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IMMENSE TRACT OF LAND IN AFRICA OFFERED TO JEWS FOR COLONIZAtlON. OQHDOKOnO Stwrn* TRircmout N DvAt P Hondo i r n a L-Syrocm T A F R I C A JUKI LAN L Choga ,-vacovia iUGAKD ?Kw8 SuX^* £ /ff Kema ivusha . . , - r f e c h a k o s ' \ Z7 vimmiA NY/lNZf! Nwrvyc^ umyu Dm trfNahcrdt uti K American Jews indorse the plan of '^•'tjfreat Britain to give, their people a '^ast tract of land in East Africa for peptonization. The offer was made at the opening of the sixth Zionist con­ gress, which is now in session at Basel, Switzerland. If the Jews ac- - jiept the offer Great Britain pledges it­ self to grant an autonomous govern- ! Went, subject only to British suzer- LIQUOR ONE CENTURY OLD. Celebrities Invited to Visit Kentucky and Help Drink It. Col. Dick Alexander of Bell's Ford, en Salt river, Kentucky, has a three- gallon jug of whisky that was dis­ tilled by his grandfather on Sept 20, , 1,803, the day his only daughter mar- tied. On-the same day that lt was »ade it was placed in the Jug, sealed 'and dated, and has been handed down With the understanding that it was «ot to be opened for 100 years. Those „ Who have handled the jug say that it appears from the shaking as if about "half of the liquor had evaporated and that the remainder is about as thick sugar-tree molasses. v. Alexander alBo has' ten jars of ffeach preserves that were put up Uifty-three years ago. On the 20th of September the seal of the jug will be broken and two jars of the peaches opened. The old gentleman has in­ vited a number of friends to break bread with him on that day. CAREER OF GENERAL WRIGHT. Governor of the ' Philippines a Weil-Known Lawyer. ,f Gen. Luke E. Wright, who is to suc- * Ofeed Gov. Taft as governor general of •'•ifke Philippines when Taft goes into the cabinet as secretary of war to s.uc- eeed Secetary Root, is a native of Tennessee and is 53 years old. He Is a son of the late Judge Archibald Wright, formerly chief justice of the Supreme court of Tennessee, and serv­ ed eight years as attorney general ot ! 6£VLUKEi'MXXfr the state. He is one of the foremost lawyers of the Memphis bar and has always taken a prominent part in the politics of the state. Ia politics he was a gold democrat An Expensive Italian Law. Italy seems to hold the record of late years for expensive law. Antona Traversa, a merchant of Milan, died three years ago, leaving behind him « fortune of $3,000,000 and a will Which displeased certain of his heirs. , "Whey disputed it, and the more they did so the more heirs came to the fore. Eventually when the case was called for trial no fewer than 105 law­ yers were found to have been briefed to represent the various litigants. So great were their expenses that when all was settled $2,000,000 was divided among them in fees, while the heirs had to be content with the remaining 41,000.000. His Political Death Warrant. William McAdoo, who is now mak­ ing money fast in Wall stfeet, was at one time a flower in the Democracy ot New Jersey. When he became assist­ ant secretary of the navy under Cleve­ land he did not allow his exalted posi­ tion to change the relations between Ms old friends and him and he insist­ ed on being called "Billy" as of yore. After leaving Washington he began business in Wall street, but retained residence in New Jersey. Not long ago, however, he received a letter from a political leader in which he is referred to aB "Mr. McAdoo," so he ki8 concluded that his political death warrant has been signed. . .Deceived the Brigands. ^ Dr. A. C. Flick, associate professor of history at Syracuse university, who has returned from an extended tour of Europe, reports that while touring Italy on a bicycle he was held up by brigands. Expecting such an ex­ perience, he had donnned old cloth­ ing, therefore he easily persuaded the handits that he was a common travel- ft a*l was. reletse<$^ yf'.l '• :.v . t ft? - ainty. This means that the Jews, for the first time since the days of the Roman conqueror, would have a coun­ try, a ruler and a flag of their own, with a%overnment of their own choos­ ing. The offer was presented through Dr. Theodore Heral, president of the Zionist congress, and in his opinion Africa is much the preferable place for