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war has demonstrated ness depre^slop, cc^te&rehil disturbance,, flnttritrliit cmlkin^ssiiifcntf. lind injury to labor too familiar to all and productive of greater , , - 7 S ' C ' ' .. MEET. ILLINOIS STATE CONVENTION AT SPRINGFIELD. CMnftdtates^fop State Treasurer, Snpcr- aaiendcnt of Public Instruction, and University Trustees Are Nominated - Kosmtne of the PlatJorm Adopted. Proceedings of the Convention. %«Sngllel« correspondence: The Republican State convention at Spriugfield was called to order by United SQtatcs Marshal Charles P. Hitch as chair­ man ®f the State committee. Superin- teadbent of Insurance Van Cleave read the •nil wid -then Marshal Hitch announced temporary organization as selected by •fae State committee. Charles A. Works, •Mikrof the Board of Equalization, had Dk-cw selected as temporary chairman and JL IL B. Van Cleave as temporary secre- Saiy. Senator David Littler was made jSwebaimian of the committee which es- iwrted Mr. Works to the platform. Mr. ' Works made a speech of a half hour's atigr&tion. He paid .high compliments to tibtf jpstiWie officials of Illinois and brought . Stwth. iood cheers by the emphatic manner m» wfekrb he declared that Gov. Tanner was a man who had been loyal ever to. the Uepablic.'m party and in whose heart 'the s6*e of patriotism has ever smoldered. He wetansd the war with Spain was a right- •«w» war and gave the Republican party iftfi credit for all" military operations; Wlsen he had finished he-instructed Sec-, wtaiy. ,V«i Cleave to read the reports made uct the district caucuses which elect- tk& committee on permanent organiza­ tion, the committee on credentials, com- icittee ou resolutions and the members of upon the surrender by the Republican party in 18U3 Of tile affairs of - the ifatlon' to the Democratic. pai£.v 'iWo.-was then closed an era of prosperity unpree^eiited iu this coun­ try tha t' following .the OiHUfOiratlon of Pres­ ident Cleveland iu tSSW new policies of ad­ ministration were adopf&l. old, tried, and proven pollclesjof tfhe Retf|iJWlcan party were rejected; and there fotloWednn era of bust ALFRED BAYT.ISS. the Skate committee. Usually the State committee receives the most attention from the delegates, but on this occasion al! interest was centered in the committee •u resolutions, in which the first skirmish wwdd be fonghtlm the all-absorbing topic ®f tbe convention--the resolution demand­ ing the repeal of the Allen law. The com­ mittee- was: 5<5isi District--E. R. Bliss. SeoMrf District--William Lorimer. District--E. R. Brainerd. *Vmb«i District--Orrin X. Carter Fifth District--John M. Stovth Sixth District--Dr. Frank \V. Lambsden. SwrenUi District--He-nry L. Hertz. agfeti Distriet-F. K. Granger. Juath District--M. E. Schryver. "Peatli District--Frank Murdock. BJcventb District--Walter Burnes. Tveifth District--W. Ii. Seivell. Thirteenth District--F. M. Wright. Itowrteesth District--J. 8. Stevens. Fifteenth District--Lawrence Y. Sherman. Sixteenth District--John I. Rinaker. District--Charles Sidgeiey. MBefetceaia district--J. J. Brown. SSMFteeath District--A. H. Jones. Twentieth District--Harry Wakeford. Twenty-first District--William F. Bundy. Twenty-second District--J. P. Roberts. Senator Mason made the speech of the ***- He adhered strictly to his determi- sation just to lay down Republicanism and to avoid the Allen law question. Mrs. J. Mien Foster of Iowa also made a speech. The committee on permanent or­ ganization reported that Attorney H. J. Hamfia. a close friend of Gov. Tanner's, had been selected as the chairman of the convention. The secretaries - and other officials were left as selected by the State committee. Upon motion of Fred Hayes of Chicago, the convention proceeded to the nomina­ tion of candidates. District Attorney J. "Otis Humphrey of Springfield placed Floyd K. Whittemore in nomination for State treasurer. Without giving a chance tor other nominations to be made, Senator Aspinwall moved that the nomination be ajade .by acclamation. A second came 0RMnptly a ad Mr. Wbittemore was de- *Sared nominated. Two ballots were needed to nominate Alfred Bayliss of Streator for State sup-' erintendent of public instruction. Marion Qnaekenbnsh of Kane County, Mr. Bay- E- Bangs of Livingston County and Walter R Kinzey of Perry County were placed in nomination. The first bal­ lot gave Bayliss 718, Quaekenbush 274, Bangs 365 and Kinzey 164. Bayliss hav­ ing received forty-seven less than a ma­ jority of the delegates, a second ballot was ordered. This time Mr. Bayliss re- reirvi 1.27& votes and Kinzey 183. Be­ fore the roll call ended Quaekenbush and Bangs withdrew in favor of Mr. Bayliss. His nomination was then made unani­ mous. There were six candidates for trustee for the University of Illinois placed in nomination. They were: William N. But- ier of Alexander. James H. Brownleo of Jackson, J. M. Rheinwold of Carroll, Alice A. Abbott of- Cook, A. F. Nightin­ gale of Chicago, F. G. Hatch of McHen- ry. One ballot settled this tight. Night­ ingale, Hatch and Mrs. Abbott all receiv­ ed majority votes and were declared the sorains.-es of the convention. This ended the nominations, but the eomnnttee still was fighting over the anti- Allen law resolution. Dr. Zellar of Pe­ oria reeited for the convention; the band p&yed and the delegates threw paper wads at each oilier. This diversion was kept up for over an hour. It was 5:15 o'clock when the committee announced it was ready to report. "Out platform neither indorses nor con­ demns the Allen law, favors the establish­ ment of postal savings banks, eulogizes Senators .Cullom and Mason and (Joy. Tanner and scores the Altgeld aduiinis- tration, congratulates the miners of the State upon obtaining an eight-hour work­ ing day and workingmen in general upon the enactment by the Republican Con­ gress of a law providing that no Covern- wient contractor shall compel his men to work more than eight hours/in any twen­ ty-four; also upon the enactfpent of a law providing for the appointment of a "com­ mission to investigate and make recotn mendations to Congress for the remedy of existing labor evils; also upon the enact­ ment of the arbitration law requested by an the railroad labor organizations in the United States, and other acts ameliorating the conditions of labor. The platform also favors the payment of the volunteer sol­ diers by the State of Illinois from the time they left their homes until actually mus­ tered in, unless paid by the United States. 