Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1881, Page 6

o THE COUNCIL. The Communist Stauber Tries to Occupy a Seat. Tho City Clerk Bold Enough to Recognize His Claims. 4 Fnlso Pretense that the Supreme Court Gave Him a Seat, Tho Pretensions of the Usurper Rebuked by the Council. stauber Porsists in Disturbing the Quiet of tho Body, Un Witleh He Is Assisted by 1 Communist Gang in the Lobby. The Mattor Finally Reforred to the ‘ Corporation Counsol. Passage of the Highteonth Street Viuduet ond Irldge Ordinance. The Council held a regular weekly meeting Just evening, Mayor Harrison tn tho chair, ond all tho Atdermen present exeépt Shorey, Me- Grath, aud lphof, Some Mitte Burpriso was caused by the appearance of Frank Stauber, who took Ald. MeGrath’y seat. When the Clerk, in calling tho roll, reached t naine of MeGrath Ald, Altpeter cried out, "Hold on," and sald the Clerk had papers in hls possession showing that FRANK S8TAUBER HAD BREN PROPERLY ELECTED, and bé moved that McOrath’s namo be stricken of. Ald, Everett mando tho point that, the Council not veing organized, the motion was out of order, ‘The Chnir so held, When the Clerk got through tho toll Ald. Altpeter runewed hls motion, and asked that tho documents bo read. Ald, Everett and Ald. Cullorton objected. Ald, Altpeter suid tho papers had been served on the proper oflicials, and the Council bad a Tight to know tholr contents, Ald, Cullerton urged that they badn’t come in in the rewulur way. A Ald, Altpeter moved that the rules be sus+ pended, Ald. Culferton moyed that the papers be re- ferred to tho Committee on Elections, “After some tore talk, consent was glyon to buve thom read, The first wus from Linemeyer’s, or rathor Stauber's, counsel, calling attention to ar THK JUDGMENT OF OUSTEL AGAINST MWGRATH, and saying that the Supreme Court had dis- missed the appeal,and commanded that tho Judgment bo carried Into effect. This, ne sald, was conclusive on ult persons that McGrath was: ‘usurpor, and no one was therefore to regard him as nn ofticor, Tho second paper wasn copy Of tho Judgment, and tho third a certificate of tho Clerk of the Supremo Court, showing its nc- tion, Ald, Meter (Sixteenth) moved that Frank A, Blauber be declured to have been electod Alder- mian from the Fourteenth Ward atthe spring election oF 1880. Ald, Cullerton said that wouktn't do, and mado the point that the motion was out of order, AY Mefer (Sixteenth) didn't think go, Ald, Cullerton suggested that Linemeyer wae the proper party to occupy tho sent, und said Qhat the papers In tho caso had been filed ta the Appellate Court, ald, Altpeter insisted that nothing had been diled in that Court touching tho cuso un tos o'clock, Ald, Cullerton replied that the pupers were on file, and contended thut the Council could tako nouetion under Ube clroutmstances. Ald, Dixon snid that tho papors submitted had bech rend for informution simply, and ralsod tho point that they could not be considered or ateted Upon except by general consont or under suspension of the rules, Ald, Lawler maintained that Ald, Dixon was Wrong, and tbat the papers read weru before the Council, ‘Tho Chalr decided that Ald, Dixon's point was well tuken, and that tho motion of Akl. Meter was out of order at tho timo it was made. ‘The Council was {n posseasion of the information, however, und it could pe Upon the question, Ald. Hildreth moved to %uspend the rules ta take up tho mutter, and docide who was entitled to tho sent, In calling the roll Pat Howard, tho Democratic ‘kK, who bad ant nie Tigeryetians, sholcet ayo. A erett objected, Stauber jurmped up, ag did Ald. Cullortan, ALD. EVERETT OWECTED TO STAUBEWS VOTE BEING RECORDED ‘yntil tho Courts had deefded that ho was ontitlod to hisseat. The Choir sald that if McGrath was notamem- ver of the Counctl,—was not elected,—the man who occupied the seat in the hist Connell held it until a new montber was olected, [Cheers in tho lobby, which waa full of Communiats.) Ald, Cullerton made the point thut nothing was in order until the roli had been called und tho wr dustained him, Ald. Everctt—[s Stuuber's nhme recorded? ‘Tho Clerk—Yos. Ald. Everett objected, ‘The Chair—Tho yoto can be verified afters wards, 5 ‘Tho Clerk went on, and, when he rend the last Ae, ald. Everett renewed bis objection, It was true that MeGrath's appeal bud beon thrown out of the Supremo Court, but the ease had kono back to the Cireult Court, and waa thence Kolng to the. Appellate Court, Hence tle Coun- cll was not the Judge, Ald. Cullerton moved that 8tuuber's namo bo stricken trom the roll. Stuuber's action was tho se ueekleat performunce” ho had ever wite nessed. Tho Chair said the Council could do that, and he waa ready to put the motion. Ald. Meter (Sixteenth}—lu this apeclal case? The Chale did not answer, ‘Tho result om ‘THE MOTION TO BTRIKE OUT wna yous 18, nays 16, us follows: Yeus—Digon, Mullard, Clark, Grannis, Wate Ahi Cullerton, Smyth, seNurney, Switt, Bond, Fett, Tulbort, “hompson, Bridy, Youns, Murphy, MeCoriniok, and Burley—18, Naye—Wickershuui, Sanders, MvAntoy, Burke, Altpoter, MMordan, HWildveth, Purcell, Peevey, Behroviler, Lorenz, Meyer (Viftceuth), Melor (Sixtconth), and Harrett—1, ‘The Vote to suspend tho rules was yeas 15, mui 14, us follows: ‘vaa—Wickorshath, Sandors, McAuley, Burke, Altpeter, Riordan, Hitdreth, Lawler, Purcoll, Peevey, Schrovder, Lorena, Moyer (Fittwanth), Motor ixteonth), Narrett—15, Nays—Dixon, Bullard, Clark, Graunis, Wat- Klos, Cullerton, Sinyth, MoNurnoy, Swit, Bond, Tverett, Hulbei ompson, [rady, Young, Blurpby, McCormick, and Mneley—18, Ald. Everett moved to refer tha dooumoute to the Committe on Bleations. Ald. Buriey made the polit that there was nothing befure the Council, simple permission daving becu given to roud them for luformus ton. ‘The Cuatr decided that thoy could bo referred, and they were 60 disposed of, STAULEN AROSE, ‘and there wore cries for *regubir order," and sousiderable confusion and: disorder, ji the tiklet of which he suld be deslred to entur bis protest ugalnss the actlon of tho Council ln tho Anne of the people who elected bln. Alds, Callerton and Everett objected, The Chalr, by a vigoraiwa uso of tho gavel, re- Moretorder, Stauber, however, continued standing, and: Went On to sny that he wis thera to defund dls Debts. Kinaily by quieted down, FIOUTEENTH STREET DNIDGR, ‘The ordinances reported by tha Law Depur' bent tur the misiug of tho Eighteenth street ridge to wecommodaty the Chicago & Western Judnune Ridlroud was thon tikea Up. Ald. Chirk subinitted iin amendment providley that in consideration of tho privileges granted by the ordionnee the railrond) company shontd rellnguinh ite right to lay tracks nurtivof ‘Tellth Ald. everett inoved to table the amendment, aiid the voto un the motion wus proceuded With: STAULEL AGAIN. Tho Clerk did oot call Stuuber's name, whores apon the lutter got up and asked that his vote | de recurded, natus wy newly-elocted Adora, Dut osu bold-over, Everett ubjected. Jbave tho ivor, Ald, EverottNa you haven't. Hut Stauber proceeded, tusteting ou the re. covidlag of bis Vote and ble right to eccupy the feat, (Appluuse in the lobby.) No one could tuke (Utrom him. Aud, Everett (uddreasing the Chalr)—Who bus tho wort Stnuber—] have tho tleor; sitdown, Ald. Bruty ob Gules. tu Stauber occupying the beor untll hy hud been declared a mumber of the Council, ‘The Chatr—Will the yeutleman leave that to the decision of the Chair? Ali. EveruttaL wilt, Ald. Cuderton rou toe polnt of order, which / ‘ waa that overything was out of ordor while the roll was being catted, All. Everett wanted tho decision of tho Chair ethor the Council was to Loe obstructed rotest bo When the clerk handed tho ist of yeas: to the Chale, Stauber Inquired if his ni been recorded. Tho Chair—A gentleman oceuny me tho seat of ow Atderman arises fr that seat and einims the right to vote, Now what is tho Chalr to do? Ald, rott—Objeation 1s miele, ‘The Chatr—The question Is, Who has tho right to oblect? Ald. Eyerett—1, nn Alderman elected: by tho peuple of the Twelfth Wari, ubjcet, and protest. agunst n gentleman occupy iig it scat in this Counell who has not been deelired elected by the Council. ‘The genticman has nover been recognizedas a inember of this body, When the