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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
BIO LOSS BY FIRE.

South Chicago Threatened By Blass
that Does Great Damage.
The entire business district Of South
Chicago was threatened with destruction
by fire that started ct 11:3O o'clock Mon.
day night in the furniture store Of Peter
Young. Before the flames were gotten
under control ten buildings were laid In
ashes. The damage will reach about
100000 The FIRE started In the rear OF
Young's furniture store, right In the heart
of the business district. 1t spread west,
destroying six buildings, and the flames
shifted north, laying four more buildings
In ashes. Twenty minutes after the Ore
broke out the flames attacked the big de-
partment store Of G. 3. Cave. This 10 the
largest store In the town. The frcmen
fought the blaze at this point and succeed.
cd In saving the structure. but the loss
from water will be several thousand dol.
lars.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
WOMAN AND CHILD SLAIN.

They Are Shot TO Death By Gang Of
Arkansas Toughs.
Measer advices have been received con.
corning tragedy which occurred the
other night near the town Of st. Charles,
Ark. A fishing party, consisting Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson, another man and his
wife and three children, had gone into
camp on White river. A gang Of lawless
men, headed by John Kemp, assaulted the
campers, and being repulsed, began firing
at them. The result was that one woman
and q child were instantly killed, while
one man and a boy were injured. In adj
dition to this Kemp, the leader Of the
rowdies, was killed BY Thompson. Great
indignation prevails In the vicinity Of the
outrage and party has been organised to
search for the perpetrators.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
FOR The EAGLR
4 COLLATION. Of News hom
AL 0ver tho World.
1 FOast Il PVIliieaI, eeaooIela lal Cd.
ost htelIlCease, 1lsvsgt1 SASl
tof Eldo nOa(ofo.
Two Yeor. in n M.dhou.c,

q. p. Henderson, a painter, was re.
leased from the insane asylum at st. Louis
Wednesday after two years imprisonment
by order of the health commissioners. II
was committed to the asylum on Nov. 10,
1885," he said. "and ever since that time
/ have been trying In vain until now to
regain my liberty. When I was first
taken there had been drinking a little
and may have acted strangely, as q man
under the influence Of liquor would be
likely to do. There was no touch Of In.
sanity" The only explanation that the
authorities can offer IL that he was locked
up BY mistake, and he was held for fear
that he might be insane and that II would
be mistake to let him 20 free.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
FIRE IN MILWAUKEE.

Dollars IL Destroyed.
Fire early Monday morning, In the CEN
ter Of the Milwaukee, Wis.,, lumber and
tannery district, and only eight blocks
from the business center Of the city, did
$500 damage. At 3 o'clock the flames
were under control. Fosters and Uhrig's
lumber yards, Gallun's tannery, the
stcambarge Raleigh and the steambarge
Lucy Graham were destroyed. The
SchlIts brewery had narrow escape from
being burned. Other shipping was dam.
aged, a. was considerable other property
In tho neighborhood.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
sxIRMisH WITH INSURGENTS.
Cuban vo1unteers XIII One Rebel an
Wound Three Others.

Cuban Volunteers XIII One Rebel and
Wound Three Others.
Havana advices say: A detachment OF
volunteers accommodating on Mounts An.
guido and Romadios has exchanged shots
with the band Of insurgents commanded
by perico Diax. The insurgents lost one
killed and had three wounded, all the
bodies being left upon the field. Tho
merchants Of Havana have subscribed the
sum Of 100000 with which to organise
and sustain two companies Of cavalry
volunteers. Five men who tried to leave
this port In the schooner Candora for
Cabanas, Province Of Pinar Del Rio.
without passports and under false names,
have been arrested. II IL claimed that
they were going to Cabanas In order to
try and raise band Of insurgents In that
vicinity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
KILLED IN THE RUSH.

