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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09
DurseA Wstheut IAent11ea taon.

The body Of an unknown man found In
White river, near Auburn on Sunday Waa
buried at that place unidentified. Thu re-
mains were badly decompoaed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09

SsSs-y s. = roaaa trip to Victoria S&.ar-
DAY. Aug. saa a. 80 o a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09

CARS every two and half minutes for
Madison park tonight. Wagner's hand.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09

CARS every two ard 0 Sais minutes for
Madison park tonight. wsGrer's hand
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09

To1- will remain I'm Victoria ali day Sun.
day. Aug lsss. 1. you 60 en- the Wheel
nstE's excursion at 10 o m. Saturday. Aug
nth oriy 81 = round trip.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09

Tom Fraser. ar alleged ex-prixengh.er.
charged with rnbntng Ronald McDonale Of
80 in the Fig BONANZA saloon. was ye@.er-
DAY noand ever % the superior court By
Justice Austin. He wa. committed TO tail
In default OF Sae bail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09
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TRr Hotel sssv.ns' new dining room
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
WHERE JURY BRiBiN0 BE0iNS.

Il. Parmalee Prentice, of the Chi
cago bar. has an article In the current
issue of the Arena with the above title.
the most startling statement of which
is that claims of damages for personal
injuries pending in the courts of Chi
cago-representing an accumula ton of
about two yc,rs-reaches a total of
fifty or sixty millions of dollars"
What this means may he understood
Ivy the further assertion that ''it is said
that the amount of claims in these
courts against certain railway compa-
MES exceeds the amount of their gen
cral mortgage"
1t Is out of these personal damage
suits that almost all the jury bribing
of which we so continually hear grows.
Mr.. Prentice says that the damage
suits grow out of the tendency To
loot any public or quasi-public treas.
ury lin aid of private suffering or pri.
waite want II not private greed" to Use
the words of Judge Hammond. of the
United States District Court in Tennes.
see.
Mr.. Prentice arraigns the courts Of
Illinois for having alMiicated the right
to lay down the principle that before
u person can recover damages for neg
ligcnce of another he must show that
he was himself at the time of the in
jury exercising ordinary care. I'm 9th
| ~ words, defendant cannot he charged
with plaintiffs fault" lie illustrates
the point by citing numerous cases IN
which the plaintiff not only did no,
exercise ordinary care to avoid injuries
but was deliberately negligent.
These personal injury eases are pros
the most INSCRIPTIONS means. The ten
dency to "loot'' public or corporation
trca suries Is powerful In the jury boxe,
and Is not discouraged by judicial as
sertion Of those sound principles OF
law that forbid carelessness from coin
ing its rccklessness into heavy yer
diets. This abdicatiOn Of the court,
moves corporations to resort to Illicit
methods to protect themselves. Ant
~ we have jury brlblng.
| There II great force In Mr.. Prentice,
plea for the assertion by the courts OF
fixed rules of law instead of "the per
sonal wishes Of men selected by chanc,
or worse" His quotation Of the Ian
guagc Of Sir Thomas More II very apt
III you do not remedy the evils whicl
produce thieves. the vigorous execu
ton Of the law furnishing them will b,
In vain"
II we would check Jury brlbing w
must galvanize into life the sound prin
clple Of law that fOrblds anyone profit
Ing by his own wrong. And before W,
lean do this we must wipe out the iii
nois practice that makes the jury tho
Judge Of the law as well rs OF tn,
facts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
UNIVERSITY OF CHiCA0O.

