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"2, rim CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: TI1URSDAT; JUNE 29, PAGES. el THE LAKE FRONT. crop this season. Tim people of Minnesota say that they expect to have, as they always bave, a good crop of corn. THE CITY.

MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. Secretary Lincoln Refuses to Give Away the Hundred Feet. Why the Engineer Board's Recommendation Is of No Account. Justice Kaufmann' court yesterday a big, red-faced woman stalked up to the rail, nourished a cotton umbrella wildly in the air, banged it (town On the desk, and said, Weil A meek-looking little man who stood near by edged away trout the umbrella and whispered that be was the woman's husband, but that a number of other men were disputtag bis claim. and that Maggie was a disgrace and scandal to the neighbortmod.

What is it ve want out me?" queried the prisoner at the top of her voice. Want a divorce? give ye a divorce in a minute. Won't 111---" Stop:" said the Court. "I know all about you. I line you lot) for disorderly conduct." NVith a gasp and a parting glare.

the woman retired to the pen, and made the station-house resound for the next half-hour with wails of grief and rage. AN INIII-MAN FA rnER. Tuesday night two little Italian boys were locked up at the Desplaines Street Station. Jimmy and Tony Geraspi, aged II and 7 years respectively. Each carried an old crack-toned Adobe, and tne older one also carried a rawhide.

Tee( was to be administered to Tony when the little fellow grew sleepy and forgot to play his violin and beg. The boys were locked up at the instigation el Oilicer Dudley, of the Humano Society, who suspected that they were the victims of a padrone. Sure eunuch. inquiry developed the tact that the boys were sent out fiddimg and begging everv day by their father, a dirty-looking, dried-no street laborer named Joseph Geraspi. lie was arraigned before Justiee Valsh yesterday morning, and tined 11 and costs for his cruelty.

and warned that upon a second convietion he would get it much harder (i4)se and be deprvoti of biA into the bar Arlin. The wreteh polled a biz roll of bilis from his pocket and grumblingiy paid his fine. Dr. Joy Exonerhted front the Charge of Unprolet.sional CA)nd netEndowment of a Protessiors.hip. Special Dispatch to Tht Chicago Ass ARBOR, June Board of Regents today concluded their investigation of the charges against Dr.

D. A. Jos'. who secured certificates to the merits of an electric belt of his invention from members of the medical Fee ulty and Wagner Chicago, in whose hands It was placed, and advertised it in an unorolessional manner to the great disgust of those professors whose certificates were appended to the advertisements. The board, atter a lons investigation, entirely exonerated Dr.

Joy from any blame, and agreed unanimously that there was no reason for bis dismissal from the university, as the professors referred to demanded. The Alumni Society of the university held its annual meeting today and etected the lion. E. D. Kinnte, of thts city.

President, and Prof. L. R. Fisit. of Albion, Vice-President.

and Zena P. King, of this city, Treasurer. They decided to push trie Willianis nrotessorshin fund and en. (low a chair in the university aS ornally in. tended.

Prof. Williams. who had an income from the tuna wnich amounts to died the past year, and afew alumni were disposed to abandon the but the other counie prevailed by a large majority. The Conditions Contemplated by the Board Could Not Be Secured. A Cession of One Hundred Feet Would Necessitate Another of the Same 1 Width for a Street.

i 1 i 6 1 1 7 4 past in the bands of a Receiver. The works iire in a dilapidated condition and the whole plant is on its last legs. Its charter expires Aug. 1. The new company intend to build entirely new works at a point near the centre Of the villeee, whereas the old works are located on Bowen avenue, just south of Thirty-ninth street.

New iron pipes of firstsclass quality will be laid in every pert of the village where the demand will warrant the company in tio doing. It is hinted by the provisions of the ordinance to supply gas of firstsrete quality at rates not exceeding F2.53 per The proepeet for an improvement in gas is received with satisfaction by the consumers throughout the village, its the unreliability ot that furnished by the old company has been a source of intense annoyance for years past. Parties interested in the new company state that there is an abundance of -capital behind the enterprise. and that Its plans will be rapidly pushed to completion. The proceeding's in the Western Indiana rOndvmmttion suit to obtain a right of way through the Kleinman tract.

located south of the Calumet Iron Steel Company's mills at Cum- ming' and in the temporary injunction ob- tained by James Stinson restraining the- New York, Chicago St. Louis Railroad from passiug throuish his land east or Grand Crossing, beve brought forth facts Of great interest to the citizens (it Hyde Parke as Ivell as to the Assessor of the town. The property in question has been heretofore taxed on a valuation of about per acre, and the owners of this property, in connection with the Proceedie mentioned, now estimate that the value of their land ranges from e1.o00 to elletke per acre. It is etated upon good authority teat, in view of these statetnents thus made by these gentlemen. who should be good authority upon tee matter, changes will be made in the Assessor's books regardinir these lands to the amount (It several thousand dollars per acre.

As the larger part of the burden of the taxation in the village has been borne by the residents in tue northern portion of the villave. Giese developments and consequent chtuices will be of great interest to the reeidente ill that por ton. Although the Assessor's books are not as yet entirely completed. the aseessed valteition of the real estate in the niece of Hyde Park will be about increase ot about 000 over that of last yearand that of the personal property about locrease of over Following is the assessed valuation of the personal property ot several of the large bruits in the village: North Clecago Rolling Mill Company Cabinet Chicaeo Canal Dock Co-. 1.510 Clecago Axle Forge Company.

Lex) South Chicago Hotel 77)41 Carki Crain dredges Sr 1 'helve Petrie dredges 4.000 Harvey Fox COS) Getty Blanchard P) G. B. Hannan Richardson Co. Itnedes Bradley Peotto Swat Co. 2,0 0 Waelengton Ice Company Leto) Willard's Sons Bell 2.toPi Chietero City 40.000 Chapman, Green Co Leon Chicago Linseed tea Company Lop) Standard 0.1 Company teeth) The eherman Marsh Wire-Works Wilson Sewing-Machine Company.

7,501) PULLMAN. Be Aides to Agree to the Railroad Company's Plans Would Bo to Yield Possession. That Husband of Mine Is three thnes the man be was before he begratt using Wells Health Renewer. .11. Drugvists.

Depot, kind 94 Lake street. CITY-11ALL. This Denial of the Hallway's Pretensions, However, Continues the Terrible Eridge Nuisance. had his head crushed all out of shape by the barrel, which tell upon It The Rawson street patrol wagon conveyed the body to bie boarding-house tit No. 2070 Butterfield street, and the Coroner was "One armed" Schimmel, one of the men rupposen to have been concerned in the Economy Block shooting-scrape mentioned in Tuesday's TRIBUNE, was run la at the armory last nipett and booked on the charge vaarrancy.

It was thought. however. that the Lconomy Block row was the cause of hits arrest. Schinenci claims that les arrest la due to a erudite held egainst him by one of the arieery officers, but tiles is probatity a mtaapprehensiiin on his part, set hi a arrest weft ordered by Capt. Buckley.

Ile was released on bail, Bon Buliwinlile's bear ought to be killed or nuzzled and kept within doors. Weil Mar-till Cone, of No. 2111 State street was walking along La Salle street yesterday the bear came Out tif at restaurant near Monroe street and caught him by the pants leg. In throw ine the btatsi Ott the bear bit Cone On the righa hand. inflicting a bad wound.

