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OCCURRENCES DURING PAST WEEK. THE State Funds in Jeopardy--Desperate Chase After an Armed Lunatic at Elliotts-Disgraceful Fight in a De­ catur Cliurch Over the.Minister. State Ca^h in a Broken Bank. 1 Among the funds in the Farmers' Bank •f Decatur, which closed its doors Satur­ day, was $45,000 belonging.to the State, •deposited by. State Superintendent of In­ surance Durfee. The bank was founded three years ago by Lewis B. Casner, Bradford K. Durfee and Lewis E. Ey- man. The Jast two sold out to Mr; Cas­ ner last,July.- Mr. Casner gives as the reason for the failure a continuous with­ drawal of deposits? and inability at. the present time to realize on securities. He is confident that all debts will be paid without loss to any oiie. John A. Daw­ son, his son-in-law, is assignee. The as­ sets are $185,293, of which $90,000 is in notes and accounts, $17,01)0 in overdrafts. $2,100 cash asid $74,522 is real estate. The, liabilities art- $128,313. '.Of this sum $90,000 is due'depositors. - Franklin Killed in a, Man Eftint. John Franklin, of Fort Recovery, O., fell backward from the steps of a passen­ ger train;, near Elliott, his head striking on a tie. Apparently crazed by the blow, iie .got up and told those around him that some men were going to kill him. Then . he started to mm across the fields, "A- Jfambef of 'persons-started in pursuit. He soon,, turned, and; . drawing a' revolver, which' lie. flourished, held the' crowd at bay. He fired several shots, but hit no one. Then he resumed his flight, enter­ ing finally the stable of John White.. He took a horse, which he mounted and Mr. and' Mrs. Merritt K. Benson, of Peoria; celebrated their' fiftieth' wedding anniversary at the Peoria home of their son', William M. Benton. Thomas ,F. Tipton, ex-Congressman, and present judge of the Circuit Court, is lying-in a very critical condition from pneumonia at his home in Normal. The [Thirty-ninth General Assembly en­ acted a law providing for the establish­ ment and maintenance of a home for the disabled mothers, widows, wives' and daughters of .disabled Iqr deceased soldiers or sailors who have served in the army or navy of the United States. All mothers, wives, widows and daughters of such deceased or disabled soldiers or sailors -who have served in the army or navy of the United States, who have no visible means of support, are eligible to member­ ship in the home. In accordance with the provisions of the act creating the home, the Governor has issued his^jrochimation announcing that the institution which has been erected at Wilmington, Will County, is now ready for occupancy and open to the public. \ Sunday night George Rauseli, a well- known implement dealer residing at Car- lyle, returned home badly injured. His clothing was saturated with bloid from the wounds he had received. His head wan crushed and brains exposed. He is lying at the point, of death. When he arrived at his home he stated that he had been out riding and fell out of his buggy. Upon further investigation it appears that Rausch called at the residence of Annie Music,, colored, living in East Carlyle. She ordered him away and called a col­ ored inan named Jerry' Roberts from across the street, who assaulted Rausch. ,Omy of .the most atrocious crimes ever committed in Hamilton County ^occurred in the German Settlement, eight miles north of MctJeaiisboW)/ Sunday afternoon, Ben Boehmfer, a well-to-do farmer, 40 years of. age, cut his wife's throat and hanged his 6-year-old son to a rafter in his stable, after which he covered fhe bodies up with corn fodder and made his THE WORLDS MARKETS. Foreign ntade jmurketcirnthc. UniledStates during iKe two fisGalj/ears ending June 30 . 189*f%M895 foc/ftx/ey /Tori &cole5 - r'millionV-̂ -V"2miliion' !i-.• vijnniiSir r-J-:: Vy". Dollars;-.. Dollars.?.:y:; DoHqtsy•;OoHoriV.•££Dollars^• '/89£/ Qormav/7ariJJ •' jDoMats;.: :*:VppHars .•. .v.*-"/pol : polio rs; •; t.: >0o lla rflt -Vv r-;- V- MAY RUN, I CRIME-STAINED LIFE. MR. CLEVELAND WILLING TO HORRID DEEDS CHARGED TO ACCEPT RENOMINATION. FARMER BASTIAN. Control of the Convention by "Sound Money" Men Is an Essential Feature of His Candidacy--Carlisle Declines to Contest for the Nomination. PROPOSED HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE AT ROCK ISLAND. Plans for the new State insane asylum ftt Rock Island have been approved and Lewis M. Curry, the architect, has ad­ vertised for bids. The building, which is to cost about $lu0,000, will be of stone, rough and dressed, with some brickwork, and will be fireproof through­ out. It is to follow a modified "cottage plan" of construction, combining isolation of patients' homes with centralization of the administrative functions. Surround­ ing the central administration building will be six two-story ward buildings, or cottages, connected with the former by covered runways. In the one will be gathered the kitchen, the dining