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f-'filu' Smart Cotton downs. Three pretty sprigged cotton gowns, Just being made for the Newport sea­ son, are thus described by the dress- maker who is making them: * "Though of lawn and cotton print goods," she says, "they are by no means everyday gowns. They are piazza and casino dresses. I have ceen nothing prettier. "One gown, a pink sprigged muslin, Is made for a matron. Its sides are laid in side plaits which extend over the hips. The front is perfectly plain soaking a long plain front panel. The akirt is cut in sweep length and there are three ruffles around the bottom. These ruffles end at the sides leaving the front breadth plain with a lace application upon it in the form of a square. '.../• • "The second gown la a little novelty cotton stripe, costing perhaps 25 cents a yard. It is made up with white silk frillings and is on the shirt •waist euit order. There1 is a shirt waist with wide shoulders. The sleeves are immense at the top- and are gathered in a great puff at the shoulder. The sleeves tapers to the wrist and is finished with a deep lace cufT. The skirt is trimmed with one ruffle and six Valenciennes lace frills. "The third suit is the prettiest of *11. It is nearly all of lace stripes and it is a white stuff, partly lawn, part­ ly cambric and partly batiste, one of those crispy little materials. It is made up with four ruffles around the foot, with each ruffle headed with a lace frill, while above the topmost ruffle there is a Greek key design carried out in lace. The waist Is an . Eton worn over a pink wash silk shirt -waist. Of course, the petticoat must be pinK to show pink under the dress 7 • New Ideas in Ralnco«|p. The latest idea of Dame Fashion that the curves and lines of the figure must be displayed Is strictly adhered to in the very latest productions in the raincoat line. The vogue of the two-piece style is largely due to the clever way in whidh this desired end Is attained. The shoulder Is fash­ ioned after the broad line--the sloping shoulder is quite a thing of the past-- and the sleeves are full enough and puffy enough to accommodate the full­ est of dress sleeves underneath with­ out fear of mussing or crushing. And this broad shoulder and full sleeve top has the delightful effect of making the waistline look so much more slender by force of contrast that one really wonders %hy we have not adopted it before. The belt, too, aids in this slender appearance, for it is dropped or curved downward prettily in front, making a sloping line from the underarm to the center front that will make even a large, ffat waist take on an air of smallness and roundness that is flattering in the extreme. The New Sleeves. • There Is not the slightest doubt but that the elbow sleeve will be popular the coming season. Some of the latest models Just turned out to be worn in milder climes show sleeves with the large puff, very short above a deep shirred or plaited band fitting closely to the arm. Coat sleeves as a rule-- that is, the sleeve for dressy coats, such as the directoire--have close-fit­ ting elbow sleeves finished with a lace frill. A great many cloth gowns are being made to wear in the South, and light oolors are being much employed lor their construction. Braids of silk as well as mohair are used for trim­ ming. An attractive model in warm £ray broadcloth is made with a plain plaited skirt and a severe fitted coat accompanies it, fitting well over the "hip. It has a leg o' mutton sleeve and a velvet collar elaborately stitched. Dainty Dress for Little Tot. Simplicity is the keynote for good taste in a child's wardrobe. This de­ sign conforms to these principles--a round yoke or tabbed and a skirt at­ tached, the fullness being brought into the yoke either by tucks or chirrs. Materials used may be plain cr embroideredn-s-nainsook, lawn, madras, gingham, organdy, silk or cbalUfc, IB the finer materialsan en­ tire yoke and cuff bands of embroid­ ery would be an edition. Tailored Gowns Lace Trimmed. The spring suits will all be conspic­ uous by their uses of lace. Lace will be used to make collar and cuffs, and it will be used in every other way pos­ sible to lace. And this is saying a great deal for the possibilities of lace