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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

Mr.. Henry BonnefOi, who has just
been appointed Police Magistrate of
Lake View, In the place of Justice Ma
honey, was born In Germany ana came
to America In 1867 and settled first In
st. Louis, and worked at his trade as
II typesetter. Coming to Chicago In
1873, he was engaged rs n reporter on
the Abend Post and Freie Pressc. In
1856 he started the Lake View Tribune.
which he published for seven years,
but discontinued publication after the
annexation of Lake View to Chicago
In 1850 Mr.. Bonnefoi was made post
master of Lake View station under
Sexton, and since the change of admin
istratlon has been engaged as reporter
on the Abend Post.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
THEY WILL HOLD OVER.

There Is no doubt about the officers
of the last Legislature holding over for
the extra session. Many persons think
that because the Legislature adjourned
sine die OH the 14th of June that the
old officials are out of office. FIX
Speaker Crafts has this to say on the
subject: "There Is no question but that
the officers of the Legislature elected at
the last session will hold over for the
special session. The constitution pro.
vides that the Secretary of State shall
call the House to order at the begin
ming Of each regular session. ana the
House shall then elect u speaker. chief
clerk and three assistants, dOOrkeeper
and three assistants and postmaster
and assistant. The Senate also elects
Its officers ut the same time. No pro.
vision Is made for the election Of officers
except Mt the opening Of regular ses-
sion. There Is only one regular session
of the Assembly-all others are ad.
1ourned or special. Officers for the
regular session always have held for
the special sessions. When the extra
ordinary session was called to consider
Worlds Fair legislation new speaker
was elected, but that was because
Speaker Miller had died during the in
term. The other officers held over.
The speaker Of the House IL constitu-
tlonal officer. In the event of the death
OF the Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor he would become Governor of the
State. Therefore, the speakership must
necessarily be continuous. The officers
of the Assembly, ] think. would come
In the same category. This special Sea-
sion Will not be new assembly, even
though the last session adjourned sine
die. Both the law and precedent go to
prove that the old officers should hold
their positions.
II see that 1t Is said that there Is no
appropriation to meet the expense of
an extra session. That Is not true. An
appropriation of $780,, 600 was made by
the Thlriy-cighth General Assembly, In
an act approved June II, 1891, for the
pay of State officers ana members of
the Assembly until the expiration of
the first fiscal quarter after the adj.
journment of the next General Assem-
bly,. The present quarter ends July |,
so the appropriation runs until Oct. !.
Members of the Assembly may draw
pay when in session, the same as all
other State officers, until this appro-
prlatlon is exhausted. As the last Sos
sion cost about x215.OOO there Is stlll
ample provision for the cost Of spe-
cial session, no doubt If It We're ex-
hausted all the State officers would
suffer alike with members Of the Iegis-
lature, for all are paid from the same
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
JUSTICE TO Mr.. IA BUY.

Tho Judges did Il great wrong when
they neglected to rc-appoint Justice La.
Buy.
But the Governor undid that wrong
and arranged matters so that Justice
LaBuy continues on the bench. Mr..
LaBuy IL II conscientious. upright man
and II good Justice who has given salts.
faction to the public and to all people
with whom he has came in contact.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
SOME TYPICAL IRISH BLATHERS.

