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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
RETIRED BY HIS DOCTORS.

Chief Swcnie has seen Mayors come
and go. He has witnessed the brief
reigns of many Chiefs of Police. lie
has been the permanent servant oil the
city for so long time that the mem
ory of man runneth not to the con-
trary, while all the other men WHO
have served IL have had only tempo.
rary possession of their offices. But
the day comes when the Oldest public
servant. like the Oldest inhabitaht.
must give up his honors to another.
The doctors have made their medical
survey of the head of the Fire Depart
ment. and have condemned him to ~.
TRACY and inglorious ease. lie mas
accepted their verdict and has ten
dered his resignation ut the close oi
more than half a century of active fir,
fighting.
No doubt lie would have preferred
TO die in the harness. \ man who mas
led Chief Swenie's active life breads
the prospect of future years of rest ana
rust. devoid of the excitement Of tile
clang of the fire gong. Indeed. he may
be rather unhappy man for 'iiii"'
until he has found something to nmusc
himself with. 1t may be also that he
will be troubled NJ first by the uneasy
feeling that the department Is not De-
ing managed In all respects quite 80
well as he would have managed It,.
This Is the natural feeling of men who.
4, N
years. make way for others. The en-
Chief will minister TO his peace of mind
by keeping away from fires In the fu-
,ure. Then he will not have an OPP
portunity TO think how much better
he could have taken care of them If In
a position to give orders.
Fortunately for the city, Swcnie has
reared competent SUCCESSORS. He has
managed his department unvcxed by
politicians. and has trained his sub
ordlnates well in the art Of lighting
fires. Goldsmith's parson "allurcd Ia
brighter worlds and led the way
swenie has pointed TO blazing build
ings and lied the way" He has taught
the men whom he has brought up to
be urage0us-reckless evcn-alcrt
and interchangeable. He has filled 'h,
entire department with his own spirit
There are men in that department
who have the experienced ana jndg
ment Its head should have. One OF
them will be Swenic's successor. The
Mayor has made his choice, but has
not announced It Yet. Whichever one
of the veterans of the department ma,
he put in charge, the people will conf
IDENTIFY expect from him the skill an'
energy which his predecessor displaye'
In their service for SO many years o
the city's life.-Chicago Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15

General Miles argues strenuOusly for
good roads because Of their great use
in time Of war. Their usefulness In
time of peace Is to most people SUN.
Client argument for having lem.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
HAWBeR0 CRIES ENHANCEMENT.

Rigid rctrenchmcnt in expenditures
is the edict which has gone forth to all
county offices. Brought to a sudden
realization of the financial stress of the
county by the final report made by Dan
lei -. Healy, rs superintendent OF Pub.
lie Service. President John Hanbere
has sent out letters to all the officials
ordering them to cut off every possible
expense.
The order Is expected to raise havOc
among the county officials. The dis
charge of hundreds of county employees
will he imperative in order to carry out
the ultima,um of the head of the coun.
~ government. President Hanberg is
firm in his declaration that no office
must overrun its appropriation. Most
of them have already expended two
thirds of the money which they secured
to last them through the year.
The amount appropriated for salaries.
supplies and contingent purposes
amounted to s3.110.625. But of this
there has been such a large portion nj
ready expended that the grim specter
of bankruptcy Is staring the county
officials In the face.
Former Warden Graham. of the hos.
pitai. who spent money so recklessly
that lie left but $4,000 out of a $685..
GOO appropriation for his successor. u.
ID. Healy. to run through the year with
was probably the worst offender of all
the officials. The Sheriff's office also
has been guilty of extravaganza. and
for this reason II is very likely that
| there will have to he a lopping.of' of
heads In the Sheriff's office.
The other offices which will have to
curtail their expenditures to keep the
county from BANKRUPTCY are: County
Treasurer, Assessors. Coroner, Clerk Of
Circuit Court. Department Of Public
Service and Probate Court Clerk.
Economy and frugalliy must beprac.
ticcd by every official head of the coun-
ty.' said President Hanberg. IL have
sent notices to them explaining the sit.
uation and pointing ont the necessity Of
such action. The payment from our ap.
preparation Of lot of debts of the old
board made a big hole In our finances
and l realize the seriousness of this
matter. II Is for that reason that |
have taken the action In person wi,hou.
consulting the board. and have ordered
retrenchment In every possible man
ncr.'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
nd that would simply mean demorali

