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•y- ' T. W . • ^ '/' * * ^ T<^ "U '* r r j- : • ' - , • • : THE MCHENRY PUINDEALER 1UBJENRY PLAINT) RALKR IcHlNEY, ILLINOIS, US TIIIFI 11 SFF« life of General Interest Told in . paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. .Record of Rappenlati of Mn«h or Little Importance from All Part« of the Clr- l.lced World-rlactdaiiti. KaterprUM, Accldanfa, Verdict*. Crlmu tad Wars . Johann Most is arrested at Corona, li, I., while addressing an anarchist meeting of 500 perspns in a saloon. Pet elk in BrooKlyn p*rfe attacks and fatally gores it§ keeper. French Benevolent Society of New York will build $500,000 hospital. \ Mrs. McKinley, upon the advice tof pr. Rixey, takes a. drive, paying a visit to West Lawn Cemetery, where the .President is buried. ' • The expense 'ncunred" by the death of president McKinley, including medi- eal services and the funeral, will be met by Congress through a special pro­ vision. »Aid will also be given Mrs. IwcKinlcy. Helen A. Bloodgood, young daughter of New York people, started on a shop­ ping trip four days ago and has propped completely out of sight, the •case baffling the best detectives of the dfty. General Frederick Funston has un­ dergone a successful operation for ap­ pendicitis at Manila and it i# believed he will recover. General Kitchener reports' heavy losses in a party of Lovatt's scouts, who were surprised by the Boer gen­ eral, Kritzinger, near Herschell, Fri-. day morning. /United States transport Buford is Wranded on a sand bar off the island of Mindanao and it is feared she will /be wrecked if a typhoon should sweep the coast Czar says Turkish atrocities in Ar­ menia must stop; that the people must accept Russian protection or be -«ttterminated. / Candidacy of Tomas Estrada Palma ISOr presidency of Cuba with support of •ill political parties will be annunced this week and his election seems as­ sured. . . Colombian agent sent to the United States to buy two gunboats. Thirty-two persons killed in a train wreck at Palola. Roumania. . Woman's building at the State Fair grounds, Springfield, 111., destroyed by ®re, which started wMle a cooking school was in progress. Panic caused among young women students. Government officials seized $200j80fl *t Huntington, W. Va., which it as as­ serted was part of the money embez- itled by-Captain O. M. Carter. It was in possession of his brother. Four men 'illled in a railroad wreck at Wayne. Mich. , Drunken soldier at Fort Meade killed a comrade. Daniel C. Brown of Carlinvllle, 111., shoots wife, father-in-law and him­ self. Insurance managers in annual con vention at Frontenac, N. Y., suspend ed operations during the hour of the President's funeral and adopted appro­ priate resolutions. Duke of York given degree of LL. D, by McGill University at Montreal. British torpedo boat destroyer Co­ bra, the fatest vessel in the world, strikes a rock in the North Sea, ex­ plodes and sinks with the loss of sixty- five lives.- Explosion of gas at the department store of A. M. Rothschild & Co. at Chicago wrecks a huge wall, causing a loss of $250,000. Several persons re­ ceive slight injuries. Fire in the five-story building at 280-288 Madison street, Chicago, oc­ cupied by Florsheim & Co. and other tenants, caused a loss of $100,000. Czar and Czarina of Russia arrived at Dunkirk, where they were received by President Loubet. Czar reviewed French war fleet. British cruiser Indefatigable went ashore in St. Lawrence river near Que­ bec. Ship injured on the rocks. Colombian rebels and Venezuelans occupied La Hacha after government troops withdrew. Buffalo Exposition was closed Thursday during the McKinley funeral. Work in factories of many cities and i the operation of railways stopped for a few minutes during the McKinley funeral Thursday.. Hugh Flynn, aged, 24 years, of Grand Rapids, Mich., fell from a train at Roberts, 111., and was instantly killed. Western Society of the Army of the Potomac passed resolutions advising the banishment of anarchists. Isaac Stephenson lias offered $30,000 to Marinette, Wis., for a library bundl­ ing on condition that the city bond itself to appropriate $3,000 a year for maintenance. The council has unani­ mously accepted the offer. The bodies of three men were found in the debris of an ore train |hat was wrecked on the Escanaba and Lake Superior railroad some days ago. Virginia constitutional convention rejected provision for free speech In the bill of rights, because of the Presi­ dent's murder. Deputy