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,;sr̂ ir~ \^r*^^M --iv 'YIC^Q7/;^~®\t^% vw ^^-Tif1%;^ >"• ^ 1 ^is? -<„/; v-^ *«* <* *> ^ *<^-v &*< ^ %tlli -_ • • • * • • •» ; ^ jw Mistress Rosemary Allyn By MILLICENT E. MANN Copyright, 1904, by LUCAS-LINCOLN* CO. CHAPTER V--Continued. It was no unusual thing for a huge fellow to be tumbled under the table before his inner man was satisfied; there he at least was out of mischief, for the license was of the free and easy kind that recks not of the mor- KW. Indeed they were a rude people, •n<f among them I grew up perhaps is rude in some things. I had been taught to know my rights and to hold them against all odds. One of my earliest recollections was that I had even as a child presided at these annual feasts and sat at the head of the table. I had iny two toasts to say: "God and the right," and "A fair harvest." The men had many. Oil, the heaviest drinker In all Christendom, for the more he drank the whiter and warier he be­ came, would cry, "The old lord." Noel not to be outdone e'en before the ale had ceased bubbling down their lank throats, or the dripping froth wiped off their beards, would shout, "The young lord." His Voice was loud enough to bring the blue vault of heaven down about our ears. Then one and all ringing down the board. Some were not so clean as they might be, for, as I have said, they were a rude people, and those were rude days. But for all that, we at the' Manor house were not common boors, en­ tirely cut away from the amenities of courteousness, or the niceties oil court life. I spoke French, Spanish and Dutch as my own tongue. I had also a smattering of Latin. From my father who had in his youth served both at Whitehall, and in the palaces of the Castilian Kings, I had caught a few accomplishments. I could fence with both the broad sword and the rapier. Our wants were few, our family email; a simple household truly. Oil and Noel were factotums of the Ma­ nor. Master Basil, the chaplain, kept us in order. Nance with a maid or battle of Marsden, where I connived, nay, more than connived, helped the King to make his escape, feeling that I was not true to either cause, neith­ er a Roundhead nor yet a Royalist, I resigned and came here to stay. For the sake of that little Incident--here is the proof of it--Charles II. I think will let old scores be." He handed me a small jeweled pin. "Charles I. gave it to me with his own hands, and said when I wished I had only to present it to claim what I Would. What I choose is our re­ habilitation at Whitehall. It will not affect me--I am beyond that--but my obliquity will in time be forgotten." He stopped for a few moments. His face was drawn and grey as a dead man's. "From the lady who was my wife, he continued, "if she is alive, you will plead for forgiveness in behalf of your father--a dying man, for I now believe her innocent. She will not deny it to me--she had a tender heart. So shall the earth rest more lightly on my coffin." I begged to be allowed to stay with him for a time at least; later I could go to London and attend to his com­ mands. B\it he would not listen to me--even became Impatient at my persistency. "No, no," he said. "You must go at once--tomorrow." He was like a person* who, having made up his mind about an affair, the doing of which he has procrastinated from time to time, will have it done at once lest he repent. He then talked long and earnestly, as one who gives his last earthly in structions to his heir. When he dis missed me, after saying that Master Basil was making all the arrange­ ments, so that nothing reed interfere with our speedy . departure, he was worn and spent with the excitement of the interview. • * • • * Two hours had not passed--I was still talking London, money and "Now it is out Of my hands," he muttered. two tended to the domestic part. I entered the library--it smote me like a sword thrust that in my desire for enjoyment and London, I had left my father out of my calculations. I never saw him look so ghastly--he seemed stricken with death. "You sent for me, sir?" I softly asked. "Yes," he answered. "At last I have come to a determination--I wish you to go to London." "I shall indeed be glad for many reasons," I said, "but I do not think 1 ought to leave you. Are you. as well to-day?" , "I am as well as I shall ever be," he replied. "I have something to tell you--it is time you