Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1880, Page 9

nT WHEAT. 4 Quiet Opening, Succeeded by a Beason of Tumult, qardner, Stono & Co. Succumb with Linbilltles of 860,000. They Did tho Bost Thoy Could, but Their Cor. rospondants Failod Them. Tho Condition of tho Firms Which Went Down Monday, [Fallore at St. Louis Precipitated by the Decline In Whent—Panle in Milwaukes, CHICAGO, The produce markets wero again very much excited yesterday, anid yery Irregular, theday belng marked by adowbto disappoint ment. The great majority of traders seemed togoon’Chango with the expectation of a declited break In prices, which was supposed tohaye beon foreshadowed by the Ray & McLaury announcement made after the wlent market had closed yesterday afler- noon. But things wero found to be remark- ably steady, and tho polnt of chief {nterest— tho wheat market—nctually advanced from ahalf to five-cighths of acent under free, puying orders from the outside, seconded by rather Hbera! covering on the part of Jocnl shorts when thoy found that there was no further drop In prices, ) THE SECOND DISAPPOINTMENT camo just about the time that everybody seemed to be reassured that there was no fur- jher dnnger ot trouble, About ten minutes ‘toll o'clock the news camo over the wires from St. Louls that the firm of Nansen, Bar- tholow & Co., one of the henviestthere, had fajled. This erented intense excitement, ‘The market hud stood, just before the receipt of the news, nt 0954 cents bid for February. In about a intnute afterwards It had dropped to frea sellers nt 92g cents, with several trans- actions at90 cents, and searecly a sale be- tween those figures, InJess than five min- ntes afterwards margin-tickets were flying around tho:room as thick as autumn leaves, and cverybody stood nghast at the pros} ect of another panic, It was soon ascertained that one firm, GARDNEIt, STONE & CO., WERE OBLIGED TO SUSPEND, and on the strength of this the markat dropped still turthor, to 973¢ cents for Feb- ruary, with reports that two or three sales were made at O7¢ cents, ‘This turther break was occasioned by immense quantities of Jong wheatthat wore thrown on thamarket by sonia of those who had expected to deliver It tothe firm just mentioned, and some from others who preferred solling to putting up the additional margins called for, During all this thne, or rather this ttle tine, for It was only the work of a few yl utes, ylolent exciteinent reigned, and rumors of failures by the half-dozen were freely whispered, though i most cases tho names of the partles wera only given by Innuendo, or by half-naming the firm, or in some other way which did not nominally submit the whis perer to the clinrze of inking the statement hat So-ad-so iu actually falled, ‘Three or four minutes more suficed to stay the ox- citement, and along towards noon the mar- ket was comparatively steady, It being pretty definitly ascertained antong the knowing ones that there liad ouly been ona real fall- ure. Several firms had, however, found it convenient to muke what Is technically ealled 5 th Si? “A TRANSFER OF THEI DEATS,”— that Is, an oventng-up between one another, or changing thelr deals bodily over to the account of another party who was known to be strong enough to withstand the storm. In this way the calling of turther margins was stopped, and the amount actually deposited in bank to secure transactions was very much lesa than the amount enlled for earlier in the th the afternoon tha wheat market was stronger, with active trading oi. tho call, where it closed at 98 bld for February, After the regnlar trading was over the curbstona gathering put the price up nominally about acont further, : The opening telegrams from Llverpool quoted weakness Lhere, with a decline of bd tos per quarter, but this was understood to be tho consequence of the Chicago decline the previous day, and operators were not much affected by the news. . Thoy had ex- cted it, ‘Pho first. telegrams “from New ‘ork quoted an advance there of one to two cents per bushel, with a much batter export demand, and intlantions from some parties inthe trade here that New York prices had settled down to within a sninil fraction of accntof an export basis, Prices In Chica were still too high -to permit direct ship- ments, but this Is generally the ense in tho winter, and it is to mvet this condition of things that Chicago has provided her mam- moth storehouses. Subsequently io New York market was quoted decidedly wenk, a3 Bresult of tho decline here. THE CORN MARKET was affected jn sympathy with wheat. ‘Thero was an early advance of about an elghth toa quarter of a centa bushel of May delivery, but it soon broke back Lif to 134, the marke for May touching 41) —fite loweut polnt for a grent many weeks, being a drop of 8i¢ cents from tho highest price paid tor May under the recont — bulge. there were im: Inensa quantities of corn put on the market for, May, and consideravle for June delivery, The most marked feature of the deal was tha relativedepresston for January, Aegreat deal more betng offered for next inonth than was wanted. ‘The consequence was that the differences between January and May—that Is, the May premlum—witened to Bg cents per bushel; it had averaged about Scents for two or three weeks previous, TUE OATS MANKET did not decline go much as wheat or corn, it began to go down when it was found that Shoy wero weakoning, but it was sttbso- quently developed that Gardner, Stone & Co, Wore short on onts to the extent, ns report had it, of 60,000 bushels, which they wero able to fll in on tho declining market nt a profit, and it was thesa purchases: which Btopped tho decilus, - Inthe produce market there was enrly weakness becnuse hogs were reported lower at the Stock-Yards, butafter prices had fallen back on that account there was a little reace tion and tie market was stiffening about the tmo that wheat broke. ‘Tho Intter fact seemed to make little or no difference ‘to the former as regards prices, though it caused a fed number of murgin calls to be mae, and fluenced some partes who would otherwiso have been buyers: to hang back in tho hopes of a further declina, THE MARKET WAS WELL HELD, fa the Innguage of a prominent operator from which the reporter Inferred that a still More prominent operator had come to the conclusion that it was notte his Interest to Tet it go down, and had brokers in the Held to bid tip whenever It showed slans of wenk- hess, Itwas reported that there was a bet- ter export demand for meats to go to the Continent of Europa, but it was supposed that this was not due to, Increased orders fomtns in yesterday, but simply to the fact that tho decellne of trom five to 10. cents per 100 pounds brought the market down within the limits at which orders that liad pro- Viously been held could be filled, THY FUIM OF GANDNEN, STONE & CO., Which succumbed during the forcnoon,aflices atNo. 14 La Salle street, In the Mercantile tilling, is composed of HI, J. Qurdner, of + Maggachusetis, Edward I, Stone, and I. J, ord. ‘The concern started in business about three years ago under the present fir name, fn the’ carrying anc commission trade, busluess was Jargely In the Eastern cltle: Where it had gone extensive connections an Correspondents, Up to yesterday morning he house was considered solvent and strong, 2 