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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

Japan Is being a good deal talked
about. The jealous powers of Europe
IRE gossiping about the MikadO and
his people, and Japan IL being repre-
sented as more kinds of menace to
long cherished soft snaps than any other
nation In the world. Holland Is being
told that II Japan IL not checked she
will become source of danger to Java.
Europe seems to expect Holland to get
her Dutch M. Success always breeds
jealousy. 1t would not be ut all sur
prising to hear that Japan had decided
to annex Chicago or to levy tribute
from the newly discovered North Pole.
In the twinkling Of a very few weeks
q little nation OF 4OyO00,0OO Of people.
hitherto considered harmless but clev-
er. has become a threat to the highly
sensitive four quarters Of the globe.
We are much inclined to think that
Japan will not antagonist the enemies
she has made. She has had the misfOr-
tune to 90 to war with foe who IL In.
clined to fight and run away and let
her allies fight another day. But Japan
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

Judge Eichelberger, Of Mount Pleas.
ant. Iowa, rendered decision which,
II 1t Is based on good law and IL not re.
versed, will play an important part In
future damage case litigation. The
Iowa court holds that o "quotient" yer.
dict IL illegal. That 10, It 10 illegal for
a jury In fixing the amount OF damages
to be awarded to vote upon the sum
and average tho amounts set by the
individual Jurors. The quotient verdict
has been the usual one. It ID quite usu.
al for Jurors In attempting to AZ the
amount Of damages to vote their lndl.
vidual sentiments and strike an aver
age. One Juror may vote to award only
II damages; another may vote for $500
damages; third may vote for 1000.
and fourth may vote for $1,000. And
80 on. The average Of these estimates
usually 10 agreed upon 90 q compro.
mise verdict. II this process II illegal
1t will greatly complicate matters, 40
1t Ii very rare indeed that an entire jury
votes to award the full amount Of dam.
ages claimed, and It 10 not to be ex.
pectcd that twelve men would hit upon
the same amount II q small sum 10
agreed upon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

The French style Of duel IL not pOpu.
lar In North Carolina. When two
North Car0llnians start out to satisfy
honor there Is no polite regard for each
others dislike for physical pain In evi.
dencc. A duel In North Carolina Ii rs
Indifferent to human life as Brooklyn
trolley cur Seth stallcup aud I. N.
Taylor. old.time enemies. recently met
In duel at Shearer School House, n.
G. The fight began with naked fists,
but honor remained unsatlsfied, and
shooting.irons were called upon to heal
the wounds that pride had felt. Stall.
cups head was blown on. Taylor was
MORALLY wounded In tho stomach, and
q horse belonging to one OF the seconds
was killed. How the seconds managed
to escape Ii mystery. Partisan read.
ers will be amazed ut the above brief
description OF North Carolina duel.
Why It should be considered necessary
to blow q mans head of to vlndicate
ones honor will be mystery to the
French, who can satisfy wounded pride
by pin scratch. But the North Caro-.
lima duel will perish eventually of its
own exubemnce. 1t will die out for
lack Of seconds. No man will care 10
serve as one of the directors OF u North
Carolina affair OF honor II he stands In
danger Of losing his own life In the me.
lee, or, Mt the best, sacrificing his horse
Oh the altar of friends quarrel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
the LURCH GOES WyTH THEM.

Mr.. Robert 4. Burke checrfully an.
nOunces that one thousand representa-.
tive Democrats will leave Chicago on
the morning of June 4th for Springfield.
to attend the free silver convention.
Among the thousand representative
citizens" he says will be two hundred
members Of the Marching Club. II
this announcement be true. II In safe
to prophesy that six hundred out Of
the bther eight hundred representa-.
tive citizens will stay Mt home. and the
members Of the Ancient Order Of Hats
will have the Held pretty much to
themselves. The public In pretty well
ON to the representative" character Of
the members Of the "forty-hves" club.
True Democrats who have the welfare
Of the party ut heart not only In Chica.
20 but all over the State. IRE tlisgustcd
and abashed ut being associated with
the cheap mob OF petty office hunters.
The Idea Of the "Ikey" Abrahans. the
dan" Roots aud the like going down
to take part In gathering called to
discuss serious question such as that
of the national finances IL enough to
make cat laugh.
II Is also enough to make decent Dom.
ocrats stay away from the gathering.
rs they will II this delegation OF behnt.
ted gentlemen invade the capital next
week.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

