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&Vv" *£V" \-f •v .-«sV. ' *" .*s % •j-ssv ,*••: his nepheur, has written: W •t il Tears of In friUi: Is la atlS yeaas by comparison of that date ta Houses It A< U| uafiaf? ..isaife. « ace with hla Shark's worts,** The saaM r̂flMfef'"fconlaIa@i the auto­ graph of Waahlngtoa's father and mother--"Angapt Washington, hla book. 1727," and "Mary Washington." -PUCTE H E ancient and dignified Athenae­ um at Boston con­ tains one collection of relics which will always excite rev­ erence in the heart Of every citizen. In 1848 a company of public - spirit*** Bostoni&ns deter- ! mined that the Ste- books, lasgsly tosatttbd to ahould not go to the u4 subscribed enough to eecare fi part of the Mt. Vernon library to their * city and library. For this reason, Bos­ ton canlxaast of the largeBt collection 4* af Washington's books gathered in any m» place. la Hie fine explanatory catalogue, wMcth fras made possible by the gener­ ics benfnest of $1,000 from Mr. Thomas Dowse, 4he entire collection Is claasl- Ped as •follows by Mr. Lane: 1 to ̂ 9--Books mentioned in the la- •entosy of Washington's estate, with a tnr volumes not in inventory, but giv­ ing evidence that Washington owned ' item. $00 to 862--Pamphlets bearing Wash­ ington's signature or known from cor- - respondence to have belonged to him, except those mentioned in Inventory, Which are arranged with first division 100 toi 414--Volumes assigned to Washington by Mr. Griffin, but bearing evidence of Washington's owner- ' ttip, ': 500 to 663--Pamphlets before 1800 Rearing no evidence of ownership, but slnay have been Washington's. § 680 to 687--Pamphlets bearing the erty rights and otlher wtah la regar& to freeing the "dower negroes," as he calls them; a wish to free all his own slaws! to me the old and decrepit pro­ vided for and the young educated in their new found freedom,the vary prob­ lems that the United States of today is trying to solve. The library of Washington Iras large "tor its time, although fcr these days of immense public libraries, the depart- patent devoted tythene volumes seems small; indeed. Buldth? books are great III interest, ahdrijji^tfee Jhany aided Washington unfllteriagly and un­ flinchingly to the gaxe of future gener­ ations. Every mother and father win think of the great and stalwart Washington with a new tenderness for the little scrawls his childish hands traced on convenient material, mainly on the title pagee of his father's books. Tra­ dition does not state whether he own­ ed up to their defacement as bravely as he did to the cutting down of the cherry tree. But the series of signa­ tures there, one written when he was surely under nine years of age, and the others written when he was 13 and 17 years of age, appeal with singular ten­ acity to the mind, as do even the love­ lorn ditties of his later boyhood when he extolled the charms of "the lowland beauty" In verse. The grandeur and the dignity and the complexity which events and his distinguished services threw about him melt away to give place to the picture of the callow at­ tempts ot the clever little boy trying to write his name large, with all the floarishes possible to his childish pen, all unconscious that it was to be writ- tea in years to come with no uncer­ tain chirography in the roll of fame. On the heights near Fort Washing- tin, Pa., art to/he seen the remains of a redoubt erected by the ragged and hungry continentals in December, 1777. It was etpected that L&rd Howe's army of 15,000 men would em the 6th of that month attempt to drive the patriots /from their encampment in White- m" anff^Twaiaomw TOM HEMKHHSMSliK MIKHOiminMt aoom oFSoiBffUfffmimon. tfl B *• ^4 tt&& WASHINGTON'S LIBRARY IN THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM. tea af others, .hp* Included byMr. Jrlffln. ' IV) purchase these books $4,250 was ae Athenaeum subscribing $500. \part this was expended for a book VfMlate--a vignette of the interior of the ^brary--and the paper lor the cata- ^ogaes. A collection of books was also purchased from S. O. Drake. Jl TIM acquisition of this valuable li­ brary was largely due to the efforts of George Livermore and* 79 well- /%novm Bostonlaas who subscribed $50 3^ It maybe a surprise to many to learn ^Ehat so large a part of Washington's ;;||ibrary is owned in Boston. pf The library is guarded with the Ijpraatest care. It is housed in the trua- lees* room, where other rare volumes ?