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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01

hrartfcnding. Children are dying IN tnc
streets Of Matanzas and babies have been
found dead in the arms Of their exhausted
mothers. A correspondent who has been
through the province of Pinar del Rio has
seen whole villages of living skeletons. in
bark huts. praying for death to release
them from their suffering. Gen. Weylcr
IL Selling the cattle of the citizens for
the use of the troops in Santa Clara. RIA
fael Rubio. an American citizen, lost
twen,y-one head of cattle In that way.
When he complained to the Spanish au-
thorities and demanded pay for them he
was told that he was impudent to ask
spain 10 pay for what the insurgents take
with impunity. a guerrilla corps raised
and armed and mounted by Spanish cattle
owners of Sancti Spiritus went ont and
drove In 200 head of cattle to be slaugh-
tered for the benefit of the needy people of
the city. but Wcylcr ordered all the meat
sent to Manzanillo for the soldiers. The
effect Of concentrating the country people
In fortified towns Is seen In all its awful
ness In Las Villas. rs the Cubans call
santa Clara province. 1t means "the
towns" Santa Clara having many cities.
Five of the cities are Of large population.
There were 35O.OOO people living In the
five districts. Of which these five cities are
the capitals. OF this population 10000
lived outside Of the cities and the villages.
All these have been con, PEELED 10 leave
their farms and move into the cities and
fortified towns. In some Of the latter the
people from the country districts outnum-
Der the original population. They have
no money and IL they had there Is not food
enough to supply all who need 1t. Bark
huts have been built In low.lying places
and they are crowded with poverty-strick.
on refugees. They are half naked. sick
from exposure and dying Of hunger. They
are peaceful. Woodworking people. TN
their farms they would be- not only self
supporting but able TO supply plenty Of
vegetables. eggs. meat and fruit TO the
starving people Of the cities. Under Wey-
ler's policy of concentration the whole
3IO.OOO persons are suffering and 1jO,WW
are doomed TO die for lack of food. which
they could easily obtain IL allowed TO
work. In some Of the smaller places In
Las Villas the ovcrcrowding Is terrible.
S!tiac'ato. before the order was given,
had 100 people. 1t now contains lou,
including soldiers. The farmers ordered
In have built go huts. and IRE slowly dy-
ing OF. There are dozen places like this
In the province. Wcylcr has had NIL the
cattle killed In the fields by tie guerrilias.
Not pound Of meat can bc brought In cx.
cept for the troops. Not druggist dares
sell any drugs or till a prescription 10 be
taken outside the regular fortified towns.
Ii u grain Of luinine for suffering
wretch goes out II means death 20 the
sender " caught. The insurgents In arms
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
FOR The EAGLE.
1 COLLATION. Of News from
All Over the World.
Feast Of Political, Commercial
and General Intelligence
for Eagle Readers.
Seventy Persisted ut SEQ.

Seventy lives were lost by the founder
ing of the French brigan,ine Valiant.
which ccllidcd with an iceberg 15O miles
from st. Johns. y. T.. April II. The
Valiant was bound for ~. Pierre and
had on board a large number of fishermen
to assist in the summers cosihshing off the
Newfoundland coast. Seven men esrap-
cd from the sinking vessel In a dory. They
were without food or water. The second
day two of them succumbed to their mis-.
crrs. The mex, day a third persisted. and
the four miserable survivors resortcd to
cannibalism TO save their lives. They
were picked up by another French vessel
that same evening and arrived at ~.
Pierre Tuesday night. where they were
taken to u hospital. Their condition il
terrible. and they will he MANNED aud af.
hicted for life. All four are terribly
fros;-biiten. feet. arms and ears being
affected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Alno,t Rexond Belief.

