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

Treasury authorities of the United
States estimated the Federal Building
In Chicago as worth at least 100000
to the man who would dismantle 1t at
his own cost. But II does not seem
probable that the government through
ordinary agencies will succeed In OBJ
tanning Its price. These agencies are
public advertising. il Is well enough
to have such advertisements, but the
public ought TO be able To repOse In Its
officers confidence which would enable
them to transact the public business as
IL Ii We're their own.
When the Treasury Department first
asked proposals for the removal of the
building the highest bid favorable to
the government was $4,000, but as
complications arose In which, to the
treasury's mind. there was suggestion
of conspiracy all bids were rejected. In
RESPONSE to the new advertisement the
highest bid is Sl5,5l9 with the steam
heating apparatus or $3.50 without it.
The South Park Commissioners in
vited proposals for the removal of the
Worlds Fair buildings. They did so
not because their charter required
them to proceed in TINS manner, but be-
cause on the whole 1t was deemed best
that that course should be pursued
The highest proposal did not exceed
$4,000. The commissioners thereupOn
took the matter into their own hands,
rejected all proposals and Instructed
their president 10 enter into negOtia-
lions privately. With what result? At
public bidding no more than $4,000
could have been realized. At private
negotiation conducted by an honest
man, the president of the commission,
Mr. Donnersberger, the park district
received $4,000.
IL the Federal statute does not re-
strict the discretion OF the secretary
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23
4 BOLT THREATENED.

Recent events in political circles will
tend to confirm the general impression
that the forthcoming Democratic con.
ventiOn ut Chicago will result In split.
In the opinion of the Record. the bolt
Ing faclion being the supporters Of the
gold standard. In Iowa the Democrats
assembled ut Dubuque were somewhat
mbaris'ssed by the State Central Com
mittee's selection Of n single standard
man for temporary chairman. but no
man and 10 one speech against the 10
to proposition could prevent the adop-
ton OF platform radically favOring
free silver coinage. The Iowa Demo.
Gratis will lend their important influence
to that Of the States which have already
declared for free silver, and their
course will have the moral effect OF
stimulating similar expressions else.
where
simultaneously with this declara ton
H. Iowa came the announcement that
both Comptroller Eckels and the single
standard Illinois Democrats whom he
had come to succor have practically
given UP the hope of securing control OF
the Peoria convention. The silver men
In Cook County have the primaries In
hand ana will dominate In the county
convention. With the amount Of silver
sentiment which has been manifested
In the Illinois country districts and the
activity of the forces OF Gov. Altgeld.
II IL hardly to he doubted that the State
convention will 60 for free silver. leav.
Ing the other faction of the party to In.
auguratc whatever belated opposition
1t may secure upon the plea that the
Democracy has not been truly repre-
scented.
Taken together. the two recent lead.
Ing events In Democratic politics give
very strong indications that the gold
standard element of the party will be
unable to voice It's views through the
Chicago convention.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23
OUR NEW NAvY.

1t Is being contended by some naval
authorities that In the Massachusetts
We have the most powerful bnttleship
In the world. The British have larger
ships. but In thickness of armor and
strength Of armament they are inferior,
Balancing advantages and disadvan-
tages. there have been tacit admissions
by the British naval experts that the
indiana was. at the time Of her con-
struction, the most powerful ship font.
Many believe that the Massa chusctts
and the Oregon are her snperiers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23
WHO'S 4 DOD0ER2

Maj. Mckinley submitted to an In
terview ut Cleveland the other day and
boldly declared that he IL baseball
enthusinst and believes heartily in hi.
cycling as n pastime. Persons who
maliciously assert that Maj. Mckinley
Is making canvass of silence ana
equivccatiOn ought to read his ringing
words on these two issues.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

city. county. state or nation owes them
a living. and that they must he pro.
vided with an office during the remain
der If their natural lives. 1t would he
a great deal better for the country and
for individuals we're the abuses and
dangers of office seeking and holding
and Of the spells system done away
ss.ttS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23
NOTICE..

