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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO.
Notice to Contractors,

Sealed proposals addressed to the board of
Trustees Of The sanitary District of Chicago
anu Endorsed: proposals for the Harness
81 the Water Power Plant ~ the Controlling
Works near I.ockpOrt, H." viii bc received
ny the clerk of the said sanitary District ~
Room 10 security building, Chicago, H.,
he second day Of April. \. -. 1902, aud viii
h" publicly opened by said Board of Trustees
NJ meeting of the Board held that day.
y" bid viii br received and deposited I'M.
less accompanied by two hundred aud ifty
,s.f!l dollars In money ur u certified
check Tor the same amount on some
responsible bank doing business In
me 'liN "f chicago, lo he made
tho sanitary District, which money ar check
VIII he returned 10 the bidder unless for.
i"ll"d 10y III" ul,nndonncnt of The proposal.
Each bidder shall furnish with his bid
SUCH hrlni specifications and drawings rs
ar" called for by the general specifications
or the sanitary District, and shall cpnlpy
WIN all the conditions In said general SlIrci.
l"ailohs' copies of the general Sprrhcl
lions and two sheets of drawings can hr oh
tnincd NJ the offices of III" chief Engineer
"i III" sanitary District,
y bond Of an approved surety company
VIII he required for the faithful perform
nnrr OF the contract In the sum Of twelve
hundred Isl, 2OO dollars,
Tho harness shall he furnished complete in
every detail and ready for operation within
forty days after the date of the order to
begin work 10 he issued by the Chief Engi-
nccr.
The hoard Of Trustees expressly reserves
the right 10 reject any or all bids.
l'iddcrS must present evidence satisfactory
To the Board Of Trustees that they are fully
competent, have the necessary facilities and
pecuniary resources Ia perform the work
required In u satisfactory manner aud with.
In the time specified.
SANITARY DISTRICT or CHICAGO.
A, II. PORTER. Clerk.
Chicago, February ], 1902
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
Bcsie,'s waukcunn Brewing Com IN u 1, .

Bcsies's WnukcHan Brc wing Com m n 4, .
1t Is with pleasure that we call the
attention of the trade. ana private fam.
lilies. to the fact that owing to the In.
creaslng demand for bottled ule and
porter Of undoubted purity ana Of the
finest quality, we are row boiling the
same under our own supervision.
The frequent use Of adulterants and
substitutes for malt and hops In the
manufacture OF malt liquors has re.
suited In an inquiry for an article OF
domestic manufacture, wholly free
from anything Of Il harmful or deleterl.
Gus nature. ana ut price that would
commend Its use to all. The failure
hitherto to obtain such an article has
led consumers to purchase imported
goods ut high price.
Therefore we are prepared to place
on the market bottled ale ana porter
unexcelled In quality, equal In every
respect to the imported, ut u much
lower price.
Our goods being manufactured from
the choicest barley malt and the hest
hops In the market, no substitutes
whatever being used, and. being bottled
by ourselves Mt WaUkegan, enables us
to offer to our customers IN absolute
guaranty Of their purity and quality.
Families can obtain these goods OF
all the leading fancy grocers, the prin.
cipal hotels. restaurants and druggists.
BESLEY'S WAKEGAN BREWING
ON.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
RICHES IN THE TROPICS.
Researches In ThOsc Regions Are Prov
ing to Isc Very Profitable.


Few persons have any idea what
prospects of wealth are opening IN
tropical countries. 1t Is only within
few years that any attention has
been paid to many large areas that nre
now found to be rich IN commodities
which the world needs. or course, this
work Of studying the tropical world Is
still IN its early stages and much re.
mains To he done even to DrOcure n
comparatively complete list Of the
tropical plants that are most useful.
In the last two or threc years 1t has
been feared that the demand for rub.
her would exceed the supply. But re.
cent studies have revealed new fields
that are already beginning to contrib.
ute 10 the rubber supply. The list of
rubber plants Is constantly growing.
Within two years u number of trees
aud vines never before utilized have
begun to yield harvest of rubber.
This valuable product bios fair to play
In the humid regions of the troplcs
about the same part rs the precious
metals do IN temperate regions. says
the New YORK Sun.
In the iasi ten years the Congo Free
State, French Gilann. Madagascar and
Lagos have advanced enormously IN
the value OF their exports, the basis of
their prosperity being due 10 india rub.
her. The latest declared exports from
the French Congo amounting to about
Sl,2Uu,uuO, were half india rubber.
After the lall Of Kharlum. W. Garstln
II French economies, expressed the
opinion That the valley OF the Upper
Nile, DEVASTATED tor so many years by
the MahdiSts. would contribute prac.
tlclly nothing To the wealth OF the
world for the next half century. hut
the Upper Nile has since then yielded
go tons Of rubber. In French Iulo.
China ~ the large region known ms Tn.
per Laos ana the LaOtian Shan States.
which until recently have never been
of the slightest economic importance
In the foreign trade. In 1892 after
French experts had reported that these
regions were rich in valuable resources
a little rubber began to be sent to mar.
ket. In the inst year only fifty tons
were exported but In the year follow
ing $1,000, $40 tons were exported, al.
most all Of 1t from the Tran Mini dis.
trict, which IS only very small part
Of the areas IN which rubber Is found
to thrive.
The advance Of our knowledge of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08

