Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

number of fires than in any past year
and also greater number in which the
loss exceeded $4,000. The percentage
of loss In the big fires was greater tina n
for the last two years, but lower than
the average. The loss per capita was
less. but the figures are based on pop
ulatiOn Of 1.7OO,OOO. Under black rules
In the center Of the book appear the
names of four members Of the depart.
ment killed In the fire In the Kuh. Na.
than 4 Fischer building on Van Buren,
street. Nov. ~.
The Democrats Of the Twelfth ward
are talking Of nominating Mr.. WIN. Il.
Harris for County Commissioner. Mr..
Harris Is one Of the brightest and most
popular Democrats In the ward. and
has the ability and integrity to make a
first-class County Commissioner. His
friends In the Twelfth Ward and
throughout the city are legion. and he
would as candidate strengthen the
ticket. Mr.. Harris Is Mt present en-.
ployed by the Board of Education.
The Central American States. Saliva.
dor, Nicaragua, and Honduras, have at
last united under one flag. and will
hencefOrth he known as the "Republica
Major de Centre America" The con.
solldated republic will have an area of
1O3.S45 square miles Clonduras A7,O0O.
Nicaragua 1880, and Salvador 1855,
and a total population Of about 1871.
900, In round numbers as follows: Hon.
duras, 100000; Nicaragua, $50, 900; and
Salvador. 777.O0O. The new republic
would have been still stronger had II
included Guatemala on the north and
Costa Rlca on the south. In that case
the total area would have been 100, 2i2
square miles COSTA Rica $1,000 and
Guatemala 03,307. and the total popu.
lntiOn about 1897 900 COSTA Rica $50.
600 and Guatemala 1,25O.OOO. with
such union, embracing all the Central
American States. they would have had
stronger credit, an increase Of inter.
state commerce. and a speedy develop.
ment Of railroads, as we'll as Of their mn.
tive resources. Guatemala, however.
has always been hostile to the consoli.
dalton scheme, being much the most
powerful Of all the States. Indeed, the
present union may be regarded as one
OF mutual defense against their war.
like and powerful neighbor.
In the recent city election in Alilwau.
kee the wheelmen carried the day.
There In no bicycle ordinance I'm that
city; ana as It Is necessary that some
law he passed to regulate the use OF
the popular vehicle, the wheelmen SUP.
ported and elected candidates for Coun.
cilmen who will make the law favora.
bic to their interests. This event sug.
gests several reflections. The bicycle
Is now used by 80 many people, men
ana women. that they are entitled not
merely to federation but to protection |
ana also to accommodation. In most
towns they IRE excluded. properly, from
the sidewalks constructed originally for |
persons on foot. But when they arc sent |
Into the roads, which were constructed |
for horses and wheeled vehicles drawn |
by horses, they become entitled to fair |
treatment there. Fair treatment i'm.
plies two things: First, MS they are the |
later corners they must conform to the |
rules Of the road" which were framed |
for the safety Of all travellers In the |
road. They should always meet a
team by turning to the right; they |
should always pass team OH It's left. |
Second, the time Ia coming, II It has not |
come already, when there should be a
partial separation Of bicycle and horse
travel, ns there has been of horse and
pedestrian travel. Gradually, but sure.
", there will come system Of estab.
fishing n separate wheelway between
the ordinary road and the sidewalk
ON all country rOnds ut the two sides Of
the road. From this way drivers and
riders Of horses will be excluded, OK.
cept n case Of necessity. 1t will be
made thoroughly and kept smooth and
even; and Transfers will not be allowed
to cut 1t up. When all this has been
done the ordinary perils to bIcyclers
Will he reduced to One-the recklessness
md rOughness Of the ''scOrcher" who
ought to be arrested and punished every
time he "scOrches."
The death of Col. John +. North. MT
London, removes another Of the figures
which stood prominent In the nine.
teenth century rOmances of fabulous
wealth. Like the founders of the great
Of the Vanderbilts, the GOulds
and the Astors. Col. North started out
empty-handed. Fate
turned him toward South America, and
that element Of enterprise or foresight
Or sheer luck which favors some men
enabled him to lay the foundations for
m immense fortune, secured through
control Of the nitrate beds" He be.
came the nitrate king" and figure of
Immense Importance in the finance
world. One by one the great pioneers
among modern milliOnaires are drop.
Ding away, and In the next century peo.
pie will have the Interesting task of
what becomes of their for.
'unes. Jay Gould, Commodore Wander.
Dit ana the pioneer Astors have gone.
Almost all Of those proprictors of i'm.
nense fortunes who, like Col. North,
made their money by their own efforts
ire far from young men now. In the
'ases Of the American rich men, the
money has descended In regular course
trough the I'm mily Divided Ncco siouoI |