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•Miii •Hi THE McllERItf PLAIHBEALEH V*""' McHKNRT JPLAJNDBALBR Ca *• ItcHBNRY, ILLINOIS. NEWS OF THE WORLD /^IMplitsl, Potfffeal. Demmtfe mi " Happenings of Minor Imporl itv r" Told In Paragraphs. i" ' nt ' kfM SENATORS TALK si.'. President Castro has left Caracas tbr la Victoria. It is his purpose to rest and to prepare his message to congress. The report of a govern­ ment victory at Cumarebo over the revolutionists' under Generals Riera and Penelazo is confirmed. Deere & Co. of Illinois, plow manu­ facturers, have filed with the county clerk at Dallas, Tex., a deed of trust covering the issuance of bonds to the amount of $1,500,000, the guarantor being an Illinois trust company. The object of the bond issue is for the e "argement of the Texas branch of the company. A movement is on foot to bring about th^ pardon of Euclid Maddon, the Pittsfield, Mass., electric railway motorman who recently was sen­ tenced to six months in the house of correction for manslaughter in caus­ ing the death of Secret Service Agent William Craig, killed last September in the accident in which President Roosevelt and Governor Crane were involved. The press announces that Emperor William of Germany will reach Rome May 2 and leave May 6. Owing to persistent demonstrations by students against Senor Allende Balaiar, the minister of public in­ struction, the university at Barce­ lona has been closed. A partial settlement has been ef­ fected in the mill men's strike at Colorado City, Colo., on account of which state troops were ordered out One of the features of the settlement Is an agreement that the troops be withdrawn at once. Gottlieb Niegenfried, who murdered his divorced wife and her father, was hanged at Lincoln, Neb. The safes in the office of the Stand­ ard Oil Company at Atlanta, Ga., were robbed of $500 in money and $2,000 in checks. Joseph Roth was acquitted at Ham­ ilton, Ohio, of the charge of assault­ ing Hattie and Stella Motze9. • Alfred Knapp, the murderer, is suspected of having assaulted the girls. Mrs. Margaret Lisle Shepperd, "the escaped nun," who delivered anti- Catholic lectures all over the world for several years, died recently at Detroit, and the remains were secret­ ly interred, "to avoid a demonstra­ tion." The Long Island sound steamer New Hampshire of the Stonington line ran down a Long Island railroad float in the East river, on which there were fourteen loaded freight cars, which were thrown into the river. Some of the cars were broken by the Impact and the light freight floated down the river. . Signor Bovio, the leader of the re­ publican party in the Italian chamber, died at Naples. The imports of France for January and February increased $13,325,800 •nd the exports increased $8,5 53,200. The London treasury experts are greatly disappointed by the revenue returns and are forecasting a deficit when Mr. Ritchie makes his budget speech. There are shortages In ex­ cise, the customs and income tax. The mail steamers Prince Adelbert and Prince Seigismund, in their pas­ sage between Kiel and Korson, Den­ mark, are continuously in connection with the mainland by the Slaby wire­ less telegraph system. The govern­ ment is accepting messages at 20 cents a word. Hugo Gorlitz, agent of Richard Strauss, authorizes a denial of the published report that Strauss had been engaged to lead the orchestra of the Metropolitan opera house, New, York- It is stated that the Bulgarian pre­ mier, Dr. Daneff, will take the war portfolio ad interim in consequence of the resignation of War Minister Paprikoff. No other changes in the cabinet are anticipated. The Dominion Line steamer New England arrived at Genoa with 262 American tourists aboard. All are well and are proceeding on the New England to Alexandria, whence they will visit Cairo. Fireman J. M. Shaver was killed and Engineer John Carroll probably fatally injured in a collision between a Colorado Southern passenger train and a freight near Trinidad, Colo. The Omaha Flyer and s freight train collided on the Union Pacific Road at Gilmore, Neb. Fireman C. P. Hayes was killed and four other persons in­ jured. The condition of Baron Nathaniel De Rothschild, who is ill at Naples, is critical. Rev. Dr. Joseph Krauskopf of Cin­ cinnati has accepted the position of director general of the Isaac N. Wlsa endowment fund committee of the * Hebrew Union