Tho difference In color between green
ana black tea has been ascribed to Va,
rious causes. Recently Mr.. Aso. OF the
agricultural college ut Tokyo. has In
vestigatcd the subject, and he offers.
IN substance. the following cXplana.
tiOn: In making green ten the leaves
are steamed as soon rs gathered: In the
case OF black tea the leaves are allowed
to ferment before drying. The result
Is that the finished black tea contains
much less tannin than the green con.
tains. The original tea.leaf possesses
an oxidizing engine which Is destroyed
In the green tea by steaming. In black
tea. during fermentation, the engine
Oxidlzes the tannin and gives rise to u
brownlsl' colored product.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08

rubber plants ~ th" tropics Is only one
phase of the activity Of botanical OK.
ploratiOn there for the benefit of com.
mcrcc. Annalcs de Geographic says
that systematic Efforts nrc now being
made to extend the cultivation Of the
rninie .ib"r plant. Plantation owners,
experimental stations and congresses.
IN which experts discuss the question
In all Its bearings. are now co. operat.
Ing to devclo,, Il new Industry on q
large scale Ramic or China grass. OF
the nctllc family. IL grown largely IN
Chinn. Japan and the Malay Archlpcl.
ago for coarse cloths and cordngc. II
ferns large part of the clothing of
the Chinese Densnntry who. even In
the coolest weather. wear nothing but
CHM grass or cotton. The variety
which H. grown most largely In South.
crn China aud Northern indo. China Is
exported to Il considerable extent to
England Another variety known rs
green ramic thrivcs best IN Java and
the Sunda Islands. Both plants are
sensitive to cold. but the variety
known as waite rnmlc stands modcr
ate frosts and thrlvcs In temperate eli.
mates with proper soil and culllva.
ton.
The development OF the ramlc In,
dustry has been retarded by tho fact
that 1t IS difficult 10 obtain the fiber.
which Is protected by tough skin that
reslsts most chemical dlssolvants.
Great efforts are now being made to
overcome this difficulty. \ rainic con
grcss held two nessiOns last year aud
1t is believed that the difficulty viii be
overcome.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
COCkATOO KILLS CAT,
Feline Attacks 40. Ycnr-OId Bird an
Meets Death.

Meets Death.
This Is n story of poor pussy and
"Blanco," n pugnacious cockatoo own.
ed by Policeman Charles McEenna. IL
happened Friday. Blanco, as usual,
was In the yard ana was engaged In
picking bone from plate of SCRAPS,
when the cat, n fierce. hungry. look Ing
feline. made its appearance. Slowly
crouching ready TO spring, 1t made Its
way inch by inch toward the suppos.
cdly unsuspccting bird. which was
watching the fcline's movements from
the corner of its eye. At the distance
OF a yard the cat made the spring.
Like n yellow streak its body lcapcd
toward the cockatoO. Quick as its
leap was 1t was not quick enough for
the sagacious BlancO. AS the cat
lcaped into the air Blanco met the ami.
mai with his great horn-like claws,
striking 1t squarely In the face.
surprised, hut not shaken IN cOura re.
the cat rolled over and over, and after
recovering itself gave faint cry and
leaped again. This time Blanco struck
1t viciously with one claw and one
wing, knocking it spinning. at the
same time shriekng out In his high
voice: "Blanco. Blanco! Seat! scat.
Aw. poor pussy, poor pussy"
Again the cat came to time, and
again did the bird meet 1t sluarcly In
the face with its claws, and then, he.
fore 1t could recover itself to spring
again, Blanco jumped on its back,
picking its body with vengeance that
made the fur fly. For over five min.
utcs both bird ana animal waged bat.
tie. until weakened by loss of blood
and the terrific drubblng administered
to 1t by the bird, the cat crawled out
In the alley, where it dropped dead
pursued To the last by Blanco, flushed
with the glory of victory. Blanco Sus.
tanned but few injuries from the bat.
tie, ana despite little stiffness and u
slight loss OF appetite he was all right
the next day.
The cOckatoO has been In the Me.
kcnna family for nearly sixty years.
having been handed down from three
generations. II Is n handsome bird of
the South Africa variety. white In col
or with beautiful yellow topnot.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
ON 4 DOWN GRADE.
Adventurous Trip Of $50 Miles
IinuIrnr

