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Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

Mystery surrounds the strange case
of II. II. Holmes. alleged life insurance
and fire Insurance swindler and sus-
pected of darker crimes. About all
the elements of tragic interest are pres
ent In abundance--nOt one. but at least
three women; jealousy, murder. arson,
bold swindles. Much of It Is involved
III doubt. much else shrOuded In absO.
lutte darkness. hut to thoughtful per.
sons who have carefully perused Mr..
Holmes confessions we think one point
will bc tOierably clear-namely, that
Mr.. Holmes suffers the disadvantage
Of having spent his boyhood In coun.
ty where no cherry trees grow In the
front yard: that his father never gave
him u little batchet. Not that Mr..
Holmes lied necessarily when he gave
the police that startling account of how
Miss williams killed her sister and he
threw the body in the lake, but that the
context inevitably suggests that the
narrator was man who could lie II
he wanted to. There may be many hor.
rlble details Of Holmes career yet to
be unearthed and proved, but Il is well
to bear In mind TINT 80 far ns he has
been shown to be only rather cheap
sort Of small swlndlcr.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

tions from under our whole govern.
mental fabric.
NO man could be Il dealer In this
lcprosy without soiling his fingers aud
am told since that time Mr. Dcpcw has
never been seen without wearing
gloves"
would not most men have gone to
prison under such circumstances? was
asked.
"Oh. that would have been vulgar.
and Mr.. Depcw would not do so vulgar
u thing as go to prison. On the con.
trary. he made of all this Il stepping
stone tn greatness. lie wrapped the
stars and Stripes about him. lie bc.
came u red. white and blue orator. lie
changed his calendar 50 us to make
the Fourth of July embrace 3;j days.
leaving but six hours for the rcmaind-
er of the year. and then he started for
the White House.
subsequently the Nandcrbil,s. iind.
ing him to lie u great convenience,
made him president of the New ior';
Central Railroad and paid him salary
of S5OWW u year. The old railroad
men smiled at the idea. but they had
not yet learned that one of the most
important features of modern railroad
ing il to construct railroads near court
houses and operate u line through State
capitals. Soon thereafter the Cniot
stock Yards Of Chicago made Mr.. DE
pew an official ana gave him s2o.OOO q
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

The fnct that the ranks of the worlds
famous musicians are thinning fast IL
again recalled by the death OF Rubin
stein. following not far behind the
deaths Of GOunOd and TschaikOwski.
During his lifetime Rubinstcin enjoyed
u distinction In kind not unlike that OF
l.!szt. Like Liszt, he was one OF the
greatest plano players the world has
ever seen, and after the death of the
former he was, Mt least In the popular
opinion. the very greatest. The aMaz-
Ing enthusiasm he created upon his
visit to America many years ago at
tested to this. His later ana more per.
manent fame will rest upon his work
Us u composer, and In that regard he
Will stand-fOr time. at leAst--as n
man OF eminent talent. IL not Of genius.
II skilhul master OF orchestral resources
ana a writer Of music which rarely
falls to charm and Is almost never bar
rem OF ideas. Rrilliancy IL the effect he
gives first ana most of the time. What
he lacked was the strong force. the
vitality and fire, the emotional bent
and the depth which marked the
greater eXemplars of Ills art. Pic.
turesque as was the figure he presented
among his contemporaries, there will
be nn interesting and pathetic chapter
of history to write when the story of
his life Is told. The early triumphs,
the later unhappiness and the stormy
course of life filled with passionate
likes ana dislikes mark the career
which seems to be typical of great
artists. particularly when the artists
are musicians.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

