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:€ s ^nrrr Iwnutru' *!*!•• < • • , moil unan '%• ' Ft, •: US? & v *• i,. ' - i f ; iW-i? Bobbers Shoot Heroic Youth fc^/Vho Foils Their Plans to Secure Booty. ^ DEAD HERO BUT t€ YEARS 0L0 Boy Watchman Discovers the Intrud- v j|irs *nd Enters Into a Desperate :: Conflict With the Murderers, Empty- -<^»8 Two Revolvers Before He Fella- W&' ffil :-:lv Pi; Ww' S§4 ' 'O. '--.j? fe^i * fe®: 3&?J j^":aVr •• . w?& p!%'; tm:- ffi',; 2^,: &!• 4^:ix I; * Mjj*: ft ^s*.: $* IS u- r*?5v'-- {'-'"A: 0&:" *' "Westvllle, Ind., special: During a heroic battle In defense of the cash, of the Westvllle State bank Wesley Rey­ nolds was shot through the heart shortly before daylight Sunday morn­ ing by a member of a gang of rob­ bers. Previous to receiving his death wound he had been shot through the head and again through the neck. Al­ though one of the bullets causing these wounds shattered his chin, one -tearing a big hole through to the base Of the brain, while the other passed «lear through his body, the faithful bank clerk fought on until be had emp­ tied two revolvers in a vain effort to kill one or more of his four assailants. His bravery prevented the looting 01 the bank. Pursue Desperadoes. "*The robbers, one believeu to be bad- ' ly wounded, fled from the scene of death. A big posse pursued them all day and a lynching is sure to result if the fugitives are captured. The citi­ zens have offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest of the murderers. Reynolds was only 16 years old. •side from being a trusted clerk he acted in the capacity. of watchman, sleeping in the bank at night, with three revolvers within reach. Judging from appearances, Reynolds was awakened by a crash at a rear window of the bank, near which he was sleep­ ing. A beer keg was found in the place, and it is the ethory of the po­ lice that the robbers hurled it through the window in an effort to gain en­ trance to the bank, the thieves evi­ dently not knowing the bank had" an occupant at night Clerk Opens Fire. The sound of crashing glass, broken pieces of which strewed the floor when the murder was discovered, brought young Reynolds to the rescue of his employer's funds. Apparently two of the robbers crept in through the shat­ tered window and the moment Rey­ nolds could get a glimpse of a moving figure he opened fire. Bujlet holes in the furnishings show that Reynolds must have fired at one robtier who took refuge behind a coun­ ter. While he was shooting at this man the other robber crept along the west wall of the bank and opened fire on Reynolds from the rear. The fire from behind diverted the clerk's at­ tention an Instant and the man behind the counter, who must have been close to him, brought his revolver into ac­ tion. Which man inflicted the wound that Reynolds received is not known, but it is certain the heroic guard re­ ceived all. his Injuries while facing bit toes. .. Gets Death Wound. Reynolds emptied two revolvers, but received his fatal wound before he could discharge his third weapon, which was found in his right hand when E. S. Smith, the proprietor of the bank, entered the place at 7:15 o'clock. Ten empty cartridges were found on the floor where one of the robbers must have stood, these show­ ing that the robber emptied and re­ filled his revolver at least twice dur­ ing the battle. The empty shells were of 44 caliber, much larger than those 111 Reynolds' weapon. . Robbers Disappear. ,^0ne of the bullets that struck Rey­ nolds passed through his chin and lodged at the base of the brain. An­ other went into his neck and, turning downward, passed out of his body be­ tween his shoulder blades. The third bullet struck him in the heart and probably killed him Instantly. Their victim dead, the robbers hur­ ried from the bank to Charles Her- rold's barn, where they stole a horse and surrey and prepared to leave town. After the tragedy was discov­ ered some of the townspeople remem­ bered having heard the sounds of a galloping horse on the road leading out of town toward the south. i-ts' m- jNAIL SAVES LIFE OF A MINER . ' • . 