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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
Mr.. THOMAS ON ASSESSMENTS.

Mr.. 4. l.. Thomas. the South Town
Assess r. writes the following letter on
the asses smcnt problem: Il confess
know little about the subject of discus
SION. but what knowledge l have has
been gained by experience ana am
willing to 60 on record with the state
ment any change In the matter of a.
sesslng property In the city Of Chicago
must be for the better. for the simple
r,asCn II cannot he wOiw
Under the present system ! claim II
l. n physical impossibility for any one
man to make assessments In either or
the large townships that would he salts
factory to himself or the taxpayers. The
foundation Of the system Is absolutely
wrong. The Assessor starts out. taking
an oath lie never intends 10 fultill. ana
which no one ever intended he should,
for many reasons. To illustrate: The
law provides he shall ASSESS property
at it, fair cash valuation. Mark you,
this IL what he swears to do. What
are the facts. Take the South Town
OF Chicago. II the Assessor should
assess II on this lEisis this town would
pay nearly the entire tax Of the city OF
Chicago. AMI as long rs the Assessors
are elected by township votes no uni
form bass Of taxation can be depended
upon, H.. the AZ SCISSOR secures his elec-
ton by making taxes Tow in his town
ship without reference TO other town
ships.
II regard the matter Of making as
sessmeL;s as purely Il business propo'
sltion, and were IL practical to leave
politics olH of consideration 1t could
but Prove To be- of great benefit.
MY idea is tise.e should be u board
OF three Asss ssOIi for the whole OF
Cook County at least for the city OF
Chicago appointed by judges of thu
court without regard to politics, think
the board should consist Of three first
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

As the Republican county convention
will liz held Feb. Is a glance over the
situation will not be amiss. The most
prominent candidate for the important
office OF States Attorney II Hickman
Seaman. As to his fitness for the posi-.
ton his friends and the politicians who
favor him make the strongest Kind Of
Il claim. They point out his long and
brilliant service In the Office of Luther
I.afiiIn Mills and George &. 1ngham.
They Instance his ten years active and
crucial experience In the most import.
ant Of criminal trials, both I'm defend.
Ing ana IN assisting the State. The list
of cases II Il long one. Crowded into
ten years II Il very remarkable list.
The 'bOOtllc" cases, the first trial Of
tho CrOnin case. the Ohio tally sheet
fraud eases, where Allen q. Thurman
was also engaged for the prosecution;
the MillingtOn poisoning case. COlOrr-
dos most famous criminal case: the
Hanks jury-briblng case. where the
conviction secured was the first Of the
kind obtained west Of the Alleglenies:
the "dccOy" letter case In the United
States Court before Judge GrOsscup:
the Barnes-JOrtlan murder case, where
his two clients were acquitted ana the
other defendants cOnvictetl: the cOnvic-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

John Hays Hammond. the American
mining engineer held as n prisoner In
the Transvaal. went to the South Afri-
can mines for a salary of 100000 year
II Mr.. Hammond had stuck to business
instead Of taking part In the insurrec-
ton lie would not now I've calling on the
United States TO help him out of trou.
bile. An American citizen going to a
foreign country for pleasure or bust.
ness should DC prepared to obey It's
laws. If the country where he settles
has hnrd and oppressive laws he can
leave, or lie need not have gone there.
Any citizen or subject Of n country
going into n foreign country does 40
with his eyes open. II lie makes war
or disobcys the laws It Is mt his peril.
and lie has no right to claim American
protection, except as matter Of comfy
and intcina tional good nature.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
THE CiViC FEDERATION AT WORK.

II was reported at the city Hall that
the civic Federation has taken up the
matter Of the qualifications Of Judges
and clerks Of election aud II now max
ing thorough investigation through
the city to ascertain the kind of men
who have been accepted 10y the Flee
ton Board.
The clerks Of the Board Of Election
commissioners are now busy prrpar-
Ing the lists If the 4.th,j Judges and
clerks to present to Judge Carter for
approval. II L. understood the work
bcin. done 10y the civic Federation
representatives II for the purpose of
furnishing material for possible oh
Jcctlons TO bc made t. the men chosen
when their names are presented to the
court. 1t IN said the investigation has
been especially active In the Fourth
Ward.
AZ the rooms of the Election Board
II was stated the federation had oh.
tanned the names and addresses of all
Of the men approved by the Election
Board. but for what purpose 1t was
not known.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
THE HONROE DOCTRINE WINS.

