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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03

to take the place made vacant by the
death of Mr.. Wheeler. He reorganizod
the board of directors and gave Chi
cago one of the most successful meet
ings held.
While In college Mr.. Young was
known all over the East for his skill
In twirlng the ball. lie was the varsity
pitcher during the entire college course
and pitched in the first championship
won from Yale. Mr.. Young has a prom
inent place in Chicago society. lie is
secretary and treasurer of the Prince
ton Club. of the University Club. the
Washington and Calumet clubs. He is
cmincntly qualified by temperament.
education and training to fill the posi-
ton 10 which he has been nominated.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
CHARLES E. ERBY.

Charles Il. Erby. one of the ten city
candidates for County Commissioners,
was born in Chicago in 1856 and re-.
ceived his early education in the old
ScammOn School on the West Side. For
ten years after lie left school he worke |
as clerk for his brother in the hat, cap
ana flr business. .s- was for ilme
with the Chicago Hardware Company
ana later was shipping clerk for Alex
ander Fish 4 Co., at that time lead
Ing produce commission house in South
Water street. With his savings he
purchased a ranch at Lakewood, Wis.
and In connection with it kept sum
mer resort and general store.
In politics Mr.. Erby always has been
prominent in North Side Republican af.
fairs. He served two terms as Record
Writer in the superior Court clerks
office, and lated acted as Minute Clerk
for Judge Hawes, and stu later served
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
JOSEPH C. BHADEN.

Joseph e. Braden, for the past five
tnry District Trustees, and now up for
reelection, was born IN Joliet in 1858.
His father was for many years editor
of the Joliet Republican, ana the son
learned the printers trade in the office
OF the paper, after being educated in
the public schools Of the city and at
Notrc Dame University. For a time
he read law, ana for several years
worked as printer, but eventually
Went into the insurance business, which
he has followed ever since. In 1877 he
removed 10 Chicago, and has lived here
continuously since. He became con,
nectcd with The fire insurance agency
of Moore 4 James in 1881, and has re-
malncd with that firm ever since. Mr..
Bradcn also took UP life Insurance in
1855, becoming agent for the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of Milwaukee, Wis, II Is com
mon saying among the Insurance men
Of the city that Mr., Bradcn Is enc of the
few agents In Chicago who has made II
success Of both fire and life insurance.
As soon as he was elected TO the board
Of sanitary district trustees in 1895
Mr. Braden entered vigorously into the
work of constructing the great canal
and lid much toward bringing about
It's completion last January. 80 mcm-
Der Of the board has been more devoted
to the task Of managing the gigantic
work, nor made greater sacrifices Of
time ana personal effort to secure lis
completion, While active construction
was in progress he made II a practice 10
devote al least two days week to per-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
JOHN A. COOKE.

Attorneys at the bar OF the Cook
County courts are preparing II circular
letter TO the public indOrsing the record
Of John a. Cooke. clerk of the Circuit
Court. who II standing for reelection.
During the last year of Mr. Cookies
term 1l,2S1 suits have been begun In
the courts under his jurisdiction, ana In
the same time upward Of 1900 suits
have been DISPOSED of. During the
same period more than 100000 In trust
funds has been paid out by the office
to widows and orphans ana 1000 poor
persons unable to pay costs have been
provided with the necessary means to
enable them to fight for their rights In
the courts.
During the past year there has been
received In fees $125,OOO and clerk
Cooke has paid over to the county treas
urer over and above all expenses for
the maintenance of the office 100000.
An effort has been made, ana sue
cessfully, TO make the Office n business
institution, and attorneys say no com
Ilalnt has ever been made by citizens
of inattention or discourtcsy ON the
part of employees OF the office.
Mr.. Cooke Is n Chicago product. lie
was born here In 1858 and for six years
served his ward, the seventh, rs alder
man. He is at present II member OF
the Republican County Central and In
ecutlve Committees from that ward.
During the last city campaign Mr.,
Cooke was chairman Of the committee
on halls ana speakers and for several
years he has been closely Identified
with the Republican organization,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
JUDGE NATHANIEL q. SEARS.

