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

Old.tlme friends In Kane and De Kalb
Counties, where the bulk Of his strength
comes from, are said to Ike Msnppoint.
ed mt the fasco which attended his can.
didacy for the Speakership. The chief
difficulty that cOnfronts the Congress-
mans opponent lies In picking the
right man to fight him at the primaries.
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.
pOrntlOn on Friday. Politicians were
not disposed to regard Mr.. Gates a. u
serious candidate for Senator Cullom's
place and declined to discuss It az a
possible political problem Of the future.
They simply said that he IL rich enough
to entertain any sort Of an ambition,
hut added that he will exhibit wisdom
by keeping out Of the Senatorial fight
next year. Governor Tanner viii not
support the President Of the wire trust.
for he Ia already committed to Sena.
tor CullOm. Mr.. Gates therefore would
have to seek votes In Chicago, and 1t
Is admitted that he would not get a
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 be 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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+. u. Douahue of Chicago Ii prcsI.
dent Of new express company which
is about to become competitor Of the
established companies for Western
business.
The United Parcel Forwarding
Company, as the new organisation Ii
styled, II capitalized ut q, 100000. and
Ii already operating In the East. Its
officers claim they will reduce the
rates OF express charges from 20 to
10 per cent. by carrying parcels on
fast freight trains. Almost equal
speed, they say. Gun he attained. Com.
panies from some twenty-five leading
cities were represented In the incor.
pOratiOn and entered Into the new
combination.
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The Express and Telegraph com.
panies evahed the war tax. by sad
ding It ON the people,. The next Leg.
islnture should reward them for their
patriotism by reducing tho charges Of
the express and telegraph companies.
In this way the people would get back
the war taxes that thcy were com.
PEELED by the express ana telephone
companies to Day for them.
School Board appointments will soon
be made. Among the good people
talked OF are the following: Washing.
ton Porter, Miles j. Devine. John II.
COnnery, Seymour Swarts. Charles G.
Stilwell, Frank II. Hebard, A. G. Pow
ers. George w. Claussenius, Fritz
GlOgaeur, Charles II. McGrath, James
J. Townsend, Henry McGurren. Gen.
Robert J. Smith, George =. Foster,
Robert Redfeld, Francis j. sullivan.
james Maher, w. o. johnson, Joseph
l.. Junk, u. =. BrOsseau. Fritz GOetx.
Arnold Heap ana Joseph q. snytlacker.
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Miles j. Devine Ii being urged as n
good man to appoint to the School
Board.
Why Old FIats 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 70S, re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new at very small cost. In
many cases after expending money f0i
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty. ay.specked
condition az 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 70.
finished equal to new. We refnish In
all the latest colors. such 40 POLISHED
brass. gilt. rich gilt. old copper. polish.
ed copper, oxidised copper, silver aud
gold.
We are also makers Of . Ane line OF
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times.
Call up North 70S. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS VIXTURD co.,
- Lanooln avenue. CaicaoA