The Eagle can be ordered ut Charles
Macdonald 4 Co.'s literary emporium
and book store. Is Washington street,
l.. IL. Jackson's periodical ana news
depot. % Clark street. Robt. +. Burkc's
book. stationery. periodical ana news.
paper depot. 3i0 Division street, and
at all first-class news stands through.
out the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

veyOr. as his reputation both ~ bust.
ness man and citizen Is such as to com.
mand the confidence. respect and ad-
miratiOn Of the thinking business men
Of Cook County. His name adds
strength to his ticket. He will un.
doubleday receive the SURFACES of the
best people In the community outside
Of party lines on account OF his strict
integrity ana eminent ability.
NJ. @. Mcintosh, OF harrington, n
lawyer who practices In Chicago, will
probably receive the Democratic nom.
inatlOn for Congress In the Seventh,
District. The Democratic managers
are beginning to consider the candi.
dates to be selected In the various dis.
trlcts. and intend to exercise extraor.
binary caution In nominating Con.
gressmen. Mr.. Mcintosh IL very popu-
lar among his neighbOrs, and will prob.
ably have the united support OF the
northern part Of the district. The Sew
enth Is hopelessly Republican. but his
friends are confident Mr.. Mcintosh
will poll more votes than almost any.
body else the Democrats could name.
A prominent Republican while con.
versing about drainage matters yes
terday said: II am glad Mr.. Eckhart
has about made up his mind that the
position Of engineer of the board
should be filed by Republican. We
have majority Of the board members,
and It's high time he recognized the
fact that Republicans who were able
ana efficient should be taken care of AZ
well as Democrats"
What has become of the bond In the
sum Of 100000 Of eX-SOuth Town SUI
pervisOr Sherlock IL n question which
Is being anXiOusly asked by the present
members of the South Town Board
During his term of office Sherlock paid
to Attorney Gibbs $4.1OO on an ac-
count presented by the latter. The
board refuses to audit more than So
800 OF the account and Is anXiOusly
wondering where the other 81 900 IL to
come from. SherlOck's bond, which
was signed by the same George A.
Gibbs to whom the money was paid,
Is missing ana cannot he found. When
last seen 1t was IN the custody of ex-
Town Clerk Wright. The fact that the
bond was missing was first made public
Mt the meeting Of the town hoard held
afternoon. 1t appears that be-
fore Supervisor Sherlock went out of
office Attorney Gibbs presented his bill |
Tor services rendered during the last
year, which amounted to $5,975. Mr..
Gibbs said he would like to have the
money ana Sherlock finally paid him
-, 100 on account, without waiting for
he approval of the other members of
he board. When the bill was present.
ID several Of the board members con-
idered 1t excessive, and after lengthy
lebate 1t was referred to committee
of Justices Underwood, Mar.
In and Everett. The matter was still
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23
EVERYBODY, SHOVTi

Gold men shouting for Mckinley: sill.
verites for Mckinley: dodgers and
stradt'ler for Mckinley. What howl.
Ing success the face-nll.ways policy has
been In the case Of the Canton Mn for.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23
EA0LE1S.

Bids were opened for the removal
OF the inner Hyde Park crib. The city
must pay for the removal of the aban.
doned structure. Fitx Simons Il Con.
nell were awarded the contract for
$500.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

Real estate firms doing business ut
Austin have formed a real estate
board. 1t Is expected that the forma.
ton Of this organization will tend to
create uniformity Of action among
the real estate agents. The board was
formed on the same lines as the Chi.
cago Real Estate Board. A uniform
rate for commissions has been estab.
lished. Officers will be elected In a
few days.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

like action might he pursued by the
department with beneficial results to
the government Chronicle
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