college. In the Missouri house by a vote of 66 to 70 the separate railroad coach for colored people bill failed of final passage. R. H. Moore, a wealthy cotton buy­ er,, shot and killed A. McLaughlin on the street at Paris, Texas, as the out- 'enne of an old quarrel. . Judge Adams of St Louis, who is­ sued the Wabash "injunction, was banged in effigy at Kansas City, Mo. The miners' strike in the Twelve Hole district of West Virginia has been declared off, all disputes being amicably settled. Newt Watkins, a miner of Percy, III., was killed by the collapsing of the roof of his house. He leaves a wife and six children. Several of his com­ panions bad just left his room and had been sitting just where Watkins was buried under the slate from the roof. Emperor William while deer-stalk­ ing at his hunting lodge executed a aeries of drawings in colors illustrat­ ing the historical development of cos­ tumes. These have been placed on exhibition by the Berlin Artists' soci- •tr, Cuban and Panama Pacts Are Subjects of Debate in Upper House, MORGAN FINISHES HIS SPEECH 8everal Amendments Are Offered and Then Other Senators Tike a Hand in the Discussion of the Merits of the Waterway Treaty. ' ^ : £; Wednesday, March 11. jtyt' the opening of the session of the Senate Mr. Frye, the president pro tempro, called the attention of sena­ tors to the fact that under & strict in­ terpretation of the rules only such business as property "belongs to the matters under consideration in execu- tive session should be presented at this extra session of the Senate. Mr, Allison offered a resolution authoris­ ing the committee on rules to re-ex­ amine the rules of the Senate with a view to limiting debate. The resolu­ tion was referred. Mr. Hoar explained the need of a manual of parliamentary law, and said he would at a later day introduce a resolution directing the committee on rules also to consider this question. The Senate, then, on motion of Mr. Cullom, at 12:10 o'clock, went into executive session, and after an address by Mr. Morgan adjourned at 3:45 o'clock. Thursday, March 12. The open session of the senate last-, ed five minutes. Mr. Kean (N. J.) re­ ported back favorably from the com­ mittee on contingent expenses the res­ olution introduced by Senator Allison to authorize the committee on rules to secure the recess tor the purpose of examining the rules and it was adopted. In this connection Mr. Piatt (Conn.) gave notice of a modifi­ cation of the rules which he proposed by which the senate at any time by a three-fifths vote in the senate could make an ordex fixing the time at which a vote shold be taken upon any pending question and fixing the limit of time any senator could occupy in debate pending such final vote. This proposition for cloture was in the form of a resolution. It was ordered to lie on the table. The senate agreed to a resolution offered by Mr. Hoar directing the committee - on printing to ascertain and report the cost for each session of the last four con­ gresses of all documents other than executive or legislative documents printed by order of the senate or by the request of individual senators. Mr. Teller introduced the following resolution, which was allowed to lie on the table: "Resolved, That the ju­ diciary committee be directed to re­ port to the senate whether the presi­ dent by and with the advice of the senate can negotiate treaties with for­ eign governments by which the duties levied by congress on importations can be changed or abrogated." On motion of Mr. Cullom at 12:06 p. m. the senate went into executive ses­ sion and at 2:25 adjourned. Friday, March 13. Ten minutes after convening .the senate, on motion of Mr. Cullom, went into executive session. Senator Mor­ gan entered on a discussion of Attor­ ney General Knox's opinion as to the validity of the title to the Panama canal property which can be given by the new Panama Canal company. This opinion ne attacked as defective in some points, and especially in its fail­ ure to deal with the jurisdiction of the French courts, which have passed upon the canal company's title. He asserted that the decree of the French court authorizing the sale to the Unit­ ed States was void, because an inva­ sion of the rights of Colombia. He also contended with French legisla­ tion attempting to validate the acts of the French courts was as clearly without authority as the documents