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*;? * ;' '-r- +-'* :̂r- • . ' y v - r COURT ORDER. STOPS STRIKE federal Judge Adam« at St. Louis Issues an Injunction Direct, ing Officers and Agents of Railway Labor Organization? to Refrain From Interfering With Employed of Uwf Wabath Railroad Company. - f f * W n t L . : rr."ji.JjW** - #•• i, , '. By securing an injunction In the J^fjnlted States district court at St. ^.ifpouls against railway employes' ' S Imions President Ramsey of the Wa- ' > .-^|rtish prevented the culmination of •i" \-the threatened strike of the 1,100 r.. firemen and trainmen. J Just prior to obtaining the injunc- ^on Mr. Ramsey refoBed flatly to >£rant the demands of the men. A fljieat subterfuge on his part gained ;j V-^or him the advantage over the'men. / . Previously they had given him until ^ ¥ ;lioon March 8 to consider and grant • their demands. At that time he ; pleaded for a few more hours and vX $hey fe'ave him until 5 o'clock in the Evening. ^ ^ During the interim Judge Elmer B. raMams granted the injunction and at ' HI o'clock the men found themselves 7 Worsted. The writs restrain the Brotherhood •of Railroad Trainmen and the Broth' \erhood of Locomotive Firemen from advising, persuading or coercing the employes of the Wabash from going •out on a strife®. The injunction is novel in Ameri­ can industrial history and has arous­ ed already a deal of discussion, which promises to continue and intensify. Afer considering the demands set forth in the letter sent him by the committees representing the Wabash trainmen and firemen, President Ram- Bey made reply in a letter of consid* table length. Regarding the fire­ men's demands, he said: "We now pay higher rates for firing •<fur engines than nearly all other roads. In this connection I would re­ mind you that your own demands Nov. 16 last were for $2.40 per v 100 miles on heavy engines, and I gave y you $2.60 in our December schedule, ^posted Dec. 8, and on Dec. 10 you raised to $2.60. The classification of engines will stand on $2.30 and $2.50 rate until we find other lines paying more for engines of same weights. The demand is degphed. "You now demajad 10 per cent In­ crease for all firemen on the Buffalo •division (in Canada). This Is an abso­ lutely new demand and was not voted «On by the employes.' I can consider Ho advance on the Buffalo division •except in comparison with rates paid •toy lines In that territory. We now pay the same as the Grand Trunk Ifcilway, whose tracks we run our •trains over. The demand is declined. Subject to comparison as above." The following signed statement was given out by P. H. Morrissey, •grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen: 'To the court's command, as law- abiding citizens and organizations, we bow In submission. We will re­ spect it because we recognize that ontil dissolved It is the law. While we view the action of the court as subversive of American rights and privileges and, we believe, contrary to common justice and fairness, we utter no defiance to Its mandate and indulge in no heroics. We will, how­ ever, contest the proceeding to the •nd, for if Judge Adams' order is written into the laws of our country -organization of labor can no longer 'Contribute its beneficent influences in -bettering the conditions of the work­ ing people. "As to the action of President Ram- soy in this connection we leave the public to be the judge. For years he Jias boasted of bis contempt for labor organizations. He liked the distinc­ tion it brought him of being the one managing officer In this connection J who 'could get along without them.' I Every previous effort of the em­ ployes to meet and deal with him had proved futile. He said he did not fear a strike and would easily fill the men's places. They told him •they would strike If their requests * were not granted. He knew they were in earnest and that he could not han­ dle the situation as on previous oc­ casions. "If he has faith in his assertion that the purpose of the injunction <goes no further than to prevent out- alders from interfering with his em­ ployes, if he will withdraw the writ, the officers of the organization will agree to leave the matter wholly to the decision of the committee of his employes having the matter in charge ; «ad abide the result." Scope of Injunction. L - The injunction in full is as follows: j "Whereas, It has been represented I to the Judges of the Circuit court of [ the United States for the Eight circuit 1 In the Eastern district of Missouri, in chancery sitting, on the part of the Wabash Railroad company, by its cer- President's Autograph In Glass. President Roosevelt's autograph cut