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^"tp"r '-Fc**£" f?.?f\̂ y?™T^~' x~Yr'."v* •«*• ' - ^ £ * ^ 7 * . j - / * * *1! •' v. i f j y^'^^l^ ' .y i ̂ S6 •v;-; If "III Mil IJ .--= REPUBLICAiNS HAVE BIG TiS! ^WAJORITY IN CONGRESS actically Complete Figures Give That Party 245 Against 141 Democrats--Gains Made in New York and Pennsylvania--Situation in the Senate HIDDEN PUZZLE PICTURE. k~a,'.<m-* ' *' • '•(::•' *i: &m'--r.v:^ The Republican majority In the lldnse of representatives in the next ; congress will pass the 100 mark. On the face of the figures the majority reaches 104, and as there is doubt with regard to some half-dozen dis­ tricts among the 386 in the country, changes are likely to occur that will increase this lead. Republicans, 245; Democrats, 141, Is the way the house shows np at thiB time. There may be a change in one Of the Maryland districts. Senator Dick of Ohio claimed a solid Republi­ can delegation from the Buckeye state, but on the face of the returns two Democrats have escaped the ca­ tastrophe that Overtook the party. It Is very close, however, in the Fifth district. YYY': • > Y Wade, the Democratic congressman nom the Twenty-second Iowa, is de­ feated by Dawson, Republican, by a plurality of 213, insuring a solid Re­ publican delegation from that state. Michigan is solidly Republican. In In­ diana the Democratic strength has been cut from four to two. Nebraska sends a solid delegation, Hitchcock, Bryan's friend and former manager, having been defeated for re-election in the Omaha district. Wisconsin re- , tains its complexion of ten Republi­ cans and one Democrat. Honolulu followed the example of the mainland by returning Kalaalaole, Republican, as & delegate in congress. Republican delegates were chosen In the territories of New Mexico and Ok­ lahoma, while Smith, Democrat, was re-elected in Arizona. Late returns indicate that the re­ publicans haye gained a seat in the United States senate. They already had lost one in Maryland, where Isa­ dora Rayner, democrat, has been elect­ ed to succeed Senator McComas. it was supposed there would be another loss in Nevada. The term of Senator Stewart expires with this congress. It had been assumed he would be suc­ ceeded by a democrat. Instead of that the state legislature is reliably repub­ lican and the senator to succeed Stew­ art 'Will be of the same taith. In Montana the republicans have carried the legislature, which will per­ mit them to elect a successor to **arls Gibson, democrat, the colleague of Senator Clark, the multi-millionaire. Of course the most sensational change in the United States senate comes from the Missouri landslide. Senator Francis M. Cockrell, the rank­ ing democrat on the appropriations committee, who has been in the sen­ ate since 1875, will have to go. He succeeded Carl Schurz, and last July MAKEUP OlP NEXT CONGRESS. Repre- States.-- sentatives. Total. Rep. Dem. Alabama 9 .. # Arkansas ..... 7 ** ^ California 8 8 f - Colorado .. .tj 3 2 1 Connecticut ..« 5 S Delaware .. 1 " 1 Florida .. 3 .. 3 Georgia 11 Idaho 1 1 • • Illinois 25 , 23 2 Indiana 13 11 2 Iowa 11 11 Kansas ® Kentucky ................... 11 1 1® Louisiana 7 .. 7 4 Maine 4. 4 ». Maryland ............................ 6 3 3 Massachusetts 14 11 3 Michigan 12 - 12 »• Minnesota 9 9 •• Mississippi §••'.. ' ® Missouri 1® ® ® Montana 1 1 Nebraska 6 # Nevada * 2 1 ' New Hampshire .................... 2 ® New Jersey .................. 10 9 1 New York 37 11 North Carolina 10 .. 10 N o r t h ' D a k o t a . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . 2 , 2 Ohio 21 20 1 Oregon 2 2 Pennsylvania 32 31 1 Rhode Island 2 1 1 South Carolina 7 7 South Dakota 2 2 .. Tennessee 10 2 8 Texas 1® • » 1® Utah 1 1 Vermont 2 2 Virginia 10 1 9 Washington 3 8 .. West Virginia 5 5_ Wisconsin • y!1 "' ' 1® i Wyoming ..; Y 1 H • Totals .•••• • 386 245 141 Majority 104 Senators. Rep. Dem. 2 2 2 2 2 2 . . 2 * * 1 1 2 .f 2 2 2 . . 