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This oilloe of high jesponslhlllty Mr. Aldrlch held from Alnr h. KU, to .lune. 1SJIJ. Upon his lollioinoiit he ieunud his private prno ihv In Chicago, and he ha' .since been eiuntied In many Important eaxe In lhee and other courts. Members of the bur, without dissent, ti'stlfy to Mr. Aldrlch' high standing ns a l.iwycr, and It Is a Hlgulllonnt fact that he has for several years derived a wood Income from his service as coun sel In Imp.irtaut cases. Ills Intimate Knowledge of corporation law and of Die methods of handling large corpor ate interests has made him much Koimlit for as attorney for large char stored eoiuern. but he has In all cases .declined engagement by the year with Huch companies, preferring the more Independent ciui'' of seli't'llng his business. Ills etllcleiicy as a lawyer Is .mtrlbuted to several causes. The first Is the careful preparation of his cases. To this may be added his careful prep aration of himself for every work In liand: his reading In any case nlwnju .oxoeidi'd the limits of the, case Itself, and his appearance always at the bar of the court ready for any emergency that may arise. Hcyond these his groat ability as a trial lawyer, for such It Is conceded that he has few, If any, siipc riots nt this bar. Ileyond and above all combined Is his idncerlty of mil pose; for to him a belief In the Justice of his iiu Is essential, and, believing In It Ihoioughly, he presents It In a milliner which Is little likely to meet defeat from mere tricksters and trllk-rs with the law. lie reveres the law, and maintains Its beiielkeuce and Its majes ty at all times ami In nil places when nml where he hears them questioned or assailed. During his brief service as solicitor xojieral of the United States Mr. Al drlch made a reputation as a lawyer and an olllclal of high ability such as by most men would bo attained only as the slow growth of years. The olllco Is probably the most desirable one In t lis country to an ablo lawyer, but its tv.poiillllltlos are great and Its de mands exacting. Only one opinion ox Ji as to the manner In which Mr. Aldrlch performed Its duties and mot Its requirements. Among the notable cases which he nrguid bjforo the Uni ted Slates Supreme I'ouiT, the Chero kee, the hat trimming, and the Chi nese registration casm are probably most easily recalled to mind. Ills opin ion upon such important questions as the relations of the State and Federal governments under the election laws of Coiigiess, the powers of the national government to establish quarantine, and Its power to Iwsuo bonds to main tain resumption, were read with Inter est by lawyers, who recognized them as evidences of a comprehensive view of essential principles and as line ex amples of directness and perspicacity of statement. He won the Indorsement of the people and the press by hlu linn yet conciliatory course when, Just be foie the elections of ISli'J cotilllct be tween the Slate and Federal authori ties seemed Imminent. Mr. Aldrlch Is popular with the load ers in his profession, not only In Chi cago, but throughout the Union, and has never failed to Identify himself helpfully with any organization or movement promising to advance any Interest of importance to lawyers as such. He has boon President of the Chicago Law Club ami lias served on the Hoard of Trustees of the Chicago Law Institute ami on the Political Ac tion Committee of the Union League Club, of which lie lias been First Vice President. Through his membership of the county, State and National Par Associations he has become acquainted personally with many of the loading lawyers of the United States, who are proud to be leckouod among his friends ami admirers. He Is the friend and advisor of young men, and such who are worthy of his Interest llnd In him not only u wlso counselor, but an Inspiring lulliionce which makes them stronger ami more successful In the battle or life. He Units time In the intervals of pro fessional work to road widely and deeply In science ami literature, and gives special attention to all questions involving the happiness and prosperity of the people. He Is domestic In Ills tastes, and llmls the greatest happi ness at Ills own llreside. He was mar ried Oct. I. 