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

community that is opposed 10 their
plunderlng aggressionssupon public. in
terests.
NEWCOMERS are proud Of Seth low,
and Chlcagoans are proud of Melville
Il. Stone.
The Hub, corner State and jackson
streets, Is the greatest clothing cstab.
lisllment west of New York. The catal-
Ogue they send out Is both artistic and
complete.
Certain skates" In the twenty.sec-
ond precinct Of the Twelfth Ward have
been given positions, while Luther
Ccumle has been left out In the cold.
Luther is a popular and Woodworking
Republican. and his friends propose to
even up matters for him at the annual
club election in October.
Hon. Samuel Il. Darby. the well.
known patent lawyer and intimate
friend Of United States Senator Jones
Of Arkansas. il a red-hOt candidate for
Congress In the sixth district.
Congressman LOrimer has moved his
office near the Board Of Trade. The
firm Of Lorimer Il Murphy, real estate
dealers. II now located in the Western
Union building. right next door TO the
firm Of O'Gara, King 4 Co., the coal
dealers.
Officer Thomas Gnrvey Of the West
Chicago avenue police station saved
mans life when he four times threw
himself mt the head Of runaway horse.
three times being shaken of and
thrown to the ground, but the fourth
time bringing the animal TO trem.
bling halt. Henry RistO Of 2O2 West
Chicago avenue WINS dragging by the
heels from the crOssbar Of an Overturn-
ed buggy attached to the runaway
horse ana his was the life that Garvey
probably saved. As II was he was se.
verely hurt about the neck and head.
Garvey himself was painfully cut.
The runaway started Mt West Chica.
go and Center avenues, where RistO
leaped into the buggy Of Edward Ar.
mold Of AL West Erie street and Mt.
tempted to turn II around. He made
too short curve and the buggy toppled
over. RistO's left foot was caught in
the crossbnr and his hands became tnn.
gled In the relns. Through the two
agencies he was dragged alongside the
careencd buggy for nearly two blocks.
Garvey was standing on the corner
when the accident happened. lie In.
stantly run after the running horse.
The animal Ind not then gotten under
full Roadway ana the officer was able
to catch Its bit.
lie strOve to draw II TO the right and
on to the sidewalk. and succeeded In
part. lie tripped. however. on the curb
and fell on his right side, dragging be.
side the frightened horse.
Garvcy gathered himself for n final
attempt and managed by a hard run
to get hold Of the horses saddle. and
after short struggle managed to
bring him to u stnntlstill.
The Cicero Gas Company, II II said.
Intends to reduce the price Of gus. nnd
citizens expect I'M abatement Of mt
least II per cent. In the present
charges. The price ut present " $3.50
per 1000 feet for light, x1.25 for fuel.
and ~ for engines.
The Cicero Gas Company Inns hlther.
to turned Il deaf eur to the demands Of
Its patrons for cheaper light. and last
June several prominent residents, with
Jay ID. Miller ut their head. obtained
u hfty-year franchise from the bOnrtl
with II provision to supply gns TO GUS
/ toners ut rate not exceeding 81 for
fuel and $40 for light.
Why doesn't sam AllertOn nsk Rab-
hit Ear Wheeler to resign from the
Presidency Of the Chicago City Rail.
way Company? This would give tho
boys u show for their white alley.
Ninety miles Of overhead electric
wires In the downtown district IRE to
he taken down and placed underground.
The wires have been strung under spe.
clal permits since the Council ordered
all wires put underground five years
agO. The wires. II II said, exceed 1900
In number ana are owned by the vari.
Ous telegraph and telephone companies.
City Electrician EllicOtt has been ut
wrok for several weeks preparing a
map showing the overhead wires down.
town. The plat has been completed
ana submitted to the Mayor. That 9th.
cinl declares with emphasis that every
| overhead wire downtown must Ike plac.
ed under the streets. With this end In
view, Mayor Harrison has addressed
a letter to the various companies con.
trolling the wires to meet him to agree
upon plan to have the wires taken
down. The companies which have
been invited to send representatives to
the conference are the Western Union
Telegraph Company, Chicago Tele-
phone Company, Postal Telegraph
Company and the Electrical Protective
| Association.
officer ]. ii. McNally Of the lake front
police station, who made Il hero of
himself two weeks ago by stopping Il
runaway Oh Jackson boulevard, near
State street, was able to leave his bed