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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
PLENTY OF SPRUCE.

The Adirondack spruce forest IL now
being worked to Its full capacity. With
the State reservation of nearly mil.
lion acres and an aggregate OF private
parks. game preserves and forest re-
sort OF upwards OF o million acres, there
Is left but a scant pattern Of forest land
for all the saw mills and pulp mills In
that section. New York has more pulp
mills than any State In the Union.
Already some OF her largest pulp mills
are forced to seek Canadian sources
OF supply for spruce pulp wood. 9th
ers whose local source Of wood supply
Ii nearly exhausted are exploring tracts
OF spruce forest land In Maine and
New Hampshire. with q view OF 60.
tabllshins part Of their works within
easy reach Of supplies OF spruce and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

were settled 1880 people. The mum.
Der was 10000 In 1850: 100000 In 1850;
100000 In 1870. IN 1850 the commune
ty embraced jO3.tS5 souls: In 1890 1t
had 1.W99.s5O In 1885 the indcmiiable
city illustrated her spirit by pulling
herself bodily out of her natal swamp.
lifting churches. blocks ana houses
from eight to ten feet. without pause
in general busiue s.--l'rom "A History
of the Last Quartcr-Ceuiury In the
United States" by Pres. T.. Benz. An.
,lrews, In the March Scribncr's.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
CALLING DOWN TALL BUILDINGS.

Chicago. the NURSERY of giant build.
inys. now has IN ordnance restricting
the h,il::t of fU;urc editices to 1.D
feet. AMI the city fire department has
been put through Its PAGES this winter
Ia SEQ what would happen if It were
necessary to fight flames on TOT, of THE
lCi,iest sky-scrapcrs win, the present
engine power. The minds Of Cl,i,l.
goans were relieved by the performance
Of an engine which achieved the sum.
nit of the Masonic Tcnplc--tlc tallest
building In the world--a feat which
means THAT the water was pumped
through Il stlndpipe 32:s feet high. 81.
Louis has also taken alarm; she pro.
poses to restrict the height Of her build.
ings to 1.5 feet. or course the lire
danger II not the only argument for
moderate dimensions. 1.-THE blessed
sun himself" II excluded from the nj.
ready too dismal streets when they
wander ut the bottom Of such Iron
oanyonsas we are rapidly building. Hut
the fire-reasOn II u serious one, ind
GENES home to III with the more force
when We are reminded by the people
who manipulate figures that New York.
for Instance. suffers from three times
as many fires In II year Us the Paris
ians can boast. although the French
capital has u third more population.
With an additional cost OF only ten per
cent. to furnish the most effective fire.
proof qualities known to builders. II
seems strange that large. filmsy. and
unprotected buildings should still he
constructed there being no longer THAT
incentive In the early days Of roast plg
AMI rhe period recorded by Elia.--From
"!\l'out the World" In the March Serb.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
IF ALT0ELD was MAYOR.

If Ahgcld was Mayor. there would
not he so many aldermen ''Out for the
stuff"
II Altgcld was Mayor there would h.
fewer Aldermen for Revenue Only.
II Altgeld was Mayor any Allerina MIC
majority that passed crooked meas.
urc over his veto would be speedily
passed over the Chicago and Alton to
Joliet.
II Altgcld was Mayor. he would be
MAYOR.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
PRISONERS MUST 1--we ON AIR.

