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v. ' ^ .V " . . ' V, : I '1 llllj I ' if 111 ' I • - mM BATTLESHIP MISSISSIPPI UNIQUE AMONG BIG WARSHIPS. . - - ' > ' . - , I f - -f ~ • - », + <r r ^ , • • • ; ; . 5 ' • " * • • • ' • - •• • '• ••• * GIRL IS KILLED IN DOCWSHOME Evidence That She Was As­ saulted First and Then Given Morphine. FIN* UNCONSCIOUS HUSBAND LAND TOO DRY FOR PLOWING The United States battleship Ml* Isslppi, launched at Philadelphia, •/js unique among the his fighting ships ,%>f the world's navies. Its displace- , 5 tnent of 13,000 tons is smaller than • 1 "that of any United States battleship being built, with ^hp exception the Idaho, a sister The Mia- Isaippl Win be equal to many battle- ships of 16,000 tons displacement and no vessel of the same displacement in any navy of the nations carries equally heavy batteries. The main batteries will consist of four 12-inch breech-loading rifles, in four turrets; eight 7-inch breech-loaders, behind imhxju'cuv <»rmor, and two 21-inch sub­ merged torpedo tubes. Also three sec­ ondary batteries: Twelve 3-inch, six 3-pounders, two J-pounder automatics, two 1-pounder rapid-fire guns, two 3- inch field pieces, two machine guns an unusually heavy armament, and six automatics. This makes up ASIATIC BUSSIA PEOPLE OF SIBERIA ALERT AND ENERGETIC. Western Spirit More Prevalent There Than in Any Part of the Empire- Peasants Frequently the Possessors of Large Fortunes. "It is a startling paradox that Asl- ' atic Russia is more western In its spirit than, European Russian," writes a traveler. "The great impetus of western energy and enterprise seems to be circling the globe, having cross­ ed the Atlantic, the American conti­ nent and the Pacific ocean. The trav­ eler from Europe begins to feel the Influence at Samara, a great business center on the Volga, the Mississippi of Russia. Here there are signs oi3 commercial, prosperity--a bustle and stir of business unusual in Russia. The people are more alert and move with greater energy. They are free from the deadly torpor of Russian life. *East! Bast! Farther east!' is the cry all along the great Siberian line. It corresponds to 'going west' in America. The farther east one goes the impression strengthens until, at Kurgan, the first Important Siberian town, one might almost imagine one's self to be in one of the precocious cities of the western states. "Butter is booming in Kurgan. ^r7;'=$fiverybody who can get hold of a i( ' tow is either making butter himself ;-':r , ..jar selling the milk to a dairy. And - every drop of milk goes into the M?--churn or into the* separator. The children suffer. In the old days, when wheat was the staple product, each child had as much milk as it could drink. But now the fluid is too pre­ cious for domestic use, and the popu­ lation live upon bread and tea. From hundreds of versts around butter comes pouring into Kurgan, and yet the exporters cannot get enough. The peasant arriving in town makes his first call at the office of the union. There he can see a list of the latest prices paid by each exporter. He- naturally selects the highest, and then drives around to offer his butter. He will visit every fir* In town before he will lower his price by a kopeck the pood. He demands cash payment and receives it. On the other hand, If he is purchasing machinery from any of these firms he demands a year or eighteen months' credit, and he receives that, too. "Many of these peasants are men of comparative wealth. Several were pointed out to me as millionaires in rubles. The younger generation are displaying greater proclivities for (spending than do their elders. They delight to drive smart and showy horses, and sometimes they will even pay a visit to Mosoow and see life. The independence, intelligence and Initiative of these Siberian peasants * are doubtless due to the fact that they have never been private serfs. They were fixed upon the land* it is true, but the land was crown domain, and they could not be bought or sold. They never experienced the degrading and demoralizing domestic slavery to which the private serfs were subjected/' Will Drive East With Ox Team. Ezra Meeker, who left Iowa In 1862 and went to Oregon with a party who drove ox teams, wfil start from the ^Pacific coast early next spring with a similar conveyance, and if possible will drive to Kainsville, Iowa. He will follow the old emigrant trail and has arranged to lecture at a number of places along the route. Japanese Inflated Over Success. Travelers returning from Japan are .generally of opinion that the mikado's subjects have* becpme quite inflated " over the result of their war with Rus­ sia. As one American puts It "They are scratching their heads where the hat brim ought to be. A white man Is a poor critter in their eyes. They seem to think that they can lick a German, an American or a Frenchman with the same ease which the white brethren of the Russians in other countries so gleefully dilated upon In tha beginning of the war." Musician Now Enjoys Life. Sir Edward Elgar, the distinguished composer, was at one time, like the Immortal Wagner, glad to earn a few shillings by putting together quad­ rilles from operas and popular airs. He is a member of an interesting little west end club In Londoifl ^composed almost entirely of musicians and called the "You-Be-Qulet" club. Its title means that no "shop" is permit­ ted In conversation. Sir Edward El­ gar is an ardent golfer, a great smoker and irorks only J* tha morn- " ing. KNOW MOON IS NOT PEOPLED. Scientists Almost Able to Make Abso­ lute Assertion. The moon being much the nearest to us of all the heavenly bodies* we can pronounce more definitely in its case than in any other, says Prof. Simon Newcomb In Harper's Maga­ zine. We know that neither air nor water exists on the moon In quanti­ ties sufficient to be perceived by the most delicate tests at our command. It is certain that the moon's atmos­ phere, if any exists, is less than the thousandth part of the density of that around us. The vacuum is greater than any ordinary air-pump is cap­ able of producing. We can hardly suppose that so small a quantity of air could be of any benefit whatever In sustaining life; an animal that could get along on so little could get along on none at all. But the proof of the absejnee of life is yet stronger when we consider the results of actual telescopic observa­ tion. An object such as an ordinary city block could be detected on the moon. If anything like vegetation were present on its surface we should see the changes which It would under­ go in the course of a month, during one portion of which It would be ex­ posed to the rays of the unclouded sun and during another to the intense cold of space. PRISON RATHER THAN AN8WER. Threats Unable to Induce Woman to Reply to Questions. Mrs. Sarah Peckham, a witness in the bankruptcy case of Sarah Defaye & Co,, milliners of Chicago, refused at the proceedings In New York to an­ swer questions put her by the referee, although three times adjudged guilty of contempt of court, and said she would go to Jail rather than answer. She declared certain questions con­ cerned matters not pertinent to the case, and 1 won't answer," *1 n- fuse," "I won't tell you," was all the referee could get out of her. He fin­ ally gave up and adjourned the hear­ ing to report to his court. Commerce the Foe of War. The commercial union of the world now in process of development and proceeding in ever-increasing ratio of certainty and speed, through the ex­ tension of transportation lines and the opening,, of regions that from the birth of the race till now have lain fallow, is making more and more ab­ horrent the Idea of destructive and too commonly fruitless contests, which interrupt Industry, reverse prosperity, destroy enterprise, increase disease and crime and burden the masses with the obligations of sacrifice. Bet­ ter yet is the growing tolerance which is felt by people of one race and faith for those whom bigotry and tra­ dition have consigned as opponents.-- Brooklyn Eagle. Minister Clings to Oriental Dress. . Unlike most of the members of the diplomatic and consular service of the celestial empire who come to this country, Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng, the Chinese minister in Washington, clings to the dress of his native land. This is unusual, for generally the Chi­ nese and Japanese of the better class quickly adopt American dress when they come to live in this country. But even more remarkable is the fact that the sons o| the Chinese minister also continue to i)e clothed In the oriental styl% > Wellington at Waterloo. At Waterloo, Wellington exposed himself with such recklessness that aid de camp after aid de camp fell killed or wounded, and only his old friend, the Spanish Gen. Alva, was untouched by his side. At one mo­ ment, Indeed, the duke was in such imminent and deadly danger that one of his surviving aids de camp ven­ tured to remonstrate. "Sir, you are in the greatest possible danger here," "I know I am," replied the duke, "but I must dte or.fee what ttey are do­ ing." GAVE LIFE FOR FAME PECULIAR CASE IN SUICIDE OF YOUNG WOMAN. English Girl, Writer of What 8hs Be­ lieved Inspired Work, Died