a8 it was on the “long” side of the Wheat market, it iad to depend’ upon its cus- mers for suppurt, which they falled to ve. Monday the firm put up every dollar t was called tipon for, but yesterday it failed cums. to tine and the dedls were sold out, » During the day a ‘Tinpuxeé ropresentatlye called at the office of the firm, but the amount Of Information obtained was exceedinely Hight, Mr, Gardner received tho reporter poritcously, but he was evidently sufferky; p th physteatly and mentaily, ie said tha he was ill, und ought to be In bed. | ‘The allure came on him like a sudden shock, be- Causo it was wholly unexpected, Up to Mons ay evening thoy hat wentbared the storm, Ut yesterday nierning their correspondents ated to respond, anu they could not mect thelr margins, it lg understood that they were called nee 9 Ub vp 920,000 yesterday morning, but ‘ "| of assets 1 CE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1880-—TWELVE PAGE thoy could not do ft and at once ordered thelr deals closed. As to the amounts of assets and abilities, Mr. Gardner could nob atate, but he anid tat the fallure would not be fora very large amount, Inquiry upon tho treet’ showed that, while the firm’s logses may aye been large, thelr netusl Habllities probably will not aggregnts ‘over $55,000 to $60,000, One of the losers by: the failtire {a the firm of Ray and Mebaury, to whom tho house fs indebted $1,100. One frm had n cheek of Gardner, Stone & Co. for $1,862 yesterday morning, Whifel: was vertl- fled by the bank before the fathire was an. nounced, and an this person comes out whole andis happy. ‘Chu tirm expects to he able to Ive agtatemont of is alfairs within a fow days, Mr. Gardner, the head of the house, wis Governor of Massnchusetts from 1855 ty 1853, JONES & MACDONATAD Ind nothing now to state yesterday morning, and during the ilny the clerks were snueaged in fixing up thelr books. ‘Lt gl en In yesterday's Tins) ere 1 erially changed. ‘The Mnbllities of the house will negrennte $000,000, and the percentaxe is hard to ainte. ‘The firm's money is all sunk and a good deal of that Lotahalng, to friends. ‘The partners hope to be nble “to get out a statement to-mor- Tow or next doy, but. all the clans aginst them have not yet been pre sented, It Is hardly “expected that they will pay, over 30 conts on. the doilar, Some of their leans were secured by julgment notes, nnd these, of course, will have n preference, Abran Klehhold yester- day attached the firm fof $2,000, and Deputy: Short Lelbrandt. served the papers duriig the afternoon. Whatever elso may have beet done, it is very certain that the three young: men haye overtraded themselves, and their failure is a largo one, as the creditors will discover, & NAY & MLACRY wero busy yesterday in settling wp thelr ne- counts, though several days mist elapse be- fore It will be possible to ‘tell Just how they stand, ‘The fallure of Gardner, Stone & Co, stick them for an additional $1,200; bw they hope, In the words of Col. Itny, to got», overything eleaned up, get their inargins down, and pay eyerybody off Ina fow days." We know," said. the Colonel to aTrinus:. man yesterday, “that the whole extent of tosses which were in any way doubtful for the Inst twenty days will not amount to $10,000, A large number of our ‘drafts -will undoubtedly be necepted and pald, We heard to-duy from the Lowa par- thes concerning whom we had doubt with rerard to sone $5,000 or $0,000, Whey or dered their wheat closed ont, and will une doubtedly pay our drafts, Our large Buffalo eustomer, tecording to late ndylees Monday: night, will also pay our draft. Of course we enn’t check against them until we knaw they are all paid, but wa have given the bani the drafts, and Intend to save it to the fullest ex- tent in aur power. In short, we expect to get everything cleaned up and resume inn few ttnys.”” = THE CREDITORS OF J. W. ADAMS & CO. who were caught to the extent of some $19,- 000 or $20,000 n few weeks azo, dropped tn one by one at that gentleman’s office in thy Union Building yesterday afternoon, and were severally informed that he had been unable to pertect: his nrrangements for pay- Ing them 75 cents on the dotint,—his first, of- fer,—nnd that he was, therefore, compelled to ask for further time, ‘The elahuants nabrnlly andiricentelt some degree of Interest in knowing whether the first offer still re- mahied open or not, but, so far as could be discovered, none of them experleneed any atidden surprise or profound grief when. ii- formed that it did not, and) that 60° cents would probably be their ultimate portion, Sey ralof thei have been caught in, the Tuer pineh.of this week, and appear ty have hecomie used to it, orto have allowed thuir Dad Juek of two or three weeks: ago to drop ontofsleht in comparison with thelr, ox: perlence within the last twordays. Si. LOUIS. Epectat Dtapatch to ‘the Chteago Tritune, St. Louis, Mo., Dee, 21—On the oponing ofthe Exchange this morning there were yague rnmors In circuintion that) Nanson, Bartholow & Co, had failed, ‘Lhe story grad- ually gained strength, and the effect was to develop x feverlsh feeling Inthe market, and .to unsettle values. In fact the market soon becamo completely demoralized, Large quantities of grain: were thrown on tho market at almost any price, and spect - Intors displayed thd, greatest uneasiness In inaking contracts, ‘Tho firm of Nanson, Bartholow & Co. - is one of the oldest and best known com- mission firms fii St. Louis. It has always oceupled. a. prominent position, both as a reeciving and speculative concern, hand- ling Inrge amounts of consigned grain and trading heavily In futures for enstomers. At one tline they were the controlling factor In the speculative market. Tor some thne past they’ “have been “long” y for thelr -customers .not only «in fut- ure contracts, but holding on Iargo mnount of cash grain in store, ‘Tho: imme- diate cause of the falluro was the recent heavy decline in grain of all kinds, ‘Tho firm held on to the contracts and cash grain on the order of their customers, As themar- kets continued to dectine, margins were re- quired, but thelr customers falted to respond to the callof tho firm, Instead of closing ont the deals in a quiet way the firms hold on, giaranteving the margin themselves, Matters soon camo to such n pass that the houso saw they mustelther close out the deals, thereby throwlng an Immense stock of grain on tho inarket, or suspend, In either case thoy would lose heavily, It was finally de- termined, aftor a cotisultation with frlends, that thoy would suspend payment, and open their books to the oxiuminution of thelr cred- iors. One of the many remarks on 'Change to- day regarding the failure and ita Gauss was that the house held aver 800,000 bushuls of wheat for thelr enstomors, on whieh there was 1 loss of between six and elght cents per bushel. Among the merchants to-dny expressions of sympathy were henrd on all sides, and It seemed to be the general oplnion that when tho sottloment 1s matte the absolute losses will bo very light, ‘The general apprehen- sions seems to be for thelmmedinte effect on the market and tho merchants, It 1s be- Hoved that ‘other firms wil! suifor, and » that <soveral houses «which ara known to bo weak will ) under with the general wreck, No definit information could be secured