Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

Jonu worthy ScnOOt Ill the Urluewcll
were opened Wednesday. They were:
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\ letter signed with the name of
William !. Clark. general manager of
the General Electric Company. has
been sent to number of persons In at.
tendance mt the meeting of city officials
in Columbus. Ohio. 1t calls attention
10 the proposed discussion of municipal
ownership of street railways. and
warns the friends of street railways to
oppose any such discussion. The letter
, was denounced by Mayor Harrison and
Others who received copies.
There was considerable inquiry
around the City Hall Wednesday about
what had become of Alderman Man.
gler's long delayed report on School
Board management. Alderman Man.
gler said he might bring it In at the
next Council meeting and he might
not.
Alderman Schlakc. who was on the
committee. said he did not think II
would ever he heard from.
Anyhow the committee has held no
meeting yet" he remarked. 'und I shall
certainly insist OH one being held before
n report is drawn up. We can't allow
Mangler to make one all by himself"
Mayor 1larrison's mail Wednesday y
contained u letter from Hibbard. Spen.
Ger. Bartlett 4 Co.. warmly praising
This firm. by the way. has a shed IN
Wabash avenue. covering the sidewalk,
which the Mayor is thinking Of having
removed.
Judge Carter Is making an effort to
secure n new apportionment of the
number of patients allowed each coun.
~ In the state insane asylums. He Is
In correspondence with the State
Board of Charities. which he hopes to
impress with the unfairness Of the
present apportionment. The growth OF
Chicago since the last npportiOnment
has been about One.third. while Its
quota M the State institutions remains
the same. The result II that Cook
County's local institution Is overcrowd.
ed. when the State institutions ought
10 he sharing a part of the increase.
Judge Carter asserts that Cook COun.
~ has over one-half of the insane in
the State. while It has not one-third Of
Its population. The country districts
are decreasing while Chicago Is grow.
ing.
4 special telegram dated Waterloo
Iowa. Sept. ~. says: The Republican
campaign In the Third District was In.
auguratesl here to-day with a rally.
Fully $500 persons were present. Sen.
ator william T.. Mason Of Illinois was
the principal speaker. Other short nd
dresses were delivered by Senator
John II. Gear and J. G. Milliman. the
Republican nominee for Lieutcnan,
Governor. In opening Senator Mason
referred to the fact that last year
when he met Bryan In this city In joint
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the Bryan rally last week BOies was
not present. Perhaps It was because Of
his thrashing machine. but more likely
because OF the harvest moon OF pros.
,perity with McKinley's face In It."
Mason then said he had been advised
by his doctor to rest for while and
abstain from all work, but he might
do a little light reading. In compliance
with this advice he bought Bryan's
book aud went out on farm. Tonight
Congressman Hull and Senator Allison
addressed the meeting.
Political jealousy. Congressman White
says. was the reason for his arrest OH
Tuesday. Ostensibiy because he did not
renew the license for his lumber yards
In West Lake street. and City Collec.
tor Martin IL the politician toward
whom he points rs the responsible per-
son. In Justice DOyle's court Wednes'
day when the Congressman was ar
raigned. Attorney Becker was severe
In his criticism Of Collector Martin. lie
said the prosecution was not IN goou
faith, The attorney doubted the right
of the police department to arrest Il
man solely for the purpose OF collecting
n license fee, ana said that II his client
had not paid his license civil sun
. should be entered against him ana not
q criminal case. License Inspector
George Lake was the only witness Tor
the prosecution. The case was contih'
ue1l one week.
1t Is said the voters of the Twenty
second Precinct Club Of the Tweiith
ward are exceedingly hot under the
collar because some person or persons
claim that G. L. Hendricks carries their
votes around In his pocket. For TINS
reason they propose TO reorganize III
October. leaving Hendricks out OF the
deal entirely. Luther CoumOe and lior'
ace q. Eeneagy, two of the most pop
ular young Republicans In the precinct
,who are not out for revenue only), VIII
round up the boys of the precinct, In
the interest of fair play ana Justice to
every voter In the district.
Much log rolling and wire pulling Is
now being done by Twelfth ward Re.
publicans in getting ready for their an
nual election Of a president of the ward
club. There are numerous candidates
anxious To DE president of the club