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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
the 6LOOMER HABiT.

In his sermon last Sunday Rev. Kit.
tredgc Wheeler, Of the Fourth Baptist
Church, paid his attentions To the
braxen wcarcrs Of boomers rs follows:
I'm discussing the subject ! shall
hardly venture to touch upon the 'bl
cycle costume for the reason II We're
addressing company Of cyclists In
the latest and most up.tO-date uniform
I should be In great doubt as to the sex
Of my audience. I will, however, ven.
ture single suggestion to wheelmen,
ana when use the word wheelnicn
mean whcelmen who are really men.
males, and not whcelmen who IRE. rs
matter Of fact, women, females. Here
IL the Suggestion: Sec to It that your
costume IL as masculine as possible.
Distinguish and emphasize your sex
In some way. Wear a mustachc, let
your beard grow, or sew upon the back
Of yOnr costume three big, red capital
letters MAN. You have no right to
appear on the street, or even ON your
wheel, In costume worn by females,
for several reasons
III tue HrHt pince, ~ IL wrong TOT you
to attempt to deceive the public. Sec-
ond. your appearance In female COS.
tune IN IN insult to the fair and gen.
tier sex, for you make an awfully
homcly woman. Third, you subject
yourself TO civil arrest und punish
Ment, for II II an Ofrense against the
law for male to wear In public the
female attire. ] insist only upon one
thing; the costume anywhere ana ev.
erywhere should readily mark, distin.
guish, and emphasize the sex. Nothing
will ever be gained by any custom or
costume, by any habit, either In work
or play. recreation or rest, on the street
or In the home. which obliterltes or
makes dim the line. the demarcatlOn
OF the sex. 80 II there he only two CO.'S
tunes suitable for bicycle riding. the
single. closed skirt and the knicker.
booker, ! say to the men. be- gallant,
let the women have the choice, ana II
they choose the knickerbOcliers. do you
take what IL left. BE man, ana put OH
the skirt. Make II universal. ana let
the public understand It. This will dis.
tingulsh the sex on the wheel. lteiMem-
Der, l am speaking only to the men.
Never wear u female costume, never
dress like woman anywhere, not even
| on the wheel"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

Geo. Gale has bought Harry Var.
nelrs place, l23 Clark street. Mr.. Gale
IL very popular with politicians Of both
parties and also the Grand Army men.
There IL no better man known In Chica-
20 than Geo. Gale. In starting In this
new venture, there IL no doubt. but
that he will make. a success. He has
one of the finest sample rooms In the
West, ana his reputation of keeping
the best Of everything II well known.
He has taken with him his former
manager, Al Sheldon, who IL well
known among the city hall and county
people, ana ~ soon us the boys are
acquainted with the fact his place
will be crowded night and day as 1t
was In former days ut 123.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

The organ Of the Greek Church in
Russia recently replied to the invita-.
tlon Of the Pope for a union Of the
Greek and Roman churches that sucl,
n project was impossible, and warned
the Pope that II 1t were seriously ut.
tempted It would only add to the mem.
bershlp Of the former. Since this invi.
tatlon was sent out the Pope has ten.
dercd u similar one to the Anglican
Church. Tho organs Of that church,
however, reply that such union can.
not take placc. The Roman Church
must come back to the Anglican fold,
which It left centuries ago. and re.
nOuncc It's errors. This, Of course, Rome
will not do, and there you are. So the
outlook Is favorable for the continu.
ance Of three infalliblc churches.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

