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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

following which Is pushing his claims
upon the party and which believes him
the strongest man to pit against Chns.
=. Dencen.
Hon. Ross &. Hall. of Oak Park, II
just the man for the Democrats to nom.
mate for Judge of the Probate Court.
>eA
william Rrintou. former United
States Marshal for the Springfield dis.
trict, was In the city recently In the
interest of ElmOre W. Hurst the Rock
Island candidate for the Democratic
Guberna tOrlal nomination. Mr.. Brin-
ton canvassed among number of the
local leaders and regards his candidate
rs In the same attitude toward the
Democratic convention as Richard
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Andrew NJ. Rorkc recently brought
suit in the Circuit Court for S25.OOO
damages. naming Judge +. q. Ball.
Master in Chanccry Alexander +. Ste
venson. aud Attorneys John Il. Mont.
gomcry and Louis T.. Hart as defend
ants. The suit Is the outgrowth of di-
vorce proceedings brought last fall
against Mr.. Rorkc. who. as u result.
was confined in the debtors department
nf the County Lnil
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Congressman George l.. Foster must
fight for denomination In the Third
Congressional District. j. J. Rooney.
of the sixth Ward. IL announced as n
candidate against him. Mr.. Rooney
was attorney for the South Town Board
last year. Congressman Foster has
been trying to keep out of the O'Bricn-
Martin fight in the sixth Ward. and rs
consequence both factions are said
to be angry at him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
DETECTIVES ALWAYS At wEBER's.
Jake Illus Men on Hand All the Time
60 Protect Him.

70 Protect Him.
The Police Department Is run In the
interest of the money sharks.
There Is no doubt of this fact.
o. W. Potter and q thousand other
citizens may be robbed of all their
wealth by porch climbers and the po.
lice never make an arrest or recover Il
dollars worth of their property.
But let u gang of crooks threaten to
take one cent or 500 from the money
sharks and the whole police force beats
the thieves to the scene to head of the
crooks with warrants sworn out In ad-
vance.
The Wcbcrs are especially well cared
for In this respect.
Sunday papers contained the follow
ing bit of news. which explains itself:
detectives Riley and Cannon. of the
Harrison Street Police station. are said
to have broken up band of alleged
fOrgcrs who have piled their trade with
success of late among mOney-lcnders
In various parts of the city In the arrest
of Michael Madden ana Edward Brad
dock, alias McInerncy. The men are
charged with nm attempt to swindie
Weber Bros. money-lenders ut 34l
Clark street. out Of 500, by represent
Ing themselves as city employees.
Friday. Il Ii charged, they approach.
cd Jake Weber. one of the firm. and
asked him for u loan Of 500. Madden.
according to the allegation, represented
himself as member Of the staff of
City Electrician Ellicott, ana offered
RridlOck. who gave the name of Nc.
Incrney. rs his indorser. Weber had
been notified by Cannon and Riley OF
the work Of the men, and he pretended
to fall In with their scheme. Papers
were drawn mp. Madden made an as.
signment Of his supposed salary. and
Bradtlock signed his name as lndOrser
of the notes. This done, Weber Went
to the rear of the store. Ostenslbly to
get the money for the men, aud the two
followed. Instead of cash they were
met by the detectives, with warrants
signed by Justice Prlndlvlllc, calling
for their arrest on charges of forgery
and conducting u confidence game
They attempted to escape, but ran Onl!
II few feet before they were taken into
custody. They were locked up at tn,
Harrison Street Police station, wher,
they denied guilt.
IAN Investigation showed that neithe
of the men was employed by the city
ana City Electrician EllicOtt said h,
never had heard Of Madden"
In this case, In order to Oblige Jak'
Weber, the detectives were on han,
with the warrants already made out
before the attempted crime was com
mlttcd.
Who will say, In the light of tn
above statement, that the Webers III
not run the police fOrce?.
II It was Marshall Field or any Othe
business man who wanted help from
the police no one would be on hand.
The reason Ii obvious.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
CrOnie At 81. Helena,

In at least one respect Gen. Cronje at
ST. Helena will be better or than the
great Napoleon. The island has been
connected by cable with England and
the Cape, 80 that the exiled BOer leader
may keep In touch with current events.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

