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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
GRADE CROSSINGS AoAiA.

Following close upon the grade cross.
ing horror mt l1th street comes the re.
port OF n similar accident ut G3d ana
ieavltt streets, seven persons who tried
to cross the track In n wagon being In
jtlred ana two of them narrowly cs.
Gaping death. This particular crossing.
1t IL stated, IL protected by neither
gates, lights. nor fagmen. The driver
or the wagon mad his six companions
drove upon the track unwnrned Of the
approach Of train, and apparently
their escape from death IL wholly n
matter Of luck, says the News.
The fact that most Of them did es-
cape with only minor injuries does not
diminish the force OF this further les.
son as to the danger constantly present
In the grade crossing. In the light of
these repeated demonstrations. cOntin-
ued neglect to carry on to completion
the important work Of track elevation
will be regarded as Indicative of a gross
disregard of the sacredness OF human
life. The perils Of these man-traps
cannot he remedied by minor safe.
guards. The affair mt 47th street show
ed that The way to remove the dan
ger of the grade crossing Is to remove
the grade crossing. But until the city
has secured the completion OF this
work there should be no loss of time In
at least compelling gates ana fiagmen
to be provided ut all crossings.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

that should the sanitary district desire
plant Of the capacity of 100000 cubic
feet per minute 1t Is necessary that it
should send n communication to the
City Council I'm order that the Commits.
sioner Of Public Works may receive
his authority from that body.
1.-THE city of Chicago Is not bound.
nor do believe 1t could take into con.
sfderation the matter of an additional
flow for the purpose of giving sufi-
cient flow in the Chicago river to bring
the sanitary district within the law
regarding such flow. The additional
10000 cubic feet per minute which the
sanitary district desires pumped
through the Thirty-ninth street conduit
Is not necessary for the dilution of the
sewage which will pass through said
conduit. nor Is IL necessary to keep the
south branch of the Chicago river I'm
good condition.
at Is simply for the purpose of max.
ing sufficient flow for the drainage
canal to come within the law. and
believe this can be accomplished in a
much more economical way than by
erecting Il pumping station for the sole
purpose of pumping lake water into the
Chicago river in order to give sufficient
How through the drainage canal to
come within the law as passed. which
IL an obligation on the sanitary dis.
frirt :"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
SENATOR WELliN07ON'S pOsir,OW

George l.. Wellington. who happens
to be one Of the United States Senator's
from Maryland, has violated all the die.
tates OF common decency In his com.
ments on the attempted assasslnatiO
OF the President. SO mean ana narrow
Is the mind Of Wellington that he can
see In the assault on the Chief EXecu.
tive Of the nation only IN attack on Il
personal enemy of his own. of whom he
"can say nothing good" while "undcr
the circumstances" he docs not care to
say anything bad" Instead of sharing
the almost universal regret In the at.
tack on the chosen representative OF
law and good government. Wellington
expresses himself rs indifferent to the
whole matter" Voluntarily he classes
himself with the few rabid ana fanati.
cal anarchists who either rejoice ut the
assault on Mckinley or feel with Wei
lingtOn II complete Indifference" They
may plead that they have u principle
ut stake, but the Maryland statesman
IL actuated only by II petty personal
and political spite.
At the same time there seems to be
no reason why the suggestion made by
influential Southern newspapers that
Wellington be expelled from the Senate
should be acted on. AS matter Of
fact, decent people everywhere reciprO-
cate for Wellington the indifference"
which he expresses toward the stricken
President. He has placed himself out
side the bounds Of consideration or re.
spect. He has made of himself social
ns we'll rs a political pariah. He de-
serves neither notice nor consideration.
If the men of the South are wise they
will leave him In the obscurity where
he belongs. II he could by any chance
get the Senate to make martyr of
him" he would have little longer OPP
portunity to bask in the nOtOriety
which he seems to enjoy. He Is UNI
pleasant but by no means important.
Let him pass,-Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
BLOCKi REPLIES TO RANDOLPH.