the colonization of the Jews. FARMER OUTWITS 8HARPER8. Gets Five Dollars from Confidence Men and Gives Them the Laugh. A. I. Voorhees, a farmer living near Trenton, N. J., turned a trick on a brace of confidence men. Early in the morning a well-groomed stranger drove up to the Voorhees residence and asked if the Voorhees property was for sale. Voorhees told him that the farm could be bought, and the stranger was shown through the house and a tour was made of the farm. The prospective purchaser seemed to be pleased with the lay of the land and was going over the details of a bargain when a mancoming down the road stopped them and asked the way to New Brunswick. He claimed to be from Alabama and said that he had lost his way. The fellow pre­ tended to be insane and pulled a roll of greenbacks and a pack of cards out of his pocket. At the sight of the cards Voorhees became suspicious. The man with the roll said he wanted to get rid of the money, but could find nobody to take it. He handed each of the men in the carriage a five-dollar bill. Voorhees stuck the greenback in his vest pocket and, jumping out of the carriage, bade the men good-bye. telling them that the game was too old for that locality. The man from Alabama suddenly re­ covered his reason and, leaping into the carriage, he was rapidly driven in the direction of Princeton, swear­ ing a blue streak as he went. African Rubber a Big Success. Africa, owing to the enterprise ot the Germans, promises to become a etrong rival of South America in the production of rubber. A German planting company has purchased the primeval forest of Malende, on the bank of the Mongo river, where rub­ ber trees were first discovered by Dr. Paul Preuss. Seed selected in Ma- lende has been planted in Soppo, and the product of these trees bears a re­ markable resemblance to Para rubber and brings good prices in the Ham­ burg market. The number of rubber trees al­ ready planted by the company ex­ ceeds 200.000. The colonial division of the German foreign office has sent out descriptions and pictures of the treees. with requests that the people protect the wild trees when found and plant others. Because of the greater profit in rubber, the people of the col­ ony are largely abandoning* the cult) vation of cacao Usurer's Wealth $12,500,000. Sam Lewis, the most famous and fashionable usurer of England in the last generation, who died two years ago. leaving a fortune estimated at $5,000,000, left, it now proves, $12,- 500.000. Over $7,800,000 of it goes to charitable and other public uses, in­ cluding $2,000,000 for dwellings for the poor in any part of England the trus­ tees may select, and $500,000 for a Jewish hospital. For many years Lewis advanced money to society men and women who had expectations but no available cash. He always insisted upon the fulfillment of the whole bond. He was one of the chief causes that induced the passage of the re­ cently adopted money lenders' act, which empowers judges to revise or cancel contracts where the money lenders obtained extortionate terms. Lewis once broke the bank at Monte Carlo and gave ail his winnings to the poor of Marseilles. Bishop's Error in Grammar. At a recent dinner of the Author's club in London the bishop of Worces­ ter referred to what he called the one event in his literary career. He had once been accused of wrongly using a verb, and, on turning up the word In the New English dictionary, he found himself confronted by the very quotation in question from one of his own books--a standing rebuke to him for his bad grammar, as it was the only known instance of that particu­ lar use of the word. - Youthful College Professor. Leon C. Marshall, who has recently been called to the chair of economics In the Ohio Wesleyan university, is probably the youngest man to occupy such a position anywhere. He is now twenty-four years of age. V. A. Many Fortunate Authors. It is said in London that J. M. Bar- rie has reaped larger profits front no­ tion than any other contemporary writer. The same has been said of Hall Caine, Mrs. Humphrey Ward a«d MUM Klpliq0.:>\- "rvn J *1 o • • -V* IF VICE CONSUL rican Official Is Said to Have Been Assassinated^. In Turkey. DENIAL BY FOREIGN OFFICE Minister Leishman Calls en Author- ities