Supt. Crawford Of the Biidewell Is
wrought up over the sniallness Of the
appropriation. $4,000, for the nminten.
ance CT his institution. During rhe last
year the prisoners were fed at u daily
expense Of ~, cents each, ana with
such economy rs this the appropriation
or x5DMW was barely sufficient. For
The ensuing year the number Of prison
ers Is expected to be Increased. the
means Of Income are smaller, and the
general outlook Ii that the inmates Of
the Bridcwell will have to get along
on II diet Of alr ana water. Supt. Craw.
ford said: last year We had MOlasses
and musll. The present outlook Ii that
the action CT the Council will result In
the corn meal being taken out Of the
mush. The worst OF II Is I was given no
opportunity to explain to the Finance
Consmittee the needs Of the place. They
would not listen to me-"
II IL said CRY Treasurer Wolf has
won his light with Controller Wethereli
over the question whether the police
and firemen In the outlying districts be
paid In checks or In cash. and whether
The City Treasurer shall control the
funds of the city and the interest there
on or the Controller. This was brought
about by the fact that In the appropria-
ton for the year no provision was made
for the maintenance Of the position OF
paymaster In the Controllers office.
This position is ut present filled by
Paymmster Pearson. and checks pass
through his hands, leaving the money
In the hands of the Controller for dis
pOsal. Without the paymaster no
checks are likely Ia come through the
office OF the Controller. and the money
will be left In the hands Of the City
Urea sllrer
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
CHiCA0O;S FLAUNTiN0 SHAME.

Chicago Tribune: An article about
Chicago printed Il few days ago In tho
New York sun begins with the state.
temporarily In Chicago with perhaps
The greatest force II the matter-of.fac
way In which the Inhabitants Of that
town talk about bOOtlllng. The fact n
accepted by everybody, and the only
Interest that anybody seems to have Is
a mild curiosity as to the price Of this
franchise or that privilege"
According to the writer there are NO
Investigations and no reform commit
tees to stop doodle Outrages ana bring
the Offenders to book. and "thc only
regret that fingers IN the breast Of the
average citizen Of Chicago seems TO
De caused by lack Of participation. 1t
Is u physical and not IN ethical re.
gre;."
With whom this stray New.Yorker
has been assOciatlng during his stay
here no one can tell. His acqiaint.
ances may he among tho class OF PEG.
pie Of low moral development, who
elect Doodle Aldermen nnd are rather
proud Of their exploits. Coming from
New York, the society Of such persons
would DO most cOI,genlal.
Nevertheless It Is true that the light
and airy way In which the subject of
boOdling Is dealt with In some quar-.
tiers Il not very edify!ng. A degree of
shamelessness Is exhibited which must
DE rather startling to people who think
boodlers should ~ least pay some at.
tentiOn to the cOnventiOnalities and
pretend TO he honest.
On Tuesday afternoon the Council
was considering the appropriation bill.
According to the newspaper report.
When the question of Aldermen's
salaries was reached the reading clerk
caused u howl OF merrlnient by read
Ing:
For Aldermen. Sl5.O0O-iess cash
from miscellaneous sources. xl25.OO0.' .
He COMPOUNDED two items to make
this. but the Aldermen appreciated the
joke, and Aid. Best moved to strike ont
the amount for Aldermen's salaries,
but his motion was hooted down.
The Joke" lay In the fact that all
hands interpreted cash from miscel,
laneOus sources" as meaning receipts
from blackmail, the sale OF franchises,
and similar disreputabie sources. All
hands laughed al the inslnua ton tina
Aldermen ara In the habit Of enrichlng
themselves In dlsreputable ways. No.
body seemed to be offended by the
Joke" any more than crowd Of gam
blers would be offended by an insin,i
ton that they We're In the habit OF
playing In brace games.
There were men at the Council
meeting who are not bOOdlers aud who
are above suspicion. But they do moi
seem to have been 50 mindful Of TIT
character Of the body To which they
belong as TO refrain from joining II
this disgraceful laughter. He cannot
feel 10 very acutely the immortality OF
boOdIing who can lind anything anus
ing In references to II.
Itmay have to be admitted that there
il not that bitter Indignation amOni
many against bribe-taking. franchise
selling Aldermen which there ought Il
,,e. There II too much liberation. to,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
WHY DON'T N DO IT?