adventurous TRIP Oi lDo Miles on u
iiandcar.
Sir Martin Conway, during his tray
rllnS IN the Bolivian Andes, climbed
Casapalca by rail, height of 1906
feet Then he was given a handcar.--
four wheels, II platform, n seat and a
brakc,-and on that conveyance made
memorable trip back to Lima.
G@yltation was our engine, he says.
IL gripped us In the midnight dark
ness Of the tunnel, where, slghtless, we
felt the ground as II it We're sliding out
beneath MS. The wheels whlrred.
There was the sense, if not the aspect.
of motion, till the tunnels eye came In
view ahead, mere spcck OF light re-
veallnG stalactite lclclcs on walls and
roof. Larger and brighter il grew; like
bomb from mortar we burst forth
into the day.
Down We went, down and down. The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
MR. CHARLES HANNlFlN
The Popular Proprietor County

pansc of unstarchcd shirt front. cross
cd by black string tic. Ills thin.
! solcd boots of soft leather were care.
fully polished. and he held black
SLOUGH hat in his hand.
IL was in Congress in the days OF
'rctrcnchment and REFORM" he said.
land we had no such doin's as these.
Them chairs, with little rccuning,
was good 70. ten years longer, aud
there wasn't nary an initial carved In
the desks. In my day the red plush
sofys in the lobby was dream of ORR
entail splendor. and | see they must
have fine leather sofys now.
And as for these new committee
rooms. the appropriations IN particu.
lar. they air scene of impcriallstlc
sump'shusncss that the Caesars never
imagined walked through this morn
ing. my feet sinking to the ankles In
velvet carpets. and every move reflect.
ell in the polish of the mahog'ny tables,
desks and chairs. These here plain
Congressman, corn.fcd products of the
West, must feel mighty out of place
amid such surroundln's of luxurious.
ness and regal splendOr. They tell nc
there Is $4,000 world of gold in the
ceilings of the Speakers room, by way
of decoration. ana that n third of mil.
lion dollars has been put In thing aud
mnhog'ny. leather, gilt ana pnintin'.
well, | reckon after all there amt
nothin' too good for the great Amcrl.
can people, and these air the rcprcscn.
tativcs Of the people, and the people
they pays tho freight" whcrcat he
shook his head. says the Washington
Star. ana walked away.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
Scartpiu Co,lcc,ors -


Collectors of scarf pins--Or tic plns.
to be more corrcct-are one of the fads
of New York men. The recent robbery
of Paul Gilbert Thebaud by his valet
revealed that Mr. Thebaud was one
who cultivated this hobby.
one of the largest collections of the
Kind was left some years ago by "Jim.
mic" Wood. an eccentric bachelor. well
known In New York society. who lived
at the old New York hotel. Mr.. Wood
left nearly 500 pins. which were dis
tributcd to various friends. lie was Il
bachelor and II native of Baltimore. Ills
hair and whiskcrs were fiery red. and
for a long time lie dyed them, making
them almost supernatural and Mcphls
tOphclcnn IN their effect. suddenly he
gave up the deception. and aftcrwnrd
appeared with snow.white hair and
side appcndagcs. lie was always In
love with the last society beauty. but
lie would never propose. and he took
deepest umbragc IL any of them mar.
rlcd. To one daughter of n socially
prominent family. a famous beauty
still. he had left n large sum In his will
On her marriage. however. he managed
to change the amount of zeros and the
punctuation points so that her dowry
from him fell from thousands TO hun.
drcds-not being inclined to further cx.
press his dissatisfaction in Il legal coli.
eli.
William Cutting and Center Hitch
cock have collections of tie pins almost
as extensive rs Is that of Mr. Thcbaud.
Many of these were given them ut we'd.
dings ut which they were ushers.--
Now York Times
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08
LUXURY IN THE HOUSE.
Former Member IL Amazed at Rich
Equipment and Decorations. y

