davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
OBITUARY.
DEATH OF JOHN W. LYC

DEATH OF JOHN W. LYONS.
John W. Lyons. for twenty.one years
cnshier In the city water Office. died
Sunday night ut his home. 1854 West
Jackson boulevard, from pneumonia.
with which he was taken III Aug. II.
The funeral services were held on
wednesday In the Church Of Our Lady
of Sorrows. lnterment was at Cal
vary. During his service for the city
John W. Lyons had taken through the
cashiers window In the City Hall Si3..
100000 In cash. ana II was his boast
that never cent OF II had ever been
lost or unaccOunted for. Mr.. Lyons
was born In Ohio fOrty-sevcn years
ago. ana came to Chicago with his
father. James =. Lyons. In 1858. He
became cashier of the Michigan Cen
trail Railway when young man. ana
after two or three years In that posi-
ton was appointed assistant cashier
Of the city water department by Mayor
Carter Harrison, In 1878. Mr.. Lyons
had remained In the water office ever
since except during the administration
of Mayor Roche. During that period
he was cashier of the POstOtiice. He
was u member of the Cook County dc.
mOcrncy. but, II is said. never took u
leading part in political campaigns,
lie Ia survived by u widow. his father
Il brother, Thomas Lyons, ana sister,
Sarah Lyons.
BURIAL OF MRS. W. j. MONLES.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning over the remains of Mrs. Will
lam j. Monkey. At 10 o'clock friends
and relatives of the family gathered
at the residence, 445 West Congress
street. where Mrs. Monkey died Satur-
day morning of pneumonia. At II
o'clock the bier was borne to St.
Jarlath's Church. where solemn high
mass was celebrated by Father u. T..
Cox, assisted by Very Rev, \. Nor
rissey. president of NOtre Dame Uni
versity, as deacon, and Rev. J. Byrnes
of st. Jarlath's parish, rs subdeacon.
John \. Cavanaugh, Jr, was usher,
and the pallbearers We're william Lori
mer, John NJ. Smyth, Charles \.
Plam0ndOn. Thomas Gallagher, John
4. Cooke, George T.. Braun, J. W. Sud
dard. ana John Medallion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
PRESIDENT SPALDiN0 WILL RE.
MAIM,

Jesse Spaldlng, the president Of the
Chicago Union Traction Company. Will
probably continue indefinitely ut the
head Of that corporation. 1t was SAID
ut the time Of his election as president
he had taken the place only tempOrari
~ ana that he would probably hold II
only u short time. He Is much pleased
with the progress the company II max
Ing and he has said to directors Of the
company he has no present intention OF
retiring.
MahlOn ID. Orde has been selected to
succeed l.. 8. Owsley rs assistant secre-
tary and treasurer of the Chicago Union
Traction Company. Mr.. Ortle was for,
merly teller In the Northern Trust
Company Bank and Is brother OF Geo.
+. Orde, the cashier Of that institution.
+. II. Smith, Of Boston, has been elected
auditor of the company ana new sys'
tenn of bookkeeping has been put Into
force which simplities accounts ana
which has resulted In a reduction of the
working force. John NJ. Roach, the
general manager of the company, has
given up the presidency Of the Chicago
Consolidated Traction Company ana he
will give all his time In future to the
operation Of the lines of the North ana
West Chicago systems. II IL not eX-
pected any further changes will bc
made In the list Of company officials.
An officer Of the Chicago Union Trac-
ton Company said Tuesday the earn
ings ut the present time We're of M
amount sufficient to pay the guaranteed
dividends on North and West side
stock, the full per cent. dividends on
the outstanding preferred stock of the
Chicago Union Traction Company, and
that there wats left earnings equal to .
per cent. on the common stock of the
Traction Company. The dividends on
the West Chicago stock amount to
$701,340. Dividends OH stock of the
North Chicago Street Railroad amount
to SS70.952, or u total of 1862, 202 u
year. The Chicago Union Traction
Company owns a large block of stock
of the two companies and the dividends
paid into the treasury are said to
amount to practically the dividend on
the outstanding preferred stock, which
Is S5O0,OOO u year. The company has
an authorized issue of S3O,OO0,OO0 of
common stock and earnings of 3 per
cent. on this amount of stock would
amount to 100000 u year. This, with
the dividends guaranteed, would make
present net earnings of practically 81
2G22D2. According to the last state,
ments made by North and West Chi
cago earnings applicable to stock on
North Chicago We're S1,OSO,97 and on
West Chicago Ss15,957, or n total of 81 ;,
S!Ni,033. This would indicate u gain IN
earnings Of nearly SiOO,OO0 on the two
lines over the figures of 1893.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

