Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-25

p0trOnize Mathews q Co., ana they nre
now having "a fall rush."
There Is 10 truth In the rumor that
Hope Reed Cody, the well-known law.
yer in the Reaper Block. Is n candi.
date for alderman In the Thirty.secOnd
Ward.
blind Zig" Bennett is still on earth.
Senator ThurstOn of Nebraska went
to Cleveland to see Senator Mark Han
mn on national politics. With him were
President Crawford and Secretary
Bowling of the National League of Re.
publican Clubs and members Of a
committee from the clubs. and their
mission was to arrange with Senator
Hanna. as chairman of the national
for a closer alliance be.
tween the clubs and the committee.
Melville Hayes, on behalf Of the
committee, presented n statement re.
Gently adopted ut Chicago rendering
the support Of the National League In
the Ohio campaign. He said:
I'm rendering to you the services of
the National League there goes with II
our hearty good will and the earnest
desire for the success of the Ohio state
ticket. and the selection Of a Repub.
lican Legislature, to the end that you
mny succeed yourself in the United
states senate. and that Senator Fora.
kcr may have worthy colleague.
"The administration Of Asa =. Bush.
ness as Governor Of Ohio has demon.
strated the wisdom Of the selection Of
II thorough-going business man as
OhiO's chief executive. We believe
the great interests Of this country will
b. best subserved by returning to the
United states Senate men Of large bus
mess affairs"
Mr.. Hayes then, turning to John J
sullivan, president Of the Ohio State
Republican League, said: 'Our com
mittce desires to extend to you ant
through you to the Ohio State Republi
can League our warmest sympath!
and personal MD In the great battle 20,
IRE now waging against the common
enemy"
In reply to Mr.. Hayes ana the M
tionul committee, Senator Hanna an,
Mr.. sullivan In fitting language OK
pressed their deep appreciation OF III
interest Of the National Republican
League.
II the callOw youth Jones Is put NJ
by the Democratic machine for Cosint!
Judge. Hon. Hickman Seaman, TIN
popular lawyer, who Is liable to be TIN
Republican nominee. will beat TIL
erstwhilc Drainage Trustee out Of hi
| boots.
Some people wonder what Office Alex
nnder Jones will have the gall to ~
pirc to next. Probably Tom GahaI
can tell.
That was u royal reception the boy
on the West Side gave Hon. John Brcn
nan Wednesday evening upon his RI
turn from Ireland. Hon. a. j. Cru
ham was master Of ceremonies ana me
the sturdy exponent of Democrac,
,who may be the next sheriff OF Coo
County, ut LaPOrte. Ind, ana cscorte'
him to Chicago AMI thence to his HON
on the West Side.
Filters In the public schools fall
work. The board Of Education disco'
ers nj this late day that II II respons
ble to the filter contractors for III
amount Of city water pressure furnish
cd, Children ARE suffering for watel
The buildings ana grounds cOmmltte
of the board sat Oh the situation ana n
jOurned.
That xSS, OOO contract for which Tho
Cus,,ek and W. \. 4. Graham signed 0
behalf Of the board, and which IL sni
to have cost the filter people $4,000
get adopted, n worse than BnnquO
ghost.
Chief Engineer Waters made repol
to the buildings and grounds cOmmittt
showing thnt the filter contract II III
being lived up To; that the children NJ
not securing water, and that the who
business IL In u badly muddled cond
ton. The committee turned from til
bad piece OF news to the cheering Il
fOrma tiOn that when the drainage cha
mel shall be completed, when the Int
cepting sewer system Of the city sha
he finished, and when the Calumet IL
eral feeder shall he done the chil'lr'
may hope for pure water.
The filter companies We're to have II
schools completely equipped by Ser
II.
'rhey have not done this" said NJ
Waters to the board committee, ''uE
there IL no indication Of when they vi
do It. Then there are well-fOund'
complaints against the mechanical 90
struction Of many OF the meters
, He presented to the committee the
, ports of II number OF special inves
gators whom he had sent to exami
, the meters already In place. They
, ported that they found things like TIL
. The nickel-plated Pasteur fauct
sputter, make great deal Of noise, ri
In many cases give forth but lit
water.
A similar complaint Is made of t
Squler filter.
Some OF the filters gush water, but
IL dirty and germ-laden.
In many of the filters the water pr
sure from the city mains Ia said to
Q SO slight the water will not percola