Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-16

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to death, and lay apparently dead. For.
tunately there was one near by who
knew enough to insist on experiment.
Ing with the methods used In restoring
| the drowned. After a time which
seemed eternity the breath came with
a nutter and increased In strength till
the man was restored. Both Of these
Incidents might be multiplied; but they
are sufficient II they impress our read.
ers with the vital facts Of prevention
and cure In electrical casualties.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has re.
Gently rendered decision which IL of
great interest to employees on railways
and to oil other mechanics who. upon
entering a service, sign an agreement
releasing employers from nil damages
m case Of Injury from defective ma
chinery or negligence Of co-cmplOye.
A state Of law was passed In 1897 I'm.
der which railways became liable for
damages to an employee when the In
jury resulted from defective machinery
or the carelessness Of a fellow.employe
over whose appointment they had no
control. In the case In question a rail.
way company was sued by IN employee
for the loss Of hand, and the defense
set up was that this employee had sign.
ell a contract In which he expressly
waived all claims against the company
In case Of bodily injury. Further than
this. It was shown on the trial that tho
man had Joined relief society. com.
posed Of employees Of the road. and that
by reason Of his injury he had already
received from the society the sum OF
/ 1885 on account Of his loss. The court
held that the waiver Of claim for dam.
ages was void and the fact that the
State had by law provided for the re-
cOvery Of damages by IN employee
estOpped him from releasing his en-.
plOyer from liability. While this Ii n
long way In advance Of any previous
ruling In such cases the court based It's
decision upon the rule. which Is well
established, that a railroad cannot re.
lease itself from liability to passengers
by contract printed upon the back Of
a ticket. even when It has been signed
by the purchaser. The drift Of legal
decisions IL that corporations cannot
avoid liability for injuries received by
employees In their service In cases
whore there Ia no negligence on the
part Of the employee. 1t would seem
to Ike shortsighted policy to oppose
such construction Of the law. for men
Vnn1G I'm 1noo 11lsa1V, t<N osNk aW In
plOyment OF corporation which
should make such an engagement dc.
pend upon waiver Of all claims for
damages he might sustain arising out
Of the culpable negligence Of the cor.
pOratl0n Itself or some of Its agents.
The burning to death ut her own
hearth Of Mrs. Della Tudor Parnell on
her AvOndale estates In ireland has
more than a passing interest Tor Amer.
leans as we'll as for Irish home rulers.
Mrs. Parnell was the mother Of Charles
Stewart Parnell, the brilliant successor
or OCOnnell as the champion of tho
Irish cause In the British Parliament.
She was the daughter Of Rear Admiral
Charles Stewart, a celebrated AnIeri.
can naval officer, ana sixty-thrce event
full years lie between her death ana the
day when Charles Henry Parnel, led
her to the altar as blushlng bride.
Her career In those years was scarcely
less remarkable than her famous sons.
Her years Of residence In America at
BOrlentOwn, N. j.; her participation Ia
the Land League agitation; the break
Ing OF her mind after her sons death;
the belated recovery of her AvOndale
estates; and the brutal attack made up-
on her two years ago by tramp or
other mlscreant-all these things, and
many Others like them. go to make up
a life history full to the brim OF roman.
tic and tragic interest.
This much seems to be pretty well 60.
tabllshed, that the Alaskan gold fields,
from the very nature Of their location.
are destined to exact terrible tribute
OF suffering. sickness and death from
the multitudes of expectant mortals
that are Hocking so eagerly and unad.
visedly to them, and that men not en-.
dowed with great endurance. nor bless.
cd with the health and vigOr Of young
manhood, are running fearful risk in
stalking their hopes and their future
prospects on Striking 1t rich" In the.
Kl0ndike.
Price has been reduced on the origi.
nal, old-fashioned D0bbins' Electric
Soar. SO that 1t can now be bought at
3 cents bar, two bars for Is cents.
Remember, Dobbins' Soap Ia sold only
In bars. NEVER In chips.