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Brazilian Warship Recently ^ \ 'V \s +"n ̂ \h , The Aquidaban, sunk by the explo-, Mon of its magazine at Jacarepagua, wventeen miles southwest of Rio de Janeiro, was a duplicate1 of the ill- NEW AFRICAN RAILROAD LINE. Will Traverse Country Capable of Great Development. To the Red sen, not in Pharaoh's chariots, But in steam cars, is what the people are to do early in the new year. Most of the constructive ma­ terial and locomotives have been sent from Glasgow. The line extends from Saukim, the present sea termi­ nus, 332 miles into the interior, trav­ ersing first northward and then as­ cending the plateau 3,000 feet high, which runs parallel with the coast. Stretching fifty miles across the wa­ terless waste of desert it reaches the Atbara river, twenty miles below its Confluence with the Nile. Skirting the river it ultimately Joins the Khar- tum-Wady-Halfa railway north of the Atbara bridge. The new line will cost about $10,- 000,000 and will include extensive bridge works. Saukim may cease to be a great port, as the new terminus, now known as Port Soudan, forty-five miles north of Saukim, already has developed greatly and has a popula­ tion of 2,000. The country traversed Is capable of great development. Cheap Taxdodgers In New York. There are fifty demigods of wealth *rho keep domiciles along Fifth ave- fiiie at least six months in the year, yet when the taxman comes around they sneak out of their obligations by Claiming residence in Newport or Vir­ ginia or on Long Island. This year the evasion of taxes by millionaires has been particularly scandalous. The worst part of it all is that these per­ sons get the greatest benefit from police protection for their properties; they are enabled to evade Jury ser­ vice; they for the most part refuse to vote and are altogether a poor lot of critters, judged by the best stand­ ards of good citizenship. Yet when a poor devil who may happen to own a piano grumbles about personal prop- jilty taxes they call him an anarchist. Of the 120 boxholders in the Metro­ politan Opera house only six pay taxes on a valuation of $100,000. The whole business Is a cheap, un­ patriotic swindle fit to stand with the Insurance frauds and certainly deserv­ ing to fall with them.--Pittsburg Dis­ patch. Balfour Rarely Loses TemitlV Mr. Balfour, the British statesman, "fiho, with his party, has gone down defeat, has marvelous self-control and never was known to be even ruf­ fled by the bores who continually har­ ass public men. One evening when he was being terribly "heckled" at a pub­ lic meeting in Manchester a sympa­ thizer called out: "Don't lose your temper." Mr. Balfour smiled easily as he replied: "I have lost many things in my time, but I never lost my temper," Even on the golf links he does not rise to the mildest pro­ fanity at a streak of bad luck. Churches to Honor Lincoln. The American Missionary Associa­ tion is Issuing an appeal to Congrega­ tional churches to observe Sunday, Feb. 11, in recognition of the ninety- seventh birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The association expects that the Methodist denomination will unite in the observance of the day. It ap­ peals to other denominations to do "likewise. Rev. Dr. C. J. Ryder, corre­ sponding secretary of the association, Is in communication with Grand Army posts, literary societies and many patriotic organizations to Join In the celebration. Casts of Sculpture*. Owing to the mutilation df a Tali aable antique head of Minerva, pre­ sented in 1860 by the composer Halevy US the Beaux Arts, a proposal to have casts made from all important sculp­ tures in, France belonging to the state has been made. In the pres­ ent instance the nose has been knocked off and the head so dam­ aged that repairs are out of the ques­ tion. The possession of perfect casts of all the statues in the Louvre would at least minimise the loss la case of Are. Foreign Firms In China. According to latest statistics, the number of foreign commercial firms In the principal treaty ports and In the large cities of China open to for­ eigners was 1,297, and the number ef gnAM r€s!d*£o tilers 20f56u. England heads the list with 420 firms and 6,662 persona; Japan comes next, with 361 firms and 6,287 persons. Ger­ many has 168 firms and 1*668 persons; the United States. 