Nathaniel &. Sears. Republican nom
jnce for reelection to the superior
bench of Cook County. is at present pre-
siding Justice Of the Appellate Court OF
Illinois and member of the Appellate
Court from the First District.
Judge Sears was born at Gallipolls.
Ohio. in 1854, and was educated ut Ell
gin Academy. Knox College. Amherst
College. and In Berlin University. ana
other German universities. He received
degrees of a. . and \. NJ. from Am
herst College. and degree of l.l"D.
from Northwestern University. In 1878
he was admitted to the Illinois bar. lie
practlccd his profession successfully
for fifteen years before the Cook Coun-
~ and Illinois courts. and was nomin-
ated and elected Judge of the superior
Court In 1898. In 1897 he was appointed
Justice of the Appellate Court and this
year he was rcappo!nted TO the same po'
sltlon.
In 1897 Judge Sears was nominated
for Mayor by the Republican City Con-
yention. and made one Of the historic
campaigns Of Chicago that year. He
was defeated by Mayor Harrison. who
had the assistance Of three independent
candidates. Washington Hesing. John
Maynard Harlan and J. Irving Pearcc.
Judge Sears Is son of Amos q. and
Susan 4. Sears. Both of his parents
are still living and reside with him NJ
.iG5 Kenmore avenue.
Judge Sears has been an active Re
publican since his college days. but his
service on the bench In Cook County
Gas been entirely without partisan
,alnt. His record rs jurlst Is consld'
cred one of the best In Chicago, and his
prominence and the confidence In his
ability and wisdom are attested by the
fact that he has twice been appointed
Justice of the Appellate Court by his
fellow-j judges, and now sits as presid
ing justice In that court.
Judge Sears has been prominent IN
The public affairs of interest to all chi
rago, and his denomination for Judge
Of the Superior Court was made thi,
year without the slightest opposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
LAWRENCE ANDREW YOUNG.

Lawrence Andrew Young, candidate
FOR Judge of the superior Court, comes
hy his natural gifts and legal attain.
mcnts through Inheritance as well as
native force of character. lie j. n
native Of Louisville, Ky, where he was
born in 1870 in what i now known ~
Central Park. He Is grandson of
Dr. Stuart Robinson, tn" most noted
of the great dlvines Of the southern
Presbyterian Church. while his father
il Col. Bennett II. Young, u distin-
gulshed lawyer, orator and citizen of
Louisville. Mr.. Young received his
early education at the private school
Of j. w. Chcnault. Entering Prince.
Ton University in isss, he graduated
from there In the class of 1892. Upon
leaving college he entered the law
school of the University OF Kentucky,
OF which he Is graduate. and was
then taken into partnership with his
father in the general practice of law.
Coming 10 Chicago in 1895, he was
selected 10 MI the office Of assistant
corporation counsel under Charles :.
Thornton and has since been cnga gcd
IN an extensive law practice. He was
married 10 Miss Mabel Wheeler, daugh.
ter Of the late George Henry Wheeler
formerly president for nine years Of the
Chicago City Railway Company, and
also president Of the Washington Park
Cluh. They reside In beautiful home
m lsl2 Prairie avenue and are the cen
Ter Of a brilliant social circle,
II was Mr. Young thar enabled tAc
Washington Park club 10 ogcu it-
gates 10 The public, lie ls now Us
president, having gone into the board
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03

in the same capacit-
thony and Judge Altg ,, An.
try Clerk for the No for o"ue I'm
the present time is I'D. hc "a ,s
portant position of TN Iow" ,... i'm
Lincoln Park Board ioldhe ,nc
ers. 'ecretarS
Mr.. Erby served in ,f Coh'"''
as a member of Coz ,,,,,,
Lodge No ., A Es, +, second Reg'-
as Lincoln Park Chapttnber Oh or ..a,,
Masons Lincoln Park I'd a. NJ u, ,n.n
and the Mystic Shrine. Nfr OF Royai - 80
of lOng.established German hComih'n"... ,,. :,
Is son Of John Erby. for L hroy .'n anS
resident of the West Side s,ocN. - -,
VI y" and on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24