are wide and varied. ( Perhaps the prettiest innovations for the tailor-made gowns are found in the lace cuffs which are now made rather deep _ and bordered on both edges with frills of chiffon and of or­ gandie. One can take an old pair of lace cuffs, frill them along each edge, and have something as new as the most approved voice of fashion could dictate. The turn-over* are as popular as* ever aid perhaps one may say the? are more popular than ever, for they come in greater variety and in every color. Colored laces are impressed in to the service, and embroidered laces, and one can buy turn-overs that are marvels in delicate handwork. Maybe Bangs Again. Many of the new hat shapes sit wen over the face, and it is not at all im» probable that this means a new style of hair dressing. The present pompa­ dour could not be adjusted to these shapes. In fact, the most extreme of them would need a fringe to make them look well. In the latest pub­ lished photographs of English beauties there appears a thick curl hanging over the forehead. This much of a fringe is not at all objectionable* and anyhow it will have to be adopted if the hats are to be worn. Blouse of Silk or Cloth, v Blouse of cloth, or taffeta, mad« with box-plaits and a yoke, the lattei cut In straps ornamented with but­ tons. Similar straps ornament th« girdle and the leg-of-mutton sleeves. These Blouses Are Charming. Nevei; were the sheer, tissue? blouses now. on exhibit surpassed in bewildering loveliness. It seems like desecration to speak of them as clothing. They are more like fine handspun gossamers foi ethereal creatures, and, as one woman said, one of them would make th« homeliest woman look like an angel, or, anyhow, it would make her look mighty nice. Memory fails when it comes to do scribing the various and intricat« ways in which these blouses are made Some are just tucked, extremely fine to yoke depth, with a mere little "val' frill at neck and sleeves, and these are not the least desirable, as pric< tags prove. Others have small round yoke* made of alternate rows of fine inser tion and outstanding frills of "val' lace, with deep tight cuffs in the sam< frilly style. Some have horizontal tucks alternating with insertion; som« are all fine perpendicular tucks; a few have faintly yellow lace set in theii snowy whiteness; many have hand embroidery of the most delicate sort either scattered all over or in a fronl design; and most are strewn with ex­ quisite. frosty medallions of lace. The favorite sleeve appears to be a close lace or embroidery cuff to the elbow, with much fullness from that point to the shoulder. In some the cuff comes down over the hand in pointed mitten effect. On all there are straight round collars of tucks oi lace or embroidery, finished with a frill Novelties in Sleeves. Sleeves strike a note of novelty They are slightly fulled in on th€ shoulder, giving a square effect, and from the elbow to the wrist they are as tight as is consistent with comfort Often they have a little turned back cuff of velvet, and occasionally a lin­ en cuff is seen. The shirts are beautl fully fitted, tight at the back and sides, with a becoming fullness across the figure in front, little pouched, and mostly finished with a suede belt, held in place by slides. In all varieties oi color can these shirts be worn. Beau­ tiful examples in pastel pink and blue are trimmed with velvet or kid but­ tons of a deeper shade, and a touch of black embroidery or fancy braiding is an effective feature. CONDITION IN VARIOUS STATES Missouri Reports Fine Root Develop­ ment, Ohio Vigorous Plants, While Illinois and Indiana Have Mo Com­ plaint to Make. Washable Silk Underwear. It is very smart these days to have -all one's underwear, even to one'e corsets, washable, and the best of fancy silk petticoats are now made of washable silk. The new washable Silks are triumphs in the art of silk making and the wash silk shirt waists and wash silk dress skirts would sur­ prise the old-fashioned dressmaker oi * few years ago, who labored undei the impression that silk would spot ii wet Two-thirds of the iwasaer silk* are washable. Broadcloth Suit An attractive dark blue broadcloth suit has straps of braid finished by buttons. The coal? extends five oi six inches