'ItSeps Him From Falling to Death In 800-Foot 8haft Leadville, Colo., special: Aug. Nel­ son escaped death at the Diamond mine here in a marvelous manner. He, with two other men, was going down tne shaft 800 feet in a bucket, when he disappeared. The bucket con­ tinued down to the lower level, the men excepting every moment to be crushed by Nelson's body. But he did not fall. Investigation showed a large n>n in the shaft had caught his rub­ ber coftt and pulled him out of the bucket, and he hung suspended for ten minutes. He kept perfectly still, for if he had moved he would have fallen 800 feet and been killed and ptpbably killed his companions. Crar to Visit Pope. Borne cable: The pope gave an avdience to the Grand Duke Sergius, who announced the czar's intention to visit Rome. The pope said he antici­ pated with great pleasure making the personal acquaintance of the emperor 'of Russia. ?? •?' 'Women Tire of Life. aL^ ?$.j^ViJUoron, O., dispatch: Mrs. Jeanettt ^ v Hunter, aged 70, and an unknown i,;'1. ' -, woman guest attempted to commit sui- ~ dde. Mrs. Hunter is dead and the unknown woman is dying. Mrs. Hun­ ter lived alone in a little cottage in Bp* Akron. ki/ m-%. mrr- •n)* -?x Boer Chiefs Coming. London cablegram: Commandants KrlUingejr, Fouche and Joubert Bailed Cor New York on board the American Transport Line steamer Manitoo. M' 1 • ' ' 1 . • -- REFERENDUM LACKS MAJORITY OF VOTES Illinois 8tate Board 0f Car.vasssrs Holds That the Propositions Have Met With Defeat. Springfield, 111., special: According to the views taken by the state board of canvassers the referendum proposi­ tions submitted at the last election have been defeated and are without effect so far as influencing the action of the coming legislature is con­ cerned. Up to the present time it has been supposed that the proposi­ tions carried because of the prepon­ derance of the yea over the nay vote cast on the proposition, but the offi­ cial canvass Indicated that this is not the case. When the figures on the vote had been compiled it was found that while the propositions had a ma­ jority of the votes where the voters had expressed themselves, neither could muster a majority of the votes cast. Secretary of State Rose said the propositions should have a majority of all the votes cast to be of effect and announced that he would report the propositions as defeated. In this he was supported by the opinion of the attorney general, in which the treas­ urer and auditor acquiesced. BRIEF SUMMARY OF CONGRESSIONAL WORK Proceedings in the Senate and Houee Condensed for the Benefit of Our Readers. Monday, Dec. 1. The opening day of the session in the senate lasted only twelve min­ utes, adjournment being voted out of respect to the memory of Senator Mc­ Millan of Michigan. No business was transacted beyond passing the cus­ tomary resolution that the senate was ready to begin business and fixing the daily hour for convening at noon. A prayer, the calling of the roll, the swearing in of members elected to fill vacancies created by death or resignation during the recess,the adop­ tion of the customary resolutions that the H$use was ready to transact busi­ ness and fixing noon as the daily hour of meeting summarizes what was done in the house. Adjournment was then voted out of respect to the memory of Representative Charles G. Russell of Connecticut. The session lasted less than an hour. BOY MURDERS HI8 EMPLOYER Charles Etheridge Shoots John Kesh- ner at Pocahontas, III. Carlyle, 111., special: Charles Ethe­ ridge, aged 18 years, killed John Kesh- ner.^aged 40, on the main street in the village of Pocahontas. The coroner's jury held the lad without bail, and he is now in the county jail in Greenville. Keshner conducted a hotel and livery stable and Etheridge was employed by him. The latter met his employer on the street, leveled a shotgun at his head and fired. The shot took effect in his victim's head. Death resulted in ten minutes. No motive is given for the deed further than a supposi­ tion that the two had quarreled. Young Etheridge is said to have waited for his victim fully an hour. CLIFF DWELLING8 TO BE SAVED Mrs. McClurg Wins Suit to Rights and Will Preserve Ruins. Colorado Springs, Colo., dispatch: The United States land office at Santa Fe, N. M., decided in fivor of Mrs. Virginia D. McClurg of Colorado Springs in her suit against Mrs. Cor- bin. The suit was brought to preserve the historic cliff dwellers' ruins, situ­ ated in northeastern Socorro county, New Mexico. The ruins are the largest tnus far known and are valuable to the students of archaeology and eth­ nology. Mrs. Corbin claimed to have homestead rights to the land, Includ­ ing the ruins. BOILING RIVER 8PREAD8 RUIN La 8oufriere Fills Dry Bed With Flood That Destroys Sugar Works. Kingston, St. Vincent, cable: La Soufriere's eruption occurred at the head of the dry river Rabacca, where a huge quantity of volcanic deposits had blocked the water course since the eruptions last May in