New-York tribune., 1884-03-02
CHICAGO.
LENT LICENSE POLITICS 49, RAILROADS.
MR. RTTCHIE-AMUSEM

X. AMI >lsAl-N lS'
lBY rrITGR,ru TO TnE rRrBCSE.l
CHICAGO March Lent has come at an Oppor
tame time. as it gives the city rest before the excite
mcnts of the May Festival and the June and July
conventions. Chicago is unusually quiet. and both
society and tho public generally are enjoying the
interim a. a relaxation after an unusually cXacting
season.
High license does not yet lose It's interest and still
remains tho prominent local question, As tho end
o. the license year draws noarer the opposition of
the liquor dealers loses force tho more because
thc Mayor and Aldermen manifest more actiyo iu-
ten,ion TO havo the law 80 enforced that whlshey
cannot he sold under the beer license. Still there
,viu be some of the saloon keepers now dis
tinruislcd rs "nulliliersn who will defy the law
and challenge its penalty. Meanwhile the law dc
partmcnt has delivered An opinion which says that
il il not in tho power of tho Counoi under tho llar
pcr law To issue a license for n year. the leo to be
paid IN nstllments. II does not. however, see why
the Council has not the power to grant license for
a half year or for three months, 50 that the whole
sum due therefor is paid at the time tho license IS
issued Tho Mayor fayOrS other four months or
somI-annual licenses. rs tho quarterly payments
wouId cripple tho treasury for tho year 1854.
There is also growing feeling among the Aldermen
and some of Che saloon keepers in favor of the uni
form $500 Iato.
Tho Illinois Central Railroad Company has With
drawn from the proposition to purchase the three
blocks between Randolph and Monroe st5, which II
| made fow weeks ago In conjunction with tie
Michigan Central 1t has. 1T Is understood. gwen
orders 70 pull down tho present structure and begh
| tho erection Of u building on the old sito This
withdrawal, however. does not as yet affect the
Michigan Central. Its ofe1 stands, but how long 1t
:. ,,,,I,n Mr lelyHTi being
ept out of the city. 1t IS not unlikely, however.
that if prompt action is taken by the Council the
Michigan Central will stick by It's offer and buy tho
| property. The Council will not take action in the
premises until tho coming week.
The local Democrats are enthusiastic over their
Convention victory, and there is lively dispute as
% vhethcr Mikon Mcdonald or Carter Harrison
socured it, II is pruhablo that ihe Republicans and
Democrats will act jointly in the matter OF ex-
ponses Tho Musical Festival begins May rs and
will occupy the north end of the Exposition build
ING and this Will bo arranged ~ to do for the
conventions, as the timo between tho festival and
tho first convention will be very short. Tho audto-
rium will bo capable of seating 1900 persons Tho
Randall Cub Of Philadelphia. has secured thirty
rooms in tho Commercial Hotel. It's members VIII
| COME hero IN uniform, and they hh{e engaged Il
Urnniucnt local band to help tho Randall uoon.
" G. Guudy, the ILLINOIS member ol the National
| Democratic Committee, has returned from wash
nrton. and in regard 90 rumOrs oi hls IoSgnatlon
s,v.. " may or may not res. gn lille AT W ASH
1g,cr | tnId ms intention To ~ couple OF tTIUnds.
| and thev nj once objected. Finally agreed not To
TAX, farther acton till they had been consulted
! that's tho way the matter stands now. Siii do-
,ir ON nv course botOTo tho meeting OF the DolnO-
cr,tin state Central Committee On Dlurch a."
Tho resolution Of tho Rev. Arthur Rltchio 70 ac-
cont the call to NewYOTk does pot excite much in-
trre,, outside of hs own church There Is feeling
he H.,
f,r although he IL great personal ihyOrte, ms al
titudn toward tn, Bishop Lac not tended to make
| things very harmonious
Jalma" ia haying n successful run at Mct ickor .
Theatre and The silver King NJ llaHtrl o. NM A
| ,,.,k thn 1lclIaull Opera Company Will give" jA1
| Nrgrar student" at tine Grand Opera liou.o; anu
! IunIV Davenport Will appear IN F"LoI" ~
iI,,l,,,'s The pnuorama 0i The B1ttle Oh uct y
iii"p los h,ru no nucceasful here that another
,,,nv 0n has been organized 80 brus Tho Siege OF
| Paris 10 this city.