Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-04

held the Office. The public at large
cant detect any method In his mad.
ness"
Bv an order entered by Judge Gillette
ut Crown Point. Ind, in the Circuit
Court the East Chicago Iron and steel
Company. which has been in the hands
Of Rect liver "A. NJ. Turner for year and
a half, will he sold to the highest bid.
der Sept. 2j.
When I'm operation the plant en-
ployed 1000 men. 1t was owned by J.
Parkhurst and others Of Chicago, and
was the largest iron mill In the west.
Attorney Max Pam Of Chicago and J.
Il. Peterson of Crown Point petitiOned
for the sale to cover a 10000 mort.
gage.
Civil Service Commissioner Wash.
burne has returned from a twO.months'
fishing trip In the Lake Superior region.
Lieutenant George NJ. shippy and
Lieutenant w. NJ. Clancy, who had
been stationed mt the stock yards and
Englewood police stations, were much
surprised Wednesday evening at re-
ceiving notice Of transfer from Chief
Of Police Ripley. Their respective sta.
lions were exchanged, Lieutenant
Shippy being assigned to duty mt En-.
glewOOd and Lieutenant Clancy mt the
stock yards station. Both men say
they were not expecting n transfer and
say TINT they have no objections to the
changes made.
Union labor was defeated in the
BOnrd Of Education Wednesday even
Ing. Twelve members Of the board
were present-CnmerOn, Sherman.
Strong. Hull. Brenan, Sherwood.
Schneider. Mark. Frnke, Kenting. Gal.
lagher and Gresham.
Sherwood made the motion that the
Committee on Rules he Instructed to
In section ~ of the rules
n provision that hereafter the Board of
Education award no contract for build.
Ing to any contractor who did not en-
plOy union labor. This was defeated.
The Building Trades Council pre-.
sentetl a communication stating that
the 1t. Louis board had adopted the
union labor clause, and that the COun.
~ Commissioners Of Cook County had
done the same, and they asked that
the clause Ike inserted in all Of the
Board of Education contracts.
Representatives Of labor present said
that the action Of the board might pre-.
clpitnte a general strike In all Of the
Industries Of the city. but that another
attempt would be made to have the
union labor clause adopted. The board
referred the proposition. after defeat.
Ing II. to lts general counsel for legal
opinion as to whether Il could be In.
serted In building contracts.
f. NJ. Lowry. manager Of Braun &
Fits, manufacturers Of butterine. says
the prosecution Of retail gr0cers for
violation Of the anti.butterine law II
persecution by South Water dealers.
who wish to drive the former to the
purchase Of the cheap grades Of but.
ter.
1T II supposed that dalrymen nre
behind the prosecution Of butterine
sellers" said MIR. Lowry Wednesday,
hut this II not 10. The president of
the State Dairymen's Association II a
South Water street merchant. The
prosecution OF grOccrymen II simply
persecution by South Water street men
to force the sale Of cheap grades Of
butter. which can he obtained only In
South Water street.
''The swearing out Of warrants
would he all right but for the fact that
retail grOcerymen IRE dragged away
from their business and compelled to
appear In court mt Austin instead Of
like persecution on the face Of It to
seek IN out Of town justice to handle
the cases."
A pathetic appeal for aid comes to
the Government from Chamberlain, 3.
ID. "Chaslng Crane" who IL described
asa "LOwer Brule Sioux" has sacrificed
his health for Uncle Sam, and he asks
u pension. Chasing's case seems to de.
mand prompt attention. The aged
Sioux IL battle.scarred and the hero OF
many fight. but for these he asks no
rewards. He has served for year as
a soldier In the regular army, and has
been stationed during this time In Fort
Omaha, but this he passes by without
demur. Endowed with q strong cOnsti.
tuition, he endured the rigOrs Of fort life
with fortitude, until confronted by the
Government rati0ns. 1t appears he
struggled bravely with the insldIous
foe. Thrice daily he met the enemy,
and seldom failed to down II. But his
vlgOr was being Slapped by the unequal
battle, and after these many days OF
struggle he stands confessed u con.
Quered and broken Sioux. 1t Is q sad
story, this Of Chasing Crane. II he
proves he ate these rations daily
throughout all this year II Is difficult to
see how pension can be withheld, and
the papers can be expected soon, duly
Endorsed, wounded by a Nations ra.
tiOns."
1t Is suggested that what some people
want Is sleep holidays. They do not
need to 60 to watering places and sum-
mer hotels and to be entertained by
round OF gayety, with band always
playing. There may be something In
the contention that a greater amount Of