spite of the subsequent heavy rainfall. After the latest eruption a raging, steaming tor­ rent flowed from the base of La Sou- friere and swept down the Rabacca, completing the destruction of the sugar works there. Sand at the same time fell on Georgetown and other places. Celebrates Golden Jubilee. Racine, Wis., special: The golden jubilee of St. Mary's Catholic church was celebrated here, Archbishop Kat- zer of Milwaukee presiding. After high mass a banquet for the church dignitaries and the charter members of the congregation was served. Honors for Tower. London cable: The czar has con­ ferred the grand cordon of the Saint Alexander Newsky Order on Ambassa­ dor Tower, and the French government has made Mr. Tower a grand officer of the Legion of Honor for his book on the Marquis of Lafayette in the Amer­ ican revolution. Steps in Front of Gun. Reed City, Mich., special: While hunting John Hammond was shot in the back of the head by Joseph Ger- hardt, his companion, and died in an hour. Hammond stepped in front of Gerhardt's gun just as he was ready to shoot. Fortune for Mail Clerk. Kenosha, Wis., special: C. A. An­ derson, a railway mail clerk of this city, has been given a valuable piece of property near Hannibal, Mo., said to contain a quarry of lithographers' stone. He has declined an offer of $706,000 for it 1BRI CLOSES PORTS Board of Agriculture Takes paction Against Infected Live Stock. QUARANTINES BOSTON CMTLE * 8tope Importations From - New Eng­ land Until the Present Epidemic of Mouth and Hoof Disease Shall Abate--Advance in Butohera' Prices. Archbishop Rlortfan Arrives. ; New York dispatch: Archbishop Rlordan of San Francisco Is a passen­ ger from Liverpool SKltf line steamer Celtic. . . , London cable: Fears of a meat famine and expressions of consterna­ tion followed a decision of the board of agriculture to close the ports of Great Britain to the Importation of live stock from Maine, New Hamp­ shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Rhode Island. From Boston Is shipped most of the supply of cattle on the hoof imported into the United Kingdom from the United States. The stoppage of these alone would be a serious matter, but it Is feared that the quarantine may be extended so as to exclude Imports from other ports of the United States, In which event meat would almost cer­ tainly rise to prohibitive prices, and this at a time when greater quanti­ ties of it are used for food than at any time of the year. Fear Higher PHcee. In any event much hardship is sure to result, for the quarantine against Boston will cause a rush of business to other ports and will no doubt cause a sharp advance in ocean freight rates, which will be immediately re­ flected here in higher butchers' prices. Another important factor Is the scarcity in refrigeration space on liners from New York and Baltimore, which will prevent the shortage In cattle on the hoof being made up in dressed beef. The exclusion order of the board of agriculture will take effect Dec. 5. Cargoes of live stock reaching this side of the water meanwhile will be the subject of special investigation. Rigorous Inspection. The announcement of the quaran­ tine caused commotion in Liverpool. The Mersey dock board derives a large revenue from the slaughter of Boston cattle at Birkenhead. Manager Lairages of the board says the re­ strictions will have far-reaching con­ sequences and that possibly the car­ goes of cattle now on their way to Liverpool from Boston will be quar­ antined. The steamer Sachem, which ar­ rived in the Mersey from Boston with % cargo of cattle and sheep, was not allowed to discharge. The animals were all scrutinized by experts and no disease was found among them, but they will all be re-examined after an Interval of forty-eight hours. LIVE WIRES CAUSE HI8 DEATH Michael Shields Fulfills Prediction of His Dying Father. Omaha, Neb., dispatch: Michael Shields, chief electrician at Armour's packing plant at South Omaha, was found lying dead, his hands grasping a bunch of live wires. He had been dead evidently for hours. Burns on bis hands told that the electric cur­ rent had been his undoing. The in­ sulation had been cut from the wires at the places where they were grasped by Shields' hands. On the ground be- side him lay an open pocket knife, on the blade of which were particles of bright copper, indicating that it had been used recently in scraping the wire. Shields' father died of consump­ tion several years ago and on bis deathbed predicted that Michael would not live to be 80 years of age. BURNS