in glass with a diamond is a unique souvenir which is in the pos­ session of the Northwestern univer­ sity. The pane of glass with the sig­ nature inscribed, will be given the place of greatest prominence in the huge fireplace in University hall. The signature possesses a few more ex­ travagant irregularities of penman­ ship than ever came from the Presi­ dent's pen, but it is so notably rug­ ged that the university will prize it tain complaint againST" you, and each of you, that you are combining and confederating together to order and cause a strike on the part of the em­ ployes of the said railroad company, engaged in and about the operations of its trains, as brakemen, switch­ men and firemen, and in Interfering with, hindering, obstructing and stop­ ping the business of said railroad company as a common carrier in the United States. "And it being ordered that a writ of Injunction issue out of cur said court, upon said bill of complaint, enjoining and restraining you and each and every one of you, as prayed In said bilL "We, therefore, in consideration thereof, and the particular matters in 8aid bill set forth, do" strictly com­ mand you, and each and every one of you, individually and as representa­ tives of the Order of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, your and said organization's representatives, clerks, agents and attorneys, and all others who may be aiding and abetting you or them, and under your or their di­ rection, absolutely to desist and re* frain from, in any way or manner, or­ dering, coercing, persuading, inducing, or otherwise causing, directly or In directly, the employes of the said the Wabash Railway company, engaged in or about the operation of Its trains within the United States as brakemen, switchmen, or locomotive firemen, to strike or quit the service of said com­ pany, and from in any way molesting or interfering with said railroad com pany's said employes, or with the op­ erations of its trains or the conduct of its business as a common carrier, and from molesting or interfering with said railroad company, its offices agents or representatives, in respect to the operation of its trains or era ployment of men for or In connection therewith, and from preventing or In­ terfering with said railroad company In the carrying out of its contracts of employment with its employes and its contracts with shippers for the trans portation of property, and from inter fering with or preventing said railroad company from offering reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the in terchange of traffic between its lines of railroad and other lines of railroad connecting therewith, and the receiv ing, forwarding and delivery of pas­ sengers and property to and from its lines of railroad with other railroads connecting with such lines, and mak­ ing a continuous carriage of freight from the place of shipment to the place of destination, and from pre­ venting or Interfering with said rail road company's connecting lines and their employes In the like interchange of traffic and facilities with said com­ plainant railroad company, and from ordering, advising, or otherwise In­ fluencing employes of said connecting lines to refuse to Interchange traffic and afford facilities therefor as afore­ said, and from interfering with or pre­ venting said railroad company and its connecting lines from complying with the requirements of the interstate- commerce act of the United States, and with their agreements with eac| other respecting said facilities for the Interchange of traffic, and from inter­ fering with or preventing said rail­ road company In the carrying of the mails in accordance with its contracts with the United States and the laws relating thereto, to the end that by any of the acts or means aforesaid, the said defendants, their agents, or serv­ ants, shall not interfere with said rail­ road company from discharging Its duties and obligations with respect to interstate commerce, or prevent it from performing any or all its duties or obligations imposed by the act of Congress of Feb. 4, 1887, and amend­ ments thereto In relation to interstate commerce. "Hereof fall not, under penalty of what the law directs. "To the marshal of the Eastern dis­ trict of Missouri to execute and return in due form of law. "Witness, the Hon. Melville W. Ful­ ler, Chief Justice of the Supreme court of the United States, the 3d day of March, A. D. 1903. (Seal.) "Issued at office, in the city of St Louis, under seal of said Circuit court the day and year last aforesaid. "James R. Gray, Clerk. "A true copy. Attest: James R. Gray, clerk." To ^.ook After Visitors. Foreign visitors to Japan's