concerning the Mabllitles of the firm, Itis known that the house had large dealings with almost very ynerchant on ’Change, but to cover which they have large and available assets, MILWAUKEE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Minwaukne, Wis. Dec, 84—An_ oxelting brent occurred In the wheat market here to- day, consequent upon the bear movement and the failures elsewhere, January and February options depreciated $ conts within a few minutes, which caused n° genuine ponte, Tho bull movement has been atrong and confident all the fall and winter, owing to the stendy adyance since midsummer, Most of our speculntors have been on that aldo, and the Iss substantial of them are suifering terribly, No faltures haye occurred here, but any furthor success of the bear movement would certainly bo followed by financial disaster, February fell from 004 to 0634, but Jate In the day recovered to 0734. "The bears are hourly becoming mora contl- den, 5 — Fresh Slang. Bt, Louis Spectator, Quite alot of now alang bas veon opened up for the fall trade, “This is nearly altoye thar family slang for tho uso of ladles, und If thoy wish to be abreust of the thes thoy will take out thelr pencils and tablets aud note down tho apecimens, Cartouche” a a yi now word, and mncans nice, aweut, pleasant, Coffee, for ine stunce, muy be catouchy; so muy John-Henvy, or Elza Jano, Whon a girl is “ilick,” sho ls knowlug;, when sho is ** fenoy,” sho is yulto tho reversy uf knowing. If you wiil to convey to our heurt's idol the fdou that you ndore her nscendent benuty, just toll hor she is “ap. pressives’ “A Juhiny boy" is a now sarioty of +the genus home who knows how todanee like on wngel—supposing that angels would go far forget thoinéelves 43 to dunce—who wours elothas, and iy an idiot tu ovory other respect, no feminine equivalent of the ‘Johnny boy* fs generally called * Evangeline,” if you dlaap: prove of w place or a person, of a party, you may Ulther refer to it osu “anide,” “gunmy)” oF “toppy.” Excessive nomiration wrecks upon expressions iy such glosses a: "Qurmontous," “yulitive.” * Cubithys {tacit ra to meun a wreat tay things. Itis a port of non. committal word, which cun bo used to Oi up a gouteuce or vxpresy a dyubtful opinion, POLICE TELEPIONES. Something in Which Chicago Leads the World. Tho Practical Workings of the System on tho West Side. Rooted Ont Loafing by the It Has Uttorly : Policemen, Tholr Efficiency Doubled and Crime Reduced to a Minimum. The usefiiness of tha telephone In secur Ing attention to duty on the part of policemen nnd alding In the arrest of crim{nalshins been demonstrated In Chieago,—the only elly In the world where the telephone has been thus utilized, ‘The system hag been in operation jn what was one of the worst districte—the ‘“welfth atreet—for Jess than threo months, and tho result is so satisfactory that the au- thorities have declited to focnto the signal- Uoxes In two other sections, and gradually extend the system until all quarters are put Into direct communication with the pollee stations, ‘Cho npparatus—the boxes, with a telephone inside for the use of policemenand the autemnatle arrangement by which eltizens can summon an oflicer—have heretofore been described inte Tiupuxx. Suilicient time having elapsed since the system was put In operation to decide whether 1t was a fallure or a success, n reporter yesterday culled on Capt. John Boniletd, who, until the reeent changes, hind charge of tho welfth Street District, for the purpose of finding ont Its practlenl workings, and what he thought of It. (18 THI SYSTEM POPULAIR! was tho first question. “The goott ofltcers Hike it, but the majority do not,” he replied. : “Why note? “They cat get any ‘rests’. They aro obtiged to report to the station every hour.” “That isn't much trouble.” “They say they have to signal when they might be looking around; but we know Srom experience tat the obligation to report keens them out of some hole, and compels them to do their duty.” 1ergs it ever happen that men neglect to 8 ? “Sometimes, but very seldom.” “What fs done In such 1 euse 2” “The man has to explain, ‘Lhe operator at the station 1g furnished with a time-card, and he ninkes 1 note on It when every man re- orts. ‘Fhe card is handed to the command. ng oficer in the morning, and ho looks it over, If he finds that 2 man has not re- ported, he asks for 1 renson, and If 9 sntis- factory one is not given tho offender Is reprimanded. should there be repetition, the punishment is more severe. We haye had very few eases of negligence, and no slagrant ones so far.” Ty there more than one box on a bent 3 “Oli Some, ¥CSs it depends on the sizo of the territory.” © Ign man, where there arc two boxes, per- anllted {0 signal from the same one all the tte 2 “No; first one and thon another.” “Is Iban advantage te have two or more Certainly; it insures moro faithtul a tendanee to duty, snd the station ean be con municated with more quickly. It 1s tho In- tention to have three or four boxes within V ‘4 bent.’ Tell me all about ‘ THE METHOD OF REPORTING?” “ There is nt lenst one box on every beat, and, commencing at 8 o'clock at night, tho inet report every hour until b o'clock, ‘Then the ‘dog wate’? goes ont, and from 5te7 they signal the station.every half-hour, At? o'clock the day men go ont,.and until 7 at night they report every thirty minutes, ‘Tho men are patrolling all the time.” “Can't aman’ go to x box, communicate with the station, and then go to a saloon or soins other place and loat until another hour ‘has passed?” ies eo oe as “Tt Is possible to do” that, but it is not done, aga inan would be caught, Cittzens would see lim Jonafing, aut the Sermeants are Snstructed to lool Into places near the boxes for loafers.” A © What was yourexperience on that point?” “here has been very fHttle loafing since the adoption of the system.” = “ Does not confusion arise from two men sending In signals at tho sane tlie 2” No, that fs avolded altogether, ‘The beats run in Uers, ‘Take from Jefferson street to the South Branch and Polk street, south, Thor ure six beats in that _ district, divided by. Polk, Eavlon, ‘Twelfth, Fourteenth, Six- teenth; ‘and the river, ‘The man furthest north signals) promptly ab o'clock, the others following in order within three or five minutes, so Uint by a quarter or twenty minutes past the hiour the rig ily are all re- corded nt the station, Anus) with the other ters, the oflieers reporting In succession, nnd a the end of the, hour all have been heard Tom. : “Wht do thoy report That atl is qitlet, or whatever Is going on, —what they have sedn, If anything.” “Cannot one man report for two?” “No, ‘Tho boxes In diferent beats ara not Joeated near ench othur; and besides, a man’s yotce would be recognized.” “Then two men on adjoining bents could not enter Into mn agreument, ons to report for the other, and tha enable both to pet suing sleep diiring the night?! “hat is lmpossible, because the oparator at the station knows tho volces, nnd if tho right. man didn’t report the fact would be noted on the curd, and the offender called to avcount for lenving lis beat’? “Under the systeni there ts NO NECHSSITY FO A MAN DOW THAT? “No. If he arrests a drunken mndn, or has a prisoner of any kind, if any distance from tho station, he calls the operator, tells hin