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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

i,als have been held up. no legislation
has been enacted with u view single to
the public good. II one may except the
civil service law. which may prove
nuisance instead Of the blessing II is
cracked up to be. The scrndalOus
boo,iling Of this wrctched body of pub.
liz thieves has been 80 notorious that
Governor Altgeld himself started out
to bring some Of the guilty gangsters
to Justice. Ills plans werc interfcred
with and spoiled by crazy hunter
after nOtVricty. who. In order to adver-
tisc himself and his paper has been
raising the devil In his own peculiarly
idiotic way down In Springfield. to the
cliugrln and disgust Of the Governor
and all good citizens who hate public
robbery. and the intense amusement
of the gang.
The latter proceeded upon the even
tenor Of It's why. and seized with avid.
ity upon the various subjects mention.
cd In the Governors call to bring grlst
to their mill.
The revenue bill was made the main
sewer for all the Doodle corruption In
the wuy Of gambling. r,,cc course. and
other tlisreputablc measures that could
be Matched from the Ingenious brains
OF the Doodle fraternity. At last the
first note Of the peoples rising wrath
reached Springfield, and that note did
In n day or two more than all the crazy
yawI's about newspaper Doodle investi.
CATION. all the abOrtive sessions Of John
Tanners central committee. and. In
fact, all the efforts Of the humbugs
could have done In months. Shanefac.
ed and disgraccd the members Of the
Legislature will return to their homes
Il week from now. and II Ii to liz hoped
that not one Of the shameless gang will
ever again hold commission from the
people Of Illinois to legislatc In their
behalf.
The meeting Of the Republican state
Central Committee served once again
to bring floating to the surface Of pOlit-
ical life that Old.ma n.Of. thc.sea. Nenu.
tor Shelby NJ Cullom. this time In the
character Of a candidate for. the Pwsi. /
dency Of the Upited states. The Chron.
iclc Informs us that Shelby NJ. Cullom
made u speech. and goes on to say:
shelby NJ. Cull0m was present. Of
course. Tanner had called him from
resort In Northern Michigan to come
to Springfield and save the Republican
party In Illinois. and CullOm, who IL
under deep obligations to Tanner,
could not Ignore the call. He made u
little speech. but he sud nothing that
was calculated to give Tanner any com.
fort. CullOm could hardly have been
expected to rcprlmnnd the man who
elected him to another term In tho
United States Senate last winter"
Will nothing ever satisfy this old
barnacle ON the Republican ship Of
state!
II would seem not. He In now licking
his Hips In anticipation over u prospec.
tive dish Of political gravy In the shape
OF I'm Endorsement by Illinois for the |
Presidency next year. Let us hope II
may be bowl Of soup and that shelby
NJ. may get into II over his ears.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

has now voted to remove that protec.
tion. II the representatives who led
In this effort were actuated Ivy anything
more worthy than a desire to punish
the newspapers for recent criticisms
the motive Is not readily apparent.
II Il to he hoped that the Senate will
not condcsccnd to Join In this perform.
ancc. The Senators. Ire the Represent.
atives. are aware that the libel law Is
simply II measure of common justice.
Like the Representatives, they voted to
p,ss II. aud to renounce their former
action now would I've unworthy Of their
positions ~ members Of u serious leg.
islNtivC body.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
4 New York dispatch snys that Thorn

A New York dispatch says that Thorn.
a. FoOte died recently In that State
after most eccentric career. When he
ate beef he beloved like u bull. and II
It were mutton he bleated like sheep.
II he ate chickens he scratched the
earth for worms. One dry Ills father
gave him some squirrel meat. whcreup.
on 10 ran mp a tree. and In trying to
Jump to another fell and was killed.
Either the father did not give this OK.
trnOryllnary creature squirrel food a
moment too soon or the story shows the
effect Of the heated term on the average
New York llnr.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
THE LIBEL LAW.

The House Of Representatives at
Springfield voted to repeal the libel law
passed AT the regular session. Tina, Is
to say. some of the men who but few
weeks ago favored this measure as
meritorious and approved 1t with their
votes have stultitied themselves by de-
liberately renOuncing their own action.
The reason for their course is not, Of
course, to be found In the law itself, the
provisions OF which have been fully dis
cussed. The law protects newspapers
from speculative libel suits. The House
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
TANNER DARED NOT READ the
RIOT ACT.