One Of the most popular business
men In Chicago is Mr.. Louis Enrlcht,
the well.knOwn engineer. with offices
In the Chamber Of Commerce Building.
The Republicans made no mistake
when they nominated Mr.. Enricht for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

anu roses; to Hot springs, Ark, via the
shortest and most comfortable route;
and to Texas via the most direct and
popular line. All points In the repub.
lie OF Mexico are best reached via the
Chicago and Alton.
1t affords pleasure to Mr.. Robert Som.
erville, General Agent Passenger De-
partment, 1O1 Adams street, Marquette
building, Chicago, ILL.,, to quote the low
est rates and arrange satisfactory itin-
elaries for winter tours. Write 10 him
to-day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

The "Czwarty Pulk Ulanow Polskich
POD Opieka Matkl Boski Czestochow.
SKI OF Buffalo" has just been incOr-
porated, but We can't imagine how 1t
was done.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

To California through
sunht, verdant fields
perfumed with the de.
llciOus scent of oranges
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

The Chicago aud Alton Con Send Win.
ter Tourists In Through Puiimaa
Sleeping Cars,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

orange groves In Central Florida
tnat We're cut down to the ground by
the cold waves are now showing new
growth eight to ten feet high. The
shoots have been budded with choice
fruit, and by next year the trees will
Dc nearly as large as they were before
the freeze.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

Hon. Oscar l.. Dudley. independent
candidate for the Legislature In the
Second Senatorial district, Ii making a
most thorough canvass for votes. His
petition now has several thousand sig
natures. Consequently Mr. Dudley IL
much elated and feels that he IL GER
tain to be elected. Kirk N. Eastman,
Of the Tenth ward, In also running in
dependent, ana 1t IL said that between
him and Dudley they are bound to
make life miserable for Gustavus NOhe,
the machine candidate.
Fire Marshal Swenie has submitted
his annual report to the Council. The
work covers the year 1895 and IL bound
In red ana neatly printed. There are
100 pages of solid statistics ana meaty
Information, ana occasionally one finds
III the arid columns of figures Il curious
fact or two. The list of fire causes IL
notable for the appearance, almost in
the star role, of children playing with
matches" Explosions are numerous
ana costly, whether of gasoline stoves
or lamps. Spontaneous combustion |
was responsible for seventy-six fires,
while incendiarlsm was suspected in
lGo cases. Thawing water pipes was a
fruitful cause of blazes. There We're
two dust explosions, and tramps caused
about the same number OF cOntiagra.
tiOns that Christmas trees did. Chief
Swenie asks for seven more engines
and houses for five of them. The re.
port shows an enormous increase In the
number Of miles OF water mains and an
addition of eighty miles OF wire to the
telegraph service. The cost per capita
of the fire establishment was but 90
cents last year, a less sum than for If
zen years past. While the number of
companies has increased every year,
low being 1OS, the cost per citizen for
he protection has steadily diminished.
IN the other hand, there was greater
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

Ihere are people using DobbIns' Elec
tric Soap to-day who commenced It's use
III isoo' Would this be the case were 1,
not the purest and most economical
soap made? Ask your grocer for II.
Look out for limitations. Dobblns'.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-23

''N wv N'SO'bS "S"'RV' V5'O 1HHy DC
said to havs introduced popular litera-
ture In this country ut cheap prices In his
Munro Library, made money by means
that great many rival publishers con-
sidered illegltimate. However that may
be, he made good use of his wealth thus
acquired. He endowed profess0rships
OF physics, literature, philosophy, his
tory and constitutional law In our col.
ieges, and made gifts for scholarships
and othes purposes, SO that his total
aggregated nearly $780,
900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
PopuIIstIc Law in Kansas.