below the knees and hat strap after strap of the braid graduat­ ing into the waist line and then out again toward the bottom. Each strat is finished by a button, is. close fit­ ting and single-breasted. The sleevei are rather small, with turned back cuffs trimmed with the braid. The skirt is box plaited and has strffps oi braid at each side of the wide centei box plait. Organdies Are Reviving. Exquilste rose-strewn organdies art in evidence for girlish evening frocks, In some the roses are nothing but tiny prim buds, in others great nodding heads. St. Louis, Mo., dispatch; In Its weekly crop report the Modern Miller shows that winter wheat generally is infcood condition. "Special inquiry regarding the con­ dition of the growing winter wheat crop shows that little damage was done during the winter," says the paper, "and that prospects in general are favorable for this time of year. The plant as a rule wintered well. Late sown wheat is backward, but is healthy and beginning to grow, yet re­ quires favorable weather, Including plenty of moisture. The only com­ plaint of Hessian fly is frOm Kansas, but only in {isolated spots. Conditions are most promising in the southwest: era and southeastern part of the win­ ter wheat belt. • Wheat Condition Is Fine. ."Details of the reports follow: In Missouri the plant wintered well; crop backward on account of late seed­ ing; condition fine, but plant small; early sown thin, top growth short, but fine root development; late sown not fully sprouted, some fields now sprout­ ing which farmers had about conclud­ ed to plow up. "Illinois crops went through winter better than ordinary; plant is small, but healthy and growing; along fur­ rows, shallow, flat and low places, where the drainage Wiw poor, wheat suffered on account of water standing and freezing; much late sown wheat has not sprouted; the crop .needs rain. "In Ohio the crop got a late start in the fall, but was vigorous enough tp go through the winter with little or no damage; plant small, but healthy and promising; early looks good, late needs favorable weather. "Indiana--Prospects favorable on re­ duced acreage; crop wintered well; plant small, but has long roots and will make good growth with warm weather; late ?own hot thrifty on thin land. Hessian Fly In Kansas. "Kansas--Promising; Hessian fly only in isolated spots; growth back­ ward on account of poor start In fall: covers ground well and is small, frail and would not withstand severe weather; much that failed to start last fall now beginning to grow; good rains would benefit crop. "Oklahoma--Plant small, but doing nicely; crop starts well, but acreage small on account of fall drouth dam­ age; some fields failed to germinate In fall and now show poorly, "Indian territory--Crop better than at this season in a number of years; backward last fall, but winter rains and snow made it promising. "Kentucky--Crop got late start/ and, while plant is beginning to grow, it looks weak and small, yet has a chance to come out all right; smothered by ice in spotrf. "Tennessee--Prospects good; came through winter in good shape; plant •small, but thrifty; some poor hillsides and other poor spots winter killed, but this is not serious. "Texas--Outlook uniformly good; crop two weeks late, but looks fine, is growing well and spreading rapidly; early sown looks better than the late." PLUNGES OVER 125-FOOT CLIFF Man Thought to Have Quarreled With Woman Before He Fell. iPaterson, N. J., dispatch: After a quarrel on the top of a clinf 125 feet high on the outskirts of this city, in which the voices of a man and a woman were heard in angry tones, the dead body of John Bennett, an insur­ ance agent, was found at the foot of the cliff. His skull was fractured, his arm broken and there was a deep cut over one eye. Whether he was thrown over the Cliff or fell by accident is un­ known, but the county and city author­ ities are searching for an unknown woman whose voice was heard in ar­ gument with a man only a .little while before the body was found. Bennett was last seen by his wife tin day be­ fore, when she reproved him for drink­ ing. Stick to Stanford Verdict. * Honolulu cablegram: In reply to Prof. Jordan and Timothy Hopkins, who recently announced their conclu­ sions that the