Not all who are In position to oh.
serve the prevalence of literary decay
are plunged into gloom by contempla.
ton of the spectacle; which Is benign
provision. On the contrary. some
there be who revcl joyously In the
odors Of decomposition, dra wing long
breaths as the cfiiuvla that distresses
Nordau permcates their innermOst be.
ings. The REFINEMENT Of subtle
speech" in the work Of Richard lie
Caffeine. for instance. seems TO have
intoxicated Hjalmar Hjorth Boyescn.
He has been pralslng 1t In terms the
most extravagant, 40 that when he
reaches "a Spring Morning" he has
nearly exhausted his vocabulary, but
Keeling and elntc, he tackles II. 1t Il
the "climax Of linguistic felicity" II
Is full. he says, OF sweet earth.sccnted
facts and pervaded by. the strangely
pungcnt odOrs Of early spring. The
disquisitiOn ON SOW and her family
"a little company Of blnck.and.tan pig
let's, legged and shouted for the battle
Of lifc." Is. says BOyesen, simply lovely
Of course It Is. although the absence Of
any allusion to the adjacent swlll.pai
can scarce be forgiven by any less ar
dent admlrer than Boyesen. 1t Ii q
beautiful thought that the piglet,
should have been legged and shouted
How kindly OF Providence! VIVA,
hard.hearted wretch could think com
fortably Of piglets. leglcss and snout
less. with the battle OF life laundering
Just ahead! How could they tramplt
the swcet.pea bed else? How root the
garden? The SOW herself Il not to bt
despiscd. and merges. naturally. into
the other carth.scented facts. She be
longs. too. to literature. for 80 long agC
her children went with metrical fee,
to market. and the sow's ear has beer
proverblally linked with a silk purse
since the memory Of man. Charming
piglets. darling SOW. funny Boycsen
rnnf Nh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

James Sheakley, Governor of far.
away Alaska, has made his second an
nual report to the Secretary OF the In.
terlOr. He reports that the fisheries
have been successful, that the mines
have yielded profitable returns, and
that the population has been largely
augmented by immigration; also that
crime ID less frequent and law and or.
der quite as well enforced as In the old.
err communities. The natives are pur-
chasing lumber, erecting modern style
houses, have improved methods Of pre-
pairing food and clothing, and are max.
lug steady progress towards civilixa.
ton. The total population 10 20,644.
and there are thirty.fve schools of oil
kinds. The only apparent drawback to
Alaska's happiness Ii the fact that. not.
wlthstanding the efforts Of the collector
OF customs, his deputies and all the
other civil officers In the territory, In.
toxicating liquors are imported, land
ed, and sold without stint In every
white settlement In the territory. The
food fishes will be the most valuable
Of Alaska's marine products. - the fur
seal and sea otter are rapidly dlsap'
pearing. The report says the Goldfish
banks are extensive and inexhaustlble.
and halibut exist In great numbers,
besides more than hundred species OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

An experience Of the City Council
Of Columbus, Ohio, may have tenden.
cy to place check upon wide.Open
aldermanic junkcts In that section for
u while. The Columbus sOlOns recent
~ decided to get out Of town for a
jambOree. A special train was hired
and IN attempt was made to paint vlr.
ginin n deep. dark red. To add to the
hllarity they carried along q small
swivel cannon to wake the echoes and
farmers along the route. The special
train reached the little town of Corn.
Ing. In the meantime the cOminlssnry
supplies In the baggage cars had beef,
drawn on so literally that the Colum.
bus wise men could not tell whether
they werc riding or flying. As the train
pulled into Corning one OF the alder.
men hauled out the cannon and fired
II from car platform full Into the
crowd Of gaping spectators. Several
men were blown on their feet and filed
with burnt powder and Indignation.
One Virginia Populist's beard was
burned on and he himself was knocked
insensible. The crowd instantly made
a charge aud captured the cannon.
Then an attempt was made to mob the
train. This was frustrated by the On.
gineer. who seems to have been about
the only sober man ON board. lie has.
tily pulled out, and. taking chances of
n collision. ran to the next station and
saved his passengers from mob VIC.
lnce. One experience OF this sort ought
to be enough for Il lifetime. The alder.
manic junket. II possible. ought to stop
this side Of granddaughter and riot.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

