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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
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Truly this Is u great city--ClIicngo
the city of the Worlds Fair. Not salts
fled with ouishining our friends. the
French. In matters Of cxpositions. W,
are determined to OutShiir them also
In scenes az turbulence In our council
chambcrs. The folks across the water
don't go further than to shake their
fists In each others faces. leaving the
final settlement til u later date. when
they meet on the green sward with
squirt guns or some other equally lie.
str,Ictivc weapon allowable under the
code. The sage and scdatc city fathers
III chicago go one better" take time
by the forciock and proceed To settle
their differences right there and then.
How cheap must the naughty mon.
Sicuf's have felt were they favored with
n look In at the council meeting IN :,
Monday night, and seq AID. Hammer,
take Aid. brennan by the cont collar
and try to force him tn his seat when
the latter wished to leave the chamber,
ana then To see the doughty representa-.
tive of tho Eighteenth Ward "biT' the
towering legislator from the Fiftccntl,
and send him "lammcring" across the
iioot. BULLY" for the Eighteenth!
Long may you bc represented by a man
prompt enough to assert his personal
rights. AMI To resent such methods VI
holding u quorum. Al the aggrcssor's
door bc the disgrace.
Now. who are responsible for this
dclectnblc scene! We uIhesltntingly
hay the blame on tho finance committee.
composed rs Il II almost exclusively of
Republicans.
We are surprised AMI panied at !,
man of Mr.. Madlcn's experience AMI
ability lending himself to such u piece
Of brazen cifrontery as was displayed
In that command Ia the chief Of police.
For tho majority party IN the council
We feel the deepest pity, as We would
for any other body whose blind parii.
sansllp can he thus counted Oh and
used to make them stultify themselves
and abdicate every vestlge Of indie.
pendence. Fancy u body becoming w
contemplate rs to chccrfully accept die.
nilon from their own creature.
Verify this II u most apt illustrutiO
Of the Tail wagging the dog" As W.
said before, II Il u surprise 10 all who
know AID. Madden, his sllrcwdncss
and ability. To see him place himself 81
"gr"giously In tho wrong. Sober second
thought has set many II steady brain
temporarily unsettled bnck into Its
usual condition Of cqulpOisc, AMI we
feel sure that In AID. Aadd"n's case
reflection and the absence Of passion
will bring him 10 his usual state Of
admirable ability. shrewdncss AMI gen.
cral fitness for leadership.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Man may bc able to withstand tho
charms Of woman. lie may shut his
eyes to her beauty ana turn II deaf ear
Ia her brilliant talk. But when woman
ana Fate advance upon him hand In
hand. us II were, Il In time for him to
begin studying the marriage service.
Miss ANGEL AlnrstOn. OF New York. rs
I'M illustration. Ind no chance of brcOll.
Ing the wife Of Edward T'allinnn until
Fate took hand In the game. Mr..
Iallnan did not even know her until
h" caught her pony one day when Il
tried IL rum away. Even then he gave
the matter no further thought. and
Fni" Ind TO try II NIL over again. On
the second trial the young lady sprhIE.
@l hcr ankle In front Of the young
mans home, AMI he again came to her
rescue. Then he capituiatnl and pro,
posed. l'rOcrastinatiOn seemed to h.
dangerous, In an rnlieavOr to bring
about tho union Fate might make u
slip and XIII the young lady or MAIN
hcr In some way. Asa matter If safety
they were married.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

no black mailing policc force. There
may be- u few scoundrcls on II, hut of
the 5000. II is safe to say. 1910 ar,
brave. capable. aud honest men. II Is
therefore as unfair 10 intimate that the
police force Is rotten because there arr,
u few scoundrcls on II as II would b.
to intimate that the clergy Of Chicago
was made up Of protligatc villains he.
cause Preacher llancy the other day
ran away with the wife of one Of his
parishioners. Dr. Parkhurst and his
cm,,lators are now bowling about civil
service reform and inveigl,ing against
politics cutting Il figure In the running
Of governmental affairs.
These gentlemen should not forge,
the fact that this nation of ours IL II
nation of politicians. and that politics
is the very breath of the nostri,s of il.
public affairs.
They would have positions disl,rd out
irrespective of party by cotcrics Of mci'
sclf-clcctrd To pass upon their uualid
cation.
In their cndcavor to establish such n
condition of affairs they evidently have
overlooked the fact that this il u gov.
crnmcnt of the people. fol the people
and by the people. and not a govern.
ment Of bureaucracy.
An American citizen has an inalicna
bic right to he II politician and 10 seek
political office. and so long us the people
have the power to say who the Office.
holders shall be. not all the l'arkhurs's
that ever trod this free soil. nor all thr
bur~lucrncics that they may seek to- or
succeed In building up will avail ole
jot In the direction of robbing the ciii.
zen of his rights or the people of the
power of selecting their own servants.
Us we'll as their own rulers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
BROTHER PARKHURST.

