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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

Wheelock, John p. McGoorty. Leonard
Goodwin, Fred whitfield, william +.
Weimers, Granville w. Browning, John
+. Holland, Arnold Heap, George w.
Dixon, II. J. Furber, John G. Richberg,
Austin u. Sexton, Nathan NJ. PlOtke,
VIM. 8. Barbee, Hope Reed Cody, Chas.
Il. Pavlicek. Kickham Seaman, ELI b.
Felsenthal, Thomas II. Cannon, John
c. King. John Il. Kehoe. George =.
Foster. Newton II. Fairbanks, Robert
Rcdfield, James Maher, VIM. p. Black,
Miles J. Devine, Max Eberhardt, Ran.
dali II. White and George Kersten.
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% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture of gas
that the commodity can bs sold at
. profit Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 oents per 1000 tsst tor fuel.
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The Billings family are not satisfied
with what they "save" on gas trust
taxes. They are now fighting the State
inheritance tax.
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The people Of Illinois demand a con.
stitutional convention.
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Nothing more clearly indicates the
change In the character Of the carrying
trade on the great lakes than the diffi.
| culties the Dominion Government is
meeting In regard to the Welland
Canal. This waterway Is twenty.slx
and three.quarter miles long, connect
ing Lakes Erie and ontario. through
the Niagara peninsula. The canal has
fall Of 326A feet, which necessitates
twenty.six locks, and these are go feet
In length and forty.Ave feet In width.
The depth Of the channel Is fourteen
feet, which was supposed to be ample
to permit Of the passage Of the largest
vessels that would ever be used upon
the lakes and river. Some years ago
boats engaged In lake and river trans
portatlOn were built with n draft too
great to admit Of passage through the
canal when they We're loaded and n
railroad was constructed. parallel with
the waterway, to take n part OF the
cargo from vessel at one end and de-
liver It to It at the other, thus permit.
ting the boat to pass through. But now
steamers with grain.carrying capa.
city of 100000 bushels cannot even en-
ter Port Colborne, at one end Of the
canal. aud the number of these large
vessels Is increasing each year. The
problem before the Canadian Govern
ment Is the increase Of the capacity Of
the canal and the improvement Of Port
COlbOrne or the loss of lake traffic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

companies In consolidating under the
name Of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained In the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate In the city of Chicago.
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Gahan & Byrne have done good, hon
est work on the drainage canal, and
when the great enterprise Is completed
Gahan L. Byrne are sure to land on top
with high honors for the part they have
accomplished in the great undertaking.
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The Gas Trust can juggle with the
courts some of the time, but not all of
the time.
Fourteen members of the City Coun-
ell of Chicago have relatives working
for the Gas Trust.
The Eagle has the names of all of
these men and will publish them In due
time.
Some of these Aldermen have sons at
work.
Some of them have brothers.
Some of them have nephews.
Two Of them have cousins.
All of them got the jobs on the
strength Of favors extended to the Gas
Trust in the City Council at the ex-
pense of the people.
For the first time In years the City
Council has refused and neglected to
fix the price Of gas and to regulate the
financial dealings of the city with the
Trust.
Reformers come so cheap that all the
Gas Trust has to do is to give employ
ment to the son or other relative OF an
Alderman to secure his vote.
The various gas companies In New
York City have Just bid for the city
contracts. As a result OF the recently
Instituted gas war, the Consolidated
offers gas at 90 cents per 1000 cubic
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

quoted at nine points less than 1t was
two months ago. Bumps" Is a poor
manager.
The Gas Trust mas got new wrinkle
for squeezing the people. 1t 10 the ''gas
range" scheme, furnished by the gas
company. It works well In doubling
peoples expenses.
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The Billings gang Is never heard of
when charity calls. But when tax
dodglng Is In sight 1t Is right on the
spot.
Who was the prominent member of
the House whose name was attached
to bill of wide celebrity and rotten
notOriety who came to Chicago during
the last session of the Illinois Legisla-
ture and received $1,000 In cash from
the well-knOwn railroad lobbyist who
attained some notoriety In the ware
house scandal?
The SangamOn County Grand Jury
can have his name when 1t wants it.
Who is the country member from
Cook County who received enough
money to pay $500 each to certain mem.
hers of the Live Stock Committee, and
who Is accused loudly Of having "held
out" on his brethreni
The SangamOn County Grand Jury
can have his name when 1t wants 1t.
Who was the Senator who showed
his wad of $500 In a Monroe street
restaurant?
The SangamOn County Grand Jury
can have his name when 1t wants 1t.
The following well-knOwn lawyers
are prominently mentioned In connec
tOn with the nomination for States At
torney Of Cook County: John @. Ever
EFT, David 8. Geer. sydney Stein, James
G. Martin, Charles T. Farson, w. w
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

