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ii v* + ^ F^-^f j A" <.i L fcW SW sUi.' • THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER McHENRY PLAINDEALER CO. atcHXN^RT, ILLINOIS. m 'i *. •. Philip Callan, a former Irish mem­ ber of the house of commons, is dead. The engagement is vannounced of Xord Francis Hope and Beatrice Rieketts. whose grandmother, the late Lady Caroline Rieketts, was a daugh­ ter of the fourth Duke of Newcastle. " lord Francis Hope and Miss Rieketts are cousins. Marconi announced the invention of an olectric wave detector reading thirty words a minute, in an address at the London Royal Institution. King Edward expressed admiration for the bravery of the Boers in re­ sponding to addresses by the London liord Mayor and County Council. The Pope named five Cardinals to treat with the American Philippine mission. Cardinal Rampolla is to pre­ side. Proposals will be submitted by the Cardinals to the Pope, with their opinions. John Dillon, John Redmond, Michael Da vitf. and other Irish leaders are accused of conspiracy to cause non­ payment of rents; warrants have been Issued against them and the case will be tested. Thomas Mason, aged 14, son of a farmer near Crawfordsville, Ind., was drowned while swimming. The British ship Falcon, from Mo­ bile for Belfast, went ashore off Cape Henry, Va., in a fog, but later pro­ ceeded. Mrs. George Parker, wife of a farm­ er near Ann Arbor, Mich., committed suicide by pouring kerosene over her clothing and setting fire to it. The Union ore sampling works and the warehouse of the Second-hand Sup­ ply Company at Denver were de­ stroyed by Are. The loss is $50,(H>0. Moses Leonard Frazier, a negro and an ex-slave, was given master's de­ cree by Columbia College. Previous degrees had been granted by Mount Lnion College and the New Yorn Law School. The Twenty-first infantry, en route from the Philippines to Fort Snelling, exhausted the water supply in the cars. The conductor refused to stop •Dd the soldiers forced the engineer to otsobey. Ute Coal and Coke company, of Den­ ver, is accused of appropriating $630,- •00 worth of coal lands belonging to Hie government. A Minneapolis grand jury returned twelve new indictments in the munic­ ipal corruption investigation. Three leading officials are declared to be In­ volved. John Fox., a farmer near Elbow Lake, Wis., killed his brother and another while insane and then com­ mitted suicide. The Interstate Commerce rommis- jrton upheld the complaint of C. H. JohnBon. of Norfolk, Neb., that freight xates from Norfolk to Duluth and Chicago by the Northwestern and -Other roads are excessive. The Augustara Lutheran synod opened its sessions at Ishpeming, Mich. Georee Cole, aged 50, a contractor of Peoria, 111., while melancholy com­ mitted suicide by hanging. Retiring Treasurer C. F. Heritage of Madiscn county, Indiana, is de­ clared to be short in his accounts $13,- 000. He makes a denial. Roland Wcrthington, well-known fi­ nancier and club man of Boston, mar­ ried Miss Edith Johnson, a stenog­ rapher twenty years his junior. James B. Orth, manager of the grain commission firm of Karger Brothers of Milwaukee, was arrested, charged mrith embezzling $1,000. Fire at Chandler, Ind., destroyed the Methodist Episcopal church, the par­ sonage and a grocery store, and for a time threatened the entire town. George Puck, formerly of Sioux City, and George Ostrander, formerly of Correctiunville, were found mur­ dered in tl.eir cabin on a ranch near - Sturgis, S. L>. The strike which has been on at the Chicago and Carlinville Coal com­ pany's shafi at Carbondale, 111., has been declared ofT, the trouble being --settled by arbitration. It ^s the intention of the British reovernmont to appoint a small royal -commission and institute a general in­ quiry into the South African war. The Democratic ccigressional con­ vention of the new fifth district of Ar­ kansas nominated C. C. Reid of Morril- ton. The National Association of Credit Men, in session at Louisville, Ky., elected J. Harry Trego of Baltimore president and appointed a committee to make an active nght for the pass­ age of the Ray amendment to the bankruptcy law/by congress. Three hundred delegates are attend­ ing the annual meeting of the Swedish Evangelical Covenant at Galesburg 111. John Bailey and Oliver Cameron cf Rushville, Ind., killed each other in a fight, growing out of Bailey'3 Jealousy of a son of Cameron. The