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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

ance under treatment there. The
alarming. and generally bascless. re-
ports of mismanagement which are
given publicity from time to time cause
intense anxiety TO the great multitude
of people who regard the county hos
pital as their only refuge in time of
sickness.
If the hospital has been mismanagcd
in the past or Is being mismanaged
now. or If the system of operation will
permit of its mismanagcmcnt NJ any
time i'm the future. the committee
should discover and lay bare all the
facts. sparing nobody. TO the end that
henccforth the sick shall he neither
neglected nor ill.treated. ON the other
hand. If the hospital has been well con.
Quoted i'm the past. If its management
ut the present time Is intelligent. eff.
cent and humane, and If the methods
employed In its management are such
as to make the "outrages" so frequently
reported utterly impossible. II is most
essential TO the peace of mind of
thousands of our citizens that these
facts should be made known.
We have no desire TO suggest what
the conclusions of the committee should
be. nor to anticipate them. The gen.
tlcmen who compose that body realize
their responsibility. There Is no rca.
son to doubt that they will carry on
the inquiry without fear or prejudice.
The county hospital has afforded Il
fruitful theme for sensational and IL.
responsible writer's for the last twenty.
five years. Such charges as those made
recently have been made annually dur.
ing that period.
Previous Investigations have result.
cd generally in the complete vindica.
ton of the system and the manage.
ment. Doubt has been thrown upon
the conclusions of these inquiries he.
cause they have been In the main con.
| Quoted by partisan members of the
county board. The present committee
is composed in part of business and pro.
fcssisonal men and in part of county
commissioners representing both of
the great parties. Its verdict will
have great weight. 1t Is as important
that the management of the hospital
shall he commended II It Is deserving
as II Is that 1t shall be condemned II
undeserving .-Exchangc
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

lice department for over tweuty.ninc
years. That is enough police work for
Inc, ana | will attend to my private af-
fairs now"
AS he retired first on captains pay
the chief is entitled to n pension of 500
per month from the city.
Mayor Harrison said: Ripley has
been chief of police four years-a longer
term than any other chief. admire
him us policeman, and want to say
he is the best chief Chicago ever had.
| will tell the City Council Monday
night who will act in Joe's' place.
have my man picked out, but he does
not know he will be selected. He is
my own choice and will make good
superintendent"
The removal of the chief is believed
to be the first step in complete rcOrga.
nization of the police department.
Those who have been following the
conditions say IL will take nothing less
than complete shakcup in the depart.
ment to restore harmony ana place the
department in n condition to attend ~
much To police work as to petty strifcs
Those who know Chief Ripley best de.
clare that he has been good soldier
and that the abuse which has been
hcaped upon him should have been
given to other officials.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
THE NEW CHEF.

Capt Luke i. Colleran Is one of the
best police officials In the United
States. ana many business men express
the hope that he may he made chief.
He is u cool-hcadcd, honest, capable
and experienced man.
Capt Campbel's friends are active
to secure his appointment. lie is an
old friend of the Harrison family and
was secretary of the police department
for several years. lie was placed in
active police duty two years ago. and
his record has been declared a good
one.
Capt. Schuettler has strong backing.
and his record. which includes the
CrOnin case. the Luetgert case and
other important cases. Is being put for
ward to show his ability. Capt. O'Neill
Is the best educated man In the police
department, In addition to his ability
rs an officer. Too great activity In the
levee district led to his transfer TO out
lying stations.
Inspector Hartnett Is Mayor Harri.
sons friend, but Is considered too young
to take the position as chief.
II he had remained until Jan. ~ next
Joseph Ripley would have seen thirty
years of continuous service on the Chi
cago police force. with the exception
of two years. during the Swift adj
mlnlstratlon. He began rs patrolmar
and went up through every position on
tho force
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
HTS TELEPHONE COMPANIES.

Alderman +. X. Blake charged that
the telephone companies of Chicago are
furnishing their service to the public
lat rates and conditions that are eNtor-
tionate and oppressive. He introduced
resolution that rs the Supreme Court
of Illinois and the Federal Supreme
Court had decided that the rates charg.
ed by public service corporations could
De regulated, the Council Judiciary
committee should be ordered 10 draft
and report an ordinance fixing reason
able rates. The resolution also called
for the formulating of regulations for
the telephone companies To which the
latter shall he subject in the transac-
ton of their business in the city of
Chicago. This resolution was sent 10
the judiciary committee, The battle
over telephone rates will be fought our
in this committee and then carried 10
the floor of the Council If an ordnance
regulating the rates is recommended
for passage.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
UNION TRACTION our.

