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He tele­ graphed to the emperor that he had ' . Witnessed the sinking of the battle- hip Kniaz Souvaroff and repdrted that dmiral Rojestvensky was wounded. According to his report the Japa- ese torpedo boats played the princi- 1 role in the defeat of the Russian Jeet. They were sent in for action •gain and again under a perfect hail %t shot from the Russian rapid-firing jguns. Togo Wins Position. When Togo's scouts reported that ^.dmiral Rojestvensky was heading for mj- **« f ': t£' Admiral Togo. mm eastern channel of the Straits of forea the Japanese admiral steamed •ound the northern part of the Tsu . glands and came upon the Russians ^teaming in double column with the cruisers to port. Togo enjoyed the j ? i|reat advantage of tactical position ; %hen he opened fire, having the light* TSil&t of the Ru^iau ships between him 4uid Rojestvensky sJ heavier vessels, ^thus smothering the fire of the latter. , , ^Besides, Togo was able to use all his ' broadsides, whereas the sternmost jllhlps of the. Russian columns, coming a in line ahead formation, probably only with difficulty could use any guns 4t all. f . Nevertheless, although suffering the complete loss of four ships in the des­ perate encounter which followed, and Ifeeilng subjected to a series of tor­ pedo attacks during the night of May 37, Rojestvensky was able to steam SOO miles during the night. When $he next morning came the Russian $e<?t was divided into two divisions. The faster and stronger division, us* ,«der Rojestvensky, was met by Kami- ^oura and TJrlu, while the slower di- ision, under Nebogatoff, renewed the ght with Togo. „ ? Each Ship for iHersslf. | With some of the scattered Russian ^nits it was. a case of save himself rfrho can. In the running fight the Japanese enjoyed the advantage of su­ dor speed, enabling them to concen- thelr fire and brUg every crip- Russian ship to bay. Admiral l?ebogatoff's battered remnant sur> Rendered off Liancourt Rocks, wh|l« jtojestvensky, with the best remain- lag battleships, fought on for the hon- igr of the Russian navy. Survivors of the great fight are be­ ginning to arrive in Japan, clinging Ho wreckage or carried by the few which escaped from the battle, disabled Russian cruiser carrying officers and men approached Ha* Src"' tterloi trate rits dis r Veteran Many Years Missing. ^ Mrs. David Kizer of Springfield, ^hio, has been granted a pension of f8 a month, but she will not begin "to draw it until twelve years from 4ate. This fouling is due to the fact that she drew a pension for twelve ,;§eK,rs on the presumption that her hus- tiand, David Kizer, was dead. He re­ cently died after being brought home •Sick from Denver. He had been mourned as dead for twenty-seven ^ears, mbst of which time he was in e Black hills, searching for gold. %£": Grant Qillet Recovers Fsftiufo , Grant. Qillet, the Kansas City fjlunger, who went to Mexico several years ago to evade his Creditors, has cleaned up a comfortable fortune in mimes in that country. Through the aale of the Quebridillas mine and in •other mining transactions he baa made about |100.000. He still owns several paying mines. It is reported that he has made a satisfactory settle­ ment with his creditors, who are most­ ly Kansas City Chicago Chronicle. p * . t „ " . ' • madi, which Is on the mainland of Japan opposite the scene of the bat* tie. She flew a white flag. As soon as she was sighted a government boat was dispatched to escort her to shore and offer the survivors a ready wel­ come. Ofilcials of the Japanese Red Cross society went out in a launch, gave such aid as they could to the wound- ed and carried them to temporary quarters near Yamaguchi, which is at the southwest of the Island of Nip* pon and the nearest land to the bat tie. Waters Alive With 8iava. The waters were alive with Russian seamen desperately striving to make land in small boats or clinging to masses of wreckage. Small merchant­ men and pleasure ships went out to pick up all the survivors they could find. They rescued several hundred men, many wounded, and all in a state of extreme exhaustion. The men were in desperate straits. The boats in which they sought ref­ uge were badly provisioned, in most cases not at all, so that to the terrors of heavy seas were added the pangs of hunger and thirst. The survivors state that they had absolutely no chance of winning, the attack of the Japanese was so sud­ den,' so overwhelming. The plan of attack was so different from that ex­ pected that the entire fleet became panic-stricken. The long-range flre of the enemy was deadly. There was no chance of replying, because the Japanese had chosen their own range, which no Russian ship could equal. Torpedoes Spread Terror. Then came a torpedo boat attack which completed the demoralisation, and