CAUSE OF TWO DEATH8 Aged Woman and Young Girl Victims of Accidents. Crawfordsville, Ind., dispatch: Miss Grace Davis, aged 14, only daughter of a farmer, and Mrs. Sara Bennett, aged 82, are dead as a result of burns. The accidents happened almost at the same time and in the same neighbor­ hood. Miss Davis was preparing din­ ner for her father when she poured coal oil on the lire and the can ex­ ploded. She was burned to a crisp be­ fore help arrived. Mrs. Bennett was standing near a stove at her home when her clothing caught flre from a red hot stove. She was fatally burned before being reached and died In a few minutes. ^ MY8TERY IN DEATH OF A BOY James Keller, Ten Years Old, Expiree Suddenly in Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind., special: Mystery surrounds the sudden death of 10- yearold James Keller. It was thought at first that he had been struck a fatal blow by a colored boy and the latter was arrested, but later was re­ leased. Suspicion then veered to­ ward possible poisoning and the boy's stomach was turned over to 8 chem­ ist for analysis. GAGE IS DETAINED BY ILLNE88 Former Secretary of the Treasury Un­ able to Speak at Banquet. Boston, Mass., special: Lyman J. Gage, former secretary of the treas­ ury, was to have been the principal speaker at the dinner of the Massap chusetts Reform club at Young's ho­ tel, but his absence was explained by a telegram to the effect that he was detained at home by illness. Destroys University of Odeesa. Odessa, Russia, cablegram: The watchman of the museum attached to the University of Odessa set fire to the building and then committed sui­ cide by hanging himself. The edifice, containing a valuable collection, was destroyed. ^^ ̂ jCrulsare Go to VsnsKUtla. Berlin cablegram: Three additional cruisers, the Niobe, Ariadne, and Am- axone, have been ordered & ... JLuum-, EM aad proceed to Venezuela, ^ 1 WONDERFUL WORK. 6ase No. 18,977.--David M. Bye, P. O. Address, Box 297, Midland, Mich., says: "Three months I was almost Incapacitated from labor; could not sleep at night; had to walk the floor, owing to terrible pain in the hips, in the small of the back, in my instep and ankle of the right leg. I was treated for sciatic rheuma­ tism in the hospital, but received no benefit. One month ago I returned home r ad was given a box of Doan's tvidncy Pills. To-day residents at this city can bear witness to the fact that I am able to work, and can also walk to my work without the aid of a walking-stick or crutch. In speaking of the immediate effect of Doan's Kidney Pills, I did not find them to deaden the pain, but quickly and surely to eradicate the cause or 1L I am of the opinion that Doan's Kid­ ney Pills are the best remedy for kidney ailments that can be procured. I was especially careful in my diet. In order to give the treatment fair play. In conclusion, I shall be pleased, at any time, to answer any inquiries re­ garding my case, from anyone desir­ ous of obtaining it." A FREE TRIAL of this great kid­ ney medicine which cured Mr. Bye will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 80 cents p er box. Language of Parrots. , Do parrots understand whit they say? A scientist relates that he has a Brizilian parrot which is a fluent and accomplished speaker. A gray parrot was introduced one day, but the Bra­ zilian haughtily declined to have any­ thing to say to the gray. Then a neigh­ bor who has just been given a newly Imported green Brazilian brought the newcomer to calL The moment the parrots caught sight of each other they broke into a torrent of apparently articulate language, consisting, as it seemed, of questions and answers, but what the language was no one present could tell. The owner of the first pai^ rot had never during the years it had lived with blm heard it speak the strange tongue. The two parrots talked to' each other without ceasing all the time they were together, and a few days later, when chey met again, exactly the same thing happened. Was the first parrot, long exiled from its native forests, asking eagerly for news of Its people? EXCURSIONS TO THE SOUTH. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad have announced a series of excursions to the South, which should prove popular with the traveling pub­ lic. They are so arranged as to best suit the needs of the various classes of travel and In all cases are available for transportation on the daily fast through trains of the Chicago & East­ ern Illinois R. R. and its southern connecting lines. The homeseeker, the colonist and the tourist have all been provided .for. The rates vary according to the length of time the traveler wishes to devote to the trip and in all cases liberal stopover privileges are grant­ ed. Detailed information can be ob­ tained on application to nearest C. & E. I. R. R. ticket agent or to W. H. Richardson, Gen'l Passgr. Agt, Chicago, 111. There are many excellent maga- sines but none exactly like "The Pil­ grim." You may get a magazine that interests the women and girls, but there is not much in It for the father and brothers. Or, you can get a man's magazine, all politics and business. Or, you can get magazines just for the children. But "The Pilgrim" alms to have something to Interest every member of the family. Illinois Items "5". fif FEAST FOR CHICKEN THIEVES Roostp of North Alton Fanciers Fur­ nish Fobd for Culprits. Chicken thieves have been despoil­ ing many of the hen houses in the vicinity of North - Alton and some of the chicken fanciers there whose fowls have graced the boards of the homes of the thieves are about to adopt drastic measures to capture and punish the culprits. Henry Weber found his entire hen house despoiled, and the heads of the fowls lying on the floor of the house. The fowls had been suffocated first with sulphifr fumes and later killed. Many hun­ dreds of chickens have been stolen. McLIn Presbytery Dissolves. A special session of McLin presby­ tery of the Cumberland Presbyterian church was held in Salem. Rev. J. M. Wyckoff of Kinmundy acted as moder­ ator and Rev. J. D. Henry of Flora as clerk. The affairs of McLin presby­ tery were all closed, Including all the outstanding deLts, and this presbytery has ceased to exist, as a consolidation with Albion presbytery has been made, which will hereafter be known as the Mount Vernon presbytery. This will embrace all the Cumberland Presby­ terian churches in southeastern Illi- onis. The regular spring session of the presbytery will be held at Albion during March. 8ettles Old French Claim. The French government has but re­ cently paid $1,200 to claimants, in Washington county for a fishing schooner that was destroyed by the French in 1798. During that time de­ struction of merchantmen by the French was common. The schooner paid for was owned by the great­ grandfather of William Otis Proctor of Washington county. There were 270 heirs, and the amount received by each was only $4.44. Trainmen 8ustaih Burns. 'Among those injured In the wreck which occurred on the Jacksonville & St. Louis road near Greenville were Conductor James Carder and Brake- man Boyd, both of Litchfield. They were tumbled in a heap in the end of the caboose, where a red-hot stove rolled upon them. The worst injured was Conductor Carder, whose breast was crushed and his face and head badly burned. New Chair for University E. W. and Clarence H. Clitlr, two physicians of Philadelphia, have given $100,000 to the University of Pennsyl­ vania for the purpose of founding a chair in Assyriology in that institu­ tion. For many years the donors have been interested In the work of Dr. H. V. Hllprecht In the far east and It was Dr. Hilprecht's success that prompted them to found the chair In Assyriology. H#w*» Thlar Ws offer One Hundred Dollars reward for aay ease of Catarrh that cannot be oured by HaU'a Catarrh Cure. P. J. CHENEY & CO., Propa., Toledo, a We, the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transaction* mid financially able to carry out any obliga­ tions made by their firm. West Sc Truax, Wholesale Drueglsts, Toledoi, O ; Waldlng, Rinnan A Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act­ ing cMrectly upon the blood and mucousaurfaoes of the system. Testimonials sent frt* Plio# V5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall 's Family Pills are the best. Willing to Oblige. Servant--There's a gentleman at the door who says he knew you when you were a boy. Master--Tell him he was very kind to call. Should I ever happen to be a boy again IH let him know!