114 firms and 2,642 persons. France comes fifth, with T1 firms and 1,213 persona. fated Maine of the United States navy, except In size and in details of gun equipment and boilers. The dis­ aster, the cause of which has not been SCIENTISTS HAVE NEW SCHEME. Aim to Utilize Forces of Atmospheric Electricity. Franklin's bolt never has -been snatched from the skieB and harness­ ed in human service. But M. A. Brey- del, a Frenchman, thinks it should. Exporations of the atmosphere have proved that large differences of po­ tential exist in it at points not widely separated. It has been found that a difference of potential of 100 volts per meter has been measured, and even values as high as 300 volts. A con­ ductor might be placed with its ends at two points where the difference of potential is 10.000; or under favorable conditions it might reach 30,000 volts. There shouljl be some means of util­ izing these enormous forces of atmos­ pheric electricity. It la suggested that a possible method of collecting the energy would be to send up balr loons surrounded with a network of conductors. It Is thought that by means of a transmission fine carried up a mountain so as to give a differ­ ence in latitude of about 800 meters between the upper and lower ends, that this should make available a po­ tential of from 10,000 to 30,000 volts. Remains the question how this high tension is to be converted to pressure suitable for commerce. AUSTRALIA A COTTON COUNTRY. Preparations Made to Undertake Growth on Large Scale. Australians are expecting to be cot­ ton growers. The suitability of soil and climate for cotton growing in the greater part of Queensland, northern West Australia, and the vast north­ ern territory of South Australia has' long been placed beyond dispute, but the paucity of population, apart from other considerations, hitherto has been an obstacle to the development of cotton growing. In the northern territory the cotton plant has diffused itself without man's help, and may al­ most be regarded as a part of the North Australia flora, no less than seven out of the eight known species flourishing there. Some years ago a cotton mill was established in Queensland, but failed for want of capital, low prices, and lack of experi­ ence. This discouraged the' farmers, who turned to dairy farming. Things are different now. The farmers have fl&ith once more in cotton growing, and are ready to undertake it on large scales if assured of sufficient labor in packing season. It is said that an average farmer's family could work out an area of from five to ten acres, besides doing other farm work. Great in Physical Contrast Two Illinois delegates to the mta- ers' convention in Indianapolis have been called "the long and short of it." They are Steve Smith of Percy and Alexander Robertson of Murphys- boro, both in the eleventh subdlstrict In his bare feet the former stands just 6 feet 6 inches, while Robertson measures up 4 feet 9%. The two are great friends and caused much amuse ment at the convention, being seen together constantly. Fund t£ Lay Dormant Long. In emulation of Benjamin Franklin Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston has donat­ ed $1,000 to form a fund that is to accumulate interest for 100 years, to be then expended for purposes which will in the opinion of the managers composing the board at that time best serve the interests of humanity. ascertained, resulted in the loss of 212 officers and men. During the last rebellion the vessel was the flagship of Admiral Mello. RUSSIAN INVENTION OF VALUE, Uraltte Makes an Excellent Fireproof Material. ,, In case of fire, get uralite, a com­ paratively new material and little known. It is usually supplied in fiat, thin sheets of 'asbestos fiber, com­ pacted with- a mineral glue, probably a silicate solution. Hence it is an ex­ cellent fireproof material, and may be used for the panel filling of iron framed buildings or for partitions and doors, for it will not warp with heat. It is not affected by damp, acids, or any other ordinary destructive agency, and is, moreover, easily rendered wa­ terproof by, means of paint, and may be used for the roofing of factories, etc. It also is a good non-conductor of heat, and so is suitable for pipe covering and cold storage work. It is easily sawed to shape, and gener­ ally presents itself as a light and safe construction material. A Russian is said to have invented it, and has made it both in a hard and soft var­ ietur, in sizes up to six feet by three feet, and from a sixteenth of an inch upward. When ofle-eighth Inch thick it weighs 9% ounces per square