he would not care to state the highest
amount paid to any one man. The Fair
did not employ girls unless they were
supposed to be IL years old. When
there was an exception to this In age
MIR. Young said they were not rcuuircd
to work eight hours day and were
also given instruction In the common.
school branches In the store. The wages
paid to the girls and women range
from $2.W week to the cash girls. to
between so and 81 to the sales girls.
The inspectors are paid $3.50. while the
wrappers get $3.50. Mr.. Young was
asked what amount of profits had been
realized In the lust few years md de-
clincd to answer. He also declined to
state the amount of the dividends. Mr..
Young was asked his opinion regarding
an act limiting the number of goods to
he sold In u department store. lie re-.
Piled that he did not think that any leg
islative body had u right to restrict
the rights of any one whose business
was conducted In u legal way. lie said
~ per cent of the departments In the
Fair were owned by outside persons.
In rcsard to the effect that department
stores had upon rent values Mr.. Young
said the rents on state street had con.
stantly increased since the department
stores had been established on that
street.
Gracue Stewart. who represented the
grocery house Of william 1lOyt 4 Co..
when nm opinion was desired of him az
to what effect Legislative enactment pro.
hiblting department stores would
have. replied he could not answer off
hand. His trade was entirely whole.
sale and was conducted throughout the
Northwest. On account of sharp COM
petition. he said. there Ind been many
failures. but one could not lay them
to the department stores entirely; often.
times they were caused by ignorance Of
business principles. Mr.. Stewart was
asked if eacl, person was restrained to
sell u certain number of goods what
number should they be limited to.
zone. I should say" said Mr.. Sewart.
''nnd if they were restricted to one line
II would Increase the number of deal
crs and to each one II would be bcnc.
fetal. For the moment II might dO
some good. but whether It would ulti.
matcly bc beneficial is another matter.
] think II would increase the wages AMI
make u great demand for small shops,
and thus affect the real estate of the
city"
The junior member of Sicgcl. Cooper
4 Go. gave his name as Frank n. Coop.
cr, and said his firm was Incorporated
for S1.OOO.OOO. but further than the
rame of Mr.. Slegcl and his own he did
not care to disclose the other stockhOl,l-
ers. The rate of wages for women
lie said were from - to so. the latter
sum being paid buyers. There was nu
difficulty getting all the employees want.
~. he said. for the wages paid: indeed.
when the house advertised for clerks
II could have the services of nifty where
one was needed. Mr.. Cooper said he
did not employ girls who could not live
on 81 u week. lie preferred girls who
lived with their parents.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

In the much talk about means of con.
tngion Of micrObic diseases we often
see mention of money, coins or bank
notes. In hard times like the present,
when handling Of money IL very much
lcsscncd everywhere. there II of course
proportional reduction Of the dangers
aforesald-in which We think we dis.
cover ono Of those bencflcent natural
cOmpcnsatiOns whereby life Is made
bearable. How curiously people over.
look such blessings. ana complain Of
the small amount OF money In circuln.
tion when they ought to be felicitating
themselves on the consequent lack Of
facility for transmission Of disease.
Cheer uni
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

A little anectlote about Sarah Bern.
hardt may throw some light on the mat.
ter Of stage kissing, or ut least demon.
stratc that there are kisses and kisses
on the stage as well as or. This emo.
tional actress was recently performing
In new plny. and at the close of the
last act she had to rush upon the stage.
kneel down by the side of her dead low
er. who had been shot by II villain.
and passlOnately kiss his forehead. II
IL said that French noblemen. poets.
authors. ana artists wrote to her. Of
fering to serve rs the corpse; ana she.
not wishing to offend any ono. had Il
fresh person every night. The news
of the scheme got abroad. to the vast
advantage Of the box office.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
JOHN D. BADeNOCH FOR CHIEF.

Election Commissioner John j. Bad.
enoch has been appointed Chief of 10.
lice.
\ stnlwart Republican,. with II heart
as big as his gigantic body. Mr.. Bad.
croch Is perhaps one of the most popu.
lar of Republican politicians. ana We
join In the general welcome extended
to him. He has been loyal and life.
long friend of Mayor Swift. and the
latter IL u man who Is not prone to over.
looking his friends. According to the
eternal fitness of things. therefore. Mr..
lsu,lenoch was entitled to the dlstinc.
ton shown him by Mayor Swift.
As to the gcntlrman's ability to prop.
crly discharge the duties of the office
there IL not doubt. He will make IN
cSccllen, Chief Of Police.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
SWIFT AS HEAOSMAN.

George II. Swift has started In. as The
Eagle predicted lie would. to give to the
city Of Chicago civil service reform
with an az.
More power to his elbow. We hope
that the Mayor will have the city Hail
cleared out and good. straiglit.out party
workers appointed to the various offices.
before the humbug and alleged civil
service reform skates have q chance to
get In their work.
The Eagle believes that these fellows
see u chance to get all their hard.up
friends and relations into close conncc.
ton with the public crib under the civil
service con game. and once IN there t.
anchor them permanently.
The party workers. the men who
scl,cmed and fought for party success
are entitled to first consideration. and
therefore The Eagle heartily wishes
Mayor Swifta ax to swing heavily and
pcrsistcntly,
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
Mr.. KENI,S APPOINTMENT.

