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GEN. FRANZ SIGEL DEAD. th© Notable Figures of the German ^ .Revolution and thd America A '• Civil War. T- Onoof the notable figures of the * German revolution of 1848 and of the sAmerican civil war has passed away. ^':,:Gen. Franz Sigel died in New Yprk Aug. 21, in his 78th year. -t Gen. Sigel was born la Stnshehn, v;:; Baden, Nov. 18, 1828. He was educat- 'ir^'ed at the gymnasium of Bruchsal, and <' was graduated from the military school at Carlsruhe. When the Baden ,. ;V *> revolution began in February, 1848, ,"'"when only 24 years old he became at once one of the leaders of the rebels ^j^^and was given command of 4,000 men. He was, however, twice beaten by the £ government troops while marching ^ 4 v upon Freiburg, and was forced to flee ,|!o ^across the French border and into P.;;'^Switzerland, in April, 1848. :X •$' A year later» at the outbreak of the insurrection of May, 1849, he again ;;v ;3 ventured into Baden and became sue- ^, .jces3ively commandant of the lake and ^ Rhine district, commander of f army of Neckar, minister of war, finally commander-in-chief. He and in the second retreat from 8prta#> field commanded the rear guard. When the army of Virginia was formed under the command of Gen. John Pope, Sigel, then in command of the first corps, was engaged In various lights from Cedar Creek to the second Bull Run, where he commanded the right wing, and outgeneraled "Stone­ wall" Jackson in the first day's fight. After the defeat he covered the re­ treat of the army to Centreville and held advanced positions at that place and Fairfax Courthouse. Sent in February* 1864 by President Lincoln himself, to the command of the Department and Army of West Virginia, he ordered Gen. George Cook with a large force into the Kanawha valley. He himself then led a smaller force of 7,000 men through the Shen* andoah valley against Lynchburg and Staunton, and he had with him in this expedition some of the German- American regiments which were at ways to be found in his command. GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL. And once more I saw bin, and kneit by his side, His life blood was rapidly flowing?; I whispered of home, wife, children and friends. The bright land to which he was go* ing. "And have you no word for the dear ones at home, "The wee one, the father, or mother?" "Taw! Taw!" said he, "tell them! O! tell them I fights--" Poor fellow! he thought of no other-- ' "I fights mlt Sigel!" We scraped out a grave, and he dream- lessly sleeps '• On the banks of the Shenandoah river! His home or his kindred alike are un­ known, His reward in the hands of the giver. We placed a rough board at the head of his grave. And we left him alone In his glory. But on it we marked ere we turned from the spot. The little we knew of his story-- "I fights mit Sigel!" t met him again, he was trudging along Bis knapsack with chickens was •welling; He'd "Blenkered" these dainties, and thought it no wrong From some secessionist's dwelling, ••What regiment's yours, and under whose flag Do your light?" said I, touching his shoulder; Taming slowly around he smilingly •aid. For the thought-"made him stronger and bolder: "I fights mlt Sigel T* The next time I saw him his knapsack was gone, His cap and canteen were missing, •hell, shrapnel, and grape, and the swift rifle ball Around him and o'er him were hiss­ ing. "How are you, my friend, and when have you been, "And for what and for whom are you fighting?" He said, as a shell from the enemy's gun Sent his arm and his musket a kiting: "I fights mit Sigel!" STATE HAPPENINGS SUCCINCTLY TOLD BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS 3A8HES CHECKS, HIDES MONEY ENGINEER 18 BADLY INJURED MAJOR WATHEN WAS LIBERAL Italian Laborers Lose $400 of $1,900 Intrusted to a Messenger. Quite a sensation was created In Farina recently when Jo Maro, an Italian, came crying into the town, showing two knife wounds and claim­ ing he had been robbed of over $1,- 900, which he had drawn from the bank, being the month's wages of seventy Italians working on the Illi­ nois Central railroad. The men work till six o'clock and gave Maro their checks trom the company to draw for them, as the bank closes at 5. Maro's story was not credited and the men took quick action. They armed themselves and went to his car de­ manding the money. Maro