On Monday evening, Oct. 2, at Cen.
trail Music Hall, occurs the autumn
cOnvocatiOn OF the University Of Chi.
cago. In connection with 1t will be
the opening of the college for teachers
ana the class study department Of the
University extension work Of the Uni
verslty. Bishop Spauldlng IL to deliver
the address upon the subject of ",rhe
University and the Teacher" The
University of Chicago. College for
Teachers, whose sessions are held In
the Fine Arts Building. IL not u normal
school, but IL designed to offer univer-
slty privileges to the public school
teachers and to others who are unable
to attend the University. The faculty
Of the college Is composed of members
of the teaching STAFF of the University,
courses are offered In all lines Of uni
versity study, ana credit may he re-
celved for the work done ut the Uni
vcrsity. The class study department
of the University extension division of
the University does work of like char
acter with the College for Teachers.
but instead of conducting its classes
all In one place 1t organizes them wher.
ever Il few individuals desire work In
any line of study, In the city or outside
of 1t. Never before has a liberal edu-
cation been so easy Of attainment by
those whose time or means will not
permit them to attend college or uni.
verslty. The classes are conducted
evenings ana Saturdays, ana meet
once or twice n week for twelve weeks
Or moro
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
CHiEF JOSEPH KiPLEY.

In Joseph Ripley Mayor Harrison has
an excellent Chief of Police.
He Is honest.
lie Is capable.
lie was good patrolmnn.
lie was one Of the hest detectives
upon the force for many years.
lie was a good lieutenant.
lie was good captain.
lie was u good assistant Chief of Po-
lice.
lie worked his way up every round of
the ladder until he got to the top. and
ne Is today u poor man financially.
No crooked money ever stuck to his
fingers.
No crooks have u hold upon him.
The present attempt Of shellwOrkers
AMI confidence men to ruin him will
not succeed.
Mayor Harrison has good man IN
Chief Ripley, and the public approves
Of his choice.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
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THE TRUST CONFERENCE.

The conference held In Chicago this
week to consider the subject of trusts
Is an event of national importance, and
1t gives every promise of being even a
greater success than was anticlpated
AT the outset by the Civic Federation,
which issued the call.
The subject for consideration il one
Of vital importance to the industrial
welfare Of the country, and it Is WELL
therefore, that IL Is TO he discussed
from many points of view. There are
undoubtedly great possibilities for evil
in the trusts which are developing so
rapidly. 1t is apparent, however, that
the trust Is not an unmitlgarcd evil.
That form Of organization has its adj
vanlaees, else there would not he such
free resort 10 It. The conference pre-
slinably VIII Try to discover what of
good there may be in the tendency to-
ward large combinations, and what of
evil, and to point out II possible the
way TO avoid the evils without sacriiic-
ing The good.
The process of industrial evolution
has been going on with such rap!dity
during the last century, and especially
during the last twenty-five or thirty
years, as To DE but poorly understood,
even by those engaged In industrial
pursuits. The rise Of the factory sys-
ten, for instance, has been the cause
of changes Of far-reachlng importance,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
ARMOUR RAISES HIS TAX.

Philip ID. Armour sent word TO the
board Of review that his firm was will.
ing TO be assessed for every dollars
worth of personal property that It pos.
scssed, but no more. Then his repre-.
sentative voluntarily raised the assess.
or's valuation from $2,OOO,OOO to 49,.
100000, and produced the books to
show that the latter figures were cor
rect.
What u contrast to the attitude as.
sumed by some taxpayers! or course
this does not imply that all those who
have asked to have their taxes reduced
have not been justified in so doing. but
how many Of them would have sought
to have them raised II the assessors
figures were too low? How many have
actually accepted an assessment that
they know to be below what IL fair and
just and have chuckled to think they
got on so easily? ITO err II human"
The assessors have erred In many in.
stances, but Is II reasonable to suppose
that they have invariably erred In the
way Of making assessments too high?
1t Is true that few, like Mr.. Armour,
Mrs. EmmOns Blaine and Mrs. Anita
Mccormick, have shown disposition
to correct errors made In their favor,
but would not the revenues he greatly
increased II everyone manifested the
same desire to bc absolutely honest In
dealing with the assessors?
There are sins Of omission as well az
commission. No business man OF Or,li.
nary integrity would take advantage Of
nm error In his favor In u bill rendered
him by another merchant. Why shonld
he not be as scrupulOusly honest with
the State, the county or the municipal.
ity! The example Of Mr.. Armour Is
worthy Of emulation, ana It doubtless
will have good effect. The aim Of
the law Is to be absolutely fair, and
that It may be 80 II Is necessary that
every taxpayer shall he fair In dealing
with the men chosen to enforce Il.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
why ARE ACTRESSES INTEREST.
iM0?