interna­ tional exhibition, says a Kobe paper, will be well looked after in every way. A hundred and fifty students from the foreign language school to set as guides. Belgium's Stringent Law. CBD consequence of the Belgium 1-gambling law is that even the game of loto has been prohibited in the fisbermen's public houses at Slankenberghe. near Ostead. The field work of the forestry hn- reau engages 162 scientific men in for­ ty-two states. Senator Hoar's Enjoyments. Among the many hobbies of Senator George F. Hoar are his fondness for trolley trips and dime novels. The senator's favorite time for reading hair-raising publications is while trav­ eling, and he declares he gets keen enjoyment out of the plots and impos­ sible characters. The senator is as well a student of history. At his home in Worcester he lives on an at­ mosphere of history. One of his chief means of recreation in WasJUastoA-1# a long trolley trip. Place tor American Educator. Albert Shiels, principal of a New Tork public school, has been offered the principalship of the normal school which the Argentine Republic is about to organize at one of its princi­ pal cities. * Writer Urges Greater Simplicity and More Leisure. *" Tell your friend you mean to spend your life fighting for money" and power, and he will, if he be an aver­ age man, applaud your decision; tell him you mean to dwell in the coun­ try, gaining a simple livelihood from your labor, and he will either not be­ lieve you mean it or he will conclude you are a beaten competitor in the city's race. Most people do not know they are slaves of their modern im­ provements, so called. They buiia houses larger than they can occupy-- for show; they pinch and scrape year after year to pay for them, and after that continue pinching to pay taxes, repairs and other maintenance charg­ es. A large house demands expen­ sive furniture. » Then fine dress. And the demands increase. The man keeps his nose on the grindstone, the woman wears her­ self out taking car© of fine feathers. No time to just live and enjoy it; got to make a show first--going to take a real rest and cut off all the lit­ tle vanities next winter--next sum­ mer--some other time, when matters are not quite so pressing. I am not exactly a loafor, but I like Walt Whit­ man best of all our American writ­ ers, because he had sense enough to "loaf and invite his soul" once in a while. I am tired of hearing tlie ever­ lasting preachers of the "strenuous" life. Go slower, and you'll go far­ ther and enjoy it better. Don't live to work; Work to live. Bread and butter work, I mean. Leave a little time for the sort of work you find your chief pleasure in.--National Magazine. LARGe LOANS QUICKLY MADE. Great 8uma Often Raised by Wall Street Banks at Hour's Notice. An interesting question often ask­ ed in Wall street concerns the amount of capital that a large bank could raise at an hour's notice. That is, how much accommodation could a bank extend a customer unexpect­ edly confronted with pressing need, or for the purpose of financing a great deal. A banker of interna­ tional experience is authority for the statement that Wall street's facili­ ties in this regard are superior to London's, in that a large undertak­ ing could be financed here with much greater dispatch than on the other side. Said an officer of one of Wall street's most Important banks: "It is no trouble at all, nowadays to raise $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 within an hour. I have seen it done too often to think for a moment that it would tax seriously a large bank's resources. Five times that sum, say $25,000,000, can be raised at twenty- four hours' notice. It has been done. Of course, no one bank could do it, but the great Wall street institutions are linked together in such a way as to provide almost unlimited re­ sources for the financing of any safe deal. The large banks think little of $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 loans these days, whereas in former years they attracted general attention, for such large amounts were released only after considerable negotiations. But that has all changed now."