such variety II merchandise and
such quantity was to be condemned
for many reasons. and that In general
the trst interests of the community
we've not subservcd by department
stores.
In conclusion the report says that In
the course of u few years. IL not re-
strictcd by legislation. department
stores will increase to such an extent
In wealth and volume of business that
they will not only crush the smaller
dealers. but win have at their mercy
the general public. The committee
strongly recommended IN consequence
the passage of three bills. which were
designed to remedy the evils men,
toned.
The three bills were read for the In.
formation of the Senate and were in
substance as follows:
For an act declaring what shall con-
stitute a nuisance. providing that any
store in any village. city. or town used
for the sale Of goods where more than
one class of goods. wares. and mer.
chandise Ii kept for sale IL declared
to be a public nuisance. and empower.
ing corporate authorities to regulate.
prohibit. license or tax premises so
declared to be u nuisance.
''ro extend the powers Of the city
council In cities and the president and
the board Of trustees In villages aud
Incorporated towns, providing that
they shall have the power to license
or tax, or both. trade and commerce
when carried on by any person or
corporation on any premises situated
In such city, village. or town, and tina:
they may apply the tax either to tho
gross sales. the net profit. or the net
income Of such business. Authorizing
further cumulating license or tax on
trade or commerce. and granting to
corporate authorities the right to sup
press. prohibit, or regulate trade or
commerce carried on by any person or
corporation where more than one class
Of goods II dealt In.
For an net relating to trade ana
commerce In the State Of Illinois estal-
"
as may he carried on to enable the
proper authorities to regulate, prohibit.
tax and license the same; also designat-
Ing how such stores may DE taxed and
licensed. and providing a penalty
where sales IRE made In violation Of
this net and are declared under II to
be a public nuisance. Of a fine Of not
lcss than - nor more than 500 and
confinement In the county jail not less
than one day nor more than one year.
and requiring that the store shall be
closed meanwhile"
Senator Solomon asked that the bills
be advanced to second reading.
Senator Nlehaus moved that the first
bill declaring department stores u pub.
lie nuisance be referred to the Commit
tee on judiciary.
Senator Wells spoke against the mo-
ton to advance the bills.
Senator Mahoney spoke enthusiastic.
cally Of the efforts of Senator SalOmon's
committee.
Senator Solomon strenuously object.
cd to having the bills referred.
The first two bills were advanced to
second reading by unanimous con.
sent. The last was objected to by
Senator Wells. who refused to with.
draw his objections In spite Of repeated
requests. The motion to refer the first
bill to the Committee on judiciary was
lost
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
Since the adIournment of the Nortl

Since the adjournment Of the North
Carolina Legislature 1t has been found
that bill which was tabled In the Sen
ate and was never before the House
had been enrolled. ratified and signed.
a suit was then brought to determine
whether the bill was law ana the de-
cisiOn was rendered that the .atitica.
ton and signatures Of the presiding Of
ticers made 1t law, though there was
a gross fraud IN the business. Under
this ruling there IL, OF course. no furth.
er use for members of the Legislature
In that Stnte. The presiding officers
can pass any bills they choose. This IL
one of those decisions which help to
bring the law into contempt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
Boston should be asha med Of herself.

Boston should be ashamed of herself.
After keeping the entire country In II
hutter Of nervous excitement and eX.
pectation for many years during the
summer season by sending out weird
tales about the sea serpent which has
been patrOlling the Atlantic seaboartl
she now announces that the mysterious
monster Of the deep has been captured
ana IL now laid up at Dock + Of the
Boston transportation Company. And
the sea serpent IL described rs five and
Onc.half feet long! Only five and one
half! Fors00th! Boston should now
hide her diminished head Or her seq
serpent yarns.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

broke out Baus enlisted In the Eighty
second Illinois Infantry. and served
through the rebellion, one of his most
intimate comrades being Maj. George
Heintzinan, afterward drillmaster Of
the Chicago police force. In 1865 Baus.
on leaving the army. secured an APP
pOlntment as patrOlman. from which
ht was promoted In 1S6S to sergeant.
cy. Later ON he was made a lieuten.
ant and put In charge Of the Larrabee
street station. position which brought
him In close contact with his Bavarian
frinds and gave him great power
among them. In 1883 Baus was retired
and pensiOned as lieutenant. and re-.
NAMED In private life until Michael
Brennan was made chief Of police.
About the first thing Brennan did was
to reinstate Bnus with lieutenant's
rank and pny and give him n job in the
chiefs office, where he remained until
shelvcd again by chief BadenOchs gen.
eral order. The record of Buus as a
policeman was good. lie fancied him.
self a poet Of high talent and man of
great political power and influence.
but he was withal just and kind and
generous. He was brave and courage
Gus. In the riots Of 1877 he handled
large inObs Of angry men with a squad
Of twenty-five officers and In many sub.
scquent street troubles displayed great
heroisn. Many years ago Baus, Heintx.
man and Maj. Nevins made com.
pact to look after each others funerals.
Ncvins was the first to die. and Bnus
ana Heintxman took charge of the
burial arrangements. Now Baus has
passed away. ana to Helntxman falls
the melancholy duty Of laying away in
mother earth his old comrndc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