of the court He declared that "if Colombia has become or shall become a party consenting to all these pro­ ceedings, or if she is not such a party, she is bound for every bond issued by the old Panama Canal company for all the other debts of that company contracted for material furnished or work done for the canal." The Pan­ ama Canal company, he said, secured an extension of its concession in 1900 for the purpose of unloading the en­ terprise on the United States. "This company," he said, "bought from the president of Colombia for 5,000,000 francs a prolongation of the extension lor six years from the 21st of October, 1904. This proposed agreement was laid before the congress of Colombia, and was rejected. The constitution and laws of Colombia required that such contracts should be confirmed by congress, but the president of Colom­ bia, in violation of both the laws and the constitution, signed the contract and received the $1,000,000 In gold from .the new Panama Canal com­ pany. The house of representatives thereupon voted that the office of president of Colombia was vacant and WILL LEAD WE8TERN MISSION® dissolved." When Senator Kalian concluded Senator Spooner te*k t floor, but did npt proceed. Saturdays March 14. Immediately after the Senate con­ vened an executive session was or­ dered, and Senator Spooner began his speech in support of the Panama Canal treaty, answering Senator Mor­ gan. When he had finished several amendments were offered, and then at 6:40 p. m. adjournment until Monday was f©ted. URGE8 RECIPROCITY^ New York and Chicago Representative Seeks Approval of Pact. Washington dispatch: E. N. Out- erbridge, representing the Chicago board of trade and the New York chamber of commerce, appeared be­ fore the senate committee on foreign relations and argued in favor of the ratification of the Hay-Bond treaty for reciprocity with Newfoundland. He told the committee that between $1,- 000,000 and $2,000,000 worth of food products, provisions and meats are shipped annually to Newfoundland from Chicago and that this trade could be materially increased by the ratification of the treaty. On the other hand, he predicted that the commercial and political relatione be­ tween Newfoundland and the Domin­ ion of Canada would be strengthened by the defeat of the treaty, with the result that our trade would greatly suffer. Representatives from other commercial organizations appeared before the committee, but It is not probable that the treaty will be rati­ fied owing to opposition from New England interests. - , ^ Chlc&go Judge Holds Illinois Courts Have No Jurisdic- $on in Trust Case. - DEFENDANTS ARE SATISFIED Attorneys Who Drafted the Contract Give Unmistakable Evidence of Their Joy--Consul for State Down­ cast by the Result of the Ruling. Roosevelt's Western Trip# Washington dispatch: President Roosevelt hopes to get away from Washington about the end of the month. He is to be In St. Louis April 30. From St Louis he will set out on his western tour, going through Kansas and Colorado Into southern California. Prior to going to St. Louis he will attempt a season of hunting. He hopes to leave Washing* ton on this trip tie last of March. Ho will hunt in Colorado and probably in Yellowstone Park. The details of these trips have not been made up, but the President is hoping to get a, good rest before the long western JtjrJp. Talk of Adjournment. ^ #&SMngton dispatch. The lican steering committee of the Sen­ ate considered the general condition of business in the Senate. The opin- Ion was expressed that it would be possible to fix a day for the close of the session not later than next week, Friday or Saturday. No reso* lutions to that effect, however, will be introduced until an effort shall have been ma'de to name a day for voting ol the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Ask Consul to Resign. Waahington, D. C., dispatch.--Unifr ed States Consul John L. Bittinger, at Montreal, has been asked to resign., He will be succeeded by Major A. WV Edwards, a North Dakota newspaper man. Consul Bittinger while on leave of absence at his home in St Louis talked very freely of the relations between the United States and Can­ ada. This was ill received in Canada and has led to the present action. Chicago dispatch.