Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
Sunday.

Ronald Ramsay, brother Of an Eng.,sh
earl. committed suicide by ainging him.
self from an Atlantic liner because Of
an unfortunate love affair.
Billion.dollar corporation to consoli.
date and solidify the railroad mileage
represented by the New York Central
lines was planned by II. II. Hartman
and eminent lawyers were at work ar.
ranging details for its formation.
Yildiz garrison surrendered uncondi.
tionally to the constitutional forces and
Niaci Boy was In supreme command.
Sultan Abdul Ilamid was allowed to re.
main In his palace and his fate. II IL
probable. will be fixed by parliament.
Monday.
Earnings Of the General Electric Com.
pany showed a big drop.
Heinrich Conreid died In Austrian
Tyrol from apoplectIc stroke.
Thousands said to be on point Of star.
walton In town attacked by Moslems In
Asia Minor.
Letters to members Of Congress from
people indicate that country Is more In.
In individual schedules.
The announcement Of r. II. Harriman's
billion dollar rail- merger plan was credit.
ed In New York. and was regarded there
as an effort to sound Washington on the
governments attitude.
Public Librarian Hid was removed by
the Chicago library board after q hard
fight on the part Of his friends, the VA.
cancy was certified to the civil service
board for an examination Of candidates to
succeed him aud Carl II. Roden, assistant.
was appointed to the post for six months
Tuesday.
Massacres Of Armenians by Turks Of
Asia Minor continued.
browning. King 4 Co.. State street
clothiers In Chicago, suffered $3O,EJ
damage BY fire.
j. Ogden Armour said to be contcm.
plating $1.OOOyOOO gift to endow perma.
nent grand opera In Chicago.
Net earnings for the United States
Steel Corporation for the quarter were
1901 .2'I8, as compared with $1S,22O,.
0O6 in the corresponding 1908 quarter.
A prominent Washington correspondent
says friends OF the income tax have prac.
tically given up hope; Aldrich's prom.
ises have won away supporters OF the
measure.
Sultan Abdul Hamid formally was de-
posed and Mehemmed Reschad E6endl.
bis brother, was installed ut Mehmed w.,
ruler OF Turkey, the decree issued by the
head Of the church having the approval
Of the parliament. the army and the peo'
pie.
Wednesday.
Ross County, Ohio. election was won
BY the vets after q bitter fight.
World cruise IL said to have disabled
sixteen Of Americas battleships.
Turkish regiments finished the massacre
Of Armenlans at Adana, burning thou
sands to death. Destruction Of town ID
complete.
In the Senate tariff debate Brown Of
Nebraska urged an income tax and Sim.
mons Of North Carolina argued for pro-
tective duty on lumber.
Deposed Abdul Hamid was taken to Sa'
loniki. where he will be held prisoner un'
til tried on charges against him. Consti.
| tutionallsts hope to secure possession Of
bis vast hidden fortune.
Thursday.
Roosevelt party left Mombasa for the
scene Of the first shooting trip.
Massacres In Armenia were spreading /;
number Of slain may reach $4,000; Amer
lean women appealed for help.
Senator DoIliver vigorously assaulted
| Aldrich's high tariff bill and pointed out
joker raising duty to 600 per cent.
| James A. Patten sought rest and OBJ
security In New Mexico while bears In
Chicago smashed his wheat corner"
Wheat had break Of cents and mar
ket showed increasing Generalization
other grains also suffered from liquida'
ton.
Friday.
p. r. Collier. New York publisher
died suddenly Of apoplexy.
Capriano Castro returned to Paris
where he has taken modest room.
United States invited European powers
to cooperate for protection OF Americans
In Turkey and Persia.
After twenty hours spent In counting
the votes In Washington Mrs. Matthew
II. Scott was declared elected president
general Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution by eight votes.
Full pardons were granted by Governor
Wilson OF Kentucky to former Governor
Taylor, former Secretary Of State Finle!
and al others accused In the Goebel as
sasslnatiOn case except those who turne'
States evidence and Youtsey, now serv
ing a life sentence.
| Saturday.
Four persons persisted In fire which
destroyed the Central Hotel In Topeka
Kan.
| Optimists look for United States t
show population Of 0O,OOO,OO0 In June
1910.
| improvements In the public parks o
Chicago, to cost $l,O00,0OO, have beef
put under way.
| We agree with the tailor's adver
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