collapsed and made a full confession. He told where he had hid the money and $1,- 600 was found in a cornfield. This so pleased the crowd that Maro was allowed to escape without producing the remaining $400. RAIN AND LIGHTNING DO DAMAGE Electric Storm Rages for Hours About Centralis. • hard rainstorm, mixed with con­ tinuous and terrific lightning, passed over Centralia. The storm raged for hours. The rain gauge showed over three inches of rainfall. Two resi­ dences were struck by lightning; also the big smokestack at the Illinois Central shops. The furnace doors were blown open and the firemen knocked down. The chimney and gable on William Stoaker's residence were crushed, and numerous trees about toWn splintered. Oats Crop Damaged. One of the most disastrous storms of the year occurred at Monticello. For ten hours there was a steady downpour of rain and the loss to farm­ ers is enormous. Only about half of the oats crop in (Piatt) county had been threshed and the oats in the shock are almost a total loss. Oats in the county have been yielding from fifty to eighty bushels per acre. Files Articles. The articles for the Incorporation 'of the Danville, Urbana and Cham­ paign interurban railway have been filed In the office of the Macon county recorder. The road is to run through Vermilion, Champaign, Piatt, Macon and Sangamon counties to Springfield. The capital stock is $250,000. The road is now in course of construction. First Accident In Twenty-Two Years of Service. Charles Hartman, engineer on the Illinois Central railroad, who was in­ jured in the collision of the Dixie Flyer with a freight train at Bridge junction, is Improving slowly. In twenty-two years of railroad service this was Mr. Hartman's first accident. His face and head were badly cut, six of the wounds requiring the surgeon's needle, and his chest " was badly bruised, but it is thought that he es­ caped internal injury. THE LATE JUDGE BOOKWALTER JUDGE F. W. BOOKWALTER. Illinois Jurist Who Died at His ITome In Danville. Changes Its Name. Schleswig-Holstein mutual aid soci­ ety of Chicago certified to the secre­ tary of state a change of name to Schleswig-Holstein gegenseiti^er un- derstuetzungs verein. Four Inches of Rain. A severe electric storm and cloud­ burst visited the vicinity of Robinson. Rain fell in torrents. The United States rain gauge registered almost 4 inches of water. Walked on Track. The Big Four westbound passenger train killed William Mooy, a well-to- do farmer, who was walking? on the track. The accident occurred ^between Pana and Shelbyvllle, 111. \ 8T. VINCENT'S INFANT ASYLUM AT PARK RIDGE. fought in a number of battles before and after succeeding to the highest command, and distinguished himself by leading his army of 15,000 through three hostile army corps, crossing into Switzerland with the remnant on July 11th. He was arrested by the Swiss au­ thorities in 1851 and turned over to the French police, who saw that he went to England. In May, 1852, he •ailed for New York. Here he married the daughter of Rudolph Dulon, in whose school he taught while conducting Die Revue, a , military magazine. In 1858 he became tcacher of mathematics and history In the German institute in St. Louis. It was owing to Sigel and Gen. Na­ thaniel Lyon thai Missouri was saved to the Union. The former organized a regiment of infantry and a battery of artillery as soon as hostilities began, when it appeared that these bodies and others, to which he gave, the in­ centive, and been secretly drilling for some time past He was- engaged in the fight at Dug Springs, and after the death of Gen. Lyon in the battle of Wilson's Creek, conducted the retreat of the army from Springfield toward Rolla. Com­ missioned brigadier general in May, 1861, he commanded the advance guard of Gen. John C. Fremont's army, Milk in Paper Bottlee. • Massachusetts concern has com­ menced the manufacture of paper milk bottles. It is said that they are air proof and water proof, and the great advantage is in their cheapness, which will permit them to be thrown away •ttyr using once. ^ "Army Honor" In Austria. , ' Tileut. Perezel has been SxpSTled from an Austrian Hussar regiment be­ cause he did not use his sword on a laborer who struck him. tottl Will Not Sing. •dellna Patti will attend the Wag­ nerian festival at Baireuth this month, but simply as a spectator, although •he has