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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
FOR THE SPRiN0.

1t now seems quite likely that the
allied organizations Of decency In Chi
cago will put an Independent candidate
for the Mayoralty in the field next
spring.
The removal Of Aid. Madden from the
field and the evident unanimous agree
ment of the Republicans In the selec.
ton of George Il. Swift makes little or
no difference in the eyes of these gen.
tlemen.
The Democrats will doubtless present
an excellent and acceptable candidate.
but they. too. will be set down rs an
organization of fools or worse.
The Civic Federation and kindred
associations have, In the minds of the
members at least, a monopoly of all the
brains and goodness Of this town. They
believe they know who should be the
office-holders much better than either
of the two parties, and better. also.
than the vast majority of the people.
The latter, however. have a knack of
turning down so-called citizens candi.
dates and Of electing the regular nom.
inees Of one or the other Of the parties.
II the godly organizations should per.
sist In placing an Independent candl.
date with wings on him i'm the field his.
tory will doubtless repeat itself.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

The Chicago street car company's
Claim agents say that they are censured
more than they deserve--that they are
ut the scene Of the disasters ahead of
the accident" attorneys merely be.
cause they have the first notice Of the
collision, and have carriages and cabs
to make hurried trip. They allege that
they impose retlcence on the victims
Of an accident, not to keep the news
from the papers, but to put them on
their guard against the accident"
lawyers, who IRE on hand with blanks
to make contracts with the sufferers
for suing the company and sharing
the verdict, II any. They admit that
their first object Is to protect the com.
pany from large damage claims, but
say they have more trouble with the
"claim" lawyers than with the claim.
ants themselves; that the lawyers
make cut.throat contracts with the
claimants, under which they get more
than half and often two-thirds Of the
amount Of the verdict II the suit re.
suits that way. 1t must be conceded
that, between what the public knows
Of the claim agents and what the claim
agents say Of the accident" lawyers,
the victim Of street car disaster
has mighty slim chance. The "jury
Hxer' appears on the scene Mt later
datc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

The death of Burdeau, President of
the Chamber of Deputies, Is o great
loss to France and a grave misfortune
for the administration of Casimir. Pc.
rier. Burdeau was the best type Of
democratic statesman produced by
France since the Establishment Of the
present republic. Unlike nearly all
others who have risen to distinction
during the interval between the fall
Of the empire and the present stage Of
the state, he lacked advantages of an.
cestry. rank, wealth or military expert
ence. He sprang from poverty; he was
common soldier; he was self-edu-
Gated; and his advance In public life
was due to nc influence whatever but
his talents, whose value was discovered
while he filed modest place under
the education department. That France
can produce such men and has the
breadth and prudence to call them
into her highest councils is strong
guarantee of the stability of her demo-
cratic institutions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
AS BAD AS the DEMO.
Gratis.

The Republicans have had sorry
time Of It after all In stepping into the
fat offices of Cook County and opening
up the business affairs of the taxpayers.
County Clerk Henry Wulff had no
sooner stepped out than the Riderburg
incident occurred.
Philip Knopf had no sooner taken
hold Of the reins than he processes to
discover that the affairs Of the office
have been sadly neglected and that
things were far from being In a salts.
factory condition. This brought about
an ugly controversy between Messrs.
Knopf and Wulff.
This was followed by "ructions" on
the County Board between the rival
factions comprising the Madden and
Swift following. After this President
Healy and ex-Purchasing Agent Manner
got into a snarl over the affairs Of tho
county, In the course Of which one Of
these gentlemen accused the other Of
carrying men on his pay roll who did
no work. and the other called his erst-
while friend and compatriot stiff"
and everything but n gentleman.
These determinations must make not
over.pleasant reading for the voters
who believed that by throwing Demo.
Gratis out Of Office last fall they were
turning the rascals out"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

The first conviction on the Lexow
committees evidence took place when
jury found ex.Police Captain Steph.
ensOn guilty Of bribery in accepting
four baskets Of peaches from dealer.
The offense SENS trivial. but there are
good many far graver charges against
stephenson. He was tried on his one
because the evidence was most conclu.
sive here. What change has come over
the spirit Of New York! A year ago
the conviction Of police captain seem.
ed as far beyond the range Of possibili-
ty as the defeat Of Tammany. Yet both
have been accomplished, and In both
cases the result was brought about by
the force Of public opinion aroused by
DR.. Parkhurst. Life Is no longer all
beer and skittles or peaches and cream
for the thieves and blackmailers Of
New York.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

