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TS»»,- .:«* & *? '*"*!• *r- ?W^i(>: "j,* ' _ i -•<: ^ <• * $i., ••*"'* ^ ' '* ; " k ' ". t 'w *^ w ^srrr- y*** • M - L -' ~'^jr '<£*»•'*V * " y-^t-W^ CAPTURING MARKETS VIGOROUS POLICY OF TRADE EXTENSION. t! >"* *£-!% Sw Tremendous Development ef ltes- chant Shipping: Facilities Contrasted with Tardy and Neglectful Connie Panned by the United State*. Some consular reports of exceptional value and Interest have been received at the State Iiepartment in Washing­ ton. Consul Covert, writing from Ly­ ons, deals at length with the subject of the French Bureau of Foreign Com­ merce, recently^ established. The abler division of this bureau ^flll devote its attention in large measure to the Ori­ ent. The plan is said to be patterned after Russia, which has two foreign ministries, one for the East and the other for the continent of Europe. This bureau will be in close touch with the French boards of trade. The French are aiding Russia to develop her re­ sources and a large pant of the report referred to is taken up with the details of this add, which la a benefit to France, it course. The consul says that the work of the Lyons Commission, sent to China by the business men, is being followed up vigorously. France is trying to keep up with England and Germany in ef­ forts to supply China, a nation which, to quote from a great European au­ thority, "is the most potential market In the world." He adds: "Whether this tremendous market shall be a feeder to Russia's trans-Si­ berian railroad, to England through Kong Kong, to Germany through Kioa- Ohau or to France from Tonquin is the momentous problem of the coming cen­ tury." ^ Consul Monaghan writes from Onem- ttkz in two reports just given out/One, concerning Germany's shipping, and the other, concerning her machinery ex­ port, throw much light on a great ri­ val's operations. Compiling his figures, it is seen that there was an increase in 1896 over 1895 of 13,706 ships and 600,- 000 tons. Compared with twenty years ago the figures show twice the num­ ber of ships and three times as much tonnage. There was an increase of 83 per cent, in the number of laden ships and 152 per cent, increase in the num­ ber of registered tons of vessels that went out laden with the empire's prod­ ucts and brought In foreign raw ma­ terials. Taken as to the number of voyages, too, the growth is almost 10 per cent, for the last period--1896-95-- for which figures are accessible. The consul says: "If we are to take part In the trade with South America and with the East we must emulate tfllis empire in the matter of ships. Of all the ships that came, into and went out of German pouts in 1896 72.4 per cent, bore the empire's flag. Of the steamers, 08.3 per cent, were German." Germany, like France, is catering to the Russian trade and supplying that colossal country with manufactures Russia is Germany's best buyer of ma­ chinery. Consul Monaghan says: "It is in Eastern, Russian and South American markets that we must make our greatest efforts to meet Germany, We should improve our transportation facilities to South America and Inau­ gurate an energetic policy of making foreign markets." Tlhe contrast between Germany's tremendous activity In the develop ment of her shipping facilities* and the sluggish, neglectful policy of the Uni­ ted States is not flattering to American pride. Neither is, it suggestive of fruit­ ful results in the field of Amertean trade expansion. Germany is captur­ ing the world's markets by means of German ships manned by German sail­ ors. What time Germany has been effecting an increase of 83 per cent, in the number of her laden ships and an increase of 153 per cent, in the regis­ tered tonnage of vessels carrying her goods to foreign markets and bringing hack cargoes of raw materials, the United Staites has steadily retrograded, until at present something less than 6 per cent, of our foreign trade is car­ ried in American ships. That is not the way to compete successfully for a share in the great markets of Asia South America. You cannot build up trade by employing a rival's vehicles in the delivery of your goods to cus­ tomers. The Hand Upon, the Helm. In this hour of rejodcing and relief, wtlie, as is right and proper, we visit with acclamation the men who have led our military forces with such cour­ age and address it is well to keep al­ ways before us the thought of that firm yet gentle hand which from the first has been upon the helm of state and which, with wise and noble guid­ ance, has steered us into port--the hand of William McKinley, President and pa/tniot, philanthropist and warrior. To his undaunted courage, lofty pur­ pose and immovable devotion we owe not only the swift and splendid vic­ tory we have won, but the glory of having won it as gentlemen and Chris­ tians. He it was who, at the outset, curbed the passionate extravagance of those who had invoked the judgment of the