Police Commissioner W. S. Devery of New York was arrested charged with oppression, and peglect of duty. Accused bjr a policeman w h o m h e h a d f i n e d / Dr. Hill, city cfiemist of Buffalo, hinted that the bullets found in Czol- gosz's revolver were poisoned. J. A. Wilman, a United Brethren minister of Huntington, Ind., tarred and feathered for denouncing McKin­ ley. Aguinaldo sent. message to Governor Taft expressing his sorrow for the President's death. A. Henderson of Saginaw, Mich., identified by Maccabees fraternity pa­ pers In his pocket, fell in a fit in a railroad yard at Denver, Col., and frac- : tured his skull. He may not recover. Anarchist community of twenty-five families forced to leave Guffey Hollow K'llS ONE, WOUNDS ANOTHER. Farmer > ear Pontine, III., Fires ma Men With Fatal Result*. 12. Ck Richter shot and killed James Thompson and fatally pounded Sam England on his farm sixjniles north of Pontiac, 111. Thompsoil and Eng­ land were gathering^ nuts/an Rlchter's farm and' were ordered off. Some words then passed between them, when Richter, who is quick tempered, shot Thompson in the head with a re­ volver, his victim dying almost in­ stantly. England then stepped aside, but. Richter fired on him also and it is feared he cannot survive. Richter left the place of shooting and tried to escape, but Sheriff Talbott caught Richter and placed him in jail. Rich­ ter has always been considered a very dangerous character in and around Cornell and will undoubtedly plead in­ sanity, as he has been confined twice at the asylum at Kankakee, as. has also his wife. A brother about five years ago killed his mother and com­ mitted suicide in the county jail here while awaiting trial. Thpmpson, who leaves a wife and two children,, is- also a bad character, having killed a Bum In Ohio.1 . Cley*(«nd Detective Dlscovil* PJ^n to Kill McKinley. WORDS OF CZOLGOSZ BOYS. They Tell a Farmer that the President Will We Shot--Would Kill Rockefeller-- Assassin Given Assistance fafe Tying Revolver With Handkerchief. >i KUled by Colored Burglar. J. H. Badger, ctedit man fOr the Ro,bert Clarke Publishing Company of Cincinnati, was shot and . instantly killed at South Gate, near Newport, Ky., by a colored burglar- Mrs. Bad­ ger was shot in the back, the revolver being so close as to set fire to her clothing. She is not dangerously hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Badger heard a noise and started down stairs with a lighted can­ dle. The negro, from behind a door, fired on them and escaped. Town Oil Fields Exhausted. The town lot oil field in the Rife ad­ dition on the Hartford City (Ind.) lim­ its is very nearly exhausted. From one to two wells were drilled on every lot In nearly every instance a paying well was found and rigs were almost as thick as trees in a forest. Being so close together and worked for their product night and day has had a tell ing effect and the production has fallen off to an alarming extent. Wells oper­ ated in the town lot addition that were then pure producers have since been plugged and abandoned. Service In Roosevelt's Town. Oyster Bay, L. I., the home town of President Roosevelt, observed his proclamation Thursday with appro­ priate services in St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal and Christ Episcopal churches. The latter is the church of Mrs. Roosevelt, but she was not present, owing to fatigue incident to th^ last few days. The Rev. H. H. Washburn conducted the services. In the afternoon memorial iservices of a general character were held at the high school. • Cashier Said to have Absconded. The steamer Hal Ting arrived at Vancouver, B. C., from Skagway, bringing a report of the alleged ab­ sconding of Edward Daniel, cashier for Barsh & Co., merchants of Dawson, wim a sum of money variously esti­ mated at from $35,000 to $50,000. Dan­ iel is said to have been taken in charge on the American side near Eagle City, Alaska, and he will prob­ ably return to Dawson to stand trial. Investigations made at Cleveland by Police Detective Schmunk reveal the startling possibility that a plot to as­ sassinate President McKinley was laid a year or mote ago, before he was elected for his second term, and that it may have been laid in the peaceful precincts of Orange township, where the Czolgosz family lived. A remit­ tance made to the assassin by his „ . „ „ _ broth.er, Waldeck Czolgosz, about a ' ryRU* •*** it. nonth ago led.to the Investigation /'"f't'.hf' that may have an Important bearing "bote. to McKinley on the case. From the «rst the Bnt- "rome» ft°» 'J" the owned and edited by the man twice defeated for the office of chief magis- IATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Spring wheat.