A London dispatch printed on We'd
nesday said:
"The Parliamentary Secretary to the
Foreign Office. Sir Edward Grey. re-
plying 10 Anthony J. G. DOnelnn. mem.
Der for the East Division Of Cork In the
House of Commons, to-day. when asked
II the Government was aware that Sir
Julian Pauncefote. the British Ameri.
can Ambassador ut Washington, had
signed u resolution stating that the new
American liner NJ. Louis had demon.
strited the Inauguration under Amer.
lean auspices Of u new era In the his
tory OF ocean traffic. ana that such a
statement was detrimental to British
interests. said he must take longer
time 70 consider the question"
This Mr.. Donelan il a fine specimen
of the Parliamentary riff.raff who are
ut present representing the Irish people
In the British Parliament.
With the honorable exceptions Of JUS
tin Mccarthy, John Dillon ana dozen
other reputable and able men. the Irish
Parliamentary delegation consists of
about as fine an assortment of dead
beats. mealy.mouthed blathers and IT..
responsible frauds as can he found on
the face of the earth.
Over half OF them are kept alive by
contributions from America, ana yet
because n British diplomat happened
to say something pleasant about the
launching of great American shin.
and the reawakening of Americas
mercantile marine. one of the close.
Tipped. fannel-mOuthed blathers from
Cork protests that British interests are
imperiled.
Scratch half of those professional
Irish patriots of the tOadying Pnrlia-
mentary school. and you will find Il
Tory anxious and willing TO accept ia.
vors from the British Crown
Not that they are not equally anx.
ious to accept favors from Americans,
but there Is no gratitude for the latter.
\ lot OF peculiarities of another kind
have managed To raise another Irish
armed rebellion scare in this country.
No attention should be paid the hum
bug by sane and sensible Irish.Ameri.
can citizens.
or course, some of the "Old guard"
won't go back on old traditions. and
stand up for the new move In the d.
rcction Of the humiliation of the Eng
lish empire.
That was always one Of their ways
ana To tell the truth whenever some of
the patriots said flight" they meant II.
But, be that as II may. the thing that
the papers were full of the other day
about the proposed invasion Of Eng
land by a lot of armed Irish-Ameri-
cans seems so absurd that It Is hardly
worthy Of a serious word In refitation.
The day has gone by when IL Is neces.
sary 10 have martyrs for the accom-
plishment Of good cause
The public mind the world over IL 80
enlightened that mankind to-day rccOg.
nlzcs its own brotherhood. ana will not
allow unseemly conduct In the family.
Nations are ready 10 go TO war In or
der 10 stop such brutalities az those In
Armenia, and they have gone 10 war
In the very recent past for similar
cause. In the case Of Ireland the uni
ted sentiment Of the civilized world
brought the amelioration Of many evils
and wrongs TO that people, and brought
that nation also within measurable dis
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
THE CONTEST BILL KILLED.

Governor Altgcld vetoed house bill
Az. the measure which gives the State
Central Committee power to decide con-
tests for nominations. The Governor
says:
II herewith return House bill No.
4I2 without my approval. Among other
things this bill provides that all con-
shall be decided by the committees of
that political party to which the con.
testants belong. and such committees,
shall determine whose name shall be
printed on the ticket In such case. All
cases involving u nomination for any
precinct or for any township office. sucl,
as assessor. supervisor. etc. and for
any city office. such as mayor. alder
man. etc. shall be decided by the cOin.
~ central committee. and all eases In.
volving the nomination for any county
office. for members of the Legislature.
for all State officers. congressman. etc.
shall be decided by the State Central
Committee. At first view this provision
looks reasonable. but on examination
serious objections arise.
II. II converts mere political commit.
tees into judicial tribunals. although
many Of them are loosely organized.
and none of them were formed or elect.
ed for such purpose.
'22. Invests every county committee Of
n political party with power to ,ibso.
lutely name every candidate Of the
same political party for every township
office and every city office In the county.
for contests will come when needed.
Experience has shown that political
power Is rarely permitted to lie dormant
long.
-. Under this bill u State committee
could absolutely determine who the
candidates for the Legislature should
be. and II would leave It In Its power
to determine for every county In the
State who the candidates for county of.
fees should be. for there would soon be
plenty Of contests. At present these con.
tests are decided In most eases by the
county judges Of the respective counties
ana In II few cases by the Secretary of
State. the Attorney General. ana the
state Auditor. In each case they are
resOnslble officials, who are governed
by the statutes and feel ut lenst some
sense of personal responsibility. II IL
no doubt true that In political matters
they Will be influenced more or less by
prejudice. but the public looks with
more confidence to those officials than It
does to any political committee.
ut has been found that political ma
chimes can now be formed 10 ~ to dom.
mate u party. and this legislation would
give them such II power as to be In.
vincible. II seems To me tn DO unwIse
legislation which IL calculated to make
party machinery all powerful and to
destroy independence of thought,
speech nnd action. And this must IN
the end be very detrimental to our In.
stitutIOns.
But. even II the principle of this
bill We're to be recognized. then II IL
bad. for II goes too far. II gives to the
state Committee control over contests
for county offices. Certainly these
should have been left to the county com.
mIttecs. for It Is basic principle In our
country that each community should
settle Its own affairs.
JOHN =. ALTGELD, Governor"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