%wnod by this corporation are in­ stalled. The visitor is conducted by a Courteous attendant up stairways and through corridors until confronted by g. grated iron door. The door locks be­ hind the visitor, who then may com- loune with the past. This place is only visited by students history and collectors of Washing- It is not sought by the busy of the street. Ofthe varied and interesting charac­ ter of the volumes in Washington's li­ brary it is difficult to speak in limited apace, and opinions differ as to what . '̂Constitutes interest and value. The j§!b)iomaniac, used to the interminable f|nd argumentative titles, the Italicised and long-sd type and the quaint dic­ tion, will seem quite iconoclastic.doubt- \jtess, to the young student, who Is Just 4Bscovering the wealth of Information it first hand which Ilea In these self- #»• volumes. As political economist, planter, wool r, agriculturist and fruit grower, first president of the United States lM aever been duly presented to the wading public. The introduction of •rales instead of horses in the south tar agricultural work was largely due to Washington's efforts, ably supple­ mented by the King of gpain. The «*- demptkra of peat bogs was studied ex­ perimentally. Consequently, many of these books relate to practical subjects j»f this sort That Washington's mind anticipated great questions of the nineteenth is amply attested by his *111, 'WH' a due regardtor his #ife*s prop- It was a weighty volume with the title of "The Sufficiency of a Standing Revelation in General and of the Scrip ture Revelation in Particular. Both as to the Matter of It, and as to the Proof of It! and that New Revelation Cannot Reasonably be Dedired and Would Probably be Unsuccessful," by (Offspring Blackall, Late Lord Bishop of Exeter, which tempted thej|nfantile hand of George Washington. Etys auto­ graph is written twice upon the title page. The names of Robert Wickoff and Samuel Bowman appear as owners of the book at various times. On the lasyKtpe aad immediate|y j|f|»if the HGUDON'S WASHINGTON, (Modeled at Mt. Vernon in 178B, now still keeps Its vigil surmounting the case containing the books at th& Athenaeum. QUbert Stuart pronounced this the greatest portrait of Washington. The signature Is that of Washington during his presidency, and of his best time.) collect for the second Sunday in Ad­ vent Is the following quaint certificate of owaerahlp evldeatly written la the hand of Bowman: "This book Lint to me by the owner, he being dead I believe it mine for­ ever." The margins of the volume are worm eatea* and tha title page is defaced by autffca whldb suggest tfcat the boy might have attempted drawing also, bat aa this book bean the earliest •jpeotments of Washington's writing •ktaat. it is of untold value to the antiquarian. "Short Discourses upon the Whole selected by M REVOLUTIONARY MONUMENT NEAR FORT WASHINGTON, marsh to some indefinite place "over the Blue mountain." A granite mark on the south side of the Bethlehem pike, just west ot Fort Side inn, has been planted by the Pennsylvania So­ ciety of Sons of the Revolution to di­ rect attention to the fort. i 0ft fair Potomac's ; Sloping Sbore. Mount Vernon! who can tell the charm Of life on tha| Virginian farm , Before our country's birth? For there was simple godly fear, And woman's grace, and royal cheer. Sigh thoughts, iuu teaupefed iuirtu. At twilight, when the chimney glowed. What wit and wisdom freely flowed. Laughter and quick retorts! And then the old-time games--what fun When George and Lady^Washington Joined in tha youthful sports! And when the night grew dark trtth- out. What mighty themes they tailed about In those historic days! Or how their souls with raptufe soared When Nelly at her harpsichord Sang gay aad gallant lays! ;; iigt.tfk|. -- JI Bnglisb dlasmglan of the Commercial inYaafctt continues to grow Jaora a Mo- Varlaad, > 'Wk la Coniwlar aa Issae of Inii^fiT̂ Syg*i>er* "w**™ titloa In soaa Bae. Within the past two years tkatoae of sueh articles haa become eecHNiS, and eoonomlc wrltwrs are kept busy attempting to find ac­ ceptable explanillrtaa for Amerlcaa Leicester, la this consular dlgtilct, is thi asaf'<KK two great ln- duhtrlee--the maaoHeture of boats aad shoes and of hatolery (including