That She Might Give to the World Her Important Message. Miss Edith AUonby, the Lancaster school teacher, who recently commit­ ted suicide at Cartinel, England, left a written statement which is publish­ ed in the London Standard of Sept. 9. In it she says: "I have written a book (I wrote it four years since) which contains one of either two things--truth or page upon page of blasphemy. I know it to be truth, but so simple that the world can hardly recognize it, and while I stand in the light I am afraid It can not be seen at all. When I am gone, and when it once has a fair chance of being read and discussed as it de­ serves to be, it will appear different from what it ever could do with me living. "No book ever was written by hu­ man hand mare reverently or with greater purity of thought, I tried to publish it but failed. Since then I have gone on writing patiently and spending money willingly with the end in view of making an opening for it, but I am afraid, so far as it is con­ cerned, I am as near to it as I was four years since. Had The Fulfill­ ment' been less near to God and less sacred to me, I had fought for it well with earthly weapons, but it was given to me out of the great silence, and I must give It to the world the same. That is the simple, honest truth of the whole matter. I have died to give God's gift to the world with as little stumbling block as pos­ sible." It appears that Miss Allonby had published two wofks with a London firm anonymously. She had private means and took up teaching and lit­ erature from choice and not of neces­ sity. Her family are In possession of the manuscript of "The Fulfillment," and It Is stated that the Rev. H. W. Meeres Is acting as their literary adviser. Hague Peace Palace. Said a prominent architect: "From what I have picked up at the clubs and about town, there win be at least ten American bids for the Peace Pal­ ace plans at The Hague for the Per­ manent Court Of Arbitration. The prizes are not large In money, but some glory will attach to the design­ er. The first prize Is 12,000 guilders, equal to only about $4,800. All ex­ planations are to be given in French. I can't for the life of me understand why they should not have demanded the new universal language, Esper­ anto. It Is said yon can learn to speak it in a week and write it in a month.** Expensive Economy of Time. Dispatches tell of the tragic death of a New Yorker under conditions that point a moral. This man-- prominent, wealthy, presumably mas­ ter of his own time, and with no vital reason for undue haste--died on an elevated train In the metropolis from heart disease following the undue ex­ ertion of taking the station steps two at a time to catch an approaching train. He saved the two minutes' time intervening between trains, but lost his life. Rather expensive econo­ my. This instance simply illustrates one of the foolish and somewhat futile phases of the day. Persistent Woman Gambler. When in 1744 Lady Mordinglon, who had a gaming-house In Covent Garden, was formally charged with keeping a disorderly house she set the authorities at defiance, boldly claiming her privileges as a peeress of Great Britain and continuing to ad­ vertise her "assemblies"; and it was not until the House of Lords Inter­ vened and declared that no person was entitled to privilege of peerage against any prosecution for keeping a public gaming-house that her lady­ ship had to close her doors. Adopted Father of lO-Year-Old Discovered Partly Dressed Office, Suffering From •yZ<\ Austrian Cotton Trade. The cotton trade in Austria is Hot carried on exclusively for home con­ sumption. The exports of cotton and cottoiugoods with a value of £19,512,- 000, showed an increase in 1904 of £436,000 on the preceding year. In Austria there are 3,250,000 spindles, and the yearly consumption of raw1 cotton is about 600,000 bales, where- as Its neighbor, Germany, has about three times that number of spindles, and consumes about three times that quantity «C raw material.