'"' "S' "'""cT - N""N'" ~ wv
Equipment and Decorations.
shade Of Biz Holman! It's enough
10 make the old man turn over In his
grave! And II Dockcry Of Mlzzoura
was here he'd shCrc fall In a tit on the
ilOGr."
lie stood IN the hall Of the House Of
Representatives contemplating the
rich mahogany desks. the handsome
furnishings, the gilt and decorations,
with a chOlerIc and deprecatory eye.
He was attlred in black broadcloth,
The vest cut low, showing wide cx.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08

An alr'cooling system on II vast scale
Is to be tried at the st. Louis exposition.
Great fans will bring down current
or cold air from a height OF 800 feet
above the earth and pour 1t over the
grounds on hot days.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08

RED EYES Immediately restored to thcil
natural brllliancy by two drops Of Murine
Murine viii prevent eye troubles Of SCHOOL
CHILDREN and strengthen their eyes II
weak. PROFESSIONAL. MEN and students
mud u friend In Murine.
SOLID ny Alb DRUGGISTS AND OPTI.
CLANS.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-29

From the London News.
Cyclists meet with many and strange
adventures on the road. But never
perhaps, in the annals of wheeling has
such an adventure befallen a party of
cyclists as that reported by Birming-
ham paper as having occurred at Old
Town. lapham, near that town. While
a carman was lowering from his We
hicle a six-hundred weight puncheon
of treacle the horse unfortunately
started forward, causing the huge bar
rel to fall on the hard roadway with a
crash which burst it. In a moment the
street was covered with a rising tide of
treacle. Unawares of the CATASTROPHE
a party of cyclists dashed along the
thoroughfare, and were soon in the
middle of the black and sticky fluid
Some of them dsmounted safely. and
waded through the stuff to dry land.
but the machines of three less lucky
individuals skidded. and launched the
riders right in the middle OF the trea-
Gle, their efforts to get out of their
entanglements causing a great deal of
amusement, which the sufferers did not
reciprocate, to a crowd of people who
witnessed the occurrence. Before the
cyclists could eXtricate themselves
their clothes were covered with the
molasses.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-29
Mimic suicide causes a Real one.
From the London Telegraph's Paris
Letter.

