The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-09
CHICAGO LETTER.

transformed into one OF the most
beautiful pleasure resorts in the
(. world, if the ideas now entertained
by the park commissioners are real
lied. Of the Worlds Fair there re-
mains nothing but mass of debris,
excepting the Fine Arts building,
which contains the museum endow-
ed by Marshal Field. All of the
main fair buildings we're destroyed
by fire early last year just after the
fire which swept away the seven
largest buildings. / was strolling
through the wooded island, where
the Japanese hoodens stand, when
| overheard a conversation between
an old couple, The gentleman re
marked that "they" Il don't know
whom he meant, had nearly burn
ed up the whole thing, and the old
lady replied, Eyes, and they would
have burned up these lagoons if it
had been possible" And that was
as near the truth as one wants to
get, when it is observed that all but
the water and one or two minor
buildings were the only things
they" didn't burn, What was the
Midway is being made into a canal
which is to connect Jackson and
Washington Parks, As the fair
commissioners have year from
May !, in which to restore the park
to its former condition, some years
are likely to elapse before the park
becomes the beautiful spot which is
promised, The brick battleship is
succumbing to the ravages of the
waves.
d. Hindman, who is known to all
Texarkauians who have been such
for ten years, is living here. His
son Ed is following in the paternal
footsteps and holds the position of
chief in one Of the largest restau-
rents in the city,
There is a society of Texans with
numerous members here, but [ don't
think the Arkansans have ever or
ganized, there isn't much need of
organization among them, however,
as long as Ope Reed represents the
state,
James Lane Allen, a Kentuckian,
who is prominent in literary, social
and legal circles here, is an old
schoolmate of 9, R, Breckenridge.
He says that he always thought
"Ch0f' would amount to more than
an ordinary parsonage.
The Ferris wheel was taken down
and strewn along the Illinois Cen
tral tracks after the fair, the COM
pany expecting to have it removed
to New York and put in operation
at Coney Island, but there was not
enough money available to get it to
New York, 50 It has been decided
to erect it on the North side, not
far from Lincoln park
Owing to dissension between the
trotting horse men, and the racing
horse men Washington Park track
will not be opened this season, The
American derby will be run at a
new track on the West side, under
the name Of the National Derby,
Hawthorne, the property Of Ed
Cawgan, will be open also. Racing
will probably alternate every other
week between Harlem and Haw-
thorne, as it did last year
Maggie Tlller, a negress, Is under
sentence Of death for the murder
Of Charles Miller negro, last fall.
It is the first time In Cook county's
history that a woman has been Civ
en- such sentence.
A, G, Hesing, who was editor and
manager Of the Illinois Staats
zeitung since It's first issue, about
forty years ago, died of paralysis
Sunday night,
Typesetting machines are used
with success in most Of the news
paper Offices now, and 1t Is but the
matter Of a few months until hand
composition will be memory Each
machine, after reaching Its maxi.
mum speed displaces three men
| The Times, founded by Wilbur u.
Story, has recently been consolldat
ed with the Chicago Herald,
After May ], the city ticket Off.
ces Of all the railroads will occupy
the Marquette building, which Is
opposite the po9tolllce,
The Grand Pacific hotel, which
has been the foremost Chicago ho
tel for twenty years, was closed by
It's proprietors April 8. There was
a difference of opinion as to the
terms Of new lease upon the
ground where 1t stands between the
propretore and the owners Of the
ground, and the result ls a discon'
FINANCE of business, for the time