NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Sunrise, 5:48; sunset-6:05. Policeman Dan Crotty, 3528 S. Honore, dead. Wounded with own gun while fighting with brother-in-law. Accident, verdict of coroner's jury. E. Conrad Carlson sued to stop Cicero from selling electric light to Public Service Co. of Northern in. Douglas McKenzie, pres. McKenzie Furnace Co., divorced by wife on cruelty charges. Mrs. Emma Botke, 21, 3067 Broad St., badly burned when clothes caught -fire. Poured kerosene into stove. Jos. B'asile, 1426 Spruce, arrested here after he fled year ago. Wanted for murder. Body of suicide, man about 35, found on bench in Humboldt park. Carbolic acid. Mrs. H. L. Turner, 86 Goethe, re ported loss of handbag containing jewelry worth $1,000. Fred Skillman, real estate dealer, 155 N. Clark, hit by divorce suit of wife. Desertion charged. Henry F. Russell, Y. M. C. A. hotel, arrested for embezzlement of $600 in New York. Charles G. Strauss, 1807 Van Bur en, up for trial today onx complaints of children. Fred Collins, 3831 Lake Park av., sued for divorce. Infidelity charged. Dr. J. H. Anderson, Michigan City, Ind., missing since Wednesday. Po lice notified. J. McKinnon, 1025 Rundel pl beaten unconscious and robbed of $150 by footpads. Over $10,000 given to Scottish Old People's home, burned week ago with loss of four lives. Ale Zlius, 17, 3036 S. Union av., captured as he tried to blow safe in Metropolitan Loan Bank, 426 S. Hal sted. "Majestic," new phone exchange, started recently in loop district. C. G. Steger, son of pianomaker, denied that proper amount of inher itance tax had not been paid. Mrs, Emma Horwitz, 3414 W. 12th, tried to jump into river at 12th st Stopped by policemen. Mrs. Alma Strode, 4526 Emerald av., almost suffocated when robbers tied her mouth with towel. They got $45 and escaped. Trustees of sanitary district au thorized $3,000,000 issue of bonds to pay deficit left when city failed to pay $1,000,000 bill. Two' robbers got $120 and consid erable jewelry when they held up Charles Norton in his saloon at 425 W. North a"v. Perry Holden, mayor's city garden expert, appointed confmittee to plan work. All theaters, publip hall and school buildings being fumigated by health s department -fo fight disease. Smoke blamed for many deaths by consumption and pneumonia before council. health committee yesterday. James Mansfield, 17 W. Qhjd, ar rested on charge of manslaughter after Wm. King, 6 E. Grand av., died of overdose of strychnine. Fire in building of Chicago Copy Co., 746 Milwaukee av., caused $50, 000 damage. John Scanlon, 5601 S. Halsted, sa loonkeeper, lost his license. Shot policeman who came for evidence against him year ago. Big business men met in Roebuck Y. M. C. A. to induce employes to be come citizens. Mrs. Charlotte James, 21. 1804 S. Michigan av., and Lawrence Ballou, 35, 5418 Indiana av., arrested. Mys tery. Carl Dunkler, 27, 928 Leland av., shot himself. "Will live. No reason for act known. Mrs. Ruth Williams, 3533 Dickens, sued for divorce. Says husband tried to kill, her by turning on gas.