and that would simply mean demorali-
cation.
Before coming to Chicago Mr.. Sabln
was at the head of the Pacific Coast
Telephone Company. which operated
100000 instruments. In San Francisco
alone his company had 10000 tcle.
phones. or within 5000 Of the number
Chicago.
The Central Union Company operates
in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. and when
the new President arrived here and
found that the company controlled bu,
10000 instruments in those three state.
he Immediately began to formulat,
plans for branching out. Last night h,
said 1000 new telephones had beer
placed in Indianapolis within the last
month.
In the three States his energy has
raised the total 5000. but he finds tina
more money must be forthcoming t'
carry on the improvements outlined
and without mincing matters he issue,
the circular quoted. telling the stock
holders what must be done.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
ABUSING CRY OFFICIALS.

II is seldom that we find anything to
agree with in our prohibition ex-
changes. but the following article ON
"rhe Folly of Perpetual Condpmna.
ton" from the Enancipator. of Spring
field. contains so much truth that we
gladly reprint 1t:
"A paper with large circulation. dc
voted to the work of temperance reform
and which seems TO go upon the general
principle of hitting a head whenever II
sees it. was asked recently by Il reader
whether the Mayor and Chief of Police
of Chicago should not he given credit
for aggressive steps against the Grim.
initial classes. The reply In the charac-
tcristic style of this journal was to the
effect that this was all a part of q big
game. and that 10 sensible man would
dcludc himself for moment by sup.
posing 1t to be genuine.
I'VE believe that this attitude OF the
part of avowed reformcrs is directly re.
sponsibie for much municipal corrup.
ton. What encoura cement is there to
any decent official TO enforce the law
and incur the enmity of the lawless olc.
ment when the sincerity of his motives
will be Immediately questioned by those
who received the benefit of his acts?
This policy Of always scolding and
never approving would drive anybody
except an arcl-angel into the ranks of
the opposition. We believe that nine.
tcnths of the cities In this State have
better municipal officers than they de.
serve. The difference between the first
few months of an administration and
the last few months (where the official
| Is not u candidate for reelection Is du,
in most cases to Indifference and un.
reasonableness on the part Of the re-
spectacle element. 1t Is true that Their,
are corrupt officials. but the majority OF
those elected are ordinary men who Try
To do what will please the largest mum
Der. When an official does something
that is right he should he commended
for II and made to understand that Il |,
popular. and encouraged 10 do It again
Such commOn.sense procedure woult
steadily result In securing more con
sclcntiOus officials and better govern
ment."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
NEW COMMITTEE FOR CULLOM

II think Senator Cullom will surely
he chairman of the Committee on For
eign Relations in the next session of
Congress" said Senator Mason Tues
day, in commenting on Senator Henry
Cabot Lodges candidacy for the place,
with the backing of Eastern high pro-
tecrlonists. 1T Is the first time I'LL
nols has had n chance to get such an
important craftsmanship. II belongs
To Senator CullOm, ana circumstances
give him leverage which ! do not he
lIeve Senator Lodge or anybody else
can overcome.
This Craftsmanship has been left va
cant by the death of Senator Davis Of
Minnesota. by an unwritten law of
the Senate the next man on the COM
miltee steps into such a vacancy I'M
less he refuses TO take II. Senator
Frye of Maine Is in line for this chair
manship, but to take II he would have
10 leave the craftsmanship of the Com
mlttee on Commerce, and that would
mean his abandOnedmcnt of the ship
| ping subsidy bill to other care, which
would mean practically its defeat
| which would break Senator Hanna's
| heart. Therefore l believe that Sena'
tor Frye will elect TO leave the foreign
relations Craftsmanship open to Senator
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
SABIN'S TELEPHONE ENERGY.

