New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
CHICAEO.
BEARING ARMS - Kinks - LAKE FRONTS
MAYORALTY.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Thc decision of the United
States Supreme Court ths week. involving the OF
unauthorized military EXAMINATIONS drill and parade
with arms. determines question sharply contested n
Illinois in ls77 During that ana the proceeding year
COunauisis OF Chicago fOrrDod what is still known rs
Der Lehr una weh- Vefnin the members Of which
armed with military ries They form d into
sections. procured uniforms and wcro drilled by
Prussian drill masters They publicly paraded on one
occasion during the winter of 1S76'77 800 fully
armed and carrying the red flag This intended as
open defiance TO the State and its organized National
Guard result the Legislature then In session
proidoied any body OF other than the organized
militia to drill or parade with guns except by the
special license OF the Governor. The Communists
throatened al open conflict and ANNOUNCED that they
would parade q specified day. They watnCd by
the Governor not 10 do and tho State military
notified that the service OF the troops might DO required
The AnarcB Bists oeded but sent out small detachment
TO make a test case Ia the courts They OF tained
strong decision In their favor by judge elected largely
by their votes who held that under the clause Of the
Constitution giving tho right TO bear rights
c0ula not DO abridged The Supreme Court OF Illinois
reversed the decision 81 the lower cour, affirmed the
cOnsuop1llly Of the MEASURE and the s rcins Court
o; the United States affirmed tins vBW, declaring
that otherwise the State AUTHORITIES would nor have lie
pow"r TO Gurll mob reasonable uprising. Fbe
sogiaAsti, companies s exist. but what drilling thoy
engage IN Is usuaily performed secretly.
Iuc IOiltt hhalhH craze WHICH prevailed 10 such
etIsydlnay extent III THIS CITY year has almost
entirely VANISHED The manaers Of the rnis have gen
eIay dcsaircd Of awakening tho cnth nsisn ana tho
majority Of the smaller have all been coscd A
large amount O capital was invested IN several Instances
ana three or four large ana expensive buildings Woro
doe"u Cd PROMINENT thorOngiaros which lying
luie on the owners hands TIE same siHte Of affairs
;'a',S ~ htaiy every town and city IN the State In
thi. " Is related that has on hand 900
~ ne e En- VIusou ih expectation oi cont ouanoe
Vi 'he in"Oa pu' Remaining Idle stock their hands.
Tho Illinois Central Railway Company, which for
malJ years as made lis influence felt i'm te ercIoo Of
aNerintn ana CONGRESSMAN who wOn.d not nr0ye
lhhca 10 us euoftS To secure cOnrS the Wharfage
ana accrrtiOns OF land tue lake front has been ,,
onized by tho CITY Counc tLis week. which has ORDERED
thai streets he opened the lake shore over tbe tr
OF TIE railway 10 determine the rights Of tie raiIrod
ard city The railway has been gradually acquiring lre
tracts OF and nctwccn It's tracks and the lk shore aid
"tiriy las becn building piers into tho Lake evidently
bopng to mcguire The r,nrian rights uLioh would
bteomo OF almost lbcaicniahe yalde in view OF the
movement !" cOmpo! The shipping 10 lind anchorage In
tbo lake usttad Of the river. The litigation wic Will
follow promises TO be long and Tedious The rail WAN
company olaHN to bave expended 80 O0000 Keeping
tEo "reab "atcr IN repair.
The abandonment OF the Mayoralty contest by Judge
Smith ia tLe face OF the volunteer effort part of
Ciiifcn6 10 mako the hgbt for HIM, has resulted in
pfacucal stoppago OF tho proceedings and prevents
placing record the great rnuds winch the public
generally believes were perperaed at The election The
ody consolation OF tie contestants is H. tho declared
Tact tint resnt Of those frauds and Of The frauds at
The National election. IA new election law has been
adopted which viii in make them impossible
III tue future
Some disappointment has hcen expressed at the failure
Of the rowe rui electric ights oncrcing tile Board OF
duirthhtt Ol oOO IteJ IfOu tue ground
70 perform their function Of lighting streets bol"w
Jhe cl0Ster OF lights Is DrOhsOiy The most powerful
collection ever placed together. yet they east only
snsht radiance on the streets. they be at
great dstauce. however. and from a purely artntio
point OF view combine u make Que OF the hadsomest
forms Of ornainohtaIion inagihaoo in revealing a
PORTION OF the tower at night and making 1t stand out
against dark sky.
by decree OF the United ftaos District Courts the
powerful telescope of the Chicago Astronomical Society
Which Was foreelosed along with the cnioaso Universally
pas beeh saved TO the society. The Astronomical
booiey demonstrated that tho instrument paid for
IttDdependent OF the University 90, hni 1t was only