1)r. Parkhurst has come To Chicuyo
aud delivered himself of one Of his
characteristic addresses, the main sub
J'~'t being that present prevailing
mania dubbed Municipal Reform"
DIR. Parkhurst and all his woul,i.bc
imitatOrs In Chicago and elsewhere
arr Just now having II great time of IL,
hut these days and the would.bs re
formers" who now. to their great dc.
light and satisfaction, ill the public
eye. will pass away, and the great I'M.
DERIVING principles of our public lie
which they seem To entirely overlook
in their wild crusade, will remain In.
tact
IL Ii all right for men Interested in
the moral welfare Of their fellow man
u attack such systematic vices MS
those Of the police blackmail system In
New York uncovered by the Lcxow
commission. and Ia take hand In
ass'ilshing them. But this work should
not In made the stepping stone for
wholesale, Reckless aud unsupported
attacks and denunciatioiIs against the
public institutions of The country
municipal and otherwise.
3Dr. I'arkhurst said In his address last
Wednesday evening that II. had learned
a lesson by being called upon Ia SUP
p,rt the charges with which he started
nut in his Tammany crusade aud find.
ing himself unsupported except by
common rumor and newspaper state.
mems. Evidently the lesson has not
been lasting one. for has he not come
o'hicago and made charges ana state
ments against the municipal life Of
Chicago that he cannot maintain:
DR.. Parkhurst should remember that
conditions In Chicago ana New York
are entirely different Here We have
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Perhaps, after all, the nrwspa per
Judgment M to the valu. Of u rich mans
estates may not bc NJ far out Of tho
way, Notwithstanding tho popular he
lief that the newspapers are bronze IN
"Nngg"inte In these matters. After
III" death Of Jay Gould the newspapers
kindly took II hand at the business Of
posting his books AMI striking II bal.
ancc for the benefit Of their readers.
The result 0f this arithmetic was the
concurrent journalistic opinion that Mr..
Gould had left about x7a.OO,OOO and
some odd cents. Now Il appears that
the newspapers did not place too large
value on the estate, but. according to
I'll" figures Of Appraiser Mcclure. I'M
dcrcstimated II by nearly S9.OND, WO.
III" actual value being SSO.obi $50. -.
instead Of $72.OOO,OOO. Ii yo, see il
IN The newspapers yon may set II down
as II careful statement. based On an In
vcstiSutiOn rs to all the usc"rtainablc
facts. GENERALLY speaking, y"u might
bet on H.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Tho Chinese method of dealing witt.
army officers who lose battles ar prov.
false to their trusts Possesses some
unique features of rctributivc justice
a dispatch from Shanghai states TIM,
General Wei Yu iwci. who at the ba;
tie Of Ping Yang failed O bring his
troops upon the field IN time to ussls,
General 'rsO. has been bcl,cn,lel ut Polk
Ing. There were no Inquiries as to tin.
causes NJ his negligence. lie simply
lid not arrive at the battle Held ana
take part In the fight. Probably In Or.
der that he may never have u chance
to repeat the mistake the Emperor has
ordered his head chopped or. The dis.
patch adds with grim huinor that
should the Japanese succeed IN takiny
Port Arthur there II no doubt that ii
Hung Chang will pay for II with his
hcnd. Whether III will be responsible.
for the loss Of Port Arthur does not AZ.
pear to cut any figure In the matter. I,
was his business to prevent It's capt,ir,.
This plan III dealing with those IN CON.
mand Of u nntiOn's armies. though |,
tribe harsh. certainly has Its advnnt.
ages. Knowing that " he loses he In
going IN In executed II calculated To
max" II general fight desperate battles.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
HURRAH FOR HOPKINS.