underwear). A few dayB ago large quantities of boots afri fhoes were ex­ ported to the Uniteff States. Now, aot only are there no exports, but enter­ prising American firms hate actually opened retail storea there, while much of the machinery used is of American make. Hosiery exports a few years ago were very large. They arp now com­ paratively small, and as shown in pre­ vious reports, are constantly declining in volume, and, to cap the climax, Am­ erican goods are actually telling at re tail in this market As thfts is Che very home of the British industry, it is not astonishing that such a fact should come as a *hock. tc natural British pride, aad tbtt its importance, as dls closing the j^nfral trend of tradcu should be minimized, and, as a rule, made light of. The leading trade or$an --the Hosiery Trade Journal of Leices­ ter--attempts in the following siigges tive article in its current number to bring the more serious phases of the matter to the attention of its, readers: "The report from the British consul at Philadelphia strengthens the fact that America is making fast strides in the manufacture of hosiery Of all kinds, and that in the near future American goods will be met in many markets where same have been up to the pres­ ent unknown. As such advancement takes place, so will decrease the im­ portation by that country of hosiery goods, and those countries which have in the past supplied America with ho­ siery will have to find other markets. This is no surmise, for at the present time the exports of hosiery from both Germany and England are nothing like what they were in years past, and, as stated, have the tendency to still fur ther decrease." us* Ob, brave and bold ware women And pure as women were the men-- For that was long ago; The old then felt the sest of youth, The young were sober, aad la truth It ever should be so. On fair Potomac's slopiag shore, Mt. Vernon, as In days of yore, ^ s * IS still a lovely place; But they are gone that gave that seeav Its air domestic aad, serene* Its Joyous life and grace. - * No cavaliers in pointed shoes, la powdered hair and braided queues, Converse in high-flown clauses, While ladies listen, all arrayed 1' In tabbinets and stiff brocade, •**?-0^ Lustrings and gold-wrought g&tiMa. No more they dine and make their puns. - Eating love puffs and Sally Lunn's • L&plands and beaten biscuit; While little darkies, single file, Bring plates of waffles in a pile As high as they dare risk it. But there today the tourist lingers, And round the sign, "Keep aft your fingers," Are relics to be viewed. B r, And passing boats all toll the bell,, ^ „. And loVer the flag as if to tell W^f:.' - A aatiM^s .gratitude. --Exchange. Entnoa'i last Pnblte Speech As he began reading his lecture the audience was very attentive. After a few moments he lost his place and his granddaughter, sitting in the front row of seats, gently stepped towards him and reminded him that he was lecturing. He saw at once that he was wandering, and with the most charming, characteristic, apologetic bow, he resumed his place, an incident that seemed to affect the audience more than anything that could pos­ sibly have occurred. A few minutes later he took a piece of manuscript in his hand and, turning around with it, laid it on a side table. He probably had been speaking about fifteen min­ utes. The audience passed out, many of them in tears.--Major Pond in the New York World. i.K : STANDARD TIME; ••t '• JS » OMT«Blwee for. l*UnsAi, m4 TnTvliri, Standard time was established in the United States in 1883, for the conveni­ ence of the railroads and people who travel a great deal. By this system the United States, extending from 65 to 125 degrees wesf longitude, !