foot foot in the soft variety. The hard variety seven-sixty-fours of an inch thick weighs 11 Mi ounces per square foot. Japanese Surgeon to Lecture. Baron Takaki, surgeon general of the Japanese navy, has arrived in San Francisco 'and will proceed to the Atlantic coast. He will deliver at Co­ lumbia college. New York, and Jeffer­ son Medical college, Philadelphia, a series of lectures on military sanita­ tion. His son 1b studying finance and commerce in the University of Penn­ sylvania. The baron is credited with having arranged the admirable hos­ pital methods which were so conspic­ uous in the war with Russia. He dis­ covered a method of preventing beri­ beri many years ago. Usefulness of Congressman. Congressman Olmsted of Pennsyl­ vania, expresses this opinion: "It takes a man about four terms in the house to familiarize himself with his office. A district that intends keep­ ing a man in Washington for only two terms migh almost as well send a clerk here, because the member never learns more than the performance of the routine duties before he is called upon to give up his office to another, who will go in the same way." Income $1,000,000 a Week. Albert Beit, the South African min­ ing king, is said to be richer even than Rockefeller. Half the mines in South Africa belong to him, includ­ ing the fabulous wealth of Kimberly's diamond output. The aggregate of his wealth can not be stated, but a rough estimate places it at $1,000,000,000. His yearly income is $52,500 000, which means that he gets $100 every min­ ute of his life, or, to put it another way, $1,000,000 a week. Census Shews Presence of Nearly Half Million Birds. The ostrich census in South Africa shows 467,970 birds in the colony., Timers are two sorts of ostrich farm­ ing, the one grazing them on fields, under irrigation, when five birds to the acre can be<&ept, and the oth^r letting them find their own food in large camps up to 3,000 acres, and re­ quiring from ten -to twenty acres to a bird. In the first case the great drawback is jSe* great cost of sand' laid down with lucerne and under per­ manent irrigation, it running from $200 to $500 per acre. In the second case the drawback is the greater loss of birds from accidents and getting lost, and the cost of feeding »Mim in severe droughts. Oudtshorn is the great ostrich cen­ ter for the Irrigation method, one- quarter of all the birds being found there. The other method is mainly carried on on the west coast of East London and up the large river val­ leys. The chick feathers usually are pulled when the bird is 8 months old, then six and a half months after that the primary feathers are cut, and the tfcils, blacks, and drabs, pulled. This gives nearly three pickings in two years. Birds should average one to one pound three ounces of feathers a plucking, or about a pound and a- a year. LEADER OF BRITISH WORKMEN. James Kelr Hardle Will 8hape Their Policy in Parliament. James Keir Hardle, who will be the tabor leader in the new British parlia­ ment, was first elected to parliament in 1892. He was born at Lochnorris, in Ayrshire, Scotland, forty-nine years ago, and worked In the mines from the age of 7 until he was 24. When 12 years old he was nnable to read, but he managed to educate himself, and now is the proprietor and editor of the Labor Leader. Mr. Hardie is an advanced reformer, and favors socialism, and it is said "disguises his strong, simple and resolute char* acter with some surface eccentrici- tlea." Be has traveled extensively. m JEEP J24&XF and Is a frequent contributor1 to Brit­ ish magazines and reviews. His po­ litical opponents hold him in the high* est respect Trade Figures That Amaze. The statistics of the foreign trade of the United States last year, attain­ ing new totals, are amazing in their magnitude. The exports aggregated $1,626,962,343, while the imports amounted to $1,179,358,846. The ex­ cess of exports over Imports was $447,603,497, or a good deal over a million dollars a day. If we hadn't become calloused to big things dur­ ing this recent period of the abundant life these figures would stagger us by their Immensity. The United States long ago quit being a billion-dollar country. Last year It was a $2,806,- 321,189 country. This year it is likely to be a three-billion dollar country.