The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

J2 ' *" - n *-}-r3i~*: •*"&«--$ Kf* «. S3«f \S' m or THE O LCON WILSON ca«miKr^4K/M(MP AVTHOft or "BrWt Pvm.w**c 4 : CHAPTER XIII.--Continued. Sometimes his grievance would ^ffiave a personal basis, as when he told |f|them: "I have gone to work and made ^ roads to the canyon for wood; and I '?. . tiave cut wood down and piled it up, \tx -find then I have not got it. I wonder ^ any of you can say as much about > 'the wood I have left there. I could •y-^rfcell stories of Elders that found and i l, took my wood that should make pro­ s' o -fessioaal thieves blush. And again I '0% |pa*e proof to show that Bishops have »-; r. taken thousands of pounds of wheat " V,- In tithing which, they have never re- I mported to the general tithing-offlce,-- Vfcroof that they stole the wheat to let their friends speculate upon." Under this very pointed denuncla- "' ' *t!on many of the flock complained blt- ' Sterly. But Brigham only increased the '» ... -ftlow of hi® wrath upon them. "You •laeed," said he, "to have it rain pitch- forks, tines downward, from this pul- i>i Still, there were rebellious Saints to •;y>'::|pit, Sunday after Sunday." .uuject, and, as Brigham drew the lines "i y UU lot his wrath tighter, these became more prominent in the community. ^|f!When they voiced their discontent, " •>' they angered the priesthood. But | „S %hen they indicated their purpose to . ,.<-i ' leave the valley, as many soon did, they gave alarm. An exodus must be prevented at any cost, and so the t' ' priesthood let it be known that mlgra- , --tions from the valley would be const d- p, r: * Jered as nothing less than apostasy. In k-,\i -iBrigham's own words: "The-moment i' " ja person decides to leave this people, L ~ he is cut off from every object that is ^desirable in time or eternity. Every |)ossesion and object of affection will - «be taken from those who forsake the truth, and their identity will eventual-y cease/' v But, as tbft j*form wave swept on, , -|t became apparent that these words . iiad been considered merely figurative tr V many who were about to seek ,, . Glomes outside the valley. From every ^ide news came privately that this r' ^ family or that was preparing to leave. , ,1 And so it came about that the first f**'* jSunday Joel Rae was able to walk to f<!" -?ithe tabernacle, still weak and wasted ^7 and trembling, he heard a sermon . from Brigham which made him ques- \tion his own soul in an agony of ter- k* * yor. For, on this day, was boldly ? ^preached, for the first time in Zion, ' ^something which had never before V'ibeen more than whispered among the •/*. ^highest elect,--the doctrine of blood- .atonement--of human sacrifice. Under his discourse Joel Jtae sat ^terrified, with a bloodies face, covret- \ ^ing as he had made others to cower , ' "'<«ix weeks before. The words seemed ^L-V^to carry his own preaching to its right- y\ ,4ful conclusion; but now how changed * - -was his world!--a whirling, sickening ^> ;%haos of sin and remorse. As he listened to Brigham's words, - V v _'picturing the blood of the sinner smok- j /^V|ing on the ground, his thoughts fled • ' back to that night,--that night of ; ^wondrous light and warmth, the last ' V ^he could remember befoije the great blank came. - Now the voice of Brigjiam came to .iVhlm again: "'And almost all things *<•>'< flare by the law purged wi^h blood; gand without shedding of blood is no '^remission!" Then the service ended, and he saw ^Bishop Wright pushing toward him ^through the crowd. •Well, well, Brother Rae--you do |>look peaked, for sure! But you'll pick up fast enough, and Just in time, too. jLord! what won't Brother Brigham do ien the Holy Ghost gets a strangle- lolt on him? Now, then," he added, lin a lower tone, "If I ain't mistaken, lere's going to be some work for the of Dan!" ^ CHAPTER XIV. HowtjboSouls of Apostate* Were Saved. ft The Wild Ham of the Mountains |fhad spoken to-day; there Was work at ||hand for the Sons of Dan. When his |f Witness at last came to Joel liae, he tried vainly to recall the working of his mind at this time; to remember where he had made the great turij-- where he bad faced about Ibr, once, he knew, he had been headed the way he wished to go, a long, plain road, reaching straight toward the point ^ ^ whither al the aspirations of his soul , urged him. And then, all In a day or in a night, / 'though he had seen never a turn in ; J /y the road, though he had gone a true and straight course, suddenly he had 3^1 looked up to find he was headed the *• ri opposite way. After facing his goal so long, he was now going from It--and never a turn! It was the wretched paradox of a dream. The day after Brigham's sermon on » •'-/% blood-atonement, there had been n ,K meetihg In the Historian's office, pre- ' sided over by Brigham. And here for • ^ the first time Joel Rae