The Health and Public Works he
partmcnts are cooperating to secure
the removal of manure boxes from al
lcys. All the Health Department SAM.
tary inspectors have been given special
orders and have been ut work on the
matter for month. Commissioner
McGann has ordered the strcet-clean-
ing foremcn to report daily to him the
districts in which the violations are
prevalent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Two of the three Democratic Con
gressmcn from Cook County are slated
for retirement this year. according to a
well.authenticntcd report circulated at
headquarters. Congressman Edward T..
Noonan of the Fifth district and Thos.
Cusack of the Fourth district are to
be denied denominations principally
because they are not on good terms
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

with the leaders of the party. and their
places will be bestowed on men who
are In the good graccs of the dominant
machine.
According to Alderman John Bren-
nan. william +. Mah0ney can have the
congressional nomination In the Fifth
district II he will accept 1t. and the
chances are he will succeed NOOnan rs
the Democratic candidate. MahOney
served several terms In the Council.
ana IN 1S!'S was one of the Democratic
nominees for the board OF review. lie
was defeated in the Republican land
slide. II Is said that u deal has been
made between the Eighteenth and
Thirteenth wards, led by Alderman
Brennan and Roger sullivan. whereby
MahOney Is to be named for Congress
when the district convention meets
June 10. Congressman NOOnan was
given the nomination In 1898 because IL
was considered an empty honor. The
bosses calculations proved to he
wrong. however, and Noonan was
elected, Now they propose to Dust
him and give the place To n friend of
the machine. 1t would tickle NOOnan
nightly II after nominating another
man the Democrats would lose the dis
trlct next November.
%eG
Democratic managers expect to carry
four of the seven congressional dis.
"a
claim the Third, Fourth ana Fifth.
which they now hold, ana also the
sixth, which they assert will he wrest-
cd from Congressman BOutell next fall.
The Sixth Is "A close district and al
ways gives the Republicans trouble.
Congressman Boutell has been ren0mi-
mated by his party, and the Democrats
are looking around for n candidate
strong enough 10 beat him.
In the First ana Seventh districts
the Democrats know they have no
chance of winning, and there are ac-
cordngly few candidates for the nomi-
nation, The Democrats have not Sc
lected n candidate TO run against Con
gresham l.Orimcr in the Second dis
lrlct but Alderman Carey is mention
ed in the Twenty'nlnth ward, In past
years Carey has been accused of help
Ing Lorlmer by giving him Democratic
votes, for IL Is pointed out that he
could not win with only the Rcpubli-
can support of the district.
40
Unless present plans fail, James Nc
Andrews of the Twelfth ward will he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Hon. Thomas A. Smyth ana Hon.
Frank wenter are sure to be nomln.
atcd for Drainage Trustees to succeed
themselves. They have made most en-.
viablc records. and Cook County voters.
irrespective of party lines. will vote to
retain them in the positions they have
filled with so much credit to them.
selves. and for the best interests of the
whole people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

been paid to Congressman Lorimer's
firm for coal. Another coal bill for
S3.GGo due to O'Gara. King n Co. IT..
manned over from $500 to he paid out
of the 1900 appropriation. The com
mittce is especially DESTROYS of know
ing something more about these big
coal bills.
Commissioner Struckman says that
the situation Is serious. as the fund of
the custodian already has been over
drawn Sl.3Sl and that SI1.24S has been
spent since Dec. /. There was u def.
cheney in 1S9S of S2.lSO. which had
never been reported. Each yearly def
cheney was taken out of the next ap.
preparation. and in this way the fund
for the current year always was lessen.
ed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
The Candidates Are Lining Up and the
People Can Take Their Own
Choice.
Interesting Gossip from All the Camps About
Prominent Citizens Talked Of
for Honors

Hon. john :. Marley will run indie
pendent for the Legislature in the
Second Senatorial District. He was Il
member of the last General Assembly.
LIZ l. 4 Cmllnm knnlhllcan
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
Vine Disease in spain aud France

