Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-23

/ are legion and his name Is frequently
mentioned In connection with that fine
office.
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Henry jansen. the wine merchant. Is
talked of for County Clerk.
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IT Is said that Alex. Jones has i'm.
ported quite II number of people from
! Canada TO fill up his houses In Hyde
Park and to fill the Drainage Canal
pay rolls. Are there no Chicago l,co.
pie out of jobs. Aleck?
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Captain Daniel DUFFY and Major
| Thomas Byrne have returned from II
protractcd wolf hunt in Dakota. The
captain had one of his legs badly pull
cd in u contest with grizzly bear.
Mr. jeremiah Murphy. the popular
| and well-knOwn ale merchant. is m,ich
| talked of for the position of sheriff of
Cook County. Mr.. Murphy is oiH. of
the best-liked men In Chicago and he
has II national reputation for honesty
and fair DEALING Should the Demo.
Gratis nominate Mr. Murphy he will he
elected by big majority.
Hon. John J. llnnbcrg. who has made
n splendid record as president of the
County Board. will without doubt he
the next Republican candidate for
sheriff of Cook County. lie Is a vote
getter.
How many collection agencies does
Justice Robert l.. Campbell run his
justice shop in connection with:
| NJ. II. NJ. Wallace has II record In
Chicago that makes people wonder why
he IL u police magistrate.
The decision Of the Michigan Supreme
Court that bicyclists have right to
ride their wheels OH the sidewalks I'm
der proper restrictions Is likely to cause
a great deal of trouble IN Michigan
cities and in those of any other State
which adopts the principle of tie decis-
ion. If bicycle riding were permitted
on the crowded streets In the business
sections of city 1t would amount to
an intolerablc evil. Their total exclu-
sion from sidewalks of this character Is
based upon the principle that the side.
walks. us their name implies. were set
apart for pedestrians, ana that vehicles
of any kind which would interfere with
the free and safe use of such sidewalks
have 10 right 10 be or TO be operated
there, except as such right or privilege
may be granted by the City Council.
City Councils have. we believe, been
usually disposed to extend this prlvi-
legc to sidewalks through sparsely set.
tied districts where there were no bIcy.
Gle paths and either 10 pavement or n
very bad one. All the just claims of
the bicycllst to the use OF the sidewalk
when the conditions exclude him from
the street can be far better met, with n
due regard for the convenience and
safety OF the pedestrian public, by start.
Ing with tie principle that he has no
| uiiStbui ItSht tucIc uIu IIluSt get Ills
privilege from the Council, than by rs.
suming that he has I'M Oroginal right to
go there ana that the Council can only
restrict the manner of It's exercise. We
do not believe the Michigan decision
Will be followed by the courts of other
States, or that wheelmen generally will
regard 1t with favor. As a rule they
have no use for sidewalks where they
are liable to come into collision with
pedestrians unless driven to them by
the bad condition Of the street.
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| Every year the number Of expert Wis.
itors from abroad who flock to this
country to study American railroads.
American forges and furnaces. Ameri.
can mills and. American methods Of all
sorts becomes larger. and these invcstl.
gators frankly admit. after careful oh.
servaflon of the progress made In this
republic. that some things are better
done now In yankeedOm than anywhere
else In the world. The building of cup
defenders Is one OF them. But there
are others.