« di­ vided into four sections, each of 16 de­ grees of longitude, exactly equivalent to one hour. The first (eastern) sec­ tion includes all territory between the Atlantic coast and an Irregular line drawn from Detroit to Charleston, S C., the latter being* its most southern point The second (central) section includes all the territory between the last-named line and an irregular line from" Bismarck, N. D., to the mouth ol the Rio Grande. The third (mountain) section includes all territory between the last-named line and an irregular line from Bismarck, N. D., to the mouth of the Rio Grande. The third (mountain) section includes all terri tory between the last named line and close to the western borders of Idaho, Utah and Arizona. The fourth (Pa­ cific) section covers the rest of the country to the Pacific coast Standard time is uniform inside each of these sections, aad the time of each section differs from that next to it by exactly one hour. Thus, at 12 noon in New York city (eastern time), the time at Chloago (central time) Is 11 o'clock a. m.; at Denver (mountain time), W o'clock a. m.; and at San Francisco (Pacific time), • o'clock a. m. Standard time is sixteen minutes Slower at Bos­ ton than true local time, four minutes slower at New York, eight minutes faster at Washington, nineteen min­ utes faster at Charleston, twenty-eight minutes slower at Detroit, eighteen minutes faster at Kansas City, ten minutes slower at Chicago, one min­ ute faster at St Louis, twenty-eight minutes faster at Salt Lake City, and ten minutes faster at San Francisco.-- New York Weekly. S^llf * " s IT 18 NOT NEW. V REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS. •eMktor Chapema's Onftw «W am ApproprlfttM •S.aM.OTS foe Male Kaeeattve DtftilewW Kxpeases See tie Twe Testis Begtnata* Mr *• 't hi Tlillis of Seasickness to Coafer. This is the day of specializing and the last note of specializing in journal­ ism takes the form of a Journal for the Seasick, says a London newspa­ per. Naturally enough, it was a Pari­ sian who conceived this sprightly idea, which has for its main purpose to dis­ cover a specific for seasickness. All the travelers of the universe are in­ vited to write all they know about every sypmptom, remedy, alleviation or aggravation of seasickness, and the reading thereof should contribute to ease the depression which usually ac­ companies that terror of the lands­ man afloat For the man who dls- Telegrapay Was Suggested Nearly Two Ceatarles Ago. Wireless telegraphy Is wonderful enough in Itself without any under­ taking to make it a thousandfold more so by flights of the imagination, says the Louisville Courier-Journal. There is no help for it that imagination will busy itself .with scientific problems as well as others. Cases are not wanting where aa imagination which has re­ ceived a scientific training has made curious approximations to future dis­ coveries and occasionally facilitated them. Even without scientific aid the imagination of writers has occasion­ ally anticipated discoveries in a gen­ eral way, but "without in the slightest degree facilitating It There are some interesting examples of this. For In­ stance, the Chromolithograph of Dec. 5, 1891, aa English paper, mentions that there had reoently appeared In American journals a report that two telegraph operators had been able to communicate with each other without intervening wires. But the most curi­ ous mention of this kind is found la the Spectator of 1711; where reference is made to a loadstone that when touched with two needles imparted to them such a (Quality that when one of them moved the other, however far separated, would move in the same way. Two Meads, each of whom had one of these needles, made deal plates with letters on them and by the mo­ tions of the needles were enabled to communicate with one another. This jeu d'eeprit substantially forecast wire­ less telegraphy, though the way point­ ed out Is obviously of no value. It was a fiction which anticipated the truth by nearly 200 years. Life is made up, not of great sacri­ fices or duties, but of little thingB fe} Wfcich smiles and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are TaeeSay, Wmaty !•» Aa 'apportionment of Cook and lake counties into ten congressional dtatltottfc three of them Democratic end SSftea J*e» publican, was agreed on by the «lb-00»- mlttee of the Republican county eommlt- tee at Chicago, which has had tile mat* ter in charge. The plan was pronounced satisfactory to all the various interests Involved and none of the present con­ gressmen Is likely to find fault With It The plan, however,has one difficulty,which wtU arouse opposition in Springfield among the members of the legislature froln outside Cook county. That trouble is that It demands ten districts for Cook and Lake counties without including Will. The plan on which the legislative •ub-committee on apportionment has been working is to Join Cook, Will and Lake counties and give them ten dis­ tricts