President John I. Sabin. who came to
Chicago two months ago from san
Francisco TO take charge of the Central
Union Telephone Company, has asked
the stockholders for S5,OCOOoO with
which 10 push the company's business
from It's present limits Of 10000 in>tru'
mcnts TO 100000.
If the company expects 10 keep M
in the race and make any money! said
President Sabin to an Eagle reporter
Tuesday night, the stockholders must
awake to the need Of extending the
business. have put the proposition to
them, and II Is now up to them TO raise
money by one Of the methods ! have
suggested"
The circular issued by the President
was sent to all stockholders last sat
urday. In proposing TO assess the cap
ltal stock of the company S5,OO0,Ooo
President Sabln says that S3,O0O,W0
must he forthcoming al once and 81
100000 by 1902.
He says in his circular 10 the stock.
holders:
II lind that II Is imperatively Icce>-
sary that AT least S3,OO0,OO0 be pro-
vlded without delay; that is, one-Aalt
Immediately and One.half before the
close OF the present year, with a cal!
for another million dollars during the
first half Of the year 1902 and one more
for the same amount during the last
half of the year 1902, making the total
Of S5,OG0NOo. This sum, in addition 10
the net income during the period
named
The President observes, further, that
the issue Of bonds under the presen,
mortgage has reached its limit; that the
net revenue will not allow extension.
rapidly enough, and that while there
have been number of proposed modes
Of getting the money in his opinion the
most practical j. one of the following
! three: For the stockholders 10 agree
! 10 a voluntary assessment of $50 pei
share Immediately, $50 per share be
! fore Dec. 81, 1901, and $50 per share
during 1902: or 10 agree TO loan th'
company the same funds at the same
time AZ per cent Interest," or 10 agree
10 purchase a share Of the unissued cap
lial stock OF the company al par. liz
insists II the great majority or prac
tlcally all Of the stockholders VII
not agree 70 one of these three prOpo
stOns nearly all new work must stop
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
REWNING NINETY. NINE YEAR
CLAIM.

We have now q trustworthy, intelll-
gent and representative street railway
commission, which Is prepared TO take
up the question OF franchise extension
and settle IL upon its merits. The trac-
ton companies, II they mean 10 treat
the municipality fairly, TO ask nothing
in excess OF their rights and legitimate
interests, and 10 make such conces-
sloUs as the public Is entitled 10 de-
mand, have no further reason for de-
lay. They should prepare their ord!-
nances and present them TO the com
mission az a basis for rational, sober,
candid discussion In the full light OF
day.
But the dlsqulet!ng statement il
made IN this mornings Chronicle that,
according TO James II. Eckels, d.
rector Of the Union Traction Company,
no application for extensions j. 10 DE
made. The corporations will stand on
their alleged legal rights under the
nlHety.nine year act OF 1866 and chal'
leuge the city to invalldate them. Mr.
Eckcls Il represented as saying: The
company will not apply 10 the city OF
county for an extension OF It's fran
cAses. and GUESS no one knows that
better than Mayor Harrison. The city
VIII have 10 bring up the question ol
extension. The people who are now il
control Of the Union Traction Com
pany, the Whitncy.Ryan element, con
s!d-red that issue when they bought
control three years ago. They had le
gal advice that the ninety.nlne-year OK
tension act passed by the Legislature
was valid, and they bought the contro
IN full reliance upon that opinion
During the late mayOral campaign
some such threat was limited AT, but NJ
one took II seriously. The intellieen
citizen ha. long believed that the nine
ty-nine.year act was worthless 10 III
companies except as spring for Al
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15

Cullom. If Cullom takes this place he
must give up the craftsmanship of the
Interstate Commerce. Committee. and
senator Elkins will probably succeed
to that"
Senator Mason held an all-day levee
at the Grand Pacific. Visitors from the
country were especially numerous.
Everything goes WELL" said the Sen.
ator. Il married Mrs. Mason twenty
eight years ago to-day. l have just
wired her, and she has renewed the
agreement for another twenty-eight
years"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15

The safe rule is to like what you
please, and ii you like ragtime music
or unmusic like 1t and bid those who
would interfere with you go hang. 1t
Is better to be tolerant than TO be
learned. But ragtime strains are de-
lightful, all the same. We doubt II the
man who haughtily turns his ears upon
them can really appreciate either Bach
or Handel.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16

