The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
4 Triangular Quarrel.

The worlds fair is the sabject of an in
teresting quarrel between the newspapers
OF New York, Chicago and ST. Louis. 1t is
quarrel that has good many humorous
features, and that Is why it is interesting.
The Chicago newspapers believe that the
st. Louis newspapers, or at least some Of
them, Departing of getting the fair for
! their city, have determined that St. Louis
influence shall be Used in behalf of New
York for no other reason than jealousy
of Chicago. The Chicago Tribune says
that "Majah" Jones, once OF Okehnokee
swamp" now editor of the st. Louis Re-
public, is in New York with lot Of St.
Louis heelers, trying to FIX up a decker"
with the Tanmaay Hall braves with re-
spect to the fair, and the Tribune expresses
the opinion that, even if the dicker should
be made, the "Msjah" could not deliver the
goods.
1t is certainly unkind to Mr.. Jones to
refer to him as "once of Oksfnokee
swamp" although it must be admitted that
not very long ago his residence was not so
very far away from that hiding place Of
algators and frogs. In justice to Mr.. Jones
Louis his faculty for making himself con-
spicuous was pretty well developed.
The New York newspapers have man
aged to get mixed up in the quarrel in saw
eral ways. Some of them have expressed
grave doubts whether the 100000
guarantee fund, about which Chicago
makes so much noise, has any existence
except on paper. They have gone so far as
to say that the story that Chicago has
100000 in genuine subscriptions in be-
half of the fair is genuine fake. OF course
Chicago wouldn't pretend to have what she
hasn't, and perhaps New York will find out
that those who have subscribed to the
Chicago fund are ready to pay every dollar
of their subscriptions.
The New York and Chicago newspapers
have also taken notice of the efforts of Sen
ator Farwell and Mr.. William Waldorf
Astor in behalf of their respective cities.
Senator Farwell wrote a very entertaining
article for the November number of New
York magazine, in which he pointed out
the eminent fitness of Chicago as place for
the fair He devoted the most of his
| article, however, to Chicago's tall build
ings. Mr.. Astor replies to the senator in the
| December number of the same magazine
| In the course of his article he alludes to the
fact that Chicagos tall buildings and fine
residences were built with borrowed money,
and are SO plastered over with mort
cages that their owners are not
able to get much satisfaction out
of them. OF course the wild west editor of
the Chicago Tribune couldn't let state
ment like this go uncontradcted, and he
proceeds to contradict it by calling atten-
ton TO the fact that Mr.. Aston is the result
of the peltry trade, and asserts that il
skunks and minks had not been so plentiful
in the early days of the republic the Aston
family would not now be the leaders of New
Yorks 400.
OF course all of this is rather interesting
to outside observers, but it may not be out
of place to. remark that if the three cities in
| question continue their quarrel congress
may be led to pass them all by in selecting
the worlds fair site and give the fair to q
more modest city.