Mr.. Swift Is evidently determined
that the Eleventh Ward shall not he
forgotten in the shuttle. and to show his
determination he has appointed his old.
time friend and ncighbor. William II.
Kent. to the important office of Com.
missioner of Public Works
Mr.. Kent is admirably qualified for
the place. Ills experience as alderman
has given him the closest kind of ac-
quaintancc with the affairs and the
needs of the city. and there is no doubt
that under his management neither
will De allowed to suffer.
Mr.. Kent. 1t may he mentioned. Is
an 1rish-Amcrican. and his appoint.
ment sets at rest forever the fear that
Mr.. Swift was In the hands of the pro-
scriptivc gang which at one time was
a dominant factor In Republican af.
fairs,
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
'octors urc getting TO be rrcut humor.

Doctors nrc getting to be great humor.
lists. Ono In Chicago, the other day.
issued death certificate stating that
one Of his patients died of valvular dis.
ease Of the heart. Just before the last
funeral arrangements were completed
the police force demanded the right to
examine tho corpse. and further cXami-
nation showed that thlrty.twO calibrc
bullet had bored u hole through tho
mans heart. This fact, coupled with
tho fact that u night watclimnn In the
same block had shot u burglar a few
hours before. nnd the wounded man
had suddenly AMI mystcrlOusly disap.
pcarcd. led the officers to surinise that
the "valvular disease Of the heart" was
due to the wntchmnn's bullet. The
doctor was appealed to for an cxplann.
ton. lie very willingly gave Oup. lie
still maintained that death was due
to yalvular disease Of the heart. He
added, however. that the passage Of the
bullet through the heart might possibly
have had something to do with tho
trouble In It's valves. "When I arrived" !"
he confined. "the man was gasping for
breath. ana by using II stethOscOpc
could distinctly distinguish mitral re-
Eurgltation. showing that the hearts
action was affected. He died almost
Immediately ana made out the return
II was all right, too" Why, certainly.
Would anyone seriously claim that the
patient died Of smallpox or cOnsump.
tion or appendicitis? We guess not. 1t
was u clear case of heart failure. There
should be more of 'em In the burglars
profession and fewer of them In death
certificates.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

The Scottish Hymnai, recently Is.
sued. failed to contain Sir Walter
SCOTS lnimitnble hymn, "Whcn Israel.
OF the Lord Beloved" Whereupon u
correspondent Of the Scotsman asked
the reason Of the omission. ~. X. ii.
b." the editor. replied that the lines
"were not up To the standard Of the
liymnal. being numbering and une.
quail" An equally amusing case was
that Of q Grccnock paper. to which ION
Linden When the Sun Was Low" was
offered. whose editor inserted. under
notices to correspondents: ~. &. Your
lines are not up to the mark. Try
again."
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
FAREWELL To MAYOR HOPKINS.

on last Monday night the new city
administration took hold of the helm of
state. 50 to speak, ana there passed
out of existence an administration
that will yet be remembered with graf
itude by the people of Chicago.
Let those who, like the iackal find
pleasure In gnawing the dead lion. who
In life provided them with the means
Of existence, follow their own sweet
will. We prefer to tell the truth and
shame the devil. The truth Is that
John J.. Hopkins has kept to the letter
every pledge he made the public pre-
vious to his election. He promised an
economical administration and he gave
one. for he has run the city of Chicago
within thelimit Of It's means. Upon that
point the Republican leaders Of .he City
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
IMPORTANT ROTiCE.

Railroad companies aud their man.
ayers are hereby warned not to extend
courtesics or ISSUE passes on account of
Tie Eagle upon the request of any per.
sou other than the editor AMI proprietor
of this paper. The Eagle seldom asks
favors of corporations. bur 1t has been
brought to the attention of the proprlc-
tor that certain unauthorized parties
have been asking transportation on nc.
count of this paper. Hence this warn.
ing.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
Roy q. Weat.