Prof. Frederick Bcdell Of Cornell Uni.
versity. Ithaca, n. Y. presented at the
Armour Institute In Chicago Wednesday
night. under auspices Of the American In
stitute Of Electrical Engineers. a paper
entitled "A New Form for the Transmits
sion Of Intelligence" Prof. Bcdell's pa.
per was based upon nm invention just per-
fected by DR.. A. q. Crchore, n professor
at Dartmouth University. and Lieut.. q.
o. Squier, connected with the electrical
department at Fort Monroe. Tho inven-
ton, which required the labors Of two
years to perfect, IL known rs the synchro.
nograph, and embraces new method for
rapidly transmitting intelligence by the
alternating current. With the new inven.
ton Il Is said to be possible to transmit
5000 words minute over the ordinary
telegraph wire. Under the method now
commonly In use II requires several days
to send the contents Of daily newspaper
over the wires. while with the synchrono-
graph, 1t 10 claimed. the time can be lin.
tied to fhe neiRhborhood of an hour. DIR.
Crehore and Lieut.. Squisr are responsible
for the perfection of the range-fnder now
adopted by the United States Government
and used In obtaining accuracy In firing at
vessels. They also have developed a
method for measuring the velocity Of
cannon balls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicay o--Cattie. common to prime,
$3.50 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 10 $4.25; sheep, fair 10 choice. 500
10 $3.50; wheat, No. = red. 73c to Toe;
corn. No. =. .4c to Doc; oats, No. =. l1c
TO Use; rye, No. ., 3lc TO 36c; butter,
choice creamery, l5c to l7c; eggs, fresh,
&c to DC; potatoes, per bushel, Oc TO
Soc; broom corn. common growth to choice
green hurl, &c TO &c per ID.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping. $500 to
$5.25; hogs, choice light. $500 to $4.25;
sheep, common 10 choice. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, SSc to 0Oc; corn, No. I?
whirp, 24c to ?6c; oats, No. (: white, ?lc
to o2t..
St. Louls-Cattle. $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $425; sheep. $500 to 1928:
wheat, No. 2, VDc TO $l.O1; corn, No. =
yellow, 22c to 23c; oats, No. 2 white, l8c
10 Gle; rye, No. ., 34c to 38c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to SS,2S:
wheat, No. .. Ole to 0''c; corn, No. :
mixed, 27c to :Sc; oats, No. . mixed, ?lc
TO 2.c; rye, No, ., 3Sc 10 4Oc.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 10 S5.?3; hogs,
$500 10 $4.25; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. = red. Ole to D3c; corn. No. :
yellow, 23c TO 25c; oats, No. ? white, nc
to DC; rye, SIC to 3Sc.
Toledo-Wheat, No. . red. Nc to 05c;
corn. No. . mixed, .4c to :5c; oats. No.
9 white. 1Sc to 19c; rye, No. =, Soc to 3Sc;
clover seed, $4.3O to S4,4O.
Observation-Disclosures. No. 2 spring. Toe
to 76c; corn, No. 3, 2+c to BIC; oats, No.
2 white, Gle to 2:'c: barley, No. 2, use to
34c; rye, No. 2, 37c to 3Sc; pork, mess,
$S.25 TO $S.15.
Buffalo-Cattle. $3.50 10 $3.50; hogs.
$500 10 $3.50; sheep, $500 to S5.25;
wheat, No. 2 red, Ole to ore; corn. No.
yellow, 2Sc to zoe; oats, No. 2 white, 24c
10 25c.
New York-Cattle, $500 TO $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 10 $4.75; sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red. Sic to SIC; corn, No. 2,
20c to ale; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to ?4c;
butter, creamery, l3c to lSc; esys. West
err, Oc TO lie.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Low Fore Rcateu,

Judge Showalter Of the United States
Court. Chicago. has granted the injunc-
ton asked by the Citizens Street Railway
Company Of indianapolis against the en-
fOrcement of the scent fare law. The Of
feet will be a return to 5-cent fares. The
Hugg law IL declared to be unconstitu-
tional, because 1t Is special legislation, APP
plying only to the city of Indianapolis. 1t
IL the opinion of the court that where
proceedings In effect destructive of
vested property right are threatened by a
defendant in official position. under color
of void statute. the preliminary ;njunc.
ton ought TO issue. The suggestion by
the Attorney General, the court says, that
In any event this court ought not to con-
slider the case made by this bill until the
Supreme Court of Indiana has pronounced
upon the specific enactment in contention,
Is one which the court had no right to en-
terrain, and 1t Is ordered that the injunc-
tioI, issue AS prayed. The operation of the
3.cent fare law has ceased and the old
5-cent fare Is now enforced. 80 far 1t Is
q clear victory for the Citizens Street
Railway Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Used FOR pARTIsAN PURPOSES.
Postal Department to Abolish Method
OF Delivery TO Foreigners,