among them. The country members say Chicago must take care ot Will county Or be contented with nine dis­ tricts, while the committee here asks for ten districts independent of Will. The latter county seems to be a political or­ phan Just now, neither the city nor the country wanting It. Wednesday, February IS. Senator Chapman, chairman of the sen­ ate appropriations committee, will Intro­ duce an omnibus-appropriation bin in the senate. The bill provides for the expenses of the executive departments of the state and appropriates for that purpose 18,6*8,- CJS.96 for the two years beginning July 1, !ML This is IS8MS9.62 in excess of the omnibus appropriation MU of tw« years agn. Among bills Introduced by represen­ tatives were the following: By Mr. Don- qghue--JPTovidtag that oaly licensed attor­ neys mar conduct collection agencies. By Mr. Faqamn---To regulate the manufac­ ture, brewing and sale of beer, ale, porter, malt tonic, malt extract and kindred malt beverages, and to provide for the inspec­ tion of the same. By Mr. Hunter of Win- nebago--To provide for the location of the Illinois state colony for epileptics in the town of Grand Detour, in Ogle county. By Mr. Jones of Cook--Increasing the na­ tional guard to twenty-four battalions, the object of the bill being to provide for the admission of the 8th Illinois Infantry, the colored regiment which went to San­ tiago. By Mr. Kerr--Providing that cities, towns and villages may by ordinance reg­ ulate telephone charges. By Mr. Loy-- Providing that coroners shall be licensed physicians. Ttter»day, Febroary it, Among the bills Introduced were the following: By Mr. Nohe-- Fixing sleeping- car charges as follows: |1 for single berth, S2 for section and |3 for a stateroom for a period of twenty-four hours. By Mr. Rankin of Warren--Amending the dram­ shop act so that section 13 thereof reads as follows: "The giving away of any such intoxicating liquors or the taking ot or­ ders or the making of agreements at or within any city, village, town, township or precinct wherein 'no license to keep a dramshop shall at the time of the taking of any fuch order or the making of any Iftch agreement be In force for the Bale or delivery of any such agreement be in foree for the sale or delivery of any such liquors or any other device to evade the provisions of the act, shall be held to be aa unlawful selling." Also a bill provid­ ing for the establishment of a state sani­ tarium for the scientific treatment of per­ sons afltteted with tuberculosis. It appro­ priates DM,000 for the purchase of grounds and the erection of buildings. The instl tutlon to be known as the Illinois state sanitarium and to be in charge of three trustees. The cost of treatment to in dlgent patients is to be defrayed by tha counties of which they are residents. By Senator Alden--To punish the sending of threatening letters for blackmailing pur­ poses by imprisonment in the penitentiary. Friday, February IS. Representative Jones of Chicago Intro­ duced a bill in the house to prohibit in­ decent advertisements. Among other things the bill makes It unlawful for any person or agent of any theater, side­ show, circus, firm or corporation, mus­ eum, theatrical troupe or actors, dancers or male or female performers to post in any street, alley, avenue or public high­ way any theatrical bill or any other bill on which are the pictures of male or fe­ male forms of performers or other per­ sons in a nude or semi-nude state, whether in tights or other thin garments, so as to expose the body in an offensive and objectionable manner in order to at­ tract the attention or excite the curiosity of any person or persons so as to invite or have any person or persons to attend a performance. Any one guilty of viola­ tion may be punished by a fine of not less than >80 or more than 1300 and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one month nor more than twelve months or both, in the discretion of the court. Mr. Jones also Introduced a bill making kidnaping an offense punishable by death. the anHior, 4tai TTi J iln m • m * aa llTaaw of many weeks. He hai been kept alive for sevesal days by the use of stimulants. Mr. Thompson's literary caxaer begna la 1S71, wbsa he wrote soittlartiNlss aadl poems tor the New York Tribune. Ill 1878 he became a contributor of the forming In this way a friendship with