New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24
CONVENTION WEEK IN CHICAGO.
THE DEATH OF MRS. STORRS-AN ARCH.
BISHOPS SUIT-A HEATED CITY.

Chicago, June 23.-Emery A. Storrs, who seen
at every convention of his party and whose voice
welcome IngersOlPs, has been dead these two
years. John A. Logan, a nominee of convention
and striking figure in others, has also passed away.
The widow OF Logan pensioned by the United States,
comes up to Chicago press the Presidential claims
of her friend. Russell A. Alger of Michigan, and to ac
cept the homage of assembled politicians. Happily
life has still many charms for her Tho widow Of
Sofrs doomed for certain time to realize the poets
truth that a sorrows crown of sorrow Is remember
Ing happier things" loyal, graceful woman, who
bore unrepiningly the Bullets of adverse fortune
While the Republican Convention In which Mr.. Storrss
voice not heard was in session, his widow lay
dead in the house of her late husbands trusted clerk
and stenogapher In spite of Mr. StorrSs conspicuous
services to the Republican party in this State and
city his widow allowed to die in absolute penury.
For weeks she had been going about the city, striving
10 gain a living by selling her husbands book, and
when stricken with paralysis and lying unconscious
deaths door, there only her husbands faithful
friend, himself poor man. to that her necessities
were supplied
Archbishop Feehan has begun suit in the Circuit
Court as the Catholic Bishop of Chicago against tho
Lincoln Park Commissioners to restrain them from Oc
cupying the waters of Lake Michigan in front of the
achepiscopal residence, and from constructing pling
or breakwater in the lake south of Norh-ave. and
east of the Lake Shore drive The Archbishop saws
that the Catholic Bishop of Chicago is the legal and
not navgabe for 200 east of the east line of the
driveway, and tho Archbishop claims to own the
riparian rights. In 1884 the Lincoln Park Commits
siOneTs obtained from him waiver OF his riparian
rights to be valid and binding provided only that tho
city would pass ordinance permitting drainage to
the lake from the premises. Tho City Council failed
10 pass the ordinance for a sewer and the Archbishop
thcreupon revokes his waiver of his riparian rights
Despite this the Park Commissioners took possession
OF the lake front and made brcakwater Inside the
breakwater the water is shallow and creates pool
Of stagnant water, which is detrimental to health
Mrs Lucy r. Parsons, the Mexican-Indan-n negro
widow of the Anarchist A. X. Parsons, on Thursday
seized upon the occasion of the Republican Convcn-
ton to advertise herself and her wares In company
with a male companion she drove in a buggy Into the
busiest part of tho city distributing handouts on
which advertisements of the dead Anarchists book
were printed On the sides of the buggy were
placards bearing the quotations Let the voice Of
the people be heard" and My silence more terrible
than my speech She had not proceeded far when
she and her companion were arrested AT the Cen
trail Office she became abusive, and after trying In
vain TO pacify her. Inspector Bonfeld sent her and
her escort to the Harrison Street Station, where they
were locked up A night in the lookup Gained her
down. and when fined IS in the police court on the
following morning, she demurely pad IL anu ueparteu
Chicago will scarcely be able to get the next
National Convention on the strength Oh 1sr o News
Orleans would stand an equal chance Ia me opDVns
Of the delegates 10 the convention OF 1859 on ts
score The weather all this week has been nolerably
hot and The crowded condition Of the hotels and all
other places of public resort has added TO the discon
ict Of all having AWNING 10 have we Tesped small hs
vest Whether the bills were good, BAD OF ihuinerent,
It all to the visiting granger ana ne hooked
Into Sll Of the places OF amusement u'i thcy "cfo
nightly filled to the doors.