Coils +. Huntington persists In shy.
Ing that the Central Pacific means to
repay the government 100 cents for
every dollar of debt owed 1t. A person
unfamiliar with the situation would
suppose the only thing preventing the
Central Pacific from paying up was
the refusal Of the United States to &C.
cept the preferred money. II Hunting
ton wants to pay up why didn't he do
It long ago. aud why doesn't he do It
now?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

much inclination to accept such Alder
men as n painful but Il necessary evil.
Hut 1t will I've possible to- Judge better
how the city stands On the boodling
question after the April election. If II
results in the Punishment of Il lot OF
them to- private life. then 1t will he ap'
parent that the voters object decidedly
to hoodlug. even though they are not
ut this moment devoting much time to
Investigations aud mass meetings.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
We CONGRATULATE THE INTER-
OCEAN.

Mr.. John ]. Lane. for "a lGnli time the
able political editor OF the Evening
Post, has accepted similar position
with the Inter Ocean. The columns Ut
the latter show up well with the work
CT Mr.. Lane, which il bright, sparkling
and interesting. Mr.. Lanes big per.
sonal acqmlnta nee ana Ills good judy.
ment contribute In no small degree to
his success as a political writer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
CHiCA0O'S WONDERFUL GROWTH

In the seventeenth century the pres-
ent site of Chicago was II swamp.
which fur-traders aud missionaries
found fatally miasmatic. About ISM
u Government engineer, viewing that
rank mOrass trnversed by u sluggish
stream, pronounced 1t the only spot
on Lake Michigan where a city could
not he built. In 1904 Fort Dearborn
was erected here to cOunteract British
influence. In 1872 the fort was de-
mOllshed by Indians, but In 1916 re-
built, and 1t continued, standing till
1871. Around the little fort In 1870
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

unfalling water powers. Some Of the
largest manufacturers of spruce lum-
Der In thc Adirondacks admit they
have but year or two stock of grow.
ing spruce. They must either retire
from the business or buy lands and
erect mills In New Hampshire or
Maine,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29
EA0LETS.

Tho meeting OF Thlrty.fOurth Ward
citizens held IN Baird's Hall against
the reelection OF Alderman Chadwick
and against the election Of ex-Alderman
Bartlne gives promise Of IL successful
fight against them ut the convention
The Seventeenth Ward Independent
Social aud Political Club met ana
elected the following officers: Presl-
dent, Il. j. McGratlln; Vice President,
Jermiah O'Connor; Recording secrc-
tary, James Lynch; Financial Secre.
tary. Daniel Kahn; Treasurer. h. j.
Moore. The next meeting will be held
Tuesday evening, March ..
A Republican club OF HOllanders has
been organized In the northwestern
part Of the city, chartered under the
name of the Northwestern Holland Re
publican Club. The club starts out
with a membership Of thirty-twO, most
OF them being from the Thirteenth
Ward. Meetings are to be held the
second and fourth Monday evenings
OF every month at Chicago avenue aud
l.eavitt street.
The following circular has been sent
out from Republican State Central
Committee headquarters: "In answer
to many inquiries I would say that the
members Of the State committee should
be chosen Mt Springfield, the delegates
to the State convention from the sew.
erat counties comprising a Congress.
sional district meeting for that purpose
at 10 o'clock April 20--tw0 hours be.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

and roses; to HOT springs, AK, VIA tue
shortest and most comfortable route;
and to Texas via the most direct and
popular Nine. All poiEss 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, 1Ol Adams street, Marquette
building, Chicago, ILL.,, to quote the low
est rates aud arrange satisfactory itin-
aMries for winter tours. Write to him
to-day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

no California through
sunlh, veNlant fields
perfurned with the de-
llclOus scent Of oranges
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

Mr.. J. Eugene Sugg IL doing u splen.
did business at his popular restaurant.
the Illinois, q Randolph street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

Some people want to know II II was
an oversight on the par, Of Republicans
In SO completely ignoring the Bohemian.
Polish and Jewish Mathematics In their
county convention. Perhaps they are
bike Jimmy McEadien, when he said.
"Whnt the l.. Bill."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

Editor OF The Eagle: We wish to an.
nounce through your valuable paper
that ut meeting Of the Twelfth Ward
Independent Club, held at zoos Madl-
son street, the following resolutions
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