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 68 32 But it was in Missouri that the li&voc was greatest. The Republicans have One member in the present dele­ gation; in the Fifty-ninth congress they will have eight, Chairman Cow­ herd of the Democratic congressional committee being among the ballot vic­ tims. The Republicans will contest the election of John T. Hunt in the eleventh district on the ground of fraud. If the contest succeeds, the Republicans will have nine of the six­ teen congressmen from the state. In the East the heaviest Republican Sains were in New York and Pennsyl­ vania. In New York the Democratic representation has been reduced from 17 to 11. Only one Democrat has been elected in Pennsylvania, as against four Democratic members on the present delegation. New Jersey also will send a single Democrat, al­ though there are three Democrats from there in the present house. Republicans are claiming the elec­ tion of their candidate in'the eighth North Carolina district. Congressman Babcock of Wiscon­ sin, chairman of the Republican con­ gressional committee, had a narrow escape. In a district normally Repub­ lican by from 10,000 to 12,000, his plurality is 223. The Missouri legislature will be Republican on joint ballot, which oceans the retirement of United States Senator Cockrell and the election of a Republican to succeed him. was a candidate for the presidency at the St. Louis contention against Par­ ker. Besides being one of the Dest financiers on the democratic side. Senator Cockrell has a reputation pe­ culiar to himself because he makes his lunch exclusively on apples, which he picks out personally day by day at tne center market in Washington. All of the southern states elected solid delegations except Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia and Tennessee. Tennessee will send two republicans and eight democrats; West Virginia four republicans and probably one democrat; Kentucky ten democrats and one republican; Maryland seems to have divided its quota by electing three democrats and three republi­ cans. From Missouri there will be four republicans and twelve demo­ crats, or possibly 13 democrats and three republicans. Socialists throughout the country were at first elated with the promising outlook for the election of Victor Ber- ger, a Milwaukee socialist, but later returns showed that he was defeated. Had Mr. Berger ben elected he would have been the first socialist of this country distinguished with a congres­ sional seat, and he came so near the coveted position Milwaukee socialists are determined that he shall try again at the next congressional election. Meantime they are exulting over the surprisingly large vote cast for the socialist ticket there. Finishing McKinley Monument. After eight months' work the bronze figure that is to he placed on top of the McKinley monument in Golden Gate park, San Francisco, has been cast. It is that of a draped woman, crowned with bay and holding in one hand a spear and in the other an ex­ tinguished torch and palm branches, jhe statue will be mounted on a square granite column, on the front of which will be a large marble medal­ lion of William McKinley, and at the base, on the four sides, a seat The shaft will be on a circular granite platform reached by steps surround­ ing the entire edifice. Museum In a Quandary. A meeting of all the sections of the Institute of France is to be held to decide whether the Conde Museum at Chantilly shall accept the hat worn by Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, which has been bequeathed to it by the late celebrated artist Jerome. In all probability the bequest will be refused, it being thought that Hie Chantilly museum is not a proper place for a relic of the man who was responsible for the execution of the Due d'Enghien. The hat, the authen­ ticity of which is undeniable, was bought by Jerome twenty years ago for $3,400. Squirrels on a Migration. - Thousands of squirrels have been immigrating to Indian Territory for the last two months. H. H. Green, of Tahlequah, says that their coming 1b due to a shortage of nuts farther north, and adds: "I contend they will winter along our water courses, bas­ ing my idea on the fact that the nut and acorn crop in this part