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'#3 IH£ McHtNRK PUINOEALEfi HcHKNRY PIJUNDgAT.ER CO. Jlc HENRY, . - • ILLINOI& NEWS OF THE WORLD ladutriaL, Folltteal, Domestle Md roNlta n»ppe*lnp of Minor Importance Told In Farerrapk*. I Charles Moyer, a clerk formerly employed by Fleischmann & Co., ar­ rested on the charge of writing threat­ ening letters to Mayor Fleischmann of Cincinnati, O., was committed to Bellevue Hospital, New York City, for inquiry into his sanity. A six-story building on East Ninety- ninth btreet, New York, occupied in part by the Union Athletic Club and in part by various manufacturing concerns, was destroyed by fire, en­ tailing a loss of $50,000. L. Kahner & Oo.'s cigar factory adjoining was dam­ aged $25,000. Lorenzo Crosby, the Mormon elder from Eager, Ariz., who shot himself in a sleeping oar on the Chicago and Alton passenger train from St. Louis, died at the City Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Crosby had been doing mis­ sionary work for the Mormon church in Georgia and Virginia. Governor Bailey of Kansas is re­ ported to haye agreed to pardon Wil­ liam Rudolph, who is serving a sen­ tence in the Kansas penitentiary, in order that he may be taken to St. Louis to stand trial for the robbery of the Bank of Union and the murder of Detective Schumacher. Former members of the Salvation Army and American Volunteers have Incorporated in Nebraska a new order under the name of Volunteer Warriors to work along the lines of the older organizations. Owens B. Vail, as gen­ eral in chief, says they left the par­ ent organization because money they collected was not spent for the pur­ pose for which it was donated. At the New York eye and ear in­ firmary. New York, Miss Viola Allen, on whom an operation for ear affec­ tion was performed, is progressing sat­ isfactorily. President Roosevelt was the recip­ ient of the last letter written by 8enator Hanna. It was written on the Tuesday prior to his death and was purely a personal note acknowledging the president's thoughtfulness and consideration in expressing his per­ sonal interest in the senator's sick­ ness. The letter is to be photo­ graphed for preservation. Fire at St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, destroyed the three-story building of the Union Manufacturing Company and caused a money loss of about $75,- Senator Lodge of Massachusetts presented to the president Gen. W. W. Blackmar and Eli W. Hall, past department commanders of the Mas­ sachusetts G. A. R., and Lieut. Gov. Curtis Guild of Massachusetts, who laid before the president engrossed resolutions of the G. A. R. of that - state inviting him to attend the na­ tional encampment to be held in Bos­ ton next August. The annua) convention of the Illi­ nois Press association closed with a banquet at Galesburg. The following officers were elected: President, J. M. Rapp, Fairfield; first vice presi­ dent, J. H. Castle, Sandwich; second vice president, J. W. Becker, Jersey- tille; third vice president, Jesse Tur­ ner, Cairo: secretary, J. M. Page, Jer- seyville; treasurer, Vic Haven, Green- Held; chairman executive committee, 'A. R- Van Skiver, Streator; chair­ man auditing committee, Terry Sim­ mons, Marseilles. Joe Buffalo, nephew of the famous / Buffalo, formerly chief of the Lake Superior Chippewas, died at Odanah, Wis. For years he Lad acted as chief of the tribe. Buffalo, who was the last member of the family, was in­ strumental in having the treaty of peace signed between the Chippewas i; -Mid Sioux at Ashland five years a^o. l The state department has received and has accepted the resignation of W. E. Buchanan, the American min­ ister to Panama. No successor has • *een appointed. Commander William Elbridge, U. S. H., governor of the island of Guam, kas arrived at Honolulu on a naval supply ship. He is returning to his home in the United States on account of illness caused by the tropical cli­ mate. His condition is so serious that ; /jhe may be obliged to delay the con- j - If nuance of his trip to San Francisco. : Several thousand persons witnessed i?" the commencement exercises at the ; ^ Carlisle Indian school at Carlisle, Pa., When diplomas were presented to the largest class in the history of the in stitution, the graduates numbering torty-three. Gen. O. O. Howard, Dr. Sheldon Jackson, Gen. J. P. S. Gobin ,;,(ttid Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces Were among the guests. . The clothing stock of Keller, Broyce & Co. at Muncie, Ind., was damaged $30,000 by fire. The damage to the Johnson block is estimated at $8,000. A Jury at Bluff ton, Ind., has declared that J. W. Terrell, convicted of mur­ der, has become insane since his first trial, and .he will probably be sent to an asylum. Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas has Come out flat-footed for Bryan for president. Seven Dewey cowboys, in atten­ dance as witnesses on the Dewey trial at Norton, Kas., have been arrested on warrants charging them with murder, gr *They were with Dewey at the time the g Berrys were killed. Each was re- leased on bonds of $1,000. ^ G e o r g e A . C a s t o r , R e p u b l i c a n , w a s 4': . elected to congress from the third Pennsylvania district to fill the va­ cancy by the death of Henry Burk, Re .publican. His Democratic opponent .was Samuel J. Randall, son of the fa- vinous speaker of the national house ol representatives. The temporary receiverships against the Kirby Lumber company ;and the Houston Oil company of Houston, Texas, have been continued for sixty days, when the question of permanent receiverships will be de- -Jad. LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS WHEAT. ^ Chicago--No. 2 red, 96Ue@U«,t NewYork--No. 2 red, *1. Minneapolis--No. 1 hard, 963fa,< " Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, He, Duluth--No. 1 hard, 96viC. St. Louis--No. 2 red, .tl.0Q.is. 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ENACTING LAWS r; FOR IKE NATION Review of the Legislation Be­ fore Both Houses of CongresfeC " OUTLINE OF DAILY ROUTINE Special Correspondents Tell of the Business Transacted by Senators and Representatives In Session at the Capitol. The Labor Political League of Kan­ sas City, composed of delegates from laja&r unions, has decided to call a Convention to meet March S to nomi­ nate a straight labor union ticket for city officials. The Ogilvie Mining Company has awarded a contract for building a 500,000 bushel elevator at Fort Wil­ liam, Manitoba, to the MacDonald En­ gineering Company of Chicago. John Bechtel, the Pittsburg soap agent, who was murderously assaulted by two Italians, is reported to be re­ covering. The dedicatory sermon of the new Palmer Hall of Science of Colorado College at Colorado Springs, Colo., was delivered in the college chapel by Rev. Dr. Edward Caldwell Moore of Harvard University. The auditorium was packed and more than 500 people were turned away. The platform was occupied by the college faculty, minis­ ters of the city and distinguished guests. Spontaneous combustion Is held re­ sponsible for a fire which destroyed Chemical hall at the Ohio State Uni­ versity at Columbus. Loss, $135,000 with no Insurance. Two hostesses will preside at the Missouri state building during the World's Fair, the state commission having been unable to select one from the numerous candidates. The case against Prosecuting Attor­ ney R. P. Stone at Jefferson City on the charge of riding on railroad passes has been dismissed, and Mr. Stone is left in full posse?sion of his office. Frank O. Senter, a railroad con­ ductor, aged 62 years, killed his wife, aged 40 years, and committed suicide ai the woman's home in Denver, Col. The couple, who had four children, had been separated for a year and the wife recently sued for a divorce. Senter called on her to plead for a reconciliation and when she refused it he shot her. Col. Theodore Bruback, one of the wealthiest and best known mining men of Utah, was accidentally killed at Park City while making an inspec­ tion of the Daly-West mine, of which be was an officer. While ascending a ladder, Mr. Bruback lost his hold and fell a distance of fifteen feet, striking on his head and breaking his' neck. A verdict of not guilty has been re­ turned at Jefferson City, Mo., in the case of Prosecuting Attorney R. P. Stone, charged with neglecting his of­ ficial duty. Brooklyn is said to be flooded with counterfeits of the "Buffalo" $10 bill, which defy detection even with a glass and in which the government paper is imitated to perfection. The jury in the case of James Reed, charged with the murder of Glenna Hynes at Omaha, returned a verdict of murder in the first degree and rec­ ommended that Reed be imprisoned for life. The work of clearing the streets in the burned district of Baltimore has been completed and the rest of the week the gang of street cleaners will follow up the work of throwing walls and buildings. City Engineer Fen- dall stated permits would be issued to rebuild in sections of the burned district where no changes in the building lines are to be made. D. E. Thompson, United States min­ ister to Brazil, has simplified Nebras­ ka politics by announcing that he would not again be a candidate for United States senator. He believes he can perform better service as min­ ister to Brazil. He was a candidate for senator during the struggle which resulted in a compromise on Charles H. Dietrich. John Michael, aged 70, a prominent resident of Porter, Ind., committed suicide by hanging himself, because he lost a $5 bill on the street. He leaves a family. Sheriff Benner of Great Falls, Mont., arrived at Grand Forks, N. D., and identified George Hloblka as the