matter came tip orlrinally it was referred to the Committee on Elections, and_no motion was ever made to declare tho wentleman a mombers and no court bas deolded that he ts entitled ton Bent. ‘Ald. Swift asked if tho Clerk hnd calted tho name of Stauber during the evening, The Clerk—Yes—onee, ALD, SWIFT—DY WHAT AUTHORITY ? The Clerk—By mandate of tho Supreme Court Lwus llreeted not to call McGrath's mane, and T concluded that Stauber’s tame shoild be substi tute Ald, Everett said the Supreme Court bad made no etch order, ‘The Clerk—Come bere and rent It, Tho Chair mado aspeccn, in which ho anid thut the Counell might pass: some ordinance that would involve very grave Itigation If Mr, Branber should be excluded from voting if he hud aright to vote, and he therefore thought the conned shuuld take specdy action in the preimises, rita. Swift—Snppose he had no right and voto? The Chair—It would work both was" Ald. Meier (Sixteenth) protested tealnst tho vote being announced unless Stauber’s name appeared on the roll. “Che Chair said the Clerk was elected by tho people, and he had no control over him further than in simple parlinmentiry proceedings. ‘The vote on the amondinciit was—yeas 21, nays j2,—ns follows: ‘aa-—-Wickursham, Dixon, Sanders, McAuley, harke, lor, Purcell, Smyth, Peave: MeNurne: humipsui. I Murphy, and Met Neye—Dallard, Chat Jerton, You Stauber ayzatn asked that his entered in every vote. Swift, Everett, Hutbert, yer (Fittcenth), Barrett, wk—21, + Granola, Watkins, Cul- Altpeter, Hildreth, Bond, Lorenz, Mofer Wixteenth), and Burley—12, Ald. Cullerton moved ibat when the Council adjourn ft adjourn until, Wednesday ovening. Tt was evident that nothing could be one. ‘Ald. Meter renewed his protest. The name of an Alderman had been omitted from the roll,—a weal weenks ‘Yhe Conir—Tho Clerk cannot rule the Council, Ald. Cullerton asked leuve to introduce a pros test of property-owners teainst the ralsing of the Eighteenth tract bridge. ‘The yens and nays wore eniled for. Nilo. Staubor's name was called ho jumped up an DE: DED THAT IIS VOTE BE RECORDED, Ald, Cutlerton—Who Js tho zentleman? Mr. Stuttber—I would [ke to call the attention of tho Cinir to Article dt of the charter. Ald, Cullerton objected, a3 did Ald, Everett, tho latter wanting to know if tho Counell was owned by une man, ‘There was another svenoon the entertaining of Stauber's protest. Permission to read the petition wis denied by a vote of 17 to Th. At this stnye there was another ecend of dis- graceful confusion, in which Stauber wns tho central Ngure and Lorenz and Moler (Sixteenth) oceupled prominent places. AW Burney moved that the Counc adjourn, Ald. Lorenz wanted to know who were tho Aldermen from the Fourteenth Ward. . ‘The Chulr—I don’t know. Ald. Lorenz—Doer the Clork know? ‘The Clerk didn’t answer, At this stage Ald, Hildreth announced that nolther bis, Ald, Peovey's, nor Smyth's vote bud been correetly announced by the Clerk upon tho motion just passed, A now vote was thon ordered, which ehowed ens im nayé 14, which atlowed the protest to bo entered. A vote was then taken upon Ald, Burley’s mo- tion to adjourn, whieb was lost, Ald. Cullerton's petition was read, after which Ald, Luwler moved tho previous question, and Ald, Stnuvdy moved to lay tho motion on tho table, which created another scene of disurder, ‘Ald. Stauber inelsted that his protest should bo entered, und tho Muyor ordered it done. Lawe ler's mation prevailed. THE ORDINANCE WAS THEN TAKEN UP section by section, and finally passed as a whole, =yens, Zi: nays, ,—08 follows? ° ‘eax—Wickershum, Dixon, Saunders, Me Auley, Burke, .Cullerton, Hlordan, Hildrothe Luwier, Pureell, Smyth, Peevey, MeNurneys witt, Everett, Hulbert, ‘Chompsom (Fitteenth), Durrett, Murphy, MeCormick—23. Nayi—Dullard, Clark, Ornnnis, Watking, Alt~ peter, Lorenz, Youag, Meier Glxteeutts), Hurley ‘The ordinanco as adopted ts as follows: ‘Be tt ordatned, ete, SxcTION 1. Thut_pormis- slon and nu Eno ry be and the same are hereby granted to tho Chicazo & Western Indiana Hall road Company to ralse the present bridye cross- ing the South Branch of tho Chicago River ut Elgbtennth street not to exceed three und one- third (5) feet bighor than it now js, atid erect, at the cust end of said bridge, a sultable vinduct ufty-nine GY) feet lone: and tho mithorlty and permission Is hereby furthor granted to the Chi- cago & Western Indiana Railroad Compiny to raisy the xppronebes at both ends of sald bridge, uleo the approach from Lumber street to con- noct with the west appragch ufarcauid. te the necesanry grade, us appenrs by the profile plan. marked “L, now in tho oflice of the Deparunent of Public Works of sald city, Allof tho material tu bo used In making Bald changes and erecting anid viaduct [3 to be of wood. Provided, and this is upon the express condition that the rafs- iug of suld brite. tho bullding of suid viaduct, together with all of sald approuches, shall bo at. tho expengs and cost of sald Conipany; Sze. 2. The permission and authority hereby granted is Upon tha further express ‘candittot Uat whonever the said city shall ouild or ercet nother bridge, or widen tho present one at sald point, that thon the sald Chfengo & Western Indiana Raliread Company ahall, at ite own cost and expense, build tha abutments nt the enst end of said bridge and ut tho east cond of suld viaduct of stone masonry, and shall, atits own costand expense, renew tho sald vinduct of mich material and with ag inay bo required by suld city; and, further, sali pny to toe elty tho vost und expense of the ailditional base and pro- portions required by such Increased hights of tho centre pier of suid bridye whenever the city ahinll build ov erect another bridge or widen the present one, Allof suid work to he con- siructed uccording to pluns and speciflentions tobe mady by tha Department of Public Works, and to be under the superintendence und direc. ‘don and to the sntisfuction of the Comnilssioner of Public Works of nid olty, ‘Tho viaduct montioned iu tho foregoing sections Is ‘to bo mialntained and kept ta repairs by and at the cost and oxpenso of said Chicago & Western In dina Kallrond Company. subject to tho direc- Honsund superintennence of the propor ofllcor muthorized by sald ity. See. d. ‘Tho rights und privileges hereby grant< ed sre upon the express conditions that the aforesaid work shall bo so dono that {t will not. interfere with travel neross suid bride fora. tonger period thun thirty days; and upon the furthor condition tint nothing horeln contained ehnll operite, or in nny way bo constrited 18 operating, to ratify or tn wny manner couttem the ordinance pusivat Sept, 16, 1870, purporting to grant to salt rallroad cotnpany periuission: today down, Inulntwy, and operate a rattrond in auld city, or ns in aby mance oxtonding tho right or privilewes purported to bo granted by the sald last-mentioned ordiiance, or the thno penn which such rlzhts or privileges were to 08 0: Schroeder, releed. See. 4. Uhut the sald railroad company, bo fore oxereisiny any of the rights hereby granted, shill execute tu the City of Chicayo 2 soo and siiiiciunt boud, In the penal suin 0000, WIth surety or sureties to bo approved by the Com. miusioner of Public Works, conditioned that It will observe, portorn, and carry out wil the pros visions of this ordinance, wil will lorever Ine duainity und save hurimless the City of Chicago ogninetand from any and all damages, Judy wients, degrees, costs, nid expensed which tt miay nuffor, oF which may by recovered or obs tilhed ugulust suid city, for or by runson, or acrowlnur out of, or restilifuy fram the pawsngo of thts ordinance, or any nuitter or Ching connected therewith, ur with the exercise by sant Company of tho privileges or any of thom hereby gran or from an set or acts of the said Company, ub der or by virtue of tho provisions horvot, See. 6. This ordinance is granted upon the furs therexpress condition that it shall be formally uecopted by the Chicago & Western Indiana luulroad Company within ten days after its pags. size, ind tho work hurein aniborized shall be done nnd completed within 8x months from tha pugs of the ordinance, otherwise wll yighta wart elena hereingrauted shull cease and bo nallund void. Durluy the debeto on tha ordinance thore was ® repetition of the scenes of dixordur, anid Ah Bulturd was vot allowed to preauut an amend. went. There was anothor Htthe scone durlug: the passage of the fourth eoction. . ALID WU CORMICK'S NAME HAD WEEN CALLED, when Aid. Cullerton sit “1 atyeck. to record. tug Md, McCormick's yote, Hu fy intorodted ln vag tuagter ciuat blag yoted un, Au. MeCormick—1 desire that the gentloman mike bin wtaton Ald, rut Suller nnd clear, Cullevton—1 bave snid all that E intonded nid. feCoruiek-—Yeu, airs Tum Interested. f ami futerested In the city, You wanted to obtain unt litervst in anothor Way, but you couldn't do ike Aftor that Ald, McCormick's voto was rue corded under Ald, Culiertun’s protest, ‘Ald, Everett moved to reconelder (ho voto by which the ordinance had bean adopted, a Cullsepan inuved io ay oe ihe se ord nll the protests made by Btuuber iu rugurd t the hon-recurding of lls votu, meee’ ALD. CLA regarded the wholu mutter us unfortunate, and ns hy supposed toey were all in tho durk us to what bad been intended to be done, bo desired to olfor the totlowauy reguintona: Ordered.