at Constantinople, Who At­ tempt to Discredit the 1*ruth of the Story--Squadron Goes to 8cene. Washington special: An American official, Vice Consul William C. Magels- sen, in the discharge of his duty has been assassinated in the streets of Beyroot, Asiatic Turkey, and unless Sultan Abdul Hamid makes prompt apology and amends demanded Ameri­ can warships may soon be hurling shot against the walls of his cities. The European squadron, consisting of three ships, has been ofdered to pro­ ceed to Beyroot with all speed to back up the demands of Minister Leishman. News of the outrage is meager and was contained in a brief dispatch re­ ceived from Minister Leishman, at Constantinople. The murder was committed Sunday, Aug. 23. Warships Get Orders. Minister Leishman has been in­ structed by the state department to the United States vice consul and that the minister of foreign affairs emphatically denied any knowledge- of the report. He also attempted to discredit it. The cablegram gave no other information. Under the circum­ stance the state department officials are inclined to believe that the Turk­ ish foreign office is not in touch with the situation at Beyroot. They do not attach sufficient importance to Min­ ister Leishman's last message to can­ cel the order for.the squadron to soil. ( Squadron to Sail at Once. Acting under the instructions of the president that Admiral Cotton's squadron be directed to proceed im­ mediately to Beyroot, Mr. Darling ca­ bled the admiral to this effect at Nice, directing him to go to Beyroot at once. The president's instructions on this point will be carried out to' the letter. The cablegram sent to Admiral Cot-' ton was as follows.: "Vice consul at Beyroot reported assassinated. ~ Proceed immediately to nearest port. Report. Darling." It is expected the squadron will get away1 immediately upon the re­ ceipt of this cablegram, the Brooklyn, 'San. Francisco and Machias going to­ gether. BULLETS MISS CONSUL Turkish Assassin Fails in Effort to Kill American Official. Washington dispatch: The United States vice consul at Beirut, William C. Magelssen. escaped the Turkish as­ sassin's bullet, but the American A LOOK INTO T H E FUTURE. nAtis AMC*ICA Newspaper Item, 1950: H8lr Thomas Lipton wfU Again endeavor to the cup this year." lift demand a thorough investigation of the affair and the punishment of those involved in the crime. The dispatch of the warships to support these de­ mands was determined upon as a re­ sult of conferences which have been held over the telegraph and telephone wires between the officials here dur­ ing the day and the evening with the president at Oyster Bay. The latter felt that no time should be lost in dis­ patching Admiral Cotton's squadron to Turkish waters and he gave in­ structions to Acting Secretary Darl­ ing that immediate orders be given Admiral Cotton to proceed at once. Attempt to Burn College. The president's determination to lose no time in getting the squadroi^ to Beyroot was also due in part to information received by Acting Secre­ tary Loomis of the state department from the president of the American 'board of missions at Boston indicating that an attempt had bteen made to burn the Euphrates college building at Harpoot. This dispatch said: "Information just received that an attempt has been made to burn the Euphrates college buildings. Condi­ tions increasingly alarming. Great anxiety felt for the safety of Ameri­ can citizens there." " Demands on Porte. Acting Secretary lx>omis cabled to Minister Leishman at Constantinople to make immediate demands on the porte to take adequate measures for the protection of all Americans at Beyroot and to prevent any attack on the college buildings. Deny Knowledge of Crime. Acting Secretary Loomis received a rather remarkable cablegram from Minister Leishman In which the latter stated that he had called at the Turk­ ish foreign office at Constantinople to Inquire about the assassination of Lansing Street Railway Is Sold. Detroit, Mich., dispatch: The I-*ns- ing, Mich., street railway has been sold to Nelson Mills of Marysville, Mich., and his associates, for $200,- 000 cash. The line was the property of J. D. Hawks and S. F. Angus. squadron now on Us way to Turkish waters will not be YAallted, President