to put her in the Alaska trade About this
time she was almost destroyed by fire
California people purchased her and re-
built her for the coastwise lumber trade
In July. 1893, she was again sold to
Charles ID. Lane, the California millionaire
miner He ran her to Cape Nome alter
nately from San Francisco and Seattle.
When the L.aurada was wrecked on St
George island she was sent north to the
rescue of that vessel. She returned from
the north to Seattle. and was laid up for
two or three months at the White Star
dock. About a month ago she entered the
Lynn canal trade, and was on her Sec
ond voyage when disaster overlook her.
1t is not known how many passengers
the Townsend had-presumably not more
than fifteen or twenty.
The following are the officers and MEM
bers of the crew who were aboard the
vessel: William Mckenzie, captain: A, Gill
lespie. pilot; George e. Corey purser: w.
Wiliett, first officer; Patrick Gard, chief
engineer; G. A. Snider, first assistant en-
gneer; Ben Parker, second assistant en-
gneer; John Penyols,, Mike Dwyer and
Richard Uschman, firemen; George Straw
mey, steward; Jack Diery, r. Merritt, Pat
Kelly and w. Beige, seamen; NJ. Bentley
and Sam Dong, cooks.
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sion. She left Skagway I'm high north
westerly gale, accompanied by a heavy
snow storm. The Townsend ran before the
gale to a point opposite the mission, when
she was blown bodily onto the north end
of Katsehin flats. Here she grounded, re-
naming in an easy position until the fol-
and proceeded to Haines, which she made
at p. m.
Although the weather had moderated,
the wind blew furiously as the Townsend
pulled out from the wharf at Haines and
proceeded to Juneau. This was about $3.50
p. m. Within half an hour, when about
half way between Haines and Battery
point pipe gave way in one of the boi
lers, allowing the rapid escape of steam.
Hope Is Abandoned.
Chief Engineer Patrick Gard and Assis-
tant Engineer Parker hastily made for the
freroom. Meanwhile Fireman Uschman
narrowly escaped being scalded to death
by the steam. He got away only by crawl
ing into the starpoard coal bunker, from
which he was rescued by the engineers
crew. He had to be pulled through man.
hole and up between decks. Previous to
this the engineers crawled on hands and
knees beneath the escaping steam In a
vain attempt to reach the injector SO as
to keep water in the boiler. Failing, Gard
reported to Capt. Mckenzie that the
steam would not last ten minutes.
Within less than that time the Town
send had begun to drift about helplessly,
completely at the mercy of the elements.
The wind quickly drove her on the rocks.
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BAILIFF AFTER SWEENEY
General Manager of the Seattle
Brewing and Mating Co. Wanted
as q Witness in n Civil Suit.

