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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

New York World: II II proposed III
one of the Western States that man
who IL thirty.two years of age and I'm.
married shall he declared n bachelor.
ana shall pay tax to the State for
being and continuing bachelor. unless
he can prove to u Jury of women that
he has three times proposed marriage
to eligible damsels and cannot get any
one to marry him. The tax. or fine.
thus levied upon such an offender shall
bc allowed to accumulate In the State
Treasury until It reaches the sum of
$4,000. when II shall be devoted to
founding. establishing and cquipping
q home for OLD maids: that IL to say. for
unmarried women advanced In life who
have lost the opportunity of being the
wives ana mothers of the community
through the delinquency of that very
sort of men compelled to pay the tax.
This excellent bill should become u
law without delay. All our rights IRE
natural rights sanctioned by the law,
hut man has no natural right to be
single ut thlrty.twO. He IL under every
possible obligation to be married ut
that time. and In remaining single he
simply shirks. cvades. lodges und runs
away from his duty. Every man must
be made responsible for the support Of
one woman. ana II he II not. some other
fellow llas to support half dozen.
Therefore make the bachelors pay.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

There II much sound good sense I'm
the observations made by various cler.
gymcn In commenting on the action Of
New York minister who has brought
suit for payment Of n funeral Grafton.
The incident, grimly ridiculous though
II bc, Is merely slight cxnggerntiOn
Of various futile fOllics which custom
has prescribed rs necessary to the bur.
inl OF the dead. Many clergymen uu.
doubleday would favor the formation
Of burial.rcform association for tho
purpose Of simplifying and Identifying
funeral ceremonies. And the thinking
part Of the public would approve the
plan. Tho pOmp which often follows
people Of wealth to the grave In a. little
lifting ~ Ii the painful striving Of tho
very poor TO provide useless displays Of
flowers and carriages. In the first
case, the elaborate display Ii calculated
to excite little more than an ir0nic I've.
Election on its hopeless futility. In the
case Of the poor, who often must rob
the living Of necessities Id order TO
give the dead snowy burial. the prac.
tlcc In patheticnlly cruel. 1t would bc
well indeed II the clergyinen could In.
trOduce measures Of reform In this
matter. Once let the custom of simple
and unpretentious funerals become
common and public opinion will ut
once come to regard all other customs
rs grossly out Of keeping.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

During last year the American people
managed to use up nearly eighteen mill.
lon lunches Of bananas. the exact mum.
Der reported being 17.SG4,71i. or these
New Orleans received about one third.
New York nearly u quarter, Philadel
phin sixth. Boston more than one.
ninth. Mobile tenth. and Baltimore
onc.elglteenth part. the small remain.
der being distributed among other re.
ceiving points. Stated to the nearest
million and tenth OF u million punches
these bananas were contributed as
follows: BY Jamaica, 5.2; Cuba, 80:
Honduras. 80; Colombia. "a; Rlue.
fields. 81: Costa Rlcn, 1.5; ana other
countries. O.G. The Northern ports oh.
tain the most of their bananas from the
West indies, Jamaica and Cuba. while
New Orleans chiefly receives from
south and Central America. The trade
II an important one interiOrly, but II II
OF no small consequence az an item Of
ocean transportation. The imports Of
the one year composed no less than
l'"'6 cnrgOes. The consumption per
year averages more than one bunch to
every four persons In this country. and
appears not to have reached Its per
capita limit. as men engaged In the
business report indications Of u steady
growth of the article IN popular favor
In the United States.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