In an open letter addressed to Alder
man Mavor Commissioner of Public
Works +. w. Blocki makes spirited
reply TO the recent criticism of the city
administration by Engineer Isham
Randolph of the sanitary district re-
garding the failure to complete the
Thlrty-ninth street intercepting sewer.
Mr., RandOlph's statements are charac-
terlzed ms misleading, both to the
board and the public"
The delay in the work, Commissioner
Block asserts, has Resulted from in
ability OF the city 10 get the sanitary
district 10 agree upon plans for the
pumping station. After referring to the
efforts which have been made to induce
the sanitary district either to approve
the plans made by the city or to sub
nit plans satisfactory to the city Mr..
Block says:
II wish to call your attention to the
fact that the Commissioner Of Public
Works has no authority either to enter
into an agreement with the sanitary
district or to proceed to construct a
plant of greater size than that ordered
by the City Council, which Is 10000
cubic feet per minute maximum. Also,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

winning and attractive personality
manifested on the most conspicuous Of
stages has silenced the unfriendly criti-
cism which was heard when he first
ran for the Presidency. When he ran
for the second time the effects of the
confidence and affection with which
he had inspired the people became APP
parent He was rcnominated by ac-
claination. He was elected after a cam
paign marked with little acrimony by
the votes Of the members of his own
party and of many votes drawn from
the other party. II may be said with
truth that these latter votes elected
him.
Under his delicate and kindly man
agement of affairs the last traces of
luminosity between North and South
had died away. Under him us Com.
mander-in.Chief old Union and Con.
fcderate Generals fought side by side
He has paciied his party. 1t has
ceased to have factions. 1t Is at peace
within itself as 1t has not been since IL
was organized. The President has no
foes within or without his party. There
has come again under him that "cra
of good feeling" which existed during
the last term of President Monroe.
When President Mckinley left his
quiet home at Canton to mingle with
the throngs ut Buffalo he might well
have believed himself immune from all
personal attack. He feared no dan
ger. for he knew no sim" He had no
ambitious desires the qualification of
which could interfere with any one.
His sole ambition was to serve out I'm
peace the remainder of his last term
and then retire to private life. No dis
appointed office.seekers logged his
footsteps as they did those of Garfield.
Yet II IL this man of all men who was
struck down.
That which happened will make the
people of the United states ask them.
selves If they must always be subject
to the paroxysmal rule of disordered
intellects-if they can have no conf.
dence In the stability of government.
They cannot have II some man. actual.
ed by personal feelings. or some lunatic
can remove the chief magistrate of
great nation. and In 80 doing change
perhaps the whole course of national
history. IL the established order Of
things to he at the mercy Of crank or
n mailman? Must u President Of the
United States keep himself secluded
from the world like the Sultan of Tur.
key. In order that he may be able to
serve out the term for which the PEG.
pie have elected him. or must he sub.
ject himself to the perils of sudden
death ana to the reversal of the poll.
cies he was elected to carry out when.
ever he appears In public?
This Is the question which calls for
an answer. II n man as blameless as
President Mckinley. a woman as inof-
fenslve as the Empress Of Austria, a
King who was 80 free from wrong.
doing rs King Humbert. u ruler ms up.
right as President CarnOt. become the
objects Of the ssassins' weapons. what
can society do for the protection of 9th.
ers occupying similar exalted stations
and for its own prOtectiOnY
One thing IL certain. there should be
no more Of these free-fOr.all Presiden-
tial receptions which give an easy op.
pOrtunity to u mailman to change the
course Of the history of the country
Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
ANARCHY AND IGNORANCE.