'I. 187,', to Miss Helen Hub erts, n woman of much personal at tractiveness and many accomplish ments, to whoso sympathy and encour agement ho attributes his success in life. They have one sou and two daughters. The hold-up of the Sanitary Trustees ny ino cauai couimciors wiiu iiioir in fBBBHBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSJBSlI tSBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBj BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBr BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfl SHHPIH 'bbbbbbLH HBill FttJKnv&JfcVHlhH &Ec?b. JbHPbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbV IBS&fmkffifitWfirfn? It 'P"bbbbbbbb1 HHPr? Wlsfkii.' ' v TaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTJ HBHflUM9, aBMttaaBJiuahS BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl BKSBSMSEBW,e& ? 'v IBiiT aaaBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl HON. W. D. CURTIN. Talked Of for Drainage Trustee. t? tV ft V ii -A 1 ; L A 'J i i , ( .' VOTERS OF CHICAGO! Remember Gas Trust Akin, the Attorney-General of Illinois. The Gas Trust uses Chicago's streets and pays absolutely nothing for them. Oh the contrary, it charges the city $1 per 1,000 feet for all the gas it uses, and the city pays the pricel When the People's Gas Company made gas out of coal it employed 700 men at good wages. It now makes gas out of oil and employs about 40 men in 1he new process. Four gallons of oil cost 3-4 of a cent a gallon and make 1,000 feet of gas, which nets $1 when sold to the people. ... The Gas Trust shows the European noblemen, whose money it handles, that some things can be bought here cheaper than they can in Europe Legislatures, for instance. The Chicago managers of the Gas Trust are at the bottom of several other trusts that control the people's food supply. The Gas Trust will soon be able to starve the people or keep them in darkness, as it sees fit. You know who your Senators and Representatives are, and if you are not sure whether they were bribe-takers or not, just ask some one. Everybody knows the grafters, but the people have been too lenient with them. i The time has come for the people to strike bribery, and strike it hard. If it is not re buked now your lives and your liberties will be sold before you know it"! The Hospitals, Orphan Asylums, Charitable Institutions (both public and private), and all Churches, Schools and Institutions of Learning are the especial prey of the Gas Trust. The Gas Trust has a perpetual monopoly, thanks to the infamous Consolidation and Frontage Bill it purchased at Springfield. Is there no remedy? The Gas Trust robs the Soldiers' Widow. It robs the Orphan. It robs the Aged, It en joys a perpetual monopoly as the result of bribery. Is there no recourse? tia bills for extra pny seems to havo been well planned and perfectly sue. cessful. Tho pockets of tho district having been turned Insldo out nt homo, It will bo n pity If St. Louis Insists on taking tho clothes by u Federal Injunc tion. Fred Whitfield Is much talked of for State's Attorney, Collector Fred E. Coyne, of Uie Chi cago Internal revenue district, has linked for an lucreiiBo of help for his olllco. With tho commencement of the now fiscal year the Treasury Depart ment dropped flvo of his deputy collec tors. The Collector has asked and been assured that homo of those dropped will be reinstated. Tho Treasury Depart ment complimented Mr. Coyno on tho record inndo by his oJllce. Ho reduced tho cost of collecting the revenues for Chhngo district Inst year more than one-hnlf, Tho Republicans cannot nominate a stronger man for County Surveyor than Mr, Bruce II. Summers. Tho people of Illinois demand a con stitutional convention. The "Universal Gas Company" ob tained a franchlso from tho city on tho express stipulation that It weald cbarffo but 00 cents per thousand foet for gas. The Universal company ia ow owned by tho Trust, and Is fur nish ges nt $1,10 per 1,000 feet, In de flnuce of luw. Its franchlso should bo forfeited forthwith. The Sprlngtleld grand Jury should call tho following witnesses In regard to Gas, Corporation nnd Warehouse leg islation, for tho purposo of finding out what they know: Hillings. L. O. (Joddard. 