Lord SalisbIry's remarkable Specci,
at the dinner OF the NOncOnfOriMist
UNlOnist Association In London prom.
ises to keep the British press ami public
guessing for an indefinite length Of
time. Had any other Englishmnn made
the speech he would have been set
down at once as fiippant triicr with
very important affairs. This. In fact
seems to he the attitude Of part of the
British press now. although most OF
that seilnte and profound body IL rs yet
too dazed and stunned to have any
definite opinion Mt all. In the course
of his after-dlnner address the Premier
swung around pretty nearly the entire
circle of Great Brltain's pending for
elgn issues. but the two items which
have sent his fellOw-countrymen Into
gnsping establishment are the declara.
lions respecting the Monroe doctrine
ana the Armenian question. 1t can
hardly lie said that his admission re-
speeding the Monroe doctrine Is very
satisfactory. He declares himself and
his ministry to be "entire advocates Of
the Monroe doctrine" but adds that
this means "thc Monroe doctrine as
President McnrOe understood It,"
Which Is polite intlmntion that what
President Monroe understood Is to be
determined In Great Britain. Stlll,
whenever In the future there shall arise
Il complication plainly threatening the
entire doctrine, both In letter aud spirit,
the words OF Lord Salisbury can he
used TO strengthen this cOuntry's con-
tcntiOn. But II this equivocal declarn-
ton on an important issue Is dIsap-
pointing. the Prenier's words respect
ing Armenia are still more so. They
mark what Is virtually a complete aud
humiliating retirement from Great
Britain's claim to right to compel
civilized conduct on the part OF the
Sultan. Salisbury makes the assertion
| that nothing In the Berlin treaty gives
his Government any power TO Interfere
save In the way OF watching over the
execution Of certain reforms" How
ever Just or satisfactory this may bc.
when regarded from the side OF strict
technical accuracy, 1t Is at open de-
fiance not only with the interests of
civilized humanity hut with Englnnd'G
whole past attitude of responsibility
for reforms In the Snltan's domain.
The nation which but a few weeks ago
deemed itself authorized to demand
measures OF redress and threaten tho
Dardanelies with gunbOnts now an
nounccs through Its official head and
governor that II can have nothing Ia
do with the matter one reason being
that England does not possess the
power Of military usurpatiOn" Mt 50
great distance rs Turkey. Thanks III
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
STRUCK IT RicA.

Winfield =. StrattOi. the owner OF the
famous Independence Mine. OF Cripple
Creek. who was poor carpenter three
or four years ago, II now worth 80.
OOO.WW. and he could get. Sl!.DO,OOO
for his mine any day. When asked
recently why he dld not sell, he re-
piled: "Whnt could l do with such
money? ] could not manage such u
large sum IN one bunch; ! would Ger.
talnly lose It. ! have enough trouble
with $2OD.OOO income per month now.
! can't lind any investment for It," Mr..
StrattOn will have no partners In any
OF his mining ventures. Ilc owns out
right ten mines. ana also II quarter of
all the stock Of the Portland Mining
Company. which II Incorporated for
3.OOO.O0O shares. selling on the market
to-day ut :: per share. besides the
controlling Interest In two OTHER COM
Duuips
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

ton Of F'lOssie Moore. the lcvcc
''strOng-arm woman" Numerous other
cases have been tried by Mr.. seaman.
both for the State and for the defense.
the last most important case being the
arson case ut Kenoslin. Wis.,. where his
client. Louis jacobson. was the only
defendant out of five on trial that was
acquitted. Ills success In the trial of
civil eases has also been remarkable.
Certainly II experience. wide and va.
rietl, II to be considered, Mr.. Seaman
Is pre.cnhincntly fitted for the place.
lie In born Chlcagoan, graduate OK
NOtrc Dame University. President Uf
the alumni Of the Chicago College Of
Law, associate member Of Columbia
Post. q. A. H.. President Aeolus Blcy.
cling Club. member Of Royal League
and Order Of knights of Pythias. AMI
belongs to the Wicker Park Bowling
Club and several social Orga nlxntlons.
TO sum up. he has the brains, thu
experience. the energy ana the intcg.
rity to make a splendid states AttOr-
ney. This In what makes Ills friends
confident of his being chosen to make
the race. His record In a brilliant one.
his friends and hackers legion. nnd un
Irresistible movement seems bearing
him toward the position he II 40 we'll
calculated to nh.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