The National Baseball Association Of
Great Britain has begun It's career. and
the game ut BALKAN. England. received
the prestige conferred by the presence
or United States Ambassador Bayard.
When 1t comes to sanctioning our ma
tlonal game there are no flaws in Mr..
Bayard's patriotism. There Is still some
doubt that the effort to popularize base.
Dnli In England Is to be taken seriously.
The names of the contesting teams at
BALKAN Indicate certain fiippancy
on the part of the management that Is
not ut all promising. The "Typewrlt.
ers" were pitted against the "Wh,sky.
ites." and the latter team won the
game. There may be nothing in n
name, or there may be a great deal.
In country that takes itself, its
amusements. and In fact the earth,
very seriously 1t Is dangerous ex.
pertinent to Introduce novel athletic
contest under such names rs those
chosen for the contrasting baseball mines
at Balham. Typewriters and whisky
are not Enthusiastically American.
There are typewriters In all countries,
and whisky is made In Ireland and
Scotland.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
TRUDE MUST RsMAIR.

1t is to be hoped that the services of
a. =. Trude will not be lost to the
cause of education in our public schools
with the termination of his present
term on the City Board of Education.
Mr.. Trudc Is n rich man and feels
that for the balance of his days lie Is
entitled to enjoy his wealth at his
leisure.
hut while this Is all right In Its way,
Mr.. Trude must realize that after all
every man. rich and poor. owes some.
thing to the community.
Men of the breath of view. the intel.
lcctual grasp Of public subjects. the
versatility and mastery ability In the
handling of all subjects so long ana NO
frequently displayed by A. =. Trudc are
rare. and such mems services should
rot be lightly lost.
A. =. Trude. as q member of the
school board and particularly as Its
| president. has made one of the most
conspicuous successes IN public office
ever witnessed In Chicago.
His record In that capacity n one Of
which any man should feel proud. and
proves the shrewdness and sound
Judgment OF ex.Alayor Hampstead
Washburne. to whom belongs the credit
Of selecting the great lawyer AMI pre-
vailing upon him to accept the office.
Let us hope that Mayor Swift will
follow the example of his old Galena
schoolmate and prevail upon A. =.
Trude to still render Invaluable ser.
vices to the public Of Chicago In the
office which he has adorned.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

in paper money: put It between the let.
ter paper, for will not accept postoflice
orders. express orders. bank checks, or
registered letters. for the reason
would bc compelled to get friends to
identify me and thus betray my mat.
rlmonial Intentions" Mr.. Arnold adds
a postscript which was so cold.blood.
ed that 1t aroused Warmers suspicious.
1t was to this effect: DO not beat
around the bush. but come to the point
and send me the money at once" This
poscript did the business. The letter
was forwarded to the authorities and
Arnold was caught, but not until he
had secured rcmittances from other min.
MES In various parts Of the country,
which were to be applled to the purchase
of rings. wedding trousscaus. travelling
expenses. etc. He also had several
rings sent to him from conflding
SWANS. which It was his custom to put
up at his "uncle's."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
the GAIL or THE wOMAH'S Clue.

The WOman's Club II modest In its
mem bershlp. its pretensiOns and its de.
munls.
1t has formulated Its demands upon
Mayor Swift In reference to the mp
pointments to the Board OF Education
which he will be- called upon 10 make
next month.
There are seven appointments. and
the WOman's Club only asks them all.
They called upon Mayor Swift last
Tuesday and gave him the names OF
four women ana three men whom they
think should be- appointed upon the
Education Board. Just think OF It!
These modest old maids and house.
wives only asked that out Of the seven
vacancies the Mayor appoint just seven
individuals for and ut the behest Of the
WOnian's Club.
or course. the delegation was headed
by That well.known spinster. Pension
Agent Ada &. Sweet.
Ada has grown to belle her name. and
has been sour on the world since she
herself was thrice neglected by the
City Council when three times named
to the Board Of Education by Mayor
Washburne. hut Miss Ada has lost
none Of her 0ld.time brass. and the club
which she and her colleagues on the
committee represented Tuesday Is GER
tainly not lacking In gall.
or course. the WOman's Club Il too
good to ask for the reappointment of
such good citizens aud honest and use
full public officials as A. =. Trude,
Thomas Cusack or Patrick II. Duggan,
all of whom are among the outgoing
members.
There Is too much of the favor of
4. y. A.Ism In the makeup Of the
WOman's Club for that.
But the Mayor promised to take the
ladies' request hnder consideration. 1t
Is to be hoped 1t will remain under ad.
visement until after the appointments
are made.
Seriously, this audacious demand of
the WOman's Club IL one of the cheeki.
est that has ever been made upon an
executive of the city of Chicago, and
Mayor Swift will have lost his old-time
backbone II he does not turn the Old
Maids Club down.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