--No. 1 northern, 70%c: No. 2 northern, 69<&70v4c; No. 8 spring, 67©«SV6c. Winter wheat--No. 3 red, mi'Wicv No. 3 red. 6!V'i.Uc; No, 1 hard, 69%c; No. 3 hard, GSVviitjyVzc; No. 4 hard, (!9%c. Corn--No. 4. BT^c; No .8, 57^c; No. 8, No. 3 yellow, {/58V4C; No. 2 yellow. 5S<gNo. » White, Oats-No. 4 white 37 («377fec: No. 3, 3('.<J»37e: No. 3 white, 37V6@ 3SV£c; No. 2 white, 38{f38^c. Cattle--Choice export and Pressed beef steers, $5.76fi/6.2r>; fair to good, $4.90tf?5.65; stockers and feeders, $3<&4.25; western fed sto< rs, $4.85$?.'.80: western range _steers, $3.25C(i4.S0; Texans and Indians. Texas cows, $2.HX&2.80; native cows, $2.50(0 A 25" heifers. $3<t?5.50; bulls, $2.^><fi4.25; calves, $3.r)0«f5.50. Hops--Heavy. mixed packers, $6.50C(i6.80; light, $6<®o.70: pigs,: $4.70'</t>.10. Sheep--I,ambs, $4<f?4.65 western wethers, $3.25?J3.65; ewes, $2.70@ 3.25: feeders, $3©3.40; stock sheep, $2fi2.7B. Beans--Pea beans, hand-picked medium, hand-picked, $2.IS©2.22. ^Butte Creamery, extra choice, 20c; seconds, 14<?f 141,2c; dairies, choice, 17c; packing, fresh, 12%c; ladles. 13(T(13V4c. Cheese--New Roods: Full cream daisies, choice, 10V4@10%c; Young Americas, 10Vi@10?4c; long horns, ]0Vfc«mc: twins, 9%(<ilue. Eggs--15%@16c; Green fruits--Apples, brls, red streak, $2.50 Hit.75-; green cooking, $1.50@2; cprnpipn stock, $101.50. ' - 8»y« Jevne Wan Mnrdered. Mrs. Fred Jevne, widow of the um­ pire who died Saturday from injuries received from falling from a window at Hotel Victoria, Denver, Colo., thinks her husband was murdered. Mrs. Jevne told her suspicions at police headquarters and was promised an In­ vestigation would be made. She leaves for her home In Chicago, taking the body with her. From the first the Buf­ falo police and the secret service agents of the federal government have been strong In their belief that there was a plot, although the Cleveland po­ lice have been inclined to doubt the theory. One of the strong elements in the belief of the Buffalo and secret service detectives has been the fact that the handkerchief with which the assassin concealed the hand in which he held his weapon was a woman's handker­ chief. What is more important is that the handkerchief was tied about the hand in a way that he, it is claimed, would not have been able to tie it him­ self, no matter how skillful he might have been with the other hand or hovr much time he might have taken to tie it. The fact that Czolgosz had money impelled the detectives to try to learn whence he got it. . Sunday his brother, Waldeck Czolgosz, confessed to having sent it to Leon under the name of Frank Snyder at West Seneca, N. Y. 1 In his search for clews Detective Schmunk learned from the neighbor­ ing farmers that the Czolgosz boys, Leon and Waldeck, have been readers of socialist papers for several years. John D. Knox, an aged farmer who lives in the vicinity of the former Czolgosz farm, said: "The two boys, the one that shot the President and Waldeck, used to come to my house and talk to me about their socialistic papers. They brought their papers to me and tried to get me to read them. Once when they were here during the last presidential campaign they got to talking about President McKinley, and one of them said: 'If he is elected he will be shot before he serves out his term,' and then went on, 'I'd serve John D. Rockefeller the same way If I got a chance. They talked vtolence all the time, and I was glad when they went out of the neighborhood. Almost every night there was a crowd of peo­ ple from the city at their house. They used to come over to the farm from the electric road so that we could not see them as we would if they had come by the road. The back of the farm ex­ tends to the railroad, and the visitors used to go back and forth that way instead of by the way of the road. Sometimes there would be cflilte a crowd of them." It is said that Leon's father, sister and brothers are gding to Buffalo shortly, and the police be­ lieve when they confront Leon that he will break down and reveal all that Is now a mystery in regard to the shoot­ ing of the President. Leon Czolgosz, the anarchist who shot President McKinley, was placed on trial before Justice White in the supreme court at Buffalo Monday morning. The trial began promptly at 10 o'clock. trate by the dead president. It deals mostly with the last