Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
Republican County Ticket.


Fred G. Sch,icn. County Commissioner. :,
u. u. wright .CO,inty Commissioner !
I. N. Jameson. Clerk Appellate Court :.
tcctcd. When the last of any tribe
of animals disappears that II the lust
Of II rs fur rs this planet u concerned,
and mankind should not strike the final
blow without comprehcnding its full
meaning.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has written a
letter to the London Times In favor Of
arbitration of the boundary dispute
with fixed price upon such territory
as has been settled by the British
should their title be found defective.
This will not do. II the English have
settled upon territory that does not
belong to their nation all they have to
do Is to get out of 1t or take out natu.
rnllzatlOn papers ana become venezuc.
Ian citizens. They have no right to n
mile Of Venezuelan soil. 1t Is a qucs.
ton even whether under the Monroe
doctrine fairly interpreted Venezuela
has the right to sell her American ter.
rltOry to foreign monarchlcal nation
under the pressure Of bribery or bull.
dOzing. 1t would he a violation of
the spirit II not Of the letter of that
doctrine ut least that America was for
Americans.
England may learn many things from
the Jnps. English travellers have been
accustomed to come over here. lounge
about New York couple of months,
go home and write book on \ 1lcr.
lea. a Japanese gentleman came to
this country to obtain material for n
book of travel. and within u wrc':
he saw lynching. watched football
game. attended u meeting Of the chi
cagO city council. witnessed n session
of the Kentucky legislature ami start.
cd back home.
The Lieutenant Governor of Cali.
fornia recently died. ana there Is no
provision In the constitution or laws Of
the State for filling the vacancy. Ac.
cOrtlingly. the Governor has appointed
a man to the place under his General
authority to I'LL vacancies. ana this I'M
usual proceeding on his part will prob.
ably In allowed to stand because there
IL no legal way to undo It.
The story OF European rule In Amer.
len hns been mainly one of oppression
AMI blOOdshed. England treats Canada
With moderation because the United
States taught her lesson. But Cuba
In still In the tolls. and the tyranny Of
foreign government In working her
ruin. The Monroe doctrine means TINT
there Inns already been too much OF
this curse laid upon the people Of tho
new world.
The British people consume every
year x16O.OOO,O 600 worth more OF gralu
than they produce. and In view OF pos
slble war complications It II proposed
to keep not less thnn one years sup.
ply Of cereals on hand. When the brit
ON Gun sing that he has the mcl. tho
ships, the money ana the corn. he may
be considered In good shape for all
contingencies.
A Pittsburg steel company has com.
pleted an order for 10000 tons OF steel
rails for the Japanes government. and
Alabama pig iron IL going to England
In large quantities. These, facts indi.
cate that our iron ana steel interests
are extending their operations abroad
AMI that their prospects for the re-.
vival Of the prosperity that they once
enjoyed are very good.
According to q Paris geOgrnpher, til,
largest remaining forests are In Cen
trail Africa, Southern siberia and
North ana South America. Witt
proper management North America
would remain In this list perma nently
but 1t will soon drop out. A vast army
Of men with axes are slashIng on thu
trees wherever they can make u dollar
at II.
The United States army reorganIxa.
ton bin introduced by Senator Sher.
man proposes to reduce the infantry
and cavalry and greatly increase the
artillery arm Of the service. 1t II
thought by military authorities In Eu'
rope that most Of the battles of the fu
ture will he decided by the rapid aud
concentrated work of the artillery.
The dynamite shells experiments,
with for naval defense at San Fran
cisco are found to he entirely effective
within n distance Of three miles. Til,
destructive agent Is as yet an un
known quantity In warfare, but there
ia an increasing dread Of 1t among til,
Spanish troops in Cuba.
or all the English colOnists on Amer
lean soil the English sparrow IL easily
the most impudent, Overbearing. and
disagreeable. 1t has few II any re-
! deemlng traits. 1t drives away better
birds, 1t has no moral character, and II
can't sing. 1t Ia the Russian thistle OF
the feathered tribe. Drive 1t out.
| A cure for dllatOry dressmakers ha,
been found by Ida Gluck, of Minneap
oils. who, desiring to be married In {
new gown, entered by force and tool
1t. That she was arrested afterward
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