feet. while the New Amsterdam offered
theirs at As. These are less than one
half the old rate, which was % cents.
Thus New York gets gas for As cents
per 1000 feet while Chicago has to pay
81 net.
No wonder there Is no money to clean
the streets!
When million Of dollars are thrown
away to the Gas Trust In order that
cheap reform" Aldermen may secure
Jobs for their relatives. what else can
you expect?
Millions for the Gas Trust and not
one cent for clean streets Is the shibbo.
leth of the reform" City Council.
Bumps" Billings, the head of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should be asked to tell, IL he
knows. who the agents Of the Trust
were at Springfield.
lie should be asked concerning the
session of 1907 as well as the session
of 1S09
There are numerous questions. over
800 In number. which he should be ask
ed to answer and which will be framed
up for the State In case 1t decides to
summon the Bi.City Boulevard-Wcn-
der.
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Bumps" Billings will be the most
talked of man in Illinois before a year
passes over us.
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Why doesn't the Baxter committee
ask Bumps" Billings some questions
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Bumps" Billings has become quite
a noted character In Chicago.
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The city keeps on collecting special
assessments for the benefit Of the Gas
Trust; many Of those who pay then
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

II must not forget the Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal of 1897.
That deal will not be outlawed for over
a year yet.
The gang in the Council has been
opposed to the appointment of John G..
ShOrtall as master of the dog pound
because 1t deprived the Aldermen of
several Jobs which had hitherto been
distributed among them. Some of the
gang Aldermen called the attention of
the Civil Service Commission to the
matter. The result was that the COM
mission wrote to Acting Mayor Walker
asking whether the position Of dog
pOundmaster was under civil service.
The matter was turned over to Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Fyffc. who
found that no mention was made In
the statutes of the position of dog
pOundmaster. When Mayor Harrison
returns to the city the question will not
amount to anything, as he will not
listen to the arguments of the gang
Aldermen.
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"Bumps" Billings should be given the
city hall and the water works. He now
has the streets.
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The gas is Of a poor quality and the
condition Of the gas lamps was never
so bad.
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Gas Trust Akin cannot always pre-.
vent the uncOnstitutionality of the Gas
Trust from being shown up In court.
Bumps Billings Is facetious. He
has called his fast trotting horse
Bumps" after himself.
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Bumps" Billings has not instilled
very much confidence into the public
when the stock Of the Gas Trust is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

never see their gas, and those who do
see a very inferior quality Of the arti.
Gle.
How humillating It Is to think Of Gas
Trust people writing to England to tell
OF what they can do with American
Legislatures with little English
money.
% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture Of gas
that the commodity can be sold at
. profit for 80 oents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 cents per 900 feet Tor fuel.
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1t will not be long before the people
settle the Gas Trust. Mark these
words.
The Infamous Gas Trust bought our
streets of the last Legislature, ana the
city of Chicago can never own gas
plant or an electric light plant of its
own until this consolidation" law is
repealed.
Think of an American city prohibited
from using its own streets!
Yet the city of Chicago cannot use Its
own streets If II wants to light them
itself!
The Gas Trust owns Chicago streets,
1t bought them from the last Legisla'
ture.
The people are just awakening to this
fact.
Wait until they are thoroughly
aroused, and some gentlemen will not
wish to remain long inside the city
limits.
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Bumps Billings makes his coin In
Chicago and spends 1t in New York.
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When the sangamon County Grand
Jury investigates Legislative bribery
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

