Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-07
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The Eagle will watch the career OF
Mr. Jake Franks. the wcll-known
pa wnbroker. on the Library Board.
with great interest.
Representative T.. u. Schubert has
been made secretary Of the West Park
Board. lie is u thoroughly competent
man.
John II. Parker Is said to he can
didate for County Judge. lie will have
a racy biography when the time comes.
While all the other assessors were re-
ducing taxes on account Of hard times.
Assessor Wilson of Lake View was
raising them.
IT Assistant Postmaster Hubbard
had some more SONS out OF jobs. posi-.
bly, the Iicsing Democracy would not
be holding 80 many good places In the
postofiicc.
Alderman Frank I. Bennett will In.
troduce IN oi tinnncc taxing baby ear.
rlages.
Alderman John Powers II hooked for
defeat In the Nineteenth ward next
spring.
The fellows who are agitatlng the
matter Of the deepening and widening
OF the Chicago river nre getting the
city into q nice mess.
Not only will all traffic on street cars
between the West aud North and the
South Sides be interrupted for years.
but xG7s.OOO additional taxes will In
levied upon the people to meet the tx.
pense.
And after all this bother hns been
gone through with. what will We have!
A big wide ditch running through the
heart Of the city. over which the city
authorities will have no control.
This means that the bridges can nll BIZ
kent omen all the time. whenever the
tug owners or mu,lscOw prOprictOrs see
1T, for they will liz under the prOtec'
ton Of the national government ant
will have the right Of way ut all times
Even the railroads are helping the
fanatics In this overwhelmingly Oi
course.
The railroads have come to the con
cIusIOn that the lake lines are huNln,
them ~ competitors ana they nre gOlnt
to petition Congress next winter Il
place tho lake steamers under the Inter
state commerce net.
II this II done. the closing Of bridge
win be u violation Of the interstate
: commerce law. subjccting the Offende
to punishment by the Federal court.
Rather thnn incur this sort Of dis
pleasure the bridge tenders will keel
the bridges open all night.
II will not In safe for North Slider
= or West Siiers to 20 to the thenter.
4 They can never be sure OF catchin
trains.
They will have to move to some Othe
town. for there II not room enough II
y all Of them on the south Side.
The only way out Of this difficulty
to send all shipping ana all docks to I'll
Calumet.
That II the most reasonable and SCI
: slble thing to do and the Calumet
big enough to hold all the merchat
: marine Of the world and to furnish
with dOckage.
Governor Tanner has not yet callt
:, an election to MI the vacancy In Il
sixth Congressional District caused |
the death of Mr.. Cooke. There II l
= need for Immediately calling this Gle
n tlOn. but II ought To be done In time
- enable the successor OF Mr.. Cooke
>. take his seat ut the opening OF Go
:, gress In December. II would be WI
to call II for the usual November Gle
ton, even though this year In Coz
- County no general officers are to
.. elected-in fact, no election whatever
IN to be held save to I'LL this vacancy.
"a viii be but fair ON the part OF the Go
!. ernOr to give electors of that COngrt
sional District full notice Of his y,
poses In the premises, In order tn
they may enjoy plenty Of time In viii
I. to make canvass for choice OF n
Cookies successor.
Ot The eX-member of the Leglslattl
g. from the Fourth District Is still 70,
Is flushing about the passage of the mo-
to riOls Elevator bill. Willie Is evident
v working both ends of the game, hut
will be summoned as u witness befo
ri the Grand Jury investigation of I
Id passage of the Elevator bill just I
IN same.
" The court martial investigating I
H. charges preferred against Major 10
er G. Buckner, commanding the Mn
H. Battalion, l. n. c., closed the hearl
I'd of the evidence Tuesday night aud I
H. verdict IL reserved until sent to t
Governor and published by the I'D
he tant general.
a 1t Is fully believed, however, Il
L. the majors evidence purged him Of
n charge, ana that the verdict Will
IT. TO that effect.
nd Major Buckner showed his deyOtl
We to his company by maintaining bef'
nd the court martial that the cars furni