—‘fhat “the Corporation Counsel re- pert to this Council at ite next meetlug tho Sarat cou te ve Hae! ut the dechivn of w Court in thes = Be "i KOMtin clOnUAL eG. wo Staubor-dicO rath con: ‘fhe Couir docided that the order was not ger mune, Ald. Evorett thon went ou to quote the action THE “CHICAGO TRIBUN of the 26th of July Inst, by whiot tho Cow cil declared McGrath entitled to hia sent. Ho held that this was a record which neithor tho Counell nor the Clerk could ignore. Ho didn't want to take any revolutioniry stand, but tho present notion was decidedly revolutionary, Ho hold that this matter had nll been deterintnod by deefdling that Mr. MeGrath wasn momber of the Connell, Me. Stauber toust be considerad ni antaider until ho was declared otherwise by i higher nuthority. Tae wower was granted to tho Counell to dectin as vy who were tts mem hers. Noman had a right to camo in and ocr py tho rent of a momber and ust that hia voto be recognized. He argued that tho Chair hid NO RIGUT TO ORDER THE PROTESTS to bo entered by the Clerk. The reconls were tho property of ‘tho eity, and the people had the rleht to declde wha was elected. Ie wus only standing up and fighting for the righta of his. peo] footing by the moo outside the rail Ing}. Ho expected that tram tha friends af Stauber, but he wanted thom to understand tnt there was such @ thing as tw and order in tho Jand. He would vote to seat Stauber whenever: the Court dechied that hows dily elected, AKL. Meter spoke syraitist the resaltdan ta axe Pings the proteste, and went over tho tewal his. tory of the ease, Ho held that MeGraty hid ustirped tho sent, and that Stauber held over under the Int. Stauber thon arose and moved to adjourn, "The Chair anid hoe could’t niake A motion. Stauber wanted his protest entered. A long debate folluwed on the merits of the caso, during the course of which Ald, Young showed that the writ of provedendo was directed to the Judge of tho Cirenlt Court, and not to | the ei, and that 0 Cot the Supreme Court had not passed an the merits of thy case atall. The Clerk was not bouud in the slightest manner to omit the name_of Me> Grath, who was still a member of the Council, ‘Yh proper motion, when Stinher interruptod tho penecorl ines: wits to expel him, After more talk and somo interruptions by » tho motion to expunge was lost—yons, nays, li—us follows: a Yeas-—Dixon, Ballard, Clark, Grannis, Wat- king, Cullovton, Smyth, Peevy, Swift, Bond, Everatt, Hulbert, Brady, Young, Murphy, Uur- ay ee Nays—Wickorsham, Sanders, McAuley, Burke, Altpeter, Riordan, Hidreth, Lawler, Purcell, MoNuruey, Schroeder, Lorenz, Meyor (Fiftecntlt Wari), Meler (Sixtcenth Ward) Bucrott, Mc- Cormi 0 \d, Clark than reoffered his resolution, and it way adopted. Whereupon the Council adjourned until Weduesiay eventug. ——————_$_ HELD UP. An Unfortunate Printer Falls Among tho Philistines, Charles F. Koesner, a printer in tho employ of Rand, MeNally & Co., while under the intivoncoe of liquor, reported at the West Mundison Strect Btatlon at nn onrly hour yesterday moroing that ho bad been nesaulted by n party of high: waymen on Quincy streat, near Desplaines, nnd had veon rotbed of $2,480 cash, 800 of which in 8 and $i bills was fu nis pantaloons = pocket, =onid = the remainder in bills of Inrger denominations with two $10 gold uleces, which wes fn at inside vet pocket. ‘The man was considerably tho worse for Hquor, and quite roughly, cla, so that tho pos ico were loath to believe his story a8 he related it. As he gobered_ ho bacume more convincing, and there tually remnined no doubts col vernlug his loss, Koesner hails from Leaven- worth, Kug., but for the last two yeirs tints found employment in this city, and ‘bourds at No. 108 West Monroo strect. Ho urd supper with a friend early in tho eventug, and before parting company with bim at the corner of Des- plalies und Madison streets had several drinks with him. lt seems curious that a ian with sitch sum of money in bls clothing would venture upon such “nh dismal ttle alles ns Meridian strecet, eltber drunk or sober, by day or night, but thisis Just what Koerner enya he did, “Near Hnisted atrect, on Meridian, he en- cottntered n purty of Bix youn men, Who intro- duced themselves by asking bim if he was out for sume sport, und, when bo answered ailirm= atlyely, thoy Invited bim to accompany them, Culls “were made at vurlous disreputable regorts, but the hour was Inte, and the party was so numerous that the keopers would not ndmic thom. Thoy turned south to oy, Btreut, and upon renehing tho rear of No, i, ono of thom entered. Tho others went to Mrs. Walsh's hause, two doors away, but, bong refusod ad- mittanee, turned and left the premises. Koesnor says he roullzed that his newly-mndo ftiequatutnnces were not out for tho samo sort of sport ho bad understoonl they were. and so sturted to leave thom. He bad gono but a short distance, however, when thoy overtwok him, and beld hin uy tn true professional style, nud retleved hint of bis money. Thoy kicked hin soverd) tines, and ran olf in diferent directions, Sergt. Post found nnd arrested D. J. Keating, James Callaghiun,Jotn Swaltield, Jobn Murtigh, and John Nolan, Tho lntter proves to, have heen the young man who cntered the house No, 7 Quincy street, where hls mother resides. Koesner identifics him as one of the party ho met on Meridian street, but the young man would have it appear that he was not there, and only Buppened to be yolng Into tho house just a8 Kocsner and hig isan muta came up. fg beloved that he knows who tho robbers are, and he 4 kept.a close prisoner. ‘There Is no ground of suspicion against the othors, und had they told tho truth at the bexinning they would have been nt iberty cre thie; as dt is, thes wilt be tr- ralgned before Justice Walsh to-day upon a chargo of disorderly conduct. Mra, Nolan tolls Aatraight story of all that occurred within ber: knowlvdze, and tho potlee are confirmed in thoir opinion that young Nolun could, if ho would, put them upon the right trail. —<—<—<———_—_—_ LOCAL CRIME, Sheriff J. H. Bush, of Norw arrived in this city yesterday, after four days’ delay at Fort Howard by reason of tho heavy snow- storms, and will leave for homo us avon as proce tleable with his prisoner, J. Hf. Cronkhite, who ls wantod, it ls alleged, for swindling a number-of people in and about Norway out of funds depox- ited in his bank, Cronkhito has been endeavor. ing to got out upon a writ of hnboas corpus, and comes up for a flout hearing to-day before Judge Gardnor, ‘fhomns Heaney, 10 years of ago, for whoin tho polico of tho West Lake strout district bavo been looking. for n long tino, was yesterday locked up ut tho Weat Mailison Strovt Stallion by Officers Ringroso and Dillon, Ho is wanted in vonnection with a trio of burglars now In the County Jail for the burglary of Martin Rasmus: sun's clothing store, No, 208 Weat [ndinnn street, aud the burglary of Mra. Van Stofnburg's resi. dence, No, 148 North Ashland avenue, both of which burgluries were committed about one tnonth ue, Joseph Nicholns, of No. 261 West Narrison stroct, yesterday eutored complaint at the West Madivon Street Btation of having been rabbed of $4i0eash by geome of tha low-down femalcs om- gloved iu tho feert-holl aud entoon of John dames Ny t No, Sah Halsted street, Dur- dug tho day Nicholas amused himself by wak- Jng things warm and uncomfortable for tho salounkeepers, mid he hua already quite ® number of names to x petition to tho Mayer to revoke tho Hleense of the Ryan Drothors. A aiimmons wus served upon the Proprivtors last night for violation of the 12 o'clock ordinance. ut it will all come tonaught in tho end, for the Ryans hive behind thom tholr brather * Cabbage,” and un Aldermun, who if ho had established a protectorate aver tough saloons and thinves’ resorts, could not bo doling more to encourage crimo than be js to-day, ‘There is no telling how many more old bur- ginrics ond thofts can be expinined uway by tho Tuer wang of burulare, now that cach Mmembor of that band sinduatrionsly cognyed in squesl- ing.” Tho police yesterday recovered thirty= elyut alk handkGrchlofs.