man wanted at Sand Coulee, Mont., on a charge of murder. The sheriff will take his prisoner to Great Falls, Hlobika agreeing to waive requisition papers. A loss of $100,000 was caused by the burning of a buiiding at South Bos­ ton, Mass., occupied by the National Magazino, Carter, Rice & Co., whole­ sale paper dealers; the Chappie Press, Tinkham jpress and the Potter Sc. Wat­ son Shoe Counter Company. Joseph B. Canfleld, superintendent of the H. C- Canfleld Rubber Company at Bridgeport, Conn., and a maid ser­ vant were found dead at the Canfleld residence. It was first thought'they had been poisoned, but an autopsy showed death was due to asphyxia­ tion. Gen. Reyes of Colombia, on his ar­ rival at Cherbourg from New York, went to Bremen. He will visit his children there and at Lausanne and later will go to Paris. It is said that he has no mission to the French gov­ ernment relative to Panama. Fire at Milton, Pa., caused damages of $25,000 to the Krauser block. Mrs. Jacob Antoniassi and five chil­ dren were burned to death in a lire consuming the house in which they lived near Croton, N. Y. The hus band, two boarders and the oldest son, age* 18, escaped. V Tuesday, Feb. 16. Chaplain Edward Everett Hale,' In the opening prayer in the senate, referred to the death of Senator Hanna. Mr. For- aker formally announced the death of his colleague, and offered resolutions pro­ viding for the appointment of a com­ mittee of twenty-five senators to super­ intend arrangements for the . state fu­ neral In the senate chamber: for invita­ tions to the president, the cabinet mem­ bers, the justices of! the Supreme court, the diplomatic corps, the secretary of state, the admiral of the navy and the peneral of the army, for invitations to t^e members of the house, with a re­ quest that a house committee be : ap­ pointed to act with the senate commit­ tee; that the sergeant at arms of the senate have charge of the remains until they arrive at Cleveland, and that the .•senate committee accompany the re­ mains to Cleveland. The resolutions were adopted and the committee was named by the chair. As a further mark of re­ spect, the senate, on motion of Mr. For- aker, adjourned at 12:12 o'clock. P.ev. Dr. Couaen, chaplain of the house, referred in his opening prayer, the mem­ bers of the house standing, to the death of Senator Hanna. Mr. Bonynge of vtded for fortifications In the Insular .^sessions and Mr. Smith (lCy.) proposed San amendment to preclude the use of any ^part of the appropriation in the Phili­ ppines, holding that the expenditure of the 'sum necessary to properly fortify the Is­ lands was not warranted until the future, of the archipelago shall have been de- terminec.'. By a vote of 80 to 82 the amendment «was lost. Mr. Robinson (Dera., Ind.) made an unsuccessful effort to secure an amendment to prevent the use of any part of the appropriation for experimental purpose in Langley airships. The general debate on the bill developed Into a political discussion. The bill was passed without division. "A bill creating vtJtica, N. Y., as a port of delivery was passed. Mr. Dick (Ohio) Introduced a .*>111 appropriating $50,000 for the trans-. Jsortalion, pay ana' expenses of members bf state militia attending rifle practice encampments, with the clause that it be made an annual appropriation. Mr. Wade (Iowa) Introduced a bill for reciprocity with Canada, jnore sweeping In its provi­ sions than any measure yet brought up. At 6:30 p. m. the House adjourned. Friday, Feb. .V. There was no session of the senate, ad­ journment having been taken until Satur­ day on account of the funeral of Sena­ tor Hanna. The house began consideration of.the naval appropriation bill, in committee of the whole, ten hours being allowed for general debate. Mr. Fitzgerald (Dem., N. Y.) declared that the naval program of the United States aims at a force greater than that of Germany. He held that in all sections of the country the conviction Is firm that the present occu­ pant of the White House is apt to in­ volve the country in war with some oth­ er nation, adding that the same belief has been had with respect to the head of another great nation. Mr. Foss made an urgent appeal for the upbuilding of the navy. He was 3trongly seconded by Mr. Meyer (La.), the ranking Democrat on the committee. A bill authorizing the construction of pipe lines for oil and gas through Indian Territory was passed, after being amended so as to limit the period of grants to twenty years. An­ other bill passed granted to Port An­ geles. Wash., for park purposes certain dition of American seamen. At 4:48 p. portions of the government reserve In •that city. Mr. Llvernash (Cal.) made an appeal for legislation improving the con- m. the hous^ adjourned. Saturday, Feb. 20. Thi canal treaty with Panama was again the chief theme in the S'enate. Mr. c "Where