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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12
BRYAN ONCE A0AIN.

Chicago Is to he inflicted with another
dose of william jennings Bryan. The
great and distinguished jaw-smith Is
coming here to attend jollitication of
the Bumocrats Of Cook County. to be
held In this city on Jackson day. Jan. =.
The Brian BOru'' legion will meet to-
morrow to perfect arrangements for the
celebration which. II seems, IL to held
at the Clifton House. From the char
ncter of the asscmblage. which is sure
to congregatc there on that occasion.
one of the first things the Boru club
should do il to have everything porta-
bic screwed down. IT there Is to be q
banquet the host Of the hOstelry In
question should keep close tab on the
knives and forks. lie would he guilty
of a most indiscreet act II he should al
low any silver spoons to find their way
into the banquet room. for the BumO-
| Gratis. be 1t known. are extremely fond
not only of free silver. hut any old kind
of silver under any old circumsta nces.
Then the ventilation should he of the
most thorough kind. for william Jen.
nings. undoubtedly. has lost none Of hi,
prOdigiOus power In the line Of con
sumption of the ambient" II Ii said
too, that Senators Teller. Jones and
Dubois have also agreed to he presen,
and have formally accepted Invitations
No doubt the irnsciblc old gentleman
whose administration Of the Affairs OF
this state will then I've. In the mind,
of the people OF Illinois. nothing NOR,
than a bad dream. will also be present
AMI from such combination the public
may well expect a choice dish of pOliti
| cal devils stew.
or one thing. however. these gentle
men may rest assured, and that Is tina
the people Of this city and State vii
he too busy. supervising the work Of
their newly elected public servants t.
pay attention to the mOuthings O
would.bc and rejected, or former ant
discarded ones.
The cause Of free silver II deadeI
than the bloody shirt. but perhaps thu
sextet Of anarchism, repudiat ton. bOur
bOnisn,. senility. bOmbast and genera
c,issedncss may evolve something new
II II more likely. however. they will ~
away determined to follow the exam
pie OF the illustrlous Micnwber. an,
put In the next four years waiting 70
something 10 turn up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12
THE MARRIAGE OF THE GOVERNOR
ElECT.

TO Hon. John II. Tanner, The Eagle
offers Its Fluctuations upon the unus-
ually suspicious dawning Of tho New
Year which awaits, him. To few men
has It been given to welcome the sea
son 10 dear to the heart OF all Chris
tendon under such happy circumstan-
ces as those which await Mr.. Tanner.
New Years day OF 1897 will witness In
the case of Gov. Tanner the browning
of n brave. manly ana honorable career
at a patriot, a soldier Of his country, Il
citizen ana Il statesman. For In the
new year Of 1897 will Mr.. Tanner take
unto himself two beautiful and bloom
ing brides. One the charming ana gift
cd lady who from that day forth Will
he the partner of all his life's joys,
, troubles ana triumphs, the other the
grand and beautiful State of Illinois,
which has chosen him for the next -four
years AZ her loyal knight ana cham
piOn In the lists of stntecrnft. The New
Years ana the wedding bells will for
him usher In the New Years morn IN
mingled notes of love and gladness, and
upon his brow ON that same day will bf
entwlned the civic and the wedding
wreaths. Upon the occasion of thest
double espOusals The Eagle takes
pleasure In wishing Gov. Tanner hap
piness ana success.
In the Joining of his domestic and
public life, 1t bids him bon voyage, and
predicts that his fair bride and thu
noble State which has chosen him as III
chief executive will both ever have
reason to be proud of the "head of thu
| hOuSp"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

change in the present condition of our
street paving. The public are anxious
ly inquiring will he do IT. What Ii
wanted Is pavement not too great an
expenditure for construction and main
tcnancc. that will afford ease of trTc-
ton. freedom from noise and dust. foot
hold for horses and facility of repair
when torn up to get at the network Of
pipes. wires. etc. which seems to he
unavoidable I'm our modern cities.
These are all furniehed by the brick
pavement.
a brick pavement well laid upon n
suitable foundation. wherever the brick
used are thoroughly vitritied, continues
smooth during the life of the pavement.
Climate has no effect upon II. the brick
being thoroughly vitrificd absOrbs no
moisture. and cannot. therefore. be af-
fected by heat or cold. Bonfires and
conflagrations have no effect whatever
upon II. and In this point brick Is easily
first. as II Is more durable. needs less
repair. and needed repairs can he put
in order by any ordinary laborer.
There are no interstices between the
brick to breed disease. ana In this re-.
gard II may he mentioned that DR.
James T.. Reeve. late president of the
American Public Health Association
says:
"From n sanitary point of view brick
pavement Is absolutely faultless and
no other material can compare will
them for cleanliness"
Now. then. gentlemen of the Council
and Mr.. Mayor, what Ii the matter will
giving brick u trialY
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12
HARRISON IN BRONzE.

