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it; ‘13- financial results!!! WWW!)- per. so gm erounly prom-QM friends here In this city. Some ugly in the Incl -o the the big windows on the was: aids of the dancing halll were Wont » Tl» dum‘ first thought Ind a! fort was to protect the India m at tondanoe from insult npd abuse, as thé riotem seemed to have lost all sense of self respeél. if they ever had any «and all regard fox thapro pn'etios of the place and occasion, and the rights 0f others; . Theyi 8d. Mr. Wen-n, a “you dated, in; flioting additional injuries. ov’ertcoh a soldier who hm! not been to the. ball, robbed him of his overcoat and other articles of wearing apparel, beat and bruised him somewlzatwl and let him go. Meantime Bennie: Goldberg went to the hall, turnedl of? the lights, closed and locked the;I doors for the night and Went home; l but after a brief stay at the depqt al part of the rioters went back to Ethe opera house, broke into the dining room and helped themselves to the supper, laid and all ready for the dancers. Indeed tne manager of the dining room had just. gone up into the hall to sell the supper tickâ€"' “m the mob appeared andfl Wfifiombhga, so that the I Home cum I?“ load of thelt 1 1 l 7-- â€"--v- wv Méh-z‘spteérwswéfiasia , .3. ;. ' Uity'Mmfiél'SbéahBH Io'fi'thé min - form}? blamefibow 1143.0 Par“?! WE "-'hfiri‘«rmxr‘t.mib§é.szze rso‘sqrs. 135mm; ‘as {lie Hall managers mm Mm ”mm-1 business and flu: “mime left 0n reaching the stud Wyn-unit -- uquE as the ball managers tol'd' grim there did u was no occasion for his remaining they‘ there any longer, as everything was had a quiet. Night Policeman Kline was not (in neat for as soon as the disturb‘ance :crime. began. and as soon as he reached the All hail he ordered the toughs to Jeave, righte and whefi some resisted ha' drew' his stores; revolver and told them plainly be ad the would shoot the first man who of- revehg feted any resistance. They had sense loyalty enough left to know that he meant and all One of the lowest, most brutal and unprovoked pieces of rowdyism that has ever disgraced the history of Highland Park, transpired Friday night in Goldberg’s Opera House, where the citizens were giving a very quiet and pleasant masquerade for the benefit of the Railroad Men’s Home. It seems that {our ' of our young local toughs, with their beast- in] instincts, went up to Highwood and get full, and coming home fight- ing drunk about'l2:00, went over to the opera house and demanded free admission, which plucky John Shea‘ hen promptly and courteously re- fused. Thereupon they set upon hin)..knocked him down and went into the hall. where they began a general melee. insulting young la- dies and abusing young men. When the gentlemen tried to stop. them and protect the ladies, these toughs made personal attacks, and in an in- stant there was a general fight go- ing on, the ball folks doing their best to protect the ladies from in» salt and abuse, as Well as themselves from violence at the hands of the d( drunken rowdies, reinforced by the addition of one or two others after they entered the hall. Mr. John Warren. a very quiet and nice young lint man from Lake Forest. in attempt- | th< ing to protect the young ladies whom he escorted to the dance, received the full force of the brutal gang, but he kept them well at bay till one of} them struck him down with a chair] on! the head, cutting his scalp and face in a cruel manner, necessitating several stitches at the hands of ‘Dr. wit Jngalls at the Railroad Men’s Home whither he was removed, though not ,2; till after hehad been assaulted again riot by the toughs as he was escorting of h his ladies to their homes. The row who was all over, the hill cleared, the or ti dancing party wholly bmken up and tore scatteredgn 15- minutes after menu“. f0 ly, ml ate or I do FRIDAY «tours mm Justiée “saatsmrs ’ sinus, 2 with State’s fitfiamey"‘0. ‘ng "Hey“ § decker and ‘D. L.-Zook dr‘"mis"%ity! (or £133 pfiiix‘fifi's Enid ETC; Héyaeék- a: mdrw. F; ‘Wé‘ihs’ for~ ’ ché'dereudl ants. ‘ AW}? 