Although John Il. Tanner and his
state Central Committee reproduced
the famous tactical maneuver Of the
Duke NJ York, who. we IRE told. with
forty thousand men. marched M the
hill ana then marched down again,
the force OF public opinion In likely to
drive the boOdling hogs ut Springfield
from the trough ut which they have fiat.
tened. AMI the special session will be
obliged TO adjourn within week from
date.
Tanners committee was called for
the purpose of calling the attention of
the leaders to the ruin that the Repuh-
lican majority In the legislature was
working for the party In Illinois. ana
90 apply the party lash NJ thoroughly
ana vigorously that the grafters nnd
in,p-shckers would bc obliged to let go
ana hunt their holes.
The party leaders. however. prefer.
red talking free silver. the gold stand.
ard ana other gcnernlitlcs to meeting
the issue sIuarely and manfully ana
reading the riot act to the hogs.
morning contemporary Informs TN
that II was not Tanners fault that the
meeting was not u success. He tOed
che mark sQuarely and read u lecture
10 the Republican members Of the Gen
eril Assembly In which he scored them
numerically for their lnefiiclency and
shOrtsightetlness.
Notwithstanding the failure Of the
Republican committee to force the IL.
sue and TO whip 1.-THE boys" into line.
there has been aroused 81 much In
jignation throughout the State at the
barcfaced audacity of the gang that
they find now that they must either
fish or cut bait.
They have been fishing so long that
the people have grown absolutely dis
gusted with the gang and Its methods.
and. bowing To the storm of public
wrath. Il resolution adiourning sine die
will next Wednesday or Thursday be
introduced. and one Of the most no
torious and scandalOus legislatures that
ever assembled within the boundary
lines Of Illinois will have passed away,
leaving nothing behind II but Il bad
odor and an evil memory. The Gov
ernCr in calling back the bummcrs to
the public crib gave the taxpayers AMI
voters Of Illinois an excellent oppOr-
tunity to Judge and appreciate the mcr-
Its Of machine politics in this State.
such an aggregation Of cvil-lOers has
seldom been seen outside the wall of u
penlrenrlary as that which disgraced
the Prairie State In Springfield during
the past SIX months. Ii was an over
whelmingly Republican Legislature,
but though We are being constantly
reminded that The Republican Is the
party of responsibility, II Is hard to
see In what regard the Thirty-ninth
was superior Ia the Thlriy-eighth Gen
crai Assembly, which was Democratic
A. q matter of fact, II was infinitely
Inferior from every point Of view. II
was composed OF small fry ward poll
tlcians. ex.prize lighters. ioughs ana
hocdiums from Chicago. and of old
time wire-puliers who have grown
cross-eyed looking for the best Of 1t
from the country.
As u result there have been scandals
innumerable. Corporations have been
blcd until they have been obliged to
holler' for their very lives, individ.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The Chicago city directory. Just out,
contains 5O7.3DO names. New Yorl;
issued city directory. 1t contains
3OO. lbs names. In other words. there
arc los. II? more names In the Chicago
directory than New York shows. Go.
than still claims to be larger than Chi.
cagO. but when figures are asked for
the Manhattanese obtain their results
by multiplying the number Of names
In the directory by 8. Chicago multi.
plies by 3ls. Upon the face Of the d..
rectory returns Chicago clearly has
distanccI her Eastern rival.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The word "bikc" Ii a source of dis.
tress to many Of the Eastern papers.
They want II eliminate but they would
be wise to attunc their senses to II with
what speed they may. bike" is not
beautiful. but It IL short. expressive,
and unique. II certainly strikes the ear
as PLEASANTLY as "dude," that was &C.
cepted after protest; as "mugwump"
or as "bulldoxc." "Whecl" would do.
but the bicycle, a. Its name declares.
has two wheels. while "cyclc" has an.
other use and meaning. This Is a busy
world. and the rider who has learned to
say "bikc' will not unlcarn II. oven to
obligc the distinguished pirIsts of the
Enaf
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Queen Victoria IL reported TO have n
private fortune Of &175,OOO,OOO. Sta.
tlsticians with taste for easy arithme.
tic and tough propositions have fig.
urcd It out that II MIN could live and
work and save 500 year right along
he could accumulate fortune OF the
same size In 3jO,OOO years. No cnndi.
dates for job Of that length have M.
pcared, aud there II no disput.ng the
fact that the queen business Is pretty
good business after MI,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