-- Hartford, Conn., Times. Worthy Owner of Great Name. The earl of Elgin has a name known half over the world. His fa­ ther was plenipotentiary to China ahd a most successful viceroy of India; his grandfather was ambassador at Constantinople and collected the world-famouB Elgin marbles. The present peer has been treasurer of the household, commissioner of works and finally a most tactful and popu­ lar viceroy of India. He was presi­ dent of the royal commission which was appointed to report ott the war in South Africa. Veteran Southern S'atesman. Judge Andrew J. Harlan of Savan­ nah, Mo., 91 years old and a contem­ porary of Clay, Webster, Calhoun and Benton, has been In Whshlngton en­ deavoring to secure the appointment of his granddaughter as postmistress of Savannah. Judge Harlan was elected to the thirty-first congress in 1848. Until California was admitted to the union he was the youngest member in the house of representa­ tives. Wild Coffee Plant. A French botanical explorer has discovered in Central America a new coffee plant, with fruit of superior quality, to which he has given the name coffee excelsa. The tree grows ,M » Ji .A V * A f WUU 2U1U aiKUUD at, fiicat five years specimens are twenty-five feet high and older trees have been discovered that were sixty feet high. The coffee seeds are small, rounded, and according to analysis and expert opinion are among the hast ports known. Production of Coal. The world's production of coal In 1880 was 370,000.000 tons, and the United States furnished ?0 per cent of the whole. In 1890 the share of this country was ?8 per cent of, the world's total of *563,000,000 tons, and In 1900 it had risen to 32 per cent of 846,000,000 tons. For the present year the world's output will exceed 1,000,000 tons, of which this country will produce 39 per cent. The Unit­ ed States this year has mined more coal'than was produced in the world in 1880. Diamonds In Sultan's Teeth. The young Sultan of Johore po­ ssesses one great peculiarity. Many years ago an accident with a horse resulted in nearly the whole of his teeth being knocked out These have been replaced by t*»eth of solid gold. In each of which a large diamond has been Inserted; and, as they be­ come uncovered, even in the act of smiling* the effect 1b moat weird one to beholders--more especially when the sun catches the stones and makes them flash like fire. What War Cost Japan. The failure of the rice crop and that of the silk crop are mentioned as causes of the famine which now pre­ vails in northern Japan. It would be interesting to know how far the famine is connected with the war which took so many men from home. A clew may be obtained from one sentence in a recent statement to the effect that soldiers returning from the war had found their entire families gone to other provinces to seek work. The famine covers three provinces and almost 760,000 people appear to be starving.--Hartford, Conn* Times. Would Teach Women to Shoot. Every woman in Jersey City is to receive *n invitation to learn how to shoot a revolver. Jersey City if the plan of Rev. Dr. John L. Scudder, the "fighting parson" of the First Congre­ gational church and manager of the People's palace, Is successful will be­ come the warmest city in the United States for burglars. Dr. Scudder pro­ poses to install a shooting gallery In connection with the People's palace tos soon as it is completed. He an­ nounced that he will issue an invita­ tion to every woman In the city to practice revolver shooting. I L L I N O I S N E W S Cholo* Htm from «v«r «be stat*. apaotally Mlaotad for our mdr* 1 DENEEN ON ILLINOIS HISTORY Addresses Annual Meeting of State Society at Springfield. Gov. Deneen spoke at the seventh annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical society in the senate cham­ ber of the statehouse, pointing out Its Important work in preserving the rec­ ords and its bearing on the future of the commonwealth. The annual ad­ dress was delivered by Frederick J. Turner, professor of history in the University of Wisconsin. At the day sessions of the society the speakers Included Prof. C. W. Alvord of the University of Illinois, Judge George Dupuy of Chicago, Senator O. F. Berry of Carthage, Mr®. A. G. Miller of this city and Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber of Springfield, who read a paper prepar­ ed by Dr. Samuel Willard of Chicago. Gen. Alfred Orendorff of Springfield was again chosen president of the so-' ciety and the other officers were also re-elected. SEEKS HEIR TO ESTATE; A. Wiley of Marissa wishes to ob­ tain information of his nephew1, Wil­ liam T. Shaw. The young man was last heard from at