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

vi eIcStC Amy Urun0m. WHO man.
aged Ivy some peculiar manipulation to
hold over from the Altgeld adminlstra-
ton. Mr.. Graham is attempting to
prevent the West Chicago Street Rail.
way Company from crossing Central
and Washington boulevard. which they
have a perfect right to do undes the
ordinance. Mr.. Graham Is one Of those
men who have an ofiice-holding facility
under all parties and can change his
politics with the rapidity of strcnkrd
lightning In order to crafty his hunger
in that direction. Ills motives in the
case are also not like Caesars wife,
above suspicion. The public will watch
with interest to see IL this renegade
Democrat can lead the other members
by the nose"
We see no reason why Commissioner
Graham should be rake,i over the Goals
this way simply because he COMMA nds
the confidence and respect Of the great
Governor Of Illinois to that degree that
he happened to bc the only Dem ,crat
allowed to remain on the West Park
Board.
A Washington dispatch. dated Sept.
"a. says: Indications point to a formii.
able lobby here at the regular session
of Congress for and against Hawaiian
annexation. The friends Of annexation
have always been we'll represented. not
only by the Hawaiian legation. whose
representatives spend much of their
time ut the Capitol beseeching mem
bers of Congress. but by l.. a. Thurs.
ton. the former minister. and one or
two other salaried agents of .he Dole
Government. At the special session of
Congress there were unmistakablc cvl.
dences that the sugar trust would fight
annexation. 1t IL already apparent that
the lobby this gigantic influence will
send to Washington to oppose nnnexa.
ton will be unparalleled.
The American Automatic Metallic
Fire Escape Is the best and safest on
earth. All firemen as well as the pub.
lie know and say that the appliances
now In Use for saving life at fires are
totally inadequate. They require skill
to handle and are slow to work. The
portable escapes In use are considered
dangerous. The balcony escapes are
inefficient for women and children. re.
quiring trained firemen to assist peO-
pie to descend by them. and they be.
come hot from fire, ana In winter be-
come covered with Ice from storm or
water from the hose.
The extension ladders require expert
firemen to carry persons down on them,
and all others require more or less ex.
pert labor to operate them. while "rhe
American Automatic Metallic Fire Es.
cape" requires assistance from no one.
for II does Its work automatically. One
Of these placed on top Of the extension
ladders would be Of great assistance to
fircmcn In the saving Of labor, In In.
creased safety and expedition In rescue
Of persons in danger.
These machines placed nt the end of
corridors In hotels and large buildings
would enable iiremen to work longer in
subduing flames and saving life. know
Ing that they have at the last moment a
means Of escape mt hand.
These machines are manufactured Of
the best material. composed entirely of
Iron and steel. and are capable Of low.
cring any weight ranging from twenty
pounds to one thousand pounds Mt u
moderate and uniform rate Of speed
from the highest buildings with safety.
the speed Of the descent being CONTROL.
cd by Il centrifugal governor, the de-
scent winding up steel band or spring
40 that as noon as the weight II detach.
ed mt the ground the cable returns ut
once automatically to the machine,
ready for another load.
The machine II stationary, ana II to
be boltcd securely on the inside Of the
building. either above or by the side Of
Il window or other outside opening. The
weight Of the machine IL about eighty
pounds, and Its peculiar merits IRE that
It's always ready for use. needs no nj.
justing, Il neatly covered. preventing
dirt or dust accommodating on the work
Ing parts, and does not require IN eX-
pert to operate 1t. Any man, woman or
child can Use 1t by simply fastening the
belt around the body and stepping out
Of the window.
Received the highest award Mt the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. IndOrs-
cd by the National Association of Fire
Engineers ana the National .AssOcla-
tiOn Of Building Inspectors.
Police Chief Ripley Is about to drop
400 patrolmen. His aX Is now In the
air. II Is expected to fall some time
to-day. The 400 men who are to suf-
fer were appointed during the Swift
administration, ana every patrOlman
who received his star because Of inhu-
ence will go.
The vacancies are to be filed by Star
Leaguers. The only excuse for the big
general order Is said to exist In the fact
that these Star Leaguers will not be
pacliied any longer by promises. They
must get n star and club.
Next Tuesday the Civil Service Com
mission will post an eligible list of
names of over 1000 former police de-
partment employees. Over 800 of these
men are members of the Star League
This list Is the result of an examination
held several months ago to which only
former members of the police depart
ment were admitted
Members of the Star League availed
themselves of the opportunity and en-