of the Cherokee nation is very good, supply­ ing good forage ground. Many peo­ ple who Bpend much time in the woods tell me that the little animals are more plentiful in this section than ever .. known before. "--Kansas CU, Times. * Loss From Floods. Inundations caused the loss In Ger­ many last year of nearly $11,000,000 worth of property, mostly crops. Find the Fisherman. RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR NEWS NOV. 9, 1904. IgnoreStoessel--The Japanese be­ sieging Port Arthur, ignoring Lieut. Sen. Stoessel, the commander of the, Russian military forces there, have of­ fered terms of surrender to the Rus­ sian soldiers. In the meanwhile the ceaseless activity of picks and spades continues. The Japanese are gradu­ ally advancing their trenches, which spell inexorable fate to the watching Russians. Deny Port Arthur Story---The report that Gen. Stoessel has been compelled to leave the citadel of Port Arthur and that with 10,000 men he has taken ref­ uge in the forts, along Tiger's Tail, is denied in official circles. Piteous ap­ peals arrive from the front asking for warm clothing and fuel. Tunneling the Hills--As the Japa­ nese are sufficiently near the summits of the hills to render tunneling highly practicable, much of this work is now being done. The Russians are building counter tunnels. ' Whichever side finds its tunnel under the enemy's blows up the latter's tunnel. To pre vent explosives being rolled down into their trenches the Japanese have made ranges or hillocks of earth above the trenches. Sink Russian Ships--Five Russian mine sweeping steamers have been sunk by Japainese shells. Jap Warship Is Sunk--It Is report­ ed in British naval circle's that a Jap­ anese man-of-war has been sunk by a mine off Port Arthur. Prepare for Battle--Reports from the Shakhe river state that both arm­ ies are still strengthening their posi­ tions along the river and are otherwise busily preparing for another great bat­ tle. NOV. 10, 1904 Ask Red Cross Aid--Port Arthur is declared to be full of wounded and dying men. A correspondent has urged the Red Cross to send a steam er to remove the suffering. Plea for Intervention--The speech of Foreign Minister Lansdowne at the lord mayor's banquet in London is in effect an urgent plea for intervention in the Russo-Japanese war. Japs Move On--The Japanese cap­ tured two more heights at Port Ar­ thur and now are battering at the key to the positon. Silence Enemy's Guns--Tokio hears that, the Japs have silenced the forts on Rihlung and Susung mountains at Port Arthur. NOV. 11, 1904. Jap* Explode Mine--A mine is ex­ ploded by a Japanese shell at Port Ar­ thur and Slavs lose 700. Asks Armistice--Tokio hears that Stoessel asks the Japs for an armis­ tice at Port Arthur. Will Not Intervene--Plan for the United States to intervene in the Rus­ so-Japanese war, which is favored by Japan and Great Britain, will not be acted upon by President Roosevelt ow­ ing to the hostile attitude of Russia. Defeat for Japs--The Russians drive the Japs out of three villages before Mukden. May Consider Peace Proposal--Em­ peror Nicholas, it is said, would treat for peace if the proposal would come from Japan direct. Spurns Intervention--A reported of­ fer to end hostilities from Japan made through Great Britain has been spurned by Russia. Repulse for Russians--The Russians are reported to have attacked Oku before Mukden and to have been re­ pulsed with heavy losses. France May Mediate--Presentation of an Anglo-French note to Russia and Japan with a view of mediation in the war is under serious consideration, ac­ cording to reports in Paris. Fire In Port Arthur--Gen. Nogi re­ ports to Tokio that Japanese shells caused a conflagration in Port Arthur Nov. 6. A Russian magazine also ex­ ploded, causing great loss of life to the defenders. NOV. 12, 1904. Refuses Armistice--The sitnation at Port Arthur is cloaked In mystery. It Is reported that the Japanese refused to grant the armistice asked for by Gen. Stoessel. Roosevelt as lyjjfdlatop--The powers are agreed that President Roosevelt will be the logical mediator