them by speaking up. II Mayor Harri-
son should not be a candidate for the
nomination when the time comes Cook
County will have a warm spot In its
heart for Charley" Ladd. The City
Hall machine managers like him for
himself and for his enemies. He has
the unique distinction of being the first
Democrat Of prominence in Illinois to-
throw defiance In the face of John +.
Aitgeld. He did that in a meeting of
the national convention delegation In
1896 and embroidered his def with
language that shocked even Altgeld.
He never has rctractcd.
I.add IL one of the original silver
Democrats In Illinois. He Il at the
same time warm friend of Ben +.
Gable, of Rock Island There Is no
doubt that he can have his Congrcssion.
nj district solid In the convention with
as much more rs the Cable influence
can bring 10 him before and after the
convention. With Harrison out Of con-
sidcration and Cook County friendly to
H.add he would be a formidable candl.
date. The only others so far seriously
mentioned for the nomination are: Hon.
Clayton T.. Crafts, ex.Judge =. +. Nc.
Connell. J. Nick Perrin, of Bellcville.
and Congressman Il. +. Caldwell. Of
Springfield. These are receptive" can
didatcs as yet. Judge Worthington has
been spoken Of. but is understood not
TO want It, As In the Republican case.
however. Cook County Is likely to bc
the determining factor At any rate.
1t does and will assume the right to de.
eide.
Commenting upon this most neces.
sary action by the City Council, the
CHICAGO RECORD OF SATURDAY,
MAY IL, 1893, SAID:
aid. Bigane was not elected rs n
reformer. Nevertheless he offered In
the Council Monday evening set Of
resolutions that may be made to work
FOR the relief of Chicago from the grasp
of the lighting corporations. Probably
some of the aldermen We're taken by
surprise or they would not have allow.
ed the resolutions to get past the stage
where they could be used for sandbag.
glng purposes. But the resolutions
were adopted, ana now need only the
signature Of the Mayor to make them
effective.
"The resolutions call attention to the
benefits OF municipal ownership Of the
city water works and suggest possible
benefits to come from municipal owner
ship Of the lighting service. They EN-
power the Mayor to appoint commit
tee OF nine to investigate and repor,
upon the experience Of other cities with
municipal ownership Of lighting plants
and TO agitate for State legislation thai
will enable the municipality to furnish
light to Its citizens. As Mayor Harrl
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

Chicago who protest at being held In
the grasp Of the gas trust, but Of the
citizens Of the smaller municipalities
Of the State as we'll"
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Excepting China, 1t would be hard to
find any country where the extortion
practiced by the Gas Trust on the peo-
pie of Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gas Trust robs the people in ev-
cry way.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on ex.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes at great
rate. This pressure Is especially strong
evenings when supper is being pre-
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps go
right along, hut the poor people do not
get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth.
Ing to do with them.
The Gas Tsrst Is not furnishing one.
half the light \ .hould furnish, and for
years. according to published reports.
It did not furnish 22.candle power to
the city.
1t Is reported that the Gas Trust Is
getting paid for thousands Of lamps
which are not In service, and this can
be easily verified.
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The new city attorney should enforce
the following resolution passed by the
City Council:
Resolved. That the City Attorney
be and he 10 hereby directed to In
stitute proceedings to test the constitu
tionality Of the act Of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating Of gai
companies, and also annul the act Of
consolidation of the Consumers Gai
Company. the Peoples Gas Light ant
Coke Company and the Equitable Gal
Company, for the reason that thes'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

