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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

The question now Is, members Of the
illinois Legislature, docs II meet your
approval? VIII you vote to sustain II,
or will you vote for its repealT
A leading and prominent member Of
the Fortieth General Assembly. who
made good record, and Is known to
be an honest man, said recently: II
the next Legislature decides to investl-
gate the rumors relative to the ele.
vator bill. 1t will probably summon
some Of the following prominent citi-
zens to tell what they know about the
elevator bill, anyway, what 1t IL, why
1t was passed, and what was done to
secure Its passage:
l.. o. Goddard,
John NJ. Darnell.
Charles H. Crawford,
Charles COunselman,
George E. Marcy.
+. d. Armour,
Armour & Company,
Lloyd J. Smith,
Charles Il. Hill.
Free =. Morris,
Charles A. Allen
James Branen.
r. b. Weare,
w. II. Harper,
John Il. Thomas.
Louis Z. PerrOttet,
George j. Brine,
Frank Murdoch,
DelOs W. Baxter,
VIM. Il. NOrthcOtt,
David 4. Littler,
Isaac b. Craig,
+. 4. Chapman,
Caleb G. Johnson.
]. r. Rumsey,
And others.
When the villainOus gas frontage and
consolidation legislation Is wiped OF
the statute books by this Legislature.
the City Council can grant franchises
to five or six new gas companies. And
with healthy competition the people
will get 5O.cent gas!
~
How much Of the money put up by
the Calumet Western will reach the
City Council?
~6
Calumet Western Is a good name for
a bad proposition.
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The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to So
cure the passage Of a measure killing
all opposition to 1t when 1t had no fran.
chlse from Chicago to do business 1t.
self.
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II the members of our Legislature
are to be regularly bribed, and II the
tribunals of justice fail through COR
ruptlOn, what will become of popular
liberty and popular rights?
%6
The people of Illinois demand q con-
stitutlOnal convention.
Why Old Flats ana Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men ana 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 at very small cost. In
many cases after expanding money for
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, ay-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 col0rs, 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 78S. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO.,
28S Lincoln avenue. Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

With the corporations buying the
courts and denying the people justice;
with the corporations buying the Leg.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

Hon. Charles ii. Rector easily de-
fcatcd Pete Keenan, for Alderman of
the Twenty-eighth Ward. Mr.. Keenan's
brother ana business partner did not
want Pete divorced from business, so
he is not at all sorry that Twenty
eighth Ward voters gave Pete such
substantial negative support.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

The audacity of the Gas Trust, which
Is now trying to brlbe tho Legislature
and which Is running Chicago is awful.
On Monday petition for a writ of
mandamus directed against the Mayor
and the City Council to compel the
payment of judgments entered on I'M
paid city lighting contracts was filed
in the Circuit Court by the Peoples
Gas Light and Coke Company. The
judgments aggregate $171,4s3.O1.
The only way to reach the gas COM
pany will suggest itself to the people
some day when they are thoroughly
aroused to their danger.
%6
Only few aldermen are In on the
Calumet Western Railway deal Why
not take them all In?
%6A
Chicago Is one Of the greatest grain
centers of the world. and conditions
here frequently affect prices every.
where. We have here large number
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

Hon. John r. Russell received most
fiatterlng support from the voters OF
the Twcnty.ninth Ward. He Is elected
by over 5000 votes, this being his ma
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

jority over his opponent. Mr.. Russell
will. IL is believed, prove one IF the
ablcst members of the new City Coun-
ell
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

II the members of our Legislature
are to be regularly bribed, and IL the
tribunals of justice fail through cor
ruptlOn, what will become of popular
liberty and popular rights?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

John II. Peterson easily defeated Glib
hons in the Twenty-third Ward. 1t Is
said that many old-time Democrats
openly worked for the election of Mr..
Peterson.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08
IlI)IllA

The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to So
cure the passage Of a measure killing
all opposition to 1t when 1t had no fran
chse from Chicago to do business It.
self.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

Hon. Thomas Cannon ran away
ahead of. his ticket for City Attorney,
thus proving that he il one of the most
popular Republicans In the city of Chi.
cagO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08
sA0LETS.

