Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-19

ton.
Capt. Farrell comes to the front as
|, candidate for State Representative
from the Twenty-hrst District-the
old Sixth. Felix Lang would not re.
fuse to go to the State Senate from
the same district. and his friends are
very much in evidence.
-.
Assistant City Prosecutor Miles j.
Devine is a strong candidate for the
from the Fifteenth Dis.
trict, and claims to have tie admin.
istration backing, while Perry II.
Smith. Jr., is making a similar fight
in the Twenty.second.
~
Mr.. Paul q. Stensland, the we'll.
known Milwaukee avenue real estate
dealer, is getting a new subdivision
ready for the market. lie is subdi.
viding twenty acres out Of forty acres
which lie owns at the northwest cor.
ner o: Western and Graccland ave.
nues This pilt.edged property is
nearly ready for the market, and will
undoubtedly meet with ready sale,
as Mr.. Stenslanj has had many de.
mands for lots in this vicinity.
-.
At the regular meeting Of the Thir.
tecnth Ward Improvement Club
Wednesday night. at No. 3s4 North
Western avenue. thirty new names
were added to the membership roll.
President Schneider presided. The
committee appointed to investigate
the scavenger wagon nuisance re.
ported that the complaint made has
been attended to and that the way.
ons were not left on the street ut
night to annoy the people living on
Humboldt boulevard. The commit.
tee appointed to take steps to Rave
the quarrie, In the ward filled In re.
ported progress. This committee
will make further report at the
next meeting, which will he held the
first Wednesday Of next month.
At the conclusion OF his present
term OF Office, six weeks hence, Alex.
ander u. Revell will retire from the
School Board. When asked for his
reasons for retiring Mr.. Revell replied
that he could not remain on the board
and properly attend to the duties
without neglecting his personal inter
ests. Mr.. Reveli said he had found
the duties OF watching the interest.
OF the children of Chicago most pleas
ant, and were 1t not for the fact that
his time Is so occupied with privat,
affairs nc would be more than pleased
to remain on the board. During hi
term Of Office Mr.. Revell has no
missed u meeting Of the School Boart
save on one or two occasions, wheI
nc was out OF the city. Among tn
achievements OF Mr.. Rcvell while OF
the board was the suggestion OF tn
plan Of having u schOOl.childrcn'
week ut the Worlds Fair with an nd
mission fee OF 10 cents. Mr.. Revel
looks utOn this as ono OF the mos
pleasant achievements OF his life
by 1t $40, 900 were enabled to attcn,
the Fair during that week, $1,000 O
whom were supplied with free tick
cts.
Special order No. 127, issue
Wednesday night by Chief OF Polio
brennan, reduces sixteen detectiv
scrgeants to the rank OF frst.clas
patrOlnien, to travel beats OF the out
lying stations Chief Brennan say
the department needs more men 70
uniform duty and not SO man
"sleuths. The order Is carrying on
the chiefs idea that few men ar
sufficient for detective duty; that n
man should be detailed for such wOr
unless he has seen service as u atrOl
man; and that whenever extra me-
for detective duty are required the
may best be drawn from the patrol
men. The order follows:
The following named members OF the fore
are hereby transferred from the dctectiv
bureau TO divisions stated, oil with rank Q
frst-class pstrolmen:
First Divi-ion-John A. Mcdonald. Charlie
Niggemeyer. Harry y. stafford John W. Wa
ker, Joseph Leonard. John J. Kane. John Enni
and Thomas j, Phelan.
Third Division Reuben Slayton. j ohu 7. Ra
ferty, John J. Kelly. william Whalen and III
| De ROehe.
Fourth Division-M Michael Hoffman. Edwar
strum and Emil Trip.
~
Chairman Mann, Of the COunc
Committee on Streets and Alley
South, said: '"The Chicago Cit
Railway ordinances are hung up !
the committee at the request of tn
officers, pending the settlement {
the question Of elevating the track
Of the Rock Island and Lake shOr
Railroad Companies. Since tn