Sad Sequel to the Riot on the kickapoo
Reservation.
A sad sequel to the wild rush into the
Kickapoo reservation was viewed In 0uth.
RE. o. T., Wednesday, when q man
named Winchester, from southwestern
Kansas, drove through the city en- route
to his old home there, having In his wagon
coffin, containing the body Of his wife
and 6.ycar.old child, who were both killed
In the rush for claims at the recent open.
Ing. In the first wild dash vslchester's
wagon struck q stone, was partly over.
turned, throwing out the wife and little
one, who were trampled to death by q
score or more Of horses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15

PtomaIne poisoning nearly caused the
death Of the entire family Of August Il.
Christensen Thursday In Evanston, Ill
Seven members Of the family and also
Samuel Wright. q guest, partook at din.
ner Of Frankfort sausagee purchased ct
Max Hahn's meat market and became
shortly afterward deathly sick. Two Of
the children were past the help Of ply.
stefan when ono was called. but the other
members Of the family and the Wight
boy, after several hours hard work In 70.
suscItating them, were pronounced out Of
danger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Iowa Popuiist Ticket.

Iowa Populists In convention at Des
Moines Tuesday placed the following tick.
ct In the field: Governor, Sylvester Crane,
Davenport; Lieutenant Governor, A. r.
Starrett, Humboldt; Judge Supreme
Court, F. w. Ivory, Mills County; super
intendent public instruction, p. ]. Sta.
son, Sioux City. They reafIirmed the
Omaha platform, making silver only IN
incidental issue. Gen. Weaver ID said to
DO In favor Of fusion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
GOULD VICTORIOUS.

He Yacht Wins Prise In the London
Reeatta.
In . fresh northeaster Howard Gould's
twenty.rater Niagara defeated two other
yachts Of the same class In race for q
prise Of f?0 In the regatta Of the Royal
London Yacht Club at Sheerness, Eng.
land. The Prince Of Wales Britannia
started over the same course In race for
but the Alisa's main sail split at the gan
and she was compelled to retire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
CHINESE INDKMNfrY LOAN.

Whole Amount May he Advanced By
French and Russian Bankers.
A Berlin dispatch says the Chinese loan
which Russia has guaranteed forms part
Of the war indemnity and was raised In
accordance with the terms Of recently
concluded secret Russo. Chinese treaty.
Japan has agreed that II 5000. 900 ID
paid forthwith the remainder may be paid
within six years. 1t ID therefore likely
that the whole Of the indemnity will be
advanced by French and Russian bank.
ers, only China hopes to induce Russia to
DO satisfied with per cent interest.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
DErENsE OF ,rR1sco's HARsoR.

Dynamite Battery on the Preside
Will Be Ready for Use Ncxt Fail.
BY next fall, II all goes well, the new
battery of pneumatic guns located at Fort
Winfield Scott, on the Preside reserva.
ton, intended for the protection Of San
Francisco, will be turned over to the
War Department. The battery IL prac.
tically complete, but, owing to difficulty
of securing an adequate water supply
upon the application Of contractors, the
War Department granted an extension
Of the time for the delivery from April TO
Nov. q. To operate the plant powerful
steam pumping equipment 10 necessary to
compress the air which throws the pro.
jectiles laden with half ton Of dynamite
and Of course the steam plant requires .
water supply for the boilers. When good
progress had been made In putting up the
battery and machinery the contractors
found to their dismay that not drop Of
fresh water was to be found on the site.
To obtain water they were Obliged to run
pipes half mile TO tap the conduit lead.
ing to the Preside and then to install
pumps to force the water up to the blum.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Proceedings Of the brewers,

The National Brewers Association met
In convention at Milwaukee. The entire
morning was consumed by the delivery OF
the presidents address, and to the read.
ing of reports. The report of the board
Of trustees pays particular attention to
the proposed increase In the tax on beer,
and gives history of the movement.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Chariot Horse. Rum Away.

One Of the teams'in the chariot race In
the Beveridge Wild West Show became
frightened and ran away at Decatur, Ind.
The driver was thrown against the center
pole and received injuries from which no
died. A number of other persons were
slightly injured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Three Killed IN a Wreck.

Three men were killed BY q rear-end
collision at Shamokin, Pa. A Philadel.
phia and Reading freight ran into 0 coal
train. The wreck occurred ON q heavy
grade and at sharp curve In the road.
and II one Of the worst that have occurred
there for many years. About thirty cars
were piled on top Of each other.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
COLORADO HAS A cLouDBuRsr.
Railway Tracks Inundated and Much
ppOnertv In Danger.