Milwaukee, Wis., wheagjthe was employed aa a travel- WILLIAM T. SHAW. ing salesman. Mr. Wiley saya his nephew's mother, Mrs. Mary Shaw, of Girard, Kan., recently died? and that he (Wiley) has been appointed executor of her estate, of which Shaw Is sole heir. Lawson to Speak at Peoria. Thomas W. Lawson has decided after all to attend the dinner of the Creve Coeur club at Peoria, 111., on Washington's birthday. Mr. Lawson was persuaded to withdraw his decli­ nation of the invitation to speak be­ fore the club. R. W. Kempshall, pres­ ident of the club, and H. M. Pindeil, chairman of the banquet committed, h'ad a two hours' conference with Mr. Lawson at his office in Boston. After they rehearsed the situation and ex­ plained some misunderstandings, Mr. Lawson agreed to their request that he be their chief Speaker at the din­ ner. Board of Health Is 'Busy. The state board of health has sent Dr. J. C. Westervelt of Shelbyville to Garrett, Douglas county, where an out­ break of scarlet fever is reported to have reached the proportions of aa epidemic. Reports of inspectors of the board are to the effect that small­ pox exists at Hlllsboro, Montgomery county, and at MadiBon, in Madison county. The patients at Granite City and Venice have recovered, and the quarantine has been raised. City's Revenue Running Low. Mayor Beall of Alton has announced that the amount expected from gen­ eral taxation for municipal purposes this year will be $1,000 less than laBt year. He says the city will receive only $42,551 from taxes, and that the tax receipts of Alton have been dwind­ ling so that there is not enough to carry on the municipal government properly. About $37,000 additional will be received from licenses, and other sources. Mad Dog Scare. General warfare has been declared on dogs in Bowling Green and Her- rlck on account of a mad-dog sefctre. Many of the animals have been killed and others will suffer the same fate. Two persons and several cattle have been bitten by dogs supposed to be mad. People are much aroused and are determined to wipe out the entire dog population if possible. France Honors Ex-President. Caslmlr Perier, who resigned the French presidency, has Just received a rare decoration, the gold medal ol the Assistance Public, which Is vast­ ly more rare than the Legion of Hon­ or has become in these later. times. Since his withdrawal from politics into private life Caslmlr Perier hat devoted himself with great energy and devotion and almost exclusively to works of benevolence, and the gold medal conferred upon him is s tribute earned by years of work and example. Fine Hair of Society Women. Elihu Root's daughter has a splen­ did head of hair--one of the finest ev­ er seen In Washington. Her dark brown locks are of the silky quality seldom seen in curly hair and when Iccse they reach helow her knees. She usually wears then braided and wound closely around her head. Bar­ oness Von Sternburg has hair thfct many an actress would envy. It is Titian red, curly and abundant. She wears It In the low Greek coiffure, al­ ways without adornment. Charity Ball Nets 94,000. Thousands crowded the monster new arsenal at Springfield Wednesday night to participate in the fifth an­ nual charity ball. The arsenal was a blaze of electricity with red, white and blue decorations. The grand march was led by Gov. Deneen and Mrs. Har­ ris Hickox, and Col. Henry Merrlam and Mrs. Deneen. Nearly $4,090 was netted. Found Guilty on Murder Charge. . The Jury in the Gillihan murder case at Carmi found a verdict against Gillihan, fixing his sentence at twenty- five years. Gillihan was tried for the murder of William Jones, an old farm­ er, who was killed forjhis money. ..Killed by Fall on ice. WSttfir Foster, an old resident of Fairvlew precinct, fell on the ice and sustained a fracture of the neck. He died ten .minutes later. m was 74 years of age. City Cuts Down Poles. Acting under orders of the city coun­ cil, Mayor McCaskrin of Rock Island has cut down the poles of the Central Union Telephone company, throwing severlal hundred instruments out of use. The company has been operating without a franchise for three years. Pastor Accepts Kentucky Call. Rev. J. Francis Irwin, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Spring­ field, has accepted the pastorate of the Fourth -(Awch. Louisville, Ky. _•*>^ 1 SEE CONVICTS AT THEIR WORK Delegations Representing Unions and Manufacturers Visit JoMet. Members of the Manufacturers' as­ sociation, together