Chicago has III last won out IN her
long and weary fight for u suitable
Government Building. AMI 1t Is but meet
AMI proper that those who have borne
the br,nt Of the battle should reap the
honor Of tn" victory. First IN the
ranks of those who have struggled
from time to time during several years
past for the Western metropolis In this
regard stands our sturdy. capable. and
gallant chief rXccutivc--.IOhn +. Hop
kins.
Always shrcwd. rcsU,irccful. and full
Of grit and energy. he brought tn bear
at Washington all the powers and
forces rs politician aui an organizer
" men with which he has been 80 lib.
orally endowed by nature. lie was u
host Of strength to the big lobby which
went down TO Washington u few days
ago 10 make u fight for Chicago and
her claims. When the history of Mayor
Hopkins comes To b. written this will
M an added trophy to the many lulrcls
that he has won and that will br the
pride and glory Of his friends as well
~ himself In the future. scarcely less
hcrOic were tho services Of Congress.
man I.nwrnc" r.. McGann. lie
worked Ikea Trojan for the good cause.
and has given himself rest neither night
nor day when the tug Of war was fair
" ON. The same can 10. said Of Con.
src~sn,an Al'irich. who on this Occa sion
~ on all others before has proven him.
self II most loyal and able representa-.
tive Of Chicago. As for Postmaster
1iesinI. he. too, did his share IN the
night and deserves hearty cOinmcnda-
ton for IT, Congressman Hopkins. Of
Kane County. covered himself with
glory and rendered services that will
not MON In forgotten by the citizens of
Chicago -Dcmocrats no more than by
Republicans
The grant IL u boon to Chicago that
she not only deserves but actually
needs.
Resides this II will give much needed
employment Ia tra,lesmcn ami mechan.
Nh ut n time when employment In none
tao plenty.
For all these reasons the people of
Chicago have much cause to feel
grateful toward the gentlemen named.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

In the face Of tho continued low price
Of wheat II IN rather remarkable that
the farmers Of tho country have just
planted II larger acreage than lust
years. M " the ovcrsupply from o3,.
5lS, 1A5 acres IN 1894 were not sufficient
lesson. they have now planted 2i,.oi,.
'.'S ucics IN wl,rat--.nn Increase Of 7C5,-
hc' acres over Inst year And this they
hav" done while that grain was selling
~ ~ cents In Chicago. AMI when In
oregon ami tho Puget Sound country
III" elevators are full Of wheat that was
going begging at 20 cents u bishei.
There II every reason to belicv" that
on all hut the largest wheat farms these
prices do not cover the cost OF prOtluc.
ton. One II therefore forced 10 ucccpt
Secretary MOrtOn's theory Of tn. why
and wherefore Of this blind tempting
of fnte by the farmers. lie says that
wheat II the lazy mans crop. and thar
III" American farmer unwisely insists
on raising the crop involving tho small.
est amount Of manual labor, trusting 10
luck u bring him out with u profit.
This. added Ia tho superstition that
two years Of plenty will be followed by
II short harvest. has led tho Northern
farmers 10 repeat with wheat the very
mistake tho Southern farmers hive for
years perIGtrated with regard t0 cot
ton. u IL possible. however. that not
enough allowance has been made for
the important discovery forced upon
the farmers during tho lust year, Of the
value Of wheat as feed for farm ami
mails. II IL not improbable that many
uf tl,c'n have determined tn put in
wheat for feed purposes wl,err they
formerly planted corn, arguing that
whcnt. which can be planted with a.
drill. cultivated with harrow. harvest.
al with u sclf.binlier. all dra wn by
horses. and tllreshed by steam. viii be
easier 10 raise and just US useful az
corn. Cntil the cOrn-larvcsting ma
chine, recently invented by II Chicago
manufacturing house, shall have proved
itself II succcss,It IL not impossible that
the corn crop OF tho country ,nay have
10 hide In diminished ears.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Emperor william finds the name NJ
bismarck one to cOnjure with even
when deprived of power by his males
tvs own act. bismarck was father of
the German navy aud chief arclsitcct of
its colonial policy. The Emperor. in
his speech asking money to put tho
navy on proper footing. felt c0nstrain-
ed to ask II In tho name of the retired
statesman. whose influence Is s,ili pu-
tent even with his enemies.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

