New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
DELICIOUS AND SOCIOLOGICAL CON.
TROVERSIES-POLIC START
SECRET SOCIETY-THE UNIVER-
SITY TO ERECT 4 MEMO
RIAL TABLET To STE
PHEN a. DOUGLAS.

Aat nearly every other question Of Importance
has been temporarily excluded from public dis
-,ssion The numerous deaths that have been
,sarced 10 John Alexander Dowie and his no.
..rous Zion ''healers" and the revelations that
,ore been made in the last few days have GRE
.,e5 bitter public sentiment. and both physI
.sns and ministers Of the gospel have voiced II
s. purIic addresses daily. Whether the present
movement against Dowieism will result in the
ching out Of the institution known as Zion II
< hard TO say. but there is no doubt that the
e1lt has been weakened considerably by defec-
hons that are directly traceable TO the war the
,swspapers have made on its leader. In a case
a death IN Wednesday, where medical attend
ance had been withheld from the patient the
coroner believed that the people concerned were
Dowieites. An Investigation however showed
that they Christian Scientists Zion and
christian Science have many things in common
and there is considerable undercurrent OF feel
ing against Mrs. Eddy's disciples. who are nu-
marous in this city. but who have always man.
aged 10 keep their cases of serious illness within
their own circles
Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation
Army was here all last week and delivered ad-
dresses u so forceful character that many of
his ideas for bettering the condition of the poor
IN large cities have been warmly espoused by
The Hull House workers and leading thinkers
On such subjects. The principal of these state
ments that tenement life is rapidly destroy
ing the best home instincts of working people.
and that Chicago. with her miles of open prairie,
has an excellent opportunity to check the growth
NJ the tenement and lend her aid to the up
building Of separate homes for the poorer classes
,n districts that can be easily and rapidly
reached from the heart OF the business COM
munity. He even opposes bitterly the so-called
..,,od.l +a-aroarrs which he serve
10 drive the plain workingman 10 despair and
are a menace TO decent living In addition 10
these things. he asserts, and finds a champion
for his belief in Miss Jane Adams, Of Hull
House, that the tenements, model" or other
wise, breed discomfort and are in that way not
only menace TO the comfort and happiness OF
the poor but 10 the city itself
The fifteenth annual convention Of the Amerl-
can section of the Theosophcal Society was held
here last week and its sessions served 70 bring
out some notable discussions Colonel II. s OIL
sott OF India one of the founders OF the society.
met the delegates and presented them with mes
sages Of greeting from many parts of the world
All the sessions were largely attended, and the
report Of Secretary Alexander Fullerton. of New
York, showed a large increase in membership
for the year.
Orthodox religious circles have been stirred
UP in the last few days by the Dowie scandals
and the resignation Of the Rev. :. b. Dexter
from the Baptist Ministers Association Mr.
Dexter's action is the direct outcome Of the re-
fusal of the association TO entertain his minority
report on the canteen question. This minister,
who was a member Of the committee selected TO
investigate the canteen problem az Fort Sheri-
dan boldly refused TO sign the document pre-
pared by the Rev. NJ. NJ. Parkhurst upholding
the ant-canteen law. Mr.. Dexter denounces the
association for its unfairness, and declares that
he was tricked into believing that the commit
tee would tell the truth about its discoveries at
Fort Sheridan. This he says has not been done.
The commanding officer at the reservation is
delighted with his stand. and has publicly con-
graduated him on being bold enough to stand
by his convictions" The minister has prepared
an address for circulation throughout the coun-
Try on the subject Of the canteen. In it he asks
these three salient questions:
F,irst-yVhy not repeal some law that will af-
feet seventy-five million people instead OF sew
erty-five thousand? Why bring more disgrace
70 the army of our republic?
Serord-Why stand for the increase Of the de-
grading influence Of the saloon-the enemy OF
home and country?
Third-Why permit the large petceltdse oI
Increase in drunkenness in every military camp
and post?
one thousand Chicago policemen have started
q secret society, with the avowed object or
standing by one another and checking the ef-
forts of the politicians TO dislodge any Of our
number where none but a political cause eX-
lists" There is indication that the new organ
ization win soon include in its ranks nearly
every patrolman in the city No oflcefs ABOVE
the rank Of sergeant are eligible for MEMBER
shin. The defence Of policemen who are un-
Justly prosecuted for a display Of violence in
making arrests" viii be another Of the functions
Of the society and fund TO defray legal eX-
penses in such cases has already been started
Patrolman John Z. Doyle one OF the heroes
| Of the Haymarket riots. died at his home on
| WedDeeaav ana the nbvsicians say that death
was directly traceable TO the Injuries ne ieCelreu
by the bursting Of the bomb thrown IN tiidt TO- iIt.
l Doyle was hit by a piece Of shell, ana ms I!sHt
| kneecay was torn away. For the last Ioui 'SVlt
| Years he had been in easy berth at one OF
| the outlying stations, but he never recovery
| from his wounds. Last week his knee sWeleu
| suddenly and burst He died in great PAIN
l The senior class Of the University Of Chicago
| and the board of trustees, after long ana not
| very diguided suuabble have determined that
The memory Of Stephen A. Douglas shall be non
! cred with a memorial tablet, 10 be erected on
The grounds Of the institution, coinneih
/ he fact that in 1875 he contributed 10 tne
ounding Of the first university estabilshed IN
l Gicago Douglas, who was not coiese pleu
/ han was ALWAYS deeply interested in educa-
tonal affairs. and gave large ana FaIuapIe
tact Of land 10 the old Chicago University.
l This land though Of immense value, was
] not at that time sufficient 20 place the unlNer-
Ety on a self-sustaining foundation, and was
finally lost and the university was broken up
II The State Board Of Health met in Chicago on
l luesday and decided 10 issue in pooK IorIn tiiS
\ Whole story Of its long light, win the aiu "a
1 2perts To prove that the Chicago dralhsge
| eaannel has not polluted the waters OF tne
1 Illinois River This test is considered 10 nave
l been the most exhaustive one OF the kind ever
\ made and requests for the story or the nlethous
I Employed have come from seientihc socleues IN