IL In likely that In Emma Goldman,
taken into custody. the police have "A
fairly representative type. and the
type Is one which deserves study.
The police-possibly to their surprise
found Miss Goldman neatly attired,
not unninnnerly person. combative In
spirit but measurably self.possessed.
using good English ana not noticcably
truculcnt In bearing or in manner of
speech. At the hour of her arrest she
had u book I'm her hand. and Il IL not
unlikely that In ordinary life she would
be- found similarly engaged good deal
of the time. II Ii a safe Inference from
her telegram to her relative In Rochcs.
ter. asking him to comfort mother"
that Miss Goldman. among her friends
ana associates, Is mild-mannered. good.
nntured. even affectiOnate.
IT II be asked, then. what IL II that
makes this other wise sane and well.
behaved person take up with the long
exploded nonsense Of the "philOsOphi.
cal anarchist and look with indiffer.
ence upon such fiendish crimes as those
of Bresci. Luchcni and CxOlgOsz. the
answer must be sought In that total
lack OF u capacity for disciplined
thought which In the characteristic
sign Of the theoretical anarchist every
where. without that capacity or with.
out the ability to take sane point Of
view and perceive what II sound
thatt,yht In ntl,nrS ,ua ,,u,. ro.,I ,,.t.1.t,,
and acquire plenty Of facts and still be
Ignorant. this ignorance being OF the
worst sort. Miss Goldman. like the the.
orists Of her kind everywhere. probably
knows at once both too little ana too
much. II she had read less the fatuOus
idcns Of half-bakcd theorists might
never have come within her notice. II
she knew more she would sec their
hopeless folly and the outrageous and
criminal character Of the deeds to
which they lead.
1t II the smatterer. the person able
to understand a part but not the whole.
the individual who cannot distinguish
between what In true and what IL mere
mock. heroic bnldertlash--it In this per.
son to whom the lunacy of theoretical
anarchy appeals. In many cases the
theoretical anarchist II himself devoid
OF the Will or the wish to commit acts
OF violence. but the danger from his
presence IN that with his little parade
OF cheap learning he makes IN impress
sion upon others even more unenlIght.
encd than himself. At bottom the ulti.
mate cure for anarchy II true educa.
ton. II IL the theoretical anarchist,
with his hend--Or her head-tilled with
half truths, half understood. who leads
IN teaching anarchy ana gives lnsplra-
tion to the wretched dupes who try
with dynamite ana pistol to put the the.
DRY into practlce.-News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
LINCOLN. GARFIELD, M'KiNLEX

In recalling the history of past assas-
sinations we are struck by the fact that
the three Presidents who have thus far
fallen victims to murderOus fanaticism
have been three OF the mildcst ana
most lovable men, in their personal
characters, who ever occupied the pO-
sition of chief magistrate of the M
tion. Lincoln, whose infinite humanity
has made his memory something very
like religion, was the first. Garfeld's
personal charm ana ready sympathy
were almost the strongest influences in
his elevation to the post that brought
death to him, and Mckinley has been
designated by Senator Hoar, who DIFF.
fers widely with him In important po.
litical matters, as the ''best-lOved Pres
ident the country ever had" II there
Is any significance in this fact, 1t Is
merely by way of emphasis on the con-
cluslon that these deeds OF madmen
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
CARTER n. HARRISON.
the SHOOTING OF the PRESIDENT

President Mckinley was holding at
the Pan-American Exposition one of
the informal Misunderstanding public re-
ceptions which have become character
istic Of the American people. He was
complying with an American custom
which foreigners ridiculc. not without
cause. Perhaps the practice will be
abandoned now thar its possibilities of
danger have become apparent.
Among those who stepped forward 70
grasp the Presidents hand was one who
held in his left hand a pistol hidden by
handkerchief When he took the
Presidents right hand with his he fired
at him point blank, in1icting two
wounds, one in the chest. which Is not
dangerous, and another in the stom-
ach, which Is grayer in It's nature. The
would-be murderer attempted TO hide
his identity, but he Is Leon Czolgosz,
laborcr, OF Cleveland, o. The mo-
iives which actuated him are yet a mys.
terry.
This wicked and cruel act will horri-
~ the country. II must be wholly with
"''' ''''-'' VI ihllDIbI 'AfNSf. vi ull
men 1t might be supposed President
Mckinney would be the last one to be
chosen as the target Of an assassin's
bullet. 1t was not supposed that he
had any enemies. II may be said of
him, as it was Of Duncan, that he
Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath
been
SO dear Ia his great office, that his vlr-
Tues
Wa plead Ike angels trumpet.tongued
against
The deep damnation Ut his rukiug.off.
If President MckHlcE ever had enc
mics he has conveftrd them lnio ac-
tive or at least passive friends. KS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

are directed against the office, and not
against the man. We have had Presi.
dents who were the objects OF many
and bitter personal animosities and
hatreds; but these escaped. while mad.
men chose as their victims the gentlest
and most generous Of all our line of ex.
ecutives.-.JOurnal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

Only $50 to California ana RETURN
General CONVENTION Ep'scopa lChurch,
Ian franc sco, Ga =, Oct. =, 1901.
For this meeting the Chicago, Great
Western Railway will, on Sept. 10 to 81.
sell through excursion tickets to San
Francisco, good to return Nov. ID, 1901,
at the low rate of $50 for the round trip.
Rates via Portland. Ore, 30 higher.
StOp-0vers allowed.
For further information inquire Of
any Great Western agent or ]. p.
Elmer, g. p. A., Chicago, Ill.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