received flattering offers to sing at one or more of the perform- . lira's New Joke. Sara Bernhardt has attacked "Ham- ̂let" and now talks of appearing as J Romeo. If Shakespeare had been a Frenchman, Sara would perhaps have felt enough respect for him to abstain from these jokes, _ ;:v • • • *>.. .. •' . r-M At Newmarket he encountered a makeshift army, got together by Gen. John C. Breckinridge, and was signal­ ly defeated. He was thereupon re­ lieved from his command, which was the beginning of the end of his mili­ tary career under conditions which be­ lied its early promise. The fight at Newmarket was the oc­ casion of the cadet corps at Lexington, Va., "the West Point of the Confed­ eracy," receiving its baptism of fire. They fought bravely and utterly rout­ ed Sigel'8 force at one point. The de­ feat of Sigel was attributed by many to the fact that the Germans under his command were mystified by the natty uniforms, the diminutive stature and the white standards of the cadets, and wfcre convinced they were at­ tacked by a continental army which the South had succeeded in importing. After the war Gen. Sigel held offices of trust under the national govern^ ment and under the municipal govern­ ment of New York city. They were given to him because he was known to be an able and an incorruptible man, who could be relied on always to do his full duty wherever he might be placed. In war and in peace, in office and out of office, Franz Sigel was ever true to his adopted country and to the high ideals of freedom and justice which inspired him in the days of his revolutionary youth. Czar Honored Clara Barton. When Clara Barton was in Russia attending the quinquennial conference of the International Red Cross asso­ ciation she was presented to the czar. In accordance with the custom of the country she bent to kiss the imperial hand, but his majesty said: "No, not you, Miss Barton," and gave her a hearty handshake. Has No Typhoid. Health Officer Orr of Cairo has re­ ceived a message from Dr. J. A. Egan, secretary of the State Board of Health, inquiring as to the number of typhoid fever cases existing in the city. Officer Orr replied that there was not a single case of the disease in the city, which is considered re­ markable, in view of the fact that it is generally prevalent in other cities of Illinois. Damage by t-ightning. A violent electric storm passed north of Flora, causing heavy dam­ ages. . A barn belonging to Marshall Coggan was struck by lightning and the building burned, cremating two horses. Another bolt killed two mules on a neighboring farm. The heaviest rainfall of the season followed the display of electricity. . Eat Onions to Cure Malaria. Onions are a preventive and often­ times a cure for malarial fever. Cause for Embarrassment. Very embarrassing was the case of a lady who hurried into church one Sunday morning without her bonnet, and when reminded of the omission by her husband, who had preceded her by several minutes, rose hastily and hurried lip the broad aisle with a large red parasol raised and held close to her head! Dog's Bark an Acquired Habit. The barking of a dog is said to be an acquired habit, and one lost if the animals are allowed to ran wild. Electrical Storm. • terrific electrical storm passed through Lerna doing much damage. On the Mohtfort farm, near that vil­ lage, two fine horses were struck by lightning and killed, and a large force of broom corn hands who were at work in the field were shocked, some of them being seriously injured. Black Rot Under Control. The black rot which has appeared In several orchards about Flora, has, according to the opinion of many growers, ceased spreading and the crop is in no immediate danger of the pest The best authorities claim less than one-fourth of the crop has been affected. Christian Church Convention. The tenth annual convention of the 8th Missionary district of the Chris­ tian church will be held in Cairo August 26, 27 and 28. The district embraces the counties of Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Pope, Hardin, Johnson, Jackson, Massac, Pulaski, Perry, Randolph, Saline, Union- and Williamson. Alton Boom Train. It Is said the first boom train adver­ tising the Alton street fair and car­ nival will be sent out over the Chi­ cago and Alton Saturday, September 6. This will be followed by others, on all roads entering