DR.. Samuel johnson, had he lived to
see the bicycle, might not have been 50
favorably impressed with II a. are
many eminent people Of this age. when
Mr.. Ferguson mentioned new mn.
chine that went without horses. Q man
sitting In It aud turning a handle which
worked spring that drove II forward.
DR.. johnson said: "Then, sir. what II
gained ID. the man has his choice wheth.
or he will move himself alone or him.
self and the machine too" 1t would be
Interesting to know what the grumpy
old philosopher would have said had he
been told Of u machine propelled by
lady In boomers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The man who, not being aware that
the poison bottle aud the medicine bot.
tie are side by side, proceeds to do him.
self or somebody else to death In the
dark, IL soclOlOgically twin brother to
the man who shoots member of his
family without warning under the I'm.
preston that he has caught burglar.
or such, perhaps, to some extent. Is the
Kingdom of heaven, hut as denizens of
this vale OF tears, they leave something
to be desired.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A pair Of st. Louis lovers, tired Of
life, though apparently not of each
other, committed suicide by taking
poison. cutting both their threats. and
shooting each other through the heart
A little more ingenuity might have
managed 1t SO that the bodies would
then have rolled into the water. They
expended great amount OF surplus
energy. however, rs 1t was; quite
enough TO have served quartet more
OF foolish people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A new cadet In West Point was re.
Gently "haxed." according to report. no
brutality that he tainted. Two other
cadets were arrested, charged with be-
Ing perpetrators Of the OtYensc. but one
Of them has since been released. 1t Is
not stated whether the release was be.
cause the Offense was not considered to
amount toanything, or because not com.
mitted by this particular young man.
Probably the former was the ground,
since the commander Of the Point de-
cides that 1t was "a trifllng affair.""
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
IMPORTANT NOTlCE.

Railroad companies and their man.
ayers are hereby warned not to extend
courtcsies or issue passes on account Of
The Eagle upon the request Of any per.
son other than the editor aud proprietor
OF this paper. Tho Eagle seldom asks
favors Of corporations, but It has been
brought to the attention Of the propric.
tor that certain unauthorized parties
have been asking transportation on &C.
count Of this paper. Hence this warn.
lng.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Two ragtag and bobtailed boys In
New York set the East River afire the
other day by throwing machines Into
naphtha which had leaked into tho
water from the gas works. and It took
battalion OF firemen and q firebOat
ak hours to extinguish the flames. AZ
the ability to set river on fire IL one
Of the tests Of smartness the future
career Of these two ragtags will bear
watching.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
xOTiCE.

The Eagle can be ordered It Chas.
Macdonald & Co.'S literary emporium
and book store. IS Washington street,
L. H. JacksOn's Wholesale and retail
cigar store. 1O0 Washington street, and
ut all first.class news stnuds through.
out the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

What In the real value Of q beautiful
wOman's beauty This problem II now
before New York courts. Mrs. Potter
was beautiful. she says, up to June Il.
Then IN accident In the street destroy.
cd her beauty. and she wants the city
to pay. The modest price she names
is $4,000. This Ii awfully cheap for
some kinds Of beauty, and pretty dear
for some other kinds. 1t must bc
great bother to be a ''cOurt" and have
to decide these things,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Mrs Nelson Young. Of Palm Beach.
Fla. who Is nm expect bicyclist. recent.
~ appeared In bloomcr costume and
was the admiration Of every one except
Mr.. A. q. Mcdonald. who said no mod.
est woman would appear In such u
garb. When Mrs. Young heard Of the
remark she confronted Mcdonald with
q pistol, which she handled 20 careless.
~ that he made an apology and signed
o card Of retraction for publica ton.
There Ii no use In waiting for the Com.
Ing Woman. She has come.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Holmes, the all-around Swindler.
whose life has been passed mainly In
Efforts To beat life insurance cOmpa.
niles out Of large sums 0f money. has
probably committed many murders.
but has hitherto left NO traces that
would constitute evidence. But the
two dead bodies now found In TOrOn.
to In a house occupied by him may
change the story. 1t will probably bc
possible to fasten this murder upon
him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A Minnesota hotel advertises. "Fine
porcelain batltubs free to commercial
men," This hotel deserves to live In
history as the first esta bllshmcnt of its
kind on earth which was ever known
to give anything free to commercial
travellers. II reminds the Commercial
Traveller ~ what Gen. Sherman said
about 81. Louis hotels during the war:
"isates, four dollars per day; board
and lodging extra"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