sword. He foresaw the calam­ ities which our first outburst of ardor would have entailed upon us; he stood ^ firm against the clamor of the unthink­ ing multitude. His wisdom set us in the strait and narrow path of jus­ tice. His quiet strength has held us there. We stand to-day free of all complications!, at liberty to -carry out »ur wholesome and beneficent schemes of restoration, simply because William McKinley cast away the fetters that were offered us by folly and excess of zeal. We are masters of the situation, bound to no ignoble course and touched by no discreditable alliances, solely be­ cause he, with clear head and tender heart and potent hand, has saved us , from ourselves. William McKinley \ has led us to this noble task. His has 2 been the hand upon the helm. V, ' The Iowa Republicans. f- ' ^ The Republicans of Iowa should win & signal victory this year. They have ^; • a strong ticket, a good platform and the ~->K record of the state administration un­ iti\r ^der Governor Shaw is unassailable. \ The platform is sound and straight- forward in regard to the currency. It ?r:' '^ declares that the experience of the last * two years has fully approved the gold standard policy and urges that the per- ©Yr Wjl t y I, V-. maneoce of this standard must be as­ sured by congressional legislation giv­ ing to.it vitality and validity of public law. Protection and reciprocity are ap­ proved and there is a declaration in favor of the upbuilding of the American merchant marine. The Speedy construc­ tion* of the Nicaragua canal Is urged and the platform favors the securing of naval and coaling stations in every quartet of the world with an adequate navy. The Republican party of Iowa is har­ monious and well organized. The state •-has enjoyed for the last two years a good degree of prosperity. The agri­ cultural producers have done well and the manufacturing Industries have flourished. As a whole the people of no other state are In better condition than the people of Iowa. Under such favor­ able circumstances there should be one of the greatest Republican victories this year In the history of the #tat£ Y • • • 'V.. Make It Unanimous. Our opposition friends are woefully hard up for an issue on which to light forthcoming campaigns. The Popo- crartJc party Is a party without a cause, as well as without a reason for fdrther activities. It Is completely demon­ etized; likewise thoroughly demoral­ ized. Certain naval constructors are ex­ ploring the deepest recess of Salt River with a view to raising the craft Free Sdlver for another voyage. But the vessel, never tooo stanch, was so rid­ dled wdth shots In the campaign of 1896, to say nothing of the mutilation of its hulk by the hilarious forces which are marching under the trium­ phant banner of Gen. Prosperity, that, it offers no better prospect than that of by partisan considerations have Ieara-\ ed how utterly groundless and unwar* In short, ago nnea-' irage and McKinley are that the; V,>. ft. ranted that opini those who five or si tioned the patriots the firmness of Will compelled to confess Wranz. ••- •"•*#•.-<' Democracy'* ttold Brick," It is now six years since Mrs. Lease rocked the cradle of .Populism and the Infant, born in Omafi^ & .1892, has al­ ready received its deathblow in Cincin­ nati. Two years ago it was a prodigy of presumption and strength; now it Is but a relic, awaiting the hour-of final dissolution. In 1896 Populism entered the tent of Democracy and possessed itself of all Democratic belongiugs. No doubt the outlook s?emed to the Populists of the country most auspicious. The organi­ sation of the party then in power was captured. Populism plus Democracy, they thought, would sweep the coun­ try. Bryan's nomination proved a dis­ integration instead of a unifying force. So far from forming an alliance that meant victory the incongruous combine gradually collapscd because it lacked the cohesive influence of a single party principle which all factions Could in­ dorse. Finally the 'Tailddle of the road" Populists have repudiated the hybrid Bryan Democracy and put tip their owtt Presidential ticket. To stat-t in at this early day was of itself a piece of fool­ ishness. The present is not the tim§fr to make a nomination for 1900. But the ticket itself is about the most absurd combination imaginable. Wharton Barker and Ignatius Donnelly! Why not George Francis Train and Mary El­ len Lease? There are now no less than three Pop» THE START IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE. SSI / i&ti m Ig--"Don't-you think, Whart, we are start ing a little early?" Whart--"Well, Ig, It's a long way from where we are to the White House!" --Chicago Times-Herald. ; .r going to sea in a sieve--a prospect that is so suggestive of familiarity with water as to cause cold chills to chase each other along the spinal columns of the older Democratic Tr» fvi dition to the damage Inflicted by tfce Republican enemy the old craft exhib­ its the marks of disastrous Internal ex­ plosion. How serious an affair this is Is indicated in the intimation that Sen- a.tor Wolcott, who long ago refused to recognize the sanoity of the 16 to 1 idol which served as the vessel's figure­ head, Is assured of re-election to the United States Senate from Colorado. This shows that the internal organs of the craft are injured beyond repair. The heavy shots from the Oregon elec­ tion have also left some bad scars on the rigging. The .spirit of discontent which made it easy to secure a big orew in 1896 is not much in evidence these days. So many of the people have become bondholders that there is less disposition to embark in privateer­ ing under the black flag of partial re­ pudiation of debts. It is easier to pay them in the good money they are ex­ pecting to be paid in by their debtors. The hope of rallying the hosts under the banner of7 "anti-lmp^ralisni" has proved itself a futile one. The war de­ clines to furnish the opposition any po­ litical ammunition. They have fired off "too many resolutions declaring for its vigorous prosecution, where Indeed they ddd not boast that they "dragged the administration into the war by the scruff of the neck," £o make It an issue. True, they may find some small sl>ot' of criticism of the administration's methods and perhaps of some matters of expenditure. But there is little in these querulous details to sta^d tip against the solid bulk of the glorious results of the contest, in which all Americans take pride, and which, all, regacdlessHof party prejudice, have helped to achieve. Perhaps the bfestthing our friettdr-the enemy can do under the circumstances is to fall into line and make it unani- j mous until time shall develop more than one side to the political situation. It is seldom they are offered so good a chance to vote for a ticket that Is a sure winner.--Sioux City Journal. ulist parties, each claiming to the the only original and simon-pure article. They are alii on the same plane, prac­ tically, free silver, greenbacks, state "" S- graphs and telephones, the and referendum, and whatever other will o' the wisp swamp politics may en­ gender. But the most significant feature of this collapse of Populism is the sorrv plight in which it .puts the Democrat party. Two short years ago the organ­ ization of Thomas Jefferson parted with Itsgrinciples in exchange for the treas­ ure of Papullst support. To-day it looks on that treasure ouly to learn that it bartered away its bfrthright for a gold brick.--Chicago Inter Octan IS SLAW MAD ANARCHIST STABS ELI2A* BETH OF AUSTRIA. Aeeaeala Met Hie Victim a» She Was Walking to a steamboat at Genera --Emperor Prostrated and Knrope Alarmed «*t the Crime. The Empress Elizabeth of Austria was atsaasinated at' Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, as her majesty was leaving for Montreaux, where ,6he intended to stay for some time. She left her hptel for the steamboat at 12:45 o'clock in the afternoon. On her way from the hotel to the pier she was assailed by a man who rushed up to her and struck her. The Empress fell, but staggered to her feet and started on again for the boat, believing herself unhurt. She reached the steamboat, which the captain, after HUNDREDS DIE IN A HURRICANE. Terrific Storm and Tidal Wave Sweeps \ Over the Weet Indie*. A summary of the work of the hurri­ cane that swept the West India islands Includes the following losnes: Persons killed, 531; persons rendered homeless, 60,000: buildings destroyed. 12.000; shfys wrecked, 8; small vessels "stranded nnd missing, about 15. The hurricane-swept islands are in the Windward group of the Lesser Antilles. v The storm was. accompanied l>.v a tidal wave, and the islands of San Lucia, Bar­ bados and Guadeloupe also suffered loss of life and property from ; the „ heavy weather. Kingston, ...the capital of St. * Vincent, is totally destroyed. It is esti­ mated that 300 lives were lost on that isl­ and, and that the homes of 20,000 people were destroyed. Bodies were buried in trenches. Thousands are starving or be­ ing fed at the public expense. Every small house on the Island of St. Vincent is down and many large ones, including churches and public buildings, were raz­ ed. Three large ships were blown ashore on the Windward coast, and many smaller vessels are stranded in shoals and on rocks where they were either blown by the hurricane or washed by the tidal wave. An estimate places the number killed on the Island of Barbados at 200. Tremendous rains and the tidal wave caused numerous landslides, in Which houses, bridges and cocoa estates were destroyed. The total estimated loss of life on all the islands is 531, and the loss Of property aggregates millions. EMPRESS KLIZABETH. some hesitation, ordered to proceed, only doing so, however, at the command of her majesty. Shortly after the boat put off the Em­ press fainted and the steamer returned to the pier. Her majesty was taken