Robbers are able to overawe train.
loads and stage-l0ads of people for two
reasons. One Is that the people. rely.
Ing on the theory that they are travel
ing In country where life ana proper.
~ are fully protected, are always taken
unawares The other Is that both by
habit and by social rule the ma jOrlty Of
people are not trained or prepared to
shoot quickly In defense of their prop
erty against outlaws.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

Many years ago sir Arthur Phelps
maintained that the amelioration OF the
race would not come through political
reforms nor the labor Of social agita.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14
40

Captain VIM. p. Black. VIM. Prentiss
Major II. b. Tolman, George Mills
Rogers. John G. King, ID. ]. McAIahon,
Miles ]. Devine, Donald l.. Morrill, and
J.. McHugh are all mentioned for Judi.
cial hOnOrs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

With three schools not reported, the
total attendance ut the public schools
Sept. q. was 2Os,O0S for the grammar
ana elementary grades. ana O.14S for
the high schools. No figures for cor
responding date last year are availa.
ble' but the report at hand shows a
large Increase. according to school Off.
Gals.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

The Illinois Manufacturers AssOcin.
ton has prepared resolutions depl0ring
the attempt ON the life of President
Mckinley, ana of the existepce of
anarchical sentiment In this country.
These have been sent to the President
together with Il letter OF c0ngratula-
lions on the Improvement OF his cOndi-
ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

The West Park Commissioners decid.
ell to open the fishing season In Hum
boidt' Garfield ana Jackson parks on
sunday. Sept. 10. No fishing Ia to be
allowed from the banks, piers or floats
Fishing will be permitted only from
boats by those holding tickets. The
rule against fishing after o o'clock on
sunday mornings has been removed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

Country milk dealers, according to
Health Department officials, are now
sending pure milk to Chicago. Chief
MIX Inspector Grady, City Chemist
Bisbee and Inspectors Sussmann and
Weis visited an incoming Chicago ana
Northwestern milk train at Kinzie and
Clinton streets and inspected fifteen
cans OF milk. For the first time In two
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

CITY Boiler Inspector Blaney has
sworn out warrants for the arrest of
Manson n Daniels. contractors on the
government building, for a refusal to
submit to an inspection OF the sixteen
boilers employed for hOlsting and other
purposes on the work.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

mand of a fire. or perhaps third in com.
mand. There II never even first
alarm struck downtown but First As.
sistant Marshal CampiOn or 20 out on
1t. and we take command over the bat.
talon chief. The responsibility is on
either Campion or me, not on the bat.
talon chief. If anything IL done wrong
at one of these fires, Just watch and
see who is held for any mistakes. In
the fifth district Koran will be prac-
tically In sole command, for do not
usually go far from here on first
alarms
Insurance men generally declared
that Chief Musham's wisdom in the
management of the fire department
should not be questioned. They took
the stand that Mr.. Musliam. as chief
of the fire department. knows more OF
the needs Of the department than they
do. They expressed the utmost conf.
dence In the chief.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-01-19
The Trench at the Power House
Caves in, Resulting in the
Death Of one Negro
Workman.

New Iberia, Jan. IA cave III
the banks of the trench that was
being dug on the lot at the site Of
the electric power house, cntrap-
ped two men this afternoon at
A:3O o'clock. The trench was
about twenty two feet deep, about
four feet wide and was curbed
with two inch cypress planks and
cross braced When the curhlna
and braces commenced giving
away there were six men in the
trench. Four of these managed to
get out. two Of them with but
sight bruises and two unhurt.
One of the workmen was caught
between the colIapsing curbing
and died about thirty minutes
after, where he was pinioned.
The other is a prisoner at the
bottom and still alive. a large
force of workmen are husiIy
engaged removing the dirt from
the cave, and it is hoped that he
will he saved.
Electric lights have been put NJ
about the scene a.d the work OF
rescning will 90 steadily on till
the last man be got ont. The live
man in bottom of the trench was
rescued at $50 p. M. unhnrt.--
Times Democrat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-01-19
Sheriff Sale.
DoRNAL TULlIER
vS.
GEORGE NJ. ROBERTSON.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia
l9th judicial District Court.

