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IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES AT WORLD'S FAIR DEDICATION wwh m ' ' T h e e x t r e m e o f p o m p a n d c e r e m o n y „/. -i ^jnarked the dedication ceremonies at $P " Bt. Louis of the Louisiana Purchase fv(. exposition. President Roosevelt, for- mer President Cleveland, President i< iV'SYancfs of the exposition company, : ; / President Carter of the world's fair pj| Commission, members of the cabinet, -find the Supreme court had seats in &? . • the center of the platform in the Lib- t • ?' \«ral Arts building. At the president's sat the visiting diplomatists, a v. distinguished looking contingent, which - ^attracted much attention. In this sec- j .' tion, also, were other distinguished .foreigners and representatives of the •jte> .^ittate department at Washington, head- t: " e<J, 1>v aAs8istap.t, Secretary of State te£ the fAr association, formally present* .ed the fair buildings. Both President Roosevelt and ex* President Cleveland, who delivered* addresses, were given enthusiastic welcome by the enormous crowd, which packed the building. The ap­ plause which greeted both of the dis* tinguished orators was prolonged for almost twenty minutes. The services were made notable by the military display, the gathering of dignitaries, and the utterances of men of highest position marked this first of the three dedicatory days of the ex­ position. To former President Cleveland was credited one of these notable utter- PRINCIPALS IN DEDICATION CEREMONIES. xmm PRE8IDENT ROOSEVELT, EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND DAVID R. FRANCIS, PRESIDENT OF THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. Loomis. To the left of the president •at the joint delegation Of senators and representatives, representing con­ gress, the foreign commissioners to the fair, and Gen. Miles, Adjt. Oen. Corbin and Oen. John C. Bates, with 'many other scarcely less distin­ guished. The assembly was called to order by President Francis. He first intro­ duced Cardinal Gibbons, who deliv­ ered the invocation. He was followed by Thomas H. Carter of the national commission, who acted as president of the day. The choir of 2.000 voices then sang •The Heavens Proclaiming." At the Close David R. Francis, president of REMOVED 8TATUE OF KING. ances when he declared his belief that the Louisiana purchase showed this nation to be the "one favored of God." To President Roosevelt was credited another when he asserted that this country, first amoqgr republics, had learned to expand without breaking up, and to grow strong without losing liberty. The exercises were closed by a ben­ ediction delivered by Bishop Potter of New York city. ' At the conclusion of the speeches the one hundredth anniversary of tbe signing of the treaty which transferred the Louisiana purchase from France to the United States was marked with a salute of 100 aerial guns. Pew Formalities Attended Demolition of Edward's Counterpart. A feature of the Glasgow exhibition Of the year before last was the colos­ sal statue of King Edward VII, which Stood below the central dome. They are still removing the buildings, etc., Of the exhibition and at the end of last week the statue was "dealt with." The Ceremony lacked fastidiousness. A noose was drawn tightly- round the neck of the king, half a dozen navvies pitched themselves to the ground end Of the rope and--the great statue lay "in many fragments. The charitable explanation is advanced that this course was taken to remove any chance of his majesty, when he goes "to Glasgow in May, seeing himself as so many thousands had been led to imagine him. Falk Refuses Testimonial. Circuit Attorney Falk of St. Louis, through whose efforts not a few bood- lers of that city have been convicted, declines to accept a testimonial from admiring citizens who wished to Show their appreciation of his work. The testimonial tendered waB a resi­ dence costing $15,000, and Mr. Falk, While cordially thanking his fellow citizens, said he could not accept oth­ er remuneration than his salary for •imply performing bis duty. *S. Urges Church to Discriminate. "The time has come, in my opin­ ion," says Bishop Burgess of Long Island, "when the church should be particular what money It receives. Money obtained by fostering the gambling instinct in