are the 'hopes' of yesterday? The winds have blown them all away/ Colorado was sworn In in place of Mr. Shafroth. The conference report on the urgency deficiency bill was adopted with­ out debate. The fortification appropria­ tion bill, carrying an appropriation of $7,131,192, was reported. On motion of Mr. Grosvenor the house at 12:25 took a twenty-minute recess. On reassembling a senate clerk announced the action of the senate on Senator rfanna's death, and Mr. Grosvenor presented resolutions accepting the invitation of the senate. The house committee asked by the sen­ ate was named'. As « further mark of respect the house adjourned. Wednesday, Feb. 17. The remains of Senator Marcus A. Hanna were conveyed to the Senate chamber at 11:15 a. m. Senator Frye, as preeident pro tempore, stood in front of his chair as the body was bcrne to Its resting place. The people who crowded the 'galleries arose, and as the pallbearers retired the Senate was called to order. Immediately afterward the House of Rep­ resentatives, with Speaker Cannon at its head, filed in and took seats assigned to them. Speaker Cannon took a place at the left of Senator Frye. Ambassadors ana1 ministers of foreign countries next took their places, followed by representa­ tives of the army and navy and of the Supreme court. President Roosevelt and members of the cabinet then filed In. Shortly after 12 o'clock Senator Frye be­ gan the funeral ceremonies by announe1- ing the suspension of business. Chap­ lain Couden offered an invocation. Dr. Edward Everett Hale then delivered the funeral address, after which the Gridiron Quartette sang. Following another ad­ dress by Senator Frye and a benediction by Dr. Hale, the Senate at 1 o'clock ad­ journed. The House convened fifteen minutes be­ fore the noon hour that arrangements might be perfected to go in a body to the Senate chamber to participate in the fu­ neral services for Senator Hanna. Head­ ed by the speaker, the members formed in line and marched to the door of the Senate chamber at one minute before 12 o'clock. The members of the House re­ turned shortly after 1 o'clock, ana' on motion of Mr. Payne the House adjourned out of respect to the deceased senator at 1:06 p. m. Thursday, Feb. 18. When the Senate met Mr. Hoar secured an extension until next Monday of the time for motions to reconsider votes which were cast last Monday. It was in the Interest of the bill to pay (150.000 to ex-Queen Liliuokalanl. Mr. Tillman, who voted against the bill, made a mo­ tion to reconsider because friends of the measure considered that "snap judgment" had been taken. The motion was not considered. The joint resolution directing the Secretary of Commerce and L?.bor to I inquire into the claim of the Wales Is- Spooner, who held the floor, yielded to Mr. Morgan, who spoke in opposition to the ratification of the canal treaty, say­ ing this would be his last speech on the subject. Mr. Morgan made an appeal for a careful revision of the treaty so as to make sure of the footing of the United State In Panama when the canal shall be constructed. He urged that the treaty should be so amended as un­ equivocally to permit the intervention of the United States in case of neces­ sity. He urged as a reason for this sug­ gestion his opinion that ultimately Pan­ ama would drift back into union with Colombia unless held in leash by this country. In this connection he asserted that the Spaniards of Panama and Co­ lombia always would be found co-operat- ing in all things against the United States. Mr. Money announced his in­ tention of voting for the ratification ot the canal treaty, but criticised the part taken by the United States In connec­ tion with the secession of Panama. Dur­ ing his speech Mr. Spooner engaged In a spirited colloquy with Mr. Tillman. He defended the president against the assumption that his position on Panama Involved the recognition of the right of the Southern states to secede. The S'en­ ate, at the request of Mr. Patterson, ordered the printing of a statement by the Western Federation of Miners rela­ tive to the labor troubles in Colorado, and in reply to the statement of the mine operators of that ptate which al­ ready has been printed. The document was referred to the committee on judi­ ciary having under consideration Mr. Patterson's resolution looking to an In­ vestigation of the Colorado troubles. Senator Hepburn Introduced an amend­ ment to the army appropriation bill ap­ propriating $500,000 for the purchase of 20,000 acres of land in Spokane county. Washington, and Kootenia county, Idaho, for the establishment of a permanent camp ground for the regular army and national militia. Senator Burrows intro­ duced a bill proposing an increase to $75 a month for the loss of both legs or deafness In both ears. Senator Hoar proposed an increase of $100 a month for