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m • Ssv-4 if -v'-"-' 15he Scourge -m A Story o f the Eeist... By SYLVANVS COBB, JR. As the World ILLINOIS ITEMS &/>e XOeeKjy "Panorama. OtpfrilkM IH +T Man goaiiei* Sow. i&K"'- CHAPTER XV.--(Continued., trie wishes to overtake us," said ""I hoPe you have rested well," s$UT the fellow who had come from thp r'the chief, approaching the princess. , rear. "I have slept, sir," she replied, I "Then he must ride for It," returned 'r"> ^ "^trembling as she looked Into his dark {the chief. "I cannot stop. I wonder 7 i^.-^lace. ' I where he came from." t - "Then you are ready to resume "When I first saw him, he seemed s^vL^four saddle. We will ride before the to have Just emerged from the grove.' fi;;#'4beat of the noonday sun is upon uS." '• "You will not claim us for compan- ^j^VSons further, I trust " U? ' "Only while our roja^s *ay together. Surely you oanot .object to f?;v ;^,-r|ady. .-I .that" "But I wish to go tp the bank of the Pharaphar." 'Vj "Just as I expected; so I shall not disappointed. Your horses are jjjS^jready. I will have them brought this iray." , '/i The guard had already been placed 0 /?^^upbn a horse, and Ulin saw them sf- £ finding him to a saddle. What did ^this mean? ,}% Hardly knowing what she W4, Win ' • Buffered herself to be lifted into the 'paddle'; and in a few moments more ^^|Albla was by her side.. V "Why have you bound Shubal to h's '^r'Seat?" she asked. "That he may ride safely. He Is a ^ 5- Jbungllng fellow, and might tumble o*T :If he were not secured. But don't let worry you." ; > ^ CHAPTBSR XVI, A ' 1^*^ v The Strange Horseman: . ^ m'r At this moment the guard came near to the place where his mistress ^•';V#at, hiB horse having moved of his own Z^jhccord, and as she turned towards him ctt-;lie spoke to her: W? "My dear good lady, they lie to you K:1 when they tell you that they mean you W-no harm. 1 have heard them talk an! | know their plans. We are all to be leLWfeold into slavery in the kingdom be- - iyond the Syrian desert!" _ • "Mercy!" cried Ulin, turning pile as (death and clasping her hards In agony. my dream! my dream! 0'siV' "Easy, fair, lady," said A1 Abb's. ^ , ^'Thls black rascal knows not what -be says. I allowed him to speak ^ so r£h -;that I might see how his mind ran." ^ "It is false," exclaimed Shubal. I .ieard them lay the plan. You, my ^mistress, are to be sold for a •: The guard's speech was stopped -by **,- \ itwo of the robbers, who threw hto .'Wk upon his horse, and stopped his 'jmouth with their hands. V'Sw "Sir robber," cried Ulin, stretching : ' ber hands out towards him, 'deceive f'*ke no more. I think my poor slave ^ told me the truth." • - * p e s t u p o n t h e s l a v e , lady. His tongue shall come out by the roots If %e speakB again without my leave. J3tick to your saddle, and keep up your courage." Ab the Arab spoke he leaped upon the back of his horse, and ere the prin­ cess could ask another Question, the Darty was upon the move, the order of Arrangements being the same as be- J!ore. .. "We are not going toward# the Pharphar," said Ulin. "ita," replied Albla. "We aw g°~ ing the other way." m "Then Shubal told us the trutn. "Alas, dear mistress, I dare not say." "But you think so?' "I cannot deny It." "And you thought so before you beard Shubal speak?" "I feared something of the kind. A1 Abbas overheard the girls as they thus conversed, and he was presently by their side. * "Lady Ulin," he said, and he spoke Uternly and sharply; "you are now oft the move, and when you stop again It will be far away from Damascus. I Owe something to the officers of that city, and I will repay a part of the debt by taking you away from them. You are to go just as far as I please to take you; and the more quietly, you go the better It will be for you; so you had better begin to accommo­ date yourself to the circumstances." He rode back to his place and Ulin grasped the how of her saddle for sup­ port. "Courage," said Albla, riding as near _u. *tfVKni<o mav inmA tia BUO way to escape. The good spirits will not desert us." The pviacets heard the words, and they had a marked effect upon her. Bhe had naturally a strong resolution, and when she was once resolved to bear up. her strength was not long In coming to her assistance. On the present occasion she knew that she had heard t$e worst. In fact, she had reason to believe that her captor meant for her the most dreadful fate K ; v to which one in her station could be rp^TeubJect. For a while she was com- pietely stunned by the fearful blow; -- but as she came to reason with her- .eelf, she saw that her only hope was Ivi-^.