13ie convention adjourned immediately alter theaidoption of the resolutions. THE PLATFORM ADOPTED. Tfte ltepnblican Policy--Its Past Rc- wlts,and Promises for the Future. Following is the full text of the plat­ form adopted by the convention: This being the first State Republican con­ vention since the great victory of 1896, we feeieby reaffirm our belief in and our devo- tUra to the principles of the St. £ouis plat- terns ugrou which McKinley and Hobart were and take pride in the fact all the pledges of thai platform Stare been redeemed. We invite the atten- at the people of Illinois to the fact that evil than . had occurred to this country slmfe t h e c l o s e o f d r e r e b e l l i o n . ' „ The Kbjniblleiui party was restored to power in 1897. and was confronted with the problem' of restoring to tlie people of the United States a greater and more reasonable .measure of prosperity. To do this President Mclvinley convened Congress In session in eleven days after his Inauguration. The Republican party was unable to see how prosperity could be brought to labor and to business by paying labor in depreciated cur­ rency and transacting business upon such a basis. To properly protect labor and capital and maintain a safe and sound currency were the cardinal doctrines of the party. The revenues of the government which had run down until they were far inadequate to meet the current expenses gradually began J9 increa£$ until thej 'feached a sp eqiial to the necessar'y normal "r^qairenieiits of the government. Labor, which had been poorly paid andf mucflj~-jcjf_it>wle> found employ­ ment at ivK^ased wages. .In short the con­ ditions of the country were so developed that it was possible th.%t the mass of the iv"o- ple might be once iuore prosperous. To all of which we point with most commendable pride! .• . '• Resolved, That we indorse and approve the patriotic, wise and American adminis­ tration of William 'McKinley. We commend his course in connection with the war with Spain as commander-in-chief of the army and navy. We especially oommend his wise and Christian statesmanship prior to the commencement of hostilities when heroical­ ly laboring for some peaceful settlement of International difliculties consistent with, na­ tional honor, he was yet preparing with extraordinary diligence the army and navy of the United States to euforce, if neces­ sary, American rights and use for humanity in the interests of the down-trodden and suffering people of Cuba. We believe that the present war with Spain is a righteous and Just cause. We rejoice that the Ameri­ can people,are a unit in sustaining the gov­ ernment and that the spirit of patriotism has swept away the last vestige of sectional feel­ ing. Resolved, That we pledge to the President the earnest support of the State of Illinois in the prosecution of the war to a triumph­ ant close. Resolwd, That the business sense of the Republican party, having carried the gov­ ernment safely through all of the financial difficulties attending the prosecution of the civil war, maybe depended upon to do all that is needful In the emergency now upon the country growing out of the war with Spain. The return of the Republican party to power, the restoration of confidence iu the stability and good management of the government finances, the rapidly returning prosperity. ;\nd fortunately ji full treasury have helped this government in all its undertakings when the war began. The ease with which money has been provided and the prompt and unan­ imous way in which It has been appropriated have impressed all the people of the civil­ ized world. It has correspondingly li^ creased their respect for us and brought home to their attention the f&ct that tl^e United States is lacking in none of the ele­ ments that go to make a first-class power. The Republican administration can always be depended upon in the further conduct of the war to provide, by taxation for the ex­ penses t.o be Incurred and so take care of (the credit of the government 'and make it possible, so far as it may become necessary to borrow^ money, to secure the same read­ ily at the krtfest rates, that have ever been obtained by any government in time of war. It will also be the pride and the care of the administration to see that its soldiers and sailors and all of their war expenses be promptly paid in money equal to gold and as good as the best in circulation in any part of the world. The Republican party can also be depended upon at the proper time to give careful consideration to the question of cur­ rency and to make such changes as may be found necessary to protect the government against the danger of sudden calls for the redemption of its issues, always bearing in mind the need* of people for a first-class medium of exchange in the transaction of their daily business. Resolved, That the United States should hold all the possessions, it has conquered and may conquer.; Itoxh Spain until the Spanish government has' Agreed to give ,se­ curity that St will pay the-United States as Indemnity/ whatever cost it might have avoided had Spain been, a humane govern­ ment, and also t3iat the United States hold such possessions in the ^conquered territory as shall be advantageous to'i*s interest in time of war and -peace. Resolved, That* the navy of. the United States should be. so