Horses are not realizing the prices
they did year ago. Tho general dc.
mand seems to be good and Oh tn,
mend. with a strong inquiry from Euro
pean buyers. Competition from that
source Is fairly good though not as keel,
rs when 81 many new buyers started IN
ut about the same time twclvcmOntll
ago. Tho horses coming to market nro
largely OF inferior quality. Dealers say
It Ii harder and harder TO pick up
really desirable horses In the country.
The lighter marketing Of horses may br
due to the more abundant ana cOnsc.
Iucntly cheaper feed this winter,
which makes owners a little less Willing
to let go OF wcll.bre,l young horses. cs
pccially Mt lower prices.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
MARK ANTONY OUTCOME.

The Italian Business Mems .\ssoclu-
ton of the Nineteenth Warl has In.
dorscd Thomas Gallagher. Nos. 2:aL2:,S
South Halsted street. as u successor To
Aid. Frank I.awler. The Italians met
Wednesday night at NJ. 40 Clark
street. the home Of \. Stefana. lea,l-
Ing Italian. who died "Wednesday. Mr..
Gallagher WIS present ami made an
address In memory III Alr. Stcfana.
Then the merchants Endorsed him for
LAWYERS succcssor.-'rhurs,lay's Trib-
linc.
Mark AntOny's record II broken.
The speech Of the eloquent Roman
over the corpse Of Caesar WAS u great
political effort.
II knocked out Brutus IN one round
and made Antony n triumvir.
The Italians who were present to
mourn Caesars death nominated Mark
Antony on the spot after lie had
.'swelleti'' the record Of the corpse.
Thomas Gallagher cannot be Il trl-
uinvir.
But. greater yet. he can In IN Alder
man.
Hearing of tho death Of Stefana. on
South Clark. In the Second Ward. lie
hurled thitlier with his OratOric,l MP
imvatus In good working order.
He addressed not only the Romans
present. but the SicilIans. the NeapOll-
tans. the PIetlmOntese and the Sar-
dlnians.
For they all have votes In the Nine
teenth Ward. whereas. only the Ro-
,nans. whom Mark Antony addressed.
lad votes In Rome. where Caesar lay
dead.
But the rest of the story Is analogous
To the story of Antony ani Caesar.
As soon as Mr.. Gallagher finished Ills
Grafton over Mr.. Stefam the tumul'
was great. and he was named for Al
dcrman on the spot!
And Alderman lie will he.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

class business men. to I've elected or ap.
pointed for ut least three years. with
good. liberal salaries. \ board of three
would bc better than having one Asset
s,r. u.s. the responsibilities are too srca!
fer any one man to assume.
"rhc Office vt this board should I've
open all the year round and placed uii-
dca civil service rules: real estate as
sessmcnts made once In four years
would I've often enough. AZ matter
of course assessments on personal
property and improvements on real cs
tate would have to lp made each year.
IAN assessments should he made ON
Il full fair casl, valuation. or an nrbi-
trary proportion of same.
IL heartily approve of the Mayors
plan of appointing a commission FOR
the purpose of getting at the true value
of property. but 1t should he for the en-
tire city. otherwise It would bc unjust
to some Of the townships. especially to
the South Town. where the business Is
So largely concentrated.
II do not believe II will liz found
true upon making proper estimates Of
| valuation that ilic downtown property
taken ~ a whole pays less In proper
ton of its full value than property lying
In outside distrlcts-neithcr do ] he
licve the banks escape their just aud
| fair assessment. On the contrary. !
| think the banks. rs u whole. pay u
larger proportion on personal property
tax than any other single class Of prop
crty. This IL easily accounted for from
| the fact the Assessor can more readily
get AZ the actual money invested In
banking than any other line of bust
ness.
| IL am strongly Of the opinion there
should have been u special session of
the Legislature called for the sole ,I,ir-
pose Of tax reform. and II has been u
surprise to me sincc have had some
knowledge of making assessments that
this has never been done.
'''ro sum up my opinion. based on my
experience ~ South Town Assessor. "a
to the hest way Of making assessments
for the city of Chicago I recommend
the following:
| "ltavc u board Of three assessors
elected or appointed for from three to
i've years at liberal salaries.
coffee tn hp open the year around.
| Real estate assessments made at
least once In four years.
| Personal property an'l real estate
Improvcmcntst to he assessed Gael, year.
"All assessments TO he made On u
full. fair cash valuation. or an arbi.
trary proportion Of same"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

