenue to Blue Island aveaue: school, from Jerxorson louespialnea: Schiller. from Walla to Sedgwick; Twsnty-sixth, from Wentwortb avsnns to state: lhirry-third.

from Cottage Grove to South Park avenaa; Ten place, from Asniana to auiwanjtse av enue, and WUoox avenue, from western av enue to Book well street The Twelfth Street lad not. The Commisaionar of Public Works engaged yesterday 1a eoaaultatioa with th Mayor, sx-Oommlsslonsr Cregler, and several members of the old Coandl committee on railroads, with the view of making a pre he naive report oa the question of the position of the Michigan Southern Bail way ta oonnectlon with th Twelfth Street Yiadact, which threatens at present to involve the city in a law autt for large damages. The work waa projected during commiaaioner oregiara term oi omoo aaa many matters of minor detail were tbe re-auit ot private -oonf are nose between the various parties interested, which ta some casos ware not made Items of record. The work waa oonrinaed under Mayor Harrison aa acting commissioner, aad nanoe it was acces sary to have all th parties Interested give their views aaa information on this important subject. The City Engineer will also be called on for his plana, drawings, estimates, and Impressions, ana Mr.

Percy will thoroughly examine tbe subject and pre eat ia to the Council oa next Monday evening. Th Commisaionar ta unabls to state what action will be necessary by tbe Couaoil or whether tbe Department will dlaoootiaua work pending any threatened Uttgattoa for damages claimed oy toe hairs of Dr. Haven. at whose instance the pxoaent laYastigaUoa ta Dew- maa a. six The oommittee oa school bnildlnga and sites, of which Paul Btenaland ia ahairman, will oonatraol tlx new school house luring' the coming season.

While this In crease is not sufficient to meet th growing demands of the city for school facilities Mr. Btenaland thmka that the board Is doing its beat under tbe elreumataneaa. Had it beea able to aap-piy school houses a sough ta pest years aa annual addition of aix new buildings would meet the demand without diffloaity. Bnt at present there are aot school boa see enough to accommodate tbe children wbo applied for ad mission last year. The City Collector baa issued hp to yester day 3,500 licenses for saloons, which ia the polling place and Jail gas in Wsrd.

in aa Increase of about 175 over last wear. Th i wrappers, euv, to tsl, tr. 8m34. maklnff totaT to saloon keepers who have started ta boat. nose ainoa tba first of tba year.

Tbey bava all beea required to pay tba full amount for a license term though they had bat a month of tbe period in whlcb to do business, aad tba City Council will be called noon to aa ordinance ordering a refunolng for tba period not occupied try the saloon keener, aa waa dona last year to about 350 persons who adopted liquor -selling aa a business In xtsSX Applicant for tna Police Tortm. Mayor Harrison's offios waa besieged yesterday afternoon wita the brawny dtlxena of Chicago, wbo are anxious to eerve tba municipality in tbe capacity of polios men and fsoe tba deadly bomb at tba hands of tba reckless, aad aa yak unpunished, an archist There, will be fifty naw patrolmen appointed oa tba 1st of July, aad Chief Ebereold has passed a poo tba qualiaeatloavs of seventy-six, all of whom will bava to pass muster under tba Mavor'a eagle eye. and tbea submit themselves to the scrutiny ot the medical examiners, who will pass upon their physical fitaasa as guardians of tba pesos aad protectors of property nader tba majesty of tna law. The Mayor required each applicant to write, with bis own band, a formal application for appointment, la order to teat bis fitness for making dally reports to bia superior officers. Ot the seyenty-alx who presented themselves about twenty-five were German a and the remainder Irishmen aad swedes.