of the far Appropriations for Missionaries, Boston, Mass., special: The gen­ eral missionary committee of the Meth­ odist Episcopal church, after consider­ able discussion, voted unanimously to appropriate $1,220,000 for missionary work during the coming year. Pierre Is New Capital. Sioux Falls, S. D., dispatch: The election returns, which are coming in slowly ihdicate Pierre will be the capital city of the state, a majority of 18,000 votes in favor of that city hav­ ing been polled. ^ ^ Cousin of Herbert Spencer Dies. gan Francisco dispatch: Moira Mathew Spencer, a first of Herbert Spencer, the English philos- opher, was found dead at his home here. Death was caused by heart dis- ease. * . Woman Drinks Chloroform: Paxton, 111., dispatch: Miss Josie Stephens of Ludlow, 111., drank chloro­ form and death resulted. She had many friends and acquaintances in this section of the state. I l l i n o i s N e w s Cheice items from over the state, specially selected for our reader* ONCE RANG THE LIBERTY BELL RAILROADS TO REPAIR BRIDGE Eastern war and think the opportuni­ ty will soon come. Russians in Riot--Reservists in many districts in Russia are reported to have begun rioting because they have neither tents, food nor fire. Shakhe River Casualties--A corrod­ ed list of the battle of the Shakhe riv­ er places the number of Russians killed or wounded at 33,250. Loan Rate Too High--Japanese pa­ pers criticise the new loan of the gov­ ernment, complaining that the rate is too high. Suspend Campaign--Reports from Manchuria indicate that the armies of Kouropatkin and Oyama have sus­ pended the campaign for the winter. The Japanese are building strong de­ fenses at the Shakhe river and the Russians are erecting warm shelters. Artillery „ Duel--Mukden reports state that the artillery duel at the Shakhe river continues intermittently, but there are no signs of ah advance on either side. NOV. 13, 1904. Think Citadel. Has Fallen--Britons believe Port Arthur has fallen, but can got no news. Not Ready for Intervention--France ascertains time for Intervention in the war has not yet come. Fighting Is Heavier--Fightings on a more extensive scale starts along the Shakhe river. Says Kuroki Is Dead--Gen. Kurokl was struck by a splinter from a burst­ ing shell and died in Lao-Yang Oct. 4, according to a dispatch from Nemiro- vich Dfihchenko, a Russian' corre­ spondent in Mukden. Rumors of Succession--Danchenko states that Gen. Nodzu took charge of the Japanese eastern army on the death of Kuroki, but rumors are cur­ rent that Siaosandi, a kinsman of the mikado, will have command. Plan to Tunnel--Japanese build tnn- nels to within 100 yards of the main forts at Port Arthur, and are in a po­ sition to storm the works without losing a man in the advance. Heavy siege and naval guns have been mount­ ed in the captured position, which are doing enormous execution. Bombard Port Arthur--Battle is re­ sumed at Port Arthur; Japanese bom­ barded harbor Nov. 9 and 10, damag­ ing battleship Peresvlet and cruiser Bayan. Armies in Deadlock--Japanese and Russian forces in seeming deadlock along the Shakhe river; armies in­ trenched within few hundred paces of each other. NOV. 14, 1904. Cruiser on Rock--Reports reach Tokio that the Russian cruiser Grom- oboi of the Vladivostok harbor recent­ ly and narrowly escaped sinking. This would insure the continued inactivity of the fleet. Does Little Damage--A dispatch dated "General Kurokl's headquar­ ters" states that the Russian fire at the Shakhe river has done little dam­ age to the Japanese. Repel Russians--Japs repel two Russian attacks on line south of Muk­ den. Raise Jap Tariff--Japan decides to increase the tariff on its imports to raise war funds. Seek Weak Spots--Russian scouting attacks on Japanese left army Indi­ cate that Kouropatkin is seeking weak spots in the lines in order to deliver a heavy blow. News from Port Arthur is zealously guarded. ^ Town Seeks to Prevent Repetition of Sledgehammer incident. The fact that the liberty bell, en route from the St. Louis exposition to Philadelphia, will stop for a brief time