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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

The announcement Of domestic
trouble has been the means OF bringing
to public attention again the name OF
AmelIe Rives, who some years ago cn-
jOyed quite a phenomenal amount Of
reputation as writer. The incident,
together with the absolute Obscurity In
which she has been merged for the last
three or four years. gives occasion for
interesting speculation on the causes
of these freaks Of fame. Soon after the
time when she first burst upon the
world Mrs. Chanler. then Miss Rives.
was more talked about. probably, than
any other woman on this continent. She
was %. ana the somewhat uncouth real.
Ism OF her writing obtained her the al.
miration which goes to any inventor OF
a novelty. She became sensation ana
was enthusiastically hailed by Mt least
one well.known literary woman a. ''our
woman Shakespeare" All sorts Of
things were predicted for her, ana 1t
was occasionally alleged that she would
win fame beside which that OF all
other modern writer's would he as a
pallid rushlight. And now "thc WON.
an Shakespeare" comes forward again
to enjoy the heeting prominence. but
she comes not on the strength of her
literary reputation. A small cOterie Of
ferently to recall the fact that 1.-THE
woman Shakespeare" once had consid-
cradle prominence and then allow her
memory to Drop back into oblivion.
Nor Is her case exceptional or wanting
Of parallels among men. There are sew.
eral authors and "authoresses" now liv.
ing who IN their time have enjoyed n
ridiculous prominence and are now
quite forgotten. Only In her case the
remarkable character of her temporary
prominence serves to emphasize the oh.
liviOn which has followed. Her career
serves very explicit warning upon
young candidates for public favor In
general that II they wish TO last any
length of time they can do 1t only on u
basis of something more enduring than
sensa tlonalism. The stick comes down
very soon after the ascension of the
rocket, and the depths to which It may
fall are Unreasonable. The secret of
Amelie Rives' career Is that her pass
ing triumph was founded on some
thing unwholesome and morbldly Tor
eign to natural life. 1t had not the pre-.
sentative and antiseptIc quality OF
cleanness In principle and morale. The
fact that 1t ID so soon forgotten gives an
encouraging reinsurance as to the even.
tual fate of the myraids Of sensat ional
writer's who have sprung into promi.
nence Of late--particularly In England
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26
1HE LAKE FRONT ORDINANCE.

The Lake Front Park ordinance has
been passed almost entirely through
the exertions OF Mayor Swift and Aid.
n. b. Madden.
No sooner does It become law, how.
ever. than there are ominOus rumb-
lings in the air indicating a possible
purpose Of diverting the measure from
the ends for which 1t has been passed
and converting 1t to another and en-.
tircly different purpose. There are
significant rumors floating around that
after all the new Lake Front, when
turned from big basin Of Lake Michi.
gan water into one hundred and sixty.
one acres of solid earth. will be TOO
valuable to be used for park purposes"
and used for wharving and dOckage.
These rumors seem to be well found.
ed, and are sufficient In themselves to
alarm all lovers of this fair city Of
Chicago.
II there Is anything more than an.
other which threatens the future
growth. expansion and greatness Of
ordinary congestion and concentration
at business within the narrow limits OF
what Is known as the down town or
business district. Bounded by the
river on the north. Halsted street on the
west and Twelfth street OH the south.
1t contains all the business and traffic
Of the entire city. Anything there may
be outside these boundaries Ia nothing
better than the small mountain rills
that so as tributaries to swell the
sweeping torrent and the roaring cata.
sact. The result OF this has been the
depreciation Of property throughout the
city outside the actual business center.
Stores can no longer be rented near
residence districts, the big down town
department stores gObble up every
compelled to degenerate into race OF
bargain counter habitues and shop,
perx. The streets down town are so
giutted with traffic that they are now
almost impa ssable.
To create Lake Front wharving and
d0ckage system on top Of all that would
simply be To accentuate and increase
enormously condition that threatens
in the not distant future 10 be II bane
and q curse To this city
In addition TO all this. there Is n SAVIOR
Of big jobs. commercial transactions,
Council deals and all kinds Of fat fry
ing for the boys In these suggestions.
TIN. Eagle heliycs that the Mayor has
acted honestly, faithfully and self-sac.
rififngly In and for the interests of the
people. as ho saw them from his stand
point. throughout the entire negotia-
tons.
hut the best may sometimes be mis-.
taken
The Eagle cannot withhold It's ad-
miration OF the splendid ability, the
res,selsss persistence, displayed by the
chief executive In pushing the whole
business through tn a successful con-
summation In the Council. At the same
time Ia Il entitled To express Its doubt,
snd II does 30 express II now. that the
city Of Chicago got all 1t was entitled
"a out Of this deal.
IL u very much inclined to the belief
fhaf the All Hog Railroad got far and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