Be vera! of the aldermen were oa baad to ooacb their constituents aad to lodorse their claims to appointments, but tba Mayor refused to announce him opinion ta regard to the fitness of a single candidate, and each man wore a daaed aud doubtful look aa be left tna exeoutive chamber. Tba Mayor stated that ba would confer witb Chief Ebersold before making any selections, aad will probably await tbe result of tba medical examlnationa before Indorsi ng aay com missions or making any appointments. A BreaK la tbe Water afaia, Tba aswaga departmeat waa notified yes terday that there was a break either ta tba sewer or tba water main at Wabash aveaua and Madison street, which Was causing considerable damage to adjoining property by the water backing no and aaturatlnr tba basements of tbe busineas houses. Chief Cneney at ofioe notified the water department of tbe difficulty, when the water waa Immediately abut off and aa lnveetigatioa la tns cause of the break and Its exact location was Instituted. Bepaira will be oommenoed at onoe, and no further Carnage la apprehended.

Klelnamlth AT ants teens. Pawnbroker Kieinsmitb, whose Uoanae waa revoked some months ago for alleged crook-adaeae, baa bean loitering about tba Mayor's office for the past two days with a longing-look upon bis oountenanoe, and aa humble petition to the Mayor for official permission I no resume baslaeas at tbe old stand. Thus far be bas net been able to make a favorable impression on tbe Chief Executive, and suit baa not been granted. The Old Armory Property. Tba lease for the premises located at the corner of Fradklia and Adams atreeta, for.

marly ooouplad by the city aa aa angina bouse, was signed yesterday by tba Mayor, Comptroller, and City Clerk. Samuel Aiier ton, the leasee, also attached his signature to the document. The terms of the lease, by which the city receives two otner lots or ground and C1U.OOO a year for ninety-nine years, bava already been published. Want to be Tear here. Superintendent George Howland.

of tba Board of Education, re porta the largest num ber of Applicants for examination as teachers oa Tuesday last, which bas yst beea con ducted by tbe board. From appearances also, tbe class was regarded as above tbe average. The papers will be examined during the week and the report of successful applicants submitted to tbe board at tba next regular meeting if oompUed in time. Tbw New School Board Members. Frsnk Wenter took tbe oath of office to sooossd himself as a member of tba Board of Education yesterday.

Perd W. Peck and Jamea B. Doolittle. tbe other appointees, hsve aot yet qualified tor the important do-ties assigned to (bam by toe lavas of tba Mayor. aTotect lour Uoeja.

Tba number of people ta Chicago who care enough (or their canine pets to pay tor a license to Insure their safety from tbe dan- gars of tbe public pound thus far la 8.011, that number of dug licensee having been issued by the City Collector to data. Will Beeetvw Tavslr Par. The members of tba police force aad tba fire department will receive their pay for the past month's services to-day. About $130,000 will ba required for tba purpose. HXADQTJARTBRB.

Tav. Bmifcerliooil mt foetal Clerks. Charles Eich, a railway postal dark on tba Chicago aad McGregor route who waa dis charged on tba ground that ba waa a mem ber of the Brotherhood of Railway Postal Clerks, was yesterday reinstated upon his proving that he waa not member of tba order, joba J. Hani on waa appointed a clerk oa the Chicago aad West Liberty route 1a plaoe of J. M.

Purruckar, removed aa a member of the brotherhood. P. Banda- Dury, Victoria, 111, and Jamea M. Bryant, Princeton, IlL, were appointed probationary clerks la the same service. Major Troy.

chief clerk of Chicago division, said. In the absence of Superintendent White, that ba had read tbe la pa tehee announcing that a strike waa being oon tern plated among th clerks who belonged to tbe brother hood. He does not believe any strike will take plaoe, and if It does it will not affect the service over forty-eight houra A Buffing. ton, ona of the darks discharged lor his auegea connection wita taa brotherhood, has been In tbe service for fourteen years, aad ba aa exoelieat reputation as clerk, serving oa tba Ghioago aad Minneap olis route. He aays that ba waa not will ingly connected with tae brotherhood, and aaa sought to explain pis position, bat the officers of the mall service wool a not Baton to him or give bim a bearing.