--New York Evening Post Red-headed Boys and Girls. English scientists have been collect­ ing statistics regarding the aptitude of school children. Among the Inter­ esting results of their observations are facts which show a relation between color of the skin and hair and mental proficiency. They say that the au­ burn-haired boys are generally at the head of their recitation classes, and that blond girls are the best at learn ing. The auburn and blond girls come out best in arithmetic, but are not good at composition. Dark-haired children of both sexes seem to have better imaginative qualities than the fair ones, and have much better style in composition. The dark boys behave better than the fair, and are more sen­ sitive to praise or blame. Probably the reason is that the auburn and blond children, being of Flemish ori gin, are more phlegmatic than the dark ones. Not Entitled to Rebate. A Mount Vernon clergyman told his flock the following story recently to illustrate his opposition to the granting of cut rates or special priv­ ileges to men of the cloth. "I once knew a clergyman," he said, "who found himself ° out on a lark with a party of men about town. He played billiards, and ate and drank with the others and held his end up in all respects until it came time to settle. Then he leaned over the bar and whispered to the bartender: 'Say, I'm a minister, and if there is any reduction in my case, why I'd be glad to have it, you know.' ' 'Say, youse," replied the bar­ keeper, 'you played "billiards like a heathen an' ate like a heathen an' drank like a heathen. Now, I wants youse to pay like a heathen.'"--New York Sun. OF THE LEGISLATURE Measures Under Considera­ tion in the Capitol at Springfield. IMPORTANT HOUSE MEASURE Civil Service May Be Amended, Local Option Will Be Taken Up and Bill Removing the $5,000 Death Limit Is to Be Reported. A Mockery of Justice. Cruelty to children is obviously not a serious affair in Austria. » A father who killed his child by ill treatment was the otlier day punished by eight days' an-est Superstitious. "This is the third time you've been arrested and brought before .me for drunkenness, isn't it?" asked the irate justice. "Yes, Jedge. it is, but It's' all on ac­ count o' my superstitions, Jedge." "Hoy/ so?" "Well, whenever I see Bpirits I al­ ways try to down 'em." 'So this is the third time you've been arrested for being superstitious? WelJ, I'll bust another superstition by giving you 30 days in jail, thus proving that there's no 'luck in odd num­ bers."* One for the Pickpocket When Mrs. Isabella Bishop, the well-known traveler, was in the United States she had at least one funny experience. She was riding in a car In Chicago anu felt her pocket being picked, but said nothing at the moment Presently along came the conductor to collect his fares. When he reached Mrs. Bishop she quietly remarked: "This gentleman," turn­ ing to the thief, "will pay. He has saty purse." The principal matter to come up be­ fore the legislature this week is the consideration of Gov. Yates' civil ser­ vice bill, which is a special order in the house. The prediction has been made that the'bill will be advanced to third reading under the gavel and passed but it is not probable that this course will be pursued. There are a number of amendments to be proposed to the bill, and it is expected that these will bo presented. It is likely that the subject of ap­ portionment of the judicial circuits will be reopened during the week. The only territory affected by the proposi­ tion to reapportion is the southern part of the state. Local Option. The local option bill will be taken up In committee and the opponents of the measure will be heard. Opposi­ tion to the county feature of the pro­ posed law has arisen in the house, and this subject will be thrashed out before the committee. W. H. Ander­ son secretary of the Anti-Saloon ieague, gave out the following state­ ment regarding the matter: "We do not believe that the oppo­ nents of the local option bill have any other purpose in asking for a hearing providing they have asked for it, than to delay action on the bill, as I have in my possession a confidential cir­ cular issued by the Manufacturers and Dealers' club for the brewers and bot­ tlers' trade, urging action to defeat the bill, but which says 'It is not con­ sidered advisable for you to go to Springfield.' "The Anti-Saloon league will not concede the county feature in order to secure the passage of the rest of the bill. Our constituency almost to a man has declared for this bill. We are not authorized to concede away their rights." Greater Chicago. The opponents of Senator Camp­ bell's Greater Chicago resolution will be given a hearing. The resolution is in the committee on judiciary, and those who are fighting the resolution will appear before that body. The friends of the measure have bad a hearing. Legislation to make void the as­ signment of unearned wages will be considered in both houses. Important Bills. A contributory negligence bill is out of the committee and will be read a second time in the house this week. A bill removing the legal limit of $5,- 000 damages in case of accidental death will be reported