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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18

who by chance managed to work his
way into the city Council.
Kent lost his cycsight IN u saloon
Muwl. about which for the sake of
icccncy nothing more will lc said here.
lie was member Of the Legislature
aud lie made record there. II speaks
for itself. 1t Is n lulu. The Hon. VIII.
lam T.. Mason could tell Il few things
about Kent ir lie cared to- do so. TIL"
genial Billy knows how far the word NJ
the Fifth Ward billy can hc relied
upon.
When Mason was candidate for tho
United States Senate before the last
Legislature Kent wsps one Of his most
loud.lnouthcd supporters. He anchored
himself In Mason's headquarters and
button-hOlcd everybody In Nchalf of the
Cook County lawyers candidacy.
Then there came rumors that n
pockct-book candidate had appca rcd
upon the scene. Shortly uftcrwur,l
lilly Kent went home to Chicago.
When the caucus Of the Cook County
delegates was called to agree upon u
candidate Mason lacked a few votes
and ono Of these was Krnt's. and Kent
was ~ home IN Chicago. Mason begged
aud implorcd Of him by wire and by
mail to come on to the caucus. hut
Kent wouldn't bulge. That's The way
Kent keeps his worl and stands by
his friends. Mason. of course. lost the
fight IN the Cook County delegation.
and Cullom was reelected. Now II Ii
hardly fair Ia take the word of an In
dividual like this fellow Kent and usc
his blackgunrd lies to lcslnirch the
candidacy Of n gentleman like Martin
u. Madden.
EvcrylWly :rcs the object Of the
thing. hut the means adopted will dc.
feat the object aim. 1 at. Kent U,igh, tn
lc iml'caclicl. and Ma,l,lcn's dcfamrrs
ought to apologize to him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
THIS CANNOT HURT MADDEN.

The Eagle regards the recent attempt
In bcsmirch the reputation of AID. NJ.
u. Madden as II mean AMI contcmpti-
bile bit of political campaign work.
Al the last meeting of the city Conn
eli, one billy" Kent. n fellow whose
ward l. as unreliable as his record Is
shaky, was induced by some mysterious
prompting 10 arise In his place In the
city Council and accuse Mr.. Madden
Of having used undue influence to bring
about the passage of II coupl" of noiOri-
Gus ordinances.
Some Of the morning papers have
given IN" fellows frOfly maundcrings
great prominence In their columns. pre-
sunably for the purpose of injuring
Mr.. Madden In the eyes of the people
of Illinois.
This can hardly he called fair tactics.
Everybody knows Mr.. Madden Is Il
candidate for the high and honorable
office of United States senator.
Everybody knows the fellow Kent,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18

strong. The departments are specially
good. In Men and Women of the
Hour" "rhc Peoples Forum and "In
Thcater and Music Hail." the popular
heart Is touched In many different III.
rcctions and on varied subjects Articles
entitled Art In thc Public Library" by
&. l.. Longwell:' "Wantcd: an Idea"
10y Arthur Somers: "Tl,c Executives Of
the Nation" by Joseph W. Kay: and
"Twceiletlum. Tweedlc,icc." by Henry
Rogers Wood. are of peculiar interest
to the American poplc. and particularly
so to the students Of government IN a
republic nj the present time. when 30.
litical and economic questions engage
80 much attention. These matters are
handled with intelligence and from
patriotic standpoint. The magazine Is
Issued by the Monthly Illustrator Pub
fishing Company. O,.'is Centre street.
New York.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
OUTRAGEOUS MISTREAIMEN7 or
MIEAN.

John II. Mclean would have been
the strongest candidate for Vice l'rrsi
dent on the Democratic ticket.
lie would llav" put xl,WD,'sW into
the canvass and he would have start
cd II first-claSS free silver daily news
paper In Chicago into the bargain.
Hut the .Tillman-A anarchist stone
combination did not want him
would not hav" him, AMI 50. on
Friday night. when Mclean would
surely have been nominated. they al,
iourned the convention IN order Ia
spite ANA mlsircat Mclean.
When the fact Is considered that Nv
Leans great newspaper, the Cincin
nari Enquirer, did more than anything
else toward carrying Ohio. Indiana and
Kentucky for free silver. the action
of the ropulistlr combine was migrate
ful To say the least.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
FIGURES OF THE 1896 DIRECTORY.