the oil fields are chiefly near the head
waters OF the Platte, and consequently
there will be a natural.fall all the way
to Omaha, and that while rs refining
center Denver would have equal ad.
vantages. as a distributing center Oma.
ha would be way ahead of its rival. It
says: "rhe railroad lines converglng
In Omaha would cover a territory that
has now TO be supplied from Ohio and
Pennsylvania. and the saving Of freights
In carrying the oil by pipe line instead
Of rail to the Missouri River would
AFFORD very decided margin in favor
of Omaha"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

The Legislature Of Michigan has Just
passed a law restoring the penalty Of
capital punishment for murder. For
many years In that State the penalty
had been imprisonment for life. and II
Inns not been entirely satisfactory to the
people. In successive legislatures at.
tempts Ind been made to restore the
death penalty. but without avail until
the present moment. This now leaves
Maine. Rhode Island and wisconsin as
the only States where the death penalty
may not be enforced. Whether this Ii
advance or rctrogression tho social
science philosophers may discuss. but
It II n noteworthy fact that several Of
the States, such as New York and Iowa.
and now Michigan. after having nbOl.
ished capital punishment. restored II
again after The lnpse of some years.
Michigan gave the experiment the long.
est test--One might say a thorough test
for the law has been In force ut least
generation. What the statistics show,
II there arc any affecting the question.
does not appear, for they have not
been published. but this change. after
% long a trial, Ii significant. 1t proves
that. In the popular opinion. the penal.
~ Of imprisonment for life Is not ade.
Guatc to the crime. OF course. we all
know II Ii not severity Of punishment
that dcters from crime. When. In the
last century md the early part OF this.
hanging was the penalty for all kinds
Of crimes In Great Britain, from sheep
stealing to murder aud treason, II was
hangman's harvest all the time. Black
stone cnumerutes over one hundred and
sixty offenses for which tho penalty
was death. mud yet crime was never no
prevalent. Nor can II be proved tim,
the death penalty ever held back n
single murderer determined on the
crime. but there In evidence to show
That men have been willing to run tho
chances Of imprisonment for life In or.
der to revenge themselves upon an
enemy. There IRE examples Of several
most atroclous murders In Michigan
and Wisconsin by men who coOlly
weighed the consequences Of their
crime. Whether the death penalty
would have stopped them or not, no
one can say, but In our present state
OF civilization It IL Just Us well to have
It on the statute books. Doubtless It
IL true. as Sir Henry Wotton long ago
remarked. that changing IL the worst
use man can be put to-" but there are
cases where II II the only use. 1t IL
just AZ we'll to have penalty for the
most dreadful Of crimes. whereby II
will be made certain that the criminal
will commit no more.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
William NJ. boyle. English Chou

William NJ. boyle. English Chop
House Company. ~ Quincy Street.
Tho far.fanied and well.knOwn VIII.
lam Boyle. will ON or about June open
one OF the finest chop houses In the
West. Mr.. Boyle has worldwide rep
utatiOn ana Ii known frcln one end of
the continent to the other, ana his new
place will be modern In every respect.
and nothing but the best the market
affords will be served, ana the finest
cooks that money can secure. With
years Of hard work he has built up for
himself u name which IL excclled by
none In his lineOf business. The furnish.
ings will be put In by the Excelsior
Show Case Company, under the direc-
ton OF Il. Macarthur, ana the painting
and decorating by N. Axelson. We pre-
dict a great success for this new place.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
SPAKE THOSE TREES.