meeting between the president and his wife, and Is printed under the caption of McKln- ley's Last Wards to His Wife." Speak­ ing of the crime the Commoner article says: "It shames America in the eyes of the world; it impalres her moral pres­ tige, and gives the enemies of free^ government a chance to mock her. And it excites an indignati' Tvhich, while righteous in itself, may i^ad to acts which will partake of the spirit of lawlessness. » "As the president's death over­ whelms all in a common sorrow, so It imposes a common responsibility, namely, to so avfijige the wrong done to the president, his family and the country as to make the executive's life secure without bringing Insecurity to freedom of speech or freedom of the press." '* Iron Found In Wisconsin; • Ashland, Wis., and vicinity are in a furore of excitement over the discov­ ery of the first vein of iron ore ever found in Ashland county, and land val­ ues in the new mineral section have greatly appreciated. F(?r some time past James Guest has been prospect­ ing on the Penokee range, and last week his efforts were rewarded by the encountering of a body of specular ore of great promise. A company has now been organized at Mellan to develop the property, while numerous others have been formed to conduct explora­ tory operations elsewhere on the Peno­ kee range, particularly along the west­ ern end. ' Preacher Gets Life Post. Rev. Dr.. D. S. Stafford has been ap­ pointed the irremovable pastor of St Patrick's Roman Catholic church in Washington, D. C. St. Patrick's par­ ish is the richest in Washington, the church owning real estate worth $4,- 000,000. Dr. Stafford is noted for his oratory and scholarship. He was a warm friend of President McKinley. Members of the Assocated Press, In annual meeting at New York, adopt resolutions voicing high praise of Mc­ Kinley, denouncing anarchists and calling for prompt legislative measures to rid the country of advocates of vio- lenpe. Fa* I on Ticket In Nebraska. Fusion between the Democratic and Populist parties of Nebraska was ef­ fected by their state convention after sessions held .In separate halls at Lin­ coln. The Democrats were giyen the head of the ticket, Supreme Court jus­ tice and the two regents of the uni­ versity go to the Populists. The Dem­ ocrats declared themselves opposed to any reorganization of the party or any change in principles. Nominations: For Supreme Court justice, Conrad Hollenbick; for university regent, J. H. Boyston; for university regent, F. G.' Hawxby. Pig Iron la Now Moving. The long-expected and strike-de­ layed buying of Bessemer pig iron has started at Cleveland. The United States Steel Corporation heads the list of buyers, and it comes from a reliable authority that this concern alone Is taking every pound that it can lay its hands upon, leaving but little for the Independent consumer. The price has not been told, but as the United States Steel Corporation fixed the last price at $15.25 in the valley it is altogether possible that it will make the same price upon the material whlcn is now being sold. Senator Quay Is Becoverlnsr- From Information received at Jack­ sonville, Fla., from St. Lucie Senator Quay is in better health, as he is re­ covering from his severe cold. He is enjoying himself at his winter home with a party of seven friends and re­ ports that his illness was dangerous are not frell founded. Vacancy in C'auada Cabinet. The cabinet at Ottawa, Can,, passed an order in council appointing Sir Louis Davies, minister of marine and fisheries, to be a judge of the supreme court of Canada. This leaves a vacan­ cy in the cabinet, which it is stated semiofficially will not be filled for some time. te'VI; Forty Rebels Killed. The steamer Stillwater, which has arrived at New Orleans, brings news of a battle at Bocas Del Toro, which occured a week ago. During the hos­ tilities forty rebels were killed and thirty taken prisoner by the govern­ ment forces, who lost but two men. Frank James Cashes. Frank James, formerly of Mis­ souri, who was more notorious twenty years ago than now, made a "killing" at Hawthor te. It was the kind of "killing" which pertains to winning money on a rSE^e--not the other kind. James did not become suddenly wealthy, but is said to have won a fair amount of money when Sam Hildreth's Culcain turne.d a form flop about as high as the flag staff on the grand stand and landed first at the wire with the good odds of 6 to 1 about him. billing Frost VUits West. There was killing frost in western Missouri