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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

fraud against the men who ran the
Defender and expressed his readiness
to prove them. In 30 much he was en-.
titled to respectful treatment. II he
knew TINT he was buncoed out of the
cup IT was his duty to let II be known,
and no one would be more ready than
the American people to show resent.
inent ut such trlckery as was charged.
Yet when Dunraven appeared before
the committee Of the New York Yacht
CIub II was found that he had no evi.
dcnce Mt ALL He was able merely to
swear that lie believed that extra bal.
last ''nd been put on the Defender be.
c'''ise II could have been put on. and
he judged by his eye that she snt
deeper In the water mt the race than mt
the measurement. No other proof has
been advanced, so far as the reports of
the meetings show. and Dunraven has
fed back to England. The owners of
the Defender might well have rested
their cnse on Dunraven's testimony.
hut when they add the sworn evidence
that no weights were taken on board.
ana that II would have been disad.
vantage to the sailing power Of the YES.
sci II they had, the Indictment OF Dun,
raven appears to be complete. Before
another information yacht race comes
on 1t would be well for the New York
Yacht Club to require the challenger
to present credentials that he Is man
who can represent the honor Of his own
country,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
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IMPROVING TIVE NAvE

Chicago Record: senator Squire. Of
Washington. has introduced In Con.
gress bill providing for an entire re-.
organization Of the engineer corps Of
the United states navy. The bill In.
creases the number Of the engineer
corps from $50 to 3O3. enlarges the
scope Of Its duties and makes proper
Adjustment of the rank of its members.
which has been source of good deal
Of pickering IN the navy since the war.
The line officers Of the navy have al.
ways insisted that the staff officers,
who include the members Of the on.
glnecr corps. should have only nom.
inal rank In the navy.
However important II may he that
our naval vessels should be efficiently
commanded and Differed II frequently
happens that the chief engineer is the
most important officer on board. and
without competent work In the move.
ment Of vessels they may Ike Of very lit.
tie use either In war or In peace. The
failure to give the engineer corps mn
actual rank Inns tended to force very
many competent men out Of the ser-
vice.
The time has come when battlcship
In little more than IN Immense machine,
and while We demand from line officers
high grade of intellect, character. OK.
perience and training, yet II must be
admitted that the usefulness and Of.
ficlency Of the ships under their com.
mnnd rest very largely with the skill
Of the engineers who have charge Of
the complicated machinery with which
the vessel Is filed.
Anything that adds to the merits Of
the engineer corps increases the power
and availability Of our naval vessels.
Senator Squire's bill II It becomes
law will be a valuable stimulant to our
marine power. No greater injustice
could be done the commander Of a
great vessel than to send him to sea
with an incompetent stan Of engineers.
While II is proposed to spend large
sums of money In the construction Of
vessels the government ought not to
neglect the important business Of secur.
Ing men abundantly qualified TO take
care Of them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
STREET RAILWAY EARNINGS.

Chicago Record: The reports Of Chas.
+. Yerkes to the directors of the two
street railway companies Of which he
Il President show those roads to be In
AOurishlng condition. The net earn
ings Of the North Chicago Company
last year amounted to 1912 per cent.
ON the capital stock. The snug sum OF
1887 .2O0 was added to the surplus. The
net earnings Of the West Side com.
pany are not no great, but Mr.. Yerkes
lias high hopes for the future. He ex-
pressed the belief that heavy gains
would liz made this year through the
operation OF electric lines. which were
not opened until last fall. and he looks
for further reduction In operating ex.
peises.
All this In very encouraging from one
point Of view. ChlcagOans like to sec
all companies In the city doing pros.
porous business. Hut the query arises:
Why should companies whose principal
assets are the franchises they hold from
the people make a much larger profit
than do individuals or companies en-
gaged In strictly private businessY
When he makes a report to his stock
holders Mr.. Ycrkes IL extremely hope
ful. lie tells Of large profits and takes
u roseate view OF future prospects.
When Mr.. Yerkes goes before the
Council for more concessions from
which to make more money he pleads
poverty. He says It would be an In
Justice TO require compensation for
the city. Or, II he does not take that at
tltude. as he did when he sent "prOm.
inent citizens" to ask the Mayor to ap-
prove the Union loop ordinance, he II
defiant. Sometimes he offers no excuse.
In spite OF large revenues Mr.. YerkeS
expects to see operating expenses still
further reduced during the coming
year. At least. however, there should
be better accommodations for the pas
sengers, since good accOmnOdat lions
are paid for ut high rate. and since
the people tlre not to be permitted to
share In the profits Of this business
based ON public franchises.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
REAL ESTATE 6OARD BANQUET