from the com­ mittee in the near future. It Is well known here that a 60 cent gas bill will be introduced with a day or two. It will be followed by a bill repealing the gas frontage act. All bills regu- ating charges of telephone companies are in a subcommittee of the commit­ tee on corporations, with Mr. Nohe as chairman. Oppose Civil 8ervice. The civil service bill prepared by the Yates commission will meet with determined opposition when it comes up on second reading in the house. Everybody believed it would be passed by both branches of the gen­ eral assembly without a struggle nod be handed to the governor just as it was prepared. It is understood that the governor will not approve any bill but this one, and for that reason it was deemed best to give him the bill he says he wants. It is now asserted, however, that the bill in question, instead of depriving the chief executive of power, has in­ creased his strength. Men who are opposed to it decide it will help Yates in every conceivable way. If the bill is passed he will find himself better off politically and be in a position to claim the credit for putting the bill through the general assembly, If it is defeated he will make the claim that he redeemed bis promise made before he was elected govrnor, but that an unruly Igislature would not live up to Its party platform. It is not generally known, but the Yates bill deprives the secretary of state of about ninety bits of patron­ age. It takes away from the state auditor Bixty appointive positions. If it becomes a law the state treasurer can appoint just one man, the indi­ vidual who actually handles the cash In the state treasury. It makes trou­ ble for nearly everybody under the statehouse dome except the governor, Quincy Postoffice. The month of February eclipsed all previous records of business done at the postoffice in , Quincy. Notwith­ standing the fact that there were two holidays in the month, there were more than $10,000 worth of postage stamps sold. On one day the sale of stamps amounted to $1,144.50. There are now more than fifty employes in the postoffice, and nearly seventy pos­ tal clerks draw their monthly salaries at Quincy. The pay roll is more than $10,000 per month. Bears Charmed Life. Arnimo Barnardino at Westville shot and killed Felia Spezzia. He aimed at Torquatro Tarnetti. The lat­ ter was fired at a year ago and missed and the shot killed a bystander, for which the murderer is now serving a. term in the penitentiary. Springfield's Plague Spot Residents who own property in "Cocaine" alley will protest against destroying the buildings which have been condemned by the Springfield board of health. whose officfe appointees are exempt^ 'from civil service examination and the operation of the civil service law. The elective state officers other than t&e governor opposed this meas­ ure, their friends in the legislature will fight it, and so will a number of Democrats. Ex-Speaker Sherman says ha In­ tends to support and vote for the bill. He does not agree with many of the provisions in the measure, but he says it is the best thing that is obtainable under conditions which exist, and fu­ ture legislatures can be relied on to put it in some sort of a stage of per­ fection. .But some of the strongest men on the Republican side of the house wyi fight the measure to the bitter end. They make many legal objections to it, claim it is unconsti­ tutional and inoperative and declare that some of ife sections, if it be put in effect, will be disastrous. When the bill was reached on the order of first reading Mr. Johnson of the Democratic side moved that the house adjourn, but the motion was ta­ bled on a viva voce vote, and the bill wafe taken up. Mr. Johnson then moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed. "I believe," said Johnson, "that the men on the other side of. the house are four-flushing on this bill, and do not want to pass it. It is a lengthy measure, and we have not had time to consider it." Mr. Trautmann--Will the man please explain what he means by the term "four-flushing"? Mr. Lindly--If this bill is read .a first time it will not be taken up for second reading until next week, and the man from Whiteside will have plenty of opportunity to prepare any amendments he may desire to offer. I move that his motion be tabled. Johnson made the point of order that the bill was never offered by a member of the house. He said the synopsis showed that the bill was of­ fered by the governor, and he wanted to know when the governor became a member of the legislature. Speaker Miller explained that the bill was introduced by the speaker, and the record so showed. He decid­ ed the