death of Mrs. Stanford was due to natural causes, Edmund Shorey. chemist of the United States agricultural station, and Drs. Wood, Murray and Humphrls hav^sjgned a statement in which , pigx^reiterate their finding that strychnine killed Mrs. Stanford. Martial Law Ends In Brazil. Rio De Janeiro cablegram: A de­ cree has been issued terminating the state of martial .law which was pro­ claimed Feb"., 4 throughout' the whole republic as a result of the insurrec­ tionary movement in Braslt *• Wrecked Rafts Cause Big Loss. Ford, Ky., dispatch: Five hun­ dred rafts of logs broke loose and washed away the river bank, under­ mining and wrecking the government buildings, causing a loss of $200,000. Woman Burns Herself to Death. Cairo, 111., dispatch: Mrs. W. H. Mosby of Eldorado saturated her clothing with oil and burned herself to death. She was the wife of a prominent farmer and had recently returned from an asylum. Hitchcock Takes Oath. Washington, dispatch: First As­ sistant Postmaster General Hitchcock took the oath of office Thursday and immediately entered upon the dl* charge of his duties. MANY RALROAD MEASURES. A large amount of railroad legisla­ tion was started by different members af the house. Mr. McCaskrin intro­ duced three bills, one drawn by the State Qrain Dealers' Association, pro­ viding a reciprocal demurrage law and requiring the railroad and warehouse commissioners to enforce it. It re­ quires the commissioners to establish a schedule for the storage of freight in depots and for demurrage on freight in car lots, also fixing the time at which demurrage shall begin after the receipt of freight at its des­ tination. It requires a railroad to fur­ nish a shipper with a car within four days of the time the request is made and provides a fine of $-1 a day per carload for violation, exception being made of shipments of coal and coke! It is provided also that after, the re­ ceipt of the shipment the railroad must carry it forward at the rate of fifty miles a day or forfeit $1 per car­ load. Discrimination is not allowed and rebates and drawbacks are pro­ hibited. Another bill of McCaskrin aims to make the office" of the Tailroad and warehouse commission elective in­ stead. of appointive, providing that commissioners shall be elected at the general election in the spring of 1906. His third bill outlines a system of Classification for railroads in the state, dividing them into classes A, B and C. The first is to include all through |#fd trunk lines, the second all branch lines owned and operated by a trunk line, and the third all railroads or parts owned, leased, or operated by trunk lines. With these classifications as a basis, the bill divides freight into four general classes and fixes the rates to be charged for transportation Another line of railroad legislation is undertaken by Hearn of Adams, who went after the state board of equalization, and in his bills called at tention to the fact that the amount of trackage scheduled with the state board of taxation is much less than the amount reported by the same com­ panies to the railroad and warehouse commission. With this as a preface, one of his bills proposes to abolish the elective board and substitute one consisting of the governor, auditor of public accounts, attorney general, state treasurer and secretary of state. He also introduced another requiring assessors to examine the records and property of railroads and fixing a pen alty of 25 per cent additional assess­ ment on property on which no return is made by the company. Oil Inspection. Mr. Russell of Iroquois introduced a bill making it unlawful to store re­ ceptacles of kerosene, gasoline, or other mineral oils in any -quantity of more than fifty gallons for more than twenty-four hours within the oity limits. Judges of the county courts in every county in the state are given power to appoint one or more inspect­ ors of oil, and fix reasonable compen­ sation, to be paid by the party requir­ ing their services. The bill fixes a test standard for oils, and forbids manufacturers and dealers to sell ell until it has been inspected. Aids Navigation on Canal, A canal appropriation bill was intro­ duced in the senate by Gardner pro­ viding $40,000 for the use of the canpl commissioners in maintaining naviga­ tion along such portions of the Illi­ nois river as are under their jurisdic­ tion. A bill giving the canal commis­ sioners the right to sell and convey riparian rights along the Desplaines river and canal was introduced by Barr.