From the London Telegraph's Paris
Letter.
If people, on their return from thea
ters where they have been spectators
of tragic episodes, were to set to work
to reproduce the scenes which they
have witnessed, this time in real earn
est, they would certainly be a terror
to their relatives and friends, if not
to themselves as well. Fortunately, the
good sense of the public is proof
against any temptations in this &C.
centric direction, although Indignation
at the wicked proceedings of the ruff
fan in a play of the blood and hun-
der type may now and then lead some
innocent spirit in the gallery to in
dulge in a noisy demonstration. An
exception to this healthy rule has,
however. just been found in the fate
which has befallen a pretty dress
maker of nineteen summers, upon
whose weak mind the death of the
heroine of the tragedy which she had
gone to see in company with her
mother and a girl who is a friend of
the family, had produced an intense
impression. A dose of poison had been
the cause of the catastrophe on the
stage, and as she left the theater the
young woman could talk of nothing
else. Was it true, she kept on inquir-
ing, that arsenic was so fatal in its
action and on receiving a reply in the
affirmative she became silent and
thoughtful but as her mother was in
a hurry to get home, her manner did
not attract any particular attention.
On the following morning the girl
started off to the shop where she was
employed, at the usual hour and to
all appearances in a cheerful frame of
mind. leaving her parents to pursue
their wonted vocations. Some time
afterward, however, they were aston
ished to hear groans proceeding from
her bed chamber, the more so as they
had not seen her return. They rushed
into the room and found their daugh
ter writing in torture, but by way of
explanation she said, quite calmly
81 have taken arsenic; l am going to
die, and the prospect makes me very
happy" Not a word of complaint or
regret was uttered and the young wo-
man expired an hour or two later af-
ter her arrival at the hospital to which
she had been conveyed without dis
playing the slightest sorrow, her mind
being still fixed on the thrilling scene
which she had beheld on the previous
evening. 1t seems that instead of
going TO her work, the unfortunate
girl had spent the morning in vain
efforts to procure arsenic at various
druggists establishments, but had fin
ally contrived to get some at another
house. as she had explained that it
was wanted to poison a rat which was
exhibiting symptoms of rabies. The
police are in active search for this par
ticular shop.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-29
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, April 2S.-Flour dull and
barely steady. Rye flour quiet.
Corn meal steady; yellow Western,
$780,
Rye steady.
Barley dull.
Wheat-Spot easier; No. red, S71sc.
Options opened easier because of rains
in the Southwest. A rally on the big
visible supply decrease at noon was
succeeded by extreme late weakness
under tired selling. further talk of
rains and light export inquiry Closed
weak 14@1c lower; May, SO7sc; July,
805sc; September, 1910; December,
S13sc.
Corn-Spot steady; No 2, 691Ac. OPP
tions opened easy with wheat, but rail-
lied and became firm on good Western
support and higher cables after which
it broke with wheat, closing &c lower.
May, sc; July, $3.50; September 67Ac.
Oats-Spot easy; No. 2, 4Sc. Options
quiet and easier.
Beef stronger; family, $500; mess,
$1,000; beef hams, $21.0O@22OO.
Cut meats firm.
Lard firm; Western steamed, $10.35@
~4Q.40; refined firm; continent, 5000;
compound, SA@S12c.
Pork steady.
Tallow firm.
Rice firm.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 27sc;
centrifugal, 96-test, 3Ssc; refined
steady; standard A. 4.50c; CONNECTION
ers' A, Assoc; mould A, 5.05c; cut loaf
52Oc; crushed, 5.2Oc; powdered, Assoc;
granulated, 4.70c; cubes, 495c.
Coffe-Spot Rio quiet; No. invoice,
sac. Mild dull; Cordova, SA@12c.
Coffee futures opened steady, I'M
changed to points higher, and work
ed an additional points higher by
midday on moderately active bull sup
port, profit-taking by commission
houses which were short, and light
support from "reactionists." The mar
ket closed steady, net unchanged to
points higher. Total sales were $4,000
bags.
Butter firm; creamery, 20Q2Sc; state
dairy, 19@22c.
Cheese firm; state full, small col
ored and white, 13@13Ac.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylva
ria, 17A17Ac; Southern, 1874 @16Ac.
Potatoes quiet; New York fair tc
prime, sack, $2.75; Jersey sweets, $500
$500.
Peanuts firm; fancy handpicked
41kc; other domestic, 9@5c.
Cabbage quiet; state, $3.50.
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton
by steam, 10c.
New York, April 2S.-All grades OF
refined su-ar have been reduced
points by the American Sugar Rein
ing and other independent companies
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-29

minneapolis Man with Life Thread
of Phenomenal Strength.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Minneapolis. Mimi. April 2O.-Wil-
liam J. Rohr since he was a boy go
ing to school has Travelled six different
routes in attempting to cross the River
Styx, but each time. as he expresses
it, st. Peter turned away and an
nounced a false alarm" These were
his ordeals:
Fell through the ice, and was IN
conscious when taken from the water;
fell into a river, and was taken out
unconscious; smothered in an air-tight
trunk, and was unconscious when
found; fell over a precipice in st.
Paul. a distance of 105 feet; stricken
with consumption and given up to die.
attempted suicide by shooting himself
twice in the breat with revolver
What is rather unusual in Mr.. Rohr
is that he has experienced the novelty
Of writing about his own death sensa-
tons
when I slid under the ice of the
millpOnd." he writes. the passage of
large quantities of water through my
nostrils gave me strangling, suffo-
eating sensation. which, turn, gave
way to one that seemed to be a de-
sire to fly. The last sensation was as
if floating away on the crest of feecy
clouds, as they swept through the sky
on a summers day, and then uncon-
sciousness."
Describing the sensation of suffocat-
ing i'm the air tight trunk he says:
The fear of suffocation finally gave
way to a sensation of pleasure and l
felt as though music were floating
around, with the melodies rising or
floating as l drew near or receded in
the distance. Hours afterward /
heard voices strangely familiar"
Describing his attempt at suicide.
Rohr says Frantic with rage and
frenzied at the unsuccessful first eff
fort l again pressed the weapon to a
place where | thought the heart must
be; and. as the realization came over
me that this was to be the end of all
my sleeplessness and the heat, !
seemed to gloat over the fact that they
could be cheated so easily. Nervously
and hastily l again pulled the trig-
ger When consciousness returned I
found the room filled with strangers
and a physician kneeling by my side
as l lay on the floor