should know it. It is not pleasant telling, so I shall be as brief as I can, and I beg of you no matter what curiosity you may feel to hold it in check. You see this old bit of paper?" ' He picked up from the table at his side a half sheet of paper, yellow with age and held it out to me. He waited with impatience until I had answered "Yes." "Take it," he commanded. I did so. "Now it is out of my hands," he muttered, "I may find peace, a little peace, my God, before I die." I felt an overwhelming pity for him rise in my heart. This was ray first glimpse of that hideous sore which had festered in my father's brain, and made him what he was--an old man. He had been tall and strong even as I, but now his bones seemed but a rack to hang his skin upon, his eyes deep burning wells of thought--bitter thought. "You may read It but not now," he said. "Hide it away, out of my sight; but as you value my future peace lose it not" I put it away into an inner pocket • "I have brooded over that paper, God knows, until It has well-nigh driven me crazy," he began, , in a quieter voice. "That piece of paper wrecked my life. I wish you to ob­ tain an audience with the King--it may be difficult--the name of Waters has an ill favor in London--but through the influence of Lord Sand­ wich, who is near to him, you will, I think, be able to obtain it You will fhow the paper to him. It has the • royal signet attached to it Then will *e know why I left King Charles* ide when he most needed all his lends--why I served a man who had ^o more right to the throne of Eng- ind than I myself--why I left the roman I loved." He dropped his voice a whisper. "She haunts me day and night, waking or sleeping.. Why, God knows, nnless it be that I wronged her--I , jeel I wronged her, the greatest frronff a man can do a woman--I be- Sieved la her Infidelity 1 Attar Ike i horses with Master Basil when GIFs heavy footsteps were heard coming down the Corridor. He thundered into the room. "Too late, my lord, too iate," he cried. > "Ah! she has gone?" I asked. "Two hours before I reached the castle," he answered. "She is now on the way to London. Only an old hag is left in custody of the house. There was no paper to be found. We searched every room. The old dame yielded me up all the information I wanted, readily enough. She was like a wheel which, started down a steep hill, gains impetus with every turn.. They stop tonight at the Royal Dog, from there on to London by the river road. Which means that they have gone by the main road„ and we shall overtake them somewhere between Epsom and Kingston, prcbably at one of the inns along there." "Are you sure the old dame was not trying to deceive you?" I asked. "She told her tale as she got it from the jade by rote," he answered. "That being the case, the paper is again in my hands," said I. "CHAPTER VI. A Man's Jealousy. The next morning our farewells were made. They were not lingered long o'er, for Lord Waters had after our talk taken to his bed. I felt never to leave it alive. All petty jealousies between Gil and Noel were forgotten, and they were as demonstrative in their leave taking as two Frenchmen of near kin. Their bickerings were of little depth, both being too closely united in the giving of their best brawn and muscle toward the bettering of the house of Long Haut to be at outs long. Nance--toughened pine of an up­ land growth--knotted her brow for a moment as she squeezed forth a tear. She thought it befitted her who had occupied the exalted position of nurse to the one setting forth upon a jour-' ney to show so much emotion. Indeed, there was an inward re­ joicing, in spite of the house being of so sad a color, that the young lord was at last to have his fling. Our horses were Flemish mares, chosen for their greatest endurance. Soon we were astride them and gal­ loping down the steep road. We passed the jutted rock, balanced in such away that It rocked when the lightest wind blew. It had been a feature of the road so long, that no man living could reckon back when it had not been the curiosity of the country side. We passed the gnarled birch tree whose few branches were wide extended, "tod In the moon light it looked not unlike a monster sentinel. Once Noel's horse had shied there and taken, uaawa'Va, bad bow thrown. He lay upon the gmrnd with the breath about knocked out of him. He could never pass it afterwards without giving