United States Brewers' Asso­ ciation met in annua! convention at Saratoga, N. Y. j The third trial of Jessie Morrison, ("Who killed Mrs. Olin Castle, haa*begun ^ ; at Eldorado, Kas. An application for ; a change of venue has been refused. A small panic WP.S caused at the 'health commissioner's office in Mil- •waukee when it was learned that one of the patients had escaped from the smallpox isolation hospital the night before. The p&tient was John Elmer jfeptlfc- ot Manitowoc. It is thought he may ^ found at home. Whitelaw Reid, special American envoy to the British coronation, has been made a< doctor of laws by Cam­ bridge University. Germany has sent two cruisers to Venezuela to enforce the payment of old claims. • ' f.'I'-.. *• ' "... St»S Is. If'1 Portions of the body of a man have been found on the Rixie trail to Thun­ der Mountain, Idaho. A small piece of mackintosh coat was found in the vi­ cinity of the crime. The trunk of the body was gone, only the nude limbs' and head remaining. The skull of the victim was frightfully crushed. It is believed he was murdered by robbers. M. Lanessan, before resigning from the ministry of Marine, bought the plans of M. Baron's new submarine boat, paying therefor $40,000. M. Pelletan, the new minister of Marine, has confirmed an order for twenty boats of this type. The death is announced of John George Plattna, formerly United States vice consul at Toulon, France. While acting as peacemaker in a quarrel at West Baden, Ind., Edward Palmer, a saloon-keeper, was mortally wounded by Charles Walker, a barber from Mitchell. William N. Vaughn, who has been on trial at Ravenna, Ohio, for the mur­ der of his stepmother and" her mother, was found not guilty by the jury "be­ cause of insanity at the time of the crimes." An attempt was made to burn the Woodward block, one of the largest office buildings in Beatrice, Neb. It is the third time the building has been fired. The Chamber of Commerce at Ma­ nila has presented to General Chaffee a set of resolutions expressing the re­ gard with which General Chaffee and the army in the Philippines are held by the business men of Manila, Charges of fraud are made by Jo­ seph K. Eichern in a suit filed in the district court at Cripple Creek, Colo., against Nelson B. Williams, George B. Kilbourne and others in control of the Empire State Mining Company, on Bull hill, and the court has decided to appoint a receiver for the Empire State and the Orphan Bell companies. Thomas J. Noonan, treasurer of the Illinois Theater at Chicago, contracted erysipelas from money. The germ is believed to have been transmitted from fingers to his nose. St. Luke's sanitarium fire inquiry at Chicago by Inspector Conway brought the statement from Captain White that patients were deserted in their rooms by attendants. The fire started in a pile of rubbish. It is announced that Grand Duke Constantine of Russia is suffering from overwork consequent upon his overstudy at Shakespearean transla­ tions. The Thirtieth District Democratic Senatorial convention at Havana, 111., nominated J. A. Petrie of Menard and H. H. Elliot of Mason for representa­ tives on the forty-third ballot. . The new department of commerce and industry is not likely to be authorized at the present session of Congress. A Chicago man probably will be head of it ultimately. The packers at the Chicago stock­ yards began delivering meat to whole­ sale depots by train. Fifty teamsters were discharged as a result. The men who haul to the retailers will be or­ ganized. In a fight resulting from a feud be­ tween Italian factions in New Orleans, Salvadore Luciana, Vincenso Velera and Marrella Ferri were killed, while Joseph Calamina and Joseph Geracchi were wounded. James H. Agen of West Superior was elected department commander of the Wisconsin Grand Arr*y of the Re­ public, and E. C. Anthony of Negau- nee was similarly honored by the Michigan G. A. R. The bookbinders' convention at In­ dianapolis favorably considered a res­ olution to affiliate with the allied printers' trade. A resolution looking to the establishment of a universal scale of wages was adopted. The finance minister. Dr. De Lu- kacs, announced in the Hungarian diet that he will shortly introduce a bill providing for the abolition of sugar bounties in Hungary, and will mawe proposals which the government thought would be beneficial to the sugar industry of the country. Tne Norwegian bark Atbara, the Swedish bark Aurora and the German bark Elise Lineck have been wrecked near East London, Cape Colony, dur­ ing a heavy southeast gale. Al' the crew of the Atbara were oi. '1 ex­ cept tlie captain, who was ashore. The crew 8 of the other two vi ssels were saved. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the premier, and Lady Laurier left Ottawa for New York, from whence they will sail Sat­ urday for London to be present at the coronation of the king. Joseph Baker of Peoria shot and killed his stepson, Martin Christopher, aged 22. i?'orty-nine Chinese immigrants ar­ rived at Havana on the Ward line steamer Monterey, but were not al­ lowed to land. Horace Hadley, 19-year-old son of Mrs. Lou Hadley of Monrovia, Ind., committed suicide with poison. He had chatted and joked with friends a few minutes before. Favorable action was taken by the senate committee on foreign rotations on resolutions permitting H. H. D. Peirce, third assistant secretary cf state; Colonel Theodore Bingham of the army and Captain T. S. Rogers of the ".avy to accept decoration of the Legion of Honor of France. The American Medical Association is holding its fifty-third annual meet­ ing at Saratoga. Swarthmore College, Pennsyltania. completes fund of $400,000 required to secure services of Professor Joseph Swain of the University of Indiana. Harry A. Rosengarten, a merchant policeman at Indianapolis, was found dead with a bullet hole above his right temple. Suicide and murder theories are advanced. The ph>sicians who attended Queen Wilhelmina during her recent illness have been decorated. Troops will go on duty at Paw- tucket, R. L, owing to troubles which have grown out of the street car strike. The Michigan Maccabees, in conven­ tion at Marquette, decided to establish organization in other states. In Grant county. Ark., the 1-year-old child of J. E. Evans rolled from a bed. Its head was caught between the bed and a* chair and the child was strangled to death. The United States Steel Corporation is negotiating for 20,000 tons Of solecelseisen at Sleeen. Business Transacted by the House and Senate in the National Capital PRESIDENT TO SELECT ROUTE Senator Hoar Presents Amendment Authorizing Executive to Cause a Canal to Be Built and Appropriate ing $10,000,000. Tuesday, June 10. The senate passed the naval appro­ priation bill and resumed considera­ tion of the isthmian canal question. Mr. Turner delivered an extended ar­ gument in support of the Nicaragua route. A bill was passed appropriat­ ing $15,845 for the relief of the per­ sons who sustained damages by the explosion of an ammunition chest of battery F, second United States ar­ tillery, in Chicago, June 16, 1894. The house bill providing for the protection of the president was referred to the judiciary committee, although Mr. Hoar, chairman of that committee, thought it would be impossible to get action on it at this session if the committee ha<r to consider it. The house defeated the bill to transfer certain forest reserves to the agricultural department. The special order for the consideration of the Corliss Pacific cable bill was then adopted by a vote of 108 to 73, and for the remainder of the afternoon the author of the measure argued in favor of its passage. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), who presented the rule, announced that he was opposed to the government build­ ing a cable to the Philippines. He said he favored the construction of an American cable by American capital and gave notice that at the proper time he would offer as a substitute a bill to authorize the president to con­ tract for the construction of a cable under certain condition^. The minori­ ty of the commerce committee oppose the Corliss bill on the ground that the Commercial Pacific company is now at work building a cable which is to be laid by 1905. Wednesday, June 11. In the senate the house bill amend­ ing the present law providing for the issuance of passports to persons who owe allegiance to the United States, whether they be citizens of the United States or not, was passed. It was ex­ plained by Mr. Foraker that the bill simply was to provide for the issuance of passport3 to citizens of Porto Rico and the Philippines. The rest of the day was devoted to consideration of the canal bill and the subject of elec­ tion of United States senators by popular vote. The house killed the Corliss Pacific cable bill by strikinr out the enacting clause. A