and eastern Kansas Tuesday night, an earlier date for the first frost than for many years. Vegetables planted after the breaking of the drought in the hope of raising a crop before frost came were damaged. There was frost again Wednesday night. A heavy frost damaged the late corn In Champaign, 111. The loss Is regarded as heavy. The first snowstorm of the season, accompanied by heavy snow and rain, prevailed in the vicinity of &t. Joseph, Mich.. Wednesday nig&t. SIJL JIII mm Board At Wash i ngton tfyirig to Get Facts. TESTIMONY IS IMPORTANT. One Witness, Admiral HIgglnson, Tells Abont the Engagement at Santiago- Says They Were Under General Orders Mid Followed Commander's Signals. A decision that opinions of witnesses were not to be admitted as evidence was the chief feature of the Schley urt of inquiry at Washington Friday. Fohs^ witnesses were examined, they contradicting each other on the ques­ tion of the distance the "flying squad­ ron" lay off the Cuban coast during the time previous to Sampson's arrival. The chief point investigated was the bombardment of the Colon while it was anchored inside the harbor'within view of the blockading squadron. It was developed that Commodore Schley had his ships attack the Spanish ves­ sel, but later withdrew. Whether or not it was posssible to coal the ships at sea was another question given con­ siderable attention, one witness, Capt, Harber, holding that he believed the Texas could have taken on fuel without seeking shelter. Captain Chester de­ clared the sea too rough, and said he had suggested a spot thirty miles away for a coaling station. The attendance was extremely small and at no time during the session was the hall at all crowded. There was nothing spectacu­ lar attending the opening of the court, the members being attired in fatigue uniform. The witnesses, however, were In full dress uniform and carried Bwords, upon the hilts of which was tied crepe in memory of the dead pres- "LET OS EYUl MMMER •m#? ouK inms? as • - - camGar AlHiiD1 TiFiLri.T IkiEiAiL EihMENCE IB EST $ 1FK;d V&CTOTE S GiF mr w\m n< K!Mi.Cv 4 LAST SPEECH mmmi Mmm Pj r rom Uostoi (; lobe. Jeffries* Forfeit Up. James J. Jeffries has put up his de­ posit of $2,500 at San Francisco as an evidence of his intention to battle with Gus Ruhlin before the Twentieth Cen­ tury club in November. Jeffries was unable to deliver the check in person to Harry Corbett, the official stake­ holder, so he sent if over from Oakland by Eugene Van Court. He forgot to indorse the certificate, however, but will do so on his return from Ixw An­ geles. He went south. Harrlcane on Gulf Coast. A hurricane is reported approaching Pensacola from the gulf. All vessels in the harbor were run out into mid­ stream and are prepared for severe weather. The wind has been blowing strongly, but no damage has been done. Six Die in Train Wreck. A switch not properly set brought a passenger express and a heavy freignt train together, killing six passengers on the express train and injuring twenty-five others, on the main line of the New York, New Haven and ifart- ford railroad at Avon. The dead are: William J. Coughlin of Lowell, real estate dealer; Gustav Hay, Jr., of Bos­ ton, lawyer; Everett Joyce of Brock­ ton, shoe manufacturer; Miss M. W. Tonkin of Oil City, Pa., seminary stu­ dent; two unidentified women. Earthquake In Scotland. An earthquake shock which lasted tor three seconds was felt at Aber­ deen, Inverness and other districts in the northern part of Scotland at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Kansas Men I>esert Navy. United States training ship Mohican arrived at San Francisco after two months spent in delivering landsmen to various "naval stations on the coast and to Honolulu. Ninety-five of tjhe men deserted, most of them coming from Kansas. Falls Dnd In the Falpltt Sunday evening, while addressing the Endeavor society at the Disciple church at Lima, O., W. M. Abbott, el der In the church, dropped dead froua tmtt disease. BUILDING AT NAVY YARD IN WHICH COURT IS BEING HELp. Ident. It developed beyond question that the court, which is now complete by the swearing in of Rear Admiral Ramsey, to whom no objection was made, is entirely impartial. This was demonstrated when it ruled out a question in which Rear Admiral Hlg- ginson was asked his opinion as to whether every effort incumbent upon the commander-in-chief (Schley) was made to destroy the Colon, which was plainly visible in the mouth of Santi­ ago harbor. Rear Admiral Higginson replied before he