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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

COLONEL THOMAS OCHILTREE, once
of Texas, now of the world at large,
has not retained his sturdy, primitive
Americanism. He has feasted of the
fleshpots Of Europe and has lost his
simple tastes. He now despises the
things In which he once rejoIced.
While q witness in a lawsuit at New
York the other day he was asked:
"1s It true that you won that gold
watch In a game of poker9" to which,
growing red In the face aud purple
in the neck, Colonel Ochiltree replied
passionately: "That Is an infamous
question" There was q time when
Colonel Ochlltree would not have con-
sidered the query Infamous. There
was time when he would have
beamed with modest p.ide and
shouted joyously: "You bet did,
and sl75 into the bargain" He might
even have favored the court with
that ancedote Of the poker game
wherein he lost go, OO2-"the worst
Of II being" as he was accustomed to
add "that 81 of 1t was cash." But
Colonel Ochiltree has evidently suf-
fered by contact with the efretc des-
potisms. lie probably takes bath
once q week and wears underclothes.
They wouldn't know him in Texas
| nnNO
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

STATES ATTORNEY KERN, speaking
Of the Coughlin verdict, says that IL
the solid business men do not like
the result they have only themselves
to blame; they won't leave their bust.
ness to serve on juries. That Is SO,
but who IL to blame FOR the reluct-
ance Of business men to perform jury
duty? What man with large inter.
ests at stake can afford to serve three
or four months on jury, segregated
from the rest Of mankind, unable to
direct his employees, treated like o
suspected criminal and forbidden to
even read the newspapers? What
business enterprise will stand such
neglect? Tho truth Is that Mr.. Kern
and his tribe-the lawyers--have
scared solid citizens of juries by their
dilatOry tactics, their interminable
eloquence and their consistent disre-
gard for other peoples rights and
comfort. The course Of justice-so-
called--has degenerated into u vitu.
perative, wind. jamming contest be.
tween gentlemen Of the long robe.
Until this Is corrected, until common
sense and ordinary business expedl.
ton IL recognized In the courts, there
will be no improvement In the char.
acter Of the juries.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
the ALOERMANiC BATTLE.

Despite q determined Q fort to capt
ure the City Council and make 1t
more strongly Republican than ever
before, by defeating number OF
Democratic aldermen In different
Democratic wards through starting
independent candidates, 1t Is not
likely there will be much change In
the political complexion Of the next
council.
Probably that body will be Repub.
lican by small majority, but there
Is reason for the belief that 1t will be
reduced instead of being increased by
the approaching election.
The Republicans are In hopes Of
gaining additional representation In
the First, Seventeenth, Twentieth,
Twenty.frst, Twenty.afth, and
Twenty.sixth Wards. There Is moth
ing sure about this, however, except
in the case OF the Twenty-flfth Ward,
while the Democrats confidently ex-
pect to capture seats In the Fifth,
Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Twenty
third, and Twenty-fourth Wards.
On the whole, therefore, prospects
for the Democratic party In Chicago
are bright this spring. With the ap.
proach of summer they will grow
more luxuriant and turn, like the
leaves, to gold next fall.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
PLAN TO RECLAIM THE LAKE FRONT

III the people are only properly
aroused In the matter" said Judge
Lorin C. Collins, "there Is no doubt
they may regain all their rights in
the lake front. Every one admits
that the people have Fights there,
but so long as We go on putting build.
ings there, which are not ornamental,
and filling it up the same as the
property west and south, they see no
use in maintaining them. II the
prospect OF making a magnificent
park there, where one may go for a
breathing spell, is held out to the
people. a measure is proposed that
excites their interest. With but little
effort on the part OF the press all the
people would become interested and
the Council could easily be induced
To join in the movement.
Il would propose, as a general plan,
70 remove all the Illinois Central
tracks north Of its new depot, which
are mainly used for freight purposes,
and take away all the unsightly
structures north nearly or quite to
the river Condemnation proceed
lngs could be instituted, and ] do
not think a jury would fix the dam.
ages at excessive figures, Any legis.
lation necessary could be secured a.
Springfield for such purpose with
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