* Passes Poolroom Law. The Berry bill making it the duty of a sheriff on sworn information from five citizens to proceed to arrest the operators of a poolroom or any place where bets are made on races was passed by the senate. A sheriff who refuses when he has been given in­ formation is made liable to a fine of $5,000 and removal from oOce. Strike Regulation. Mr. Karch of St. Clair introduced a bill making it the duty of the state's attorney, when a strike has occurred outside of any city, town or village, to notify the state board of arbitra­ tion In the same "manner as Is now required in cities, towns* and villages. 8tringent Divorce Bill. The subcommittee of the judiciary committee will report a divorce bill providing that neither party to a di­ vorce proceeding shall remarry with­ in a year and that in case of adultery the adverse party shall not remarry within two years.( " v Woman Suffrage in Peril. | Instead of gaining an enlarged right ; to the ballot women are in danger of i ond reading to offer this amendment: "Provided that any lady who registers may vote, provided that she shall be subject to jury service, work on roads, serve on sheriffs' posses, and perform military-duties to the same extent re­ quired of men." Amends Ballot Law. Mr. Arnold of Knox introduced, a bill amending the ballot law by pro­ viding that the certificates of nomin­ ation and nomination papers so filed.' being in apparent conformity with the provisions of this act, shall be deemed valid unless objection is made ia writing. Regulates -Sale of . "Dope." Senator Clark introduced a bill mak­ ing it unlawful to sell, furnish or give away cocaine, heroin, alpha or beta eucaine, opium,,; morphine, chloral hy­ drate. except upon the original writ­ ten order or prescription of a physi­ cian. -V :'r*: . > • • Foreign Corporation Tax. . Senator Galpin introduced a bill providing that all foreign corporations except those doing business in bank­ ing and fire insurance shall annual­ ly pay to the secretary of state a fee of % per cent of the capital stock of the corporation. Claims for Damage to Goods. Mr. Canaday of Montgomery lntro- duced a bill requiring common car­ riers <4o adjust within thirty days of notice all claims of damages to goods transported, the claims to be adjust­ ed through the local railroad agent. Insurance Deposits. Mr. Beebe of Cook introduced a bill requiring foreign life Insurance companies to deposit with the insur­ ance superintendent a sum equal to that required from companies organ­ ized in this state. Nomination Papers. Mr. Beebe introduced a bill requir­ ing that ail certificates for the nomin­ ation of candidates be filed with the county clerk of the respective coun ties at least thirty days previous to the election. - Teachers' Salaries. Mr. Sheen of Peoria introduced a bill making the school month consist of twenty days of actual teaching and fixing the minimum salary of a school teacher at $40 monthly! „ Street Freight Traffic. Mr. Heinl of Morgan introduced a bill authorizing corporate authorities of municipalities to license, tax and regulate street freight transportation companies. Forest Preserves. Senator Humphrey introduced a bill providing for the creation of forest p/eseryes, yhich may lies wholly within one cpunty or be part of two or three. May Abolish Poll Tax. Mr. Heinl introduced a bill allowing voters in townships in counties not under township organization to abol ish the poll tax by a majority vote, Prohibits Labor on Sunday. Senator Juul introduced a bill pro­ hibiting the performance of common labor on Sunday and providing a fine of not less than $10 for each offense. _ Wants $10,000 for £anal. Representative Drew turned in an appropriation bill for the Illinois and Michigan canal wanting $10,000 to maintain bridges across the ditch. Marriage License Perjury. Mr. Haas introduced a bill provid­ ing that any person who shall swear falsely to obtain a marriage license shall be guilty of perjury. , Penalty for Disturbing Funerals. Mr. Craig