After havine the gash cauterized ha lir. Lane. Cone tried to get a warrant tor Baliwinkle. but Justice AVallace teld hint to commetice at civil suit. Cone is a peer mate and as he will be unable to work for two or three weeks, his family will be apt to suffer.

The Leavitt Street Congregational Church held it semi-annual meeting last evening in the lecture-room of the chnrch, which was an exceedingiy harmonious attain The church is erospering and increasing in membership. Mr. NVilliam Heftier acted as Moderator. The Prudential Committee presented their report. which sleeved the spiritual interests of the churen to be In rood condition.

The Trees- unit's report showed a healthy linancial emelttime With a small balence On band, and the eburch out of debt. The following-named geaHewett were elected Deacona to all vacancies: G. A. Hamilton and L. H.

Arnold. Complaluts are made that Capt. 0.D011- nen. of the Twelfth street Police District, is not handling the gang of thieves mid burelars ill his territory with a very efficient hand. Last Friday some one entered the residence of Mrs.

Johanna O'Brien, Aberdeen street, and in gettine away Jumped through Ft window, carrying It tht-1 and tearing the curtains. The grocery-store t-if Mr. Muneee was entered Tuesda tught by I idevee, who away with a lot uf fauna. A hardware store on Blue Islane AVell110 aLio robbed last week. Littler sinitlar deeredations have taken piece, all of wheel hat been -suppressed by the polite.

so tar as mg any intorination to the public is concerned. The Board of Trade Telegraph Company, which is building a line between Cbicago and St. Louis, connecting with intermediate points. expects to open its line in this city within a month. The ordinance allowing the corporation to string wires within the limits was laud on the table by tee Council.

but it is understood that arrangements have been made to reach their headquarters down-town. Considerable dinicuity has been experienced along the right of wee in the country. especialiy in Lemont Township, when' the limeinen were arrested on a warrant seined by a citizen, the men of course being dischareed. Agents of the IVesterit mon are credited 'with twing at the bettom ot the opposition to the utVI lin(, but it will be constructed and put, in operation at least by the middle of Justice Wallace yesterday tined A. II.

Andrews, the ferniture manufacturer. elta) for maintaining a nuisance. It appeared from the evidence that the citizens living in the neighborhood of Andrews factory, on West Polk street. had been annoyed for months by the fine ehavings and sawdust which were beichea forth in all directiona trunk the factory, driving into residences. soiling clothes, carpets, and curtains.

and keepiug NvIntiows dirty. The complaint was meale by an officer of the Health Department, who stated that ut tee Union street condenmedon case the representative of Andrews had testified that the profits of his business was 000 per year, and claimed aa5.o15i damage, for the opening et the street. He thought it the business riud well the nuisance might be abated, and the Justice concurred in that opinion. The formal opening of the new home for inebriate and opium-eating women, called the Martha NVashineten Department of the Washinetonian Home, will take place on Saturday, July 1. at the location of the institution, in the Town of Lake View, two miles north of the city limits and one mile west of Graceland.

Miss MA 1AG LIGENSE The following marriage licenses were issued yet. day. and res Pim-re. Ap. 5 Michael Donanne.

Joliet .33 Kate Cuddy. lies Moines. i A i a de Truesdell, Chicago '21 3 Rose II. Miller. Cilicicto i George W.

Mills. Freeport. Ill 25 i Fan c.e Kasten. 11 5 William G. Caicgo tiearuna W.

NeLaibour. Chicago i ittlinnie H. Veir. Lake '7 i Mollie k'. Gilmore.

Lase 25 5 Daniel M. i latte Chicago T3 Lelia Al. Berns. Chicago 23 i Edwin Gttrist rat, Chicago 43 i M. Sit.5t11, tt.e1tg0 itatt( 1).

Guitlitip. CaitAtoto 23 i Neilie E. Cunipbeti. Cpicago li i George F. Lnerr.

Chleazo 3 Minnie Itarerkost. Chicago 24 5 Elias D. Lawrence. Detroit 1M Leh "3 Annie Jackson. Itetroic Mich 23 William I-1 Vtin.

21 5 titRiney. tuicitgo 24 WillittIll 1-1 Vt1n. Chiestgq 31agorle tIuitiCy. CLII2itg0 about 1,340 feet in length, tind requested the De-pertinent to consider whether, under the existing facts and eircumstauces, wbarves 1.240 feet long, tbrown Out from a new base Jul) feet east of the present dock-line, where the water is deeper, with intervening blips of the same length, will not be practically sufficient, and really as valuable for commercial purposes as if the but slightly greater length of 1,340 feet were This communication. being referred tO THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS for remark, was by him returned to the Secretary of War, canine atteumon to the opinien of the Atturney-General respecting the question of fact, wincn alone, as stated by him.

was properly to be entertained by the War Department, and reeommenduer that this question be submitted to Sparke and Comstock and Maj. Weitzel as a Board of Engineer Officers tor consideration and report. with their opinion thereon. This recommendation of the Chief of Engineers was on the 14th day of April. approved by the tecretary of War.

The board was instructed by the Chief of Engineers to obtain such information as may be necessary to determine the question whether the proposed extension of the dock line by the Illinois Central Railway Company will encroach upon, obstruct. or interfere with the harbor at Cnicago, and thei injuriously affect its usefulness in the interest of navigation. and to report whether, in their Opinion, the injunction or prohitrition by the War Department against the extension of the dock line by said company should be maintained or withdrawn. THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD, in answer to the question submitted to them as above stated. is in these words: We say that, the proposed extension of the dock-line by the Illinois Central Railway Company.

to whieh, in our plan, there is no objection, will encroach upon obstruct, and interrece with the harbor at Cnicago, 111., but tvill not injuriously atiect its usefulness in the interest of navigation it that Men is executed. In our opinioa the injunction or prohibition by the War Department against the extension of the dock by the Helens Central Railway Company should be withdrawn if this company will first furnish it good and sufficient guaranty to the Secretary of War that it will comply with all the requirements demanded of it in the plan which we have above "THIS PLAN submitted by the board is in substanee es tot- lows: It is stated that the present right of way of 200 feet oceuWeil by the railroad does not give it width sutheient to connect tracks on the piers of the harbor wan tilt) traeks the railroad by curves of sultrible radius if the piers beein at the prorseut stituar-mer. but that suitable curves could be put in it the piers should hgin at tne new sty ire-line. 2440 feet outside the present one. They.

theretore, are of opiaion that this new line shoald be establistwd tor that purpose. that one-half of this extension next to the preseet breakwater could be occupied by the railroad as desired by it without detriment to commercial interests, and that tte Pext strip of NO feet stioULD BE A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. The board is also of opinion that the railroad company should be required to make the curved connections between its tracks and those On the wearves, and to haul cars to and trout the wharves at reasonable rates, and should also be required to build at its own expense viaducts in sufficient numbers and of suitable construction to accommodate the commerce from the streets of the city to the proposed public highway adjacent to and outside of its proposed new tracks. and that these viaducts be permanent structures and public nigh ways, and be promptly built when required try the Secretary of NVar. The board state that in suegesting this plan they do not consider the question of ownership of the merged lands at all; that TIIIS IS A LEGAL POINT which is in dispute.

and that they simply desire to suggest what rights in the navigable waters of tne harbor the Government might relinquish in order that it may be of the greatest usefulness to the general commerce of the country and of Chicago 6 It finis appears that the conclusion of the board is that the proposed extensara of tbe shore line luri feet eitatward by the railroad company would be such an encroachment upon the tiH rbor of Chicago as should be prohibited by the Government of the United States unless this extension is accompanied by a further extens'on Of let) feet. thus making at once a base for and a part of the systemirof wharves which it is anticipated will. at some tone, be built within the outer harbor, and also accompanied by valid and effectual provisions relating to railway traces. rates of transportation. and the building and maintenance of numerous and expensive public viaducts extending from lands WHOSE OWNERSHIP Dolis NOT APPEAR IN THE PAPERs, lying west of the present right of way of the railroad company, over its tracks to the proposed base of the docks.

