Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-07
BY Inserting Card in the Official Organ
Of His Honor the
Mayor.
Most All Of the Poor Assistant City Attor-
neys and Counsels Pay Heavy
Tribute.
City Clerk Loefaer Advises His Friends to
Steer Clear of All Graft Cham
pionships.

The Mayors non-observance of the
building laws: his ignoring Of the very
first and principal clause, embracing
the appointment of commissioner.
has resulted as follows during his in
cumbency:
Aver Building. IL lives lost.
Nielrose Flats. lives lost.
Coliseum Building. lives lost.
When the investigation was taken up
by the Grand Jury the Commissioner
of Buildings jumped town. the Mayor
was not indicted or even censured. and
the contractors were touched for a
contribution to the Champion of Graft.
The smaller fry caught the indictment
which should have fallen on the Mayor
for maintaining an incompetent build
ing department In violation of the strict
letter Of the law.
Formal announcement was made to
Judge Brentano of the indictment for
manslaughter of Superintendent Peas
ley and Foreman johnson as result
Of the Coliseum collapse. The death Of
Frank Logan under the falling arches
was made the basis for indictment. The
report on this matter follows:
Believing that a criminal disregard
for human life through unsafe methods
In the construction Of buildings, or IN
the erection Of buildings so faulty as
TO threaten the health or the lives of
their occupants. cannot he too severely
condemned. the jury, after M exhauss
tive investigation into the so-called Col
iseum disaster. felt under solemn
obligation to find true bills against the
men who appeared to be chiefly respon-
slble for the deplorable accident and Its
sad fatalities.
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During last springs campaign some
Of Mayor Harrison's lieutenants start
ell weekly paper for the Ostensible
purpose OF opposing Mr.. Altgeld's or.
gan. the Municipal Ownership Bulletin
The Mayors organ was called the
Champion ana Its usefulness was sup
posed to end with the spring campaign
When the spring campaign ended
certain City Hall employees saw q
golden opportunity to graft"
since that time they have been hold
ing up crooked contractors under
threats of the Mayors displeasure
have forced City Hall employees to nd
vertise In 1t and subscribe for II. and
have notified all contractors doing
business with the city that they must
contribute to the Champion OF Graft
or give up their city contracts.
The Eagle has atiidavits from several
Of these men and can get rs many more
as 1t wants.
The Champion Of Graft Is edited by
City Hall employees, and Is published
at Democratic headquarters, l45 Ran
dolph street.
Yet neither the Democratic party moi
the people of Chicago get one cent OF
revenue from the Champion OF Graft
published In their time, In their build
ing and at their expense.
The proceeds all go into the pockets
of the City Hall Grafters. who divide
them among themselves.
The Mayors name Is used In ever!
instance by the solicitors who are als'
City Hall employees, and 1t looks very
much as II the affair would cost liar
rison thousands of votes ana yer!
much reputation.
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The GDO.0uo church-going people o
Chicago will have To get along with
out the 5G7 gas lamps In front Of thell
churches. by order Of the Mayor. Bu
the 1000 bicycle riders who are LEFT
after the death Of the craze, have ha'
fine big bicycle paths built for then
out Of the peoples money on Sheridan
road, Michigan boulevard, and othe
streets. The reason Is plain. TIT
churches do not advertise In the Cham
plon of Graft, while the contractor
who built the bicycle tracks do TIT
people pay the rake-off,
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The Coliseum disaster Is being In
yesticated and the Commissioner o
Buildings Is out OF town. Ihe Chaii
pion Of Graft should explain why.
Superintendent Andrews and ASSIST
ant Superintendent Kirk appear TO D
very friendly 10 the Rand-McNail
School Book Trust. Maybe they writ
for the Champion OF Graft.
What right has Sackley to occup
Dix street? The Champion OF Graf
has his ad.
The high-prlced Rand 'McNaliy book
and the constant changes In text book