what is np, ad the wagon Is sent and brings tho prisoner to the station, where he fx booked and the charge preferred ngalust hin. And Incense of 9 fire oran accident tho ofl. cor reports the frets through the telephone.” “But Suppoat ao drunken man is to bo taken hoe “The. wagon does it, The men cannot Jeave their posts unless called to tho station, ‘They uscd to haven thousund and one ex- cuses for doing it, but noneare accepted now, A favorit exense used to bo that they were watching parties, Lf they see any suspicious people now they must report the fact, and len are gent from. the station to do the * pine ing,’ a the patrolmen attend to their “Tho telephono solves the problom of how to overcome Inzinoss 2" “Tt Is tho beat possible curo for Inzy police men. ‘Tho men tre obliged to do thelr full duty" “hole eMeloncy, than, is Incrensed 2? “Without any doubt.” OWIHAT HAS HEBN THE EMFEKCT ON CRIME in the ‘Twelfth Stroot District ?” ‘Phere has been less eriine In that district than ever before. ‘Nhe district used to be noted for’ its rough charactors aud crimo; now thore Js less crooked work done thera than li any other district in the elty In pro- portion to the population.” “Tow often Is the wagon called out?” Onan average about elx times in twenty. four hours, Now and then as often ns elaht or ten; but most of the calls now are to take charge of drunken men? “How was it at drst 2” “ Most of them were for rows, assaults, at tempted robbarics, ote., which usect to bo of frequent occurrence, In the first three weeks sixteen persons were sent aver to the Crim- {nal Court, but sines then few arrests have been made for penal offenses,” When tho Toughs get on n jamboreu now they elthoer go somewhere olse or koop quiet.” “Do CITIZENS OFTEN GIVE A SIGNAT.?” “Yes,. It Is cenerally understood through- out the district that pulling down the slot brings an officer’? “Aro fulsa alarms given ?? “Very sekiom., If sometimes happens that an ofllcer, when reporting, neglects to turn the Indicator on tho dial, and calls for the wagon.” “But do not boys and others glyo signals mallclously 2” : , “Hasn't that been donot" “Never, It can't be, Only those who haye keys can get into the boxes; and if the holder of a key was maliciously inclined and save nnalarm he would be caught, When iw puts his key into the lock It is caught, and he cawt get It out, It he ran away, when the wagon arrived the key would be found, reteased by an oflicer, aul taken to the sta- tio: Every key has a number on it, and a registry of them Is kept. So it would be an ony to dnd out to whom thls partion: Jar one belonged, and If the person to whont it was given couldn't nallsfnetorily, recount for its presence In the box he would be prose: cuted. There are no false alurins, therefore,” “HAS THERE BEEN NO MEDDLING with the wires or the boxes--no attempts to knock down or mutilate tho latter 2” “No, nothing of the kind, ‘Fhe roughs up there hinve a notion—In fret, 1 have eneour- aged It—that if they towel or go to meddle with elther the wires or the boxes, n wagon witha nor two will be hpon them dna few mlnut Everybody said before we began the system, ‘Oh, your wires will be cut, and your boxe: wif be knocked down, and ft Will take your entire foree to keep the lines in order,’ But, strange to say, no one has ventured to molest then. A pene knife scratch on the box Is the extent of the Injury that has been inflicted? *“Wiint do the cltizens think of them?! “The p preter wha to n policeman, Satd one old German to me, atter he had lind a box put up near his house, *L would rather have tho box than a policeman. If there Is a policemmn there they will knock him down, but a box stands there still, and don’t say anything, but they know that if anybody goes to It he enn get two or three policemen within five minutes.” “Jtow many amen travel heat in tho Tweltt-Street District at night?” “Pwenty-four? “Aro they equivalent to more than twen- ty-four with the addition of tho telephone 2 “YES; EACH MAN 18 A8 GUOD AS. TO ' WERE FORMERLY, beenuse they are always around. Yor can’t go through the district now without seulne several policemen, and the best proof of that 1s that there are no more complaints, Before the boxes were put in citizens were con- atuntly coming to. the station and reportin disturbances, tind that they could never fine a policeman,—that thoy hadn’t seen one for nutonth. "Che eompinints have ceased, be- cause polleemen are always on thy streets, and consequently avatlable when wanted, People who have keys do not hunt for offl- vers now, but send In a'sigual for one. If thore isa row in a man’s neighborhood, and the officer happens to be in. some other part of hig bent, a slgnal will bring the wagon to the spot'in three or four minutes.” Can At aaelk any part of the district in mae 2 “Yes, ‘The most remote box ts a mile and ahialf from the station”. * “Jing it happened that the men arrived too late to be of any servles 2” “Once ina while, but I no serious ense, Asignal may be turned In for a drimken man, ant Letore the wagon gets to the box he hag gone off. But in all other enses the wagon, nas been in time and the arrests anade. “The arcival of help so quickly often saves oMicers from getting beaten?” “Very often, beenuse there Is foree enough to overcome two or three prisoners. A her is carried for wourded men, and tes and handcuffs for obstreperonts pris » And in ease there isn gang, and one. ata thne fy captured, as the arrests are minde the prisoners can be handeuiled to the wagon, and the officers zo in pursult ot the others, the wagon following. Several gangs have Been taken fn in that way atter a long ehinge.? “The system is n success?” “ A great success, [never knew anything to do so well from tho very start.” “Ig IT COMPLETE?” “No. It $s the intention of the projectors ultimately ta put a bell on each station- house, and have Sianals 50 that all, the men can be notified to zo to the box on thelr beat for instructions, ‘Thut would be excellent in ease of aintrderor robbery where the erlm- inals escuped. Under the old system the mien were out on their beats and could not be given descriptions of partles or told to took out for any one until they reached the sta- tlon,—hours after the erime had been eom- witled, Now they ean be Informed within an hour, With big alarm bell they could bo notified within ten indi! and, were the system xeneral in the ci the whole force contd have Information ine quarter or half an hour, and it would” be very ditlentt indeed fora thief ora murderer to escape, beenuse 100 men, seattered all over tho city, would be looking out for him, And men could be ensily concentrated ut one point by that means.?? 