It is apparent that these are conditions which. under the present circumstances. it is not possible for the War Department to embodY in any arrangement for the withdrawal of the existing 'prohibition against the exAension of the railroad breakwater line. In the first place. it contemplates the making of requirements by the War Department which the Vat' Department has The Mayor orates at Kankakee July 4, and is preparing the wings of his eagle for the occasion.

'Vile Controller yesterday purchased two lots in Lawndal, Central Park avenue, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets, for the erection of an engine-house, at a cost of $450. The Mayor yesterday revoked the saloon lienso of Martin Garrity. doing business at No. West Harrison street, on the ground that rho place has been the resort for thieves au a vagrants. Among the building permits issued yesterday Wtel one to H.

Muenthausen to erect a two-story store and dwelling. No. Blue Island avenue, to cost one to G. F. t4eh4eppe to erect a three-story store and dwelling, No.

525 Woe avenue, to cost and one to Job Webb, to reet a two-story dwelling, Nos. tuld Leavitt street, to cost The hors living on Van Buren street, between Aberdeen street and Centre avenue, have petitioned the Mayor for the privilege of playing base-ball in a Nacant lot in that locality. An investigation shows that the lot in question is owned by Jona L. Lincoln, who objects to the INV Ot the premises tor any such so the boys wilt have to look elsewhere for a place to enjoy themselves. i 24 24 1 1 1 Alfred LorkeY.

Cti left'go Margaret Mawford. Chica 6t, 5 I len ry Helena Matthews, Chicago 1 rl'hoinits Chicat7o Mary Intiy, Co icatio Jisepli Ii. (Allem," EJeanore Griffiths. Chicago fienry C. Schidt, Chicago Bertha Lawson, Jefferson 1 Ignatius N.

Ilartniii (I, Jeff liarinah White. Jefferson Fred J. Itebulan, Jefferson Label. Jefferson 1 Itoraee R. turifiert.

Englewood. Bessie 31. Hunter, Englewood rEnsoN.A.r, AND GENEItAti Mr. and Mrs. S.

T. Gilman are at the Palmer. A. B. Catton, New York, is at the Leland.

A. IL Moody, of Co 111., is at the Sherman. E. B. of Colorado, is at the Sherman.

C. C. Napier, of New York, is at the Tremont. The Boston Base-Ball Club is at the Tremont. Ross P.

Dart, of Milan, is at the TreMont. Capt. Robert B. Wade and family are at the Palmer. Col.

IL M. Enos, U. S. is at the Palmer. G.

W. Lee, of Richmond, is at the Palmer. Dr. J. L.

Mulligan, of Scotland, is at the Tanner. Theodore Wise, of New York, is at the Palmer. A. K. Hovey, of Manilla, is at the Grand Pdcitic.

James Bellows, of Mandan, D. is at the Leland. L. Candee, of Darlington. I.

is at the Tremont. W. A. Miller, of San Francisco, is at the Tremont. Arthur Dixwell, of Boston, is at the Tremont.

S. W. Phelps, of Covington, is at the Tremont. C. C.

Turner. of Omaha, is at the Eherman. L. F. Palmer, of Davenport, is at the Eberman.

Judge II. S. Winslow, of Newton, is at the Tremont. John F. Raynolds and wife, of Canton, are at the Leltuad.

Delavan Peek and wife, of Albany, N. are at the Leland. The Rev. J. M.

Clearg, of Kenosha, Is at the Sherman. Dr. Louis C. Starkel, of Belleville, is at the Grand Pacific. The Rev.

T. M. Fleiser, of Philadelphia, is at the sherman. Mr. and Mrs.

F. M. South, of Topeka, are at the Grand Pacific. Mark M. Pomeroy Brick of Denver, is at the Tremont.

Mr. and 31rs. C. 11. Fletcher, of Sherbrook, Canada, are at the Palmer.

Mr. and Mrs. Durant Du Ponte, ot New Orleans. are at the Palmer. Mr.

and Mrs. W. 11. II. Stowell, of Appleton, are at the Palmer.

P. F. Wood and A. G. O.

Kennedy, of England, are at the Grand Pacific. The Earl of Hopetown and Mr. Hope, of England, are at the Grand Pacific. F. C.

N. liZobertson, of the Peoria Starch Company, Peoria, is at the Leland. Mr. and Mrs. W.

I. Lockwood and son, of llartford, are at the Palmer. The Union Club lawn concert is postponed till one week from tonight. IL C. Atkins, Assistant Superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul Railway, is at the Tretnout. The types in yesterday's TRIBUNE read that Tom Boyne had been arrested for perjury. It should have been Tom Hoyle. Annie 31oore stole a lap-robe from Judge Lootnia' buggy. Justice Walsh held her to the Criminal Court in bonds of eo.

For running a second-hand clothing store without a license Abram Goldberg was yesterday assessed 35 and costs by Justice Wallace. Annie Hurley, of No. 42 South May street, Peter Enberg, and Mrs. La Brum, of No. 211.

Erie street, were lodged in the Jail yesterday as being insane. Prof. W. A. Norton, of Yale College, is at the Sherman.

The Professor is in the city for the purpose of holdieg examinations of candidates for the Yale school. A match was accidentally dropped into a barrel of whisky at No. North Halsted street yesterday morning, and the explosion which followed caused about datmage and nearly frightened a crowd ot stuners" to deuLti. 3frs. Maria B.

Holyoke, who has been laboring for the enforcement of prohibition in Kansas and for the adoption of the Constitutional amendment in Iowa. reached Chicago this morning lier 'address will be as heretofore, Box 27. Chicago, Mrs. Sophia Peterson. of No.

16.2 North Peoria street. presented the ollicers of the Des-plaints Street Station with a small boy yesterday Raw-Aug. elplained that it had been lett in the haaway of her resideuee and it was for- warded to the Foundlings' Home. The temperature yesterday, as observed by lidanasse. optician, No.

SS Madison street, Building, was as follows: 8 a. tiS degrees; 9 a. 6s; 10 a. 67; 11 a. 67; 12 1 p.

61; 3 p. ti5: 5 p. 67; :74 p. Barometer, 8 a. an; 5 p.