the crews took to the boats la most cases before the torpedoes had gone home. Those who remained on board were precipitated into the water by the ex­ plosions that followed, and many saved themselves by clinging to pieces of wreckage. There are endless accounts of in­ dividual heroism, but none more thrill­ ing than that of a young sailor who gave up his place on a piece of plank in order to save the life of a lieu ten-* ant of the Alexander III, who had been a popular officer with the crew and who was ill at th<* time of the attack. The captain of the cruiser Admiral Nakhimhoff and another officer had heg^ swimming about in an exhaust ed condition for many hours when they were rescued by some Shimono- seki fishermen. Fifty-five Russian sailors, some of them wounded, were picked lip off Mi- shima. Twenty-three of the crew of the Aurora were landed, an# ten refu­ gees were rescued in the same vicla- ity. > Harsh Criticism of Senators. Senator Dubois was lamenting the decay of oratory among American statesmen. "With only a few excep­ tions," he said, "we have in Washing ton no orators worthy of the name. On this account I had to accept in si­ lence during the last session an acrid criticism from a clever woman. 'I at­ tended a meeting of the senate the other day,' she said, 'and that night I had a terrible dream.* 'What did you dream?' said I. The lady smiled. 'I dreamed,' she said, 'I went again,* " The Erudite College ProfessSj^ / One of the witnesses before the senate committee on Interstate com­ merce was a college professor and af­ ter be had given the committee many theories he was asked if the people were in favor of giving the commis­ sion power to fix rates. The witness replied that all thfe professors of econ­ omy and other college men with whom he talked thought as he did. "Do they all know as much about the subject as you dor dryly Ib4aired Saaater Foraker. v * , * <- SHE MIGHT HAVE ASKED* Excaaalve Modesty Only Spoiled all! Evening's Enjoyment. < They were all to have a Sunday] night supper at a friend's bouse, and] even the boarding mistress was in-i vited; so the girl got an extra Sun-j day night out and the household split \ np into parties for the afternoon. By two and threes they arrived atj the host's home until there were lefti only the boarding mistress and the. husband of the woman who had en-; gineered the party. There was a quar­ ter hour wait, and at last the husband; strolled in. "Miss Blank says she can't come," he announced, as he sniffed the odor of! the old-fashioned shortcake. "I guess: she must have another of her sick-^ headaches, for she seems to have gon& to bed; just poked her head out of the doorway and said she was sorry." * Late that evening the other woman^ took home a generous slice of short­ cake and found the absent one sitting, disconsolate, in the parior. "I thought you were ill?" she criedJ "Will said you had gone to bed." "My dear,': sobbed the boarding mis-i tress, "all my dresses button up the' back, and when I started to get ready; the only person in the place was your; husband. I couldn't very well ask: him, could I?" And the only comfort She received was: "Why not? I've trained him to d? it beautifully." DARLING AT THE •PHONtr ^ But (t Was Not the "Darling" W! Had In Mind. She had promised to come down town and go to luncheon with him and about noon she opened his office door. Her husband's voice at' the 'phone made her stop to listen. "That you, darling?" he was say­ ing. "Say, my wife's coming down to­ day, so we can't have that spread. But we'll have it to-morrow. Meet me at the usual place, you know. Yes, all right. Good-by." She slipped quietly away, and al­ though he waited until 3. o'clock his little wife did not come to go to luncheon with him. By the time he got home that night she had fought it out with herself and determined to have an explanation. So she said as calmly as she could: "George, do you usually go Ottt alone to your lunch?" "Why, yes," he answered. "That IS unless Darling goes with me." "Darling?" she cried. "For pity's sake, George, who is--" "Why, Jack Darling. You must re­ member hearing me speak of him. Don't you know----" She got up and It was several min­ utes before he could check her sobs and get her to explain why she had broken, her appointment.--New York 'Pre^, lf ' '• • M. i,»i I ' in the"President's Pottet. Not long before the president's Western trip, and during the visit he paid Philadelphia to speak at that city's Union League, he was the guest of honor at a very elaborate luncheon served by the First City Troop, the "crack" organization of the Quaker town. While the feast was in prog- ress Winston, the troop's black door­ man, went down to the cloak room and 'said to the colored youth tempor­ arily in charge of hats and umbrellas: "Say, kid, jes' take a peep in de pockets of Mister President's coat. See if he ain't got a flask handy." "Kid" turned a shade less dark, but curiosity had Lim in its grip, and he looked into the Rooseveftian pockets. "Gosh," he whispered in stagy tones, "der ain't no flask hyar--but der's a, gun."