The herald., 1896-04-22
chicago's Interest in the Versa.
tile Villain Holmes
CARLISLE'S GREAT SPEECH
The Novel Alliance Of Aguostlclsm and
Orthodoxy
Something About callfernia Fruits IN the Chi
cage Markst-A Hint to the Producers
Of this Section Worth Heeding
Special correspondence to The Herald:

Special correspondence to The Herald:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April II, 1896.
Considering the vast numbers OF men
and women supposed to have been mur-
dered by Holmes, the Philadelphia mon
strosity, 1t Is surprising to see so many
people in the streets of Chicago. This
shows that it Is impossible for any one
fiend, however bloodthirsty, to butcher
q whole nation. During the past five
days this community has been kept busy
q large portion of the time reading the
confessions of Holmes and the state
ments of the people whom he murdered
in years gone by. While some may en-
tertain a high opinion OF Holmes YER
acity, most persons seem inclined TO
credit the statements Of victims whom
Holmes declared he had made away
with, but who are now very much alive.
As the notorious candidate for the gal
lows lived in this city and made this
his principal business" headquarters,
1t Is not strange that the community
should feel lively interest in whatever
he writes or says, and a still deeper in
terest in knowing, as they will few
weeks later, that the arch fiend has
reached the end of his rope-or rather
the end of a rope that will be furnished
him by the sheriff of Philadelphia
county.
secretary OdTllSle cdlIle anu
ed and departed. He did not literally
conquer Chicago, but by his statesman
like bearing, and his able and lucid pres
entation of the money question from
the standpoint of sound currency, he
conquered the prejudices and won the
confidence Of hundreds who, though not
avowedly free silverites, were lamely
leaning that way. The secretary's ar
gument before the vast assemblage in
the Auditorium was simply unanSwer-
able, and it's effect upon sober-minded
business men, Wage-WorkerS and all
other classes by whom it was heard or
read, will be salutary and lasting. The
daily papers gave full reports of his
great speech, and. all of them, with
one exception, made favorable editorial
comments thereupon. John G. Carlisle
may or not be the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for president this year. AS
it looks now, he is the most likely man
in the list to be chosen as standard
bearer in the forthcoming contest. But,
be that as it may, there is no denying
the fact that he is a great man, and
one pre-eminently qualified to be the
immediate successor Of Grover Cleve-
land. Unfortunately for the Democ-
racy OF Illinois, there is a strong free
silver faction in the party, headed by
Governor Altgeld, Secretary of State
H1nrichsen. and a few others, who will
make desperate fight for their alleged
principles in the state convention soon
to be held. The sound-money Demo-
Gratis Will present solid front and never
yield to the 16-to-1 fanatics. The con-
test in that convention is looked forward
to with intense interest, as the result
will be quite likely to have a most i'm
portant If not controlling effect on
the national convention, which is to be
held in this city July 7th. Illinois is re-
garded as the pivotal state, the state
which will practically shape the plat
form and nominate the ticket in July.
Hence, both factions of the party are
making Herculean efforts to elect dele
gates who will represent their respect
I've theories on the money question.
Robert G. Ingersoll, the renowned
and eloquent champion of Everlasting
Nothing. located just beyond the bound
ary line Of Nowhere, made heroic eff
fort last Sunday to convert the heather
Of Chicago. The great Agnostic stand
Ing in the pulpit of an orthodox church,
invited th1ther by an orthodox pastor,
listening to music by orthodox fiddles
and clarionets, and songs by sanity
choir, supplemented by the pastors
fervent prayer, made up a picture for
the gods. 1t was more than unique.
1t was something worth going miles to
see and thousands did go; many more
than could squeeze into the vast thea
ter, where standing room as we'll as
seats commanded premium DIR, Rusk
the bold pastor Of the Church Militant,
took a new departure when he invited
Colonel Bob to appear in his pulpit
on that occasion. The ministers of his
denomination (Presbyterian) have l al,
ready taken preliminary steps to haul
the eccentric preacher over the Goals
IT Is said, however, that Mr. Rusl1
knew exactly what he was about and
will abide the consequences without
fiinching, explaining, or apologizing
c a mr. rar1f fAY,,
of his church is Deeds, mt Cree Is" It
is presumed that the word deeds does
not refer to real estate titles in the
New Jerusalem, but to acts of individu-
ais, right here on this earth and in this
life. 1t will be a bright day for the
church and the people generally when
every religious organization shall make
a mere belief in or assent to certain the
illogical dogmas secondary to the prac-
ticing of the Golden Rule" PERHAPS
the Reverend Rusk has been raised up
by an overruling power to be a Moses,
who shall lead religious truth seekers
out Of the wilderness and into the
light.
1 have been making Investigations
concerning California fruits in this mar
ket. Everybody knows that enormous
quantities of fruit products are mark 1T
ed in Chicago; but everybody does not
know what a percentage OF poor fruit
VOulCo iSlC llOih tuC 0OlQel S1dte OLdte
The best fruit in the world is raised in
California, and some of it is received
and sold in this city. Then again there
are hundreds of tons shipped hither
from our land Of sunshine" of such
quality and in such condition when it
arrives as not to be particularly credit
able to the state that produced it. A
few of the leading fruit dealers and gro
GERS of this metropolis handle no Cali
fornia fruits but those of the very best
quality, and for such they find ready
market at high prices. One firm par
ticularly makes a speciality of our hor-
ticultural products. The maneg ser Of
that firm said to me today:
"There are no fruits in the world equal
to the best that are raised in California.
We get our supply from the northern
and central portions Of your state.
chiefly from Santa. Clara county. Last
fall we bought and readily sold at good
prices 1900 cases Of dried and canned
fruits from one producer at San Jose.
They are simply unsurpassed in quail
ity; and that is the kind of goods we
want and can always sell as fast as we
can get them. His fruits are picked
Wnen perfectly ripe and in the best con-
d1tion for being eaten raw; hence when
carefully and properly dried or canned
they retain the luscious flavor that they
possessed when first picked. We can
GET no such dried or canned fruits from
southern California. Quite likely the
people OF your section produce just as
sooo rrutt as do the northern produce
ers. but evidently they do not take
pains IN the matter of picking it when