ashore at once and carried to her hotel, where she expired a little later without regain­ ing consciousness. It wan then founu she had been stabbed and that the assassin's stiletto had reached her heart. The as­ sassin was arrested, and proved to be an Italian anarchist named Luchheni, who said that he was born in Paris* The Em­ press had been sojourning in Switzerland since the last week of August. The assassination of the Empress Eliz­ abeth paralyzed all classes throughout the Aastriau empire. To court and peo­ ple it is a stunning blow that has driven into the background all perplexing polit­ ical questions. The news of the murder caused numerous anti-Italian demonstra­ tions in Vienna, especially on the Fran- zcnplatz in the hofburg. "Italians take away our bread and then murder OUJ Empress!" was a cry frequently heard A court servant attached to the service of the Empress at Schocnbrunn went mad on hearing the tragic news, and armii^ herself with a knife rushed out into th< Copperhead Tricks. Presently the statistics of the army will be made up, and It will be found that the losses from disease have not been excessive, while those from battle, taking the whole field, have been re­ markably light. The movement of men from the North to the South In summer was bound to result in serious sickness, When the British attacked Havana in midsummer with 16,000 men the loss from disease in four months was over 4,000 men. The city was taken, and campaign has always been regarded as victorious. Our losses in Cuba have been small in comparison. The British army went through the fever period with no hope of removal. Our army has been transported to the northern seashore for the restoration of its health. It might be supposed from the comment of the Democratic press that the business of the administration throughout the war was to organize neglect and put none but the incompe­ tent on duty. The copperhead virus is the same ast>f old, and its contemptible political tricks unchanged.--Globe-Dem­ ocrat. A Preaident of the People. Irrespective of party affiliations all fair-minded Americans recognize and acknowledge the great ability with which President McKinley conducted the war and also the clear-9tghted statesmanship of his treatment of every question arising in connection with it. Men who disagreed with the President--and there were many such In his own party--in his refusal to rec­ ognize the so-called Cuban republic, now concede the wisdom of his posi^ tion. Others who charged as was free­ ly done, that he was Influenced In his coarse by forces which had no regard for the honor and the dignity of the na­ tion, now acknowledge ti^t^gross Injus­ tice of that accusation^, Still others who p no claim their belief that Presi­ dent McKinley was wholly controlled Decline of Silver Production. In eight years the production of sil­ ver in Colorado has declined from $23,- 000.000 to less than $13,000,000. while the gold product has increased from $5,000,000 to $19,579,000. That State may as well drop the claim that silver is tihe mainspring of the world and the universal regulator of prices. Where Are They At? Some of the distinguished Popocratic leaders who some months ago were speaking loudly and confidently on what policy ought to be pursued by the United States toward the Island colo­ nies ^»f Spain are now gngaged in im­ pressing upon their friends that they are In the Attitude of reserving their opinions. v . 100,000 Would Respond, The Boston Globe (Dem.> asks how many men would respond If President McKinley should call now for 100,000 volunteers. The answer is at least 100,000. Never yet have the Ameri­ can people been scared from their pa­ triotic duty by copperhead rot. KUPVCROR ITRAXCia JKMKIflT. crowdod park, scrcaming: "Where I* the .murderer of our beloved Empress?" General Adjutant Count Paab carried the news of the tragedy to Emperor Franz Joseph at Schocnbrunn. The lat­ ter, whom he found in his study, turned white and stood speechless at the an nouncement. Then sinking-into his chair the Emperor burst into a paroxysm of grief. Locking himself in, he denied him self to all members of his household until the arrival of the heir apparent, his neph­ ew. Franz Ferdinand, and his sole sur viving brother. Archduke Ludwig Victor With evidence of great emotion they em braced the prostrate Kaiser, who aban doned himself afresh to his grief. A spe­ cial train was speedily got in readiness and the Emperor left at once for Geneva- TO BE MADE A CARDINAL. 