Roosevelt will not coun­ termand the order to Rear Admiral Cotton to proceed with the cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco and the gunboat Machias to Beirut, because the attack on Mr. Magelssen is re­ garded as an incident which points to the necessity of a demonstration which will have the effect of insuring the protection of Americans in the Turkish empire. United States Minister Leishman at Constantinople cabled the state de­ partment that the report that Vice Consul Magelssen at Beirut had been assassinated was incorrect. The min­ ister says the mistake made by him <n announcing the assassination was iue to an error in the transmission of 'he cipher dispatch from Consul Ravndal at Beirut. The Turkish of­ ficials at Constantinople have assured Minister Irishman that the would-be assassin will be hunted vigorously and punished when apprehended. Firemen Are Htirt, fTnnaaa City. Ma, special: While running to a fire in the west bottoms a hook and ladder truck was struck by a trolley car. Three firemen and two passengers were slightly hurt Saw Way Out of Jail. Guthrie, O. T., special: Dick Estes, a notorious character in the southern part of the territory, and Tom Nelson, formerly a soldier, sawed out of jail at Lawton and are believed to be on their way to Mexico. Saves Brother's Life. New York dispatch: George Brun­ ner saved MB brother Edward from being dashed to death on the paved courtyard below by the fall of a swinging •/ TWO MEN ARE ELECTROCUTED Death at Peoria Caused by Grounding of Current. Peoria, 111., dispatch: ' Daniel Con- nell, aged 42, aud Clyde Livingston, aged 16, were both instantly killed in this city. In some manner a portion of the electric light system of the city became "grounded" during a storm. Connell attempted to turn on an electric light in a saloon in the lower end of the city and was instant­ ly killed. Livingston met his death in a similar manner at the residence of' his parents, about three blocks distant from where Connell was killed. Sev­ eral other persons were severely shocked before the system was re paired. ^ Fears Negro Colonization. Laporte, Ind„ special: Editor Bow­ ser, who is fighting the negro coloniza­ tion movement in northern Indiana, announces he will publish the name ot every white man in Porter county who is employing a negrd* Cuban Captain Is Rebuked. Havana cable: The secretary of the treasury has suspended the rap- tain of the coast guard steamer who unwarrantedly seized the American schooner Addie Cole as a smuggler. Wreck Train With Dynamite. London cablegram: A dispatch from Constantinople says that a train was wrecked by dynamite near Lileh Bor- gas between Adrianople and Constan­ tinople. Six persons were killed and fifteen injured. French Indorse Gold. Paris cable' Ambassador Porter has received the report of the French monetary commission. It indorses a gold standard for China and other sil­ ver using countries. _ . Illinois News Items State Happenings Succinctly Told by Our Special Correspondents Kii DEMAND FOR REGULAR SERVICE Residents of Central City Ask for One Train a Day. A peculiar suit is now pending In the local courts at the village of Cen­ tral City, a suburb to Centralia. The Illinois Southern railway uses the tracks of the Illinois Central through Centralia and one mile north to the junction, which takes its trains jthrough the village of Central City. 'One of the trackage agreements with the Illinois Central is that the Illinois Southern will do no local business be­ tween Centralia and that village. The Illinois Central has almost abandoned the place as a station for its own trains, which is resented by the peo­ ple of that village. They have brought suit against the Illinois Southern to compel that company to stop its trains at that place under the state law re­ quiring railroad companies to run one train a day each way over their own line and leased lines. The question in this case will be whether or not the trackage agreement the* Illinois Cen­ tral has made with the Southern will constitute a leased line. AFTER THE WILD CAT CONCERNS, FORTUNE IN NAME. The possession of a rather unusual name led to the revelation of the secret of Miss Tlona King's parent­ age, the discovery of relatives