-in escape. The Arabs were low, bru- r* ^ tal and sordid, and woiild sell her 'for gold. She could read in their ^ i^'^BVil faces that they were not to be < ^ .-touched by sympathy. What then !s?% she do? She must get away from them. And if this was to be done she must summon all her ener­ gies to the work. ~ But. alas! the case looked hopeless enough; what could two weak girls v.-./.do against such odds? Only some ln- jf?^titerpo8ition beyond their own efforts ; * jcould save them. So, after all, if help {;r-.Jwas to come, it must come from some ^V^nknown source. And could such help ' ;be found? If fervent prayers could •• be answered, and If the most holy need '- "' /.could be met, it might be hoped for. At the end of some two or three '. v..:v; ot palms; near which was a spring, ^•.;*nd here they stopped just long ^•f^jenough to water the horses. They "bad started on again, and were at -Lisome little distance fronj^the grove, When one of the Arabs whorode in the ^ifjpfear. came forward and Informed his leader that a horseman was following them. A1 Abbas looked back and saw £>" that the stranger was a black, and ,Wv~v:tlurt he rode a swift and powerful 1. I rM- ' In a short time the strange horse­ man hjd come so near that the light of his eyes could be s^en, and A1 Ab­ bas saw that he must soon overtake them; so he concluded to drop behind and find out what was wanted, evi­ dently desiring that the men should not see what manner of prizes he had in charge, at least until his character was known. The robbers were directed to slacken their speed a little, but to keep on their course, and having given this order,, the chief turned his horse's head and rode back; and ere long he was within speaking distance of the stranger, who nroved to be a stout, well-made man, with a face as black as night. "Haiio!" cried A1 Abbas, reining in his horse. "Who are you?" "1 am king of this plain," replied the African, at the same time reining in his own horse; "and I have come out to see who thus trespasses upon my domain. Who are you " The Arab hesitated in his answer, as he supposed^ the black must be crazy. "Who are you, and what sort of company do you lead?" cried the Af­ rican. "I lead my own company; and if you -want anything, come and get it," answered the Arab. "I want nothing but to know who you are; and the next time you come this way, be sure and stop again at the grove of the date-palms. I will have a banquet prepared for you." Thus speaking, the stranger wheeled hie hcrse in a broad circle, and started back towards the place whence he had come. A1 Abbas rode back to his party, and when they asked him what man­ ner of man he had met, he replied that it was only a poor crazy fool, who imagined that he owned the broad plain upon which they were traveling. "He is worth capturing," suggested' one of the robbers. "We could not capture him if we would," said the chief. "He rides a better horse than we own." While the Arabs were gazing back after the retiring horseman Albia drew close tin t.hfl Ride of her mistress and spoke,Sfapickly and excitedly: "Did^you recognize him?" "Whom?" "The crazy man who followed us." "No." > "It was Osinir!" "Osmlr!" "Hush! Not a word. As sure as I live it was Osmir; and be assured we have help at hand." "But he has gone." "Aye, for he only came out to see who we were. Be sure he has recog­ nized us." Ulin felt her heart bound up with springing hope; and her next prayer was uttered with returning faith In heaven's protecting power. CHAPTER XVII. By the Banks of the Pharphar. .Half an hour after A1 Abbas had resumed his place at the head of his troop, the same robber who had be­ fore come from the rear, again rode to the front, this time bringing intelli­ gence that a number of horsemen were pursuing them. Vhe chief drew his horse aside and looked back, and saw four men coming. They were well mounted, and seemed to be in hot pur­ suit. "There is something more than ac­ cident in this," said A1 Abbas. "The fellow is with them who followed us before." "Two of those men are white," re­ marked the robber who had' ridden up from the rear. "What can they wan( of us?" "Never m(nd," returned the chief. "If' they w|ibt us, let them catch us. wd if, beyond that, they want more, niJlkp thoir WEBtS Irnnwn" Thus speaking, the Arab leader re­ sumed his place, and urged his horses forward with increasing speed. Ever and anon he cast his eyes behind him, and it was ere long evident that the strangers were rapidly gaining upon bim. * "We may as well stop now as at any time," said A1 Abbas, addressing the man who rode by his side. "I will halt and ascertain what these fellows want. It is about ti^pe our