New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-13
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
HARRISON AND THE DIYES-PHoTo-
GRAPHS IN EEIDENCE-BENEFl-
CENT LEGISLATION.

fpal elections and not quite two weeks since the
new Chief Of Police placed in office with
many high sounding promises Of reform from
the administration developments have already
appeared that show the existence Of a peculiarly
elastic civic conscience among City Hall Off
Gals. The new chief. whose record in the de-
partment is an excellent one. has been blocked
IN his first attempt at real reformation by no
less a power than Mayor Harrison himself The
chief started out ct the beginning or last Week
10 close up all saloons in the levee district from
which thefts reported 10 the department
This part Of the city comprises the First Waru'
and is owned politically by the notorious Aloer-
men 'Bathhouse" John Coughlin ana faihAy
Dink" Kenna one Of the places closed 10y
the chief was an unsavory resort Kept by isaac
Rosen The chief recommended to the Mayor
that the license be revoked and this action was
promptly taken. As soon as he was Informed OF
IT. Rosen went TO Kenna who is also in the sa-
loon business, and was al once taken by the
Alderman TO the Mayors private Office Half
an hour later the Chief OF Police was told
that his action in closing Rosen's place
was i'll advised. and the license wes restored.
Every newspaper in the city, irrespective OF
politics. has attacked the Mayor. Some papers
ask whether, after all, the former chief was
wholly responsible for the condition Of his &C.
partment. The mea who have watched Harri-
sons political career closely declare that his re-
cent action in ove1ruling TIE demands OF MS
Chief Of Police at the request OF one Of the most
discredited and aboninabie figures in municipal
affairs is simply an outcropping Of the
Yerkes traction fight. through which he
reached his present popularity. When the
Mayor striving night and DAY 10 WIN
TO his side every vote in The City Counch ne
is said TO have approached Kenna and Cough
lin and told them that II he could be certain
of their stand the question there was nothing
he would not DO Tor them IN return. Ihe stoIS
goes that they demanded the exclusive conhol
of the gambling and other privileges in their
ward. and the promise that they ana theT
friends should be let alone" Events indlcate
that this promise given. and that Harrison
has held faithfully by his bargain ever since:
Inasmuch as the First Ward is the centre OF
nearly all Of Chicago's disorder and crime. the
result Of this bargain will in all probability be
disastrous not only to Chicago. hut later TO Har-
rison's own political aspirations. which II is
commonly believed, are beginning 10 ny very
high indeed.
The Rev Dr. Ernest NJ. Stres rector Of Grace
Episcopal Church, who win probably accept the
place that has been rendered him as rector OF
St Thomas's. in New-York is one OF the most
popular pastors In Chicago. Besides being an
eloquent preacher and a forceful church organ !
izer Of national fame this young Of thirty |
five has won the affection Of thousands OF people
outside OF his own parish by his modest manner
and his liberal views. For time he has
composed principally Of newspaper men and |
actors and he is an interesting figure at all Its
meetings, and is invariably looked TO for bright
and witty speech. DR.. Stires during his eight |
years Of work in Chicago has increased the
membership OF Grace Church from eight hum
dred TO eighteen hundred, and has strengthened
the character OF the parish in every way. He Is
equally popular among both the men and women
of his church. He has charming young wife.
TO whom he was married in Georgia in 1884.
Guests Of the Del Prado one of the most fash
ionable hotels in the city. went hungry for two
hours last Saturday night waiting for their din
ner. The large dining was full Of people.
and the order had just been given to begin serv-
ing the courses when sixty walters took off their
dress coats threw them in the pantries and an
nounced to the management that they We're on
a strike for higher wages. The proprietor Of
the hotel refused TO listen TO their demands how
ever and he went to the dining room and made |
a speech TO the assembled guests explaining the !
situation and asking them to have little pa
thence. Everybody consented, and in a little |
while elevator men, cooks. BARRIERS. gardeners |
and walters loaned by other hotels were pressed |
into service. Next day new trained force was |
secured The strikers still hunting Jobs.
Two new uses have been found for the camera |
n in Chicago and each Of them has TO do with the
n conviction OF violators Of the law. President |
John c. Shortall Of the Illinois Humane Society |
in his annual report, just issued. states that he
has decided that the addition Of Photographic |
department viii greatly aid the work OF the So |
ciety Mr.. Shortall argues that the best evil |
dence Of brutality is a picture OF it, and asks |
that officers Of the organization be provided with
cameras and instructed how TO use them with |
the best results looking 10 the production Of evil
dence in court. This not only includes proof of |
child beating and cruelty generally but the over
loading or teams and brutality to animals in the
pubic streets. The suggestion will be taken I'D |
by the society. The other idea emanates from
II
ing any suggestion 10 the City Hall author |
tues Tor an appropriation, he has gone
ahead on MS own account and secured pict- |
ures OF city chimneys belching forth col |
the week he stationed his deputies on top of |
some OF the highest buildings In the heart OF the
CITY ana armed them with large cameras. The |
result was mat he afterwaTd went into court to !
prosecute four manufacturing concerns for yto- /
4allhB the smoke ordinance and was able to 4
prove ms case with excellent photographs Of the /
onenolng chimneys. Two OF the firms agains: |
which action was taken were about 10 fight the |
charge and demand jury trial when the Met l
ufes We're shown 10 their attorneys They at |
once pleaded guilty and fined Schubert !
VIII continue TO Keep his photographers at work
Postmaster Coyne. Charles L. Gordon's sue
cessor, is fast making himself popular among
the employees Of his Office. He made application
for membership last week in the Letter Carriers.
Association, and on his election delivered a |
speech 10 the men. promising them every cour-
tesy and the fairest possible treatment He fol- |
lowed this up on Wednesday by announcing that |
he intended 10 tighten the burdens OF the vet |
eran carriers most OF whom are stationed IA the |
downtown district Many OF these men are well |
along IN years. and are forced several times a |
cay TO stagger along the streets loaded down /
with more than hundred pounds of mail mat
ter. In future the mail viii be conveyed in bullx |
70 all the most convenient central points in the |
city; ana taken from there to the postoffice on
trucks and wagons.
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