Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-03
CHICAGO ENTERPRISE.
The Marvels Of tho Marve' lous-The Case
of Ireland Stated.

The Marvels Of tho Marve' lous-The Case
of Ireland Stated.
Especial Correspondence st. Paul Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. a., 188O.-There is no
combination of . the letters of the alphabet
that seem to have 80 much magic in one
word as that of "Chicago." When We hear
it we Involuntary stand and await some sur
prise, something new or unexpected; when
we see the word it always appears as if &C.
companied by a flash of electricity. What
ever Chicago attempts, she always accom-
plishes, and does what no other city on the
face of the globe can surpass, and few can
initiate with success.
By the kick Of an unsteady COW (who prob
ably had been fed on swilD a mighty blaze
was made one night that illuminated the
earth's surface and caused the name of Chi
cago to become familiar to the inhabitants
of the whole civilized world, and, as if in
very spite to the demon of destruction,
city of palaces has been built on the ruins
thus created. Buildings unsurpassed in the
same space, by any heretofore presented to
the view of mankind. And as if to take q
bond on fate they bored miles into the lakes
purest element, making conduits beneath
their principal streets, and by the turn of q
crank will make the depths of Lake Michigan
dance on the highest and most distant roof
tops.
Some time ago, California, at an expense
of hundreds of thousands of dollars and
m )nths of preparation, got up a reception
boom for an ex-president and comforted
herself and astonished the world by the
grandeur of the display. In few weeks af-
ter the same gentleman made known his in
tention of visiting Chicago, and Immediately
an almost impromtu reception was arranged,
q free street parade that so effectively threw
San Francisco in the shade that as no other
city could be expected to equal it, the public
reception business was abandoned. Thus,
everything that Chicago does is on go large a
scale that report comes from any port
in the world of a scarcity of meat, for
instance, she thrills the ocean bed with the
question, "What style do you want it in !?
salt or fresh? raw or cooked? In cans or
car cases? How many millions of pounds or
how many thousands of heads? Our supply
is illimitable''
If Mark Lane, by some combination to ad-
adds half cent to a bushel of wheat, Chicago
telegraphs across the Atlantic, "Shipped a
million bushels of wheat to-day,-stop the
conspiracy"
When Parnell struck Chicago it was near
8 O'Clock, and an immense crowd had COL
lected at the depot to meet him,-so large
indeed that it became apparent if Parnell
were to show himself he would not be able
10 ooI,& IL of, - h.
was taken out of the back door of the train,
got into carriage and was driven
off to the Grand Pacific to take in Gen.
Scott's style,-a hasty plate of soup; and, as
former mayor of this city once said to the
only king who had ever visited here, "To
clean up little"
Before o'clock he was in the exposition
building, the largest public hall in America,
and was introduced to little family of 3d.
600 people, who listened attentively to the
story of Ireland told by the grandson of a
Yankee fighting admiral and others. Chi
cago
RESOLVED, firstly, That none shall starve.
Secondly, That the land laws of Ireland must
be reformed,-
Clipped in about $4,000 for the poor of
Ireland, gave a rousing cheer for the old
land. and then adjourned to take few hours
rest before entering upon some other great
and noble work.
But little incident in connection with
this affair is SO characteristic of Chicago's
style I must give it as worthy of some no.
tice. When the city of New York made
preparations to receive Messrs. Parnell and
Dillon boat was sent down the bay with a
large delegation of the ecldt. Among the
crowd were those modest appearing gentle
men who, after the New Workers had tired
their guests with harrangues, quietly whis-
pered in the ears of Parnell: "Come to Chi
cago, bye and bye, and she will give you a
reception" and the three representatives
quietly returned to Chicago to make ar
rangements for his coming. The day was
fixed and call was made upon distin-
guished city official to preside at the prelim-
that he did not know enough of the history
an occasion. Here again Chicago magic was
brought into action. wizard seized the
mouthpiece of one of her 10000 telephones.
"Hello Connect with the LegaJ NeWs Of
fice.''
"How many cases of agate and long prim-
or ?"
huss fauy dtuOunt.
"Hello !" to paper warehouse.
allow many reams of book paper, 22x32,-
40 pounds?"
Ans. Cali you want"
"Let the scribes go to work." says the
Chicago wizard, shouting as did the angel
to st. John on the Isle of Patmos. "Write,
write, but while you do, hold Time IN your
grasp-press history into an hour glass, and
let US see Ireland at glance-Ireland in its
length and breadth-Ireland in its square
miles and acres of titled and uncultivated,
of boys and waste-its commerce and its
coinage-its lands and its waters-its lakes
and mountalns-its rivers and harbors-
seas and its estuaries- mines and its min
erals-its culture, government and laws
At the call many willing, apt and compe-
tent volunteers responded. Public and pri-
vate libraries yielded up their treasures of
history, the blue book, parliamentary returns
and census reports were all laid under con-
tribution, dissected, analysed and compressed
into handsome volume bound in cloth and
gilt, and placed on the market at the low
price of One Dollar, before Parnell's arrival
in Chicago. The work is entitled, "The Case
of Ireland Stated Historically, with Gazet-
teer." If you want to know anything on
any subject connected with Ireland, get Sher-
locks
CEASE OF IRELAND STATED"