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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
iNCIA AS 4 WHEAT MARKET.

A prominent merchant Of Agra. India,
II reported to have written to u friend
In San Francisco that India may he
counted out as competitor IN the
worlds wheat markets this year. "Ev.
cry buslel that II raised will he needed
to feed the people. SO there will be none
for export" The cause OF the failure
IL the fact that no rain fell after the
first week In September. ana the only
irrign ton possible has been with water
drn WI by bullOcks. The entire country
from Peslla wur to Calcutta Is suffer.
Ing from drought. Also It now Is stated
that the Australian wheat shortage
amounts to nine million bushels. a con.
siderable part OF which has been drawn
from our Pacific slope. The universal
demand for wheat to 20 from San Fran.
cisco to Australia might be accepted
rs proof that the wheat crop OF India
Ii short. because India Is relatively
near to Australia. and frelghts between
the two countries ought to be low, rs
compared with those from California I"
the southern market. besides which
wheat Is cheap In India to begin with.
1t Is stated that many California farm
ers have been holding their wheat he
cause not content to sell at the low
prices OF the recent past, ana that they
felt 1t did not pay them to SOW wheat.
They now may have an opportunity TO
sell AT better figures, and II would le
no wonder II the news Of the foreign
situation Is reflected In the price OF
wheat on this side of the Rocky Noun.
tninS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
THE HEARILESS SULTAN.

The Sultan does not propose to have
Miss Clara Barton ana her American
friends feed and clOthe such Of his sub.
jscts as have escaped the swords In
the hands Of his soldiers. The chief
reason that actuates the sublime porte
Is that ut IL mindful Of the true inter.
csts OF its SUBJECTS" and does not pro.
pose to have any one assist II In at.
tending to their wants ana necessities
Such a reply II wholly worthy of such
q sovereign. by whose orders more
than half million Of his subjects have
been murdered In cold blood and their
homes pillaged and burned. This offer
OF relief to the suffering subjects Of
another government Is not the first
time the generosity Of the American
people has exhibited itself. In 1890
and 1S47. during the potato famine In
Ireland. the American people sent thou.
sands OF dollars worth Ut food and
other necessaries Of life to the famisll.
Ing jewellers In that island ana re-.
ceived the thanks. not only Of the
Irish people. but Of the British Govern.
nent. which expended itself 100000.
600 for relief during those years Of
famine. Nor did the Russian Govern.
ment object when, during the famine
period In Southern Russia. IN 1901 aud
1892. the people Of the United States
sent several vessel loads OF provisions
and clothing to the pOverty-striclen
peasants. But Abdul Hamid objects
to the people Of the United States ex-
pending any money to aid such OF his
subjects as have survived the butch.
cries Of the Kurds wearing the uni
forms Of his army and furnished with
arms and ammunition from his ARISEN.
ais. 1t II this well-knOwn fact that
makes his impudent refusal all the
more insulting to the people of this
country. while 1t calls for the most
prompt and energetic action. III the
European powers will not net In unison
with our government We ought to act
alone ana as promptly as the eXigen-
cies Of the case will admit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

prepare. plans aud supcrlntened the
construction of the new postoiiicc
building at Chicago. there is no reason
why the appointment should not he
made. The supervising architect has
been in consultation with Secretary
Carlisle has had the proposition under
consideration for almost year. anu Is
prepared to act promptly.
Although Senator Cullom AMI several
members of the Chicago delegation
have gone to Illinois to attend the
Springfield love feast. and are not on
the ground to prod Mr.. Carlisle. he Is
expected to make the appointment In u
few days. The only announcement the
supervising architect would volunteer
Wednesday was that the Secretary was
Inclined to have all the work upon the
plans done In Washington by the force
now employed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

Much interest will Ike developed In
the scheme Of electric lighting by the
act Of the Mayor Of Buffalo In signing
tho Niagara Falls power franchise, for
It secures the Introduction Into that
city Of electric power developed at the
falls. The proposed plan will bear upon
the problem OF the economic distribu.
ton Of power produced at a distance
from the point Of application. II sue.
cessful It may be expected largely to
increase the use Of water power. In
oil Of the older States Of the country
may be found many abandoned mill
sites on streams--aba because
distance from markets aud supplies
Overbalanced, In cost OF transportation.
the difference In cost Of production he.
tween the use Of steam and OF water
power. With demonstrate Of eco.
nOmical distribution Of electric power
over Wide radius, these ain ndOned
mill sites will have new value. Power
developed there will be used by the
manufactures situated miles distant
on the lines Of transportation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
EUROPEAN BLUSTER.