October Is wonderful In Its charms
and fruitful In beauty. No sunrise and
sunset like those OF October. There
Is the golden sheen over forest and field
with rainbow cOlors on the hills ami
crimson ON the mountains. The lace.
work OF autumn leaves becomes u glow
Ing archway to the pathways OF the
woods and the squirrels and chipmunks
scamper and chatter about as chestnut
burrs open and the hickory drops
among the mOsses. The russell aud red
Of the orchards, the clouds that We're
never so fieecy nor sky never 80 blue,
the buckwheat 10 suggestive OF the com.
ing mornings and the golden rod ana
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26
STILL ABUSING BADtNOCH.

Every once m 70 while there Is a hue
and cry raised In the newspapers abou,
an epidemic of crime: q lot of cranks
40 about In coats Of armor with small
howitzcrs projecting and bullying from
every pocket. police alarm whistles In
their lips and idiOtic terror In their
hearts and white livers. As a result of
these two conditions which may be set
down rs cause ana effect. the chief of
police has to be Jumped upon and at
tackled with all the froth. wind and fury
which these "epidemics" beget. The
Eagle has seen these bugaboo and
bogcyman campaigns now come up and
hold their brief reign of terror and
pass away periodically through several
decades In the history Of Chicago. and
many an investigation has served to
prove that In every instance they have
their origin largely In the fertile I'm.
aginatlons and facile pencils Of the
police reporters when times are dull
and they are hard up for news.
These wild and woolly yarns are read
by lot of wild.eycd old women mas.
querading In the garb Of men who
usually abound In the outlying districts
and suburbs OF great cities. Chicago
Is cursed with a plethora Of these Ian.
tern-jawed donkeys who swallow
wholesale every raw head and bloody
bones story that they peruse In the
columns of the daily press on their way
down town or out home.
They arm themselves, In fact, CONVEX,
themselves into walking arsenals. DC.
casiOnally couple Of them run Into
each other on some neighboring corner,
and, presto! they mistake each other
for burglars. Each makes magniii.
cent squirt In the opposite direction.
Then there IL another desperate burg
larry reported to the police. last Sun.
day one OF these became a raving
maniac while suffering the agOnies and
fear Of an invasion Of burglars. His
house was fitted out like the famous
Pidgeon House arsenal. He had re.
volvers, repeating rifles and ammu.
milton until you couldn't rest. He ter.
rOrlzed the whole ne!ghbOrhOOd for u
day until the police finally captured
him.
Meanwhile the most unfair and un-
just criticisms have been directed
against Chief Of Police Baden0ch. He
Is held responsible for the yarns Of the
Imaginative police reporters, and the
vagaries ana cock.and.bull stories Of
the white.livered cranks. AZ a mat
ter of fact, there has never been less
crime In Chicago since the city assumed
Its present proportions ut this season
of the year. a time when the prospects
Of hard winter and no work often
tempt the hungry ana despairing to
turn their hands to deeds of darlAiess.
The chief IL the most Oblig.ng, pains
taking and capable superintendent Of
police Chicago has ever had. He makes
his subOrdinates attend strictly to their
duty, and he does not spare himself.
The criminal records Of Chicago to-day
and for the past few months will Of.
fectually prove the efficiency Of our
police department as at present man
aged, and compare most favOrably with
those Of any other city Of the size aud
population of Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