senate bill t>as passed to authorize the town of Lawton, Okla­ homa, to use $150,000 from the sale of town lots for municipal improve­ ments; Anadarko, Oklahoma, $60,000, and Hobart, Oklahoma, $50,000. An­ other senate bill was passed to retire four survivors of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition as sergeants in the signal service. Thursday, June 12. When the senate resumed i*s ses­ sion the resolution introduced on Wednesday by Mr. Culberson (Tex.), directing the secretary of war to send to the senate an itemized state­ ment of the expenditures made from the Cuban funds from the time of fhe American occupation to May 1 of this year, was taken up. Mr. Piatt (Conn.) explained that the information was be­ ing compiled in the war department and the resolution was sent to th,e calendar. Consideration of the Lon­ don dock charges bill was then taken up. Several short speeches were made by various members, the discus­ sion continuing until 2 o'clock, when consideration of the isthmian canal bill was resumed. Senator Hoar pre­ sented an amendment to the measure, providing it shall be the duty of the president to cause a canal to be built by such route as he may select, and appropriating $10,000,000 . with which to begin the work. When the house met. Mr. Ray (N. Y.), chairman of the judiciary com­ mittee, asked unanimous consent tbat Monday, after the consideration of Mils under suspension of the rules, and Tuesday be set apart for the bill to amend the bankruptcy act. Mr. Dalzell, from the committee on rules, presented a spec ial order for the con­ sideration of the senate irrigation bill, one day for general debate and one day for amendment under the five- minute rule. Mr. Olmstead (Pa.) en­ livened the proceedings with a humor­ ous speech in reply to Mr. Cushman's recent attack on the committee on rules. Pending the adoption of the rule, Saturday was substituted for Friday for the consideration of pri­ vate pension bills, and the order set­ ting aside Sunday, June 29, for eulo­ gies on the life and character of the New Oil Well a Gusher. Redford, I. T., special: A new oil well 1,700 feet deep was opened here and promises to be a real gusher. Fifty barrels were filled in twenty min­ utes. There are five wells drilled to first sand and all are producing well. Ayme Sails for Home. Basseterre, Guadeloupe, Cablegram: American Consul Ayme iias sailed for the United States to make a personal report -to-the state department on the uestruction of St. Pierre, Martinique. late Representative Camming* of New York was modified so as to continue the session on that day in order to permit eulogies upon the Vftte Beppfp sentatire Otey of Virginia. \ Friday, June 13., The senate received a special mes­ sage from the president on reciprocity with Cuba. A resolution was offered by Mr.'Mitchell directing the commit­ tee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico to inquire into the general condition of Hawaii, the administration of af­ fairs there; the quality, condition and value of the public lands in Hawaii; the crown lands and the title of the former queen therein; with power to sit during the recess and a subcom­ mittee to visit the islands if neces­ sary and report at the beginning of the next session. Mr. Hoar proposed an amendment providing that the com­ mittee should inquire whether the former queen has any claim against the United States, legal or equitable, by reason of having parted hitherto with her citle. Mr. Mitchell accepted the amendment and the resolution was referred to the committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico. The house received the president's special message on Cuba and passed the irrigation bill. [Saturday, June 14. In the senate a joint resolution was offered by Mr. Scott providing for the detail of an engineer officer of the army to direct a survey upon the Isth­ mus of Darien to verify surveys al­ ready made for an interoceanic canal "at the narrowest part of the isth­ mus." The measure was ordered to lie on the table. The house amend­ ments to the irrigation bill were agreed to. The District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed. Con­ sideration of the isthmian canal bill was then resumed, Mr. Mrogan con­ tinuing his speech in support of the measure and in criticism of the Pan­ ama project. A large number of pri­ vate pension bills were disposed of. The day closed with eulogies on the