could be Interrupted that he believed the Colon could have been destroyed when It lay at anchor in the harbor on May 31. This ques­ tion and answer were ruled out by the court, after a long argument by At­ torney Raynor, who cited a number of authorities against admitting mere opinions. Before hearing the arguments Admiral Dewey himself expressed a desire to have the opinion of Rear Ad­ miral Higginson tfn this point, 'but when he learned that it was contrary to the ordinary practice he demon­ strated his impartiality by . directing that the question be withdrawn. Judge Advocate Lemly admitted that the weight of authorities was against admitting opinions, but at the same time contended that if the court de­ sired it could obtain the opinion of witnesses. Admiral Higginson, commander in chief of the north Atlantic squadron, was the first witness called. He said that he had as captain commanded the battleship Massachusetts during the Spanish American^War and that for a part of the time the Massachusetts had been a part of the "flying squadron." of which Admiral Schley had been in command. He told of joining the fleet at Newport News, of going to Key West and then on the 22d of May of going to Cienfeugos, Cuba. Key West had been left on May 19, 1898, and Cienfeugos reached on the 22d. "What was then done to secure communication with the Cuban forces on shore," Captain Lemly asked. "Nothing to my knowledge," the wit­ ness replied; "I did not see that any­ thing was done, but I understood that information concerning the Cj^bans was received through Captain Mc- Calla." The witness also told of the fleet's leaving Santiago for Key West on the night of its arrival at the former place and of how after steaming westward fof some time the vessels all, in re­ sponse to Commodore Schley's signals, returned and steamed jto within two or three miles of the mouth of the har­ bor. / Flans Clubs For Farmers. At a meeting of the Farmers' Insti­ tute committee on clubs and organiza­ tion, held In Chicago, elaborate plans were made for the coming year. Clubs of twelve families each are to be or­ ganized in aH parts of the state. When organized the clubs are to meet once a month, the day being Wednesday when the moon is nearest full. The twelve families will assemble at the house of a different family each month, each family thus entertaining the others once .a year. Three Saved, Four missing. Three of the crew of the barge Ju­ piter, lost on Lake Huron, have been heard from. Four others .are missing, and they have been given ,up for lost. Captain Hamen, with his wife and one sailor, reached shore near Tobermo- ray, on Georgian bay, in a yawl boat. Mate Ragan, with the captain's son and two sailors, took to a raft when they abandoned the Jupiter, and since that time nothing has been heard from them. With the wii*d as it has been, they should have reached shore along $hi» Canada side Ions before this. "What happened to cause the decis­ ion to return to Key West?" the wit­ ness was asked. ( "I don't know," was the reply. / "What was the condition of thi«' weather at the time for coaling at sea?" "It was not impossible to coal, I think." "Did y<ju have any conference with the commanding officer in regard to returning tb Santiago after you had gotten onythe way to Key West?" "None. We acted under general or­ ders. All we did was to follow the signals of the flagship--the signals of the commander In chief." Speaking of the conditions when Santiago harbor was again reached the admiral said that he could see well into the harbor and that he saw the Spanish ship Colon lying in the outer harbor. He did not remember seeing other vessels, but the Colon wa$ then 1,000 yards beyond Morro castle. The vessel had lain there until she was fired upon, which was done on May 31, and had then retired. Describing this engagement, Ad­ miral Higginson said It was on the day before the arrival of re-enforcements under Admiral Sampson. He said that Admiral Schley had come aboard and ^aid that he wanted "to go in and lire on the Colon." "So we went In and fired on her/' continued the witness. He said the shots fell short of the Colon and that the Spanish shore batteries had In turn fired at the bombarding ships. In reply to questions as to what had been accomplished by the bombard­ ment the witness replied that it had served to draw the fire of the Spanish shore battery and to give an Idea of what It was composed of. "What idea did you get of Its com­ position?" "I didn't think It amounted to any­ thing." "Where