A very important question of person.
al rights is to be determined judicially
In New York. Police Commissioner
John G. Sheehan was a Witness, not q
very willing one, before the Lexow
Committee. There were no charges
that he had ever sold police appoint.
ments, as there were in the case Of
Commissioner John McClane, a Re.
publican member Of the board. But
IN his search for intelligence 1nquis.
itOr GOff asked him on the witness
stand to produce his bank deposit and
check books. Commissioner Sheehan
refused to comply with the request
ard with the order Of the committee
t.. the same effect. The New York
criminal code makes It criminal for any
witness before q Legislative commit.
tee to refuse to answer material and
proper questions" or to produce INA.
terial and proper books, papers or doc.
uments under his control" Commits.
siOner Sheehan was indicted for VIC.
lating this statute. In the proceedings
under this Indictment 1t will be deter
mined whether the bank and checl;
bccks Of witness are material and
proper" testimony and whether the
statute ordering them to be produced
Is constitutional or unconstitutional
Interference with personal rights. VI
course the case will be appealed to the
highest courts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

Students Of criminology and psy.
GEOLOGY will find interesting material
In the case Of Defaulter Samuel Seeley
Of tho Shoe and Leather Bank Of New
York. Seeley was boOkkeeper ON q
salary Of $500 year. The affairs Of
the institution were 30 loosely managed
that he was enabled to steal 1854 900
and make his escape before the short.
age was discovered. And yet the man
who was sharp enough to rob great
metropolitan bank Of $354. 600 and es-
cape the vigilance Of the New York dc.
tectives and police went directly to
Chicago, f0ated about there aimlessly
for two weeks and betrayed himself to
total stranger whom he CHANGED to
pick up on the street! The best medi.
cal authorities In the world are prac.
tically agreed that 1t Is absolutely
impossible for human mind to keep
q great secret long and not break down
In insanity or confession. Seeley was
unable to keep his secret longer and his
first cOnfidant betrayed him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

A few days ago 1t was announced
that the Japanese government had
made large contract with company
at Birmingham, Ala, for water pipes
for Yokohama. Now comes the an.
nOuncement that the ordnance engi.
neer of the Bethlehem Iron Company
has concluded contract with the Rus
sian government for supplying armor
for its two new battleships, the Sebas.
topol and Petropavolak. The contract
calls for over $4,000 tons of armOr plate,
amounting In value to about 1900. 900.
1t Is not only one of the heaviest con.
tracts ever secured by an American
concern for the Old World, but 1t will
be matter Of national pride that the
contract was secured over fourteen COM
petitors, among them English, French,
and italian plate manufacturers, and
Krupp In Germany.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
HON. JAMES M'ANDREWS.
Talked OF for West Town Assessor.

that It explains the extraordinary de-
sire OF many men to represent the 10.
calities In which they live In Congress.
The Washington Times gives the rea.
son for Washington's popularity very
ingeniously as follows: ut has
remained for the latter part Of
the nineteenth century to evolve an.
other and wholly different method than
that usually employed for the transmits.
sion OF osculatory favors. This II to
have the matter accomplished by tele.
phone. The invention 10 not, however,
patented, and may upon occasion be
adopted In other cities than Washing.
tom" The telephone kiss may not be the
most satisfactory In the market, but
It 10 only natural that the city that
invents It should become popular. Now
that the secret IL out however. the
wives of some Of the newly elected
Congressman may have their doubts
% to what causes true political enthu.
siasm, and there may be calls for OK.
plantations.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