8ignal Honor Will Be Conferred e; Archbishop Ireland. The announcement that Archbishop Ire­ land is -to be made a cardinal directs at­ tention anew to the gifted and aggressive churchman. The archbishop is thorough­ ly American. Born in Ireland in 1838, he early emigrated to this country and settled with his parents in the Northwest. Even as a boy his ability was so great that he was sent to France to be educated, aftef he had decided to choose the pro­ fession of the priesthood. He refused to take orders in France and returned to St. Paul to be confirmed. The outbreak Qf the civil war found the young priest filled with patriotic ardor and eager to go to the front. He weht as chaplain of the Fifth Minnesota regi- JOHN IRELAND inent and soon had gained the love of all the soldiers with him. In buttle, how­ ever, he laid aside the clerical whenever he could help the fighters on the tiring line, and'did not resume it till the wounded and dying needed his ministrations. Home from the war, lie became rector of St. Paul's Cathedral. In 1875 Dr. Ireland ' |^va* appointed a bishop and assigned to the vicarate of Nebraska, but this assign­ ment was changed nnd he was made coad­ jutor bishop of St. Paul. Nine years later he succeeded to the see of St. Paul, nnd in 1888 he was elevated to the arch­ bishopric. • ? WALKED SIX HUNDRED MILES. Long Jonrnev of a Veteran Who At­ tended Cincinnati kneampment. At the Grand Army of the Republic encampment iu Cincinnati one of the most interesting figures was Comrade J. R. Rappe of Mari- Riots in Guatemala. The steamship Olympia arrived flt New Orleans Sunday from Port Cortez with the news that during the election in Guatemala Wednesday 300 people were killed at the polls. The riots originated among the followers of Prq^f^ro Morales, the dead revolutionist, and as soou as disturbance arose the government troops fired into the.mob. " 17 fZi^Ts, '5 77?" Jack Taylor has pitched in thirty games for St. Louis this year and won fifteen The light batting this season is attrib­ uted by Capt. Robinson of the Baltimores to too much science displayed in batting. The success that is attending the pitch­ ing of veteran A) ^laul, who has been res­ urrected by Baltimore, has fired the en­ thusiasm of Galvin. , The possibility of another fight for the heavyweight . championship is remote. Fitzsimmons continues to hold himself aloof from any of the men who are anx­ ious to meet him. Anson has applied to Ferd W. Peck, "United States Commissioner at the Paris exposition, for permission to establish a department of athletics as a feature of the American exhibit. This season has been one'of the poorest the cycle manufacturers have yet experi­ enced and as a result many failures have occurred that a year or two ago could not possibly be dreamed of. Tom O'Rourke, who is managing Shar­ key, is moving heaven and earth to get on a match between the sailor-pugilist and Fitzsimmons. lie says that the Lenox Club will give $i5,O0O for the match. A reduction of «the price of chainless wheels may be looked for in 1899. Some gnessers who think themselves shrewd predict that in the spring the bcst,chaiu- less wheels will be obtainable for $75. Eddie Bald is showing that form which his friends have constantly predicted since the opening of the season. His de­ cisive win at Indianapolis, when he low­ ered the colors of his old-time rival, Coop- shows that he still baa the wpeedL HAITE. nette, Wis,, a veter- an of three wars and ILLINOISIiNCIbENTS. SOBER OR STARTLING, FAITH­ FULLY RECORDED. Lived to Be lOt Years Oldjl-Momence Man Narrowly Escapes Bfeins Buried Alive--Snccumbed to Shock of a Nephew's Death-New Railroad. Mrs. Sarah Ann Gray, the oldest per­ son in ^Hancock County^ if not in the State, died the other night. She was 101 years and 6 months old, and had resided in Hamilton for many years, making her home with Mrs. A. L. Miller, her daugh­ ter. There are fourteen grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was born in Boston March 1, 1797, the day that the term of George Washington as President expired, her maiden name being Ayres, and her father a sea captain and a patri­ ot. After being educated at the public schools she married a young sea captain of the name of Johnson at the age of 15. They came West in 1816. In 1826 she married James Gray at Chester, and in 1836 came to Hancock County and set­ tled m Montecello Township. Mr. Gray died in 1855. Mrs. Gray remained in perfect health until "after she celebrated her one hundredth birthday. She was a lover of books and was posted On modern science. Supposed Corpse Revives. Edward C. Lamport, of Momence, nar- fo^ly escaped the fate of being buried alive. Lamport is a merchant and several weeks ago'was attacked by typhoid fevefT Although he received the attention of two physicians and a trained nurse he failed steadily and on a certain night the physician and nurse pronounced him dead and his body was turned over to the undertaker for preparation for burial. After several hours the undertaker thought the body iooked as though life had not departed and a physician was hastily summoned. After working on the supposed corpse all iyfeht the body showr ed signs of Hfe and finally Lamport recov­ ered consciousness and sent for his fam ily, who greeted him *s one from tne fourth class, Talbott & Hamann grave. At last accounts Lamport was Improving and the chances