Beautiful blustcrers are these rulers
of modern Europe. magnificent IN yer.
bal action but not swift with the sword
quick Of temper but slow of action. As
Macaulay plirascd 1t In dcploring the
degeneracy Of Rome:
AS men wax hot In faction.
In battle they wax cold.
Wherefore men fight not ~ they
fought
In the brave days Of old.
Within three months what .,1s tie
armed camp of Europe to show for the
money and the time of men spent in
maintenance of Its armies. Problems
enough have arisen seemingly demand.
ing settlement by the sword. Yet none
has been solved. Quarrsis III plenty
have darkened the horizon with clouds
of war. YET no shot has been fired. r'bc
practice Of the gOOse-step and SNORING
ut target remain the only active W..
like endeavors of Europe's costly ar.
mninent. Tucked away In South Al.
rica the boers. without IN army. with.
out a navy. and free from taxation for
military purposes. have been pla wing
soldier to more purpose. Not all The
armed strength Of the so.called ''pow-
ers" has sufficcd to check the atrocities
Of the Turk In Armenian villages. The
treaty Of Berlin. 10 far as II guaranteed
reforms In Armenia, Ii dead. Nothing
Inns come Of the loudly proclaimed IL.
tcntiOn Of the Christian nations Of En-.
rope to bring the 'unspeakable Turk"
to his knees save the fiat and unprofita.
BILE concession Of an extra guard boat
In the Bosphorus. The guard boat Is
there. hut the massacres Of Arncniins
continue. In a bad muse these wnrllke
nations Of Europe seem no more ready
to fight than In good one--a rcmar ka.
bic fact seeing that Providence usually
cO-Operates with the heaviest blttal-
Ions. Out of the Jameson raid. which
lntely thrilled the world with antlcipa.
ton of war anu swclled the revenues
Of the cable companies with lltcrcry
predictions of European crisis. no IN.
ternatlonal complications seem likely
to result. The beers. being mcnace,l.
took down their rifles from over tie
chimney pieces--much rs the Yankees
at Lexington and Concord dld--and
shot down the invaders without stop.
ping for diplomacy or the nicetlcs Of
military strategy. Then they went
back to farming. leaving potentntes
with armies costing hundreds OF mill.
Ions ana navles of even greater cos. 10
wrangle over the next step. So far ~
now appears President Kruger. with.
out an army. has attained ail 'hc mar.
tial glory: Queen Victoria and Emperor
william are only contestants for vic.
tory In q joint debate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
THE REPUBLICAN, STATE CON.
veN7ION.

The Republican state convention will
In held at Springfield. There was quite
u fight over the location.
The bnllOt resulted: Springfield. IL:
PEORIA. II.
The date for the convention was
quickly settled. \ suggestion to make
the date Wednesday. April ~. was
adopted unanimously.
There was some discussion over the
ratio ana the number Of delegates. This
was finally fixed ut one delegate to :hn,
votes for Harrison In $50? and one for
each fraction Of NM. This will make
u convention Of 1.:.s5 delegates. ~. Of
whom will be from Cook County.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

AZ the Republican county convention
will De held probably In March, u
glance over the situation will not be
amiss The most prominent candidntc
for the important Office Of states Att0r .
ney II Hickman Seaman. As to Ills
fitness for the position his friends and
the politicians who favor him make
the strongest kind Of n claim. They
point out his long and brilliant service
In the Office Of Luther 1.afllln Mills ami
George &. 1ngliam. They instance his
ten years active and crucial expert.
ences In the most important Of criminal
trials. both in defending and In assist
Ing the State. The list Of cases is u
long one. Crowded into ten years II In
a very remarkable list.
The doodle" cases, the first trial Of
the Cronin case. the Ohio tally.shcct
fraud cases. where Allen q. Thurman
was also engaged for the prosecution:
the MlllingtOn poisoning case. COlora-
dos most famous criminal case; the
Hanks jury-briblng case, where the
conviction secured was the first Of the
kind obtained west Of the Allcghcnics:
the 'tlecOy" letter case In the United
States Court before Judge GrOsscup;
the Rarnes-JOrslan murder case. where
his two clients were acquitted and tho
other defendants convicted; the cOnvic-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
Mr.. OWNS ON THE OUTLOOK.