The Populists of Kansas have complete
control of that state. They have the gov
ernor, legislature, supreme court and court
of appeals. This gives them power to enact
legislation and carry out "reforms" in gen.
uine Populistic style. The chief justice of
the state, Frank Doster by name, is a typ
ical Populist, and from the views that he
has expressed ON various subjects of legis-
lation it is more than likely that Kansas
will get a still more unsavory reputation
than she now possesses. These views in
dicate that no law that the Kansas legisla-
ture may enact to make it impossible or at
least difficult for money lenders who have
let Kansans have the use of their capital,
to get it back again, will meet with the dis
favor of the chief justice or the court over
which he presdes. Here are the views of
this Populist jurist on the subject of prop
erty:
stripped of its nakedness the proposition is
that the owner OF property does not possess
with respect to such property an equality of right
with the user of it, have asserted that the rights
of a user of a thing were paramount to the rights
of its owner. Ownership is trustee for use, and
the owner is the trustee for the user and entitled
TO considerations as trustee, and as nothing else.
Inat only tnO3e tnlhgS man uses Tor nlmSelf,
such as his house. his clothes, his luxuries, his
carriages and horses, his TOOLS are absolutely his
own regardless of any else, but that his rail-
ways and lands and powder magazines and baker
les while he is entitled to sell and make profit,
belong in a to the users That the privilege
of owning large tracts of land to rent, means Of
transportation, the manufacture of necessities,
the stockyards street lines, and lighting sys.
TENS must be subject to public supervision"
There is no ambiguity in this declara-
tiOn 1t is the clearest sort of reasoning of
its kind and no one need mistake its mean
ing. When a man parts with the personal
use of anything in the line of property, it
practically passes out of his possession for
ever, according to the Doster proposition.
When a man sends his capital to Kansas
on loans he may expect that the Kansas
state government will consider the rights
of the user of that money paramount to
those of the lender. Then, to carry this
reasoning to its conclusion, the user of this
money may or may not pay it back, just as
he sees fit, or the rate of interest may be
regulated" to suit the ideas of the bor-
rover.
A resident of Topeka may build house
on another's capital. He then becomes
the user and his rights are paramount. He
need not pay any interest on this borrowed
money so long as he is using it in the build
ing. Another resident rents a house of
another man. The tenant becoming the
user thereof is then superior to the owner
and the latter simply is trustee for the
user of the property. AS the trustee, of
course the owner will pay the taxes and
stand the expense of the repairs, but he is
not supposed to collect any rent for the
house. This would be contrary to Popu-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
Free Silver Coinage.

COunterftiters are Giving the GOvern-
meDt Very Practical object Lesson
on This Subject.
The treasury officers now have on their
hands a very troublesome class of counter
feiters. That the department is consider
ably perplexed to know how to handle the
sharps is freely acknowledged on the in
side, but lest the public shor'd become ap-
prehensive concerning any rm Ct money
a studied effort is made at the department
to belittle such reports as occasionally get
out. / refer to the counterfeit silver dol
lar, which is intrinsically just as good as
the regular article. The three main char
acteristics of coin upon which its gen.
uineness may be tested are its weight, its
fineness, and its stamp, or external ap-
pearance. 1t is generally acknowledged
that there is nothing to prevent the coun-
terfeiter from getting the same weight and
fineness of silver that the government dol
lar carries, although detectiOns in the past
have generally been made by reason of
slight variations in these particulars. But
what is troubling the department now is
the accuracy with which the rascals are
approaching the govern ent's standard.
In the matter of stan it was several
years ago ascertained / process had
been discovered by whic a stamp could be
made from any coin itself, and this matter
was tested at the United States mint, and
found to be true. The government has
now in its employ men who can take any
coin put into their hands and get out
stamp which is practically an exact copy
of it. The only substantial difference is
that stamp so made from an impression
on the coin will not wear so well as one
made in the regular way, and hence after
a certain number of dollars have been
struck off, the coins become little rough
er and more open to detection. The ccun-
terfeiters can, however, obviate this diff
Guilty by taking frequent impressions, and,
in fact, the bogus dollar people have at
tanned such skill that the treasury authori-
ties are considerably perplexed. There is
one practical method of running down the
counterfeiters, however, which treasury
expert declared today was really the best
reliance of the public, namely the suspi-
cion which anybody would attract who was
attempting to work off a great number of
silver dollars, and hence the greater diff
Guilty the counterfeiters would have in
marketing their product.
1t should be borne in mind that these
counterfeiters are but giving the public
practical free coinage; their dollar is worth
for the final settlement of International bal
ances every cent as much as the govern
ments own dollar. They steal only the
government stamps, which signifies that
the amount of silver under it will be held
up to the value of the gold dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
MIR. Edmunds sustaIns OInev