dividing the property and disposing of
It, The original purchase money was
To- he spent in the work of resubdivision
and making the realty marketable. Mr..
Ycrkes alleges that the defendant re-
fuses to account to him for the prop
crty sold. and further refuses to in
form him as to which is sold and which
Is not. He asks that the court inter
vene for the purpose of clearing the
matter up. Robert l.. Parker, the legal
representative of Mr.. Ycrkes. says tina,
there is only a few thousand dollars of
difference between the parties to the
suit. as the sale of the lots In question
has not been large in recent years.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL HONORED.

The installation of Police Captain
Campbell as the commanding officer of
the new fifteenth police district was
celebrated by a banquet at the Warren
avenue station Thursday evening. Aug.
II. The affair was planned and car
ried out by u committee representing
the citizens of the district as evidence
of their appreciation of Capt. Campbell.
Two hundred persons were ut table.
Roger sullivan presided. Inspector
Shea with the lieutenants under his
command was present. Chief of PO-
lice Ripley was represented by his Sec
rotary. James Markham. Speeches
were made by Inspector Shea. Capt.
Campbell. exCommissioner of Flee
tons Fred Baird. Aid. Patterson of the
Twelfth Ward. Roger sullivan. Benjn-
min Short and james Markham.
Among those present were: James
McAndrews, Thomas +. Little. John j.
Mclaughlin, Charles a. Hawkins.
james Fur1Ong, Thomas A. Smyth.
Emil Schaeffer. William Farncv. AID.
Patterson, Aid. Maggie. AID. Duddle-
ston, Aid. Blgane. John T.. Owens. A.
J. Ryan. stephen u. Griffin. Andrew j.
Graham. james O'Ncil, Edward j.
Dwycr. Thomas NJ. Ryan, AID. May
pole. Aid. Fowler, AID. W. Brennan,
Aid. Rector. Capt. Campbell for sew
eral years was secretary Of police and
recently gave way to Simon Mayer
His new district comprises. besides
Warren avenue precinct, West Lake
street. Lawndale and West 18th street
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
THE ROBBiNG Gas Trust.

\ dispatch to the Tribune from its
New York bureau, Aug. n, says:
Unless the trusts and corporations
that are now squeezing the llfe-blood
out OF the people are controlled or
owned by the government" said Mag.
istrate Crane to-day, there II going to
he a great revolution. 1t will not be
bloodless. Men can stand much. They
put up for while with the gouging of
millionaire mOney-grabbers. They bear
insult and injury. But no man will
see his family starve. No man can
hear his hungry child ask for bread.
Some day there will be an accounting.
There was that janltor in the meter
case Opposed 10 him was the great
Standard Gas Company--millions back
of 1t. What was their quarrel! Thirty
nine cents. Thlrty-nine cents they
claimed against one poor janltOr. They
hauled him 10 court. They would
squeeze him, pinch him, nag him into
paying them the 30 cents.
THE man didn't owe them that
money. But what II he did, couldn't
they AFFORD To lose III Aren't they rob
bling their customers all the time; They
thought they had the power So they
went after IT, right or wrong.
But let me say this: II any poor
wretch comes before me he shall have
justice. The trust may have It's slayo
lawyers who smile and rub their hands,
hut 1t shall have no power or privilege
d,Iied the citizen"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
M'GANN rs ALL RIGHT.

Commissioner of Public Works Me-
Gam Is evidently too good u public Of
fetal to be popular. lie is local eX-
ample Of a man who should he ''loved
for the enemies he has made"
There Is strong movement on foot
to replace him by City Sealer Fred III.
bred, but 1t is to be hoped that Mayor
Harrison will not cOuntenance such q
change. There is absolutely nothing
to be urged against Mr.. Mccain ex-
cept his devotion to duty. He Is thor
oughly familiar with the details of his
work, and he will not permit the city
to be imposed upon by the contractors.
His appointment was one of the most
popular that Mayor Harrison made,
and 1t would be grievous mistake for
him to make change at this time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
YERKES SUES S. E. Gross.

