The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-25
In A GREAT CITY.
A Cosby Letter on People and
Events in Chicago.
Facts Concerning the Population brought
Out by the Recent Eleetion-Thc
Typical American City of the
United States.
rspecia, Chicago Correspoudepee.l


The late election showed an increase
of over sc, 900 in the vote of the city of
Chicago, which implies an increase of
population during the last four years
of about $50, 900.
This increase is due more 10 immi-
grafton from other parts of the coun-
try than to the natural increase. Chi
cago is the objective point of immi
grants from abroad as well as people
in the surrounding country. The re-
suit is probably the most thoroughly
cosmopolitan population of any city in
the country. Less than one-fOurth of
her people are of American birth. Yet
Chicago is called the typical American
city and she deserves the title. She at
tracts all those who are most thor
oughly American in spirit whether
they are native or foreign born.
1t sounds strange, for instance, to
hear that Chicago is the fourth largest
German city in the world, her German
population coming next after the city
of Hamburg; that she has the largest
Polish parish in the world, and not less
than 100. 900 Scandinavians. , Follow
ing is an estimate of the nationalities
in Chicago: American, 292, ,4G3; Ger
man, 3S4. .95S; Irish, 265, ,534; Bohemian,
81. 209; Polish. %, 756; Swedish, 4j,S77;
Norwegian. 44,6l5; English, 33,7S5;
French, 12 963; Scotch, 1921; Welsh,
1856; Russian, 9.9T7: Danish, 1881;
Italian, 1921; Dutch, 1912; hungarian,
4,s27; Swiss, 2.735; Roumanian, 1850;
Canadian, 6,9S9; Belgian, GS2; Greek,
COS: Spanish, 297; Portuguese, 81; East
Indian, 2S; West Indian. 81: Sandwich
Islanders, 81: Mongolians. 1,2l7.
1t is one of the most encouraging
and gratifying things to observers how
rapidly these elements become assim-
Hated. While it is true that many who
immigrate after reaching mature years
grow up without laying aside their pc
culiarities or even learning the Lam
guage of the country. the first genera
tion that is born here and, usually,
those who come here young become
completely Americanized
Speaking about the election, one of
the most curious bets made was that
the loser should at a certain basement
restaurant and barroom stand in front
of the entrance and grind hand organ
for six hours running. If he stopped for
a single minute. except fifteen minutes
for lunch, he forfeited one hundred dol
lars. The bet came off and was wit
messed by hundreds of people. Another
man had to saw cord of wood with
the accompaniment of brass band for
which he had to pay.
You know the story of the English
man who, upon his arrival at Calais, in
France, was surprised to hear even lit
tie children speak French after he had
spent years trying to acquire the lam
guage. | was reminded of it upon
meeting lady from Moscow, Russia,
the other day who came here with con-
siderable capital but without knowing
a word of English, and expected to go
into business and get rich in n few
years. She staid few weeks and final
ly concluded that gold is not found in
the streets in America and went home.
Gov. Fifer before retiring from office
concluded to pardon Oscar Neebe, one of
the convicted anarchists. who was SEN
fenced to a term of years for cOnnec-
tion with agitation that led to the Hay
market riot of 1886 This brings to
mind the changed attitude of the au-
thorities and the police towards the
anarchists. In 1856 when the outbreak
occurred the police were taken by sur
prise. They knew of no anarchist or
ganization and did not expect any
trouble in so serious form. A drag
net was thrown out and some of those
who happened to get into it turned
ont to be the parties wanted.
The occurrences of that year taught
the police a lesson which they are not
years they have been studying the an
archists' organization. They had de-
tectives at their meetings, and kept in
formed as to all their proceedings But
the anarchists discovered the detec-
tives and put them out and closed their
meetings to all outsiders.
Then the system was commenced of
taking some members of the organiZa-
tions into the service of the police de-
partment Now and then such u mem
Der would be discovered and the spy
was expelled and had to leave the city.
But the system continues and the pU-
lice to-day are fully advised of the pro-
ceedings of the anarchist organizations.
They have complete list of nearly
three thousand men who are anarch-
lists, and in case OF trouble could put
their hands on three to four hundred
men who are leaders. Had this been
ln in,
been such confusion and CONSERVATION,
and the authorities would have known
where to go to find the persons con-
nected with the movement"
The courthouse and city hall of Chi
cago aud Cook county is a handsome
building, although massive and heavy
and dark inside. II would make 4 very
pleasing impression if there was an OPP
portunity of seeing it at q distance, in
stead of having it surrounded by a
mass of tall buildings and being unable
to get a view of it at 4 greater distance
than across the street. Between the
two wings of the building, belonging
respectively to the city and the county,
runs a rotunda connecting them, leav-
ing at either side long open space in
the form of deep recess between the
wings.
The south opening has recently been
occupied by a fountain presented to
the city by John b. Drake, one of the
proprietors of the Grand Pacific hotel.
1t is to supply cold water during the
summer and will be filed with ice
every few days so as to maintain a
uniformly cool temperature of the
water. The fountain is quite an elab-
orate marble structure about twenty
five feet high and looks very nice by