young parish- iloners is something which every rec- |or should refuse, and, while at first the church may suffer in its funds, ft will in the end gain in spiritual •trength." * Long Time on One Newspaper. Col. Stephen N. Winslow, oldest newspaper man in Philadelphia in ac­ tive continuous service, recently cele­ brated the sixty-first anniversary of bis entrance into journalism. During those sixty-one years, without Inter­ ruption, he has been a member of the Staff of the Inquire-. • Popular Kentuckian. X Korgan Chinn,*** son of Ool. "Jack" Chinn, the famous Kentuckiani Of sporting and belligerent proclivities, lis a candidate for the office of clerk of the Court of Appeals of the state Of Kentucky. He is one of the most 'yopular |aeala tbe blue grass feqiaa HARD ON THE MODEL- r Enthusiastic Painter Almost Cauees Death of 8oldier. Charles Schreyvogel, the "painter of the Western frontier," works even in cold weather on his roof in New York. Recently he had a soldier for a mod­ el. The trooper was told to assume a recumbent posture, as if wounded. It was bitterly cold, but the painter became so absorbed in his work that he did not experience any discomfort. The soldier, accustomed to obedience, lay perfectly still. When Mr. Schrey­ vogel had finished he found this really model model so benumbed that he had to half carry, half drag him down to the studid and revive him with an al­ cohol bath (external and Internal) be­ fore the poor fellow could stand on his legs again. Hugh McLaughlin an Optimist. Hugh McLaughlin, for forty years leader of the Kings county (Brooklyn) democracy, has two fads outside of politics--baseball and pinochle. The old gentleman Is a good deal of a philosopher, too, with nothing of the pessimist about him. He has no patience with the talk about "good old days." holding that things in general are better than ever before, "includ­ ing some of the politicians, I hope," be remarked the other day between deals at his favorite game. His Excuse No Good. The court has decided that A. J. Patterson, the defaulting city treasur­ er of Clyde Kan., must go to the pen­ itentiary for three years. Mr. Patter­ son is the ingenious gantleman who advanced the plea that inasmuch as the city obtained its money illegally, by licensing "joints," he had a right to appropriate it for his own use. The district court could not be induced to regard this plea as admissible, so tbe defaulter goes to jail. Last of Indian Tribe. In a farmhouse near Taunton lives the last descendant of the Massasoit Indians, Princess Teweelerna of the Wampancags. She is called Miss Mitchell by her neighbors. Her face is of the pure Indian type that Is rare­ ly seen in this part of the country and although 67 she is in full posses­ sion of her mental and physical vigor. f Trustees Pick St. Louis Man. Rev. Alfred F. Smith, pastor of the St. Louis Methodist Episcopal church, south, has ^een chosen president of Central Female college at Lexington Mew lift wW aeeepi tbe tender. ".'X • , ' '. <?- -i '•:/ *y • *: • • -v •'r-.At.'1 ' ? IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED BY ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE Summary of Work Done by the Forty-Third General Assembly --Appropriations Amount to $15,000,000, the Largest in the History of the State--Effective Child Labor Law. The forty-third general assembly of Illinois passed more than 100 bills, exclusive of regular appropriation bills, practically all of which will take their place in the statutes of the state. It killed about 1,100 bills. Counting the appropriation bills, of which there are approximately 175. some 300 bills have been passed. Each of these had to have full consideration in two (house and senate) committees, three readings on three separate days In each house, or a total of about 900 readings. That makes an average of about three bills a day for all the days, Including Sundays, since the beginning of the session. Most of thest> bills, of course, were actually read and passed the last month. One of the most important achieve­ ments of the session in all probability lies wholly outside of legislative enact­ ment or the record of the house--the probable end of the extreme use of the speaker's gavel to advance or retard legislative work or to hold members In check and restrain them from the exercise of their constitutional rights