point of order not well taken. The motion to postpone further con­ sideration of the bill was lost by vote, and the bill was then read a first time. As soon as tbe reading was completed Mr. Sherman arose and moved that it be made a special order. Mr. Johnson, objected, but the speak­ er declared the motion carried under the gavel. To Repeal Conspiracy Laws. Total elimination of all laws, stat­ utory and common, making conspir­ acy a crime in this state is the ob­ ject of two bills introduced in the house by Representative C. S. Darrow of Chicago. One of Mr. Darrow's bills repeals absolutely the three sections of the present Aiminal code defining con­ spiracies of various kinds as crimes and fixing penalties for tbe same. The second Darrow bill abolishes the crime of common law conspiracy and forbids the indictment, prosecution, trial or conviction of any person for conspiracy under tbe provisions of the common law. • Mr. Darrow will make special effort to procure the passage of these bills. "The conspiracy laws are absurd," said Mr. Darrow. "Conspiracy under the law is an agreement to do an ille­ gal thing. The general penalty is im­ prisonment in the penitentiary. If a dozen men should agree to beat an­ other man and one of tbem does beat him, the act itself is assault and bat­ tery under the law and the penalty is a small fine, but the agreement is conspiracy, and all who join in it may be sent to tbe penitentiary." Common law prosecutions are furth er forbidden by a bill introduced by Representative McManaman of Chica go, which abolishes common law crimes and misdemeanors, and pro vides that hereafter no persons shall be indicted or prosecuted except for violation of some statute of the state of Illinois. Primary Elections. Representative Thomas Rinaker of Macoupin Introduced a compulsory primary election bill applicable to the whole state. It affects only the nomi­ nation of candidates for state offices. The primaries for this purpose must be held on the first Tuesday in Sep­ tember preceding the biennial Novem­ ber election. Primary day is to be a registration day, and only those who have voted at the primary will be al lowed to register so as to vote at the regular election. All nominations are to be made by a direct vote. Politl cal conventions are abolished. The primaries are to be all-day affairs, from 7 o'clock in the morning until at night. Judicial Reapportionment The house committee on judicial ap­ portionment agreed to report out a bill for reapportionment of the Su­ preme court districts. The bill is de­ signed to reconstruct the fourth Su­ preme court district. The reconstruc­ tion of the Fourth district, as provided by tbe bill, affects all of tbe other districts except the First, Third and Seventh. Many Use Cigarettes. Mrs. Lucy Page Gaston, superin­ tendent85^ the Anti-cigarette League, is ih Springfield in. the interest ol legislation. She says statistics show that over 50 per cent of the youths of the country are addicted to tbe cigar­ ette habit ILLINOIS STATE NEWS RESULT OF FRIEflDLY SCUFFLE Boarder Insists on Landlord Taking Chair and Latter Breaks a Leg. . Too much politeness caused the fracture of the left leg of Gerhard Hempken, janitor of Humboldt school at Alton. Hempken lives at Fifth and Vine streets and his family keeps boarders. One of the boarders en­ gaged in a friendly scuffle with Hemp- ken after a controversy over who should occupy a chair. The story told is that both men attempted- to seat themselves in the same chair at once, and then both insisted on yielding the chair to the other. Both are pow­ erful men, and at length the boarder declared that if Hempken would not voluntarily occupy the chair he would be compelled to do so. The two men engaged in a friendly scuffle, as the boarder attempted to force the land­ lord to occupy the only chair left un­ occupied in the room. Members of the family watched the scuffle with amusement, and both men were In the best of humor. Suddenly Hemp­ ken fell to the floor, and it was found that his leg was broken. He Is a well- known Alton citizen. FINDS HER WAYWARD DAUGHTER Jail Mother Discovers Offspring in Charged With Murder. After having searched for her only daughter and given up hope of finding her alive, simply seeking her burial place, Mrs. Lucretia Malone of New Orleans found her an inmate of the Jackson county jail, charged with knowledge of the murder of Wm. C. Smith last August. The young woman is known as Nora Taylor and is one of three who are charged with the mur­ der. Mrs. Malone has sought for three years the whereabouts of this girl, who left her home in Louisiana several years ago and occasionally wrote home. Her