The complacency of England and
Canada toward this country In the mat
ter of canal policies would be lovely II
1t We're not for future possibilities. Eng
land Ia as willing that the United States
should construct the Nicaragua canal
as 1t was that France and Egypt should
construct the Suez canal, which 1t now
owns Canada offers permission to the
United States to take control Of the en-.
tire system Of Canadian canals and
keep them In repair. In both cases, that
of Nicaragua and that Of Canada, the
canals, after the United States should
take control, would be just as free to
British and Canadian commerce re.
spectively as they would be II England
and Canada should be at the cost Of
construction and repair. They are per.
fcctly willing that the United States
should pay all the expense of the canals
for the joint use and benefit of all par.
ties concerned. 1t Ia q remarkably edi.
flying display Of international good ma
ture.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

0:3O o'clock, and the interment at Cal.
vary. Mr.. Kearns leaves a wife and
six children. two sons and four daugll-
tcrs. The sons are Andrew and George
kearns. and the daughters are Mary.
Alice. Catherine. and Mrs. Nellie Lem.
on Men with gray hair are working
at the cases of newspapers In this city
who were not born when Mr.. Kearns
set his first take" In this city. That
was OH the Western Tablet, a Catholic
weekly paper published by Dan
O'1lara. This was In 1852, and while
Mt. Kearns was setting type on this
paper he had for a companion ut the
case no less parsonage than the man
who later became Vicar General Con.
way. When the office of the Inter
Ocean was down on Congress street
Mr.. Kearns was one of Its most eff-
cient attaches, and in his time he work,
I'd on nearly all the large dailies Of
this city,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

Our exchanges tell Of the organixa ton
Of a peculiar society in Detroit called
the "Anti.Kissing League" its sole
purpose Is to discourage those emo.
tiOnal persons who find relief from
high pressure feelings only In oscula.
ton. The platform Of the league Ii
kissing must gor' and It's members
have adopted as a distinctive badge q
bright, red ribbon, worn In the button.
hole or ut the throat. This flaming red
challenge Is not intended to invite to
contest, but to warn all would.be tres.
passers to keep on the grass," Hgura.
lively speaking. In view Of the fact
that thus far the membership includes
only unmarried women over 40 years
old, perhaps It II just rs well to label
them plainly in order to prevent waste
Of time and emotional energy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

A Vermont farmer who kept close &C.
count Of everything he expended, and
also the cost Of what he grew, found
that he could produce butter at thirteen
and one.half cents per pound. It ID
Just such q calculation 40 every farmer
ought to make with regard to his dairy.
Then he could know whether he was
making his farming pay. 1t will also
show him the weak places In his man.
agement and enable him to remedy
them. There IL altogether too much
routine work In farming. 1t 10 this
that stands In the way Of progress.
The farmer who gets into rut, and
therefore cannot change, Ia reasonably
certain to 60 under the mire II he con.
tinues In the business long enough. It
requires active thinking to enable a
farmer to change the character Of his
farming SO as to adapt 1t to changed
conditions, but 1t IL the necessity which
oil farmers In these days must be pre-
pared to meet
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

Controller Eckels has obtained state
nients from large humber of State
and private banks, In addition to the
official reports which the ma tiOnal banks
furnish. As a result he estimates that
the total number OF depositors In all
classes of banks reported IL S,143, 665,
and the total deposits a. 600. 431, 230
According to these figures nearly one
In eight of all the men, women and
children In the United States is de.
pOsitor In bank, and the average Of de-
posits Is $507 per deposition. The mum.
Der Ia surprising. II the very numerous
impecuniOus cOlored people Of the
Southern States, the poor whites In
that section, and the great numbers Of
people In rural districts farther North,
who hardly know what bank Ia, were
left out of the count the deposit0rs
probably would amount to not less
than one In six Of the rest, Hence con.
siderably more than one person out
of every two average families Ia a de.
positor of money In bank and has o
standing account there.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
ONE VIEW OF N.