to the floor. The revolt against Speak­ er Miller's gavel rule against the Muel­ ler bill on April 23, in which ninety- seven members of the house organized a session of their own In protest against gavel rule is believed to put an end to that practice for many years, If not for all time. If that has been accomplished it undoubtedly will be considered in future years one of the most important achievements of tbe year. The appropriations by this general assembly will amount to about $15,- 000,000, the largest sum ever appro­ priated. Two yeara ago the total was about $13 500,000. The chief ltoms which have Increased the total are: For the St Charles School for Boys, $350,000; for repairs on the statehquse, Including a new roof, $250,000; / for putting the convict labor law In oper­ ation at Joliet, $500,000; for complet­ ing the Bartonville insane asylum, $200,000; for improvements at the Watertown insane asylum, $200,000. The enabling act for the municipal ownership of street railways (the Mueller bill) gives Chicago at last op­ portunity to grapple with Its vexing street railway problem and settle it on modern, progressive and effective lines. This may yet be looked upon as the most important and far-reach­ ing piece of "advanced" legislation of the session. It is the first bill ever passed In Illinois permitting munici­ palities to engage in the ownership and operation of so-called public utili­ ties (other than waterworks), opera­ tion of which has been considered the prerogative of private enterprise. . The Chicago drainage board's bill is another very important piece of work for Chicago. This bill permits the annexation of the Evanston and Calumet districts td the Chicago sani­ tary district; authorizes the sanitary trustees to develop the water power of the drainage channel and to con­ nect the Illinois and Michigan canal with the drainage canal. This bill was prepared at a conference of the trustees of the sanitary district and the commissioners of the Illinois and Michigan canal. Senator Parker's voting machine bill, recommended by the Chicago board of election commissioners, providing for use of voting machines at all elections, was passed, as was Senator Mueller's bill giving county recorders of deeds authority to guar­ antee titles and empowering them to set aside certain fees for the purpose Of creating an indemnity fund. The convict labor bill is an effort at last to put the state government in the position of obeying the constitu­ tion, which prohibits contract labor in the penitentiaries and reforma­ tories. For years the state has been evading this provision , of the organic law, ^ The bill makes the commission­ ers of the penitentiaries and the man­ agers of the Pontiac reformatory a board of prison Industries to put the law into effect May 1, 1904; confines employment of the prisoners to the manufacture of articles to be used by the state or the political divisions thereof, none of the products of their labor to be sold in the open market; gives convicts who earn "good time" a share of the earnings of the Insti­ tutions. The child labor bill marks a' long step in legislation. This absolutely prohibits night work by, children un­ der sixteen years of age between the hours of 6 p. m. and 7 a. m., and re­ stricts the working day of children to eight hours. It also provides that no child under sixteen years of age shall be employed unless he can read and write. This bill was especially fought " It Was Useful. Gunner--"Goodness gracious, why do you allow that gardener to smoke bis foul old pipe in here?" Guyer--"It may be pretty bad, bnt It drowns the odor of the Turkish cigarettes the dudes are smoking." Real Thing. Ho--"Do you like to have men flat­ ter you?" She--"Yes--some men." He--"For instance?" 