Hon. James II. Mcdonald won out
with flying colors for Assessor Of the
Town of Lake. The vote given Ne.
Donald, Stuckart and Gray proves
that the people have the utmost con
tidcnce In these popular officials. 1t
was largely due to their popularity
with the masses that enabled Hon.
Carter II. Harrison to pile up the mag.
nihcent majority he did last Tuesday.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-08

Hon. Charles WernO proved his
strength In the Twenty-irst Ward by
easily defeating Mr.. Schmidt, his Re
publican opponent. Great things are
expected of Alderman WernO in the
new City Council.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
POSTMASTER in TROUBLE.
Federal Authorities After Him Tor
Sending Obscene Letters
Through the Mails.

Through the Mails.
TOPEKA, July 17-tSpecial9 ". A Red
ding, Populist postmaster at Navarro, kas.,
was gathered in by the federal authorities
yesterday on the charge of sending OBJ
scene mail matter through the mails. He
was brought here to-day and was bound
over to the federal grand jury. He gave
bond in the sum of $500 for his appearance.
John W. Breidenthal signed the bond
Redding has been sending some letters to
James Wick, of Topeka, for several
months to have them copied on type
writer. A few days ago Wick received
letter from a man giving the name OF
Blake Wilson, of Burdick, kas., asking MIN
20 COPY an inclosed obscene letter TO
family there and mail it. Wick turned
the letter over to the federal officials ano
Postoffice Inspector Fulton was put 10
TO Blake Wilson at Burdick and took the
same train for that place. The postmaster
there showed him an order to forward all
was forwarded and Fulton went on the
same train. He waited for an hour after
the mail had arrived at Navarro and then
that had been received for Blake Wilson.
The postmaster said Wilson had called
and got it. Fulton knew better. He pinned
hip pocket II had been opened. He placed
Redding under arrest and brought him
down here. Redding confessed that he had
written the obscene letter. but declared
that he had done It for the purpose Of
saving a young lady in his community from
q life OF shame: knew that she was as
let her parents know of II before she had
gone too far. I did not have the nerve to
tell them about It to their faces; ,ca because s.
Some would take It as a favor, while others
might become offended. l did not care to
the risk Of being killed killed and IN IT thought
them by mail. My desire to uplift human
fly and keep a girl from going to ruin
has brought this trouble on me. It's tough
lucL
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
TIM HOGAN CAPTURED.
Escaped Bank swfndler Arrested II
New York Yesterday After Ten
Weeks of Freedom

NEW YORK, July 17.-Timothy ]. Ho-
gan. alias Timothy Murphy, notorious
criminal. was arrested tonight by Deputy
United States Marshal McAveeny, Post
Office Inspector Jacobs and Assistant Su-
perintendent George S. Dougherty, Of
Pinkerton's national detective agency. -Ho-
gan is wanted in several states, and has
an unexpired term waiting for him on
Blackwell's island.
His last escape was from the Columbus.
o., penitentiary, on the morning of May 3,
1899. He was serving a five-year sentence
at the Ohio penitentiary, and succeeded in
getting himself smuggled through the gates
while concealed in a packing case. Hogan
Will be at once returned to the Columbis
authorities.
He has caused no end of trouble to the
banks through both the East and West
because of his cleverness in altering checks
and rewards We're offered by the American
Bankers. Association for his arrest
Hogan, who was associated with Charles
Carlton, "Piggy" Real and Frank Baxter,
has successfully operated as a letter box
thief and forger in New York, Boston. Bal
timore, Pittsburg. Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Columbus, Buffalo. Duluth. Detroit, st.
Paul. Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis
and many other cities in the West.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
STILL IMPORTING NEGROES.
Central Coal and Coke Company Hold
ing Out Against Strikers-Bat-
tie in Arkansas.