Z1 IS 2 9 Alfred M. Fletcher, North Hampton, Mass i Rebecca M. Hunter, Englewood 9i i rharle4 Kolt lilt, Chicago 2S i Hannah Kosing, Chicage i Alfred I. Russell, Burlingame, Kas CZ I Pliebe Pratt, ()let Ilamberg. Chleavo arnf k'Inerta" 14 if MM0 Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

D. June 28.Secretary Lincoln has rendered his decision upon the report as to the Lake-Froat. Ile declines to approve the plan for docks to be constructed for the Illinois Central Railway, as there certainly is a doubt about the title of timt company. Secretary Lincoln is of opinion that the matter must ultimately be decided by the courts. The fol- lowing is his opinion: Meanercoaction If the Secretary of in Rel(ina the lrher: The records of the War Deparunent show that a Board of Engtneers constituted tiv special order Aug.

3, 1S71. to establisn the limiting lines for docks and wharves in the basin then being formed by the construction of the United States breakwater, REPoRTED, in ref erenee to that part of the basin lying south el the north line of Randolph street projected, that 'Atter all questions of rights along the lake shore have been disposed of, whoever may be entitled to build piers should be required to submit his plans to the Engineer Department for approval. Uutil that time all parties should be prohibited trout tiding up any part of the basin now being formed outside of the present line of Wittig iamb? to protect the tracks of the Illinois Central Railway "This report and limiting dockline established at a distance of 1,340 feet from the railway breakwater were made upon a consideration of the existence of that breakwater and of the other circumscribing lines of the basin. THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, In submitting the report, recommended 'that the cc-instruction of wharves within the limiting barbar-line south of Randolph street shall not be authorized until the plans for them have been approved by the Secretary of -This reeonunendation was aptiroved by the Secretary of War Oct. 4, Eel.

In June, 181, the Illinois Central Railway Company began to drive at line of sheet piling 100 feet eat ward of the present breskwater from Twelfttrstreet in Chicago to the line of Randolph street, claiming trial an ordinance of the City of Chicago. adopted in 18.1:2. granted to the Illinois Central Railway Company a right-of-way 300 feet wide. of which only 200 feet in width has been up to this time actually occupied. 31A.I.

G. J. LYDECKEll, Corps of Engineers, in name of the improvement of the Chicago harbor, objected to this work as an encroachment upon the harbor as laid Out under authority of the War Department in 1871, and informed the railway company that no construction ill any way affecting the harbor can be projected into the lake, except such as may be authorized by the proper authorities at Upou this the railway company direeteo the work to be diseentinued. but requested that the matter should be presented to the Board of Engineers to obtain approval of Um proposed Maj. Lydeeker thereupon submitted the matter in a communication to the Chief of Engineers, we.

in turn, submitted it to the Secretary of Witt, recommending that the pagers Mould be submitted for LEGAL ADVICE as to the rights of the United States. Before this submission was made, the General Solicitor of the Illinois Central Railroad addressed a comMunicauon to the Secretary of War, advismg him that the company desired to occupy the entire space 300 feet wide which was appropriated to its use by the Common Council in 1852, and to that end to construct a line of sheet Vitra' about Itle feet east of the present shore line and to fill the intervening space. Inclosed Wa4 a copy of an Opinion stated to have been given by the City-Attorney of Chicago to the City Council conceding the right ot the Illinois, Central Railway Company to make the extension. In the communication of the railway company it was also stated that the railway company had acquired by an act of the Legislature of Illinois, passed April le, Ise, all the right and title of the State in and to the submerged lands lying east of berZtbreak water for the distance of one mile. and it was also urged that the United States has no proprietary interest in the bed of the lake.

and it was submitted that the United States could be in no way concerned in respect to the proposed extension, EXCEPT IN SO FAR MA11.1?1AG ES. WILLISTONMANCIIES'PEROn the 27th at the of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. H. Heskt of Indianapolis.

br the Her. Dr. Hanford A. halson. Mary L.

Manchester, of Indianapolis, and Horace IA iiiiston, ort Chicago. No cards. WATSONGOODWINTuesday evening, Jutted; at the residence of her father, No.20 Thiriv-secentip. et by Prot. It.

M. Goodwin, D. of olivet, uncle ot the Urine. assisted by the Rev. J.

D. Wilson, daughter of W. 11. Goodwin. and the hey.

J. Watson, of Kenosha, Wis. ROGERSliOW EAt NVashington Heights, June Alary Howe. of Washington Heights, and Soinuel itogers. of Chicago.

cards. City Engineer Artingstall has been investigating the claim of the Pennsylvania Hydraulic Company for damages for alleged infringement in the Fullerton avenue pumping-works upon their patents. He finds that the claim is based upon the use of propeller wheels in the pumps, but that it is used in a manner not covered by the rennysivania eoinvany's patents. He eaytt the elairn is worthless, and the city will light it in the courts if necessary. Mayor liarrison has locen invited to attend the formal opening, of the new Home for inebriate and Opium-Eating Women," which occurs at 2 o'clock.

The institution is situated in the Town of Lake View, about one mile from Graceland. The Mayor upon this occasion will be expected to make a temperance speech, especiaily since, if ha accepts the invitation, he vill tio followed by the mote prominent clergymen of the city and several workers in the temperanceeause. The probabilities are, under the circumstances, that he will not accept the invitation. The result of the election in Iowa appears to have given Aid. Hildreth new courage in bis labors in the cause of temperance, and ex-Aid.

Jonas, 110 is aecredited with being his authorize(' agent, announces that he will appear on the lecture platform at the Grand Opera. House a week from Sunday. All of the details have not been arranged. but it is given out that a part of the program will be that a gentleman priiminentiv cenneeted with one of the German dailies NvitChe given time to respond to whatever the Alderman may have to say, which it is thought will add to the interest of his debut Fl a lecturer. An admission fee will be charged, and whatever is realized above the expenses will be given to some of the charitable Institutions.

The contract between the Village of Hyde Park and the Pullman Company tor the water supply at Pullman was yesterday completed by the addition of the siguaturee of George M. Pullman, President, ana A. S. Welusheimer, Secretary of the Pullman Company. By the terms I the contract 52,010,000 gallons at a54) per gallons will be delivered at Pullman by the new Hyde Park Water-Works.

the Pullmun Company to pay .125 for each million gallons delivered monthly in excess of that quantity. Tne Pullman Company further guarantee that the contract shall be worth a year to tee villaire. The contract ie to remain in force for ten years, and at the expiration of that time may be broken at the pieasure ot either party thereto. The water-supply main to Pullman is completed. and tie soon es the finishing touches are given to the Immense receiving tank, with a capacity or 000 gallons, the system will be put in active operation.

It is understood that negotiations are in progress by which an immense car-truek manufactory will soon be located at Pullman. lane institution has been looking about tor a site to locate upon tor some time, ana it was thought until recently that it it would locate near the Calumet Iron Steel Company's mills, but it is understood that a Pullman site ha been selected instead. In connection therewith is a large iron and wood macnine shop, which, in conjunction with the truck Mt11111- factory, will give employmeut to over lake men. LAKE. A slight explosion occurred about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening at the Town of Lake gasworks, it the corner of Stewart avenue and Forty-sixtb street, by which a boy named 'Daniel Malloy.

about 1 2 years of age. who is employed to light the street lamps. was severely burned and two companions slightly scorched by the burning gas. It seems that Ma lloy in his wanderings through the works, imagined that be had discovered a leak and struck a match to investigate. Immediately the accumulation of gas exploded, setting tire to his clothes and burning hun severely, though not dangerously.