The Duke of Edlnburgl's eldest son
is chip Of the old block. Queen Vic.
torla Is very proud of the young mans
resemblance to his father as u reccp.
tive candidate for any royal hand III
sight. and has been very kind to vii.
helmina. the young Queen of Holland.
at Windsor. In spite Of the fact that
Wilhelmlna has preserved her incog.
nitO In England. she could not conceal
from Queen Victoria the fact that she
was Just the kind Of bride for which
the 2O.year.Old son of the Duke of Etlin.
burgh has been looking. She Is the
prospective ruler Of a prosperous king.
dom, and possesses large private for.
tune. The son of a man who as Duke
of Edinburgh draws salary from En-.
gland and as Duke Of Saxe-C oburg and
GOtha Ii well paid BY the Germans, II
he resembles his father. must be con.
vinced that willielmina Is Just the kind
Of u better half to satisfy his hereditary
craving for a throne and a fat treasury.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

Mr.. C. G. Arnold, late barkceper al
the Palmer House, Chicago. more re-
Gently engaged In the profitable bust.
ness OF woo!ng for revenue only, finds
himself In hot water. Mr.. Arnold had
set UP a personal matrimonial bureau.
lie watched the matrimonial papers
FOR advertisements of gentlemen unat-
tached desiring to secure matrimonial
partners. Such advertisements he an.
swered In fine. feminine hand, setting
forth his personal charms. bewailIng
his lonesome condition, and incl0sIng a
photograph Of an actress with which
the more securely to hook his victim.
1t IL little remarkable that 30 many Of
these fools bit at his bait. when 1t Ii
considered that all Of his letters bear
an unmistakable financial stamp. In
one Of them. for instance. he impl0res
farm Implement dealer. ut Sedan.
Pope County. Afinn.. to trust to him
implicitly and send him $50, upon re.
ceipt Of which bis bride would fly to
him. He says In bis letter: enclose $50
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
IMPORTANT N07icE.

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 &C.
count Of this paper. Hence this warn.
lng.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
LOOK OUT FOR MORRiS.

In Its last edition The Eagle gave
some information TO It's readers con-
corning the existence OF one Morris.
1t announced that this Morris Is a
lobbyist and u handy man among Al
dermen.
He knows how to get ut them, and
when he gets ut them something IL
"sure to come or"
Since The Eagle gave few facts
about Morris, the morning newspapers
found him out, and II what the morn.
Ing newspapers say concerning him be
true Mr.. Morris has been caught red
handed at his own peculiar little game.
1t appears the promoters Of the G. x
h. I. ordnance, elsewhere referred to.
organized meeting Of alleged property
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
HON. FRANK BROOKMAN,

Isaac Pltman, the father Of phonOgra.
ply, Ii dead, ut the ripe age Of 50. He
was tho original inventor Of the idea Of
writing shorthand strictly according to
sound, for which reason his system ut
first was called ''sound hand" though
the dropping out OF silent letters had
been practiced by shorthand writer's
before his time. His first treatise on
the subject appeared In 1887, and the
plan soon was recognized as 30 much
superior to any other then known that
1t attained widespread favor. under tho
name Of photography" a word which
may be translated to mean "writing by
sound" He opened IN institution ut
Bath, where he taught the art, and from
which he issued numerous books. His
system as ut first presented was greatly
improved in subsequent editions Of the
work. In large part a. the result OF sug.
gesti0ns made by some among about
1900 persons who formed Correspond.
Ing Society. Isaac also founded the
Phonetic Society, and In concert with
Alexander ]. Ellis, worked hard, though
with Indifferent success. to bring about
reform In the spelling and printing
Of the English language. one OF their
ventures being the publication Of a
newspaper which Punch often tried to
make fun OF an '"rhe F0netic Nus" His
brothers aided him In the work OF
fonetic reform, and Benn, the young.
est. came to Cincinnati, where he estab.
lished an American system Of phonogra.
ply, superior In many respects to that
Of Isaac, but differing from It only In
detail. The systems Of Munson and
Graham, both extensively used In the
United States, are similar notifications
of tho original Pitman idea, and 1t IL
due to Isaac to say that some Of the fen.
lures claimed by those men as improve.
lnents had been tried and rejected by
the English society.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
YEKneS LEADS THEM All.