We do not hear so much about the cut
ting Of the seals on the ballot boxes In
the election commissioners office these
days. Has the retirement Of Aid. Mad.
den from the mayOralty fight anything
to do with the sudden death Of this
nine days wonder?
There are many people In this city
who would answer this question In the
Affirmative.
1t Is certainly remarkable how sud.
denly and almost Immediately after
the announcement by Aid. Madden that
he was no longer candidate all the
talk about the "ballot box outrage"
ceased.
There was from the very outset de.
cided opinion that the whole thing was
regarded rs a godsend by George b.
Swift and his friends. II the ballot box
cutting had never taken place Aid.
Madden, and not Mr.. Swift, would have
been the Republican nominee for the
mayOralty next spring. Just as soon a.
the cutting Of the seals on the ballot
boxes was announced Aid. Madden
conceded his own defeat. Just as soon
q Aid. Madden announced himself out
Of the race all interest In the "ballOt
box outrage" mysteriOusly ceased.
There Is little doubt that the alleged
Investigation being conducted by the
Election Board into this occurrence
will fixzle out, now that there Is no
longer any necessity to make campaign
capital out Of 1t for George B. Swift.
Good citizens who are growing disgust.
ed with these latter day political grand.
stand plays are now asking themselves
who had the strongest motives for cut
ting open the ballot boxes. Was 1t the
friends of Mayor Hopkins, who had
nothing to fear from recount, or was
It the friends Of Mr.. George b. Swift,
who were willing to do almost any
thing to secure the nomination for the
West Side statesman? A real investi.
cation Of this episode would, beyond
doubt, bring out some strange and SEN
sational developments. There will not
be any real investigation, however.
That much Is certain, but there will no
doubt be a scapegoat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
THEATRICAL.

Sam T. Jack next week returns from
his trip through Mexico.
The statuesque Hilda Hollis sang the
title role Of "Nfadeleine" Tuesday Mt
the Schiller matinee.
Manager David Henderson telegraphs
from san Francisco that the business
Of the American Extravaganza Com.
pnny is very large in that city.
Mrs. Sam T. Jack THE handsome and
popular burlesque actress, Emma
Warde) was on Tuesday presented a
finely engraved silver service as a
Christmas souvenir from the employees
of sam T. jacks Opera House. The
fair Indy. who was hurried from her
home to the theater on business ex-
c,ise. was taken completely by surprise,
but her quick wit made the best Of the
situation.
News has been received that the Lord
Mayors coach, which has been the sub.
jcct OF many promises on the part Of
Manager Hall, and Is to roll the streets
of Chicago as magnificent and elabo.
rate advertisement Of the Royal Eng
lish Circus and German Water Carni.
val. has finally arrived in New York
and will be shipped Immediately.
Camille D'Arville appeared in the
role Of the good Santa Claus Samaritan
for large number of children who are
ordinarily strangers to the meaning Of
the Christmas bells. As early as 10
o'clock Tuesday morning the Schiller
Theater was packed from top to bottom
with children that would have fur
nished most Interesting types to J. q.
Brown or our artists who paint the
children Of the streets. The D'Arville
company gave an improvised program
under the direction of Mr.. Edwards,
with Manager Prior's orchestra fur.
nishing Accomplishments. Gustav Lu.
der's Midway Plaisance was played
with great effect under the direction
Of the composer. The Madeleine Quar-.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

Senator PETER of Kansas Ia right on
the necessity Of Congressional funeral
reform. Live Congressman cost the
country pretty penny, but dead ones
cost even more. The government once
footed a bill Of $4,000 for the special
train which bore deceased statesman
to the Pacific coast. Congressman who
are dead, but who don't know II, enjoy
no such privilege. Before the govern.
ment became 10 liberal an express com.
pany's frank was utilized to convey q
late member from Washington to Tex.
%. The average cost Of o Congress.
sional funeral IL 5000. Besides this,
the decease of O member during bis
term involves incidental expenses.
Both houses must adjourn when the
fact II announced. Later they have to
set aside another day and quit legis.
lative business In order that eulogies
may be pronounced. Speaker Reeds
pet reform II to have these eulogies
pronounced on Sunday, and he may
some day bring It about. But for the
present the country will be satisfied
with reform In the matter Of funeral
expenses and It will look hopefully to
Senator PETERS bill. The measure pro-
vides that when q member dies In the
District Of Columbia "the house Of
which he was q member shall appoint
q special committee of ito members to
properly prepare and encase the body
Of the deceased and forward II, In
charge Of sergeant-at.arms, specially
appointed, to the home Of the deceased
and deliver 1t to his family or his rela.
tives or friends In case he had no fam.
ily." The Senator's bill further pro.
vides that the government shall pay no
other expenses attending on the funeral
except that mentioned above, and re.
quires that the chairman Of the funeral
committee and the Speaker of the
House shall certify to the vouchers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
RED BCOT PEABODY.