Both Of these things must be done to
hold the business. The grain trans.
portatlOn Is now being diverted to 9th.
or channels. In 1903 about 10 per cent.
Of the grain that reached Buffalo pass
cd east through the Welland Canal. In
1893 this percentage had fallen to 0, q
loss in FIVE years Of 43 per cent, as
compared with Buffalo. IN the mean.
time the receipts mt Buffalo have large.
~ increased, being now about three
times the volume Of ten years ago. The
canal has cost the Canadian Govern.
mcnt $24,173,OOO, and with the Increase
In the size and dimensions Of lake
craft It will In a few years become
practically useless as an artery Of com.
merce unless II Is enlarged.
Few finer Instances Of moral herOism
have been recorded than In the case
Of Lieutenant Colonel Plcqunrt. who
has recently been released from the
military prison at Paris. PIcquart was
put Mt the head Of the Intelligence Blu.
rcau Of the War Department In 1906.
with instructions to close up the Drey.
fus case and file away the papers. He
had no acquaintance with Dreyfus, and
believed him guilty, but unexpectedly
came upon evidence which convinced
him that Esterhazy wrote the incrinl.
mating documents. When he told his
supcriors his discovery, he was bldden
to keep silence lest he dlscredlt the
general stuff Of the army. When he
persisted. his chief, General GOuse.
said to him: "After all, It is not you
who are OH the lie du Diable," but he
answered that he could not 60 down
to his grave with this secret. He was
sent of to Africa on q dangerous mis-.
sion, and later was degraded, and
thrown into the military prison ON q
fast. His release was n necessary re.
suit Of the collapse Of the case against
Dreyfus.
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william Waldorf AstOr, the man.
ashamed. Of his birthplace. has taken
pains to have his name removed from
u New York committee having In
charge the erection Of patriotic Amer.
lean statue. One can only marvel, In
view Of Williams actions during the
last half dozen years, that anyone was
ever idiot enough to put him on such
committee.
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Dr. Everett Of Boston says the peo.
pie who haven't time to read are usu.
ally the sort Of people who wouldn't
read II they had. 1t has been felt for
some time that something cutting
| should be said to this class.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

DIR. Everett Of Boston says the peo.
pie who haven't time to read are usu.
ally the sort Of people who wouldn't
read II they had. 1t has been felt for
some time that something cutting
should be said to this class.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-05

Chicago who protest at being held in
the grasp Of the gas trust. but Of the
citizens Of the smaller municipalities
Of the State as we'll"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13
THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH HOSPITAL
SHIP EQUIPPED BY ROYALTY.
WARDS ARE NAMED FOR THE PRINCESS OF
WALES AND HER DAUGHTERs-FOUR SISTER
NURSES ON BOARD.

WARDS ARE NAMED FOR THE PRINCESS OF
WALES AND HER DAUGHTERs-FoUR SISTER
NURSES ON BOARD.
London Dec (SpecaD.-The English hospital
ship built by private subscription and equipped by
the Princess of Wales. whose name 1t bears. has
sailed for the Cape advance Of the Maine, which
will not be ready for some time yet.
The Princess of Wales accommodates 1856 patients,
and is fitted with every modern scientific appli-
ance for the comfort and safety Of the sick and
wounded. There is isolation ward for con-
tagious diseases a disinfecting cabin and most
complete operating room. to which the Duke or
Newcastle presented R0ntgen ray apparatus the
ship is painted white with khaki tunnels on which
Is painted the red cross. The wards bear the
names OF the royal princesses.
The Alexandra Ward is on the main deck art the
Princess Maud Ward is forward. and the other
two are called respectively the Princess Louise and
Princess Victoria wards. In all of these the cots
are so constructed that they can be raised and
carried on deck In fine weather without disturbing
the wounded men,
The work of equipping the ship was carried out
under the direction of Major Mcpherson, of the
Royal Army Medical Corps. Five surgeons sew
enteen orderles Of the Royal Army Merical Corps
and twenty-three members Of ST. Johns Ambulance
TSBs 6TTaessenior sister Chadwck sister
spooner. Sister Hogarth and Sister BTeD dSdss of
York Princess Victoria and the Duke ana DUCHESS ad
Of Fife visited the snip at 1llDuIy anu hidpe
minute inspection of every part or IT, Inc fIih-
cess Of Wales presented her badge to each OF the
nurses orderlies and St Johns Ambulance men
and the Prince made short speech OF tareweII
Tho badges which white for the nurses ana
khaki for the men, display the eight pointed cross
Of ST John of Jerusalem. Below THIS is the
Princesss coronet and the letter A. ana the GENEVA
II is a fact which has been commented upon that
the present war has affected the middle classes OF
England little, the lower classes and the arlstoC-
racy together bearing the burden. -Four OF me
princes are at the seat Of war and nearly every
titled and arstocratic family in the Kingdom mas
a representative with the fighting forces. -
Nothing is going on in London society THIS WIN
ter except entertainments In aid Of the various re-
lief funds Princess Christian OF Schleswlg-Ho I-
stein whose son is doing service carrying DIS
patches in Durham. is devoting almost her entire
limo 10 the cause With her daughter Victoria
She sang in the oratorio Elijah. given on De
cernber for the Soldiers and Families Association
Fund Her contributions 10 the hospital ship were
ffty lounge chairs. with fifty large and thrty-slk
small cushions all made by herself and daughters
The Princess OF Wales also sent number OF tne
softest jown filled pillows, inclosed In channels
covering over which was drawn a twill cover IN
scribed "A gift from the Princess OF Wales
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13
Fiscal INSTITUTE FAIR.

