The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-27
THAT INDIANA BOUNDARY.
Hard Scuff1e Between Two States Fol
Territory,
From The Netc York Tribune.


From the Netr York Tribune.
Those who have sympathy to offer Chicago
should prepare to offer it now. Chicago is
an orphan or something of that kind.
Chicago appears to have been changed in
the cradle. A day or two ago there ceme a
dispatch which said that Lake Michigan
was falling rapidly, and there was fear that
it would dry up and leave the city standing
alone on the prairie Now there comes an
other saying that the new government sur
vey is going to throw Chicago into the state
of Indiana. To Chicago, at present, this
world must indeed seem but feeting show
for mans illusion given. Only the Chicago
river remains true to her-and that, sipcs
the low water, has begun to run the wrong
way-into the lake. instead Of out into the
prairie.
The only consolation which 1t seems pos
sible for Chicago to get out of the new turn
which affairs have taken would seem TO be
the same that came to the old lady who long
lived in South Carolina near the northern
boundary line. One day new survey was
run which left her house in North Carolina,
whereupon she said she was glad of it, as
she had always heard that South Carolina
was an extremely unhealthy state. IL the
rate of mortality is lower in Indiana than
it is in Illinois we congratulate Chicago. OF
course she may not be transferred to Indi-
ana after all, though everything points
that way now. 1t is as good as settled that
Ohio is to take a dozen-mile strip from the
eastern side of Indiana; this, so we are told,
give Indiana a claim on similar amount
of land from the eastern edge of Illinois,
and this will include Chicago. Chicago's
only hope seems to lie In fight. Let her
pack I'D and move up the Chicago river
that is, up the Chicago river geographically,
down it ALPHABETICALLY. the Chicago river
being the only stream in the world which
when in its normal state runs up hill. But
Chicago will probably not move.
After all, the most interesting thing about
the present astonishing condition OF affairs
is not that Chicago is going to ind herself in
Indiana, but the way in which the various
states are going to ''get even." Ohio takes
a slice from Indiana: Indiana indsmnifies
herself with piece of Illinois; Illinois will
naturally help herself to section of Iowa
and Missouri. But here we come to the
Mississippi river, which is supposed to be
the boundary. Apparently. the new boun-
darv will have to be established few miles
west of the Mississippi, or If the river is the
irrevocable boundary, then the river Will
have to be.moved. This will be bigger I'M
dertaking than the transfer of Chicago audi
forum and all, but we suppose that western
enterprise is equal to it. Great changes
have occurred in the Mississippi river.
scientists tell U.s. Prof. Twain has taken the
figures of the Smithsonian Institution in
regard to the Mississippi and shown beyond
ali manner of doubt that 2 600 years ago it
was 500 miles longer than it Is now. and
stuck out over the Gulf of Mexico like q
fishing-pole. Beyond the Mississippi the
adjustment of boundaries will continue,
tbgorgh Kansas and Nebraska, Wyoming.
aud SO forth, till it comes to California and
Oregon. which, it appears, are going to be
the real losers. since it will not be practca-
BILE to annex q strip of the Pacific ocean.
Perhaps. too, Pennsylvania may take the
hint and move up on Ohio, which would OF
course start New Jersey, New York :. Con- on
necticut, and SO forth, which .i may N Hoo sns
Island and the coast north and south, ana
perhaps establish orange groves aud ostrlcn
| farms in the neighborhood.
Takeit altogether it is most curious con-
d;tion az things. the settlement Of which
viii be watched with the greatest interest,"
by the entire country.