favor his re­ covery. Woman Dies of Grief. Dr. Abbie G. Hall, a well-known medi­ cal practitioner, at Champaign, died as those familiar with the case believe, of a broken heart. "JVcnty-fiy^ years ago Miss Hall was a teacher in t&e public schools of Champaign County. She stud­ ied medicine and became signally suc­ cessful in the profession. Eight years ago she adopted as her own son Harry Dorr, an orphaned nephew, to whom she was devotedly attached. Recently she5 bought a farm for him at Ridgedale, MisS. Six weeks ago, while she was visiting at the farm, he was accidentally drowned. The shock prostrated her; she refused to take medicine, ate little and nothing could be done to revive her spirits. Plans for a New Railroad. The proposed extension of the Indiana, Illitfbis and Iowa Railroad from Streator will probably inteeawt the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific at or near' Bureau Junction. The two roads BOW have close traffic arrangements, the former using the Kankakee and Seneca branch of the Big Four to connect with the latter. It is rumored that-arrangements have been made between the two roads whereby the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa will have an entrance into Peoria via the Rock Island and the Peoria branch of the Rock Island. At present the outer belt receives but lit* tie freight from Peoria. Fire Caused by Burglars. - In blowing open the safe in the general store of Joseph Ostrander, who is also postmaster at McDowell, burglars set fire to the building, and the structure, with its contents, was consumed. The resi­ dence of L. Breedlove and contents was also burned. The total loss is $3,000, with insurance of about $1,000. San Jose will be lighted by acetykns# gas; y Vr6* : Sept. 27 a convention of the Illinois *$*'/ F e d e r a t i o n o f L a b o r w i l l b e h e l d a t D e > ^ catur. nearb$ 4,J -j ». • - • • i» - - * i * * i' Peoria merchants have inaugurated * series of trade excursions from points. At Kewanee, the new $30,000 opem house was opened before a brilliant aodl* ence. Contracts for $38,416 worth of steel paving have been let by die Champaigm authorities. Operations have commenced in the Gib- : ft* ^ ^©n City canning factory. The company p* owns 8150 acres of corn and expects to put - up 1,000,000 cans. " •' f j It has been discovered that the Kankai* kee river is slowly drying up on account of the draining of the swamps from whlcik:. ,it receives its supply. Canton will give a free street fair thii 1 first week in October. The merchant^'; hare subscribed S3.000 to be expended i|k i attractions and premiums. ' , * j Prof. B. V. Swenson of the electrical engineering department of the University of Illinois has resigned to accept a similat . "im­ position in the University of Wisconsin. ' -> ' * Thomas W. Scott, Who was cashier «|f. *' "• ' Sieh, Pritchard & Co., commission men s& the Chicago stock yards, has absconded k tfi with funds of the firm. The amount can-,- ' | not be told until the accountant has com* ' ^ 4 pleted his task. Members of the firm b<*» lieve that his peculations will reach into . Vjfv the thousands. , Harry Shirley, engineer of the Agar ft Marshall Packing Company, 216 Divisiba)' , J street, Chicago, tried to clean a eylinde* containing ammonia and some congealejT oil, when the stuff exploded, setting fir# to the three-story building and severely burning Shirley. Damage of $2,000 wal" done by, the flames. ^ ~g V; Among bidders on State printing beforfc „ ,i| £ the State Board of Contracts the follow- ing were successful: First class, John M» " Higgins, Chicago; second class, Phillip* j > Bros., Springfield, back work. This is th# V . bulk of the printing and approximate® % over $17,625, nearly $4,000 less than otheV / J ^ contracts and extremely low. Third clas% Y •4 registers. Albert Lauer, Springfield} , \ 1?;; '-••r-irr-. ait the way rrom his Wisconsin home to Cincinnati. C o m- rade Itappe saw ser­ vice iu the Mexican, ,Seminole and civil wars, nnd despite his advanced years {•.'J#- reads a newspaper easily without the aid of glasses. He covered the 000 miles in twenty-eight and a half days. He de­ clares that Be never felt better than when he reached Cincinnati. Mr. llappe was a gues,t of T. A. Wilkinson of Avondale, with whom he served iu the Thirty-second Wisconsin infantry throughout the civil war. GAGS THE OORTES. Premier Sagasta's Darius Suppresses Spanish Agitators. By proroguing the Spanish Cortes in the midst of a heated and violent discussion over the war, Premier Sagasta ended a stormy session of the seuate and proba­ bly saved'his queen and country. Gen. Prinio de Rivera and Count Almenas were the leaders of the turmoil, nnd while it lasted the chamber was a wild scene of uproar and disgraceful disorder Sa­ gasta. with the decree of the suspension of tfie session of the Cortes, ascended the tribune. He mounted the rostrum andjj > read a decree proroguing the Cortes, and