According to the new directory of
Chicago. which was ISSUED To the pub
llc "Wednesday, III" population of this
city has Increased aj.'aW since the last
directory was compiled. and IL now
In the nelghborhood of l,752,NN. This
Is arrived nj by no mere counting of
names In the book AMI multiplying the
result by 3i., or ~. or such other
mulliplier as may suit the compiler ar
the population he Il trying To figure
out, Mr.. DOnncllry. who has been can.
wasting for AMI issuing directories for
many years, has Il system of his own
which has been frequently verified by
federal and school censuses.
The directory itself Is n colossal
proof Of the continued growth of Chi
cago, To-day 1t contains 100000 more
names and addresses than any other
city directory published In America.
Twenty of It's pages are given to the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
EAGiETS.

Elwin =. Wells. Of Chicago. has ac-
ccptcd the nomination for United
Stairs Senator from the Prohibition
Stat" Central Committee Mr.. Wells
IN abOnt Nd years of age. II n retired
capitalist. AMI will canvass the State.
Because of the nomination of Hale
Johnson for Vice President. Il vacancy
existed ut the head of the Prohibition
state ticket. The committee offered
til" nomination for Governor to Thomas
y. Marshall. Of Salem. who II the cousin
ana intimate friend Of william j.
Bryan. Mr.. Marshall. under the cir
cumsta Noes. announced that he could
not make the race for Governor. Chair
man GeOrg" W. Gcrc has called the
State committee to meet again July "a
IN name another man. lie has arrnng-
@l an Open-alr mass meeting for the
same day. M which the candidates for
Vice President and members of the
committee will speak. Word has been
received that Mr.. t;crc will be urged to
run against Tanner and Altgeld, 1t he
ing claimed that he can poll u heavy
vote.
When the English syndicate that In
1891 absorbed the United States Brew
ing Company's plant dispensed with tho
services Of Leo Ernst ns general mana
ger of their interests they laid the cor
her stone for another brewing institli-
lion that promises to he n formidable
rival for Chicago beer business. When
the syndicate bought the breweries
which had consolidated under the name
of the United States Brewing Com
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18

enumeration of the Johnsons who spell
their names straight. where eighteen
sufficcd last year. There are enough
OF these JOhnsons In Chicago to found
n city Of 24.WW Johnsons. to say moth.
Ing of the Johnsons who spell their
names without the oh or the addition
of ct" or II final &C."
The book II n tcn-pound argument to
hurl AZ the head of New York. and
every name In n counts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
6RYAN AND SEWAii.

The Democratic national convention
II over AMI J., now u matter Of history
For good or III II has done It's work ana
committed the party In no hall. henr tc,i
way to the most radical pla form ever
adopted by u great party Oh living
iss,,es Ia the history Ut ihis country.
it, ticket " one particularly adapted
IN and fitted for It's platform. only
lime can tell whether II will prov" u
strong one. This paper Il "f the ol,in.
ion that William !. Bryan will make II
strong candidate before the people and
will run well IN Illinois. which IN the
election as well rs In the convention.
will doubtless he n pivotal Sint.. Mr..
Bryan. In addition to being nm orato
of genius AMI versatility. " ala u
D"mbcr OF what might h. termed u
''long.tailcd' Illinois family. Judging
from I'll" newspaper accounts Of his
"trip to salem. ILL.,. where the candidate
was born. IL would appear that the
hoy orator Is relntc, to every second
man In that par, OF the state. I, would
certainly seem IL the ordinary observer
that II all Of Mr.. Blyan's inst. second
ana third Cousins In Illinois voted for
him he would carry the State anyhow.
w" therefore congratulate the Dem.
Wracy Of the nation upon selecting for
It's stan,ll r,l-hearcr u man with 81
many relatives IN the great Prairie
state.
W" also congratular" /, upon having
escaped the folly Of nominating II man
from the South for President Of the
United States.
Had bland been nominated the North.
rrn Democracy. silver as well as gold,
would have rvOlte,l to u man. ana
whatever giimmcring hope Of success
there h would hnv" been wiped out.
OWN. 10 u cOinbina tion Of clrcli.
stances the delegation of Illinois was
kept In line for Bland for several bal
lots. hut the moment there was u dan
ger Of her vOt" nominating him al"
switched AMI east II elsewhere. II Is
not Dcccssary Just now IL crliiclsr oI
speculate upon the stupidity AMI oh.
stlnncy NJ those wonld-lm autocrats
and Warwicks which kept the iclcga
lion of Illinois chained behind the
Island chariot ~ long: II Is enough Ia
say there was sufficient strength AMI
Independence IN the lclegat ion to brca
away from thai kind of dog collar len 4.
crship AMI ~ u ssrrt It's own INTEL gencr
and manhood In u manner that left M
'ioubt that no man had u mortgag" up.
an either.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
DOWKEY SUCCEEDS KENT.