found he was 1 no longer looked upon as one too radi­ cal. Somewhat dazedly, too, he real- j if lied at this close range the severely ^ practical aspects pf much that he f Shad taught In theory. It was strange, fs^lalifiost unnerving, to behold his own * teachings naked of their pulpit rhet­ oric; to find his long-cherished ideals .materialized by literal-minded, practi­ cal men. He heard again the oath he had sworn, back on the river-fiat: "I will assist in executing all the decrees of ' the First President, Patriarch, or Pres- | ident of the Twelve, and I will cause i V" w all who speak evil of the Presidency ^ or Heads of the Church to die the , | death of dissenters or apostates " " And then he had heard the business of the meeting discussed. Decisions were reached swiftly, and orders given In words that were few and plain. Even had these orders been repugnant to him, thev were not to be questioned; they came from an Infallible priest­ hood, obedience to Which was the first essential to his soul's salvation; and they came again from the head of an organization to which he was bound by every oath he had been taught to hold sacred. But, while they left him dazed, disconcerted, and puzzled, he was by no means certain that they were repugnant. They were but the legitimate extension of his teachings since childhood, and of his own preach­ ing. In custody at Kayesville, 25 miles north of Salt Lake City, were six men Who had been arrested by church au­ thority while on their way east from California. They were suspected of being Federal spies. The night fol­ lowing the meeting which Joel Rae had attended, these prisoners were at­ tacked while they slept. Two were killed at once; two more after a brief struggle; and the remaining two the following d&y, after they had been pursued through the night. The capa­ ble Bishop Wright declared in confi­ dence to. Joel Rae that it reminded him of old days at Nauvoo. The same week was saved Rosmas Anderson, who had incurred rejection from Israel and eternal wrattf by his misbehavior. Becoming submissive to the decree of the Church, when It was made known to him by certain men who came in the night, it was believed that his atonement would suffice to training, he tawnr *g* the air. He COttld' " tlte dferees of the priest* hut this pagi! became clear to $i!,--that only One thing could carry with It more possibilities of evil than this course of the Church toward dis­ senters--and that was to doubt that Brigham Young's voice was as the voice of God. Not yet could he bring himself to this. But the unreasoning desire to be away became so strong that he knew he must yield to it. Turning this in his mind one day he met a brother Elder, a man full of zeal who had lately returned from a mission abroad. There had. been,.he said, a great outpouring of the spirit In Wales. "And what a glorious day has dawned here," he continued. "Thank God, there is a way to save the souls of the blind! That reminds me--have you heard of the saving work Brother Pixley was obliged to do?" "Brother Pixley?--ho." He heard his own voice tremble, in, spite of his effort at self-control. The other be­ came more confidential, stepping closer and speaking low. "Of course, it? ain't to be talked of freely, but you have a right to know, for was it not your own preaching that lefl to this glorious reformation? You see, Brother Pixley came back with me, after doing great works abroad. Naturally, he came full of love for his wives. But he had been here only a few days when he became convinced that one of them had forgotten Mm; something in her manner m&de him suspect it, for she was a woman of singularly open, almost recklessly open, nature. Then a good neighbor came and told him that one night, while on his way for the doctor, he had seen this woman take leave of her lover--had seen the man, whom he could not recognize, embrace her .at parting. He taxed her with this, and she at once confessed, though protest­ ing that she had not sinned, save in spirit. You can imagine his grief, Brother Rae, for he had loved the woman. Well, after taking counsel from Brigham, he talked the matter over with her very calmly, telling her MM < \ " "^hleli DI4 You place him once man In the household of faith. He had asked but half a day to prepare for the solemn ceremony. His wife, regretful but firm In the faith, had provided clean garments for her sinful husband, and the appointed executioners dug his grave. They went for him at midnight. By the side of the grave they had let him kneel and pray. His throat had thep been cut by a deft hand, and he waji held so that his blood ran into the grave, thus consummating the sacri­ fice to the God of Israel. The widow, obeying instructions, announced that her husband had gone to California. Then the soul of William Parrish, ait Sprlngville, was saved to eternal glory; also the soul of his