Tho following open letter explains II.
self:
Chicago. June 3.-W. II. Swift. ESQ.,
My Dear Sir: Saturday afternoon ~.
ceived your open letter. anu subsc.
quently noticed the same In sunday
mornings papers, from which fact
assume you are DESTROYS of giving In.
formation to the public. as well us my.
self. Neither myself nor any one who
IL now opposing tree slaughter OH
Grand boulevard was present ut the
time OF your meeting with the Com.
missiOners. Our information concern.
Ing what occurred ut that meeting was
therefore secOnd.handed, as II must
necessarily he, even when 1t comes
from you. You have not seen fit to say
whether or not you and tho judges
were, ut that meeting, In favor Of de.
strOying the trees In order to make
bride path.
] cannot see that the aspect Of the
case II materially changed by the light
you have thrown upon II. You do not
say who drew up the petition to which
you refer. but do say you circulated 1t
and asked Judges Tuley and Hanccy
to sign It. assume You also signed II.
Under this statement Of the case I do
not clearly see how you are entitled to
the credit of being the instigatOr. The
judges might properly dispute with you
that eminence. The fact that the judges
were equestrians IL good reason for
oh tl,as 90 oil
Knowing you for the able lawyer and
far-seeing business man that you are,
I will not suspect you We're not aware
Of or forgot the relation existing be-
tween the judges and Commissioners.
To assert that your foresight ana that
your memory II good Is not to impute
improper motive or conduct to the
judges themselves.
Az read your letter gathered from
II the predOminating Idea that did an
injustice to the judges and, inferential-
~, TO you, In charging them with de-
sire to have the large trees removed In
order to provide place for bride
path. You seem to put the Onus Of the
destruction Of the trees upon the Com
mlssioners. Was not the alternative
suggested to them that. II the path
could not he constructed without de.
strOying the trees. they must then de.
strOy them! Let me say to you that
neither myself nor any one else, to my
knowledge, has objected or does object
to a bride path II II IL feasible now to
construct one. What we do object to IL
the cutting down OF the trees rs part Of
thar scheme.
Yourself ana the judges want the
bride path. Are you willing to surren-
der your wishes II 1t cannot be made
without destroying the trees? Are you
willing the trees should be destroyed
In order to make bride path! II you
are then you and the judges stand just
where you would have stood II You had
Jointly conceived, drawn up. circulated,
signed, presented, and argued to the
Commissioners petition asking that
the trees be removed and that bride
path he constructed over the spot
graced and hallowed by them for a
quarter OF century. VIII you, under
your own hand, privately or publicly,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

The Omaha Bee IL exultant over the
promises of the Wyoming oil fields and
the prospects that Omaha may reap
some Of the benefits therefrOm. though
Denver win DO u strong competitor. as
1t IL already figuring for a pipe line
from Wyoming. 1t Is expected by the
experts that these fields ere long will
DO the most prolific sources Of oil In
this country, especially as 1t IL general.
~ conceded that the Ohio and Pennsyi.
vanla are giving out. Hence the Bee
urges that the Omaha capitalists should
strike ut once. II claims Omaha Occu.
pies the same relative position towards
the Wyoming oil fields 90 Cleveland to
those of Ohio and Pennsylvania. That
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
English papers for libel. We hope he
Will go ahead. Oscar Wilde did, npd
see what he Accomplished,

Tho Rev. DIR. Henson. Of Chicago.
thinks the world would be at peace II
1t were not for women. Most Of the
pews In the churches would be vacant
II It were not for women.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
John BAUS,

EX-Lieut. John Baus, for twenty-five
years II member Of the Chicago police
force. died suddenly from an affection
Of the heart Tuesday morning ut his
home. No. Oh North Halsted street.
He was one OF the men retired by the
last police order, aud worry over this,
with the fatigue caused by long
march In the hot sun Decoration day, Is
thought to have fastened his death.
John Baus was native OF Bavaria,
where he was horn In 1928. He fought
In the revolution Of 184S, and when de-
fcated fed to America, settling In this
city and becoming leader In the Ba-
varian district. When the civil war
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
IMPORTANT NOTiCE.

Railroad companies and their man.
ayers are hereby warned not TO extend
courtesies or issue passes on account Of
The Eagle upon the request Of any per.
con other than the editor and proprietor
Of this paper. The Eagle seldom asks
favors Of corporations. but 1t has been
brought to the attention Of the proprie.
tor that certain unauthorized parties
have been asking transportation on nc.
count Of this paper. Hence this warn.
ing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

The 40 Mining Camp made a great
hit when they secured the services of
Joe Lock as press agent. Mr.. Lock
has been connected with several enter
tainments In Chicago, and 1t Is through
his energy that the pure food show Sc
cured its grand success. In fact every
show which Mr.. Lock has had anything
to do with has always made money.
He II a great favorite with the press Of
Chicago, and no doubt he will keep
the Mining Camp crowded during its
stay In the city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
DEPARTMENT STORES ARE rum.
M0 SMALL BUSINESS MEN,