The slight reference In tO-day's pa
per to the Notwithstanding chairman
OF the Democratic County Central Com
mittee Is simply an Introductory over
ture.
The Eagle will continue to entertain
its readers with facts about the King
of the Four HOppers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

to make a contract for an eighteen knot
vessel with a big premium to the build.
crs If she goes twenty knots. Why not
make the contract call for twenty
knots? The existing system by which
the Cramps get $414,0OO In premiums
OIL one vessel Is as unbusIness.like as
II would be for a builder to say to n
contractor: Here Is plan for 100.
room building. You can bid on It with
the understanding that II you can
squeeze in 1O1 rooms you shall have a
bonus of 10 per cent. on the amount of
your bid"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

North Carolina Is the latest State to
agitate for good roads. The people
there have just awakened-or been
awakened, rather-to the fact that
for eight months In the year when their
roads are Mt the best 1900. pound
load In about an average for two
horses, which In the bad season Is
reduced to 1000, while on good mac.
adam road the average load for two
horses Is 1900 pounds. A few object
lessons Of this character will teach the
people that poor roads are the poorest
kind Of economy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

Tho Popular Lessee OF the Schiller
Theater.
tet gave vocal selections. The fair
prima donna, Miss DArville, won the
rapturOus approval Of her audience.
She afterwards appeared In the chorus
and very materially assisted the must.
cal merrymaking. Miss Marie Dress.
Ter, an adept at entertaining children,
sang a song and gave a recitation,
paving the way for the entrance Of
Santa Claus down the chimney. The
king Of the day was impers0nated by
George BOniface, and he had great
deal Of fun with himself. Director Ed
wards and the audience. After the
entertainment Miss D'Arville went to
the front Of the house and personally
superintended the gift.giving, having
able assistance from Manager Shea
and the members Of her company. The
pavement about the Schiller and for
blocks around was strewn with evi.
dences Of the feast that the German
artists had provided for the worthy
poor children. As for the audience, It
was a remarkable one In all points; It
was not only highly appreciativc but
exceedingly enthusiastic. Miss D'Ar-
vile and her associates can rest as
sured In the satisfaction that they made
a number of grass blades of comfort
and cheer grow where they never grew
before.
At HOoley's Tuesday Mr.. Sothern's
admirable impersonation Of the title
role character In Captain Letterblair''
provided delectable yuletide diversion
for two large audiences Of his admirers
Shenandoah" and its stirring scenes
proved another powerful magnet ut the
Columbia, ana the clever lines and sit
uations Of "A Temperance Town
were sufficient to MI the Grand Opera
House. The outlying theaters were
equally fortunate In the matter Of pat
ronage. The Hopkins TransoceaniC
Vaudeville Company at the Haymar.
ket, Grattan Donnelly's new play, "Vir'
ginia," at the Lincoln NOW entering
modestly the lists Of producing
houses), and Miss Nellie McHenry al
Havlin's entertained the habitues OF
those amusement arenas, while Man
ager Halls experiment Of three per.
fOrmances at the circus and carnival
turned out not only q success but ne.
ccssity,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29
our SPRINGFIELD BUREAU.

THE EAGLE will maintain Bureau
ct Springae this winter In order to
keep Its readers we'll posted on the
work of the two branches OF the
Legislature, as we'll as on the politi.
cal situation and the various phases
Of the Senatorial fight.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

The Cramps get $414,6OO premiums
on the new cruiser Minneapolis be.
cause of making 1t more speedy than
the contract demanded. Why should
not the contracts of the Government
fix the speed Of the vessel to be built
and hold the builders to that speed
without bonus or premium. Govern
ment officers design the new men-Of-
war and their designs fix practically
the speeding possibilities. 1t Ia folly
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-29

The opinion Of professional pugilists,
that It was not the blow which killed
Bowen at New Orleans. but the force
with which his head struck the floor. 10
Ingenious, but lacks originality. It was
said Of hod-carricr who tumbled from
tho top Of q six.story building with
fatal results, that It was not the fall
which caused death, "but stopping 20
suddenly"