J"scpl DOwney. at present holding
the office Of building Commits ,!oncr
has been named by Mayor Swift, for
commissioner of Public Works. and
HE nomination will he submitted to
the Council next Monday evening.
Mr.. Downcy possesses business abil.
ity and experience that peculiarly fit
him for the work of the department
Of which he il to have charge. Ills
management of the Office Of Building
Commissioner has been crcditublc.
His promotion to the head Of the ,lc.
partncnt of Public Works will bc 70.
gardcd generally as u wisc appoint.
nlpnt
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18

plank declaring for civil and religious
liberty.
There is no place for the 4. l.. 4. IN
this country. II has reached the end
Of its tcihcr. II secs men VI blood and
lineage hated aud abhorrc,l 10y II placed
~ the head of the great national tickets.
Con'cmncd and rcpudiated on all
sides. II Is destined to 40 ont of exist
cnrc in the rear future unwept. I'M
honorcl. AMI unsung.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
the poor A. p. A. s.

What viii onr friends the \. T.. As
,lp npwf
In The language Of the poet. they ARE.
l.twccn the devil AMI The deep sea.
They have been rrpudiated 10y both
the great PARTIES and Incy are simply
not In IT,
The Republican National Convention
~ ~. Louis refused point blank 10 in
corporate an \. y. \. plank In lis plat
form. and the Democratic convention
has gone II one better by adopting u
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
THE INCOME TAX.

Ex.('ongrrssman Fithian of Illinois
attacked John X. Mclean IN tho con.
vcntlon on saturday on the ground that
lc had once attacked the Income tax
In his newspaper. the Cincinnati I'm.
Tuircr.
And what reputable Democratic
newspaper man has moi attacked tic
Income tax In the past!
The Democratic party now ravors IN
Income tax In its platform for the ,,rst
time.
Prior to last week the only party IN
the country to advocate nm income tax
was the POpulist party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
BOARD Of EDUCATION MEETING.

After severely sn,ibl,ing DR.. 1lnrlp,
| IN "Wednesday. the Board of Education
adopted the following list Of standing
special and district committees:
School Management Brennan. Gu.
sack. Erraut. Kohtz. Hull. Strong. Ad.
ans. Harper. Fakc. Cameron. and
Roscnthal.
Janitors AMI Supplics--C Cameron
Schncidcr. Trudc. IcttilOnc. an:
| Mark.
Buildings AMI Grounds t'usaci
koht.. Kirk. Drrxmal. Blount. Schnci.
der. and l'cttilonc.
Flnancr-BlOunt. Gross. and Mark.
judiciary Adams. Drpzlmal. and
Ilcscntl,al.
School Fund Property Miller. 1,rcn-
an. Trudr. Blount. Cusnck. Errnnt, an I
KOliiz.
High ScliOOl--Trutle. brcnam. Errant.
Pcttilonc. Cusack. Harper. aud Strong.
Manual Training--Drczmal. Kirk.
Miller. Mark. and Hull.
Special Funds --1soscnthal. f'rakc.
Cameron. Kirk. AMI Miller.
Drawing AMI I'cnn,aiisl,ip--I'ctti.
bone. Kirk. lbrcxinal. Gross. AMI Miller,
Music--E'rnkc. Gross. Adams. Mark.
and Hull.
Gcrmnn--Iiohtx. Schneider. Adams,
rru,lc. aud Hull.
Physical Culture Schneider. KOh,z,
Mark. GiUss. ana Rosenthul.
Compulsory E,lucntion--lluli. Blount.
rru,lc. BIcnan, AMI Frakc.
Normal School -. Erinnt. Harper,
i'rakc. Drezmal. AMI l'ettiiOnc.
Reform and llctrcnchmcnt-Cu snck,
kObtz. Cameron. Strong. and Errant.
Rules Errnnt. Drcxil,nl. ROscnthnl.
Cross. AMI PcttibOnc.
District No. 1--Kohtz. Kirk. and Al.
ans.
District No. :AlIallc. Drcznnal. and
Schneider.
District No. a-Cameron. Bloun,. ami
Mark.
District No. 4 -Cusack. Pcttil,onc, AMI
Trudc
District 40. 5--Fmkc. Strong. and,
Gross.
District NJ. G-;rrunt. Miller. and
Harper.
District No. I--Brrnmn. Roscn,hnl,
und Hull.
Much interest was felt IN tho posi-.
lions OIL the committees assigned to DR..
Harper While some would have lWel,
pleased :" see hiM made chairman Of
NOM" committee. Il was agreed that the
SCHOOL Management. High, School aud
Normal School Committees were his
proper Held Of labor.
Mr.. ltOsenthal i1,iscd u breeze by of.
ferlng u resolution that no more school
buildings liz named after living per.
sons. The roll was called and tho Neg.
rctaiy announced that tho vote stood
yeas :. nays ~ Mr. Strong asked leu W
to chung" his vote. The vote had been
announced. hut President Halle Der.
United Him to do ~. AMI thls made the
vote yeas u. nays :. ~ follows:
fcas-Eris,nt. tOScntlIal. Frakc. Ad.
ans. Mark. G,s,ss.
Nays--Cus,ick. BlOunt. EOh,z, Hun.
F"ttibOnc. Strong. Halle.
Mr.. ltOscnthal then offered u rcsOl,,.
'l0n that u was the sense Of the hoard
that srl,ools should bc named after
Lyman Trnmbull and Bernard Moos.
Int II met with 50 much OPPOSITION that
he withdrew II.
After the Beard Of Education al.
iourh"d there was u meeting Of the
Hoard of Trustees Of the Public School
Teachers AMI Employees Pension and
Retirement Fund to elect officers. and
Mr.. Ewart was elected President. Mr..
P"ttI'~nc Vie" President. AMI W. \. =.
tin,han, Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
VOICE..