--Londor j Globe. ' , 1 cago special: Dead on her bed, with evidences of a desperate strug­ gle, Irene Klatow, the 10-year-old adopted daughter of Dr. Oliver B. Hart, 915 Lunt avenue, Rogers Park, was found Thursday evening by the physician's wife. In the library ad­ joining Dr. Hart was found, uncon­ scious from morphine and in ,a crit­ ical condition. He was prostrate on the floor. : The girl was taken from the Illinois Industrial School for Girls in" Evan- stotf a year ago by Dr. Hart and his wife, and was adopted. Two of her sisters are in the school now and their mother lives In Austin. Policemen from the Rogers Park station are at the bedside of Dr. Hart, guarding him. The girl before her death had been unconscious for sever­ al hours, it is thought : The two were found by Mrs. Hart on her return from a shopping trip downtown. The child was alive, but physicians were unable to save her or ,to restore Dr. Hart. When found the girl was only partly dressed, but was on the bed in her room. "The case presents many phases for rj^id investigation," said the sergeant at the Rogers Park station. "No post­ mortem examination has been made yet, and we cannot say exactly what the cause of the girl's death was. We have our own idea, though." Finds Child and Husband. Thursday morning the girl's two sisters went to Rogers Park from Evanston, and after a short stay at the Hart home accompanied Mrs. Hart downtown. Irene was to have accompanied them, but she com­ plained of a slight headache and re­ mained at home. In the evening Mrs. Hart returned and found the doors locked. No one answered her ring, but after some difficulty she forced an entrance. She started for her room, but as she passed that of her adopted daugh­ ter she saw the child on the bed. Mrs. Hart was alarmed at the child's ap­ pearance, and her fears were fmilier aroused when she found the girl was unconscious. She hurried to a tele­ phone to summon aid, then in the library found her husband The physician first summoned ar­ rived in a few minutes and he tele­ phoned for assistance, turning his at­ tention then to the girl, whose condi­ tion he saw was the more serious. There was little Indication of life, and two hours later the girl died. Dr. Hart's condition was diagnosed at once as the result of morphine poi­ soning. Physician Notifies Police. From the physician first summoned the Rogers Park police were notified of strange circumstances connected with the girl's death, and when no- tlce was sent to the coroner the state's attorney's office also was noti­ fied, Assistant State's Attorney Bar­ ber was sent to the home, and at his request policemen were detailed at Hartfs bedside. According to the police, the girl had been attacked and then poison had been administered. In the child's room the rugs were disarranged, the bed clothing was in disorder, the girl's hair was tangled and matted and some of it had been torn from her head, strands being found on the floor, the police assert. Dr. Hart, who had not arisen before his wife left the house, was partly dressed when Sound. He is 38 years old. Dr. Hart came to Chicago some­ thing over a year ago from St. Louis, where his parents reside. He received his medical education In that city. TRIES SUICIDE WITH HAMMER Aged Motorman Out of Job, Beats Himself on Head.i New York special: A motorman 68 years old, by the name of Edward Bradley, grew despondent over the fact that he could not get back his old job on the elevated railroad, which he gave up in the late strike, and tried to end his life by pounding him­ self on the head with a hammer. Brad­ ley now lies in the Harlem hospital a prisoner, with five or six scalp bruises as his worst injuries. Bradley's daughter found her father sitting in a chair, his hands clutching savagely a hammer, which he would raise des­ perately and bring down on his head with as much force as enfeebled mus­ cles permitted. ROBBERY AGITATES KENOSHA Attack on Mrs. Henry V. Vanderberg Brings Out Dire Threats. Kenosha, Wis., dispatch: Kenosha has been stirred into frenzy by the assault on Mrs. Henry Valken Van­ derberg in her home in North Chicago avenue for the alleged purpose of rob­ bery. If the man is taken summary justice is feared. The woman was left unconscious, while the robber se­ cured jewelry and other valuables, tier injuries are not serious. Creek Banker Is Indicted. ^ Muskogee, Ind. T., dispatch: Lake Moore, a banker and politician of We- leetka, one of the most prominent men in the Creek Nation, has been indict­ ed by the federal grand juiy on the charge of larceny. Loses Head Under Train. 