his horse a vicious kick in memory of his shame, for Oil kept alive his mortification by his trite remarks upon the acciderx. We came to a narrow ledga of the hillside where single file waa stiest. The drooping stones kicked tr»a by the horses' hoofs made a merry sound. We clattered over the little bridge beneath which the water fairly bub­ bled and sputtered in its fierce de­ light at being loosened from its win­ ter fastness. Here the road became freer and mud now mingled with the bowlders. Farther on the horses were pushed together, and they gave a glad whinny. We reached Torraine's hut at the foot of the hill. Here he lived with his buzom wife and nine children as though he were the keeper of the lane which led to the Manor. He stood out in the road,-surround­ ed by his brood. They stolidly watche<J us and begged with out­ stretched hands for a coin. "Out of the way," yelled Gil, "out of the way. Do you want us to run over those cubs of yours?" Torraine gave the children cuffs to right and to left. It served two pur­ poses as well he knew it would--the old fox! took them from beneath the horses' hoofs and sent my hand into my pocket. Then he held up his scrawny hand demanding attention. We reined up. "If ye need me in that hot bed of hell where ye're a-going," said he, "send word, and Torraine and his jolly boys'll be with ye ere the sun has sunk twice behind Black Point." "All right, old fox," answered Gil. "But don't imagine that Torraine and his jolly boys will cut much of a swarth in London town; 'tis not as bare of rapscallions as a lady's hand is of hair." He grinned and called out yet again after we had started: "Remember, ere the sun has sunk twice back of Black Point. Good-by in'lord; good-by old ape." When we reached the selvage of the woods where the huts lay thick­ est, I saw that there was a crowd of men and women and children awaiting us. They had collected to­ gether at the foot of one of the lanes knowing that we must pass that way. Some one has spread the news of our departure. (To be continued.) 8UPER HAD HIS REVENGE. Discharged Actor 8poiied Scene for Frederick Warde. "Did I ever tell you about the time my uncle, the actor, played with Fred­ erick Warde?" said the sailor. "No," said the druggist. "Well, uncle was a super with Warde, and for drinking too much he got fired. " 'You can go,' Warde says, 'at the end of the week.' "That made uncle mad and he de­ cided to have revenge. So on his last night, after he had got his salary all right, he went on the stage with an egg in his hand. "Warde was playin' 'Julius Caesar,' and it was in the garden scene, where Brutus--that was Warde--walked about and shook hands with the vari'. ous conspirators. "Uncle was one of the conspirators, and he held the egg in his right fist. He watched his chance, and when Warde, in a lordly way, went to shake hands with him he dropped the egg in Warde's open palm. "Uncle says he never seen such a surprised look'^on any one's face as he seen on Warde's then. His hand closed immediately and he glanced down at the thing that had been given him. When he«=found it was an egg he looked more surprised than ever. "He couldn't put no fire into the scene after that. He didn't do any more handshakin' for fear he might smash the egg. He kept shiftin' it from one hand to the other, and you could hear him cursin' under his breath. "At the end of the scene he rushed Into the wings yellin': " 'Where's that infernal Miisgrave?' "But Uncle Musgrave, you bet, had skipped." Physician to Blame. Some years ago the inhabitants of S-*--, were moved to pity and charity by the appearance' in their streets of a eadaverous-looking man, who turned the handle Of a barrel-organ, upon which was prominently displayed a large card bearing the pathetic ap­ peal: "Six months only to live. Wife and children to provide for." For several weeks the cadaverous one regularly raked in a harvest of coppers, then he disappeared. Four years later a townsman saw him in a distant city, with the same organ and the same pathetic legend on it. "1 saw you with that notice four years ago at S--," said the S-- man, sternly, pointing to the "six months to live." "Very likely, sir;" said the cadaver­ ous but evidently tough and leatherjF one, cdblly. "I ain't responsible for my medical man's herrors in dog's nosing my complaint."