SCAMMoN. KAS.. July 17.-F'orty-three
negro miners were brought here from Ala
lama to-day by the Central Coal and Coke
Company. and were put to work in the
stockaded mine a mile south of town. There
was no demonstration. The company will
import $50 more negroes by August l5.
BONANZA, ARK. July IA sharp bat
tie occurred between strikers and guards at
the Central Coal and Coke Company's mine
near here to-day. Several volleys were
fred and returned, but none were hurt.
The strikers retreated.
FORT SCOTT, KAS.. July 11.-Judge
Williams, of Arkansas, in the federal court
here to-day caused bench warrants to be
issued against miner named Dennison,
Of Yale. and William Perdeaux at Pitts
burg, for contempt in violating the court s
restraining order. Dennison Is charged
with making threats against the life of ex-
Marshal W. II. Robertson, commanding
the guards ut the Missouri Pacific stock
AIDES at Yale. Hearing OF applications for
restraining orders against other miners oc-
cupied the afternoon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
CLEVELAND STRIKE RENEWED
Street Car Lines Tied Up Again After
Being Operated Only Three
Weeks.

CLEVELAND, O., July 1.-THE inaugu-
ration of second strike by the employees
Of the Big Consolidated Railway Company
was a complete surprise to the public this
morning. and nearly so to the company.
Ever since the men returned to work three
weeks ago under an agreement prepared
by committee of the city council and
signed by representatives Of the strikers
and of the company, there had been fire.
quent complaint on the part Of the men
that the company was not living up to
the agreement. Several conferences were
held, the latest about q week ago, and It
was then announced that everything was
satisfactory, or would be as soon as the
company had been given ample time to
ADJUST the schedules and arrange the runs.
The presence on cars of the non-union men
who We're retained after the settlement of
the strike was still a bone Of contention,
however, and crisis was reached yester-
day when, as is claimed, number of union
men were discharged for refusing to go out
on cars with non-union men. A meeting
followed last night, and at 3 O'clock this
morning the decision to strike was reached.
All the lines were tied UP from o'clock
until after s, when the operation of the
Euclid avenue line with non-union men
under police protection was undertaken.
Cars were run at five-minute intervals on
that line until evening, but no attempt was
made to move cars on other lines.
Henry A. Everett, president of the COM
pany, issued statement this evening, in
which he says the terms of the agreement
with the strikers have been strictly ad-
hered to. but that It was impossible to in
augurate all the reforms promptly because
of the continued interference with the nom
union crews, and he holds the union men
directly responsible for this. He attributes
the present strike to a feeling of dsap-
pontment on the part of the union men be-
cause the non-union men have not been
"mobbed and beaten out of the company s
service" He says that he will operate the
cars If he is given police protection. Pro-
lection has been promised by Mayor Far
ley, and 1t is said that the militia will be
serve order.
There has been little disorder to-day,
hut nothing of a serious nature,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18

enlisting under the above act would be
discharged within sixty days after the
signing of the treaty of peace with Spain.
cost of transportation home if they will
re-enlist here, which proposition most of
the boys will accept. 1t means about $500
to each man.
Our next and most important engage
ment will probably be at Parnaque, which
town Is fifteen miles south of Manila, and
There are nearly 10000 native soldiers
there, we'll armed, and who say they ill
tend to fight the Americans to the last.
You will probably have news of the fight
long before you receive this
ROBERT NJ. DIBBLE,
Troop r.. Fourth United States Cavalry.
2. l.. Nav 81
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
PURvIs' MURDERER coNFEssEs
Three Men Implicated in n Galena
Murder-WeIl Laid Plans
Carried Out.