introduced a bill making It a felony willfully to disturb a fun­ eral precession or the Interment of a dead person. Destruction of Fertili»r. Senator Humphrey introduced a bill prohibiting the destroying of manure and fertilizer and fixing penalties for s>o doing. Oil Inspection Fees. Mr! Canaday of Montgomery intro­ duced a bill fixing a fee of 5 cents a barrel of fifty gallons for inspectors of oil. Application for Widow's Pension De­ velops Whereabouts of Spouse. Mrs. Josephine Goodloe of St. Louis, formerly of Kankakee, has written friends in Kankakee, telling of a coming reunion with her ' husband, Isaac Goodloe, whom she had thought dead for the past thirty years. The discovery was made through a recent application by Mrs. Goodloe for a pen­ sion, her husband having served in the 18th Illinois. The pension de­ partment answered with the informa­ tion that Isaac Goodloe of Salubria, Idaho, was on the pension rolls. Cor­ respondence followed between Mrs. Goodloe and Mr. Goodloe, when his identity as her missing husMod was positively established. „ " CLEVER SCHEME TO ROB CARS Medical Experts. Mr. Canaday Introduced a bill fixing the fee of physicians summoned in court as expert witnesses at_$10 a day. losing the privilege they now have of voting for university trustees. Sena- j tor Bartley will try to get the woman ; suffrage bill in the senate back to sec- "Fees for Grand Jury Witnesses. Mr. Benbow of Madison introduced a bill providing that witnesses fn crim­ inal cases subpoenaed on behalf of the people before the grand jury should be allowed the same fees as allowed in other criminal cases. Support for Dependent Children. Mr. Church introduced a bill provid­ ing that where the court finds a boy dependent the parents ma^ be com­ pelled, Mf able, to contribute to the support of the child if sent to si bom®. *> ---- Damages for Dsa^h. Mr. Goyle of McLean introduced a bill amending the act fixing the com­ pensation for causing death by -wrong­ ful act by fixing the limit of amount recoverable at $10,000. The bill to apply only in cases where deatji^o® curred after July 1, 190J. Carrying Concealed Weapons. Dr. Green of Cook introduced a bill increasing the penalty for carrying concealed weapons by providing a j^il sentence not exceeding six months In to a fine. To License Peddlers. Mr. Castle of De Kalb introduced a bill prohibiting the peddling of goods without a license. Cumulative Voting. .Representative Dailey introduced a bill drawn as a result of the troubles of the elections committee in contests. It provides that no number of votes shall be printed after the name of any candidate for the general assembly. County Tax Limit. Senator Brown introduced a bill fix­ ing the tax rate in counties of less than 125,000 population at not to ex­ ceed 75 cents and in Cook county at not to exceed 70 cents. Auto Bid Is Passed. In. the senate the automobile bill recommended by the Chicago Automo­ bile club was passed by a vote of 36 to 2. It provides for the registering of motor vehicles and establishes speed rates in cities and country. Modify Church Exemption. Mr. Manny of Brown introduced a bill requiring that the only exemption from taxation in faypr of churches shall be on sueh property actually 'n use for public worship or used fcp * minister as a home. Employes of One System Dispose of Goods Stolen by Those of Another. What is believed to be a well-laid plan of systematic robbery of the Illi­ nois Central and Big Four railroads has recently been unearthed by the ar­ rest of two Illinois Central brakemen in Indiana. The officials in C&rbon- dale believe the plans of the gang, which is believed to extend over a large section of the system, were to rob cars of one system while employes of the other disposed of the goods. In the arrests made quite a quantity of merchandise was found taken from the Big Four Toad. Youngest Army Captain. Capt O. P. Robinson of Cadrbon- dale, recently promoted by President Roosevelt from a first lieutenant, sails for the island1 of Samar April 2, be­ ing now en route to San Francisco. He is but 25 years of age and believed to be the youngest captain in- the American army. He has been ^as­ signed to command the 87th company of Philippine scouts. Missionary. Society