son, Be*- son. For both of these sinful oneB were on the verge of apostasy; had plotted, indeed, and made secret prep­ arations to leave the valley, all of which were discovered by church emissaries, fortunately for the eternal welfare of the two most concerned. Yet a few years later, when the hated Gentiles had gained some shadow of authority in the new ZIoft, their min­ ions were especially bitter as to this feat of mercy, seeking, indeed, to in­ dict the performers of It. As to various persons who met death while leaving the valley, opin­ ion was divided on the question of their ultimate salvation. For it was announced concerning these, as their bodies were discovered from time to time, that the Indians had killed them. It was now that Joel Rae became conscious that he was facing directly away from the glory he had so long sought and suffered for. Though as yet no blood for Israel had been shed in his actual presence, he had attend­ ed the meetings of the Sons of Dan, and was kept aware of their opera­ tions. It seemed to him in after yttrs that his faculties had at this time been In trance. He was seized at length with an Im­ pulse to be away from it all. As the days went by with their tragedie^ he became half wild with restlessni and a strange fear of himself. In that unless her blood smoked upon the ground, she would be cast aside in eternity. She really had spiritual as­ pirations, it seems, for she consented to meet the ordeal. Then, of course, it was necessary to learn from her the name of the man--and when all was ready for the sacrifice, Brother Pixley commanded her to make it known." "Tell me which of Brother Plxley's wives it was." He could feel the little uool beads of sweat upon his forehead. "The fifth, did I not say? But to his amazement and chagrin, she refused to give him the name of the man, and he had no way of learning it other­ wise, since there was no one he could suspect. He pointed out to her that not even her blood could save her should she die shielding him. But she declared that he was a good man, and that rather than bring disgrace upon him she would die--would even lose her soul; that In truth she did not care to live, since she loved him so that living away from him was worse than death. I have said she was a woman of a large nature, somewhat reckless and generous, and her mist taken notion of loyalty led her to per­ sist in spite of all the threats «af «ft>i treaties of her distressed husband.) She even smiled when she told llmi that she would rather die than live I away from this unknown man, smiled in a way that must have enraged him --since he had never won that kind ol love from her for himself--for then he let her meet the sacrifice without further talk. He drew her on to his knee, kissed her for the last time, then held her head back--and the thing was done. How sad it is that she did not make a full confession. Then, by her willing sacrifice, she would have gone direct to the circle of the Gods and Goddesses; but now, dy|ng as she did, her soul must be lost " "Which wife did you say----" "The fifth--she that was Mara Cavan--but, dear me. Brother Rae! you should not be out so soon! Why, man, you're weak as a cat! Come, I'll walk with you as far as your house, and you must lie abed again until you are stronger. I can under­ stand how you wished to be up as soon as possible; how proud you must feel that your preaching has led to this glorious awakening and made it possible to save the souls of many sinful ones--but you must be careful not to overtax yourself." Four days later, a white-faced young Elder applied to Brigham for permis­ sion to go to the settlements on the south. He professed to be sick, to have suffered a relapse ow ig to In­ cautious exposure so soon after his long illness. He seemed, Indeed, not only to be weak, but to be much dis­ tressed and torn in his mind. Brigham was gracious enough to ac­ cord the desired permission, adding that the young Elder could preach the revived gospel and rebaptize on his way south, thus combining work with recreation. He was also good enough to volunteer some advice. "What ails you mostly, Brother Joel, is your single state. What yott need is wives. You've been here ten years now, and it's high time. You're given to brooding over things that are other people's to brood on, and then, you're naturally soul-proud. Now, a few wives will humble you knd make you more reasonable, like the rest of us. I don't want to be too downright with you, like I am with some of the others, because I've always had a special kind of feeling for you, and so I've let you go on. But you think It»over, and talk to me about it when you come back. It's high time you was build­ ing up your thrones and dominions in the Kingdom." He started south the next day, rid­ ing down between the two mountain ranges that bordered the valley, stop­ ping at each