51 Edi-tussle a jury was’ the All day Saturday citizens, full 01 ve, righteous indignation, gathered ‘ in his stores; offices. shop, etc., and discuesn be ed the matter, not in any spirit 01 )f- revenge, but in a spirit rather, of use loyalty to law and to the public good nt and all felt that this sort of a thing it. must be stopped, irrespectfié of L trouble and cast. Hence, Monday a4 mould; there wee an imfdrmal meet- ifi kg of the public oficials end citizens, lei wbemninod the'case, got ut the d «testis! facts: and docidegl‘to swear‘ I, out Inmate before a Wisubegan ‘3 t, justice, away from home and all local e‘feelings and prejudices. 1 m. min. d [l rants came down early tlizit alteration eiand by five o’clock all were safely ‘; l landed in the city lockup. _'I‘hey alwere taken to Waukegnn that night and released on bail. the trial being set f9: yesterdny merning, beforel Justine-ni Shatswell: Tuesday fota~ 3 noon anotherbatcb of warrants came r down from; ‘Laie Forest on behalf I bi Mr. Woman, and they were all at." l rested again, taken to Lake Forest I fanéwnewbail som'e were released B I D l l l W in raididess; H i ‘ "Hmbzrr'iihgfivherel rail pram. includingiem'ris in," 2b Mikes-awn nupertlsar and a numeracy-candida and ci'tiaens‘wcuti 49 the county capnm ”minim wash. ' rest and trial by the oburts of law, 1 instead of baud-a: down or sus- E pended from a‘lamp post by same 3 avengers of blood. Probably 'they did not intend to kill imybody when they entoréd the half! if indeed they ‘ had any definite plan, but that doesi f uqt determine the magnitude of their a tore,» wt‘trienda mayain gtatgdate' thousand: 0V6? A their ar‘ J‘l‘ This gang at tdughs are the same re- fellows who hnve been carrying n things witha high hand here for nt eerersl months, apparently thinking a the public wu'eowed ‘aud afraid to ' resist them. No one was or is afraid m of them, but on the other hand no one wanted to swear out warrants, ‘8 hoping each outbreak on their part 1' wouldbethe last. But his eyes _" must have been dull indeed who ‘r couldno't see that the public was ’ rapidly reaching the limitgfi its en- “ durance, and would soon arise and 9 demand their condign punishment. 9 Instead of being surprised, there- ‘ fore, at the sudden and Widespread , public indignation Saturday morn- ing, when the affair became known. 5 .the News was surprised that the 0 people looked at the matter so coolâ€" 1; iy, though every citizen was deter- mined that punishment oornrnensur‘ . ’ateiwith the crime, or series of t] (crimes, should be. meted out to the ti rioters. Indeed, were it not that our w people are So thoroughly imbued dj with asense of love and respect an {or law and order, even under the in ,‘most trying circumstances. tho-e riotere would” been tin danger of beingehotar'iynched by those whom thiyeo mungeousiy abused. M or their enraged friends, and there- l 7 I and 1 row, the more fight and brutality in ”m it the better it would suit them. 1 fro of such n'low‘pitch of degradation“ day this does strong drink drag down me, those Who otherwise might mike of ery themselves peaceable, respectaplq for and lawâ€"abiding citizene.f .‘As xboon “,8 lathe dancers new there was a riot >ur on hand, they devoted their efl'orts m- to getting the ladies out of the (hall 0d easoon end safely as possible, in- bt- stead 6! turning their attention to to punishing the invading riot'ers; hence ‘ their precipitous flight from the} >_ opera house. ' - 806mg!!! wholly bent on a first "1..- .. u( ‘ ' . _ . The old Goldstein store, just op~ I: the magnitude or the" j poaite the station, hos been converted ’2. “day citizens, full of into a gymnasium; indoor baseball”; gnation, gdthered ‘ in its” the rage there now, as several (E shop, etc., and discués‘, broken windows bear ample witness. E not in any spirit of The long established meat market I: a spirit rather, of 1 of Ganity and Brown is about to and {0 the public good échange hands and the: partneré Are ; Presiding Elder Mandeville, 01 g the local district of the Rock: river conference, delivered Mall: to a small audience on Monday night; at the ME chhrch, upon the necessity of, finding out what. you are fitted for, andlbm doing that thing withf all your might. Aftqr theuaddzess. a; meeting of the quarterly conference school dfiidren 1! Waist of “Dame Pluuketts Singing Skule” has orgai’nzed ruto apleaaure club for the winter It has rented the old building formerly {usedasa saloon, and has planned a senes of small private dances.