total blindness, and Senator Gal- linger proposed an Increase to $20 per month for all survivors of the Mexican war. The House soon after convening went Into committee of the whole, with Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) In the chair, and re­ sumed consideration of the naval appro­ priation bill. Mr. Dayton (W. Va.), a member of the naval affairs committee, asked If there was any American citi­ zen who would say that this nation should not, if the occasion came, defend Itself from either Germany or Great Britain. He charged that Mr. Fitzger­ ald of New York favored Improvements for the naval establishment at New York and in this connection he said there were too many navy yards, many land Packing Company on account of the I of which could be cut JDUt.^ He^ r e c e n t A l a s k a n b o u n d a r y a w a r d w a s " . . . . . . adopted. A resolution by Mr. Morgan calling upon the President to supply such Information as he may have relative to the present state of organization of the government of Panama was adopted. Mr. Spooner spoke on the Isthmian canal question. He defended the course of the administration, and was interrupted fre­ quently by Mr. Morgan. He suspended his remarks without concluding late In the afternoon. S'enator Nelson offered an amendment to the army appropriation bill providing $250,000 for the construction of a military wagon road from Valdez to Fort Egbert or Eagle or. the Yukcn river In Alaska. At 3:42 o'clock the Senate went into .executive session and adjourned' at 3:50 p. m. The House passed the fortification ap­ propriation bill. An item In the bill pro' he would join hands with Mr. Fitzger­ ald next year In selling out the New York yard, which is worth $25,000,000 Mr. Dayton said that the navy on ite present basis could not compete with anv one of the four great powers. Mr. Hitchcock (Dem. Neb.) declared that there was gross national extravagance In the annual appropriation bills. H'e asserted, too, that the larger items In the army and navy supply bills went tc the trusts. He gave notice that he would attempt to amend the bill to pro­ vide for a government armor plate fac­ tory. Mr. Hardwlck (Dem. Ga.) pre­ cipitated a diseuss'on on the Philippine question by declaring that the retention of the islands was responsible for the demand for a large navy. The House adjourned with the na^al appropriation bill still pending KILLS WOMAN FOR SAYING NO Rejection of Marriage Proposal Leads to Murder and 8uicide. Ripon, Wis., dispatch: Will Lanlng, 24 years old, shot and instantly killed Miss Emma Buegler, 23 years old, on the farm of Gus Hensley, two and one- half miles south of Fairwater, and then killed himself with the same re­ volver. It Is said that Laning asked the girl to marry him and that she had written a letter refusing him. Falrwatec la eight miles south of Ri­ pon. EXHIBITS MANIA fOH HUGGING ILLINOIS STATE NEWS GIVES AID TO UNION WORKMEN. Alton City Council Discontinues Use Of Bell Telephones. The Alton city council has taken up the fight of the electrical workers' un­ ion against the Bell telephone In Al­ ton, and has decided to discontinue all public instruments, including the fire departments and the police headquar­ ters. This action will destroy one of the principal fire alarm systems in the cltr. The reason assigned Js that the Befl company has declined to accept a proposition of the electrical workers' union. The council also voted to submit to the people a proposition for issuing $25,000 in bonds to pay a judgment for $17,850 and interest for the Alton waterworks company and other bills. Judge Humphrey of the United States district court is reported to have said that in event of a failure of the bond issue the council would be obliged to pay the waterworks bills in some oth­ er way and might be sent to jait for contempt Fine for Keeping Vicious Dog. William Addlesberger of East St. Louis was fined $5 and costs on a charge of keeping a vicious dog, pre­ ferred by Arthur Chambers. It was claimed that Chambers went to Ad- dlesberger's place to buy coal, and as he wan about to leave the office a large dog, which had long since passed its seniority, crawled from under the stove and tore a slice of flesh from one of Chambers' legs. Babe Finds Carbolic Acid. Fred, the 22-months-old son of Fred Gardner of Alton, found a bottle of carbolic acid, poured it over his body accidentally, and is perhaps fatally burned. At the time the accident oc­ curred the 10-year-old sister of the child was dying in an adjoining room, and the little boy had escaped his mother and found the bottle of acid in the pantry. Quit Orphans' Home. , ' Rev. and Mrs. Lieberheer, whohave served, respectively, as superintend­ ent and matron of the Hoy leton or­ phans' home at Nashville, have ten­ dered their resignations and removed to Quincy. Prof. Keonig