His two comptinious were slightly burned. The works sustained uo Injury. During the storm of Tuesday afternoon William Flannegan, a carpenter. was blown from a scaffold at the corner of Fifty-first and Halsted Streets anti had his collar-bone broken. etratmINGS.

Irondaleboth the town and post-office will hereafter be known as Cummings, in honor of Mr. C. R. Cummings, President of the Calumet Iron Steel Company, whose extensive works are located at that point. It is said that there are several places in this State by the name of Irondate; hence the chamre.

It was stated to a reporter yesterday be a gentlemen largely interested iu tnis section that negotiations were now under way which Ivould result in the running of trains between Cummings and Chicaeo over the New York, Chicago St. Louis and the Illinois Central Beads at an early date. ENGLEWOOD. The Board of Trustees of the Town of Lake will pay a visit this morning to the water-works to inspect the new pumping machinery, when a test will be made of the capacity of the pumps. The Ebertartonian Society of the Cook County Normal School bold their closiu g.

literary exercises this evening. An interesting program will be presented. The Commencement exercises of the Cook County Normal School will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. A train will leave the Rock Island depot at 12:15 p. m.

for Normal; returning will leave Normal at 4 al7 and tn. GteaND CROsSING. Abraham Revoir, a French-Canadian brick-maker employed at Pullman, was found early yesterday morning lying beside the tracks of the Illinois Central near Gaand Crossing, unconscious and nearly dead. I'nder medical care he survived sufficiently to be carried to his borne on Despiaines street. Chicago.

As near ag can be learned he was riding home on a freight train the night before and tell orr. serious injuries which will doubtless prove fatal. COUNTY-BUILDING. DEATHS. funeral setvices of Frank O.

JahnPOII Will Lake place at Michigan Avenue M. El. Churta. near today at p. UNZICK ERIn ne 27.

1S, at 9 p.m.. Eliza Unticker, horn March 13, 1'41, at Natchez. Miss. uneral Thursday, June 25, at 1 p. to Cemetery.

OLIVERAt the home of his parents, near Milwaukee. Tuesday. June 2, rranc ts Joselt. only cnild of Thomas end Virginia E. Oliver, of hp ciropholn.

aged 4 years lb montus and 12 days. Funeral today by cars to ttosehill. Aa friends invited. STICK ELThe funeral of Michael Stickel will take plack, between the hours 01 1 and 2, trinn his late residence. thence to Graceland Cemetery- Friends invited.

REISIGOn Friday, 23d inst. at hrr residence, North Tarrytown, Juliana Matilda, widow of the late I Ir. Adolph Iteisig, ot York. ana mother ot Mrs. A.

C. Brackettush. of this city. ORV ESJune 27, at 2:30 a. Charles P.

Orves, aged 45 years. Funeral at late residence. 265 West at 11a. 111.. Thursday.

June -ti, RILEYJune Thomas Riley, eldest son of the late Thomas and Annie 1iIey, aged 2ti years and 11 months. Notice of funeral hereafter. JACKSONWednesday, June IS', A. D. Jackson.

Funeral from Olivet Baptist Church. Sunday, at 11 a. 1e1.uuievi1Ie papers please copy. WHITEYIn this city. June of malignant diphtheria.

Will only chitd of YIrs. Lucy MeAltaater Whitney, aged 4 years lid 11 DautiLLIS. SCANLONAt his late residence. ZSO Vainut-st, Of Bright's disease of the kidneys, Joseph Scanlon, 23 vears Notice of funeral hereafter. HA uneral of Amos T.

Hall will take place Thursday atternoon. June 25. at 5 o'ctock. from au late residenc-. 1646 Pratrie-av.

Friends are invited to attend. Remains wIll be Laken to Detroit tor burial. HAWSONAt the residence of his parents day. June Is, 1SS2, at 5 a. in of diphtheria.

John youngest child ot Philip D. and Anists Dalvsea, aged 3 years ttnd months. Funeral trout residence, 105 Timm day. at 2 v. in.

1 Ii, 4 I 1 1 It I 9 1 4 Capt. Woodbury M. Taylor, of the County Court, who has been on a visit to the battlefield of Gettysburg and Washington, returned to his post of duty yesterday. The firm of McGraw Downey will perfect their contract this morning for erecting the new County Infirmary and Poor-House. They intend to commence on Monday morning with NO men.

Solite of the Commissioners are talking of having Commissioner Albright removed from the Chairmanship of the Conunittee on Court-House and Records because of his lack of firmness or dignity. It is proposed to put Commissioner O'Nciii in his place. This will create a breeze, of course. Some persons have alleged and charged that Commissioner MeClauglarey is not a Republican. Mr.

MeClauglirey says that he has always belonged to the Republican party since the War, and he wants it distinctly understood that he has no er withdrawn from it, and will not so long as it exists as a party. Only Commissioners McClaughrey and attocks showed up yesterday. Commissioner Klehm has not gone to Springfield, but be was expecting an interesting event to occur at home. Commissioners MeClaughrey and Donnesberger went nut to New 'trier to look over county roads. The other eleven Commissioners have gone to Springfield, taking with them Clerk rilkins.

of the County Board, aud Committee Clerk Nash. The report Of the Warden of the County Hospital shows a gratifying state of affairs so far as feeding the inmates and employs is concerned. The cost per diem for feeding all hands averages only 19 cents per day. Of course this does not include medical attendance and employs salaries. The hospital ()illy uses the best to be obtained in the market.

Yet the Sneritt gets cents per day for each prisoner he feeds on rye coffee. cheap beef. chcao bread, and thin soup. Hero is a chance tor a comparison with a vengeance. No LEGAL POWER to make or to enforce; secondly, in the plan approved by the Secretary of V.

In Pia, respecting the outer harbor of Chicago. it was contemplated that no wharves should be built within the limittug harbor lines until the plans for them should be approved by the Secretary of NVar. and it is evident that, properly, the Secretary of War can give no approval to such plans except when submitted for a system of wharves to be built by the person, whether a public corporation or a private corporation, or individual which is indisputably entitled to build them over the present submerged land. The plan is submitted by the board, as is stated, WITHOUT TAKING INTO CONsIDENATION the ownership of the submerged land. To approve it involves the approval of the commencement of a system of wharves thus begun to be erected upon the submerged land, the title to whicla is in dispute.

and is in effect to yield to the possession of the railroad company, one of the claimants. Such action would be an HSAUmptton by this department of judicial functions which it is not conceived are proper for it to exercise in such a case. IT IS CONSIDERED that lit will be premature for this department to approve any plan for the construction of wharves in the harbor at Chicago until the title to the submerged land upon whiett they must be built shall be judicially settled. The plan proposed in the report of the Board of Engineers being, in fact. a plan for the beginning of such wharves upon conditions not within the power of the War Department to impose, and the title to the land being still in dispute is, therefore.

disapproved. and the prohibition now resting against the extension of the present railroad breakwater is continued. ROBERT T. LINCOLN. 'War Department, June 2.