settlement, breathing more«5freely, resting more easily, as each day took him farther away. Yet, when lie closed his eyes, there, like an echo, was the vision of a woman's face with shining eyes and lips,--a vision that after a few seconds was washed away by a great wave of blood. But after a few days, certain bits of news caught up with him that hap­ pily drove this thing from his sight for a time by stirring within him all his old dread of Gentile persecution. First he heard that Parley Pratt, the Archer of Paradise and one of the Twelve Apostles, had been foully mur­ dered back In Arkansas while seeking to carry to their mother the children of hlB ninth wife. The father of these children, so his Informant reported, had waylaid and shot him. Then came rumors of a large wagon- tritin going south through Utah on its way to, California. Reports said it was composed chiefly of Missourians, some of whom were said to be boast­ ing that they had helped to expel the Saints from Jackson county In that state. Also In this train were report­ ed to be several men from Arkansas who had been implicated In the as­ sassination of Apostle Pratt. But news of the crowning infamy reached him the following day,--news that had put out all thought of his great sin and his bloody secret, news of a thing so monstrous that he was unable to give it credence until it had been confirmed by other comers from the north. President Buchanan, in­ spired by tales that had reached him of various deeds growing out of the reformation, and by the treatment which various Federal officers were said to have received, had decided that rebellion existed In the Territory of Utah. He had appointed a succes­ sor to Brigham Young as governor, so the report ran, and ordered an army to march to Salt Lake City for the alleged purpose of installing the new executive. Three days later all doubt of the truth of this story was banished. Word then came that Brigham was about to declare martial law, and that he had promised that Buchanan's army should never enter the valley. - Now his heart beat high again, with something of the old swift fervor. The Gentile yoke was at last to be thrown off. War would come, and the Lord would surely hold them safe while they melted away the Gentile hosts. He reached the settlement of Paro* wan that night. and when they told him there that the wagon-train com­ ing south--their ancient enemies who had plundered and butchered them in Jackson county--was to be cut off before it left the basin, it seemed but right to him, the just vengeance of Heaven upon their one-time de- spoilers, and a fitting first act in the war drama that was now to be played. (TO BE CONTINUED.) « AT MONOPOLY BILLS AFFECT COAL YIELDS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. IN INTROPUCED BY OURFEE Assertion Made That Railroads Are Seeking to Get Exclusive Con­ trol of Rich Lands for Coal' Contained Therein. Springfield.--Threatened monopoli­ zation oi the coal fields. in the south­ ern part of the state by the railroad companies, which, according to Repre­ sentative Chas. Durfee of jgepe county, is now a real danger, is aimed at in two bills Introduced by him. These bills prohibit under \heavy penalties railroad companies haying any inter­ est whatever in coal mines or manu­ facturing, or transacting any business other than that of common carriers. Jail sentence of not to exceed a year and a fine of $5,000 are provided for railroad officials who violate the pro- Vision prohibiting them from owning or controlling, directly or indirectly,any interest In coal mines or coal lands. The right of mining and manufac­ turing companies to own stock in rail­ roads on which their property lies Is also to be repealed. Mr. Durfee'S two bills have been denominated "regulators" by the Le­ gislative Voters' leaguei Partly in response to this Mr. Durfee has Isshed a statement explaining them. -- . •yw* . Further Control of Railroads. J To prevent a repetition of. such financial manipulation in railroad stocks and bonds as has been revealed in the interstate commerce commis­ sion's Investigation of E. H. Harri- man's management of the Chicago & Alton railroad, Gov. Deneen will have introduced in the legislature a hill giving the railroad and warehouse commission supervision and control of the capitalization of railroads in Illinois. Gov. Deneen and Attorney General Stead are taking up the ques­ tions involved In the testimony given before the commission in New York with a view of ascertaining if any ac­ tion is required In connection with the Issue of $32,009,000 bonds, Which is declared void by Commissioner Har­ lan's interpretation of the • Illinois constitution. It Is not probable that any action will be taken In this case, the securitkss by this time being in possession Of Innocent purchasers. This development only emphasizes a condition which has been well known