Alton, and boom trips will be made on steamers also. Lightning Causes Fire. The house and two barns on the farm owned by Daniel Hartman of Cairo, which is located at the edge of town, were destroyed by fire, light­ ning having struck one of the barns and causing the loss. New Publishing Company. The Effingham publishing company of Effingham has been incorporated to do a printing and publishing business with a capital stock, $2,500. Bitten by a Dog. At Sycamore, Fred Douchert, a 9* year-old boy, was bitten by a dog •opposed to be affected with hydro­ phobia. New Telephone Una W. 8. Pellett and'John S. Norman of Thebes has secured the right to construct a telephone line from Thebes to McClure, providing the work be completed within six months. At McClure the line will connect with the line already constructed to Mur- physboro. Licensed In IlllnelSk The Valley construction company of Wllmnigton, Del., has been licensed to do business in Illinois; capital In Illinois, $2,000. 8torm Family Reunion. The eighth family reunion of the Storm family has been announced to take place at Mattoon on September 11. Hundreds of people will be in the city for the reunion, and speakers of note will,deliver addresses. Clay City Factory Burns. The Gibson-Raley evaporating plant at Clay City burned, entailing a loss of $5,000 to the owners, with no insur­ ance. The concern had a capacity of 1,000 bushels of apples per day and had been in operation one week. Large -Barn Destroyed. During one of the heaviest rain­ storms that has prevailed In Clay county for years lightning struck the large barn on the William A. Conley place, near Louisville, destroying the building and contents. Loss, $1,500; no insurance. Long Drouth Broken. The three months' drouth was broken at Rldgway by a good rain. This rain was of great benefit to the late crops, but came most too late to kelp own very much. V Remembers His Closest Friend and Gives Houses to Tenants. The leading beneficiary in the will of the late Maj. James Wathen, the richest man in Woodford county, is Lloyd F. Hamilton, an attorney of Springfield, and who was for years the confidential friend and adviser of the deceased. As a reward for his ef­ forts in his behalf Maj. Wathen be­ queathed Hamilton the handsome sum of $50,000, more than any relative re­ ceived. The size of this legacy cr^ ated general surprise throughout cen­ tral Illinois. The estate is valued at a half million. Of this amount $155,* 000 is invested in government bonds, an equal sum in lands and city prop­ erty and the remainder in bonds of local corporations and notes. A re­ markable thing about the will was his liberality to tenants. A large number of persons who had rented houses in El Paso, his home were surprised to learn that they had been given the property which they had tenanted. Maj. Wathen had four sisters, all dead. To these sisters were born nineteen sons and daughters. Each will receive about $15,000. All of the lands and city property except those disposed of in the will are to be sold by the principal legatee, Mr. Hamilton, and the money resulting divided. OVFR HALF A MILLION IN BANK Citizens of Montgomery County List $559,671 for Taxation. The total amount of moneys of banks listed for taxation in Montgom­ ery county this year is $559,671, found in the following townships: Hills- boro, $165,710; North Litchfield, $116,- 300; Nokomis, $139,245; Raymond, $34,485; Bois d'Arc, $43,865; Pitman, $14,100; tillmore, $11,070; Butler Grove, $9,880; East Fork, $6,480; Irv­ ing, $4,371; Walshville, $8,875; Har- vel, $4,890; South Litchfield, $400. The total value of grain for taxation in Montgomery county this year is $75,- 870. Yeast Cakes Cause Rapid Rise. A few years ago a woman of Cen­ tralia started the sale of yeast cakes through the local stores. The busi- nes improved till several girls were required in a separate building to meet the demand. Recently a stock company was organized and this week a machine is being installed that has a capacity of 10,000 cakes per hour, in order to meet the demand, which is now established in four states in the middle west. Back From Manila. Met Clark and wife of Manila, P. L, are visiting with friends at Centralia. Mr. Clark was a former Centralia boy, but went to Manila at the beginning of the Spanish trouble with the Unit­ ed States and embarked in business there. He later