Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24

friends In Kane and DE Kalb
Counties, where the bulk Of his strength
comes from. are said to he MsappOint-
cd mt the finscO which attended his can.
ditlncy for the Speakership. The chief
difficulty that cOnfronts the Congress
mans opponent lies In picking the
right man to fight him at the primaries.
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John W. Gates. President Of the
American Steel and Wire Company.
went to New York Tuesday to attend
n meeting of the directors Of that cor.
poratlon on Friday. Politicians were
not disposed to regard Mr.. Gates as u
serious candidate for Senator Cullom's
place and declined to discuss II as u
possible political problem Of the future.
They simply said that he Is rich enough
to entertain any sort Of an ambition,
but added that he will exhibit wisdom
by keeping out Of the Senatorial fight
support the President Of the wire trust.
for he Is already committed to Sena.
tor CullOm. Mr.. Gates therefore would
have to seek votes In Chicago, and u
IL admitted that he would not get u
great many outside Of perhaps three
districts. IL some Of the old members
Of the Fortieth General Assembly who
have treasured grievances against Mr..
Gates and his friends for reasons that
are satisfactory to themselves should
happen to he returned they would
make a great deal Of trouble for the
trust promoter. They have never for.
given him for the part he played in Ger.
tain transactions.
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+. Il. DOuahue Of Chicago IL prcsi.
Is about to become a competitor Of the
established companies for Western
business.
The United Parcel Forwarding
Company, rs the new organization Ii
styled. II capitalized mt S1,OOO.OOO. and
IL already operating In the East. Its
officers claim they will reduce the
rates Of express charges from 20 to
30 per cent. by carrying parcels on
fast freight trains. Almost equal
speed. they say, Gun be attained. Com.
panies from some twenty-five leading
cities were represented In the incOr.
poratiOn ana entered into the new
combination.
The Express ana Telegraph com.
panies eva,ied the war Tux. by sud
ding II on the people. The next Leg.
lslntuIe should reward them for their
patriotism by reducing tho charges of
the express ana telegraph companies.
In this way the people would get back
the war taxes that they were com.
PEELED by the express and telephone
companies to my for them.
School Board appointments will soon
be made. Among the good people
| talked OF are the following: Washing.
ton Porter, Miles ]. Devine, John II.
COnnery, Seymour Swarts. Charles &.
Stllwell, Frank IL. Hebard, A. q. Pow
ers. George w. Claussenius, Fritz
Glogaeur, Charles II. McGr,th. James
j. Townsend, Henry McGurren, Gen.
Robert j. Smith, George =. Foster.
Robert Redield. Francis j. sullivan.
James Maher, W. o. Johnson, Joseph
l.. Junk, n. i. BrOsseau, Fritz GOetz,
Arnold Heap ana Joseph Il. snytlacker.
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Miles J. Devine IL being urged as n
good man to appoint to the School
Board.
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 70S, re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new Mt very small cost. In
many cases after expending money 70,
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, dy.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 DO 70.
finished equal to new. We reAnish In
all the latest c0lors, such 40 polished
brass, gilt. rich gilt, old copper. polish.
ed copper, oxidised copper, silver aud
gold.
We are also makers Of . fine line OF
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times.
Call up North 70S. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO.,
- Lincoln avenue. Chica0A