Ha aays that he waa aent for by tbe organiser wbo wished bim to ba an officer, and be aeoltaed to listen to tba proposition. He did not car to belong to tbe organisation. He waa elected to an offloa when be did not attend tba meet ing, and upon bearing ot It, declared bia in tendon to bava nothing further to do with it. On tba Sunday that the organization waa broken np in Chicago, it waa upon bis mo tion. Ha thinks that there la something in the story of tba strike, bnt would advise tne men not to quit work la that way.

Soma ot. ths matl clerks are complaining of tba service, saving that tba forcing Into tba oars of so many naw mra is making tna old and exparlenoed clerks overwork themselve. Tbey aay that tna new men are not doing good work and toa taa service ta oeing da mage a Mote. The temporary writ of lnlonotlon granted to the Lake Bhore Boad against the atrikare by Judge Gresham has not yet been given to toa marsoai xor service. Tba Marin Hospital report for th fiscal year shows 713 patisnts admitted to tba hospital and 3.043 oases treated in tna office the Government Building.

In tba year of 1884-83 there were 758 patients admitted to the hospital 3,519 treated in the Office. virfXJ, J. B. B. Van -Cleave, who baa oocaoied th respooetbi posltlont of corresponding clerk ox ta custom ooom xor tna past ova yeant, yesterdar surrender ad bia doak to bia suo- oeeeor.

Prank, la Horns, and- left for Bieb- moad, aia, where ba wUl spend a few weeks wita xua lamuy. i.u. Tba valne of' imported mefehandlse oeived at ta Ctuoaue Oaa torn Houae during tbe fiscal year ended yeateMav waa B9J29X- ois, previous xaa oastoaia ooueotowa-Kr tba past year were those of Jane be ing id Malar. Beuyaardtatei that the break water in tba barbae 4a bot as oadly damaged waa expected, aad aaa settled very little during tna winteCTf JSa larwaitimr for an ao- propnatioa pel ore ne aay action, Tba sale of postage stamps-at ths Poet- office for the fiscal year ending June SO. reported bv SuPertatebdctit ET- Kahnr waa 1H1.632.28L aAd' Xao srannricd envalonae.

an increase ot $1 177. 77 over tae year snoing aa ou, aooi an sales ot stamp 1 and envelopes during' one amounted to lo7.03&4 Tbe secretary of War has requested "General Sheridaa to look over tba various sitae for a military post ottered to taa government by the Chicago Commerotal Club. Generals Sheridan and Tarry were out yesterday looking over pieces of land. Inspect or of Customs MoHale baa been looking after tba exc anion boats aad finds that all have oomplied with tba navigation laws. Nona of the boats will ba allowed to take oa board Boors than their quota of paa-aengers, as they will be watobea by the inspector, and if any violations occur tney will be seised.

Dunn the past year ending last night owwRBve neon reoeiveuas toe ouioagro liimniug inuiar suuecc iinn 10,773.059 pounds, or 3,386 tons, of rega- lar newspapers and periodical, direct from tbe omoes of publication. Tba number of different piece seat out waa OO.iMi2,93L This matter Is paid for at ta asoond-clasa rata. If tba matter waa placed ia freight-oars, allowing tea tone to each ear, a train of 638 cars would be formed. Postmaster Judd yesterdav appointed aa stampers Jamea Dsvine, jfo. 2104 state William M.

Cutabertaon, Six liM wesson street: Daniel O'Cooaell. No. 3418 Pralrto aveaua: D. P. Morgan.

No 70S Car roll avenue: as pilers. Jamea F. Qulan. Mo. 133 Sibley street; Thomas Hoffner.

No. 391 Aorth Washtenaw yen us; Christian Burfc hardt. No. 2110 Lose lie avenue: Christian Sohaafar, No. 23 Eiaton venae; aa bag examiner.

Nelson li. Douglaa Charles nippo, a dark la th dispatching room, re- sucnea. Prank Bourquardea. a barber, was ar rested a few days aro charged with being a deserter from the Called State army. He brought before Judge Blodrett yester day oa a writ ot habeas corpus, He enlisted la tba army in October.