--Boston Transcript. In Winter tjse Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder. Your feet feel uncom­ fortable, nervous and often cold and damp. If you have sweating, sore feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents. Sample cent free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. T. Gives Wives Protection. Three men who used offensive lan­ guage to their wives in their own houses In contravention of the county by-laws have each been fined ten shill­ ings at Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. itNS18-r ON GETTING XT. Soma grocer* say they don't keep De» flaac* Starch. This Is because they have a stock on hand of other brands conUtla> lug only 12 o*. In a package, which thajr won't be able to aell flrat. because De» fiance contains IS os. for the same money. Do you want It oz. instead of 12 os. (or ammo money? Then buy Starch. Require* no cooking. The World's Telegraph Wires. There are now 3,800,00 miles of tele­ graph-wire in use in the world, along which there travel yearly 400,CM)0,00f message*. Mr*. Austin's Pancake floor makes lovely brt/w* oakes, ready In a jiffy. .n the green *qtoma** *-to kill somebody. Contlnue School Case. The famous Alton fchool case has been continued to the next term of circuit court, which will be convened in January. The case has been con­ tinued many times, and It Is not cer­ tain that it will be called at the next term of court. The suit Is that of Scott Bibb, a negro, for the admis­ sion of his children to any of the Al­ ton schools that may be most con­ venient for them to attend. Car Shortage. Railroad men say that Alton is suf­ fering from a scarcity of freight cars and shipments out of the city are be­ ing delayed. Alton manufacturers are seriously Inconvenienced by the scarcity of cars. Freight business both in and out of Alton, is in an ab­ normal condition and much difficulty Is being experienced in handling it. 8unday School Normals. E. B. Schooley, president of the Effingham county Sunday-school asso­ ciation, has arranged for a series of normal institutes to be held In this county, December 9 to 12, meeting at Beecher City, Mason, Effingham and Dieterich. Field Worker C. EL Schenck of Paris will conduct these programs. Oil Famine at Alton. An oil famine in -Alton has been brought to a close by the arrival of enough oil to supply the city until more can be received. Delays in transportation have made consign­ ments of oil for Alton late In arriv­ ing and the oil works at Alton has been almost without any oil for any purposes. Cards and Guns. • shooting affray occurred at Her- rlck in which William Sarver was shot In the body three times. At the gambling room of'David Farley there was a misunderstanding over a game of cards and Fraley drew his revolver and shot three times, each of the shots taking effect in Server's abdo­ men. Fractures Her Leg. Mrs. Catherine Myers of Springfield suffered a compound fracture of the left leg tnrough a fall down a flight of stairs at her home. She was tak­ en to St. John's hospital, where it is said that on account of her advanced age, 78 years, her recovery Is proble­ matical. Fall Strawberries; Marlon Keeves. a fruit grower, re­ siding eight miles from Carbondale, had for a Thanksgiving dinner a strawberry shortcake from berries grown on his farm. A full crate of berries were picked and readily sold at Pomona for 50 cents per box. The vines are fairly well filled, and are well developed and luscious. This Is believed to be the first time in the history of this section that a double crop of strawberries has even been grown. Want 8choolhoi The residents of the western and southern sections of Flora are circu­ lating a petition asking the board of education to order an election, sub­ mitting the question of building two ward school house* in their section of the town. Candidate for Coadjutor. Rev. Wemyss Smith of Blooming- ton is reported to be a candidate for the office of bishop coadjutor of the Springfield diocese of the American tathollc church. W 'te ? _ IT RECOMMEND8 NO CHANGES Illinois Equalization Board Approves Personal Property Returns. The personal property committee of the state board of equalization, after carefully considering the returns of personal property from all the coun­ ties in the state, has unanimously de­ cided to recommend to the full board that no changes be made in the fig­ ures. The committee makes this ear­ ly announcement in order' that the county clerks of the state may go to work at once upon their books. The committee on town and city lots is not yet ready to make a report It is thought that the reurns from some of the counties will be changed a trifle, but the totals will not be materially different. There is a strong disposi­ tion in the lands committee to raise all the figures that have been rep&j*te£l. The late census reports show the value of farms in Illinois to be |l,- 765,581,550, while the returns from the county assessors show the value to be 11,560,763,535. This value upon farms was made four years ago, since which time many of the members of the committee *re contending farm lands have been on theJ^Qm and that a horizontal increase of if per cent would not be too much, but fair to the holders of other property. State Happening* Succinctiy Told by Our Special " ; Correspondents / S GREATEST APPLE CROP OF ALk' u the DEATHS IN THE STATE Production of the Illinois Belt Largest Ever Known. The figures compiled by represent*, tives of the fruit-growing industries in Flora show' the production of ap­ ples in Clay county this year to ba the greatest in 4he history of the Il­ linois apple belt. A careful canvass of the matter shows a total of 272,770 barrels for the year. The five town® designated as shipping points bandied the following number of barrels: Flora. 