—1 Amul) portion of the amomut stolen from A. Wise's dry oods stare ont West Muitsun street, ‘Ibo puwabroker who bad thom Is expected to turn up mure of tho Biline Kort Of ces aud If tho stoton Ailks do not shortly lind thelr Hee back to this city, nnd Into tho bunds of the police, some other pawubroker in to pot somo oF the disagreondle doso recently ndminiatercd toa Emanuel Isaacs. The polico ure algo on tho track of some goals which tha thloves gained possonalon of as much ag a your axa, inaxerien of burglurtes In the residence districhi in the West Diy! tston. rR Fi A THEATRICAL AGENT IN TROUBLE, Robert Wates, an alleged theatrical agent, whose ourjous practices hive caused him ta bo frequently written up in the daily press, was yesterday arrested by Detectives Ryan and Londorgun upon a warrant sworn out by Mig Elvira Schwertfuhror, charging him with obtaluing moncy Ly fulso pretenses, Tho complainant ayers that sho answored an adyers tsoment in last ‘Sucsday's paper, and upon tho following day bud an jnterview with Bateg, and paid blu $5 to secure tor herxolf tho position of treasurer of tho Hates Oddity and Musical frou which hu represented to be anew and highly successful variety combluation, At thu sume thie she alzied a coutriet with him to tho offect that in conéideration of 8100 ta be pald Dim March 7, 19s], Miss i. Sclwortfubror wis engaged In the posttion naived for ono year, oF ‘so lone 48 Was igrecntle Co tho purtles contritet- dng. andin case of the troupe dishanding, sho Was to bo supported by him wntil Buch tine ag she found) a ew altuntion which sul her, ‘Tho money was to have by pald yesterday, and fortunately for herself the young hidy concluded to consult her friends bes fore taking any turther steps ig the nfalr, Kho lives at No. 1232 Lidiang avonug, in the fumil: of Mr, one Arnstein, of the frin of Block & Arnst and bo nt once recalled somo uf the newspaper urtictes be had read wbout this mo utes, a warrant owas sworn out before “Justice Wallace, aud Rates Was readily found and urrested at Roum 2, Irve {ng House, tn whlch be unly recently establlabed Binself, Prom bis uumurous lotters it woul uppeur that he dood a thriving business, Hu ‘Was bold fr 6700 Latl to the tls, NEW WATER-WORKS, Councit. ULuyns, Iu., Maret T.—Actlve operas ous on the Counc Bulle Wuter- Works were commenced tu-day by the Americau Coustruce tlon Company, Tho works are to be vompluted iu one your, ARCHIBALD FORBES. A Talk with the Brilliant Corre- spondent of the London “News.” Some of the Great Feats of War Re- porting of the Presont Day. A Day’s Work Which Costs a Pa- per a Matter of $5,000. Tho Rotinno of the Modorn Correspondént— Tolegraphio Miraoles, Who and What the Boers Aro—Thoir Horror of Taxation. The Way in Which the Transvaal Was Annexed— Causes of the Present War. A Tnraune reporter yesterday ovening mado n eall upon Mr. Archibald Forbes, tho well- known—Iit {gs not too Inuch to Ray famous—war correspondent of the London Daily News, who is at present making a levturing tour of this con- tinent. Tho gontiemmn, who will mate his début before n Chicago uudlence tho 1th lust, proved to bon megllum-sized, woll-built, North-of-tho- Tweed Englishman, of somowhere between 3 and 40 yoarsof ave, His compact frame wasnot free from a Uning of comfortable adipose tis- Bite, Which was so distributed, however, a8 not to mar its proportions or to aup- press the clenr evidences that quickness of motion as well as muscular strength was within «his pybaleat posaibili tics Tho face wis a pleasant une. Devold of hue oxcept a short, military mustache, which lightly overhung nm very firm mouth, which broke into pleasant siniles upon propor proyucation; tho fuco, with fts gray eyes looking out from undera square-cut forehead, and square Jaws, seemett to indicate nt once Innate strength and innate cheerfulness of dispusition, He looked Ike 2 an who, when ho knew he had tho nows right, euuld go right ahoad to tho nearest tele- raph station to scad it off to his paper, and coukt bear the brunt of opposing circumstances with more equanimity than one out of athousand mea. While the reporter ao nversed with hint he walked up and dows tho room with a Nght- ness and rapidity of troad which showed that his physical balance was as perfect as conti bo, while tho readiness with which he composed and dictated unswera to the questions pittto him gave an insight into the readiness of grasping 2 subject which {3 nalne qua non of tho succuss- ful war correspondent, “THERE ARE ‘THREE KINDS OF REPORTERS Thnve met within Atmerlea since I came here, snid Mr. Forbes. “Thoro is the ehorthand ro- porter, wha takes down every word one say's; then thera 14 the nan who Hstens without eke ing wny notes whatever: and, Instly, tho one who annotates, and writes his reportout with the {olnt ald of hia notes ond memory. OF the threo, preter the Inst," Tho reporter had to differ with the gentic~ mat, and nssured lilm thatn shorthand writer, who wns alsonn experienved newspaper mun, waa not only the sufest but in othor respects tho best intorviewer. > “think not: that fs lenst,” Mr. Forbes rejoined.“ Now, I'll tell you an ainusiug episode that happened recently. wus interviewed In Washington by the short hand representative of a paper there, when, amongst other things. 1 suid: *¥es, wotwlth- standing free (expectorations, and thy beautiful jidles on the train, T mannxed to gat through; but you must ndt’ put that down, you. know. Now, of vourse, Iimeant by that thut he was not to report what F'had suid just previously; but didn't the Dandlt zo and publish the very words, and also the *but you must not put thut down, you know,’ You see the mun was nmere aus tomaton,” Tho reporter could not help smiling inwardly, for he know tbat the stenoyraphie * bandit” bac fully comprehended Mr, Forbes’ warning ind hit publisned the miitter in full by way of plous- antry. Having pald tho customnry tribute which Chi- engo compels from those who visit hor from foreign lands, Mt. Forbes oxprossedt himeolf ag yery rexrettulat the ubsuneo from tho clty ot Qen, Sheridan, Hoanld: “TWAS VERY ANXIOUS TO SEE GEN, SIER> 1 ADAN, “ f whom IT havo not now met for ton yeara—since the battle of Sedan, in frot. Hoe was thon tho Atnerlean_ representative on tho staf of the German Kt He.was present ut both Graves Totty aud Sedan, long with Gon, Forsyth.” «They wore taking another lesson nthe artoft war thore,”* “Gen. Sheridan did not need to do that; ho was already 2 past-master of tho art, Of Into euch of tha European countrios, und more latuly thy United States, hnve sent military attachts vo, watch tho proceedings at tho seats of war and report upon thom to thoir own Governments,” “Do thoy throw outany hints which may bo of service?” “Ob, no; that isinot thatr business, ‘Thoy aro as qulct ag posible, Tho rulo isto give thom alt the Information as soon 18 tt transpires, The only sejentitie recount of the Russu-Turiish, war waa that written by Lieut. F. Vv. Green, of the United Stites army, who was nn attach with the itussinns. His report to his Govern> ment wus an admirable work, and showed how well tho United States hat been served by Junior officer, while all the other nations wore represented by Gonerals und Colonols.”” “Wane did the Prussians think of Gon. Shorl- da “Thoy laid great