‘ Prominent amgng the promoters are‘ Mr and Mrs George W Turner, iMr. and Mrs A. Cl. Jamil, and Mrs. C. D Gail. ‘ The Christmaq eureka; of the 'Swedisb churgh vqery held last imam” evening Dec 30m. The! programme mated chiefly: of short recitation and dialogues by’ the small children: Presents New distributed by Mrs. Hart} 11de and Miss Maud Roberg, after which and] m passed arbund to the The work 9! moving the; 01d Sten. sohn store from its old resting place by the raieradjpaow in progress. ’ It has necessflatqfl thy j cutting of mm! Ielggthé ‘MW road wires, than!» delaying thef Work on the ‘ mil} some salient. making arrangements tc‘; settle up all out-standing accounts, in preparation for that event. ‘ ~ ‘ ‘ class The regular meeting of the board of trustees occurred last Tuesday No business of any special impbrt 1 Rune was transacted Wmmm Miss Jeahette Qfiboljn, of Calumet; Michigm, is ‘épegdingqthe holidayé with ker'cousin, Mr. Frank C. Clark. Ray Summer!“ in spending the holidays with Mr 0 F Be“ Nelqon Marat; entertained re lazing from Chiquo over Christmas - We caginot close without saying ‘ the pobple aid highly pleased with the prompt ind’ieho'tough Enannor in whichrnil'g'ht inflict John P. Kline did his duty at fthe time'of {he riot and the oflioion't .maaner in which he disperced Hi“ flours. ~ ass securednnd the vtrisl , mi the first; was celled-and ’ in lehlrge of disorderly oomiuct and as- ' preceding qutu T01 sault proaeeded. The evidence waslwgw handed m ~ . . . ‘ Pat F lannege 'ss orerwhelmmg. aside from the Vic- . _ r a peace bond so we tuna present with cutand bandaged back Saturday 2 0‘ faces, undethe trial continued Ltill things red. Hi: )1. night. when the jury on short order by “#3113190! on found the (61", John Rouse, John fined m giro Jul. at Rogen, Michael Rogan end John 8'9" "“998“ tax Genest guilty and fixed the fine at Ill $70 and costs each: Thomas Dufl‘y, out between the] 3- who man arrested with the others,was thence W5} to discharged rat the beginning ol the intethe open f“! 'al th oevidences in t u anxrously-swnl tn '5“ a” was n , ga s of the new cell 1:: him. \ He paid his way .into the hall V present jail is ca: early in the evening, was there ,all The Christmas 9 the time and created no disturb 13- church 376’” V‘ § once. There are still' four other “13.81“," tune f‘?‘ . _ on into consider!“ I charges against them, as preferred committee found 3 by the Deople, to say nothing of those absorbed byw‘fDar ’ in Lake Forest,‘ brought by John in Skule” until at l Warren, and possibly others to be Christmas. ‘The‘ P brought by 0 her victims of drunken Od’ a great ‘many ’ . ' . , , _ Claus was slightly I rowdyismmn Mr. Goldberg's claims sleigbiug, but arr; ? for damagest his hall, the 311188th chimney. The pn ‘ Winchs and a he says ruined piano ly interrupted by: I and other injuries to his property, 390“” 9f coughm Not having the money to pay their children m the z . . apples, and pop on lines and costs thev were lodged in tributed among ib‘ jail. . This is indeed a sorry ending exercises. . for them of a' disgraceful afl'air,‘ and we trust will teach then} a lesson 1not soon tabs forgotten. They, and‘ all others may its Iwall understand >>>>> _ ‘___ once for all that this is a law and E order city, and any person who vio‘ E E E laws the one or’the other will ulti- mately some to grief.“ "mum Hifibfihmos ith cutand ' bandaged trial coutinugd iii“ a jury on short order ‘, John Rouse, John TELEPHONE u Furniture dud P; Express, Hard and. Soft Coal, Kindling, Wood, Lunib‘er‘ firétjfvas (aging-and the reports {or the! The Christuiaé examines ed, a great many standing. Santa Claus was slightly delayed by ‘bad sleigbiug, but arrlved safely from the chimney. The program weasel-ions- ly interrupted by the extremely Inge ‘amuunt of coughing from some ofthe children in the audience. Candy, apples, and pop corn balls were dis-, tributed among the children after the! exercises. , 1 ,___.