1882. and rlmnrfarl lnMay.lsoJL As ba is oaiy 2 i years of age at present be was discharged under the statute. During tba early nart o. Jnae numerous eouaterieit dollars. lM', war received at tba Sub-Treasury, srd also a number of halves, 1830 to 18j2.

These were out ta circulation by a Philadelphia ooney passer, aad tba large majority were shoved oat on tbe Lsrve. Taa lirraa Ocsah at tba time gave warning of tua work. Tba dollars and halves were exoelieat Imitations, with a good coating of sliver over tba composition metal, and had a good ring. It waa announoed yes terday at the bub-Treasury that very lew were now being reoeived. and the chances are that a considerable number of them nave been stowed awav.

Secret Service. diner Tyrrell sought to capture tba man who passed tbe stuff, but be bad left tba city ss aoon aa th money was passed. THB B)tD OP TRADE. atOSIXT 8HOBTB) Tba members of th Board will need to open a new set of books la order to keep track of tba naw aad old style receipts and oootraota. There will be no session of the Board of Trade during tba afternoons of July and August, Persona Should remember the fact and make no trades after 1 o'clock, or the officers will summon them to appear.

Elevator No. 1 ta the Board ot Trade Building was carelessly left without a conductor yesterday afternoon and took a sudden shoot from tbe basement to the fourth floor with four frightened oooupanta. Nobody waa hurt, but all four ware badly scared. This morning the rent for the old Board of Trade Building falls due. The sum which, under tba lease, tbe Secretary of the Board ot Trade must pay the Secretary of th Chamber of Com mere Building Association is $3,000.

Tbe Directors of tae Board of Trade, at their meeting Tuesday, voted with Dot two dissenting votes to rf use to pay the sum until tbsy were given possession of the whole property speclhed in th lease. This vote is backed up by an opinion of Sidney Smith, attorney for the board. Tba Directors of the Chamber of Commerce hare been unable to oompromise the trouble during tbe past three months, ana bava called a meeting for to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Development la this ease will be watched by business mea everywhere. It ia understood tnat tba question will be brought before the whole Board of Trade for a rota before suit is begun, secretary Stone will pay rent for th rear building tola morning, aa no question la raised on thia point, BREVITIES.

Bobbed at th Ifenss A tall, willowy Individual shuffled Into the detectlvo-room at tba Central Station yea terday and inquired for "ths bead, Lieutenants Shea and Ripley ware pointed out, and the willowy gentleman said. "Ah I A dual bead. Indeed." Ha waa asked bia bualneas aad stated be had beea robbed of 430. lie saia ne an tne man who had taken ma money, bnt did aot know hia name. He bad mingled with a crowd, and bad done aa tba crowd did.

witb the result. Tbe unfortunate fellow waa asked bia name, and banded the detectives a card inscribed, 'Charles A Wy- nan. St Loula," On being asked where he had lost his money, Mr. Wynnn said it had been taken irom him at tna race, me uyoe Park police would have been the proper persona to see about tba matter, but the detec tives told bun tbsy would do the best they could for him. The money lost consisted of six $50 bills and others ot smaller denomina tion.

Ha aid not think ne could recognise any ot them, because no had oaly hadttl money a tew minutes, or Dec ween two races. "Way, bow did you aay you loot theetuff?" queried Lieutenant Klpley. "I waa robbed answered Mr. Wyaan. "Hut bow 7" demanded John shea, "Weil, the betters got it, I suppose, because I put it oa th wrong- horse." There was alienee for a minute, aad then Mr.

Wynaa waa handed back bia card, the door waa opened, and the robbed maa dis appeared. The following dutiable goods calved at the Chicago Caa torn Houae yetr- day: Owen Hurray, 1 pipe wine; Koch, 39 esses oil atone; Bprajroev Warner A 8 case prunes; Augnstua, Engle.4. oases earthenware; ii. Maarer, i ease cry goods; u. tL.

cases dry goods; Lyon A Hcaly. 4 ossos musical Instrument: E- s. A W. 8. Fowler.