horses had a breathing spell." At a simple order from their chief, the Arabs wheeled their horses in a circle, bringing up in line, facing their pursuers, with their prisonerf; in the rear. "Who are you that thus pursues and stops me?" demanded A1 Abbas. "I am Julian, the Scourge of Da­ mascus!" replied the foremost of the opposite party.. At the sound of that name the Arab trembled, for he knew that no king's officer had been more persistent" in driving petty robbers from the plains of Damascus than had Julian. But presently he recovered himself, seeifa- lng to think that, were the man's as­ sertion true, the opposing force was not strtyig enough to be feared. "If you be Julian," he cried, "you have come forth with a small retinue. But what seek you?" "I have come to take from you those prisoners that you hold. Deliver them up to me, and I will trouble you no more." "And suppose that I should refuse to do any such thing?" "Then I should be forced to tako them from you As I address you, I jecognize who you are. If I am not gjreatly mistaken, you are A1 Abbas, the Arab--a villain who lives by rob­ bing women and old men." "Now, by the blood of Cush!" ex­ claimed A1 Abbas, drawing his sword Wd w«lii* his horse forward. "IH make you feel another thing the Arab robber can do! What, ho, my men! Down with these rascals!" In a moment the Arabs were ready for action, and hurried forward to strike with their leader. As soon as Shubal found his guard- gone, he called to Albla to come and set him free. "Cut these cords," he cried, "and I may be of some help In this affair. Merciful heaven, is not this the work of a good spirit!" „ The bondmalden was not long In setting him free from his saddle, and as soon as he was clear he sprang for­ ward to where the ring of clashing steel had already broke upon the air. With something like a smile of dis­ dain upon his handsome features did Julian behold the approach/of the Arabs, while Hobaddan, whdsat close by his side, looked grim and stern. Osmir and Selim drew to the front as the token of battle was given, and their cool, determined bearing, plainly showed that they were foemen not to be despised. A1 Abbas rode directly for the youthful chieftain, with his sword ready for the stroke; but he had mistaken his man, If he thought to touch any vulnerable point Julian knocked his weapon up, and quickly drove him from his horse; and then, seeking to make quick work of it, and feeling no great sympathy for woman- stealers, he simply rode the Arab leader down, cleaving open his head as he fell. Shubal was close at hand when A1 Abbas dropped, and quickly as pos­ sible he possessed himself of the fallen man's sword, and was just In season to join in the conflict as three of the Arabs had attacked Julian. The young chieftain struck down one of them by a winding blow across the bare i$eck, but he might have had severe work with the other two had not help arrived; for the rascals ^ere strong, and the death of their leader had given them new impulse to con­ quer. It was not the impulse of re­ venge. No, no. The death of A1 Ab­ bas left more gold for those who sur­ vived. But the unexpected arrival of the freed slave upon the scene gave a new turn to the tide. One of the Arabs he struck down from behind, and the other one alone proved no match for the stalwart chieftain. In the meantime Hobaddan, with Osmir and Selim, had disposed of the others. Two they had slain, and two had taken to flight. (To be continued.) BROKE BLAINE'S BOOM. Bz-GoT«rnor Newejl's Medical Opinion Turned Jersey Delegates. Friends of the late William A. New­ ell, once Governor of New Jersey, have recalled an old story in which he fig­ ures as the rock upon which the Pres­ idential hopes of James G. Blaine were wrecked In 1876. The ex-Gover- nor, who was a physician as well as a politician, was a delegate to the Re­ publican national convention in that year, and he was prominent among those members of the New Jersey dele­ gation who favored Mr. Blaine's nom­ ination. While the struggle for the various aspirants was in progress, the news came that Mr. Blaine had been stricken with what was variously de­ scribed as apoplexy and sunstroke. This event was eagerly>• seized upon by the two or three Jersey delegates who favored Mr. Conkllng, and these, hearing that Dr. Newell had expressed a fear that the effects of such a "stroke" as Mr. Blaine had suffered might seriously and permanently afreet his mental faculties, saw an oppor­ tunity, as they thought, to help their candidate. They secured a conference ,of the delegation, and, when it had met, they called upon the ex-Governor to" give his opinion, as a medical man, as to whether, in the circumstances, it would be prudent to nominate the Maine statesman. The answer, given with extreme reluctance and regret, and of course entirely sincere, was in the negative. Mr. Blaine's hold upon the New Jersey delegates was imme­ diately broken, but their votes, ulti­ mately went, not to Mr. Conkling, but to Mr. Hayes. Those who like to as­ cribe great effects to small causes saw at the time, in the Inaccurate, long­ distance diagnosis of Dr. Newell the explanation of Mr. Blaine's failure to reach the Presidency, for they say that, though he was defeated in 1884, if he had been nominated in 1876 he would have been elected.