in Areola has determined the city officials to 'guard against repetition of an incident of a former tour when the historic relic <of revolutionary times was hit a .resounding whack with a sledgehammer. In 1893, when the famous bell was being taken to the Columbian expost^ tion at Chicago, it stopped at Areola for a few minutes. The schools were dismissed and nearly the whole town turned out to view the relic. Riley Matthews, a local character, became possessed of the idea that ne must ring the bell, which was guarded by twelve giant Philadelphia policemen. No one was allowed to approach close enough to touch the bell, but Matthews grabbed a sledgehammer -from a blacksmith shop, ran th^igh the crowd and before the dumfounded guards could interfere struck the old bill several blows that caused it t° ring out for the first time in a cen­ tury. WILL NOT LIVE UNDER A ROOF COLONEL D. R. ANTHONY IS DEAD Noted Editor and Brother of Woman Suffragist Advocate Passes Away. Leavenworth, Kasi, dispatch: Col. D. R. Anthony, editor of the Leaven­ worth Times, and brother of Miss Su­ san B. Anthony, the woman suffragist, and a picturesque character, died at his home here Friday Of heart disease, aged 80 years. Col. Anthony was the last of the "fighting editors." He was the pion­ eer in Kansas journalism, and dis­ tinguished as editor, soldier and pol­ itician. In his career he had prob­ ably twenty pounds of lead shot at him, yet he lived to a hearty old age, and never refused to settle a difficulty by a duel Child Gets $5,000 Damages. Rockford, 111., special: A circuit court Jury gave Florence Taylor, "12 years old, a verdict of $5,000 against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. She fell through a hole in a viaduct and was permanently injured. Dies Reading D. A. R. Essay. Southington, Conn., dispatch: Mrs. Charles Whittlesey Pickett, wife of Col. Charles W. Pickett, editor of the New Haven Leader, dropped dead while reading a paper before the local chapter of the D. A. R. Move for World Peace. Vienna cablegram: As a result of President Roosevelt's election. Presi­ dent Apponyl of the Hungarian* reichs- rath will interpellate Premier Tlsza in favor of summoning a peace con­ ference. Candidate Kills Himself. .Guthrie, Okla., special: A. P. Saun­ ders, defeated Republican candidate for county commissioner and well- known Guthrie business man and prop­ erty owner, committed suicide. Hermit Farmer Has Defied Conven­ tion for Twenty Years. For twenty years Jacob Rich has lived the life of a hermit among the timbered hills of southern Illinois, hav­ ing in all that time never once slept under a roof. At one time he was a fairly prosperous farmer, but he was swindled out of eevrything he owned. A short time afterward his wife and two children died. Rich then wan­ dered Into the woods, where hes lived constantly until recently, when he ap­ plied to the police of Belleville for food. He presented the appearance of a veritable Rip Van Winkle, with his white hair and beard, his tattered clothes and his bent form. He said he had been roaming all over south­ ern Illinois and feeling that his end was approaching he yielded to an im- . pulse to travel back to scenes of his old home. He was sent to the county hospital for treatment. Bellboy's "Dream." "I had a dream that my mother was dying last night," Earl Seamon, a bell­ boy at the Continental hotel at Chi­ cago, is reported to have remarked to. another bellboy. At noon that day Seaman received a "telegram" from Fort Wayne, Ind., asking him to come home at once, that his mother was dying. He secured $3 and left. Then J. McDermott, a guest at the hotel, informed the clerk that his room had been robbed of an overcoat, a watch and other articles. Seaman was brought back and he was held to the grand jury in $1,000 bonds on a charge of burglary. Theater Deaths Cause Suit. Whether Samuel A. Muir died be­ fore his wife died in the Iroquois theater fire, Chicago, has became a question in the circuit court, where there is Jo be decided the ownership of $3,000 Insurance on Muir'slife. The man was insured in