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fffippppwp • ^ . n 7 r r f J^5f i^r FundsBelongingto Milwaukee Bank Lost in May Wheat Sp^cul^ion 6. Bigdow, President of thfc Cftrs Old est Ffiianc fal Institution, Confesses That He Embezzled Fortune and !< Lost It on Chicago Board of Trade. L1 -:r »»«*«« ** ILLINOIS STATE NEWS Ulitlois Legislature DEPUTY IS ^ZEALOUS. V CYCLONE WRECK8 Speculation and ventures on the equally uncertain sea of industrial ex- ploitation have brought to ruin and disgrace a former president of the JBmeric§n Bankefs^-Association, the courted adviser of the Secretary of th<§ "Treasury of the United States, the*so­ cial and business associate of men high In the political and financial cir­ cles of the nation, anjl a' man, in short, whose name until now stood as a synonym for ability, sagacity and pro1 Wty in the banking world. ^ ><\The city of Milwaukee is aghast at "the exposure. The people scarcely Can realize the truth of'It, and it is feafe to say that financial America is mugs, one successful coup having net­ ted him, according to report, some §800,000. But of late there are said to have been losses. A week or ten days ago L. D. Kneeland, a Chicago broker, Went to Milwaukee, and coincident v/ith his visit there were storiafc of come heavy squeezes that young Bige- low had suffered. It is said that Kneeland came to have some matters straightened out, and that he departed with any claims he might have had fully satisfied. Stories of May wheat also have teen rife. The persons who hereto­ fore have hesitated to make any crlt- friends had an Inkling of the situation until the crash came. Eves his broth­ er, the vice-president; of the First Na­ tional Bank, was in ignorance of any­ thing wrong, to the slightest extent, until the investigation that followed the confession. Only the bank president and 'the dupes or worse that assfsted feim in the manipulation of the bank's books knew anything, to all appearances, and the criminal acts had been going on for months, if not for years. False entries in the bank's books concealed the defalcations that mounted beyond the million mark. President Bigelow took the cash and tf m v N Stupefied, for the na^ne of Frank Bigelow. had even a wider, fame among bankers than the institution of which he was the head, with its capi­ ta! of $1,500,000, its surplus and undi­ vided profits of $1,100,000 and its de­ posits of $16,000,000. In carrying on his mammoth ttieffs of the bank's funds President Bigelow bad accomplices amoftg the employes <i the Institution. One of these was .Henry G. Goll, an assistant cashier. Gordon Bigelow, the son of the bank president, a young man--somewhere around 30 years of age--has been known as a plunger in the stock and £rain markets for a long time, and ru­ mor said that a large part of the «roney embezzled by the banker went •to meet the losses entailed by his son. The son has been known as i high Toller, and several months ago gossip -was busy about some of hit big witt­ icism of the financier remembered end voiced their recollection that Frknk G. Bigelow himself has always been a plunger. One enterprise in which he engaged that has been em­ broiled with costly litigation is the .National Electric. Company, and it was ^ajd that several other perfectly -le- gaimate^eetQjprises in which the banker bad en^fegedjiave proved to he* too heavy loagjhji for aim to shoulder. As Mr. Bigelow said himself, aj he walked from his home to be arraigned before United States Court Commis­ sioner Bloodgood: "I got in beyond my depth; I thought things would come out all nght, but they did not." That was'all the defaulting banker would say. What his close friends may know more in detail, if anything, hab not beetK divulged. It is doubtful, however, if ahy of his most intimate BIG BANK DEFALCATIONS IN. LAST TWENTY YEARS. .1884--Ferdinand Ward, head of Grant & Ward, bankers $6,000,000 1884--John C. Eno, president Second National, New York 3,000,000 1890--P. J. Claassen, president, and G. H. Pelt, Sixth National, Lenox Hill and Equitable 1,000,000 1891--Gideon W. Marsh, president Keystone National, Philadel­ phia .... 1,000,000 1891--John T. Hill, president Ninth National, New York 400,000 1894--Samuel C. See ley, bookkeeper, Middlesex County Ban& Perth Amboy, N. J i354,000 1900--William Schreiber, trusted clerk, Etlzabethport Banking Company, Elizabethport, N. J. . 100,000 1900--C. L. Alvord, note teller, First National, New York 700,000 1900--Frank M. Brown, assistant cashier, German National, Newport, Ky. „ 200,000 1901--Henry J. Fleischman, cashier, Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, Los Angeles, Cal 150,000 1902--Frank C. Andrews, vice president City Savings Bank, De­ troit, Mleh. .. 1,500,000 ySZTMgr GOCH with the conn/vance of employes cred i>ed the amounts abstracted to credit* crs who never had the money. 4 CRASH^FTER FORTY YEAR8. BigeloW Wipes Out in a Few Months the Success of a- Lifetime. One p£"tfie curious questions on the streets! of Milwaukee when the new of the crash became known was: "What's the use of working hard forty years and ending as Frank Bige­ low has ended?" Bigelow entered the employ of the t^ilik that now bears the name of the First National forty years ago as a bank messenger. He was horn in Hartford, N. Y., in 1847, and came to Milwaukee with his parents in .1861, hfc. father being one of the well-known physicians of the city in the early days when Grand avenue was a coasting ull to the river for the children. The son received a public school education heiW but in 1864 entered the employ of the bank and Remained there, advancing step by step, through all' thelyears, until his downfall. He vas kpown as one of the hardest- working men in the city. His devotion to his bank duties was marked, and vhen each day he was free from them he was known as a home man. ~ So far as the books of the bank have been examined it does not appear tt at during his forty years of connec­ tion with the institution a single pen- t-y went wrong through him until De­ cember, 1904. That is, he wiped out forty years of' honorable record in a trifle more than l'cur months. WOULD NOT DESERT HI8 MATE. Two-Hundred-Pound Mountain