1 case marine M. Mayer A 2 cases cigars: J. B. Cast r3- caees piaster cants; o. w.

soeiaoa A eases dry goods; J. u. Laaber, 3 case -dry goods; Union Steel Cat, 1 case pyrometer; Marshall Field A dry goodai esses aid gloves; joon v. rarweu a oaio cases dry goods; ueo. AAersaon A Oa, 1 a cigara; Hoffman.

2 cases cigars: LUm fold Bros. A Mayer, 2 oases cigars; Trustee Of the Grant monument fund, 1 caaa plaster cast; Wilson 8 oaaea dry goods aad 1 esse glove; Manasso. 2 cases dry goods; Mandet Broa. 2 oassa dry goods: H. Clemens, lO casei wine, 1 cask wine; Brown, 25 oases wine; a M.

pay A 15 oassa hardware; Grommaa A Ullrich, 6 csasa cigars; Chaoln A Gore, 4 oaaea cigars; Hesalem 23 bales tobaooo: Foliar A Fuller, oaaea brushes; Carson, Plrle. Scott A 31 oases dry goods; KsUy. Maaa A 11 pakga furnishings; Eisendrath A ease fancy feathers; Murad, Bushman A 6 bales rugs; H. H. Hayden, 1,440 sacks aalt CoUeetiona, $9,000.00, Inquests.

Inquesta ware held yesterday aa follows: At the Coroner's office, oa the body of George O'Callagban, died from th effects of Injuries reoeived by hla being' track by an angina oa the Chicago and Northwestern Bail way tracks at the Bobey street crossing. The de ceased waa 79 year of age, and lived at No. 68 North Lincoln street, At No. 2213 Mo. Ulasbsa street, on the body of Frank Ho.

Mamara, 11 years of age, aoddeaUy drowned in the lake, opposite the foot of Thirty-fifth street, by failing off a plank on which he wassailing. At tbe Town Hall, ta Lake View, on the body of an unknown maa found floating ta the lake opposite the foot of Addison street. At the County Hospital, oa tbe body of aa unknown boy found floating in tba lake, near the government pier. Tbe boay appeared to have been la th water about three weeks. Nothing was found on the body of th deceased excepting so ins cards.

At No 691 West North annua. In tbe town of Jefferson, on the body of Mary Luthertoh, aa infant 7 months old. ac cidentally smothered in a feather bed. The Coroner baa been notified of th finding of a Mrs. Suit dead in ber bed at ber home oa Stooey Island avenue, near Parkaida.

ta tba village of Hyde Park, on Wednesday morning. Tbe cause of the woman's death ia supposed to have been apoplexy. metttaa; WorksYor Chicago. Ex-Senator N. P.

HiU, of Denver, ObL, has been In the city for several days, hia mission hare bains, aa he said to a reporter Xox Til I i I I i I a Iittxb Ocbam last sight, to sec are ground for tbe erection of a large cold aad silver smelting works at thia point Tba Seaator ia ona of the principal stockholders in the Boston and Colorado Smelting Works loos ted at Argo. Bear Denver, These works are the largest, perhaps, la tba country, aad turu out annually an Immense amount -of bullion. Senator Hill says, in regard to the new eaterprlae: "The reasons lor our branching out caa ba briefly stated. Tba Northern and Southern Pacific routes across the oontlaeal tap Urge mining regions, front which ore can aot be brought.to Denver with- out greatdadvantare as compared with Chi. eago.

It ia a strange tact, but a sot nevertheless, tost wa can get better freights to wuiussw uma aiong in woo uaee Man i we caa Denver. The question of i uei aiso en teis largely Into eoaudaration. At Chicago wa can el IhV BKeawrr fal even cheaper than at Itaam ThMa tw considerations make Chicago tba natcral center for the smelting busineat shall break tba ground here soma tl ma tnia nn. mar, aad bava completed oontracts aad aiw range men ta by whlcb we are certain of tba iacceas of our venture." Bipoa College, Tba Bar. Dr.