Busy hands were putting the last touches to the
table arrangements for the annual fair at the
Pascal Institute No 576 Lexington-ave., yesterday
morning when The Tribune reporter arrived
Tho parlors handsomely decorated with
flags and everywhere the handiwork of the pupils
was seen At the different tables may be traced
the successive steps by which the girls acquire
knowledge which makes them self-supportins and
selfrespecting II girl does not understand
sewing when she enters the school she is at once
taught the first princples-how to hold her needle
and take all kinds Of stitches. Then she advances
10 colored and white aprons by hand and machine.
The next promotion.is chdren's underwear, which
brings a knowledge Of buttonholes. Telling. tucking
and rufng. At this point OF progress little fancy
work is introduced, such pen wpers work bags,
needle books, which adorned with feather
stitching and pinkng. When the more elaborate
work OF making maids aprons, caps and ties.
with elaborate and dainty wardrobes for dolls.
beautiful hemsttching for bed linen, has been
reached then the girls allowed TO plan cut
out and At their shirt waists. two girls work
ing together Some excellent design work bS the
grls in this grade shown. Those who do not
care to become dressmakers specially fitted for
seamstresses. 49,
To-day is patriotic day at the fair. and tea will
be poured by Miss Oliver and Miss McAlpin, Of the
Alexander Hamilton Women's Relief Corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13
ACTORS WIFE SUES FOR ALIMoNY.

Mrs Adelaide Cushman Morgan, wife Of Edward
J. Morgan. an actor playing the part Of Ben
Hur in the play of that name. and lately the part
of John Storm in The Christian" yesterday APP
plied 10 Justice Gidersleeve in the Supreme Court
for 500 counsel fee and $50 per week amony
pending the trial OF suit for separation brought
by her husband against her. Justice Gildersleeve
took the papers without argument and reserved his
decision.
The affidavit submitted by Mr. Humme on behalf
of Morgan in answer the application tells an in
teresting story. Morgan says that he is twenty
nine years old that he born in England and
educated in West Dulwch College for public SER
vice. but. having liking for the stage came 10
OF his family. and after two years went on the
stage.
On October a. 1897, he says. he met the woman
who was afterward TO become his wife II was In
Boston, and he was filling engagement After
the performance that night he went with friend
who introduced TO him his future wife. then an
actress and another woman. subsequently, Morgan
saws the woman made the threat that II he did not
marry her she would kill herself He married her,
he says condition that they should separate I'M
mediately after the marriage.
The latter half of the affidavit tells how he dis
covered that his wife addicted TO excessive
of lIauor and OF narcotics. He finally
PEELED 10 leave her altogether. ne says ana In
answer TO a summons secured against him by his
wife in Jefferson Market Court he promised to pay
her 500 a week. which he says he has given her
since that time
Morgan says that he has so run himself In debt
to his manager that he only gets $50 a week In
cash has no property 10 sell or borrow money on.
and so he prays that the petition OF Mrs. Morgan
be not granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13
Z. d CROFT RTN OYER.

Frank D. Croft, brother OF Silas c. Croft Sur.
veyor OF the Port. knocked down by horse
attached to a milk wagon at observation-disclosures
twenty -hfth-st. and Fifth-ave. yesterday morning
and severely injured. He was carried to his home,
No 81 West Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Croft is a carpet dealer. with brother. under
the name Of Croft Brothers, at No. % East One
hundred a nd twenty -hfth-st He was crossing tho
street in the wind and rain storm OF the morning.
and he had his umbrella raised. He did not SEQ
the milk wagon and the horse into him ana
knocked him down. The side wheels OF the wagon
ran over his legs. The driver then whipped up
his horse and escaped.
Mr.. Croft was taken to his store, where Dr. D.
j. Donovan OF No IS East One-hundred- and-twen-
ty-sixth-st.. found that the right leg had been
fractured at the ankle and the left leg badly
lacerated and the body bruised