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The contact had already been made and two {uses had . become ignited. Sparks were eating their way slowly to the dynamite. The detectives extinguished the THE CUNARD 8TEAMER UMBRIA. police announced it had been the origi­ nal intention of the Mafia to blow up the steamship Oceanic, which sailed a few days ago, but that this plan was abandoned because of the large number of women and children who were on the Oceanic. Police Have a Claw. The man who made the Infernal machine and sent it to the Cunard dock lived in New York as a boarder in Mrs. Joseph Currie's house at 366 West Thirty-first street for two weeks. His name is O. Rosseau. To all appearances the man was not a foreigner. He spoke perfect English without any more trace of an accent than marks the Westerner or Canadian, and hiB fellow boarders believe that he had come from the West, possibly from Western Canada. The police are confident he will soon be under arrest ARE ORGANIZED FOR MURDER. Ocean Liner Used to Point a Threat fay Mafia Against English Steamers. Is estimated by the police that the •park would have touched the dyna­ mite within five minutes. A letter written in lead pencil, and sent to police headquarters, gave warning of the plot to blow up the Umbria. This letter was headed "A Warning from the Mafia," and in it * man whose name is withheld by the police stated that there was a Mafia grievance against the English steam­ ship lines. He described the box, and said that the clockwork which it held was set to explode the dynamite thirty-six hours after the time of the delivery of the box at the pier. Detectives were sent on the run to the pier, and they notified Capt. Wat­ son, the superintendent of the Cunard dock, and Mr. Floyd, the agent of the line. When Capt Thomas Dutton of the Umbrla, was informed of the plot to blow up the vessel he declined to sail until the box was found. From the description furnished by the writer of the letter the detectives had Uttle dif­ ficulty in finding the box. It was made of plain pine boards and was 40x20 inches. The cover was on hinges and was locked with a pad­ lock. There were absolutely no marks on the box. The detectives heard the clicking of the clockwork Inside, and they forced open the bottom of the box. They were astonished to find in it fully 100 pounds of dynamito. There were 100 sticks of the ex­ plosive, each about one afcd a quarter Inches In diameter and eight inches long. Sultan a Fine Revolver Shot The sultan is said to be a wonder with a revolver and is one of the finest •hots in the world. He always has a few in his clothes and is usually look­ ing for an assassin. Recently he dropped a gardener in the palace gar- , dens who came from behind a tree suddenly. The sultan is a quick man, and, as they say in the west, "some sudden with his artillery." fuses. Ropes were Immediately run around the box and it was thrown overboard. It was submerged for at least an hour before the arrival of the men from the Bureau of Combustibles. . Then it was carefully lifted into a patrol wagon and driven to a police station. There the contents of the box were taken out and removed to the Bureau of Combustibles. On the vessel were 130 first cabin passengers, 122 second cabin passen­ gers and 150 in the steerage. The crew numbered about 235. At the dock it was said that Jfee box had been delivered there by Two Italians. To Mr. Pryor, an employe of the steamship line, who received the box, the men said it belonged to a passen­ ger who was to sail on the Umbria and that he would call for it The writer of the letter to the Assassination Chief Business of Oathbcund Order of the Mafia. Assassination is the chief business of the terrible oath-bound order of the Mafia, which for more than thirty years has maintained a reign of ter­ ror in Sicily and, although the gov­ ernment of Italy has at times made efforts toward its suppression, it Is to-day the most powerful organizar tion of assassins in the world. No man's life is safe in any part of the kingdom if he has an enemy rich enough and unscrupulous enough to invoke the aid of these mercenaries. Assassination is their profession, rob­ bing their diversion. With such se­ crecy and skill are their crimes per­ petrated that the officers of the law have seldom been able to discover the culprits and such a terrorism have they Inspired that no public prosecutor has dared to attempt to bring either the instigators or execu­ tioners of their conspiracies to Justice through fear that he himself might some day fall a victim to their mur­ derous revenge. A decade ago New Orleans was the scene of many violent disturbances because of the Mafia and the trouble finally culminated in the murder of Chief of Police Hennessey in 1891. Sixteen men were arrested