TO erect q heroic bronze statue OF
Carter Harrison In one Of the choicest
spots of Central Park boulevard II the
latest project Of the West Park BOar'.
The monument In to be the first OF sew
cral which the park authorities hope
to have erected In the bOulevnryls by
public-spirited men ns memorials 10
those who made Chicago ana Chicago
parks famous. The Harrison NOM.
ment II to be erected by popular rub.
scrlptiOn.
President Harvey +. Weeks. Of the
West Park Board. said recently there
was plan on foot to place In the park
a popular tribute to the memory Of Car
| ter Harrison. lie was In favor of tn,
ilen. ana has planned the details. Ill
said:
Eyes, I think u bronze statue Of Car
ter Harrison. costing perhaps $1,000
will be secured. II should. think, ID,
the gift of the people Of Chicago to thI
city. and am inclined to think that NJ
outsider should be encouraged In con
| tributIng. There are many Harrison
I
admirers In this city and each wO',l'
he glad to contribute n small amour
to such u memorial. ! propose that thu
matter be placed In the hands Of In
old friends ana comrades OF the maj
whose memory the monument will per
petunte. should sny that the commits
siOners invite 100 of those men 10 NEE
ana discuss the propositions: to appoln
n committee ana to secure some institu
ton to net rs trustee for the funds.
"The same committee could prcsen
the matter 10 the public. Let the con
tributiOns Inc taken for four month";
say. ana ut the end Of that time thin
there would be nearly the require
amount, II not all. II there should he
slight amount lacking, the board coul
add that ana the monument be erec.e
at once. Something the size Of the No
Humboldt statue In Humboldt Park
about my Idea OF the Harrison M
mOrial."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

cussion. and brought out the additional
fact that the matter had not been before
Chief Engineer Randolph. as has been
thcpiacticcin the board. before passing
ON final payments. President Kelly
was not firm on this new move Of the
combination. and let in Il motion to lay
the matter on the table.
Finally Chairman Mallettc softencd
to the point of withdra wing the report.
Chairman Mallette refused to allow II
to he seen and President Kelly would
not give 1t up.
In addition to the Smith \ Eastman
claim for "eXtras" of SSO.OOO. which 1t
Is believed the board will not nullify by
A waiver. the district may he called on
In the future to pay Gahan \ Byrnc for
damages growing out of the contract
for section II. At the last meeting OF
the board the l2i, per cent. reserve was
ordered paid to these contractors with
ont any reference to u waiver OF out.
| side claims.
The completion of the work on sec
ton II has been delayed by the pend
| ing settlement of the crossing of the
| right of way of the Santa Fc Road
| The contractors have agreed. on the
payment of the reserve fund. to per
form this work when the railroad PROB
lem Is settled. but 1t is known to mem
bcrs of the board that Gahan \ Byrn'
will probably bring suit for losses grow
ing out of this delay.
ON the vote to pay Galian 4 Byrn,
their reserve money Trustees Garter
| and Eckhart disscnted. This was tn
first case where the old rule wal
Il
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

The Y ray has taken new hold upon
public interest, and one recent Saturday
1t appeared In various forms OF news
items. From New York came the In
formation that Edison has demonstrate
ed beyond a doubt that the blind can
be made to see by means Of the fluorO.
scope. At Salem, Mass, the ROentgen
discovery Is asserted to have caused
hair to grow on a bald head. In WASH
ingtOn there Is man who claims to
have been terribly injured by the ray
while subjected to its influence during
search for bullet In some part OF
his anatomy, and from far-off Butte,
Mont, we learn that the district court
has rejected the y ray as evidence In
a suit for damages. Altogether 1t was
a great day for the ray.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12
EXTRAS ON THE DRAINAGE CANAL.