--New York Times. --V • II . 111,1 ' ' "j < . He Got His Kiss. Tliey looked very young and had idently been married but a short time. She was going away and he went to the train to see her off. They waited outside the gale until the very last moment, then they both tried to go by the gateman on her ticket. "Too late to see the lady on the train,!' said the gateman after the young woman had passed him. He stoed a minute and looked long­ ingly at her through the fence, then this ldeia struck him. * "Come up here, dear," he said, and they squeezed one kiss through the pickets to the delight of the other pas­ sengers. "Well, I got it, didn't It" he said to the grinning crowd. • -- ,4-:- , His Own Advice. f ." The refrain or every poet's v~ Kever mine! mS:AV:X- IS your joad is rough to go Ift, Never mind! If you're losing all your hair Just brace up and don't you care There'll be no more dandrun there, Never mind! If some fellow cuts you out, Never mind! V Fills your girl's mind full of doubt. Never mind! If her daddy hands you one tv On the nose that is a bun When you go to see your Never mind! If the weather gets too hot, Never mind! If you do' not like this rot. LIGHTNING LOOPED THE LOOP. Chlcago'Man Eye-Witness of Remark­ able Demonstration. Wednesday night's electric storm was one of the worst and also one of the most peculiar that I have ever seen, says a writer in the Chicago News, and as I work throughout the night I had un­ usual opportuni­ ties for Its observ­ ation. One of the strange features of the storm was the peculiar shape some of the flashes of lightning as sumed. One of these 1 have out' lined in the accom­ panying diagram. This flash actually "looped the loop." Starting from the clouds it traveled earthward, toward the south. Then it suddenly made an upshoot skyward and then coming down it completed, the loop, crossing its own path and dying out in dark­ ness as it neared the ground. Some of the hailstones that fell during storm were as large as walnuts. WED WITH MUSIC OF BLASTS. Maine Couple Married In Quarry While Work Goes On. pulque among the weddings which ve taken place in Maine was that of Andrew Lakatrom and Alma Wautane, who were married in the Armbrust granite quarry at Vinalhaven recently . The bride and bridegroom are na­ tives of Finland, thrifty, industrious, and well liked In the community, which they hope to make their perma­ nent home. At a word from the, minister the bridegroom removed his cap, and, ar­ rayed in his working suit of blue over­ alls, and his hair combed by the gale, he held the hand of the coy Finland maiden until the fateful words had been spoken. The service was punctuated at fre­ quent intervals by the sound of blasting, which was in progress In some of the neighboring quarries, while the words which sounded so musical to the bride and bridegroom had for their chorus the echo of 100 ceaseless hammers. When the ceremony was over the bridegroom did something which was distinctly American. He went to Mr. Armbrust's store and set up the cigars. Then he went back to the quarry and rounded out a good day's labor. . - /.'» ; •. • - Curious Gold Nuggefc , Pear shaped pearls and precious stones may be found In all the large shops, but it is doubtful whether one could find a nugget of gold in this form. The only one on record Is the original of the Illustration,, Which wax discovered at the Dee river rush, In Queensland, Australia. The curious lump of gold, which is almost pu"e metal, weighs thirty-six ounces and is valued at nearly 1150. fr'P Squirrels Take Care of Themselves. Squirrels need no protection from dogs," said Attorney Harry Sloan, Jamesville. "In fact, in the park at Madison I have seen them tease dogs for the sport of It. "They will scamper Into the street, take a tantalizing position and let a dog get nearly to them. Then they make for the nearest tree. They as cend the tree just far enough to be beyond the dog. They seem to know by instinct just how far the dog can jump and they stay just beyond his reach. They used to build fences around the "park to protect the squir­ rels from the dogs, but it was soon dis­ covered that they needed no protec­ tion and that they enjoy being chased by their canine enemies."