The Eagle can le ordered at Charles
Macdonald 4 Co.'s literary emporium
and book store. ~ Washington street.
l.. II. Jackson's periodical and news
depot. % Clark street. Robt. T.. Burke's
buck. stationery. periodical ana news.
paper depot. IlD Division street. and
1t all hrst-class news stands through.
out The West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
hon. JONI W. LANEHARL.

TIL" Eagle learns with regret ns II
goes tn press Of tho sudden death OF
Hon. John ". I.anehart.
Mr.. Lanchart will be loss to this
community. In which he hns been IN
IGNORED citizen for many years.
None knew him but to respect him.
ana his record II IN honor to himself
and To the city " Chicago.
lie was I'm activ" Democrat IN poll.
ties and stood high IN the councils Of
his party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
OFFICiAL DEAD BEATS.

Tho present city nnd cOun.y govern.
ments have more dcnd.bcnts In prOnin.
cnt positions than any other admins.
tratiOns that We know Of.
II IL Impossible to collect n Just debt
from several Of these statesmen. and
The Eagle In having u list prepared Of
some NJ these sc1nlps. together Will,
their records. which will make choice
reading.
Why a dend.bcnt should le shielded
on account Of his holding fat political
jOl In a mystery which The Eagle ,.,n.
not futhOn,.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
"THE MONTHLY ILLUSTRATOR" FOR
JULY.

Every page of the Monthly Illustrator
and Home and Country. New York. for
July is repletc with Interesting mai Ter.
The subjects are timely, varied ana IN
strucllvc. while the Illustrations. whica
number one hundred, are grand. And
the other features of the magazine are
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
NOT HALF ENOU0H.

Comptroller Wcthcrrll on "Wednesday
received n check from the Chicago
Telephone Company for x.sl.GI+.51
This amount represents the scnii.an.
n'ml payment OF the company to the
city OF y per cent. ~ Its gross receipts.
I'M provided by the ordinance passed by
the Council.
tn" city Council nnd the city law de-.
N'rtment should get after the telephone
company. 1t should pay AT least twice
~ much more into tho city treasury.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18
TO INVESTIGATE PATTOR.

A strong movement IN on foot tn III.
yes, lga,r Mr.. II. Dorsey Patton. the
city sralcr.
Steps In this direction will le taken
In tn" City Council after the holiday
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18

The original Bryan man In Chicago
was the Hon. Robert r.. Burke. the
popular and efficient Secretary NJ tho
Democratic Central Committee.
Mr.. Burke was for Bryan from ,e.
ginning to end. and did much toward
bringing about his nomination.
Mr.. burke ana Mr.. Bryan are init.
mate friends ana Mr.. Bryan made
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-26
COLUMBUS BORN.

