Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-04

Mr.. Arthur Humphrey. the well.
known lawyer In the Chicago Stock
exchange Building, having changed his
base. has sent out the following letter
to his clients and friends: "The law firm
OF which l have been member for
nearly six years Inns been dissolved l,y
mutual consent. All business of which
l have Ind charge will be retained and
completed by me. have taken offices
In Suite 100 to 1113 Chicago Stock Tx.
change Building, los In Sallc street.
Immediately over my former location.
where I shall conduct general law
business, milking u speciality. 10 far nv
practicable. Of corporation and real es.
tate business. have delayed making
I'm announcement for the reason that
have been only temporarily located
during the time necessary to put my
new offices In shape. Respectfully.
ARTHUR HUMPHREY"
The executors Of the law In Europe
have beeu swift to seize upon discOv.
cries In science to help them to run
down criminals. The British Druggls,
notes curious uso Of the microscope
which was lately made In PRUSSIA. A
barrel OF specie sent from the frontier
to Berlin was robbed and filed with
sand. This was supposed to have been
done on the way to Berlin. The emil.
nent chemist, Prof. Ehrenbergh, oh.
tanned samples Of all the sand near the
stations through which the barrel pass.
cd, aud by mems Of the bl0wpipe aud
microscope, found sand Of the station
ut which II had been emptied and filed.
The thief was afterward discovered
and arrested. In France noted rogues
arc not only photographed, but weigh.
al and measured carefully, and forced
to speak and sling into a photograph
instrument before their discharge from
prison, that they may DO identified Of.
terward In any attempted crime. 1t
has also been noted for the identifica.
ton Of criminals that the one part Of
the human body which 10 never duplI.
Gated In man or woman IL the mark.
ings on the skin Of the thumb. The
face and figure may be altered at will.
hut the lines on the thumb-pcver! For
tho detection Of criminals, IN impres.
sion of tho thumb 10 stamped upon On.
per. A story II told Of the Princess Of
Wales. She was once shown through
tho museum Mt Scotland Yard. contain.
ing the photographs Of countless
rOgues, and also some Of the methods,
scientific and legal, for tracing crime
and for Furnishing It. ut Ii all very
clever" said tho kindly princess. with
q sigh. "but II the world were rs aux.
iOus to discover and reward the good
men as 1t IL the bad. what pleasant
place It would be!'
1t Is getting along toward the time
for another decennial census to be
taken. The matter has already receiv.
cd some congressional attention. 1t re.
qulred twenty-five volumes to contain
the data collected In 1900. and. al
though 1t Is within two years of 1000.
there are some Of those twenty-five vol
umes which have not yet been com.
pleted. 1t Is to be hoped that the next
census will not only be got out In short
or order, but that 1t will not be SO ex.
pensive as the last has been. The cen.
sus Of 1900 cost over 81 500. 900. while
that OF 1880 did not cost $0,O0O.OOO.
II Europe was waiting to discover
our sea prowess before she assailed the
Monroe doctrine the bombardment of
Manila is likely to have salutary ana
far-reaching effect. The destruction OF
the Spanish feet insures the security OF
the sister republics. Recognized as
formidable on land, they will now rec.
ognlze us as formidable on sea.