A practice that has existed for some
years of delivering mails addressed TO
foreigners in the foreign labor colonies of
the large cities In bulk 20 saloons and
other places of general assemb.age. there
10 be sorted over and handed out In the
crowd. instead of delivering at the house
addresses. Is being generally complained
of. The complaints allcge that In some
cities. like Boston. New York. Philade,.
phia. Pittsburg and Chicago. n carrier
acquainted with the foreign colony L. en-.
ploycd. who. knowing the habits If the
men. delivers their mail to their lodging
places, and that during the campaign of
last year there were instances where adj
vantage was taken Of the crowds 40 con.
grcgated to make partisan speeches and
otherwise manipulating politics while dis
tribuiing the letters. The matter has
vexed the Postotiice Department and the
Civil Service Commission. and Assistant
Postmaster General Heath has about de-
cidsd on step which may pu, an end to
the trouble.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
DEBOE FOR SENATOR.
Wins the Most Memorable Political
battle OF kentucky.

Battle Of Kentucky.
W. !. Dcboe was on Wednesday elected
United States Senator from Kentucky.
the vote stood:
Deboe ........ II Stone .......... !
Martin ....... :. Blackburn $50. -
After the official declaration of the e.ec-
ton Of Deboe there were such loud d,:n.
onstrations that even the telegraph Offices
In the lobby had TO suspend business and
only the bare ballot could be- sent out.
The excitement was intense. us It ended
n contest that has been waged since last
year. Senator Blackburn and his friends.
after fighting hard for over y year ip the
regular and the extra sessions. went down
with their colors flying. The silver Demo.
Gratis conceded their disappointment and
the gold Democrats joined In the jollifca.
ton. There never was such n scene In
the Kentucky State House. Senator De-
hoe proceeded TO Washington at once with
his credentials. to assist IN reOrganixiny
the United States Senate. and In the pas-
sage Of the tariff and other measures on
which the lines are closely drawn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
KILLED ny HEART BLOWS.
Pugi1ist Vernon Dies from Injuries
Received Ia n Fight.

BILLY" Vernon. the Havers;raw. \. u.
pu.ilist. who was injured in his fight with
Leslie Pearcc. at Athens. Delaware Coun-
~, Pa. died In the Presbyterian Hospital
at Philadelphia. From the moment lie
collapsed In the fourteenth round, YER
non remained unconscious up TO the time
Of his death. Pearcc Is In Jail at Media.
being held without bail. That Vcrnon's
death was due to heart blows there can
be but little doubt. While several persons
claim that he was not struck over the
heart, there nre at least fifty reputable
witnesses who say that the 'l8rickmnker"
was struck four heavy blows over the
heart In the fourteenth round before his
collapse. An examination at the hospital
showed that the left side Of Vernon's
body was much swollen and discolored In
the region Of the heart. Warrants were
issued for the arrest Of all persons In any
way connected with the Olympic Club.
where the fight occurred.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
TEA WILL HAVE TO BE coon.
Board OF Experts Will Examine All
Inn rtattous,

1mpOftnttOu0s
Under the recent net Of Congress In re.
lation TO the importation Of ten. the Treas.
ury Department has found II necessary
to issue new regulations. setting forth
with great detail the proper treatment Of
the merchandise. No duty Is cxacted
and the sole object of the act was the
protection of the consumers from the sale
OF unwholesome and fraudulent teas. A
board Of tea experts selected by the Secre.
tary has established a line Of standard
samples representing the various kinds
and grades Of admissible teas. Special
tea examiners are stationed at New York.
Chicago and San Francisco. by whom all
Imported teas will be compared with the
standards and prohibited teas condemn.
ed. An appeal may be made by the i'm.
porters TO a board Of three general ap.
praisers. which board may procure ex-
pert assistance. Condemned teas must
be exported within six months or they
will be destroyed by the collector. Pend.
ing examination the tea will be stored
under bond.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
IOWA RAILROADS FLOODED.
Traffic at a stnndstiii and tho watci
still Rising.

