Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-01-12
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The anniversary of Alexander Ham.
ilton's birth will be observed by the
Hamilton Club Friday night with an
informal dinner. The program will be:
"Hamlton-Boy and Soldier" Ed
ward Ryan wOodle.
Hamilton and the Constitution"
Judge John II. Batten.
"The Hamilton Club" Isaac Miller
Hamilton.
The Hamilton Club has made ar.
| engagements for a special train to carry
Its members to Springfield sunday to
attend the installation ceremonies. The
| train will leave the Union station at /
o'clock Sunday afternoon and arrive
ut the capital city at > o'clock. Re
| turning. the train will leave at o'clock
Tuesday morning. The members will
have the use Of the Pullman sleepers
during their stay in Springfield.
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Thirty.eight employees In county Of
fees to be discharged. all the others to
month during the year. the aggregate
salaries Of those receiving In excess of
81 GOO u year to be reduced S17j,OW. Is
an order made by the Judges of the Cir
cult Court. This will cause Il reduction
of more than u quarter of Il million dol
lars I'm Cook County's pay roll. neccssl.
tated by the deficit In the county treas
ury.
| The Judges met In Judge Hanccy's
chamber the other afternoon. Besides
the jurlsts present were President Han.
berg and Commissioners Walker. Ro-
senfeld and Beer of the Finance Com
mttee OF the County Board.
Some big slnshes are to he made In
the salaries of deputies not behended.
II Is reported that Archie. the veteran
chief clerk of the County Clerks tax eX-
tension division. Is slated for cut Of
$500. while Charles Andrews. Assist.
ant County Treasurer. will suffer u re-
dnctiOn Of 81, 800. Daniel ID. Healy. SUI
pcrinten,lent of Public Service. may
have to stand for Il reduction Of SI,SO0.
The principal reduction in the forces
of County Clerk KnOpf and Treasurer
Raymond are among the ranks of the
opposition 10 the LOrimer machine. Adj
hcrents Of Graeme Stewart say that the
blonde boss and his henchmen wish TO
weaken Stewards strength ana retail
ate for last springs primaries.
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Peter KiOlbassa. former West Town
Collector, was appointed Building Com
missioner Monday night by Mayor Har-
rlson and the Council approved the ap-
pointment. james McAndrews. who
was elected to Congress from the
Fourth District, resigned to attend IL
business connected with his new du-
ties.
The new appointee has long been
prominent In West Side Democratic
politics. lie Is from the Sixteenth
Ward. where he II attentive To the in
terests of Mayor Harrison among the
Democrats of that ward. The former
Commissioner and his friends deny
that the resignation of Mr.. McAndrews
was due to the fractional fight in the
Democratic party. Commissioner Kiol-
bassa has assumed his new duties.
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Mayor Harrison is quoted as saying
that he contemplales the introduction
of an ordinance that will require the
closing of the gilded winerOOm resorts
where couples are entertained. This Is
gratifying information and 1t Is to be
hoped that the Mayor will carry out his
purpose and that the Council will pass
the ordinance. No difference exists be-
tween the places where refined vice dis
ports itself and those where poorer hui
manity, too often driven by misfortune,
has its haunts.
49,
j. Ogden Armour, upon whose Shout
ders falls the burden Of directing the
future management Of the vast inter.
ests left by the death of his father,
Philip ID. Armour, is young man ia
occupy such prominent place In the
commercial world. He was born In
Milwaukee thirty eight years ago, and
Immediately after graduating from col
lege, entered the employ of the packing
company, his brother. Philip D., going