William Dean Howells which continued until Mr. Thompson's demise. His first book was published in 1875 under the title of "Hoosier Mosaics," and attract­ ed but little attention. Before the ap­ pearance of "Alice of Old Vincennes" Mr. Thompson had written a number of other novels which obtained mora than ordinary success. Chief among them may be mentioned "The Talla­ hassee Girl," "His Second Campaign" and "At Love's Extremes." Aim of As*assta Is Wild. Unknown men shot at George C. Or­ chard. county clerk of Butler county. Mo. Mr. Orchard was sitting at his desk In the court house in Poplar Bluff when the report of a revolver rang out and a bullet came crashing through the window beside which he was sitting and missing him only by a few inches. The person who fired the shot could not have been ter away, but he succeeded in getting away. The motive for the apparent assassination cannot be explained. Mr. Orchard, be­ sides being county clerk, is a leadlfig Democrat, a member of the state cen­ tral Democratic committee aad known throughout Missouri. WIU Bay Knit Goods mils. ' There is good authority for the state­ ment that the owners of mills manu­ facturing knit goods in the Mohawk and upper Hudson valleys have given options on their plants to a party of New York capitalists. The talk of a combination among knit goods men has been in the wind In that section for a long time, but definite informa­ tion has just 'been given to the effect that every mill in Troy and Cohoes, with the possible exception of two, has given an option and it is reported that a majority of the stockholders la the sixty mills of Troy, Cohoes and Am­ sterdam will do likewise. RKOORD OF HAPPP.NII SEVEN DAYS. A'Hpwt CMS* Swtadto at awe VMI tm Qet Baaty at tha WEEK IN Vfrag VommAi CTMIsUsa tUlnois T. K. C. Ju CsawaHwai The state convention of the Younc Women's Christian Association ot Illi­ nois. which adjourned Sunday night, assembled at the Presbyterian tcl&rch, Bloomington. The state association was organised at Normal thirty yearn ago by young women who were stu­ dents of the Illinois State Noraal uni- verslty. The convention was oj*ened by Mrs. Joseph Bond, a member Of tha American committee. Mrs. Frank T. Hamilton of Bloomington, chairman of the entertainment committee, wel­ comed the visitors, also Miss Grace Adams, president of the Chicago T. W. C. A., and Miss Grace Cochrane, jpirenl- ,. ̂ dent of the association of the IWtnatl ' ^ Wesleyan university. The rfes|kpMr was by Miss Sarah Jensen of tha - ' Woman's Medical college, Chicago. A feature of the program was an address , by Rev. Joseph R. Vance, D. II., Of . s Chicago, recently of Baltimore, on ' ^ %' "The Rest Cure." .V;; 'W imn or tu sassiowi/Cr A new measure In the house is one In­ troduced by O'Connor Of Boone providing that Judges and clerks of election rep­ resenting the minority party shall his se­ lected by the minority members of the Board of Supervisors. The appointment of Thomas A. Smyth of Cook county as bne of the Pan-Ameri­ can exposition comailteioners is said to be a compliment to Senator Riley, who is fighting the Busse party. Senator Templeton, named as one of the commis­ sioners, is an anti-Busse-Campbell man, and the eighteen Republican senators wIW organized that body feel that Governor Yates has slighted them., Mr. D. E. Sullivan Introduced a bill In the house providing that the ctty council of Chloago may permit the building of bridges and passageways over alleys, places or courts. It is stated that the purpose of this bill is to settle the con­ troversy which has grown out of the court proceedings to compel the removal of certain bridges and passageways over the alley which separates the two divis­ ions of the store of Marshall Field A Co. Mr. Rinaker of Macoupin has fathered a measure exempting from taxation shares of building and loan associations upon which loans are m^de to their full face value. A subcommittee of the house committee on appropriations has been Investigating an expenditure of $30,000 for attorneys* fees made by the canal commission. Mr. Purdunn, a member of the committee. In­ sists that the services for which these amounts have been paid should have been performed by the Attorney GeneraL A subcommittee will visit the Barton- ville Insane asylum to investigate the in­ stitution, with a view of determining the amounts of the appropriations which should be granted. Senator Campbell of Cook introduced a bill providing for a column in the regu­ lator books for registering tha party affili­ ation of the voter, being a companion bill to his measure defining the qualift* cations of primary elections. 