late Representative Stokes of South Carolina. In the house Mr. Hay (Va.) called Up a resolution which had been re­ ferred to the committee on insular af­ fairs, but not acted upon within the period prescribed by the rules, calling upon the secretary of war for a state­ ment showing the "amount of money expended by the United States since May 1, 1898, for the cost of the army serving in the Philippines, for the mantenance of both the military and civil government of said islands, for the transport service to the islands, for the maintenance of the insular bu­ reau of the war department and for any other purpose connected with the occupation and possession of the' Philippine Islands of the United States." Mr. Crumpacker (Ind.) moved to lay the resolution upon the table, which was carried, 90 to 67. Mr. Cannon, for the committee on ap­ propriations, reported the general de­ ficiency bill and gave notice that at an early day he would call it up. Pri­ vate pension bills were then taken up and 199 were pasjed before adjourn­ ment. . QUAY RULES THE CONVENTION Nominates Pennypacker for Governor and Is Made State Chairman. Harrisburg, Pa., special: The Re­ publican State convention pledged It­ self to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for President of the United States in 1904. Senator Quay won a notable victory in the convention, nom­ inating his candidate for Governor, Samuel W./Pennypacker, against the opposition of Governod Stone and the entire State administration, who fav­ ored the nomination of Attorney Gen­ eral J. P. Elkin. Pennypacker was nom­ inated by a vote of 206 to 152. Sena­ tor Quay was selected as chairman of the State Central committee and will have personal charge of the cam­ paign. The other nominees are: For Lieutenant Governor, William M. Brown; for Secretary of Internal Af­ fairs, Isaac B. Browu. NOTE!- IOWA JURIST IS DEAD Judge N. M. Hubbard Dies from In­ juries Received in Runaway. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Special: Judge N. M. Hubbard, aged 73 years, a well- known lawyer and politician, died trom injuries received in a runaway at his farm. He leaves a large estate. The funeral will be held Saturday and many distinguished people, including Governor Cummins, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, the judges of the su­ preme court anl many railway offi­ cials, will attend. Judge Hubbard was credited with dictating more im­ portant political nominations and di­ recting more legislation than any oth­ er man in Iowa. Ohio Democrats In Deadlock. 8idney, O., special. Thirteen hun­ dred and eighty-four ballots have been taken in vain by the delegates to the fourth congressional Demo­ cratic convention, and they have now adjourned to meet in Wapakoneta on July 15. • Increase Cigar-makers' Wages. Newark, N. J., special. The pro­ posed cigar-makers' strike has been declared otf. The new contract in­ creases the wages of the men from 50 cents to $1 on each 1,000 cigars made. Will Vote, on Courthouse. Mat toon, 111., special: The board of supervisors of Moultrie county have adopted a resolution to submit at the general election in November the question of erecting a new county courthouse at Sullivan, to cost $7o,000. Hang Russian Assassin. St. Petersburg Cablegram: Hirsch Lekert, who made aa unsuccessful attempt on the night of May 18 to assassinate Lieut. Gen. von Wahl, gov­ ernor of Vilna, was hanged on Tues­ day, June 10. Doesn't Want the Boers. Paris Cable: A dispatch received here from Berlin states that the Ger­ man government has ordered the dis­ couragement by every means of Boers trekking to its African colonies. Glass Factory Burns. Morgan town, w. Va., Special: The Seneca Glass Factory was burned. The loss will reach $50,000. Three hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment. Lineman Is Electrocuted. McKeesport, Pa., special: John P. Fink, a telegraph lineman, while doing repair work on the Dravosburg bridge was electrocuted, dying instantly, lie was thirty years old and lived In Pittsburg. Confesses a Murder. Montreal Special: Thorvald Han­ son, slayer of Eric Marrotte, to b( hanged Friday morning, confessed th* crime, which he says wa3 committer under theiafloence of liquor. 