rooms, laundry ~aTRl~ba keryyTti the others the pa- tients will have their sleeping, lounging and reading rooms. At the meeting in the architect's office Wednesday there were present, besides Gov. Altgeld, Wil­ liam S. Gale of Galesburg, John S. Eden of Sullivan and TfJ. Medill of Rock Isl­ and, composing the asylum trustee board, and Dr. Arthur Reynolds of Chicago, George W. Curtiss of Stockton and James' McNabb of Carrollton, three-of the four members of the State Board of Charities. All gave the plans their approval. Mr. Curry supervised the construction of the Industrial Home for the Blind, built at 19th street and-Douglas Park boulevard, Chicago, three years ago, and also was architect for the Home for Juvenile Of- fenders at Geneva, 111. started on. He was obstructed by a barbed wire fence, when he dismounted and resumed his flight on foot. Soon af­ ter shots were fired at him by members of the pursuing party and he was hit in the knee and head. He was captured and taken to a farm house, where his leg was amputated. The unfortunate man died at 6 p. m. Franklin had been en route with his wife to St. Louis. The wife was taken ill and at Bloomington the couple turned back and was returning to. Ohio when Franklin fell from the steps of the train. Puuilism at a Church Meeting;, The most disgraceful scene ever wit­ nessed in a Decatur chu-reh occurred Fri­ day night in the First Christian Church, of which Rev. George F. Hall is pastor. A month ago the official board gave him thirty days' notice to quit. He appealed to the congregation, and 223 members voted to support him. Notice was sent to five members of the board charging them with insubordination in persisting in their demand for Mr. Hall's removal. A meet­ ing of the congregation was held to decide the matter. E. McNabb, one of the elders to be deposed, picked up the charge against him and put it in his pocket. Elder Day, one of Mr. Hall's friends, sprang to the pulpit and, grappling with Mr. Mc­ Nabb, took the paper from him. At the same mofnent a Hall and anti-Hall man got into a fight on the fl<x>r, and the preacher called on the officers of the law. Two policemen appeared and stopped the combatants. The church finally voted to expel the elders and retain the preacher. State News in Brief. August Bayer, of Peoria, a laborer, was killed in a runaway accident. Willie Hill, of Adeline, a 10-year-old thief, is in jail awaiting the actum of the next grand jury, which will probably send him to the reformatory. He began a tramp life at the age of G years, and has often had to be chained to keep him at home. During the last month he has stolen several horses from farmers. He is a handsome boy, polite and possessed of lots of cunning, but thoroughly depraved. Stolen property valued at §52,000 has been recovered by the Chicago police in three, raids which were more productive than similar ones in five years of the de­ partment's history. Two persons were arrested and the officers confidently expect to capture at least six of an organized gang of burglars. The property recov­ ered is the fruit of forty or more burglar­ ies in various parts of the city. Only a small part of the wagon load has been Identified. May. Alexander, also known as Marion C. Knight, and John Benson are locked up in connection with the case. An important case involving the Grand Opera House, the most important theater in Peoria, and the Peoria Evening Jour­ nal, was settled, the opera house being turned over to purchasers for the First National Bank and the newspaper prop­ erty to J. B. Barnes, for some twenty years its manager and editor. Francis Murphy, the noted gospel tem­ perance reformer, closed the most enthu­ siastic series of * aeetings ever held in Rockford. Hundreds of people have sign­ ed the pledge. It is the greatest temper­ ance reform wave that has ever swept oyer the cit^. George W. Smith, of Pekin, convicted of the murder of Lewis Perrill and await­ ing sentence of death, was granted a new trial on the ground that evidence having a strong bearing on the case was errone­ ously ruled out at the previous hearing. At Mascouta'h, Mrs.' Millie Ivlingel- Jhoefcr has brought suit for a divorce from her husband, Prof. Charles B. Klingel- hoefer, on the grounds of desertion. She also hsks the court to award her reason­ able alimony. The'young couple were married last December after a cObrtship covering a period of several years. Two days after the marriage they separated and positively declined to make public the *eason therefor. escape to the woods. Boelnner and his wife had been having trouble for some time over religious differences, he being a non-believer of Catholicism, while she was a firm Catholic. Last summer they separated for several months, she return­ ing to her parents in Indiana. While gone she had her son baptized in the Catholic church. A reconciliation was finally af?. fected and his wife returned home. All went well until his wife and