Monopoly In a most menacing evil In
this country. Hut In no way does II
show Its evil influence to 40 great an
extent Us In the matter Of the sO.called
department stores. These concerns.
owned by monOpolists and employing
only the cheapest Of labor. sell every
imaginable article ut prices much be.
low what an ordinary retailer could sell
them ut and live. The Illinois State
Senate and particularly Senator Snlo-
mon has been trying TO find some way
of stopping this menace to the lives and
prosperity Of great class Of our citI.
zens. The daily press. influenced by
the fact that the department stores are
good advertisers. has poohpOohed this
investigation from the start, but II has
gone on Just the same.
The Senate Wednesday morning
heard report submitted by Senator
SalOmOn from the committee to invest.
gate department stores. Along with
the report were submitted three bills,
whose passage II recommended. The
report reviews In a general way the dis
coveries made by the committee OF the
magnitude Of department stores In the
city Of Chicago. ana the methods used
IN conducting them. II says the first
department store was established TWEEN.
~ years ago. with small capital, ana
That the number has greatly increase
until In state street alone In Chicago
there exist a dozen or more within n
radius Of few blocks. The capital In.
VOWED now exceeds millions of dollars.
ana some OF the stores employ over
1000 persons. making profits reaching
hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars annually. The report emu.
merltes charges previously made
upon which the investigat ton was
founded, such as the low scale of
wages, and the sale OF goods sold fire..
quently below cost 10 stimulate pat
ronage. II tells Of the witnesses who
testified to these things. aud also To
the advertising Of goods at fictitious
prices ana values. Upon investigation,
the report says further. two OF the
largest Chicago stores were found 10
w" S''Vidt VI DuSlutSS IlOt
owned by them, but on basis on
which the managers refused To testify.
u was also discovered that several lines
OF business. such as the practice Of
medicine, dentistry, and banking. wer.
carried on which were not authorized
by the charter. II was discovered fur
ther that the persons, especially the
women ana children, employed In
those stores, Were inadeIuately paid.
Also by reason OF the kind Of work Der.
formed they We're rendered unfit for
other employment. Also that they
were subject to dismissal at twenty.
four hours notice. all Of which. the re-.
port says, Is destructive TO trade as
well as to the community at large.
Great advantages We're reaped In the
taxation II these stores by reason of
the concentration OF capital; also the
difficulty Of levying ana collection of
taxes was Increased. Summing IN. the
committees conclusions were that the
assertion that the department stores
saved money to the purchaser was not
sustained by the facts; that the exten.
sive employment Of women and chill.
dren was not for the cOmmunity's best
interest; that the massing together Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
OBITUARY..
HERMAN KROEsCHELL.

Mr.. Herman KrOeschell, one of thu
Oldest ana most highly esteemed citi
zens Of Chicago, died on Tuesday last
mt his late residence. 35+ Bissell street
at the ripe age of 10 years. The de
ceased was man of magnificent ply
s!que and of wonderful mental and bod
lily vlgOr. Few men left more friends
or Il better record behind them In life
than he. He was respected by all who
knew him. The funeral. which Oc
CURED 10 Graceland on Thursday. was
very largely attended.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

There ire seventy thousand acres
given up to the cultivation Of oysters
along the Long Island Sound front Of
Connecticut, and the land and plants
arc valued Mt four million dollars. The
product. when sold, must return nearly
one million dollars annually, and yet
tho Connecticut oyster plant Is only n
fraction Of the value Of the Chesapeake
b y plant. Tho latter Is probably
worth twenty million dollars.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08
HON. JARVIS BLUME,


304,33S are unable to read Or write. II
Is not surprising, although the census
was taken five years ago, the Govern.
ment has only just made up its mind
to publish these figures, which II would
be hard to beat In any country Of the
world claiming to be civilized.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-08

A few nights ago the whole garrison
OF Paris was mobilixed without warn.
Ing at IN hours notice. Directions were
sent at II o'clock to have the men or.
dred out at midnight, ready for war;
they were armed. provided with ammu.
milton. and marched through the
streets to the different railroad stu.
lions within two hours.