8L Louis, Mo., special: An uniden­ tified man was decapitated in the yards of the Iron Mountain railroad here, having jumped under a moving freight train ilfith suicidal iPtaat|:M j 9 Destroy Stamps When Pack­ ages Are Empty. Prosecutions are to be commenced by the* state food commission against those dealers who make a practice, of refilling butter tubs, bearing the state stamp to show the quality, with an inferior quality of butterine and simi­ lar products colored to resemble the out destroying the stamp as required by law. "There are a number of such cases in Chicago and the outlying towns," said Assistant Commissioner R. M. Patterson, "and this department is securing the necessary evidence on which to bring suits. The law re­ quires that the stamp be destroyed as soon as the tub is emptied, the same as it requires the destruction of a stamp on a cigar box, but we find that it is being quite freely violated by dealers who sell day after day from the same tubs, filling them as they become empty with inferior prod­ ucts. "The manufacturers who Sell them butterine, oleomargarine and similar goods also furnish them with a color­ ing matter with which they can color the product if they so desire. It would be a good idea for all to look closely after what they are buying when they find on the walls of the store alluring signs quoting low prices on 'pure Elgin creamery,' 'pure Wisconsin creamery,' and be sure that it is butter. The word 'butter' is pur­ posely left off the signs to deceive the patron with the belief that pure Elgin creamery butter is being sold." Commissioner A. H. Jones Is still relentlessly pursuing milk dealers who use preservatives in the milk they distribute. Springfield dealers are now on the rack, fortjr-four sam­ ples of milk having been taken in that city by inspectors at the request of the health authorities of the state capital. These will be analysed In a few days and If found to contain for­ maldehyde prosecutions will be com­ menced at once. That formaldehyde will be found Is not doubted, as the dealers there make no secret of the fact that they use the poisonous em­ balming fluid. Lack of Moisture Hampers Farmers In Northern Half of State. In the northern half of the state plowing and seeding have made slow progress od account of lack of mois­ ture, and there are many complaints that the supply of water in wells is getting low, in the southern portion conditions have been more favorable --the soil is friable, and work con­ tinued without Interruption. The sowing of wheat is well advanced, and the plant is in good condition where «P. •' -•* Corn continued to dry and mature rapidly, and it is estimated that less than one-twentieth remains exposed to injury by frost in the northern half. In the southern portion but a few scattered fields of very late planted could be injured. The crop is re­ ported to be much above the average in the northern district, and very sat­ isfactory elsewhere. Much is already in shock, and cribbing is expected to become general the coming week. Pastures are beginning to show the effects of dry weather, but are still affording good forage in most sec­ tions. The potato crop will be con­ siderably below average. Apples are being picked; the yield is extremely short and the quality but fair. Married Sixty-three Years. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williamson of Virginia, residents of Cass county since the early 40s, celebrated their wedding, which occurred at Oldham, England, Oct. 3, 1842. Mr. William­ son is 87 years of age and his wife 85. Their family circie of two sons and four daughters, is as yet unbrok­ en by death. PlcksUp CarrierPlgeon. Jacob Bast, Jr., picked up a car­ rier pigeon while hunting near Ed- wardsville, that seemed to have been Injured by flying against a wire. A brass band on the left leg had the leteters, "Y. Q.," and on the other leg was an aluminum band with the let­ ters "J. M." and the number 4906. PROBES STREED CASE. State's Attorney Charles E. Sturtz Investigated the mysterious, circum­ stances connected with the death of -2"• STZZPZZ*. James V. Streed, the Cambridge at­ torney who was found in his yard dying from the effect of a bullet wound. Mr. Sturtz has run several murder theories to the ground. vides for the opening of the tion on Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, atj Arrangements Are State Convention at Joliet. The program for the annual vention of the State Federation Women's clubs, to be held in Joliet,' Oct. 17 to 20, has been issued. It pro-; 10 o'clock. Following the addresses of and the response of the president,! Mrs. James Frake, the reports of the: different committees will be read. The Tuesday afternoon session Willi be begun with music by the Hull. House Woman's club chorus, after; which the conference of vice presi­ dents will take place. ' Tuesday evening the delegates will' be entertained at a reception at the, residence of Mrs. E. J. Murphy, dent of the Joliet federation. Wednesday morning the science anSt education committees will be in charge. At the afternoon session the reciprocity committee, Mrs. William J. Roberts, chairman, and the literature committee, Mrs. Mary Codding Bourland, chairman, will have their inning. Following