--New York Times. GREATEST FRENCH DRAMATIST. Sardoo't Romantic Marriage and HI* Row with Sarah Bernhardt, Mile. Sardou, daughter of the dram­ atist and academician, was married recently at St. August>n, Paris, to Comte Robert de Flers, a member of an old French family and a dramatist and critic. The President sent his son, M. Paul Loubet, to express his good wishes. M. Victorlen Sardou was himself married under the most ro­ mantic circumstances. As a young man he worked and starved In a gar­ ret, and disappointment preyed upon his nerves till he fell 111. A young actress. Mile, de Brecourt, took com­ passion upon him, nursed him back to health, and introduced his work to the famous uclress, Dejazet, through whom he was first acted. Sardou fell in love with and married his benefac­ tress, whose death, ten years later, was the one great sorrow of his life. Sardou has made more money than any other dramatist, and he is prob­ ably the only man who ever gave Sarah Bernhardt a shaking. The in­ cident occurred at a rehearsal, and at a period when the divine Sarah was less eminent than she is now. They differed as to the way in which a pas­ sage should be declaimed, and Sardou, losing his temper, seized the actress by the shoulder, and gave her a shak­ ing. She retorted by slapping his face, and afterward challenged him to a duel!--London Star. Doae, Bat Wouldn't Stop. Sir ^r.lliam Long tells a story of an old Scotch lady who could not abide lon£ sermons. She was hobbling out of kirk one Sunday, when a coachman, who was waiting for his people, asked her: "Is the minister dtine wi' his ser­ mon?" "He was dune" lange syne," said the old lady, impatiently, "but h» winna ston!" , THE LATE ADMIRAL BUNCE." : Won Distinction for His 8ei ifaw DnJF- inc the CITII War. Rear Admiral Francis M. Bunoe, who was retired from active service in the navy some time ago, died the other day at his home in Washington. He had been ill for several months and for the past few weeks had been fall­ ing so rapidly as to be unable to take much Interest In current affairs. Admiral Bunce was born in Con­ necticut in 1836, and entered the naval academy in 1852. He fought in several engagements in the civil war, winning particular honor for his bravery in the fighting at Yorktown, Va., and in the skirmishing with Fort Fisher and the batteries about Fort Caswell. He took part in the Wilmington, N. C., block­ ade and commanded the expedition which co-operated with General Gil- IP REAR ADMIRAL BUNCE. more in the capture of Morris Island. He served alBo in the attack on Fort Sumter and in the siege of Charleston. In 1863 he became a lieutenant com­ mander, a commander in 1871, a cap­ tain in 1883, a commodore in 1895 and a rear admiral In 1898. His latest service in the department was rendered as commander of the Brooklyn navy yard, to tirhich post he was assigned in 1897. In all respects Admiral Bunce was a model naval officer, and possessed of high ideals of duty and service. He was liked^y his fellow officers and re­ spected by the sailors who knew his record and admired his courage. FLEETING CHANGES. Iks Mow and Old Journojr--Across the American Confluent. The announcement Unit the North­ western and Union 1'ucitic Railroad companies have reduced the running time of their "limited" train between Chicago and San Francisco by three hours and ten minntes and cut the time of two other trains also is calcu­ lated to put the old transcontinental traveler in a ruminative mood. There are still many people living who went overland first on a prairie schooner. &nd in the course of fifty years the change has been marvelous One of the most interesting of bodks of pioneer times is Edwin Bryant's "What 1 Saw iu California." Its au­ thor reached the coast just before the gold discoveries and during the Mex­ ican war, and when he made his jour­ ney of five or six months' duration the country which is part of the United States beyond the Missouri was a wilderness. Could he return to