The recent initial performance Of tho
new ocean steamer 81. Paul or the
coast of Gloucester. Mass. from Gaze
Ann to Cape PorpOise and return, a
distance OF about lightweight miles,
was another success for American
vessel builders. The outward speed
was 1908 knots and the return ?1.5S
knots. an average Of 2O.57 knots. au
even half a knot In excess OF the gov
ernment's condition OF acceptance as
an auxiliary cruiser In time OF war.
Though not quite up to the record Of
her sister ship, the ST. Louis. It IL be-
l!eved she will yet equal her when she
Is n complete running order. Together
with the Paris and New York. which
were admitted to American registry IN
condition Of the construction OF two
American vessels of the same class AMI
tonnage. there II now quartet "
ocean flyers Of which any nation might
be proud.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

which the flame IL spread out In a
broad sheet. 1t II claimed that In one
experiment. started with ?(O gallons Of
water In the boiler at 55 degrees Fab.
renlieit, five pounds Of steam was raised
In u minutes; also that the average
evaporating power Of the fuel In two
days tests was 1874 pounds Of water
to each pound OF oil. this showing that
nearly, % per cent. of MI the heat on.
crgy In the fuel was utilized. 1t goes
without saying that neither black
smoke nor SCOT was produced In the
process. for these indicate impcrfcc,
combustion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26
IMPORTANT NOTiCE.

Railroad companies and their man.
ayers are hereby warned not to extend
eourtesles or issue passes on account Of
The Eagle upon the request Of any per.
ooa 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.
tpr that certain unauthorized parties
have been asking transportation on nc.
count Of this paper. Hence this warn.
lnR.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

land who are the chief opponents of
the morbid and dishonest In literature.
These. too. will pass and be forgotten,
much as their Importance has been In.
fiated. For. no matter how far apart
society and the reading public may
seem to get from rational and whole.
some ideals. they are bound to return
again In due season. and, on their re.
turn. the sensationalists. with a few
months successes to their credit, will
be put on the shelf with the other
broken crockery of fame.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26
1t was thought a few wears AGO thu

1t was thought few years ago that
when petroleum Is thrown into fame
by being injected through a burner
which breaks the liquid up into spray
every particle Of its heat energy was
appropriated. But 1t now Ia claimed
that a further gain can be made by
gasifying the oil before igniting II. The
oil Ia vapOrized by being heated while
passing through tubes, and the pro-
duct shoots from burner" against the
under side OF O vaporixing plate from
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

A Brooklyn man picked up couple
OF $1,000 bills on the street the other
day. ana handed them over to po-
llcen'an. The commission appointed
on Ills sanity decided that he was sane.
but did not know what the bills were.
Us he had never seen that much money
before. The policeman turned the
money over to tho captain Of tho pre-.
cinct-suppOsedly from force OF habit.
They do strange things In the City Of
ChurclleS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

The suiJcc, Of our sketch. Mr.. Joseph
j. Duffy. was born on the West Side
ih'riy-six years ago. He attended the
public schools. and. after graduating
thcrefrom. entered the attracting bus.
incss with his father. who was one Ct
the oldest contractors of the city. He
commenced business for himself In 1885
ana rs Il business man has proved a
decided success. having built some Of
the largest sewers N The city. us well
as having been awarded contracts for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26
NOTiCE.

The Eagle can be ordered at Chas.
Macdonald & Co.'S literary emporium
and book store. IS Washington street.
L. II. Jacksons wholesale aud retail
cignr store. 1O5 Washington street. and
ut all first.class news stands through.
ont the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

spain has decided to supplement her
telegraph victory apparatus In Cuba
with line Of armer transa tlantlc steam-
ers. II the steamers have stewards
like those ON other lines the Cubans
will speedily be Overawed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

clcmatis ana suinac by the roadside.
These IRE pr0clama tons OF Natures
change from blossoms ana roses ami
harvcsts TO the mysteries that have
their seals In the fr0sis and IN cover.
!ngs OF Ice and snow. October Is clos.
Ing the door to summer and makes no
secret about II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