The Eagle proposes 10 scan ciosciy
che work of the rcoiganlZed Drainage
BOarl.
It cannot believe that the ContIac-
tors Combine will In any way influence
honest Thomas Kelly.
But the combine II making Its boasts.
1t II rs well to watch 1t, ana 1t will he
watched.
The combine has complete control OF
che Democratic party locally. and wants
its new way of doing business adopted
everywhere.
The reorganiZcd board of the SAM
tary district started ont "Wednesday to
do business In n new way. The way.
In the opinion Of several trustees. was
expensive, ana rs the expenses are the
whole trouble In the district at present,
they fought 1t. and succeeded In causing
. delay.
1t had been the policy of the district,
since the first section was completed.
70 protect itself against possible lltiga-
ton or other expenses over disputes on
contracts. This has been done by hold
ing back reserve of 1914 per cent. on
contract money. untilthe work was COM
pleted. and the contractors had signed
waivers of claims for extras or dis
puted portions of the contracts.
On every contract the chief engineer
Aad been asked to pass ON claims
for "cXtras" generally reaching thu
thousands. In some cases, the mos
prominent being that of Mason, Hoai
L CO., where there was II dispute Owe
the construction of the foundation o.
the retaining wall the claims have no
been presented, although the dispute
existed. The signing of waivers by tn
contractors had put an end to claims
disputes ana possible litigation. Thi
vas done on the completion of the frs
twelve contracts, and Is estimated L
have saved the district possibly 5000
600.
1t was this practice which the ne,
combination sought 10 set aside, ana
caused mild squabble, AT the end q
which the combination yielded. Chair
man Mallette, of the Judiciary Con
mittee, presented report recommend
ing that the reserve on the Smith
Eastman contract for section II. while
amounts To 100000. be paid, eXceptin
&45.OOO to cover four suits which thes
contractors have brought against I'll
district.
Smith AZ Eastman claim not Onl
their entire Reserve of Sl0I,OOO, bl
&SO,UJO more for extras Contrary
the old practice. the report said nOthiI
about the contractors signing waive
Of claims for extras" before recclvir
the reserve money.
THIS matter was originally before Il
committee on engineering, and was I
ferrs.d 80 the committee on judlcial
for an opinion. The committee on J
dietary was composed of Trustees Ma
Iette, Jones and Braden, and prove
10 be more favorable 10 the Smith
Eastman claims than the committee ,
engineering. Then, instead OF scndiI
the report 10 the original committee,
sent n to the board for considerable
Chairman Mallette hardly kne
where he stood when protest again
that form OF procedure arose in Il
hoard Trustee Jones did, howev,
He Insisted that the procedure was re
uiar, aud that the matter was as mu,
before the committee on judiciary
any other committee for direct report
Chairman Mallette was doubtfl
Trustee Eckhart took hand in the d
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12
NOTICE..