0(101 SWEEPS THROUGH & M ILLINOIS (OH riany Lives Lost and Immense Damage In­ flicted by Furious Wind Storm--School Children Killed in Iowa. A tornado-swept pathway 100 miles wide and nearly 300 miles long, mark­ ed by the loss of fourteen lives, the destruction of hundreds of buildings and the devastation of crops, is the result of the furious storm which on the day and night of June 10 caused a loss of over $1,000,000 in central Illinoins. Commencing in Champaign county on the east, the area swept bare by wind and rain passes through Ford, De Witt, McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, Logan, Peoria and Mason counties. From many towns In each of these counties reports have been received showing how great has oeen the des­ truction and the estimates which are given in ^he dispatches from the towns fail to show what will be the total loss when the damage done to the crops and the live stock of the farmers is taken into consideration. The wind reached a velocity of 100 miles an hour and desolation is left wherever its malign force touched. The greatest loss of life is reported from Peoria county, Kingston Mines, a small town, being almost swept away by the gale. Four persons were killed here, two of them being wo­ men whose deaths were caused by attempts to escape with infants, while on Peoria lake, near by, a tugboat with a crew of three men was lost in the fierce blast. In the city of Peoria two men were killed. One of them, a lineman, was up a pole repairing a break made by the first storm, and when the second storm broke he was caught by a live Coming from the northwest after an evening of insufferable heat, the storm swept everything before it. The wind dropped down on buildings and drove them into the ground, hot even carrying a board away to show the great velocity at which it was traveling. For forty miles on each side of Bloomington the country is strewn with wreckage. Hardly a barn, tree or windmill was left standing in its course. The storm tore down tele­ graph and telephone wires, overturned poles, cut electric light connections, and left the towns in darkness. Following the storm came the rain in torrents, to be succeeded later on by a second wind storm, that proved as violent as that which preceded it Men and women away from home were isolated for the night, afraid to attempt to reach their places of abode. Pasengers entering towns were com­ pelled to shudder in the stations un­ til the wind abated. It was a night of terror to every one in the wind­ swept area. The property loss from the storm in McLean county, where it was the fiercest, is placed at $750,000. Mayor L. B. Thomas estimated the loss in Bloomington at $250,000; in Normal, a suburb, he said the loss would reach $150,000. Many private houses in Blooming­ ton were badly damaged, the great­ est loss, however, to the residents was from the trees. "It is practically Im­ possible to replace them," said Mayor Thomas. The loss to the homes of TORNADO'S WIDE SWEEP ACROSS MANY COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. mimmd , opono N A N C O C K i c W . T T ! mm \"L , "Jfeisr , "I J • * O U 6 k A * r VA I IIIII I »' I O U 6 I A » r foiling • ,;„t--Lw 1 » j --» j » wire. A friend who went to help him was fatally injured. The other death was that of an engineer who was crushed by falling timbers in a round­ house, which was reduced to a mass of ruins. Perhaps the most pathetic touch in the long list of fatalities is found in the death of three young women and one man who were killed while at a dance in Merna, McLean county. When the storm first broke some of the men who were near the door went outside, and finding it impossible to stand before the force of the wind entered again into the town hall in which the dance was being held. There they endeavored to prevent the women from leaving, fearing they would be injured if they did so, and their efforts caused the death and in­ jury of those who remained within, for a sudden blast of iinmeasureable fierceness tore the town hall from its foundation and wrecked it utterly, burying over fifty persons beneath Its ruins, of whom four were dead when taken from Deneath the timbers. THE DEAD. At Merna. Gahan, Miss Lena, 23. Kelley, Miss Annie, 22. Marting, Mrs. Edward, 28. At Kingston Mines. Murray, Mrs. Thomas. Murray, infant child. McElwere, infant of Mrs. Robert. At Morton. Beeman, lA-ward. Ellison, George. At Glen Oak Park. Reardon, George. At Champaign. Haworth, Mrs. Martha; died of fright At Gibson City. Reynolds, infant. The path of the tornado is clearly marked. It extends from McCoupin county on the south to Livingston on the north, straight across the state to the Indiana line, where its fury was diminished. Bloomington, 111., was paralyzed by the storm that vented its fury upon the city and the surrounding territory. Five Present for Foraker. R. E. Morland of Lexington, Ky., has brought to Washington for Sena­ tor Foraker what he regards as the finest horse in that city. This Is what Mr. Morland says of the equine beauty: "He is a bright bay, 16 hands 2y* inches high and is the finest bred and best gaited animal in our state. He has never failed to take first prize at all the horse shows and fairs where he was entered. 