A st. Paul clergyman has been CEN
sured by the governing body Of his
church for kissing a female member Of
his flock on the forehead. Served hilu
right. Any chump ought to have known
better than to kiss woman ON he
forehead when her lips nere within
easy reach
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

1t Ia not true that Miss Consuelo Van.
derbilt's Aance, the Duke OF MARI
borough, was elected from the stage Of
Louisville variety theatcy for being
too free.and.easy with the girls In
tights. He left OF his own accord after
being insulted by the manager. who told
him to get out,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

Mrs. Mather'Pabst is said to bc great.
~ Frustrated by "wOrry and excite
ment." She deserves great deal
worse punishment than that for the
crime she committed against herself,
her sex. and the public peace.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

More riots against Christian mission.
aries In China are reported, yet mission
aries continue to invade that barbar-
GUS country to make the hopeless at.
tempt to do some good there. The day
surely cannot be distant when the
churches will learn that energy IL worse
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

than useless unless II Inc wisely direct
cd. As long us only one.third OF the
population OF the United States II
Chris'lanized the missionaries have u
large enough field for work at home.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

he has been nominated by the Demo-
cratic party for Drainage Trustee. H.s
vast experience as Il successful con-
tractor fer himself makes him doubly
valuable as u practical man to repre-
sent the people on this great work. Mr..
Dun'y Is n man Of pleasing address AMI
socially belongs to tha. class Of genial
and agreeable men. whose earnest M.
tire seems to overflow with that spiri,
Of gootlfellOwsh!p which inspires the
same disposition amcng his associ.
;itcS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

Padarewski IL coming back to AMER
lea much improved In appearance. Most
OF his hair has fallen out.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-26

other important public works, ana has
now a S3GO.OOO contract with the city
for the building OF the new water tun-
mel. which work Is % he commenced at
once. His honesty and reliability IN bus.
lrcss and his afrablc and congcnlal
manner have made for him many
friends. irrespective OF party. For
years Mr.. puffy has taken IN active In
.tcres. In Democratic politics Of the
city. ana being t!relcss worker ana
doing yeOmaa service for the success,
of the party. In appreciation Of which,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-23

of these appear to be imperative,
especially in matters relating TO the
government of cities
1t seems probable that, under the
plan now in operation, the work abso-
lutely demanded to meet existing con-
ditions can be taken up and disposed
Of But it is to be hoped that the bulk
of the amendment business will be
permitted to go over. There will be
very little politics in the next legisla-
ture-the personal rewards are dis
posed of for the present. The state
can run along for the term of two
years, and then the task of changing
the code at points where changes are
needed can be undertaken in a
methodical way and without undue
haste
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-23
The Situation at Salem.

Unless things take remarka BILE
turn to-day, the senatorial career of
Mr. Dolph, of Oregon, has come to its
jumping-off place. lie has hardly held
his own in the ballots of the week.
The legislature at Salem goes out of
existence tonight and, to all appear
ances, il must be a compromise in the
joint session or a vacancy for Oregon
in the federal senate.
Better the empty seat there than an
other term for Dolph. He has mis-
represented Oregon, his vote has
always been against silver, he has no
states in the Northwest lie has
always been gold-clique, corporation
senator; his defeat, if that proves to be
the event, will be well merited by all
that is a part of his record
There is talk of the election of
George III. Williams at Salem. We
supposed that he was permanently out
of politics Williams must be more
than seventy years old, he was in the
federal senate, as one of Oregon's
members, thirty years ago. lie was in
ine CABINET uuTlng ITeslueul NTdnl
first term. Indeed, President Grant,
strangely enough, nominated him for
the Office of chief justice of the United
States, and the senate, with propriety,
refused to confirm him. That was
after the death of Salmon L. Chase.
Thereupon, President Grant nomi
mated Morrison II. Waite. This selec-
ton met with general approval, and
Judge Waite received promptly every
vote that was cast IN the senate This
was an appointment which, as shown
by correspondence printed in later
years, President Grant had rendered
first of all 10 Roscoe Conkling.
Mr. Williams cut quite figure in
reconstruction times If he Is right
on the currency question he would be
an acceptable substitute for Dolph;
yet his return TO national politics
would be almost a parallel 10 the sec
ond advent of Galusha \. Grow, who
is now in the house of representatives,
after thirty years in private life.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-23
THE BEST IN THE NORTHWEST
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1895.
The Two Great Names.