8be--"Photographers." Friendly Tip. Smith--"Wish I could get a better position for my son." Jones--"What is he doing?" Smith--"Clerking in a grocery." jones--"Better let well enough alone. He will make bis weigh in the world." Always Saying Something. Mrs. Windig--"What is the meaning of the term 'saw wood'?" Windig--"That, my dear, is a term beyond the comprehension of any wo- by the glasl manufacturers, who em­ ploy many Dpys in their business. The state free employment agency, recently knocked out by the Supreme court because of a provision forbid­ ding the furnishing of workers to a factory or other place of employ­ ment where workers might be on strike, has been re-enacted, with tbe offending provision stricken out. i^any Important bills have died or have been smothered. Among them is the "fellow servant" bill, intended to abolish the common law rule that an employer shall not be liable to an employe for personal injury received through the fault of a co-employe. The Bundy bill for changing the assessed valuation of property from one-fifth to one-fourth of the full value has also died. Southern Illi­ nois counties, which claim they can­ not raise enough county revenue under the one-fifth valuation, de­ manded this. The local option bill is also dead. It had been amended by the elimination of tbe county local option, so that the Anti-Saloon league lost Interest in It. The state civil service bill, after having been made almost useless by amendments in both branches, was allowed to die in the house. The bills passed of wide interest or Importance are the following: Municipal Ownership, Mueller BIIL --Providing for municipal ownership of street railways. The bill gives the municipalities of tbe state power to acquire, own, and operate street rail­ ways and to lease the same to any company incorporated under the laws of this state, for any period not longer than twenty years, on such terms as the city council shall provide. The enabling power to operate, however, must be approved by three-fifths of those voting on the question. Cities are empowered to reserve in any grant to a railway company the right to take bver such railway com­ pany's property at or before the ex piration of the grant. They may also insert in such grant a provision to the effect that if the city does not exer­ cise its power to take over the prop­ erty, but shall grant a new franchise to another company in any streets oc­ cupied by the old company, then the new company shall be substituted in place of the city as to all obligations in taking over the tangible property. Franchise extensions may be granted in streets where tracks are already located without frontage petitioners. No franchise longer than five years shall be operative unless approved by the people^ If the city undertakes- municipal operation it must fix its charges for service sufficiently high to produce revenue to meet operating expenses, and the principal and interest on what­ ever obligations the city assumes, in the acquisition of street railway prop­ erty. Torrens Land Title Law.--Senate bill 123 (Juul), requiring administra­ tors, executors, and others having charge of real estate in trust to regis­ ter the same under the Torrens land title land law. The registration is to be made under order of court and the court is to determine whether regis­ tration is necessary in cases where a protest against such registration Is en­ tered. Raise of Death Damages.--Senate bill 431 (Gardner's), increasing the statutory limit of death damages from $5,000 to $10,000. The bill also amends the present law by providing that suits for death damages mvst be brought within one year. Under the old law a suit may be brought at any time within two years. To Protect Bank Depositors.--Sen­ ate bill 434 to am&id the act for the protection of bank depositors so that it will read as follows: "That if any banker or broker, or person or per­ sons doing a banking business in this state, shall receive from any person or persons, firm, company, or corpora­ tion, or from any agedt thereof not indebted to said banker, broker, bank­ ing company, or incorporated bank, any money, check, draft, bill of ex­ change, stocks, bonds, or other valu­ able thing which is transferable by delivery, when at the time" of receiv­ ing such deposit, said banker, broker, banking company, or incorporated bank is in his or its knowledge in­ solvent, whereby the deposit so made shall be lost to the depositor, said banker, broker, or officer, so receiving such deposit, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum double the amount of the sum so embezzled and fraudulently taken, and in addi­ tion thereto may be imprisoned In the Definition. Flossie--"What's a brute. Little mamma?" Mamma--"A brute, my dear, is a man who spends 40 cents for cigars, then growls because his wife wants-a $40 gown." Real vs. Ideal. She (coyly)--"Mamma says that I will make an ideal wife." He (knowingly) -- "Undoubtedly. But when it comes to a wife 1 prefer the real thing." Hard Luck. Mrs. O'Riley--"Th' top av th' morn- in' to yez, Mrs. McNutty. An' how Is yer ould man this foin mornln'?" Mrs. McNutty--"Shure, an' it's ter­ rible bad he do be, Mrs. O'Rlley. Sorra a bite can he ate exclpt phwat be drinks." Neighborly Calls. Mrs. OTtafferty--"Air yez on calljn' terms with Mrs. McNutty?" Mrs. Mulligan--"Tbot's what Ol am. She called me no loidy an' Ol called bar a loir." state penitentiary not less than one, not more than three years." Regulating Convict Labor.