welght upon his opiniony— hls pronouncemants, rathor—on tho episodes of battle, He never suggested, of course; ho only commonted. For oxampte, at the buttle of Sedan, when Sheridan saw the lscomfture of the charge of Murguerite’a culrasster brigade on the Plutenu of Sly, ho shut, up hia wlass, and seid, {t's all over with tho French‘; at which tho German aficors_ simply glowed with satli- faction, Thoy turned nud shook hands with hin, and tho King of Prussin did go shortly aft- erwirds, “Was Gen. Sheridan in danger at this time?” “He was under fire, certainly. No mun can seo anything of a battlo nowndays without come ing uniler fire and staying there. Just inmxina how fur modern frenrins enrry, It's no uso xo- Ing into tho next country to wateh a fight. ‘Chut's what makes tho duty of war correspond- ont Buch a diigerous one. 1 have been twice wounded myself, Now Just look ut the epiiade retnted In your paper recently of the curresponi- ont Cameron's exporlences $n the ftleht with tho Hoors, THE TRIBUNE EDITORIAL OF SATURDAY pald Cameron a most beiitting compliment, a one which wis extremely uritifying to overy Engllshninn who road It” Tt went on tosay what awondorful thing [t was that a telegraptile nee count of 4 battle fought In tha interior of South: Africa tho day before should travel on wires down to the const, tp tho coust of Afrien, up the Ned Sea, werosa the Mediterranoan, across Hurope, England, tho Atiantlo Ocean and ‘crossing tha American Continent sbould be rend in Chiengo wd Ban Fraueisea tho morniog = afterwart, Very rightly tho writer of this article romarkod that tt was wonderful feat of telexruphy, but un episute happened in my eareor as war correspondent. which, so far is rapidity of telograpny is con- cernod, 3 iniiultly more surprising, Ths Amer. jenn paperrs—Tie Cinosgo Tunes among the number—in thelr ordinary, lmnorning oditions gave a8 nn tom of telegraphic nows tho result of anuction fought in the Khyber Pass four hours tater in naminat time thuy tho tour at which these pupera were published—in othor words, tbe papers apparently announced tho fight four hours before tt occurred, * How did this come about?” “Tho circumatanees wore ns follows: At 8 1. m, of Nov. 1878, 0 Hrltish column under Sir Sum Hrown—whleh coluinn f accompanied A CAMRIED THE AFGHAN FonRritess of All Muyjid. Immediately upon ontering the fort T turned and walked back about bf ieraite to whero tiny horse was, and then galloped down the Khyber fuss ton iites to Jumrood, when, at Vimy 2 telegraphed to the Paty Ne oxperience, at 1s tho wee wount of the fll, A speci edition of tha Dally News continuing the wecount was soiling Figet streut ut 8 o'vlock,—preciscly the sane hour nonially at whieh tho fort wusenterod, and one hour ourlior tain tho date at which the telo- graph wae dispatched, ‘This result was brought about be the diiterence ta the between India and England of five hours, It was linmediately tetegraphed from England to Amoriea, reaching dn thao for publication Inthe New York morntug Journals, and wus scut from New York all over tho Aiturican continent, sppeariog. in al tho papers, thoso of Chlenwo and San Francisco ine L. Thig resuit wis achloved by tho dlifer- of five hours’ tno between London and New York, vo minutes’ thie betweun Now York and Chicuo, and three hours between Now York and San Franelseo,.” * tow inny words Hid you getome “Only about elyhty. Expericnce hug told mo that on such ovcusloia it ts best to vondensa tho Moat Inporunt imnuttend into 200 or Bou words at most oud send the coudensed diypatch in ad- vance of tho tullaccount which yous furward vext day, ‘There is grout danger tn sending tong: digpatehos; tor Instance, the * long suid * Of the All Mugjid yietory did uot get into tho papers ungil tho next day,” J wuppose thie is VRECTY EXPENSIVE WORK for tho paper Judidsing in ite" “Tanestlon whether any ono in thts country hus why iden Of the vast exponse of the systent of telegrapble correspondonve. Duriug the Tusso-'Turkish war tho Dally News bud probabl, 4 dozen regulur correspondents ov the two Nelda of Europe and Agia and euch of these bad a srusller ur lurger roliuue of cuurlers, and 9 allor or larger stud of bores, wid was inour- uditure commensurate with the TUESDAY, MARCI 8, 1881—T'WELVIS P. find hi position in which ho happenot Make my awn cage: Thavy had at one time 18 Minny id olght seryants to net ns couriora nnd fourteen horses. If 1 started out on a long ridy To would tako six to eight borves with me. Those f woutd feave on the way nt intervals of twenty miles to bo used ng roliys when riding bnok from tho reene of notion ta tho telezreph ise, 70) ml in tho roar. ‘Thero being he Vostal Paetltt everything has ta be done by tho correspondent himsetf, or by courlera. My volleage, —nn Ohio nian,—had prote nbly nearly na many, and Brink Millett, S3ng- wlnter,—another colleague of mite, —would nt least half as niany. Remember, too, tt that there wits totally distinct thontre hi addition esenting equal diteuitica, in Aste ‘vinit thon thore hil to be represoniatives bathin Europe and: Ashw Minor, on the Turkish fide us well ny the Russian; that briblag bat to do dono: tnt everything bad: to bo carried on hy telegraph, wot nt press but at full rates: that Wages wore high nnd the cost of Mving bishers: that to spare oxpenditure In anything was the wordt possthlo economy, and some fnint iden may be gained ar what it costs to rina ent palin of ordinary now-gchoo) war correspond- ence.” “Would you tind mentloning somo eapectally lara Jobs tn tho telegraphy line you have ac- complished?” “LT have on two different aceasions telo- graphed cleht colimna from Ruchurest to Roe inud, each mesaige probably vostlng £300 sterbng in thoir telegenphic tolls, tr addition to all tha sundry oxpenses. J have four times rid- den over 100 miles, without resting, back to a telegraph-wire, and on one ocension my telo- grate from South Afriea~appenring inn siugic Impression of the Daily News—cost that paper 11 telegraphy alone £028 sterling, or, In Atierican currency, $3,140. The total cust of that duy's work tothe paper would PROBABLY REPRESENT $5,000, ainco the reault had long to be walted for, and to uceomptish it 2 required to have over half ean horses, B couple of which wero killed lin the rite.” ee did you do when your horso was wae “Took the saddle and bridle of and walked on —soinothines a distunes of four or five miles—to where tho next relay was." 7 suppose this largo. Gapforittaes pays?” “A peculiarity of tho English. papors is the Gisprupartionately large oxpenditure in war correspomlonce to the price at which thoy nro sold, which, in’ nearly all cases, {s one penny. Tho Tines, which docs not maintain tts ehirac- tor for enterprise alongside of Its cheaper rivals, ja more expensive. ‘The secret of this largo exe penditure ls partly tho vory large circulation of the cheap papers, partly aso thelr argo adver tising, and purtly also thulr readiness to novept 6 temporary {oss for the suke of inereased portit nent results. Let me give, for tnatance, the data of the impresslon mude in a single paper as the result of success In reporting n war of BIx months’ duration, At the beginning of the Franeco-German war the Daily Neies, whieh had just been reduced to ono pony, hud a clrouln- ton of 30.000, and hid never pald one cont sinco Charles Dickens founded. it, some twenty years previously, On the other bud, it had” lost on an average ovor £500 sterling per week. Lt was maintained for polltt= cal purposes by wealthy gentlemen prepared to submit to ngaceliice. At thoend of tha Mranco- German war tho Daily Nera bad a elrcutation uf 160,000. and was muking a profit of £1,000 aterling w week, which clreulation aud which profit it has ever since mulntained und promobly Increased, the improved position having been ‘attended by nn expenditure during the witr of £20,000, T be- Meve that Tinyself hive spent trom £30,000 to 210,000 on puro telegraphy. 