the Modern Woodmen of America and the order •has filed a bill of interpleader against William O. Johnson, administrator of Muir's estate, and William S. Moore, administrator of the estate of Mrs Eugenia H. Muir. There are no child­ ren of the Muirs and relatives are the real contestants. St. Clair Farmers. The eleventh annual meeting of the 8t. Clair county farmers' institute will be held at Singer hall, New Athens, next Tuesday and Wednesday. An in­ teresting programme has been ar­ ranged. A great deal of interest is being manifested in the meeting in all parts of the county, and as an ex­ cellent list of premiums have been of­ fered, there will doubtless be a large exhibit. A large number of the lead­ ing educators, agriculturists and hor­ ticulturists of the state are on the pro­ gramme. United Brethren Delegates. The official board of the United Brethren church has selected Elder C. A. Thorn of Gibson City, Dr. W. H. TruebJood of Freeport, Rev. Levi Field of Decatur, Prof. T. N. Munsch of Weldon, George Leeds of Illiopolis, and J. C. Peck of Cerro Gordo dele­ gates to the general session which will be held in Topeka, Kan., in May. Find White Man's Body. The body of an unidentified white man was found in a cornfield at East St. Louis. Th&, man had been seen in the neighborhood by a couple of colored men, who stated that 'he ap­ peared to be intoxicated. He weighed about 260 pounds, was probably 40 years of age and had the appearance of a laborer. Engineers Yield. The coal hoistinf^engineers of the Belleville district, who have been out on a strike, have decided to conform to the order of their union president, Mack Taylor, and resume work in all of the mines in the district. Christian Church Election. The Christian church congregation of Quincy has elected William Jelli- son chairman, Julius Williams and George W. EJjarhart, respectively, re­ cording and financial secretaries, and W. H. Murphy treasurer. Save Mine Plant. The firemen and miners, under the leadership of Supt. John Taylor, suc­ ceeded In confining the fire at the top works of the Nigger Hollow coal mine, seven miles from Belleville, to the fan-house, saving the principal portion of the plant, including almost all of the machinery. Alton Structure, Damaged by Floods, Is to Be Put in Good 8hape. The ten railroad owning the Alton bridge property have awarded a con­ tract to the Illinois Terminal Railway company to make repairs of the tracks of the company leading from the Mis­ souri end of the bridge to West Alton, which were washed out in 1903 by high water and. pending the sale of the bridge, were not repaired. Work will be started at once, in order to get the tracks in readiness for use in the shortest time possible. Only one of the double tracks will be rebuilt.be­ fore spring. The earth to make tbe fill will be hauled from near"Cotter's station, on the Illinois Terminal, where a short line is being built from Cotter to the Clover Leaf road. Extensive re­ pairs! will be made to the Alton ap­ proach, which is in bad condition. On Dec. 1 an arrangement will go in­ to effect whereby the Clover Leaf will be the first railroad to make extensive use of the Alton bridge property. ' SEEK TO PAY DEBT OF Y. y». C. A. GREAT SURPRISE TO CANDIDATE Ministerial Union Officers. The Quincy ministerial union has elected Rev. E. M. Clingan president, Rev. R. V. Meigs vice-president, 'Rer. C. BL Vender secretary-treasurer. i Ben Caldwell's Successor Went on Ticket to Help Fill Out. One of the greatest surprises re­ sulting from Tuesday's election was the election of City Clerk Zeno J. Rives of Deerfleld, republican candi­ date for congress, defeating Congress­ man Ben F. Caldwell, one of the best known men in the district, and who in the past has been prominently men­ tioned as a vice presidential candi­ date, as well as having his name used in connection with the gubernatorial nomination. Not a single republican of any prominence in any county would*accept the nomination. Finally Rives, who was unknown outside of the town in which he lives, consent­ ed to fill out the ticket. He awoke