--This bill is designed to abolish contract labor in the penitentiaries and the reforma­ tory, and was drafted in compliance with a constitutional amendment which was adopted several years ago. The law goes into effect by May 1, 1904. Under it the prisoners are to be employed exclusively in the manu- facture of articles to be used by the state or the political divisions thereof, and under no circumstances shall any of the products of their labor be sold upon the open market. The president of the board of prison industries, the president of the state board of chari­ ties, and the auditor are to fix the pi'ice at which all labor performed and articles manufactured for the state, or its institutions, and the vail* ous political divisions, shall be fur­ nished. Revising the Game Laws.--Quail again protected, they having been left out of the law passed two years ago through a clerical error. Season from Nov. 10 to Dec. 30. Killing of prairie chickens Is prohibited for a period of four years. The killing of wild ducks, geese, or brant for the market is strictly prohibited, and no person to be allowed to shoot more than twenty- five of these birds on one day. All provisions of the old law for the pro­ tection of wild birds are retained in the act, and several new sections are added to clear up technical points. Ten game wardens to serve under the state game commissioners. To Perpetuate Fort Massac.--Tbe bill creates a board of trustees which shall have authority to receive a con­ veyance of forty acres of land on which the old fort is situated, and which is empowered to care for and improve the premises. Increasing the Salaries of Members. --House bill 195 (S. E. Erickson's), In­ creasing the salary of members of the general assembly from $1,000 to $2,000 for each regular session. Governing Receiverships.--Applicant for receiver must first give bond to the adverse party except when for good cause shown. In lieu of a re­ ceiver the court may permit the party in possession to retain possession upon giving bond. 8toring of Explosives.--Explosives shall not be stored within one-half mile of any dwelling house except with the consent of a majority of the people living within that radius. To Regulate Dental Practice.--Sen* ate bill 158 provides for the appoint­ ment of five examiners, practicing den­ tists. Three must be recommended by Cne Illinois Dental association. Per. sons not registered under the present law must obtain a license. The board is also given authority to regulate uental colleges. Child Labor Law.--House bill 634. The new act requires a school certifi­ cate or registration of birth before a permit shall be granted for such child to Work. It applies to children be­ tween 14 and 16 years of age. It abol­ ishes night work for all boys and girls under the age of 16. It reduces the hours they may be employed to eight. It requires a simple educational test, and defines extra hazardous and dan­ gerous employments at which minors under 16 are prohibited trom being employed, and further prohibits chll dren from engaging in occupations where their lives or limbs are endan* gered or where their morals may be depraved. It makes it unlawful for any child under the age of 14 to be engaged at any occupation in a theater or public place of amusement where liquor is sold. No More Indeterminate 8entencei Senate bill 481 (Haas), abolishing the indeterminate sentence law and em­ powering juries to fix sentences of persons convicted of felony. Restricting 8ale of Drugs.--Senate bill 405, to amend the pharmacy act making it unlawful to retail cocaine, hydrochlorate, or any salts or com­ pound of cocaine except upon prescrip­ tion. Compulsory Education.