HANGING would be too good for the
Miscrcants who have exterminated
the Yellowstone Park herd of buffalo.
With the possible exception Of a.
small herd In Texas these were the
last American bison remaining in
wild state, unless there may be few
left In the Canadian Northwest. But
for the fortunate fOrethought OF In.
dividuals who have reduced u number
Of specimens to captivity the total
extinction OF the race would now be
a certainty. As 1t Is, there IL still a
possibility OF its revival. "Ben Har-
rison" and his companions at Golden
Gate Park have suddenly been ele.
waited into q position OF immense i'm.
pOrtance. They are like the mem.
bers OF NOah's menagerie that were
charged with the duty OF restocking
the earth after the flood.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

A YOUNG man at HazletOn, Pa,
who tried an experiment with u
mouse and young wOman's social
club has given to the world an aston.
ishing reversal OF the familiar error
that all women, like all elephants,
are afraid OF mice. This young man
dropped his mouse upon the floor of O
crowded club-roOm and then awaited
developments lie did not have long
t. wait. One Of the young women
had seen him In the ill.intentioned
act. She promptly killed the mouse
and then thrashed the young man.
afterward throwing him down a
flight OF stairs. He alighted with
two broken ribs, an unhandsOne face,
and q new theory of women and mice
which may be OWNED from this
truthful narrative.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

Is THE cold bath OF English edu.
Gated people, that for two genera
tiOns has been almost q religion
among thom, getting to be q thing OF
the past? Fifteen years ago, q great
London physician preached that the
next best thing to cold bath before
breakfast is a very hot one. The
Sybarite who still believed In the
tonic virtues Of cold water compro-
missed between breaking the ice OF a
morning and u comfortable hot bath,
by ono In luke.warm water, a form of
fermentation, for scientific reasons,
far more perilOus than very hot or
very cold bathing, but the rational
voluptuary" now "fnds himself In
hot water" every morning, aud is a
happier and healthier man In cOnse-
quence. In Japan they long ago dis
covered the sovereign virtues of hot
water. Much Of the healthfulness OF
the japanese Is due to their habitual
use OF very hot water; they dabble
their bodies In water at one hundred
and four degrees Fahrenheit, and on
particular Occasi )ns they 90 into
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
Largest weekly circQ.
ladol in The city and
county Of any paper
published in Chicago.
Track ELEVATION ASSURED.

The introduction and passage OF
the track elevation ordinance makes
an epoch In the history OF Chicago.
1t is the beginning Of the end Of
system OF street grade railroad cross.
ings that was q reproach to Chicago.
a shock to her visitors and guests,
and an outrage and intolerable nui.
sance upon her people.
That such condition OF M.
fairs In this respect has exist
ed up to date, namely, snort.
Ing locomotives, rushing passenger
trains, numbering freight trains
and so forth, carrying on their deadly
operations on the dead level Of the
crowded streets and thoroughfares of
this city, should be possible, Is due
largely to the extraordinary growth
OF the city. but IL Is due, to some ex.
tent at least, to the dilatoriness or
criminal carclessness OF past admin.
STATIONS, executive and legislative.
For years the subject OF grade cross.
ings and the yearly slaughter OF hun.
dreds of human beings caused by them
has been the subject OF discussion
. by the public and the press, yet, un.
I'll John p. Hopkins took up the
reins OF municipal government, the
subject was never approached with
the fearless aggressiveness and sound
executive ability necessary to force
the matter to final and successful
issue. These qualities Mayor Hop.
kins has brought To the solution of
this old, vexatious and much dis.
cussed problem. He has demon.
strated his honesty and his fearless
intention to keep his pledges to the
people by framing and forcing the
passage OF an ordinance that will be.
gin the great work OF clearing the
streets OF Chicago from the In.
tolerable obstruction OF locomotive
railroad grade crossings, as well as
saving the lives OF hundreds OF its
citizens, In the most practical
manner. Chicago will not forget
the many debts she owes to her
present executive, and this will be
the deepest. The good work will 90
on to final and magnificent
termination, and the people OF
Chicago will show their appreciation
OF II Ia due time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