Charles r. YeTkes in hill hl"d by
him In the Superior Court recently asks
for an accounting on a contract he
tween himself and =. T.. Gross made
In 1857, wherein the defendant sold TO
the street car magnatc over eight
blocks Of property In Gross Park for
the sum Of $4,000, According 10 the
agreement cited In the bill filed, Gross
was to subdivldc the property AMI take
charge OF the sale Of all the lots. II
was also understood. according to the
terms Of the contract, that the prices
Of the lots We're 10 be placed az such n
figure as would make The total rcaliza-
iion from the Investment $4,000. OF
this sum total Mr. Gross was 10 re-
ceiyc one-fouih for his labors in sub
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
MAGAZINES FOR SEPTEMBER.
wOMAN's HOME COMPANION.

WOMAN'S HOME COMIANlON.
Ever since the days Of President
Pierce the first lady of the land has
laid tribute on the conservatory Of the
White House from which to send fra
grant messengers Of comfort and cheer
to the unfortunate ana sick. In the
October WOman's Home Companion
Walden Fawcett describes this floral
fairy-lnnd. illustrating his account with
photographs Of Its most inviting treas.
ures and It's rare eXOtics.
THE OUTLOOK.
Mr.. Charles Il. Spnhr, In the August
magazine number Of The Outlook,
gives n graphic description of the life
Of the Pennsylvania coal miners. This
article forms one Of a series on "Amer'
ica's Working People," founded on
careful personal study Of typical re-
giOns. (S3 a year. The Outlook Com
pany, New York;
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
EA0LETS.

Again we are confronted by the old
question as to whether women should
propose. This time 1t has been raised
by a lecturer in New York and dis
cussed by such authorities as Mrs.
Lille Devereux Blake and Mrs. Eliza
beth Cady Stanton, both of whom hold
to the view that she should. Mrs.
Blake asserts that many girls are too
shy for their own good; that they do
not give a man sufficient encourage
ment, and consequently fail to get the
proposal that they might as well have
as not, Possibly this 10 true, but II a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

4 Chicago man had his wife arrested
for insanity because she punctured the
tires of his bicycle with hat PIN. In
eXtenuatiOn the wife said that her
husband loved his wheel better than
his wife and she wished to destroy Its
fascinating influence over him. lie
probably did not have more affection
for the machine than for the woman
whom he had promised TO love. cherish
and honor, but she probably had rea-
son for believing so, baslns her belief
upon the attention bestowed. Men will
refuse to give attention to their wives
because their bicycle needs special con-
sideratlon. They will neglecr the one
for the other. II the inanimate, unre-
spOnsive bicycle were IN animated,
responsive woman who robbed the wife
Of the attention that by right was hers,
there would be grounds for jealousy
and reason for the use of that hat pin.
To be jealous of Il bicycle Is unreasona-
ble--tO a man. Not so to u woman.
Mans love is of mans life n thing apart;
IT'S woman's whole existence.
%e~
There Is justice In the claim Of the
men discharged from the Government
life-savlng stations that they should
receive either pensions or half pay.
Some Of them have given the Govern.
ment many years Of faithful service.
and they are only discharged now be-
cause advancing age or physical In
trinity. probably incurred In the dis
charge Of their duty, renders them no
longer available for work which re-
qulres the utmost vigOr In all the facul-
ties. The life-saving service has never
been treated fairly by the Government.
Although It long ago demonstrated Its
usefulness as saver Of both life and
property, and although commerce
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

could not AFFORD to let II be abandoned.
Congress has always treated It In a mig.
gardly fashion. cutting down the pay
Of the men to the lowest notch. sus.
pending il during several months of CIV.
cry year In order to save few dollars
and refusing to pension Its members
when sick. disabled or aged. The In.
coming Congress should take measures
to remedy the injustice of its prcdeccs.
sors In this matter
%Sa
The Idea Of n roof garden church for
hot weather. advanced by a New York
clergyman, Is along the line Of the
dlctum that the devil shouldn't have
a monopoly Of good music. and this
proposition has long ago received the
assent Of most of the churches. We
no longer hear objections to church
organs nor Is there any protest against
the rendition of music that Is purely
secular. SO long rs II IL good. Hence
II Ii not improbable that the roof gar.
den church will shortly be a realiza.
ton rather than a project. There Is
nothing unregenerate In physical com.
fort and there Ii no reason why q
church congregation should not enjoy
the same privileges accorded to the pa
irons Of resorts where the wine Is red
within the cup md the vaudeville art.
list earns his bread In the sweat Of his
brow.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
~

During 1898 one passenger out of
every 2.267,270 carried was killed.
That shows that modern passenger
train 10 even safer than cyclone cave.
Taking the law Of averages q person
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