STUe OIse"so !" Sp~1u suU TrNUce.
The phylloxera destroyed 100000
acres of vineyards In Spain In 1899.
Vines In Spain or France are not worth
cultlvating unless they are grated with
the American vine, which renders them
proof against the insect.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

his appointment. Several years ago he
was cashier of the graln.inspection Of.
flee.
II was said Monday that the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission will be
asked to make a change at the chief
clerks desk.
~eA
Hon. John A. Cooke. Clerk Of the Cir.
cult Court. has made a most excellent
record. lie Is one of the most popular
and obliging of all the county officials.
and has proven by each and every OFF,
cinl act that he considers public Office
n public trust" Mr.. Cookies name adds
great strength to the Republican coun-
~ ticket. and The Eagle believes he will
he reelected by an increased majority.
~6A
Hon. Frederick II. Gansbergen. the
new President of the Board of Lincoln
Park Commissioners, IL one of the best
liked citizens of the North Side. He
Is an able lawyer. with most lucra-
tive law practice. Mr.. Gansbergen Is
considered one of the strongest of the
Western Republicans mentioned for
Vice President on the Republican ma
tional ticket
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

If the Weber gang run things much
longer ut the police headquarters there
will be an explosion and some one will
get hurt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

pendent for the Legislature in the
Second Senatorial District. lie was a
member of the last General Assembly
He i Il Cullom Republican.
The Democrats will nominate two
candidates for the Legislature in the
Second Senatorial District. Ex.Rcprc.
scutatives T.. j. McGinnis and Franci.
sullivan. of the Twelfth Ward. are
both seeking the nomination. aud both
claim the support of Hon. James Me.
Andrews.
Ninth Ward Democrats are solid for
the nomination of their popular leader.
the Hon. James Mahpr for Judge of
the Probate Court.
~G1A
For the vacant iudgeships there will
he u great quantity of good timber tn
choose from. There are many good
lawyers who are willing tn make the
race and the number will be- Increased
~ the probabilities of Democratic sue.
cess in Cook County continue to in
crease.
Congressman Robert Il. Hit. of
Mount Morris, rs u result of a confer.
encc in Washington between Represen-
tative Lorimer National Committee.
man Jameson. Warden Murray of the
Joliet penitentiary and state Senator
Homer +. Aspinwali. of Rockford. ~
which the matter was arranged. will bn
candidate for Senator Cullom's place.
In 1872, Mr.. Hit was candidate
against senator Mason.
~e~
w. Il. Brlnton. of Peru. was in town
recently. industrously booming FL.
more W. Hurst. of Rock Island. for the
gubernatorial nomination. Mr.. Hurst
has never consented to the use Of his
name. and Is In the same district with
G. Il. Ladd. of Eewance. who IL a can.
didate. but there are many leaders
throughout the state who would be
glad to vote their delegations for him.
Consideration of him rs u possibility.
with Others who are In the field. tenta.
lively at least. makes n new combina-
ton for the Chicagoans.
The State Convention will number
1.:o4 delegates. a majority of which.
for nominating purposes. will be- GO3
Cook County will have :9S. Admitting
for Ortseifen-whlch Ii by no means
certain. since the unit rule cannot he
applied under the new primary law--it
will need the help of 2Oj country votes
To dictate the nominee.
The strongest Democrat mentioned
for State Treasurer Is Mr. Joseph T..
Junk.
Mr.. George l.. Mcconnell. of III,
Eleventh Ward. has been brought on,
10y the young men of the Fifteenth
Senatorial District n Il candidate fol
Representative from that district. I,
was done saturday In u meeting OF
about 80 in the Young Mems Club
rooms at III LOOMS street. The
Eleventh Ward organization was asked
10y resolution to make Mr.. Mcconnell
It's candidate.
Charges of extravaganza agains
Frank Simon, custodian of the Crimi
nal Court Building, who has exhausted
his 1900 appropriation of Sl5.O,D, arr
being investigated by the Count,
Boards Criminal Court Committee
The fund shows past deficiencies also
according To Chairman Struckman o
the committee.
ALL LII. L., Il.l...,l..... . 90 LIN,
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Re

