Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-06-26

trip on the "safe" steamboat Mani.
tOu lust, she broke down before she got
to Mackinac. and was forced to give
up her trip to Sault Ste. Marie. On
her way back she broke down three
times In Lake Michigan. She may be
safe. but excuse us.
Whether the Manitou will roll her
smoke stacks of this year remains to
III seen.
At the West Park board meeting
Tuesday. Commissioner Pavlicek asked
very pertinent question. During the
meeting Commissioner Pavlicek said
he was anxious to know just what au-
thority and rights the persons who had
rented the lMviliOns and refectOrics In
the parks had. The Commissioner said
that few evenings ago he went to the
refractory In Garfield Park on his BIZ
cycle. and. taking his wheel into the
place. sat down to rest. He had been
there but short time when he was or.
tcrcd to remove his wheel beca use he
had not purchased anything. The
Commissioner ut first refused to obey,
but finally. he says. to save trouble he
left the place. He Is now attempting
TO force the renters Of the rcfectOries
to admit the public into their places
free Of charge. IT the renters Of the re-.
factories are allowed to go unchecked.
pursuing such high. In nded methods.
and are given free rein to insult de-.
cent citizens. when and where they
please In the parks. II II high time the
Park Board put u stop to the matter.
otherwise Governor Tanner should or.
der the leases Of the present holders
revoked.
II In all very well to pass u 'rctalia-
tory" electric light ordinance TO make
the old companies sIuirm for their In
difference to public opinion while the
Legislature was In session, hut the
Commonwealth Electric Ordinanc
looks u good deal like u Greek horse e
In the first place 1t IL backed by the
zane crowd Of bOOdling politicians
that put through the Ogden Gas o,li.
nance ana the frontage bill. In the
second place 1t IN significantly silcn,
ON the subject Of compensation. In the
third place II cOnceals u purpose not
mentioned by It's advocates. The or.
,linancc grnnts permission to the COM
pany to maintain wires ITO bc used for
the production. transmission ana dis.
tritutiOn Of electricity for tho purpose
OF furnishing light. heat and power and
the transmission OF sound AMI signals. -
lf this isn't u sandbag for the tcle.
phone company. what II II;
The Mayor ought tn veto the Ortil.
nance. for II IL had IN its apparent pur.
pose. had In Its provisions and bad IN
the character of the men who are push.
inH II.
| Many Of Mayor HarrisOn's stancl
friends are firm In their belief that hp
will ipappOlnt Hon. u. NJ. T0rrlsOn IL
succeed himself on the school bOnrsl
Although yet u young, man. Mr.. Tori
sOllS holds degrees from several col
leges and the Columbia Law School
Mr.. TOrrlsOn II acknowledged on all
sides 10 be one Of the most capable and
Eilnstaking members Of the board. liz
IL very well ana favOnbly known Oh
the Northwest Side. ana stands well
with all factions. He IL one Of the lead
Ing Scandinavinns Of Chicago. ana his
cOuntrymcn throughout the city will
consider his appointment Il personal
compliment to their nationality.
| Mayor Harrison has not removed Su
perintendent Mark Cra wfOrd Of thu
brldewell. -Four weeks ago Mr.. Craw
fOrsis resignation was requested and
promptly rendered. hut 1t has not been
acted upon. At that time II was an
nOunced that his successor would bt
appointed. Mayor Harrison declined Il
discuss the matter further than to say
that so far as he knew Superintendent
Cra wford was still In charge. There Il
u vacancy on the bridewell board at thu
present time which II IL expected tho
Mayor will I'LL next Monday night. II
that event Il meeting of the new board
will bc held Tuesday and n superinten
dent will probably he selected. AdOlpl
Sturm, II Is said, will be given thu
place.
~ have been" remarked a veteran
member of the School Board. CLOSELY
observing MI the recommendation ana
school-book changes connected viii
this Chicago board for Il number OF
years.
| Changes of school hooks are not fire.
Iuently and unnecessarily made.
"rhc subject of the Complete arith
metic now In use In the schools has
been under discussion for number OF
years. The course of study has been
modified ana other important changes
have been made In the past.
| In order to strengthen the Course OF
study three years ago Oral or Menta
Arithmetic was introduced. This sub
Ject could easily have been covered by
one book. hut many believed the cheap
er plan for the pupils was to divide
Oral Arithmetic into two parts, selling
the same to the pupils ut 20 cents. The
Mental Arithmetic part of the Course
of Study having been provided for. the
superintendent and Management
Committee proceeded to look after TIT
| written arithmetic After u careful
comparison of all the books on the mar