Officer*. The following officers have been elected for the year for the Presby­ terian Missfonary society of Carbon- dele: President, Mrs. C. C. Law­ rence; vice president, Mrs. E. E. Scott; secretary, Mrs. Bellows; treas­ urer, Mrs. T. K. Mackey; secretary of literature, Mrs. G. W. Entsminger; or ganist, Mrs. H. B. Mitz. River Is Bank Full. The Kaskaskia river west awi«orth of Nashville is bank full and there is scarcely any doutit that dangerous con­ ditions will arise in the bottoms in the next few months. Along the Louis­ ville & Nashville tracks in Venedy township the greatest difficulty will be experienced in combating with the en croaching waters. Prominent Mason Dies Suddenly Charles Augustus Davis, a promi nent member of the Masonic order, was stricken with heart failure while on his way home from the meeting of his lodge at Kane, and died an hour and a half later. Mr. Davis was 55 years old. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and one son. Gang of Negro Graders . If Df&Bgn From Camp by White Men. ~ Sheriff Dickerson of Macoupin comi­ ty reported at Alton a race war near Benld, a new village, between a sans of fourteen negroes employed by * grading contractor for the McKiniey electric line and 150 miners. The miners sent a committee to Contract­ or Lang to demand the discharge and deportation of the negroes. Lang re­ fused and the miners, according to Sheriff Dickerson, assailed the camp and after stampeding the mules be­ longing to the contractor by discharg­ ing revolvers through the stable tent, drove the negroes away. Since, the sheriff says, the miners have suc­ ceeded In preventing white men from talcing the places of the negroes and construction work has been impeded. Sheriff Dickerson has issued a proc­ lamation that, if necessary, he will organize' a posse of every business man in Staunton and Benld and of all the farmers along the line of the rail­ way to prevent a recurrence of the riot, He also says that a Russian la­ borer in a coal mine at Benld was as­ saulted by someone who used a heavy slungshot and inflicted a bad wound on the foreigner's head. The next morning the Russian was found dead, with two bullet holes in; his back. A friend of the dead man is being held on a charge of committing the mur­ der. 1 -mjm •?l§f •= •J •ii® Extends Aid to Churches. The church extension board of the southern Illinois conference of the M. E. church met in Mount Vernon. The board recommended a loan of $200 to the Creal Springs church and granted $200 to the Granite City church and $38 to the new church at New Brownsfleld. Octagenarian Weds. B. B. Shinn, a wealthy farmer of Mattoon township, and Mrs. Elnea Feagan of Charleston were married by Rev. Kemp, pastor of the M. E. church. Mr. Shinn's age Is 81, while the bride owns to €3 summers. Falls From Scaffold. G. R. Zacher of Franklin, Ohio, who is superintending the placing of ma­ chinery at the Carlyle paper mill plant, fell from a 12-foot scaffold, sustaining severe bruises and spraining his arm. Fractures Arm Five Times. Miss Amy Simpson fell at her home at Lincoln and broke her left arm. This is the fifth time the arm has been broken by accident within the past four years. Lowers Interest Rate. Stockholders of the Virginia Build­ ing and Loan association have voted to lower the interest rate to borrow­ ers after May 1 to 6 per cent. Workingmen Open Store. The workingmen in Herrln have opened a co-operative store, with over 100 stockholders. The capital stock is $10,000. Aged Mason Is III. --William Jackson of Godfrey, one of the oldest active members %of the Masonic order in Illinois, is 111 at his home. Children Fire Barn. Children at play near a barn be­ longing to Jacob Bachmann at North Alton are said to have set fire to the building. The barn. Its contents and two horses were burned. The loss if estimated at $2,000. Barber Goes to EurOpe. Adam Kohlhuff, who has conducted a barber shop for the past thirty years in Carlyle, has sold out his business and has departed for. New York. Thence he will go to Europe to recu­ perate his health. Dual Athletic Meet. Allen Hood of Sparta, manager of the high school track team of that city, was in Nashville and made ar­ rangements for a dual meet between that organization and the athletic