George l.. Warner. Charles 4. Or
don and A. II. u. GOVirldge composed
the special committee Of the Real ia.
tate BOart which completed the mr.
engagements for the thirteenth annual
banquet Of the bG,r,l. which was given
ut the Auditorium Thursday evening
vt $50 o'clock. Fully 300 members and
Invited guests were present. Hnd II was
the most elaborate occasion yet enjoy.
I'll by the board. Rev. william II.
Manss opened the proceedings by lnvO.
c,tiOn. after which the newly elected
president. George Blrkhoff Jr., deliver.
ed his inaugural Address. Then tho
Office Of George Il. Adams ~ toastmas.
ter began. He introduced the follow.
ling speakers and their set topics:
Revenue and INSTRUMENTATION q.
Beale. Corporation Counsel.
sour Currency''--James II. Eckels.
Comptroller Of the Currency. Washing.
ton.
''Our Country Congressman Albert
]. Hopkins. Aurora.
'Our City"--Jutlgc Charles q. Medley.
In the unavoidable absence Of Mayor
Swift.
Music was furnished by Ponds Or.
cllestra und the Imperial Quartet. The
Reception Committee for the occasion
was composed Of: Dunlap Smith. Mar.
vim A. Farr. william d., Kerfoot. Capt.
n. Thomasson. Lyman -fsalyi. Edward
l.. Drcyer, Eugene II. Flshburn, Henry
T.. Foreman, Edwin +. Getchell, James
Il. Galloway. james l.. Iloughtelling.
Henry A. KOtt. Joseph DOnnersl,erger.
Hilas NJ. Moore. Louis A. Seeberger.
Charles II. Mullikcn. Edgar NJ. Snow.
Co. II. l.. Turner. Walter II. Wilson,
william II. Cairnduff. =. Wilmer Can.
nell. Henry l.. DIETRICH. George II.
High. william A. Bond, Jacob G. Ma.
gill, Josiah L. Lombard.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
the PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARO.

At the Inst regular meeting OF the
Chicago Public Library Board. Libra
Han HID submitted his report for tho
month Of December, which was ~.
ceived and ordered published.
The report shows. among other
things. that 222i.l.,S volumes were taken
out In the circulation department. or
these 1O?.SD? volumes were for home
reading. the remainder being used
In the reference and the reading rooms.
The total number Of cards IN force
during the month was 54.3SI.
John NJ. Van Ostlel. the newly NJ.
pointed member. to succeed +. q. Die
her, was In his place. having qualified
Monday morning. A communication
was received from President Drcycr.
who was unable to be present ut the
meeting. announcing the following
changes In the committees Of which
Mr.. Dicner hnd formerly been II mem.
her:
Committee on Finance--Kecly, Me.
COrmick and Van Os.lel.
Buildings and GrOunds-Hatch. Bros
senu, Hirscl, Hedenberg and Van Os-
del.
Delivery StatiOns-Br Osseau. Hirscll,
Hatch. Heidelberg. and Van Ostlel.
Directors -t;undenberg, HendleAbt rg,
and Van Osslel.
The special committee appointed Mt
the Inst meeting, consisting Of Mrssrs.
HIrSch. Hatch. Mccormick, AMI Ii.
brarian Hild. to confer with like com.
mittees appointed from the Newberry
and the John Crrar Libraries on tho
purchase Of books with u view OF avoid
ing reduplicatiOn was continued, await.
Ing further action from the committees
| OF the libraries named.
The finance committee submitted a
report showing bills for new books p,lr.
chased and items Of expense connect
cd with the new library building,
amounting to x16!EM.O9. which were
ordered paid.
| The committee on delivery stations
was also authorized to eXpend n sum
not exceeding $50 In increasing the
number Of gas Jets used In the ely
bOurn avenue and the Blue Island ave-
nue. reading-rOOms.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