In an article in Scribncr's for Juuc
OIL Chicago Before the Fire. After the
Fire. and To-day" Melville T.. stone
says of "the men who made Chicago:"
civilian II. ogden brought to Chi
cago an Invaluable personal equipment.
and for the succeeding thirty years was
the recognized chief of the city. He
rescued the canal from failure and
saved the state from Reputation: he
laid ont the streets and projected the
parks of the city. established the sew
cragr system. created the first railway.
fostcrcd and endowed hospitals. col
leges. and literary and scientific asso-
Citations. and contributed in an amaz-
ing degree to every phase of the prog.
ress of the infant metropolis.
"But Ogden. after all. was only first
among equals. cyrus Mccormick. the
| reaper man: George Pullman. the sleep
ing-car man: Judge Cation. the pro.
moter of telcgraphs: Potter Palmer. the
merchant prince: Long John Went
worth. editor and statesman: j. Young
Scammon. iinancicr; Allan Pinkerton.
| the detectivc--thesc were some of the
| men who lent q hand In the building of
| Chicago
Where do you leave Charles 4.
Yerkes. Mr.. Stone!
Have you been asleep for ten years,
or has time dimmed your once bright
intellect!
The man who has made Chicago what
II Is to-day Il Charles Il. Yerkes. He
touched the town with his magic hand
and II became u city. He brought
capital from the East. and made real
progress in Chicago possible. Against
the protests Of Mr.. Stone himself and
several others. Mr.. Yerkes 'cabled" the
West and North sides and thus made
II possible for poor men to buy homes
In the until them inaccessible suburbs
| Were II not for Charles II. Ycrkes the
city limits of Chicago would he Fuller
ton avenue on the north. California
avenue on the west. and 3Dth street on
the sorth.
And West and North Siders would
still he using the miserable and made
| quate horse car system.
Mr.. Yerkes made the unused. filthy
and decaying tunnels a blessing IN
stead Of burden on our citizens.
When he purchased the tunnels in the
face Of the violent opposition of Mr.
Stone and others Mr.. Yerkcs struck q
staggering blow at the bridge nuisance
which up to that time was the prInci.
pal annoyance to ChIcagonns living on
the West and North Sides. and the
greatest blot on the clty's escutcheOn.
| Mr.. Yerkes did more than any forty
men to bring the Worlds Fair to Chi
cagO. both In money and IN personal
cnlcavOr.
Mr.. Yerkcs has given fountains and
statues to our parks. ObservatOrles Il
our scientists. and--hetter than all-ht
hns given to our citizens the most mag
niticcnt system Of urban transportation
In the world.
The beautiful thing about Mr.. Yerkcs
gifts II that he gives.
Unlike many Of our less straightfOr
ward "leading citizens" he does no
promise what he does not fulfill.
Yerles II ut the head Of the list o
1.-THE men who made Chicago" and Th,
Eagle predicts that the day II not IN
distant when statue Of him will IN
among the most highly esteemed Ornu
ments OF our city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

1t might be In order to suggest a guar.
dian for the officers Of the National
Shoe and Leather Bank. That they
should not know that Teller Seeley got
away with $354,OOO until his lawyer
told them was very strange. But 1t
would seem stranger still that at the
same time Seeley's brother.in. law.
Aymar. should not have been discover
ed to be pursuing IN independent steal
on his own account until the same law
Yer told the President and tried to
make terms for him. The facilities
which that Ia wyer has for finding out
just who steals from that particular
bank would indicate that he would be
n mighty good man for the bank to
hire, rather than leave him for the de.
faulters to employ.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
/ Chicavonu named LATIN rcccr

A Chicagoau named Latta recently
purchased from curio dealer In New
Orleans for $3.50 a rude collection Of old
postage stamps. As soon rs he reached
home he regretted the bargain and sent
the stamps to New York for approval.
Back came the cheerful infOrma tion
that one stamp alone was worth $4,000,
and that the value Of the entire collec.
ton could fairly be estimated at 49,.
200! 1t would he wise for people who
have old stamps to ascertain something
about their value before they sell In
Chicago.