ctol Htotu8s
At Ottumwa. Iowa, the river rose n foot
during Sunday night. and Is now higher
than ut any time since 1876 The damage
will be enormous. The Burlington road,
which had been kept open with a mighty
effort, gave up ut II o'clock, cutting of
main line communication between Chi.
cago and Denver. OF the six railroads
the only trains moving were on the Wa
bash, from the south. md the Milwnu.
kee. from the north. Even the
right Of way fences In many cases
are out Of sight OH the Rock Island aud
Burlington roads for miles. 1t Ii believed
the tracks are washed entirely away.
Even when the water recedcs It will take
days to re-establish communication. All
nearby towns report conditions rs bad.
The water flowed across the business por.
ton Of South Ottumwa, and people were
In q panic. Hundreds Of men were put
TO work OH the levcc at the west end Of
the city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
10 Help Nu6eorse.

Two hundred plucky sons of Greece
aud "the isles of Greece" LETT Chicago
Thursday TO battle for Kin. George and
country. To the ipspiriting strains Of
the "Marseillaise" the special train of
i've coaches bearing the devoted band
Of patriots pulled ont from the Polk
street depot at precisely ten minutes
after Z o'clock, and the cheer that went
up from the 10000 people who We're pres
ent to say farewell was indeed tine
send of.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
sPALDlNG II A WRECK.
Chicago Banker Unuerved by Hia Ex.
pcricnce In Jaii,


perlcnce In jail,
Charles w. Spaldlng, ex.treasurcr OF
the University Of Illinois and president
Of the defunct Globe Savings Bank, Of
Chicago, was sent to Jail Saturday In
default Of $4,000 bail. on a charge Of
embcxxling 100000. He IL a nervous
wreck, and his physicians fear that he Is
on the Verge OF K collapse. An experience
Of two days In tho county Jail completely
FRUSTRATED the prisoner, and from the hour
he entered the prison until lato Sunday
afternoon he did not taste food nor close
Nh eye. With the exception Of few
minutes Saturday afternoon hc did not
leave his cell. but sat straining every
nerve to catch the sound Of the foOtstcp
Of friend coming to free him. He said
little. but expressed his surprise that
friends did not come to his rescue and re.
lease him from the cell. His only caller
aside from his physician was Walter
Mahcr,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
THREW HER BABES OUT.
Mother's Effort to fave Them from
Fire caused Thcm TO Die,

-Four persons lost their lives In u fire at
Brooklyn. The flames began In the lower
hail Of u tenement and spread with great
apidity through the building. completely
cutting of the escape of the Newell fam
lily. which occupied the top floor. When
Mrs. Newell found the stairway burning
and the halls filled with smoke she threw
her children from a window to the street
below. where four men held blanket to
catch them. The children bounded from
the blanket and were killed by falling on
the sidewalk. Mrs. Newell was afraid
to attempt the leap and was suffocatcd
later in her apar,Hsnt: Her husband es.
capped with slight burns. = On the floor be.
low lived Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett. They
reached the street In safety, but Mrs. Bar:
nett ran back into the burning building
to secure some jewclry she had left be.
hind. She was subsequently found In an
alcove room dead and slightly burned.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Larissa Has Fallen.

BY force Of superior numbers the
Greeks were forced Saturday 10 abandon
IIarissa. King George started in person
to command his forces, which will make
n stand at Pharsala. u town which il
hanked by rocky hills. The Turks cap
tured vast stores and several field guns
at I.arissa. Sunday Great Britain took
the initiative in q move by the powers
to stop the war. Italy. France and Ger
many agree to the suggestion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
The showing Of the members of the
~ Dut osn I AN uno La an m m a ri nod halor.
Working Women Meet.

Several hundred women active in their
respective localities assembled In Phila-
delphia Ia take part in the national con-
vention Of working women's societies. The
chief object of the convention Vas the
betterment Of the condition Of the work
ing women, and the delegates directly req;
girls. .
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
R.,t,. Ret wceu convicts.

two conyicts in San Quentin, Cal, prison,
one il dead and the other dying. Each
had a knife and they had been carving
each other for fully q minute before the
guards could interfere. They had been
using the knives In the jnte mill.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
svS -
epain's Lies Exposed.