--The trial of the Indiana coal operators, indicted by the grand jury for illegal combina­ tion and conspiracy in restraint of trade, came to an abrupt termina­ tion. On the. ground that the trans­ actions which formed the basis of the charges were Interstate commerce, and, as such, were cognizable only by the Federal courts, the case was taken from the jury on an instruc­ tion to return a verdict of "not guilty," and the defendants werasofc at liberty. - U? Is a Surprise^;'::%s; The extremely flat enrofg'm much-talked-of coal conspiracy came as a surprise, although the - lawyers who have followed the trial from the first have been confident that Assist­ ant State's Attorney Barnes had not made out a case against the operat­ ors. It was expected, however, that Judge Chetlain would leave the mat­ ter in the hands of the jury and not throw the case out of court Judge Chetlain based his decision on the point that the operations of the Indiana coal men and their agent, sertfets as the pa-seders in ' Poftertwho notlfled to return them andyerdina*> ters notified not to give keys to any employes but brakemen. The lines* east of Pittsburg will soon make a corresponding move. Many ofielala favor making it a rule to disQttiargf any employe who receives a tip. WILL NOT REDUCE RAIL RATI! Repor^. That Illinois Railroads Wilt Resist Commissioners' Orders Springfield, 111., dispatch.--It tl stated in railroad circles that the rail­ roads will not make the rednctton of 25 per cent in freight rates ordered by the state beard of railroad and warehouse commissioners and will ap­ ply to the- courts for an Injunction re* straining the commission from put* ting the reduced rates into effect. The railroads coutend that the margin of profit would be wiped out if the rates were reduced 25 per cent That it is the freight business and not the pas­ senger business which pays the divi­ dends. CONTESTS HER FATHER** WILL Daughter of Decedent Says She Was Not Fairly Treated. E&u Claire, Wis., dispatch.--A con­ test was filed in the probate court against the admission to probate of the will of Henry H, Hayden. The contest is on behalf of his daughter, Avis Hayden, who has been adjudged insane. The contestant alleges that the estate amounts to $400,000; that the daughter, Avis, was bequeathed only $250, and that the testator, Mr. Hayden, was of unsound mind and was unduly influenced. §$5%; New Presidential Office. « Washington dispatch: The Postof- flce department has announced sixty fourth-class postoffices which will be iflj Uacle 84m: "Dont you worry. .There's enough left" < • - --Chicago Jnt*r Oemu ? Restricts Chinese. Waahington dispatch.--The Secre­ tary of the Treasury has approved an agreement entered into by Commis­ sioner General Sargent with the Ca­ nadian Pacific Railway Company whereby all ports along the Canadian border which heretofore have been open for the admission of Chinese persons are closed, except Richford, Vt.; Malone, N. L.; Poj£&, and jStam, Wash. ' S% Secretary Shaw ftetu'mi.' Washington dispatch: Secretary Shaw has returned from New York. While in New York the secretary looked into the money situation some­ what, but did not see anything in the present condition to warrant interfer­ ence on the part- of the department It is authoritatively stated that it is not his purpose, certainly at present, to take any steps whatever in the matter. . 'wy? - , . . : ' 4 , _ Shaw Goes Washington dispatch.--Secretary Shaw has left for Beaumont Texas, to look after his rice property in­ terests, and while South will examine the subtreasury, custom house and mint at New Orleans, and also will inspect the proposed sites < for the new public building in that city. Blockade Isftaised. ; / Washington dispatch.--The^^Sfifce department has received a cablegram from United States Charge Russell at Caracas announcing that the blockade of the Orinoco river, declared by Pres­ ident Castro on March 7, has been raised. V Rev. W. L. Tenny Elected by Metho­ dists to Office In Chicago. New York dispatch.--The Ameri­ can Missionary association announced the election of Rev. W. L. Tenny of North Adams, Mass., as district sec­ retary of the western district of the association, with headquarters at Chi­ cago. Mr. Tenny is a graduate of Oberlin and Harvard and has held pastorates in Ohio. Michigan and Massachusetts. Roosevelt to Visit CMea&& Washington dispatch.