GALENA, KAS., July N.-(special) A
confession OF the murder OF John Purvis,
Thursday night. has just been made by
Nose Locke, a cripple who was implicated.
From Locke's confession 1t appears that
the murder was committed by two negroes
while he and Purvis were sleeping encamp-
ed on Shoal Creek. A well matured plan
was carried out, and while the two men
slept one Of the negroes. VIII Carey, rode
up and ostensibly held them up. Locke
made a feint at resistance, and Carey shot
and killed Purvis. The two men then came
back to town, where Locke announced the
murder. He was arrested for completely,
but was later released by coroners YER
dict. He has been rearrested and to-day s
confession was secured by promise of pro-
lection.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18

McKeller held a conference at police head
quarters in Brooklyn. The police author
fties aver that the strike is almost over, as
the men who are out have not sufficient
capital to back them up for any kind of a
prolonged fight. ---1
Many friends of the strikers think that
the men will win, but the most conserva-
tive people who have watched the prog
ress of the strike so far believe that the
strikers will lose and many of them Will
be thrown out of work.
President Rossiter said tonight that the
old employees would be welcomed back to
their several positions. but that the men
who had stood by the company. whether
green or old hands. would have the prefer
ence of being assigned to regular cars, and
undoubtedly a good deal of friction will
occur on this score in case the strike is
declared off.
General Master Workman John N. Par
sons was in conference for several hours
tonight with the executive committee of
the, employees of the. metropolitan, Street
Railway Company. After the conference,
Mr.. Parsons practically announced that a
strike of the Metropolitan employees is now
inevitable, unless President Vreeland re-
cedes from the position he has taken.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
AGUINALDO SUES FOR PEACE.
Makes Direct Overtures to General
Otis-Volunteers May Not
he Needed,

CHICAGO. July ia special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
Important cablegrams have been receiv-
ed at the state department from the Philip
pine commission and at the war depart
ment from General Otis, concerning a new
move in the direction of peace. These dis
patches have been in the hands Of the
president for several days. but he has de-
clned to make them public because the
ultra-optimistic views heretofore received
from the same source have not been borne
out by subsequent events.
The latest dispatches, however, are more
encouraging than the previous ones, but
the president wishes to have some positive
results before making them public.
All that can be learned definitely about
them is that direct overtures for peace
have been made to General Otis by Aguin-
aldo and some of his principal leaders.
1t was said by cabinet official tonight
that if the promises are fulfilled the volun-
teers now being enlisted will not be
needed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
LETTER FROM A REGULAR.
He Corrects Some Popular Misappre
tensions Regarding Affairs
in the Philippines.
To The Journal.

10 Inc Journai.
Some of the daily papers which are sent
to me from the States contain great many
things concerning affairs here that are un-
truths. The most important statement is
in regard to the health of the American
forces now in the Philippines. One paper
states that more than half of the American
soldiers are sick and want to be sent home.
This is not the truth. While there are
some few who want to return home, there
are thousands and thousands who would
not go home until the trouble here is set
tied. The health of our soldiers is good.
about the only sickness being breaking
out with what is called the "adobe (the
boys call 1t 'dobeo itch" and boils. The
'dobe itch'' is contracted from coming in
contact with the grass and weeds and is
easily cured.
In Kansas City evening daily I notice
some complaints in regard to the treatment
of the soldiers by the officers In reply
to the statement I can only speak in the
very highest terms of our officers. We
have received splendid treatment at their
hands as long as we have conducted our
selves as soldiers should and as long as
we have done our duty. The boys are all
eager for fight and it is all the officers
can do to hold them back while they
are in action. When they start to fight
they never know when to stop.
The great trouble is to get the natives
to fight long at time. We run onto
bunch of 1,200 or 1900, and they will
fight ten or fifteen minutes and then cut
and run. But let them catch a scouting
party in advance of our lines and they will
riddle them with bullets. The way they
kill most of our soldiers is by stealing I'D
on sentry and shooting him or sticking
him with knife. All this kind of work
is done at night, when the sentry is COM
PEELED to walk his post in the high grass
or in the rice fields. If we could just get
them to fight US the war would soon be
over. In fact, 1t would not last two days.
Whenever we do meet them they outnum-
Der US, and If they had the fighting stock
in them that the Americans have 1t would
take long while to settle the trouble But,
taking things as they are, think this war
will be over inside of six months
The weather here is very good at the
present time, but 1t will not last long, for
the rainy season will set in about the 18th
of June, and it lasts for several months.
Then is when we will suffer 1t will rain
for, say. an hour, and then the sun will
come out and cause the steam to rise from
the ground, which is exceedingly hard on
the American soldiers.
We are being reinforced as fast as the
transports can make the trips. Some 10000
soldiers will get their discharges here on
June T. These are the war soldiers who
enlisted under the act of congress passed
in NAV calling for soldiers for the war
only, and which provided that all men re-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
KANSAS RECEIVER NAMED.
Phoenix Loan Association, of st. Jo-
seph, in Hands of q KAN
sns Court