and the inheritance of a small fortune. Miss King is aged 16 and is the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. King, well-known residents of Bloom- ington. She was born in Leroy. Her mother died shortly after her birth, leaving the child the name of Tiona as her only inheritance. The father fttSS 7TQM4 m,VG disappeared before the birth of the babe and has never been heard from. Recently Miss Bell Craig of Leroy noted an item in a local paper that Miss Tiona King was entertaining a few friends from Chicago. It devel­ oped that Miss Tiona was heiress to a tract of twenty-seven acres of valu­ able land at the edge of Klnmundy which had been willed by her grand­ father to her mother and upon the latters death to the child. It had been supposed that all th£ heirs were dead and the discovery of the exist­ ence of the grandchild in Blooming- ton created great surprise. Woman Shoots Herself. Alice Sample of Bloomington killed herself by firing two bullets into her breast Despondency over love af­ fairs is responsible. She became prominent* two years ago in connec tion with the murder of Mrs. David Leslie by Miss Daisy Carlton. She was an intimate friend of the Carlton girl, and was with her when tyrs. Les­ lie was killed. Attorney General Hamlin Seeks to Oust Fake Building Associations. Attorney General Hamlin is still after the wildcat building associations doing business in Illinois. He con­ ferred with S. A. Bcthea, United States district attorney at Chicago, asking that the federal authorities look into the operation of these con­ cerns. Mr. Bethea promised to take the question to Washington and hkve it considered. "We have had fairly good results in the injunction proceedings we have started against these associations," said Mr. Hamlin, "but there are some of them still doing business. I be­ lieve the federal authorities can reach them. There arsf several concerns that manage to run just inside the state law, but that I am sure are vio­ lating the national laws. Mr. Bethea said he would take the question up." PLANNING FOR MILITARY PARK *. -m •.••IBs BALM FOR A WOUNDED ^HEART. Commission Consults Governor Re­ garding Vicksburg Improvements. Col. A. C. Matthews of Pittsfield, president pro tem. of the IHinois- Vicksburg military park commission; Col. Charles R E. Koch of Chicago, secretary, and Judge T. B. Orear of Jacksonville, treasurer^ of the same commission, held a consultation with Gov. Yates and Auditor of Public Ac­ counts McCullough regarding the drawing of funds from the appropria­ tion by the commission. They also consulted with Col. James S. Culver, who erected the monuments to the Illi­ nois troops on the battlefield of Chick- amauga, regarding the design and '•$ cost of the monuments and markers put up on that field. The commission - "rsVf has appointed a committee on designs, consisting of Francis A. Riddle of Chi- "|s cago, C. H. Noble of Dixon, A. C. Matthews of Pittsfield and T. B. Orear of Jacksonville, and "a committee on location of the monuments and mark- 4 If '•fy vj^j Streeter Must Serve Term. Judge Humphrey, in the United States district court at Springfield promptly decided:.tBti? he had no juris­ diction in the case when Chicago at­ torneys appeared before hiiji and ap­ plied for a writ of habeas corpus to produce the famous "Capt." Streeter of Chicago before the court and hear arguments why he should not be re­ leased from Joliet penitentiary. The "captain" is serving a term for man­ slaughter, having been convicted in Cook county. He pre-empted some land on the lake front in Chicago which was claimed by other parties, and in the fight for its possession^ "Capt." Streeter appeared with an armed force and ordered them to fire; on the attacking party, one of the lats; ter force being killed. Streeter, hi$ lieutenant and members of the force were indicted for murder, Streeter getting off with a sentence for man­ slaughter. Work on Interurban. Work of grading for the St. Louis & Springfield electric railway has started on the outskirts of Springfield. Construction superintendents say that the work of getting down the track will be pushed, and material is now being shipped. The council of Carlin- ville has granted a right of way through that city. Negress 8teps