son attended Easter services, which he opposed, and upon their return from services he com­ mitted the crime. Boehiner was caught Monday afternoon. A great deal of ex­ citement prevails in the German settle­ ment, and lynching is strongly talked of. Sixty years ago, in Clon-a-Kitty, Coun­ ty of Cork, Ireland, the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Mahoney, two of the oldest and best-known residents of Will County, took place, and the anivereary of the event was celebrated by a family reunion at Joliet Sunday. They embark­ ed the next morning after their marriage for Ne w York and in 1837 came to Loyk- port. They have lived in Will County ever since. Nine children were born to the couple, five of whom are living. Of these the sons, John J., Jeremiah and Francis, have been successful business men of Joliet for twenty-nine years. While the old couple were attending church Sun­ day their children and fifteen grandchil­ dren, together witir some of their friends, took possession of-their home and gave them a joyous surprise. Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney are SI and 80 years of age, re­ spectively. but retain their strength and vigor of mind to a surprising degree. Proceedings in the County Court at Decatur developed the fact that Charles F. HofT. who was killed in a Wabash wreck a few weeks ago, was a bigamist. Soon after his death his supposed widow petitioned for the appointment of an ad­ ministrator and her petition was.granted. The estate consisted principally of the right of action for damages against the Wabash road. A few days later another woman, living in Clinton, asked to have the first order of the court set aside that she could prove her claim as the widow of Charles 1£. Hoff. She proved that she was married to Charles F. Hoff at De­ catur in 1882, and that she bore him three children, one of whom is still living. She had never been divorced, nor had any proceedings for a divorce ever been com­ menced against her. She said that be­ cause of failure to support her she left her husband a number of years ago. The second wife, Hattie Davidson, of De­ catur, showed that she was married to the deceased as Calvin F. Huff, at Mouticello. in December, 1893, at that time he mak­ ing the representation that he had been divorced from his first wife. Alice Whirtlemeyer, 14 years old, was killed by a train on the Rock Island road at Mokena. She was crossing the track and stepped out of the way of a freight into the way of a passenger. At Dallas City, the body of Catherine Winstropi, a widow, aged GO, was found in bed. J She had posed as a pauper, but she left money and notes amounting to $1,000 to relatives in Sweden. Coroner Bendure, of Decatur, was call­ ed to Long Creek township to hold an in­ quest on the body of Mrs. Lucas Zepp, who choked to death while lying in bed at the side of her husband. Her age was 45. A huge vat of japanning fluid exploded in the small annex or converting room of the Murphy Varnish Company's works at Chicago. Two men--father and son-- who were at work before the vat at the time were shockingly burned by the blaz­ ing liquid, which fell in every direction. The pulpit committee from the Fuller- ton Avenue Presbyterian Church, Chi­ cago, asked Rev. W. H. Penhallegon, of the Presbyterian Church of Decatur, if he would consider a call to the Chicago church, at the same time telling him he would have a 'handsome increase in sal­ ary. From his pulpit/Rev. Mr. Penhalle­ gon announced that he would not consider the call,'but would remain in E*t«catur. What Tariff Students Need. A couple of pages of the revised edi­ tion of "Tariff Facts for Speakers and Students" have given us an idea of the extent of the ground tliat is being cov­ ered in the neftv issue of this publica­ tion, In the section of "Agriculture," it has been the aim to collate'facts re­ lating to the area, production, value, exports/and imports of different staple crops concerning wkiqh any statistics are available. In connection with "In­ dustries," the same plan lias been adopted, but showing the extent of each industry, number of employes, their wages, value of the manufactured products, exports and imports of sim­ ilar goods, together with the amount of duties paid upon such imports. This mass of information, covering a period of ten or fifteen years, is all compactly placed together under its appropriate heading. All that the speaker or stu­ dent of Tariff Facts need do is to study the figures supplied and base his argu­ ments thereon. Other sections cover Canadian statistics, our Finance, Du­ ties and Trade, Labor, Wages and [Prices. The entire information has ibeen brought down to the end of, 1895 and, where possible, to March 1, 1896. Low Tariff and High Prices. Under the McKinle.v tariff the duty upon boots and shoes was 25 per cent, ad valorem. The free-traders' idea be­ ing that the consumer pays the tax, and desirous of relieving the burdens of labor, they lowered the wicked McKin- ley rate down to 20 per cent., rubbing their hands with glee and satisfaction because they had, in their imagination, reduced the price'of boots and shoes to the wage earner by 5 per cent. That was the theory. The fact was shown by Bradstreet's review of prices dur­ ing 1S95. Boots and shoes were 12.G per cent, higher at the close of last year Than I bey were a I' Llie begiuningof tbe- year. The reduction of 5 per cent, in TARIFF REDUCED 5 PER CENT. IN 1894. fncrcas&oj Price--•/£ 13% lncr. Close of tWDeor-0ec.3i,i895 11% lncr l\% lncr 10% lncr. 9% lncr. uunns aeview Report on Business 1895 S%lncr. b%mcv 4% lncr 3% lncr. 1% lncr 1% lncr. -J<m.