The many friends of Mr.. Henry Lu-
dolph. well-knOwn llveryman AMI
large property owner of the Sixteenth
ward, are urging him strongly to allow
his name to be used as the Democratic
candidate for West Town Collector.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

John +. stanton. OF the Tenth ward.
has refused TO accept the Democratic
nomination for alderman. and II now
looks us II the candidates would be
John J. Culicrton and Peter Blower
on the Democratic side and A. W. MIL
lee and Rudolph Mulac on the Rcpubll-
can side.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

Mr.. y. &. Qulrk, secretary Of the
Twelfth Ward independent Club. Is u
worker and one OF the most popular
young business men Oh the West Side.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

The voters OF the Fourteenth Sena.
tOrial District esteem their Senator.
Hon. Henry H. Evans, 30 highly THAT
they IRE unanimously In favor Of his re-
election and have instructed for him.
Mr.. Evans Is to be congratulated on
account OF the confidence placed IN him
aud for the high favor he IL held In by
Ills constituents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-29

J. II. c.. city: No action has been
taken by the Democratic Central Com.
mittec In reference to the charges
made In December by NJ. c. Mcdonald
to the effect that S1jO.O0O was collect.
ed from various sources for the party.
but not applied to party uses.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01

ing trade cannot use them. Really choice
No. barley is salable up to &c, but very
few cars of such are coming.
FLAX-The market for cash fax has
been ruling quite firm, and offerings have
been very light on the local market Min
neapolis, quotations are made on the basis
of about SIC under Chicago price.
CORN-The supply this morning on
track is not large, but buyers were some
what Indifferent at the prices generally
asked. No. 3 yellow corn was held at
23@2314c, with buyers insisting on getting
1t a pc. No. corn quoted at 231a023Ac
There is some low grade corn coming
which is scarcely fit for grinding pur-
poses, and which elevators will not take
into storage. This corn is bought by local
feed dealers at low prices
OATS-Offerings of oats were quite
large this morning and buyers were some
what Indifferent. No. white oats were
held at as high as 16Ac, but is was the
best bid of which could be learned. Of
ferings of No. oats formed the bulk of
those on the table, and there was even
less demand for these than for the No 8
white stock. Prices on No. oats are
varying quite widely on account of the
wide-range of qualities which the stock
is showing. Sales We're made up to Ice
for choice No. stock while poorer quail
mites sold down to 15c.
RYE-The general market for rye is
not improved. The quotation is standing
today at &c for No. 2 No. 8 rye is quoted
ever. We're made early to local millers at
IS high as 2Sc, but such a price could
scarcely be guaranteed under existing
conditions, as 1t is somewhat above what
the prices quoted by Eastern markets
would warrant
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Wheat was irregular
today sometimes showing gains over
Saturday. and at others losses The Wis
lbe supply increased $780, 900 bu the small
ness of the amount being bull card. The
amount on ocean passage decreased 100
600 bu and the English visible 800. 000.
An advance in money interest rates at
New York was the cause of some anxiety
IN the speculative grain markets. Export
clearances were large. Continental ca
bles were irregular. Cash wheat was &c
per bu higher. Prices bulged at the close
offerings becoming very light. May wheat
closed q a &c higher than Saturday. Es-
tlmated receipts for tomorrow, 40 cars.
Corn was responsive to the action of
wheat The visible supply increased
5000 bu, and the amount on ocean pass
age decreased 100000 blu. Estimated re-
cefpts for tomorrow, 430 cars. May closed
A0Ac higher.
Oats sympa thized with wheat and corn.
The visible supply increased $4,000 bu.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow, $50 cars
May closed bc higher.
Timothy was firm; prime cash, So. so
nominal February. So .571a; March, So 81:
country lots, $2G3 So; prime clover g. 80.
Flax was steady. Cash, 934 M931ac; De-
cember, 81 2c; May, 951a@96c; receipts, 81
cars
Provisions were firmer and higher. An
advance in hog prices was the basis Of
strength. May pork closed 221ac higher
May lard, 10@12@c higher; May ribs SD
Zee higher.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
COURSE OF BUSINESS.

