Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-07

was feared that In such n crowd there
would be lawlessncss and disorder. On
the contrary there was the utmost good
feeling. Rough good nature was to the
front and there were instances of self
sacrifice and chivalry that would have
done credit to any community. The !
American people are the most wonder |
full people I'm the world. They pursue |
the dollar persistently and spend 1t |
magnfcently. They are the best fight |
ers now living. and at the same time |
they are the most restrained and best |
poised. the biggest hearted as well as
the shrewdest people on the globe.
The story that John ID. Rockefeller Is
to make his home i'm England is proha-
bly, Incorrect. But If such thing should
happen it would hasten the day when
the United States will adopt drastic
measures to check the evils of absentee
millionarism. or course. says the CHI
cagO American. we have no objection
TO the expatriation of any money-heap
or who finds the air of America too raw
for his lungs. But we do object to lav-
ing the wealth accumulated by the on.
ergy, labor and ingenuity of the Ameri-
can people sent abroad TO maintain q
useless colony of Astors. Bradley Mar.
tins and Van Aliens. When the owner.
ship of American property is transfer.
red 30 Europe by hundreds of millions
ut Il time the process assumes the pro-
portions Of a national disaster. 1t will
have to he stopped. If nothing else
will stop. It u graduated income Tux.
reaching 80 per cent on overgrown rev.
cnues sent to owners living abroad
probably will.
n correspondent. noting a recent edi.
torial OH lamp explosions. calls atten.
ton to great danger. instances of
which are not uncommon. Persons or
dering Kerosene, says the correspond.
ent. frequently receive gasoline In.
stead, and fatal accidents sometimes
result from the error. Mistakes of this
sort are the result of culpable negli.
| gence on the part of stOrekecpcrs or
their clerks. Insurance companies take
cognizance Of the dangers incident to
the handling OF Kerosene and insist
| upon strict regulations concerning its
storage. but no rules will prevent mis-.
takes by careless employees. Merchants
dealing In iniummable and explosive
materials should exercise especial care
Kerosene and gasoline should be kept
In separate locations In the building
and extra pains should be taken In
booking orders. The merchant owes
this 10 himself. as he IL liable for the
mistake. \ vendor may be mulcted In
civil damages and I'm explosion involv.
Ing death might result In making him
crlminnlly liable. Americans are some
what reckless concerning these things,
hence the many accidents and fires.
%6A
| Some "soulless corporations" Of the
wild Vest have lately given prac
teal demonstration In good morals. Al
ATTEMPT was made In u certain city Il
conduct Sunday exhibitions. 1t came
|
there refused To increase the SUNDAY
work Of their employees. 1t Is their pol
ley to decrease rather than increase thu
number OF sunday trains. The wis.,
among even the irreliglOus admit tina
the weekly rest day Is profitable boil
for capital and for labor.
~6n
4 man has been found with two
hearts. but II IL not stated whether hi'
heartfelt sympathy IL twO-fold ol
whether his sentimental emotions arr
divided. 1t would interest the public
, to know of his domestic affairs. In
I stances nre not wanting where u maj
: with n single heart has found room TO
7 divers so-callcd affections Of that or
. gan. Science will not be fully salts
: fled until this double.henrt develop
/, ment IL given u more critical examina
ton along emotional lines.
or all the young men In the country
u only five per cent are members
;. churches; OF college young men. fifty
:. two per cent are members Of churches
!. so says Dean Hubert of the Universit
y of Chicago. College life has Its pecu
n liar temptations, Of course. but
abOunds In opportunities also. 4 yOun
@ man must grow. II he aims to gro,
;" upward, his college will help grand!
q But he may prefer to grow downward
Il and that the college cannot Away
@ hinder.
!. 49,
We should say that 1t ut least seem
perfectly plain that In cases where I'll
y Federal government has to pay linden
nifty to foreign governments on accoui
" OF the killing OF aliens In any OF til
States OF this country, the State
= which the crime Is committed shOul
y he compelled to make good to the gel
eral government all Its expenditures
y connection. There IL no question.
. our Judgment. that this can be cOnst
= tutionally done.
5. ~SA
The humor of the locomotive til,
"struck Il COW and cut It into calves
Is due to an oversight of the prOOf-rea,
20 or. The work of elevating railwa
- tracks above street crossings, now b
:" ing pushed In half dozen cities of Il
" mid lie West, Is due to different Oye