was Admiral Schley during the bombardment?". "At one time he was with me in the cpnning tower, but most of the time he was on the outside of it. I was near him most of the time." < "Describe the admiral's manner; In­ fills engagement." "I hardly know how to answer that question except to say that his man­ ner Was that of a commander-ln- chief." " v • TEACHERS MAY USE THE ROD. Waukegan Board of Education Author- ; -slices Corporal Punishment. At Waukegan, 111., the board ° of education has decided to empower all teachers in public schools to use the rod to secure obedience in their re­ spective rooms. The rule has been in existence a long time, but has not been enforced for many years. Disobedience had become so alarming that some de­ cisive action was thought necessary. President Rev. William Etoll of the board believes strongly in corporal punishment. He said of the board's action: "Why, the disobedience and disregard for teachers has been fright­ ful. The only way it ca^i be remedied Is by having corporal punishment. Now that the pupils know the teacher is empowered to punish them, I expect a big reform." Former President J. B. Gavin strongly opposed corporal pun­ ishment. Steel Strike Results Seen. Experts are busy at Pittsburg com­ puting the cost of the steel strike to the corporation and to the workers. On an estimate that 50,000 men hlave been thrown idle for two months and a half their loss in wages approxi­ mates $10,000,000. Gross earnings of the constituent companies have been cut off to the extent of nearly $15,- 000,000. Much of this will be made up, for many of the orders hold good. It is estimated that the Amalgamated association carried 9,000 of its mem­ bers into the strike out of about 14,- 000 when the strike started and the outcome of the contest has lost recog­ nition for 2,500 of these men* Text Books for Poor Indigent pupils who have been &«• pendent on the Chicago Board of Edu* cation for text books, have been force4 drop from their classes by reason the temporary order restraining tha board from distributing text books to tiie children in the four lower grades. So comprehensive was the injunctional order that officials of the board now^ find themselves in a position where they cannot even distribute fund book* to the poor pupils in the upper gram­ mar grades and the high schools. Fol­ lowing numerous requests for free text books made by indigent high school students, Superintendent Cooley asked Attorney McMahon for official direc­ tion15 in the matter of the fund books and was informed that the purchase and distribution of books of any kind would be in^jjftflance of the court'# order. Several Uun'dred high school students are affected by the decision, and, for the time being, expedients of kinds are being resorted to bjT - teachers and pupils in order to pre­ serve the intergrity of classes. Stu­ dents are lending their text books t(|s: , their less wealthy fellows, and until * the matter is settled, ma.ny of th#'.. ' books will do double service. Rixey's Promotion in Hand. President Roosevelt has Informed Mrs. McKinley, through Secretary Cortelyou, that, in pursuance of the intention of the* late President Mc­ Kinley and in recognition of devoted services, Medical Inspector P. M. Rix­ ey will be appointed surgeon general of the ^.navy upon the expiration of ttteTerm of Surgeon General Van Rey- pbn. The naval list shows that Sur­ geon General Van Reopen will not re­ tire In the ordinary course until Nov. 14, 1902. Van Reypen's commission will expire Dec. 18 and Dr. Rixey's appointment may be expected then, J. 'A. Chandler Is Not Dead. John Armstrong Chanler, the di­ vorced husband of Amelia Rives, Prin­ cess Troubetzkoy, who months ago es­ caped from the Bloomingdale Insane asylum at White Plains, N. Y., has again taken his place in the world as one returned from the dead, and backed by the best legal talent, will make a fight to have his sanity ac knowledged and to secure possession of his property, Mr. Chanler Is at Lynchburg, Va., and he is not under restraint. Mrs. McKinley Gains. Mrs. Mckinley is gaining daily. Re­ freshed by good sleep and calmed by a visit to the tomb of her husband, she has gained so much that Dr. Rixey is hopeful that she will survive the shock of her bereavement. Murderer Hiding In Swamps. Parties from the scene of the Bosley murder at Grantsburg, Wis., say that Murgraw Is hiding in the tamarac swamps. These swamps are practical Iy inaccessible to ajwhite man, Seth Low Is Nominate*. The committee of eighteen