Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

mission, Chicago people will be able to,
get light Independent Of the Gas Trust.
Pass the bill.
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Mr.. James F. Meagher's Gas Trust
railroad, the Calumet Western, should
be sat upon hard by the City Council.
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Anti.Gas Trust Aldermen should
vote against the Calumet Western or.
dlnance.
Calumet Western ought to attract the
attention Of Aldermen whom Gas
Trust magnate called 500 skates.
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How much Of the money put up by
the Calumet Western will reach the
City Council?
Calumet Western Is a good name for
a bad proposition.
The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
cure the passage Of O measure killing
oil opposition to It when II had no fran.
chlse from Chicago to do business It.
self.
II the members Of our Legislature
IRE to be regularly bribed, and II the
tribunals of justice fail through cor
ruptl0n, what will become Of popular
liberty and popular rights?
The people Of Illinois demand con-
stitutional convention.
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In connection with the peace pro.
pOsals OF the car. London CORE
spOndcnt has pointed out curious CO.
Incidence between 100 and 1900. In
the first mentioned year the car and
the king OF Great Britain had CORE
spOndence on military ornaments. but
1t was 'hen with a view to their In.
crease. not decrease. The idea was to
combine England Russia und Prussia
against "our common enemy. France"
Russia was to supply the men and
England the money. The czar Informed
his good brother. George. king Of Great
Britain. that 'he was ready to afford
their ally. the king of Prussia. succOr
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tined for tina; purpose $4,000 men--in.
fantry and cavalry and artillery" The
government Of George III. then under.
took to furlIsh the car with sub
sidy OF f75.OOO a month and engaged
to pay the first amount as soon as the
Russian armament had crossed the
Russian frontier. and to pay like sum
at the beginning Of each month for
twelve months. sunless peace should
FIRST be made"
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| Colonixing by syndicate H. a develop
ment having possibilities that the Ital.
ian Government Ia likely to discover by
reason of its lease to capitalists OF Its
Red Sea colony of Eritrea. The lessees
agree to pay one million dollars year.
and royalty on the net profits Other
terms Of the agreement require the cap
italists to preserve order, collect duties,
and resist attacks from outsiders. 1t
Is expected that the Government and
the syndicate will find the compact
profitable. What Of the welfare of the
cOlonIsts? That Is another question.
| Wht1n (snvnpnmant anI aonttO1tQfa
count their gains, they may reckon
their lOsses-in taxes.
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Why Old Flats ana Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin
coin avenue, Telephone North 76S, re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new ut very small cost. In
many cases after expanding money for
calclmining orpapering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, fy-specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done, when at very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, ETC., can be re.
finished equal to new. We refnish In
all the latest cOlOrs, such as polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper, polish
ed copper, oxidized copper, silver and
gold
We are also makers of a fine line Of
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times.
Call up North 76s. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO.,
288 Lincoln avenue, Chicago.