4) © Do you know when tho bells aro to be put up? “Well, ns soon as the Lake-Street District is supplled with boxes—sixty aro belng con- structed there now—a bell {4 to bo placed In the ‘Twelfth Street Station.” “The system is to be.put in operation down town also??? i “Ys, Int the business tHatrict on the South Side north of Van Buren strect, but the boxes will bo located m tho stores, and not on the streets, 80 THAT POLICEMEN CAN BE CALLED aa the firemen are.” But that will apply only to the day time?” “Private watchmen and such of Pinkerton’s force ns have necess to the buildings can give alnrme at night, and there will be a de- tall of men always ready to respond.” + If this system makes twenty-four men tn the ‘I'welfth-Strect District equivalent to for- ty-vight without telephones, there will be no necessity for increasing the police foree,—n thing that would have becn a necessity next year, owlng to tho rapid growth of the pop- wlavon,—for putting up the boxes all over the elty fs the same as doubling tho mumbor of men. And the boxes are su much cheaper than men that the Council will doubtless stand by the telephone when making the ay vropriations for 1831. cee SUPREME COURT ADJUDICATION For Rallway Consotldation for the Contralization of Wealth and Power ina Mew Wands, Th the Editor of The Chteago Tribune, Painritnn, 1a, Dee, 17,—1 sean New York report that a grand consolidation scheme has beun arranged on adectsion of Justice Miller, ofthe United States Supreme Court, fora consolldation of all the finished and wnfin- ished Pacitic Railways with the Wabash sys- tem, with Gen. Grant placed at the head. It all this be true, It Implles a defeat of all competitive railway laullng, for which rival Ines haye been enfranchised and subsidized by the people, It tmplies the innuguration of ascheme which places all protits from tho Industries of tho people within the ens: rench of the managers of the highways, And, what is worse, It fimplicates the people's highest, fudielal tribunal, and thelr most fondly trusted and grentest military chief- tain, with aiding, abutting, and even perpe- trating this monstrous robbery, . {he query with wv 13, are the people so iz- norunt of thblr rights, or so willing to bo ct. slaved that they are ready for the United States of Atmerlen to be called the Slave States of Jay Gould, ‘Tom Scott, and Wiliam IL. Vanderbilt, with Gen, Grant or any other avallabio instrument for thelr Hgeire-hent! My If they are, it fs time forthe peuple to quit obeying God's wiso laws, which yield to each the rultof hits Inbor, and to commence praylig to Gen, Grint ag the Vieegorent of the ral way syndicate, for special favors at the cost of others, For the tlie ia near when thrift will come not from honest labor, but froin fawning; not from Iaudable enterprise, but from suppleness of Knees in prayer for our Tahts, at the court of tose who ‘supervise and distribute the profits from the Inbor of the American people. z Tdo not know on what decision of Juatico Miller’s this reported fraud upon the people jy based, Judge Binek, fn his Tuportid opln- fon to the New York Chamber of Commerce upon tha subject of rallways, mikes no men- tlon of any such decision, Ani it thera Ty, any such deelsion by the peaplo’s courts pars Bra very, many of them who would Ilka Know It, Lhad supposed, aud still hope, tbat the trusts reposed In ourSupreme Court are helt to be executed fatthiully, And when f voted for Gen, Grant for the Preskloney.Jittte dit 1 think that fla name cout bo used with One puny for so basen purpose ag sald report implics, be ‘arthor: Snforiaation relating to the Su- prome Court decision and this tuplled sin. der upon Gen, Grant will greatly oblige, yours truly, Wanp LAssox, $$ RICE CORN IN KANSAS, _ To the Editur of The Chicago Tribune, Great Benp, Arkansas Kiver, Barton .Co., Kag,, Dee. 1%.—I0 answer to your queation “Has Egyptlun rleo corn been tricd in yourcounty tho pust season, und if eo did it stand the drought und produce wcrop? Ja it usuccessor i falls ure?’ I reply thut a large erop of this grain was ratsed in this county the pustscason, und yielded adnecrop. It produces woll and stands the drought better than atinoat any othor corenl, It da ground in our inilia at eel lace, and 1s come Ing Jato general uso both for bread and ced. ’ Epsrou Guvat Benv TRBuNe, a Winchester’s Rypophosphites will cure consumption, coughs, weak tun, Bronchitis, and geuerul debliity. Establish twenty-one yeurs, Obstructions of tho kidneys and attendant enn will prove fatal st not remoyed by Hop THE COURTS. Geraghty vs.. Bishop Ireland Comes Up Again. Judgo Tuloy Aegrots that He Cannot Help Mrs, Wyman. Interpreting 2 Will—Tho Fleming Conspiracy Case —Sulgments and New Sults, TIE CHURCH AND TIE WEI. A. cross bulwas filed yesterday In tho United States Clreult Court of this district by Poter Gernglity, of the County of Galway, Ireland, vs. John Ireland, Bishop of Minne- sot, and Lerman G. Powers, to the orlsinal Dill fled Jast spring by Bishop Iretand against Michnel J. Geraghty, Peter Geraghty, and Herman G, Powers, praying the Court to take excluslvo jurisdiction of the controversy growing out of the Keegan will ense, and to put the Bishop, ag trustee, In possession of. certain rights innetion, securities and real estate, conveyed by Keegan to Bishop Ire- land In trust for thebenetitof his infantdaugh- ter, Mary Gertrude Keegan, on her becoming: of age. “It was further provided by the dec- laration of trust that, should tha child die before her inary, and leave no ssc, the property should go to Bishup ireland to,pro- vide an agricultural home for poor boys tn connvetton with an Industrint school By the terms of Keegan's will Bishop Ireland was appoluted the ehtld’s guardian and ex- eeutor of the will, whieh was admitted to probate Dee, 2, 18%, ‘The Bishop deciinedt to tak out letters, and Powers was appolnt- ed administrator. ‘The child died on the day: the will was adinitted to probate, leaving her grandfather on her mother's side, Peter. Geraghty, her next of kin and only helr-at- jaw, ‘The Intter had taken possession of the realestate and refused to recognize the Hishop ns trustee, while Powers held the rights in nection und securities ay adminis- trator of Keen's estate, ‘The answer to the original bill and the re- plication thereto were filed in| May last, and the cross-bill Is now put in for the purpose ofobtalnlig aiirmative relief, and compell- ing the Bishov to quit-els nnd convey to Peter Geragtty the real estate in question, ‘The latest literature in the litigation dents nt tedious length with the tuthapny inarital life of Keegan and his seeond wife, the doctrine of the confessional, and the undue Iniinence alleged to have been exerted by the Bishop over the head of the Keegan family by whieh the latter conveyed to the former the trust referred to. Bishop Ireland Is charged with deliberately and frandulently tearing off from the declaration of trust wplece o! paper whieh cut considerable of a figure In the Probate Cowrt proceedings, forthe pur- pose of inislending the Court as to the 1utl import of the instrument and the time of its telivery, and complainant claims that sy so doing the Bishop has precluded himself from olfering the declaration or the moilificatlon In evidence, Itis further averred that Keezan never gave the declaration: In- tending fo deliver It so as to place any of the property so conveyed beyond his control; that Keegan never know or supposed that the Bishop could or would make any claim wader it during ‘is life or after his death, except in accordance with a will or further directions in relation thereto; and that the Bishop always knew such to be Keeenn’s intentions, it is further shown that the ad- ministrator has in his possession money und seouritics amounting to over £27,000, and that Geraghty, as sole helr of Mary Gertrude Kea- gun, ting the entire beneficial Interest in the estate and the property tithe sudimintstrator’s