Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-11-22

to follow. On the other hand. II IIar
rison should swallow the bitter dos,
and accept Mr.. Barretts recommenda
ton. he will have to turn his bach
upon his City Hall pets. and that
means that the Ingratcs' Union will
swear vengeance against him. And
none knows better than Harrison what
the |. Y. is capable of performing.
| To such u pass has Carter beer
brought along the tortuous political
path upon which he entered just one
year ago. With awful rapidity he Is
now nearing the iumping-off place IN
politics. When he takes the jump
true Democrats. who have the inter
ests of their party rather than Of them.
selves alone at heart, will breathe n
sigh of relief
The Eaglehas not time this week for
more than n brief congratulation to
Mr.. Joseph Mcdill Patterson. whose
marriage to Miss Alice Higinbotlinm
was celebrated last evening. The mar
riage was delightful affair, and was
solcninized under the most suspicious
circumstances. Mr.. Patterson IL the
son of Mr.. Robert W. Patterson. editor
of the Chicago Tribune. and the grand.
son of the late Mr.. Joseph Mcdill. Mr..
Patterson was recently elected u mem
Der of the Legislature.
~e1A
Not since the days when, in the Ian
gunge of Pitt. Bonaparte was making
every map of Europe obsolete before
the ink was dry upon It. having the
photographers been NO busy as they
have been In the past few years. As
a result Of the Spanish American war
OF 1S9S Spain lost all her territory on
the American continent. ana the big.
gest part Of that In the neighborhood
OF Asia. while. as a consequence of this
loss. she sold most of the rest of It
to Germany soon afterward. The So.
moan group was divided up between
the United States. England and Ger.
many around the same time. and then
new deal was made between the two
Inter countries. As a result of the
Bocr war Of 1S09.l0O2 the republics of
the Transvaal and the Orange Free
state have become British territory.
And now II Ii understood that Port,,.
gal has sold her provinces In East
Africa. ana that they have been di.
vidcd between England and Germany.
each getting the section nearest Its
own previous territory. In this way
England secures possession Of the Del.
agoa Bay district, with the fine harbOr
Mt that point. which she needs now
that she has become the proprietor Of
the two little Boer states. Germany.
which began Its colonial ventures only
little over score Of years ago, has
now addition to It's already large co.
lonlal area. while England has added
to her holdings In the southern part Of
Africa. and has narrowed the gap on
the east coast Of that continent he.
tween British East Africa and the
northern line Of England's territory,
which will now he. mt the Zambesi.
Over all the territory between the
Transvnal and Matebeleland and the
cOast the British flag now goes up.
Not only has the whole Of the Dark
Continent been parceled out between
European countries. hut It Ii practically
all subject. In patches. to the great
nations Of England, Franco. Germany
ana Italy, except the neutral Congo
Free State, which IL under the sOver.
eighty Of Belglum's King. Spain has
very little OF 1t. Portugal has virtual.
" retired from Africa. and Turkey.
which hns lost Egypt-for England
Will never give It up-has only a small
patch Of 1t which she can call her own.
Most Of the parcelling Of Africa has
been done In the past twenty years,
ana practically all Of 1t has been nc.
complishcd peaceably. In an earlier
age. even In the first half Of the nine.
tecnth century, this dividing up Of n
continent would have brought wars
which would have involved many mn.
lions ana have cost tens Of thousands
OF lives. Great advances have been
made In the manners ana morals of
tho larger countries since the days
when the rivalries Of France, Spain
ana England on the American CONT.
ncnt precipltated conflicts which shook
the world.
%SA
The judicial oracle who classified
perjured witnesses as "liars, - liars
ana expert witnesses was justified re.
Gently In II New York courtroom. A
handwriting expert was testifying.
us handwriting analysis an exact
science'' queried the cross-examiner. |
I'm some cases 1t IL ana In some cases
u isn't was the exact reply. Which |
recalls the famous ruling by the pres.
ident or Il w0mans club: 'rhe chair |
decides that sometimes this assOcia.
tion Is bound by Its constitution ana
sometimes II isn't" us analysis of |
handwriting based on the law of prob.
ability inquired the ross-examiner.
TO great extent, yes" answered the |
expert. "Do YOU know any other ex-
act science that depends Oh the law of |
asked the cornering |
~ don't know =
do was the candid reply. The OK.
pert had made drawings Of the char. |