the date Of the original and the date
Of the reissue. the reissue wns invalid.
regardless Of the intent Of the inventor
In obtaining his original patent. such
invalidity resulting from the statute
requiring application for letters patent
on IN invention to be made before two
years public use or sale of the inven.
ton. On this contention u demurrer
was filed and the case came 10 bc heard
before Judge Gresham. being one Of
the very first cases heard by him IN
Chicago. Judge Gresham sustained
the demurrer, the cOmplair,ants stool
by their original bill ana IN appeal
was taken to the United States Su.
prenie Court. The decision of Judge
Gresham supporting the contention Of
Mr.. Brown was sustained by the Uni.
ted States Supreme Court. ana the case
Is now cited as the leading case sup
porting the right Of the public to use all
that an Inventor does not see tit to In
,clude within the claims of his original
patent or In a reissue obtained within
Il reasonable time land less than two
years. thereafter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
-
THE PEOPLE HAVE SOME Rj0HTS.

The present incOinpetentan 'l inefficient
board of Lincoln Park Commissioners
Is being rOundly denounced by all class
cs of people for It's action I'm giving up
the sheridan drive to bicycle inanufac-
turcrs for races on Saturday after
moons.
The Sheridan drive belongs to the
public and IL Is the duty Of the Lincoln
Park Board to maintain 1t for the pub.
IL.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

Final arguments In the manlamus
proceedings OF Il. w. Klein to compel
the Mayor to grant him license to
conduct saloon ut COLA Cottage Grove
avenue, were heard before Judge Cog
gin Monday and decided In favor of
the complainant. Judge GoggIn said
that the chief question involved In the
case ought to be taken to the Supreme
Court for final settlement. This was
whether the discretionary power 10
grant or refuse licenses for sal0ons,'
which had rested with the trustees Of
the old village of Hyde Park. passed
to the Mayor OF Chicago ut the time Of
annexation,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

Mr.. Q. J. Chott, who has Just been ap.
pointed Justice Of the Peace. to succeed
Justice Woodman, Is u prominent young
Republican Of the Nineteenth Ward.
where he was born thirty.twO years
ago. After attending the common and
high schools he was engaged as u
teacher In the public schools for eight
years. Hc was appointed clerk of tho
old 1?tl, street police station by Mayor
Roche, which, position he resigned to
Take II seat In the Legislature. to which
lie was elected and was reelected In
1901, serving two sessions ns well Us
the extra session called for considering
the appropriation for the Worlds Fair;
was member Of the Worlds Fair CON-
mittee, ana had the honor of being
elected as temporary chairman on his
side OF the house. Was appointed chief
clerk OF the law department under Cor.
poratiOn Counsel John =. Miller, serv.
ing two years, and was afterward uss0-
ciated with A. Fl. Chetlain, now Judge
OF the Superior Court. Mr.. ChOtt has
always been q stanch Republican. lie
has been Secretary of the city Central
Committee for six years ana member of
the Republican Executive Committee
OF Cook County, and as II member of
the State Central Committee was the
first man to make Long Jones give an
accounting OF the expenditure Of the
campaign fund, which afterward caused
Jones defeat us Chairman of that com.
mittee. His fight for supremacy In the
Nineteenth Ward last spring proved
his strength over that former leader
and Republican war horse, Chris
Manner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

Mayor Swift. Corporation Counsel
Beale and Aid. Hepburn had u lirtlc
scance OF their own over the &. l. II. !.
last Tuesday, In the course of which the
Mayor sought to induce the Fourth
Ward Alderman to change his views
on the subject and to stand with him
In the proposition that the Calumet
river route and not the lake front rOnte
was the proper and only possible one
for the road. Strange to say. Aid. Hep
burn thought II the riparian rights Of
the city We're preserved" the lake front
route might properly be turned over 10
the railroad company. The three OIL,
Gals did not agree ut this particular
seance, but there II no knowing what
may happen before the ordinance comes
back into the Council, rs 1t Is bound
tn do
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
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.
son 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??, 1895-06-22
TELEPHONE CHARGES 100 man.