1t seems to be the conclusion drawn
from experience that the birthday OF
Washington is treated with an increas-
ing measure of generation as the re-
public whose father he is grows older.
For time, the living generation had
its attention diverted because of the
fact that the rebellion era developed
many names which it pleased the peO-
pie to hold in affection; men wondered
whether the name of Grant would live
with that of Lincoln or whether the
names of these two would be as endur-
ing as the name of Washington.
The glory of Washington has not
been dimmed during the third of a
century that has elapsed since the
years of the war, even if the republic
latter days have given prominence TO
the events that followed Lincoln's In
auguration. There is this difference,
owever-during the first eighty years
of the nations history, Washington
stood absolutely without a peer. An
other name is now associated with his
although the lustre of Washington
name and fame is in no respect
dimmed by the homage which the
American people pay to Lincoln. On
the contrary, all that Lincoln achieved
heightens the services that Washing
ton rendered and greatly enlarges
them in popular. estimation.
These are the two greatest names
which our republic will pass into the
new century now at hand. 1t is graft
flying that the disposition TO revere the
name of Washington is constantly in
creasing; the tendency to honor more
and more the recurring birthdays of
the first of the country's foremost citi-
Zens is in proof of this disposition,
and it attests the enduring love of all
patriotic Americans for the gov ern-
ment that Washington founded and
Lincoln redeemed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-23
Once More rIr. Hill.

Copies OF the Congressional Record
bring the full text of the remarks of
Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Hill to which the
senate listened last week. Mr.. Teller
taxed the administration severely for
its issue of high-priced bonds, Mr.. Hill
vigorously defended the administrI-
tion.
For years-as long, in fact, as he
thought there was anything for his
own ambition in it-Mr. Hill was the
constant critic of President Cleveland.
lie became the administrations advo-
cate when a policy of friendliness was
fatally late. Congress spent months,
last year. in discussion of tariff
policy. Just at the end of it all, Mr..
Hill took up, in general way, the de-
Tense of the administration. Then he
went before the people of his state
and, as candidate for the office of
governor, he was the victim of a fam
Gus defeat. Then he said that he
took this punishment for his party's
sake; but the public was never per-
suaded that there was high sense of
loyalty to party or ofunsellish patrio-
tism in his conduct.
For two years, Mr.. Hill asserted
himself to be for bimetallism, yet he
never for an instant operated with the
senators who honestly favor silver's
restoration. He kept up the assertion
that the democratic party is fully
pledged to the restoration of silver,
yet he voted always in the opposition
and, finally, when the democratic con-
troll of the senate became, as it did
few days ago, thing of the past, he
scolded the democrats because they
did not decree bimetallism while they
were in power.
1t is talk, idle talk; it all amounts to
nothing. No steps will be taken during
the week this congress has yet to
live toward silver's restoration. The
defenders of free coinage, meanwhile,
will be alert, and they will always
know enough to rank Mr.. Hill with
the opposition. Nor do we believe
that, as far as personal politics goes,
there is benefit for Senator Hin in his
self-imposed task of defending the adj
ministration. The administration and
its friends Will never thank him for it,
while his course will not commend it.
self to the anti administration demo-
Gratis whom Mr.. Hill has sought TO
unite under his own leadership.
The Cleveland and the Hill forces
started out long ago to do each other
up; both sides have succeeded. Mr..
Cleveland and Senator Hill began their
career in state politics on the same
day-it was the first of January, 1888
They will both go out of power on the
same March day two years hence. Our
belief is that the decree of democracy
will be that both henceforth shall stay
out