Late President as a Iawyer.n His
talk was very impressive and brought
out many points of interest in the
Presidents earlier life.
DIR. r. BIZ. Turner, THE Late Pres
ident as Statesman Mr.. Turner
dealt largely with his history as a
statesman, relating his part in the
great Mckinley Bill and of his
work in the halls of Congress.
DR.. Purinton,, MIR. Mckinley as
President. He spoke OF the Presi-
dents high intellectual qualifications,
his ready mind, and yet conservatism.
At meeting held on Saturday
morning at II o'clock at the Presby.
terrain church Mayor Steel appointed
committee OF three to draft res0la-
tions In memory of the President and
the committee was composed OF Dir.
s. Y. Leech, chairman, Prof. w. H.
Gallup and Hon. Frank Cox. The
resolutions as drafted by the commit
tee were read and adopted.
Resolutions.
WHEREAS, the late universally be-
loved President of the United States
William Mckinley has been murdered
at Buffalo. N. Y. by an assassin we,
citizens of Morgantown, w. Va. and its
vicinity in mass meeting assembled re-
gard it as q duty aud privilege to place
on record the following
ResOIUed, That we deplore the terrible
tragedy that has removed from earth
one of the most patriotic accomplished
and successful Chief Magistrates the
nation has had. His remarkable and
progressive achievements as a soldier.
stateman, orator and President, COM
bined With the sterling moral and Chris
tian virtues that SO richly adorned his
character and life. have made his name
and fame immortal.
Resolued, We tender to Mrs. Ida Sax
ton Mckinley, ia her overwhelming
bereavement our deepest sympathy and
our earnest prayers for divine support.
May her precious recolleetions of him
as tender and ideal husband-a chris
tan of stainless character and spotless
reputation, and President who had
won the admiration and respect OF the
peoples OF all nations-be as fountain
of consolation to her, until she shall en-
ter on the blessed heavenly life, and be
with him again and forever,
RESOLVED, That President Theodore
Roosevelt is entitled to our sympathy,
as loyal citizens, in this supreme crisis,
OF his life. We pray that God may so
endow him with wisdom that he may
be thoroughly qualified for the impor-
tant duties and solemn responsibility
so suddenly forced upon him.
S. Y. LEIGH,
WILLIAM Il. GALLUP,
FRANK Cox,
Committee.
The meeting closed with song, the
national hymn, america" and bene,
diction BY Or. A. NJ Buchanan.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16
PROGRAM

For the Convocation Exercises on
Wednesday Evening.
The following is the program of the
Fall Convocation exercises to be held
in Commencement Hall, Wednesday
evening, September IS, beginning
promptly at 1880 o'clock:
MUSIC
Romance Observation-Disclosures vendsen
Mr. Ross Spence.
Prayer by DR.. S. v. Leech, Pastor OF
the M. E. Church.
Address Work and Success
Hon. W. ]. W. Cowden, President Of the
Board of Regents.
MUSIC
The Lord is My Light. ... Allitsen
Miss Julia Ailleen Clark.
Address by Hon. Geo. G. Sturgiss, ex-
President of the Board OF Regents,
Sane de Ballet .... DeBeriot
Mr.. Spencer.
Presentation Of the KEYS OF the Univer-
versity 10 the President-elect by Dr.
p. B Reynolds, Acting President.
Address.
Functions OF the State University
President ID. B. Purinton
MUSIC
The Belated Violet. Clayton Johns
b Slumbsr Boat. Jesse L. Gaynor
Miss CLARK.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Prsyer and Benediction by DR.. A NJ
Rlchansn, Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16
Sunnyside Notes.

SUNNfsIDE, Sept. l6-It begins To
look like we might have paved streets.
Mrs. A. j. Riddle and daughter of
Mobile, Ala, and Mrs. John Ridgway
OF Vaudeville, are visiting at G. N.
Ridgway's.
Mr.. Darrah brother of contractor
Geo. Darrah is moving into the va
can't rooms over Wilbourne's store.
Miss Bessie Lazzell OF Vaudeville is
here attending the High School.
Mrs. Whitman has rented the /. A..
Barnes property and will move into it
soon.
Mrs. Hervey, Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
yesterday will run forts during the
year and forty students will be ac-
commodated at the Baptist hall.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16

Look AZ the samples displayed by
Stellar the Sheer Of nobby made to
order suits, and note the very low
prices quoted on them. They will
surprise You.
Gahe Holland wishes TO call the at
tentiOn Of the public 10 the fact that
he Is liz ale new shop and is ready to
receive them. Hair cuts for fifteen
cents ami shaves fer ten can't he
beaten ip the town. There are two
first class BARRIERS in this shop.
Try ou- want ads
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16
Lost-Stick Pin.