-l;i89.S/r l^oDect 2% Deer. 32, Beer. GortnQnTarifi-̂ Cheaper Prices" PRICE ADVANCED 12>£ 1895. CENT. the "tariff tax" was allowed by an in­ crease of 12.6 per cent, in cost. Theory is a great thing--in theory.- But it gets knocked out when it confronts a condi­ tion. Our February Imports. February. 1895. 1S96. Free of duty... .$27,793,008 §28,524,030 Dutiable . 30,522,973 33,9g3,262 Totals . .. v .$58,315,981 $02,48*7,298 The record of the second month of the new year that was to bring us "re­ stored prosperity" shows an increase of $4,171,317 in our imports of foreign goods above the amount purchased in February, 1895. The people of the United States secured $731,028 worth more free goods last month. They also secured the privilege, as the free-trad­ ers have always told us, of paying "the tariff tax" upon $3,440,289 more of for­ eign goods, -besides being accorded the privilege of resting from the wea*-v labor of making these goods in this country, and, incidentally, of earning and spending the proportion of their value that might have been paid to American labor. The Senate to Blame. Since the last vote, taken in the United States Senate upon the Dingley revenue bill, no effort whatever has been made to relieve the condition of the Treasury. Free trade papers im­ mediately announced that the bill was dead. They wished it to be dead. Blindly, as has too often been the case, Republican papers and Republican Sen­ ators fell into line with the Democratic idea. The inertia of United States Sen­ ators, who are generally supposed to favor a policy of protection for the Treasury, as well as for American labor and industries, has not been generally endorsed by the people. Hoist the American Flag. The movement to bring to Americans and American capital a fair share of the carrying trade upon the high seas, and to restore that prestige which this country had when' the famous clipper ships were admired in "the ports of the world and which was lost soon after, is making rapid strides. The Atlantic Transport Company, American, has purchased the entire outfit and rights of the National Line, British, and the American flag will soon be run up on the following vessels: "America," "Europe," "Spain," •'Greece," "France" and "England." Let the good work go on until the American can ship his goods, himself travel'and the govern­ ment caii can send its mails upon Amer­ ican ships, and the United States flag will become familiar once more in the seaport cities the wide world over.-- Mail, Lowell, Mass. Pays British Dividends. Lister & Co., Manningham Mills, Brad­ ford : Annual Report, 1891-- Profit". . £15.223 Dividend* 2 per cent, Carried fonvard .. Annual Report, 1895-- Profit £73,382 Dividend * 4 per cent Carried forward £4,682 •The profit of £15,223 being insuffi­ cient to meet the payment of a divi­ dend, the directors took £34,437 15s. 5d. from the reserve fund so as to cover £15,437~T5s. 7d. deficiency. This en- abled them to pay 2 per cent, dividend for 1894. A. & S. Henry Co., Limited, Bradford: Annual Report, 1894-- Profit £63,910 Dividend . . .: 5 per cent Reserve fund £85,000 Carried forward £910 Annual Report, 1895-- Profit . £95,708 Dividend 7 per cent Reserve fund . £100,000 Carried forward £16,708 Although only a 7 per cent, dividend wras paid, yet the chairman explained that the company had really earned 12 per cent., but that this was one of the years when it was prudent to add a large sum to the reserve fund. The foregoing shows how our free trade Presidential Gossip. The Washington correspondent of tha Chicago Times-Herald asserts that Presi­ dent Cleveland will not decline a renom- ination if it be tendered, to him by the Democratic national convention. Sec­ retary Carlisle is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. I am, he says, able to state authoritatively what the attitude of the President, is con­ cerning the nomination, and also to ex­ plain the meaning of tEe candidacy of Sec­ retary Carlisle. „ Secretary Olney is not and-will not be a candidate for President, and ex-Secretary Whitney is not and will not bo a candidate. The administration program is as follows: 1. To secure control of the convention and adapt an anti-silver platform. 