--President Roosevelt will spend a day in Chicago on his way back from the Pacific coast the latter part of April. FINNS HISS SUPREME JUDGE Walter S. Bogle of Chicago, were not subject to the statutes of Illinois, but were solely under the jurisdiction of the Federal laws governing Inter; state commerce. ' • Cost to the Statu... The case has cost the state over $5 ,000. Weeks of work have been put upon it by Assistant State's At­ torney Barnes, and thirteen panels of 100 veniremen each were examined before a jury was secured. The decision caused the operators tiie greatest satisfaction and Attor­ neys Hacker and Hamlll of the de­ fense, the latter being the lawyer who drafted the contract that caused all the trouble, gave unmistakable ev­ idence of joy. _ Only the imperturb­ able Judge Wing remained unmoved. He scribbled Indifferently on his writ­ ing pad and did not so much as lift his gaze from the table. Blow to Attorneya. To State's Attorney Deenen and Mi assistant, Mr. Barnes, the act of Judge Chetlain in throwing the case out of court came as a crushing blow. They saw the work which has occupied their minds since Jan. 19 toppling over in ruins. Mr. Deneen refused to discuss the decision. Mr. Barnes said: "The decision was rendered upon a nice point. I suppose there will be much adverse criticism of me, be­ cause I brought a case for the juris­ diction of a Federal court into a state court, but every one has to be crit­ icised more or less, you know, no mat­ ter what he does." ORDER TIPS TO BE ABOLISHED Church Robber Is Captured. •'«. St Petersburg cablegram: The po­ lice have caught the burglar that rob­ bed the St. Isaac Cathedral and car­ ried away the crown from the image of the Savior, which was ornamented by a diamond worth $25,000. - Ships Collide Near I ii<BW> t-: ' Manila cable: The local United States steamships Navarra and Uestra Senora de Lourdes have been in colli­ sion off Cape Santiago, on the south­ west coast of the Island of Luzon. Both vasssls sankt* ' Jurist Who Complied With Russian l-aws Is Called a Traitor. -St Petersburg cablegram: Presi­ dent Strong of tbe Supreme court of Abo, Finland, who complied with the Russian laws, while the other mem­ bers of the court refused to do so, on arriving at Helsingfors with his wife, was greeted with hooting and hisses by the population. The mob fixed a board to his house inscribed: "Here dwells the traitor Strong." r vi s . " -- -- -- Good News For lrel«nd ,̂,v Cork cablegram: The success of the Greater Cork exhibition of 1903 is now assured. The Irish railways have an­ nounced that they will transport ex­ hibits to and from the raw material rnfl mineral sections free. * ; W3 Chicken Stealing a Felorty. Jefferson City, Mo., dispatch: The huuse passed the senate bill making cbicken stealing a felony and provid­ ing a penitentiary sentence as pen­ alty. Thei bill will go to the gov snmr |tof sicnatnre. ̂ r* Pennsylvania Line Officials Forbid Employes to Aocept Gratuities. Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch.--The ex­ ecutive officials of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg will adopt measures to diminish the tip-giving nuisance on their lines. It is advanced to tue presidential class on April 1. Among them are the follow­ ing: Illinois--Fairmount, Glencoe, Venice.; Iowa--Blockton, Hawkeye, Lineville, Peterson, Wesley; Kansas-- Scammon; Michigan -- Centerville; Minnesota--Blackduck, Sparta; Mis­ souri -- Festus Nebraska -- Elgin; North Dakota--Bowbells, Souris; Ohio --Dlllonvale, Lowellville, Newton Falls. " Cortelyou Chooses Aids. Washington dispatch.--Secretary Cortelyou of the department of labor and commerce has announced the fol­ lowing appointments in that depart­ ment: Chief clerk, Frank Kltclicock of Massachusetts; disbursing clerk, William H. Soleau, Michigan. Mr. Cortelyou has selected as his personal stenographers H. A. Weaver and CharlQg ^yood. Defeat for Crum. ^Tashlirgton dispatch. The lican leaders have forsaken Dr. Crum, who was nominated by the president for collector of the port at Charles­ ton, S. C., and no attempt will be made to keep a quorum after the Cu­ ban treaty is disposed of. It will then be given out that Crum's nomination failed "tor lack of a quorum." Three Miners Are Killed. Dwight, 111., dispatch.--Three men were killed by an explosion in a mine at Cardiff, which State Mine Inspector Hector McAllister of Streator had in­ spected the day before ana declared to be safe. The mine had been on lire for several days and was shut down on account of a broken engine. Twelve men also were injured. " Three Actresses lnsane*-.?K-riv. Rome cable.