increased and strength­ ened as to command the respect of the world, and to meet the emergencies of this great nation. ^ ^ Resolved. That-, we are in favor of the early construction of the Nicaragua!) Canal and its control by the United States govern­ ment, as the its great necessity. Resolved, That we favor the speedy enact­ ment of a law establishing a system of postal savings banks, and that we indorse the bill now pending before Congress, and ask <hat the measure be passed by the Flfty-ftfth Congress. Resolved, That the course of the Hon. Shelby M. Cullom in • the Senate of the United States has so commended itself to the enlightened judgment of the. people of the State of Illinois that lie is stronger to­ day in their estimation and affection than he ever has been in his whole public career. His broad statesmanship, his spotless rec­ ord. his clean life, his excellent judgment, his untiring Industry, his constant atten­ tion to his public duties, his prompt and busire-ss-likf> mpf in hlw commission to Investigate and mate recom­ mendations to Congress for the remedy of existing lij'bor evils. Also upon the enact­ ment of tihe arbitration law requested by all the railroad labor organizations In the United States a»d other acts ameliorating the conditions of labor. Resolved. That the men who have entered into the military service of the United States should be paid by the State of Illinois for the time Intervening from the time they left their homes for the purpose of entering sucQi service until they were actually mustered, unless paid by the United States. Resolved, That In the death of the Hon. Samuel Ingils, Superintendent of Public Instruction,"and the Hon. S. IUdgeway, ex- State Treasurer, the people of the State have lost honest, capable and zealous servants and 'distinguished citizens and the Repub­ lican party is deprived of earnest and effi­ cient'supporters and advocates, and we do hereby express our deep and heartfelt sym­ pathy with the bereaved families of our de­ parted friends and coadjutators. New State Committee. The various Congressional district dele­ gates selected member^ of the State Cen­ tral Committee as follows: First District--Dr. T. X. Jamieson, Chicago Second--Charles Deueen, Chicago^ Third--E. J. Magerstadt, Chicago. Fourth--Joseph Bldwlll, Chicago. Fifth--Adam W.oif, Chicago. Sixth--Fred A. Busse, Chicago. Seventh--James Pease, Chicago. Eighth--L. T. Hoy, Woodstock. Ninth--James R. Cowley, Freeport. Tenth--James'McKIuney, Aledo. Eleventh--Ra'lph Bradford, Pontine. Twelfth--Senator Small, Kankakee. Thirteenth--Charles G. Evkert, Tuscola. Fourteenth--I. C. Edwards, Peoria. Fifteenth--J. M. Stbll, Curthage. Sixteenth--Charles ; S. Rannels, Jackson­ ville. Seventeenth--C. R., Paul, Springfield. Eighteenth--Dr. W. R. Bennett, Litch­ field Nineteenth--P. M. Barnes, Lawrence County... .- • . . Twentieth--B. D. Monroe, Litchfield. Twenty-first--Senator J. A. Wlllougliby, East St. Louis. Twenty-second--John Herbert, Murpfcys- boro. SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES. Brief History of Those Given Places on the Republican Ticket. Floyd K. Wbittemore was born in New York State, but came to Illinois when ja child with his parents, who located at Sycamore, in De Ivalb County. Before he was of age he accepted a position under .Tames H. Beveridge When the latter was elected State Treasurer. Afterwards he became cashier in the private bank of Jacob Bunn at Springfield, and later cash­ ier of the State National Bank of the same place. (He was assistant treasurer of the United States at Chicago under President Harrison, and since then has been assistant State Treasurer. ^ Alfred Bayliss is principal of the town­ ship high school of Streator, 111., and haa Jieen an educator all of his life. He was bom in England March 22, 1847. During the Scivil war he served in Company H, Ele-nenth Michigan Cavalry. After the war'he entered Hillsdale College, at Hills­ dale, Mich., and graduated in the same class with Congressman Hopkins of Au­ rora. F, L. Hatch is a farmer in Burton town­ ship, in the northeast corner of McHenry County, and lives three miles from the Wisconsin line. He has never been in pol­ itics more than to hold the office of town­ ship supervisor. He graduated from the State University in 1873, and is 42 years old. Mrs. Alice A. Abbott, 353 Forty-first street, has resided in Chicago since 1871. She was born in Quincy, 111. She was the first president of the Women's Republican League of Illinois, being elected at its or­ ganization four years ago, and serving two years. She received the indorsement of the league for the, nomination as trus­ tee. A. F. Nightingale has been for thirty- two years actively engaged in educational work, most of the time in Chicago. He was born in Quincy, Mass., in 1843, and received his elementary education there. He entered the Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn., graduating from that institution in 18GG. Directly after gradu­ ation he married Miss Fannie Chase, daughter of a clergyman in Brookline, N. H. His first work was at the Upper Iowa University at Fayette, Iowa, where he A. F. NIGHTINGALE. MRS. ALICE ABBOTT busiress-like methods in his intercourse with lids constituents, and his faithful at­ tention to their interests, combined with his happy temperament and remarkable'tact in dealing with men and measures, make him most efficient and valuable officer. His services redound equally to the advantage of the general government, to that of the State, and all of his constituents personally and collectively, as they have occasion to ask for his advice or assistance in matters onnected with his public duties. Resolved, That the convention equally indorses the record made by the junior Sena­ tor from Illinois, the Hon" Win. E. 