0, Hillings. William Thiemann. lien Hillings. John M, Darnell. 0. K. lUlllngs. James II. Paddock. 0. K. G. UUllngs. Chillies Allen. "Bumps" Billings. L. Y. Sherman. Ben "Bumps" Billings. Charles II, Crawford. Chicago Kaiser Gas Billings, Karl Mullcr. O. K. G. Bon "Bumps" Billings. Henry Until; Evans. Chicago Kaiser Gas, Ben "Bumps" UUllngs. Arthur II. Lccpcr. William L. Mounts. Orvlllo F, Berry. Who was tho prominent member of tho IIouso whoso name was attached to a bill of wide celebrity and rotten notoriety who came to Chicago during the last session of the Illinois Legisla ture nnd received $1,000 In cash from tho well-known railroad lobbyist who attained some notoriety In tho ware house scandal? Tho Sangamon County Grand Jury can have his name when It wnnts It, Who Is tho country member from Cook County who received enough money to pny $500 each to certain mem bers of the Live Stock Committee, and who Is accused loudly of having "held out" on his brethren? Tho Snngumon County Grand Jury con have his name when It wnnts It. Who was the Senator who showed his wad of $7,800 In a Monroe street restaurant? The Siuignmon County Grand Jury can have his uanre when It wants It. o cheap ar th materials now used In the manufacture of gas that the oommodlty oan be sold at profit for SB oents per 1,000 feet for Illuminating purposes and for ao oente per 1 ,000 feet for fuel. Tho new city attorney should enforce tho following resolution passed by the City Council: Resolved, That the Olty Attorney be nnd be is hereby directed to In stitute proceedings to test the constitu tionality of the act of the Legislature permitting the consolidating of gas companies, and also annul the act of consolidation of the Consumers' Gas Company, the People's Gas Llgbt and Goko Company and tho Equitable Gas Company, for tho reason that these companies In consolidating under tho namo of the People's Gas Coinpauy havo violated the express conditions against consolidation contained tn tho ordinances granting them tho privilege I to operate In tho city of Chicago. Tho Billings family Is still fighting Its taxes. Fourteen members of tho City Coun cil of Chicago havo relatives workiug for tho Gas Trust. Tho Eaglo has tho nnmes of all of these, men and will publish them In duo time. Somo of these Aldermen havo sous at work. Somo of them havo brothers. Somo of them havo nephews, Two of them havo cousins. All of them' got tho Jobs on tho strength of favors extended to tbo Gas Trust In tbo City Council at tho ex pense of tho people. For tbo first tlnio In years the Olty Council has refused aud neglected to fix tbo prlco of gas and to regulate tho fluanclnl dealings of tho city with tho Trust. Reformers como so cheap that all tbo Gas Trust has to do Is to giro employ ment to the son or other relative of an Alderman to sccuro his vote. The various gas companies In New York Olty have just bid for the city contracts, Aa a result of the recently The Gas Trust bas got a new wrinkle for squeezing the people. It Is the "gas range" scheme, furnished by the gas company. It works well in doubling people's expenses. Where Is tho Billings tax schedule at tho present time? t, Instituted gas war, tho Consolidated otters gas at CO cents per 1,000 cubic feet, whllo tbo Now Amsterdam offered theirs at 45, Theso nro less than one half tho old rate, which was 07 cents. Thus Now York gets gas for 45 cents per 1,000 feet whllo Chicago has to pay H net. No wonder thero Is no money to clean tho streets! When a million of dollars aro thrown nway to tho' Gas Trust In order that cheap "reform" Aldermen may secure Jobs for their relatives, what else can you expect? Millions for tbo Gas Trust and not ono cent for clean streets Is tho shibbo leth of the "reform" City Council. Tho Billings gang Is novor beard of when charity calls. But when tax dodging Is In sight It Is right on the spot. tho Billings family are not satisfied with what tuer "' on 8 truat taxes. Tbey art now fighting tho State Inheritance tax. J 1 MWrti4jij .. . i'.fvt, "lW OVr ., rt-s )jt ".f?'i