--Milwaukee Sentinel. v., Never mind! When the poet gets a bump On the nob and wears a lump Tell him: "That's all right, you chump. •'. • Never mind!". . Mormons Acqulrp-Land, A fine cattle ranch <k 66,500 acre*, near Calgary, Alberta, British Colum­ bia, has been bought for $400,000 by Preident Smith of the Mormon church, and the land will be colonized by Mormons, of whom there are oth­ er colonies In that part of the coun­ try. Russian Sugar Expdrts. ' The Russian Association of Sugar Industries calculates the exportation of Russian sugar for the year 1904 at 379,983.888 pounds, which is 148^ 320,000 pounds less than the exports off the preceding yeaT. Princess Is a Linguist The Princess Margaret of Con- naught, who already knows German, Italian and French, is now studying Swedish, as she is io be married to tfce crown prince of Sweden in the fall. v Telephone to Palae|. The Imperial palace In Pekln is to be connected by telephone with the offlces of the different ministries^ Detects "Doctored" Maple Syrup. C. H. Jones, a Vermont chemist, has worked out a method whereby he Is able to tell when maple sugar Is adul­ terated by the addition of the cane va­ riety. The discovery is said to be new and valuable to the chemists. The head of the Canadian revenue service has spent several days recently in Mr. Jones' laboratory, and as a result has several prosecutions under way against Canadian producers. Hunter's Friend. Might also be called "tramp's de­ light." It is more than a cane and a H' jt r • f- " • -s; stool, dra^wf t#t#lce its pictured length to serve as an al­ penstock or as a gun rest. Besides, It contains a dagger warranted to kill a deer or, a dog. It would be perfect If included, as it might, an umbrella and a tent. It weighs two poiui&s and • made In Germany. , , ' f v v . - - ' -Jy >' I l l i n o i s N Choice Items from overthaatate, specially selected for oar reader* SEEKS TO ESCAPE LIABILITY ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE POLICE FLOWERS FOR LINCOLN'S TOMB Zeigler Coal Company Claims Mine Plans* Were^Approved by State. The Zeigler Coal company, against which several indictments have been returned, hopes to escape financial lia­ bility for the death of thirty men there because the mine was approved by the state officers. On the other hand, the company may be subjected to fines under the mining law amount­ ing to hundreds of thousands of dol­ lars. It Is learned that the Lelter company will set up In defense In the damage suits filed against it by the survivors or estates of men killed and in criminal proceedings against it that the mine was thoroughly inspected by state officers and approved by them? Evan D. John, state mine inspector, is said to have approved the plans of the mine when it was opened, and on March 23 Inspector Atkinson visited the mine and posted an approval no­ tice in the wash house of the mine. The explosion occurred on April 3 fol­ lowing. It has been shown that there were forty rooms and only ten entries in the mine. In places miners worked more than 300 feet from an air pass­ age while the law makes the extreme limit sixty feet. Cross cuts, which the law specifies must not be further apart than sixty feet, were distant from 100 to 300 feet. Maps of the mine belong­ ing to the company showing these conditions have been secured and will be used in the prosecution of damage suits. It is claimed there were forty- eight kegs of powder and 250 pounds of mauserite stored in the mine, which the law expressly forbids. Besides the mine examiner employed by the com­ pany had not been licensed by the ptate. „¥hich was in violation, ^ the. w. rfa *HacW)um " The trustees of Blackburn universi­ ty st Carllnviile have announced the following academy faculty for next year: George B. Cawthorne of Beloit college, teacher of Latin, German and science; Cordis A. Douglas, Beloit, Wis., teacher of English and history; Wesley A. Challacomb of Carllnviile, teacher of mathematics; Daniel Greg­ ory of Wolcott, teacher of Greek. Teacher Goee to Indianapolle. 'Miss C. Curtis Townsend, for the past year teacher of manual training In the Quincy public schools, has been appointed to a similar position in the public schools of Indianapolis for the coming year. NAVAL CADET. John J. Saxer of Centralla, who has been appointed naval cadet at Annap­ olis by Congressman D. S. Dixsoa, is t\ the salutatorian of the class of 1905 of the Centralla high school. He is 18 years old. Francis C. Bennett has named as alternate. Tornado Near Kenney. A tornado struck two miles south of Kenney, destroying part of Robert Ry- bolt's house, barn and outbuildings. The kitchen was blown into the gar­ den. One small building was carried a mile. At the farm of James Fruit considerable damage was done. Many horses and cattle were killed by light­ ning. Smallpox in Peru. Dr. E. F. Baker, inspector of the state board of health, made his report to Secrtary Egan of his investigation of the smallpox conditions In Peru La Salle county. He found a number of mild cases of smallpox to exist there, owing to the failure of the persons suffering with the disease to call in a physician. - _ Strike Oil Near