While the English, owing to their am.
pie dockyard plants-both private and
natiOnal-are able to launch battle
ship within year from the day work
is begun on her, the United States can.
not at present hope to rival such speed
In shipbullding. It Is therefore Of spc.
clal Importance that we should lose no
time 10 setting our yards ut work on the
half dozen battle ships which the PEG.
pie expect Congress TO authorize at
once. Not as warllkc step should this
action be regarded, but rather as one
Of the most potent arguments In favor
Of peace. The people Of the United
States IRE not aggressive. There IL no
reason to fear that we shall use our
navy for conquest. But while without
a strong navy we can never hope to see
other powers respect our rights, with
one we may be sure that no nation will
refuse to do us Justice. The sooner We
get our skilled artisans Mt work ON our
ships, guns and coast dcfenses the
sooner we shall be able to regard war
as Impossible.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

Cecil Rhodes, the Premier ana big.
gest man OF Cape Colony, has resigned.
and his resignation has been accepted
by Sir Hercules Robinson. the Cover.
nor appointed by the Queen. The Hon.
Sir J. Gordon sprigg, the Colonial
Treasurer, succeeds him by the Queens
appointment. Cecil Rhodes, the depOs.
cd Premier, was u man Of great exec,l.
tive ability and towering ambition. 1t
IL AZ yet uncertain whether he was
cognizant Of the purpose Of Jameson
when he made his fOOlhartly invasion
Of the Tansvaal with only 100 poorly
armed followers, without mtlOns or
sufficient ammunition, to meet 1900 or
5000 well-equlpped and well-fed Beers.
every one OF whom IL an accomplished
marksman. II has been stated that
Jameson was only his tool and again
that he knew nothing about the raid.
However that may he the English Col.
Onlal Government seems to have made
n scapebOat Of him 80 that 1t may
climb down and get out Of u bad scrape
all the easier.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
PLANS ron NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.

August Fielder. architect for the
Board Of Education. has completed the
plans and contracts are about to be let
for the construction Of the Franklin
school, on Goethe street, near Wells.
This II one Of the largest and most I'M
portant schools In the city. The Frank
lin schOOl Ii at present located ut the
northeast corner Of Division and Sedg-
wick streets, but this property has been
acquired by the Northwestern Elevated
IiailrOad Company for Its right Of way.
The new building will be four stories
high and VIII be constructed In the
shape Of an l.. The main structure will
have frontage Of 2l9 feet, with a
depth OF 80, to which there will be
added wing 90 by " feet. 1t will
contain twenty-eIght rooms. The first
story will contain receptiOn-rOOm and
Office and eight schOOlroOms The st0-
ries above will be devoted to school
rooms, the fourth containing the as.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

case. and that an indictment for the
Oifense have precedence In court Of all
other cases. The usual justiflca tion for
the lynching that has been going on In
the South, with such barbarities rs
burning and naying, IL that II Ii neces.
sary to awe the negroes Into leaving
the white women alone. This may or
may not be true, but II IL easy to accom-.
plIsh the same result by legal means
II the people are united In approving
such summary punishments there could
be no difficulty In passing laws to Sc
cure u short, sure and speedy punish.
ment for the criminals. IL the ordinary
courts are insufficient II would be easy
to act up special tribunal whose DE-.
clsiOn should be beyond appeal and
whose verdict should be carried out ut
once--in effect a court.martial 40 part
Of the peace establishment. However
objectionable such tribunal may ap.
pear to the lawyers, It IL much to be
preferred to the lynchlng party that Il
usurping the functions Of courts. and
would avoid most of the dangers OF
getting the wrong man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