--London Titr Bits. Illinois Legislature Net Continuous Customers, A fraud order has been issued at Washington by the postofflce depart­ ment against ihe making of fraudu­ lent whisky, without a still, at a cost of 25 cents a quart, out of logwood extract, cologne spirits, oil of rye and water. It is said that a mixturf of these potables in the right propof tions will produce a reasonable be*- erage. Certain it is that "whisky" of this sort can be manufactured very cheaply, and, provided it escapes the payment of any tax, handsome profits can be made on it. Dealers in artifi­ cialproducts can make money by their production of such stuff so long as they can find stupid customers, but the consumers have an unpleas­ ant knack of seeking early graves. TO CURB THE TRUSTS. Representative M. L. McKinley of Cook county introduced a bill to re- enact the anti-trust law of 1893, which was declared unconstitutional because of the amendment exempting agricul­ tural products and live stock while in the hands of the raiser. This exemption which brought the verdict of unconstitutionality upon* the law is left^jut of the new bill, and the proposed law is strengthened by mak­ ing it the cPuty of the attorney general or state's attorney to act upon fee complaint of any citizen, whereas the old law left it to his option. Penitentiary sentences are the pen­ alties prescribed; for corporation of­ ficials convicted of illegal acts. Mr. McKinley explains the necessity for tha bill by reference to the trial of the coal dealers convicted before Judge Horton at Chicago. "The boldness displayed by the com­ bination during the late coal strike," he said, "and the apparent helpless­ ness of Judge Horton, who, under the limitation of our present lame statute, fined the defendants only $500, after tliey had made millions in profits in Illegal transactions, call for more strict anti-trust laws, making the pun­ ishment of trust magnates nothing less than imprisonment in a penitentiary. "Nothing less than the penitentiary for offenders and the power given to every citizen to prosecute, .independ­ ently of the wishes of the state's at­ torney and attorney general, will deter any trust from continuing in the plun­ der of the people." A trust is defined as a "combination of capital, skill, or acts by two or more persons, corporations, or associations of persons, to restrict trade, to liqjit production, or affect prices, prevent competition, fix prices or enter Into agreements to preclude free and unre­ stricted competition among themselves or others." The charter of any corporation vio­ lating the law is to be forfeited. For­ eign corporations are to be prohibited from doing business in the state if they violate the provisions. The section providing for the penal­ ty Is as follows: "Any violation of this act shall be a conspiracy against trade and a felony, and any person who shall become en­ gaged in any such conspiracy, or take part therein, or aid'or advise in the commission of it, or who shall, as prin­ cipal manager, director, agent, servant or employe, knowingly carry out any of these stipulations, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $5,000 and imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years. "It is made the duty of the secre­ tary of state to get sworn statements from all corporations each year, and the refusal of any one to take cath he is not engaged in illegal practices makes him liable to a fine of $50 a day." . : The bill appropriates $6,000 for the secretary of state to carry out the provisions. McKinley alleges the act - of 1891, which was followed by the act of 1893. was "so harmless to the trusts and combinations that it really has no force whatever. New Primary Measure. The new primary bill, which dopbf- less will be considered on second read­ ing Wednesday, is calculated to give the people a direct vote on all public officers having to do with legislation. In Cook county the following officers are made subject to the proposed pfl- mary law: Governor, United States senator, representative in Congress, members of the legislature, mayor and aldermen. In s the rural counties electors vote only for delegates to the county con­ vention, while in Chicago all delegates will be named by the electors. Spring and fall primaries have been provided for Chicago. The people will vote for city candidates the first Trtesday in March, and for state, bounty, congres­ sional and legislative candidates the second