Edward +. Sweeney, vice president and
general manager of the Seattle Brewing
and Mailing Company. was In great de-
mand yesterday afternoon in Judge Ben
sons department of the superior court. He
had BEEN subpoenaed as IA witness by the
plaintiff in the case of D. Church VS..
Jaffe Il Co., but failed to put in appear
ance.
1t was supposed that important business
was OBTAINING him and the matter ran
along until about 4 O'Clock. Still he did
not come, and despite the sending of nu-
merous telephone messages no trace of
him could be obtained. AS last resort
Attorneys Winsor and simon obtained a
bench warrant, and Bailff Brewster
started out with 1t. At o'clock nothing
had been heard of him, and the advisable
ity Of sending out a second searching par
ty was considered.
As a sort of compromise Judge Benson
adjourned court until this morning, when
Mr.. Sweeney will probably appear and ex-
plain hia inability to attend yesterday
About $1,100 is involved in the suit.
Church sued as the assignee of John
Mertz for the purchase price of the Cali
fornia saloon on Second avenue south,
near Washington street. Jaffe & Co. set
up the defense that the bill of sale was
In fact chattel mortgage given to Sc
cure a bill owed by the saloon.
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Steam schooner Townsend, Capt William
Mckenzie, lies a total wreck on the reefs
at Rocky point. midway between Battery
point and Haines mission. on Lynn canal.
Her passengers and crew escaped unin-
jured. Fun details of the disaster. which
occurred January 49, were received via the
Cottage City.
The wreck occurred at about 4 o'clock
In the afternoon of that day, nine days
after the vessel sailed from Seattle Half
an hour previous she had sailed from
Haines, bound for Juneau. Her fatal dis
aster followed less serious anishap on the
day previous, January Is, soon after she
had sailed from Skagway for Haines mis-
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She struck stern first, aud then hroadside
on, She began to iii and list to the star
board Capt. Mckenzie, seeing his ship
was doomed had the life boats lowered
and the passengers ana most OF the crew
taken Off. The officers remained with the
steamer less than twenty minutes longer
when they, too. made for the land.
Meanwhile the Townsend hung on the
rocks. but IL seemed monentarily that she
would roll Off and into sixty fathoms OF
water. Nevertheless, she remained hard
and fast She was still visible when the
steamer Rosalie called at Haines mission.
January Is. two days later. and took away
the passengers and crew.
1t was not without much difficulty and
more or less suffering that the passengers
made their way to Haines by land, dis
lance OF four miles. The thermometer reg
istered three below zero. A. Gillespie, pilot
OF the Townsend, suffered most. He had
only a pair of thin skin boots on his feet.
Sharp rocks cut him at nearly every step
until they left the beach. Thence the trail
lay through unbroken snow twelve feet
deep. On tho trip one OF the cooks OF tho
vessel Is said to have had the fingers on
both hands, both ears and the left foot
frozen.
Capt. Mckenzie remained by the wrecked
vessel. He reported that at midnight on
January Is the Townsend lay on her side.
The house was washed off and the water
about the scene OF the disaster was COW
cred with floating wreckage.
Townsend's IIl-Starred Career.
The Townsend, first christened the ALI
ance. was built at Astoria, Or, In 1887. She
ran for number of years on the Columbia
and along the Oregon and California coasts
as a lumber carrier. In 1897 J. G. Saunders,
formerly collector OF customs, and other
Port Townsend men, purchased her and
re-christened her the Townsend. proposing
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wet feet and neglected cold. Then
comes the hacking, lingering cough, and
the doctor looks serious and talks of pine
woods OF mountain air.
That is the time when DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery proves its
value. It has cured hundreds of cases Of
vweak lungs" obstinate, lingering cough,
bronchitis, splitting of blood, and other
forms of disease, which if neglected or
unskillfully treated lead to consumption.
aAbout eight years ago had dreadful cough
and hoerseness.p writes Mrs. Ida r. Edwards, of
Sterling. Sanpete Co, Utah. NJ tried several
kinds Of medicine but without auy effect; at
last tried DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry of which I have taken four bottles, aud my
cough is entirely cured
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond
ence private. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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WORK OF THE DYNAMITERs.
County Commissioner Smith Returns
From stuck River.

County Commissioner Smith returned
Yesterday afternoon from the scene of
the recent dynamiting by Pierce county
White rivers He said that everything Is
now quiet, and that the floods are going
down.
ers' enemies tore things up badly said
Mfr, Smith, "they did not succeed In turn
ing the water into White river valley as
they intended. We have guards on duty
dav and night, and I do not think there
will be further trouble"
Speaking of the proposition to make
Commissioners Smith said he thought the
plan a good one, but recalled that such a
scheme was attempted some time ago
and fell through.
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So great is the difference of opinion
among witnesses as to the damages sus-
tained by Daniel Jones by the laying Of
the Northern Pacific track through his
property near Black Diamond, on the
line of the Palmer cutoff, that the jury
visited the premises yesterday in charge
OF Baidff Clark The case will be con-
Guided this morning in Judge Jacobs
court. Jones estimates his damages at
81 ON
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WIDOW WANTS ENTIRE ESTATE.
Husband Left Fishing Boats Which
She Cannot Locate.

Mrs. Ann J. NJ THAN. widow of James
THAN, filed a petnion in the probate
court yesterday asking that the entire
estate of her husband be set apart for
her benefit except so much as is needed
to pay funeral expenses,
The estate amounts to a trife more
than 1872 which sum Is on deposit in Dex-
ter Horton & Co.'S bank. Mr.. THAN
owned some seines and fishing boats, but
Mrs. THAN says she has been unable to
find them.
He did not keep any books, so 1t is i'm
possible, Mrs. THAN says, for her to give
an account of debts due his estate.
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Negotiation Clerks Appointed.

!, The city comptroller yesterday appointed
E. Drake, Harold J. Lea, Conway Thomson
and J. II. Darlington. Edward W. Brown
was appointed deputy comptroller, to serve
without pay.
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EASY YUKON TRAVEL.
Returning KiOndikers Report the
Trail in Splendid Condition.