Property In Danger.
Pueblo, Colo, dispatches say: The 70.
gion Of the upper Arkansas was visited
by a cloudburst. There 10 much water Ia
the streams and at places between Canon
City and Florence the water has been rum
ming over the railroad tracks. Quite Z
rise 10 reported In the Arkansas river neal
Florence and the river has risen two feet.
State Engineer Sumner has gone to Mon
ument In response to urgent kilograms no
tifying him that the Monument reservoir
dam appeared to be unsafe. The reser
vOir covers seventy.twO acres and should
the dam 60 out rich agricultural valley
below would. be swept by the rushing
waters for many miles, doing great dam
are.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Rich Woman WEEDS,

Miss Emma Thompson, actually and
prospectively the richest young woman
In st. Louis, No., was married Wednes.
day to DR.. August Luyties. The BRIDE
elect IL the only daughter Of William
Thompson, president of the National Bank
Of Commerce, whose wealth II variously
estimated ut from $5,O0O,O00 to $1,000.
mn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Mem militia silver Meetinu

The largest meeting ever held in this
country for the discussion of a single
economic question convened ut the Audi
forum In Memphis Wednesday. The rep.
resentation included almost every State
south of the Ohio river and west of the
Mississippi.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Farmers Lose Their Homss.

From Hfty to sixty settlers on the Gov.
eminent land In Gregory County, South
Dakota, have been dispossessed Of their
claims by the recent survey between the
Indian reservation and Gregory County.
Many Of the farmers have been living on
their claims for more than three years,
and In some cases have improvements
valued at $4,000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
eteamer Monarch sunk.

The steamer Monarch, owned by
Bryddges Il Durham, which left Rat
Portage, Ont, for Fort Francis loaded
with passengers and freight, was wrecked
and sunk at Sault Rapids on the Rainy
river. The passengers and crew were
saved.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Are Not for silver.

The Illinois State Bankers Association
closed Its convention at Rock Island after
adopting resolution den0uncing the at
tempt to establish a silver legal tender
currency at ratio of 10 to !. w. p.
Halliday was elected president.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Jnmcs Sloan, IT., Resiuns.

James Sloan, ia, has resigned the chair
manship of the finance committee of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
Major Alexander Shaw Is said to be Q
likely successor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Chief Police Ends His Life.

John Lamar, chief of police of Ameri.
Gus, Ga, committed suicide by taking
strychnine. No cause 10 known.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15

Three Lead Miners Killed.
A portion Of the Doe Run lead mine q
Flat River. NO.. csved In. killing three
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15

Agricultural Department IL printed for
the first time In the year book now almost
completed. 1t characterixes the season
as peculiarly disastrous and improbable
In most lines of fruit culture. In the East
and South the result was largely due to
unfavorable climatic conditions. Fair
fruit crops were harvested. however, In
the New England, middle Atlantic and
lake States and In portions Of Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. West Of the Rocky
Mountains there was an abundant yield.
The year was characterized BY exceptional
extremes of heat and cold, drought and
moisture in different sections. The aver.
age value of apples per barrel exported
was about 20 per cent less than In 1893,
and exports of dried apples showed an In.
crease of but 8 per cent over those In
1903, in which year exports were smaller
than during any year since 1878. Peaches
were almost total failure In the com.
mercial peach districts Of the South, ex.
cent in Florida and Texas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
EiffX RerlallRd.

1t IL officially announced that fifty IN.
talities resulted from the clOudburst over
the Wurtemberg portion of the Black
Forest. At Ballingen alone thirty houses
were demolished by the rise of the River
Eyach, and many other buildings were
damaged.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Hard ON POmOIouiste,

The review of the fruit condition Of the
country for 1894 by the pomologist Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Encouraginx Trade Reports,

Il. G. Qua & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says: "The tide of business II ris.
Ing. even as 1t was falling just two years
ago. with surprising rapidity. The gain
has gone 30 far and 90 fast In some
branches that the more conservative fear
II may not be maintained. But the period
of dizziness which comes In each market
after an unusual rise brings as yet moth.
ing like corresponding decline. Indus
tries gain much, halt or fall back a little
and then gain once more. Tho demand
for consumption steadily increases as the
employment and wages of the people In.
crease. Demand for money expands, one
bank reporting 20 per cent larger In the
discounts for the country and another 23
per cent more commercial loans than u
year ago, and all bA two report some
gain. The serious question remains
whether the crop will be full enough to
sustain a large business, but the worst
reports to-day are better by far than the
estimates recently current"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Farmcr's Wife Burned to Death,