'Mason. His course upon the question of the Cuban war lias been earnest, consistent and effec­ tive. and the reputation he has made upon the floor of the Senate as an eloquent, able, and skillful debater adds luster to the 'names of public men contributed to the national Councils by Illinois. So long as the State shall continue to be represented by Senators Cullom and Mason no fear may be enter­ tained but thit the reputation of the State may remain in the forefront. We also com­ mend the course of the Republican members f C.ougress from this State. Through the efforts of the Republicans in Congress all the pledges made to the people during the Presi­ dential campaign are rapidly being redeemed, and restored confidence and greatly in- Teased prosperity through all the country have already resulted^ We also commend them fi-r the prompt and hearty way in which they have voted money and supplies in carrying on the war. and we have every confidence that the legislation which will irigii ate with them or meet with their ap­ proval will guarantee the accomplishment every one of the objects of the war and start the nation in a new career of pros­ perity and on the greatest extension of its trade and commerce, both at home and abroad. Resolved, That we cordially and emphat­ ically indorse the present State administra­ tion, which, under the abie leadership of Gov. Tanner, has proved itself to be, wise, efficient and economical in discharge of all of the public business with which it has been Intrusted by the people. We especially congratulate the public on the .change in the conduct of the State Institutions, the reduc­ tion in their expenses ai*d their outstanding indebtedness, and the consequent 'improved condition of the public treasury and the restoration of the credit of the State, which was so seriously Impaired under the late Democratic administration, an administra­ tion '•haracterized by labor troubles, riots, murders, the WhoIc-sale destruction of prop­ erty, financial mismanagement, defalcation in business, and extravagant appropriations and expenditures, culminating in bankrupt­ cy. The courage, capacity and integrltv of Gov. Tanner, his attitude and action with reference to the existing war with Spain, his patriotic zeal and loyalty to the State militia, his judicious fairness on all questions involved in disputes between labor and cap­ ital, his business ability and responsibility, and his undoubted Republicanism command our highest admiration. The Republican party will uphold the in­ terests of the people and if any legislative enactment is in any way injurious to any part of the people, or prove objectionable, a Republican Legislature can be depended upon to correct the same iu the interests of the people, o We congratulate the miners of the State of Illinois on their success-in obtaining the long desired eight-hour working day, which gives to tihem the ideal day--eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, .and eight hours for sleep. We als<> congratulate the wage-earners of the country on the enact­ ment by the Republican Congress of n law that no~ government con;tJ*4Ctor shall compel his men' to work moJnigwHKg'lit hours in any twenty-four. Alfl^H^^ae enactment ' of a law providing fq^Hi^^plntmeat of a • ' was acting president for two years. As Superintendent of the Omaha public schools for three years he graded the schools there,, He was acting president of Ladies' College at Evanston, 111., until it was merged with the Northwestern University, Miss Frances Willard suc­ ceeding him at that time. After one year spent at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, he returned to take charge of the Lake View-school, of which he remained principal sixteen years. He served in other educational capacities, and now is superintendent of Chicago high schools. He resides at 1275 Sheridan road. State Items of Interest. Judge Peter S. Grosseup of Chicago has been appointed dean of the Northwestern University law school. Mrs. Marie Nagel, the oldest person in that section of the State, died at Belle­ ville, aged 99 years. She was born in Germany. When the thirty-first annual commence­ ment exercises of the Decatur high school was held the other day a class of fifty- five was graduated, and the class honors, a scholarship at Wheaton College, were won by Maggie P. Murrell, a colored girl, aged 16 years. Rev. R. DeBaptiste of Evanston haa accepted a call to the Second Baptist Chufch of Elgin, and has already begun his work there. He was the founder of the church and for years its pastor. For eighteen years he was pastor of Olivet Church in Chicago. CLOTHING. EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TARIFF POLICIES CONTRASTED. Exports of. American Cattle Decreased and Their Price Went Down Under the XVilaon Law, While Imports of Wool and Woolen Goods Increased. Facts Explode Theories. Facts sometimes explode theories. People differ very much upon theories of protection and free trade, tariff for revenue, with incidental protection, aiid other tlieoYies. The effect of Democratic and Repub­ lican policies upon the cattle interests are not questions of theory. At the time the McKinley bill was passed there was a very slight duty upon the importation of cattle in the United States, and we were importing from foreign people from 50,000 - to 100,000 head annually. The McKinley bill im­ posed a tax or duty of $10 per head upon cattle imported from foreign countries into the United States. The result is plainly shown. Under the last three years of the McKinley bill we imported 7,058 head of cattle, most­ ly for breeding purposes. We export­ ed 1,040,977 head. The number of cat­ tle in the United States under Presi­ dent Harrison's administration and the operation of the McKinley bill in­ creased in number 2,704,520 head. Un­ der three years of the McKinley bill we exported 1,033,739 head of cattle piore than w<j imported. Prices re­ mained good", the cattle industry was stimulated, we reduced our imports, increased our exports, and largely