The trail from Dawson to the headwaters
OF the Yukon is reported by the Cottage
Cfty's Klondike passengers as being In
splendid condition. 1t was much travelled
during December leaving a hard-beaten
snow and Ice pathway, easy to move over
Fifteen or twenty Klondikers some of
whom left Dawson January /, returned.
II. Miller started out on that date He
reports the Yukon trail in good condition.
The trip was made without incident.
Miller says the Klondike Is experiencing
great activity in a mining way The
weather continues cold and the general
he left.
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ssven-room residence on Sixteenth ave-
nue.. near East Columbia.
0szsv9,JMG novss
coz and 2os New York Block.
mltted to visit him, ana that. ali there

nitteu 70 VISIT him, and that's all there
In to It.
AS matter of fact" continued the
sheriff, Tyrrell could have gotten his
man out OF here had he gone about It
right He caught him all right, and had
TWO days In which to leave the state, but
he had a desire to pose first IN the news
papers as great detective While he was
posing Armstrong employed shrewd coun-
sell VINO made the fight that eventually
beat the great detective from Chicago
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MORTGAGE NOT RnCoRDED.

L. d. Hardin and Creditors OF j. G.
PfaR Not I'm Harmony.
L. ID. Bardin and the creditors of ]. C.
ran, who was prominent Pike street
mercnant,; are at variance as to the pri-
PLY PLY 81 eiaime. PfaT recently filed Pc
ution In the Federal court In voluntary
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Lost His Money.

j. NJ White. a Dawson city business
man, claims 10 have lost $500 In bills In
some manner Monday night White Is in
doubt as to whether he was robbed or
whether he lost his money accidentally.
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Tenant Wins His Suit.

A Jury in Judge Jacobs court rendered
a verdict yesterday afternoon in favor of
the defendant in the case of II. G. Tyler,
as trustee against j. Kracower, to re-
cover 500 damages and rent at s65 a
month for store at 1151s Washington
street.
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bankruptcy. following suit by creditors

1t came out in proceedings before Judge
Moore in the equity department of the
superior court yesterday afternoon. that
Bardfn held mortgage against Pfaffs
went into bankruptcy, but was not put on
record until later. Bardin desires the
court to establish this mortgage as a prior
claim to that of the other creditors, but
they strongly object to such a proceeding.
Judge Moore has taken the matter under
adyiSement
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Man OF Many Vacations Sues.

John r. Arlington. who says that he
nrietor of the Occidental hotel. as night
clerk. porter and cooks assistant. COM
menced suit in the superior court yes
terday to recover $40 He alleges that
Of the amount alleged to be due as wages.
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TOWNSEND A TOTAL WRECK.
Piled Up on Rocky Point Reef
Near Haines Mission.
PASSENGERS AND CREW ESCAPE

Make Their Way Through Binding
storm 10 shores Of Lynn Canal
Vessels Loss Due to the bursting
OF . Steam ripe-Rendered Help
less In n Heavy GaIe-The Cast
Always Suffer Many Hardships.
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wANTED-A first-class, sober. reliable
clothing salesman; frst-class wages ana
steady position, but want Al man only.
Address, with references, Herman Wise,
Astoria, Or.
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TRY Mrs. Westcott's 60c dinners at Ho-
tel Stevens from 5 to p. m. today.
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EIlN OFFICERS WRATH.
l,etivs Tyrrell Tells His
Troubles to Newspapers.
SCORES GOV. ROGERS.

Z. ). snively Was the Man who
,.,svsnted the Extradition Of
~1tlaan ARMSTRONG, and Declares
~ Case TO Have Been One Of
sossale vs.. Justice"-Denounccs
s.ssI Method Of Jail Management.
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Just a chance meet
ing in the rain and SO
many things to talk
about That means
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,,s. statement In one of Tyrrelps inter-
,n.. s 20 tne effect that Armstrong and his
,sss .u vile were permitted to live to-
Sss,s IN the local Jail aroused the ire of
~ ~. an De Vanter when he was shown
1 ~. Siipping last evening.
trtn seatement contains not an atom of
uu'n," said the sheriff. THE woman. who
.Opeared to be Armstrong's wife. was ner-