Times Herald: Robert e. Givins Ii
getting ready FOR his thirticth "spring
campaign" The veteran dealer was
seen at his office. Eyes" he said. IL
have struck two periods In my career
when could not sell lots. but only two.
One In 1877 and the time just passed.
hut we are on the eve Of better times.
There is now no question hut the en-.
tire issue Of per cent. bonds will I've
placed. Iron. too. is taking a new
move. in fact. IL you will investigate.
you will find iron and steel are having
a better sale than for five years. We
are liable to have big jump any time
In real estate. A little renewal Of con.
tidence would start II up and cause Il
change from - to ~ per cent. In prices
Immediately. II has slumbere,l ~ long
five tedious years-that when II once
wakes up there will bp the biggest
scurry ever known In the city's history
to catch ON. Let inc picture the result
of a slight genuine demand. n thing we
have not have had for years. and
which now seems like fairy story Of
the past. Acres now offered at prices
lower than ante.firc rates would double
up so quick that some Of the owners
would die Of heart failure from excite
ment. Should capital take a little whirl
at real estate It would double In value In
three months. and even then would not
20 tn one-third Its genuine value with
the proportionate price of stocks and If
personal property. city improvements.
population and advantages considered
'ChicagO. no doubt. II the largest
city In America. 1t has the greatest
number Of railroads. 1t II the largest
manufacturing center AMI has the best
general improvements In buildings. II
II In the lead In hundred ways. and
still lots ana acres inside Its limits are
80 ridiculoiisly low In price that II
seems Incredible. and people who come
here from the East cannot understand
II. They are nonplnsed. II II u fact
that to-day lots can be bought In Chi.
cngO for One-thlrd the value Of the
land by the acre. and to sell them II Is
necessary to almost give them away.
Ii II a most marvellous situation. :
This In the face Of the fact that the
city II growing at the rate Of 1OO.OOO to
?OUWW per annum and millions and
millions Of money II being invested In
every direction and the city improving
as II has never done before.
Lots can he bought ON good streets
to-day for less than One.lalf the price
such lots can he had for In any one.
horse village In the United States. Now
this seems queer. hut II II u fnct. and
that Is the reason why I believe we
will soon have jump. and I therefore
claim that if there should spring up
the slightest demand or the simplest
move occur that would cause capital
to seek this class Of property. there
would he the biggest ana most sudden
advance In prices we have ever had.
ana lots will sell with II rnpi,li,y that
Will be the marvel Of this century and
all prior booms will liz as nothing.
"rhe man who happens to possess
sufficient wisdom to buy now II the
brOad-mintled Individual. one who
should be placed In u glass case aud
elaborated with sign hands or be.
cause IT his SOlOnIOn.llke superiority
so the usual run Of humanity"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

ton Of FlOssle Moore. the levee
''strong-arm woman" Numerous other
cases have been tried by Mr.. Seaman.
18th FOR the state and for the defense,
the last most important case being the
arson case Mt Kenosfn, Wis.,. where his
client, Louis jacobson, was the only
defendant out Of five on trial TINT was
acquitted. His success In the trial of
civil cases has also been remarka BILE.
Certainly II experience, wide and va.
rled, Ii to Ike considered. Mr.. Seaman
Ii pre-emlnently fitted for the place.
He Ii born Chicagoan, n graduate OF
Notre Dame University, president of
the alumni Of the Chicago College of
Law, associate member OF Columbia
Post, q. A. r., president Aeolus Blcy.
cling Club, member Of Royal League
ana Order Of knights Of PytlIas, ami
belongs to the Wicker Park Bowling
Club and several social organizations.
TO sum up. he has the brains. the
experience. the energy and the integ.
rity to make splendid states Attor.
ney. This IL what makes his friends
confident Of his being chosen to make
the race. His record IL q brilliant one.
his friends ana hackers legion. ana nm
irresistible movement seems bearing
him toward the position he II 40 well
calculated to M.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
TRYiR0 10 FOOL THE GERMANS.