1 Mr. Barnes of Richland offered a Mil in the house amending the election law by providing that on or before Sept. 1, U*il, the county clerks of the several coun­ ties of the state shall make a correct list of all election precincts and election dis­ tricts in their counties and certify the same to the secretary of state, and that thereafter whenever any changes are made in such precincts or districts the same shall be certified to the secretary ef stat* w ^ t 7":v , • Three Score la a Tomb. Tha town of Cumberland, which lies across from Union bay, where all the Alaskan liners call to fill their coal bunkers, was shaken by a terrific ex­ plosion Friday morning. The explo­ sion was at shaft No. 6, Union mines, owned by the Welling Colliery com­ pany. Sixty men were imprisoned in the mines. From the force of the ex­ plosion, which covered the ground in the vicinity of the head with a layer of crushed and broken mine timber, men of experience fear the worst. Lit­ tle hope is expressed that any of the unfortunates Imprisoned below will be brought out alive. Fir* in Big Paper The Kimberly mills of the Klmberly ft Clark Paper company, situated four miles from Appleton, Wis, were dam­ aged to the extent of between $400,- 000 and $500,000 by fire Wednesday night. The loss is covered by insur­ ance. The finishing rooms, print mills, thrse machine rooms and a number ot other buildings are a total loss. The plant will be rebuilt. Chief H, L. An­ derson of the fire department focated during the fire. Held Pp by Two Baadlts. John Fitigerald, an employe of tha Knickerbocker ice company, was h«id up by two highwaymen and robbed at $27 at Clark and Harrison streets, Chi* oago. The men carried clubs, which they threatened to use if their victim made any resistance or made an out­ cry. Fltsgerald reported the robbery to the police of the Harrison street station, which is within a stands throw of the place where the rofcfcary occurred. Jadge Is Arrested la Oaart. Immediately after the adjournment of the Circuit court at Arkadelphia, Ark., J. W. Gross issued a warrant for the arrest erf Circuit Judge J. D. Con­ way, charging him with ualng pro­ fane language on the streets of Arka delphia. Judge Conway left the court room in charge of a conetable aad ar­ ranged to have the case postponed. Dies Bather Than Kill Csar. It Is stated at St. Petersburg that the son of an officer of the secret police lately committed suicide tojescape car­ rying out an attempt on "the life of the czar, for which he had been dele­ gated by a band of conspirators to which he belonged. He left a confes­ sion implicating several person^ who have been arrested. •fadge Jesse Ffcilllpe Dead. Judge Jesse J. Phillips of the Su­ preme court of Illinois is dead at Hills- tooro, 111. He served as captain, major and lieutenant-colonel in the Ninth Illinois volunteer infantry during the war and was brevetted colonel and brigadier general. In politics he was always a Democrat. He was twice nominated for state treasurer, but was defeated both times. He was elected judge of the Fifth Circuit court of Illi­ nois In 1879, serving until 1893. when he wag elected to the supreme bench. Colombian Babels Active- A letter received at Kingston. Ja­ maica, from Carthagena, Colombia, says the Colombian rebels are particu­ larly active in the interior of that de­ partment, with the result that business Is seriously handicapped. No coffee could be shipped from Carthagena up to a week ago. . Dies at Age at 114 Tears." "Aunt" Peggy Jones, colored, ft' at Ghent, Ky. She was 124 years old. Her oldest living child, Charlotte, is over 100 years old. . 