The coming extra session of the leg.
islaturo should take up the matter of
telephone charges.
They are entirely too high in Chi.
cago.
Fifteen thousand people I'm this city
are left ut the mercy of this grisping
monopoly. and much larger number
are denied the Use of the telephone on
account Of the cxOrbitant rental
charged for Its Use.
If the Legislature fails TO hit the
telephone company II will fail In It's
duty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

lance of autonomy. II Is only their own
wretchcd and despicable broils and
Quarrels. their narrow chickering's
among themselves over non-cssentials
that have rendered nugatory the aid and
sympathy extended by the world to the
struggling Irish nation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
AHorHsR ROUND AT SPRINGFIELD.

The members of the Legislature have
again been snaiched from the door.
steps ana rehabilitated In their garb of
statesmen.
Cheap glory Is again In the asccn.
dent.
SO buslly engaged were the states
men, IN working the corporations that
they overlooked the peoples interests.
And the Governor has called them
back to do their duty and right some
MrOllgS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
THE OBSERVER

The Eagle IL In receipt of the first
number OF the Observer. II bright. new.
sy. eight.Mge weekly. issued by Mr..
John j. Finn. The Observer IL crisp.
concise and Independent. and bids fair
~ he success from the start.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
NO MORE BUILDINGS M the PARKS

Lincoln INrk Is now defaced by the
building Of that useless organization.
the Academy Of Sciences.
II In TO be hoped that the breathing
spots for the people will not be any
further defiled or encroached upon In
this manner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
Old BOY STEVENSON FOR PRESi-
DENE

That Otfice-seeking fox ana all around
political trimmer. Vice President Ste
venson. Is after the presidency.
lie Is afraid to say where he stands
on the silver question or on any other
question.
Mr. Stevenson has taken to the woods
on all public ISSUES.
Let him stay there.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

Chicago Record: These are the days
when the judges of the county sit ON
the bench with dreamy looks IN their
eyes. Pleasant visions of gurglng
brooks and shady woods, blue seas and
hotel verandas with easy chairs dance
through their minds. Once In a while
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

Women have during the last three
months been employed as letter car
riers IN Hungary. ana the system has
succeeded SO we'll that 1t will be extend
cd To all Hungarian towns. What va.
cation will not women I'LL successfully
In tho near futre?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
NOTICE..

The Eagle can be ordered ut Chas.
Macdonald \ Co.'S literary emporium
and book store, 55 Washington street.
l.. II. Jackson's wholesale and retail
cigar store, 105 Washington street. and
at all first-class news stands through.
out the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22
WHERE Will THE MONEY COME
FROM?

II the retiring of Chicago policemen
under the pension law continues as II
has for the past six years. 1t will take
many millions to support the police
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-22

pensioners twenty years hence. In
fact. in 1915, the police pension list will
exceed the total other expenses of a
city Of three million inhabitants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-22
O'COnnell's Legal Wit.

O'Connell once defended man Of
the name Of John Conner on charge of
murder in Cork, and the principal wit
uess for the crown was Il policeman who
found the prisoners hat, which he left
behind him in his fight from the scene
of his guilt After travelling backward
and forward, as was his habit in cross
examination, from the all important
question as to the identity of the hat he
thus continued, Now, then, you swear
that the hat in my hands is tho hat you
fOund-in every particular the same:"
Witness-"I do" O'Connell-"And
inside the hat was written the prisoner S
name" docking into the hat and spell
ing the name very slowly, "'J-o-h-n
C-o-n-n-o-r:' Witness "Yes. +"
O'Connell tholding up the hat in tri-
umph to judge and jury)-"My lord
and gentlemen of the jury, there is no
name in the hat at all" This made q
sensation, and ultimately tho prisoner
was acquitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-22
AS THE ROMANS SAW II.
a Classic Performance In the Old Thea
ter ut Orange.