and wife, formerly of the Evangelical orphans' home in St Louis, have taken charge of the Hoyleton institution. Travelers Elect Officers. Post K. T. P. A., of Decatur, elected officers as follows: President, L. F. Leavenworth; vice president, W. P. Shade, J. H. Myers and W. E. Surface; -secretary and treasurer, George E. Boyer; surgeon, B. L. Maienthal; chaplain, A. R. Cretors; directors, J. B. Williams, W. C. Bullard and C. J. Freeman* To Beautify City. The Decatur chamber of commerce, in order to induce citizens to beautify and improve their property, has of­ fered cash prizes for the best-kept lawns, the prettiest flower beds, the most luxuriant vines and for the best- kept alleys. The Woman's club will . co-operate with the board in this un­ dertaking. Fatal Shooting Affray. A shooting affray at a dance near Iota has occurred in which Deputy Sheriff Jesse Reed and E. N. Biller received wounds which will probably prove fatal. Miller and another man became involved in a difficulty and Reed received his wounds in trying to separate tfeem. Tramps Are Killed. Bridgeport, O., dispatch: A dozen tramps sleeping near the furnace at the Crystal glass works got into a fight, breaking a big gas pipe. An explosion followed, five being serious­ ly and three fatally burned. lee In New York Harbor. New York dispatch: The harbor traffic is almost completely stalled by the ice. Three ferries have had to suspend. Many steamships are unable to pet away on schedule tin*. Illinois Man Who Embraces Women Ig Caught at Mattoon. Mattoon, 111., dispatch: "Jack the grabber," who has frightened man> women of this city almost into hys­ terics during the last two or three weeks, has been captured. He said he was Albert Adamson of Greenup, 111., and admitted his guilt. His prac­ tice was to lie in wait in alleys and, springing out, to embrace women, who passed. He was taken to jail at Charleston. King's Brother Refuses Post. London cable: The duke of Con naught, brother to King Edward, has refused the newly created post of in spector general on the ground that public policy demands that it should be given to Lieut. Gen. GrenfeL Petroleum Fire to Melt^ce. Wllkesbarre, Pa., special: Carloads of petroleum will be set on fire on the great ice gorge at Kipp's run, near here, in an effort to melt the gorge that Is blocking the Susquehanna; Girl Glassworker Faints. Miss Maggie 'Donivan, aged 18, em­ ployed at the Alton glass works, was found unconscious on Second street. After her hand had been crushed be­ tween two rolls at the glass works she tried to make her way home, but faintedi Interest in Revival. Evangelist Alien Wilson of Bloom- ington is conducting a revival meet­ ing at the First Congregational church at Charleston. Great interest is be­ ing manifested in the meetings, which will continue for three weeks. Mine Workers' Candidates. E. R. Pranke and W. P. Hoover of Taylorville are candidates for presi­ dent of the United Mine Workers' subdlstrict organization. I. G. Froud of Taylorville is a candidate for sec­ retary-treasurer. Farm Transfer. Fred C. Lang has purchased a part of the D. M. Crum farm, lying ceven miles south of Virginia. The tract purchased contains 140 acres. The price paid was $10,500. Farmers Build 'Phone Line. Farmers living between Fosterburg and Upper Alton are building a tele­ phone line to connect witb the Alton Bell exchange. To Teach Indians. Miss Lora Mcllhanon has resigned as superintendent of the primary de­ partment of the Ashley public schools and is succeeded by Miss Mary Dur­ ham. Miss Mcllhanon has accepted a position in the Indian school at Mount Pleasant, Wis. Conductor |s Fatally Hurt. Two freight trains on the Louisville and Nashville railroad collided at Carmi. Conductor Charles Bahr was fatally injured and one engineer . was •lightly hurt. Gives Land to ChlldreiK Columbus Wheeler has made deeds to several hundred acres of fine land In Brushy Mound township, givlsf tte land to'his several children. Baptist Revival. Chaplain E. W. White Is conduct­ ing evangelistic meetings in the First Baptist church at Alton. Prohibition Convention. I The Prohibitionists of Washington county will hold a convention In JNaahvill* Feb. 19. STRUBE CASE 8ET FOR AUGU8T Prosecutor Objects to Long Delay, but Is Overruled. The trial of Fred Strube, for the murder of Miss Alice Maude Hennin- ger near Havana on November 14, has been continued until the August tetm of the Mason county circuit court Strube was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. The defense then moved for a continuance until August but the prosecuting attorney objected, stating that the people would consent to a postponement of forty days, be­ lieving this sufficient time in which to prepare for trial. The defense filled an affidavit, setting up that this was not time enough, and that several impor­ tant