and charged with the crime, but the Jury failed to convict any of them. This so enraged the people that a mob se­ cured eleven of the men whose guilt seemed indisputable and summarily lynched them. This action caused a serious diplomatic altercation with the Italian government, but since that time New Orleans has been singularly free from trouble with the Mafia. Many murders In New York and other American titles have been ascribed to the Mafia, but so great Is the terror Inspired by the dreaded organization that no Italian will ever testify against its members and the criminals have been in consequence allowed to go unpunished. Originally the society did not re­ sort to violent means, but gradually the members sought to gain their ends in any manner possible and in recent times murder has been fre­ quent as the result of this vicious or­ ganization. The fact that members of the Mafia are bound together by the strongest oaths and fear of bring­ ing down the society's wrath makes the task of ferreting out and punish­ ing the crimes attributable to the or­ der almost Impossible. NEW YORK INFERNAL MACHINE. Diagram of the Mechanism Contained in the Box Containing 100 Pounds of Dynamite, Intended to Destroy the 8teamshlp Umbria. Left Fortune to Dumb Pets. Mrs. Charlotte M. Hoyte of Tiffin, Ohio, has died, leaving quite a com­ fortable estate. A trust fund of $30,- 000 is established and from the income $50 a month is to be devoted to caring for her cats and dogs. The deceased apparently thought twice as much of her father as of her four-footed pets, for he is to get $100 a month for life. Why Dr. Newton Resigned. It has been learned that the refusal of Mrs. Stanford to consent to the substitution of a paid quartet for the voluntary choir in the Stanford uni­ versity chapel led to the resignation of Rev. Heber Newton. Other differ­ ences stimulated the friction between By, Mr. Newton and the trustees. -- " Queen Wilhelmina Sued. Queen Wilhelmina, patroness and founder of the incubator Institute at The Hague, has been sued for 2,500 guldens by Francis Gerhard because the latter's boy -baby was exchanged for a girl while in the oven. Griggs In New Law Firm. Ex-Attorney General Griggs has formed a law partnership with Arthur J. Baldwin and Leonard D. Baldwin of New York, under the firm name of Griggs, Baldwin & Baldwin. Cup is Here. The new Shamrock continues its series of triumphant victories on the other side of the Atlantic. But the cup happens to be on this side.--New York World. FRIEND8 HONOR DR. GARCELON. Loving Cup Presented to Ex-Governor of Maine. At the convention of the American Medical Association held at New Or­ leans Dr. Garcelon, ex-governor of Maine, the only Democrat elected to that office in more than half a century, celebrated his ninetieth birthday. His associates in large numbers gathered at his apartments in the Hotel Grune- wald and extended their congratula­ tions to the venerable associate. After a round of speechmaking Dr. Garcelon was presented with a magnificent silver loving cup which bore the fol­ lowing inscription: "To Alonzo Garce­ lon, M. D., on his ninetieth birthday. In loving remembrance from some of his friends in the American Medical Association, New Orleans, 1903." Bareness Burdett-Coutts is 89. A few days ago Baroness Burdett- Coutts celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday. Lady Burdett-Coutts Is one of the most interesting figures of modern times. Her schemes of philanthropy, in which she has been ably seconded by her American-born husband, have been many and vari­ ous and she has given immense sums to charity. In many respects Lady Burdett-Coutts is extraordinarily con­ servative and it is said to be owing to her wish that the partners and em­ ployes at Coutts' are all clean shaven. Root to JJve In New York. Secretary of War Root is to join the fashionable colony in upper Park avenue, New York. He has purchased two lots at 100 and 102 East Seventy- first street, as a site for a $150,000 residence, i The buildings now occupy­ ing the sile will be torn down. From Deckhand to President Frank D. Underwood, president of the Erie Railroad company, began his career as a deckhand on a ferryboat on the Potomac river, where hs re­ ceived a salary of #40 * north. Fortunate Little Orphan. The Marquis of Anglesey was vis­ iting an' orphan home in Sweden a few months ago, when suddenly a lit­ tle girl laid hold upon him and ad­ dressed him as "daddy." Without hesitation he accepted the situation invented by the infant prevailed up­ on the authorities to let him adopt her--and there she is at Anglesey castle. Growth of the Cabinet. President's Washington's cabinet consisted of a Secretary of State, Sec­ retary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney General and Postmas­ ter General. In 