Off Train. Mrs. Michael Alons, colored, was badly injured by stepping off the Jacksonville accommodation train on Piasa street, Alton. She lives in Al­ ton, and when she recognized the town she jumped with her valise. She said to those who picked her up: "I want­ ed to light at Alton, and I shore lit." Evangelical Conference. The Southern Illinois Evangelical church conference Will be held at Millstadt Sept. 9 and 10. On Septem­ ber 9 the forty-year anniversary of the Zion's Evangelical church of that place will also be celebrated. Loses Two Fingers. Ed Wilson, son ot Wesley- Wilson of Pana, had two fingers cut off by the sickle of a mowing machine from which he was endeavoring to clear come rubbish. Swimmer Saves Two Lives. ^ Edward C. Thayer saved from drowning in Sangamon river at De­ catur, Mrs. Norris of Jacksonville and her little daughter, Nellie. In doihg so he broke his left arm, caused by coming in contact with a sunken log. Sunday-School Convention. The forty-second animal convention of the Christian County Sunday-school association eleotcd officers for the en­ suing year as follows: President, M. R. Wetzel, Stonington; vice president, E. P. Rankin, Morrisonville; treasur­ er, J. A. Bickerdike, Millersville; su­ perintendent of normal department, Miss Carrie Kigg, Edinburg; superin­ tendent primary department. Miss Mabel Torrey, Taylorville. A purse of $500 was voted to H. P. Hart, pres­ ident of the state Sunday-school as­ sociation. to defray his expenses to the international convention, to be held at Jerusalem next year. w. Pittsfield, C. H. Noble of Dixon and John C. Black of Chicago. r G. A. R. ADJUTANT. ers, consisting of Charles R. E. Koch Young Woman May Bring SultAgaintt ! of Chicago, Harvey M. Trimble of Man Who Jilted Her. - ' Miss Freda Parks, residing east of Springfield, who went to Washington, Ind., to marry F. S. Slosson, with whom, she claims, she was engaged to be married, and whom she found had married another girl, is in consulta­ tion with attorneys and says she will bring suit for breach of promise, in which judgment will be prayed for $10,000. cine claims she was engaged to be married to Slosson next month. Miss Parks says Slosson was recently married to Miss Sue Gardner, daugh­ ter of Judge W. R. Gardner, an In­ diana jurist. Charles A. Partridge, who has been •. appointed adjutant general of the G. A. R. of the United States by Com- mander in Chief Black, is a resident v ^ of Waukegan, and one of the best- known men in the state. For several years prior to 1896 he was a member of the Republican state central com­ mittee and secretary of the organiza­ tion. He has been a member of the G. A. R. almost from its inception. For many years he has been adjutant -isl cm&AB&T&DGE High School Bonds. The Centralia township high school board has issued a call for an elec­ tion on Sept. 10 to vote on the propo­ sition to issue a series of thirty-five bonds of $1,000 each, bearing 4% per cent, interest, for the purpose of building a township high school. The people recently voted to issue the bonds at 4 per cent., but the capital­ ists refused to take th?m at that low rate. Apple Growers' Delegates. C. H. Williamson of Quincy, Dr. J. R. I^ambert of Coatesburg and L D. Snedeker of Jerseyville have been ap­ pointed to represent the Mississippi valley apple growers' association at the annual convention of the Ameri­ can pomological society to be held In Boston, Mas^., Sept. 10-11-12. general of the Illinois department of the G. A. R. As adjutant general now in General Black's staff, he Is ' yt secretary of the national organiza- U0D- ^ •reach of Promisa Suit. ' Suit for $15,000 damages for ' ai-'•££ loged breach of promise of marriage J was instituted in the circuit court at Cairo by Mrs. Nellie De Vitt against ^ her brother-in-law, John McRea, a re- ^ ;f| tired farmer living near Rector, Ark. •. The two met at Cairo by appointment, v._'!