--Senate bill 264 (Humphrey) provides that every person having control of any child be­ tween the ages of 7 to 14 years shall cause the child to attend some public or private school during the entire time during which school is in session, which period shall not be less than 110 days of actual teaching. School for Cripples.--Senate bill 452, authorizing boards of education to es­ tablish and maintain schools or classes for crippled children In the public schools, payment therefor to be made from the common school funds, was passed. . Advice to Sir Thomas. "Do you think my yacht is com­ plete?" asked Sir Thomas Lipton, gas- ing proudly at the Shamrock III. "Well, you might add a derrick," ad- .vised the friend. A derrick? What for?" To lift the cup." ILLINOIS STATE NEWS f 'i •' ̂ CREATE DEMAND FOrt THE LABEL TO ENTERTAIN WOMEN'8 CLUBS. Union Men to Educate Wives and 81a- - ters Along That Line. The Alton Trades and Labor assem­ bly is preparing to take up the cause of unionism in the home. An attempt will be made to organize a ladies' la­ bel league, the object of which will be to band together the wives of all union men in an organization pledged to use only goods bearing the union label, whenever It is possihle to get them, and to give union-made goods the preference always. Several at­ tempts have been made to organize the ladies in a union label league, but it is believed that this one will be successful. The movement has the indorsement of the Trades and Labor assembly. LEADS CORN BELT 8PEAKERS Harry Spenee Takes First Honors In Oratorical Contest Harry Spence, representing the Springfield high school, was awarded first prize in the oratorical contest, which concluded the annual meet of the Corn Belt Oratorical Athletic as­ sociation. Ten schools - were repre­ sented among the contestants. So great was the demand for admission that two halls were utilized and the program was carried out in duplicate before the two audiences. Mistelle Saffer of Mason City was awarded sec­ ond prize and Lee Cannon of Lincoln secured third prize. Medals were awarded the winners in the contest. Coffee and Beer Consumption. The people of tue United States consumed during last year 1,498,910,- 304 gallons of coffee, and 1,381,875,437 gallons of beer. „ Real Unkind. *- Wife--"I wonder why the birds never come around any more? I used to feed them bits of my sponge cakc on the window sIlL" Husband--"That accounts for it They are either dead or disabled." Strictly 8peaking. "Did you see our 'Flat-Iron build­ ing*?" asked the Nvsw Yorker. "Oh, yes," responded the stranger, who had been lilted by one of thi cyclonic gusts, "I was carried awaj by it." Bricklayer Is Injured. Walter Graves, a bricklayer of urooklyn, was badly injured by falling from a scaffold while at work on the terminal roundhouse at Granite City. Bricks which he knocked from the second floor, upon which he was work­ ing, struck Clem Woods, a laborer, and severely Injured him. On a Cash Basis. ' Tbe people of Granite City and sur­ rounding country have been served with notice by their butchers and meat venders that in the future no meat will be sold except for cash. It is believed that the system will be adopted by all classes of merchants. Interurban Merger. A. conference will be held between the owners of the Alton electric lines and the management of the Granite City road, with a view of consolidating the properties and making a continu­ ous line between St. Louis and Alton. Loses His Sight. Michael Gust, a Pole, living at Bast tit Louis, lost the sight of one of his eyes while working about the fur­ naces at the Leighton-Howard plant A spark struck him In the eye and de­ stroyed the sight False Alarm. According to latest reports from hor­ ticulturists near Alton, the fruit and vegetable crops were not so badly hurt by frost as was stated. * •» District Federation Meeting Held at Litchfield. « The Litchfield woman's club will eiK tertain the 21st district federation of woman's" clubs on May 14 and 15. The following clubs in the district will be represented: The Springfield Woman's Club, the Every Wednesday Club of Springfield, the Tuesday Club of Pana, 111:; the Olio Club of Pana, 111.; the Taylorville Woman's Club, the Carlln- ville Woman's Club, the Clio Club of Virden, the Woman's Club of Staun­ ton. The sessions will be held at the Presbyterian church qn morning and afternoon, and also on Friday morn­ ing. A reception will be