1798 a Secretary of the Navy was added; in 1849, Secre­ tary of the Interior; in 1889, a Secre­ tary of Agriculture, and now a Sec­ retary of Commerce. Maiden Names of Divorcees. Judge Fessenden of Boston holds that it is "a fraud on the community to allow a divorced woman to resume her maiden name when she has a liv­ ing child or children." In many cases he refuses to allow it and never gives permission until he has made careful inquiry regarding the applicant Originated the Term "Jingo." George Jacob Holyoake, who was lately entertained in honor of his 86th birthday, was the first man in Eng­ land to apply the name "jingoes" to what the conservative press considers "the rowdy party" in British foreign politics." Makes Immense Speed Possible. By means of storing the motive pow­ er in the wheels of the mono-rail eleo- trie car, an Italian engineer claims to be able to attain a speed of 126 miles an hour. King Carlos an Artist Among the pictures about to 'be sold in Paris is a water color by King Carlos of Portugal. It is said to be as excellent art work* PRESIDENT TO MAKE ADDRESS ON HISTORIC ILLINOIS SPOT KM r. Cemsm* ILLINOIS STATE NEWS COMPLAINT OF STOCK EXCHANGE MAN RUN8 AMUCK AT CENTRALIA Turtey Tuatison 'Cuts Capers 'With Pistol and Knife. Turley Tustlson, a young man from Odin was sent to jail from Centralia to await the action of the Marion coun­ ty grand jury. While under the in­ fluence of liquor he shot a hole through the window in the home of A. J. Slig- ar. He attacked two young ladies with a knife, cutting an ugly gash in the side of Miss Fannie North, which required seventeen stitches of the sur­ geon's needle to close it up. fehe is in a critical condition. Next he at­ tacked John Bennet, superintendent of the Big Four mine, and drew his pis­ tol to shoot, but the officers, who were on his trail, reached him at this time. The/|preat granite rock from which President Roosevelt addressed the peo­ ple ofFreeport, 111., June 3, marks the historic spot on which Lincoln and Douglas stood in one of their seven debates. The rock was brought from Devil's Lake, Wisconsin, by funds raised by members of the Freeport Wom­ an's club. Another reminiscent feature of President Roosevelt's speech was the presence on the presidential stand of Congressman Hltt, who at the time of the great debates was the shorthand reporter for Mr. Lincoln. YOUNGER INSI8TS ON HONESTY NEW LIBEL LAW APPROVED. TO ENTERTAIN THE PRESIDENT Mr. Ex-Bandit Proves That His Reforma- tion Is Complete. At La Plata, Mo., thp other day, Cole Younger did something original, especially for a showman and an ex- bandit. A patron of hi* wild west show told Younger that he had been short changed out of $5 by an em­ ploye of the show. He polluted out the man and Younger went to the em­ ploye and said: "Give this man his money back." "What money?" asked the man, feigning surprise. "Did you hear me?" returned Cole. "Give this man his money." The employe com­ menced to explain. "I don't want any explanations," said his employer, "pass that money over and pass it over quick." The money was handed over and the dishonest employe dis­ charged then and there. Frank James, who stood by, approved the action of his partner. BUILDER OF GREAT SHIPS. C. B. Orcutt Manages Mammoth Yards at Newport News. For many years the late Collls P. Huntington chQrishcd the idea of es­ tablishing a great American shipyard where could be btiilt the greatest of battleships, and equipped with mam­ moth dry docks which could take in for repairs the leviathans of the deep. His work was taken up at his death by his widow, Mrs. Arabella Huntington; his nephew, Henry E. Huntington, and the president of the company, C. B. Orcutt. The result is the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock com­ pany's great shipyard at Newport News, Va., the greatest andjnost per­ fectly equipped yards in the United States. A great feature of the yard Is the dry docks. Whenever a ship on the At lanticf coast from Jersey to the gulf needs repairs she makes for the great dry docks at Hampton Roads; one is 600 feet in length, the other 827 feet long, 162 feet wide and a depth of 30 feet. Two battleships can be docked In it at one time. It is the largest dry dock in the world and cost over a million dollars. Mr. Orcutt, who manages the affairs of this great company, with its twenty millions of contracts and its army of seven thousand workmen, is a practi­ cal man of business. Seen at the launchings he impresses all with hlfc charm of manner, his affability and courtesy; at the banquets he presides as a graceful toastmaster, saying many pleasant, cheery words. In the man­ agement of the great business he Stringent Measure Now in Effect In Pennsylvania. Gov. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania, in approving the recently enacted Grady-Salus libel bill, issued a long statement in which he says the mew law is in general a good one, and will not harm any newspaper that endeav­ ors to be fair and honest, although it .may make It difficult for sensational \ C. B. Orcutt. shows exactly the same pleasant man­ ner. He instills in all the enthusiasm that is necessary to make a great es­ tablishment work with clock-like pre­ cision. When the late Mr. Huntington determined on building the yard the first thing he did was to secure Mr. Orcutt. who is now world famous as the greatest American shipbuilder. MTMSC m temrmam publication to observe the require­ ments. The governor's message throughout carries the idea that the bill is in­ tended to check reckless sensational­ ism and punish the unwarranted pub­ lication of untruths or half truths, which actually do harm to those con­ cerned and which have a tendency to lower the moral tone of the commun­ ity. The bill goes Into effect immediate­ ly and repeals all laws or parts of laws Inconsistent with the new act. Roosevelt to Dedicate the James Milliken University. Arrangements have been completed for the reception of President Roose­ velt and party in Decatur on June 4. The president will go to Decatur trom Springfield over the Wabash railroad. He will be there one hour and ten minutes, and during that time will deliver an address at the dedication of the James Milliken university. At the station, just before departure, he will address the railway and factory men. Supt. Robertson of the Wabash will * have charge of the presidential train from Springfield to Danville. DROVE OUT THE GAMBLERS. Clergyman's Determined Opposition Brought Him'Victory. What one determined clergyman can do in the way of driving out gamblers was demonstrated a few days ago by Rev. F. H. Argo, the young rector of an Episcopal church at Rocklidge, Montgomery county, Fa. Some poolroom men and others of that ilk established quarters in his vicinity, having been forced to leave Philadelphia. Mr. Argo called on them, but was denied admission to the place. Thereupon he announced that he was fully aware of their inten­ tions and he advised them to go away quietly. "We will keep after you for six months If necessary," Bald he, "and I promise eventual conviction for every one of you." The gamblers held a consultation of about an hour. Then one of the number called on the clergyman and said that they were about to leave. They were as good as their word, for in about forty-eight hours they and their belongings had disappeared. "A Strange English Custom." China is composed not of one but o$ many different peoples. What may be a custom in the south is quite un­ known in the north. But all China­ men In England are sworn on a broken saucer, regardless of what part of the country they come from, with the re­ sult that the majority of them Imagine the saucer-breaking to be a strange English custom.--The Sketch. The Good Time Coming. It is success In any laudable under­ taking that counts not--the measure of that success In dollars and cents-- and the time will come in this re­ public when merit and not money will be the standard of success. When that day arrives the cultured, educated man will take his rightful position. In the meantime he is satisfied to wait.-- .Peoria Herald-Transcript Grover Cleveland's Contribution/ Ex-President Grover Cleveland has- made a liberal contribution to the monument to be erected in the capi- tol square at Richmond, Va., to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, the gallant confeder­ ate cavajry leader. A ^lirchbishop Ryan's Joke. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia is very fond of a joke and in spite of his multifarious duties finds time for many amusing quips. When Bishop Spalding of Peoria visited the arch­ bishop some time ago it was arranged that the western man should be en­ tertained by a lady prominent in social and charitable affairs. The archbishop wrote him, giving some details regarding his prospective hostess, sRnd ended his letter thus: "The lady who has all these virtues treats her husband like a brute. P. S. --She is very fond of brutes, being an officer of the Society for the Pre­ vention of Cruelty to Animals." No Patent for "Perpetual Motion." The commissioner of patents, Fred­ erick I. Allen, stated positively that the patent office will not under any circumstances issue patent® on so- called "perpetual motion" machines, and that no patents for such machines have been issued by the patent office for the past forty years. This state­ ment of the commissioner was made in response to an Inquiry regarding the alleged issue of a patent for a per­ petual machine. ' . - f t ! - , . Sy, To Study Scientific Forestry. Prof. Henry S. Graves, director of the Yale School pf