The Eagle can be ordered ut Charles
slacdonald \ Co.'S literary emporium
and book store. ~ Washington street.
1. II. Jackson's periodical and news
Depot. % Clark street.
Robt. T.. Burke's book, stationery,
periodical and newspaper depot, $40
Division street.
Sherman House news stand,
Palmer House news stand.
fremont House news stand.
Security Building news stand.
southeast corner of Madison street
aud Fifth avenue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Of the Second district on the question.
Two years ago Rowe went to Spring.
field as Mr.. Adams representative and
had charge Of his headquarters at the
Leland Hotel. Rowe worked hard for
him among the country members and
did all he could to boost the Adams
boom. Hut now Pete II a member Of
the House from MasOn's district ana Ia
In duty bound to support him, for the
Republicans In the Second have intlors.
ed his candidacy and asked Senator
Case and pete" Rowe 70 vote for Ma.
son In the caucus. Another feature OF
the case II that ''lete" In holding a Job
In the county building which he owes
to Republican leaders who are working
In Alderman Madden's interest. The
question puxzlIng the politicians. In
view Of these conflicting circumstances,
Is who will "pete" Rowe support-Ad.
ans, Mason or Madden
GOvcrnOr-elect Tanner II beginning to
feel the weight Of the responsibility
That follows an election into high Office.
Mr.. Tanner In already tired. weary and
sick ut heart. and pines for solitude.
The ravenOus horde Of Ofiice.seekIng
politicians has left him no peace OF
mind. and he IL determined to put n
stop to II.
The gOvernOr-elect will. for a time,
deny himself to everybody. friends In.
cluded. They may not like II, ana
some may try to force the cOunterslgn.
Mr.. Tanner In In earnest, however, and
It will be interesting to see how sue.
cessful he will be In eluding political
friends, who have chased him from pill
lar to post since his election. IN u vain
endenvOr to snatch IN appointment ut
his hands.
The GOvernOr-elect pleads that he
must have time to attend to mass III
correspondence that hns Accumulated
since his election; also that other bust.
ness affairs must be regulated.
II will see no one during the next
two weeks" said Mr.. Tanner. II must
have that much time to myself to de-
vote to the coming duties AMI RESPONSE
bilities approaching me In the near fu.
ture. 1t grieves me to think that can
not zee all OF my personal friends ut
this time, but It IL matter Of busl-
ness. ! must attend to the great mum.
her OF letters that have accumulated,
for II IL unfair to those who have writ.
ten more than month ago that their
letters have not been answered before
nOw."
The official canvass Of votes In ILL
nOls gives the following pluralities for
Congress:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Some floating soaps turn yellow and
rancid. DObbins' Floating BOrax Soap
does neither. The BOrax in 1t bleaches
it with age, and the OdOr Is delightful.
Try 1t once, use 1t always. Order a
trial lot OF your grocer Insist on red
wrappers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

for naturalization. In this way the
criminal and the unworthy alien could
I've kept off our voting lists. Such a
scheme would work well i'm IT. Louis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

The Missouri Legislature proposes to
make football a felony. lnasmuch as
the game, as sometimes played, appears
to include the principles of prize fight
ing, assault and battery, assault with
intent to do bodily injury, assault to
commit murder and mayhem, the Mis-
souri, lawmakers may not be SO far out
of the way.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Observers of the senatorial fight find
considerable to interest them In the
position of Representative "Pete" Rowe
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

The official canvass Of votes In ILL.
nols gives the following plurallties for
Congress:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Mr.. w. J. McClintOck II working
night and day In Martin Il. Madden's
Interest In the Senatorial fight. Mr.. Nc
Clintock " one of the leaders In Fourth
Ward politics and very popular bust.
ness man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Hon. Henry II. Evans. Of Kane COun-
ty. assisted by his two chief lieuten-
ants and firm friends. Hon. Charles II.
Crawford ana Hon. Daniel A. Camp
bell. Of Cook. will undoubtedly he on
top when the Senate II organized. Ev-
ans ana Cra wford are both capable and
popular. ana have their forces well In
hand. They are q good pair to draw TO-
and II they are turned down The Eagle
misses Its guess.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Mr.. Kellogg Fairbank. the we'll
known attorney, In occupying his spare
time In trying to manufacture boom
for =. W. AllertOn for y. =. senator
Mr.. Falrbnnk Ii quite u hustler. and
has been quite active around the Great
Northern this week.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

While many Representatives openly
state their preference for United States
Senator, Pete Rowe, of the Second Dis
trct, still remains an uncertain quan-
tity, and Is keeping them all guessing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Hon. Chas. Il. Farwell has not yet
opened headquarters at the Grea,
Northern, ana It IL not definitely known
who II looking after his Senatorial
boom. although some people hint that
jas. Il. Il. Van Clenve Is keeping his
falr-well ear close to the ground.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

One of the prettlest fights in eXpec-
fancy that Is to come Off In Illinois Will
be between Cicero j. Llndley of Bond
County and Charles i. Hitch, chairman
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee. The office in dispute Is the mar
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Joe Schwnb for leader Of the minOri.
~. would bc nuts for Col. Jonathan
Merriam. Col. Merriam has not forgot.
ten that last vote Of Schwab's against
his resolution for an investigation. lie
can't to this day explain why In the
world Joe was no anxious to defeat that
resolution. Many people wonder OH
what ground Schwnb expects the mi
nOrlty members to vote for him fol
leader Of the minority. Can anybody
| tell?
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