The extraordinary and Unsuitable In.
terest which the public takes In actors
and actresses II u mystery. 1t IN up
parcntly rather more widespread In
America than II is In England by u
comparison Of the Illustrated papers Of
the two countries.
Now the actor or actress who dis.
plays true genius Is certainly I'M inter.
esting person. Everybody would be In.
terestcd In portrait OF Ellen Terry, or
Of Sarah Bernhardt, or Of Sir Henry
Irving. or Of Ada Rehan. All genius IL
Interesting, whether It be the genius of
the author, the statesman, the soldier.
or the actor. But why should the pub.
lie take such an absorbing interest In
every man or woman who has ever trod
the stage, no matter how Insignificant
he or she may be? Why should I want
to sec the portrait Of the supernumer.
airy who acts the part Of "F'lrst Citi-
zen In Julius Caesar, or Of the young
woman who sings her first song ut Il
music hall, and has neither voice.
genius nor beauty? Yet no matter
who the person may be, provided he or
she Is an actor or actress, the paper
that contains his or her portrait will BIZ
eagerly bought.
There does not seem to be anything
In the dramatic profession which ought
to make It's members 80 remarkably
interesting. 1t Is not, imagine. a more
honorable profession than that Of the
law; but nobody cares for the portraits
of eminent barrlsters or well-known
solicitors. 1t is not very much more
useful to mankind than Is the business
Of making shoes, but we never clamor
for portraits Of shOemakers. have
never found anyone who could give an
Intelligent explanation of the public
thirst for portraits of actors and ac-
rresscs. All that can he said of 1t Is
that 1t is mystery, ana apparently an
insOluble One.-W. l.. Alden, in the DC.
tOber Parsons.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

not only In methods OF production. but
In the lives and habits Of large mum.
bcrs Of persons. The great increase In
the use Of machinery has been another
factor of supreme Importance. Now
comes the tendency to combination. In
so far Us combination results in real
economies in production and distribu.
ton cit Is beneficial and makes for
progress. and forced rctrogrcssiOn In
this respect would he as harmful rs
The substitution of old hand methods
for modern labor saving machinery. In
the one case. as in the other, the con-
ccrn must he to see that the resulting
economies are shared with the consum-
ing public and the wage-earners. and
not reserved wholly for the benefit Of
the captains of industry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
THE wHsEiER.HVLL COMBINATION

President Wheeler and Contractor
jackson say the Chicago Telephone
Company takes up more room now
than the Illinois company asks for.
Mr.. Wheeler Is the man who tried to
get the underground trolley system for
the General Electric Company. The
latter failed to get the franchise chang.
cd from underground to overhead troll
ley. Then the franchise was sold to
the Chicago City Railway. Hut Mr..
Wheeler denies cmphatically that the
Illinois Telephone Company was or
ganizcd to sell out to the existing com.
pany. The incorporators of the ILL
nois Telephone Company are said to
have been dummies acting for Perry A.
Hull. who manipulated the General
Electric. ordinance through the Coun.
ell. "The people want cheaper tele.
phones" said Mr.. Wheeler, land the
Illinois Telephone Company Is prepar-
ed to furnish them" He used to say
that the General Electric Company
was ready to give underground trolley
service to the people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
GOVERNOR TANHER,S PLANS.

