New-York tribune., 1885-07-19
CHICIGU.
HARRISON AND THE srRlKERS-AsPuALT-
MVSIC-CRIMINAL.
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CHICAGO. July Is.-The extraordinary ati-
tulc assumed by Mayor Harrison during hc street car
strike was supplemented this week by still more
remarkable move In making what might properly be
termed personal demand upon the company
that II shonli restore to auty four employees
whom the officials OF the company assert were dis
charged for cause The company had reinsta,ed twelve
OF the sixteen meu whose discharge in the first instance
was the occasion of the STRIFE The president of
the company declined to relnsiats four OF the
ground that serious charges pending against them
The action OF the Mayor appears to have been purely
voluntary AMI measured by his course during the srse
Is ascrbei TO desire to enlarge his reputation fpr
socitudo for the woriingman. 1t was one of the
peculiar TEXTURES Of the strike tna notwithstanding the
Mayors supreme elor behalf OF tho ear drivers and
conductors no one person was more heartily and
thoroughly condemned than he II another strike should
now follow tho writing or his latest letter IL VIII 10
accepted by the general public that the Mayor Is again
on the side OF the strikers and that ho Will AFFORD the
company no protection. The strcetcar employees VIII
decide wheihor they will give the company notice to
re employ the men, but though supported by Mr. iiar
,son t Il not believed that they Will take untena3le
position.
The election contest over tho Mayoraty g going on
very slowly The contestants have forced Mr.. Harrison
into the position OF bclyng all his former statements
to desire for honest count. and he now makes the
boast that will cling TO the oce for two years II legal
oaties will permit him. Tho contest IL proceed
Ing before Judge Preniergast Democratic Juris but
he has announced that while he will allow Dir. Har-
rsons counsel forty days In which TO answer or dsmr
the progress OF be specdcd is the clear
intent OF the law The Court declined to order recount
OF the ballots until the Issues In the have been
ioned.
Minnie Daley. q young woman OF twenty-five who Is
credited with having robbed than 200 men during
brief criminal career and was never once sentenced
owing the failure OF her victims to appear and prose-
cute was finally convicted and sentenced " one year IN
the penitentary during the present week
Tho gambling places arc all In full operation again,
tho recent order OF tho Mayor. IL Is
fact patent that the police cannot fail " be coynlnt
OF it. though whether thoy running with tho consent
OF the Mayor Is not known 1t Is declared that only
chronic gamblers frequent the places however, owing ~
q fear OF being raided by the police without warning.
Theodore Thomas has again attested his popularity In
this city by the Of very large audiences at all OF
the entertainments given thus Tar this season.
Sir Arthur sullivan, the composer In the oy the
week. presumably to take legal steps 10
the production Of The Nikado" whlch presented
however, without any inunctions being obtained Or
served.
Tho city appears bo afflicted with what s termed an
asphalt King Tho most strenuous efforts nave been
In number OF instances without tho knowledge appar
cnty, OF property Only two streets have
been paved with the material and the result nas not been
entirely satisfactory owing to the extremes OF heat and
have been TO foroo the pavement upon
willing proporty-0wners that tho insnuation is mado
that ring exists which has tho active support Of some
Of tho city ofioials.
strong local interest has been developed concerning
The fAte 81 s eehaessss ths daughsr of poor pagsns