Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-12
CHICAGO LETTER.
a Strong Example In Favor q
Arbitration as Against
Strikes.
Opinions Of Prominent Chicagoans
Concerning the Southern Expo
sition.
The Case OF DefaulIer Kerr-A
Previous Court Martial.
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Prom cur Regular Correspondent. ih
CHICAGO, October & 1888.
The weather is very hot here to-
day. The warmth is unusual for the
season in this section. However. the
heat is much preferable to the raw
cold Of most Of last week.
A grand move was made lately in
Chicago by some employers and en-
ployes. 1t is to be hoped the prece
dent will soon be adopted all over this
and every other country. A. demand
was made BY some printers to have
the price per 1000 ems raised. The
employers demurred. After mutual
interchange Of opinions between en-
ployers and employees, it was decided
to appeal to arbitration. Consequent,
ly, several Of our most prominent and
Intelligent citizens were selected to
decide the matter. This they did to
the entire satisfaction OF all interested
save a few irresponsible chronic
grumblers, lfthis recourse to intel
llgcnt arbitration to settle the BUSH
ness controversies between the en-
ploye aud employer could be uniyer.
sally adopted it would be profitable
investment for all interested-with
the exception Of that despicable and
poisonous class that lives by agitation
and strikes. The adoption OF this ar.
bitration plan would dig the grave Of
this villainous element. Let US have
arbitration.
Louisville is high up 10 the betting
with many Chicagoans who lately
visited the Exposition there. / con.
versed with gentleman this morning
who was member OF the Chicago
aldermanic party that recently paid
that city visit. He is very enthusi.
astic in his praise Of everything he
saw, everyone he met, and Of the gem
erous hospitality the party received by
Louisville officials and citizens gen.
orally. Mr.. j. Maloney, the gentle.
man | quote, is a man Of much infu.
enco 10 Chieago's Fourteenth ward,
and person not given to awarding
praise unmerited. Consequently,
when he says that the Louisville peo.
pie, the Exposition officials, the Com
mon Council Of that splendid city, the
Gait House people, the officials OF the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
railroad, treated the Chicago party
like princes, the same may be accepted
as unvarnished truth. "We had q
splendid time" said Mr.. Maloney,
and the Louisville people demon.
strated that their hospitality is bound
less, and unhampered by the usual
superficial courtesy that generally
actuates people with less warm blood
coursing through their veins" Mr.
Maloney being a temperate man,
did not like to question him ss to the
quality of Kentucky's enlivening and
soul inspiring Bourbon. There
are other members Of the
Chicago aldermanic visiting party vel
to be heard from and no doubt this
information will be supplied, for it i,
only within the bounds OF reason 10
think that some Of the party had the
pleasure Of dining with the Honorable
Henry Watterson, who, while in Con
gress, reflected so much credit upon
Kentucky. Colonel SidneyJ ones, the
general passenger agent in this CITY Of
the L., N. A. aud O. railroad, is emit.
tied to the credit Of giving theChicagc
party an opportunity, by invitation, o.
seeing Louisville in her hAndsomest
attire The Colonel is a deservedly
popular railroad man. His courtesy
TO the Chicago party will always b.
remembered by them with pleasure.
The Current is soon to be estab.
lished in Chicago under the direction
Of Mr.. Ed l.. Wakeman, the talentej
head Of the Louisville Courier Jour
nails Chicago literary bureau. The
indications are very promising that
this new journalistic venture will star
out on its voyage assisted by favorabl,
winds. Mr. WAkeman is a literary
veteran whose worth is we'll and wide
" known and highly appreciated
This is a guarantee to the public ths
the Current will be lacking in no ele.
ment necessary to the make up OF
superior journal.
"Dead" meat is now agitatine som,
Chicagoans. They complain that tn,
article handled by some butchers il
too devilish dead" to emit a pleasan
flavor. In other words, that its de
cease occurred a long while before 4
was placed on the market.
Archbishop Beehan, Of Chicago, ha
gone to visit the Pope. His Chicago
admirers presented him with an 40
propriate address OF affection, a choic
banquet and about $4,000 in money
This last tribute showed how frmi,
the Bishop is housed in the hearts 0
his friends.
What do you think Of itP Som,
time ago Mr.. +. Kerr, clerk in tn
banking house Of Preston, Kean & Co.
Chicago, skipped out, and left bal
ance against himself OF about &55. OO(
Chicago detectives arrested him il
Peru, South America, and brough
him back to Chicago by way Of Cali
fornis. An extradition treaty exist
between the United States and Peru
Still Mr.. Kerr was not allowed th
privilege to have his case inquire
into there. He was virtually kid
mapped. And the laws Of Caiiforni
provide that no man shall be deprive
Of his liberty within her limits, B
virtue ola requisition from auothe
State, without his case being invest
gated by her courts. Still this rigl
was not accorded the prisoner. AM
on arriving in chicago, and appearin
before a court by habeas corpus, sal
court decided thai hoGhopld be bel
that desperate cases require despel
: ate means. This being the case, NJ
Kerr appealed TO a United States Oou
asking for a release by virtue OF habet
corpus, and the matter camo D
before Judge Drummond to.day. II
affair creates considerable CONNER
among lawyers and thinking peop
generally. | am OF the opinion thl
. Judge Drummond will grant tie reli
asked for, on the ground that the Ia
having provided remedies by extrad
!, ton, ETC., the law governing the ca
should be applied and not outraged
r ignored that the proceedings subs
quent to Mr.. Kerr's capture we're NJ
|, lawful, consequently his detention
the United States is unwarranted
2 international usage. For precede
it is not necessary to 20 beyond II
2 Mason and Slidell Trent affair. tt
law should not countenance in
officers what it prohibits 10 others
Q is TO be hoped that Judge Drummer
will order that Mr.. Kerr be return,
TO Peru, and after an apology is ma,
TO that country by the United Stat
Tor the outrage practioed by one
our citizen officials, that Mr.. Kerr