Board Of Civil Service are aimed esJ,p-
cially at the children Of old uaturalizcd
citizens Of Chicago.
The statutes Of the United States pro.
vide that the minor children of an
alien become citizens OF the United
States upon the naturalization Of the
father.
Thousands Of Chicago voters grown
to manhood to-day are entitled TO their
citizenship by virtue Of this Federal
! statute.
Their fathers were naturalized In Chi.
cago before the great fire.
Yet. according to the rules and reg,l.
lations OF the Know Nothing Chicago
Civil Service Board these citizens. rails.
ed In Chicago. living here since in
fancy, cannot even te examined for n
JOB under the Know Nothing Chicago
civil Service Commission. unless they
forward their fathers naturalization
papers with their application!
IL the naturalization papers of their
fathers were lost or destroyed. or the
records Of the courts In which they
were procured were destroyed then
they are ineligible to examInati ton,
much less to appointment to Office.
The rules and regulations Of the
Know Nothing Chicago Civil Service
Board are even harder upon the chill.
dren Of persons naturalized In other
states. or whose parents may be dead
or residing afar of.
by order OF the Know Nothing Chi.
cago Civil Service Board they are
wholly DISTINGUISHED.
Nor Is this all.
The rules and regulations Of the
Know NOtn.ng Chicago Civil Service
Board require that even where the
citizen by act Of Congress forwards
Ills fathers naturalization papers to
the Know Nothing Civil Service Board
OF Chicago he cannot even be- examined.
He must do something more.
He must prove by the afiidavits Of
two citizens that the person he claims
for his father Was really his fatherl
The Know Nothing Chicago Civil
Service Board does not believe natur.
allied citizen capable Of knowing his
own father!
Could blind blgotry 20 farther?
Could Know NOthingism offer
greater insult to an honored and re.
spected class Of our citizens!
That this plain statement Of facts
may not seem to Ike an exaggeNtiOn.
extracts from the printed rules and
regulations Of the Chicago Know Moth.
Ing Civil Service Commission follow.
The community In which we I've will
not brook this sort Of outrage forever.
1t has been known for some time that
such thing M common courtesy was
unknown In the Office Of the Know
Nothing Chicago City Civil Service
Commission. which Ii presided over by
u political What Is 1t named Phelps,
who came from the Lord only knows
where.
1t was known that the Civil Service
Commission itself was composed of mar.
row men.
But It was never suspected that In
city like Chicago. where four.fifths Of
the population Ii Of foreign birth, or OF
direct "forelgn" descent. that q civil
service commission would attempt to
disfranchise and Insult naturalixed citi.
Gems.
But the fact remains that the Know
Nothing Civil Service Commission OF
Chicago has insulted fOur-hfths Of Chi.
Cages population and In manner out.
rageOus, open and wantOn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
THE SCHOMBvR0K LIVE.

The London Chronicle has presented
to the British public for the first time
the official correspondence between the
Venezuelan and British Governments
relating to the Sch0mburgk line. The
documents AFFORD incontestable proof
Of the fact, often asserted by American
newspapers, that the arbitrary line
drawn by Sir Robert SchOmburgk has
been discrcdited In England. The EVIL.
dences are clear and unmistakablc.
Replying to the Venezuelan minister In
London, Oct. q, 1871, Lord Aberdeen.
secretary OF state for foreign affairs,
admits that SchOmburgk "was fully
aware that the demarkatlOn he made
ives merely preliminary measure open
to future discussion between the gov.
ernments Of Great Britain and Vene.
xuela." In December Of the same year
Lord Aberdeen wrote again, repeating
that the SchOmburgk line was but a
tentative demarkatiOn aud q basis upon
which to open discussion Of the whole
boundary question. He added that the
posts indicating the line were erected
for that purpose aud not, as the Vene.
xuelan Government appears to appre.
bend, as Indications OF dominion and
empire on the part Of Great Britain"
There could be no clearer proof Of the
fact that the s0-called Schomburgk
line has been discredited officially by
Great Britain's own authority ana con.
sent. Lord Salisbury, II he sticks to the
demand that the line be made the sole
basis Of arbitration. will Ike acting con.
trary to the rights Of the matter rs re-
corded In the Official history OF his own
government. Lord Aberdeen appears
to have expected that the whole con.
trOversy would be traversed In what
ever Anal settlement should he made,
and according to all precedents of In.
ternatiOnal procedure Lord Salisbury
can do no less than follow the earlier
minister's intention.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

The course Of Schlatter Ii full of mys.
terry, and whether his conduct Ii the r..
suit Of calculation or Ii the spontaneous
working Of u simple nature. II has the
effect Of greatly arouslng public curl
Osity. Evidently, ne has not the slight.
est care for financial success. He has
generally refused compensation for his
services to the poor, ana now he runs
away into the wilderness. and even
talks Of staying for a time ut Zunl
reservation. Perhaps ;he hopes to
learn new secrets among those mys.
terlOus Indians, who have brought
down 10 many curious things from the
past. Ills various stories about the
coming Of the three wise men of the
East. and the directions issued to him
by "the Father" indicate pretty clearly
that there II still grain Of insanity
In his brain, although at times his con.
duct seems rational enough. He Ger.
tainly understands the great art of
making himself desired, which counts
for much In this world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

