Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-09-21

lucid Chicago River. lf he can render
the Chicago River water HARMLESS and
palatable." he can have anything else
he asks for.
II now appears that the principal op-
position to the Worlds Fair In Paris
comes from the provinces. They take
the position that the fair will only glorl
ry Paris ut their expense. Lyons and,
Nancy led of In the opposition. and
other cities are preparing to follow the
lead and make q formal protest. From
the point OF view o! American expert.
ences the movement seems Illogical
and prepostcrous. New York. Philadel.
phia and Chicago were not particular.
" benefited by Worlds Fairs. On the
other hand, many fnr.seeing persons
have no hesitation In asserting tina!
they were injured by them. ana that
the real benefit accrued to the prov.
lnces mt the expense Of the cities where
the fairs were held. NOtwlthstan ding
the opposition. however. Of the Jealous
outside cities there remains no doubt
that the fair will be held. and that tho
dawn Of the new century will be cclc.
brated with all the resources Of the gny
capital. rs the Government itself II tax.
Ing IN active part In the Inauguration
Of the scheme.
Last March 300 cotton STATE negroes
sailed from, Savannah for Liberia. They
departed for the land OF their fore.
fathers full Of hope. II was assumed
that others would follow them speedily
for the purpose Of escaping white Op.
preston ut tho South aud Of regenerat.
Ing Africa. When they paid for their
transportation II was agreed by the
emigration company that 1t would feed
and care for them otherwise for three
months after their arrival In Liberia.
during which time II was supposed
they would be able to get land and 20
to work This promise was not kept.
The company dumped the em!grants
on the sea coast ana took no further
interest In them. Half OF them have
died of fever. The American negro
dOmiciled here for u century or more,
and with more or less white blood In
him, cannot resist the malar!al feverx
Of Africa much better than the whites
Two of the survivors have made their
way to England and are trying to get
back to the United States. The remain.
der are starving In Liberia. The strong
disinclinatiOn Of the cOlOred people Of
this country to leave 1t will DO inten.
sified when they learn OF the fate Of
these eMigrants. and 1t will be a hard
Job to get another shipload. no matter
how glowing the promises Of emlgrant
companies may be-.
1t Is telegraphed from st. Louis that
the cattle In the vicinity of that city
are dying from anthrax, and that the
health officers of the State ana city are
taking every possible means to check
the progress OF the disease. Anthrax
IL one OF the most terrible maladies that
attack animals. The herbivOra are
most susceptible to 1t, but 1t Is com.
inundated 10 man, dogs and other ON.
nivora and carn!vOra. With the herbiv.
ora the disease Is fatal In a few days.
1t Is usually so with man. 1t generally
breaks out among animals In low,
damp. marshy regions In warm, dry
weather after rains, and the causes are
attributed to climatic influences, soil
and atmospheric temperature. The
virus of the disease is contained IN the
debris of dead animals and remains In
the soil or Is washed into water courses.
1t has been known to be brought to the
surface after having lain In the soil for
seventeen years. 1t breaks out after
u dry spell because animals gnaw the
grass so closely, often nibbling the
roots, thus receiving the virus into the
system. Promptly killing Infected ami
mails and destroying their bodies Is the
only remedy, as cure Is practically i'm
possible. AS the disease can he com.
municated to men by eating the flesh,
using the milk or inlialing the breath
Of diseased animals, 1t Is evident that
our State and city authorities should