2. To nominate Secretary Carlisle if possible. . : 3. That failing, to nominate Mr. Cleve­ land fora^fourtii .time. -- s The friends of Secretary Olney, of% ex- Secretary Whitney, and of e'x-GoT» Rua- sell, of Massachusetts, Who, under favor­ able circumstances, mijfht. wish to work for the selection of their favorite, all un­ derstand that)tke President, has arranged Ms plans on the. lines which I have just described, and this state of a'ffairs neces sariHy precludes the pressing of'any other candidate-'from the. wing of the party to Which, fie President belongs. Within the last few weeks there has been a good deal of newspaper talk about Mr. Carlisle's candidacy. It has been said that the President would write a letter emphatically declining again to permit hia name to be used in connection with the nomination, and in this letter he would make Secretary Carlisle his political heir and ask the Democratic party to give him its support. It has also been said that there was some friction in the Cabinet between Secretary of State Olney and Secretary of theTreasury Carlisle as to the political succession, and that the Pres­ ident had put Mr. Olney to one side in favor of Mr..Carlisle. These stories are devoid of truth. The President will not»decline a renom- ination if it is offered .to him with substan­ tial unanimity. He does not propose to enter into any scramble for the honor, or to use any of the enormous Federal pat­ ronage at his disposal to bring it about. If, however, when the delegates meet at Chicago it shall be the opinion of a majority of them that he is the strongest candidate, and t'he platform is a declara­ tion in favor of sound money and the principles of tariff reform to which the Democratic party stands pledged, Mr. Cleveland will not decline the honor. In the meantime the President will not publicly proclaim his position, nor will he write any letter either announcing him­ self as a candidate or declining to allow his name to go before the convention. There will be no change in his position. He will simply permit matters to drift and assume shape without.active interference from him. . j It lsTHaugrht He Murdered Seven Peo­ ple -^Neishboirs at First Strongly Defended Him, but Now Admit His Guilt--Snicide Robs Justice. History of the Affairs. Henry Bastian's farm on Mill Creek, near the little town of Milan, holds its secrets well, for fen men under the direct tion of Sheriff Hemenway dug there all of Monday and Tuesday without unearth­ ing any new traces of Bastian's alleged crimes. Three murders are now conclu­ sively traced to Bastian, according to neighbors, and many think four other cases of mysterious disappearance are in reality murders committed by him. One of the crimes charged against Bastian is the killing of his two-days-Old child five years ago, and a colored nurse named Parish, who disappeared about the time Bastian's baby died. There is a great PULL TICKET NAMED. THE ILLINOIS PROHIBITIONISTS CHOOSE CANDIDATES. Hale Johnson the Nominee for Gov­ ernor--Second Place Goes to Windie --Alonzo E. Wilson, of Chicago* Sec- * • retary of State; A. J. Barrett, Auditor w HENRY F. BASTIAN. deal of conjecture in these cases, blit the peoplo who three weeks ago wanted to mob Siheriff Hemenway for suggesting that Bastian killed K&uschmaun would now believe any charge made against him. Bastinn Had a Qneer Record. Henry Bastiau, who is now charged with s«tcti murders, with forgery, arson, and other crimes, was born near Rock Island twenty-six years ago, and has lived Declare for Free Silver.. The Prohibitionists of Illinois in State . convention assembled at Springfield adopted a platform declaring for the pro­ hibition of the liquor traffic; giving the rights vote to women and inen; exten­ sion of the civil* service system to all grades of public service; free schools to children; observance of Sunday; a tariff commission representing all'-political par­ ties; election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people and free coin­ age of silver. ' ..." : A lively fight was precipitated on the adoption of the financial plank of the platform. The majority report was in favor of "issuing gold, silver and paper by the Government only in sufficient quah- tily to meet the demands of business and "give full opportunity for the employment of labor and to be full legal tender for all debts, public and private;" The minority report-added the words: :"That the eminent should not , discriminate in favor of gold as against silver, and that its mints should be open upon equal terms ; . to both at the. ratio now established by law." V, ' -' ' ' After a healed discussion, in which- . about 100 delegates participated, the mi-' ' nority report was finally adopted by a vote of 212 to-169. Dr. Evans, of Hed- ding College, -was selected to take Charge of the campaign fund, and §2,Q00 was Subscribed by the delegates present as a starter. After the adoption of the platform the convention adjourrfSfd until the following morning, when