The Democrats will nominate two
candidates for the Legislature in the
Second Senatorial District. In. Repre-.
scutatives l.. J. McGinnis and Francis
sullivan. of the Twelfth Ward. are
both seeking the nomination. aud both
claim the support of Hon. james Me.
Andrews
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Andrew j. Ryan. city Attorney. Is
being put forward us a candidate for
the nomination for states Attorney in
the county convention. He has u large
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Unless present plans fail, James Nc
Andrews of the Twelfth ward will he
nominated TO succeed Congressman Gu
sack In the Fourth district. Mean
drews Is building commissioner and Is
the choice Of the City Hall managers,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
<S

Yates bore to the Republican convcn.
ton in me preliminary campaign.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

For the vacant iudgeships there will
he great quantity of good timber tn
choose from. There are many good
lawyers who are willing To make the
race. and the number will bc Increased
~ the probabilities of Democratic sue.
cess in Cook County continue to In.
crease.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Ninth Ward Democrats are solid for
the nomination of their popular leader.
the Hon. James Nahpr. for Judge of
the Probate Court.
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/ReGl

Two hundred and nifty of the young
men of the Fifteenth Senatorial Dis
urict met atShc Young Mems clubroOms
at 1l5 Loomis street Saturday evening
and Endorsed George J.. Mcconnell for
the nomination on the Democratic
ticket for State Representative from
that district,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

The disclosure of the loose methods
In vogue In the Grain Registrars office
has attracted the attention of several
Board of Trade men ana bankers to
Chief Clerk Edward 4. Hawley, who
succeeded Twadell. Hawley came from
Dundee. Ill.,, and was put into the
Grain Registrars office by Hank
Evans, the State Senator from Aurora
Hawley served in the lower house of
the Thirty,scvcnlh, Thirty-eighth and
Thlrty-ninth General Assemblies. Ilaw-
ley was the Republican caucus nomi-
nee for Speaker of the Thiriy-eighth
General Assembly, ana rs such became
the party leader. With Dan Berry and
Free l., Morris he put through the gas
frontage, gas trust, race.track, street
railway and other corporations meas
urcs which at that time were branded
as 'yiciOus." When he was made u
clerk In the Grain Registrars depart
ment several Republican leaders who
had felt the blighting effects of the
Allen-law agitation protested against
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Hon. Robert Rcdiield will he ren0ml'
mated rs the Democratic minority can
didate for the Legislature from the
Fifth Senatorial District. lie made II
most crcdltablc record I'm the last ses-
sion, AMI deserves To go back.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09

Charges of extravaganza against
Frank Simon. custodian of the Crimi-
nal Court Building. who has exhausted
his 1900 appropriation of $4,000, are
being investigated by the County
Boards Criminal Court Committee.
The fund shows past deficiencies also.
according To Chairman Struckman of
the committee.
Since early last December SI,lss has
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
MORRISTOWN NEWS.

Mr. and Mrs. John J. waterbury and family
sailed Thursday on the Furst Bismarck. They will
be absent most of the time until September
Mrs. GerardIne Hopkins Hickok has given up
the school in Macculiah-sve. and has left Morris
town.
Mr.. and Mrs George Marshall Allen and family
have gone TO their camp on Lake Champlain
Mrs A. c. Denning gave large luncheon on
Wednesday.
James H. Coghm and Miss Coghin have gone TO
Nizzentop the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Humphreys. OF Llwyncerry,
have returned from their yachting trip and are
their home.
Miss Allison Turnbun IS visiting relatives at
Cambridge.
Mrs, Julius Catlin, of Fairholme, last week.
The Misses Hondlow are at the Goliath House
The Rev. and Mrs. Wyhant Vanderpool will spend
the summer in Maine.
". D VanderDoo VIII visit the Paris Exposi-
ton.
gone 70 Bay Head y. J., for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Albert &. Richard returned last
week from Toms River where they have been the
guests OF MRS. Thomas Preston Washburne.
Mrs Alfred Rutgers Whitney, Of Gllmpsewood
Manor, will have large dance for her daughters
friends on Thursday evening
Vice-Chagceller and Mrs Emery have been
The marriage of Miss May Catlin, second daugh-
ter Of Mrs Julius Catln, Of Fairholme to Otto
Renhardt Hansen CT Milwaukee win take Mace
at the country home OF the brides mother near
Morristown on Saturday July IL The ceremony
viii be private, and a reception will follow Mr.
a Harvard graduate. Miss Catn met him while
visiting her uncle In Milwaukee last winter. AS
Miss Catlin has frequently visited her sister Mrs
Trenor L. Park, she is well known in New-York
society
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
ing gave dinners and ]. Freaeric p!srson the nrst