hands, subject to the ‘costs and expenses of adininistration, : After this protracted recital, the complain- ant asks that the defendants be required to file their answer; that the deed of Feb. 4, 1879, be set aside and declared fraudulent audvold; and that the Bishop be compelled to quit-elahu to the complainant the pren- Jses deseribed, and to pay the administrator $3,000 with interest from Muy 6, 1880, to- gether with costs, JUDGE TULEX'S OPINIONS. Ainmmber of cnsus were decided yesterday morning by Judge Tuley, but they were of little interest exeept to the partics Immedl- ately concerned in thom. ‘The enso of Klet- zen ¥. Connors involved the Interpretation of a Wil of complainants Titispatd, who had left legneies to each of his four children, aud lis house and lot tu: his widow, Sha was to have the use of it durlug her life, with power to sell it and buy another, The widow mort- gaged the property to a Mrs, Connors, and it was subsequently sold under foreclosure, and pid in by the mortgagee, Lhe Judge held that the widow only. hnd o Hfe-estate In the real estate, that it was optional with her to pay the legacies, or to sell the place she hadand buy another, It was not the in- tention to give her the right to cut out the legates. Butunder tho bill as mide he contd not grant the rellef, and it would hayo tobu dismissed, ‘There was, however, evi- dence that the widow was committing waste, and he would, therofore, order the appoint. nent of n Receiver to collect the rents and profits of tho-estate, ‘Tho ease ot Elizabeth Wyman agatnst Charles H. Wyman, also decided by the same Judge, presented some rather novel points. "This was 0 petition to sot astile a decrea of diyoree granted to. Mr. Wyman in Oc- tober, 1873 ‘The clain ‘of the wife was ‘that sho hind never been rerved with process, and did not know of the pendency of the sult until long after the decree was granted. ‘The summons was te- turned as served upon her, but the clalin was that the ofllcer ha served the wrong patty, or that gome_ one hail perepnated her at the time. ‘fhe Judge held that he could not set aside a decree without clear and convincing evidence that the defendant hind not been served, and this had not been given, ‘The oficer had sworn the person he sarved did notin any way resemble the genuine Mrs, Wyman; but the Judgo: thought he was honestly mistaken in his statement, ‘Tho evidence failed to sntisfy his mind that there had not been a service of process, and tho petition would have to be dismissed, “The Judge iso remarked that he had felt mueh Interested in Mrs. Ar and would willingly havo strained a polnt in'her favor, Wyman seemed to have stated things which were possibly wntrite in Tis bill for divoree, and it might turn out tint his wife was Innocent of the charge of ndul- tery. He wns of a jealous disposition, and pt to dind fault, But there was ne authority of law giving a Judge the right to sut aside tlle decree under the testhnony offered, and the put would bo dismissed “for want of } equity. A Uocreo: of separate maintenance wns granted In the. case of MeAlllster y, MeAl- lister,. ‘This was a dill fordlyoree by Thomas MeAlllster against his wife for alloged nets of adustery. committed five and ten years: fo, and a cross-hill on her part “nsk- ing’ for a soparate malnutenanca on the ground of his desertion and adul- tory with bis shop-girl, ‘The case was one of tho dirtiest ever heard In Cook Coun- ty, ‘The Judge held thatthe Sharaes of ndul- tory wero unproven on elther side, bit that the husband by his own adinissions had been guilty of desertion, and should ba decreed to pay tils wife $60 solleltor's fees and $8 a week alimony. Nh pear TNE FLEMING CONSPIRACY CASE, The trinl of the Fleming conspiracy case was continued yesterday before Judge Hawes in the Criminal Court. ‘The wholo forenoon session was faken up in the exam {nation of Justices Watlace and Summertield in relation to the preliminary trial of the nan Purdy, upon whose alleged fraudulont dlsclarge from custody | the present proceedings ara based, Quite n long discnaston oceurred ns to the broprlet vat ine troducing as ovidence a second bond glyen by Tardy in the cuse of O, Q, Reith & Co., from whom he was charged with having stolen certain goods. ‘This bond Is not dte- serlbed- in the Inutetment but Assistgnt Stnte’s-Attorney ‘Thomson insisted that, ns both the bonds were given nt the same tine, the State had a right to Introduce them. The Court nally deelded that, tho bond in the Keith caso could not be adinitted until ae slgnntures of the parties to lt had been ally proven. Mt the afternoon session, tha first witness called was Benjamin 2, Price, Clork of to dail, who prodtced the entry-book, which showed that Purdy had been ‘comuftted on two charges of larcony by Justlees Wallace and Suminertiehd, and unather entry showing his discharge on ball, Witness had been un- able to find, the mitiinuses upon which the prisoner was committed, TN. W. Parner, a law partner of Minor, one of the accused, testiticd that on or about Sept, 7% 187), ho was present in Flemlug’s satvon, at the Stock-Yards, aud there met Minor and Doran, who discussed in hits hear- ing a project to releasy sume one from the ce 9 Connty Fall, Fleming sald at that. thine that he doubted the propriety of neeepting a bond for the release of a prisoner who hlnd been locked npupon as mittinns issued by an- other Justice, Witness agreed with Fem Ing tu this view of the matter, Witness had several conversations with Minor about the ense, and at his request witness fiunily took charge of the case before Justice Wallace. A friend of his hind advised him to have nothing to do with the matter, as he was conviticed that there was something wrong aboutit. Witness accordingly left the Court withont attending to the case, Minor afters award denled that there wasanything crooked about the ense, at least to tis knowledge, Minor afterward sald that he belley the Constable, had been well services In the matter, Witness afterward met Doran, and told him he thought the Purdy ease was not tstraight,” and adyised hin to turn. fimup, Doran said he would do so if they would come town; and he would find fury if he was well pald for It. ‘This concluded the hearing for the «day, and the Court adjourned until this morning. INJUNCTION GRANTED, In tho cases of George Gay ngainst C. F. A. Hinrichs and J. M. Young & Co., which were argued Monday before Judge Gardner on a motion for injunction, the Jude yester- day morning rendered an opinion. After citing several authorities he held that he had concurrent jurisdiction with a court of common law of the matters in controversy. He further salti that though the facts werenot quite clear, he thought, taking all the circumstances into cunsitera. tion, that there was suficient doubt about the vallulty of the notes in question to war- rant a more thorough examination of the miatter, He would therefore grant na tempo- rary injunction on complainant giving abond of $2,000 In the Young case, nnd of $1,500 In the Hinrichs case. ‘The ense will now go on the calendar, and a feigned issue be tade, which will probably be tried before a jury. Jn tho report of the case yesterday an crror was made in stating that Dr, R. id Piper was fn witness on belial! of the defendants, He was of the opliion that the notes