a full State ticket' was nominated as follows: Governor Hale Johnson Lieutenant Governor .... . .C,_ A. Windle Secretary of State . . . .Alonzo E. Wilson Auditor A. ,T. Bassett Treasurer ..E. K. Hays Attorney General .... .Robert H. Patton J University Trustees--Miss Lucy P. Gas­ ton, Mrs. Carrie L. Grout, Mrs. Ella M. Orr. United States Senator . .. .Dan R. Sheen A resolution was adopted requesting • Congress to pass a law to prohibit the pays British dividends. Yankee Notions Needed. There has been, in the commercial and financial conduct of our business affairs,gtoo much submission to British notions. What we want, and what the American people want, are Yankee no­ tions in the United States. The blame, which was first given to the Democratic party for the repeal of the McKinley tariff is now transferred to those Re­ publican Senators who fail in appre­ ciating that it is their "duty" to try and repeal its substitute; but who are passive under the maintenance of a measure of "perfidy and dishonor." Any Help Is in Order. Some Congressmen hold that because there is an anti-protection majority in the Senate, and an anti-protection Pres­ ident in the White House, no attempt should be made to increase the rev­ enues unless it can be done squarely upon Republican protection lines. It should be remembered that, while in­ creases in protective duties are in the rlgfet direction, any increases upon competitive products that will, tend to help the Treasury out of a bad muddle are now in order. Study These Points. Under protection we derived a large revenue upon a comparatively small volume of imports of wool. Under Democratic tariff we derive no revenue from a very large volume. Under pro­ tection the farmer commanded a good price for his wool, and consequently was a large buyer of goods; under Democratic tariff he gets a low price, and therefore is a small purchaser.-- Chicago Inter Ocean. The Good Times to Come. Let Canadians keep on fooling with their spruce logs and other things. Uncle Sam will one of these days wake them with a reciprocity that will stand them on their heads. They have the run of American markets this year, and they had better, make the most of it. It will end suddenly next year.--In­ ter Ocean, Chicago. Should Mind Our Business. Ha(| the United States Senate de­ voted" one-half the energy and atten- t|pn to the Dingley revenue bill that it has given to the affairs of foreign coun­ tries, then the domestic affairs of our own country1 would be in a' fa»r bettetr condition than they are. Where Protection Prospers. Wherever the Gorman tariff is pinch­ ing hardest, and there are few spots in our broad land where it is not pinchr ing, the cause of Republican protection is prospering gloriously. The successful man is the man who knows when to quit. » ' CARLISLE STEPS OUT. Declines to Contest for Presidential Nomination. A Washington dispatch says: Secre­ tary Carlisle declines to enter into a con­ test for the Democratic nominaton for the presidency. He has written a letter to the chairman of the' State Central Committee of Kentucky in response to one from the chairman asking him to con­ sent to the use of his name, declining to do so. At same time the declination is not so forcible as to entirely remove Mr. Carlisle from the list of possibilities. There is somewhat of a string to fhe dec­ lination. The letter is a plain, straightforward expression of opinion on the part of Mr. Carlisle upon the monetary question and s^efhinj; more than an inthpation that he w5uld not rujjan ^'jJ^yrqi \yhitii mighj be Tin sat i s f a c t o ry to him on finances. He intimates that this is tihe is£ii§ before the people and the success of the Democratic party is dependent upon the action or failure to act upon this question. He saj-s he is more inter­ ested in the success of the party and in its proper action on the; great questiono now agitating the people than he is in the question of the man who shall be nomi­ nated. In the concluding paragraph of his let­ ter Mr. Carlisle uses language which will be small comfort for Senator Blackburn. He lets the world at large and the Demo­ cratic voters of his State in particular into the secret that when he retires from the Treasury Dex>artment he would con­ sider it a grateful indorsement if his peo­ ple should return him to fhe Senate. No­ where in the letter is^there a distanct re­ fusal to accept a nomination if offered, but be says he declines to participate in a contest for it. LITHOGRAPHY'S INVENTOR. Monument to the Man Who First Printed from Stone. Nearly 100 years have passed since Aloys Senefelder discovered t'he principle of lithography. The lithographers of America, realizing that some recognition was due to the memory of the man whose discovery has become of so great impor­ tance, have decided upon a plan for the proper observance .of tie centennial of lithography, including the erection of a monument to fhe inventpr. The National