built up our own herds. We did busi­ ness for ourselves in raising, fatten­ ing and exporting cattle. In addition to this the activity given to other industries of the United States under the McKinley bill produced an enormous demand for first-class beef at home, and the cattle industry wras in a fair way to success. All this was changed by the election of a Demo­ cratic administration and the enact­ ment of the Wilson bill. Under the Wilson 1)111 the tax or duty upon imported cattle was largely re­ moved, and we began buying them from foreign countries. During the last three years', operation under the Wilson bill we imported 690,584 head of cattle, and exported 1,096,373 head. Under the McKinley bill our exports Of cattle, over and above the imports, were 1,033,739 head. Under the Wil­ son bill they were only 399,789, wrhile under President Harrison's adminis­ tration the nnmber of cattle increased in the United States 2,764,526 head. Under the administration of President Cleveland and the operation of the Wilson bill cattle in the United States decreased in number 6,746,437 head, while the price went down. Under the one bill our cattle Industry wras stimu­ lated and, prospered-, with good prices. Under the other policy. the cattle in­ dustry was depressed, calves were slaughtered, men went out of business, and prices went down. The same policy had the same effect upon the sheep industry. During the administration of President Harrison sheep in the United States increased in numbers 4,674,474 and in value $34,268,- 895. Under the administration of Presi­ dent Cleveland and the Wilson bill sheep in the United States decreased in number 10,154,910 and In value $60,- 741,529. During the same time the val­ ue of all classes of farm animals in the United States decreased in value in the enormous sum of $828,192,089. Which policy do the people interested in the production of cattle and sheep prefer? You have the results of both. You will have an opportunity of ex­ pressing your satisfaction with either one at the coming election. While our own sheep industry was depressed aud the price of wool re­ markably low, the people of the United States imported shoddy with which to clothe themselves in enormous quanti­ ties. Our importations of foreign wool Increased from 6,107.438 under the Mc­ Kinley bill to 17,974,515 under the Wil­ son bill, while our importations of woolen goods increased in round num­ bers $37,000,000 in one year. Under the McKinley bill we produced and sold to our own people, their own meat, their own woolen goods and clothing. Under the Wilson bill we destroyed our flocks and herds, turned our flockmasters and herders out of employment, and bought meat and clothing, wool and shoddy from foreign countries. The Fate of the Spanish Armada. The fate o<f the Spanish Armada stands conspicuous among the great catastrophes of war narrated by his­ tory. According to the estimate of the Spanish ca.ptain, Duro, who has made a close study of the records in his own country, out of one hundred and thirty sail of which the Armada was compos­ ed when it left Lisbon on May 30, 1588, sixty-three were lost. Of these only nine fell in battle or in immediate con­ sequence thereof, although the injuries received in the various actions in the Channel doubtless contributed to the ultimate shipwreck of many. Nineteen were cast away on the. Scottlsfh Irish coasts; tlrlrty-five disappear together. Of these last, it is possible that some of the smaller classes of ves- sels'TiiftyJhave reached port, and t the fact passed unnoted; but of the ifa- ty-odd larger Vessels which nev< tr/re­ turned, the probability is that those whose fate Is unknown perished at sea, --Century. Navigate on Stilts. On the large plains called Landes, In the southwest of France, which are usually flooded, the people go about on stilts as a matter of course. Kffectively Protected. After all allowance is made for the disturbance which the present war has made In our trade conditions the de- line in our imports from Bradford from £1.227,483 in 1S97 to £77,0S8 in 1898 is bound to excite surprise. The McKinley law was considered to have dealt a very severe blow to the textile manufacturing interests of Bradford, but we find that the April; 1S98, Im­ ports from that center were only about 36 per cent, as large as those for the. same month in 1893, when the law just referred to was in full operation. The conclusion is inevitable, therefore, that the DIngley tariff will do all that the McKinley measure did in the way Of protecting American industries and even more. Our textile manufacturers have admitted repeatedly that the earlier act was the occasion of great prosperity to them, consequently, other things ®^>ing equal, a bright fu­ ture should await them. Of course, the Bradford manufacturers are not going to relinquish this market with­ out a desperate struggle, but neither did they after the passage of the Mc­ Kinley law. If they have gained in efficiency since their former experi­ ence, so have we. The American man­ ufacturer needs to be alert, but if he Is leaving nothing to chance he is pretty sure to find that the present tariff policy of.this country is calcu­ lated to take care of his foreign com­ petitor for him.