Franchises of fifty-threc lines now
owned and operated by the Union
Traction Company expire in 1903. The
list includes all the important principal
and crosstown lines on the North and
West sides. Secretary George c. Sike.
of the street railway commission Ia,
compiled a table showing the fran
chiscs affected and II Is set forth in the
statement that twenty-seven of the
franchises We're granted to the NORTH
Chicago Street Railway Company and
twenty.siX to the West Chicago Stree,
Railway Company. Many of the fran
chises, as indicated by asterisks. are
subject to the act of 1865.
Following is list of the expiring
franchises:
State street, from Lake TO Clark
streets, by Division street.
"Clark street, from Washington
street to Fullerton avenue.
Clark street, from Fullerton avenue
to Dlversey boulevard.
Wells street and Fifth avenue, from
Randolph to Clark streets.
Center street-Clark street TO Lin.
coin avenue.
Lincoln avenue-Center street TO Bel
mont avenue.
Ashland avenue-Belmont to Grace
land avenue.
Belmont avenue-LincOln avenue to
RObey street.
Robey street-Belmont avenue 10
Roscoe boulevard.
Roscoe bOulevard-Robey street tC
Western avenue.
Division street-Wells street to ely.
bourn avenue.
"ClybOurn avenue line-Division
street to Fullerton avenue.
Sedgwlck street-Chicago avenue 10
Division street.
"Sedgwick street--Diyision street IL
Lincoln avenue.
Garfield avenue-Lincoln avenue tc
Racine avenue.
Racine avenue-Webster avenue 20
Center street.
Center street-Racine avenue 10 Lin
coin avenue.
"Larrabee street-Chicago TO Lincoln
avenues,
Webster avenue-Racine to Lincoln
avenues.
Sheffield avenue-Lincoln avenue Il
Clark street.
"Chicago avenue-Clark street tC
Larrabee street.
Division street-State 10 Clark
streets.
"Diyislon street-Clark street 10 ely
bourn avenue.
Graceiand avenue--Evanston avenu,
TO Ashland avenue.
Evanston avenue-Diversey street tC
Graceland avenue.
WrlghtwOOd avenue-ShOrt stretch
from Lincoln avenue.
Alley.-Between Lii and Wrightwood
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
CHIEF KIPLEY IS OUI.

Joseph Ripley, general superinten-
dent Of police, closed his desk Mon.
day afternoon, turned over the keys
10 Assistant Chief John T.. Ptacek and
Went home. Before he left he dictated
general order placing Ptacek in tenn
porary charge Of the department II
was Klpley's last official act. lie had
learned from Mayor Harrison that he
would not DE reappolnted and allowed
his resignation, which had been in the
Mayors hands for some time, 10 take
effect.
Chief KIplcy's successor will he
named next Monday night. The
Mayor has decided upon the man, but
will not announce the appointment I'M
N the next Council meeting. City hall
proGnostIcators are busy in their eff
forts TO solve the secrets Of the Harri.
son mind. All they have TO work on is
that the next chief win be a Chicago
policeman. The gucsses are confined
10 Capt Luke l.. COllcTan, Cant. Her
man Schuettler, Capt Alexander Camp
bell, Capt Francis O'Neill ana Capt,
John Wheeler,
The last order which Chief Ripley is
sued read like his;
Chicago, April %, 19Ol.-To All
Commanding Officers: Assistant Super
intrndent Of Pole" John l.. Ptacck Is
hereby assigned 10 duty as acting gen.
cral superintendent until further or
d"rs. This order j. to take effect AT
: O'Clock this y. IN.
JOSEPH kIPLEY,
General Superintendent Of Police"
Il called on the Mayor to ask him
whether he would reapp0int me-" ex-
planned the chief II was told he
would not 10 so, ana ! determined 10
allow my resignation, which has been
IN the Mayors hands for some time, 10
take effect. want TO leave the way
clear for my successor. have served
the City in various capacities in the po-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