a Grand Jury in McLennan County.
Texas. has indicted the Rockefcllcrs,
Flaglcr and other officers of the stand.
ard OIL conspiracy for violation Of the
antitrust laws. They may he carried
to Austin ON a requisltion, for the Of.
Tense charged II u felony punishab BILE
by imprisonment In the pcnitentiary.
Still, It In not likely that the indicted
men will worry. A charge OF cOnspIr.
acy II matter Of small consequence
to the Standard OIL Company. Certain
Of It's officers and agents have been In.
dictcd before this for arson, burglary.
corruption OF Legislatures. robbery
and murder. In the present instance
they will probably find convenient
Judge HaIght for them In Texas. 1t IL
unfortunate that thcy cannot take their
own private Judge from the New York
Court Of Appeals with them into Texas.
but the check II only temporary. No
doubt they will be able to buy u Gus.
tOln.mudc Judge who will MI all imnie.
dintc requirements. The public has
little hope Of the Texas prosecution or
OF any retributiOn for the Standard on
thieves this side OF the state which II
popularity supposed to be six inches be.
meath the soil Of Texas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

The Japanese Government promptly
disavowed the action OF the fanatic VIII
shot at Ii Hung Chang In ShimOnosek
ana expressed Its regret. In an Official
circular II stated that In accordance
with international usages II had &c
corded the Ambassador II suitable es
cort and had ordered its functionaries
to receive him with honor. In closing
the Emperor said: "Ihe cuiprit must
receive the scverest punishment pro,
yided by law" and that ''other official
subjects must respect our wishes Ia
preserve the glory OF our country un.
furnished, and must provide against the
recurrence of such violence" Except
in the contingency of Ii Hung Chang's
death. the assault could hardly affect
the peace negotiations. Japan made
every possible apology for the occur
renee, for which the government was
no more responsible than was our own
for the acts of Guitcau or Booth. There
are fanatics everywhere, and no one
can tell when they will break out into
violence. In view of the cruelty which
the Chinese more than once have prlc-
ticed upon the Japanese. II Is little won
der that the crazy culprlt In this case
assaulted III Hung Chang.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

The question of rural free.maiI dpliv.
cry which was brought up again In the
sessions Of the National Grange at
Springfield. ILL.,. IL one which every
farmer and resident of rural territory
should regard with view to attain
the results desired. As the Secretary
Of the Springfield congress said In his
address. there IL no reason 10 doubt
that IN efficient and satisfactory rural
delivery service could he put In opera.
ton ut nm early day without inhicting
a heavier burden Of expense upon the
Postofiicc Department than the results
would warrant. What those results
would be 10 farmer. living In the iso.
latlOn of home too fur from the post.
Office for daily communication. needs
to BE- told. or the various agencies
which before long will tend to turn
back the stream OF people flowing from
the country to the cities none will he
more influential than the establish.
mcnt of rural frec.mail delivery. Once
Let the farmers have this necessity. and
good roads and country life will be fur
less the thing Of loneliness and isoln.
ton TINT It is now. II IL true that farm.
ers should pay heed to the suggestions
made In the Grange Congress Cnd take
steps for an organized effort for free
mail delivery. They IRE entitled to Il
and they can have It II they will but
back up their request by organization
and present II to the Federal Govern.
ment In some practical way. The In.
creased revenues resulting from such
delivery. due to the vast Increase IN
tho use Of the malls. would very nearly
Offset the increased cost. The investi.
cations Of Mr.. Wanamnker while Post.
master General 20 fur toward estnb.
fishing this.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
DEATH OF JAMES W. SCOTT.

Newspaper men everywhere regret
the death of James W. Scott. the genial
and popular editor of the Chicago
Times. Herald. which occurred few
days ago In New York. Death came
suddenly and while Mr.. Scott was IN
the prime OF life and the zenith Of Ills
professional triumphs.
4 man who had attained to great
prominence Us public citizen. his loss
IL felt and deplored by all classes. but
perhaps to none does It come more
keenly than to the members of his owl
craft. who loved and admired him fol
his great qualities Of head ana heart.
He was IN ardent lover Of his pro
fessiOn. he glOried In II. and his kindl.
heart had ever warm spot for TIT
humblest Of his own profession.
For these reasons newspaper mcI
everywhere sincerely mourn the death
Of James w. Scott.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

