New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
THE DOG SHOW IN CHICAGO.
a POPULAR AS WELL AS FASHIONABLE Sue
CESS-ATTACKs ON YERKES.
lBY rELEcRAPH TO THE TkrBuSE.l


Chicago, April 13-The Mascoutah Kennel Cubs
first bench show has been the centre Of attraction
In Chicago this week and proved q greater sue
cess that the most enthusiasts predicted. As q
dog show IL was pronounced 10y experts the best
ever seen In this country outside Of Eew.YoFk and
far the popular success Of the show concerned
Battery was crowded most Of the time and 5000
people, exclusive Of members and exhibitors visited
10 before o'clock Thursday night An the ex-
penses Of the show had been paid by the sale OF
tickets The show also decidedly fashionable
and was visited by the most prominent Chcagoaus
The succcss OF the exhibition Is chiefly due to r. z.
H. DurkBe the chairman OF the bench show commit
tee, who Tor several months has devoted his entire
time to the arrangements. Among tbs notable dogs
were tho ST. Bernards Burns and Ben LomOnd IN
gard. two Of tho best In the country The mastifs
were particularly good, Mr. Dnrkee's Melrose Prince
winning the challenge cup for tho best American
mastif. Tho deer hounds, great Danes and sporting
dogs were the best ever exhibited In America Among
the coics Dublin Scot, SCOTIA Metehley Sur.
prize and the two latest import atoms from England
Msritsna and Nancy Trefoil. the latter winning the
special for the best collie In the show mariana.
with list Of the winnings IN England among
them the third prize In the last london Collie Show
sot only asV. II. c." here There wcre over forty
one fox terriers entered. among them ton Of Mr..
Belmonts dogs.
This has been an important week with the MI.
nois Legislature which passed the Chicago Drainage
BIN IN the House. refuled 10 pass resolution to
submit Prohibition Amendment and advanced the
interests of the blu to adopt the Aus razD system Of
voting The Drainage bill Is not only important to
Chicago, but Is, The Daily Newss says, the first
step toward copsummaton which win do for III
nos more than the Erie Canal has done for tho
Stats Of New-york II means in fits fulflment that
this stal be the Empire State of the continent and
Chicago the commercial metropolis OF tho Western
World
A series Of illustrated articles Is being published
h Hghe Evening News showing the demoranzlng
effects Of the yeres CABLE system on the inhaotspts
If the North Side who dependent on It Tor trans
pertssion and tho excitement OF house. fiat and shop
owners On account Of the proposed exodus The
News Is systematically taking street BY street OF
~ the outlying district ami publishing pictures OF
The vacant houses and shops and interviews with the
tenants and owners With great unanimity they
blanc rerkes and say that TIC uttsg nntrustWorfh-
hess Of the cable as means OF transportation " the
cause Of the present condition Of affairs
ON Thursday night tornado forInod just northwSs.
u e city, and swept over the northern secuOn OF tns
city Just high enough 10 DO harmless. The torpsqo vac
fiea1y Defined hsgsng ell tks features OF the regna
teu Phenomenon The base OF the fpnpeLsbaged cloud
2pHgef over tho Eorth Chicago Rolling NILS at an
s.sxs~1e nat exosedns 800 feet It, saeeb were