91,421; Xenia, 80,059; Clay City. 46,648; Louisville. 36,498; Iola, 8,144; other points^O.OOO; total, 27&7ZJ) to* rels. " •'••• " -- ? Official Vote"In Following is the result of the official canvass of the election of Novem­ ber b: Staffe treasurer--Frejl A. Busse, Ra» publican, 450,695; George Daddleston* Democrat, 360,925; Charles A. Tues- berg, r-rohibitionist, 18,434; A- W. Nel­ son, Socialist, 20,167; Qotlieb Rennet; Socialist Labor, C,235; Diedrich Bal- ster, People's, l,il8; Busse's plurality, »H770. Superintendent of public Instruction. --Alfred Bayliss, Republican, 442,SOS; AntOn H. Bliss, Democrat, 359,497. Clerk of the supreme court--Cnrit* topher Mamer Republican, 421t8QrK& John L. Pickering, Democrat, 37§,4ST. I ' '* - J > -; 4* ^ Stephen M. Golden. Stephen M. Golden, aged 71 years, one of the early settlers of Adams county, died at Jacksonville. Andrew Dunn. Andrew Dunn, one of Litchfield's oldest citizens, died of a hemorrhage of the brain. Deceased was about 68 years of age and had resided In Litch­ field for over forty years. Mrs. Catherine Smith died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Hugh A. Snell, of Litchfield, aged 84 years. Central la's Library. Dr. A. H. Rainey, treasurer of the public library board of Centralla, has received the final installment of $5,- 000 from Andrew Carnegie in payment for the new library building now being completed. The full $20,000 was paid in four installments as the building progressed. The committee's relations with Mr. Carnegie's managers . have been very pleasant and every business matter was met promptly. The build­ ing will be dedicated with imposing ceremonies in a short time. Has Hole in Skull. Albert Wheeless, a young man em­ ployed in a livery stable at Centralia, was thrown from a horse, striking his head against the sharp end of a splintered board. A piece of the wood was thrust through the skull and into the brain to a depth of one inch. The skull was trephined and a piece of the splinter, with pieces of his hat re­ moved. He is able to be up and about the livery barn and is suffering no ap­ parent inconvenience from the hole in his skull. To Celebrate Centennial. Mrs. Mary Mahoney, an Inmate of SL Joseph's hospital, Alton, will be given a party on Christmas day in honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth. She is a native of Ireland, but came to America when very young. Her home has been at the hospital in Alton for many years, and it is to cel­ ebrate the century mark in t)le life of this aged inmate that the sister of SL Joseph's are making extensive preparations. Brakeman Is Crushed. Solan Satterlee, a brakeman in the train service of the St. Louis, Keo­ kuk and Northwestern railroad, was caught between two cars at Benton in an attempt to make a coupling and sustained a broken rib, In addition to internal injuries. His condition is serious. Southern Horticultural 8ociety. At the last session of the southern Illinois horticultural society held at Anna J. W. Stanton of Richview was re-elected president and E. O. Menden hall of Kinmundy secretary. The next meeting will be held at Carbondale in November, 1903. $eed for Germany. The red-top seed crop from Clay county is being sent to the markets. The yield this season was an average one, while the price ruled slightly lower than common. The major por­ tion of the crop is exported, Germany being the heaviest buyer. Poultry and Pet Stock. The Christian county poultry and pet stock association will hold its sec­ ond annual exhibition In Taylorville on December 16, 17 and 18. The show will be judged by J. M. Rapp of La Moillie. Breach of Promise. Miss Nellie Akin, through her at­ torney, A. E. Somere, has brought suit in the circuit court of Saline county, 111., for breach of marriage contract against Calvin Plerson, sott' of Mr. Harry Pierson, a wealthy mine owner. Miss Akin is the granddaugh­ ter of Rev. W. C. Roper of Carrier Mills. Ten thousand dollars is the amount of damages asked. Miss Akin says in her petition that young Pier- son has repeatedly asked that the wedding be postponed. v* i :'W,- Pays for Sport. Elmer E. Wilson was tried Tjeiore a jury in Justice Grassel's court at Hillsboro for throwing bricks at Thomas Hicks, after placing chunk* of wood in the road in front of hi* house so that Hicks could not drive over them with a loaded wagon. Wil­ son was convicted and fined $10 and costs, the total amount being $51.