Lost on Friday evening stick
pin set with a turquoise surrounded
by small diamonds. The pin was
lost some where between Kids res
idence on lower High street and
Mrs. Dents residence on Bumbo
Lane. Finder will return to office
and receive reward.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16

NEcKwEAR, for fashionable men
All the new things at
Hirschman's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16
AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
BY DR.. Leech to the Memory
of the

Late President Mckinley = His Sermon
on Sunday Referring to the Christian
Character of Deceased Familiar with
His Church Relations the Eloquent
Divine was able to Show the Eject Of
Mr.. Mckinley's Work in the Church.
The evening world., 1901-01-18
MURRAY HALL THE sixth AVENUE EMPLOY

should always D" Kepuaie,u n. Nouli
say ~ HI: s1heaky .".rs and ihe, cats
should. always b. controlled bv Tan
many
lena Re!ch-r q pr"',. young srll,
who's. brother. own 4 hotel IN ;hc block
next TO han "mrl men; Hir"nu va
once bitter by his doc.
MIR. Hall was always polite aaG gen.
t!cmans.. sai. s." I"-uay -. sc'. !
know he nirtei Win women who cam.
to the Dur.us seeking work. heard
that his wife va. v.tv Jealou. o, him.
No one ever suspected that hr was not
man ". n,.i u laugh >, his funny
way- aad ais piEeon-;oed walk.
The Estate.
The executor OF Hall. will. Attorney
Thomas Moran. hid an ONCE ~ the
building where the employment bureau
was situated. He knew Hall we'll Just
pu1IlinE hinr
HAL 20, 'nil sn,e on an excursion ~
the d!strtc' ~ Stn- zai.on. said Moran
tsrs he WAS si,hodIcal. keen and quick.
lie was chr :lbic In unexpected ways
The estate he left Is a comfortable one.
inouEa not large. His wife appeared
Mr. Hail frequently called a; the
cigar siur- two door. from his place.
He smoked big black cigars,
woman came in begging. Hall had so',
heart. lie gave her money and told her
he would Eet her JOB next day. she
Is working now In restaurant IN this
block.
The shocking ill.nt,Inx Clothes tina; he
wore were made loose purposely to con-
ceal the delicate make up.
the years he lived there excited com
meni. but came to be accepted as char
nct-r,tics o: ;ae man
is .yeFsion 10 h ~, ,SG!s,y %, msn
or, politics demanded. did he have any
| thing to say 10 men. No man vas en-
pioyeh In his bureau. His customers
Ssrs AZ S' Sn,, x.,. eS%P.n'on' J"
After the death OF his wife. in 1885. he
nilei rapidly. Hi- dog. his adop'ed
daughter and his female :ervan, wee
waen he wanted TO v!si, the sneap
liquor store aroun,i on the next avenue.
Then ne took with him female com.
panions who drink whiskey out OF beer
| glasses and protest X they are not niied
to the br!m.
Tammany politicians Of the Assembly
district were amused and chasrtned to-
day when they learned that their pre-
cinct worker Hall vas a Woman: :. 81,
.ne. :.but Ne was .strlnsinx' u. all the
I time. The fellow had his hand out all
the ,lme-~an,ed to be pssa s s1r All ne ns
sd1Ana ,on couldn't shoyc i iSs barr a,m nu, hs
was ready TO scrap any old time.
why I've sect him vote al q doIen
elections He WIS foxy. too. lie was
!, a Republican one time and Democrat
N, next-jus, A. the boss wanted.
III. could turn trick AZ neatly az
any one In the buf.nrss. hu. you mao
10 pay him. lie Was not In po'"es LOT
Where did the queer individual VINO
pnscd n. "A man !or thirty years come
from: -
Hail va. Scotch by birth. But the
The evening world., 1901-01-18
oCOCOOOCOoCCOOoO

Tho hypothetical question put to the
experts by cx-surrogate Ransom in the
contc.. over the Widow Doolcy's mil.
lions in Supreme Court contains In
round numbers 1850 words.
Printed In The Evening World It
would All four columns OF space. In
iineal type II would stretch out to a
length OF 900 inches. or 10 feet.
Suspended from the highest tower OF
the Brooklyn Bridge. the gigantic query
would double over on the bottom OF tho
Eas; River. II took Mr.. Ransom thirty
minutes TO read It.
The hypothetical question OF 1000
words reduced 10 common parlancc.
would be as follo~s:
assuming the testimony to be true.
was Mrs. Winters sane or insane when
she made her will?'
DR.. Carlos F. Macdonald was ken,
busy In the trial to-day fathoming tho
depth Of tho question under cross.ex.
animation by Lawyer Lynch, who Ia
lighting tn keep tho Widow Doolev.,
monay In tho pockets OF Byram L.. win.
tiers, who was the last and youngest ~
her three husbands. and to whom an,
wiilcd her fortune.
DR. macdonald thinks ,he was insane
when nnd after she married Winters.