-r-In one week three noted actresses, Sfgnora Dina Gallia, Signora Rejter and. Signorina Gaili, have lost their reason. M. Leighed, an- ] the best known Italian writer of com- nounced that train porters will no I edy, Is lying at the point of death with longer be permitted to perform such consumption. Sugar Plant to Shut Down. San Francisco, Cal., dispatch: The large cane and beet sugar refin­ ing plant of the California & Hawaii Sugar company at Crockett is shut down Indefinitely. Between 300 and 400 men will be out of employment Bill Prevents Corruption.- ' London cable: In the house of lords the prevention of corruption bill, which makes it a penal offense to offer or accept gifts or bribes with the view of influencing business, passed its second reading. . New Outlet for Railway. New York dispatch: James Spey- er has gone to Jekyll Island to con­ sult with Mr. Morgan and other mag­ nates regarding an outlet for the Rock Island railroad on the Atlantic eoast at Brunswick, Ga. Reproves Judge Adams.:" ^ Jefferson City, Mo., dispat^i;'. A resolution was adopted by the "house reproving JudgeAdams of the United JBtates court atST. Louis for granting ;||e recent Wabash Injunction, ' ̂ Forgives Wife Who Eloped. ' Lima, O., special: A. L. Palmer, the rich coal operator from Wayne county, "Pennsylvania, came here to see his wife, who eloped with Alexan­ der Cochran, formerly an employe of Palmer. Palmer. forgave his wife. Rockefeller Aids College* Halifax,- N. S. dispatch: The gov­ ernor of Acadia college at WolfVllle has received an offer from John D. Rockefeller to give to Acadia $1 for each dollar raised by tbe collegia up to $100,000 before Jan. 1, 1908. Bank Robbers Get $400. ICasota, Minn., dispatch: The Safe Iflt the State bank of Kasota was blown by two men at 4 o'clock in tbe morning and $400 in silveur taken. The robbers escaped oh. a handcar Oft the Omaha road. t* ^rlsij Emigration Is Heavy. Xl^ondon cablegram: A parliamen­ tary return just issued shows that 40,- 401 persons emigrated from Ireland in 1902. Of these 35,472 went tQ».t}if- tolenies and foreign countries. ^ Measures Under Considera­ tion In the Capitol at CIVIL SERVICE LIKELY TO PASS Measure Will Occupy the Attention of the Lawmakers This Week and Ap* pears to Have a Good Chanoe ef Enactment In Some Form. ;^f :"h • Wednesday tbe governor's civil ae* •ice bill will be taken up and will probably occupy the attention of the house the remainder of the week. The bill is still on the order of second reading, and it is generally admitted that it will pass in some form. Up to this time all amendments vitally af­ fecting the bill have been voted down, and there is an evident disposition to put it through without amendment Friends of some of the state officers have under consideration a plan to amend the bill by providing that the civil service commission shall consist of the elective state officers instead of three men appointed by the governor. They think this will meet the approv­ al of members opposed to the creation of any additional salaried state com­ missioners and at the same time still the complaint that the bill gives the governor control of all the state pat­ ronage. ' . To Hear Architect It is likely that the house appro­ priations committee will be a storm center during the week. The Repub­ lican resolution .regarding the state architect's office is to be considered in the house Wednesday, and the same day Architect Watson will be before the committee. It is expected that he will make a defense of his office and explain the purposes for which he drew the money in addition to his sal­ ary, which was the subject of the re­ marks made by Messrs. Sherman and Bundy in the house. Itemized Accounts. The appropriations comraltteeWiaB encountered serious difficulty in com­ plying with the terms of the resolu­ tion requiring that requests for appro­ priations be itemized. In the resolu­ tion as originally drawn Mr. Sherman provided that the items be supplied simply for the information of the com­ mittee. When the resolution was re­ written by Mr. Lindly, however, it re­ quired that the items be written into the appropriation bills, and it now stands in this shape. It will entail a great amount of labor and much loss of time! to do this in all cases, but