earth now and see the many lines of rail­ road which cross the continent he would be as much surprised as Lieuten­ ant Peary might be if he were to find a through mall route to the north pole and a network of tracks covering Greenland. Bank Kmbeulen. The old theory that certain crimes come in waves seems to be confirmed by the frequent occurrence of bank embezzlements during the last week. After long immunity from losses of this kind three embezzlements are re­ corded within the period of two days-- that of George Armitage. the New iork bank messenger; M. A. Emory, bank cashrek* of Boyertown, Pa., and A G. Smith and Louis Swift, bank tel­ lers of Lowell, Mass., the aggregate of their peculations amounting to $271,- 000. During October there have bren three other cases of embezzlements by bank employes, which brings the total for the month up to $308,000, wbich is the largest sum the banks have lost in any one month of this year, the record standing: January, $160,000: Febru­ ary, $3,000; March, $233,000; April, $246,000; May, $74,000; June. $2,500; July, nothing; August, $13,000; Sep­ tember, $5,000. The total sum embez­ zled during the present year to date is $2,968,911, so that the bank steal­ ings represent nearly one-half of the whole amount.--Chicago Tribune. THE OLDEST INNKEEPER. Mrs. Mary Lee, whose picture Is here given, Is the oldest landlady In Berk­ shire, her tenancy of the Beehive pub­ lic house having extended over fifty years. Mrs. Lee, who is now over 88 years of age, is well known and re­ spected, not only in the village of White Waltham. but for many miles beyond it. Mrs. Lee has given proof of the fact that a public bouse may be successfully managed on high moral principles. & During the whole of her fifty years' tenancy only one complaint has been made about the house, and then the offense was only trivial and uninten­ tional and the magistrates only im­ posed a small fine. Mrs. Lee allows no bad language or rowdyism on the premises. Over the fireplace in the taproom hangs the following: s NOTICE. s : No swearing or foul laneuage per- : : mltted in this room or indecsr.t : : songs allowed to be sung. Any one : : Infringing the above will be ex- t : pelled. M. LEE. t - Perhaps one of the most remarkable facts about this public house is Mrs. Lee's practice of taking her old and well-used bible into the taproom on a Sunday and reading portions , of It to her customers, thus providing a sim­ ple religious service for the man who would not go to church. Mrs. Lee is still remarkably hale and active for her age. She has an excellent mem­ ory and in her old-fashioned bonnet of black silk, trimmed with red. covering a white cap, surrounding her full, cheerful, unwrinkled face, she is a picturesque figure.--London News.' • WILLIAM S. GILBERT ILL. Partner of 8!r Arthur Sullivan la Re­ ported as on His Deathbed. William S. Gilbert, the dramatist and famouB librettist of Sir Arthur Sullivan's operas. Is reported on his deathbed at Harrow Weald, his home in England. >lr. Gilbert is 65 years old. It is forty-five years since hi> name first became familiar to play­ goers. His first librettp to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music was written in 1876. •*H. M. S. Pinafore" was first pro­ duced in 187«, "The Pirates of Pen- stance" In 1880, "Patience" in 1882, and "The Mikado" inv 1885. He has been an invalid for over a year and has had a devoted nurse in Miss Nancy Mcin­ tosh, the young American actress who was adopted into the Gilbert family as a daughter after the composer had trained her voice and brought her out $ m ////#/ WILLIAM S. GILBERT, as prlmo donna in his late play, "Hla Excellency." Mr. Gilbert is the last of a noted trio of theatrical men. Sir Arthur Sullivan, his collaborator, died early this year, and D'Oyly Carte, who built the Savoy theater in lxmdon ex­ pressly to produce the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, has been dead several years. The Ba V •»« and the ~Bngar Trnet Wilsou of the Department of Agriculture' calls attention to the action of the sugar trust In cutting the price of sugar in the wasteru states, where sugar beats are grown, as evi­ dence of alarm on the part of the trust over the growing Importance of the sugar beet Industry. The secretary also regards this as evidence of a deter­ mination on the part of the sugar trust to go to any length to retard the development of the Industry. The Death of Bruno* Cologne has Just celebrated the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of St. Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian order in the original Char­ treuse near Grenoble. The celebration was held in "the church of St. Cuni- bert, where Bruno was a schoolboy. It came just at a time when the monks of the Grande Chartreux had made up their minds to seek authorization from the French government and to re­ main in France. World's Richest Baby. John Nicholas Brown, who has just arrived ill this country from Europe, is the richest baby In the world. A special car carried him to Newport, w h e r e h e w i l l spend the winter. He was accompa­ nied by his mother, Mrs Ellen Nicholas Brown, and hie aunt, Mrs. Harold \ Brown, and was at­ tended by a retinue of servants. Baby Brown inherited $6,000,000 from his father, who died last year. Two weeks later Harold Brown, his uncle died and left him $4,000,000. This will doubtless aggregate $30,000,000 by the time he is of age. The vast fortune will be en­ tirely in his own name. Lord Minto, governor general of Canada, is fond of all sorts of out-door sport. The Canadians like such a man and Ottawa cabmen swear by his lord- shlp since they dined vM him In May. iof: Washington'! Dilighter. If there were any doubts In the minds of the authorities of Wellesley college as to. the admission of Miss Portia Washing­ ton, daughter of Booker T. Wash­ ington, the colored educator w h as e dinner with Presi­ dent Roosevelt has caused so much ex­ citement, there is no evidence of it to be seen, writes a correspondent from Wellesley, Mass. On the contrary, ev­ erybody, students as well as factulty, are unfelgnedly proud of the acquisi­ tion, and are showing the young wom­ an every possible courtesy and atten­ tion. At.the honpe of Mrs. Brehart, In Howe street, where Miss Washington Is living, she occupies a position of ab­ solute equality with all the boarders? and her quick tact and numerous at­ tainments have found her a ready r>l*ce as an fccceptabltf acoualntance. j 's-?* j^i?: '-T • ; •_"!: : Judges Dunne, Kavanagh and Bren- tano, sitting en banc, decided the ordi­ nance under which Robert JE. Burke of Chicago was indicted for embezzling oil fees is illegal because it conflicts with the state law. Burke set free. Northwestern coeds climbed the roof and nailed their class colors to the ledge of Willard Hall. Mrs. Antone Stroeckel, Jr., wife of a farmer living near Redbud,, was acci­ dentally shot and killed by her 7-year- old daughter. Mr. Stoeckel had just returned from a hunting trip and gave the gun to his little girl to take in the house. A few seconds later a shot was heard and Mrs. Stoeckel was found dead. Death of the three Caspar boys near Granville a mystery which the cor­ oner's inquest failed to reveal. Found dead in a well on their parent's farm. Governor Yates issued a proclama­ tion urging residents of Illinois to contribute to the McKlnley monument fund. / The sixth annual convention of the State Conference ot Charities adr journed at Lincoln to meet at Peoria next October. President T. D. Hurley 6f Chicago has another year to serve as the head of the conference, while Howard Humphreys ot Bloomlngton was elected as vice president and Mrs. Emma Kiefer as secretary. The con­ ference proposes to do what it can to aid the state home for delinquent boys. This was the principal topic of dis­ cussion and a committee consisting of Edwin A. Harris of Normal, Profes­ sor J. M. Newell of White Hall and Charles A. Donald of Chicago was ap­ pointed to interest women's clubs and ministers in the home. Another com­ mittee appointed to present Its cause to the Odd Fellows' state convention at Springfield consists of Judge Cochran of Sullivan, General Alfred Orendorf Of Springfield, Dr. R. F. Bennett of Anna and Charles Mansfield of Mans- fleld. Miss Margaret Schneider, 19 years of age, dropped dead while dancing at Quincy. She was at a ball in Ertei's Hall and was dancing u two-step with $. R. Coleman, a college student. She stopped in the middle of the dance, saying she was tired. Coleman con­ ducted her to a seat, and as she sat down she toppled forward into his arms, dead. The coroner held an in­ quest. and the Jury returned a verdict that death had resulted from heart dis­ ease, brought on by overexertion. A Wabash locomotive hauling a train of freight cars exploded two miles north of Boody, Two men were killed by the accident and two Injured. The dead are: Thomas Evers, fireman. East St. Louis, 111.; Thomas Holand, brakeman, Clayton, 111. The Injured are: E. M. Donnelly, engineer, Deca­ tur, 111.; George Anthony, tramp. The engine and six cars were destroyed and 150 feet of the track was blown up. James M. Swigget of Bosworth, Mo., a bridge foreman on the Santa Fe, was run over and Instantly killed at Gales- burg. John C. Jebb was taken