Show DIRECTORS FAIR are taking a lively interest in political matters SOME opposition IS WAGED against the proposition to increase Chi cagos indebtedness A catho lic celebration in brooklyn cm CAGO oct 17 special the di hectora of the worlds fair are securing as deep an interest in the approaching election ag if they were candidates for olace although neither the can nor the democratic party has said ought publicly against the amendment to alie constitution to be voted upon november to permit the city to increase us indebtedness for the worlds fair yet in many quarters quiet but determined opposition is thrown towards it and well grounded fears 01 its entertained the worlds columbus exposition directory is by no means a popular body with the people of this cil i at this time the course pursued by the directorate at the meeting at battery D when the election af directors was on alie bill ia being recalled in a manner aliat does not popularize the directorate with the voters when the eibrt was made at that meeting to make alie directorate representative ean in a lesser degree of the people of this city by the election of eo many directors from the north south and west sides is met with a hat footed refusal those who made the suggestion were bluntly informed that the corporation was a private one that chicago aa a city had nothing whatever to do with iland that it every director on the board were sel acted within a radius of two blocks from the buard of trade it was nob odys concern but that of the men who had sub ascribed scribed most to the corporation it is recalled also that col davis who as now director general failed of re elec tion to the directory because he en the west side and those who held alie stock resided on the south and north sides the executive committee had a protracted session to day a which the situation what all the members regard as serious was thoroughly discussed bishop golden unlike BROOKLYN N Y oct 17 special all the catholic societies of this city have for many months been making preparations lor the celebration ot bishop Lough lins golden jubilee which occurs tomorrow to morrow it is designed to make the exercise a as imposing and sig as possible and to permit as many persona as desire to take part in to do so to this end the committee haying the matter in charge decided to extend the celebia tion over three days this evening the venerable prelate will be given a public reception at alie biuk when he will also be presented with a parse of as a testimonial of the appreciation of his labors by the people of whom he is the sacerdotal head to ward this testimonial the priests of the diocese contributed tomorrow to morrow night there will be a torchlight parade by membria of the various societies of men attached to the iton an catholic churches and general james of the second brigade X jr S N Y has consented to take as grand marshal A parade of children will be thelea ture of sunday lien the bishop will celebrate his jubilee mass in bt johnb chapel on monday a dinner in his honor will be given at which speeches will be made by some of the leading men of alie city john loughlin waa born in tyrone coun ty ireland in the year 1815 ami is now in the seventy fifth year of his age his parents brought him to this country while a child at an early age he showed an inclination to ilia priesthood and he was sent to mount at marys college at md when he completed hia studied in 1340 in octo bac if the same year lie was ordained in the old st patricks cathedral on molt lv archbishop twelve years later lie accompanied to the first primary council in baldimor BAl timor that body suggested 0 o pope giua IX the advisability of creat ing new dioceses among them that of brooklyn the were approved appi oved and by apostolic letter dated july 29 that diocese and others were formed and bishop loughlin was appointed to the heap of the jurisdiction is with which he has been connected he was consecrated in the ew york cathedral on oct by cardinal bedim who was then a special papal visitor to this country an imposing installation service marked his formal taking charge of his diocese it is thought that the bishop will use the bonev presented to him on this occasion to endow the seminary in which he hakea a deep interest it would fittingly round out his career to secure the completion ot the splendid cathedral ot the cathedral cach edral of the diocese and have it dedicated with all the pomp and eur of elaborate ritual it hia life is spared long enough ho will accomplish thia work laciar tamme in scotland GLASGOW oct 17 special not since the big colliers strike sixteen years ago has the labor world in scot land been in such a ferment as it is just now the miners and colliery engine keepers are agitating for higher wages and to crown all the furna cemen are one day rest in seven or time and a half for sunday labor theae claims ed to the iron masters who have agreed to resist them tooth and uail the men are firm in their demands especially since they have been assured of pecuniary as latance from the euclish iron workers while atio harike labis anu at dundee and the tailors t are also threatening to bankc ln it is underwood their de bunds all be acceded to yr petersburg oct 17 special the peal of tho hells in tho czar clock in clarksons Clark sons recalled to the nemory of this morning eliat aliis is the anniversary of the day on winch the imperial family had a narrow escape from death in the railway acci lent at borki shortly after the accident this famous clock was constructed ted it is composed of dolid silver and over six hundred pounds lr is d on the TJ ca in charkow and is czar lock mausoleum of emperor frederick oct 17 the mausoleum at potsdam for the remains of emperor frederick iras just been completed and the grand sermon of dedication and of the transfer of alie coffin containing the emperors remains look place today to day at the exercises which was entirely of a re linious character emperor william and liis mother em press frederick assisted T H mm IES his peculiar taken as of an unsound mind NEW YORK oct 17 Spec zaC thos H shayne brother of 0 G Shay nethe well known fur merchant of this city has been arrested in washington for obtaining money under false pretenses captain F T grobs of the mint a personal friend of 1 J shayne was asked rome days apo by him to keep a sharp lookout lor aisi brother who he was led to believe was of unsound mind and has been engaged in several places lately in frau dently obtaining money on ly fey hours after this J P lewis called at police headquarters in wash ington and said eliat on monday last shayne biad obtained 30 from him on a draft on new york which vas returned no good sh was found by a detective at the hotel canoyer Ha noyer where ke had been liying under an assumed name he was placed under arrest anc several drafts found in his pocket the arressa arres sd mans brother warned the public through the papers against him some time ago and thought that his brothers conduct was due to rascality but on account of his actions at various periods since then he has come to the belief that bis brother is of unsound mind he does not act as a criminal lie makes no attempt at concealment ceal ment mr said that his brother had been missing since last march at that time their mother and john shayne of chicago another brother came to the conclusion that thomas was insane and took steps to confine him but he fled mr shayne and his brother john have determined to have a commission appointed to in aurie into the sanity of their brother the draft altogether altoe ether will not exceed |