club of the Nashville high school at Sparta on April 29. Surgeon Has Blood Poison. Dr. J. N. Shaff is suffering from blood poisoning in his left arm. due to a small wound on one of j^ls fin- leers contracted while he was per- form&ig a surgical, operation. T * w National Guard Officer*. Adjt. Gen. Scott has issued an or- i der confirming the election of the fol- > lowing officers of the 3d infantry, ^ Illinois national guard: Lieut. Col. Richings J.' Shand of Springfield* as : colonel, vice Arthur E. Fisher Of ^£- Rockford, resigned; Maj. Charles W. . Greene of Aurora, as lieutenant col­ onel, vice Lieut. Col. Shand; Capt. i Edwin E. Leonard, company K, Rock- ,gcf| ford, as major, vice Maj. Greene, and g||? Capt. Franc Bacon, company M, Ore­ gon, as major to fill vacancy. An order was also issued placing - Col. Arthur E. Fisher on the. retired list . .. Col. J. Mack Tanner, commanding the 4th infantry, Illinois national guard, has sent to the adjutant gen­ eral's office recommendations that • - Capt. A. W. Smith of company M, Champaign, and Capt. Frank L. Tay- lor of company G> Effingham, be ap­ pointed on the examining board of the'*5*;.' 4th infantry, vice Lieut. Col. H. S. V; Parker and Maj. C. E. Ryman, both of Effingham. Col. Tanner has appointed the fol­ lowing as noncommissioned officers of the 4th infantry:, Thomas E..:^| Adams of Vandalia, as commissary sergeant, vice Jesse Rogers of Ram­ sey, removed; Merle Printz of New­ ton, as sergeant major, vice C. B. | Miller of Brockton, promoted to ser-> 'f' geant major of the 2d brigade.*™ ^ ? tf i Miners' Election. • The annual election by referendum vote of the United Mineworkers, 7 which includes all the missing coun- ties in southern Illinois, is now in 7 progress. There are close to 10,000 7 miners participating in the election. • ' For president James Kelley of Car- terville, George McCarter- of Herrin and Mr. Chenowith of Willlsvllle are being voted for; for vice president Guy Pudden of Duquoin and Fount ^ Clayton of Harrisbury are candidates. P. H. Strawhan has practically no " opposition for secretary-treasurer. Contents of Corner Stone Decay* \Vhen the corner stone of the old University church in Alton was op­ ened, the Iron box which was deposit­ ed in it fifty-five years ago was found to be corroded until nothing but a thin shell was left, and all that re­ mained of its former contents was a handful of dust. The building was originally a Roman Catholic church. The walls have been torn down, and the work of erecting the new Uni­ tarian church on the site will started at once. ' " High School Literary. The High School Literary society of the Okawville public schools has ^ elected the following officers: Presi- dent, Miss Pauline Klostermann; vice' •' president, James Friend; secretary and treasurer, Miss Mayme Kloster­ mann; sergeant-at-arms. Walter Lehr; pfOgram committee, Willie Lohmeier and Misses Bertha Strieker and Lydia Moehle. , Real Estate Dealer I* Bankrupt. William E. Moser. a real estate agent of Macon, filed a petition in- bankruptcy at Springfield, scheduling his liabilities as $3,638.29 and his as­ sets as $116.72. Pours Oil on Clothing. Mrs. W. H« Morby of Eldorado sat- ' - ' tirated her clothing with coal oil, tbeBT^il ignited it and was fatally burned. She had recently returned from the insane asylum. ! . Boy Accidentally Kill* Himself. Archie Huffman, aged 11. son of E. El Huffman of Effingham, accidentally shot and killed himself. He and three companions were rowing on the river and, after toying with a pistol, threw it on the bottom of the b«l|H|ll,^ weapon was discharged. Consul to Puerto Cortes. ^ ' Edgar Auer, son of the late Rst. Melchojr Auer. and a former well- known resident of Virginia, has been appointed United States consul to Puerto Cortes. South America. Becomes Chief Auditor. ~ T. A. Proctor of Carbondaie ha* ac­ cepted the position of chief auditor of ; the Cape Girardeau & Chester rail­ road, and the Chester, Perryville tc Ste. Genevieve railroad, both belong­ ing to the Houck systepa. with head­ quarter* in Cape Girardea^ Sells Coal Land,,,;;! £> - 7^, The Manufacturers' Fuel company, with headuarters in Duquoin. have disposed of a tract gX coal land it Plnckneyvltte, to W. 8. W15soo. ft* $*0,000. ,