mother learned that her daughter was in trouble in Mur- physboro, where she was in jail, un­ able to furnish a bond. A bondsman was secured and the girl released. Weddings in the State. At Mattoon--Frank Stewart and Miss Stacey B. Hardy. At Pana--Pledsant Curry and Miss Myrtle E. Payne; Low Turner, aged 76, and MrB. Mary Nicaloi, aged 61; Ernest L. Craln and Miss Jennie Culp. At Virginia--Henry Roeffe and Miss Alma Lonekamp. At Fosterburg--Henry Frank of Bunker Hill and Miss Maggie Denoth- er of Fosterburg. At Alton--Everett Clement . and Miss Eveline Ross; William Darling­ ton of McClusky and Mary C. Wed­ ding. At Harrisburg--Willie Swartz and Mrs. Elzle Hopkins. In Jail Without Cause. George Briggs was discharged from custody at Alton. It developed that the police had arrested the wrong man, and that Briggs had been held in jail more than three months under suspicion he was the men who stole a quantity of clothing belonging to Ed Lavenue. The person who bought La- venue's clothes from the thief said she had never seen Briggs before. To Unionize Centralis. A number of ihe printers in Cen tralia held a meeting and took tht preliminary steps to unionize, all iht offices in the city. . Falls Down Staled Christ Rosenbaum of Granite City fell while descending the stairway in the courthouse at Edwardsville, and. although no bones were broken, he Was badly shocked and considerably bruised and injured. Barn Is Destroyed. A barn on the Andrew Hemingei place, north of Decatur three miles was destroyed by fire. Oce Keller, tht tenant, lost three horses, a wagoii corn planter and a lot of hay and feea harness, etc. State Sunday Schools. C. M. Parker has received a letter from W. B. Jacobs, representing the State Sunday School association, stating that the executive cqmmittee of the association has decided to ac­ cept the invitation of the citizens of Taylorville to hold the annual con­ vention there. The convention will be held May 26, 27 and 28, 1903.. WOMAN PIONEER PA8SE8 AWAY! Mrs. Amanda West Settled at Beits- J ville1 Fifty-five Years Ago. -. Mrs. Amanda N. West, wife of Mr. C * Edward William West of Belleville, r' died at her home, aged 86. She was /, •7\ bom at Utica, N. Y., on January 4, *'• "3*/. 1817, and came to Belleville about ^ . fifty-five years ago. Besides her hue- $%*'" band, she leaves the following chB- 1! William H. Pow- dren: Mrs. W. E. H. Barnum and Miss Hattie Hyde of Chicago, Mrs. T. J. Krafft of Springfield. Mo., Ed War­ ren West and Mrs ell of Belleville, besides a number of grandchildren. She was the mother of the late William Hyde, ex-postmas­ ter of St Louis and well-known news- ® ^ paper man. She was highly educated * and was greatly respected by all who £ knew her. FOOTBALL FATALITY AT CHICAGO Injury Sustained by Player Last tober Results in Death. Hugh Guthrie Leighton, a graduate . student at the Armour institute, Chi- " cago, is dead, as the result of a foot­ ball game, in which he participated • last October. Death was caused by i the weakening of the heart action. 3 Leighton was prominent in athletics when in the university of Chicago, bo- Ing a member of the football team. Last October he played in a hard to- terclass game at the Armour institute without previous training and strained his heart. He grew gradually worse until the end. -v*-v 8eeks to Recover Lttift Mrs. Minnie Davis of Cairo, 111., ki employed counsel to assist her in covering a large tract of land located near Keyesport. She is a daughter of «v ' Jeremiah Delay, who deserted his fam- ily in Irishtown over thirty years ago. H < Her mother died when she was a lit- tie girl. For years she lived with th® family of J. H. Yost in Cairo. Tho . A supposition was that she was dead. %,S| j The property was sold by order of the v | court Mrs. Delay did not get her share. recover town property. The legal contest will be a lengthy and complicated one, since tbe property has through several hands. She intends to take action to ' ^ her share in the land and Trotting Meet at Decatur. The Decatur Trotting association will hold a meeting at the race track In August. The purses will aggregate $8,000. The dates are Aug. 18-21. The other cities in the circuit are Minneap­ olis, Pekin, Mendota^ Milwaukee, Dav­ enport, Des Moines, Joliet, Freeport, Galesburg, Hamlin, Monmouth, Indian­ apolis and Springfield, all in the grand Western trotting circuit J • , j Accepts Carnegie Donation. . The Beardstown city council paused the public library appropriation. This , ^ j-j insures a donation of $10,000 for a ^ library building from Andrew Carne- gie, the council having agreed to ap- 3V: ' propriate $1,000 yearly for the support '{"hd