Chicago eagle., 1894-08-04

the other members so far elected are
Thomas Gahan, for Theodore Oehnc,
nominee for Treasurer; Frank J.
Gaultei, for Roger Sullivan. nominee
for County Clerk; c. Porter johnson
for George Edmanson, nominee for
President of the Board; J. W. Rich.
ards, for John Schubert, nominee for
Criminal Court Clerk, and william
Legner, for J. A. Gray, nominee for
Probate Court Clerk.
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Ex.Sheriff q. L. Mann threatens
to break out as an independent can.
didate for State Treasurer as against
Henry Wulf. General Mann has
held several lucrative public offices,
including that of Coroner and Sher.
III, and has never shown any extra.
ordinary business capacity In or out
of them. 1t was not long ago that
he was Investigated by the present
United States District Attorney in
connection with loaning money on
pension certificates. II the General
has any good sense left he will keep
out of the field.
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Members of the democratic Exec.
utive Committee are beginning to
discuss the question of naming man
for Probate Judge. The county con.
vention nominated no one for the Of.
fee, believing that the Republicans
would indorse Judge Scales for Coun.
ty Judge, In which event the Demo
Gratis intended to indorsc Judge Kohl.
saat. The Republicans, however,
named for County Judge o. N. Cur.
ter, SO the trade Is OF. According
to resolution adopted by the Demo.
cratic convention, the executive com.
mittee Is empowered to name a can.
didate for Probate Judge ut any time
ten days before the election. Al.
ready the matter IL being considered
by the leaders. Ex.Alderman Austin
o. Sexton Is favored by the admins.
tration leaders and would stand a
better show than any other yet men.
TONED. Justice NJ. II. N. Wallace
would, however, prove q strong can.
didate, and has many friends who dc.
sire him to be named
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Hereafter 1t will be proper for the
politician who Is outyeneraled to say
that he was "Wu,Red."
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J. l.. Cochran reports the following
sales in Edgewatcr: Mrs. Louise +.
Higgins, fifty feet Of ground on Ken.
more avenue, price s4,25O, lot to be
improved ut once with q fine resi-.
dcnce; Julius II. Huber, sixty.two
and a half feet OF ground on Lake.
wood avenue, price o., 437.5O, Mr..
Huber to build stone residence;
Mrs. Mary NJ. Bast, thirty.seven and
a half feet OF ground on Lakewood
avenue, price s?,O62.50.
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1T Is quite the proper thing and
should have been done long ago.
said the Mayor In speaking OF the ac'
tion OF the committee on buildings
and grounds Of the Board OF Educa.
tion In agreeing to abolish the smoke
Nuisance In the public school build
ings. 1T is hardly right that the
city should continue In the prosecu
ton Of her citizens when one Of the
city departments Is most fragrant
violator OF the law. I hope the
Board Of Education will push tn.
matter and set q good OK
ample for all to follow" w. H
Beebe, q member OF the Board Of
educat lon as we'll as q member of tn,
committee which will recommend
the adoption of sm0keless fuel ut tn,
next meeting OF the board, said
The board has always wanted Il
adopt smOkcless fuel or some plan Il
do away with smoke at the schO0
buildings, and the only question wa
US to the best way OF doing 1t. W.
are now trying to get at a practica
solution Of the question and are pro
crossing satisfactorily. ! believe
that the question will finally settle
down to the Use of hard coal, but
am open to conviction and am vel
interested in the trials Of gas, smoke
consumers and other devices that, Il
Is claimed, will do the work."
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Mayor Hopkins has decided not t
go abroad for his vacation. He pre-
fers to remain near enough to keep al
eye on "Unlversal Mike"
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Mr.. George Z. FOss will undOubt
edly be nominated for Congress
EAGLE readers will remember Mr.
FOss as the young orator whose un
expected eloquence surprised and
charmed its hearers at the Grant
banuuet last winter. He IA n pOOd