married a Spanish lady, who Is now seeing America with her husband and is very agreeably im­ pressed with this country. Plan Interurban Road. Active plans are in operation for the construction of the Matoon- Charleston electric railway, and it is stated by those who are managing the enterprise that the road will be built and in operation in one year from this date. The Mattoon city electric rail­ way will be a part of the system and will be put in operation simultaneous­ ly with the suburban' linC Many on Pay Roll. It is said that 3,200 persons will be on the pay roll of the Illinois glass-, works at Alton when the plant re­ sumes operations in full early in Oc­ tober, which is a larger number than ever, and it is stated by an official of the company that the number would be much larger than that if enough boys to carry off the ware could be secured. Want Union-Label Goods. The various labor unions of Taylor- ville have passed a joint resolution asking the merchants of the city to offer none but union label goods for sale. PIONEER8 PA88 AWAY. John McNeeley.. John McNeeley, one of the early settlers of Henry county, and for fif­ ty years prominently identified with land interests, died at Kewanee, aged 76 years. John Dahmer. The burial of John Dahmer, a farm­ er, aged 68 years, took place at Colum­ bia. Clay County Reunion* The annual reunion of the Clay county veterans' association will ,be held at Louisville Sept. 8, 4 sad 5. Booms His Town. Col. G. L. Plttneger of Centralia has purchased 80x160 feet on North Lo­ cust from S. A. Frazier and will pro­ ceed to build a three and probably a four-story business block thereon. CoL Plttneger invested $40,000 in buildings last year and expects to double that amount in the next year. Arrest a Runaway. Paul Dee of Greenville, 111., was ar­ rested in Pana and held until the ar­ rival of his father. The boy had run away from home. Burn the Mortgage. The Cumberland Presbyterian church of Mattoon held a Thanksgiv­ ing service in celebration of the pay­ ing off of the last of the $3,500 mort­ gage on the church. A large crowd was present, and the mortgage papers were burned before the congregation. Big Crop Assured. The drouth was ended at Mount Vernon by a rainfall of more than 2 inches, which insures the largest crop of corn ever known In Jefferson county. HEAD of GREAT HARVESTER TRUST " • ; > * • • • • « - m * - * • % ? . . .&m . .-j•.>-jk" £JP1S§9! •ft.fevfK ' V®*Vf ' - - -'"V' - in •*: VJ ^cvQiir ft ^o\M?CODMIC Cyrus Hall McCormlck, the presi­ dent of the newly organized Interna­ tional Harvesters' company, is the son of the late Cyrus H. McCormlck, the Inventor of the famous reaping ma­ chine which bears his name. Mr. McCormlck was born in Washington. D. 0., and was graduated from Prince PHOTOGRAPH LED TO MARRIAGE tgn.in 1879. Since that time he haa- been connected with the McCormlck" Harvesting Machine company, of which he has been president since* 1884. He is one of Chicago's most: influential business men, and has heen, :v prominent in club life, particularly in that of the Commercial club. Romance in Life of Miss Anna Cassin, Now Mrs- McClure. Mrs. Archibald T. McClure, who was Miss Anna Austin Cassin, is now in Newport, the summer home of our American aristocracy. It was the Mrs. McClure. photograph of Miss Cassin, published in a magazine, that attracted the at­ tention of Mr. McClure, who retraced his steps balf way across tae conti­ nent to secure an introduction, which latterly resulted in marriage. A Free Criticism. Some time ago Sir Charles Wynd- ham presented London's Green Room club with a chair that had been the property of Daviu Garrick. It hap­ pened to be at the time when Wynd- ham was acting the part of Garrick in the play of that name at the Cri­ terion theater, and had settled down for a long run. At luncheon one after- coon soon after the presentation, Wyndham was: discovered sitting in the Garrick chair in an attitude dis­ tinctly belonging to the period of peri­ wigs and knee breeches. By his side stood a famous critic and a famous poet. "Ah, Wyndham," remarked the critic, admiringly, "you grow more and more like Garrick every day." "And less and less like bim every night," growled the poet. EPITAPH ON MEXICAN TOM® . , » -------- Neatly Worded Eulogy Over Grave Notorious Outlaw. Mexicans are fond of epitaphs, thegf<J rejoice in eulogies, they like to honor their dead. Their attachment for* relatives is great, and monuments andt ^ flower-strewn graves show that th».