New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
THE WEEK IN CHICAGO.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE SITE. OF The
WORLDS FAIR.
TRAVELLING SIDEWALK IN OPERATION
CHRISTIANS REBUKED BY A Radcliffe
SOCIETY OF ARTIsTs-CoUNTER
FELT CURRENC'

FELT CURRENCY.
Chicago Now (special -Extensve and expensive
experiments are in progress at the Worid RAJ,
Grounds to determine the best method OF intranurai
passenger transportation. There Is now IN operauo,
Just north of the women's Building an experimental
loop 900 feet In length of the movable sidewalk WHICH
1t is proposed build In and around the big buildings
of the Exposition. The loop is built on trestse-
WORK twenty feet from the ground. so rs not 10 III
terfere with the work The movable PLATFORM Is
unique in the way Of transportation facilities. IL con
sts OF two lines of platforms or cars one moving at
n speed OF two TO three miles hour, and the otner
from four to six miles hour The cars are coupled
together forming an endless train of seventyve cars
or platforms, which are drawn around the loop by
electric motors placed on the axes OF three OF tle
cars, each motorcar taking care Of twenty-five pia-
form cars including itself To reach the last PLATFORM
1t is first necessary to step on the slow one Hahd
posts made Of heavy iron attached to each car for
support After stepping on the slow platform II Is
just as easy to step to the moving six miles an
hour for COMPARED to the slow platform II Is only
moving at halfspeed The dx.mile platform Is pro-
vided with seats and the entire loop will accommodate
900 passengers one for each llneal foot IL Will
make the circuit Of the entire grounds.
Miss Sarah b. Bodtker, who was the winner OF the
prize offered for design for seal for The Board OF
Lady Managers has done successful work ip that line
for a long time She was born in Norway, and when a
child removed to this country with her parents, living
successfully at Milwaukee, Madison, Beloit and Water
town. Oak In each Of these cities she gained repu-
taton as n most expert designer and executor of
needlewok Now she has added to her laurels By car
rying of the Worlds Fair prize.
Rabbi Stoz has created sensation here by his re-
buke to the Christian Churches for falling 10
extend helping hand or give assistance TO sympa
thetc sentiment To the prosecuted "When tyrant
is, without any justification at all, brutally driving
people from their homes. and not single government
| hand nf --aIop
there is still room for the Jew TO teach that God
means one Humanity and that all the children Of
whatever their creed their color their nationality.
strive to be united In peace, in justice and in
| love-
so spoke Rabbi StolZ in his sermon the
question. 1.-The Jew" said he. has not been super
huous; the Jew is not supernuous That Judaism
which in olden days made idolatry absurdty which
once dcGed the worship of Baal and Zeus, Mytta and
Venus has still the mission to combat the current
erroneous religious beliefs. II hundreds OF thousands
still make pilgrimage 10 Teves to touch the seamless
coat Of their Saviour II millions OF still recognize
a representative vicar Of God on earth, whose words
tho credulous accept an nfallibe oracle; If these
and many still believe implicitly that three Gods
can make God and God three then there is yet
field of operation for those whose ancestors destroyed
the affairs of Ba and Astarte in teaching that there is
| but Holy Sod"
case Of great Importance 10 insurance companies
and reaching in It's application has just been de-
cided by the Appellate Court. Augusta Miller
ceved policy from the London and Lancashire Fire
| Insurance Company against fire upon building in
Chicago The policy contained this provision This
company shall not be liable for loss caused directly
Indirectly by riot unless fire ensues, and In that
event for damages by fire only by explosion of any
kind A mill adjacent TO Mler's premises took fire
and shortly after an explosion In the mill blew hcI
house of its foundations and almost completely ruined
| he IRE from he mi Iandth he da
done by fire after the plsion amounted 10 severa,
/, hundred dollars For that amount Mrs. Miller got
| Judgment in the Circuit Court aud took an appeal
insisting that she cutied To receive the amount
Of damage done TO the house by the explosion After
little fight the APPELLATE Court susains the decision
Of the lower court against the Insurance company.
The workngwomen Of Chicago have Just had an
eloquent advocate In Miss Florence Belgarine scotch
lady whose lao1s IN the East End OF LGdon haze madc
John Burns, Tom Mann. Ben Tillet and the rest
of the London labor leaders have OF osca
sions received assistance from the enthusiastic friend
of the wageearnes. Miss Bagarlnc's visit and efforts
arousng the public mlid; She is, !, tall, dignned
woman has freHh efmpleS.Sa and speas wita an
Is co-delegate with Lady Somerset to the Boston
gathering OF temperance WORKERS. Eight years age
ment and since then has helped 10 organize dozens Of
labor unions composed entirely Of women.
the Chicago society of Artists at the rooms Of the soc
ETY. In the Athenaenm Building is now open. The ex
members OF the society and the greater part OF then
have been produced during the last year. The presen
number and quality OF pictures that are on exhibit
ton. and Is sign OF the stimulus that Chicago is nov
! feeling In fine ert
Chicago Internationally leads the United states IL
the Immense amount Of counterfeit currency ahoat
Captain Porter. of the Secret Service, has Just sent
Washington fifty pounds OF counties felt money, the 10
suit OF his search among the banks and business houses
| during the month of October The counterfeit OF tn
largest denomination was fifty dollar Treasury note
There many bad twenty dollar notes gathered ant
ten.Aollar notes IN . greater number. Of the coin