Arthur Littla, pastor of the new x.ngianu uongTegmnooai vnurch, returned ytrd87 from a visit to Rlpon, Wla, where he went to attend the commencement exercises of the Bipoa College. Taa baccalaureate sermon waa prea chad last Sunday morning by the Bar. E. H. Merrill, IX Ik Toa Bev.

Dr. Freeman, of tbe lm man acj Presbyterian Church, of Milwaukee, Save an address la tbe evening, londay and Tuesday were de voted to the aaBivarsariea of the literary association. Wednesday morning a class oi ten young ladies and gentlemen were grao luted, and th degree of Doctor-of Divinity waa oonf erred oa th Bev. George W. Aa- drewa.

Professor of Theology, at Talladega, Ala. Tba past year bas been a prosperous one for tba college, and the outlook baa never been better. Th Bar. Dr. Little hsa been a trustee ot lUpon College nearly fifteea years.

Special Poll oa maa Shot Charles p. Weight, of Ba 13 Hart street, mployad aa special policeman at Greniera Alcaxar Theater, corner of Throop and Wast Madison streets, waa shot ta the left tfaigit by a a Hayes, a cigar-dealer at Ko. 45 West Madison street, at 11:30 o'clock last night, ta a dispute over a trivial matter. In addition to his duties as special policeman. Weight la engaged a a private watchman by several merchants in the vicinity.

Hayea circulated a report that Weight did not attend to his business prop-erly, and the two men had a lively verbal row over tbe matter. At the oloee of the performance last night Weight approached Hayes, who was tending at tbe theater door, to renew th discussion, when Hayea snot bim. Weight ia not seriously injured. He waa taken to the County Hospital, aad Hayea waa locked np at the West Lake Street Station. Hard Coal Deader Hapnr.

There was a good deal of cnoouragemenl manifested among anthracite eoal dealer yesterday over the action of the meeting of th shippers which waa held ta Buffalo Tnea. -day. At the Buffalo meeting It waa decided to maintain the June prices for July, which has given the bnsin ess a decidedly healthful outlook. There seems to be a unanimous disposition to advance price Ang. 1, aad a prominent eoal man said yesterday that if tbe present conservatism was preserved -wblca bed characterised tbe trade ta past month th bard ooal business would surely nave a boom.

There 1 already considerable inquiry, and a number of aeavy Western oealers from the region of the Missouri Biver have been ta toe city looking around. The temperature yesterday, aa observed by Manias, optician. No. 88 Madison street, waa aa follows: Thermometer 8 a. 69 boots sero; 9 69; 10 a 11 a.

71; 12 71; 1 p. 71; 3 nv, 72; 6 p. 73. Barometer a. 2 63; 6 p.

29.63. Treleaven A opticians. It a 63 State a tree Central Music HaU, also report aa follows: Thermometer a 67 above aero; 9 68; 10 a. 69; 12 mr 73; 2 p.m.. 71; 4 p.m..

72: 6 p. 72. Ba-romotetw 10 a. 29.03; Op. 29.08.

Frank Pieroe waa tried for laroeny yesterday before Judge Bog-era and fouad not guilty. Tbe Gettysburg Panorama Company win to-day pay a dividend to stock holders of $1 per share. Aa unknown man. wearing brown clothes, age about 40, brown mustache and goatee, waa found in the lake off Lake View yesterday. The body, whlcb seemed to have beea In the water but a abort time, waa not Identified at tbe Inquest, Jamea Connors, who Is also known as Jake and John, la alleged to have sold two horse for $230 for Nicholas Dietriok, of No.

324 South Deeplalnes street, aad' to have appropriated th money. Justice Fisher held him to the Criminal Court. Thia afternoon Mrs. N. B.

Haynes and Madame Stable were the reclpleats of vary elegant floral souvenirs from the ladles and gentlemen connected with the firm of K. B. iaynea. The ladles above mentioned start this evening for a trip to Paria The Bev. John Frederick, th pngtUstla parson who had a lively row with his the Key.