that view of the case. aud week before
last by over 10000 majority. they re-
pudiated the policy of extravaganza
and indorsed that of economy. They
voted that the city should do what they
had been doing.
With some of what our esteemed
contemporary says we agree. but we
are sorry to see that In dealing with
the late administration. Of which Mr..
Jones formed a part. II allows Its usu-
ally sound Judgment to he warped by
partisan raucor.
We do agree that Mr.. Jones would
have done wisely to have gone quietly
about his business without any flour.
ish of trumpcts and attend to II with
that unussuming and retiring modesty
which the peculiar circumstances OF
his particular case would seem to de-
mand. but we do think that ordinary
professional journalistic decency and
the slight reputation for adherence to
the honest truth still remaining to the
Chicago daily press would have sty
gested to the Tribune the prspriety of
refraining from hitting its ancient enc
my. Jones. over the shoulder Of an ad-
miuistration whose character for rigid
economy II knows II cannot truthfully
attack. 1t should have remembered
that its own columns contained but Il
few weeks ago the financial state.
ment of the Republican Finance Com
| mittec of the City Council. showing
that the administration of John T.
Hopkins had done more In the line OF
rctrenchmcnt than any that had evel
preceded It. and that testimony to tina
fact was offered voluntarily and al
m!ringly by Republican aldermen wh'
had been bitter opponents to his ad
nlinistratlon since 1t began. These
men. however, had the principles o
common justice and truth In theil
hearts. the Tribune seems some times
to keep them In Its coat.tail pockets
for ready reference on stated occasions
The Tribune does not put the cast
either truly or fairly when It claims
what Is needed Is II reduction of thu
working forces of the city.
In our humble opinion both Mr.. Jones
and his journalistic critic are ut faul
us to the cause Of the financial evil ri
It's proper remedy. The cause lies II
the fact that the lcssccA Of school prop
erty. the owners of palatial residences
Oh the fashion iblc thoroughfarrs
such. for instance. ~ Dearborn ave
nue. and Pine street. do not pay theil
honest taxes. They evndc them b!
using some mysterious influences IL
induce the public assessors to make
absurtily low assessments upon prop
crty. The result IL that the scandalo'l'
condition to-day IL Chicago's assess
ment for 1884 H. several thousand dol
lars less than Il was twenty-five years
ago.
There IL the root of the evil.
If the public ccnsors. the Scribes nnt
rbarisces. who openly thump thci,
breasts and Thank God they are MOI
us ether men. would only try to bc moi
thieves and corruptcrs Of public Of
ticinls In the dark. II they would "nl!
keep their sOilcd and unliOly hands OF
the elected officers of the people who
have In hand the we'll springs of tn,
public fountain of finance. this grc;'
city would not be to-day th'rsting u
vain FOR the improvements ana re-
forms she cannot have because thai
fountain has run dry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
D0w'T CROW HISTORICAL

Frightened Democrats are still clam
oring for reorganization. II change III
the party organization. the retirement
of this man and that. and heaven
knows what not. 1t Il tn bc remarked
that the men who are calmly surveying
the field Of the late disaster and quietly
planning how to rally the shattered
forces are the men who In the old days
always carried the banners of the
party TO victory. while those who are
hystcrical and shrieking for reorganiza,
ton are those whose advent to control
or prominence has been recent. ana
since whose advent defeat has abide,l
with the Democratic army. We would
offer word of warning 70 the shrek.
ers. II there II to be- cleaning out It
will be the hoodoOs who will 20.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

-.
reai misfortune tnat mas over
akeh 'np,h. 10 DE checked ana u's.
eraccu NJ the very moment OF conquest
y! sucn h'aumahs act Is as humiI'at.
ing us u was unexpected. Ana ercat
s!mpathy VIII oe feit Tor the emperor
as wen as Tor the venerable envoy VINO
meets win such a shocking recept'oh'
Az the same time there can oe no
uoupt that the act, however huch Vu'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