comparative ease, and I think the
state would willingly cede what
rights it row claims in the land In
question. l would pay for this i'm.
provement by general park tax on
all the city, and the entire cost would
not be as great as that Of jackson
Park now. Bonds might be issued
allowing future generations to help
pay for something Of which they
would get the benefit. We built the
Worlds Fair, and such an undertake
ing as this Is trivial In comparison.
One can hardly estimate the great
benefit to the city from having a
magnificent park on our lake front
Not only would 1t be Of incalculable
benefit to the residents Of the city,
but 1t would be a park such as no
other city In the world has, and rem.
der us propOrtionately famous. 1t
might be laid out with little lakes
and lagoons for pleasure boats,
while the harbor could be made
q safe refuge for yachts, some
thing we want, but do not now
have. Instead Of the c'ty's refuse
being carted at long and expensive
hauls to distant dumping grounds,
one part at time could be set aside
as a dump and the lake gradually
filed in there, the made ground being
beautified as fast as reclaimed. In
the identifying OF the Worlds Fair
grounds engineers and landscape
artists have shown us what Is posi-.
BILE, and there Is no reason why as
much, or something like II, might
not be done on the lake front. ]
would wipe out everything there ex-
cept the Art Institute and make one
grand park Of 1t.
"The Civic Federation Committee
on Artistic Improvement Of the Lake
Front Is now working on this matter
and may have a report ready ut the
next meeting Of the Federation.
That committee Is composed OF Prof.
John Gray, Of Evanston, Chairman
c. X. Giles, w. J. Onahan, Marshall
Field, Prof. Edward w. Bemis, w.
J. Carroll, Miss Ada c. Sweet, Mrs.
II. w. Duncanson, and J. w. Ella"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

sioners, and his nomination, it is
thought, will greatly strengthen the
Republican town ticket The chances
for his election are considered dc.
cidedly good.
-.
Frank g. Hoyne, the new Apprais.
er OF the Port, took the oath Of of.
fee Wednesday in Collector Russells
Office, and an hour later took charge
of the Appraisers Building.
-.
Collector Russell has selected as
his private secretary Frank Combs,
ut present employed in the Office Of
the Election Commissioners. Mr..
Combs is so years Of age, and was a
soldier In the rebellion. He will en-.
ter upon his duties In a few days.
-.
The Second Ward TndeIen lent
Club has organized with the follow.
Ing officers: II. Williams, President:
Sid Arnett, Vice President; J. A.
Easton, Secretary; c. N. Price, As.
sistant Secretary: Executive Com.
mittee, ]. Edmunds, J. A. Easton,
Sid Arnctt, H. Williams, +. Robin.
son. Headquarters will be ut No.
25Os state street.
-.
Popular Thomas II. Currier appears
to have a walkaway In the Twenty.
fourth Ward.
-.
Italians OF the Seventeenth Ward
met In Concordia Hall wednesday
evening and unanimously Endorsed
Maurice NJ. O'Connor for Alderman
The meeting was addressed by Mich
Magic, Joseph Marino, Mr.. Michali
/ NJ. NJ. O'COnnor and others.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
MUNICIPAL AND POLITICAL.


The Democratic Judges OF the Cir
cult Court met in Judge Tuley's
court Thursday to carry out the pro-
gram OF a daily meeting until the
Republican Judges choose to join
them In selecting two new South
Park Commissioners. After waiting
for about half an hour the Judges
separated for the day to meet again
Friday afternoon. The Republican
Judges of the court claim, however,
that they are not responsible for the
deadlock. Speaking as one Of their
number Judge Hanecy said: "When-
ever the Democratic Judges will give
us an agreement In writing that two
of their number will pair of with the
two absent Republican Judges we
will go into the meeting. The park
board has a legal quorum and can
proceed with business. The three
hold.ovcr Commissioners have elected
John B. Sherman President and Will.
lam Best Auditor.
~.
Robert Lindblom, Chairman of the
School Board Committee on Finance.
has prepared report which he will
ask the members OF his committee
to sign providing for the payment Of
the school teachers and other en-.
ployes Of the board by checks instead
Of cash, as Is the present method.
The checks may be made out In the
board rooms and distributed to the
principal OF each school, who will
make It his business to see that the
right paper gets to each teacher
under his charge. The checks can
be cashed without difficulty ut any
store In the ncighborhood Of the
school at which the teacher Is EN-.
ployei. Mr.. Lindblom will present
the matter to his committee at the
next meeting. II the members fail
to adopt the scheme he will present
It directly to the board.
=.
Uncle Daniel w. Ackeruian, Of the
Twenty.eighth Ward, will be re.
elected without a doubt. The oppo.
sitlon never did amount to anything
serious anyway. The people Of the
ward want Ackerman because he has
been the best Alderman they ever
sent to the Council, and they will
now return him. The masses are
with Uncle Dan, Notwithstanding
the opposition OF one or two dis
gruntled sorc.heads who never did
cut any figure by opposing anyone.
Eol1owtnO UNA tho nQw rnO rat inV
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