Saturday in April. No politi­ cal party may hold a primary in Cook county or Chicago unless it has polled 20 per cent of the vote at the last pre­ ceding election for governor. This provision deprives the socialist party of Chicago of a primary next spring. In the country 10 per cent of the vote Is necessary for a primary. Minor parties, however, which have polled between 2 and 10 per cent of the vote may hold conventions and obtain a place on the official ballot. Representative Hearn introduced a bill providing that sleeping car com­ panies shall furnish safes for the de­ posit of the valuables of .patrons or be held responsible for their loss. Saloon Men Charge "Graft," In the epistolatory warfare being [ conducted by the Anti-Saloon league! and the Liquor Dealers' Protective as- J sociation, the latter is the last con- J trlbutor. It sent to all the members I of the House a letter In which^ the 1 Anti-Saigon League is called a "graft­ er." Numerous quotations from the league's request for money are used to show what the financial require­ ments of the league are, and then the saloon document winds up with this declaration from Secretary M. J. Mc­ Carthy: "I claim they qome to you with unclean hands, asking for re­ forms that absolutely are not required, as the records show there are 700 towns-in -the state absolutely dry, and more than half of Chicago does not contain a single saloon. All of this goes to show that there are sufficient laws in this state without aiding the Anti-Saloon league in perpetuating its graft in this state." Cartoon Bill Is Ready. Senator Chafee of Shelby has com­ pleted his anti-cartoon bill. It pro­ vides a $200 fine or imprisonment for sixty days for the making or publica­ tion of a cartoon or caricature "of any public officer, state> or national, either as an individual or class, that suggests or insinuates that any such officer has been guilty of any crime or misdemeanor of which he is not guilty, or that in any way tends to bring any officer or body of officers, eiecutive^ judicial or legislative, into public contempt, disgrace or shame, or shall in. any way scandalize them." The bill further provides that It shall r.ot be necessary to prove malicious intent to insure the punishment of an offending cartoonist or newspaper. To Adjourn March 29. It can be stated on the best of au­ thority that the legislature will ad­ journ on March 29. It is believed this will give time to rush through what, is known as the "orthodox" measures. No attention will be paid to any other bills until these receive the governor's signature. Other meas­ ures slated for passage are Norden's civil service bill, direct primary and the municipal court bills. These will be rushed. The Anti-Saloon League will accept the senate bill and make every effort to hav« it passed without change. Gaumer to Retain Seat. Clay F. Gaumer, the Prohibitionist member of the House from the Twen­ ty-second (Vermilion) district, will re­ tain his seat. Counsel for R. McKin­ ley (Democrat-), who has been con­ testing the seat of Mr. Gaumer, form­ ally abandoned the contest after a recount of the ballots cast. The re­ turns showed Mr. Gaumer to have re­ ceived a plurality of 307 votes. Civil Service Measure. The civil service bill, amended with regard to the provision for dismissal, was recommended by the civil service committee. The amendment provides dismissal shall be in the power of the head of a department, but that the civil service commissioners may re view the cause for discharge, and may reinstate the dismissed employe. To Fill Comerford's Place. The state executive received a no­ tice from County Clerk Olson of Chi cagO announcing a vacancy in the sec ond senatorial district, due to the oust er by the house of Frank D. Comer ford. Governor Deneen said he would call a special election, as directed by the statute. The election will take place April 4. Pushing Good Roads- Bill. The good roads bill is to get the most extended hearing to be given any measure this session. It was an­ nounced that a public hearing Would be held not only in Springfield, but also in various other parts of the state. The committee will make trips to other sections to collect opinions. Will Not Attend Inauguration. Because of the loss of this time and other delays it is probable that Gov­ ernor Deneen will not attend the in­ auguration of President Roosevelt, as thee is so much work for the legisla­ ture to do that the governor does not desire further delay on his account. Direct Vote for Senators. The nomination of United State® senators by direct vote of the people was recommended by the house pri­ mary election committee. The recom­ mendation comes from the Republi­ can side, and will have the support of the majority, with a few exceptions. Justice Court Procedure. In the senate a bill was passed providing that a plaintiff in a justice court shall not dismiss his suit after the same is submitted for final de­ cision. The bill is to correct abuses of persons experimenting with several justices. Carrying Weapons. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS ATTACK ON PRACTICAL JOKER Friend of Alton Barkeeper Plungea Knife Into His Shoulder. J. W. Appleton was arrested at Al­ ton on a charge of assaulting Moses Hall with intent to kill. The men had been tending bar at the same saloon, and, according to Appleton, he has not been able to sleep well a single night since he found it neces­ sary to submit to Hall's continual good humor and jokes. He quit his job and when Hall emerged from the door of the saloon he seized him and plunged a long knife into his shoul­ der and arm. Hall was moved to his home and Appleton was arrested. Hall's wounds consist of a deep stab in the shoulder and four deep slashes on his left arm. In his coat were about a dozen gashes, where the knife did not penetrate to the flesh. Hall said that he considered Appleton one of his best friends and had procured him several jobs as bartender. He claims that he nevei* suspected Apple- ton resented his jokes and that he was greatly surprised when Appleton, assaulted him, Technical Violation of Parole. John Davis, who was arrested at St. Louis, Mo., charged with violating his parole from the Chestflr peniten­ tiary, was returned to that city for trial. Davis declares he had not left Illinois in violation of his parole, but admits that he worked in St. Louis and made his home with his mother in East St. Louis. According to the promise on which he secured his re­ lease he was to remain in Illinois un­ til the term for which he was sen­ tenced had expired. Davis has been in the coal business at St. Louis and declares he was working steadily and giving his money to his mother. He believes he will be set free upon ex­ plaining to the parole board. High School Field Meet. The executive committee, of the Southern Illinois High School Associ­ ation held its annual meeting in Du- quoin. May 19 was- fixed as the date for the tenth annual field meet and intellectual contests, which will take place at Benton. The schools now comprising this association are: Du- quoin. Benton, Mount Vernon, Nash­ ville and Marion. The newly elected officers of the association are: Presi­ dent, C. W. Houk, Duqoin; vice-presi­ dent, E. Van Cleve, Mount Ver­ non; secretary-treasurer, F. C. Prowd' ley of Nashville. ° An JUtterly Hopeless Case. "Do you enjoy classical music!" asked the young woman. "Yes, miss," answered Mr. Cum- rox. "I enjoy It *very much; but I never can get over the Idea that the tunes would sound better if they were played ^ % inatfc4oliar\;r haaJo • Protection for Playwrights. A bill by S. E. Erlckson of Cook fixes a fine of from $500 to $1,000 or jail imprisonment of a year or both for any person or corporation present­ ing any unpublished or uncopyrighted play without the consent of its owner. A bill by, Mundy of Wabash seeks to remove the alleged discrimination against graduates of medical colleges outside the state by giving them the snme right to practice in Illinois as graduates of Illinois institutions. Horsethief Is Sentenced. Frank Wilson, aged 17, of St. Louis, entered a plea of guilty in the circuit court at Belleville t$ horsestealihg. and was given an indeterminate sen­ tence in the Pontiac reformatory. Wilson stole two horses from Frank Molla, an East St. Louis coal dealer, and wag captured near Godfrey. Es|ate Goes to 8tate. William Houston, who died a* the insane asylum at Jacksonville, left an estate of $850, which will go to the ite. as the man had ntf heirs. ~ A bill by Fetzer of Sangamon pro­ vides a jail or workhouse sentence of not less than six months for persons carrying concealed weapons who are suspected of being criminals. Automobile Regulation. Automobile owners and manufactur­ ers are affected in a bill introduced