Notice is hereby given that bv virtue
OF a writ Of Fieri Facias issued out of
the above entitled matter, |, George
Henderson, Sheriff, through Frank J i.
Mestayer, Deputy Sheriff, have seized
ane will offer for sale and will sell to
the1asf ana highest bidder for CASH,
at tfeGodrt House in the town Of
New Iberia, Parish of Iberia, State of
louisiana, between legal sale hours
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23td, 1901,
/ The following described property
Eto-wit.
First Ibts ~ and 80 in Maain's
addition y ,5SNvwn of New Iberia, as
per Plat dssdrvey of said land made by
Charley smedes, suryssas>.on March
9th SIS, each of sajh lots msasurlne
sixty Eet front byfl2o feet in depth.
Lot 4 houndeJby lot 81, sorah by
seeoN' street; fist By l~ts 10 am II Of
Rohatson'- Nai'ion and west n lot
81 OF Ialainh addition. Lots II and
80, bep ndeJnorth by lot IS, salth by
lot 81, hastily lot ., and 4 oyRobert.
sna,s Sa'''o" and west N'i"'"
Second. Ae.s :, s, asM 10 of Block
in Robertson 1Euniiion 10 the town
OF New Iberia, measuring; Lol :, SC
feet front on Washington street, ,aS
on west side, r3r on east side, so feet
inches in rear, and the other lots OF
different dimensions, and all of such
lots being bounded or the north by
washington street, Oh the south by
lots II, ~, I'll and 23 Of Malail.'s add.
ton, east by lot of Block of said
Robertson's addition, west by lot 6 Of
said block.
Third. Lots 9, ., : and 10 of Block 9
OF said Robertson's al edition to the
town OF New Iberia, being of such
dimensions as shown by said plat 81
survey above referred to, and said
block 8 being bounded on the nortI, by
washington street. on the south by
Malain's addition, east by First street
and west by Bank Avenue.
/ Fourth. Lots and 3 of Smith.
addition to the town of New Iberia, A.
shown by. said plat Of survey above
referred to, and measuring * foe,
on Charles street, by lao feet between
parallel lines and bounded north il,
I charles street, south by lots / and /.
ofsaid block by lot of said block.
To pay and satisfy the sum of Ntn,
Hundred Dollars with 8 per cent inter
est on the sum of Five Hundred Dol.
lars from Jan. goth, 1895, aud like
interest of 8 per cent on -Four Hun
dred Dollars from JapuGry S0th, 1900
together with 10 per cent attorney,
e and NIL costs OF suit to be taxed
/ Giseu officially is 10TH day O
january A. H., lgoi.
GEO. Henderson,, Sheriff
Per T. J. MEsTAYER, Dep Sheriff.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-01-19

two wells were not many inches
apart from the same level. The
waters drawn from the two wells
present to the eye identically the
same physical manifestations
taste alike, and 90 through the
same character of changes. Last
week We published the analysis of
the Erati well water. Until an
analysis of the water works wells
shall have demonstrated to the
contrary, we will not be unreason-
able in prcsuming the water to he
the same and from he same source
~ that of the Erath well. Mr.. V,
Frath informs Us that the first
we'll he had sunk. in 1896,
gradually closed at the bottom
and finally failed to yield the
required amount Of water. In
attempting to improve It, it was
ruined and abandoned. lie then
sunk a second well To the same
water strata in 1898, which wei
supplied with decreasing volume.
his necessities for two more
years. For the begging of the
season of 1900 he sunk ,wo.incl
pipe down through the casing OF
first well This gave him water fol
last season. The necessity OF
n new well confronts him foi
| 1901.
Will the water works wells
show the same disposition under d
gravity flow ! Should the artesiar
How grow gradually weaker, Il
it not apparent that seepage water
will become u component part oi
the supply Will seepage water
or water polluted with seepag,
become commercial With 8
water that does not fully command
the confidence of the community
can it be expected that it will ~
literally used or that it will return
revenue? Should we not be a
particular about the water VI
drink rs we are about the milk w
useg
Then at least make the reser
voir impcrvious to seepag
water.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-01-19

The ST. Martin Irrigation trm-
p,nv elected new Board If Ditec.
tors on Monday, to manage the
affairs of the Company for the com
ing year, who are Mcss'S. James
Inon, j. J. Cardinal. l.. v.
Liable, Il. l.. Founet, James w.
Wyche and J. i. Subprblellp. The
election Of officers was hcla Tuesday
and resulted IN the election Of Mr..
Il. l.. Fournet ~ Pre- ,,nt Al d
Manager, Mr.. James Simon as
Nice-Prcsident, aud Mr.. Carlos
Greg as Secretary and Treasurer
ST MartlnvItle Messenger