A New York preacher recently assert
oil that every ninth man IL II drhnkard;
every seventh person m opium hend;
every iifth woman II victim Ut hysieria,
and every fourth man slave Of tobac-
60. That preacher IL IN eNaggeratOr.
az the associate of people who have bad
habits to II much greater extent than
ordinary people do.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

We admire the cautious. conservative
'ila' who never acts from impulse. but
always from careful Judgment aud ma.
turc reflection. hut there air times
when this may be- carried Ia extremes.
John Little. Of Exeter. \. H.. came
nome Ia dinner recently and found his
wife hanging by the neck and Kicking
vigorously. She evidently had decided
To commit suicide and. putting u bed
cord about her neck. stepped upon u
chair. tied the rope around u beam and
kicked the chair from under her. We
believe our readers will admit that IN.
discovery Of his wife under such cir.
c,iinstanccs placed Mr.. Little IN u very
embarrassing position. lie did no;
want 10 make any mistake ana he could
recall no rule In his Handbook Of Ell.
uucttc and Rules for Action" which
gave directions how 10 proceed under
such circumstances. 80 he sat down 10
thin X II over. lie reasoned that. us he
had not lived very happily with his
wife. the ncighbors would br sure to
criticisc him II he failed To conform To
the uses Of polite society. lie thought
IL would bc better to have u witness.
He went out to lind one. Forty. live
minutes later when hc returned with
Il nciGllbor. Mr.. Little was painrd and
shocked almost beyond mca sure to ilnl
that his wife was dead. II was very
sad case. hut Mr.. Little. IN this hour
OF his bereavement. AT least. has the
proud satisfaction Of knowing that
through, It all he was entirely calm. cool
and collected. and acted with the care.
ful hclibcr,tion which marks the ir:ic
gentleman.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
NOHcE

THE EAGLE can be ordered at Chas.
Macdonald S Co. s literary emporium
and book store, IS Washington street,
and at all irst.class news stands
throughout the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

The statistics show that 49, persons
were removed In the United States in
1894 by means OF the rope and electro
cutiOn. But there was big lot left
that needed similar treatment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

We clip the following clear and sue,
cinct statement from tho Chicago
Times referring to the personal char.
nctcrislics of local millionuirc:
"llc spends fully rs much, II not more,
for his wearing apparel than the mil
llonnirc street-car magnate.
The queer thing about This Is that Il
was pul into type before the New Year
g. hrniion began.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Madeline Pollard writes Il letter to
the press asking the world to forget her.
How thoughtful! Otherwise we might
have overlooked the matter entirely.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

tr I" date few Of the Representatives
of the railroads and corporations have
visited this quiet burg since the open.
'nr day of the Legislature. Jam. q.
Put mn old.tlmc member remarked to.
day. THAT II bIds fair to bc u pretty
tough session for trusts and monoln-
lIrs"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

When the people get one crack al the
contractors combine they will knoc'; II,
80 far II will never know what struck
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

II Is evident that the convict labor
question Is going Ia receive cOnSitlcra
bic attention at the hands of this Leg
islaturc. senator Monroe, of win
County, declared that the present meth
oil of employing cOnvicts IL doing great
damage to the business interests of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

The contractors combine j. getting
tired. II cant SEQ its way clear to
unite the people on its schemes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Mr.. Henry T.. Brandt Is making u
strong fight for the nomination Of as.
SCISSOR Of Lake View. and his friends
hope he will be the unanimous choice
Of the convention.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

state. lie says that tho outside indus.
tries cannot safely compete with con.
vict.inadc goods. ana that the prison
labor must In employed IN SOME other
way than the manufacture Of articles
which enter into commerce. Ilc thinks
that the convicts should bc put 10 work
NJ breaking stone. to he used on the
public highways of the state. or other
wise employed IN the construction ~
such highways.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

corn. hay. straw. ana other material.
Also. n bill requiring railroad com
pniilcs to ship live stock In mixed car
load lots.
Governor Altgeld sent In u message
relative to the burning of II portion Of
the hospital for tho insane ~ Anna.
The message was referred tn the Com.
inittcc on Public Charities.
a motion was passed giving the State
Iiar Association the use Of Representa-.
tive Hall Thursday evening and all day
Friday.
Mr.. Delaney presented n resolution
providing that "O,ir Senators In Con.
g'''ss br Instructed and our Rcprcscn.
iativcs br requested IN obtain from the
general government an appropriation
for III" completion Of the improve
inrnts begun In the hnrbOr NJ Waukc-
gnn. ILL.," The resolution was niop,el.
Among the notable Chicagonns Ia br
seen II, the Leland this evening are:
lion. lrus Coy, attorney for Union
Stock Yards Transit Company: lion.
u. -. Goddard. Of tho g.. u. Il q. I,y.,
and Mr.. Randall, "cl,icf cook a,ni bot
,lc washer" for the Hyde Park Gas 20.
For what purpose these distinguished
citizens are here the dear public may
bc allowed To guess.
A.. IL. f.. A. a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