An English expert who critically
studied the Kiel naval display says
that 1.-THE American men-Of.war are
much inferior to those of Germany,
France aud England" England has
made practical tests OF American men.
of-war In actual service; she never has
demonstrated any inferiOrity In them
or their management under such cir
either.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

tenant Of Hussars. recently wounded
himself mortally by accident. The doc.
tor told him he had only three hours to
live. whercupon, after making his will,
he drew up the official repor, Of his own
death and sent II to his superior officer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
,nnu In 1lnckouSuOl ~

A man in Hackensack. N. j.. recently
bought nelshbor's wife for $50. paya.
bic In monthly lnstallments OF o. We
don't know whether he struck good
bargain or not. as We have lost track Of
the regular Jersey list prices for such
goods, but It strikes us that $50 a week
ID pretty high.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The adoption Of system Of phonetic
spelling Ia a reform that will come
slowly, II at all. Many years would b.
required to teach people that the new
method was not simply bad spelling;
and until they could BIZ got out OF the
opinion that II had It's inspiration In
necessity instead Of choice. they would
ridiculc the writer and the practice.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

1t II said that Guipp0, the Chicago
Italian who recently betrayed u gang
OF counterfeiters, has been picked out
for assassination by members Of the
Malta society. Chicago IL In no mood
to tolerate any Malta fOollshness, and
the first assassin who attempts to car.
~ out its blOOdthirsty tenets there will
have more trouble on Ills hands than
he bargalned for.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

There Ii great comfort In the intelii.
gciicc that comes from Britain to the
effect that the bullets Of the new small.
bore military rife will make a clean.
cut wound and will not tear victim.
A man who aus been on a tear always
feels more or less bored,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Miss Martha Wilson, of Mount Ver-
non, n. ". died recently, and her heirs
have now discovered that between her
S7th ana Goth years she spent 100000
of which she was left In control by her
sister. Up to her SIth year she was
very penuriOus because she had little
money. When her ship came In, how
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The sugar trust Inns Joined the other
trusts In marking up the nccessuries Of
life. Its excuse Is that the consumption
Of sugar Is about 10 be increased by
very large fruit crop. "All the trafiic
Will bear" II the business motto Of all
the trusts. aud they apply It In anticl.
patton Of futare demands.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A medical expert testified that Pugl-
list Con Riordan died because of ICON.
centrated violence delivered external.
ly." We infer from tits that Soon
centrated violence" Is not good thing
for q pugilist to take. II Mr.. Fitz.
simmons attempts to deliver any of It
to Mr.. COrbett We advise him to dc.
cline 1t with thanks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The joint entry Of the French and
Russian squadrOns into the l,arbOr ut
Kicl may or may not have Significance.
but the sight was not pleasant to the
eyes Of the young war lord who re.
CARDS the great German empire Us his
personal property.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

In spite OF the pertinent query Of
Miss Willard, "Why can't men be beau.
THUR Chauncey NJ Depew Ii report.
ell to be entertaining the Idea that he
has sufficient attractions to overcome
the "Mcw woman"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

An Ohio woman has been arrested
for having seven husbands simuitane.
Ously. What are the Buckeye authori-
ties going to do about It. Reward her:
She certainly has been punished
enOuRh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A dispatch from New York says that
Uncle Russell Sage IL breaking down
from OverwOrk, but insists that he
cannot AFFORD to take vacation"
Truly this Is Il pathetic case. Can he
afford to waste time In dying?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

The following card Of thanks which
recently appeared IN the Jackson Sun
seems to have cheerful ring: II desire
to return thanks to oil those who 30
kindly assisted In the death Of my nus.
band. Mrs. John q. Holder" What
was this? A lynching bee?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Though 1t be q sad fact that Murk
Twain Is bankrupt there still remains
the duty Of ORA wing the obvious moral
Of his downfall. He was great and
popular bumOrist aud his nImblc wit
still insures him a salary that millions
OF men wOuldc Ovct. In the heyday Of his
success he was literally coming money.
Everything that he wrote for the mag.
az'nes brought high price and l,is
books ran through edition after edition.
netting half dozen average fortunes
without the author incurring q risk or
responsibility. or course the publish.
crs were also reaplng golden harvest
and Twain thought to divert this into
Ills own exchcqucr by establishing a
publishing house Of his own. With two
or three partners he launched into the
enterprise and the event shows that he
had less financial ability than that
character OF his own creation. Puddn.
head Wilson. who was philosopher
enough to say, put all your eggs In one
basket and watch that basket" Mark
Twain's house first published the Gnnt
memoirs. They had sale no enormous
that Mrs. Grant alonc realised quar-.
ter Of a million as her share. or course
the profit Of the publishers must have
nettcd them a fortune, vet that. In addi.
tlon to $4,000 advanced by Mark
Twaln's wife. was lost In future ven.
lures. He can yet make an easy living,
but the days Of his great opportunities
are probably past. He was a success
In the literary field and should have
been content to remain there pursuant
to the old adage that adM0nishes tho
shoemaker To stick to his last. Twin
Ii no business man. He was without
experience and had no opportunity to
develop any latent executive ability l,e
might have possessed. Hc was making
money fast enough to satisfy even an
unreasonable man. and yet with n
greed scarcely consistent with humor.
he wanted It oil. He abandoned his
"fortc." aud declined to net upon Ills
own good advlce-lcavc well enough
alone,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

-Four members Of the Topeka base
baE club are full.bloOded Indians. As
a measure of precaution We believe
only bald'headed umplres should be
engaged In the West
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

II the Russians will kindly withdraw
their tllistles from this country the
ncerbity Of the editorial writer's In
charging tho murder Of StambulOff to
the subjects Of the Car will be great.
" modified,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

All the good times that laxy man has
hnd are Gust Into the shade Ut f0rgetful.
ness by the anXiet.es which no suffers
when liz comes to square Ills accounts
with the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03
WHERE WAS CUSACK /?

When the Board Of Education me,
last evening. the above query was pro.
pounded. for Mr.. Cusnck. the able mem.
Der. was not In his accustomed seut.
AS lie is not usually an absentee. all
noticed the fact.
Mr.. Cusuck, however. had n good OK.
cuse for being somewhere else. as he
was attending to very Important bust.
ness. having been acting rs bridegroom
about that time. MIR. Cusack and Miss
Minnie Green. minute clerk Of the
Board. were married Inst Saturday al
the Fast. whittier both had gone for Il
short vacation.
Heartiest congra tulations are tender
cd the happy pair BY the Eagle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Among the many suggestions for the
mooted change Of name for New York
1t seems strange that no Gothamite has
suggested '"The Chicago of the East"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

China should hire some shrewd Yam.
kee to revolutionize her institutions and
place her government upon a modern
basis. Until this Is done she will DO
merely an International punching bag.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

Why not first chlOrOfOrm prisoners
who arc to be electrOcuted? II the
chl0rOfOrming IL done well the remain
der of tho program may be omitted too.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

An amateur poet who sent In q bit OF
doEgercl the other day referred to the
editors "wickerwOrk recepticulc." 1t
IN perhaps needless to say that lIc struck
II tho first time trying.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A New York man who eats Ave
pounds OF steak. twenty eggs aud
drinks twelve cups Of coffee ut a meal
ought to take something for Ills up.
petite.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-03

A Philadelphia policeman vino shot
a 1O-year.old boy offers rs an excuse
tho plea Of self-defense. Perhaps the
boy attacked the officer with cigarettes.