Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-30
STARTING A PALMER BOON
Illinois Democrats Being Rallied Around
the Standard Of the General.
GRESHAM MAY STAND FOR GOVERNOR
Republicans Urge the Judge TO Become g
Candidate and lie Is said to Have
Consented - Indians at
jackson Park.
CurcAoo BUREAU OF Tua BEE,

CHICAGO ILL, Jan. ~.
John Mayo Palmer came to Chicago from
Springfield, ostensibly to attend the meeting
of tho State Bar association but really, 1t Is
claimed, to work up presidential boom for
his father Senator John M. Palmer. Last
week Grover Cleveland was the favorite
candidate OF the Chicago democrats-the
"short hairs" and tho swallow tails This
week thero IS not man among the short
hairs" who does not speak contemptuously OF
the ex presidents political chances. The
events in New York and the methods OF
tCleveland's henchmen In Chicago have
brought about the change. Young MIR.
Palmer was made acquainted with the situ-
alton Of affairs here by letters and dispatches,
and he came on hoping to work up boom
for his father In the chaos of conflicting opn-
ions.
Gresham for Governor.
Judge Walter Q. Gresham is being urged
to become a candidate for the repu blican
nomination for governor, A number of his
intimate friends assert that the office is
hunting man OF Judge Gresham's caltoer
and qualifications. Judge Gresham is said
to 90 desirous of getting into the political
arena aud of securing popular endorse
ment. The advocates of his nomination say
he will-in fact. that he has given assurance
that if.it Is deemed advisable he will contest
Aot tuc uouihdtiou'
Indians Take In the Sights.
Three Indian chiefs In patrol wagon did
jackson park yesterday. They were Messrs
Long Hair, Burn Thorn aud Young Chief.
They came under Tho escort Of Captain Jack
Crawford, who undertook to see that they
did not fall into the lagoon, or do anything
unconventional. Captain Larson of the
Hyde Park police station, with native GAL
lantry, placed the station carriage at the dis
posal of the party. The Indians were very
much pleased with all they saw and took u
special interest in the moving sidewalk,
which was started up for their benefit. Long
5Iair stepped on the moving sidewalk tho
same way that women get off street cars and
was thrown, much TO the delight of all
present.
... Worlds Fair Workman Killed.
Daniel Mack, an employe of McMillen &
Co., tho subcontractors on the transporta-
tion building. tell from truss yesterday and
was killed. He fell about ninety feet. The
accident was caused by Mack slipping from
the rope which was drawing up the timber.
No blame attaches to any one in the matter,
1t being an unavoidable accident.
Odds and Ends.
Marshall Field now owns the controlling
interest in the 5000, 900 of stock of the new
temperance temple. Mrs. Carse, Miss Will
lard, Miss Hood and the other leading women
Of the association will continue to manage
the affairs Of the temple, subject naturally,
to Mr.. Fields appreciation. His purchase, it
Is said, however, was made chiefly In order
to facilitate In the future the transfer OF an
absolute ownership Of the building from the
present stockholders to the temperance as
BOciation.
Captain Hardenbrook Of company G, Sec
ond regiment, came near ,precipitating riot
AT ball in the Armory last night when he
Issued an order to the effect that no pri-
- vate Of company G in uniform could
be allowed to take part in the dance.
The reason assigned was that the United
States officers who were present had de-
clined to dance ON the same floor with en-
listed men in uniform. As the members of
the company had all come IN uniform. and as
none OF them had brough ht an extra suit. there
was almost muuny, hut the cooler headed
ones OF the company at once called meeting
OF the privates OF company Q in their room.
Here they were visited by nearly all Of the
reeimental officers, who roundly denounced
the action of Captain Hardenbrook, and it
was resolved to request at the next meeting
his resignation.
While brakeman named Kippenhrock was
nlone in caboose with Baggage Master
Rogers on the Illinois Central he ordered
Rogers to get eff the train, ana upon his re-
fusal to do so fatally shot him in the back
Jack Dempsey, the hero of half hundred
ring battles, is in the city with his wife on
the way to his home in Portland, Ore He is
sick, but denies the report that he has re-
tired from the ring.
One hundred and thirty seven members of
the South Side Chicago Milk Dealers Pro-
tective association have decided to fight the
trust known as the Chicago Milk Shippers
association.
War has been declared against the Quarry
Owners association and Cut Stone Con
tractors association, the two Chicago Or
ganizations that are said to have monopoly
Of the cut stone business here. company
has been formed to carry on a business simi.
lar to that conducted by the two organiza-
tions opposed.
There is an institution in this city called
the Merchants and Shippers association
which has lately been flooding the country
with circulars to shippers and merchants.
The circulars convey the impression that the
persons issuing them have friends among the
officials OF the various roads who will favor
the Merchants and Shippers association and
secure for its members cut rates. Railroad
officials In this city claim to have no knowl-
edge whatever Of the organization.
The National Blchoride of Gold company
has been incorporated with a capital of
1O0,000 Its headquarters will be- in this
city, where its projectors reside. The treat
ment to De used is the bichloride of gold
after the formula by DIR. M. M. Thompson.
The Western Union has cut off the weather
bulletins to the Board Of Trade because the
government fails to pay for the extra copy.
F. A.