A dispatch from Manila. capital Of the
Philippine Islands. says that 25O0O insur-
gents. who have not submitted To the
Spaniards, have taken up "A position In the
mountains and are offering a stout resist
aHce 10 the troops.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Thousands Cry for bread,

Widespread distress continues among
the thousands Of unemployed mon and
women In the south of Spain. A large
gathering of idle workingmen. with their
wives and children. assembled ut Lu.
cena and clamored for bread.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
r,ouh,e In sight for Engia nd.

The London Times correspondent AZ
Paris has been informed that the object
of Prince Hohenlohe's visit 10 NJ. Hano-
tank was TO discuss the Transvaal situa-
tion and TO persuade France TO support
Germany in resisting Great Britain's i'm
periOus attitude.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
W. 3, Holm an Dead,

Representative Holman of Indiana died
at his home in Washington at 2;03 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, after an illness of
several weeks. Spinal meningitis was the
cause of death.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Osm an Pashs Recalled,

A special dispatch from Constanfinople
Announces that the Sultan has recalled
Usman Pasha in order TO avoid elnbar-
Iassing Edtem Pasha.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Wealthy Brokcr suic,dca.

Robert w. Hamer. a retired Chicago
broker and wealthy, committed suicide at
his home by shooting himself through the
heart. Long-continued illness had made
him victim to melancholy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01

Private letters to Havana from the in
terror Of Cuba report wholesale starvs-
ton. Some Of the cases are especially
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Standing 81 TIC ciub..

Following 10 the standing OF the clubs
in the National Baseball League:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15
Falling Walls at Fires

Mr.. Charles T. Hill contributes to st.
Nicholas an article on 1.-The Perils of
Fireman's Life" in the course Of
which he says:
There are several kinds Of falling
walls, and the fireman Of experience
knows them we'll, and what to expect
from each. There is one kind that
breaks first at the bottom and comes
down almost straight, somewhat like
n curtain. This makes a big noise, but
is not very much to be dreaded Then
there is another that bulges or "buc-
kles" in the middle DIT first, and makes
n sort of curve as it descends. This Is
n little more serious than the first, and
has caused many fatalities. Then there
is one that breaks at the bottom and
comes straight out, reaching clear
across the street, and remaining almost
solid until 1t strikes; and, as an old
time fireman once remarked: That's
the kind you want to dodge"
This kind of failing WALL has caus-
ed more deaths in the department than
any other danger the firemen have to
contend with 1t has killed horses as
we'll as men, and destroyed apparatus;
and it Is so rapid in its descent, and
covers so much space, that to escape it
the men have to be quick indeed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-15

ton ourselves near the junction of the
two streams nothing could pass that
way without being seen We took sta
tions about fifty yards apart at a point
where the jungle became somewhat
thin and open. each thrusting into the
ground leafy branch Of paraSS to
serve as a screen or blind After long
wait we heard family in the distance
the sound of the tom toms and the
shouts OF the beaters as they advanced
into the jungle.
presently we heard rustling upon
the stray leaves in front, and troop
of monkeys, loudly chattering their
alarm, came hopping out of the dense
jungle.
"As yet we had seen no deer or other
desirable game. but the beaters were
still far away. Taking a peep from be-
hind my screen, l was somewhat sur
prised to see large female tiger come
gliding cut of the thick jungle, crouch
ing close to the ground as she passed
into the open. She was Oh Brother
Bobs side of the jungle and was NOV
ing straight toward him, apparently
more concerned about the commotiOn
behind her than afraid Of danger in
front. Bob had also seen the tiger and
had dropped to one knee behind his
screen and leveled his rifle. Every mo-
ment l expected to hear the report of
Bob's gun, as the tiger was within ten
yards of his blind and was moving
slowly.
"Some noise in the jungle frightened
the skulking beast and, after a quick
backward glance, it blindly bounded
forward. At the second bound the
tiger landed almost on top Of Bob, as he
crouched behind his fragile screen In
stantly he fired. thrusting his rifle at
the beast without aim. Wounded by the
shot. the tiger uttered howl of rage.
dashed aside the screen and struck Bob
n blow with a fore paw that sent his
gun flying and left him stretched sense
less on his back.
II rushed forward at once to Bob's
assistance. AS | ran the Infatuated
beast threw herself upon Bob and be-
gan tearing at him with her teeth.
Hearing a sound as of cracking bones,