John sullivan. a yOungster residing nj
Chicago, recently bought two large re-.
volvers and II bowie knife and left
home after announcing his intention IA
go out West and fight Indians" This
case might be permitted to pass unno.
ticcd were II not for the fact that Joli,
sullivan Is type instead of an indi
vidual. The blood. and. thunder novels
are continually sending out new heroes
to destroy the supposititious red man
Last fall six Chicago boys left In Il
body for "thc\ West" to kill Indians
They were gone three hours. There l,
a good remedy for this. Change the
boys reading. IT he still per
slsts In his bloodthirsty desire Il
slaughter Indians change his course
Of thought by starting his blood to cir
culating right. Use the slipper.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

To make time pass rapidly, draw a
note for more than you can comfort.
ably pay, then the days will gallop;
to make time go slow, try waiting In
a railway station; to make time 20 NJ
varying rates Of speed. fall in love,
then will time gnllop while you're with
the loved object. and crawl when shes
away; time can't be killed very well,
but 4 good time can be badly MANNED
by a bore; u high old time Is more
often than not low old time; when
n man asks for time on purchase lie
frequently means eternity; It's curiou.
that they should say a watch keeps
time: really. It's face gives time away
the moment you look ut II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

Japan Ii making clear to the Euro.
pean powers that she IL well verscd In
Internal i0nal law ana has the courage
to act on her reading Of It. Three per.
sons ON their way under contract to
China 10 blow up the Japanese navy
have been taken OF French mail
steamer and are detained as prisoners
by the japanese authorities. The
French minister has sought advice from
Ills government. Az one Of the men
claims to be an American citizen and
the other In described as an English
subject. Japan will have q pleasant
cause for diplomatic correspondence
with several powers considerably larger
than herself. On the face Of the facts
the arrest OF the men was justified. as
proof Of their mission II In possession
OF tho Japanese Government.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

Everybody knows that the Chinese
use bits of paper In lieu Of pocket han,.
kcrchiefs, but few people are aware
Of the fact TINT tho shirts, unllerclothes
aud even trousers of the Japanese SOL
diers are composed Of specially pre-.
pared paper. The garments are partly
sewn with machine ana partly pasted
together. The clothes are described az
very light In weight, comfortable aud
durable, save In wet weather, when
they are apt to 20 to pieces. Indeed,
the aspect Of the Japanese army after
a heavy shower must bear some ANIL
ogy with that presented by the Chinese
VicerOy, Ii Hung Chang, after having
been deprived Of all his yellow jackets.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
THE CHICAGO HAaLH.

engineer stopped the train. and when
the six bandits began work the three
guards began work also. When the
latter finished. which they did speedily,
there were two robbers dead and one
dying. and the other three had taken to
the woods without waiting to see what
became Of their comrades In crime. In
less than ten minutes the train was on
It's way again with no one injured and
no treasure lest. 1t Is a pity that all
other transactions of these train bandits
could not have the same happy upslot
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
Some years ago Frederick Douglass

Some years ago Frederick Douglass
addressed a convention of negroes In
Louisville, says the Buffalo Courier.
He said In the course of his remarks
that he did not think an amalgamn-
ton of the white and black races de-
sirable, the pure negro being. In his
opinion, the best of the race. While
speaking his eyeglasses continued to
slide from their perch. "But ] wish"
interpolated the speaker. II wish we
could get up some sort of an alloy for
the negro which would insure nose
capable OF holding spectacles."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
IMPORTANT NOTiCE.

Railroad companies and their man.
ayers are hereby warned not to extend
courtesics or issue passes on account OF
The Eagle upon the request Of any per.
son other than the editor ana proprietor
of this paper. The Eagle seldom asks
favors Of corporations. but It has been
brought to the attention Of the prOprie.
tor that certain unauthorized parties
have been asking transportation on ac'
count Of this paper. Hence this warn.
Ing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

Engineer Hines, on the YazoO and
Mississippi Valley Railroad. disregard.
cd n danger signal, and went ahead ut
full speed, and thus saved his train
from being held up. for the red light
was shown by bandits who were there
to rob the train. This IL like the
tickets good for one performance
only" 1t beat the train robbers on this
occasion. and might possibly beat them
on some other. But II these desperate
fellows discover that the danger signal
falls to stop trains they will make the
danger real by taking up the rails or
burning a bridge. In that case the en-.
gineer's remedy would be worse than
the evil proposed by the robbers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
TO fill THE JUSTlCSnlPS.
Continued from first page.)