EN-Aldcrnan Me Crcmcr. Of IN"
First Ward, IL being strongly urged
by his friends to again accept Tho
Democratic nomination for Alderman.
: Mr.. Crcmer's past record In the Coun'
oil Is above reprOach. aud he would
make Il strong candidate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Representative Crafts of Cook CO,il-
~ Tuesday Introduced In the house u
bill To provide for the organization of
park districts and the transferring Of
tho title to submerged lands and navI.
gnbl" waters al inccnt to smcl, park dis
iricts. The bin II urged by some Of his
constituents from Evanston. Cook
County. Ill.,. who are very anxious Ia
have better provisions made by law for
the completion AMI maintenance of the
sheridan drive to Highland Park and
beyond. Tho bill also provides for the
carrying ont of Governor Altgcld's idea
OF lake front park extending from
Lincoln Park north to Evanston by the
transfer of submerged lands to the
park districts which may bc organized
under u.
The bill will also enable tho territory
west of tho City Of Chicago. like Cicc-
10. Riverside. Harlem, haywood and
the Town of PrOvisO, to br organized
into II park district and permit the con.
struction of II beautiful park ana
driveway along the Dcsplaines River
and adjacent thereto. 1t hns been very
thoroughly considered In Its prcpar-
ton and IL believed to bc practicable
IN It's operation, ana to provide all the
necessary machinery for the levying of
taxes. special assessments and issuing
Of bonds to enable either or both pro.
i,vts to bc carried to II successful issue.
Tuesday was bill day In the house
ami II number of new measures We're
sent To the clerks desk, read by their
titles, and referred To their proper
committees. Air. Weston, Of Cook
County, sent up his bin making women
legal voters ut all municipal elections.
lie also Introduced bill making Il
unlawful for cOnvic,s 10 bc employed
~ I'll" manufacture of drugs. mcdi-
cin"s. food, chewing gum or any other
arllcl" used for chewing, drinking az
smoking.
If Is evident that thp ,.un vict lnl,nr
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Judge Carter took up the official
bond calendar "Wednesday ana entered
IN order citing twenty-five consrahlcs
into court next saturday morning -
Justify on their bonds. They are:
Daniel Ahcrn, Hyde Park; >. "
Adams, North Chicago; llowc" u.
Adams, South Chicago: taspar Hnrlh-
owiak, South thi,lgo; Grorgr =.
Britch, Hyde Park: Emil BairIc, North
Chicago: &. L. Brewster, j. \. Bollum
and Tony Bcrganc, South Chicago; J
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

+. Bcsselcr. Town Of Lake: W. T..
Bowcs. G. e. Bucchel. Henry I,ahc.
Robert Brown. NJ. ! Brohtrick and
Peter Brady. West Chicago: Victor
Bauwans, Lake View: Frci I.rl,rch.
Worth: william Busack, Thornton:
Charles Badger. Riverside: Thomas
Boddy, Proviso: -. =. Bolkcom. Nor.
wood Park: Ira Burcliar,l. Maine.
Mr.. VIM. Klcc. n member of the well.
known firm Of ONcil \ Klcc. the
sewer builders. will Dc without doubt
the unanimous choice Of the l,cpubli-
can convention for Supervisor Of Lake
View.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

EN-Alderman Mike OI1rien, of the
Nineteenth Ward. h again II candidate
for Alderman on the Democratic ticket.
With Gallagher and LAWYER in the field,
and Sam Sinshcimcr ~ the Republican,
candidate. there will no doubt be- n
lively time in the Nineteenth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Alderman Conway. Of the twenty
seventh Ward, will no doubt succeed
himself IN the Council. His ,onstiui
"nts will not forget his past efforts IN
their behalf.