Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-19

FISH commission steamer Albdiruss
returning from the sealing grounds at
behring's Sea, reports the slaughter of
the seals so wanton this year. dcsri,e
International congresses. agreements
| aud regulation. that the early aG,il,ila.
ton of the entire species IL tn he OK.
pcc,cd. Because Of the lust of man for
gain. the seal Is to follow the buffalo
AMI The sperm whale into practical en-
| tinction. Man Is. after all. tn, most
| destructive Of animals. and the more.
highly civilized lie II the more the lust
for the taking of life seems to possess
him. Neither the brute nor the savage
hunts for "sport." That IL reserved
for the highest type of civilized man.
| and for him. too. was reserved the
browning absurdity of looking with
contempt ON the man who hunts for
food. The Indian roamcd the American
continent for centuries without accom-.
plishing such slaughter as white men.
| on the plea of sport. made among the
bison In ten years OIL the plains. Tho
| pleasing pastime of shooting into a
herd of buffalo from moving train or
Strengthening alllgators from the deck
| OF a steamboat Is OF purely civilized"
origin. Some effort Is being made by
States and nations to save the rem.
nant of the wild animals which have
thus far escaped the sportsman. Great
Britain has prohibited tho shooting OF
elephants In British india barely IN
time to save that animal from cxtlnc.
ton. Florida IL wisely taking steps to
protect the few remaining alligatO tors
within her boundaries. In Oregon
there Is agitation In progress to check
the use Of mechanical devices for
wholesale capture OF salmon as they
ascend the rivers to spawn. In ever,
State fcathered game Is protected b,
law. But the case Of the seal IL com
plicated by the fact that no single
Government has Jurisdiction over the
fishing grounds, and hitherto. DESPITE
strenuous efforts. no concerted action
by the Governments most Interested
has been practicable. Since 1886 the
United States and Great Britain have
been wrangl!ng over the Situate
The international court OF arbitration.
to which the whole question was refer.
red In 1903. went ut great lcng ID into
the claims Of both nations to regulate
the seal fisheries. finally deciding IN
the main unfavOrably to the United
States. A c!rcinlstantlal plan for Joint
regulation Of the fisheries was prc.
pared by the arbitrators. but has no,
been put into effect. While the diplO.
mats debate the hapless seals die. And
when the seals IRE gone the Indians OF
the Pribyloff Islands, who have for
countless generations subsistpd upOn
them. will die as the Indians of the
plains followed the vanishing bison
into extinction. g..
The Chicago Chronicle reads lee.
ture to Cnp'n Arson. which will doubt.
less make that Scandinavian gentle.
mans hair curl. Snys the Chronicle:
"FOr eight or ten years In succession
the baseball club bearing the name Of
Chicago Inns closed the season well
down OF the list Of competitors for the
pennnnt. This year. after various vicis.
STUDIES. sinking ut times to near the
bottom OF the list and rising again to
place near the top. II quit fourth out
OF the twelve clubs In the league. More
than hnlf tho time during the season Il
has been below the middle. There n
u mOnOtOny about the career of the
Chicago club In recent years that Is dis.
cOuraging. The people OF this city, who
are enthusiastic for every Chicago On.
terprisc TINT IL successful or gives
promise Of success. are tired Of his.
tory Of lost gamcs-Or braggadoclo aud
bnd playing-Of brng and failure. In
the early history Of bnse. bnE the sue.
cesses OF the Chicago club were n sourc.
OF civic pride. Carrying on the pen.
'nant for u number Of years against the
powerful Eastern clubs. AnsOn's play. |
ers were regarded us Il credit TO the
city ana Its people. In baseball. rs In
everything else, Chicago was first.
There were hurrah aud cOngra tulatiOns
for the club whenever It started out on
Its annual campaign. 1t was believed
to he invincible. All this has been
changed by many successive annual de.
feats OF the club, which were evidently
the result Of bad management aud poor
playing. Tho brilliant players and
strhtegists Of former years hive gone
to other clubs or else base. hall IL a dif.
ferent game from what II was when the |
Chicago club gained triumphs ana re.
nOwn. II the Chicago club as now or.
vaaizc1 NJ! rs II nus been organize. !
for scvcral Years Il a mere means OF |
money specu!ation--if the cute money IL
the principal object for which It con.
tinnes to cxist-the public should un.
derstand the fact. but the club has no
right to trail the maine OF Chicago In
tho dust year after year. making this
city identical In name with defeat and
marking IN exception to the main |
events OF Chicago history. which are
series OF brilliant successes and victor.
les over all rivals"
1t IL significant of the peaceable pol.
Icy or the United States that the trans.
fer Of the command OF the nations
army from one man to another should
have excited somewhat less comment
and Interest than would have followed
a change In one Of the minor cabinet Of
fees. A similar change In the armies
OF Great Britain, Germany. France or
Russia would have excited talk aud
gossip for several weeks. In time of
war Gen. Miles, who secured the high
office, would arise to the most DrOmi.
nant nnuitlnn In A,norinoo svo,,.. -.