1SS2." Coln: (IF "WAR DFPARTMENT, June 22, 1SS2. Respectfully returned to the Chief of Engineers. The recommetteations of the within mentioned report are theapproved. for reasons set term in the accompeuying memorandum of tne Secretary of War. The Chief of Engineers will furnish to B.

F. Aver, eneral Solicitor of the Illinois Central Railroad Company. Chicago. a of the above mentioned report and memoranduttLand will advise him that the application made 011 behalf of the railroad company for a removal of tne restriction 104-3 1Ist. its constructing a lire of piling about lee feet east of the present shore line or breakwater north of Twelfth: street in Chicago, and filling in the intervening space, is not favorably con- siderde by the War Department, and that the restriction Nv ill be continued.

Tne nicer el; Engineers in charge of the improvement of tee harbor of Chicago will be instrueted accordingly. By order of the Secretary of War. TwEEDALE, "Acting Chief Clerk." A NNO ILA-GEM NTS. A MEETING OF 'DIE COMMITTEE OS Detention end Prieon of the Proeners' Ala Society will be heal Saturday afternoon ail 0CiOCK in Jameson', eOurt-room. as it might be important to inquire whether Such extension, all hings considered, unuticeSsarny obstruct the harbor or impair the public right of navigattou.

A further report having been made by iklaj. Lydeater upon this communication, it, with all the previous papers, was. upon the renewed recomtnendanonof the Chief ot Engineers, that legal advice be taken as to the rights of the States. submitted to the Attorney-General of the United States, he being advised that the proposed vx tension by the railway company was regarded by the Engineering Department as an encroachment upon the harbor of Chicago which would be detrimental to commercial interests, and he was requested to advise the War Department Of the rights of the United States in the premises. and to instruct the Unitcd States District-Attorney to consult with Maj.

Lyilecker upon the subject. In due time 1 Tr A. BITIINELL, THE EVANGELIST ix ionds the Young Men's tiosnel meeting in tts I'. M. C.

A. rooms tmurdey evetimg. Rs. 31. CONKLIN WILL LEAD TH1 Gospel temperance meeting in Lower Fame today.

at 3 clogg Entrance 13 Arcade-emir rillE ANNUAL MEETING OF Till Soldiers' Home Board of frhicago will be he, at the residence of Airs. Sanford Lewis, 11eta friday afternoon at '2 o'clock. I I 1 1 1 I i I 1 THE PRIZE CONUNDRUM. rrIlE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETIN( ot tne Central W. C.

T. C. will be head toddling in Rooth 44 Grand Hotel et o'clock. It is hoped that every member ot the Unto will be present. as aiso nil ot the cause, interestim reports of the work will be given.

rrilE REV. J. IL ALLING WILL, LEA.I A Cm noon meeting in Lower Farwell Hall todst. Frances Willard will address the audience. Other prominent speakers, including some (It the leading clergymen of the city, will make shert speeches.

tlieel music and refreshments will be furnished. The home is delightfully situated, surrounded a it is by groves, lawns, and "puttees, and being thoroughly titled for the purposes ler which it is to be used, will well repay a visit of inspection. Omnibuses will leave the ash inetouian Home, corner ot street and Orden avenue, at 1 p. m. seism Formal exercises at 2 p.

Those living on the West Side and wisbiug to go by private conveyance will tind the most desirable route via Halsted street north to Lincoln avenue, following this toGraceland avenue, then driving west one-quarter of a rode to the institution. Those living on the north or south divisions can take any of the streets kuding north to Lincoln avenue. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Board of Public Library Direetore held a special meeting yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs.

Huber's, Walker, Schmidt, Callaghan, Allen, Kadlee, Librarian Poole, and Secretary Wickersham. A petition for a Vacation ot two weeke was received from the enaplosels working nights and Sundays, but the matter was referred to the Committee on Adminiatration with power to act. Another, petition was received, signed by all the employes, asking for for a holiday Monday, July 3. Tne request was refust and the petition placed oil file. Tho Library Conunittee reported two bills among white was one of IIS for binding the Bohemian tesees, which have caused so much trouble.

The tell was audited. A list of fifty-five American books and a supplemental list on American history were approved and the Librarian directed to purchase them. Mr. Allen was ready with the report of the committee which has been investigat elle the alleged irregularities in the purchase (It Behenemi books, bet as no others of the cemmetee were present to sign the report the matter was deferred. and tee board adjournol until 4 o'clock this afternoon, when the committee will report.

They find, in brief, that the purchase was; perfectly regular, that the prives ere as eiew as could be obtained, and that the charges are totally unl'ounded. SILOT FOR THE FUN OF IT. Early yesterday morning, while a number of the CM plopi's el E. A. Hartwell, of Nos.

Se, and Se Fultou street, were obliged to suspend work, owing to a break in the machinery, some of them went up on the roof of the tory. One of their number, Frank Louer, had a Flobert ride, and began shoot Mil with it at a can on the roof. The ammunition for this gun is what la known as a breech-bullet cap, the smaieet cartridge matte but which nevertheless has considerable force, piercing an inch-plank at short range. At the time the shooting was going on a young teamster named William McNabb was s-tandunr in. the street below.

and was shot in the riebt side just abOVO the hip, the bullet penetrating and lodging In the tissues at the beck. He was taken to the County Hospital by Mr. Hartwell, and stated on the way that he thoueht the shooting was intentional, as he saw the gun aimed directly at him when the shot was tired. The surgeons at the nespital say that the wound is not particularly serious. Frank Loner.

who did the snootieg, and who thinned that it was purely accidental. disappeared immediately after the shooting, but at o'cleek last evening' gave himself up at tbe iesplaines Street Station, and was booked on a elinree et sheeting inside the city limits. The ease will probably not amount to anything. ai leen: is every reasen to believe that there will uot be any prosecution by McNabb. wily IIE SOLD AT LESF TITAN Owl'.

A young man named Abe Lindauer was arrested yesterday by the armory detectives on a warrant sworn Out by A. A. Allerton, the charge being 'erectly. The circumstances under which the arust was made were a litttle out of the i gentrai order. The complaimint, a jewelry dealer.

ealer. had soil rings and watches at different times to Lindauere who disposed of thew at retail. A day or two awn it was learned that Lindauer had sold some of the Alterten goods at less than cost, and tee conclusion was at once jumped to that be was in collusion with some of the Alter-ten clerks. sYhn it argued, doulatiese stole the jewetry, and gave it to to dispose et. So Lindauer was arrested and locked up at the armory about two hours, when the C0111- plainant, feelinie that be had committed an error, asked Justice Wallace to discharge the prisoner.

Upon learning the facts Justice Wallace did disenaree the prisone, and also expressed the opinion that Mr. Lindeuer bad a good (lists upon which to sue for damages. The latter explained that be had sold the g(wris at a less price than he paid for them simply because be happened to be hard-up. DEATH IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. H.

D. Martin, 50 years old, was instantly killed about I) o'clock yesterday morning by falling tifty feet down an open elevator shaft at No. 215 East Kinzie street, where he was employed in the supply department of the Western Colon Telegraph Company. No one witnessed the accident. and it is impossible to tell just how it occurred.

