New-York tribune., 1902-02-02
DOINGS IN CHICAGO.
THE PROBLEM OF STREETCAR SERVICE
NEVER GROWS OLD.

1ration have come forward with the statement
that all previously suggested plars for better
r1ent Of the service must be abandoned and an
entirely line Of procedure adopted if relief
Is 10 be had from the present wretched condi-
lions The Mayor has discarded the idea which
he has long held IF a mandatory ordinance for
compelling better service from the street rail-
way companies. and has substituted a plan of
introducing downtown trolley lines to relieve
The congestion. His legal advisers now hold
that a mandatory ordinance would be entirely
inpracticable.
According 70 tn Mayor there Is only one way
open by which the city can obtain even tenn
porary relief. and that is the change of the
downtown trolley terminals into loops This
plan. If il Is ever put into effect viii have the
merit Of clearing some Of the principal streets
II waiting cars which block traffic and viii
greatly facilitate the movement Of passengers.
That il viii remove the traction problem as
permanent feature of municipal Improvement
in Chicago not even Mayor Harrison has the
hardihOod % suggest. He claims to have won
his fight for the underground trolley system by
compelling the companies TO acknowledge mat
il IS practicable. and says that he will not listen
for a moment to q general installation OF the
overhead trolley. even temporary measure,
in the downtown district Since It has not been
clearly shown that the railway companies have
even considered seriously the change from over
head to underground trolleys. even the tempo
rary relief so imperauvely demanded seems to
be s far removed ever
While the traction question Is held IN abey-
ance other plans for The betterment of condi-
tfons downtown are being offered. one Of these,
upon which . commission appointed by the
Mayor is now working. comprises the building Of
elevators for all the Union elevated loop sta
tions. the removal Of all supertiuous stairways
and the extension Of the loop itself to in
Iar0 nd nix
the number Of trains could be almost doubled
while the elevators would make the trains more
accessible and the elevated roads more popular
The controversy aroused by the recent utter
arcs OF Professor Charles W. Pearson, of North
western University. the subject of the
miracles Of the Old Testament continues to be a
leading topic IN Western Methodist journals and
Purtts. The educator who has compared the
miracles u the Bible to fairy tales has elabo-
rated his position in letter to the editor Of
The Northwestern Christian Advocate" in
which ne says that he has nothing TO retract or
4 qualify; only more doubt to express. The
Christian Advocate" has declined TO print his
EXPRESSIONS on the subject, and for this reason,
he says. he viii seek other means to bring them
before the public. He says that as soon as he
can ind time 10 put his thoughts into form he
will anpfy his sO-Called heretical expressions
by touching points of Biblical interpre-
tauon. While there has been much public criti-
cisn Of Professor Pearson, no active steps have
been taken yet 10 compel him either 10 surrender
his chair in the Methodist institution or his
membership in the Church. The professor. how
ever. expects both these steps, and says tha:
f his statements should make necessary as he
fears his separation from the Methodist Church
he Will make his departure in sorrow. but not
IN bitterness of spirit. Meanwhile the leaders Of
Methodist thought in the West are continuing
70 ask the professor why he did sever his
connection with the Church and its university
before enunciatng his scepticaI views.
fund OF $4,000. representing one-third of
the amount necessary for the completion Of the
Chicago Art Institute. has been secured, and
work will soon be begun the remaining wing
of the structure. which has been ten years in
building. The addition will be in the form OF a
long corridor. which will connect the two wings
Of the present building, completing a hollow
square. The new corridor is be known as
Sculpture Hall The upper hoor will form a
much needed addition TO the galleries for picture
exhibits. The trustees expect difficulty In
raising the remainder Of the gum required for
The completion Of the work.
Princess Sophia Bamba Dhuleep Singh daugh-
.er Of the Maharajah Of Lahore. whose advent
4 Chicago. where she came TO study medicine
lere. A mysterious affront Of some nature has
been offered the sensitive princess and she has
eft the medical school which she has been at
tending, never 10 return. The OF the
prncess's anger IS not known but neverthe-
ess il is real 70 the scion Of Indian royalty, and
she Is now making preparat tious for her depart
1re TO Toronto. Canada. The other day the
princess came home from her lectures her eyes /
flashing and her lips trembling. She had been
nsGlted, she said, and the apology that
sue her forthcoming L shall go to
Toronto" she said. The British Government
|il protect me there" Friends endeavored 10
1issuade her. They told her that in any Amer /
can institution her rank would not receive the /
same consideration as in European esta ablish- /
nents. Arguments Were unavailing and the
princess announced that she would quit Chicago
ana Its female medical school forever. An acci- (
cent 20 her maid, however. viii probably detain /
he princess in Chicago some days and then she
|il shake the dust Of the Windy City from her
garments. At the medical school II was said
nat the relations cf the school with the princess +
aad been cordial and that her genuineness as /
an Indian princess had not been doubted /,
Among her fellow students she was inclined 10
y q hail fellow. well met" and frequently par
lcipated in the social affairs of the students
Il is said that she intends to continue her medi- /
al studies in Toronto.
The council finance committee is discussing
the problem Of how to make dollar 90 the |
work of two. Instead Of the S1I,10O eco asked !
~ the city department heads the finance /
Committee finds that ii has at its disposal only /
sS63oeD0. With this sum the committee will /
De compelled 10 carry on the city government /