All our ideas of wealth are changing
In the United States. There are. so
many rich people In different parts OF
our country that unless man leaves
$5OO,OOO he Is considered as approx
mating poverty. These large figures
about property are exertIng bad ef-
feet upon the youth Of the country.
They are not content with labor ana
small fortunes, hut are apt to regard
themselves or their relatives rs no.
bodies unless they accumulate large
fortune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

would have to travel GO,OOO.OOO miles
before he would be killed and 5.OOO.OOO
miles to be injured. That Is the aver
age. or course. now and then a man
has to be the exception. that Is the
fellow killed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
/RSlA

% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture o. sac
that the commodity can 30 sold at
. profit Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 cents per 1000 feet Tor fuel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

Does any one on this side OF the AT.
lantic understand how II was that Du
Patty de Clam. who confessed his guilt,
got out Of jail before Dreyfus, who
protests that he IL innocent?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

The passing Of the Indian II attrihgt.
able to the fact that he resoluir'y rp-
fused to submit to the domination Of a
superior race. He died. weapon In
hand. This was more than negative
service to us. II has sharpened the
edge Of American courage. Only he.
rOes dared to face the perils OF .Ameri.
can pioneer life. We needed no Castle
Garden inspection In the early days;
the fear Of the Indians sifted enllgra.
ton for us. II Is owing In no small
part to him that America was settled
with the choicest pioneer material that
ever opened up new country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

The determining Influence Of accu-
rate gun fire demonstrated by the work
Of our squadrOns has been recognized
by the British admiralty. The per-
centnge of hits made by English ships
In target practice. both at moving and
mt stationary practice, was Of late SO
inexplicably low that no reason could
be advanced for It save the want Of
sufficient exercise with the battery. As
a remedy the quarterly allowances Of
expenditures with ammunition have
been doubled and the resultant prof.
cheney ought to be greatly increased.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

At its present stage Of development
the way to make the automobile effect
I've In war is to present It to the enemy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

The Hon. James w. Bradbury. OF the
class Of 1926. who headed the process.
sion OF alumni on commencement day
Mt BOwlOin this year, IL one Of the ia
nous old men Of the United States. He
was In the Senate more than nifty years
ago, where Benton, Calhoun. Clay.
Houston ana Webster were among his
contemporaries. His classmate. M.
thaniel Hawthorne. lived to be 20 years
old. ana yet Hawthorne has been dead
more than a third Of century. The
span Of such life IL awe.inspiring.
Has any other college an alumnus of
seventy.fOur years. standing?
%eA
While statistics showing the extent
Of education among convicted crlmin.
ais prove that the great majority Of our
evildOers are either totally Ignorant or
imperfectly educated, they also dis.
close the fact that those who commit
forgery. cmbezzlement ana similar Of
lenses are almost always well educated
ana OF polished manners. Men who
shock communities 10y fragrant breaches
OF trust and confidence are generally
persons OF more or less culture ana
refinement, whose desire to get rich
quick" has led them into lawless
courses.
Daily camera., 1899-11-25
Bribe Money not Wasted.

THE $4,000 that State Senator White
side gave up after declaring that 1t had
been rendered him as bribe for his
vote for United States senator, still
awaits claimant" said Mr.. c. X. Lewis.
of Montana. at the Ebbiu.
Il presume the final disposition Of the
money. inasmuch as no one appears to
want it, will be to convert it into the
treasury for the benefit of the public.
school fund. II will take an act Of the
legislature to thus dispose Of it, but no
doub, that will be done. The idea of
boosting the cause of education with
such cash bonus never entered the
head Of the original owner Of the money.
but whoever he may be, the fact that the
funds went to good cause ought to
prove a observation-disclosures Post.
Daily camera., 1899-11-25
SURETY BOND BADLY MIXED.
Postoffice Inspectors PuIsled Over Disap
pearAncc of Gold Hill Man

Postoffice Inspectors Puzzled Over Disap
pearAncc of Gold Hin Man
Rather a peculiar state of affairs in
connection with surety bond puzzles
the heads of the postoffice inspector S
Office this week. James L. Blackburn. a
resident OF Gold Hill, had signed bond
for considerable amount on July g.
1895. Investigation week ago revealed
the supposed disappearance of Black.
burn. No one in the neighborhood OF
the camp could be found who was sure
of the man. but it was though, that he
lad died suddenly and been buried from
the establishment of Undertaken Trezise
IN Boulder.
Wednesday Inspector Frederick wen,
to Boulder, and spent some time looking
into the county records for trace of
Blackburn. He found the name. but the
date of death was two months before
that of the signature. This was very
puzzling.
Yesterday afternoon, however, Mr..
Frederick notified his headquarters that
the bond was regular, though he gave no
particulars. 1t is supposed that he be.
came satisfied as to the demise or fate
Of Blackburn.-Denver News.
Daily camera., 1899-11-25
Pi PHI RECEPTION.
Elegant Afternoon Affair In Honor of An
Honored Guest.