the Sherman men are insisting that it be donet < Corporation Lawa. In the house several important measures are ready for consideration as soon as the civil service measure is out of the way. Among these are several amendments to the foreign corporations act One of these pre­ vents a foreign corporation from using a name similar to that of a domestic corporation. Another requires all for­ eign corporations, as a condition pre­ cedent to doing business in the state, to comply with and become amenable to ail laws of Illinois for the control and regulation of domestic corporations. A third requires for­ eign corporations to pay taxes upon that portion of their capital stock which represents their business and investments in this state. Still anoth­ er is to prevent foreign corporations* from removing to the federal courts suits brought against them in the state courts. • Local Option. The local option bill of t!ie &btl- saloon league is to be considered In the house elections committee Thursday, and in the senate license committee Wednesday. The Anti-saloon league people are flooding the legislators with petitions demanding the passage of the bill, while the municipalities like­ ly to be affected by the measure are protesting against the county feature of the measure. Some of the members are talking of passing a compromise bill which will make the present local option law mandatory. Transportation for Pupils. Copies of thousands of petitions in favor of the bill for transportation of pupils in county lists have been re­ ceived by. members. The petitions come, for the most part, from rural communities where schools desire to consolidate, but cannot jn unless some provision can be made by which pupils can be conveyed to the central schools from a distance. Miller Rushes Buslneea. Speaker Miller started pushing house business on Friday. With com­ mittee work well advanced, and the calendar fairly well supplied with bills, he expects to make the house work morning and afternoons or evenings visement," said Mr. Miller, whezpftt this week--two sessions a day. He there was laughter. -;1 i'Lf-P. show!flih membei-s again that if they want to guide their own bills or stop some other members' bills they must Stay in Springfield Friday mornings. With less than a quorum present, every bill on first reading, twenty- three in all. was advanced to second three in all, was advanced to second reading were pushed along. '•-JH" ' • ' "• • ' ...... To Curb Trust Companies, v The Cermak bill is drawn to Jprb* hibit corporations--trust companies-- from acting as trustees, executors^ guardians and administrators. An efr > ' fort will be made to amend it so as ^ < to prohibit the same kind of concern* V# from, practicing law. * - •• ".H- % * - Bills Advanced. " ; •>'. >,"4 Among the other bills on nrsl read- ;• vfs ing which were advanced were: At- /" * V! nold's uniform text-book bill; Mitch- j-/ J ell's to separate the teachers' pension M fund from the pension fund of other school employes in Cnicago; Tice's for i a uniform system of text-books; Chip- ' V erfleld's to prohibit the holding back of wages by corporations; Breldt's for examination and iicensing of eleva- tor starters and conductors; Nagel'a --.V -' for the examination and licensing of ; embalmers; • Moran's amending the state mining laws; Schnipper's amend* ; ing the mining law; Weare'g for tha •"••'•'if relief of the blind; Hinds' to estab» 4>% lish a uniform text-book system. Among bjlls on second reading pushed ahead was Bou!ware's permit- ~ ^ ting a justice of the peace, when in- capacitated for duty, to have hl» docket taken up and. tho caBM,oo..|t„^::' v, disposed of. r ; r Fees tor\TTOsur«^;..;V;^^ Among bills reported to the house as passed by the senate, was Mueller's bill for setting aside 2 per cent of taxes collected by the county treasa urer-collector to pay the expenses of^ the board of assessors and bdard of review. Reprimand for Architect. The state architect question was put up in the house on report by Mr. Owen of the appropriations committee res­ olution directing the state architect to prepare immediately plans and speci­ fications for various new buildings to be appropriated for. The resolution is in the nature of a reprimand for State Architect R. Bruce Watson. Mr. Wheeler asked that it go over. After Mr. Wheeler had read the at­ torney general's opinion to the