Mrs. Joshua Berry, the wife of young
farmer living northwest of Upton, Ind,
was working in the field Friday and was
she reached the house she was enveloped
In flames. and all the clothing was burned
frsm her body. She died next morning.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-15
Race for the Psnnant.
Following II the standing Of the clubs
Of tho National Baseball League:

WESTERN LEAGUE.
Following 10 the standing Of the clubs
Of the Western League:
The herald., 1895-09-15
REV. ]. p. FlLBERT


in harmony with the Great Teachers .
statement in which he says: 1.-The
Spirit is God (alias Mind is God).
RABBI M. G. SOLOMON
OF the b'nai Birth congregation /:
'This is rather queer question. God
is infinite, and being infinite cannot oe
easily defined by finite being. All that
we attribute to him are the attributes of
man.
"God is the pure and immutable cause !;
the imminent and eminent power; sh Q
creator. the eternal, all-wise and ali.
just ruler of the universe. The ideas of
wisdom and justice are of men, and we
say all wise and adjust as the highest
conception of human praise
REV. WiLLiA1 KELLEY
OF the Banning Street Il olness church /:
God is a spirit, eternal in existence; all
powerful. all wise, and full OF mercy. He
is the creator, savior: justifies, sanctities
and healer of his people.
REV. d. F. MACKENZIE
OF the Church of the Ascension !:
There is but one God who is OF infinite
power. wisdom and goodness; the maker
and preserver of all things. And in the
unity Of this Goohead there are three
The herald., 1895-09-15

famous all over the world. The outside
public mounted him upon pedestal and
Ieverenced him as the kina-pin thief
taker of creation. Byrnes was popular
idol, Just as the lovers of pugilism
worshiped John L. Sullivan. and never
forgave Corbett tor wrestling the cham
pionship from him. Yet Corbett is the
better fighter. No one disputes that.
The Same condition of affairs applies
to the new and old Byrnes. Perhaps these
two men do not fancy being likened to
prize-f fighters, but for all that the illus
ration it draws is true one.
Stephen o Brien, the new Byrnes, per-
haps will never be as famous as his
predecessor. for the reason that the latter
was past master in the art of throwing
bouquets at himself. O'Brien lacks this
subtle qualification. He can plan and
map out an elaborate campaign for the
capture of thief but there his ability
nds.
On the other hand. that was Byrnes'
starting point Byrnes had q tna imagi-
nation and an able assistant in a'private
secretary. When capture was made
Byrnes and the secretary made laborate
notes. adding dashes of exciting Details
putting in mastery touch here and
there. and then, when tho complete
foundation Tor nne story nad Deen
carefully constructed. the headquarters
reporter would be called in and with be-
coming modesty Mr.. 3yrnes would tell
all about 1t. Nothing was overdrawn:
no one could pick flaw in the tale; it
was always masterpiece. 1t was gem
orally worth telegrapning to all parts of
tho country. O'Brien has no great gift
in literary way. Hence his inferiority.
He will never be tie picturesque clarac-
ter that Brynes was. but the indications
are that he will be Just as efficacious as a
crime squelcher.
O'Brien, to the mechanically in
cllned, is a disappointment. There is
nothing indicative of the sleuth IN his
ppearnnce. He lacks the "keen eye So
universally connected with ali detectives
he never falls into the vernacular OF
thugs, even when talking shop. and
moreover becomes almost crazy when
asked for theories" Theory, he says,
has kept more criminals out of Jail than
all other agencies combined. Hard work,
of the minute. painstaking kind, COM
bined with knowledge of the business,
are the principal essentials, he says. De.
tectives are not born. he asserts. any
more than are skilled physicians or ex-
The herald., 1895-09-15

pert electricians. They must all study
and work to earn success.
RETENTIVE MEMORY A REQUISITE
O'Brien CLAIMS that one of the first
requisites of the successful detective is a
retsntive memory. The man who can
pick out some popularity in the appear
ance of another and store picture of it
away in his brain shop is a valuable
officer to have on the force. An incident
iii the career Of 0 Bricn shows the utility
of this quality. Here, it might be said,
that O'Brien in the old days, when
Byrnes was his chief, did not sit around
waiting for assignments from his SUPER
ior. He was always touring about the
city looking for anything in his line of
business. and the fact that he had care
fully cultivated his memory for faces ell
abled him to make numerous arrests
which less studious officer would have
passed over.
The incident referred to is thisE On
January 5. 1888, he was walking down
Fifth avenue, when he passed two we'll
dressed men, whom be speedily recog-
nized as notorious sneak thieves. These
men were George Bell alias Fox, alias
Louie aBelsam, and Theodore. alias Ted
dy. Schwarke. On pot luck o. Brien fol-
lowed them to Fiftieth street. The men
reered into every passing carriage, and
The herald., 1895-09-15