Wednesday to find himself a congress­ man, and it is assumed he was the most surprised of all the victims of surprise parties at the result of the ballot. To Sink Coal Shaft. The Lebanon Coal Company has been incorporated for the purpose of sinking another coal mine south of Lebanon. The work of boring has been started on the Keitel farm, where the shaft will be sunk if the conditions are found favorable. The incorporators of the new company are J. Eisenmayer, William Kolb. H. C. Eisenmayer and R. H. Horner. ' Wife 8ues Saloon Men. Before Judge Moore, in the Perry county circuit court at Carbondale, be­ gan the damage case of Mrs. Julia Cor- gan and her two minor children against six saloonkeepers. John Cor- gan, husband of plaintiff, shot and killed Charles E. Smith on Dec. 14, 1902, while on a drunken spree^ and was later sent to the Chester peniten­ tiary for fourteen years. Burlington Man Weds. Miss Lillian Ruth Pierce, daughter of Pohn H. Pierce, president of the Illinois State Manufacturers' associa­ tion. was married at Kewanee to Rob­ ert Rice, assistant superintendent of the Galesburg division of the Burling­ ton. Three hundred guests attended. After a month's visit in California the couple will be at home in Galesburg. 8hort Line Nears Completion. The Illinois terminal railroad will complete its new short line from Cot­ ter's station to the Clover Leaf tracks, near Edwardsville, by Dec. IB. A traffic arrangement involving 'the use of the ' Alton bridge for transfer of freight across the Mississippi river will be effective between the two roads Dec. 1. ' Smash at Grade Crossing. A passenger train on the Vandalia ran into a freight train at the South­ ern railway crossing at East St. Louis and demolished the tender of the Southern engine. No one was injured. Suicide Succeeds at Last. Bessie Iona Lutz, aged 18 years, committed suicide at Quincy, by tak­ ing a dose of cai-bolic acid. This was her third attempt at suicide "and she died before a physician arrived. Pays Fine for Trespass. The Quincy Hunting and Fishing club caused the arrest, of Charlts Schwlgdeler for trespassing on the club grounds. He. was fined $3 and costs. Dies of His Injuries. William F. Meise, aged 64 years, who was Injured' In a runaway acci­ dent at Quincy, died frpm his- injuries. No Union, Services Christmaa. The Springfield churches have de­ cided against holding the Christmas union services. Move From Old Homestead. Mr. and Mrs. George Virgin, after fifty-four years of married life on the old homestead south of town, have decided to take up their residence in Virginia, and have purchased the For­ syth property on South Front street. At Brother's Bedside. Mesdames Ellsworth Combs of Springfield and Eliza Flinn of Ashland and Messrs. James and George Stout are at Virginia in attendance at the beside of their brother, John Stout, who Is very ill. Dies of Privation. Mrs. Louisa Rech. wife of Fred Rech, aged 62, died at her home in North Alton from an illness brought on by privation. She was blind and sev­ eral months ago b&^ friends discov­ ered that she and her aged husband had been suffering for necessitiee of life. Members ef the -Ch'cagw Awvciaxiii Plan to Raise $50,000. The Young Women's Christian asso­ ciation of Chicago will use every pos­ sible means to raise $50,000 before Feb. 1. If it secures this amount with­ in the specified time it has been prom­ ised donations from various source* amounting to inore than $10,000. Al­ ready the association has $10,000 of this amount on hand and $10,000 more is in sight, and plans for raising the remainder were discussed at the an­ nual meeting. The treasurer's report shows that the receipts of the house for the year were $91,000 or about $10,000 mfl&f than the running expenses. The officers elected..were: President Miss Mary •Green.;, - Vice presidents--Mrs. Arthur SL Chamberlain, Mrs. H. S. Kelsey, Mraji Frank W. Gunsaulus, Mrs. Charles S. Harmon, Mrs. Lizzie R. Til ton and Mrs. Henry Curtiss. Recording secretary--Mrs. E. K. SfjT- monds. - - " . " / \ Corresponding secretary--Mra. 3. iff. Brodie. ~ - _ Treasurer--Miss M. Elizabeth Trite. Members corporate board--Mrs. O. B. Green and Mrs. Charles FitzSiafe- mons. Entertains Cousins. Superintendent of City Schools Bo- siek and wife of Belleville entertained Louis and Edward Meyer, sons of Leonard Meyer, an uncle of Mrs. Bn- siek, who formerly lived in Bellev|lle, but in 1849 went to California to seek his fortune, and it was not until re­ cently that she heard from him through his two sons, both of whom are in business in Chicago. Leonard 2 Meyer Is still living in California. "Y Old-Time Voters. William Swim of Pana cast his sev­ enteenth presidential vote Nov. 8. He was formerly a Whig, and has been connected with the Republican party since its organization in 1854. Ellas Wed die, a Democrat, has voted fcr thirteen Presidents in Pana township. He cast his first vote when there wm only eight voters in the township. Y. M. C. A. Building Fund Grows. Official announcement has been made that the {und for the new Y. M. C. A. building in Alton has passed the $10,000 mark without an organized effort on the part of the committee, which has been receiving only volun­ tary subscriptions. Later a campaign will be inaugurated by the committee to raise the full amount desired. j -- .. I Yo Transfer Public Utilities. Announcement is made that the property of the Alton, Granite and St. Louis Traction Company, comprising the street railway, public lighting and heating utilities in Alton, will be Y formally transferred December 1 to the Alton Gas and Electric Company, yfhich was organized to take charge oC Y the property. - ^ [ ,, Youth's Leg Is Injured. Harry Novak, aged 14, suffered %%'•: severe injury to his right leg durfogf ' a collision between a street car np- v on which he was a passenger and an engine on the Valley railway at East St. Louis. He was taken to tjjie Hea- ' rietta hospital. Y Organizes Sons of Veterans. ' ' Maj. George Gels of New York ctty, -1 who is visiting friends in East St. Louis, will organize a camp of the Sons of Veterans before he returns to his home. Horace Eggmann and atb> ers are assisting him in the work.... Brakeman's Foot Is Crushed. V Patrick McGonigle, a brakeman w an Illinois Central terminal construc­ tion train, in stepping from the en­ gine at Edwardsville, slipped on the bank and fell with one foot on the rail, which was badly crushed. Ministers Elect. ' Y! The Ministerial Association .«§:» Jacksonville has elected these officers for the ensuing year: President, Rev. H. H. Oneal; vice-president. Rev. T. H. Marsh; secretary, Rev. Roger Cressy. Cars Kill Coal Miner. John Godwell, a coal miner, -wm killed by street cars near Edgemont. He was 21 years of age and had lived in the vicinity all his life. Leaves $16,000 Estate. An inventory of the estate of the late Thos, F. Leeper of Quincy shows realty valued at $14,500 and $1,800 in cash and accounts. Was Mourned ss Dead. John T. Cuzzins, a native of Adams county, who had been mourned as dead for the past thirty-five years, visited in Quincy. Taylorville Finances. The report of the city treasurer of Taylorville, made at a meeting of the city council, shows the following bal­ ances: Waterworks rent, $1,133.57; cemetery fund, $3,072.37; paving fund. $2,579.05; surface drainage fund, ft,- 340; library fund, $1,003.38. \ f Weds Telephone Manager. John W. Pratt, manager of the dasa Ccjshty telephone company, has been married to Miss Alma Keil. daughter «* Mayar ii.J3, KeU of Bewdatowa. Travels Far to Vote. William Nixon, who has b^eft Iff--: San Francisco for some time, arrived in Alton, having traveled the 2.70®' i miles for the purpose of casting his vote for the Republican ticket., t * ^ New,'Phone Line. *" • * *3 The Kinloch Telephone company has started to construct a telephone line from Alton to Jerseyville, to coa« nect with a Springfield telephone Haft "V; Accepts Deed to Park. The Springfield city park board hM accepted the deed transferring to UMI dty the Oak Ridge park site. Y $ Pupils Must Be Vaccinated. . ^ The Alton board of education has «•• sued an order requiring the vacfl--r ttoa at all papttaY „ t- - j