New-York tribune., 1900-09-24
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
INEBRIATED MONKEYS AT A STREET
FAIR-HoRsE SHOW PROPOSED.

and the unexpected force and directness of his
remarks when once he threw off the mantle OF
reserve. have been topics Of discussion and con-
graduation IN Chicago in the last week. more
especially because the remarks in question were
put where they would be likely to do most good
and awaken the enthusiasm Of the substantial
merchants of the city. He gave them much
needed stirring up. Leaders Of both parties are
much exercised over the miners strike, and
the belief is in certain quarters that the
Democrats are in agony Of suspense for fear
the situation. which the same authorities think
is the result Of the work OF some loyal but
none too discreet Democrat. will react upon
the devoted heads OF the party for whose benefit
It is thought TO have been planned
Chicago is to make another desperate EFFORT
10 have real live horse show. Not content
with the fasco engineered by young Mr. Letter
and some others two years ago, they are going
10 try It again. The local press announces that
preliminary work on the preparations for Chi
cago's big horse show has been commenced
with a degree of activity that Will be continued
until the time OF that pretentous social and
popular event" which is scheduled to be held
in the new Coliseum in the week beginning
October %.
To the o5seTvant one few things, however
foul. are utterly devoid Of redeeming features
and one that is generally overlooked is brought
pears each week in one or more of the local
daiiies. II tells Of such a redeeming feature in
the eyesore in which Chicagoans take most un-
bounded delight-the stock yards. Alleged IL
iicit water mains through which large guam
titles of city water are said to have been stolen,
have recently been unearthed in numbers in this
savory neigh5orhood. and have made the one
redeeming feature referred TO in the item men
toned seem brighter by contrast 1t tells of the
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product Of the yards. Last week the meat con-
Cemnation was as follows: Cattle. 22,7SO
pounds: nogs IS go pounds; sheep. 800 pounds;
calves 512 pounds; total, 52,202 pounds. Though
not generally known. this good work goes on
uninterruptedly. and honest effort is really
made TO protect the public from the possibility
Of having unhealthy or decayed meat pamed off
on it under gaudy labels. warrandng its ability
to keep in any climate"
South Chicago. not TO be outdone by its larger
ramesake's much talked OF horse shows and
things. last week essayed q street fair, and it
has proved productive OF even more excitement
than its projectors anticipated On the opening
day the first of the features not included in the
Official programme came off. The weather was
extremely chilly, and as a precautionary meas
ure a Snowman whose exhibit included large
cage Of monkeys administered alcohol to them
in copious quantities. Unlike most things done
for their well5eing. this treatment was not re-
sented by the simians. who seemed TO like IL
E.ncoura ged, the Snowman became more liberal
with the result that the cage soon held a score
or more Of the most wildly inebriated Oar
winians that ever visited South Chicago; AMI
the worst OF it all was that the cage did not
hold them for any great length Of time. No
less than nineteen Of them escaped, and, in the
language Of an eyewitness what they did to
that street fair was simple" One lot Of them
descended effectively. if unsteadily, upon the
nearest peanut stand: others devoted their
xabbIy attention TO the decorations and booths.
1t took forty men four hours TO collect the
marauders, and their owner has pending
against him claims amounting to something
over 500 for damaged decorations and pilfered
PEANUTS and candy. Observers say that the
escapade possessed a scientific value in that it
demonstrated conclusiVely that bibulous
misses nothing in having in evolution parted
with the caudal append4Ge, for they declare
tkat those of the monkeys rather impeded than
assisted locono1ion. The ether unadvertised
event was OF d graYer character, in that two
animal tanners one Of them 4 woman and the
other a child four years old, narrowly escaped
death the jaws Of an infuriated leopard. Both
were rescued before they had suffered more
than severe laceratIons Of the arms and
shoulders.
IN the early part Of the week the curtain fell
one Of the most remarkable domestic trag-
edics ever enacted IN Chicago, when Mrs. Flor
ence Buehler died in the County Hospital. lit
orally q victim Of fright. Several months ago
she applied fer divorce from her husband, Err
nest Buehler. hat a truce was negotiated by the
cid of friends. But two weeks ago trouble again
broke cut and Eueher threatened his wife with
revolver She left her home 20 consult a law
Yer. but was wayiaid on her way downtown by
her us5an1. VINO behaved in g men2cing a
manner Ibat the woman foil unconscious to the
ground. and had TO he taken to the hospital.
Buehier was arrested. and IN his cell opened an
artery with a pin and bled 20 death Meanwhile
tho wife hoNered between life and death until
last Monday, when she told Of her hus-
bands death She died the next day
Lincoln Park has been in hard luck this week.
Judge KohlSsat. ~ the United States Circuit
Court. has ordered the Commissioners 10 pay
q royalty amounting 70 $ll ,20D to the patentee
OF the combination bTeallwater and beach that
extends nearly he entire length Of the Nortn
Side pleasure ground. While the park was still
staggering under this blow came another even
more demoralzing. The wind was responsible
Tor fard Tuck story No = II blew on shore dur
ing the night thousands Of seagUlls each and
every Of them the possessor Of an extremely
healthy appetite. Hundreds Of them settled OF
the lagoOns. and did no apprecabie damage;
others raided the open animal pits for food but
still others were more discerning, and fragments 6
of gold and silver and other fish were found
scattered over the ground surrounding the nu-
,l2erous pords and tanks through the mark the
next morning. Not a pond escaped the naraud-
eTs. snd q is estimated that fully % per cent of
tfeir contents fell a prey 70 the hungry gulls
The Illinois Theatre IS being rushed to com
pletion, and viii soon be an active and. If at
tTactiVe architecture counts, a formidable com
petitoT in the bidding for the playgoers dollars
When finished the house will be one Of the most
beautiful IN the West, and il viii be unique in
this section IN point OF architecture. The build
ing. which IL of granite viii contain the theatre
only, and viii not like most Of the other
theatres here, be more or less hunglng
attempt to combine a playhouse and an Office
building. Meanwhile, the other houses thanks
90 the cooler weather. are finding little cause for
complaint and they say that the prom
ICES TO be excellent one Charles Frohman
follows his brother Daniel at Powers's on Mon