'Duke' will carry Senator Foraker in a gentle 'rack' to the capitol at a tiree-mlnute clip, and he li as gentle as a lamb." Mrs. M. D. Scott and J. D." Robinson tarough broken trees will reach $2,- 000 each. There are thirty barns down in the twelve miles between Bloomington and Merna. In the cemeteries scores of trees were blown down. They struck monu­ ments and headstones and shattered them, leaving the cities of the dead looking desolate and forsaken. The Wesleyan university In the northeast part of Bloomington was badly damaged. Four wagon loads of pupils enjoying a picnic at Coppoc, nine miles south of Washington, Iowa, were caught by the storm on their return journey. Nine members of the high school class which had just graduated sought shel­ ter in a school house, which was blown to pieces, burying all in the debris. The injured: Mildred McAtlin; chest crushed, bones broken in several places and body bruised; eyes filled with mortar; made blind and will die. Charles Chance; collar bone broken in several places; body crushed; still unconscious; recovery doubtful. Myrtle Stewart; badly bruised about the head and face. Blanche Stewart; shoulder dlslocatr led; head cut and bruised. Myrtle Shields; leg badly injured; severely bruised. Jessie Klein; back wrfenched; bad­ ly cut. Gertrude Reeves; face cut. Mary Jerrard; ankle dislocated; several flesh wounds. Prominent St. Louisan. A native born St. Louisan has been thrice appointed governor of New Mexico. Miguel Antonio Otero, the man who rules over the destinies of that commonwealth, first saw the light of day in the mound city and re­ ceived his education at the old SL Louis university. Jack, a Common Name. In France the commonest Christian name is Jacques (James). Hence, in course of time, folk got into the habit of using it as a kind of nickname for a common man--a peasant tor exam­ ple. In England John is the common­ est name, and it is said that by a similar process in Imitation of the French model the familiar Jack came to be applied not only to common men but also to common things, especially to things of everyday use which took the place of services once rendered by an attendant The slothful man is a burden to himself; the hours hang heavy on his head; he loltereth about and knoweth not what he would do. Safes in Churches. "The modern, up-to-date church," said an architect, who is now working on plans for a large suburban place of worship, "has many equipments that were not thought of several years ago. It may sound strange to speak of a safe in a church, especially in view of the old saying, 'As safe as a church.' And yet quite a number of churches now have safes in them; not neces­ sarily to keep money in, for church funds are usually kept elsewhere, but for the preservation of books and rec­ ords, together with the silver plate. Kot In lBanch««. "Paw," inquired little Bobble, the next day after the twins arrived, "you wuzzent expectin' 'em to cum In bunches, wuz you?"--Ohio State Jour­ nal. cause Right In B«r LlM Maggie--Mame's stuck up ste's a ping-pons champion. Lizzie--Humph! No wonder she can play ping-pong. She stings sink­ ers in a quick lunch restaurant.-^ Judge. PRESIDENT LAUDS WESLPOINTERS Graduates Contribute Many Names to Honor Roll of the Nation. ARE ALWAYS TRUE TO DUTY Declares tyo Institution in the Lsnd lis More Absolutely American, Birth and Social 8tanding Being Ignored at the School. West Point, N. Y.. special: Presi­ dent Roosevelt was the guest of honof r.t the celebration of the one-hun­ dredth anniversary of the establish­ ment of the West Point Military acad­ emy. The day's activity began with the arrival of the President, and then came a review of the cadets, a recep­ tion at the home of the superintendent of the academy, Colonel Mills, the for­ mal exercises and speeches in Me- morial hall