Mr. Samuel II. Harris. the we'll
known tciaccO merchant and one Of the
most sclid and influential citizens OF the
West Side. has been elected president
of the Twelfth Ward Business Mems
Association. recently organized. Mr..
Harris Is In the front rank of ChicagO's
wcll-kncwn ana aggressive business
men, ana IL "a hustler from the word
CO." As president he has laid out ex-
tcnsivc work for the association.
The cleaning and paving OF West
Madison street, west Of Center avenue,
H.. according to his idea. only the first
step toward the realization of improve
ment schemes covering the whole West
side.
Besides. the Improvement OF the road
way. the lighting OF the street with elec'
tric lights all the way to West FOrtieth
street. aud the running Of all cars
through To that point without transfer
or change OF cars at Rockwell street
are some of the objects Of the assOcia-
ticn. When these things shall have
been attained the Improvement Of cross
streets ana OF alleys will next be taken
up.
4 bureau Of literature il to be estab-
l.shed ana pamphlets are to be circu-
lated throughout the territory covered
by the assOcla ton calculated to instruct
property owners In the necessity Of ac-
tive work In securing improvements.
The circulars will deal with the impOr-
lance ana economy Of dealing In the
stores Of the West Side.
a crusade which shall have for its OBJ
ject the moral puriacation Of West
Madison street IL to begin at once. Par
ticular attention IL to be paid to drug
stores that are active competitors with
saloons.
The association has ia members ana
expects to grow rapidly. Committees
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

II the New York lawyers who IRE
prosecuting the suit for damage
brought by the heirs Of the Italian Ia
bOrer COnstantin Marc. killed In u
blasting accident. can establish the
facts which they allcgc they will cstab.
lish valid claim FOR reasonable com.
pcnsatiOn. Their statement Ii that this
poor Italian Immigrant. earning $3.50
u day. put aside % cents day for Ills
own scnnty food and sent $500 n year
to Italy to support his mother. three
sisters md brother. There Is no trucr
herOisin than that Of this poor day In.
bOrer. So long as such lives are lived
by the plain common peOl,lc--.and they
are not unfrequent-thcy furnish firm
support for faith In human nature and
for confidence In the future Of the hu.
man rylcp,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

A paragraph which will appeal
with much force to all men who
go TO the tlicatcrs Is one In
n recent number Of Life, In
which that journal remarks TINT II OBJ.
serves with CONSERVATION that the
large hats are coming IN again In the
thcatcrs. Life closes with these bitter
remarks: ut Is not too much to say
that the height Of the hat which a wo.
man wears ON her head in the theater
Ii In inverse proportion to her breeding.
and. as a rule. to her respectabillty.
The women who wear the biggest and
most offensive hats. and refuse to take
them on. are commonly danes who,
from disastrous personal experiences,
have become hardened In indifference
to public opinion"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

will he appointed to prosecute these va
riOus lines OF work.
President Samuel II. Harris said
yesterday: "rhls Organization will In
permanent. We expect similar ones to
spring up In the other wards. anu then
the whole West Side will speak. We
intend to have our share of the taxes
spent here. Our Aldermen must fight
for us ana support us, or we win get
Aldermen who will.
FIRST we want West Madison street
paved with asphalt nil the way tn
FOrtietlr street. Then we want It light.
ell with electric lights Its entire length.
Then we want tho cars to run through,
all OF them. In its present condition
the street IL impassnble 1t IN full OF
holes and hOllOws that are reservoirs
OF mud. Pedestrians will not walk IN
muddy, badly lighted streets, ana cur.
riages, buggies, light wagons. ana bl.
cycles cannot travel over the street az
1t IL. When we get the street paved
ana lighted II will make n magnificent
drive out to the great West Park sys.
tenn.
''rhe streets aud alleys have not
been cleaned for months ana are filed
with refuse dangerous to health az well
as offensive to every sense. While
thus cleansing ana improving physlc-
ally we mean to purify the moral ut.
mosphere. Certain plague spots ARE
notorious. They must 20, but no. too.
must some OF the drug stores that are,
merely disguised whisky shops and
gambling holes.
''rhese, however, are subjects for
future work. We shall establish u bu-
leau OF literature and educate our peo-
pie. We will point out the evils, phys.
Ical ana moral. to he cured. show the
pecuniary advantage of great. and even
seemingly expensive. public improve
ments, teach housewives ana heads OF
families the gain of trading In home
stores"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

