Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-19

estimates the Athenian bar to num-
er over thousand members, with a
total population in the city Of only
fifty thousand. Maturity nine tenth
OF these advocates or even more, have
no clients, and they are to be found
earning subsistence in many other
callings, often indeed, in very hum
BILE ones. The Gazette's correspond
ent says that he found walters in the
hotels who were graduated doctors
OF law. This astonishing overstock
ing of the legal calling he explains as
being due to the peculiar mercurial
qualities Of the modern Greeks, who
are ardent politicians and great ad-
mirers of oratory and rhetoric,
whether in the political arena or in
the courts.
Shortly after the opening Of the
Moscow Exhibition, which was re-
Gently inaugurated by the Grand
Duke Vladimir, young man de
manded an audience Of the Chief Of
Police at St Petersburg. He refused
to state his errand to anv of the sub
ordinate officials, SO, after being
carefully searched, he was admitted
to the presence Of the General. Here
he stated at once that he was sent
by the Revolutionary party, and ex-
planned his mission in the following
terms: The Emperor is prevented
from going to Moscow by his fear OF
our schemes. His dread will cease
to be justified whe, he grants con.
stitution, Then he need fear no con
splracy, and can go in safety wher-
ever he pleases. 1t has fallen to my
lot to inform you that if the Empe-
ror persists in his reactionary policy
nothing can save him. Neither my
friends nor myself wish to murder
HIM treacherously Y. Alexander III
is warned as was Alexander II. We
do not assassinate, but we render
justice" At this point of the inter
view the police officer seemed anx-
ious to call in assistants, but the
young Nihilist stopped him, and
added: 81 do not wish to be sub
jected to the indignity of torture. In
coming here | have sacrificed nv
life. l could have killed you, bu,
we do not commit murders use.
lessly. With these words the youth
stepped back a few PAGES and
knocked two large buttons witt
which his cuffs were fastened against
his forehead. The buttons, being
full OF an explosive substance, burst
and inflicted such wounds on th
young man that he expired in few
moments, leaving no trace as to hi
identity.
The novel police system adopte,
by Chicago "a year and "a half ago i
said to have proved perfectly success
ful. The city is divided into twenty
four districts, in each Of which is
depot containing three policemen,
wagon, and four horses. Throughout
the city are police boxes, looking lik
the old-fashioned sentry boxes, an,
provided with telegraph signals an.
telephones. The door is kept locked
but can be opened by anybody need
ing police aid, keys being liberall
distributed among stores and resi-
, dences. Private individuals can thu
send an alarm by telegraph, just a
we transmit fire calls in this city
Each key is numbered and registered
and after being used to open box
is held fast in the lock until release
, by a policeman. Thus michieyousl
, false alarms are detected. When al
alarm is received at depot, the po
lice on duty there drive quickly t
the box in response The telephone
. are used by patrolmen to make peri
odical reports, and thereby rounds
. men are done away with, and ever
man is directly under the control G
his Captain, When a patrolma
makes an arrest, he does not deser
; his beat, but calls the wagon to tax
| the prisoner away. Householder
t may have private signal boxes b
paying tho cost. The Superintendent
declares that his force is much bette
controlled than before, that crime
are fewer, that criminals are NOR
easily caught, and that the expens
is no greater.
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