Governor Tanner can he rcnominated
IL he wants to be.
lf not, he can name his lcgatce.
Make this gubernatorial nomination
part Of a deal covering the United
States Senatorship, so that shelby NJ.
Cul!om may be wiped OF the political
map when his present term expires.
The Governor and his confidential
aids are working on these propositions
right now. Who may be their guber.
material or senatorial candidates Is
stratlon. All concerned are as secret
rs the grave. But the leaks INSOFAR
able from political deals, no matter
how tightly ''coOpered," have been
sprung, and warrant the statement Of
intentions already made. The mana
gers of the Cook County organization
are In the secret-at least In far enough
10 keep them quiet. They seek no
open rupture with Tanner. II his per.
sonal candidacy can be eliminated and
The two machines can he brought to-
gethcr for the control of the next con-
veniion rs In former times, there will
be rejoicing among the Organization"
men from Lake County to the Indiana
line. and from Wisconsins border 10
Cairo.
Governor Tanner would not talk
about politics or anything else. lie
Kept away from the Great Northern
most or the time, as II seeking to
avoid all except the few with whom he
had business.
senator cullOm, while apparently a
mere spectator of the gubernatorlal
manouverlng, Is keeping his weather
eye skinned for n promising candidate
for Governor. II Is a case Of sclf-pres-
crvatI0n with him, apart from any
fight with Tanner. He knows there
are enough close counties and close
senatorial districts In the State To On,
danger n Republican majority on joint
ballot in the Forty-second General As
srmbly II the official ballot he burden.
",i with Tanner. United States Mar.
shall Hitch, of Paris, who worked up
the organization which stood ready TO
commence the Calhoun fight, was in
town n few hours. lie regretted that
Mr. Calhoun found II necessary 10 put
himself out OF the race. As TO the fri-
tire Of the organization nucleus form
al nj the Palmer House n few weeks
ago, he intlmated that It's usefulness
was not gone, even though the candi-
date In whose interest It was formed
had stepped aside. Beyond this he
would not discuss gubcrnatorial poll
ties, except to say that he had heard
some talk of Congressman Reeves as
highly available man.
II was whipped and admit IT," was
Charles :. Ranncll's frank acknowl-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

Under the above heading, the New
York Times editOrially expresses the
opinion that Dewey must not leave Ma
Mia, and goes on to say that high
priced men of affairs do not waste
much time in travel nowadays; they
use the telephone. This Is a statement
of fact which has a local application
Thousands Of high-priced men of at
fairs In Chicago use the telephone ev-
cry day; each year the number In.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

edyment Of his tilt, as Governor Tnn-
ncr's representative. with Richard
Yates in the Morgan County primaries
Tuesday. 1T was simply case Of max.
ing II fight for man living outside of
the county against a citizen of the
county who Is popular and is u candi-
date for Governor"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

Why Ola Flat. aud Houses Don't Rem

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 78s, re.
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new at very small cost In
many cases after expanding money fol
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, hy.specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done, when at q very small cost the
chandeliers. brackets. ETC.. can be re-
finished equal to new. We reanish In
all the latest colors, such 40 polished
brass, gilt. rich gilt. old copper, polish.
ed copper. pxidised copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers Of q Ane line OF
gas fixtures ct prices to suit the times.
Call up North 76S. Our agent will
cali and estimate.
LAKN VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO.,
- Lincoln svsasA ChisaoA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
EA0LETS.

Mr.. Joseph j., Junk, the head of the
most prosperous Junk Brewery, at
300 South Halsted street. il now The
leading candidate for State Treasurer
ON the Democratic ticket. The Chi
cago brewers as a body are about 10
lend Mr.. Junk helping hand In Sc
curing the nomination, consequently IL
the nomination comes to Cook County,
Joseph j., Junk Is pretty sure to land
the plum. He Is young man of fine
business attachments and one of the
strongest of all ChicagO's well-known
young business men of today In COM
mercial circles.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

The sinking Of the Merrimac at San.
tlagO do Cuba has come to be generally
regarded as an error. That fact does
not, however, detract from the mem.
orable herOism of the deed performed
by HobsOn and his comrades. Beyond
doubt the charge Of the Light Brigade
at Balaklava was an error. "Some one
had blundered;" but 1t was not for the
soldiers to consider that question.
Theirs but to do and de-" Hobson
and Ills men did their work, and did not
die. Above all questions of the utility
or wisdom Of their work, the record Of
the work Itself abIdes, the indisputable
record Of herOism.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