avenues. and between Sheffield and
Seminary avenues.
LINES on THE WEST SIDE.
madison strcet-State street to
Western avenue.
Madison strce,-Between Western
and Hamlin and Hamlin and Crawford
avenues.
"Madison street loop-Fifth avenue
side.
Milwaukee avenue line - Between
Lake and Halsted streets. "IIalsted
street and North avenue. North avenue
and Armitagc avenue.
"Hnlsted street line--IIalsted street
from tunnel to Van Buren, street: in
Van Buren, street between Clinton and
lIalsted streets.
Halstcd strcet--"Van Hurcn street to
Blue Island avenue. and from Blue Isl.
and avenue to O'Neill street. and the
switch tracks ON O'Ncill street.
Blue Island "Halsted street
to 18th place, and 18th place to West.
crn avenue.
EAST AND WEST LINES.
Armitagc 2yenue-Milwaukec ave
nuc to Washtepaw avenue. expired
1898.
North avenue Milwaukee avenue Ia
California avenue.
Chicago Milwaukee avenue
to Lcavitt street. and Leavitt street TO
a 'al Tn, 1ui %,
10th avenue.
Grand Milwaukee to West.
crn avenues.
Lake street-Wabash avenue tn
Union Park court. silence to Western
avenue. thence to Rockwell street.
thence to Homan avenue.
flake street loop-Randolph street
side and State street side.
"liandolph strect-State street ia
Union Park.
"Bryan place Randolph street to
| Lake street.
Ogden avenue Madison street to
| 10th avenue
Van Buren, strcet--aState street to
Ogden avenue. Ogden avenue to West.
ern avenue.
"Polk street--Fifth avenue to Canal
| street.
Twelfth street-'State street to Canal
street. Canal street to Ogden avenue.
Ogden avenue to Western avenue.
Fifteenth placc-"Dcad tracks he.
tween jefferson and Canal streets.
(Note--If there he any legal authority
for the presence of these tracks In
street the right would bc tcrminablc
by the city In 1909,
NORTH AND SOUTH LINES.
| Fifth Randolph to Poll,
streets. Polk street to 10Th street via.
duct. Randolph street to Lake street.
Clinton street-SIiandolph street to
Madison street; "Madison street to 18th
street: Milwaukee avenue TO Randolph
street.
| Canal strect-Harrison street to ca.
nalport avenue.
Canalport. avenue-Canal street ia
lIalsted street.
jefferson strcet-van Buren, street
to 18th place.
| Halsted street--"Alilwaukee avenue
TO Blue Island avenue, Harrison street
to O'Neill street.
Leavitt street-Chicago avenue to
Grand avenue.
Western avenue--I.ake street Ia
Madison street, Madison street to Van
Buren, street.
California nvenue-Armitage avenu,
to North avenue. Division street to Chi
cngO avenue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
LET US HAVE THE WHOLE truth

The committee chosen 10 investigate
the Cook County Hospital has decided
that the inquiry shall have no limits.
II will not merely inquire into certain
specific and general charges of mis-
management, but endcavor to locate
any evils attached to the system under
which the institution is operated.
This j. we'll II Is no eXaggeration
10 say that hundreds of thousands Of
people In Cook County are deeply in
tcreSted in everything that concerns
the county hospital, Nearly every
body in Cook County has had or Is like
ly 10 have relative, friend or acqualnt-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
SKA7 CONGRESS- IN MAY.