with represent­ atives of the Chicago Federation of Labor, made an investigation of the workings of the convict labor law at the Joliet penitentiary Thursday. The delegation learned that the law is being obeyed and have no criticism to offer of Warden Murphy or the prison management. Of., 1,600 male convicts at the penitentiary, all but 250 are in employment. The manu­ facturers claim that the rule provid­ ing that 40 per cent of convict made goods may be sold to outside dealers and 60 per cent to public institutions Is working them an injustice. , They also declare that the prison industries shoatd be more diversified. SEEKS TO FORFEIT A CHARTER Bulldogs Must Go. Heretofore the bulldog has been considered as established an acces-t sory to college life as the briar pipe, but the dog must go, if the faculty of the University of Illinois has its way. Bulldogs which are owned by frater­ nities and clubs have been barred from the university campus. The faculty is further petitioning the city councils of Urbana and Champaign to legislate against the pets. The agita­ tion is a result of several people being injured. College students owning dogs are up in arms. As regards Billy, the famous Delta Tau Delta dog, the un- conquered hero of a hundred fights, his owners say they will die before allowing him to be banished. Police Matron 111. Mrs. S. Demuth, police matron at Alton, and one of the ablest exponents of the lantl-lazy man crusade. Is con­ fined to her home by a painful illness. She was taken 111 recently and started for St. Louis, where she became be­ wildered and unable to find her way. After reaching home she became worse, but her condition is more fa­ vorable. SECURES GAME BIRD8. The distribution of Alabama quail and Virginia pheasants on Illinois farms and fields is attracting great attention. Game Warden Charles Hodge, who has charge of the work, has received over 500 letters from farmers, asking for a pair of the birds and promising to give them the best of care. The idea of stocking Illinois oeas jtQ&Gu*--s farms with southern game birds Is unique in Illinois, but Indiana and Iowa are also contemplating this step. The money is paid out of the fund se­ cured from licensing hunters. Several thousand of the birds will be distrib­ uted in the central Illinois counties and probably many thousand in the state at large, as nearly every coun­ ty will be given a number dependent upon the agreement of the agricultur­ ists to ahelter and feed them. Doollng Is Indicted. Frank E. Doollng, democratic nomi­ nee for secretary of state in the last general election, and who was re­ moved as recorder of Springfield dis­ trict court of the Supreme Court of Honor because of an alleged shortage of $3,748, has been Indicted on a charge of embezzlement. The grand Jury recently voted not to Indict the deposed recorder, but the Court of Honor was given an opportunity to present additional evidence. Insurance Inspector Vredenburgh Be*; gins Quo Warranto Proceedings. T William R. Vredenburgh, state i#-l surance inspector, filed information if I quo warranto against the Northwest-') em Guaranty company in the Circuit' court at Chicago to determine by what, right the company holds its charter. The petition sets forth that the com­ pany insures person against death ori loss of time from business, by acci->, dents, that the corporation was not organized according to the laws of the state, and that in the conduct of its business it has not complied with the Illinois laws. Charles H. Hamill, former law partner of Gov. Deneen. prepared the petition, and is attorney of record in the suit. Charles L-> Cole, Chicago, is president, and James* A. Eggleston, who lives at Wllmel^> is secretary of the company. 'WORKS'.FOR CHARIT*. , 'v. Ernest P. Bicknell, whom Governor Deneen has recently appointed as a' member of the board of trustees of the state industrial school for girls at Geneva, has been superintendent of the Chicago Bureau of Ch^U4^ j^| • ' i * ' the last eight years. He has prominent in drafting and securing the enactment of the juvenile and child labor laws and has always been actively identified with all movements looking toward the betterment of liv­ ing conditions of the poor of Chicago. Previous to his coming to Chicago he was secretary of the state board of charities of Indiana for five years and secured the passage of what is widely known as the Indiana system, which provides for state control of all child- saving work