From the Minnea polls Penny Press
The report of the business world for the
week just closed is full of gloom and fore
possible to be under extraordinarily adj
verse circumstances. The weather has
been horrible for business throughout the
United States. It has ra:ned in the Cen
trail West with Chicago as the central
point, for thirty consecutive hours prior
to the last twenty-four, when It should
have showed, if the weather bureau had
had any sense
In the Northwest October weather has
prevailed throughout. thereby destroying
all effort Of the merchants to compel trade
by reason of ''the season." While the proc
lamat.on Of the President has had an ad-
verse influence upon business, ii has only
been an incident among a great many
other things. One of the great causes of
dullness in trade IS the important cir
cumstance that the public have not much
money to spend. 1t is universally reported
from all sources that collections have no,
been as hard in the entire year as now.
In fact one leading business man said to
the writer last evening, You know that
it has been one continual pound ever since
1890, with little BIT Of daylight in 1892,
until the American people have now gotten
down to the hardest sor- of hard pan.
There IS not any question but that what
NE gentleman said was absolutely true
There has been a process Of liquidation
going on for the last three years, which
is driving great percentage Of people out
of business altogether, and leaving the
most Of them h:gh and dry upon bankrupt
ground. This condition of affairs was
bound to continue until the American peg
pie should awake 10 the true situation;
realize the bondage in which they have
been chained by the money changers of
Europe, and rise Up in their might and
shake off these shacllles.
The Great God of the universe seems to
have a las. furnished the American peo-
PIE the desired opportunity He has per-
m.tted these money changers in their
avarlc.ous grasp to violate an international
principle which the American people will
not tolerate. He has used Grover Cleveland
as his mouthpiece, who has notified these
money changers that they have already
gone too far, and that they must recede
from their present position, even # the
president be compelled to invoke the
strong arm of The nation to drive them
back. AS a punishment these money
changers have prec:p:ta.ed a panic which
the American people cannot withstand. A
suDspens.on Of specie payment will occur
inside Of thirty days, and tnen perhaps the
American people VIII come to their senses
sufficiently TO declare their independence
OF all European powers-not only with
respect 10 the tariff; to the requirement of
territory upon the Western Hemisphere,
but with regard to our monetary affairs as
well. Lee the good work go on. The day
of emancipation is at hand.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
NOTICE TO LOCAL PEOPLES PARTY
IEACIIEC

There will be an annual meeting of the
Peoples Party State League of Mime
sofa at Harmonic Hail. Minneapolis, Jan
uary 18th, 1896 the day following the
Farmers Alliance convention. The meet
ing will be made up of delegates from
local leagues throughout the state OF
Minnesota, one for every fifty members or
major fraction thereof, but each local
league will be entitled to at least one del
egate regardless of the number of it's
members.
J. M. BOWLER, President.
l.. NJ. AVER, Secretary
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
LAND COMMISSIONER,
Great Northern Railway,
St. Paul, MINI.

n. B.-Parties desiring to buy cheap
Railroad Land, will be supplied with
maps and pamphlets upon applica-
tion to above. The Great Northern
Railway has 100000 acres of the
Richest Farming Lands in Minnesota
for sale at low prices Terms of pay.
ment reasonable; six per cent interest t.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01

Omaha, Neb., Dec 21-Gen. Paul Van
der WORT, ex-commander-in-c chief of the
G. A. R., and the leading Populist Of the
west, denounced the Venezuela message
and movements as fraud. He says:
-" The whoething isa scheme OF the DEM
ocrats and Republicans to bring about
the issuance of more bonds. BY this
jingo appeal they hope to get about $780,
oC0,0O0 OF bonds issued, and when that is
done the matter will be arbitrated Thus
the Republicans will have an excuse for
the bond issue policy, which they have
denounced, but which is necessary under
the present financial policy which both
Republicans and Democrats uphold