after luncheon and the- dress parade at sundown. The "Cen­ tennial" banquet, with more than 500 guests, was held in the evening. In the course of the review Cadet Calvin P. Titus was called from the ranks to face the President, who pinned a medal for bravery, on his breast. Immediately after luncheon the hun­ dreds of visitors sought Memorial hall, a new stone structure, where the exer­ cises were held. Colonel Mills made an address of welcome, and then in­ troduced President Roosevelt, who spoke in part as follows: v Address of the President. "I am glad to have the chance of saying a word to you to-day. There is little need for me to say how well your performance has compared with the prophetic promise made on your behalf by the greatest of Americans, Washington. This institution has com­ pleted its first hundred years of life. During that century no other educa­ tional institution in the land has con­ tributed as many names as West Point has contributed to the honor roll of the nation's citizens. More than that, not merely has West Point con­ tributed a greater number of the men who stand highest on the nation's honor roll, but I think, beyond ques­ tion, that, taken as a whole, the aver­ age graduate of West Point during this hundred years has given a great­ er amount of service to the country through his life than has the average graduate of any other institution in this broad land. "Now, gentlemen, that is not sur-.^. prising. That is what we have a right to expect from this military university founded by the nation. But I am glad that the expectation has been made good, and of all the Institutions in this country none is more absolutely democratic than this. Institution Is Democratic. "Here we care nothing for the boy'a birthplace, for the boy's grade, for his social standing; here we care nothing save for his worth if he is able to show it. Here you represent with almost mathematical exactness the country geographically. You are drawn from every walk of life by a method of chance, meant to insure, and which in a great majority of cases does insure, nothing but active youth. Here you come together as representa­ tives of America in the higher and more peculiar sense than can possibly be true of any other institution in the land, save your sister college that makes similar preparations for the service of the country on the seas. "It was my good fortune to see in the campaign in Cuba how the gradu­ ates of West Point handled them­ selves, and to endeavor to profit by their example, and it has become my pleasure to come here to-day because I was at that time intimately associat­ ed with many of your graduates. And I never saw a West Pointer failing in his Guty. 1 want to be frank, gentle­ men. You cannot get a body of men of absolutely uniform good conduct, but I am able to say it was my good fortune to see the role of duty per­ formed in a way that made a man proud to be an American and a fellow citizen of such people." Governor Presents Diplomas. Caroondale, 111., Special: At the twenty-eighth annual commencement exercises of the Soutnern Illinois Nor­ mal university the diploma of the uni­ versity was presented to the nineteen graduates uy Gov. Yates in the pres­ ence of one of the largest audiences ever convened in the university audi­ torium. Teacher Commits Suicide. Jollet (111.) special: Prof. J. E. Hoo- ton, one of the best known educators in Will county and for severa^ years at the head of the Lockport public schools, was found dying in the Dun­ can hotel. He had turned on the gas and cut an artery in his arm. Freed of Murder. Kewanee, 111., dispatch: After an exciting trial lasting over a week Ed­ ward Van Dyke was acquitted in the Stark county circuit court at Toulon of the charge of murdering Richard Hayes of Osceola township. Select Tom L. Johnson. Columbus, O., special: After se­ lecting Sandusky as the place ffjrTlold- ing the convention Sept 2 and 3, the Democratic state central committee selected Tom L. Johnson for tem­ porary chairman. „ Drown While Boating. Madison, Wis., special: George L. Lohr of Milwaukee and Miss Ada Hawley of Madison, both members of the graduating class of the state uni­ versity, were drowned while boating on Lake Mendota. Lieutenant Colonel Taylor Out. Springfield 111., special: Adj. Gen. Smith has entered an order accepting the resignation of Bernard H. Taylor as lieutenant colonel and judge advo­ cate of the second brigade.