1n ten yeurs’ time, {nal purts of tho wortd.” “How do you arrange for paying for your tolerrams tn distant parts of the country?” In Europe telegrams hive to bo pald in nde vance, and [have tnd ug much as £300 In gold strapped Around my waist nt a tine, Chive had my walst frightfatly raw in consequence of the chailug. In India I sont my telegrams olf payable at the other end. It would not do to trust money to one of those half-cnate Indians. He would tatco it aud tun olf with It, and never ‘bo heurd from again,” “Can you tell me anything about tho Boers, phon seabiloat you haye met with in your travels?” “ Lhaye geen something of tholr life incldont- ally, Tho oer {s not, a8 many people think him, a patelot in any senso of thaw ‘or tho simple renson that lie hus no country. What the Boer wants, above overything, ig solitude and fmmunity £1 tuxation, whieh fs the thing he loca not understand, and will uot tolerate, Io isximanof ininy virtues, is grossly ignorant, but Intensely religious, is socially virtuous, pays opts, aud, fer fact, Uppronchos nearce to tho teal patriarch than any othor modern reality. Tig alin bra always been to have so ten land of his own that be cannot sce his next neighbor, =Iin fact, ho would profer to huve no next neighbor, The 'Trinsvant holdings owned, or ab leust oceupled by tho Bours, nverage 6,000 acres In extont, and, as they are purely pastoral, thoy ofton hnve two firms of that size oach,—one on the low veldt for the winter, and another on the bigh veldt forthe summer, The Moor hus maved gradually from Cape Colony uorth- ward through South Africa in lis efforts to at tiln bis Ident existence. ‘To escape the incidents: of any Government whatsoover he bas moved— “trekked ‘ho enlls it—2,000 miles north of his original resting pace. “What kind of people ara they socially?” “Thoy are slmpte-minded to a remarkable dogroe, nnd utterly devoid of ambition, Tho dinmond oxeltement did not disturb thom tn tho Jeast, When a purty begun digging on u Boor's holding for diamonds he would watk up to thon and tell them he did not want thoin digging on his ipince. Ho was willing to. soll id treks,” but ne didn't seo tho veo of dizgiug in bis ground for little stones, und he did not propose to have it done by anybody, unless thoy bought out tho whole place." tow tro thoy physically?” “Tho men Aro yrent, hminenso fellows, many of thom six feet four tnches in hight, The wonten are large in proportion, but have no figures atl, ‘Choy ure great breeders, familica often having ninoteon childron aud over. Thoy moye about clumsily, drink coffee, which is kept ou tho tablo without over having the grounds emptied from it, all duy long, and read tho Bible half n dozen times wduy. ‘Thore fs an evident strain of tho Jottontot in thoir blood. Thoy hiave not miscegenated with tho Kailirs to any oxtent, und the taint of tholr blood dites from tho tino when thoy were living nt Cape Colony.” “What commerce lave they?” “None at all, avd they do not wantany, All they want fs to bo loft alone.” “Is IT TRUE THAT THEY HAVE SLAVES ?? “No; thoy bayo no system of slavory. Thore 4g 0 sort of a dumestic alavery, The young Kaltira ure ofton bound to thom for service, but there {8 nothing objectionable in tho system. Tho Kutics are much moru amlably tnelined to the Noors than to the English. Whon a Katlir enters nn English house it (6 with a dotlant air, but ho goes into Boor’ residence with groat submilssivoness,”” “What do you know about tho troubic bo- tween the English and tho Doors?" “Ths history tay bo given in a fow words. Prior to its nnnexation to England some tive yeura ago the ‘Transvaal was nominally a ite- bublle, its President: pote a dissenting Parson, dt hud rubbed along without any expense of InAnagemend, and therefore without any taxa- ten doing a tttie borrowing by the wir, und neglecting to pay the interest on tho debt till tt was thought proper. to engue in oan abortive oxpadition Against SokoeKunt, a neighboring black potentate, which ttvolved considerable expondi+ ture, and to take some mousures for building a rallrond down ty the sen at Doltzos Bay, which involved yet furthor exponditure, Thly re- sited tt THE VIRTUAL BANKRUPTCY OF TIE REPUL- & 3 owing to the firm dectinature of tha Boorse to burden thomsolyes with any taxation to movt the debt which had been inenrred, At this thine tholr black neighbors wore extromely threaten ing, and a crisis thorefore arrivod iy tha Hepub- lio's fortunes. Sir Thoophilus Shipstonen Natal Dritish functionary, was pont wp to Protorin as nn advisor, at, | belfove, tha requost of tho Px- ecutive of tho Republic, He was accompantad by un escortot twenty Natal polloo, and tbis oolal managed by” a coctuln ‘dexterity te procttre 4 nominal vetu in) favor of annexation to Great Rritin, and Promptly thereupon anninilated tho lopublic, anuexed 1t and constituted It a British possession. ‘That he Nt go without any opposition {8 obvious from tho fnet that he bad only tweaty Natal polleo- men whorewlth to coerco rocalcitrints. ‘That Sir ‘Theophilus wag premature, ond that in effoct—ta use a Colonlul = oxpresuiun— he jumped" (stole) = the country, i ndubitable in the Night of sub- kequent exporience; but it Isfulmost oqually certain that, if he hud not been Bo procipitaty, force of circumstances, resulting from the ine eldvnta of debt, woulll hive induced tho Repute Ue w few imonths er to have sued for Uritain and annexation to Cres tho ns- sumption by that country of {ta debt. Almuat fram tho teat thure was muttered groaning, but this took no doflnit form, rout Britain assumed the debt of tho Republic, aid proveeded to create a government with ite Duraphernalin of oxccutive, teyisiutive, and Judietut altictals, and, ad a wtatter af course, to attenipt to tax the poputution for the purpose of ralaing & rovenuo, en tho Boer found blinsell touched In w sora plaice, ft wua not tht ho objected actually to be a Brithsh subject, us that he objected to pay ong reid cont uf the taixe ution ag a subjeut of nny Goyvernment—Eng lish, Froneb, Dutch orot any nation whatever, ‘They then begun to collect into ttaagers' to agitate, to petition Parilament, and ty threaten suimes Ublig like armed resietinoe. “bia aceurred after the close of the Zuls war in the siamo of 1878. Tu the autumn of 1878, Bir Gurnet Wolsoley, bolug in ebief coinmand in tho sya, CHECKMATED THEIR GATILERINGS by the ulmple process of always having a Brith regiuient encatped on olthor sldaof the wuthore jugs, and owlng to bia Drainess thugs upparent= ly qquisust down, but there still eadurod the mut- terlny of diseogtunt, Out fortwo things thore cnn bardly be any doubs that the Boer Ingurrees lion now raging never woutd huvo oveurrud, Ono ‘of Thnav Oaused Was tho depletion of tho garri- son of ihe Transvaal preseribed ay neecssury by Sie Garnet Wolacloy on bis departure, belug part of tho it-judged yraspiug for econo cburactorizng Sr, Gladstune s Government. “Tho othomwus this; Walle yot iu oppogltion Mr. Gludstuno was the verement denouncer of ve by tholt unnexa- Mon to Eugland, and a vehement udvecute In favor of the oblituration of that injustice by the restitution to the Boers of their tudependence, Imuedistely on bia uccosslon to power Mr. Gludatone enumptly changed bis vote, und, with- out retracting bly couviotion that the anuuxd- tion had been unjuatitiabdio, procialmod that whut bad been done could not be rovoracd, and that In effect the Boers must grin and bear tho Injustice, tho existance of swhioh he did not deny, To this dlserepnnoy between Mr. indstono’s utterances when itt opposition and when in offive—u dlecrepancy which in seven! other tors haa not heen le: Braitctye. of evit-is ta be atteitiuted tia ow burat of tirrtation whieh has culminated in tho presont insurrection. S PERSONALLY, IT SEEMS TO ME that thoro was no renson why tho 'I'ransyaal needed to havo been annexed to begin with, and no enrthly reason why the foors should not have had thotr indepentiones restored when they nekell for the restoration, In no senso enn tho 'Transvant be of any value to Orent Britain, but would slniply remain, oven penconble, a drain ou the tnpertal resources, 28 the Boers under the most favorable conditions: vould not he expeeted to pay taxes to cover tha, expenses of government. Only, bad thelr Inde- ‘pendaten beet restored to them, It woukl have been! fair tu bive nated them ta 2 protiminuary to reassitmu the debt of the oxplring Repubtte whieh Grent Iritaln took over at the time of unnexation,”* F, Forkes stated that he had bed cessful fn his levturing tour in Canada, where