Litchfield. The Bell oil and gas company struck oil in well No. 1, Just east of Litchfield at a depth of about 700 feet. It is said the oil is of a high grade. Alleged Chicken Thief- Jumps From Station Window, but Is Recaptured. A young man giving his name as Frank Rivers hired a horse and buggy at a livery stable at Quincy and is al­ leged to have spent the night stealing chickens from the surrounding coun­ try. He sold forty chickens to a Quincy dealer and his arrest soon fol­ lowed. At the police station he at­ tempted to escape by jumping out of the window, about 12 feet from the ground. Chief of Police Ahren, for­ merly a circus acrobat, jumped after him and succeeded in capturing him. Rivers is supposed to have lived at Knox City and Hodge City, Mo., and is said to be wanted to answer charges in, Montana. PUBLISHERS' CHIEF. Castle, who was uhantalBw* ly elected president of the Illinois Press association, is the owner and publisher of the Sandwich Argus. He also is serving his second term in the legislature, having been in the session just closed chairman of the house ju­ diciary committee. He was born at Sandwich in 1850, was educated in the common schools, and learned the printer's trade. In 1891 Mr. glastle was graduated from the Chlcasp col­ lege of law. He is Interested in the lumber and real estate business and also Is actively engaged in banking. Explosion Spoils Dinner. While Ben Gottlob of Alton was try- leg to cook dinner on a gasoline stove the stove exploded. Gottlob was se­ verely burned on the face. ^ J State Fair Appointment^ ffoti. A. D. Barber, president of the Illinois state board of agriculture, has appointed the following as the wom­ an's board to have change of the do­ mestic science department of the state fair for the ensuing two years: Mrs. J. F. Prather, Williamsvllle; Mrs. John L. Cook, Springfield; Mrs. M. P. Berry, Carthage. He has also appointed Miss Genevieve Fogarty of Springfield to a position in the office of the depart­ ment made vacant by the resignation of Miss Agnes Dubois. Southern Methodist Conference. At the annual conference of the M. fc. Church South, southern Illinois district, which has been in session at Coulterville, it was decided to hold this annual conference In Nashville next year. Needles to Reeide In Nashville. Hon. T. B. Needles, member of the Dawes Indian commission, is sojourn­ ing in Nashville. Mr. Needles will re­ turn to that city to reside after July 1, at which time the Dawes eoaunissiam expirv '• Macoupin County Fair. : Vhe Macoupin county board of Ag- rlculture has announced that the an­ nual fair will be held Oct. 10 to 13. The president of the board appointed the following superintendents of de­ partments: Horse department, F. D. Gore; speed, B. M. Burke; cattle, F. M. Klrkland; hogs, C. W. York; sheep, R. L. Comer; poultry, R. B. Thomp­ son; merchandise, George C. Robison; merchants, Joe Chappell; farm and garden, George W. Den by; ladles', W, A. Craggs. Coal Lines Restore Rates. ^ The traffic managers of the Illinois 'Coal lines held a conference at St. Louis to consider the coal rate situa­ tion and adopt measures for putting a stop to further sacrifice of revenue. A resolution was carried, all lines being represented, restoring rates from the inner group of mines to East St. Louis to 25 cents per ton. This will become effective Monday, June 5, and will be 5 cents below the basis of the last agreement. University Society Officers. The Ortho society of Blackburn uni­ versity, Carllnviile, has elected new officers for the first term next year, as follows: President, C. A. Hauns- ley; vice president, G. H. Miller; sec­ retary, F. F. Wilson; treasurer, E. B. Searcy; critic, C. K. Rlnaker; libra­ rian, V. B. Robison; sergeant-at-arms, John Horner; trustees, W. A. Kepling- er and Will Searcy. Blows Man to Pissesi An unknown man was blown to pieces with dynamite at Dixon. His head was found intact, but the re­ mainder of his body in small frag­ ments was spattered against houses In the vicinity. Windows were broken in the neighborhood. The ex­ plosion Is believed to have been an accident* , Heads State W. flt. lc. Mrs. Sarah K. Harwood of Decatur has been made chairman of the exec­ utive board of the State Woman's Re­ lief Corps. Veterans Gather About Masaoleum of Great Emancipator. ' v Memorial day was appropriately 0& served in Springfield, which Is known as "Lincoln's home." The war vet­ erans, members of Stephenson's post, G. A. R., marched to Lincoln's monu­ ment with flowers, draped in mourn­ ing. At the' monument a great crowd had assembled. An address was do-, livered by Mrs. Fannie Ekis, presi­ dent of the Woman's Relief Corps. Commander Wood was In charge of the exercises. The orator of the day; was Rev. Frederick H. Wines, former assistant director of the census at. Washington, D. C., who delivered an address eulogistic of the "martyred! president," in which he paid eloquent, tribute to the "greatness of Lincoln." that being the subject of bis dis­ course. With bowed heads the mem­ bers of the Grand Army and the peo­ ple assembled stood about the mau­ soleum, and floral designs were ten­ derly laid upon the sarcophagus og Lincoln. 