given Thurs­ day evening to the delegates and vis­ iting guests at the Elks' lodge rooms, at which time Mrs. Eugenia M. Bacon of Decatur, 111., president of the L F. W. C., will give an address on "GMft Beauty a Phase of Patriotism." •'I tit: Institute Dates. - Fred C. Goodnow of Sal era, of farmers' institutes for the Twenty- third congressional district together with the several other presidents and secretaries, has arranged dates for ity stitutes as follows: Marion county, ^ Salem, Oct 20, 21, 22; Jefferson, , Mount Vernon, Oct 21, 22, 23; Wa­ bash, Mount Carmel, Oct 27, 28, 29; " . Lawrence, Lawrenceville, Oct 28, St. 30; Crawford, Robinson, Oct 29, 84^ " ' 31; Fayette, Vandalia, Nov. 8, 4, 8; ' Effingham, Effingham, Nov. 4, 6, 6; ' Jasper, Newton, Nov. 5, 6>; Clinton, •' Germantown, Nov. 17, 18; Richland, Olney, Dec. 2, 3, 4. The congressional round-up meeting will be held In con- nectlon with the oounty session at ; Olney. w 'X M: : X?>:: Brotherly Crap Garnet Walter and Charles Brown, colored. and brothers, of East St Louis, had a t fight over a crap game. Both used 1 knives, and Charles was seriously cut - on the head. Walter escaped In*-, fj mediately after tbe cutting, but waa later located under a house by .Po- , . > liceman Cramer. Brown refused to come out, and the officer crawled un- r der the house and dragged him The injured negro will recover. iv Accepts a Bond. ,'"x' The elty council of Decatur baa ao> cepted a new bond furnished by the Belleville and .Mascoutah Electric Railway company in the sum of $10,- 000 to have the road in operation with­ in eighteen months from Feb. 28, 1903. The signers of the bond arc Charles W. Thomas and Charles E. S. Thomas of Belleville and Lilburn G. McNair of t St Louis. . \'i$r ft Draw Lots In Cluirsii»; • At an election held at the First M. E. church at Mount Vernon for lay delegate to the southern Illinois annu­ al conference, which meets at Mount Vernon next October, J. V. Baugh and . ' Rynd L. Strattan received an equal number of votes. On drawing lots th* ^ 1 choice fell to Ryhd L. Strattan. * NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT CHICAGO. . Y-T; The corner stone of the new Pre­ sentation Parish church, corner of West Polk street and Springfield ave­ nue, Chicago, has been laid. Right Reverend Bishop Muldoon performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev*>E. A. Murphy, Rev. A. L. Bergeron, Rev. E. A. Kelly and Rev. F S. Henneberry. After the stone was laid Rev. F. C. Conway preached a sermon. The build­ ing will cost $125,000, and when com­ pleted will be one of the most beauti­ ful church structures in the city. The style of architecture will be Spanish- Romanesque. Rev. James J. Jennings is the pastor. Immense Hog. W. J. Harbaugh of Madonavilie, IlL, sent the largest hog that ever was raised in Monroe county to the East St Louis stock yards. It weighed 690 pounds and was of the Poland China stock. Frisco Cut-off. The work of constructing the new Frisco-Big Four cut-off to Mitchell is progressing rapidly. A steam shovel Is at work on the Miller hfll, south of Hillsboro, and a concrete bridge 100 feet long Is being constructed on tne McDavid farm. Boy Is Killed by Cars. Everett L. McOwen, 16 years old. jumped off of freight train No. 67 at Ohlman, fell under the wheels and was killed. Y. M. C. A. Secretary- George A. Shipp has been appoint­ ed secretary of the East St. Louis Y M. C. A. in place of J. Lyon Woodruff, who has taken a position with the New York Life Insurance company. Mr. Woodruff was given a farewell re­ ception. Septic Sewers. The matter of installing a septic sewerage system for Belleville Is giv­ ing the city authorities much concern. The estimated cost of tbe system is $60,000. Doubles His Money. Henry Wessel of Waterloo sold tbe Frank farm of 430 acres to H&nry Schmidt of St. Louis for $25,000. Mr. Wessel purchased this farm three years ago for $12,000. To Issue Bonds. The Danville, Champaign Is Urbaaa Interurban Railway company has filed in the circuit clerk's office at Decatur copies of resolutions signifying the in­ tention of the company to ia to the amount of $2,000,000. Old Soldier Is Kllle* John Jeffers, an old soldier abottt 60 years of age. who resided at Hat- ton, was found dead at the Vandalia railroad at Marshall, having been struck by some traia aai and one ear cut off.