Forestry, has gone abroad for the purpose of making spe­ cial studies of the methods of scien­ tific forestry on the continent. He will visit the forestry schools and museums in Germany, Austria, Hun­ gary and France. New Head of Historical Society. (Ten. John B. Sanborn of St. Paul --h^is been elected president of the Min­ nesota Historical society to succeed the late Gov. Alexander Ramsay. Gen. Sanborn has been a resident of the etata since the early '5,0's, ' "v • •' MARRIAGES. At Collinsville--John Nurgala and Miss Kunigunda Schwartz. At Decatur--Marriage licenses tis­ sued: John T. O'Donnell and Ewth P. Gelly; Owasso, Mich.: Alvin B., Maxey of Staunton, Ind., and fettle M. Simpson, Ridgely, Ind.; John E. Freeman jmd Anna M. Phillips of De­ catur. * At Waterloo--Mr. George Schaeffer and Miss Frances Jaeger were mar­ ried In SS. Peter and Paul's Catholic church Wednesday mornin. At Decatur--John O'Donnell and Miss Edith Gray. Alleges That Railroads Discriminate:,... , in Rates on Cattle. ,p .; , The Chicago live stock exchange^ 1 S has sent a lengthy statement to the|(.iLff^j interstate commerce commission injpjpfc'"A the case against the Great Westernr, - "r, and other railroads regarding cattlet\' rates. Among other things it is stated!'^ that while the receipts at the Missouri river markets have been increasing;^^^ from the territory east of the MissouritV river, the receipts at Chicago from thef same territory have been decreasing."! In view of the fact tbit the ultimatefc/'|s^ destination of the great bulk of thd" products of the Missouri river mar-' kets is in the East for consumption^V,f; or export, it is impossible, it is ^ claimed, to explain the immense move* v ;;** • ment of live stock westbound to thdv "'^ Missouri river, and the insignificant. m o v e m e n t t o C h i c a g o u p o n a n y o t h e i f ; • . ^ i theory than that the adjustment of' ^^'j rates on live stock and its product, - seriously subjects Chicago to an un- due and unreasonable prejudice, and^ in consequence, gives a preference t® the Missouri river markets. The com- .-Wjj mission is asked to rule that the rate®v %•'; on live stock from Missouri rive#' B , points and St. Paul and from points : east and south thereof to Chicago* ai* y_'x: unjust and unreasonable. , ^ AI Bad B°y" - Roy Boercher, the 8-year-old son of •• .•••$" Charles Boercker of North Alton, was arrested for stealing money from. ' ^ Henry Wutzler and Charles Larson. , The boy was found hiding under th* ' iju" counter in the Wutzler store. Invest. tigation showed that the cash drawer . was empty and $35 in money was. found in the boy's pockets. After his / arrest it was found that the home of Charles Larson, on the Grafton road, - ^ had been robbed of a silver watch an€ -:y some money. The boy confessed tifc , this robbery and the watch was re- ""f covered. Because of his youth th» ® persons robbed would not prosecute , | him. . • , •' Two New Plants. The subscribers to the fund recent­ ly raised to secure cne preserving plant of the Snyder Preserving com­ pany of Cincinnati for Collinsville held a meeting and decided to close nego­ tiations with that firm and to accept a proportion Trom the Dodson-Braun company of St. Louis to locate one of its plants. The old cannery site has been purchased and will be donated to the company after the third crop has been contracted for with the farmers. The company will preserve ' cucum­ bers and tomatoes this year. Woman Tramp. . A woman tramp, traveling about the country, dressed In man's clothing, was arrested by the police at Cen­ tralia. She gave her name as Mrs. Laura Hoopingarner and said that her home was at Terre Haute, where she left her husband and children on May 5 in company with Thos. Jones, a man whom she had only known three weeks. They tramped about the coun­ try, she donning male attire for con­ venience sake. HeY* husband was noti­ fied and he took her back to her ho&e * Dynamite Explosion. Emil Brlckuer," aged 40, was'almost Instantly killed by a premattfre dis­ charge of a blast of dynamite in the John Armstrong quarries, at Alton. The cause of the explosion is not known, as Brickner was using a wood­ en rod to tamp the explosive In the hole. Persons who saw it say Brick­ ner was blown high in the air and fell about 25 feet below the ledge where he had been working. A large mass of rock fell on him, crushing his skull. Both arms were blown off. State Sunday School Meet. The forty-fifth annual convention dt-V the Illinois state Sunday school asso*' ciation will convene in Taylorvili#' j|May 26. The following is the pre* - gramme for the opening day's ses­ sion : "Bible Study," H. Mosettf' "How to Make the Convention a Suo>: cess," A. M. Kennedy; "Summe*. Training Schools," Miss Mabel Top. rey; "The Organization of Normal; Classes," If. K. Failing; memorial