--American Wool and Cotton Reporter. Crats,'Populists and silver Republicans combined to oppose the Republican party upon this single Isue. The result was that Governor Shaw was elected by a triumphant majority over all, and since then the silver question is consid­ ered dead in that State. In Ohio the is­ sues were mixed with personalities, but notwithstanding this the sound money men carried the State, and no one now questions that on a clear-cut issue Ohio would go for the gold standard. This year the first State to vote is Oregon, and against every disadvantage of an off year it has decided in favor of the gold standard by a majority that is un­ precedented even for a Presidential year. The Oregonians are tired of this con­ stant clack about silver, and ot "doing" something" for a metal that in the na­ ture of things can only be useful in the proportion that itris valuable. The Ore­ gon election ought to be a lesson to the present Senate. If the lukewarm Re­ publican silverites know when they are well off they ought to scramble to get under cover,--Chicago Times-Herald. It Bothers the Theorists. Theorists who insist that protection, is destructive of foreign trade will find themselves bothered to explain the in­ crease In American manufactured ex­ ports under the DIngley tariff. In the nine months of the present fiscal year these exports have increased' $9,000,- 000 over the corresponding period last year, and for the entire year they promise to be the heaviest in the his­ tory of the country. At the same time manufactured imports have largely de­ clined, American industry thus gain­ ing in both ways. It would be absurd of course to attribute all this to pro­ tection. Other causes, such as natural resources, better organization of indus­ try and greater skill and taste in spe­ cial lines of production, have contrib­ uted to bring about the result. But the steady increase in manufactured exports shows that extension of for­ eign trade is compatible with high duties, tynd that, too, when the coun­ try ik? not suffering from panic and producers are not forced to sell goods at any price they can obtain.--New York Commercial Advertiser. Exports of locomotives. Orders for seventy-seven locomotives have just been received from the Rus­ sian' Government by the Baldwin Lo­ comotive Warks. In addition to these the Baldwin people have booked or­ ders since April ^for ten for New Zea­ land, six for Spain, five for Egypt, two for Argentina and one for Mexico. The Richmond works last week received an order for seventeen locomotives for Japan, making a total of ninety-four export orders in one week. Other or­ ders received by American builders from foreign countries since April 1 bring the grand total up to 172, and still further contracts are pending for delivery of locomotives in Russia and Mexico. Another instance of the tri­ umph of "intelligent labor highly paid." It is the American policy which has made possible this successful in­ vasion of foreign markets with Amer­ ican productions. An Unquestionable Fact. Protection must first be extended to American ships in competition with foreign ships, in the foreign trade of the United States, before American capital can be induced to invest in such ships for that trade. Perhaps, in time, the protection can be withdrawn, but that will be a matter for another time. To-day it is an unquestionable fact that if American built, American owned and American manned ships are to be em­ ployed in our foreign trade, they must be protected against the competition of foreigners, precisely as every other in­ dustry on the land is protected against foreign competition.--New York Com­ mercial. Works Well Both Ways. The American foreign trade the past year, under the new v protective tariff, stands out in striking contrast with the corresponding story of the preceding year under the Wilson-Gorman tariff. Not only have our purchases in Europe declined, but our sales of manufactured goods to Europe have increased. The exports of domestic manufactures from the United States have increased dur­ ing the nine months of the present fis­ cal year at the rate of nearly $1,000,000 per month, while -the imports of manu­ factures have fallen off at the rate of over $3,000,000 per month.--Lewlston Journal. What It Would Do. There can be no doubt in the. minds of observers that under normal condi­ tions the new -tariff law would at this time be bringing abundant revenues to the treasury.--Kalamazoo Telegraph. Bayinjj at the Moon. The Death Of Free Silver, It requires no very close reading of the signs of the times to see tjiat the American people have decli and permanently against The verdict of 1896 has whelmingly sustained by the elections of 1897 and 1S98. these latter have been confl very few States. Last year 6ght was made iu Iowa, win Munster, in Westphalia, lias a public school which has just celebrated the eleven hundredth anniversary of Its ' foundation. „ It is the St. Paul gym­ nasium, and was originally a convent school. Of the 95,615 men who perished In the Crimean war, 80,000 were Turks and Russians. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS OCCURRENCES DURING PAST WEEK. the Two Shelbyville Eegal Lish1s Sicnal- ly Honored--Kxperiment station for Cattle in Winnebago County--Two Snicidos Near Rockford, Phelbyyiile Honors-Two Citizens. Shelbyville has honored two of her old­ est and most distinguished citizens, Judges Thornton and Mouiton. The life- size portraits of the two were unveiled and hung in the Circuit Court room. Geo. D. Chafee of that city, for many years a law partner of Mr. Mouiton, and the associate of Judge Thornton, made the presentation speech. Judge Samuel L. Dwight of the Circuit bench accepted the gifts on behalf of the liar. Addresses were also made by Gen. Jesse J. Phillips, chief justice of the State Supreme Court; John Jl. Eden of Sullivan, Judge William Gross of the Appellate Court, Prof. James H. Brown of the Southern normal school and Gen. John C. Black of Chicago. The festivities closed with a grand ball and banquet. • A Brace of Suicides; David Peacock, a young farmer 22 years of age, living east of Rockford. copimitted suicide by shooting"'himself in. the head with a pistol. It is said he. was in love with Miss Edmi Shirley of Cherry Valley, whose father objected to his attentions, and the resh act was committed while in a fit of despondency. William Codie, a farmer living five miles west of Marengo, despondent from financial reverses and domestic troubles, blew his head off with a shotgun. He recently removed to that place from Hazel Green, Wis., and