Elegant Afternoon Affair In Honor of an
Honored q uest.
One of the mos, delightful social at.
fairs of the week was the reception given
this afternoon by the Pi Beta Phi iratern.
ity a, Greenwood" the home OF Miss
Myrtle Z,emer. corner Pine and 18th
streets. From the hours of until the
house was filled with the guests coming
and going who were fortunate enough to
be invited. The reception was given
mostly in recognition of kindnesses
shown the fraternity by Boulder ladies
during the convention here last summer.
also to present their honored CUES, Miss
Katherine Everts. The fraternity were
all beautifully gowned in evening cos
tune and were assisted in receiving BY
Mesdames Allison. Downet and Dodge.
The house was beautifully decorated
with palms and poued plants. while the
dining table was arranged in an effective
manner, with smilax and wine and blue
ribbons festooned from chandelier to
table corners, while cut flowers and ele.
CANT candelabra added to the beauty Of
the room where refreshments were
served
Daily camera., 1899-11-25
LAID AT REST.
Vice-Pre.ident Hobart's FnDeraI An I'm
Pres.ive Scene.

Nice-Pre-idebt Hobart's Funeral An I'm
Pres-ive Scene.
Paterson. Nov. 25-The representative
men of the nation today united to pay a
tribute of respect to the late vice-presi-
dent The president and cabinet, mem
bers OF congress, supreme court and 9TH
ers arrived in two special trains. At
: o'clock very simple services were con-
Quoted in the Hobart home, and later
public services were conducted a, the
church of the Redeemer.
Carroll hall" was filled with beauti.
full flowers and in one hand of the dead
statesman was bunch of violets sent by
Mrs. Mckinley. All buildings here were
draped in black and the funeral cortege
filed from the church through a dense
line Of humanity.
Daily camera., 1899-11-25
Agull0|d0' 'SSO1S
|1 Oils A0ndS
BRINGING IN CAPTIvES.
All But the Cheering Accomplished In the
Philippines.

All But the Cheering Accomplished IN the
Philippines.
Washington. Nov. 25-The adjutant
general today received cablegram from
OTIS stating that Wheaton has sent
in Buencamino. the insurgent secretary
of state captured November IL. He
was with Aguinaldo and party who were
under escort Of 1000 troops. These were
attacked by Wheaton and dispersed and
Aguinaldo proceeded north with zoo
troops. his wife and mother and four
year old son. The child go, lost and
was captured BY our troops. The mother
lost $4,000 in gold which was captured.
At Negros the insurgent chief has vol
unfairly surrendered. Planting has be-
gun and al is peace there.
General Mac Arthur has captured Cap.
tain Lawrence, an Englishman with a
commission in the lnsurgent army, who
came from Hong Kong with launch. it
is believed for the purpose of rescuing
Agu'naldo. If this was his mission. the
capture was an important one. General
Wheaton has captured Aguinaldo's son,
Daily camera., 1899-11-25
THROUGH CeAOEN HAIL.
Marched GALLANT Britaah and tho Burxhsrs
Broke and Fled,

Broke and Fled.
London. Nov. 2s-The Daily Mail
publishes the following despatch from
Belmont, describing the battle:
The Beers held position which Brit.
ish troops would hold agains, almost any
force. The British victory is complete.
My estimate Of the Bocr losses is 500
killed and Iso wounded. Mr.. knight
correspondent OF the London Morning
Post. vas wounded. The Boer prisoners
are ignorant. dirty and wretched. They
say that half their command, tired of the
war. will refuse further service.
"The whole force of the fearful fight
was borne BY the infantry, who were
obliged to climb 500 feet. straigh, into a
terrific stream Of missiles. The Ninth
Lancers pursued the enemy with great
vigor. but the Beers. well mounted and
familiar with the hills. melted before
them. Possibly. however. our victory
would have been even more decisive had
we possessed more cavalry"