in the house by Mr. Heinl, which not only fixes strict speed limits to such vehicle* on highways and through cit­ ies and villages, but also requires every motor car operated within the state to be registered with the .secre? tary of state, the filing fee being placed at $2. Manufacturers must register one machine of each model and also.every mafehine in active serv­ ice in their exhibit sheds. Settle Miners' Trouble. The trouble between the miners and the Consolidated Coal Company at Breese have been settled. The company shut down the mine because the union would not dispense with the services of their check weighman. The company now employs a weight boss, as the agreement with the mi­ ners' union at large stipulates, and the union retains their check weigh man. The mine is now in full opera tion. PLAN TO BOOM EAST ST. 10UI*. -Real Estate Exchange Proposes to Advertise Advantages of City. The East St. Louis real estate ex­ change has been reorganized and the following officers and directors elect­ ed: Directors, R. Vernon Clark, Ar­ thur M. Beekwith, Henry Renshaw, J P. J. Soucy, J.-B. Sikking, Jr., Thom-i as J. Cahavan, M. J. Harris, N. C. McLean and J. M. Chamberlain; offi- . cers, president, R. Vernon Clark; vice- president, Arthur M. Beekwith; secre­ tary, Nat M. McLean; treasurer, P. J. Soucy. The meeting was attended by twenty-five of the leading real es­ tate firms in the city. The commit­ tees will begin active work on the lines assigned them. The many ad­ vantages of East St. Louis, will ba" systematically advertised, and repre- sentatives will be employed to confer- with manufacturers seeking a new lo­ cation. The by-laws of the exchange provide for an associate membership, and it is probable that this Will in­ clude every business man interested in the growth of the city. m Flee Fire in Night Clothes. Fire, which originated In an upper story of Page's saloon, just outside the nltain entrance to the state fair grounds at Springfield, burned the saloon and contents and spread to a block of small frame buildings adjoin­ ing, razing them and causing a loss! roughly estimated at $15,000. Bowl-; ing fixtures to the value of $2,800, with:' $1,000 insurance, owned by Tom Allen, were burned. Daniel Goble, with his wife and four little children, fled from.) their burning home and were forced t > travel barefooted in their night. clothes to shelter a block distant,' when the temperature wee ?4 below zero. Increased ^Warshalship Tangle. The North Alton marshalshtp test was put In a harder tangle by the decision of Judge Burroughs in a suit of Edgar Cain for salary as mar­ shal since he was formally discharged by the majority of the village board. The court decided that neither Edgar- Cain nor William Calvey were legally? appointed, and that neither was en­ titled to pay, and recommended that the village board and president ar­ range a compromise. Again Convict Labor. Agitation against the convict labor law has been started by union labor of Bloomington. The business men's association is supporting the move ment, and all the unions of the state will be asked to aid in the flght for a revision of the law. It is desired that not over 100 convicts be em ployed at any one trade, thus lessen ing the competition with labor out­ side the prison walls. Death Defeats Girl's Wish. Obeying the dying request of his consumptive daughter that she might be at home when the end came, Rich­ ard W. Davis of Jackson Center, Shel­ by county, Ohio, was racing from El Paso, Tex., with death. Death won, the daughter, Cora Blanche Davis, aged 26, dying on a Rock Island train in western Illinois. The body was taken care of by a Bloomington un- dertaV"'- and shipped east. Barbers Fix Prices. The- journeymen barbers of Belle­ ville tabled a resolution to Increase the price of shaves from 10 to 15 cents. A resolution increasing the price of cutting children's hair from 20 to 25 cents was adopted, and the rule of charging 5 cents extra for neck shaves, and 35 cents for hair cutting on Saturdays was permitted to remain in force. Railroad Officials Relent. * Adam Darnel^ was .arrested at Alton on a charge of taking coal from a car in the Big Four railroad yards. He claimed that his wife and six children were without fire, and that fuel he had ordered had not arrived. The rail­ road company refused to prosecute him. „ Smallpox Disappear*. The last of the smallpox