5 ^ II " 0ae Bali Two Killed by A tragedy occurred at a dance at Jelllco as the result of an old grudge between two miners named Strunk and 6urgener. The two men were danc­ ing. One of them accidentally jostled the other and a quarrel resulted. Strunk fired at Surgener, the baK pass­ ing entirely through his body and kill­ ing a boy of the name of Martin, who was directly behind him. Strunk cov­ ered all the occupants of the room and then fled, going to the Tennessee side, Wfessre he Vas.apw^.. OatUe |«Mk Xe lllml The filing of a suit in replevin by the Lee County Savings bank of Fort Madison, Iowa, against E. W. Brown of New Berlin, a wealthy stockman of Springfield, brings to light an alleged cattle swindle. Sheriff Woods went t# Brown's farm and replevined forty- eight head of cattle, valued at $l,fML It Is claimed that J. W. Laswell of Dal­ las, 111., from whom Brown bought the cattle, had mortgaged them to the Lee County Savings bank. Laswell, It is alleged, has disappeared. The property of the Amerlcaa I board company was sold under jtefs* closure. Bondholders bought la H#' \4 property for $10,000. > ; ""'VI- »• ji.s*-!,' Oaloasbta Paper mils Sola. /'V/ The Columbia Paper company's ' Jjj mills, twenty-six in number, of which ,. ^ eighteen are located in Illinois, were ^ .1 j sold at the federal building in Spring- \ v| field by Special Master in Chaaoery x J Dupree of Chicago, under a decr»« -9 foreclosure made in the United Stafcss > Circuit court. The mills were par* : V c h a s e d b y a n e a s t e r n c o m b i n a t i o n * . der the name of Wyman, which AgpMh sents all the bondholders of the fc- pany, for $40,000, though the aHtHiyt value of the mills is $250,000. lumbia Paper company was ago forced into insolvency in tad States conrt. J" ^ i t . Boy Kills a WeBba '̂Weife « • •% Fred Meadows, 12 years old, had aa exciting adventure in the northwest part of Galesburg with a larga «ray timber wolf, and succeeded ta It Young Meadows was oat sparrows and had only a 22-oaUber < rifle. While crossing a pasture left y, heard a noise behind him, aa4 tam­ ing saw the wolf charging, straight •§' him. His Dane hound, whIch been la aa adjacent cornfield, «amt %> his rescue, aad then followed a saT><!> fight between the animals, dnzias which Meadows place# a tatal Aot la the wolf's body. - |l| Mas or1 Trial at Pekla. The Samuel Moser murder easa is on trial at Pekin. Petar RtoliirtMHi er, aa important witness for tfct tease, has arrived in Pekin. In Gridley, and is an exc member of the Amish «bur% lates vividly the persecutions by the church upon one:3|^^;|i|ii "drifted away from God," as cles of faith express vtol«^!l|3 church's laws. His testimony fa pec ted to strengthen Moser's -Slate". that persecution by this sect <9vo9a%^ him to the murder of bis family. , • -C ' _ tBaster Car Balldei*a. Paaesai. Mark M. Martin, late master' builder of the Wabash railroad, was baried at Litchfield, III. Funeral serv- ; ices were held at the family residaase. The pallbearers were selected among Mr. Martin's associate ofltoexa of the Wabash railroad, the UtcUMM Car and Foundry company and among his .business friends in Litch­ field. Special trains of five coaches each were run from Moberly, Ma, and Decatur, I1L, carrying about €00 offi­ cials and shop employes of tha Wa­ bash. Bargten rail ta Oat Beaty. ,1, J Burglars entered the baak at "Wa®- goner, thirty miles south of Springfield. T / They blew open the safe with nltro- glycerin, but the heavy report awa- , kened many citizens of the town, aad the robbers were compelled to flee be- * fore they had an opportunity to get at the funds. The men entered the liv- ~ ery stable of J. C. White and stole a horse and buggy and several lap robes ; ^ and whim. They then drove away to- ^ ward Raymond aad escaped th| which pursued. Ctaoeer Mulcted hf Jaw. In tha damage suit brought by Mrs. Martin Dally of Maquon against Charles Walker, a grocer, the jury at Galesburg bremght in a verdiet giv­ ing the plaintiff $2,000. Mr. Daily died suddenly last May, and the allegation was that his death was the result of drinking lemon extract purchased at Walker's store. He was one of three men who died within a week from Mas­ on extract drinking. The evidenaa showed that Daily and several otiMRV had bought attract from Walker... pr -- -- * (5 - Biff Hr« Catrow Fire destroyed $60,000 worth of prop- 3 arty on the Ohio levee, Cairo, laelnd- ing four large brick buildings and tlntr T contents. The flames started from ifct'*" basement of Lewis A Co.'s cottuaiasiaa* house, and destroyed the buildings oc­ cupied by the Candee insurance aflBMy, the boat store of John A feed store of William Lon^pj^j I the Daily Bulletin ofllce. I gram printing office and the wl i grocery stock ot Wood A Bennett ' jlamas'Oii Kv . , *. T ia .4 .: •Jw-