Too much Importance cannot be at.
tached to the matter OF securing postal
savings banks for the people. That
would mean that anybody could deposit
money at any point where there was n
p0stOtiicc and whether the amount bo
small or great no depositor would have
any doubt about getting his money
whenever It was called for. No defal.
cations. embellishments, had invest.
ments or cr0Okctlness Of any kind could
affect the stability OF Uncle Sans
hank. with branches at every cross.
rOaIk
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

No doubt the Sultan has made as
great concession as he darcs In con.
sentlng to admit Miss Barton and
other members OF the He'd Cross So.
cIety as individuals. In the present
heated condition Of MOsleM fanaticisn,
he might lind It dangerous TO give OF.
tclal recognition to a Christian 40.
clety established on an international
basis. The Red Cross has been recOG.
nIxed In heather China and Japan. II
Is true. but both nre essentially more
civilized than Turkey.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

II Lord Salisbury, having recovered
from the stimulating effects OF the ~
cent banquet, retains the views to
which he gave utterance ut that festive
board concerning the Monroe doctrine
1t may be possible for Uncle Sam to
meet him half way In settling the Ven
ezuelan troubles peaceably. The Mon
roe doctrine las Monroe understood IT,
Is substantially the Monroe doctrine
rs the people OF the United States now
understand II. Let II go ut that.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

Tho young Czarlna fatty refuses to
conform to certain Russian customs
smoking for instance. She has request
ell her ladIcs-in-walting not to approach
her il there Is an odOr OF tobacco on
their clothes. All the Russian grand
duchesses smoke like chimneys, includ'
Ing the Czarlna's sister, the Grand
Duchess Serglus. On entering n room.
one day. where several OF these ladies
were enjoying cigarettes, her imperial
majesty looked reprovingly round, and
said: u consider u cigarette In Il wO-
mans mouth Is rs bad as an oath In a
mans"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

There are six great powers In Europe:
Russia, Germany. France. England.
Italy. and Austria. The four eastern
continents. Europe. Asia. Africa. Aus.
tralia. and their attendant islands, liar.
ring Japan's. are apparently destined
to DO entirely theirs. At any rate. they
want them. The field IL large enough
for elk ambitions almost rs dazxling as
the great NapolcOn's craze to rule the
world. The two continents Of North
and South America are for the people
already there. preserved from further
conquest
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
EA0LerS.

The rcncininat.on and election Of AID.
Mulcahy. Of the Twenty-ninth ward. Is
now coacedcd by both parties. Mr..
Mulcahy was formerly the secretary of
the Department of Public Works of the
old town of Lake. and served four years
In the office of probate clerk under Roy-
er sullivan prior to his election as alder.
man IN the spring IF 1874. Mr.. Mul.
caly has proved himself an able and
worthy member of the Council and a
champion of the rights Of his constitu-
ents. who will no doubt return him
almost unanimously. Ai
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
NOTICE..

The Eagle can be ordered az Charles
Macdonald \ Co.'S literary emporium
and book store. ~ Washington street.
depot. ~ Clark street. ROht. T.. Burke's
book. stationery. periodical and news.
paper depot. 34o Division street. and
AZ all firs,.class news stands through.
out the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15
A DISGRACeFUL AFFAiR.

The attack of Alderman Joe Lam
mers upon Police Captain ONeill was
II most disgraceful affair.
The City Council IL fast losing the
respect of even those who were in
clined to feel that 1t had some decency
1nft
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

There are lots Of people In the world
who think they can't get along unless
they are Grabbed, fault-hnding, and
sour. They never seem tn learn that
they are their own worst enemies ana
that people have less respect for them
for their mean disposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

cheap that feeders In many places can
buy 1t for less than 1t cost to grow.
Many n renter has turned over the pro.
cceds of his entire corn crop to the
landlord. Corn when properly housed
from vcrmIn aud weather Is as good IA
money In the bank.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

The tribal yells OF African cannibals
do not contain the words "Mw!-mw!-
raw!" but otherwise they are fully as
savage as the yclls OF American col
lnpnS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

A year ago corn was so dear that the
country was busily experimenting with
wheat and all other possible substi-
tutes. Now the corn Is so plenty AMI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-15

The wife OF an Omaha musician has
regained her speech after twenty-fOur
years Of silence. A man can't expect
to have an uninterrupted run OF luck