Brother Borin was in the u 8. secret serv.
ice, in the Postoffice Department. Did news.
paper work for the Inter- Ocean, Chicago; Globe.
Democrat, ST. Louis; the Journal, Kansas City
the Times. Leavenworth, and other dailies. Has
reported Legislative proceedings at Topeka for
10 years. Was Postmaster of the House OF
Representatives of Nebraska in 1879. Owned
at various times country newspapers at Red
Cloud and Riverton, Neb., and at Osborne,
Kirwin, and Oberlin, Kan. He is now pub
Usher of the Oberlin Eye, which he has pub
lished since 1884. Was Postmaster at Oberl lin
five years by President Harrison's appoint
ment
The valuable services rendered the Sons of
Veterans by Brother Borin while Adjutant-
General were recognized by the Louisville En-
campment. He was unanimously chosen a
member of the Counci.in-Chief, and is now
serving as Secretary of the body.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-26
NEW JERSEY TROOPS.
Monument to Their Services Dedicated al
Orchard Knob, Tenn.

A party of New Jersey officials and others
attended the dedication Monday of the monu.
ment erected at Orchard Knob to the New Jer.
sey troops who fought in the battles of Chicka.
manga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge.
In the party were Z. f. Stokes President OF
the New Jersey Senate; Francis c. Child and
John J. Toffey, New Jersey National Park
Commissioners; Col. g. F. Sutherland, Score.
tsry OF the Park Commission; Gen. w. III.
Lambert, Gen. Geo. w. Minded, Gen. p Farmer
Wauser, Mayor of Jersey City; Geo. w. Ketch.
nm, State Senator; Charles Z. Hopkins, E. G.
Stahl, Department Commander, GAR; Mai.
Stephen Pierson, Capt John c. Smith, Capt.
Ambrose Matthews Benjamin Murphy, Chief
of Police of jersey City; Jno. G. Fischer, Clerk
of Hudson County, n. j.; Capt. William Wilson,
jr, Francis Child, jr., Clayton Tilden, and
Charles w. Oughiltree.
At i o'clock the visitors. the National Park
Commissioners, and number of prominent
residents OF Chattanooga left for Orchard Knob.
John j. Toffey acted as Master of Ceremonies
The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev.
w. ]. Trimble. The report of Francis Child,
Chairman of the New Jersey Commission, was
read and the monument was formally trans.
ferred to the United States Government.
Gen. J. S. Fullerton accepted the monument
in behalf Of the Secretary of War. Speeches
were also made by Col. Stokes and Gen. Minded,
of New Jersey, and Hon. II. Clay Evans oil
Chattanooga.
The monument cost $14, 900, and is one of the
handsomest in the park.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-26

No. 292 IS a Grand Army
badge made Of rolled gold
plate. At the top are the
double eagles in rolled gold.
Below them two rolled gold
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enameled cannoHrballs Di-
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States flag made of red and
blue enamel and rolled gold.
Attached to the flag Ii the
star containg the various mill
tary emblems, so well known
TO our readers that we Will
not endeavor TO describe
them. The whole charm 70
about two inches In length.
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Built the Famous Ferris wheeS

Geo. w. g. Ferris, who conceived and built
the famous Ferris wheel, died at Pittsburg,
Pa, Sunday, of typhoid fever. George Ferris
was born at Galesbnrg, ILL.,, Feb. IA, 1859.
When he was but very young, the family re.
moved to Carson City, New, and it Was there
the young wheel-builder spent the years of his
early boyhood. In 1876 he came East. He
began course at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute, at Troy, N. Y. in that year. In
1881 he graduated with high honors. In 1883
he accepted q position with the Louisville
Bridge Company, of Louisville, KY.
In 1887, while pursuing that vocation indie.
pendently, the firm of G.. w. G. Ferris & Co.,
of Pittsburg, was established. The concern
still exists. In 1856 he was married to Miss
Beatty, of Canton, o. 1t was in 1892 that Mr..
Ferris conceived the idea Of the wonderful
Ferris wheel.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-26

The comrades of Elmira, N. Y, have secured
the Hotel Stafford for their delegation.
The Lynn. Mass. veterans have taken No.
10 schoolhouse. and will furnish their own
cots and bed-clothing
Western passenger agent informs the Cfti-
zens' Committee that he has received applica-
tions from Is Posts in Ohio for committee
transportation to Buffalo to look after quarters.
Applications for accommodations are two
months earlier than usual, which indicates
great interest. The city of Buffalo desires to
put everyone under good shelter, and, there.
fore, if Posts would Immediately appoint com.
mittees to canvass their membership and re-
port on the possible number which would at.
tend, satisfactory arrangements could be made
for them, and there would be no future disap-
pointment or dissatisfaction. d. h. T.