the law forbids any one speaking after the queen's decree has been read." His pluck saved the country and his queen. Telegraphic Brevities. Along the entire Atlantic const the reed bird and oyster season opened Sept. 1. Mrs. Mary Mazique, who died recently in Little Rock. Ark., at one time weighed over 700 pounds. The National W. C. T. U. has aske<^ Miss Loiter of Chicago to christen the battk'ship Illinois with water. Li Hung Chang's dismissal from the Chinese foreign office does not divest him entirely of his official powers. A perfect model or the battleship Maine, cut from a block of anthracite coal, by a patriotic miner, is or. exhibition at Hazle- ton. Pa. The daughter of President Faure of France recently expressed herself publicly in favor of a revision of the Dreyfus court martial. The memorial monument to Lafcyette to be erected by Americans at the Paris exposition will be unveiled on United 8tRtes day, July 4. " A Manila dispatch says it is reported that the religious orders of the Philip­ pines are selling their property to a H6ng Kong syndicate. The United States Signal Corps at Ma­ nila reports that telegraphic communica­ tion has been opened between t^at city and the Viscsyas Islands. . At different times in a recent week three men were instantly killed and cut to pieces by a shifting engine at the Phoeuix iron works, Pittsburg, Pa. Gen. Arland Smith of Ohio has been elected president of the Society ;of the Army of the Potomacv^hich will hold its reunion at Pittsburg, Pa., next yeas. Brief State Happening^ .of Rntitnr, a retired farmer, has celebrated his 99th birthday. At Rockford, Emil and Ed Johnson, brothers, are in jail charged with highway robbery. The President has appointed Thomas C. Elliott to be surveyor of customs for the port of Cairo. Frank J. Slabyhoud, 5 years old, was scalded by falling into a tub of hot water at his home in Chicago and died. Anthony Haines, one of the oldest and Wealthiest residents of Rockford, died from paralysis, aged 69 years. In his early life he was a prominent railroad contractor, building the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad and other lines. He was interested in many local enterprises and leadta a large estfcte. George V. Penwell, president of the Penwell Mining Company at Pana, has given public notice that he would open liis mine, but would pay only 25 cents per ton, the price the negroes are paid, at the Springside. The miners say they will not accept the offer, and will not work one cent under the scale of 33 oents. This means the importation of several hundred additional negroes and foreigners and the detainment of the 200 deputies to guard them. Private Joseph Huddteston of Company B, Fifth Illinois, is in the county jail at Springfield, charged with assault with in­ tent to kill. Huddleston, Alex. Joerge- •on, John J. Green and Henry Biernbaum were drinking in a saloon. Green was stabbed in the lungs and Biernbaum was badly bruised. Huddleston was arrested with a knife in his hand. Huddleston says his home is in Sharpsburg. He says he bad no intention of hurting Green, and drew the knife in self-defense, Green be­ ing much larger than he. Green may die. Joergeson is also a private ia the Fifth 1 llano is. Green and Biernbaum^live in Springfield. Mayor Penwell, being deterred by the PanaiCity Council in his attempt at put­ ting on itffty extra police, by written no­ tice, turned the city over to the charge of Sheriff Ira Coburn, who has a large force of farmers as special deputies. The Democratic convections of the Fif­ tieth senatorial district and the Twenty- second congressional district were held in Anna. A. B. Garrett of Murphysboro was chosen as nominee for Congress. In the senatorial convention J. Henry Hild- boit of Jonesboro and W. H. Warder of Marion were nominated for Representa­ tives. The Quincy local stockholders in the Interstate Building and Loan Association of Bloomlngton have appointed a com­ mittee to investigate the receiver's man­ agement of the affairs of the association. The receiver was appointed by the Stats Auditor and is charged with extrava­ gance. The chair factory of F. Herhold & Sons, 150 to 160 West Erie street. Chicago, was partly destroyed by fire. The loss on building and contents is $70,000, covered by insurance. It is supposed the fire started in the engine room and climbed up the elevator shaft, for soon after the flames were discovered they were burning ^fiercely on each of the six fioora. ^ The election of officers of the Illinois " Homeopathic Medical Association ©ecus* ' •' V red at Rock Island. The following wer* ^ - tt --" . n n. /-> p n * • . L'uuBi'u. i iyemvuij yi• \jr. 1* . vuuoiau|| (<a Salle; first vice-president, Dr. H. 0L' 'i Allypj Chicago; second vice-president, Dif *• Abbie A. Hinkle, JSvanston; treasury Dr. F. Downey, Clinton; fffiretaiy. Dr. ] Edgar J, fieoj^e. Chicago; provisional secretary, Dr. C. H. Long, PontlacT - The Rockford City