TOPEKA, July r.-(SpeciaL) The district
court of Brown county to-day appointed a
receiver for the Kansas business of the
Phoenix Loan Association, of st. Joseph.
This is the first time in the history of the
state that court has appointed a receiver
for the Kansas business of a foreign cor
poration The power of the court to ap-
point the receiver may be tested in the
higher courts.
The Phoenix company has done great
deal Of business among the railroad men of
Kansas and recently number of them
have become displeased with 1t. Many Of
them have withdrawn as stockholders and
it is thought that this is responsible for
the appointment Of the receiver to-day.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has re-
ceiyed a number of complaints against the
company within the past six months, but
has taken no action against it. A num-
ber of the stockholders have written him
asking him to aid them in getting back
the money which they have paid in on
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
OIL STEAMER ON FIRE.
Burned and Sank at Her Pier In the
Harbor at Halifax Yes


HALIFAX, N. s., July 1.-THE Standard
Oil Company's tank steamer Maverick,
which arrived Saturday from New York
with a cargo of oil, is sunk in the harbor.
She was taken to her pier in Bedford basin
this morning and the pumping of the oil
from the ships hold to the oil tank on the
shore was commenced, a. six inch pipe
connecting the tanks. During the pumping
the pipe burst and the oil flowed down into
the engine room and became ignited. The
steamers crew made efforts to subdue the
flames which followed, but were obliged to
leave the ship to save their lives. In a
short time sheets of flame were rising from
the steamer in several placs.
The city fire brigade was called out, fear
ing a general confagration. This danger
was averted by an explosion which blew a
hole in the ships side. She careened and
gradually filed with water and sank. She
now lies submerged, only her masts being
visible.
About two-thir1s of the cargo remained
in the vessel at the time of the disaster.
and this was destroyed. A large area of
water is covered with blazing oil, and thou
sands of people have been attracted to the
scene.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
Spent a Good Farm Doctorins.

Mr.. A. N. Noell, of Asherville, Kas., says
he spent good farm doctoring himself
for chronic diarrhoea, but got no relief
and was afraid that he must die. He
chanced to get hold of a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and was much surprised at the
relief which 1t gave him. He continued its
use for a short time and was permanently
cured. A great many cases of chronic
diarrhoea have been cured by this REM
edy after all other medicines and treat
ment had failed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
MURDERED BY HIS PLAYMATEs
Eight-Year-old Montpeiier, Ind, Boy
Dead as n Result of Injuries
Inflicted.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, July 17-Ralph
5chelly, years old. lies dead in his home
at Montpelier, the result OF vicious at
tack on him by four of his playmates. The
boys were all playing doctor" when some
difficulty arose over a trifiing matter mad
the four combined to thrash Ralph The
boys implicated in the murder are Cliff
Haskins, Ora and Dock Borman and Her
man Payne. Two of them held Ralph
Schelly while the others kicked him and
pounded him on the neck, head and back
with stones. Lockjaw followed and then
death