, 1881-11-17
Tho Historical Society, the Marine
Bank, and Various Other
Subjects.
How Long John Traded or Some Old
Congressional documents for n
Life Membership.
MI, Wentworth's Claims to the Exclusive
Ownership Of Early Chicago
Disputed.

'"fis true. It's pity; And pity US. tts true. For
eight long years whltc-wlnRcd peace hoserca
over theu, and covcrc,l tioir derntes! and rhther
hairless heads with hur outstrotchcd wings.
But the truce which was dccnrat away back in
1877, when tho then hcntl Of "thu CONCERN Htruss
tho way" ordered copy Of hts pnpsr deposited
nefure the Summit Snxca door, and tho two
finally tell on each others necks, exchanged tho
ktBs or peace. and ma!e up, bus at Inst ocen NJ.
ruptty brought TO au end. "1rln1- -vtsnrcd war!
ptpsr,sIsa s' Long" Jphn llns publicly challenged
him OF the "wrlnktet fru,s." Otherwise slr.
scam,pon, to knock tho chip OIL his shoulder the
next tItc he happnns to bc AROUND In tho
vicinity Of tho sAld "Long" Johns corporation,
or soonor II he so plonses. 1tis sad tn lay bnrs
the gears and wounds of these Two veterans, aud |
10 rip up the callBcs which have led to this sud- |
den breaking OF tho truce, but TnE TRIBUNE |
owes duty to ita renders which cannot well be /
avoided, 10 say nothing OF Its desire to set the
respective clatu's Of the contestants bofore 4
Jury Of tho public, who. like the streat-corncr
purchaser. Will ''pay Its money mud take its |
choice.''
1mpr!mis. "r.ong john enters upon the scone
In the rifle OF agRressor. and the gtugo whcfc-
On hu tsports himself ia Iune other thnn the
usually
rEAcErrT. AMI st,fENS t1AuSTs
on tho Moth SIie slcyotuE to tho occupancy
and Use OF tho Historical Society. After creat-
Ing two distinct aud separate hrcczcA over init
narrative, but which wcrc apparently mere ty-
plays III thodrann of tho evening, ho rises to tho
climax Of h!s pnrt. md expresses htA d[ssNtts-
tnclIon with tho souetY's financial showing mud
IL vehement desire to know Just how mitch IL
owing 1t. Gathering f6rce. as the Rtorsr Kalhors
fury. be mukns no bones oF declaring TINT tho
f.Dahu puii fur membership hus bocn ns good
ns stulen, and thut tho society bus uttorly
fn,led OF its tnfsstnn. Continuing In
this strain, aud mnntfestinK considerable
concern tthont tho management of the society.
md Displaying s0nlo disgust at tho lclhArKy
which ho regards us hav Ing settlcd down upon
It's ,ncllbere, he works himself Into avery
wh1rlwint ot pnssnn" alld " .vNnts tu know"
why the committee appointed Enlir yeArs nHu to
prosecute tho sutIcty's claiins nWalllst
THE Old MAXINE nIANK.
amounting to Slb.GUJ, hus mt, tAs as nuynody
can discover, dou single b!essed thing. ThBol1f
eers Of tue bank. tie atds. by wny OF reinforcing
biz. previous rcsnarks. l,ayo rcccully obtained
and le tlccurdlHxly layA 1t down til tho suoety
that = is hlKh time these ss''o officers were pro"
Even u Dody ot historians and philosophers re-
q,,ire ccrtuln amount or TING TO recover their
$aara,sy v6en t 9,cs 4 ' sscn vpssS, And
arinn sets I'll, however, and coltEluO Ut rery, cs-
tinlaDo bIstorlogrnphers attempt tn explain
Summit fnrt,tr.s hruast. aud, III shnrt, to sponge
hm oH anj cogi him tsnw,l: Dnt thu ilro SUI
he Inns Just been punching up ror !ta alleged lu-
p.,qposo to see ,hai so,nesh'K js inne wItisous
siuay, anu tue subsequent proceedings arc As
gentle 1s tho alr 81 sutnltur's day.
morning" harIing tue fnut that T. su't May, hut
on rM1 tu't ~ rns I,SI vsssr.
u u ~, hfnxoT na,i ~, 7's IF
p!sk!ss - sSnseSsf fss.',sr ;issa!i: b. sa.a
II eho Sa %
stares M 6afa anSpesss ssin' wI y ''''r
~ s.afs % w,,n' tao fsiof.cr' ,.i,e. 'nefe,ofe,
to sec it ie lad auythlnK further to MIDI md II
possible IL xtt il clearer explanation 81 whit
bud prompted him Ia his ntlauk upuu tho aocirty.
porting ovor u mass ot Historical matter sud'
d tTayeIinr Gloxraphcr uor a lc.Iusuta,1co
bans: -. ;,
3ectcd 10 tho Tres.arers report because II was
~ "Wheruaa 'Sva m Mi W,.e 1t detlclept?"
'.ft wu6 {|nietetit III everything Of apy mo-
Gsul, received during tic ycar, md 10 r,iluh TX.
81 s4I."
"Waat w should i eayo w ahown7"
that disi t,ui ulvc Tho nBsuts and nfIlltEosy Tha
d!a rot, ctr, and thss is whnt objected to, and
WV "Was . Hoa sho esnlanation Sn Rn.tt5aa mador"
M. sir" ,,uon, a,..,a =. -, ~
o's!fes; sv or what 5 tnSy ny sho,,!'s ne?' ~.
horn N"om rr.s,n ~ rn.n.,tSN t;, n9 euei1 n m
s 10 cear f Hail asH'a " hSs 81 s
'0e'e's,s nu'!a'nt; s,,o,,, .r,,u s.,r. ~
~ know tint July H.. ls77, Il committee con
sn xna smstntcn IL inR tir ,ssf.s snu ~
nmnunt of about $tB,Ou lust in rio fuIlllrY Uj
TIM Marine hunk, aMa thut they havo never re.
inv, ,,,d Tim roncv uet Il, %h. t,o,,, nv u,