left a wife and eight children. To Experiment With Catt'.e. Chairman J. II. Paddock of Springfield, Secretary C. P. Johnson of Springfield, J. H. Lott of Chicago and J. R. Goddard of Galesburg, members of the Illinois Live Stock Commission, decided to make Win­ nebago Qonnty an experimental statioh the coming summer. Three hundred Southern cattle are to be shipped to Rock­ ford at once and placed ou numerous farms in the county for important experi­ ments, under the direction of Dr. B. B. Page of Rockford, the board to come out every week or so to watch the progress made. Jonea Held for Manas' Murder. The coroner held an inquest over the re­ mains of Charles Mauss, who was mur­ dered at Ashley, and returned a verdict holding Alton Jones responsible for the deed. An attempt was made to get Jones from the officers for the purpose of lynch­ ing him. Jones was placed under an arm­ ed guard and started to Salem, but was afterward taken to Nashville and placed in the county jail. The body of Mauss was sent to Owensboro, Ky. Brief State Happenings. Kankakee's new library building will cost $l,-,000. #Tom Proctor, a negro farm hand, was instantly killed by lightning at Prairie Home. John Kirsinski. a miner, was killed by the fall of a rock in Cahill mine, near Peoria. Gorn and wheat in the vicinity of Car- lyle were quite badly damaged by a re­ cent storm and high water. The Springfield School Board asks the City Council for an appropriation of $99,- 350 for the coining year's expenditures. Former Ma3*or Dewitt C. Creiger is rap­ idly recovering at St. Charles and it is believed he may soon be able to return to Chicago. The Decatur Woman's Club is 11 years old, has 214 resident and eighteen non­ resident members; sixty members were added the past year. The Clinton Register reports that a no­ ticeable feature of the peach crop in that vicinity is that on sonle of the trees half the peaches are double. At Pana, Harry Stephens, aged 16, while unhitching a team in the field dur­ ing a severe storm, was struck by light­ ning and instantly killed. At Quincy, the coroner's jury completed its investigation into the death of Albert Elmore of Keokuk, and held James Reed for murder without bail. P. ,T. Rundell, • G. W. Weger, Bruce Cash and W. Wilson were seriously in­ jured by the collapse of part of the slate roof at the Wabash roundhouse at De­ catur. The Peoria school tax levy has been re­ duced V-i per cent., an aggregate reduc­ tion of $18,000. A new $40,000 school building is planned to replace one now in bad condition. Mayor Warren Penwell of. Pana. and Miss Lora Hayward were married recent­ ly. Penwell bears the distinction of be­ ing the youngest mayor in Illinois, being only 26 years of age. Richard Bustard, a prominent and well- to-do farmer, 44 years of age. living hear Holeomb, mysteriously disappeared a few days ago, and has not^.been seen since. Friends fear foul play. At Tower Hill, during a thunderstorm, Fred Shanks was struck by lightning, breaking his leg and otherwise seriously injuring him, and killing the team of horses with which he was plowing. Mrs. Sadie Harvey, one of the leading society women in Areola, has been ad­ judged mentally unbalanced and sent to the asylum at»Kankakee. Domestic trou­ ble is said to be responsible for her atific- tion. Carelessness on tlieo port of those who address letters is illustrated by the fact that no less than 1,500 to 2,000 letters to the President, members of Congress, Sen­ ators, "government, departments and peo­ ple of Washington. D. C. have been ad­ dressed to and received the past year at the Washington, 111., postoffice, 126 such being for warded'the past month. Hundreds of well-made counterfeit dol­ lars wore placed in circulation in Rock­ ford on Woodman's picnic day, since which time bank cashiers have been oblig­ ed t© reject spurious coin from deposits daily. ' , The annual prize contest in declama­ tion by Knox College ladies was held at Galesbnrg. The contestants were Nan­ nie W. Preston. Mary C. Winn and E. Lornine Gay, Galesbnrg; Flora B. Taylor, Sheffield; Pauline Harris King. Prescott, Iowa, and Miss Vada Mayall, Marsa. The first prize was awarded to Miss Mayall and the second to Miss Taylor. Lieut. Mathew Homer and Sergeant Charles L. Larkin, charged with fraud at a recent police examination in Chicago, have been held to the grand jury for in­ vestigation, by action of the civil service board. Many farmers are of the opinion that the broom corn acreage in the Illinois belt will be fully 25 per cent short this year. Several causes are assigned for this, chief among them the following: Low- prices for several years past; dan­ ger of a scarcity of hands for cutting at harvest time, caused by war enlistments; sharp advance of Indian corn since the Avar began, and a consequent increase of acreage for this latter crop* "J.'.-;-; " ¥he class of 'OS at the University of Illi­ nois was composed of ninety-three meffi hers:" ^ A. R. Dunltip of Dwight is among thas list of the victims of the foundered schooner Jane Gray. • . Rockford ladies collected fares on the trolley lines of the city the other day, and devoted tlie receipts to charity. Dr. Andrew Hall of Mount Vernon has " been appoiuted surgeon of Col. Campbell's regiment, and will have the rank of major. .Sergeant Robert Dyer, of Company 1, Third Illinois Infantry, died at Cliattinoo- go, of spotted fever. His home was at Aurora. Senator Homer F. Asplnwall of Free- port has been appointed lieutenant colonel of Judge Fuller's regiment, and has ac­ cepted the position. A large number of sportsmen attended the fourth annual shoot of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association, held at Lake View Pa^k, Peoria. E. W. Hurst of Rock Island has been nominated for Representative in the State Legislature by the Democrats of tbe Thir­ ty-third 'Senatorial districts About twenty men who desire to enlist in the army arrived