witnesses were absent. After arguing for more than two hours, Judge Mehan granted a continuance to August Another Coal Line. Another new railroad, to be known as the Great Western, is being talked of at Harrisburg. "The proposed road is to run from Harrisburg to Grand Tower, on the Ohio river, passing through Marlon. A map of the road has been made, and the manner in which the promoters are going about the matter makes it pretty certain that the road will be built. J^lII prelimin­ ary work, which has been In progress for some time, has been done on the quiet. B. F. Johhson, who built the Chicago, Paducahjand Memphis road, is behind the enterprise. /Including the electric road, this will/make four railroads that are to be bAilt through Saline county with a view to handling the great coal business. Unique Religious Service. A unique service was held at the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Virginia, of which Rev. J. W. Hicks is pastor. "Christianity" was made the theme of a general discussion. Dr. J. A. McGee spoke from the physician's point of view. Hon. Charles Martin from the standpoint of the lawyer, Prof. M. J. AllJre as a teacher, Chas. A. Dixon as a merchant, Hon. J. J. Bergen as a banker, Rev. J. W. Car­ penter of the church of Christ qs a preacher, Mayor Albert Hinners as an editor and Eben Spink of Chandler- ville, 111., as an insurance man. Fines for Crap Shooters. Judge Beach of East St Louis fined Montoe Gay, colored, Jesse Miller an^ Herman Heilbrock $100 each on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Gray has lived in East St. Louis for years. The other men are miners from Centralia. All were caught in a crap game 6y the police in a saloon on Broadway. In default of bonds they were sent to jau in Belleville. Youth Is Killed. Daniel Hancock, 17, living with his parents at East St. Louis, was run over and killed by a switch engine in the yards of the Nelson Morris plant in that city. The young man attempt­ ed to cross the tracks in front of one engine and stepped in front of anoth­ er, which was backing on an adjacent track. Meets Death in Fail. John Williams Hohit, a wealthy re­ tired farmer of St. Louis, sustained a broken neck and was instantly killed in a fall from his wagon near his country home at Addieville. He was 65 years of age and leaves a family. Fight for Recognition* All of the union painters of Bloom- ington are on a strike because the bosses refused to sign the scale for the coming year. There is no dispute about wages the bosses simply decid­ ing to ignore the union in the future. Guilty of Horse Stealing. In the county court at Carlinville Al­ fonso Davis, charged with horse steal­ ing, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and fined $25 and costs. William Ma- berry was found not guilty by a jury. St. Clair County Taxes. The total taxes to be collected this year in St. Clair county, according to the extensions on the books, which have just been completed, amount to $1,113,506.45. Intercepting Sewer. The Belleville city council-has pass­ ed an ordinance for the construction of an intercepting sewer in Richland creek to cost about $75,000. Rob Postoffice. Burglars robbed the postoffice and general store of S. Pyle at Sacramen­ to, securing about $20 from the drawer and some clothing. t Opiates in Cough Medicine. Miss Lena Houck of Alton took an overdose of cough medicine containing opiates and was unconscious four hours. Boy Falls Unde.r Wagon. The 8-year-old son of James Festis of Decatur attempted to climb on a wagon loaded with corn. He fell un­ der the rear wheel and was run over and killed. The father ol the boy was driving the team. Prison for Clairvoyants. In the circuit court Dr. Omar Dizara and Prof. Storey, two clairvoyants who swindled Decatur women out of various sums of money, were found guilty by a Jury. Both will go to the penitentiary. Amateurln TrouN*. Andrew Sheets, aged 17, who es­ sayed to play the role of a detective for the defense in a whisky case the city had brought against ManfOrd G. Shipley, was arrested at Flora on a charge of perjury. He was held to tha grand jury under a $500 bond. Reservoir Land. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwest* ern railroad company has purchased twenty acres of land within the south­ ern corporate limits of Flora to be usq4 Xor. reservoir purpose?. is WHEAT AT HIGH PRICES . IS BOON TO FARMERS^ General Trade Receives Great Advan-sfell : ,JpL Prosperity $ ^v' cultural Classes, ' r ; v v . ' - . v ' • . , ' ' ^ . . ' i . - ; . . CmdSg6 special: Dun's weekly re-^j view of Chicago trade says: "With wheat commanding present^ ' prices and other produce sharing m, the advance this gratifying measure%? of added prosperity means much ton'.sj* the agricultural classes and provides!!'f j a healthful stimulus to general busi-^ ness and the promise of larger deal­ ings of developing in this market. "Other favorable features are not lacking. The movement of merchan- • dise increased during the week, buy- " ing became more active in the job­ bing lines and the expected improve­ ment in demand for iron was con­ firmed in freer commitments. Retail trade has shown more breadth, neces­ sitates having experienced a well-sus­ tained consumption, and the advance* spring styles exhibited were well pat­ ronized. Travel was less impeded by adverse weather and visiting buyers^ appeared in increased numbers, re­ sulting In augmented dealings throughout the jobbing lines. "Shipments of grain, including 1,- 022,477 bushels of corn) aggregated 2,- 22a,6691 bushels, an increase of fully 7 per cent over one year ago. Re­ ceipts at primary markets have be­ come heavier, farmers finding prices: advantageous. The speculative mar­ kets were strongly influenced by vari­ ous bullish conditions in addition to the war news, and quotations ad­ vanced easily, the closings compared with a week ago showing gains in the May options, for wheat 7 cents, corn 2^4 cents and oats 2% cents. "The market for provisions was very active and closed with advances in pork 75 cents per barrel, in ribs 30 cents and lard, 17% cents. Receipts of live stock were 419,159 head, com­ pared with 301,327 head a year ago. There was a fair shipping demand for choice beeves, but the heavy receipts noted were not conducive to better prices than ruled the previous week, and hogs and sheep were unchanged. "Failures in the Chicago district Dumber twenty-eight, against twenty- five the previous week and twenty-six a year ago." TWENTY-THREE DEATHS ARE DUE TO DYNAMITE Two Carloads of the Stuff Explode , When Water Train Comas In Collision With Them. Ogden, Utah, dispatch: Two car­ loads of dynamite exploded at Jack­ son station, on the Ogden-Lucin cut­ off Friday afternoon, killing twenty- three and injuring thirty workmen. The victims, it is said, are mostly Greeks. Among the known dead are Con­ ductor George Dermody of Ogden and his train crew. It is also reported that a fireman named Burt and his wife and three children were killed. The explosion wrecked everything within a radius of half a mile. The telegraph operator's house was badly damaged, and Operator Taylor and his wife injured. The nearest telegraph office from which messages can be filed is at Lucln, fifteen miles from the scene. * The accident was caused by a. water train running into the two cars load­ ed with dynamite. Five locomotives were reduced to scrap iron, and the big steam shovel at Jackson station was completely demolished. GOV. PEABODY DESIRES PEACE Advises Operators to Make Terms With Union Mine Workers. Denver special: Gov. Peabody has strongly advised the mine owners in the Cripple Creek district to make terms with the union miners who have been on strike since last August. He says: "I -think I have done my duty in bringing about law and order in the district and now I will take the burden from my shoulders and place it on yours. In doing this I would suggest that the olive branch and the hand of friendship should be extended to the striking miners, and that harmony between the employer and the employe should be brought about." BANK ROBBER 18 NOW A CLERK Serves Sentence for Stealing $358,000,. Little of Which He Got. New York special: Samuel C. •See- who after completing his term or imprisonment for robbing the Nation­ al Shoe and Leather bank of $358,- 000 went to Oregon to begin life anew, has drifted back East and is now a humble clerk in one of the truck line terminals in Jersey City. Seely's purpose in life now is, his friends say, to make it clear that he got only $11,000 of the $358,000 Which the National Shoe and Leather bank lost through his operations, the rest having gone, he says, to Fred­ erick Baker, who committed suicide. BIG TRlTNK LINES IN RATE FIGHT Scramble for Grain Traffic May Lead to Cuts on Other Freight. New York dispatch: A grain traffic fight has developed among the big trunk lines entering this city, and . railroad officials openly admit that . the struggle is so acute that it may be carried to other classes of freight. It is said by officers of other roads that the trouble arose over the deter­ mination of the Pennsylvania to es­ tablish a differential in favor of Phil­ adelphia and Baltimore as against >New York on grain from Buffalo. Mrs. Hess Is Hopelessly III. Wabash, Ind., dispatch: Mrs. Alex- ander Hess, three times elected state president of the Relief corps of Indi­ ana, is hopelessly ill of brain disease here. Specialists who have examined her say the end ia a matter of a short- time. Defeats Italian Champion. .. Richmond, Va., dispatch: M. 3- Dwyer, lightweight wrestler, won two out of three falls in a bout with Le» JPardeUo, XUUan champion v. C»- K ••-y -- Vf r. .i