Railway Company and the Rockford Traction Company, ' , 5 which were to be consolidated in case * ' ' 25-year extension of franchise could be ,j secured, refused to accept the franchise offered them by the Council, claiming that ^ burdens were imposed which, if accepted^ ' would make it impossible for the console £ ! dated company to do business and liva. It is believed the ordinance will be modta fied later and the consolidation of the tw* fines brought about. The famous fight of the colored peoplf of Alton against the Board of Education! is again on in full force. After last year's exciting occurrences whilf* the courts rest*; ed and the schools were closed it passed from public attention and it was hope# that its intensity would have passed away,- but the opening of the schools dispelled, all such thoughts. The two fine ne^ff schools to which colored children wereasiv signed last year, and which their parent^ would not allow them to attend weri again alt but deserted and the teacher#. waited for pupils that did not eolhe. Th« authorities are -firm and the courts only can decide the issuiec •< •' While attending services at Grace Bpia? copal Church, Sheboygan, Wis., Edwar# Column of Moline suddenly died. He wat accompanied to the church by his wif# and two daughters of H. Barret, the chil» (y • dren occupying a seat between himself . Y ^ and wife. The Rev. Father Hopkins ha# * just completed his sermon, when Mr. Co$» S's_ man was seen to fall back in his seat^' ; breathing very heavily. A number of mei" in the congregation went to his assistance '• Y*> and the dying man was carried from th* ' ^way. His death is attributed to apo» . <• ^ plexy. He was in apparent good health^ when he went to church. To Harry Bruce of Springfield proba» , iY? blv KelOags the distinction of being th« youngest boy who was ever on board ait American battleship on war duty. He in 9 years old, and was on the St. Paul, com* ' J manded by Capt. Sigsbee, at Guanica* . Ponce and Arroyo, Porto Rico, at Guan* tana mo Bay, Cuba, and at Montaulk Point, He is a son of J. H. Bruce. L. G* Wilcox, who was caterer to the officers of the St. Paul, was in Springfield whea \ • V j the war broke out and gained the consent t®Y;» of the boy's father to take him to Chicka* mauga park. There Harry was taken , ,y ^ sick and went through a course of treat- itP4 1, ment in the hospital. The surgeons ad- i vised a sea trip, and as Mr. Wilcox was ',.*>*• about to join the St. Paul the boy wasr f taken along. Capt. Sigsbee had him rig* Sp ged out in a full suit of "sailor man's" f/. ^ * clothes and presented the passenger with a jack tar's knife. * i*he Alton Board of Education report a? << " an increase in the attendance at the Love-^--'. joy and Douglas schools, and the author- * "0. ities argue from this that the aggressive attitude of the colored citizens against the$[V,, „ *, separation of races had been considerablyt*'^^Yf modified. In contrast to this fact, how- "^^ ever, is the founding of a private school V "•>*• ,1 by prominent colored people and the ;na- - «i ployment of a regular teacher to instruct!# their children. ThiB sehool has already;, as many pupils as either of the public^ schools designed for them. Last year less * than eleven colored children received any instruction whatever, but the leaders off the separation plan realized that this p them in a bad light, and the founding 01^1* the new school is their plan of showing a sincerity of their desire to educate their* children. The original suit as remanded^ V1 back from the Illinois Supreme Court tqu - ^ the Madison Circuit Court will come up ^ for trial on its merits at the October term, , YY Edward if. East, a tight-rope perform^ er, who has been giving exhibitions atfl' the West Bide "chutes" in Chicago, wail probably £stally injured while giving hi#| performance by falling from the wire , sixty feet t» the ground. The bids for the school bonds for buiW-HYi ing a high school building at Sycamors^^ were opened and awarded to the Trow-?^ bridge. MacDonald & Nevir Company of Chicago, who take them at par and a pre- mium of $575.25. The bonds are for 1 $15,000, bearing 4*4 per cent interest, pay- K ( able annually in fifteen years, $1,000 a ,jE|| year* - JR The body of Thomas Yates, a machinist £ j employed in the Big Four shops st Ur- s bana, was found in a stream within 100 feet of Main street, Champaign. It it . Y ^ thought the man was murdered. : j£g m Crazed with drink, George Mast-rang Y^ Si of Millstadt beat his wife so frightfully >. that she will die. Maseraag had sold 't s.»™t «.heat and had spent the proceeds ^ in drinking. His wife met him in the • ' j j barnyard and remonstrated with him. 'A Her reproaches angeWd him and fee as- ."J" - saulted her with a rock. Several fanu- , ers returning home from town cans to the assistance of the woman. Maserai* stood above her form and defied the httkl ctwd. bat finally he was arrested. .. ... . . H .'•Sat: