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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05
Train wrecker Convicted.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 29.-The jury
in the George Washington Davis muir
der case returned . verdict of guilty
Of murder in the second degree. The
crime for which Davis has been con-
victed on his third trial was wrecking
the Rock Island passenger train near
Lincoln on the night of August 20,
1894 Eleven people were killed
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-Jud9e Ar
mold to-day refused to grant . new
trial to 81. Il. Holmes, who Was con-
victed of the murder Of BENJAMIN Piet-
Eel. in this city, September 2, 1894, and
sentenced him to death.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. e.-The re-
turns to the department of internal
affairs of the steam railroads operat-
ing in Pennsylvania show that 1888
persons were killed and IL. Cos injured
BY them during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1895.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

CTNrHIANA, Ky, Dec. 2.-Murderer
Orville Eals, while resisting arrest by
. posse, was shot to death, after he
had butchered his wife, killed an Of
fcer and badly wounded two other
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05
ANOTHER CRIPPLE CREEK.
West Creek, Within Fifty Miles Of Don.
yer, Springs Into Prominence

West Creek, Within Fifty Muo6 OF DOH
yer, Springs Into Pr0minenco
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 2.-The splendid
career of Cripple Creek may be re-
peated, and possibly eclipsed. by
West Creek, which is within fifty
miles of Denver, and almost within
sight of the dome of the capitol. The
miners CLAIM the mineral is richer
than that at Cripple Creek on the sur
face. It is lodged in clearly defined
veins, and can be easily traced. Two
towns, Tyler and Pemberton, have
already been established, and there
are nearly 1000 people in the camp.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

Conductor Samuel Burgess of Flora,
Ill, demented by i'll health, commit
ted suicide by throwing himself In
front Of moving train.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

AToKA. l. T. Dec Last night at
the home Of Robert Smith, near town,
his two boys, about and 10 years Of
age, were alone in . room when the
elder boy took his fathers Winchester
rifle and shot his brother through tho
heart, killing him instantly.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

The deficiency in revenue as reported
BY the Treasury for the five months OF
the present fiscal year amounts to
Si7, 900. 900 against 81. 100000 Tor
year ago.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05
Fourteen Miner. Crushed to De.sh,

CARMEL, N. Y, Dec. L-An acci-
dent resulting in the loss of thirteen
or fourteen lives occurred 1T the
Tilley-Fcster mines . little after 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05

OF inc NepUOl1C80S Oh the SC8U6. no
was made chairman Of the state COM
mittee and also state committeeman.
The loss to the oil interests of Ohio
as a result of the recent storms will
amount to over 81. O00. 900 Over 1000
derriclks are down and it will cost an
average of 3lO0 each to rebuild them.
John ]. Overton, 90 years of age and
a veteran of tho Black Hawk, Mexi.
can and civil wars. has just been con-
victed in the United States court 1t
Fort Smith. Ark, of tho for~ery Of
affidavits in support of mis- claim for
An increase of pension.
The District court 1T Tecumseh,
Neb., has refused to grant the injunc-
ton asked for by Bishop Bonacum
against the rebellious priest, Father
william Murphy.
Thirty horses, q large quantity Of
feed. A. H. Daniels feed store, John
Ritter's feed stable and tho rooms Of
about ten people were destroyed by
fire in Springfield, Mo. Losses 4ss, 900.
Governor Altgeld of Illinois honored
the reuuisition of Governor Morrill, OF
Kansas, for the extradition of Gyp aud
Ed Corsine. wanted in Harper county,
Kansas, for grand larceny, aud under
arrest 1t Jerseyville, III.
It is reported that the Canadian
Knights of Labor have decided to
withdraw from the general assembly
and form a purely Canadian order:
There are about 500 Knights OF
Labor in Canada.
Senator Thurston has proposed .
rlan. which he will ask congress to
adopt, for recognizing the Pacific
railways and settling their debt to the
government. -
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-12-05
LATE NEWS NOTES

Fraud orders have been issued
against the Mexican lottery of San
Luis Potosi.
A board from the Ordnance bureau
report that the capacity of government
gun works can be easily doubled.
Robert Newsome was accidentally
killed near Fulton, Mo.
The camphor market is said to be
cornered by . London syndicate.
The November report of the Texas
Land Office shows 1O8, 900 acres of
school lands disposed of.
Joseph r. Wright, ex-County Clerk
of Fort Smith, Ark, has nysteriously
disappeared and foul play is feared.
Miss Carroll of Independence, Mo-.
was elected president of the law de-
partment at the State university.
being the only girl in it
Lieutenant Feijo. who surrendered
Fort Pelayo to the Cubans. was tried
by court-martial and sentenced to life
imprisonment
Seventeen indictments were returned
against men who were once officers OF
the now defunct First State bank, 1T
Perry, Oklahoma.
The storm that swept over Europe
caused the death of 500 persons near
Odessa, Russia.
Prince Charles of Denmark and
Princess Maude of Wales will be mar
ried in London in June, 1886.
Baron Andreansl<y and Herr Won
Perozel, Hungarian minister of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
0iviL sERvicE IN THE 0iTY NAIL.

The following proclamation was read
by Mayor Swift Monday night In the
Council meeting:
WhereasS Under the provisions Of an
act Of the General Assembly Of the
State OF Illinois. entitled IAN act to
regulate the civil service Of Cities" ap-
proved and In force March 20, 1895.
there was duly submitted to vote OF
the electors OF the city Of Chicago at
the general city election held April 2,
1906, the proposition whether the city
and Its electors should adopt and be-.
come entitled to the benefits Of said
act; and
Whereas, A large majority of the
votes east at such election were cast
for such proposition and In favor Of the
adoption Of said act;
Now, Therefore, As required by said
act, I,.George b. Swift, Mayor Of the
city Of Chicago. hereby declare that
said act IL In, full force and effect In the
city Of Chicago from and after this
date, and that In accordance with the
provisions thereof l have this day up.
pointed a. the three civil service com.
missiOners under said act John NJ.
Clark, for the term of three years;
Robert A. Waller, for the term OF two
years, and ChristOph HOtx, for the term
Of one year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
Mr. FiNERrY FOR SECRETARY.

Hon. John +. Flnerty has been men.
toned for the position Of secretary Of
the civil service commission. No bet.
ter or more capable man could be given
the place. Mr.. Finerty Is a man Of
culture. brains and education. He has
served his country on the field. on the
press and In the halls Of the national
legislature. In all of these capacities
he has displayed conspicuous ability.
An orator Of the highest order. and a
scholar OF fine attachments, he would
be a credit to the city and to the civil
service board. Another point In this
connection tending to prove the desira.
bility Of Mfr. Finerty's being appointed,
Ii the fact that he is a leading repre-.
sentative Of a great race. which has
not been recognized In the formation
Of the civil service board, but which
had largely to do with the election to
office Of the party which has Instituted
1t. For these reasons the Eagle hopes
that the board will see fit not to 20 out.
side Of Chicago with this appointment.
and to give Il to one Of ChicagO's most
eminent citizens, the Hon. John +. Fin.
erty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
NEW BOARO or EDUCATION AP-
POiNTMENTS,

Mayor Swift has not yet sent In his
appointments to the Board of Educa-
ton, and from what can be learned II
would seem that the cause Of the de-
lay IL due to an unseemly scramble
among so-called respectable citizens
for the places. The Mayor Is reported
to have said that he will not give an
appointment to any person who has
asked for 1t. In this The Eagle heart
lily comedies and says more power to
his honor. The pretentious individu-
ais who seem to abhOr public places
and pelf, who look upon politicians and
public Office holders with pretended
horror, are very often the gentlemen
who In secret try to thrust themselves
into place. the emoluments OF which
come by ways and means that are not
always susceptible Of close scrutiny.
1t IL well to debar such men from such
positions, and 1t Ii to be hoped that
the Mayor will stand by bis. good reso-
luton In this matter. Nothing as yet
has been learned evidently as to wheth-
or HIS honor proposes to place women
on the school board, but It Ii known
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
TIzH CHICAGO HAQLn.

that he Is loaded with petitions from
spInsters. grass widows and women
who delight In escaping from the usual
vacations Of woman. and taking up
those of the other sex. 1t IL said that
the mayor has no love for the long
haired men and short-halred women
who believe that women can discharge
the duties of men In all phases Of life.
He thinks, II Is said. that the affairs
of our public schools can best be man.
aged by predetermined men, and fur.
Their that there are enough such men
In Chicago to attend to them. It may
here be mentioned that In making the
selections the Mayor can render no
better service to the cause of public
education In Chicago than by reap.
pointing that able. conscientious and
capable citizen. who SO long and
worthily filled the position Of president
Of the board. the Hon. A. 3. Trude. II
is said the Mayor has expressed his
determination Of re-appointing both
Mr.. Trude and Mr.. Cusack. and oil
lovers Of the cause Of education will
join In the hope that the Mayor will not
find any occasion to change his mind.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06

President Dan Healy, Of the County
Board. shook up the dry bones when
he sent In his list Of new officers. These
IRE appointments announced by Presi.
dent Healy In the following communi.
cation:
BY virtue Of the authority conferred
upon me l hereby appoint Arthur q.
MOrey. County Architect; Robert 3.
Hes, County Attorney; DIR. Il. G. Fort.
nor, County Physician; George =. Ol.
sen. County Agent; Edward Austin,
Committee Clerk, vice Theodore Gees.
terfeld, resigned; Chris Dahnke. Custo.
dian Criminal Court Building, vice
John A. CarrOthers, resigned; Henry
Bartelle, Custodian Court House, vice
Chris Dahnke, transferred to Criminal
Court Building; James II. Graham,
Warden County Hospital, vice Charles
J. Happel, resigned.
have placed George Il. Morgan, Act,
Ing Superintendent Of the Dunning In.
situations, temporarily In charge OF
said institutions. have accepted the
resignation of f.. II. Morris, Assistant
County Attorney In charge Of tax mat.
ters, and recommend that said position
be abolished.
respectfully ask the concurrence OF
your honorable body In the foregoing.
The appointments were all cOncurred
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
M. C0OLEy,S GOOD wORx.

Lyman +. Cooley IL a civil engineer
Of whom Chicago may well be proud.
The work which he IL doing on her
great sanitary drainage canal IL
straightway, continuous, and effect.
I've. For nine years now he has been
ut II, and has mastered Its details one
by one, and overcome Its obstacles, un.
til he begins to look upon 1t as his own
exclusive work. As civil engineering
Ii his profession and he has liking
for the details Of the work which Its
practice entails, as we'll az possessing a
mind which has comprehensive grasp
on complex propositions and extensive
undertakings, he finds himself quite ut
home Mt the head of such an enterprise
as this. His colleagues on the drainage
board are 80 busy with their own prl.
vate affairs, and they recognize his ef.
ficiency In the control Of 1t so thor
Oughly. that they are quite willing to
have him shoulder all the responsible.
ity Of the work, even though they see
him In the end gain about all the glory
from the successful accomplishment of
the undertaking. Mr.. Cooley, II the
truth be known. Il all the more willing
to be recognized and considered as the
prime factor In the work, from the fact
that only four years ago he was depOs.
ed from the management because Il ma
jOrity Of the board did not favor the
route which he had selected ana which
he insisted upon with the strong con-
victlon and decided words which a con.
seriousness OF his being In the right In.
splred him with. 1t IL not only great
personal triumph for him, but IL a trl.
umph for the most feasible plans to
make the canal q success.
Mr.. Cooley was born In Canandai-
qua, N. Y, Dec. 8. 1850, and hence
lacks few weeks yet Of being forty
four years Of age. But he has achieved
more than the majority Of men have
at the arrival OF their sixtieth year.
and still has prospects before him Of
achieving % much more before he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06

600 In the total assessment. Failures.
small stocks and the removal of several
large firms to the South Side have
knocked down personal property from
i.W,6.OUO to S1.5OO.OO0 There are
LOO stores. flats and houses vacant.
and the Walker-O Oakley company aud
the United States Leather Company
have left the North Side. The two lat
ter had assessments of about $1,000
each. The realty assessment probably
will be brought up from S15.920.OOO to
$16.13O.OW.
Assessor Hall has had to reduce as.
sessments along the south ends Of Dear
born and LaSalle avenues on account
Of the boarding houses that have squat
ted In that district. but the total In
crease Is made up on improvements on
residence property in the northern pOr.
ton of the town. Real estate assess.
ments in the other portions have not
changed materially. and the property
Of the gas companies and Of the Yerkes
lines will have no increase. There II
little complaint against assessments In
the uuTtu tVWu, uuu tuc ussesSOT VIiICe
Is satisfied to hold Its own against for.
mer valuations.
On the West Side the work II In its
busiest stage and the office of Assessor
Horn is crowded all day. The assessor
has made little increase In the personal
property valuations and the total may
fall OF. he thinks. on account of poor
trade. In real estate he has made in.
creases which will amount to abou,
$2jO.OOO
The assessors all complain that the
time allowed by law for the levying Of
assessments Is too short The books
should have been turned over to the
collector yesterday. according to law
but In none Of the offices had the as
sessments been made "in ink" The
work Of extending values will take
two or three weeks longer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06

The picnic of the Ancient Order Of
Hats, held ut Ogden Grove last Satur-
day, was a failure. With few eXcep.
lions, no one attended 1t except pc.
litical cast-Offs, and the prominence
of some of these was most painful
sight to behold. Hardly man who
has been ut the front In any Demo
cratic campaign went near the affair.
and the small crowd and the peculiar
character of some Of the bright lights
only emphasized the fact that the pres
ent gang has got to go, before the Dem.
Ocratic party will be In fighting shape
In Cook County. There We're some
games at the picnic, but the principal
amusement consisted Of looking for
scarf pins aud watches and In calling
absentees sons of various things, etc.
Several swelled-up members Of the
estate Democracy" were there. and
they were principally noticeable for
their unp0pularity with the people and
their desire to save their diamonds
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
We WILL WAIT AND SEE.

Civil service Is Mt last enthroned IN
the County Of Cook and the city Of Chi.
cagO 1t now remains to be seen wlleth-
er 1t will prove public blessing. or a
public nuisance. Much is to be said OH
both sides Of the question. But to a
man up a tree Il would seem that tho
whole thing is destined to prove simply
a cumbersome and somewhat expensive
public playhOrse. In both the county
and the city the elected chief execu.
tines have taken pnins to MI the public
offices from the scrub women up before
appointing the Civil Service Commits.
siOncrs. Whit remains for these gen.
tlemen to do besides drawing their sal.
aries IL therefore somewhat Of conun.
drum. Two years hence, when In nc.
cOrdance with their professed prln.
ciples previous to election. the Mayor
Of the city Of Chicago and the President
Of the County Board retire to make
room for new men, II II safe to predict
there will be new Civil Service Com
mlsslOners, and especially II the pOllti.
cnl complexion Of the administration
should change with the chief official
incumbents. there will be good cause
found for the discharge Of every man
placed In position by the present Civil
Service Board for the turning over of
their Jobs to others who have demon.
strnted their ability to serve the pub.
lie by their activity In securing dele.
cations ana winning out ut the polls.
so that after all II will be the old.
old stOry-"tO the victor belong the
spoils''-and no long as there are vic.
tors and spells. civil service commits.
sions In the great municipalities Of this
country will continue to be without Oc.
cuDQtlOu.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
TO FieHT THE MONOPOLY.

"Outside" telephone companies. whose
officials have Joined the National Tele.
phone Protective Association, the or.
ganixatiOn Of which was completed ut
Pittsburg last week. will make a rather
novel move In their fight against the
Bell--if the policy adopted at Pittsburg
II carried out. Stanley 4. Stout, attOr.
ney for the association, says II will be.
1t will consist In attempting to estab.
lish the contention that long distance
telephone companies IRE common car.
riers. and therefore obliged to furnish
the use Of their wires to all who call
for them. In this case 'all' will mean
opposition companies.
I'VE propose to throw the weight Of
our influence into the matter" said Mr..
Stout. thereafter when the hell and
Its long distance constituency company
70 before Common Councils In cities
and towns with applications for fran.
chises We shall be ON hand ana urge II
IN ordinance Is granted that the wires
shall he open to anybody. There are
court decisions to sustain the position
We take-that q common carrier II not
entitled to an exclusive privilege. !
shall not say where we will begin. but
the association means business and will
let the fact be known"
The primary object Of the association
IL to fight the Bell company In any suits
which 1t may begin as result Of the
recent decision OF the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals In Boston up
holding the Berllner patent. Nearly
all the opposition telephone companies
and also most Of the ''Outside" manu-
facturers Of telephone apparatus were
represented ut the Pittsburg meeting.
1t was agree to levy an assessment up
on the companies to meet the legal ex-
penses Of cOntesting the Bells expect
ed suits for infringement.
Mr.. Stout says he has no Information
where the suits will be brought, but
deems them a certainty. The outsiders
intimate there Is ground for belief
that an attempt will be made to bring
test suit against company friend
~ 10 the Bell.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
COOK COVNTY CiviL SERVICE
EOARO.

President Daniel u. Healy Of the
Board Of County Commissioners has
appointed an excellent civil service
board. II Is made up Of three gentle
men Of high character and prObity.
to wit: W. D. Boyce, r. ID. NOrtham
and 4. NJ. Burdett
W. ID. Boyce was born at New Texas,
near Plttsburg. Pa. in 1858. After
attending school until he was II years
old he taught for two years and then
entered college ut Wooster. o.. where
he remained three years. He then
went to Lisbon, n. D., and for three
years publishing the Dakota Clipper. In
1885 he came to Chicago and engaged
In the patent insides" for newspapers
and maintained an independent house
for three years ana sold out for ST..
900. Since that time he has publish
cd The Chicago Ledger ana Saturday
Blade.
Samuel NJ. Burtett Is a native Of
Boyle County. Ky. He was born In
1854. In his early life he praeticed
law and was prosecuting attorney Of
ROckcastle County four years. Mr..
Burdctt abandoned the law In 1884 to
accept a position on the editorial staff
Of the Louisville Courier.Journal. Four
years ago he came to Chicago and was
given place on the Herald as politi.
cal and editorial writer. He Il at pres.
ent member of the Chronicle stan.
Mr.. Burdett Is married AMI lives at the
Lexington Hotel. He Is the Democratic
member of the commission.
Il. d. Northam. was born In VIII
County. ILL.,, In 1855. His parents NOV.
ed to Aurora when he was young and
he received his education there. Learn.
Ing stenOgraphy. he came here In 1873
to accept a position In that capacity.
In 1870 he went into the legal depart.
ment Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad, aud two years later was ad.
mltted to the bur. ID. ID. Healy, ut that
time county controller, offered Mr.. Nor.
than In 1885 q position under him,
which he held for eight years. 1t was
while he held this place that he gained
knowledge Of county Affairs and In.
stitutiOns which fits him for a mem.
Der Of the civil service commission. lie
became, In 1903. member Of the firm
OF lawyers OF Bliss, McKittrick K Nor.
than. Mr.. NOrtham is a resident Of
the Fourth Ward. living at No. OJ Thir.
ty.seventh street with his wife and
three children. He il q Republican.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06

reaches that age. He received CON-
mon school education which was very
complete. but vet did not satisfy him;
SO he attended the well.known Canan.
daigua Academy for two years there.
after. and, after graduating, taught
school for two years, which gave him
good insight into the various phases Of
human nature. still feeling that he
lacked something In the way of educa.
ton. he looked about him, and he
thought him Of an engineering vocn.
tiOn, In order to At himself for which
he entered upon a course Of civil en-.
cheering at the Rensselaer, Polytecll.
mic Institute at Troy. n. Y, from which
he graduated in 1874. lie came West
In 1874, and was offered and accepted
the chair of civil engineering In the
Northwestern University. meanwhile
writing for the Engineering News. He
filled this place for four years, when
he went into practical work under
General william sooy Smith, but left
this service after time, and began
governmental survey and engineering
work along the Missouri River from
Its mouth up as far as Yankton, hav.
Ing charge Of costly and extensive i'm.
provements.
Mr. Cooley returned to Chicago In
1884. after six years Of work for the
government. and went heartily into the
agitation about the drainage canal,
with the result that he took hold Of the
work as we'll as agitation, ana was Of
active help In getting the project into
practical shape, after which he became
the chief engineer Of the sanitary dis.
trlct when the board was organized.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
BATH.HOUSE JOHN WANTS !
CHAPLAIN.

BathhOuse Johns ordinance for the
appointment OF chaplain to the City
Council has been referred to the Com
mittee on Fire and Water. This IL
highly appropriate, and no doubt the
proposed legislation Of the sapient
statesman from the First Ward will
in this committee receive due consider
alton. BathhOuse John Is pretty shrewd
In his way, and while he may not have
been In earnest In the suggestions con-
tained In his now famous ordinance,
he has nevertheless attained the oh.
ject sought for, viz, a little notorIety.
This Ia to John the breath of his nos
trils; 1t fills his bathhOuse by night ami
his saloon by day. 1t Ii, however, a
little strange that the daily press, u.s.
ually 20 chary OF Its space, except