The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-11
RIGHTS OF TENANTS.
THE MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED Ia
CHICAGO COURTS.
hEanager McViciser and the Royal ar.
canum-A Determined Lot of Bret;i-
rem, and New Way to
Co to Lodge.

CHICAGO, April 1l.--An incident con.
nectel with the remodeling OF the front of
McNickeFs theatre is giving Chicago people
a good deal OF amusement Just now, II
seems that the Royal Arcanum rents tie
upper floor OF the building for lodge rooms
and sub-rents the rooms to other LODGES h
IS also averred on the part of the Arcanum
that the lease docs not run out until Nav
McNicker, however, holds that he was toll
by the lodge people that he could have his
rooms May /. However this NAV be-anl
the matter will probably be settled Lv n
suit Tor damages-McVicker having made
preparations for the remodeling, ON Wednes-
Gay broke open the doors of the lodge-room,
seized tho costly furniture carpets, charter
frames, memorial portraits, and all the para.
phernalia Of the order and slowed them
away in the basement, hauled the cabi-
net organ and $500 piano downstairs
and piled them up in the corner of a lumber
room, and as a climax assaulted and forcibly
eJectet Sitting Past Regent H. c. Bennett
from the precincts OF the lodge-room be-
cause heswas PIE; ent resisting the general
turning over OF everything. The members
OF the Arcanum collected in sufficient force
20 regain = secession Of the ROOM and placed
squad therein during Wednesday night,
and called meeting of the members foI
lhurSday afternoon to discuss the situation.
Accordingly, on Thursday afternoon the
Incmbers OF the Garden City council, mo
OF whom are lawyers and downtown bu J.
! ness men, began to gather at the entrance tc
MeFieker's theatre. Brethren from other
councils in the city that meet in the same
Nfi nN=Fn n e.,
and threes all intent on "denounc
Ing the outrageous conduct of Nc
| Wicker" BY O'clock there wer,
| about $50 well-dressed and indignant Roya
| ArcanumianS gathered together. On reach
ing the third floor the members discovered
to their anger and ama2ement that the plac.
whe the stairs used TO be was now only al
| unprotected hole in the floor, fall through
which would land one probably in the ba q
nient The upper opening of the stairway
w. hnpred over SO that a step-addc
seemed useless.
1t was the feeling OF the crowd that tn
! rooms should lie reached even though tn
Noise have to be pulled down in the at
tempt A battering ram in the shape of
long Isl was dragged up the three flight
OF stairs amid much enthusiasm and follow
ing this cams an lron-runged step-ladder. Il
ten minutes the flooring above was broke
pen and the ladder erected
One 10y one the memhers scaled up to til
lodEa-room}, the watchmen were placed o
guard lest an enemy sh uld steal the ladder
and the indignation meeting was held rs az
vertsed. There was not a seat even for til
chairman, so tho crowd huIdIed up, stanL
ing on the broken lumber, and a. far ava
from the open easements as possible. 1t wa
finally decided to refer the trouble to q con
Ir'ttsa of thirteen with power To act, tn
council meantime 50 keep force of men il
possession Of the hall
While the meeting was in progress mea
trick was attempted by the enemy beloN
Two holes We're broken i'll the gallery doc
and some one on tho iaside, where McVic
er's men were at work tearing down tt
% walls, placed tin tubes in the holes fro
which heavy volumes of black smoke so,
began to issue-tho same kind Of smoke TIL
is seen on the stage when Edwin perils
life to save Angelina from blazing bull
ny. In few minutes the upper room
were partially filled with smoke, while Il
7n.'ieS outside were nearly suffocated. III
ouHcii soon discovered the trick, and we,
aimly on with its Indignation proceeding
That was not the only awkward incide1
Among the reporters present when the ba
clie3 were broken down was one femal
presenting a morning paper. The ma
,porters clambersd nimbly up the ladd
.ith the members Of the order, but the
male reporter was completely blocke
'uty ordered her up the meeting pr
rrietY toll her to stay here she was. T
ladder was not difjic' t climb, but the
were those horrd men the foot. FINAL
after q long struggle, during which an
eiTectual attempt was made to lure t
watchmen away, propriety triumphed. "A
the young woman bad to take her rep.
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