Mr.. Roy o. West, who has just en-
tered upon his duties as City Attorney,
was born In VermiliOn County, ILL.,.
thirty-two years ago. He came to Chi
cagO with his parents In 1854, and has
long been u resident Of EnglewOOd ana
the Thirtieth Ward. He attended the
public schools ana Ii a graduate from
the Northwestern Law School. Mr..
West stands high with his party and Is
the ideal representative Of the younger
element, which has so lately risen to the
front rank In politics, and IL ut present
President of the Thirtieth Ward Re.
publican Club.
He first came to public notice when he
was appointed assistant county attor.
ney under Attorney Judd.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

Statistics give the mileage OF all the
railways on the globe ut the end OF 1S0.
ut 4W.41O miles. or one mile to every
3,5lO Inhabitants. Puerto Rico II the
State containing the shortest length Of
railway. numbering eleven miles, and
the United States have by fur the great
est-17l.7Si miles. Next. but Il long
way behind. comes Germany. with d.
4H miles; then France. with 24,O1s
miles. III" United Kingdom Is fourth.
with 2O.325 miles, ana Russia nth.
with 1866 miles.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
THE CiviL SERVICE COMMISSION
AND AID. KERR.

II II to bc hoped that tho efforts of
the smnll-borc ward politicians to block
the appointment of cX-Ald. Kerr rs
chairman of the commission will not be-
successful.
The men who oppose him have been
elected to office by favor ana friend.
ship Of men upon whom they have since
turned their backs.
Kerr has never yet done this. either
to his friends OF his enemies. lie Il IN
able. fearless. aggressive man. admir-
ably equipped for the position for
which hc has been selected. and the
lovers Of good government hope that
Mayor Swift will not be tempted to
change his mind.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

streets of Boston and a soldier kicked
a boy: then man kicked that soldier,
and that led to the Boston massacre,
and that again to the battle of Bunker
Hill. Now the Boston boys are ut Il
again. Some sanitary fellows have sup.
pressed pie as part of the school
lunch. and the boys revolt and declare
for the principles of Plymouth Rock
and pie. Death to all sanitary authori.
ties! and three cheers for Pie!
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

THE GOVERNOR GIVES IT 10 De.
PEW.

Mr.. Dcpew at the University of Chi
Chicago, took occasion to tind fault
tot only viii, the Mayor Of Chicago but
with Gov. Aligcld as we'll. Ia an IN.
terv!ew sunday the Governor said he
had not read the speech. 'but." he
continued. 'somc years ago ! listened
to Mr.. Dcpcw for two hours and came
t. the conclusion that 80 long us the
Lord insisted on limiting human life
To three score years and ten. two hours
was all the tinle the average man could
afford To spend on Depcw."
'lIc stated IN substance" said the
reporter. that you ns Governor sur
rendered To the railroad strikers last
summer ana the Mayor of Chicago took
his instructions from the leader Of the
strike. DO you care to say anything
In reply!"
80. thar Is not necessary. A de-
libcratc fn!sobood of that kind does No
harm. bu, has u certain dash about 1t
which challenges admiration. He
claims to keep Informed on current
events. Hence he knew that. although
the Federal troops were on the ground
three days In advance of any serious
rioting. during the whole Of the
trouble they not only failed to prevent
disorder. but proved tn be an lrrltant
and did not prevent the ditching Of u
train or the thrOwin: of II brick. Mr..
Depcw knows that In few hours after
state aid was asked the State troops
were ON the ground, although most of
them had to travel over 40 miles to get
there He also knows that inside of Il
few hours after arriving on the ground
they. together with the Chicago police,
stopped the riOting and restored order.
The State troops and Chicago police did
more In n few hours than all the Fed
.eral troops did during all the time they
were In Chicago.
Had he been ignorant Of the facts
and then made such a statement II
would have been n blunder. which for
him would be worse than crime. But
every syllable he uttered was u fabrica.
tion not only which changed the charac'
ter of the performance by lifting II
above the commonplace, but brought
IL into harmony with what has appar-
emily been the philosophy of his life.'
''IIOw Is that, Governor was asked.
''Well, he Is the most conspicuous
product Of the doctrine. do evil tina,
good may come Of it, that this country
has ever seen. lie first attracted at
iention many years ago as lobbyist M
Albany. where he for u long time was
engaged In the highly honorable bust
ness Of putting metaphorical collars on
the New York Legislators, so thar To the
public they appeared to belong to the
Nandcrbilis and the New York Central
Railroad According to reports this
business was reduced to such u science
that whenever the New York Central
Railroad wished TO buy IA legislator 1t
did NOT even stop to negotiate with
him, Int simply put him on the scales
and weighed him. A trail Of slime and
corruption was stretched across the
State from New York City by way Of
Albany 10 Buffalo and from there 1t
spread over the whole country. cor
rupting public officers, pOllutlng legis-
lative halls and even flling courts Of
justice with It's 0dor. This was the be-
ginning Of that flood of corruption
which Is to-day washing the founda-
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