-;-$||a§ departed are not forgotten. The de- \4.;wi| * ceased may have left a bad record, | and his friends may be anxious thafc<:: £tfj>| his conduct should be forgotten; still!;' j this does not debar him from a neatly ' worded eulogy. r," z&'J Just outside the cemetery at Vera ^ Crux there stands a fine monument li&lv which marks the resting place of a ' ̂ notorious outlaw, whose cruelty and ' 'i violence made his name a constant » menace to all peace and order. Hlsr" wife, in spite of harsh treatment, was his faithful servant to the last, and- after his death thought that she should show her respect for his mem> . ory. w. She could not speak of his nobility , * and worth, and so, after much con-'* slderation, she caused the following inscription to be engraved upon the J tomb: « 'jJ-, "*5 "Juan Fernandes has passed to hist ; >X reward; he was an unerring shot and ^ knew no fear; owing to circumstances vyS§;^ over which he had no control his tal- enta were perverted from their pn>p-T er course, but the world should be ' grateful for his life, as his exampie; stands as a timely warning to the ris­ ing generation." .••33 U>:'t MAY SUCCEED HIS FATHER Eldest Son of James McMillan Talked \'i-§ of for Senator. $1 There are rumors that Gov. Bliss ;r^r> of Michigan will appoint W. C. Mc-, Millan to the seat made vacant by the J'Jf'j f death of Senator McMillan. W. C. ' i McMillan is the late senator's eldest ','3 f- I?!1 • New Silk from South Africa. Gold and silver silk is coming from South Africa, says an English publica­ tion. The fibres are spun by two re­ markable spiders of Rhodesia, and an experinitenter has found that the crea­ tures may be reared in captivity and that the silk can be ' utilized. Both filaments have a brilliant metallic lus­ ter and are very fine and strong, the fineness of the golden silk being about that of the silkworm's thread, but the strength being much greater. A thread of steel of the same size, in fact, has only two-thirds the strength of this spider's thread. Best Marble From Foreign Countries. The best marble quarried comes to the United States from foreign coun­ tries. Some comes from France, but most from Italy. For some reason the American marbles, quarried in New York and Vermont. Georgia and Ten­ nessee, are not nearly so fine grained. Or even in quality, as are the foreign marbles. They are more unreliable, apt to split and not nearly so pretty. And the difference in price is not so great m might at first be imagined, counting in shipping and duties, for foreign labor is so much cheaper than ours. Notable Family Reunion. Tfeere was a notable family reunion at Welland. Ont., last week at which the six children of the late Jacob Pound assembled to celebrate the birthday of "the baby of the family," who had attained the age of 80 years. Policeman's Pictures Sell. Two landscapes painted by Con­ stable B. T. Jones, the Leeds (Eng­ land) policeman-artist, have been pur­ chased at the Royal Cambrian exhibi­ tion. Oonway. W. C. McMillan. son, and manager of his large com­ mercial interests. He has for several years attended to a great dea' of his father's work as head of the Republic­ an state organization. It is said he has a good chance of being elected to,, the legislature next January. Pay of Australian Governors. The governor of New South Wales receives £7,000, with a private secre­ tary and orderlies paid for by the state. The governor of Victoria re­ ceives £ 5.000. Queensland's governor receives the same amount. The gov­ ernor of South Australia, who is at the same time commander in chief of the forces, is paid £4,000. This la the salary also of the governor Of Western Australia. The governor of Tasmania receives £3.500, while the governor of New Zealand gets £5,000 and £2.000 extra In respect of travel ing and other allowances. Improvements at Boulogne Harbor Among other improvements at tfca port of Boulogne a French government scheme provides for a construction of an Atlantic steamer berth 920 feet long and 100 feet wide, with a watar depth of twenty-five feet Cucumbers a Profitable Crop. Cucumbers for pickles are a profit* ble crop in Iowa, when the flood doea not drown them out Hie average yield Is 400 bushels an acre, and the prtoe to W » hwihel,̂ 1