back to Des Moines, Iowa, from Peoria by a dep­ uty sheriff armed with requisition pa­ pers from Governor Yates to answer to a charge of embezzling $120 from the National Life and Trust Company of Des Moines. Charles Patchett, about 8 years ol age, was stolen from Murphysboro a week ago while at play in front of his home. Neighbors said that Charley was last seen with a tramp. Efforts were made by the police to trace the child. The police have leceived word that the tramp, together with the child, was under arrest at Dexter, Mo. William Patchett, the child's eldest brother, left at once for the scene of arrest. The abductor will be brought back for trial. Corn shredders cut o f f one arm on each of three men employed on farms near Elgin. The Injured are Charles Reiser of Genoa, August Pfingste of Hampshire and Orio Loornis of Dun­ dee. In each instance the men were feeding the machine when their left arms were caught and so badly chopped up by the knives that ampu­ tation was necessary. All were taken to the Sherman hospital in Elgin. Public opinion relative to a retrial for Oeorge Durden on the charge of murdering Marshal Hileman about two years nnu at Viila Ridge differs wide­ ly. Many declare that Durden was proved guilty at the trial in the cir­ cuit court and should be hanged. Oth­ ers declare that he is guilty «cb charged, but that ft was not proved in the trial. ™ 'I*he dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal., that Lieutenant Governor Northcott had resigned as head counsel of the Modern Woodmen is Incorrect, says a dispatch from Greenville. He au­ thorizes the statement that he will continue his entire term of two years and that he has no intention of re­ signing. The Illinois Supreme Court has just denied the right of appeal asked by the sisters and brothers of Curtis E. Robinson of Chicago, whose estate is valued at $1,000,000. The case has been in the courts for years. Secretary Dodds of State Board of Charities adjourned the Lincoln char­ ity conference to prevent Jenkin Lloyd Jones making speech attacking the governor. Governor Yates in address before the ' charity conference at Lincoln declared Speaker Sherman should be blamed for the defeat of the civil service bill in the last general assembly. Mrs. Emiline Haskell, aged 74 years, mother of Charles Haskell, deputy sheriff of Cass county, died Tuesday night at Pomona, Cal. She resided in Illinois for more than sixty years. The corner stone of the new First Presbyterian church at Virginia was laid with appropriate exercises, Dr. W. H. Penhallegon of Decatur making the principal address. The building will be of brick, with stone trimmings, is two stories high and of modern style t>f architecture. It will have a seating capacity of 500 and will cost $10,000. The twenty-ninth annual state Y. If. C. A. convention op>r.ed at Dixon Thursday at the Methodist church. Thursday evening Congressman Foss delivered a memorial address on "Wil- liam McKlnley, the Christian States- ,.. 'i •h Seth Abbott, father of Emma Abbott, died Tuesday at his residence in Chi­ cago of old age. Mr. Abbott was born in Concord, N. H., In 1817 and went to Chicago fifty years ago. For years he was a leading spirit among musicians in that city. Two weeks ago he took to his bed and failed gradually. Three children survive him. They are: Leon H. Abbott of Waukesha and Frederick M. Abbott and Mrs. Iiide Abbott Clark of Chicago. Charles Redlech, EM ward Flack, and > 1 August Renn of Vienna, Austria, members of the commission of engl- neers appointed by the Austrian gov­ ernment, inspected the Hennepin Canal feeder and the site of the dam at Rock River. Major Williard of Chicago and . Captain L. L. Wheeler, In charge of . *>*!§ t* the canal work at Sterling entertained ^MM J the visitors. The Grand Council, Royal and Select ,>v( Masters of Illinois, in annual session at the Masonic Temple, Chicago, elect- ed the following officers: Grand Mas­ ter, William B. Carlock, Bloomington; Deputy Grand Master, John C. Hol- lengeck, Chicago; G. P. C. W-, A. ML Halioweii, Jacksonville; Grand Treas- urer, John C. Smith, Chicago; Grand ' Recorder, Gil W. Barnard, Chicago; Grand Chaplain, Henry R. Hopkins,J Chicago. The fifty-second annual con- .' vocation of the Grand Chapter of Royal ' Arch Masons of Illinois will begin to- . day. The Knights Templar's conclave has been concluded. Judge C. P. Kane, retiring Grand Commander, waa presented with a Past Grand Com­ mander's jewel by the commandery. The State Bureau of Labor Statistics has submitted to Governor Yates a re- • ' f i i $ port of its investigation .into the con-'. 