The fourth annual congress of the
North American League will he held
May II. L. and IL. Fifteen hundred
skat players are expected TO attend
one-half of whom will be from outsid'
cities. Milwaukee will send 300. ST.
Louis 100. Indianapolis 100. with De
troit and Davenport. Iowa, fifty each.
These are only n small number of the
cities which will he represented.
The armory will have 400 tables ar
ranged for the players. and accommo.
datlons have been made for the large
number of spectators expected. Ten
valuable prizes will be offered. the
principal ones being $3.50 in cash AMI
n piano valued at $500.
Aside from the games. the congress
will elect new officers and discuss
amendments TO the present rules. The
welfare of the visitors will be looked
after by q committee which meets ev.
cry Wednesday night at w. II. lungs.
No. 1O6 Randolph street. This com.
mittce has already arranged for n
grand banquet and trip on the drain
age canal. a league button. costing
10 cents. will admit the bearer To III"
armory. but the contestants will he
charged 81.
The officers of the local branch are:
President-Julius Schiller.
First Observation-Disclosures +.
Hagedorn.
Second vice.Presidcnt-Emi IIoecl-
ster.
Treasurer-Iouis Schultheis.
Secrctary-Carl Haerting.
Corresponding Secretary - Justus
Emmc. No. 3145 State street.
The first skat congress in this coun'
try was held in st. Louis in 1S9S. AMI
the succeeding one in Indianapolis In
1899 and in Milwaukee in 1900. Skal
has been a favorite game of cards In
Germany for a number of years. In
1885 a pamphlet on the game was pub.
lished in Altenburg. SaXony. by Fred
erick Hcmpel. although the first con
gress was not held until 1856 in the
same town. Since its Introduction IN
Germany it has superseded all other
card games. and many former players
Of whist in America have given NJ
their old favOrite for skat. claiming
that It Is not only more scientific, bu,
more fascinating.
One prominent feature of skat Is til,
| fact that large stakes need not he play
ed for to make the game interesting
IA. al. nj sol
than merely nominal. the game Itself
being sufficiently interesting and cNcit
| ing. Twenty years ago skat was hard
| ~ played in America. hut every Ger
man-American community now has IL
skat clubs and organizations. nm,
many English.speaking Americans arr
becoming attached to the game.
Al the congress held In Milwaukee,
last year the German element was sur
| prised Ia hear that n skat club exist
ed In the Chicago Athletic Association
and that II. $. Wilson and William g
Thorne. who belong TO the &. \. \.
We're In attendance. Last November
u tournament was held in the ska
room of the c. \. A., in which twenty
eight members contested for man.
prizes. representing several hundrc,
dollars.
Several members of the G. \. \
Skat Club are also members of III,
Washington Park Club, and often play
skat after the golf games or races 81
the speedway. The present congress
promises TO eclipse any ever held he
fore, either in this country or the faith
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

An English astronomer has figured
out that the very smallest Tag on this
earth which would be even visible in
Mars would need to be 800 miles long
and 200 miles broad. Just who would
wave 1t is matter for amusing specu.
latiOn. Those who talk about "signal.
Ing" Mars may be pleased to do the
specializing. incidentally, the flag
would have to be unfurled on a fiagpOle
800 miles high.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
~

When Mary Anderson asked James
Russell Lowell II he had read certain
play of sardou he replied courageously:
NO, madam; l cannot allow my mind
to be dragged through the gutter" This
Is reprinted for the satisfaction of those
people who do not read 100. O0O.edltion
novels because other people do.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

There is said to be a widespread feel.
Ing throughout Canada In favor of con-
tinuing the celebration of the Queens
birthday. The Toronto Globe thinks
such a perpetuatiOn Of the custom
would resemble the homage paid by
Americans to the majestic figure of
Washington"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

Emigration to the Argentine Republic
has been artihcially stimulated by mis-
leading reports about great OppOrtuni.
ties there for young Americans. More
cautious counsel warns aspiring boys
that there Is room and reward for youth
and energy, provided, however, that the
newcomers speak the language of the
country and have money enough to live
on until chance for employment arises
The principal cities are now full Of
starving Americans who cannot make
themselves understood and have Meth.
err health, employment, money nor
friends.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

The defense Of Gibraltar Is now made
more complete by provision to keep
mosquitoes from introducing germs Of
disease into the huge reservoirs which
have been cut out Of the sides of the
rock. Each tank Is rendered mosquito.
proof by means Of gauze wires. The
millions Of gallons Of water. which q
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
/lle7ll

Dress reformers will please note the
miraculous escape Of that young won-
an whose jealous lover tried to shoot
her, but whose corset.steels and wire
hustle turned the bullets and saved her
life. All OF which goes to give color to
the optimist's claim that everything
has It's good uses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

Portsmouth, y. H.. but they are mostly
seafaring people. 1t is doubtful wheth.
er there Is Sam Slick or Sam Law.
son now to he found from Cape Cod
to Eastport. The New England type
of century ago is now hardly more
than a "Reminiscences.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

The hcroism of Lieutenant Com
mander Jesse Minis Roper. who lost
his life In the effort to save seaman
OF his crew, should not pass unnoticed.
With none Of the rewards and incen.
tivcs of military glory to tempt him,
he deliberately undertook a perflous
rescue. ana his bravery Is not the less
noble TINT 1t was manifested in no
spectacular enterprise.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
l1eA

