New-York tribune., 1901-07-22
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
COOK COUNTY DEMOCRACY MAY MOVE
SOME NEEDED REFORMS-LAX
GAME LAWS.

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that they intended settle IN the Kicwa Reserva-
ton and found there another Chicago. people
looked upon the declaration Joke. but some
things happened last week which lend the
story a foundation. and indicate that the oidtine
members OF the local political ring may be tired
of the way things are going here, and hope to re-
gain their former power I'm the city which they
hope raise upon the site Of the town or Iawtoh'
The first Of these blows which fell so hard upon
the local politicians the cancellation or the
contract which company had TO furnish milk
TO the county institutions. Nobody thought the
invalid and the insane were getting the quality OF
milk the taxpayers purchased. but nobody ever
said until Daniel d. Healy was appointed war
den. He has been city enploye for nearly hair
a century beginning as q fireman. and the pre-
sumption that he would conduct the hospitai
1t has been in the past. Yet before he was IN
the institution a week he announced that he would
take no milk from the dairy company which
has furnished II TO the patients the last decade.
and three days later the County Board cancelled
the contract. because Warden Healy said the stun
that had been delivered contained formaiin and
sallcylic acid. and the doctors said that was not
good for those who We're I'LL
Then the Chief Of Police suspended two OF his
who had brutally beaten their prisoners ano'
In spite OF the pleadngs of ward leaders. sent
their cases before the trial board The next day
jury. after being out OF the courtroom iitte ~!
half hour. found three members OF me
feasance IN ONCE IN appointing men 70 poi.Sii sS
withost examinations and a JAN sentence ana ma
events have caused great Stir in the City Hall,
and people begin to understand that things are not
Warden Heaiy has started another reform move
declined to accept anybody whose illness is due TO
in 3ieohoG mqSOTs I oSeq the
warden says the city derives a big income
enough OF this to provide for their victims.
This decision on the part Of the head OF the the
began to send all the deiirium tremens cases out
cause Superintendent Sloan had room for them.
and IL looks as though the city would have
!9 !3ass Srd sana'0rium for the exclusive care OF
The Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon who is preaching
a series Of sermons in a South Side church and
spending the time between Sundays gathering ma
teriai for his book. has been saying any
thing sensational from the pulpit. but he has been
observing and doubtless Chicago's wickedness will
plenty of space in the prospective pubfica-
fIOn. A few days ago the author-preacher was in
an emergency hospital when he noticed a sweet
faced woman going from room to room among the
injured who were waiting to be transferred to
their homes or TO some other institution He was
told that she daily visitor and. anxious
70 learn her experiences. he walked over 20 a cot
where she in earnest conversation with e man
who had been hurt in an elevator accident de
was about to speak 10 her. when he heard her say:
We'll. I'll send Mr.. Blank. who is a splendid
lawyer, over TO the hospital. and I'm sure he can
get a lot of money for you"
Mr. Sheldon puzzled. and it was not until
he asked the superintendent that he learned the
woman was the solicitor for a lawyer who makes
q specially of damage cases. However the gentle
faced woman does not ask admfttance at the hos
This is only one illustration of the way IN which
the lawyers work There is now case on trai
year make outcry when he was hurt. Pins
were stuck into his cheeks, he was pnched and
make sound when in pain. Then he was
gf FOR 4 damages I against @ t city t an Fortanafey
the States Attorney learned of the ruse. and an
electric battery caused the youngster to frd his
tongue, Then he talked enough to make him the
The defendants. Il has developed thus far have
over dozen similar cases pending against the
using crippled little girl as the injured I9iaintf
an are now pendfng against the city neary three
thousand eases, es& Of which fled in the last
essooa CO. 5Hoh'ns ana NSA1a'haseS 'ss'eSa''S s'''
One Of the latest reforms to be undertaken Is
that fathered by 81. Luhe's Society. a charitable
organization which makes little splurge and does
q vast amount Of good. The society has collected
statistics which slow that one-tfrd Of the inmates
Of taf1s reforrnatories IN this State drugs
cocaine. opium morphine in powder form.
Now the society has set about to remedy this by
curing the victims Of the drug habit ana operat-
has been set apart for the purpose in the county
treatment appear 10 receiTe it and be eSanined
The first half do1en treated have been cured the
physicians say. but as they still are in jail the
experiment may or may not have been successful
SIX men are treated at time. and the society pre-
diets that in two years every user Of dope in the
City win be cured
Although the City Council has taken hold Of the
matter flow. there is prospect Of the union
tion until other traction matters solved. The
railroad companies have spent 81. .fSee0 tn eevat-
ing and depressing tracks IN the last few years
a-d ordinances passed In the last six months de-
rnand the expenditure Of sS5ss.G0l The extent OF
this work IN this city may be judged when 1t IS
understood that outside Of the elevated roads
there a-e nearly ffty-f1ve miles Of elevated
roadbed. with total tracSage Of % miles. The
proposed changes involve thirty-eight miles Of
main track. with total OF Zs2 miles elevated
CEtl the railroad companies find what the
c.Iy Is gong ing 10 DO about , ,b9ilding bridges cen
they are rot likely to make anv rove toward a
union station; Several organizations in the city
cal station would fnure trade Smnarisons % wit, Win
g. Louis are perhaps irrelevant. but they point
ont that the retailers of that city say thousands
OF dollars are lost % them yearly because tran
sieHts do not have 10 cross the city. and when
Whiting for trains remain the station, not
veEtCriEg into the shopping district
TWO things Interest sportsmen at present--the
trial races which are TO decide the boat which
Will race against the Canadian yacht and the
game law The recent legislature in revising the
laws protecting game neglected to provide for
quail The result is there is no close season on
them. and IL may be that by the time the law
makers come together again years hence
theEe VIII be no quail to shoot Nor is this omis-
sion said 10 be wholly oversight There has
toneht the dealers. who yearly receive large guam
tit:es OF quail but have difficulty in disposing of
them because Of the watch kept by the inspectors
Last year shipments valued thousands of doll
IaE viii benefit certain member of the legis-
latsre. the people insist he knew how the bin read
before IL became a law
rhere IS the usual cry from the City Han re-
gardng lack Of funds. Mayor Harrison, who has
gone away for a vacation and viii not return until
the FIRST Of the north, has been adversely criti-
cised for leaving this tine. Acting Mayor Nc
Gam. dsgusted the outlook. says that if he
Mayor he would close the City Hall for a
Ne.r Nv Itself As IN is he Il