of the anti-Tammany organization, which has been holding sessions for several days at New York considering candi dates for mayor submitted to the gen eral conference of the organization, took a final vote, which stood: For Seth Low, 17; for George L, Rives, 1 The general conference then met and selected Seth Low as its candidate for mayor. In its regular course this nomination will now go to the nomin ating conventions of the various anti Tammany bodies. I Religious Conference at Decatur. The joint meeting of the Illinois and Rockford river conferences of the United Brethren church is being held at the Decatur church this Week. Rev. W. M. Weekley, D. D., of Dayton, 0., pre­ sides in the absence of Bishop Holt» who is in poor health. About 150 min­ isterial and lay delegates are in atten­ dance. . There are twenty-two charge® in the Illinois conference and eighteen in the JRock River conference. Tha combined conference will be known as the Northern Illinois conference, em­ bracing the greater portion of tha northern part of the state. The con­ ference sessions began on Wednesday and continue over Sunday. • iCoantf Ticket dominated. ¥he' Republicans of Will!tt^«H9ft county in convention held in Marion nominated C. L. Miller for full term at.", county commissioner and W. A. Jacob* to fill out the unexpired term ait Parks, deceased, who was elected last; November. Strong resolutions indor^f ing state and national administration^ % expressing confidence In Presideflfcr. Roosevelt, also deploring the assassi»| nation of President McKinley and re0»' ommending stringent laws to fegulat* anarchy were passed. Homer N. Trussel la Dead. The funeral of Homer N. Trussel was held in Berwyn from the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Trus­ sel died from cancer of the throat. For years he had been connected with ft newspaper union as superintendent o£ the supply department. He also waft the editor of the Berwyn Current, thf» local paper in that village. The bodjr was buried in Forest Home cemetery* State Tax Board. The state board of equalization and adjourned until. the tax return*- from the counties of the state are la* not over thirty having been heard! from. The slowness of the return* will probably delay the work of th* board at least a month. State AudU tor McCullough will be reelected chair­ man and his chief clerk, Captain W. H» Eubanks, will be reelected secretary. . Accused of Embezzlement." F. M. Yewell, residing at Cartervllla* Is under arrest and was formally ltt» dieted by the Jackson county grand jury, charged with having embezzled $828 from W. W. Herring, of Degof- nia. Yewell Is a collector, employed by T. J. Fagan & Co., of St. Louis. H* succeeded in giving bond for his ap~ pearance at the January term court Crack Shooting at Taylorvllle. At a meeting of the gun club at Tay­ lorvllle the following scores werp saade out of a possible 25: John Ber­ ry, 20; James Berry, 20; James Ebert* 13; Henry Rever, 15; Will Keller, 19; Henry Berrj', 19; Henry Cotton, 16; Ed Bach, 21; James Allen, 25; William Schwab, 21; John Schwab, 19; Nathan Lemaster, 21; John Payne, 20.- Proceedings in Bankruptcy. Proceedings in bankruptcy were In­ stituted in the United States district court at Springfield, by the Wedekind- Hellenberg Tanning company, Louls^ vllle, Ky., and several other creditor# against the A. Nebinger- Leather coni- pany, Springfield, wholesale dealers In leather. Senator Voorhees' Brother Dead. Peter Voorhees, one of the oldest pioneers of the Danville neighborhood, died after a short illness. He was W years old and born in Butler county, Ohio. At one time he was the largest land owner in Vermilion county. Ha was a brother of Senator Daniel Voor­ hees. • jpison and Adam Ryan Draw. Ole Olson of Chicago and Adam Ryan of Philadelphia fought a six- round draw at Braidwood. Jack O'Keefe got the decision over young Flnuca&e of Chicago In an eight-round bout Burn Her In Bfllgy. Mrs. Carl Larson was burned in ef­ figy at Faldron, near Kankakee! She had rejoiced over McKinley's death. She said she and her husband were readers of an anarchistic organ. Graham-Ryan Wedding. Patrick Graham and Miss Ellen Ryan, both of Taylorville, were mar­ ried at Alton. The bride la the daugh­ ter of Andrew Ryan. The match was opposed by the parents of both tha parties. Xilquor Dealers Not Feasting. The annual meeting of the Illinois Liquor Dealers' Protective association opened at Rockford. On account .of the death of the president all festlti-: ties have been declared off.