THERE Is cause for American pride
In the message cabled from Rio ia.
metro by British subject to a mem.
Der of the British Parliament: "Ihe
American navy ia rendering the nee.
essary assistance In landing the sick
and supplying with water. Our navy
refuses to grant such assistance. Can
you do anything In our behalf9"
Admiral Benham acted like a true
American sailor and won golden
opinions from all sorts OF people.
The law of humanity rather than
the law OF nations Is his guide. He
deserves the thanks Of Congress. He
already has those Of the people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

reference to the fact that Chicago Is
under any and all circumstances a
Democratic city, II is safe To assume
that the Democratic town tickets
will win out.
In the West Town Mortimer Scan.
Ian and James L. Monaghan respect
lively head the Democratic and Re.
publican tickets. Both are excep.
ticnally popular young men Of excel.
lent standing and Of good repute.
Either will make a good Assessor.
Mr.. Monaghan, the Republican nom.
inee, has been before the people as a
candidate for this office before, how.
ever, and was defeated by over 10000
votes. This shows that the great
West Side was overwhelmingly Dem.
ocratic one year ago; even the hard
times and other false issues can hard.
ly have reduced such an enormous
Democratic majority to nothing, and
II Is therefore safe to predict that on
the West Side the Democratic ticket
will win out.
In the North town Senator Henry
c. Bartling is making magnificent
campaign. Last Wednesday the Dem.
ocrats Of the North Side met and
formed campaign committee and
opened headquarters The committee
cont aims in its membership every
we'll known Democrat Of North Chi.
cago. From now on Mr.. Bartling's
campaign will he pushed with visor
and will undoubtedly result In vic.
tory. Mr. Bartling Is popular among
all elements and sections Of the
North Side, and Is the one man who
can successfully compete with WILL
lam T. Ball, the present Assessor and
Republican nomipec for reelection.
On the South Side Henry Stuckart
leads the Democratic town ticket
and Henry Best the Republican.
There will be . close aght here, for
the South Town IL normally Demo
cratic, though Mr.. Best managed to
win out last time through his per.
sonal popularity and the exceptional
conditions that prevailed at the
time.
Mr.. Stuckart, however, is one OF
the best known residents Of the
South Side. He has been In public
life for q considerable time and
showed how shrewd q politician he !,
by defeating the late Aid. Edward
Burke, in the Sixth Ward, as an In
dependent candidate for Alderman
Despite strong but unreasonlng ant
uncalled for opposition In certain In
nuential quarters he has succeeded II
winning out In the contest for thu
Democratic nomination for South
Town Assessor, and, II Is highl!
probable, will win out.
In the outlying towns the result
is more problematic. The Republi
can vote IL much stronger In such
townships as Lake View or Jefferson
than In the old city towns, and tn
Republican tickets In the smaller
towns are this year EXCEPTIONAL!
strong,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