If a majority OF our property
owners along Broad Street, do not
wish to make Texarkana a city of
the first class, nor want to put
down concrete sidewalks, (and it
appears that they do not, as no
further move for these things has
been made) then we say go on in
the old way. We are not fanatical
or cranky. But this does not make
us think we ought not to have these
things.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

c. c. Buckner, of Rose Hill says
the people over there will put up
literally for an electric street car,
line they do not want a mule line.
We think the people should take
the mule line, tor we believe it will
be converted INTO motive line of
some kind before very long.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

In today's issue Mr. j. N. Cook
announces himself as candidate
for Mayor of Texarkana, Ark, sub
iect to the action of the Democratic
party. He has served as City At
torney very acceptably, and now
asks for this promotion. He has a
large number of friends who will
earnestly support him for this i'm
portant office, and they think that
the man that beats him will be our
next Mayor
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Rev. J. T, Smith, Presiding Elder
of this (Plttsburg) district, preach
ed very fine sermon at State Line
Methodist church yesterday a
good sized congregation was out
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

A head end collision on the Iron
Mountain railroad at Fair Oaks was
what happened on Friday. The
two locomotives were demolished
and several passengers hurt. One
of the conductors watches was five
minutes slow and it was this fact
that caused the trains to run to-
gether
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Today Collector Jas. 7, Dillard
and his efficient Deputy, Mr., Chas.
Bramble, start out collecting taxes
in Miller county, for the year 1895.
They begin at Homan, in HOman
township.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27
For Rent.

My house Maple Street--house Is
new, contains 8 rooms, pantry and
bath room. Is plastered through
out, a well of good water, good out
houseses. House is situated on two
lots. Possession given the lst Of
February. Apply at premises or at
Iron Mountain freight office
I - e. }, II, BRADLEY
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

There are other candidates who
will announce IN day or two we
learn, Come right along, gentle
men; our announcement column IS
yawning for your names,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

The TEXARKANIAN is empaticallY
the peoples paper Itnot only gives
the local news OF the city but treats
all men fairly, though it may not
agree with their views, on local or
political matters.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

We learn College Hill will furnish
a candidate for City Marshal. We
heard his name called, but suppose
he is making a still hunt for the
place, and is hiding his light under
a half bushel.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Most of the candidates with whom
we have conyersed favor the hold
ing of Primary election, to decide
who are to be the Democratic nom
inees for city officers,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Miss Annie Turner will leave to-
day for Austin, Texas, and will visit
there few days, and in company
with her friend, go to New Orleans
and take in the Mardi Gras,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

1t will soon be time for the news
papers as well as individuals, to Ia
ment the prospect of losing all our
fruit, because of the balmy wealth.
er." And this fine weather will de-
velop this.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Manager Harry Ehrlich says he
will put up paper for Bob. Inger-
sol tomorrow. If people don't be-
lieve the opera house will be crowd
ed on Bob's appearance here, they
are badly mistaken.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

At meal time do you ever consid-
er the quality of bread you are eat
ing2 1t may be good--it might be
purer, fresher and more wholesome.
It will be all right if you buy It at
KIines. III
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

The Supreme Court at Little
Rock, in the case of Mrs. Matte
McKneely vs. w. L. Terry ct al, or
dered that Judgment relate back to
date of submission,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Pope county precinct conven-
tions were held on the 25th and
the only instructions given out we're
for Jeff Davis for Congress and D.
B, Hogans for Secretary of State,
These gentlemen are Pope county
men and a long road lies between
them vet for a nomination.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

City politics are being discussed
and so are the candidates. We
have not heard of any of the an
nounced being accused Of any crime
un to this date.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

The city council should pass an
ordinance prohibiting the riding of
BICYCLES on the sidewalks on the
business streets. We saw several
people dodging these wheels on Sat
urday on crowed pavement. If
the streets are not good enough for
these wheelmen, let them desist
from riding There is not another
city in the universe, we dare say,
where bicycle riding is allowed on
the sidewalks in business blocks.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Smith Of
Marshal, Texas, came here yester-
day from Marshal, to meet a little
girl they sent for from the Sam
Jones Orphanage at Carterville,
Ga. The little girl arrived all right
and Mrs. Smith returned with her
to Marshal today.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

He don't trot in my class, is the
way the candidates speak of their
opponents,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-27

Glad to welcome Mr., W, H.
Everett, a progressive farmer, to
our county. He comes from Ken
lucky.