had been altered, and Med three altilavits on behalf of the complainant, after repeated microscopic examinations of the papers. INTERESTING ¥ 'O LANDLORDS. In the ense of Leonard ys, Greene, the Sheriff levied executions on the stock of the defendant, who was atenant of Willan A. Giles and was indebted for rent at the time the Sheriff took possession, the goods being on the defendant’s premises. Mr, Giles, by his attorney, Mr. Brady, inade a motion before Judge Moran for an order on the Sherif to pay to Giles out of tha proceeds of sale the amount of the rent thus due, clalining the landlord had at common Inw a flen for rent Independent of the lovy ofa distress warrant, and he elted dicta of the Supreme Court, and of Mr, Justice Me- Allister in the ease of Eames vs. Mayo to sustain this position, ¥ ‘Mr. Kerr, for the execution creditor, con- tended that at common law the landlord did not have a len which was superior ton Sherlt?'s levy, and showed that It required an act of Parlinment, which was passed In sth of Anne, to confer such a ten or elaiin. ‘Yhis statute provided that before the Sherlil removed goods from the «demi premises he should pay the rent dune; not Kcucalting n years rent. “This statute was not bind ne here for the reason it was passetl it hundred years after the period fixed by our Legisia- ture for the nloption of the common Lav as tile in this State, ‘The Court took this view of the ease, and dented the motion. stating also that the cases on which Mr. Justice MeAllister Justified his deta were not authoritics for the position contended tor here hy Giles. ITEMS, Judge Blodgett this morning will sentenco theprisoners who haye been tried before him tis term, and who have not as yet been sen- tenced, A new calendar is preparing to be enlled Indanuary by Judges Gary snd Williamson, beginning at term No, 3883 and including all enses returnnble at the January term, e Anthony will have no call of the entendar after Friday, until the January term, Monday he will have a peremptory call of motlons for new trial. Monday will be the Inst day for, placing ‘enses on. tho January calendar of Judge Jameson, *A final meeting will be held this morning in theense of tho Chicago Fire Insurance Company. STATE COURTS, Adolph Toeb, for tho use of A. W. Waldo and others, bezan a sult in debt yesterday axalnst O. N. Jenson, John McAuley, and Willian F. Furey. chitung $1,500 damages, ‘The Clty of Chicago filed a petition to con. demn the necessary Innd for opening and widening an alley through part of Block 59 in Canal Trustees’ Subdivision of See. 7, 09, 14, and another to open West Quincy street from Its western terminus through to Hal- »sted street. Charles F. Dwight began a sult by attach- ment against Willinm Gardner, George Stone, and Edward A. Lord to recover 10.20, ‘Enright & Kelly brought suit in attach- ment aealnst Emil. Jannings, elatming SHI, Alban B. Lynch commenced nn action in trespass against Patrick J. Ryan, laying damages at $10,000, TIT CRIMINAL COURT. Before Juige Gary the jury in the enso of William Sclnnkit, charged with assantt with Intent to commit rape, returned a verdict of guilty, and fixed his puntshment at one year in the Penitentiary. Hs counsel entered n motion for a new tral, and pending the are riiient the prisoner was relensed on $2,000 all, Frank Connors was convicted on a charge of larceny. . George’ Do Penton, tha young Creole boy, was tried for assault with Intent to kill, the jury to seal verdict. Joseph Kann, charged with burglary, forfeited his recegnizange, ‘TI: CALL, Junan Bronaerr—sentenco day in tho Dis- trict Court, Set iduiralty case, Doherty v. Tuy Protection, ov trial, Avrriiat# Count—Motlons. Jungs Surti—No preliininary call.. Trial call ‘D.EH0, 9,542, 1,516, 3,500, 3,661, 0,053, 9,682, 3,588. No caso on trial, Junge ANTHONY—200, 20E, 202, 205 to 211, 214, 224, 225, 220, No. t,274, People v, Molody, on trial. Junar WiLLAIBON—Aasists Judgo Anthony, Na cago on tri. Jupar JAMESON—Set cases, No caso on hears ing. Yanan GARDNEN—I5, 2, 25, 20, No, 28, Nichol- son ¥, Howe, on bearing, ‘ June Rocrns—1063 to 109, Inclusive, No, 102, Yondorf y. Paik, on trink, . Jopar Monan--Tho Wells habeas corpus case, No turthor call of calendar until Jan, vd, when dudgo Anthony takes up tho calondur in place of Judge Sorin, who gocsto the Criminal Court, No, 1,233, -Armatrong v, Hinsdale-Doylo Granit Company, on trial. JuLOK TuLBY—Conteated motions. JuLaR HauNnus—No call. No, 13, Bawin ys Northwestorn dtutual Life- Insurance Compan on hearing. wax Loomts—Sot caso No, 1231 aud tern Nos. 47, 08, , 105, 100, 120, 124, 128, 120, He, 153, 101, 170, 153, and 173, Sunde Gany—Nos, 40, 208, 008, 017, 318, 22%, BU, and 78, Jupae HAwgs—No,100tho Ftomlug conspiracy cnso, ontrial, JUDGMENTS. Burenron Counr—Juvak ANtHONY—J. J. Bee Dirmid ot al. vo J. Porloy Pagy, 8W2.81. Jupox BatTH—Marlettu Maral y, City of Chir cago: yordlot, $150, and motion for now trial.— Leople, ote, usn of Christoph Wohless, v, August Wobluss, admintatratar of the estate of Henry Wohlosy, deceased, Meinhardt Hagemann, and Hioury Gaulor, £091.08,—sume v, Baume, UL. — Baws Vv. Same, S1wvw, —» s — AVYPELLATE COURT, Speciat Duvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Ill, Dee. 24—The Appellate Court for the Second District met this morn- ing; present, Judges Lacey, Pillsbury, aud Pleasants, ‘The following business was transacted: 680. German Fire-Insuranco Company va Bock; motion for appsal to Bupremo Court. &H, Slewol ve, County of Kankakeo; eame, 617, G, Hed. & VM, , ye, Heury; motion for ruloon Clerk of Appullato Court to fssuo ro- wialulns order witbout payment of coats, 577-678, Wolls ot al. ys, Whittaker; motion by defendant to tile record in both cases, 5. Hyslop va, Finch; motion for appeal to Bupreme Court. Goh. Hunter ys, Hunter; amo, ' 532, Bane. 3, Tho People vs. Hoard of Supervisors of readers vs Wollen; motion by uppulled to disiuiss uppeak ah 202. Norton vs. Joy; motion for lenyo to ile ainendment to petition for hearing. 416, Frick vs, ‘Trustees of Schools, ote.t mor tion by plaintif in error for lenve to withdraw record, fiz. City of Jollot vs. Seward; motion by ape pollnot for eppenl to Supreme Court. "6, Sperry va, Young, Aasignea; motion by appellant to withdraw record, 3 GW, County of Cook vs. firma; motion ty -appellant for time to file briefs. Bibi ‘clis va. Whittaker ct nl; motion by appellee to disiniss apperl in erch ense: 414, Mosher vs. Norton ct al. motion for ap- Notion on behalf of Bomner and Fillis to reverse and remant and also fur the taxation uf costa naainet ippelices. . Gil. Burry et nf vs, Town of Aurora: motion t¢ dismiss ‘Appeal and for leave to withdraw tho ro cord. , i Wednesday morning the tine of the Court will be devoted to the exainination of stus, dents. The Court adjourned to 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, OUR WATER SUPPLY. ° Ald. Burloy’a Schome for Rrecting Now Works. ? Among the orders presented In tho Coun ell Monday night was the following by Ald. Burley: Orderel, That tho Department of Tublic Works be, and it Is hereby, directed te cause to. he tnaude the necessary survey for bringing water: to the elty from Kome potnt north of the City of Chicago .where theru ts land aufitclentty high on which reservoirs cin be constructed to give tho pence hend of water In