'V Reunion of Eighteenth Infantry. The nineteenth annual reunion a£ the surviving members of the. Eighteenth Illinois regiment of the volunteer infantry was held IS Car- bondale. Of thp 2,000 who were mem­ bers of the infantry when it was first organized, 300 were surviving when it was mustered out May 28, 1861, forty-four years ago. Of these there are only 200 now living. At the time the regiment was mustered out, S. B. Parks, now of St. Louis, was colonel. The corps commanders were Generals Logan and Steele. The present offi­ cers of the order are: President, O. P. Loudon of Carbondale; secretary. Thomas J. Cross of Campbell Hill. The first meeting of the held In Anna May, 1886. Verdict Against Saloon Men. A jury in the circuit court at Belle­ ville returned a verdict in favor of Mra. Minnie Moore of Marissa against Philip Orth and William Graf, Maris­ sa saloon keepers, for $25. Mrs. Moore sued them both for $5,000 for selling her husband, John S. Moore, liquor after she had ordered them not to do so. She alleged that her hus­ band has lost his position, and that she was compelled to support^ t|#i> family; G. A. It COMMANDER. Gen. John C. Smith of Chicago trts elected commander of the Illinois de­ partment of the G. A. R. in session at / Rockford. Other officers elected were * as follows: Senior vice commander, , E. Jt3L„&»ck, Rock Island; Coal Company Officers. The Christian County Coal company has elected L. D. Hewett president and W. S. Ridgly secretary and man­ ager. Lombard College Head. X ' Rev. Dr. Lewis Fisher of St. Law­ rence university, Canton, N. Y., has been elected unanimously president of Lombard college by the board of trus­ tees. Dr. Fisher addressed the board- accepting the position. "v" pi- commander, Z. P. Hotchkiss, Oak Park; medical director, E. P. Murdock, Chicago; chaplain, Joseph Moore, Polo. By a large majority the en­ campment voted to return to the eouthern states the Confederate flags now in Memorial hall at Spring­ field. Judge Small Is Nominated. Republicans of the twelfth judicial* circuit, comprising Will, Kankakee and Iroquois counties, at Joliet nominated former Judge John Small, brother of State Treasurer Len Small, to succeed Judge C. B. Garnsey of Joliet, de­ ceased. ' • special election will be heid July 1. .. Historic Church Torn Down. The historic Second Presbyterian church building at Springfield will soon be torn down. A large office building Is to be erected on the site by a syndicate of local capitalists. 'V|f: < ' Epworth League Session. The Lebanon district session of*ute' Epworth league of the Methodist Epis­ copal church will convene in Nashville June 22. The district embraces about fifty churches. Chokes to Death on Pickle. ...j, Annie, the 3-year-old daughter «f. Harms Fredericks, residing five mH*s 5, : north of Sterling, choked to death on Ifr: a small piece of pickle. - Want Law Enforced. The Alton ministerial alliance has Issued a 'call for a meeting of the pas­ tors of all the churches In Madison county to be held at Alton, June 12, to consider plans for the enforcement of law in the county. Athletic Meet for Nashville. The executive committee of . the Southern Illinois Athletic and Orator­ ical asociation has decided to hold the annual meet in this city next year. Supt. F. C. Prowdley of the Nashville schools was elected secretary-treasur­ er of the association. < i Amusement Partu The Illinois Traction eottrpab?' purchased the old pasture known as Irwlu's grove at Carllnviile. The plare Is to be Improved and opened m an Imusement park. • Former Congressman Dies. Former^ Congressman Samuel Moulton, 82 years old, died at his home in Shelbyville. He was a member of the lower house of the Illinois general assembly from 1852 to 1859. and was presidential elector in 1857. on the Buchanan ticket. He was elected by the republicans as congressman at large In 1864. and was sent to congress on the democratic ticket from the Shelbyville district In 1880. and in 1882. Since 1896 he has acted with the republican party. < Renovates Chicken House. , Mrs. Alva King of Xenia attempted to renovate her chicken house with flre and as a result, the hen house, up-ground cellar, two barns, a lot of feed and considerable persona! prop­ erty were destroyed with a loss of about $1,500. tuya Land for Park. f 1 The eity of Decatur has taken flBtf f action in the purchase of ten acres of X land from Mrs. Florence N. Cat'o, an# will add the tract to Faixview which it adjoins. *