avery town in tho place of over 3,000 Inhabit. ante bad insisted upon hearing him, He was on bis way to finish his Canadian tour when be was belated by anow at Mitwankoo. ‘This had mide a reariingement of his trip teeessury. Tho would close the Stir Leetire Course in ral Musle-Ifall tho 17th {nat., after which he would Ro to Manitoba, and thonce toOmatn, Salt Lake, and California. ‘This would close hie Amert tour, attor which he would tnako a trip to Australia, * LOCAL POLITICS. . Mr, Tuthiil Corrects n Mistnice—Mecet= ings of Ropublican Ward Chubs—BDine~ cussing the Mnyornlty Question, In Sunduy's THrbUNE [t was stated that, at a Republican caucus held in the Tremont House the afternvon previous to ndyance, a8 was snid, tho candidacy of Judgo Cary for Mayor, Mr. Richard 8, Tuthit! had sald that, fn bis opinion, Judge Cary could not be elected {f nominased. ‘This statement appears to have been an ere roncous one, 18 Mr. ‘Tuthill writes to Une Trip- uve in affect ns follows; Ile sald oxuctly opposit to what ho was ro- Portail os saying. He knows of ho man who is more eminently fitted to poll a majority vote in tho clty than Judge Cary, boing a gentieman of cultura and retin t. und with a elewr head, sound Judgment, and great talents. Ho served four years honurubly in the urnsy, qua mM Very suds can, therefore, clatin a hinge soldier vot capibliitics a9 a business ian ire vouched for by tho fact that for ten yeara ne bas held tho responalble position of Western Manager of the Gertnan-American ire Insuruuce Company, very favorably an Known fa all business and comimerciui elrcles, Tis recent sorvicus ng Alderman from the Ttird Ward hive made him tanllinr with muntelpal legislation, Although he would undoubtedly ba elected ff nominated, ho dees not desire tho aftice, the movement In his fayer not belie ap- proved of by him, but ho fs tov good a Ttupub- Hean to refuse nomination that would como entirely unsolicited, Mr. ‘Tuthitl also states In his letter that tho ‘Tremont House meeting was not called tn tho Anterests of any particular min, but to vonsider who was the most desirable candidate, THE SECOND WARP REVUNLICAN CLUB held a splritodt meeting fast evening at No. 1237 Atute street, wt whick there was a hire attend- anee, President i. Bliss presided, Judgo Bradwell ‘was loudly ealted for and made n brief speech, in the beginning of whle ho roferred to tho appointment of Robert Lincoln as Sceretury of War, aid prononneed Ita well-deserved and most excellent selection, He said that Mr. Lincoln, when bo entered tho inw ottice of Samuct Fuller in this city was under one of the. best of preceptors, and ke bad carried the books and done the drudgery of the oflico like any other student, Tho apeaker sald we had not bad the fruits of the War wo should huve bad, but be belloved that under tho present Fedoral Administrition we were going to buve thom. Speaking of the coming city ulection, Judge Bradwell suid wo Ought to have « guod, saind, honest man Cor Muyor, und ff every Republican would put his ‘shoulder ta the whee} we would have a Repub- Neau clty adutnistration. J. HL. tloward olfered the following resolution, which was anentinouely adopted, Reantved, That tho Second Ward Republican Club heartily Indoracs the action of Presigout Gurflold in ‘Appalnting tou place in bis Cablnot one of its mombers in tho persun of Robert iT, Lincoln. panott, candidate for City Clerk, made a 8, titcholl, a colored eltizen, apoke in favor of having x good, squure, honest, fearless, outspoken muti for the Muyornlty, and sald that pratitition and “personal Uberty" were mate ters that suould not enter Into the campaign, Several new mombers, winong thom an old Demvernt who tad renounced his allegiance to that fine word elected mombers of the Club, which wubsoquently adjours Tho regular montaly meeting of tha Sixtoonth Ward Kopublienn Club was hetd Inst evening at o8Clybourn avenue, Mr. Ht. Severin presided, fe Ae. Miller spoke, strougly tndorsing Ald. Clark for Muyor. Mr. Sterming objected to Ali. Clark becauso he permitted reporters to Interview him, und had’ heard that he would ‘oppose the suloun- keopera.” Ho should favor Mr, Spalding, Ex-Akl, Schieffer undorstvod that Mr, Clark hud stated that. If clected, ho expected to one Torco tho elty ordinanees, which meant that ga- Jwon-doora sill be kept cloacd, not tacked, on Sundays. Ho bolleved the protivition people insisted on werndidite who would observe the State law. He thought they were tov hasty in refusing support to Mv. Clark, Mr, M, C, Cannell sald he knew there wore poo- nlo in the Fourth Ward whe considered Mer. Clark too Hberal a man, Mr. Miller thought they should not piace too much stress on What thoy read. He wag in favor of fining stloonkespers who Bold Hquor to sainors, Mr. Zimpol suggested that five or eix candl- dates for Mayor woukl be before tha Canyen- tion, Mr. Millor oro announced that he would ace Vs the nontation Cor North ‘Town Assessor, ‘A Demooratle cuminittee was expected ‘to congult with the Club in regard to selecting candidate for Alderman wha they could both unite an, but the committea fafled to appear, ¢. Schautfner therefore moved that a come mittee of three be nppoluted to tame candl- datos for Alderman, Agreod to, Tho Chatrap- polnted 1. Zimpet, A. Milter, und Col, Storming, Adjuurnod to March 18, THE IONDALE REPUBLICAN CLU hokl a meoting tust nit for tho elcotion of of+ era, tho reaitt boing ng follows: Preakiont, W. Johnston; Vice-Presklent, W. La. Jones; Seorotury 5. f. Simon; ‘rensurer, Fred, Coyer. Mr. Johnston was also olected duleguty to the Contra! Republican Club, ———— GAVE HIMSELF AWAY. John MeUurthy, [shocmuker, uged 33 years; Patrick Butler, check clork, nyed Jt yours; und Thonurs Kennedy, grocer, 20 yexrs, aro lucked up at the West ‘Twelfth Strect Station charged with riot, Tho complainant Is John Long, of No, 16 Polk street, who, like thomsclyes, 18.0 functor of fame chickens, Sunday nleht tho quartet and tholr friends gathered in the busomont of Long's housu to witness a soerics of battles, 8 yAING-cocks scuured tho supromucy. in soveral tights, and killed soyeral tyntura bue tonging to McCarthy and his purty. Long be. caine somewhat arrogant. in consequence of Tt v thoso Buces mado bonst that hoe bad on sch ily ‘wontha — atd that coull ‘tho tall feuthora y outof nuy chicken McCarthy or by purty ever owned, Ho was renwnetrated with, but this only aroused Long'a anger tho more, and a fight wus tho rosult. Ilinsolf and bis wifo wero badly thumped about, severtl lumps were brokun, and to top off with upon departing they took with thot Cong'a cbuuplon gatue-coek, and all bis othor ohickens, logethor with a tuney-bred = bulldog. Long is just beginniny tu reulize thut bu mado a great olstake tn swearing out warrants for the arrest of these mon, inusmuct as be thoraby furnixhos the avidence for convicting himsolf Cac violation of the Blate stututorchiting to chleken tybtimng, a CONDITION OF THE KENTUCKY WHEAT, Lovtsvine, Ky,, Marea %—Tho Stute Com- miasloner of Agriculture, In bis February ree port, enys the condition of the late-sown wheat {4s deplorablo, The enriler sown is doing fairly well, cspeelully where put in with drills, Tho same js true of barley und other sinall oyrata, while tho later sown could not give a less promising prospect, Tt haw been lifted ty the aurfuce by freezes aud thawa, and prosents a dead appenrance,—in fict, uch of Itisdead, As indicative of ite condition and Appourunces, tha statement of one fs that tt Juoks us If ft could be swept up with a broow, a A CITY ELECTION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Musvatineg, Ia., March 7—At tho annual city election to-day, tho Republicans olocted the kenerul city tickot. Mayor Dillaway reacived 515 majority over Bam Cohn, the Democratio candl- date, ‘Tho ltopublicans split in tha Third Ward, wae ulevted the Detuvcratio nominee for Aldor ithe E Spectat Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, Brencixa, OL, Maret Z—At the ally cteotion. hold here to-day, the Lloonse purty clected F. K. Streot Mayor ae 240 uuority, and tho City Counell wil wtand elybt in” favor af luensy to Tour uguinat. The No-Licensa party huye care ried tha city for tho just six years, dnd run tho rly Suu, he Wholo tux lov; fur the past year, amountlog to uourly $23.00, baa bean enjoined by tho Hon, J. V. Eustace Judge of the Uircult Court, us illegal. potecbstean sh 2 bien sat A PROHIBITION TRIUMPH, Bpectal Dispatch to ‘The Cawayo Tribune, Davenront, hi., March 7.