Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-24

trcasurcrs that the affairs of the assO.
citation are In n satisfactory condition.
dcfnlcatlOn Is discovered. This is the
same laxity which causes no many
bank defalcntiOns, but stockholders
never seem to learn a lesson from these
repeated failures. The advocates of
building and loan associations have
always held that It was practically i'm.
possible for the trensurers Of such con.
Germs to default to any great amount
because there never was much cash on
hand mt any one time. but this has
been disprovcd time and again.
It Is strange how long II takes tho
authorities to finish prosecuting q man
when he has money and influence. This
remark is called out by the delay of the
authorities In the case of Scruggs. the
st. Louis importer. who was caught
In the net of smuggling several thou
sand dollars worth of vnluablcs
through the New York custom house
without paying the usual duties. The
case against Scruggs was clear. llc
was found with the goods In his pos
session. lie had not declared them.
and his excuses were of the most child.
lsh sort. lie pleaded ignorance OF the
regulations governing the importatiOns
Of goods. something he has been en-
gagged In for quarter Of II century.
mr. cn,tpsa Tim un,r ann no,. ~ lat, ali,
lave said that It was all u mistake.
that Scruggs was too honorable u man.
and all that sort Of thing. Some rich
men, also Importers. have come to his
rescue. and one of them. % New York
merchant, was found trying to get
upon the jury which was to try the
case. The matter has dragged along
and now 1t Is said that It will not bc
presented to the Grand Jury until next
September. II Scruggs had been u
poor man instead OF u rich man he
would have been serving out his sen.
tence by this time.
When foreigner for any ordinary
reason tramples IN American flag un.
der his feet II IL not Il matter OF much
real Importance and Is u waste of
physical energy. But 1t would be lust
rs well for any foreigner who cOnteli.
plates any such conduct to make sure
that the spectators do not happen to
include some American patriot. An.
tonic Alone In New York failed to take
this little precautiOn. ana In con.
sequence Antonio II now In the hands
OF a hospital physician. Antonio was
wandering about Mount Vernon when
u tag on a porch attracted his atteil.
tlon ana aroused his antipathy. lie
very imprudently allowed his angry
passion to carry him to the point Of
tearing the ing down and stamping on
It when the owner was watching him
from the window. The subsequen,
proceedings We're lively but brief, and
when they We're over Antonio was car.
rled away by some good Samaritan
and placed where he will, have time to
reflect on the general attributes Of the
stars and stripes, including the pugilis.
tic attachments Of the owner Of the
flag he thought he insulted.
Five Indians have Just become
good" In the traditional way In Mime.
sofa by partaking too generously OF
hair oil and n special brand of painkill.
err. Chief Wee Sug Is one Of the vic.
Tins, and their untimely taking OF
appears to be- due to a temporary
drought In alcohol. The Indians had
received their quarterly allowance OF
cash and naturally fastened to OK,
change 1t for the most available fire
water. They seem to have been In nc
respect fastldlOus and Were cOnten!
with almost anything that was OF the
right color and was sufficiently hot IN
transit. The hair oil supply was the
first to he used up. ana then followed 1,
heavy run on the painkiller. When the
two connections had been disposed OF
the Ave Indians had reached n stage OF
lnebrlety that furnished q rapid pass,
age to the happy hunting grounds
There have have been many scandals
regarding the amount of whisky tina,
has been allowed the Indians. Mus;
hair oil. hitherto regarded rs so innOc,i.
Gus, be added to the already over.
weighted Indian question?
The reports of the damage done by
the storms and floods In Central and
Southern France have been SO brief
and meager In details that few persons
have appreciated the extent of the dis.
aster. So much Of the country has been
cut or and rendered inaccessible that
only unofficial estimates can be made
1t Is known, however. that at least 300
lives have been lost, and that thou.
sands have been made homeless. while
the amount OF property destroyed Is
placed at a conservative valuation at
40 millions OF dollars. In one place
alOne-the town OF L'Isle-en-DOdOn OH