Lithographers' Association will hold its annual convention in Philadelphia during the first week in July. ., Immediately fol­ lowing this will be the centennial cele­ bration. Before the celebration comes to an end definite action will be taken looking to the establishment of a home for aged and needy lithographers and to the building of a national school of litho­ graphy where young men may be taught the art free of cost. This school is to be supported by the association. The monu­ ment, which it is proposed to erect in Cen­ tral Park, New York, will cost $25,000. The design has been prepared and approv­ ed. Throughout Europe 'the centennial will be observed on an elaborate scale, especially in Germany. SYMPATHY FOR CUBA. Honse Adopts the Resolutions by a , Vote of 244 to 27. The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the House conferees on the Cuban resolutions. The resolu­ tions thus adopted recognize Cuban bel­ ligerency and recommend the friendly in­ tervention of President Cleveland looking toward Cuban autonomy. The vote stood 244 to 27. It was received with tumultuous cheers. The vote was taken in the shape of a motion to adopt the con­ ference report, this report showing., that the House conferees had agreed to the Senate resolutions. The resolutions, be­ ing concurrent, do not need the approval of the President, but, of course, will be sent to him through the usual channels, *o that *he will receive official notification of the opinion of Congress on the Cuban cuestioD. on the farm near Mill Creek most of his life. He was a prominent member of his dhurch and was regarded as an upright man by his neighbors during the five years in which it is now supposed he was kill­ ing his farm hands^ burning barns, and robbing his friends and relatives. The last murder committed by Bastian, and which resulted in the discovery of his other crimes and led to his suicide, was fhe killing of Fred Kuschmann on Feb. 29 last. Kuschmann had worked for Bas­ tian for a year, and on fhe day he was killed told the latter he was going home and wanted his money. About S o'clock that night Bastian entered the house-of Anton Weiglo-, and said he had found Ivuschmann's body,in the road where he had been thrown from his horse. Bastian said later the man had borrowed a horse that afternoon and started for Rock Isl- and, .taking with him Ms Waires,- nonrl agesr $80. Two hours later the riderless horse galloped back. Bastian said he started out to look for the rider and found his body half a mile away. Proved to Be a Murder. There were several cuts' on Ivusch­ mann's head, caused, s<» Bastian said, by the horse dragging him along the road. Ivuschmann's leg was tangled in the straps of the saddle, which lay beside him. Two hundred yards away lay his coat, and still farther down the road $2 was found. Several neighboJ^s helped Bas­ tian put Ivuschmann's body in his buggy, and it was taken to Weigle's house. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of acci­ dental death. The dead man's relatives and Sheriff Hemenway began an investi­ gation. Large "blood clots were found in Bastian's buggy, and the wounds were they were inflicted with an ax. No trace of the money has been discovered. , For a time it was thought be haS been' mur3e?e3 Ijy tramps, but another clew- was found. Feb. 27 the barn of a farmer named McLaughlin, to whom Bastian owed money, burned. That night Bastian left home soon after dark. His wife sent Kuschmann to look for him. Kuschmann found him leaving McLaughlin's barn, which a few minutes later was in flames. No. one suspected Bastian of the crime till a half empty oil can was found buried near his house, and it is now supposed he killed Kuschmann to prevent a disclosure of his act. It is supposed he killed Kuschmann as the latter was milking, for the barn walls are covered with blood; then he loaded the body in his buggy and carried it down the road to where he said he found it. The authorities discovered convincing evidence of Bastian's guilt, but so strong was the unbelief of his neigh­ bors the arrest was postponed. Other Crimes Chartjed to Him. Some time ago Bastian mortgaged the farm, which was owned by his parents, for $1,300. The signatures were forgeries and the man who held the mortgage went to Bastian's home March 12 and threat­ ened to prosecute him unless the money was returned. Bastiau secured the cash from his father-in-law that night. The next morning his sister Carrie found his body hanging in an outhouse. He had hanged himself. He left a note saying he was innocent and directing the income of the farm was to go to his mother. All his personal property was loft to his sister. 