the clty for pritutl+ eabte uni, Bett further ontered, That, upon tho eamples ton of #itclt surveys, the Department of Publia Works shall report the result of such survey to this Counelt, togetber with eatlnates of the cost of ctyines, engine-houses, reservoirs, pipes, and nqueducts necessary for the trying out at the plin of obtalning Water.hei i upestotl, Areporter called on Mr. Burley yesterday: and asked hiin to state more specifically what: he had in view, . “1 have nothing matured,” ho repited, “but introduced the order for considoration with a view to « thorough examinationof the mintter.” “Do you think new water-works aro neo essary?” “1 lock upon the presdnt works as une reHabte, and, in the end, they would be moro expensive than if the supply of water was obtained from a distance up the lake,” * “Dut they have dono thelr work weil?” “LT concede that.” “What ig the matter with them?” “lhe crib isn't as safe ns it should be, and an aceldent is ltable to happet. And some thing is the matter with the old tunnel. It fas been In operation many ye sud its contition is uncertain, An attenipt was mmade to pump If out some years ago, and although the engines worked constantly for fourteen days, men conldn’t ro in more than 00 feet nt the erlbend. A was'sent I from the shore cnd, and he waded in nid and slush Hy to his knees as far as his aire tubes would permit hin to go. And avery. time the wells are elenned out there fs a foot to two feet of nnd on the bottom. Whon the pimps arein motion that is stirred uv, and affects the water. Whiat troubles one tunnel will trouble the other.” “What do you propose oY “When the Water Department was origin- ally incorporated It was entirely independ- ent of the municipal incorporation, and wag under the authority of Trustees, who had authority to issue bonds to ereet water Proxies: "They luoked the ground over, exan- ne THE LAKES IN M'HENRY COUSTY - and along Fox River, and also considered the matter of locating works on the Inke shore, twenty or twenty-five miles north of the elty, where there 1s un clevation of about ninety feet, constructlig ‘reservolrs, and pumph water from the lake through a tunnel, an bring it to the elty In pipes. “This was ‘their plan, but they abandoned It. on aecount of the cost. which would have been between $5,000,000 nud $10,000,000, ‘They decided to get the water from the lake shore.at home, tnd the works were erected on the preanne site at the foot of Chicago avente, That was In 1852, ‘The Trustees thought those works would last until 1865 of 1870. You know how their capacity has since been In- creased,” Y f “The proposed works would necessitate the construction of a tunnel and a crib?” “Cerininly. But up there ay deep water, and pure can be reached by golng ont only 1,000 feet as 13 gotten here by going out two miiles: and sucha short tumiel could be kept clean If mud necumulated in it, Busites, tho erty could there would ba no sewage hn the water.” “What would be the cost ?”” x “} don’t know, but 1 should say betwoen $5,000,000 rund $8,000,000,"? “Would you ubanden the old works?" “A part of the machinery might bo utllized in tha new o1 ‘Tho ‘present pys- tem of pipes could be ysed, Proper engines would give all the head required.” “Jlow long will the present works mect the demands of the elty ”” 5 222 ee © Last summer the enelnes got upto with {n 20 per cont of their ful eapnelty, Whether they witl be able to pump what will bo ded next anminer Is uncertain, Action should haye been taken by the Council be- fore this thme looking to an increased sup- “Would not the erection of ‘centeal? works do that?” “No. , The capacity of the riew tunnel is 90,000,000 gulfons nday for use, It could be Increased by deepening the wells and lower- ing the engines, but that involves rent ox- pense, ‘The North Side engines take out 86,000,000 gallons, nnd the West Side works 50,000,000; the glucose works, when come. pleted, will tse 10,000,000, anit the central works would require 30,000,000, ‘Cunt makes: 106,000,000 zallons, 16,000,000 more than the tunnel could supply, So what would be the use of erecting ‘central? works? ‘The Fire Departmont, of te people, de not complain of the head In the business district; it is only tha witter-vlovator men, so faras I can find out?” y MR. MUULEY ADDED that, 1f his proposition wore fnvorably con- sidered, he would do all he could to secure an ainehdment to the State Constitution: to ennble the authorities to issue bouds to cover the cost of the naw works. ‘Ald, Burley's proposition to get the olty’e water-supply from some point north of tha city meetythe hearty approval of the MnyoE and Controller, ‘They have been discussing the project for some thine, and ‘say that, they will lend their iIntnence to forwarding 1t, WHISKY THE CAUSE, Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. Muwctr, Ind., Dec, 21.—Detweon and 1 and So'clock this afternoon, Henry Kesh, a Ger- mirage 32, operating 8 tailor shop and elothes-cleaning establishment on North Walnut street, was found lying dead on the floor in hisshop. An hour previous he waa on the strects boastly drunk. For many yoara ho has led a life of horrible disstpation, He came heres year ago from Kokomo; wag fornierly of Indianapolis, where he has twa wives, Itis probable tint he while drurite drank some drugs he had in his shop, think- ing them whisky, which caused death, Ho was very peculiar In his actions, and- was Known to most of our citizens on account of lis eccentricity while drunk. Ho would chase small boys or dogs over the city with & pistol in his hand, ———————$——$ STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS, Spectat Dispatch (o The Chicago Tribuas, Eart SAGINAW, Mich., Deo, 21.—George W. Ford, of Ludington, a gucst of the Ever ett Iouse, was strickon with paralysis to- day, and lived but five minutes. He will ba Tetembered as the.person who had an cx. tonded litigation with the Péra Marquette Lumber Company for the title of the greuter vartlon of the lund on which Ludington Is lo- cated, - ——_—————— | | Tho Queen and Princess Loulso, © tandm World, Aswrong Impressions have been created by several piragraphs concerning the Princess Lotise which have lately appeared, It nay be as Woll to eet tho wutter right. ‘hore la nu founda. ton for the statement thut ber Noyal Highness loft Canada without consultiug the Queen; hor y was ‘tho first person telugruphed: to whon the doctors urged the Peiocess retura to Bowland, 1t has alau been stated that tho Quoer intiuuted that she did not wish to go to Halinori! from Javornry. ‘Thore was never a question of her Royal Highuess yong to tho former plice, us vold-wus uspeciully to be guarded against, and tho ollivate of the two pluces 1a uttariydlforent, The fupression euch slutomentd would leave ta that the Queen and the Princess have uAree las whoreus ber Mujosty drove from Windsor to Claremont to sce the Princess, and ber Royal Highness wus, lust week, ber mother's yuces ab Windsor. Whut wos siated weeks ayo tu thos ooluins about the Princeas' roturn frag Cannda, was the exuct ‘trath; it was merely for ber healt, which bad suitcred greatly from ber tere rible aceldunt, and the doctors will not bear of her return there before tho spring, us tho ox. conve cold of tho,winter would far toa ry, © * be properly constructed. And, '