• and Mrs. De Vitt insisted that the marriage occur at once. To this Mc- |S Rea objected. Mrs. De Vitt then con- .. suited an attorney and papers in the ^ ^ suit were drawn up. Later McRea was arrested on an ugly charge pre- ferred by Mrs. De Vitt and lodged in ; J jail. Mrs. De Vitt says that since the death of her sister, McRea's wife, some years ago, she has acted as his i ousekeeper. Both are past middle age. Trip* on Loose Board. Jii While attending the county Stfndajr school convention at Owaneco James Cox, aged about 60 years and one of the wealthiest residents of Pana, tripped on a loose board in the side- • walk and fell to the ground. His whole weight came upon his left hand, which was punctured near the center * of the palm by a rusty nail. He had the injury dressed immediately, but • liis hand is in a serious condition. Farmer is Bankrupt. David Shackleton, a farmer of Sul­ livan, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the federal court scheduling liabil­ ities of $2,787.30 and assets of $1,200. Y. M. C. A. to Build. Tl|e sale of the W. K. Abbott prop­ erty as a site for the Decatur Y. M. C. A. building has been closed. The consideration was $11,000. Successful Revival. Dr. Stephen Devoid of Birmingham is holding a successful revival meet­ ing at Bethlehem church near Aranz- ville. Mine Superintendent. B. S. Craine of Murpbysboro receiv­ ed notice that he bad been appointed superintendent of the Chicago fuel company's Williamson county inter­ ests. consisting of five mines 'and other properties. Yates Names Trustee. Gov. Yates has appointed James P. Abrams of Taylorville as trustee of the asylum for the feeble-minded at 5 Lincoln. Mr. Abrams succeeds Jacob F. Swank of Forreston, Ogle county, who resigned to accept a position as deputy state factory inspector. -Quartet of Old Timers. Ashland has four prominent "old residents." whose combined ages amount to 330 years. They are James Connor, 01; Morgan Allen, 83; John fox, 7$f sod Richard Arnold, 7S. Coal at Bunker Hiil. Another coal mine is being opened on the Bauser farm near Bunker Hill. The hole will be 10 by 13 feet. Tjar- den & Lunsford are now operating their miue. having struck an 8-foot vein of coal at a depth of 224 feet. The coal is of excellent quality. • Lightning Kills One. A storm passed over Massrille doing consideraole damage. Lightning kill­ ed George Pence and injured John Crawl, John Eppinger and another man. . To* Solve Water Punle. The Springfield eity couneH -HMw made an appropriation for the sink­ ing of tubular wells in the Sanga­ mon river in an effort to solve the water supply puzzle. In his report at the council meeting Comptroller Hall showed that the floating indebtedness of the city of Springfield is $76,627.50. Of tliis amount $15,070.30 is in . jndg. ments, $42,502.67 in Mils and $lS,-> 1*54.53 in red warrants. ' * ' S i l v e r W e d d i n g . „ " " W Hon.. John H. Duncan, one of thMi commissioners of the southern Illinois m penltertiary, and wife, have celebrat- ed their silver wedding. Mr. Duncan is ex-county superintendent of Wil- ' "J liamson county schools, and in con- nection with the wedding annlverseCK'v - -3j entertained the county institute. 3 Condemnation Suits. The Central Illinois Traction com­ pany has begun about fifteen condem­ nation suits against property along the proposed electric line between Charleston ami Mattoon. The cases will be heard during the September term of the county court. Judge John B. Kagy Is Dead. Judge John B. Kagy. for nearly fifty years one of the leading lawyers of southern Illinois, died at his home at Salem, aged '.*2 years. He was a prominent member of the I. O. O. K. and was a leader in Democratic cir­ cles. Sunday School Institutes. .Vj&fc The Coles county Sunday school ecutive committee met at Charleston and agreed to hold four institutes dur* ing the coming year in Hutton. La-, fayette, Okaw and Hickory townships.; To Address Old Settlers. k The committee In charge of the old settlers* reunion, which will be held at Salem Sept. 8 has secured Dr. T. De- Witt Peake. Senator T. E. Merritt, Gen. J. S Martin and L. M. Kagy to deliver addresses on this occasion."f i'l Great Apples. Peter Williams of Chandlervllle, has apples of the northern star variety measuring 14 inches in circumference. The apple crop generally is the finest I in many ysars. New Teacher for Blackburn. . * Miss Mary M. Belden of Oberlln, Ohio, a graduate of the Oberlin col­ lege, will be in charge of the English and history department of the Black­ burn university iu Carlinville during th« coming fur. >- ^ V' • m it5