to the state authorities, and it is be­ cause of the financial operations in connection with the Chicago & Alton that the state administration wishes to obtain a law which will grant au­ thority to control the capitalization of railroads and Keep it within bounds, ^Labor Wins * Vktory. The state labor lobby has «t>d s surprisingly easy fight in the house municipal corporations committee, and succeeded not only in getting out a "fellow servant" bill but in having it strengthened by amendments. One of the standing legislative contests is that made by the labor organizations to. secure the enactment of a law which will make an employer respon­ sible not only for injury resulting from his negligence but from the negligence of any employe. In making the effort this year the labor men had com­ promised with their opponents and had restricted such liability to cases resulting from employmenKta hazard­ ous occupations. Representative Car- ran Introduced a bill with tblis com­ promise in it, but when it wis taken up by the committee the laoor lobby discovered that the committeemen were favorable and the compromise feature was taken out. The bill as it •jpow stands and as/it is reported out of the committee favorably makes an employer liable fo« injuries received in any occupation if\they be caused by his negligence or by\he negligence of any fellow employe \of the injured man. The house passed Sjfxjaker Shu left's resolutions condemning Ih^-ETgin clinics, they having been reported in by the appropriations committee. The house also passed the amended bill giving the governor authority to call a special election to fill a vacancy "on the sanitary district board. The time for the Introduction of bills has been extended two weeks by the house committee on rules. Other­ wise the limit was reached March 1. This will let the Chicago charter bills in without the necessity of unanimous consent Form Strike Defense Fuiy, *£._ The Illinois Coal Operators' assocla* tlon voted to create a strike defense fund. The purpose Is to reimburse operators who are the victims of Ir­ responsible agitators, some of whom stir up local strikes without the sanction of the state union and suc­ ceed in closing mines for days at a time. Hereafter when a strike is called an investigation is to be made, and in case the operator Is not at fault and Is living up to the agree­ ment with the miners the other op­ erators will reimburse him for the time his mine is closed. It is de­ clared that several of the small op­ erators have been imposed on in the past with petty demands because they :ould not afford to close their mines. 111'««w«<winnnnnnnnnnwnnnnnnnrinnnnoooooooooooor> Was Not Worth the Trouble Irishman Didn't Want Whole Town Torn Up to Find Watch. Kid Gleason, of the Philadelphia Na­ tional league team, was telling his friends a little story on a Hibernian friend. The kid and his friend had attended a boxing bout and when leav­ ing the building the Irishman dis­ covered that his watch was gone. The sergeant of police promised to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to re­ cover the timepiece. Next day, in walking down street with his friend, Gleason pointed to some men who were engaged, in some excavating k. By chance, the sergeant to whbm Gleason and the Irishman had reported the loss was watching the men work. < "Great operation. Isn't ttf the ball­ player asked. "Yls, it is, indade. Pfcat'* it all fer?" asked Pat. < t , \ "Why, don't you remember that the police sergeant said he would leave no stone unturned to get back your watch? See, there he is now direct­ ing the work." The kid's friend from the old sod was amazed, and, walking up to the sergeant said: "I thank yez very much, sirgeant, but if^jrez is going to tear up the whole town, let the watch go to? the devU- Ita not w«rth the trouble." May Change Instruction on Alcohol. Mr. Murray introduced a bill elimi­ nating that part of the law making compulsory the study of the effects of alcohol and narcotics on the hu­ man system In connection with the study of physiology and hygiene from the third year of grammar school t6 the second year of high school. The effect is to leave to school boards the decision as to the period at which this study shall be taught. The bill was referred to the committee on education. - . Interest Being Paid to State. State Treasurer John F. SmulskI, in accordance with his promise before election, ^ias inaugurated a new sys­ tem of handling the state funds, and for the first time In Its history Illi­ nois is receiving interest on its public money. There Is now deposited with the 18 banks of the state, which so far have been selected as depositories, $3,400,000, and this will increase to $6,000,000 in the next ten weeks. During the year this will net "the state $100,000 Interest k ** _ ' > NEWS OF ILUf$& HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST *RO#» ALL OVER THE STATE# t MAY GET. ANOTHER STAY fUtward Ciefford, of Peoria, Sentcpteptf'. t •» Hang for Murder, Uiy'Mffa L r*.j Now Be Executed Until Junew 'j*. , J' lf*Borla.'i-Edward Cieffor* gn|r be hanged until June. Tj^e supreme court has adlourned for the February term and Will not meet agsdn tmtil April. That will be after the 30-dajr reprieve granted by the governor baa expired. If Stultz is able to get his writ of error before the supreme court" at all he will therefore have to get a writ of supersedeas from some mem­ ber of the supreme bench, granting a further stay of proceedings until the April term comes in. ^r M -v* • ;.vSv«i SAYS HE RIFLED PEORIA SAML ' .V Burglar's Confession Concerns Rent Citizens of Illinois City. f r> Vm ^ V •: •y « ,.-U- Author of Important Bill. The Hon. J. B. King, representa­ tive from the Galesburg district, i» the author of the Railroad Employes' Hon. J. E. King. Liability bill, a measure of the great- erttopQrt^m Uavl^ fW-r|?chl^ effects. v., v ,> j, „ , t - - • • \ V* Vs >' M .» 1-J Money for State Fair Grounds. An appropriation of $200,000 for the construction of permanent buildings on the state fair grounds and for the improvement and beautifying of the grounds is asked in a bill Introduced ,in the assembly by Mr. Oglesby, of Logan county. The purpose of the sums asked for Includes the following permanent improvements; For hog and sheep pavilions, $60,000. For. an administration building, $35,000. For a dining hall, $15,000. For an exten­ sion to machinery hall, $40,000. For extensions to cattle barns, $50,000. Provision Is made in the measure that the money shall be paid in install­ ments from time to time as It shall be needed to pay for Improvements authorized. The measure was referred to the committee on appropriations, of which Mr. Oglesby Is a member, and action upon it is expected promptly. Deneen Signs Drainage Gov. Deneen has signed the bill pro­ viding toY the election of a successor to the late Anton Novak and he is preparing a proclamation calling a special, election for April 2 to fill the vacancy on the sanitary district board. Sweatshop Bill Is Delayed, Chief State Factory Inspector Da­ vis, of Chicago, had his new sweat­ shop bill ready for introduction, but did not reaech the house in time to get It before the legislature. The measure is considered comprehen­ sive, covering 34 typewritten pagns. provides for dual inspec- of sweatshops, one by tie authorities and one by I he board of health. Provision Is made to prevent the spread of con­ tagious diseases by tenement house made goods. and tion state local Bill '». *9* -• "1W/ Vs.*X.x% 4 ¥ • {'.••frS.lA.*' Aimed at Sweatshops. ^ cleansing of the sweatshops of the ghetto and of other "Song of the Shirt" districts in Chicago is con­ templated in a bill that will be in­ troduced this week by Oliver Sol- litt. The measure, which has been drafted by the department of state factory inspection, is aimed to check the increase iu tenement sewing shops that has set in since the enactment of rtringent sanitary laws in New York and to prevent the spread ot dis- osise by the use of wearing apparel laden with bacteria.^ *1 i.\ .r Ail. s. ** / ̂ • : \ /•' if':*" ,.4 ^ Peoria.--Revelations caluclated tV -*"1 ' upset the peace of mind of a number of prominent citizens who were friend** of Newton C. Dougherty, the school' board treasurer now serving a sen­ tence at Joliet for embezzling nearly ' $1,066,000 of public funds,, were made at Chicago In the confession of Edwin S. Tate, the "gentleman burglar," who was arrested in New York and brought back to answer to the charge of rob* „ i. bing the home of John G. Flynt, Indiana avenue, last fall. Tate, It Is said, confessed that be was the man who rifled the safe ot the Peoria school board on Jan. 6 and burned all the evidence referring to Dougherty's speculations, which. It, is said, not only would have made It possible to convict Dougherty on other charges, but would have involved a number Of other prominent residents. Tate was a convict in Joliet whose sentence expired soon after Dougher­ ty's began. He met the Peoria educa­ tor In prison, he said, and arrange^ ments were made to rob the safe (0 Peoria and destroy the evidence. According to Tate's confession the "job" cost Dougherty and his friends $4,500. Tate got $2,500 as his share, a well-known Peoria attorney is said to have. got $1,000 for giving the combination of the safe, a police oP flcial, who sat id!y by and permitted the board of education's rooms to be entered, Is a aid to have got $500, and a like amount went to a woman with a long police record, through negotiations were conducted. V:1 V' % • " .. f1* , •* f s WILHELM RAPP, EDITOR, DEAD. Head, of the 8taats Zeitung, Pionaiv : Succumbs at Age ef SO. Chicago.