Out OF the bitterly contested strike
Of the tailOrs In New York II to come
an experiment In cooperation Limited
and not wholly scientific cooperate
It Is true--which may well be watched
with interest by people who hope for
something better for labor than the
crust OF bread now grudgingly thrown
II. The strikers are OF the class which
makes clothing for the great wholesale
dealers In ready.made goods. Between
the worker and the true employer has
come the contractor, more pictures.
Quely called the sweater. who has no
economic reason for existence and by
whose competition with his kind the
earnings OF the tailOrs have been cut
down below the point necessary for the
support Of life. Tho strike has been
against the sweater and has naturally
been stubborn. When work means
slow starvation and itlleness quick
starvation 1t involves little sacrifice
for men to stand stOutly for what they
believe their rights. CurlOusly enough,
way out Of what babe fair to be a
dilemma Inns been offered. not by phil.
anthrOpists, but apparently by specu.
latOrs. A real estate syndicate Offers
to put up factory for the locked. out
tail0rs IN suburb adjacent to New
York. Officers OF the union will man.
age the factory and make contracts
with the great dealers In the city. The
syndicate gets Its profit by selling or
renting houses In the vicinity to the
tailOrs who are to work IN the factory.
The tallOrs are to get their profit out
OF the division among oil workers Of
the profits which formerly went to the
sweater. VIII the project. even pre-.
supp0sing good mana gement. be sue
cessful? Can anyone hope II? Though
the tallOrs move to EdgewOOd the
sweater still will hold New York. He
will Import or teach new tailOrs- the
trade Ii not one In most OF Its branches
requiring long training. In few
months the east side will be full Of
sweat shops again ana the sweaters
will underbid the cooperative colony
at EdgewOOd or force its workers down
to their figures. A pessimlstic prophecy,
but a probable one. The way out Of
penury and privatiOn for workers In a
comparatively unskilled trade which
has come under the domination Of the
sweater Ia not easy to discover. That
1t lies In accepting the glitterlng repre-.
sensations OF syndicate with sub.
urban lots to sell Is rather more than
doubtless. Unless through force of or.
ganisation the tail0rs can induce all
manufacturers to ignore the middle.
men and deal directly with the work.
ers they will have to prepare to work
more cheaply than the sweaters slaves
viii or be left without employment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
Mr.. .FiEDlER,S GOOD WORx.

The people of Chicago are to he COLI
graduated upon the reelection Of Mr..
August Fielder as architect Of the Chi
cagO Board Of Education. The pres,
ent city educational board has shown In
many ways the possession of rare bust
ness powers and dIscernment. But In
no way has 1t exhibited It's ability In n
better manner than In the selection Of
Mr.. Fielder. ~
This gentleman has proven himself to
be the best architect the board has ever
had. and not only that, but the most
economical architect. His plans have
excited admiration everywhere. and In
every single instance the schools he has
erected have given satisfaction to par
ents and taxpayers and comfort to
teachers and pupils.
The Board of Education has acted
wisely In re-electIng Mr. Fielder.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
THE STURDY BOERS.

II the United States should ever be
called upon to chastise Great Britain It
would do well to make an alliance, Of
fensive and defensive. with the plucky
Dutchmen who maintained themselves
and their rights In South Africa against
the most unscrupulOusly aggressive
Government the world over. The
Beers have taught Great Britain two
lessons, and Great Britain IL beginning
to be afraid OF the independent Dutch.
men. Uncle Sam might well pat the
BOer on the head and ask him TO De an
ally. Though we drove Great Britain
from the original colonies, though at
New Orleans we destroyed Pakenham
and the entire English army, yet the
BritOn processes not to be afraid OF
Uncle Samuel. lie IL, however, mortal
ly afraid Of the Dutchman of South
Africa. He went up against him off,
cially once and non officially second
time, ana both times was tremendously
thra shed, as he deserved to he. The
people of the United States might join
the Emperor william word for word
In his cOngratulati0n OF these Beers.
Whether John Bull comes on his own
account or sneakingly sends proxy
the BOer Ii ready to meet him. We
talk about the ties OF kindred and SEN
timental devotion to the sO-called moth.
erland, but there IL not In the whole
United States to-day one tithe, not u
suggestion even, In our regard for Great
Britain of the warmth which IL felt
for the sturdy Dutchmen OF the Trans
vaal, who are no relatives Of ours.