New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-03
CHICAGO.
BUsINEss-ELECTIoN FRAUDs-SOCIALISTs
PRISON FARE.
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CHICAGO May 2.-The occupation OF the new Board
of Trade building, which entered upon the present
week. caused a remarkable redistribution Of various
business cenes The new building one-thd Of mile
south of the old and in moving the Board has carried
with it large OF banks and practically all the
brokerage houses and large financial institutions Gre
atng an absolutely new business district. The build
ngs erected there Are among the most massive ever
erected the city. while the Exchange itself is in many
respects n noble structure It cost in It's building
$1,000. OOO and the trading hall ha, about it ele-
ments of grandeur to be found in any other like
apartment in the West The dedication of thu building
attracted large number of gentlemen representing
the principal grain exchanges Of this country and
England.
A discussion one evening recently at the Union
League Club of the amendment of tho election laws
was the origin Of a vast amount of general public dis
custom One of the club speakers urged q property
qualification for suffrage which sentiment was choed
by several others present Some OF the newspaper
editorials have been rather severe the speakers and
there has followed tree exchange OF personalities
Emory A. StOrrs spoke sdtIrcay of the efforts OF the
clubmen 10 conhne the voters 10 what they were
pleased TO term the better classes and remarked in
cidentay that the average Chicago man who had his
coat OF arms to-day probably wore coat without
arms twenty years ago.
it ossIbe for Mr. Harrison to TALL any further in
the public esteem he would certainly do by his
arbitrary rulings In connection with the counting upon
the result Of which his retention OF Office depends lie
has presided nj tho canvass and appointed but
Democrats TO supervise the opening of tbs returns
Meantime what appear to be conclusive evidences of
fraud at the recent election continue to accumulate 10
is cited that in the First Precinct of the Second Wad
| o62 votes cast against n total of 49, Mt q o
National election when t1e vote Republican by
majority Of two TO one. This time the vote Is com
peley reversed and 1t il shown that from two houses
alone AS alleged voters were registered.
The Socialists guilty Of their first overt act last
Wednesday. when. in1amed by the incendiary utter
of several irresponsible men, attack was made
upon the occupants o; carriage aud lady was seri-
ousy injured. Heretofore they have been guilty of ex
tremely wild talk aud drilled openly with firearms. but
had caused any damage On that night they were
| allowed to parade bearing black and red hass Ma
single incident has apparently ever before exorcised
the public like the cited II the anarchist sec
ton attempts any further demonstrations it IL not i'm
probable that counter effort TO suppress them will be-
made il the local authorities tail in their duty.
The most important action taken by the Cit,
Council in number of years affecting the revenue
OF the city the passage of au ordinanc,
this week providing for uniform saloon licenses o
$500 II is expected that this will produce an aunua
revenue TO the city of S2,0O0.00O.