in the state. At present he is president of the Illinois state conference rcf charities and corree tion. • Held for Army Service. Edward Hansen, a young Norwegian farmer of Ford county, Is in an un­ pleasant predicament in Norway. He recently left Bloomington for a visit in Norway and was immediately draft­ ed into the national army. He was forced to cable home for assistance and his father immediately notified the Norwegian consul and has forward­ ed the necessary documents to prove that the son is a full-fledged American citizen and that it would be wise for the Norwegian government to release the young man from any military en­ tanglements. Pastors Transferred*. V* The Rev. N. M. Riggs, pastor of tie Methodist Episcopal church at Mount Sterling for the past eight years, haa been transferred fjrom the Quincy dis­ trict to Clinton, in the Bloomington district, and will occupy the pulpit there the first Sunday In February. He is to be succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Phillips, who has been assistant superintendent of the reform school at Pontiac. New Theater Seems Assured. A real estate deal at Belleville, by which F. R. Hallam of Washington, Pa., came into possession of the old Hinckley mill property on South Spring street by the payment to Lewis brothers of $10,000, insures Belleville a modern opera house Mr. Hallam stated that he would invest $25,000 in the enterprise, to which will be ad­ ded $10,000 raised by the commercial club on the sale of seats for the open­ ing performance. "Baby" Biiss is Insane. Leonard Bliss whose weight of EC# pounds gained for him the facetious name of "Baby" when he first attract­ ed attention several years ago as a bicyclist, has been committed to the insane asylum at Jacksonville. He la believed to be the largest insane pa­ tient In the world. His mental disor­ der is of a mild type, and usually af­ fects him for periods of a few every year. Revival Closes With 155 Converta. The protracted meeting held at the opera-house by the different Protest­ ant churches of Mount Sterling came to a close with 155 converts. The meetings have been In charge of Evangelist E. R. Dow of Chicago. The free will offering taken for Mr. Dow amounted to about $400. Burns Way Out of Jail. Joe Wald, a paroled convict held in the city holdover at Chester awaiting trial on a charge of burglary and lar­ ceny, made a daring escape by setting fire to the interior woodwork and burning his way out. How he man­ aged to escape suffocation long enough to confine the fire to one portion of his cell until it had burned the heavy woodwork sufficiently to secure his re­ lease is a mystery. Wald was sent to the penitentiary two years ago for burglary and „ larceny. He waa re­ leased on parole recently. Webster and Egan Elected. At the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Illinois state board of health at Springfield, the following officers were elected: Dr. George W. Webster, Chi­ cago, president; Dr. James A. Egan, Springfield, secretary and treasurer. Must Pay for Extradition. At the request of Superintendent et Police Collins of Chicago the attorney general renders opinion holding that the state is liable for the cost of ex­ tradition, irrespective of the fact that return was made at the instance at' bondsmen. - f.' • . '•>* Aged Woman Burns to Death. Mrs. Bridget O'Connor, 72 years old, was burned to death in her home at Mattoon. She was the mother of M. L. O'Connor, president of the Mat- toon chamber of commerce J. & McDonald, a physician, ; Slaps Daughter in Court. Angered by the refusal of her dangtt- ter Florence, 16 years old, to return home, Mrs. Minnie O'Brien of Chi­ cago narrowly escaped being declared In contempt of court when she slapped her daughter's face in the presence off Judge Tuthill, who was sitting in the juvenile court. The girl had bee* arrested on complaint of her parenta after she left home to go to the home of her grandfather, William Gormley. assistant engineer for the board «£ education. f Widow of Rich Spirttoattst Dead. Mrs. James Crumbaugh died at .LM Angeles, Cal. She was the widow ef4 the wealthy I.<eroy banker who recent-1 ly left his entire fortune of $200,<1 to spiritualism. Relative «xe contesting the wlIL , IS Oak Park Girls Defeat De The Oak Park high school giritf basketball team defeated the De Kaifc high school girls. 15 to 13, in a teat game. The score at the end of time was even and Oak park won ia* tkt extra'time 'play. f .'M&!