the election 6f the dis­ trict vice presidents Thursday morn­ ing the philanthropy committee will report and "The Relation of the Wom­ en's Clubs to Public Charities" will be discussed. The afternoon session Thursday will be devoted to the re­ port of the art committee and the civil service committee. Thursday evening, Prof. S. H. Clark of the Uni­ versity of Chicago will speak on "Lit­ erature and the Community." Friday morning Mrs. H. J. Bohn, chairman of the Forestry committee, will report on behalf of that committee. JUY8 SHOES FROM SOLDIER! Want Pythian Home. At the thirty-sixth annual meeting of the grand lodge of Illinois Knights of Pythias at Decatur Oct. 17, the St. Clair county delegates will make an effort to have the old folks' home, which the grand lodge proposes to build the coming year located, at Prlester'a Park, near Belleville Paroled Convict Is Arrested. William Buchanan, a paroled prison­ er of the southern Illinois peniten­ tiary, was arrested at Evansville, charged with having forged *a draft for $75 on the National bank of Shaw- neetown, drawn on Atherton, Richard­ son & Co. of Desplaines. Fatal Fire at Danville. The 18-months oid son of Mm Paul Baux perished, the mother was fatal­ ly and the father severely burned -in a fire that consumed the Baux home at Danville. It was caused by the woman's attempt to start a fire with kerosene olL Rob Hardware Store. The manager of the Reese hardware company of East St Louis reported to the police that burglars had entered the store and stolen two shotguns, eight razors, twenty-five knives, sever­ al boxes of cartridges and three re­ volvers. New Pythian Temple. The new Pythian temple, at East St. Louis, which comprises the third floor of the Josephine building, was inspected by members of East St. Louis, Eureka and Queen City K. of P. lodges. The temple will be dedicated Oct. 24. Aged Man Is Killed. Henry Sample of Litchfield, aged 64, was killed by being thrown from his wagon when his team ran away. Sweet Potato Yield Light. The harvesting of sweet potatoes In southern Illinois has begun. The acreage is large, but the yield is com­ paratively light. Buyers are paying from 40c to 60c per bushel for the table variety. Albert O. Bray, Who Traded in Army Property, to Stand Trial. Albert O. Bray, Sunday school teacher and mall carrier, charged by government officials with purchasing government shoes from soldiers at Fort Sheridan, was held to the fed­ eral grand jury by United States Com­ missioner Poote of Chicago in bonds of $500. He declares that he did not know the purchase of the shoes was a violation of the law. At Fort Sheri­ dan Capt M. E. Savtlle sought search warrants giving him power to confiS' cate the government property in the home of Edward Hart, a saloonkeep­ er, who was also arrested, and also in another house which had been guarded all night by soldiers. Hart was arrested and released on bail to Oct. 11. Deputy Marshal Bach said he saw piles of army equipment in Hart's store,, the articles which seemed to predominate being gaunt­ let gloves. Mission Election. ' The annual convention of the Mount Vernon district Women's Foreign Mis­ sionary society of the Methodist Epis­ copal church was held in Duquoln. These officers were elected: Presi­ dent, Mrs. J. W. Flint, Murphysboro; vice presidents, Mrs. J. R. Reef of Car- bondale, Mrs. Albert Watson of Mount Vernon^ Mrs. Ressho Robertson of Du­ quoln and Mrs. E. Root of Plnckney- ville; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. H. Jackson, Carbon dale; record­ ing secretary, Mrs. S. E. Harwood, Carbondale; treasurer, Mrs. J. D. Crenshaw, Carbondale; department superintendents, young people's work, Mrs. Albert Watson, Mount Vernon; children's work, Mrs. Sneed, Mount Vernon; mite boxes, Mrs. J. W. Mc­ Neil, Carbondale; district delegate re ­ branch meeting, Mrs. Joel Watson, Mount Vernon. Charter for New Railroad. The secretary of state licensed the Incorporation of the Chicago, Des­ plaines & Fox River railroad. The principal office is Chicago and the capital stock $1,000,000. The road is to be constructed from Chicago in a northerly and northwesterly direc­ tion through the counties of Cook, Lake and McHenry to McHenry, in McHenry county. The incorporators and first board of directors are: Geo. W. Bryson, William S. Reed, Ernest T. Ross, Walter C. Gunn and Wil­ liam K. Kenly all of Chicago. Assaults Opposing Lawyer. Because L. E. Emmons, a prom­ inent attorney of Quincy; represented the defense in a suit in which Lorenz Grosch was plaintiff, Grosch assault­ ed him with a spade, inflicting dan­ gerous wounds. Grosch