Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-28

In this way the poor, tax-burdened
ill.treated parents Of Chicago were
forced to go into their pockets for sums
aggregatlng 100000.
1t may be all right enough to reward
Rand, McNally 4 Co. for political sup
port given by telegraph, but The Eagle
IL much mistaken IL the people Of Chi
cagO do not resent Mt the polls this raid
on their pocketbooks to pay political
debts.
The Rand-McNally deal is not the
only thing that Is causing scandnlous
talk nowadays.
Many people are blaming Mayor Har.
rlson for the Rand-McNally outrage
and the consequent cost to parents for
the big change In text books.
They are wrong.
Mayor Harrison Is the innocent vic.
tim of city hall gang Of graftcrs,
whose tentacles are reaching out In all
directions for 1.-THE stun"
This city hall gang is using Mayor
HarrisOn's name in many things which
will surprise his honor when he hears
Of them.
I'VE must have this or the Mayor
will be mad" Is an expression fire..
quently used nowadays In behalf OF
schemes worked to enrich city hall
grafters.
When an investigating committee
or special grand jury gets to worl;
on the matter, some people will be sur.
prlsed mt the audacity, born Of greed,
shown by these persons.
In the meantime, Mayor Harrison Is
suffering for the sins Of others.
The Eagle has afildavits from six
contractors who were boldly informed
that II they did not take an interest In
certain enterprise they would get nc
more contracts ut the City Hall.
But Of this more anon.
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% cheap are the materials now
u0od In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity can 10 sold at
. profit Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and for
40 cents PER 900 tsst Tor fuel.
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Aid. Fowler wants the city to let Its
contracts to the lowest bidder.
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Hurrah for Aid. Fowler! He Is all
right.
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Tho patent fact that Admiral Dewey,
as a man Of 10 years. has reached the
age where honOrs might easily become
burdensOme. has been emphasized In
one way and another ana especially In
his own remark, already much quoted
that he "began this hero business too
late In life" So far as the ability ia
hold receptions, to appear ut a success
sion Of brilliant feasts and to face 30
clal c0nsplcuousness without weari
ness. Ia concerned. his remark IL doubt
less true. But 1t need not be a matter
OF regret to the hero himself nor to his
trucst friends and wOrshipers. The
people had, OF course. to satisfy them
selves with n first Outburst Of tumultu
GUS ovation even ut the temporary ex
pense Of their IDOLS comfort. But thu
real honor. as they we'll know. will bt
paid him In the wOrld-lOng gratitude OF
the nation ana by his place In history
With this age has nothing to do. and
the very fact that 1t all comes ut time
when the more noisy tribute Is less ut
tractive than II might have been once
even to a modest man. Is almost cause
for thankfulness. Dewey, ut 90. vii
not have his head turned by the adula
ton of the country. Heroes. like mos
good things, are better not to be pluck
ed before they are ripe.
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The latest German census fixes til,
population Of that empire at 5l,77O.OOO
of whom 25,4OO,O0O are males and 20,
800 900 females. The general urbal
population has been increased since 1888:
by 80 per cent. ana the populations O.
towns of over 100000 Inhabitants hav,
more than doubled. OF the total popu
latiOn 500? 900 are occupied In agricul
ture, S,2S1 900 In other industries
2.238.0OO In trade. $4,000 In the pro
LESSONS, G31 900 as soldiers and sailors
and 1.330,O0O as servants. The Cath
0lics constitute about One-third Of tn
population. while of the whole CONNER
cial class 5N per cent. are Jews. TIL
population OF the empire increase
over a million per annum, ana alread,
the problem Of providing means o
maintenance, education and housing
engaging the attention of German econ
Omists. At the present rate Of increas
Germany will soon be Overdowing.
prospect which cannot be pleasing t
France, where the population is beglu
ming to decrease.
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The drst thing done toward bulldin
the great dam across the Nile at Al
suan has been the erection and equiv
ment OF extensive hospitals and dii
pensaries. for caring for the health Q
the army Of labovers. A generation O
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