persons. tho Father, Son and Holy Ghost
the creator, reaeemer and sanctifier re-
speotIvely OF the whole human race.
REV. GEORGE L. COLE
OF the Epworth M. E. church: God
is spirit; a self existent, all wise. al
mighty, eternal being, omnipresent, ON
nipotcnt. living personality; the cre-
ator, preserver and benefactor OF the uni
verse: possessing all that pertains tn per-
sonality; infinite in goodness and justice,
mercy and love.
ANONYMOUS
The following communication was un-
signed The Bible answers the ques-
tion, What is GOD? God is spifit.
John 4 "a. "God is light "and in
Him is no darkness at ALL. John. 1 IS.
"God is love-" L. John. 4:S-l6. Yorr
subscriber would do we'll to acquaint
himself with che Bible and God. In
quire :. at the word of the Lord. -
ANOTHER UNKNOWN
God is the great first cause: the un-
created creator; the creator of the uni
verse, the fountain OF allllife. God is the
spirit from whence proceeds all spiritual
life. God is the absolutely perfect be-
ing.
The herald., 1895-09-15

pushed tho muzzle or revoI yer, which he
had in his pocket, against Schwarke' 5
side and whispered to him: ''If you
m AXE any trouble I'll blow hole through
you" The conductor came for his fare.
and as O'Brien's hands were both en-
gagged he explained the situation and
told him to csll the first officer he saw.
When the men were taken to headquarter
bunole of brand-new $5 bills we're found
in Bell pocket.
Then came the problem of identifying
them. Lawyer Louis Cass Ledyard called
and told of the robbery of his wifes car
riaee. The thieves had thrown away the
pocketbook, so that means OF identification
was destroyed. But Mr.. Ledyard had
j.. drawn $500 from the Exchange National
bank IN new bills, all of the denomna-
ton of S.. The bank had received the
money IRON the United States treasury
on the same day. The lawyer had given
some Of them to his wife and some TO HI
coachman. A com mparison showed tina
| they we're of the same series and mum
| berej in rotation. This fact positively
| identified the money and Bell was given
ten wears and Schwarke sent to Elmira.
O'Brien was born and educated in tine
! city. He is not yet 43 years OF age, and
| on Now nj ber 10th next can wear four
stripes on his sleeves, for on that day he
will have COM pleted twenty years service
on the force. In his work as patrol
man, iuuHucIudn, ooIecnHo ohu uoecoti 70
| sergeant. O'Brien made arrests on which
| the aggregate of sentences is trltie more
| than 994 years. To deprive members of
| humanity of nearly a thousand years oil
| liberty may seem a poor boast to many
| people. but it will be proud day to
hundreds of policemen when they can
honestly make 1t.
| In his management of the detective
| force, O'Brien has instituted many radi-
| cal departures from the old regime.
/ Byrnes was great believer in the lea OF
| setting q crook to to catch crook. He
| had hundreds of crooks all over the city
| who gave him information about any
man or woman who might be wanted.
The efficacy of the stool pigeon system
| undrr Byrnes, manipulation was cer-
tainly great, but continuance of it is
i'm possible in the plan OF campaign
O'Br.en has marked out.
Byrnes did not object to the presence of
known crooks IN the city, providing they
did not go below the dead line," and in
south of Fulton street. Thia dead line
was drawn for the protection of the Jew
elry interests in Madison lane and of the
financial interests around Wall street.
o Brien has abolished the dead line at
Fulton street and has drawn it all around
the city. To maintain it is a herculean
task. and very few police officers believe
he will succeed. During the great con-
centration of protection south of Fulton
street, there had been no burglary and
the tens of millions of bullion, jewelry.
bonds, etc, stored in that section were
safe. Pessimists say that the city will
wake up some morning to discover tn G
biggest robbery OF modern times in that
fertile section. O'Brien is not worry ing
about this.