ter at Orange.
OF s>aEery. il the ordinary sense Of
the word, there was none ct all What
we saw was the real thing. In the open
ing scene of "Gdipus, the king, conf
ing forward through the royal portal
and across the raised platform in tho
rear of the stage, did literally ''enter
from the palace" and did descend the
palace steps" to the public place"
where Creon and the priests awaited
him. 1t was direct reversal of the Or
binary effect il the ordinary ,hcater.
where the play loses in realism because
current of necessarily appreciated but
purposely rejected an.agonistic fact I'M
derTUns the conventional illusion and
compels MS to perceive that the palace
is but painted canvas, and even on the
largest stage only four or five times as
high as the prince. The palace at Or
ange. towering up as though it would
touch the very heavens and obviously
of veritable stone, was a most peremp-
tory reality.
The fcrtuitous accessory of the trees
growing close beside the stage added to
the outdoor effect still another very
vivid touci, Of realism, and this was
heightened by the swaying of the branch
es, and by the gracious motion Of the
draperics, under the fitful pressure CT
the strong gusts of wind. Indeed the
mistral took Z very telling part IL the
performance. Players less perfect in
their art would have been disconnected
by it, but these Of the Comeiie Franchise
We're quick to perceive AID TO utilize its
artistic possibilities. In the very midst
of the solemn derunciation of Udipus
by Tiresias. the long white beard of the
blind prophet suddenly WAS blown up
ward SO that his face was hidden and
his utterance choked by it. and the mo-
mentary pause, while he raised his hand
slowly, and calmly freed his face from
this chance covering. made Il dramatic
break il his discourse, and added to it q
naturalness which wildly intensified its
solemn import. In like manner the final
entry of Ocdipus, coming from the pal
acc after binding himself, was made
thrillingly real. For a mome:,t. as lie
came upon the stage, the horror which
he had wrought upon himself - his
ghastly eyesociiets, his blood stained
face-was visible, and then gust Of
wind lifted his mantle and ilungit about
his head so that all was concealed, and
an exquisite pity for him was aroused
while he struggled painfully to rid him.
self of the incumtrance-by the imposi.
ticn of this pctty annoyance upon his
mortal agony Of body and Of SOUL
1.-The Coincide Franchise 1T Orange"
by Thomas a. Janvier, in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-22
WATER POWER.
American and European Methods Of Usins
1t In q Large Way,


The standard American method OF
utilizing a large amount Of water power
has hitherto been to distribute the wa
ter to the several consumers or mill
owners by means Of a system OF head
.acaa. 50 called. with facilities for its
discharge at lower level, to be utilized
as the owner or lessee saw fit. and gen.
orally on his own premises. This led to
long head canals and to insignificant
tail races, whereas the Niagara plant con-
sists of common tail race mile and q
half long. with comparatively insignifi-
cant head races The old time water
power company sold Or leased the right
to draw a definite quantity of water at
defined times. with the privilege of dis
charging it at a lower level. and the
mill owner did the rest. whereas at
Niagara Falls the right is leased to dis
charge definite quantity of water into
the tail race tunnel. with the privilege OK
drawing this quantity from the head
canal or from the river. But over and
above This the neutrality-suspicious. be
contracted for at Niagara Falls. deiiv-
cred Oh the shaft.
To create a large group of mill sites
of the older sort there was necessary. in
the first instance. large. continuous
body of land. properly located for the
purpose If this could not be bought up
secretly and il large blocks. the whole
water power enterprise would fail to
come to fruition. In Europe, however.
severa! such enterprises came into being
in spite of the inability of the projectors
to primarily buy tracts OF land such as
have been described. This was done by
establishing central power stations near
the dam, or head canal, and then trans
uniting the power produced, instead Of
the water to produce it, to the consul
mers or mill owners. Up to within, say,
five years, this had always been accom-
plished by means of wire rope trans
missions Of power, and it is easy to see
that the invention of the electrical trans
mission of power would give this form
of the utilization Of a large water pow
err a great impetus. Many such plants
are therefore already in existence, many
are building. but among them all no
one is probably so celebrated and is at
tracing the attention of all intelligent
men as this at Niagara Falls. -Cassier' q
MaDazjue