chari>' ties board, advising that it might safely provide for paying the state architect's expenses < in addition to his salary of $5,000 a year, the reseda- went over. The upshot promises to be another effort to abolish the office of state arch­ itect, which was so nearly accom­ plished last session. Mir. Kerrlck argued against the pending resolution^ which he said called on the state architect to perform a physical im­ possibility in preparing "immediately** complete plans, specifications, draw­ ings and models for half a dozen state buildings. Tilt In the House. There was another tilt in the Hon^fe . This time it was over the bill intr<£ duced by Mr. Iserman, giving any court power to regulate freight' charges on agricultural products. The journal, when read, showed the bill had been referred to the committee on live stock and dairying. Mr. Sher* man wanted the journal corrected so' as to show that the bill had gone .to the committee on agriculture, because it related solely to agricultural prod­ ucts. The Speaker held that the bill had been referred by him to the com­ mittee on live stock and dairying, that the journal was correct, and that the House had power to make of the bill what disposition it pleased. Then the journal was formally ap­ proved, and Mr. Sherman moved- that the bill be sent to the committee on agriculture. He said the bill referred only to inanimate objects; that there was neither live stock no dairying in it There was some parliamentary sparring between Chiperfield and Sherman, and finally a roll call on Mr. Sherman's motion was ordered by the Speaker. The roll call developed a split on the Democratic side of the HOUBO; twenty-four Democrats, led by Gray and McClenathan from the country and Mitchell and Corigan from Chicago, broke away from the Wilson- Johnson leadership and voted to sus­ tain the speaker. Two Miller men» Drew and Gillespie, voted with Sher­ man, and one Sherman man, Magill, voted with the speaker. Before the result was announced Mr. Sherman, realizing that he was defeated, changed his vote so as to enable him to move a reconsideration. After the vote was announced he gave notice that he would move to recon­ sider, but Lindly moved to reconsider at once, and Morris moved to table Lindly's motion, which was done, and the bill went to the live atock and dairying committee. Then Mr. Sherman said he wanted to know whether he had a right to give notice of a motion to reconsider. "Is it just rhls time or is it to last all session? I want to know so that I will not waste time," he said. "The chair will take that under ad- {. 'A ^ 5r»i Pf$sj Wi W"-] Methodist Celebration. On Sunday, April 5, the sixty-eighth Anniversary of the beginning of Meth­ odism in Charleston, will be celebrat­ ed. Bishop Gallowan of the M. E. Church South will preach. A great day of jubilee is being prepared for. To Build $40,000 School. The Quincy board of education has accepted plans prepared by Harvey Chatten, architect, for building the new Webster schooihouse at a cost of $40,000. Boy's Prayers Are Answered. Mrs. Harry Stewart of Decatur at­ tempted suicide by swallowing a quan­ tity of chloroform. , While she was thought to be dying her 7-year-old son knelt at the bedside and prayed for her recovery. She will recover. V Mill Men Form Unien. Hie Decatur flour and cereal mill men have organized a union with J. L. Brown as president, James Coberly vice president, Henry Higar secretary, Lynn Williams financial secretary an« C. *. Warren treasurer. Milk Preservatives. City Health Inspector Patterson' investigating the use of preservatives by dairymen of Springfield. The weather has had an unusual effect la turning milk, and the health depart­ ment charges the dairymen with the indiscriminate use of preservatives. 'SSf'i* -* Orphan Home Is Close*" ; • Ties county orphans' home at Daft* ville has been closed and the children - '* sent to Fort Wayne, Knigbtstown and other places. ' " • tV" - 'J--% • . . To Have Pipe; Orgai^^^g; wbrk on the new Mattooii Presby­ terian church is progressing rapidly* and the edifice will be dedicated early this spring. A handsome new p|p» organ will be one of the features of the church. ; More Power for Alton city officials are to abolish the office of police trate before the next municipal -rim tion, so the official magistrate of the city may be appointed by the ing mayor. • -M •••<•*-- > •«<">