aA* dress, Rev. George Lorimer; "Writ* ten Reviews," H. P. Hart; song seP» vice,'led by Prof. E. O. Excell. Bottle Blowers' Delegates. The Alton branch of the glass bottlK blower?' association has elected the . following delegates to the national convention to be held at Cincinnati* Ohio, beginning July 6: L. E. WaiteS^' George Panooast, Alex McBride, Philip. Koenig, Harry Halton, John Hurley, George Demuth, James Mullen, Johtt,; Coleman, Harry Jenkins, Harry Mack> inaw, Peter Fitzgerald, Chas. Woods,' Thomas McHenry, Jacob Mench of ton and G. W- Hershman of Litchfield* mi* Two Danville Suicidea. There were two suicides at DutI^ Mrs. Pearl Mitchell, a young married womah; thought her husband had ceased to love her. After bidding him an affectionate farewell she took • the fatal dose of morphine. George Kbmyathis' horse ran away, doin( considerable damage. Worry about this caused him to blow the top of his head off with a shotgun, the mntile of which he put in his mouth. Liquor Dealers Win. \ The Illinois Liquor Dealers' associ-^ ation, which has been supporting the saloonkeepers of Gibson City in suits for damages by Mrs. Inez Martin, won a hard-fought suit in the courts at that place. The prosecution claimed that the husband of the plaintiff died from the effects of delirium tremens and that the liquor sold by the de­ fendants was responsible. , Leaves Large Family. ' * Mrs. Jeanette Hunn died at Belle* ville, aged 80 years. She was tttW 41 jJ widow of Nicholas Hunn. She was ^5 twice married, her first husband be* ing James White, who died forly-foiir ^ years ago. The deceased was tvjrn (a Scotland, and came to this country in 1849. She leaves three sons and a. t :.; daughter. She ajso leaves thirty-. v|^ eight grandchildren and twenty SftTO' ,V^ great-grandchildren. * ' Street Fair. The Salem Business Men's associa­ tion has unanimously voted to hold a free street fair and merchants' carni­ val June 29-July 4. A committee com­ posed of R. C. Hays, J. C. Utter back. O. B. Roney, John C. Martin and J. H. Vawter was appointed to make the preliminary arrangements and secure the attractions. No Democratic Candidates. The time has elapsed for the filing of nomination papers for the First Ju­ dicial district, and the Democrats are without a ticket. Has Call to South Africa. Rev. W. F. Isler, pastor of the Ger­ man Methodist church, Alton, U con­ sidering the question of going to South Africa as a missionary. Bishop Hartzell of South Africa is in the United States and has tendered to Rev. Isler s post at- Dongola. Jealous Woman Takes Acid. Mrs. Otis Cate of Quincy. aged 27 years, attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a dose of carbolic acid In a glass of milk. Jealousy of her husband is assigned as the cause. Leave for Klondike. A. H. Kell and Mrs. Nettie Parkin­ son of Centralia will leave sbon for Klondike for the summer season. This will be their third trip to that coun­ try. They have property interests at Dawson and Cape Nome. Socialists, Organize. A circle of Socialists has been or­ ganized at Centralia with twelve mem­ bers. Paul H. Castle is president and organizer; Charles W. Brunfield sec­ retary and Frank Hw»nbruck urer. " Negro Tragedy. Lee Owens, colored, entered th» rooms of Nancy Jackson at Quincy and threatened to slash her with ft knife. Her 7-year-old son became frightened and jumped from a window* receiving no injuries. Mrs. Jacksoai- jumped from the same window and received injuries which will cause her to be a cripple for life. Owens has. been arrested, charged with assault to kill. • ..• :: - ' 3 ' j ' 8uee for Chas. W. Smith, a fanner, has insti­ tuted damage proceedings at Eklward£» ville against the Toledo, Kansas City & Western railway et al, for $15,000 for damage to crops, etc., during the recent overflow. The case is a test proceeding, other farmers joining the complainant in the prosecution. Saloons for Harrisburg. The Harrisburg city council has passed an ordinance granting license to saloons at $1,200 a year, to be paid in advance, and the one to whom the license is granted is required to file a bond in the sum of $3,000 in addition to this. W: Mi Fatal Fire. i"- ^ '"*& In a fire which destroyed the Tre* mont house at Kewanee Eggert Timm of Amboy, III., perished and Edward- Krum pieman of Marcelline, Mo., suf­ fered injuries from which he died. Both. Legs Are Crushed. Elmer Loeffler, son of A. Loe&er of- Belleville, hwi both of his legs so bad­ ly crushed bf falling under the wheel!! of an Illino s Central freight traiiii which he tri'id to board while on hie way to school, that they had to be am* patated. - / -Fells Oown Shalt. • Alexander Dickson, ageil Su watchman for the Tenk hardware company at Quincy received >e*f painful injuries by flaHlBg down IS •levator shaft. • s