The Germans Of the Twentieth Ward
are likely to get what they want. al.
though they must In very careful not to
fall Into trap. At the last meeting Of
the sO-cnlle,l Twentieth Ward Club two
Of the committeeman whose succcssOis
nre to liz elected this summer offered to
resign II committeeman who fnvors
German representation ana whose
term expires two years hence would
also resign ut the same time.
This In u good joke. and especially 40
when the short string is seen which
the two gentlemen referred to have
tied to their designations.
AZ the Democratic Executive Com
mittee will probably give the Germans
what they want this year. they do nor
have to accept any favors In the way
of designations.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01


The many friends Of Martha Il. Hol.
den. who has contributed 30 largely to
the newspapers OF Chicago over the
well.knOwn signature Of amber" as
well as the many who have read her
communications, will be panied to learn
that she has passed away after an III.
ness which at the last was brief, though
she had been a sufferer-for consider.
able period. She had worked hard and
bravely to support herself and children
In various avOcati0ns before doing reg
ular newspaper work, In which last she
made more than local reputation by
her cleverness, uncOnventiOnality, and
cheerful optimism. which, now that sll.
has passed away. appears In a still
stronger light by reason of the suffer.
Ing she must have endured so long anu
with SO much courage ana patience.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

that Is only about twenty dollars a
square foot. There Is now pending n
dispute between the owners OF two al.
Joining lots OH Broad street. New York.
The building Of one owner Is declared
to encroach on the land OF the other
owner five ana one-half inches. for
distance Of ninety feet For this area
Of forty square feet the one owner de.
mands Of the other twenty thousand
dollars. or five hundred dollars a square
foot or course. the price Of a strip
Of land so situated Is greatly exagger.
ated. But large lot OF land In the
business region Of Boston has been sold
for one hundred and sIxty.hve dollars
a square foot; and. doubtless. much
higher prices have been paid In New
York.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

Everybody knows that wilhelm, the
German Emperor, estimates himself ut
his full value, and sometimes Ovcr.
shoots the mark a little; hut no one
Inns ever supposed that lie regarded It
as part Of his destiny to become
william the COnqueror Number Two.
Recent statements lend color to this
notion. The German military party
Inns many times b0asted that, In spite
Of fOrtresses and channel squadrOns, II
IL far easier to invade England now
than It was In the time Of Julius
Caesar, or In the days when william Of
Normandy pushed his hardy warriors
~ the English beaches. ana pressed
on to fight the great battle ut Hastings.
When tho Germans were In France.
twenty-five years ago, they went to
Dieppe. and. looking across the "silver
streak" lOnged to be launched forth
against the Brit0ns. Gen. Won Blumen.
thai used to say that there was an
official plan In the German War Once
for invading England by Overrunnlng
Holland and Belgium, seixlng all the
transport vessels which the industrious
LOwlanders possess. and then crossing
the North Sea, with a. couple Of hun.
dred thousand men, and landing In Brit.
ain with nm Irresistible force. In caso
the young Emperor were able to put
this plan into execution, he would
probably insist on having the British,
crown, 10 which he claims a family
right. But II he attempts any expedi.
lions Of conquest In the direction Of Elm.
gland. and wishes to annex more king.
doms to his empire. his s0clal.tlemO.
cratic subjects" AZ distinguished from
his soldiers, may possibly decide that 1t
Is high time to declare the republic,
and his imperial occupation will le
gone. He would better remain william
the Cranky, and not try to ape william
the COnQuerOr.- York Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
BAD FOR TIE PEOPLE.

The City Council l,ns passed most
ridiculous ordinance.
1t directs that all moneys deposited
with the gus companies by consumers
be turned into the city treasury.
The Idea Of turning deposits belong
Ing to the people over to the city treas;
ury IN the worst case Of bunc0ml@
heard Of In long time.
The city has no claim ON them ut all.
The consumers OF gus have I'M OppOr
tunity now to get back the money
which they have deposited with the
gus companies any time they want It..
II II was ever turned into the city
treasury they would never see II again.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

The first deaths from the new gas,
acetylene, are reported. Three men
We're killed and i've others injured by
IN explosion In Il tank holder ct New
Haven, Conn. Also the building was
set Oh fire ana destroyed. with the
greater part of Its contents. At one
time 1t was feared the disaster was
far more serious than here stated, AZ
about forty people We're In the build
ing at the time of the explosion, and
for awhile 1t was rumored that fully
half OF them had persisted.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