Ex-Statc Senator George Bass, the
well-knOwn lawyer and Master in
Chanccry of the Circuit Court Of Cook
County, Is considered by Republican
leaders as about the strongest man they
can nominate to succeed Gas Trust
Akin as Attorney General of Illinois.
Mr.. Bass Is well and favorably known
throughout the State. He made
splendid record On the Illinois State
Senate, where he was leader from
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
-lI
Hosncseek.rs nxcurs,ou.,

VOmc>ceKsr" ENcUrSiONs.
On Sept. 3 and 10 and Oct. 3 and IL,
1900, the Chicago, Milwaukee and st..
Paul Railway will sell round.trlp ex-
cursiOn tickets good for twenty .one
days. to a great many points In South
and North Dakota ana other Western
and southwestern States at ractically
one fare for the round trip. Take a
trip west and see what an amount OF
good land can be purchased for very
little money. Further information as
to rates, routes, prices Of farm lands,
etc., may be obtained on application to
any coupon ticket agent, or by address
Ing Geo. II. HeaifOrd, General Passen-
ger Agent, Old Colony building. Chi
cagO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

creases. On the first Of this month
2.7j6 Of these men avoided waste Of
time dnily by making the telephone Of.
the greatest possible convenience to
them In locating the instrument on
their desks within reach Of the right
hand ut all times and Just as convent
cnt rs pen. On that date 24O corpora
lions and firms were operating private
branch exchanges within their own es-
Establishments, connected by direct trunk
lines with the exchange Of the Chicago
Telephone Company: 2.256 telephones
were 80 operated, and the officials and
men Of affairs using them were not
only able to communicates throughout
the entire city or country. but with
each other In their own establishments.
The superintendent completes his COM
municatiOn with the foreman within
thirty seconds. instead Of wasting ten
minutes Of his own time and five min
utes Of the fOrenan's to accomplish the
same result. The President or general
manager Of the corporation Ii IN In.
Simultaneous touch with all depart.
ments. and II not obliged to waste his
time or that Of heads Of departments
In delays and waits incident to person.
nj Interviews. One firm In Chicago
uses 1O0 telephones In this manner.
The lines Of another corporation reach
cities and towns In which their works
ARE located up to u distance Of ffty
miles.
The arrangement Of telephone faclli-
ties to meet the requirements Of any
large business and save the greatest
amount Of time IL a problem well worth
considering. The best kind Of tele-
phone system, with extensions and
branches which will accomplish the
desired result In the hest manner, Is
to-day one Of the greatest aids to any
established business. We have the
facts ana figures relating to the telc-
phone traffic Of our present Chicago
Exchange subscribers. II you wish
information In regard to your traffic.
and your needs IN the way Of telephones
to tit your business, we shall be glad
to furnish It.. II You are IN business
ana have no telephone Of your own.
we invite your attention to the fact
that others In your line Of business
have telephones, and therefore have
distinct advantage over you. This H.
the time of year to consider your tele-
phone facilities.
CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY,
Contracting Department,
3O3 Washington street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

Last year 5.o0O.OO pounds OF alumi.
mum, valued at $l.710.OOO. were pro.
duced IN the United States. The value
per pound was therefore 80 cents. In
1883 10000 pounds Of that metal were
produced, valued at nearly 1888 q
practically prOhibitOry cost. Improved
processes Of manufacture reduced rap.
idly the market price Of a metal that
can be utilized In SO mmny ways, and
as a consequence there was great In.
crease In the output. The value per
pound In 1880 was about $3.50. In 1900
81, In 1891 GO cents, In 1904 57la cents,
In 1890 40 cents. and In 1907 57h cents.
The cost of production Is being low.
cred, but not as rapidly as In earlier
years. The slight reduction In 1908,
rs compared with 1907, was accompa.
MED, however, by an Increase Of 80 per
cent. In the output.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

% cheap are the snateviais now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity can 10 sold at
. profit Tor % osnts per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 osnts PER 900 tsst Tor fuel.