recently in Spring­ field from Decatur, having walked the entire distance, forty-three miles. Clarence F. Buck of Monmouth and Miss Lena Staat of Berwick township were married at the home of the bride by the Rev. Edgar McDill of Xenia, Ohio. The resignation of Chaplain Frank De- Witt I almage of the Second Illinois regi­ ment has been forwarded to Washington, and the clergyftfrn returned to Chicago. Joseph F. Berry of Chicago, editor of the Epworth Herald, delivered the bacca­ laureate sermon before ^ the graduating Class of McKendree College at Lebanon. Because his parents objected to his pro­ posed marriage to Belle Cardinal, 15 years old, Albert Wolf of Chicago, a lad of 19 years, committed suicide by taking car­ bolic acid. Ex-Judge Julius S. Grinnell died sud­ denly of heart failure in the private office of Bertram S. Chattell, assistant cashier of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, in Chicago. Two-year-old Daniel Carroll of Chicago swallowed a jackstone with which he was playing. The toy was taken from his throat, but the child died as a result of the operation. Rev. Mother Paula of the Convent of Sisters of Mercy at Ottawa, is dead. In addition to being the reverend mother of the convent she was directress of St. Xa- vier's Academy. The three-story factory of the Illinois Wall Paper Company at 4013 to 4023 TV entworth avenue, Chicago, was burned. The loss is $100,000. The cause of the fire is unknown. Edward L. Smith was found guilty of the murder of Saloonkeeper John Heit- man by a jury in Judge Trade's court in Chicago, and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment for life. A. Levi, a Oilman' tailor, has invented a secret pocket for men's trousers, for carrying money and valuables. Will not that persuade the highwaymen to compel their victims to disrobe? New Illinois postmasters named by the President are: Wm. D. Smith at Collins- ville, Wm. Stickler at Lexington, Gus Mi- chaelis at Mound City, Chas; S. Neeld at Normal and Robt. C. Brehm at White Hall. The announcement of the resignation of Mrs. Emily Huntington Mille- from the position of assistant professor of English literature and dean of Woman's Hall5 at Northwestern University has been made public. Jennie Guane, a patient at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, -was found unconscious in the yard beneath the east wing of the building. She died soon-after from internal injuries. It is believed she jumped from the porch on the fifth story. Nothing is known about the wom­ an, as she kept her identity secret. At the Lutheran synod meeting -at Galesburg, a plan for pensioning and in­ suring ministers in tlie denomination 'was devised, and a revision of the constitution , of Augustana College was adopted, strik­ ing out the word "Scandinavian" from the title and removing an ancient restric­ tion against the use of tobacco by stu­ dents, Resolutions were adopted com­ mending President McKinley for his pol­ icy in the present international difficulties. After the exercises at the Omaha expo­ sition grounds on Illinois day, June 21, the program will be concluded with an elaborate banquet, which will be served at the Millard Hotel, at 6:30 p. m. Invita­ tion to this is extended, not only to for­ mer residents of Illinois, but to all Omaha citizens who wish to greet the visitors. At the conclusion of the banquet, at 10:30 o'clock, the party will proceed to the Illi­ nois building, where there will be a fur­ ther program under the direction of Sec­ retary C. E. Hambleton, of the Illinois Exposition Commission. The Illinois Pharmaceutical Association held its annual meeting at Clifton Ter­ race, a summer resort on the Mississippi five miles from Alton. There was an at­ tendance of about 100 delegates. In the annual election of officjys the following were chosen: Theodore Loehr, Chicago, President; W. II. Brown, Chicago, First Vice President; G. E. Marsh, Alton, Sec­ ond Vice President; It. W. Diller, Spring­ field, Third Vice President; Frank Fleu- ry. Springfield, Secretary; Herman Bar- tells. Camp Point, Treasurer. The Christum churches of the fifth dis­ trict of Illinois, comprising the counties of "Cass, Christian. Calhoun, Green, Jersey, Logan, Mason, Montgomery, Morgan, Me­ nard, Pike,. Sangamon and Scott, held a three-day annual session at Ashland. The program included an address on "Advance Steps," by J. H. Hardin, president Eure­ ka College; "Latent Forces in Church Work," W". H. McGinnis; "Business Methods in Church Affairs." J. F. JeWett of Lincoln; "Discipline, Its Need and Spirit," J. B, C. Black. Other speakers were Rev. Joseph Dahney, K. P. Taylor of Bloomington and Marion Stevenson of Decatur. An attempt will be made before the Su­ preme Court to get a new trial for Adolph Luetgert of Chicago, the sausage manu­ facturer, who is now serving a life sen­ tence in the penitentiary for wife mur­ der. Millers of the State'Illinois again have appealed to .the State'Railroad and Warehouse Commission for protection. » They declare that the railroads make such low rates from St. Paul, Minneapolis and other points in the Northwest to Chicago and such high rates on flour within the State that they are being driven out of b u s i n e s s . , * / ( ; The Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Gifford, Co-, rean missionaries for eight years, but who for the last fourteen months have been on furlough to their home in Mendota, were given a farewell reception by the Y. M. C.' A. preparatory to their departure for Corea. In the presence of an immense audience Dr. Samuel Rpss Lyons was installed president of Monmouth College. Forty- two years ago the Rev. D. W. Wallace as- . sumed charge of the infant institution. After nearly twenty-two years of service he died. In 1878 Dr. .T. R. McMichael was chosen as the successor of Dr. Wallace. Since the resignation of Dr. McMichael in 1887 the college has been without a head. ...... . --