<& mm % i ' • ?.*i Falls Asleep on Tracks. As the result of a Thanksgiving' spree, Frank Lyons, aged 36 year*, lies dead in Vlrden. He was run over and killed by a Chicago and Alton train. It is supposed he fell asleep upon the tracks. He was an ott. fall* road man. May Lose Eyesight William Sharpless, a fireman at en­ gine house No. 3, Springfield, was the victim of a serious accident Several of the firemen detailed at that sta­ tion were engaged in cooking a Thanksgiving feast and Sharpless was badly burned in the explosion of a gasoline stove. His face and hands suffered most and it is possible that he may lose the sight of one or both eyes. He was taken to the Spring­ field hospital, where he Is receiving treatment and care. Serious rfuntfng Accident. Ralph Riggs and Joe Palmer, two farmer boys living near Browns, while out hunting Thanksgiving day had quite a serious accident Palmer dis­ charged the gun he was carrying ac­ cidentally, the load lodging la the Riggs boy's left leg. Big Beets. Chas. Buenger of Ed wardsville Is displaying several large beets raised on his premises this season, the larg­ est of which weighs 11 and 14 pounds, respectively. Coal for the Poor. The merchants of Quincy made con­ tributions of various kinds of goods, numbering about 1,500 packages, and valued at several hundred dollars, to be sold at public auction for the pur­ pose of providing a fund for supplying the poor with coal during the comiag season. : -'I k%4 SB No Place for a Lazy . v In the wine cellars at Limeliouse in London are twenty miles of lanes, lined on each side by huge casks of wine. They are a paradise for rats and the only way in which the pests are kept within reasonable limits as to numbers is by employing a small army of 300 cats. These cats muat catch rats or starve and the results I* that they are probably the most skilled force of rat catchers in the world. As soon as a cat becomes old and lazy she is replaced by a young and active one, so that the morale,qf the force never suffer* from bad |)> ample. Ms No Pension for Corns. A veteran of the Spanish war tiP' cently appealed to the Secretary of the Interior, claiming a pension on account of corns that he had contracted by wearing army shoes. The department, after an exhaustive course of reason­ ing, comes to the conclusion that corns are not a pensionable disability. The decision says; "Corns are inconven­ ient, but are seldom incapacitating; and when they are the remedy Is simple and within easy reach of any­ one. The soldier's patriotism ought not to terminate with his military ser­ vice. It should prompt him to go to a chiropodist jather than to the sion bureau. i! v Fined for Dancing. At Luchow, in Germany. 12$ fatter* have been fined one mane apiece for allowing their children under 10 years of age to dance at the harvest festival :i of a village near by. The village ^ pastor objected to the dancing and reported the case to the police. It was discovered, however, that his J children had danced, too, and he wap -- lined with the rest 1 A Memorable Counoil Ceremenyi ,&•- .,i The ceremony of opening the new waterworks of the Soyland district council, near Halifax, was made mem­ orable by every one of the hundreds of spectators being presented with a ticket for a bottle of beer and a sandwich. The beer, of course, was to enable them to drink success to tfe* new undertaking. „ Rainbow as Weather Prophet. - When green seems the predotuTuaJ&fc color of a rainbow, it is generally found that rain and cool weather will follow. v y?y„. -Jb Careful of ft* Morals. Mr. Bliffers (at the dining table)--* Why are you removing the parrot from the room, my dear? Mrs. Bliffers--Well, If* a J>0Ug bird, just learning to talk, and t thought best to keep It out of the roeagt while you were carving the turkey. • -Precursor of Death. sW the human temperature SMNI above 108 degrees, or falls below $$ degrees, the result 1* almost always death. >' C ' "'V • •• •'* ? . -v'iiji"" ','H< . "n vr..> a li'-V