ing gave dinners and ]. Frederic P!erson the first
luncheon OF the season at Gooseberry Island.
Although the height OF the season is near a
hand, cottage rentals still being made, several
important ones being recorded this week Among
these were the Gilbert cottage, In Bellevue-aVe.,
known as The Chalet 10 w. Butler Duncan the
clyhe; The William Dehon King cottage, in Nara
gansett-aVe.. known Glover Patch, to I. A.
Havemeyer; the c. n. Fay cottage. in Narragan-
sett-ave Quarterfoil. originally rented to Arthur
Mrs. J. A De Blois; Land Trust cottage c, Eastons
Beach, 10 +. Q. Wheeler, and cottage No. 9, Rem
rev Park TO Miss Clara Craig. This completes
the list of the Renfrew Park cottages, all of which.
and most OF them already occupied Two OF these
are newly finished and furnished this summer, and
have never before been taken.
Reginald Norman and party left this week for
cruise to the eastward on the soop yacht Julnar.
The Newport Hospital is In receipt of a check for
Ae0 from Mrs NJ. W. Wales TO establish free
bed as q memorial TO her husband. George w.
Wales.
Reginald Brooks a. NJ. Coats James q Stillman,
F. c. Havemeyer and l. Townsend Burden, tr., OF
the Newport Golf Club entered for the Amateur
National championship, TO be played next week at
Garden City
At the annual rose and strawberry show OF the
Newport Horticultural Society this week prizes
We're awarded to large number OF prominent sum
Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly, Mrs. William f.
Burden, l. Townsend Burden Edward J. Berwind,
Elbrldge 4. Gerry Mrs. Edward King, James J.
Van Allen. Mrs Robert Goelet Mrs. William Gros-
Mrs. Josiah NJ Fiske, Mrs. William H. Osgood ana
Mrs. w Storrs Wells.
Work has been begun at the Herreshoff yards,
Bristol. on a new centreboard racing yacht for
Harry O. Havemeyer She IS designed somewhat
after the plans of the Electra built last spring for
Mrs. Havemeyer, but will have greater freeboard
and some other features which will better ADAPT
her racing outside. She is to be seventy feet in
length all
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
NOTES OF THE WEEK At sTOcKBPIDGE.

stockbrdge Mass, June 30 (SpeciaD.-The prin-
cipal incident of the week the marriage on
Wednesday Of Charles S. Rackemann q prominent
member of the Boston bar to Miss Fanny SedE-
wick Pomeroy, of Stockhridge at ST. PauIs Church
The ceremony at noon ana was witnessed by
large party from Boston, who arrived on Tuesday
night by special train. and all the cottagers OF
Stockbridge and vicinity The church was deco
rated in laurel The Rev Arthur W Lawrence
rector OF the church. performed trfs ceremony
Miss Florence Pomeroy, of Stockbridge, was the
bridesmaid, and Felix R. Rackemann Of Boston
best man. The ushers Ellery Sedgwick and
y. p. Williams, jr, of New-York; Williams r.
Mercer, jr. of Philadelphia; George II. Tucker OF
Pittsheld; Algernon S. Bell of New-Yorki Law
renee Minot Ellerton Whitney and w. Putnam
Page. of Boston.
Mrs L. p. Wheeler and family, OF New-York
have leased the Butter place. and will arrive this
week for the remainder of the summer.
r. r. Boxer, Of New York who has bought the
Dresser place at Glendale. has arrived with his
family for the summer.
The golf club WI open its new eighteen hole
the Fourth Of July with a mixed tourna-
ment. The club viii hold its tournament the frst
week In September with large number OF the
best golfers Of the East contestlng Stockbridge
has the only eighteen hole course in Western Mas
sachEFetts