Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

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mission, Chicago people will he able to,
get light independent Of the Gas Trust.
Pass the bill.
Mr.. James +. Meagher's Gas Trust
railroad, the Calumet Western, should
be sat upon hard by the City Council.
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Antl.Gas Trust Aldermen should
vote against the Calumet Western or.
dinance.
Calumet Western ought to attract the
attention Of Aldermen whom Gas
Trust magnate called 800 skates.
How much Of the money put up by
the Calumet Western will reach the
City Council?
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Calumet Western IL a good name for
bad proposition.
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The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
cure the passage Of measure killing
all opposition to It when It had no fran
chise from Chicago to do business It.
self.
II the members Of our Legislature
IRE to be regularly bribed. and II the
tribunals Of Justice fail through cor.
ruption. what will become Of popular
liberty and popular rights?
The people Of Illinois demand a con.
stitutlonal convention.
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In connection with the peace pro.
pOsals OF the car. a London CORE
spOndcnt has pointed out curious CO.
Incidence between 100 and 1900. In
the first mentioned year the car and
the king OF Great Britain had CORE.
spOndence on military ornaments. but
II was 'hen with view to their In
crease. not decrease. The idea was to
combine England Russia and Prussia
against "our common enemy. France"
Russia WINS to supply the men and
England the money. The car Informed
Britain. that "he was ready to AFFORD
their ally, the king OF Prussia. succ0r
Of land forces" ana that he had "des.
tined for tina: purpose $4,000 men-in.
fantry and cavalry and artillery" The
government OF George iii. then under.
took to furlish the car with sub.
sidy OF f75.OO0 month and engaged
to pay the first amount as soon rs the
Russian armament had crossed the
Russian frontier. and to pay like sum
at the beginning Of each month for
twelve months. sunless peace should
ilrst he made"
Colonizing by syndicate H. a develop
ment having possibilities that the Ital.
ian Government Is likely to discover by
reason of Its lease to- capitalists of Its
Red Sea colony of Eritrea. The lessees
agree to pay one million dollars year.
and a royalty on the net profits. Other
terms Of the agreement require the cap.
italists to preserve order. collect duties,
and resist attacks from outsiders. 1t
Is expected that the Government and
the syndicate will find the compact
profitable. What OF the welfare Of the
cOlOnists? That is another question.
While Government and capitalists
count their gains, they may reckon
their lOsses-ln taxes.
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Why Old Flats and 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 76s, re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new ut very small cost. In
many cases after expanding money for
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, fy.specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done, when Mt very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, ETC.. can be re.
finished equal to new. We refnlsh In
all the latest cOlOrs, such as polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper, polish.
ed copper, oxidized copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers of 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.,
238 Lincoln avenue, Chicago.