Martin was engaged on the third floor looking after some machinery. and lit some way managed to tumble (town the shaft, which, as is customary with freight elevators. was opbre He tell all tne way te the basement. and landed on his bead and ehoultiers, heath being instantaneous. A German who was in the adjoining buildine was the first to discover the accident und 'rive the alarm.

Hr. Bradley was summoned. but of course could ao nothing. The body, which wits not badly mutilated, was taken to Martin's home, at No. lelei North Clark street (Lake View).

Martin was a married man, with several groan-up children. UNHAPPILY itIATED. Waen Maggie Martin's name was called in FEDERAL RELATIONS. By titt). P.

GORE Utf. REGULAR WEEKLY SALE 01 CROCKERY Thursday, June 29, at 9:30 THE BULLS AND BEARS. Full lines W. C. and Porcelain, Hotel, Rot and Yellow Vare.

Also LAMPS, HARDWARE, Etc. Goods packed tor country merchants. GEo. P. GORE Auctioneers The Webster Manufacturing Company coinrlain that they were swinuled when they paid O.

A. Keys and Daniel Beisland ,1100 for a lame, blind. and generally useless horse. That is why a warrant was yesterday issued by Justice for the arrest of tile two horse dealers. Charles Klinge, the youth who co nfessed to the larceny of money collected for his employer, John Griffin, engaged in the feather renovating btisiness on Van Buren street.

was yesterday held to the Criminal Court in bonds el S3410 by Justice NVinlace. The says he only stole but Gritlin says it was It Was a big- one weighing fifty pounds that muskallonge on exhibition yesterday at the cigar store corner of Clark and Washington streets. It was caught in Fox Lake by that indefatigable sportsman Col. Lippincott. The rein was the admiration ot all piscutorially inclined who bad the good fortune to see it.

The f011owing officers were elected by Gauntlet Lodge, No. 4, K. at the meeting Tuesday evening: P. Walter IL Hill; C. George -O.

Wentworth; V. Arhold Tripp; Frederik Seymour; M. of William IL Cass; N. of N.J. Penal; K.

R. and Walter 'tarring. ton; Rt Maurice Buck; Rep. to G. T.

Gilbert. Charles Jordan, a cOlored jockey, was ar rested in Fourth avenue yesterday afternoon, charged with making a deadly assault upon Grace Garlaact, also unions, whose bead he had carved up somewhat. claims that he bad a lot of money which he wen at the races, and that Grace and her gang tried to roh hint belore he used the knife. The jockey was bailed out. There is to be a gal medallion meda Is et with emeralds and pearls awardeil to the highest rank in the graduating class at the West Division High school this morning in G.

Clayburg's rootn. The report is that the young lady who took the tirst nieilai in the Scaninn um School In ne is the lucky no ivain. with the remarkable average tit es tor the whdle course. The medal is presented Ly Sauurds Story. large number of people assembled yesterday aftermam Facwp11 Hall to ex-- press their joy and tbankfuluess over the prohibition victery in Iowa.

Miss Lucia Kimball, the Rev. Mr. Fawcett. Me. Mtity, and D.

Wh hey were 0110mm the many ivho spoke. A gram was read trout Miss Fatiees E. Willard and several others from Davenport and Clinton. The meeting wits foil of spirit and enthusiasm. Tuesday evening Mr.

John llueseh, Commissioner Kichula father-in-law. met with a laud tteeideut while driving trona the city to his heme in Niles. lie was overtaken by the rainstorm when near Peterson's toll-gate on the Ramis road. and the horses becenting trightened they turned suddenly and upset the wagon. Rueseh was thrown violently to the ground and received suet" it severe shock that he (Led almost Immediately.

D. G. Mackay, President of the Evansville Haute Road. Evansville, A. A.

Talmage, General Manager Missouri Pacitic Road, St. Louis: It. S. Hayes. General Manager International Great Western route.

St. Louis; John C. Gault. General Nianitzer Wabash. st.

Louis Piteme Road, St. Louis; Jobe in Carson, General Nianager Hannibal St. Joe Roan; S. Frink. General Iron Mountain Read, Et.

Louis, are ut tbe Grand Piteille. I. ti 1' i 7 .4 1 D. II. STERN, M.

P. Physician and Surgeon, Formerly of Vienna, Austria, is now located at 31' We-t NVhere be will attend to all eases of neutR diseases. attention will be given to efe, es aid throat diseases. The Pension Agency yesterday disbursed The receipts of customs duties on imports yesterday were 5,767. The Suo-Treasury yesterday redeemed 11.000 in silver and ilisbursed in gold.

The receipts of internal revenue yesterday were $19.279, of Ivhich $11.191 was from spirits. 1.971 from cigars, from tobacco. 127 from beer. anti 022 from special and miscellaneous sources. At 10 o'clock Monday MOnlit127 the watches, diamonqs, and other jewelry, which were seized on March 27 by Inspector Keefe for non-payment of customs duties, will be sold at the north door of the Court-House.

There are some very desirable articies to be disposed of, and.dmite an animated auction sale is anticipated. Dr. Truman W. Miller, surgeon of the Marine Hospital. returned yesterday from an extended tour through the Yellowstone country and the British possessions.

Dr. Miller states that the favorable reports of the growing wheat crop iii Minuesota are justified. The cvuntry this side the line is prosperous. business is bcoming, and farmers are encouraged at their prospects. Winnipeg is in his opinion a fraud.

Corner lots are being sold at per front foot, but there are signs ot a itrand collapse. Dr. Miller was at bis ()Mee in the Govermneut Building yesterday, and says that while he enjoyed the trip he is glad to get back to God's country. Solvitrv of the 66 Bootjack Riddle. A somewhat peculiar contest was amicably settled yesterday by a committee of newspaper men who met at the Tremont House for the purpose.

For some weeks past an firm who are introducing a new brand of chewing tobacco have advertised daily that a prize would be awarded to the person who should before a certain day send in the best answer to the following conundrum: Why is 'Musselman's Bootjack plug the best name yet adopted for a fine chewing tooacco?" The prize wa a silver set of nine pieces. valued at which has been on exhibition at Giles it was provided that a clunmittee. consisting of one representative from each of the leading newspapers should pass upon the merits of the replies. The newspaper-men bad a tough job. there being about Da answers to be read over.

The first reading resinted in the immediate rejection of about half ibis number as betug either not original or not appropriate. Most of these consisted of puns on the word "tobacco of various orders of liminess. or called attention to the horse Bootjack which won a race or two awl therefore excelled all competitors. as the tobacco was also tO do. There were ale puns on the worth "sole and heel," and facetious remarks about the domestic usefuluess of the harmless.

necessary bootjack, all of which went into the waste-basket. A second process of weeding rod ced the eu tither of eligibles to a dozen, and then by unanimous vote, the merits of all havuig been freely canvassed, the prize was awarded to a short poem contributed by Bernard fligsby, of Algonac, Mich. Mr. Bigsby's answer was not only appropriate. nut possessed the merit of being good rhyme and well-worded.

A floral ornament in the shape of a bootjack, which graced the dinner-table at which the committee were enterthined after their arduous labors, was unanimously awarded to Miss Nonie Wheeler. of No. 6e5 La ealle avenue. Although no second prize had been promised, Mr. W.

