New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
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CHICAGO
ELECTION FRAUDS AND LIBEL sUlTs-MR.
NORTHUMBERLAND
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CHICAGO. Dec. 2O.-Onc of the chief results grow
ina ont Of tho establishment Of tho iaot OF FRAUDS
at tho recent election In the almost certain moulin
cntion of tho present election laws such ~ viii
make tampcrng with the ballot boxo, ut least very
diilicut. Whio certain element among the local
Democracy has sought to condouc the crime re-
Gently exposed, the sentiment Of the party outside
of Chicago has condemned ii In unstinlcd terms,
and there is every reason to believe that sweeping
changes will be made the existing statutes. This
reform will be felt In greater ncaaure III TINS CITY
than elsewhere, rs IL will insure comparatively
clean elections. It's fact well recognized That
bat for the action of the Federal authorities no
possibility existed OF exposing the present frauds,
rs the evident perpetrators control every avenue
which would have lod mp to prosecution III the
State Courts. 1t is one of the features OF special
interest in the present Investigation that the per
sonsnow under arrcst or surveillance have long
been known rs exercising mysterious Influence
in The composition of Grand Jurics and the petit
lures dra WI for the criminal court The fact is
well known that complete exposure III tins i'll
stance may pove far-reachng and tend to
disconcert and destroy u band which has been
onlnpotent in the affairs of the local government
One of the proposed reforms provides mat no
more han three hundred voters shall be placed IN
one precinct, that a Bureau Of Elections sinai! DC
established, and persons to vote must be regi9cfeu
a certain number Of days before elections; also'
that tripllcate returns be made by the judges TO
authorized o.lccrs
Proceeling with a knowledge of some Of the
forms of corruption which il ~ supposed perlneate
bureaus t the local government, the id-Dc an mas
been sued during the past week for damages
placed at 800. 900 The suit is at the instance of
Frederick H. WINSTON well-known capitalist
and Democratic politician.
The Journal charged corruption upon nearly
every branch of the local government. and COM
pared Harrison, Winston MACK Kin and Macdonald to
Tweed. Connolly, Hall and Sweeney. II is NOT
known whether the action will hold. rs there are
various persons with the names mentioned res
ilent m the citv buf an Indirect refeience had for
mrrly been made to him by another of tie local
daiiics in connection with the recent clccteh
frauds and Mr.. Winston began the srlt In question
to vindicato his character He also procured the
criminal indictment of Mr.. William Penn
Nixon. the responsible Editor of IN, IRtt-
Dccin before the rDunty Grand jury, ~ that
vhoirvrf NAV ~ the merits Of ihr controversy It
+, Thought they will be fully N ci9iel IN rourt
The communist leaders hAva snrrr, lei IN ut
rartine n,Dfa than u3nal attention Us themselves
| ~ iait hv ipasHh ~ ihrit Mlhhtittott threat
titf lppHaUi@ph IhniHa hHh ihnii riinrirai oin
t0ll h4tp upant altppaiph ihp eeNNsrAtlhN ~ nj
| taiarrupfit AAi lha destruction ef ~ rnNai
institutions, iAils aNd RrWlina ~ thn MILITARY Inc
r,aaai dusilNiiia Nt certain classes nt iW1plp 10
adn the occasion lpr ihls lac ~ attach, and lY II
| they expect tn recrH,t their ranks. The authoIi-
ne, have paid some attention to these open aud &c
| peatod threats, and, ia quiet way, measures nave
| already been taken to guard against any outbreak
| It.u nj .sIt hg AZ X.
! While there are large numbers at unemployed men
| in the city, invcsiigat ions which have been care
| fully made disclose the fact thai the picture has
! been somewhat oyertlrawn. Iho largest class OF
! the unemployed il among the iionworkers, but IN
| other lines of trade there Is fair activity iae
| merchants generally report g1od holiday trau,
| and wholesale houses good country traie anu
| fairly satisfactory collections, with steady I'M
! provemcnt III the latter respect.
There is perceptiby increasing Southern travel,
| eau ed largely by the tact OF the New-Orlc1ns hX-
position but from Whatever cause the direct rail-
| WAYS report heavy increase of passenger traffic
which has already grown TO proportons beyond
| their expectations, and II Is expected 20 grow in
| volume throughout the entire winter
| The theory of an underground telegraph system.
| which was cOmbattod so earnestly iew years ago.
Is now conceded be sufficiently practical to in
| duce serious contest between two rival cOmpa-
mes for the privilege of laying ronduits for the re-
ception of wires In addition t. the underground
systems of the Mutual non; BAH more and ONO,
|
CITY telegraph system two cOTp0rat ions are laying
| mains for the reception Of the wires OF any com
| panV To these must be added the cOnduts tor
| electric hght wires. With all these accommOda-
tons there has not been as yet any perceptlble d-
mlnutIOn m the number of overhead wires.
| Mr. ID. L. Moody the evangelist with the assist
| ance az some prominent churclmen, has inaugural
| ed "A movement for the establishment OF tram
ing school for city lay missionaries. HE plan ~ 10
| raise 500 600 i0 buy land and erect building
| es near the heart of tho city rs pIaoiicabo,
| as n combined school and dIimitOry porlon u!
the amount will form an endowment 10 FURNISH
flud, 10 pny teachers aud support students, the
| latter ol whom viii nlBbsr from 100 10 200, The
object of ihe institution IL ~ NJ and prepare mes
an, women at tho city niy for Miss 0nary work IN
| The clty by giving them u course Oi training ~
| lhbo study that VIII III them for missionaries
| work and house to house visitation Already Ieal-
| pofary quarters have been secured Gnd my pupil
| rnIOllcd, MI Moody has promised Ia spend several
m0nth In every year ~ the school ~ n TEACHER
plnbs of the nav BOARD Of Trade binding were
exhibited on the oor Of 'thtnre he present week,
The pnns show ninety Offices vim reutnla of from
| NJ, 800 tO $4,000 Arhf Already ioh'hls rteeod'
| nm HB5 900 have been inHitnd,
Ihounpfrceion y small percentage oi corn grad
inp 80. . ~ thia market ~ exciting Hono attention
| ntInnu those iuirfoHtod ~ the gtnn trade, aud the
claim IL ntaod That unless the inspectors adopt less
tlpd tnrn be- cereal will not cOino 10 tina market
| ~ freely ~ heretofore.
BOS1ON.