A monument to Edgar Allan Poe Is
proposed In Baltimore, where lie Is
buried. One suggestion is a stone can.
opy. under which the poet will be seen
In marble. seated In an armchair, with
an antique lamp overhead, and vol
umes Of forgotten lore" leaning against
the chair. Near ut hand, with the poets
dreamy gaze fixed upon It, will be the
raven perclied on bust Of Pallas. The
citizens have been invited to form an
art commission to carry out the strlk.
inn idpn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

Frank Iawler, the well.knOwn Oil.
cagoan, died suddenly Of heart disease
Mt his home. Mr. Lawler, we believe,
began his public service as letter cur.
rier ana entered upon public life In the
City Council, as member OF which
l'Ody his career also closed. In the In.
term he had served six years In Con.
gress. He subsequently sought to get
the Office of sherif, and nearly succeed.
cd. and also made fight for the post.
mastership that attracted national at
tcntion. as he went to Washington with
a petition containing the signatures Of
nearly the entire adult male pOpula ton
Of ChicgO. Mr.. Hesing, however, was
successful, and Mr.. Iawler then turned
his attention to city instead Of national
politics. ana managed, after a lively
struggle, to get into the Council over
several competitors In his ward. While
a veteran Office seeker, the deceased
had many friends whom he retained by
his geniallty and engaging personal
qualities, who always stood ready to
advance Ills partisan aspirations. ana
1t may he said that he never abused
his office or forgot to work for his
friends. Altogether he was a unique
figure In the political world and added
much native shrewiness to sort of
rugged honesty. 1t mnttered little to
him what the office was SO long as he
was in 1t, and he filled 1t with credit.
He was quite ms happy In the Council
chamber rs In the Hall of Representa-
tives ut Washington. He was good
deal OF a philosopher as well as partl-
san, bore his many defeats with good
nature, accepted his victories with PEE
culiar satisfaction, and endured parti-
san abuse like q stole.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

aud the police magistrate. hope To
see Il remedy In that direction. but this
move will not secure it,
Attorney W. w. Wheelock. whose
constitutional amendment presented to
the Legislature In 1Sc' would have So.
cured independent district courts FOR
Chicago instead of police and justice
courts. also opposed the proposed city
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

II Queen Victoria Inns written an au.
tOgraph letter to the Sultan, giving the
latter a piece of her mind about Ar
menia, It IL to he presumed that she has
grown tired Of the spectaces Of seeing
her ministers trying to reform the Turk
with rosewater, II ever there was a
case for the application Of Prince Bis
mnrck's prescription Of blood and iron.
Turkey presents Il.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
. Rev. DR.. Parkhurst Is getting the

The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst Is getting the
OK ana the goat mixed up In his theo-
logical zoology. 10 the young men Of
the students Club, whom he addressed
ut New York, he said: "Any OK can
devour the painting left upon the easel
out In the pasture where he Is grazing.
but that does not help to make the OK
estlletic." DR.. Parkhurst has c0nfound.
ed the OK with the goat. We ask the
Doctors pardon for correcting him 80
far as to say that no OK could possibly
consume an oil painting and live. With
the goat, according to the humorous
papers which have made study Of the
subject, an oil painting or q measure OF
nitroglycerIne are mere delicatessen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01

same amount In November Of that year,
the offers reached $15O.OOO.0OO. Prob.
ably the bids for the $iOO.OOO.OOO bonds
which are to be sold next month will
amount to $15O,OOO.OOO or $175OOO,OOo
When that fact comes out In the publ
cation of the amount of the bids the
country will realize that the Govern
ment Is In no danger Of going into bank.
ruptcy. despite the revenue shortages
and the raids on the gold reserve.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-01
A pittsburg astronomer undertakes /

A Pittsburg astronomer undertakes TO
explain the fact that comet. whether
advancing or recedlng, points Its tail
away from the sun by the theory that
the tail Is caused by the negative cleo
trical force Of the sun. The ultraviolet
rays OF light are known to be negatively
electrlfying. Some comets have no trail
of minute particles called tail, but
when they exist they invariably keep
their distance from the majestic orb
of day.