Council have gone ON record. and there
is no gainsnying II.
He promised his best efforts for the
Of track elevation.
aud that great reform Is well under
way.
Hcpromisc'lto divorce the police from
politics. and he has done It SO far us IL
Is possible FOR any man to 10 1t. His
other pledges have been kept. and not.
withstanding the calumnies of his enc
mics he rrtirps with the respect of all
who ever knew him and every man ac.
uuaintcd with the record of his admin.
iStratiOn,
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

The practice Of burning old and dry
grass In unOccupied lnnds. In order
that younger and more tender growth
may give pasture to cattle. IL disas.
trOus To the general welfare. 1t IL not
alone the grass that burns. ana some
times adjoining pine forests. but the
humus In the sandy soil II burnt out.
nnd the future wealth and resources Of
the State nre destroyed.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

Pie or death. That Is the ultimatu
of the Boston boys. We expected no
less of them. We felt that these de.
scendants of the makers of the revOlu.
ton would never relinquish without a
struggle the right to solace themselves
with pie, the only thing made In New
England that Ii fit to eat. As every
body knows, the row that brought on
the first war with England. and our
glorious independence. was begun by
the boys of Boston. These boys threw
stones ut the British soldiers In the
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

NJ. Jules Roche recently declared In
the French Chamber that Germany can
place an army of $4,000 effeclives In
the field while France can count on
only 100000. As Germany is decid-
edly the more populous country, the
member deserves credit for telling an
unwelcOme but valuable truth.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

II. @. Coffin. telegraph operator,
who was on the verge of suicide be-
cause OF his extreme poverty, has just
Inherited $1O.OOO,OOO from Brazilian
uncle Of whom he had never heard.
This IL a material proof Of the fact
that there's hope beyond the grave.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

, Anowance should be made for the
LeNiheton Qky) fish liar who discOv-
ered u revolver In the stomach of q
sturgeon the other day. The season f.
young yet; he'll probably discover fish
muskets. Held pieces and caissons be-
fore the summer is over unless Keeley
gets him.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

A Bardstown OKy) photographer
who was called on to photograph a
negro who had been lynched and was
dangling ut the end of rope could
not press the button until he had sol.
cmnly warned the subject to look
II little pleasanter. pleasc."
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

A Butte (AfOnt) wife eloped leaving
behind note informing her husband
that she could no longer live with q
man who would not buy bicycle for
her. The coming woman evidently
Is coming on wheels and this one 1t
seems Is a Butte.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

1t IL said that II a locomotive tray.
,llng at sixty miles an hour were sud-
lenly stopped dead, It would require
The eXertiOn OF a power several times
The weight Of the engine itself to lift
Il from the rails, on account of the
electrical attraction. This IL a theory
among railway engineers.
Of course It has never been practically
put to the test
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

The chance of two finger prints be-
Ing alike Is not 1 In Oi.OOO,OOO.OOO.
This accounts for the variety Of pat
terms with which little Freddie decor.
ntes the walls after he has been eating
mOlnssCs
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

A New York dime museum perform
pr known as Prince Albene has sued
q young woman for $5O.OOO damages
for breach OF promise to marry. In
his petition he says he "cemented the
glad promise by watering the roses
That bl0Omed In her cheeks by fond
and loving kiss" But $4,000 Is u prct-
~ stiff bill for cement.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

Anerc IL this difference between coal
gas and water gas, respectively so
called: While the former asphyXiates,
the latter pOlsOns. Choking to death
by gas Inhalation is a slow process,
while the toxic influences Of water gas
are quick ana certain. With cheap gas
comes increased danger. The only
sure remedy would seem to he proper
precaution. both on the part of the pro.
ducer nd the user.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

Springfield. Ill.,. April O.--Clalrman
IIlnrichsen of the Democratic State
Central Committee has issued call for
the state convention or monetary con-
ference. To be held ut Springfield June
). lSo5. The basis of representation Is
TO be one delegate for every 300 votes
or fraction of 1870 or over cast for Ber-
parl J. Claggett for State Treasurer In
1891. On this basis the counties will
be entitled to representation ls follows:
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

1t IL reported that popular singer
named Yam IL to marry Editor Wacks.
OF st. Paul. She will not improve her
namc much. but she appears to be
stuck on Wacks.
Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13

Paderewski is coming over here
again. He evidently thinks he has left
a few dollars behind him here, and Is
after them. but II that were true Aunt
Adelina Patti would have raked this
country again before now.