--WiThelm Rapp, editor-In* chief of the Illinois Staats Zeitung; and the oldest German editor and journalist in the United States, died at his home. He was 80 years old. Mr. Rapp was born in Wuertenburg, Germany. He was active in the move­ ment for liberty in 1848 and 1849 and after leaving Germany on this account became a teacher of a private school in llanz, Switzerland. In 1850 he was imprisoned in Wuertemburg for his radical views;, but was released in 1851. A year later Mr. Rapp came to the United States and shortly afterward became editor of the Turn Zeitung of Cincinnati!. A few years later he as- id the editorship of the Daily V";; Appointed by Governor. Gov. Deneen February 27 sent the following nominations to the senate: Dr. Walter B. Sch ussier, of Orland, Cook county, member of the state board of health, to succeed Dr. Har­ rison W. Hipp^ deceased. William C, Boyden, of Chicago, trustee of the industrial home for the blind. The nominations soon after being received were confirmed by the senate. ^ Will, Not Molest Handbooks, 4 * Unless publicity proves effective, the handbook makers who infest Chicago and almost every other fclty and large town in Illinois appear safe from molestation at the hands of the legislature Chicago, was sent to the committee on municipal corporations, where its friends expect it to' be burieiLf ^*?-, , ' --- •• WV* Drainage Bill Is Passed. 'f The bill to allow a successor to the late Anton Novak on the sanitary board In Chicago to be elected at the April election, amended to meet the requirments of the governor's veto, was adopted without opposition in the house. •>. 1 • Two Railroad Measures. Two railroad bills were tutroduced by Representative C. J. Ton of Chica­ go at the instance of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. One is the rest bill, providing for eight hours of rest for trainmen out of every 24. The other provides for a full crew of Ave trainmen--engineer, conductor, lira- man, brakeman and flagman -- on every passenger train of six cars or more and a crew of five men on every freight train of lesf than 40 carfs, or *!x men on a longer frelght train. For Trap Doors in Car Roofs. The circumstances accompanying the narrow escape of Fred A. Busse in the recent train wreck in Pennsyl­ vania have stirred Representaiye T, J. McNally, Jr., of Chicago to action and he introduced a bill to do away with the necessity of chopping holes In the roofs of wrecked coaches. Mr. McNally would have every car built with a trap door In the roof, of suf­ ficient size to constitute an aavrle es­ cape op mode of egress log,, tha .pfea- sengers of such car tin the event of a train wreck. ,jr4 .h'SV'I Wecker of Baltimore, and in 1861 called to Chicago "to the Staats Zeit­ ung, with which paper he had been associated since that time Since the death of Herman Raster Mr. Rapp had been, editor In chief. -4 * } U- Judge Branson Dies Suddenly. ^ Ottawa--Judge M. W. Branson*oT Petersburg, 111., died suddenly here of neuralgia of the heart. He was sec­ retary of the commission which con­ cluded the examination of a class of seventy-seven law students. lie ate Ms supper and returned to his rooms In the appellate courthouse, when he staggered and fell Into the arms of Appellate Clerk C. C. Duffy gijd expired in a few minutes. the ; r New Railway to Springfield. Springfield.--The secretary of issued a license to incorporate St. Elmo, Springfield and Northern - Railway company. It Is proposed to, construct a road from St. Elmo, Pay- i ette county, through the counties off Fayette, Shelby, Montgomery, Chris- ; tfan, Macoupin and Sangamon tn> „ p; Springfield. . „ ; i, ̂ Elected Aurora-Elgin Judge. " Elgin.--City Attorney EL M. Mans««t- ^5 of Aurora was elected judge of the city courts of Elgin and Aurora. H* ; Si received 2,740 votes Judge John, L V | Healy, the present incumbent, who took E. F. Dunne's place on the bench two years ago when the latter ran for mayor of Chicago, received 2,287. Conners Signs with Bloomingtoity Bloomington.--William ConfterSj Rwr five years manager of Bloomington in the Three Eye league and who was succeeded this year by Fred Donovan, signed a 1907 contract «*' play "1^ field for Bloomington. V . Illinois Girl Dies on Tvetn. , Bloomington--Miss Bessie Nelson, aged 27 years, expired on & Chicago & Alton train near Tallulsi while ea route to her home in Gardner, 111., from Colorado, where afca ; fldBrtf"'; sought health. - V ira Blackwelder la Nominated; Litchfield.--Hon. Ira Black welder-.* banker at Raymond. Was nominated on the afteenth ballot for the office of clerk of the district court, by the Democrats from the various town­ ships, gathered to select a caadidat*. Tha election will be held on Aprtl T* 1 * :> Bryan Helps Y, M. C. v Jacksonville.--M. F. Du»1ai» of tp# banking firm of Dunlap Ruaaal mpei** ed a check from Hon. W J. tor $&00 for the local Yooaf JCtM Uan Association. « s 3 ? . A x ' f , » t i 5 . * . 4 u . •