The evening world., 1894-07-09
PROTECTING The WATER SUPPLY.
Policemen on Guar! 70 Prevent Chicago'r Be-
ing Put at the Mercy Of tn. Torch fiend
Pensioners Pressed ln.1 service.


at his ofice early to-day. The reports Of
the situation showed Improvement
MAYOR Hopkins believes the worst Is
over. So far as Chicago Is concerned
Early IN the Jay he sent out tug.
manned with a dozen policemen. to visit
the four cribs which are the seat Of
Chlcago's water supply At each crib
three officers were dropped with In
structious not to allow any one to land.
One officer will be on duty at a time at
each crib, aud three wer" left IN order
that they might relieve each other. The
az on Sundays the various excursion
boats carrying pleasure seekers out on
the lake visit these cribs. This would
furnish an easy opportunity Tor any evil
disposed person to reach the cribs. and
there is no telling what mischief could
Ire don. and Chicago'S water supply
might thus hc cut of. la this way tn"
iorch-ilrrd would have free sway to de-
'troy Tho city.
The thirr OF Police was instructed Ia
'ssur orders ii'ecuur all police pen
a.OU'"4 L. report 10 their various head
Quarters for luty. Ihis Brought into
command several hundred additional
men, mot Of whom are able -r"died
M"t"ithAiundMg their Icing on The Re
l'oilne. reported 70 Inspector Fitzpat-
rirh, 40l MsE kiElev, another famous
p-"si"n-l, showed AZ ~ chief krsu.
mans office other old.timers reportei
. [ h"lduua .,'r-, where they were irlng
Any At The tilHe thcv were placed on
tit, retired lIs' through IN whims and
political caprice 81 vnrlrua Mayors.
,,l.rr Sw'n.@ in.nl ned ne MAYER
VITA Il report OF all the Ire alarms
turnrd In ana threats made duIing the
twenty -iuhr h"Gr" ending az $50 o'clock
VIZ morning, In every instance III"
lire Wa@ me burning OF freient ears, but
der, Were ruuphratiNt!y @.N cases
wher, the lrcl wer. not eNtnguis he'd
brf"g" much rainaH. mad been done.
The Mayor received a report from
Supt brennan, o: the Police Depart
ment, "'yoriug the uoubl" at Forty
u.rn and LnuIlis streets. Th" nT't r.
port he received stated that 1t was the
d regulars that N.h participated in the
. neht, but a. Mayor HOPKINS had iuror-
nation That II WAS - company OF the
/ state militia he returned 1t to the chief
/ Tor ne" report, winch came in later
/ IN the day. This account of the fight
was substantially tn" sam" as that pub
Mayor Iopkng Wa. IN telephone conf
! wunicatiOn with tn" managers of the
/ railroad companies during the day and
iu every case, with the "HC'ptiuu ~ tho
trouble at Hammond tn" inrurraatio ion
quiet Attorney Mcradden. Of tn" Lake
Snorc road. called on tho Mayor and OK
ptdinst Inc fliNHtlbl rs 10 me Lake
Shore, and as,,cd for protection during;
IN" n ght at the calumet River Bridge.
Aldermen Mciillcu. Madden and Mar.
r"7"r "erc among ~" Mayor advisers
tJr-'i.ncral of the Militia. WAS on hini
avs Wan also Secretary S-Ir, Father
Kelly. nf st tc"ila.s Church, dropped
IN. aud tie, slunttuu looked So uui"t
during the Ltter part Of thr 1d> that
Corporation counsel l;uh"us. who has
been N" constant adviser OF ~" Mayor
since 'hc uuthresh of he t-ouhi, N"m'
70 Lake Geneva - spend 'hC light
! cant Larsen. commanding thu ''hicsgC
IAght Horseglarls. rendered the ser
vices - hia commend 20 N" Mayor. rh'
offer was accepted and The trCop VII
be assigned tomorrow II its services ar
There ha. been a lot of talk since GOV
Altgeld entered the mold - "A ltu'l
writer and adviser of President CicNr
land among ~" Governors tri"0ds us !,
his relations with Mayor Hopkins
has been limited by some of MIR. Alts"Id
Chicago friends that he had not receive,
, the courtesy due him from Mayor Hop
. kins and Sheriff Gilbert, The int.ma
ton il thrown out that had either TIT
Mayor or the sheriff kept The Goveruo
properly advised here a., to the si'Ia
!. ton he would not have plunged so au,.
denly into III" lctt"r-wrliing business
as he would have been advised that tn
/. presence OF soldiers here was impera
, tive.
! Mayor Hopkins laughs al the idea tina
- his relations With Gov. AltGeld are any
thing but pleasant. lie, said that IA
. Governor was fully advised before Il
made the demand for the troops. an
that had the relationship been anythin
- but pleasant the Governor would no
z have directed tho soldiers to report t
him. lilo also said that when rouuos
was made yesterday that portion q
: the militia he stationed outside Of TN
g city the Governor replied that tho So
D. di"rs verc at the disposal Of Mayo
Hopkius. Ilc alHo maintains that Tn
militia vas not asked fur until ia
y situation began 10 look serious. and tht
{ the urst real rrcos~ity for the IreScuo
81 soldiers vas ycatcrds! hen m
= trouble broke out al Forty-niuth AN
y 10 mis- ,ime the poiicc had been able
q handle The crowds. He says Sheri
Gilbert u in perfsSt harmony with hin