Ex-senator Edmunds sustains fully the
position taken by Secretary Olney with re-
gard to the recognition of Cuban independ-
ence and with regard, also, to the respect
i've powers and rights of Congress and the
Executive in the matter. A Philadelphia
despatch of the goth inst. says: While
declining to express a positive opinion as
to the powers of Congress in the premises
ex-United States Senator George F. Ed
munds of Vermont when questioned to-
day did not hesitate to speak of the un-
tenable position assumed by those who de-
sire to have the "Republic of Cuba re-
cognized as a separate and independent
state. Anything so mythical as the repub-
lie of Cuba" he said, "woud put this
country in a very undesirable position and
one in which no civilized nation would
like to be placed.
1.-THE republic of Cuba has no stability,
no autonomy, no organization, no capital.
We may pity the condition of the people
and deplore the atrocities which are being
committed on the island, but to go to the
length proposed is something which nc
selfrespecting nation could do.
"Should the Cameron resolution be
adopted by both Houses of Congress, and
should the President veto it, and it then
be passed over the veto it would be a
declaration of Congress, which, perhaps,
would have the same effect as If the Presi.
dent had signed 1t, If he, as the executive
should deem it had that lawful effect. But
if the President should be of the opinion
that the recognition of new power was
purely an executive function and refused
to carry out the instructions of Congress,
there would be nothing left for Congress
to do but either to submit or impeach him
for high crime and msdemeanor in refus.
ing to obey what they regard as a valid
law. But have no idea that the resolu-
tion will pass, so that question is hardly
likely ever to arise"
"What is your opinion, senator, as to the
right of Congress to act in the matter?''
was asked.
''Well, perhaps it might be held that
this privilege was included in the constitu-
tional provision which gives Congress the
sole right to declare war, as it might be
considered one of the elements leading to
such an event."
With regard to Secretary Olney's state
ment about the respective powers of Con.
gress and the executive in such case Mr..
Edmunds said: 81 think Mr.. Olney not
Ohiy oStCu piOPCAlyi puI IhaI ~ was a pa
triotic duty for him to make the statement
he did. As the official of the government
entrusted with the management of foreign
relations, it was his duty TO state clearly the
result of such action, and have no doubt
that If he had taken the opposite view to
that which he did, the men who are now
denouncing him would have been the first
to say he was acting in perfectly proper
manner. He did the only proper thing
and would have been neglectlng his duty
had he done differently"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
Secretary CarIisle,s Report.

The annual report of the secretary of
the treasury, transmitted to Congress Mon
day, deals minutely with the questions Of
currency, revenue and tariff. Secretary
Carlisle declared that the maintenance
Of the policy imposing upon the govern
ment the burden of furnishing gold at the
public expense to all who may demand IL
cannot be justified upon any ground of ex-
pediency or sound financial principle. He
asserts that the Issue and redemption of
circulating notes is not proper function
of the treasury department nor of any
other department of the government. He
believes that while the government has
power to borrow money, it is not its duty
to issue public obligations merely for the
purpose of providing a paper currency in
the transaction of business. The secretary
urges the retirement and cancellation of
the treasury notes as the only certain way
to remove dangerous and delicate ques-
tion from party politics. He considers that
the retirement of these notes would not re-
suit in any injurious contraction of the
currency.
The secretary believes it to be scarcely
possible that such changes can occur in
the resources of our international trade
during the next few years as to prevent a
large annual balance in our favor, and if
these favorable results continue to be re-
allied, and if our currency system shall be
placed upon sound basis, it is expected
that foreign gold will naturally gravitate
to our shores, while the demand upon our
existing stock will cease, and our own pro-
duction, amounting to not less than S45,-
OO0,0OO per annum, will be permanently
added to the volume of our circulation.