—After # hard polit- feal tight the Prohibition peopty of Le Clutre to- dey. siugted chair Mayor int rhe Full Hokus: by. a mijurity of eleven, Butnea fired, wad bonfires wads, oe POLITICAL, Judges of the Spring Local tion Se lected Yesterda A List of Thoso Who Will Recciyg " Qount the Ballots, Elece Ye and Tho Councll Comtnittes on Flectiop: tho Chty-Hall yestortay, and, after consent wrangttng Botweon tho ward wollticnns age Aldermen, tho following Judges and clerg® the coming election were agreed upon, Noose a the wards oniltted having been previously ebb! Tho Aldormen of tho Firat Wara gare un Ma to come to an agreement ns to Judge” clerks, nnd tivo Itsta will probably hi sutmnie pene caine Tho Contuittee wit wucet fie Yednesdiy afternoon, and expec he thulr report Mouday night, “Pett sub I 7 FIFTIE WARD, Wirst Vreainct—Judges, Ne 3, Tobin and Mlebnel Bobinit, Clon, Teer aoe Soudud—duiges, Jainoa O'Hrlen, Willan ed al John Hedy, Cleric M.-C Wad os, Cornelius Peter 3 mod Vatriels babeys ett Peter Mtuug, our udyes, Harry Forbes, J and Wiltigu Millon, Clerk, dunn Gee Ee Fitth—Judges, Martin: Hogan, and Christoph Eigel Sixth—Judyes, and John Conners, Eoventh—Judye: and Jolin Kita, Cl Elghth—Judyes, — and Peter Allen, eh “Clerk, Joun Ke! SINTIE WARD. First Preeinct—Judges, Lorenz Platmick, J, Juttermeiater, William Randolph, Clerks He Mastelhorn, eury Noun, aS Lena, urthinan, Sithor Hand, Socund-—fudge! Halvey, Wutians ta Philip Boller, Clerks, Fred Mtge uleig, Contttek. ! Maendortt, Fy Se Third—Judges P, J. Tokoy, Benost Matarer.” Gloria, WM. Vale! Us Peterson We ir udges, Rol tL Pe Y shgnsen, Ni. Pavers, i ea Fred tage. Fitth—Judgos, John Sadlocik, D. O'c Ctintles Heiser. " Clerks Joset Hocnaie, © eo Sixth—Judgos, H. Heituss, J. Sieh A. MoC oe tigen ST lege Jolin Meena Chork, He stein eck Oel, Ninth—Judges, P. Reidy, 1. Cueriick, E, J, Decker, Clerks,’ ‘Thomas’ J.” Stoddard, I.’ i NTI WARD, Brown, v9, John O'lrien, W Danhnn. Kee oh Pritts aan ‘Minem der, ain G Cle Ua sig att jerks, John Mes eeond—Judlges, John Ff, Itynn, John Lavtes and IL. F. Gallant. Clerks, Henry Snorioe Mamaia Cee ry Sherlock an ‘third-—dudges, John O'lrian. B, Mackey, ‘Taylor, Clerks; iD. Good, Thomas iene = Josoph Nowak, H. Keils, and Clerks, David Furreit’ ang ludges, Corneliua McGrath, Lawrence Corgan, and ‘Thums Downey. Clocks, Jose Gorinai’ ana W. dz Jobnen, i ao sis ixth—Judges, James Crowe, Willian god Dr Bartelis Clerks, Jolin ‘uery ae uy’, i Seventh—Judwes, E, J. Hayes, I. C, Med) ie os Bic Cterks, James Considine, Cauley Elghiti—Jamea Rockford, ‘Thomas 0° nui iunry Shiver. Clerks, Thomas Carrol en oMhekeditdges, {Toney Sheahan, V Ninth—Jndges, fMlenry Sheahan, Willlain Frise bie, Geerge Crombic. Clorks, William M. and James Chittick. June FourthJudges, = EIGUTH WARD, irst Precinct—Judges, M. Fitzgernid, Ch Beymour, 'T. E. Ryan, Clerks, Joun tae: J Hambrtihts ohn Lorden, Wi weonn—Judges; John Lorden, Willian C J. J, Maypole. Clerks, dames Dalton, Ang, Brown, Third—Judges, P, McCarthy, W. G, Tibbett 3. Powoll. Clorks, George Ernst, A. 1 P, Mueke: Armanye. Chdbis Fifth—Judges, D. O. Sullivan, William C1 D,Mustorson.. Clerks, de IL, Holland, st Kllne” Sixth—Judges, Jobn Waller, John Jebols, M. Campbells’ Ciorks, # J. Comiskey, J. Huser Soventh—Judges, F. McUtnnis, Jobn Holney, F. Gindle. Clerks, John Anderson, Jobn Me- Euary. Elghth—Judges, #f. Pligrim, Mat Murphy, 8 Clorks, J. M.' Brawn, P. Not Churles Curdy. bey \ Ninth—Judgea, ‘Tin O'Nrien, 2. Clyde, J Hanuly. Clerks, W. IL Wile . Davenport. Tonth—Juayes, James Bradiey, $F. Knowsley W, J. Brown, + Clorks, John Steyer, M. O'lirlen. A NINTIL WARD, Firat Precinot—Judges, Poter Kenens, Joba Duty, M. Kerr. Clerks, Wed, O'Mcuriy de Spaulding. Hecunl—Jndges, Jumes Dacy, Gustav sinith, doin “iauwder. ier: Wiltihn ‘Qultx, Jota ‘ailing, ‘Vhird—Judges, Owen BeCarthy, ards, C. U, Curter, Clerk, dames M Fourth—Judues, Samuel Heel, J,4. Montagua, Thomas Koknardt. Clerk, Samuct Spencer, SLEVENTIE WALD, First Precinet—Judges, BE. W. Davy, J. 1B Cla, M. Docherty, | Clerics, I’. Lurgo, T. Gavia. Hucond—Jndges, C. 1, Webster, if, J. Webster, T.1. ourtnoy, Clerk, B.D. Michaels. Whird—Judges, Samuel Parker, A. J, Stond, Thomas Caruine, Clerks, A. A. Tarr, D. We Wiison. 2. Fourth—Jndges, W.S, Kauttiann, WS, Mink lor, M.D. Flaherty, Clerks, J. i. Woodbeud, Charles Gray. S, Firth-Judges, C. 1 MeArthur, G.G. Willard, J.J. Bryant.” Clerks, W, D, Duwey, George Mild Atovers, Bixth—Judges, JM Ollvor, J. J, Koarner, 3 2. Multeys Clerks, Wt. D, Murrett, A, Vou Gllsew yer, Harry Riche Dowell. FOUNTEENTIT WARD, Firet Preeinct—Judges, J. 2, Kerr, James Cor rigun, Je. Guorge Gabl. Clurks, Meter Newtoa, Jonn FP. Dugan, Secund—Judges, Gimbel, Adolph L.sehuitz, dre. Voird—Judges, P. C, Christinnsen, James Hurng, Witliun Thoms, Clerks, Williain Hobo Vichurd Cutten, * Fourth—Judges, Jacob Oratman, Peter Mller, Henry Sehlott, Clerks, Alexunder Von Horn, Walllim Caulking, Fitth—Judges, 1, Schounomann, IH. C, Duens iny, We Giicasman, Clerks, C.D, Gostileld, Lous Eckuardt. Sixth—Judyea, f, Garich, Fred Athrecht, Thee Dold Dugan, Clores, Ady. Leeturta, Le De Mierosluweki, Hovonth—Judges, Andrew Quatd, Anton Delt wer, Jutlus Leon. Clerks, Charles Albrecthy Joba Sullivan, igea, John Norton, A. G. olf, & rks, J. Alien, 1. Piacbor. | ohn Gimbel, Frank Schoen Clerks, Jol ‘Mann, ‘Thowas nga i DatheJudgos, Charios EB, Sehariau, Chris lore reauen, P.J.'thorntin, Clurks, 0. C. Dombrowe sky, P. Christhungen, iloyouth—Judges, W. J. MeNamara, Theodot Kehultz, Jon Uloek, Clerks, Adolph Georgs Piatt cduutoss Ch It, Jann Fitzstm ey 5 al 4 welt th: WgOR. harics ny thin Murphy, mons, Fred Waruceke, Clorkd, ‘Shirtoenth—Sudges, Patrick Dattow. August 2 Joby Baumyarten, [are ‘Matiere “Clerks, Olut itaused, nisub. Ula Ninth—Judgos, James Medabon, Woutel, Erluk Johnson, Clerks, Charles Suiltu, Otte Fischer, SIXTEENTH WARD, Firat Preelnet—Judges, Samuel Appleton, A. Le Urn, Fed. Niebling. Clerks, Enul luter hauser, M. Hurtnoy. A « Second ‘Preeinet—Judues, John Gorigelt, Ae Blumenthal, John Stock, Clorks, Guetay Schlot bauer, U1. Schomer, ho Third Precinct—Judges, Valentine Rub, Jo Brenig, Herman Lieb. Clor, 2. Nise ag, Fourth Preeinet—Judges, Charles Wobl fai, Henry Grat, Ed Van Moven, Clerk, M.Scbunt me Fitih Precinet—Judgea, William Sebulta, Ua Jounsen, Wendell Noell, Clerk, Marth fy fs Sixth Preoinot—Judqus, Martin Waldner Pet Walduer, Joseph Butz. Clerk, Hurman Gules HIGUTEENTIL WARD. Firat Procinct—Judgea, Re Keune! Thompaon, Poter Aluundiuger. C Ubergfeldt, W. Moyor. pile Secund—Judzes, D. Waller, Charles Hares June ESCORT. Clerks, Jobn Sullivan, jehuster, 3 ‘Third—Judges, Theodorespongier, J. A Mae nard, 2. B. Haywood, Clurks, Churles BE, Aw thony, Walter Crawford. Monks, ‘Fourth—Judges, F. Cunningham, IL Walton Grittta, Clerk, Jumes Maloney. oy, Fitth—Judges, Wiliauy Fogerty, Georee # Merman Neither, Clerk, J. O'Hyan. ikem, Sixth—Judgus, Ed Kehoe, py Pee Freeman Connor, Clerk, Edwitrd Rue role Soventh—Judges, Pll Conley, Andre son, George Castor, Clerk, James Oar Elgntn—Judges, Edward Btokes, Georgy We stor, Churles Clayos. Clork, W. HL Kerluotsi Nint—Judges, Le Le Wadsworth, sues Hege poy, Walter Goddrieh, Clerk, William ae, ry Te Hertel —— OF INTEREST TO MILITIA, san it NashvitLx, ‘Toun., Mareh 7.—At a meet At tho Hoard of Exposition Btunagers to-nly tbe was decided to give an aggregate of $n eae mluins for competitive militie drills, ners tho 4th, 25th, and 8th dys of May. ‘The Ware, prizes offered aro @1,000 for the vest-drilted fautry company, and $60 to second, The a will ineiuda artillery, turget, and military pructiva, ———— SALE OF A VALUABLE MARE. of tld Sr, Louis, Murch %—Robert C. Pater city, sald bls famous pacing ware, sattle } aa tur, to-day to John Splan, who guve uu “heed ©. F. Emery, of Clovetand, for tbo pure wo money, $12,000, Pate bought the a ae years ago for €3.000, aud shu proved one of | a4 boat investments on tho turf, She 8 vat i Fat o’autuble in Madison, Ind., and will 5 bly bo taken to Ctovelund shortly.