8. G. Berger, waa before Jus tice Barker yesterday. He did nos offer any exeaaa for bia conduct, and be seemed relieved wben- tne Justioe placed him under bonds of $300 to keep the peaoe. PERSONAL "jCENTTOir, ra ajtp about crnc-aoo.

Tba following- Chioagoana were registered yesterday at th Oak wood Houae, Green Wla. Woodoook and family, Mr. MrvWiLUaxUi-H. Beldler, Charles Fargo and daughters, A L. Arend and daughters, H.

Stone. D. W. Bedfield. E.

B. Bossat. James H. Baedee, George a Eldxedg-e, W. D.

Gregory, Mrs. D. Gregory, Miss Annie C. Gregory, Ok Frank W. Stanley, A A Elrk-woo4 yisses Antisdela The more prominent visitors at the Board! of TradW were-: U.

P. Nelson, New York; A Ulbba, Montoaal J. TK Thomas, Philadelphia; E. TtJ. Swvena, Baltlmoxe; J.

a Thompson, Ban Antoaio. Texas; U. Moore, E. ITloe, Boston: L. Moenoh, D.

Glueaslng, JL Heritert, A Nelson. Omaha; W. P. Camp-beUaSaw York; Si T. Noble.

Dead wood, D. T. Bieaard Nixon, Secretary of the lata World's position at New Orleaaa, I spend- lng a few days in Chlearo, the gneet of Gee, II alien. Ma 83 Bush street Mr. Nixoa Is Bmember of the editorial staff of tbe New Orleans Jfrw.fi Wwiooral vXhe oilowtng Chioagoana ware registered yesterday st tae Lindell Hotel, Bt Loula: E.

IV Barley, Jt APstterson, J. Ceraon A J. Cawparl: at' Smith, B. Bid Frank J. B.

Larken. BJr.kad Mrs. "John Drake, ot toe Grand Pacifla, will sail on Saturday from New York or Eoxo whore they wul pass the aum-raer. Cbarles H. Bcbaeffer will leave to-day for Lake Minaatonka, where ba will spend the ai tamer, B0TX1V ABJtZTAXa 1 lBOt or son.

Osneral and Mra. a L. Bosaex, Tlrglnla, axe at the BJoheilau. x-OoTeraor Samuel Morrill, De Moinea. la at the Grand- Paolfio.

William Qi MTxter, Tale CoUege, IT Ha. Iran, at the Bherman, At the BlcheUeB Jlr. arid Alfred Holmes, Lohdont Mr, and Mrs. St. a.

Bre-tnOnd, Txaa. At the BaermarwD. T. Ball, W. Shlp-xnan, Detroit; J.

E. Galley, Winnepeg; Thoa, Arautage, Harrowgate, England; J. ir. Don-eombe, Iowa, At tbe Tremont-J. D.

ICflwauk; B. A Holton, New York; Mr. and Mra J. -Dykes, Flushing, N. I.

Goodwin, Boa-ton; C. H. Gould, Montreal. At the Lai and B. H.

HiU, Cleveland; Geo, L. Hooper. Boston; George P. East, Manchester, England: 0. Tyadal, London; George EL Capen, Bt Loula.

At the Grand Pacifio atfge Daniel Day, Providence, B. Julge Goorge W. Fifiald, Lowell, Masa Charlea F. Hatnh, Minnsapo-lia; William B. Strong, Boston; Mr.

and Mra, William 8. Hopkins, baa Pranolsoo; Mr. and Mrs, a B. Potter, New London. Conn.

Mr. aaa Mra. Joseph TomUnson, Philadelphia: Lieutenant A X. Wooda, S. At ths Palmer Menelaa, New Orleans; Mr.

aad Mra H. Dsvls, Detroit; Mr. and Mra. William P. Owens, Galveston; P.

J. 0Keffs, Liverpool; Horace Fletcher, Japea; John Wills, San Francisco! Frederick Robert, New York; Judge John la Wheat, Leaianue; W. awavsj, wysi I.

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