4 After the funeral the authorities began an examination of his farm. About this time it was found John Lauderbach, who had worked for Bastian in 1894, had dis­ appeared under mysterious circumstances and it was suggested .Bastian had murder­ ed him. The last seen of Lauderbach was one day early in February, 1895, when he drew $800 from a bank in Rock Island. According to Bastian he return­ ed to the farm, packed hfs clothes and left. A note for $300 which Lauderbach held was afterward cashed by Bastian, who said he had discounted it. Fritz Kreinsen vanished in much the same way. In Oc­ tober, 1898, he drew his pay and left, going West, so Bastian said, since when he has. not been heard of. So similar were the cases the authorities decided Bastian had killed all the men. More Kvidence of 3Iurder. Back of the outhouses and out of sight of the house was a pile of lumber. j/The sheriff ordered this moved. When the last boards were taken away a man's boots were seen sticking out of the ground. Two minutes' digging disclosed a body. The skull was cleft as by an ax and little but bones and clothing remain­ ed, but the body was easily idengr&^l as that of Lauderbzach. The searelrwas prosecuted with increased vigor, and two watches, an old German needle revolver, pieces of cloth, and part of a human skull were found buried. The bones and w'atches were found inpthe hogpen, and as no trace of a body can be found it is thought it was eaten by the hogs. Since then nothing more has been found, but one^of the watches has been identified as belonging to Fritz Kreinsen, who worked for Bastian in 1893. manufacture, sale or importation of liq- uor into the District of Columbia, the Ter­ ritories and military reservations of the United States and to repeal all tax and license laws. THE SAILORS' FRIEND. Samuel Plimsoll, Who Has Spent His Life for Seafaring Men. Samuel Plimsoll, who is now seriously ill in London, has spent most of his life in trying to help the seafaring man. For many years he has been called the sail­ ors' friend. He is the fourth son of Thomas and Priscilla Plimsoll, and was born at Bristol in 1S24. When he was but a small child he removed with his par­ etics to Penrith, and it was here he was given his early education by the curate of the parish. He was later sent to Sheffield to attend a private school at that place. He started out in life as a clerk in a so­ licitor's office, then tried clerking* in, a brewery and was promoted to the position of manager. In that capacity he remain­ ed until 1S53, when he went to London and opened a business for himself. He successfully contested Derby in, the lib- S. PLIMSOLL, oral interest in . 1SGS and sat foi* that town in 1880, when he gave up his seat to Sir William Vernon Harcourt. This was an act of great unselfishness on the part of the man. He had gone into Par­ liament for the express purpose of helping the sailors and gave up his seat from the same motive. He was convinced that a cabinet minister would be able to render better service to the cause of the sailors than a private member, and hence made way for Harcourt. His career in Parlia­ ment was useful, and he was instru­ mental in passing acts for the amendment of the shipping laws in 1871, 1873, 1875 and 1876. In 1877 Mr. Plimsoll publish­ ed "Our Seamen," and" since then wrote and published a sequel to it. In 1890 he published a work on "Cattle Ships." When the National Amalgamated Sailors' and Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ireland was organized in 1S90 Mr. PHmsoil accepted fhe presidency of the union, but afterward retired. Sparks from the Wires. Newell Dutche and Frank Moore were drowned by the capsizing of the oyster boat Mattie L. Ford at Bridgeton. N. J. George E. Dowling, aged 50. a wealthy banker and lumberman and past grand master Mason of the State, died at Mon­ tague, Mich. All hope of saving the sixty miners who were entombed in a mine at Br-unnerton, New Zealand, by an explosion of fire­ damp, which killed five men outright, has been abandoned. Judge Gibbons, at Chicago, declined to appoint a receiver for the National Lin­ seed Oil Company and dismissed for want of equity the bill filed by 'Louis A. Co- quard asking for the receiver. John McRoberts and wife and their 7- ye.4r-old daughter were run over by a switch engine at Topeka, Kan. McRob­ erts and wife were instantly killed. The daughter was severely injured. Col. Elijah Taller, of Lewis County, Kentucky, is celebrating fhe ninety- eighth anniversary of his borth. He was personally acquainted with Davy Crockett and voted for Andrew Jackson. The French Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of 280 to 270, has voted for the Government proposal of the principle of,, an income tax. but has referred the de­ tails of the scheme to a committee. Fire destroyed Germa'nia Hail, at An- sonia. Conu. 'The janitor, Henry Erben, fell from an tipper landing head fore­ most. and was fatally injured. The loss is estimated at about $20,000. At Bow street police court at London. Matthew Arnold. o2 years of age, well dressed, was remanded on ail extradition warrant, charged with cuibesutHag the sum of $40,000 in Denver, where he said he had been clerk in civil and criminal courts.