i of the library, also donating a suitable ^ site. Another appropriation was voted " $ by the aldermen for $475 to be used £*' In putting in good condition the road " leading from the wagon bridge to the Frederick road. It was voted by the 1 , members to pay the city treasurer m 1 salary of $100 in lieu of the fees, as heretofore. - V' farmers Elect Officers. The annual election of officer^ I the Perry County Agricultural society ^Jf took place at Pinckneyville. Follow- ^ ing are the new officers: Matthew Rule, president; James H. Trover, see- retary; Thomas L. Wallace, treasur­ er; Henry Wildy, marshal; James J. West, assistant marshal; vice presi­ dents--Henry Kimel, Duquoin; F. Lb Williams, Tamarora; Albert Thomp­ son, Paradise; William McCreary. Beaucoup; John Galloway, Pincknegr- ville; Matthew Robb, Swan wick; J. R. Alexander, Cutler; W. T. Bradley. Southwest - ' 1 Lumber Dealer Dies. N. A. Rust, president of the Three States Lumber company, and the W. E. Smith Lumber company of Cairo died at his Eastern home in Boston, Mass. Mr. Rust was one of Wiscon­ sin's pioneer lumbermen, and had been very successful in business, hav­ ing amassed a fortune of several mill­ ions of dollars. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Organize Humane Society. The charter for the Randolph Coun­ ty Humane Society has been received from the secretary of state. At a meeting of the incorporators, held at Chester, a committee consisting of Rev. J. G. Miller, W. C. Kennedy and W. W. Collier was appointed to pre­ pare a constitution and by-laws, after which permanent officers will be elected. Charter for New Road. Articles of incorporation of the St Louis and Eastern electric railroad company have been filed for record at Edwardsville; capital, $50,000; prin­ cipal office, St Elmo. The incorpora­ tors are B. F. and P. M. Johnson, G. W. Bledsoe and G. W. Harlan of Et. Elmo and G. T. Turner of Vandalia. The route will extend from East St. Louis to St. Elmo, throush the coun­ ties of St. Clair, Madison, Bond and Fayette, paralleling the tracks of the Vandalia railroad. Recalls Acceptance. Rev. William Haines of Philadel­ phia, pastor-elect of the Cairo Baptist church, has requested the church to release him from his acceptance of the charge. Owing to the recent ss- vere illness of his wife and child, he fears the effect of the removal and change of climate, and has concluded to remain in his present field. Normal Institute. The Alexander county normal Insti­ tute will be held in Cairo Monday aad Tuesday, March 16 and 17, at th* Cairo Baptist church, under the direc­ tion of A. T. Arnold, field worker of the Illinois Sunday-school association The officers of the association ars: President, Mrs. C. A. Marchildon; sec­ retary, Miss N. J. McKee of Cairo; primary superintendent, Mrs. T. J. Me- Clure of McClure; normal superintend­ ent, Mrs. M. J. Hair of Unity; homo department superintendent, M. Caa- terday of Cairo. Perry County Reunion. The executive committee of the Fe»* ry County District Soldiers and Sail­ ors' association, composed of the coun­ ties of Perry, Jackson. Randolph aad Washington, held a meeting in Pinck­ neyville to decide on the time and place for the next reunion of the asso­ ciations. The reunion will be held Sept. 2, 3 and 4 in Sparta, in connec­ tion with tbe old settlers' reunion. which is annually held in thajt fit*. Fix Wage Scales. The Centralla Painters aritf' hangers' union has fixed the scale for tbe coming year at 31% cents per hour, and the hodcarriers have fixed their scale at 35 cents per hour, being almost double the rate for the year just closed. Farmers' Union. The farmers of Mount Zion town­ ship have organized a farmers' unloa for protection against grain and stock dealers. The union will erect an ele­ vator and officials will look after the best Interests of the stockholders. It is claimed there are 3,000 members ct the 6tate farmers' union. 'I& d Knights Templar Inspector. W. H* McMein of Quincy has been apointed inspecting officer of the Templars tot tte district Falls From Ladder. - Charles Kitzenberg fell from a lad­ der at the plant of the Kirsch packing company at Alton and sustained » fracture of his left arm. Y?* For the year ending on ffie bbw Monday of March there were twenty- two claims filed with the Randolph county treasurer for seventy-fo«r sheep killed by dogs whose owne*a were unknown. The sheep were act praised at $269.50. an average of IMS pe-r head, and county warrants war* is-iued for payment thereof. - ;"V- r : Z. P. Anderson Is Deadk Tebulon Pike Anderson, a descswS ant of the discoverer of Pike's Psal% na> touted at ChfBtsr. ^ ,rJi 6 ' ; '-"syr • I *L '*