'C^C; duct of the State Mining Board, find- T- ing the board Innocent of the charges .^7 ; ^ preferred agairst it. As a result of the * Investigation the resignation of John Felker of Chicago as chief clerk of the * bureau of labor was handed In. Felker ^ was accused of circulating the stories about the mining board. He was ap- pointed, it is safd, through the infiu- ence of Judge Hanecy. ~ **• The Aurora city council at a special . session tried to solve the Carnegie rc;,s "J library controversy. On Tuesday even- ing Aurora Post, G. A. R., voted con- •/* sent for the removal of their memo- rial hall to the rear of an open court" adjoining Its present site, and at a, x" 1 * meeting Wednesday morning the libra- - £ ry board rescinded its action locating ^ the building in Lincoln Park and for-^V^-^ mally chose the site of the memorial; ̂ ' hall, on Stolp's Island, provided the T ^ '-V ball be removed at the expense of pri-! vate subscription. The city council Wednesday night, however, failed to approve the action of the board and, the offer of Aurora post. If Mr. Car­ negie will consent to Joint occupancy t";-£ by the library and the Grand Army,, l(; the new building will be a joint memo-^',,.'^ r i a l t o M r . C a r n e g t a a n d t o t h e o l d A * soldiers. If not the location solution V? appears hopeless. Sil Some well drillers at work in the* bottom of a slough on the farm of ' Harvey Schrives near Rock Island | when at a depth of about fourteen feet f' struck sand stone that crumbles read- 7, "f, ily at the touch. All through It can ' ?; be seen particles of a shining yellow metal believed to be gold. The bed' in which It was discovered proved toJ^f^J-p be about eighteen inches in depth andpr« . ,1 ̂ of unknown extent. Specimens of the^'Cvg ^ ore were taken to tne jeweler at Rey-^".^"-,1^ nolds and he pronounced it to contain'*^, *,:• gold. Other pieces have been brought V'C.- * to this city and have been placed In competent hands for analysis. The hearing of the motion to dls- - solve the temporary injunction ob-.-. v.. tained by Dr. J. A. Marshall againstv-v, the board of managers of the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, restrain- ing them from interfering with his da- ties, is now in the hands of Judge Mof- 1 fitt for his decision. The argument ^ was on the matter of the jurisdiction , of the court, but in the argument and bill it is thought the court will con- •' tinue jurisdiction and proceed to a ̂ hearing of the case on its merits. The Rev. D. N. Frantz and wife of Fairview, Kan., were killed near Dakota, ill., by a tree falling on their carriage. Delegations from various organixa- tions in the City of Chicago appeared before the state board of equalization ? iM ^ Wodnesday morning to plead for an honest tax assessment. Interest ' • among the board members is centered u in the Supreme court decision in the .fi?-; mandamus case of the Chicago Teach- : ers' Federation. The court's decision ' will be made public probably Thurs- day. It is expected that the ruling of this t'ibpnal wi'l have const 'erable in- fluence on the action of the board iu assessing the capital stock of the fran- chise corporations of Chicago, and it is now generally believed that the de­ cision will be adverse to the equal­ izers. Riley Fox. aged 18. and Miss Maude Brown, aged 15, of Cottage township, were married at Harrisburg Tuesday. The parents of the couple accompanied them to the clerk's office and gave theix nr*• 11fan oam^ m ~ - a lv ' & m t written license consent In order to secure • Alvln Pegrarn, aged 62 years, one ol the best-known millers In central Ull- nols, is dead at Cajrrollton. Three sons of Joseph Casper, a far- " J mer living three miles south of Spring ;••• Valley, were smothered in a well by IfJ gas. George was 23, Eddie 11 and ^ f Clarence 8 years of age. The parents - were away at the time. . John H. Johnston,* a dry |QM% salesman at Decatur, shot himself id his child's grave in the cemetery there. The bullet lodged in his brain and he cannot live. Grief for the child, who died two months ago, was the cause, The Illinois ex-Prisoners of^War As- - ' ,, soclation held its session at Green- . ville. C. D. Hailes made the welcott- y, Ing address and Dr. J. Little of Bloom* ington responded for the veterans. After nineteen years' service In s Chicago pastorate Rev. Dr. Poindexter S. Henson has determined to accept a call to the Hanson Place Baptist church of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mayor Harrison and other 'Chicage officials appeared before State Board o* Equalization and asked that the aessments qC cnrporatioaB he In creased * win - ywp* i > . , , - - v > } ' ^ I g j