Courtesy for courtesy Is, unfortunate.
~. not the motto Of all shoppers. Dur.
Ing recent month q large dry goods
store sent out. In answer to requests,
thirteen hundred dollars worth of sam
pies. Every package contained print
cd request TO return samples after ex.
animation. The head Of the department
says that less than one-tenth ever lind
their way back. Where are the nlne"
Is no new lament for benefits forgot.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

President Hadley has made another
blunder. He says he is convinced that
1.-THE great body Of American people are
gentlemen" when everybody knows
that fully half Of them are not gentle.
men ut all, and for obvious reasons
never will be.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

siege would render an important re-
source. may be reckoned among the as
sets Of defensive works which are
symbol, the world over, for mpregna-
bility. Not even the mosquito will be
permitted to capture the stronghold.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
/Go|l


william Thorpe. of Quantico. Nd,
had an abscess in his stomach and was
dying For some reason the doctors
feared to use the knife. He still read
the papers. however, and kept up his
interest In things human. One day, In
n paper, he saw a cartoon that excited
his risibles. Thorpe laughed. ana i'm.
mediately stream Of blood gushed
from his mouth. The doctor happened
to call Just then, and after examining
Thorpe declared that the abscess had
broken, and that the patient would get
well. II anybody says you are going
to die. 1t always pays to have ut least
one good laugh first. Sometimes 1t Jars
clog out Of the internal machinery
and you disgust the prophets by get.
ting well. There are lot OF people
running around who were doomed TO
death by somebody or other way back
In the COS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

\ cancer microbe has been found by
Prof. Gaylord. This Is the toughest
customer In the micrObe line that has
yet turned up. Think Of cancer diet
for Il steady thing, such as this para
site subsists on.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

The world Is tired OF kings and It's
WEAKNESS Is becoming more palpable
every day. The average king Is an alb.
surdity to every one except to himself
and those who bask In the light Of the
royal favor. The wisest monarch IL
he who reigns rather than rules. who
Is hgurehead rather than force.
who recognizes that he is tolerated as
necessary evil rather than as the
dominant factor In government. The
sovereign who deludes himself into the
belief that the world is willing to re-
vert to the conditions which prevailed
In the middle ages Is destined to u rude
awakening.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

The Boston Advertiser notes a grad
ual change going on as regards the oc.
cupants of Massachusetts farms. All
over the State farms are passing more
and more into the hands of new own
ers, and these owners are largely of
foreign birth. In Bristol County, for
instance, Portuguese farmers are in
the majority, while In Norfolk County
most of the farmers are Swedes and
Greeks. The Advertiser says: "These
immigrants seem to be fairly prosper
GUS, and they may be able to make a
success of farming where the Old own.
ers apparently found 1t hard even to
make bare living" The typical
Yankee farmer of the David Harum
and Josh Whitcomb variety is rapidly
disappearing from New England, and
even the typical Yankee himself. There
are few survivors in Marblehead and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

A court has just decided that kissing
Is not crime. Sanitary authorities
are frequently reminding the human
race, on the other hand, that, as a con-
veyancer of disease, kissing is almost
without peer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
lleD0

While capital In this past Of the world
continues to be timid about investing
In electrical railways whose utility has
been completely demonstrated, Ger.
many Is undertaking an electric road
between Berlin ana Hamburg, the
trains TO run ut speed far exceeding
any hitherto attempted. German ex.
perts declare u rate Of 125 miles an
hour feasible ana safe on the proper
equipment. They use less water In
their capltalizntiOns in Germany and
therefore dare try to do more on land.
Surface crossings are disappearing In
Europe wherever electricity Is used for
traction.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27

One OF the chief causes Of disturb
ances In Russia is the great difference
between the majority OF the people and
the few highly educated. The univer
sity students are FESTIVE under u sys-
TEN with which the ignorant peasants
are satisfied. The Cars government
Is not adapted to an untaught commu.
nifty from which few leading spirits
are constantly emerging with univer.
sity training. Until the intelligent
Russians are allowed to share In the
conduct Of national affairs under con-
stltutlonal ruler the plots against the
Cars life may be expected to con-
tlnue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
/l1e0l

II German electric railway men have
succeeded In running trains safely ut
the rate Of l25 miles an hour certainly
American inventors ought to be able to
do as much. But good many people
do not care to ride that fast.