__J "v The Christmas exercises at the M. E. church were very cmditable, when, ‘ the short time {qr preparation is tak on into considemhtion. The various committee found all their energies absorbed byw‘fDamo Plunkett'sting- in Skule” until about a wegk before‘ Christmas. The ohmwu arowd- 1 '1 Pat Flanfiegan, who was. put under a peace bond some time ago, mme back Saturday and steroid to paint things red. His career was arrested by Marshal Gordon and he was con. fined in the jail. Saturday nightfiowz 1 ever, Flanagan decided that he could better keep warm out of doors, so he proceeded to squeeze himself ‘ out between the bars of the cell doors. ‘thenoo through the jail window, out intolhe open air. Marshal Gordon is anxiously awaiting the oohfilation of the new cell in the city hall, in the present jail is certainly too insecure; .._.. wu-W‘nllu um rupurw 101' ulfl pna-eeding'~ quarter of church work JOHN MIDDLETON DUFFY BROS” - Baggage and Dime Parcel Delivery Sewer Pipe, Lime and Cement. Building Material of All Kinds. 3 and Pianbs’ Mtwed, ‘Packefl and S runks,25c.;Parcds,10c, oor'fr’om any partof the city runways N0. 32 ‘ DUFFY} fianagéx. DEALER m Miss Eva Wycotf tendered a 0337 oteria luncheon to «Jew of her friends Thursday afternoon, at her home. , Last evening Ed. F. Morria'Lyrio Swan Glee Club. a colored organizer tion, gave a benefit concert to the Home for Aged Colored People, at Glencoe. Though astrong company? and giving a firstclasn entertainment a small house greeted them, much to the disappointment of those hav ing it in charge. Too‘much cannot be said of their perfbrmance. and should they ever again come to the. Park, the Nzws feels sure the ball will not be large enough to hold the crowd. ' The Christmas examines at “19' public school occurred Friday mom‘ : ing. a! 10 A. M. The school homo s was crowded to the doors. by an in. taunted and enthusiastic audience. The various “exercises which Were rendered, rofleéted great credit both to pupils and teachers. Mr. Chris. Johnson, president of the board of directors. made a very acceptable: Santa Claus. The éxercises, which listed about an hour and a half, and ed with the preaentation to those present of bricks from the chimney comer which was built of red paper boxes filled with candy and nuts‘ @1de Shipped, 4‘? '7 '"l'lfldnd'rm. m W _-Akiertn_au Phillips ordinance re-divi'lim; {our wardsppmvidiruz of the city exactlv 2H Nzws tuo weeks a; railroad track and Cat the dividing line!» ‘ be north'pf Central at of the trick. mm! 1 ‘ track and nonh uf ( ward threw. bouth of of the (rack. and wxr track and sum}; hf (' Mayor Evum and 51' live in wu’rd 4mm nld and clerk me'} m o‘rmen (Tushmsm. (‘uh m ward three. alder treasurer Great-nah"):- According to thin- dig be 180 voters in we: ward two; 1033 in w 146 in ward {our said he thought it w near equitable as 1 man Cobb said No- 1 city census was [am that the city bid :11 (be 3,000 require-d h. idiom 1)! thv ward-s i< to the filmnoe' l'lH‘fl: Eriusch ‘ero W" raj Rmialph'n «(aim fur a iot for the cedar Mq and find! that he iu an Alderman (”we want , water main hid on Central in Haiol mm: to th? fire and wa‘tm‘ Bills woro- nrvierd p: to $353.56. The mm nicalfion and hi» hill- ‘ The joim report 4 mineea com-ennui: a . the water works was r1 gesta we postponement tar till the 0in decides use, thg money fur Inter msinu eueusio the union for an W plant, :If the city Iveeu such a policy. The mines havcfiandimi comptroller} hooks fr Dav. 3). 1897. Th speak in the highedt neatuess. arvnral'v like manner in whivh kept. Also that the treasurer} handy: 1h:- 98. “bulbs." A ll‘lh’fl fro] \Valsh of (‘hicau‘n mHi corrmtion «’Ifrdw watt-r in! On the lot win-re W. resides wasalsu wad. B. Rica.” H. L‘rmndi more club ask for a re Highland. Dean and \ ue paving They (In of nearh‘ $2,000 (at: the Rerment, Ahiermrln (‘, gasped that :u whom" I that paper was the vhai street and alley (mum time uerm'm repu‘rrs we 131}:er under his dir of in! features were‘ I) A letter w!“ mad Tm treasurer about inter funds on fieponitjn \ Chicago or ohaewiwrr, Promptly at mm mayor's gavel uch-d 1:. business begafi Thu :1 read and apprmcd A cation was read {rum Moore about the “bulb" undescem light at hi~ it was ylacei on (He: it haste gone m 3.119 col VOL HI. CITY COUNCi