New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-21
CHICAGO.
A GERMAN LEADER-A NEW BOULEVARD
CONVENrIONS-CHARIr
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CprcAGo. Oct. 2O-A. c. Hesng, the principal
owner of The Chicago >ddts IatuHg VINO poses US .o
leader of the Germans in this city, has produced
local political sensation by an attempt to bully tho
Republican Central Club. This club has been
formed recently under the auspices of the County
Central Committee, with the purpose of improving
tbe local organization of the Republicans Heslng
is one of the men who served term in the County
Joil for his participation in the whiskey frauds;
and lost week he settled for 81 700 o
claim which the Government held against MN
for over 800 900. He took umbrage at the adop-
tion of a constitution by the Central CluD, which
declares in favor of the proper enforcement OF all
the laws State and municipal and demanded thas
this declaration should be expunged, though ne was
rot even a member of the club. His demand was
refused, as matter of course. He claims that MS
opnosition 10 the enforcement of the laws is based
upon an apprehension that it is intended To commit
the Republicans here TO the enforcement OF the
state Sunday statute, which has been
dead letter for many years; but, as
nobody has suggested anything of the KIND
Il is binted that his hostility to the
enforcement of the laws arises from the UNIFORM
license law passed by the last Legislature requir-
ing each municipality TO charge not less than Sooo
for vhiskey saloon licenses and not less than $loo
for the nriyilege of selling beer alone. Hesing
threatens 10 40 over to the Democrats, but it is
tbonobt 70 be very doubtful whether he can take
the German Republicans with him.
The completion of Michigan Boulevard isan-
nounced bv the South Park Commissioners ltls
an oyenue more than three miles in length and iOo
feet wide. with uniform sidewalks and trees and
connects the South Park system with the heart OK
the city All traffic teams are excluded from
usipq il. The cost of construction has Deen
5000 OOO and the resulting appreciation OF
property values is denoted by the sale OF lot near
Thirtv-second-st. few months ago for $3.50 per
front foot which was sold in 1878, four years be-
fore for $50 per front foot. A count Oh the COM
narrative number of vehicles traversing Michigan
boulevard and Fifth-ave. New-lork has shown
that the former is used by hve-sixths as many as
travel the latter and stages and business wagons
are not permitted on Michigan Boulevard, the NUM-
ber of pleasure and private vehicles is believed to
he about the same OH both avenues.
The Charity Organization Society has begun op-
eratious after several months preparation, ana mas
completed comprehensive list of the paupers with
n view IN the prevention of duplicate relief ana
fraud The secretary reports that there are 80 ooo
manners in this city, or one to every twenty OF ,ho
population, and that this large number Is due I" In
discriminate and injudicous charity, which ne eon-
firms by a statement showing that there are 'noio
nrivate charity institutions in Chicago than III any
other city of the United States.
Tho woman,s Congress has been well attenaea
during the week. and many Of the most pfo"''"0-'