Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-28
EA0LET6.

The new Russian Minister Of the In
terror, NJ. DE Plehve, has received let.
tiers informing him that the central
nihilist committee has decided that he
must die. Similar letters have been
sent In the past to other ministers and
governors who have either been assas.
sinated or upon whOse lives attempts
have been made. Naturally NJ. DE
Plehve Is not resting as well rs night
as some Of the members Of his family
could wish. but there apparently Is no
help for his insomnia. or course he
cannot resign. There seems to be a
law. either written or unwrltten, In
Russia which prevents u minister from
relinqulshlng his Office when the peo.
pie begin to threaten him. There IL
nothing for him but to go ahead with
his Objectionable policy until he In
blown up or stabbed or driven to death
through fear. Office holding In Russia
gives one prestige In society. and II
probably Is profitable from Il pecuniary
standpoint; but the business has Its
disadvantages. for while the nihllists
may be credited with a certain degree
Of courtesy In notifying the official
who has been marked for death, they
never go SO far rs to tell him when,
where ana how he Is to Ike operated on.
Thus he is left In doubt that must
often be troublesome, especially to one
who IL In any wise inclined to be merry.
Olis.
How humanity bows and scrapes to
u sealskin sacque and diamonds! Good
clothes get ready money and rags must
pay cash. Tradesmen are too busy to
study cOnsciences. Nine. Humbert's
scheme was a stem. winder for simplici.
ty She appeared In Paris with claim
to the $2O.OOO,OOO estate of Il. II. Craw.
ford. Rival claimants were also fight.
Ing. The people looked on. The fact
that there was fight proved that
there was something to fight for. She
was the happy pOssessOr OF Mr. Craw.
lords VIII ana a vault full of valua.
blcs, she said. How We're the people
to know that there was no Mr.. Craw,
ford, no stocks ana bonds, no yalua,
blcs, no anything except a woman who
possessed Il smile warranted to bring
ready money ont of safe, AMI nerve
that simply outclassed anything ever
heard of In France. She borrowed!
Can man refuse when the borrower
drives tn the bank In an outfit for a
king-when the horses have pedigrees
as long as their tails. and the harness
Is gold plated; So they let her have
the money. The money lenders handed
over sums aggrcgatlng SS,OOO,OOO to
Sl2 100000. Nine. Humbert enjoyed
life. She must have possessed an as
bestOs conscience. and she kept on
fighting for the Crawford millions
and talking about the bonds and stocks
she possessed till money lender de-
manded to see the inside of the safe
In her palace. The house of cards fell
The safe was empty. Nine. Humbert
departed between two days, ana Paris
mOurns because Of the greatest swindle
In century. Experience has money
value, but 1t would be hard to convince
those Frenchmen who are holding the
bag that theirs was worth the price.
&eA
President Cyrus NOrthrOp Of the Uni.
versity of Minnesota says that We are
in an era of sensationalism In educa-
ton. "The paradoxical Is taking the
place Of the true. Rockefeller shares
tha thrOna Of intaIlact with Shah,