patients at the Belleville city hospital has been discharged and there is not a case of the disease In the city. Easterners Invest $127,000. The plants of the Taylorville gas company and Taylorville electric com­ pany have been purchased by Eastern capitalists for a consideration of $127,- 000, and the business of the two com­ panies will be consolidated with J. N. C. Shumway as manager. The ney concern will be known as the Taylor­ ville gas and electric company. Secure Coal Options. Agents of two coal companies have been quietly securing options on coal lands north and west of O'Fallon. Up to date contracts for about 10,000 acres have been signed, at prices ranging from $15 to $25 an acre. New Bank at West Frankford. A new state bank will be estab­ lished at West Frankford, with $25,- 000 capital. State Auditor McCullaugh has granted a permit to organize this bank to F. A. Carr, Edward Duncan and Petej^Wa3tier. Alton Fire Cljief. William Feldwisch. a driver for hose truck No. 2 at Alton, has been appointed assistant fire chief. Nei­ ther of his seniors would accept the place, each insisting upon the other taking precedence. Furnish Coal to Railroad. | Preparations are in progress at the Buxton mine, near Carlyle. for fur­ nishing coal for the locomotives oa the Baltimore and Ohio Southwest­ ern railroad. Eight chutes will be built National Guard Order** . . | Adjt. Gen. Scott has issued an or- 1 der discharging from the military serv- ice of the state the following: Troop^-| G, First cavalry, Peoria--Honorably:; ^1 Privates Charles Henning. Martin 1*^1 Bishop and Per O. Ronquist; dishonor- | ably--Private Harry Connors. Cora- - pany G. Fourth infantry, Effingham-- Honorably: First Sergeant Benson vf Wright, Quartermaster Sergeant Er-i-;;'| nest H. Lacock and Private Gears* *• Snelling. „ . *• . --r-- . - Fire at Orchardville. Orchardville was visited by a dlsaa-^ trous fire. The losses were as fol- -• lows: Mrs. P. A. Burkett, $1,500; in- J surance, $1,300. John Warren, $500; insurance, $400. Pearl Forth, mer­ chandise and building, $6,000; insur­ ance, $2,400. Daniels & Co., two buildings, $1,200; no insurance. But one business house remains. The fire originated in the storeroom of Mrs. P. A. Burkett from an overheated stove. Gets Judgment of $7,000. A verdict for $7,000 was given in favor of Frank Henckel of Alton against the St. Clair, Madison and St. Louis Belt Railroad company in the circuit court. Henckel sufed for $20,- 000 damages for Injuries he sustained by an accident to a boiler tube of an engine upon which he was employed as fireman. Sheriff Pays Note. The case against former Sheriff Jef­ ferson D. Langley of Belleville, charg­ ed with forgery, was stricken from the docket. Langley was charged with having forged t!ie names of his brothers-in-law, James Gillespie and Michael Buckley of East St. Louis to a note for $500. Langley paid {ft* note. Gasoline Explosion Is Fatal. The dwelling of John Thrall at Bloomington. was destroyed by fire, resulting from an explosion of gaso- j '; line. His wife was fatally and her sister. Miss Stella Shoub, seriously f burned. -.41:13 Buys Land at Low Price. Louis Becker of Carlyle has f?! chased the Ragan land near Breese, f known as the old Sommer's mill place ^ and containing 352 acres. The con­ sideration was $7,500. . Elevator Is DeatroyadL At Tower Hill, Barton & Price's brick elevator and corn cribs turned, | J with several thousand bushels of oats; loss, $5,000, with partial insurance. Pays for Neglecting Children. Louis Quel mal ? was fined $200 and costs by Magistrate Bedel at Belle­ ville, on charges of failure to call a physician to attend two of his child­ ren who were ill with a contagions disease and for .failure to notify the authorities. Italian Miner Is Injured. An Italian, whose name could Ml be learned, was caught under a fall of coal in the Koyal mine, north of Belleville and sustained a double frac­ ture of his right leg. * '"I. May Own Light Mayor Cook was instructed by the East St. Louis city council to buy an­ other fire engine and also to appoint a committee of three aldermen to visit other cities to ascertain the cost of electric lighting, with the view of establishing a plant in East S. I wait Veterans Are Inaane. John S. Schlapp. Aimon S. Miller and Lewis T. Johnson, inmates of the state soldiers' home at Quincy, have been declared insane and will be ta- to Um V. 'V