newspaper; Alexander L. Whitehall,
lawyer; Frank Becker, justice of the
peace: A. Il. whitney, lawyer: L. T..
Crawford, lawyer; Henry Il. wilmott
justice of the peace; II. +. White, real
estate; J. +. Hatch.
DemOcrats-James ]. O'TOOle. justice
of the peace; NJ. !. Tearny. ex.justice
Of the peace; John Downey. lawyer:
John J. Henncssy. justice Of the peace;
w. X. Vaughn. lawyer; J. NJ. Moore.
justice of the peace: North T.. Perry.
lawyer: w. II. Sharp. renl estate and In
surance; Il. NJ. Brake. lawyer: G. J.
Garlic: John Fitzgerald. cx.cOunty clerk I:
David Trexler. lawyer.
Politics CnknOwn--T. Sunderland.
lawyer; w. II. 1loey. lawyer: J. j.
Schlessinger. banker: Anton T.. Zenan.
lawyer; Dana A. Mitchell, lawyer: Gus
tav Fleckles.
Lake View Applicants.
Republicans-B. A. l.. Thompson.
lawyer; Harry Bonnefoi. newspaper;
Andrew Soehngcn. Samuel Myers. law
yer; II, 8. Andrews. real estate and In.
surancc; Robert W. Champion. lawyer:
Henry ]. Samson, justice Of the peace:
Martin L. Roberts, lawyer: Mibra
james, real estate; Gustav w. Hort,
John Wagner, lawyer: 3. J. Forhan.
Charles Il. KOtz. real estate and In
surance; Carl +. Hermann.
Observation-Disclosures A. Dunno. law.
yer; John A. Muhoney. justice of the
peace: John schoffcn. G. ]. whitney.
Justice Of the peace.
Politics UnknOwn-vincent l.. BOggs,
Justice of the peace: Martin Kaufman.
Justice Of the peace: Niles Il. Olsen,
George J. Baker. Charles II. Hartwick,
cx-justlce of tho peace: NJ. q. Mcclure,
lawyer; Thomas J. Williams, ex.justice
of the peace.
Town of Jefferson Applicants.
Rcpublicans-S. NJ. Dada. lawyer;
Charles \. McNctt, lawyer: W. II. Wal.
lis. real estate: Oscar r. Gear. Justice
Of the peace: Henry johnson. foundry
superintendent; Waldemar Bauer. jus
ticc of the peace: Charles W. Smith
merchant: George Hildebrindt. lawyer
DcmOcrats--William n. julien. law.
yer: j. i. W. Brown. lawyer: Thomas
Edgar. justice of the peace: Fred NJ
EldrOl. Justice of the peace: Mark IL
Reynolds. lawyer: Herbert l.. South
worth. Justice of the peace: Francis L.
Br1,zie. contractor.
Politics CnknOwn-f'rcd W. Rogers
Justice of the peace.
Town OF Calumet Applicants.
Republicans T.. Wilder, Justice of
the peace: Andrew Gillespie. lawyer
Peter ID. ShIppcrns. constable.
Dcmocrat-l.ouis Cohen. clothing.
Politics tnknOwn-Jamcs W. Beach
John w. Clarke. justice Of the peace
Fred w. Harrison, Justice Of the peace
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20

Japan replies that It does not recognize
Corca as tributary to China. and that
1t will send troops also. China then
expresses Its surprise and insists japan
must not send many troops ana must
not send them into the interior. Japan
replies It will send as many troops as
1t plcascs. and offers to Join China in a
general REIMBURSEMENT Of COrea on mod.
crn lines. China rejects the offer.
wherupon japan declares she Is going
TO reform things In Corea on her own
motion. Then they mixed. and subsc-
qucnt events show Japan on top and
China bowling for help.