P. Harrison, the general airent for the Bootjack." thought it was only fair to remember the ladies. Honorable mention was aiso made of the replies sent in by Mrs. Al. L.

Koons, of Pekin. Mrs. M. E. Finney.

of No. 447 West Indiana street; and Airs. N. F. Linder, wbo said that the answer was: Because it meets a want in man' greatest extremity." THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL returned the papers to the Secretary of War, inclosing a communication from the United States Attorney for the iviorthern District of lilluois, who was of the opinion that the title to the soil under the waters of Lake Michigan, up to the line of the shore, has, since the admission of the State of Illinois into the Union, been in the said State, and so remains, unless a valid grant of the same by the State can be shown.

He was also of opinion that no right could he claimed under the ordinence of the Cityof Chicago heretofore mentioned. as the ouiy power which it bad in 1Sre! was to give permission to occupy within the corporate limits a right of way feet V. which has been granted by tne state to the railroad company, and that, if TILE ACTION OF TIIE COUNCIL could be considered as a grant of (et, it waS without elfeet as to the lee feet now in question, Us that feet was never weed by or under the control of the City of Chicago. The District-Attorney called especial attention to the fact that the act of the Legislature of Illinois, passed April 16, 'sine, purporting to grant the submerged land tor one mile cast of the railway brakewater was repealed us the act approved April Li, 183, and that the State claims to have thereby entirely revoked the eriginal grant. and expressed the opinion that the leent title to the submerged land is not in the company.

The Attorney-General, in transmitting- the opinion of the United States District-Attorney, ADVIsED TIIE SECRETARY OF WAR that the question whether the ownership of the soil is in the compally, or in the State, or elsewhere i the Unitud States asserting no title mere-toe, appears to me to be unimportant in so far as the General Government is concerned, and that the only inquiry which need he entertained by your department is whether the construction or the dock line" will obstruct, encroach upon. or interfere with the harbor improvement, and thus injuriously ailect its usefulness in the interest of navigation. If so. it would not Only be your duty to withhold your assent to the prosecution of the work, but to direct that proceedings be taken in the proper court to enjoin the proposed encroachment should the company persist in going on therewith. The inquiry suggested above.

however, BEING ONE OF FACT, I can afford you no aid in determining it. In its consideration the views of the officers of the Enaaneer's Department. who have immediate charge of the harbor improvements, are entitled to very great weight, and will, I doubt not, enable you to reach a correct conclusion. A copy of these communications was, therefore, by the Secretary of War sent to the Illinois Central Railway Company, advising It that the Departtnent of Justice was of opinion that the claim of the Illinola Central Railway Company of the right to nil in the toe feet desired is not well founded. Thereupon the Illinois Central Railway Company.

in a communication dated March 11, containing no further assertion of any right on the part of tao company, represented to the Department the unimportance, so far as the interests Of navigation are concerned, of the ntrip of land led feet in width desired to be occupied by the company, stating that its only elleot substantiality would be A REDUCTION OF ONE BUNDRED FEET in the length of the wharves contemplated by the plan of the War Department adopted in 1871 to be hereafter built in the harbor, and which wharves under that Van are inteuded to be Cad Send fl. 2. rh for a retaillr bv expriess ot the best Candles put up elegantly im 11 strictly pure, suitable tor PO, enui Itelers to ail Colette. dress Confectioner. :15 0 0 K.HANZ'S I i a 1 re the over.

ail. SPe6I a 0 i rdtP on are orders. 1 I tiNo. al, atANZ, muesli I urer. tli State-st.

21.ttinomieo,u3siethaendwortInid li.ve;i0e1 Ill on are orders. I )1 tb let, itANZ, manteall 1 urer. tli State-St. Gossip from the Board of Trade Yese rd ay. The Directors of the Grain ard Provision Call Board met yesterday and decided to invest the surplus on hand in Board of Trade bonds.

There was talk of declaring a dividend to the members, but it was finally deemed best to adopt this course. The Directors also voted to change the order of trading so that grain Wili ceme first and provisions last from July 1 to Oct. Lowing to the fact, that business is heaviest in the former in the summer mowhs. It leaked out yesterday that the Directors dismissed the April wheat case without reading the evidence. The committee's report was read, but the evidence was not brought out before the electing.

Members of the oepard think the Directors acted eerly in the matter. Some of them are asking what course the Directors would have pursued if similar charges had been made against less prominent parties. The boys say they are going to elect a few full-grown men to serve in the nest directory. The New York bulls were supposed to be selling out their August wheat yesterday, and Gip" Adams to be buying it. July spring eat was with tew settlements.

The foundations of the new board building are being laid rapidly. A force of about seventy-live men is at work On tee job. Mr. Richard Eustace, of the Call-Board, starts Saturday tor a trip around the lakes. The board will probably adjourn over Monday and Tuesday.

Action on a resolution to this effect was postponed yesterday. Last week Niessrs. George H. Sidwell. E.

B. Baldwin. W. S. Seaverns.

James T. Ball, and O. D. Allen. of the Board of Trade, left the city on a tour of inspection of the grain fields of the Northwest.

They returned Tuesday, and Sidwell reports that the acreage ot wheat in Minnesota is less than last year' in Dakota largely in excess of last year. and to Iowa it is about toe same as in 1SS1. The wheat plant generaily looks healthy and vigorous. but on the whole is rather backward. He says that the acreage in corn is largely increased everywhere, and the stand quite even and strong, while the plant looks clean and reasonably healthy, notwithstanding the growth was mail.

With favorable weather the are that mere WLLL be a large BeddingPlanU 3 I Including Vegetables. Flowers and Shrub wreat variety. NI I I.EIC 241,01, 'cos CLOSING THE SCHOOLS. The public schools are drawing to a close and the older pupils are arranging to spend the summer months at H. B.

Bryant's Chiengo Business College. Sessions close at 1 o'clock p. tn. SUBURBAN. HYDE At the meeting of the Hyde Park Board of held last Monday night, an ordinance was passed giving to the Metropolitan Gas Company the right of way througbout the Village of Hyde Park, excepting only that portion of the village lying south of Eighty-seventh street and west of titony Island avenue extended.

The territory excepted by the provisions of the ordinance includes Pullman, Riverdale, Roseland, and Kensington. Pullman manufactures its own gas, and it will be some time before there is a demand for the article at the other mums named. It is at present impossible to obtain the rattles of more than one or two of the parties interested in the new company; out it is stated upon good authority that the capital ftot1t is fully subscribed. The present Hyde Park Gas Company has been for years in an unsatisfactory condition, thoroughly unreliable, aad for some time DingsI KAEMPFEWSFoodlor MOCIiING BIRDS At his Bird Stars. I 6:2 7 CIA' rli--st, RI 0 t1.70snt,it6T,n,zeoi,e, it i i or Tra.ticu.ksitztricunt,elit;:.5-40 o.

144 Otote-ot 1 Andrew Jackson, a colored teamster. Who as delivering some flour to a baker named Kiefer at No. 1536 North Pauline street yesubrday afternoon, met his death in a horrible and sudden manner. He Vag rolling a barrel of flour dcovn a tight et siepi when be stumbled. and, failing ever the barrel devil Me steps, wad caught and 7 TO LADY SPECULATORS.

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