Is held for as­ sault with Intent to kill. Adds 9444,533 to Assessment. The Montgomery county board of re­ view has completed its labors and has filed its books with the county clerk. The board has added $444,533 to the assessment books, the increases being chiefly on personal property schedules. Two Birthdays for Twins. Twins, each having a separate birthday, were born to Mrs. Thomas Lockwood of Peru--a boy before mid­ night and a girl later. The boy was born on Monday and the girl on Tues­ day. --- Fail to Locate Relatives. Efforts of the Belleville typograph­ ical union to locate relatives of a man supposed to be A. W. Doherty, who was found with his skull crushed near the Illinois Central tracks and who died later at St. Vincent's hospital, proved unavailing. Laborer's Ribs Are Crushed. J. Broomfleld, a carpenter employed at the Armour Packing plant at East St. Louis sustained two fractured ribs when a heavy piece of timber fell on him while he was at waflt \ Rescues Child From Cesspool. The 5-year-old child of Michael Dwire of Alton fell Into a cesspool at their home. B. F. Koop, a grocer, heard the screams of the mother and drew the child out to the surface with a garden rake. Prohibitionists to Meet. The prohibition state central com­ mittee by a vote of 10 for Springfield to 5 for Bloomington, decided to hold the state convention neit year in Springfield, and fixed April 18. and 19 as the dates. % Union Leader Is Honored. George Krug of Belleville was pre­ sented with a handsome gold watch and chain by the members of the West Belleville workingmen's asso­ ciation in honor of his having com­ pleted his twenty-fifth year as presi­ dent of the association. Hvsking on Wager. ~ ~ As a result of a wager between Deputy County Clerk Winkler of Belle­ ville and Edward Stookey, a clerk in the office, Stookey will spend one day husking corn on Supervisor Walter Eyman's farm in" Stookey township. According to the provisions of the wager, Stookey is to husk ten shocks of corn in nine hours. The amount of the wager is $1. Stookey agreed to contest in order to maintain his repu­ tation as a corn husker. Fifty cents of the wager is to go to Supervisor Eyman for furnishing meals to Stookey. "Q" Road Extends Tracks. The Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy Railroad Company has commenced active preparations for extending its tracks through several blocks in Qulncy and for building additional switches. During the past month it has bought real estate at a cost of $44,-, 000 along the proposed line of im­ provements. 1 **'*"/ v! • M si Child Is fiurnetf ^0 Gladys Redman, aged 4 years, was burned to death while playing with matches at Decatur. This is the sec­ ond child to be burned to death in the family. The father, L. P. Graham, a Wabash conductor, was killed by an engine explosion at Litchfield last May, Celebrate Golden Wedding. \ Mr. and Mrs. William Lepp, Sr., of Columbia, pioneer residents of Monroe county, have, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Lepp is aged 78 and his wife 74. There was a fam­ ily reunion and a sumptuowa fliaaar was served. . Get Verdict for $2,000. A jury in the city court at East SL Louis gave a judgment for $2,000 in favor of Edward Coleman, against the Cal. Hirsch Iron Company, for injuries Coleman received while in the employ of the company. Coleman sued for $5,000. Morgan County Farmers. The annual meeting of the Morgan county farmers' Institute will bo held at Franklin Oct. 18 and 19. •fSfi TeacheKe Death a Mystery. Lorenzo D. Crocker, for thirty-five years a music teacher at Maroa, disap­ peared. Attention was attracted to the man's room by an odor, and he was found there, dead. The camp flft the dekth is unknown. • To Build Interurban. The officials of the Alton, Jackson­ ville & Peoria railroad state that they will begin operations on the new in­ terurban line from Alton to Jackson- irilio. mot later than Qet v- Workman's .Ribs Are Broken. George Frank, aged 45, sustained two broken ribs as the result of a wheelbarrow loaded with iron falling on him, while he was at work at the Republic iron and steel worka at Kaat St. Louis. Cuts Way Out of Jatt. Frank Crawford escaped from the East Alton jail by digging his way out with a piece of glass. He is wanted on a charge of burglary. He was lo­ cated In Little Rock, Ark., and state's Attorney Gillham secured a requisition to have him returned to Illinois. ' m Thieves in Hospital. The mother superior of SL Mary% hospital at East St. Louis reported to the police that some persons entered a rear window of the hospital and stole a pocketbook containing