In a recent article In the North
American Review upon "The Outlook
for War In Europe" Mr.. Archibald
Forbes, the well.known war CORE.
spondent, has compiled the statistics
Of the war strength Of the dual ALI.
ance-France and Russia and OF the
triple alliance-Germany, Austria
and Italy. As the figures are com.
piled from official sources, their pub.
lication will be valuable for refer.
ence. The war strength OF Russia Is
All, 1O5 officers and men, 483, 900
horses and 8, 200 guns; Of France g.
1856 officers and men, 800. 900
horses, and $500 guns. Tho war
strength Of Germany is $4,000 OF.
ticers and men, 500, $50 horses, and
1880 guns; OF Austria 1850, 900 Of.
acers and men, $4,000 horses, and
2,l4O guns; Of Italy 1883, 200 officers
and men, 1874, 900 horses, and 1890
guns. The total war strength OF the
dual alliance Is 5, l28, 7Oj officers and
men, 100000 horses, and 300
guns; Of the triple alliance, 6, 2s7, 200
officers and men, 9ss, $50 horses, and
s,l9O guns. The war strength Of the
triple alliance infantry, therefore, IL
superior to that Of the dual alliance
In officers and men by 100, 495, while
1t Is inferior :74, $50 In the number
Of horses and 1910 In the number Of
guns The total forces available by
both alliances In war, field troops
only, 10 10, 4l3,a 05. The gross popu.
)ation Of both alliances Is 272, 500, 462.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
THE TOWN CAMPAIGNS.

The contest between candidates
for the nominations in the approach.
ing town and Aldermanic election
has been finally closed, and the
struggle now lies between the party
nominees. In the different towns
excellent tickets have been placed In
the field on both sides, but, having
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

A LADY 10 England has published
a book In which she demonstrated to
her own satisfaction that woman is
superior to man. 1t Is q serious re.
Election upon the chivalry OF the En-.
glishmen that they have to be argued
with before conceding any such prop.
osition. There has never been a
time In the history OF this country
when the superiority OF woman was
not freely and candidly admitted.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
THE LINCOLN PARK DUDES.

Here are few facts about the do
Jugs Of the dudes whom Governor
Altgcld bounced from Lincoln Park:
I. Mr.. Waller gave park matters
10 general little attention, but de.
voted all his energies to having the
boulevard extended up to his subdi.
vision, where he lives ut Bucna Park.
2. The law forbids any officer from
making q contract Of any kind In
which he may In any way have u per.
sonal interest, that Is, the law will
not allow man, as an Officer spend.
Ing the States money, to deal with
himself rs an Individual and put this
money In his pocket. Mr.. Waller has
an interest In the Ashland Block and
besides IL Its manager Immediately
after he was appointed Commissioner
he rented offices In the Ashland
Block, In which he IL part owner OF
and agent, to the Lincoln Park Com.
missioners, that Is to say, to himself
as Park Commissioner and to his Us.
sociates.
3. Mr.. Waller Is In the insurance
business, carrying 1t on under the
name OF r. A. Waller 4 Co. After
Mr.. Waller was made Chairman of
the Board OF Lincoln Park Commits.
si0ners he placed a lot Of insurance
on Lincoln Park property In his own
companies and sent In bill for $500
for premiums.
!. Lincoln Park several years ago
issued some bonds to build the break.
water. The law provides for raising
a certain sum Of money every year,
which was to be placed into sink
ing fund to pay of these bonds. This
money was raised during last year,
but instead OF putting 1t into the
sinking fund the board spent 1t In
trying to extend the boulevard north
to Mr.. Walters residence and south
to Mr.. Winston's residence. This
was a violation Of law and malfeas.
ance In Office on the part Of all Of the
members OF the Board participating
In 1t.
8. Almost every act OF Importance
the board has done during the last
year has shown poor judgment They
wanted to make a provision for ladies
and children to cross from the park
over to the outer beach on the drive,
and they have constructed an iron
bridge costing q large sum of money
which is an eyesore to the public, and
they placed this nearly forty feet In
the air, SO that the very people for
whom 1t was intended can't use it.
9. The trouble has been that in
stead Of the board running Mr.. Pet
tigrew, Mr.. Pettigrew has been run
ming the board. The fact Is that
considering the large amount of
money spent In Lincoln Park the
showing there Is unsatisfactory. In
point Of landscape gardening Hum.
boldt Park has beat it for years, and
in point OF engineering along the
lake shore there has been particularly
no supervision whatever. What is
needed there is a man who has some
knowledge OF engineering as we'll as
practical business judgment.