Lion Kjlled in Collegiate Range. "Old Bob," said to be theJ largest mountain lion ever killed in the west, was slain in the Collegiate range, 25 miles west of Salida, by J. E. Hicks, a Tanchman of Sargent's, I^The carcass Of Old Bob weighs 225 pounds and Pleasures 14 feet' from tip to tip. His female mate and two of her young were caught in steel traps and killed at the same time. Old Bob had terrorized ranchmen in that vicinity for the last five years, having killed and devoured scores of cattle and young colts. He was the leader of a band of lions in that sec; tlon of the mountains. He had escap­ ed the most expert hunters, and would bave been living now but for his re­ fusal to desert his mate and her yonng while they were in captivity. While out hunting Hicks came upoiL the carcass of a calf which the lions had killed and partly eaten. He knew they would return when hungry, and set three large steel traps around fhs He returned î ortljr after­ ward and found tjie female and two young ones in the traps. Old Bob was present to defend them. When he saw flicks coming he roared fiercely and snapped his jaws threat­ ening to attack, the hunter. Hicks took perfect aim and sent a rifle bul­ let through the lion's head before he, could cause trouble. He then shot the other three lions in the traps.--Salida, Colo., special in Denver Republican. LESS MEAT, MORE MUSCLE. One of Their Own" Kind. Prof.- Humphrey of Amherst college went out one morning before recita­ tion. When he returned some of the students had fastened a live goose in e president's chair. When he en­ tered the roori and found the new oc­ cupant of his seat he turned on his heel and coolly observed: "Gentle­ men, I perceive you have a competent instructor, and I will therefore leave you to your studies." 8light Mistake. Guest (in a cheap restaurant)-- Here, waiter, this napkin is dirty. Walter--Beg pardon, sir; It merely got folded the wrong,way, air. What Dietary Experiments Shown in the Yale Gymnasium. Director Chittenden, who has had charge of the Sheffield Scientific school dietary experiments, recently reported that the men under him grew etronger the less meat they ate. The men under investigation were kept at work ill toe Yale gymnasium while they jwere on a diet of less meat and more vegetables and fruit. The gym­ nasium tests show a growth of muscu­ lar development of 35 to 100 per cent. Disposing of surplus meat food by the digestive apparatus Is much more difficult than getting rid of the sur­ plus of vegetables and fruits. Partly digested protein frequently develops toxic qualities which either cause dis­ ease or furnish a breeding place tor- it. The great increase of Brlght's dis­ ease and other kidney and semi-nerv­ ous troubles is attributed to the excess of meat over the normal demand of the body. Vs.. : Tread wheel in England. The treadwheel is -still in vogue at many English prisons. ' MAY ADJOURN MAY 6. Acdording to present plahs the for­ ty-fourth general assembly will ad journ sine die Saturday, May 6. How- I^ver, neither house has offered an adjournment resolution and the tacit agreement may be disregarded. The house is rapidly advancing bills, but is paying little attention to senate measures. The Board of Trade bill passed by the senate is locked up in the house committee on miscellaneous Itobjefcts and the bill to exempt from taxation the capital stock of mercan­ tile and manufacturing corporations is tied up in the house, committee on revenue. Gov. t)eneen has assumed responsi­ bility for control of the house and there is little doubt that quick work will be made of the primary election and state civil service bills. Both measures have been passed by the house and have been reported out with amendments by the senate com­ mittees. The senate committee on civil service also reported favorably Senator Humphrey's county civil ser­ vice bill. No one will be surprised ap­ parently were the local option bill defeated. RAISE SALARIES TO $2,000. After a close ffght in the house Rep­ resentative Sam Erickson's bill racing the salary of members of the legisla­ ture from $1,000 to $2,000 a session, was passed by a vote of. 77 to 65. This hill was passed two years ago, but was •etoed by Governor Yates together with a bill raising the salaries of coun-* ty circuit judges from $3,500 to $5,000. The Erickson bill was scouted as a "salary grab" measure. However, aftr er a lively skirmish for support a suf­ ficient number of votes were changed from nay to aye to secure a bare con-, stitutional- majority. Representatives A. Austin, Gaunt, Luke and Kleeman began the stampede and Representa­ tive Manny saved the bill by casting the seventy-seventh vote. Of the Cook county delegation, 51 voted for the measure. The two socialists, Ambrose and Alson, and Representative Com- erford and Mitchell voted, nay. Rep­ resentatives Struckman and Arran were absent. r --- Gas Legislation. Gas and electric light "legislation progressed Friday to the extent that the gas price regulating bill was amended somewhat and advanced tQ third reading, and a bilLtenabling the city of Chicago to sell electrical cur­ rent from its municipal lighting plant was reported out by the charter com­ mittee to the night session of the house. An effort will be made to have both bills passed next Tuesday and later rushed through the senate. All chances for Chicago charter leg­ islation beyond the municipal courts bill, already passed, was ended by the passage by the house of McGoorty's bill calling a charter convention in Chicago to prepare for the city a tent­ ative charter, to be submitted to the next general assembly. The gas price, regulating bill, which will be passed by the house at leasts applies to the whole state, and gives the city councils of all towns power to fix the rates at which gas shall be sold. The bill carries a referendum clause. It must be adopted by the people at election before it becomes operative. If it passes both houses it c&h be submitted at the election next fall. To the innocent bystander" the purpose of the bill is not quite clear. It was claimed by Fisher and others that its object is to Bell the "surplus" energy now being generated by the city flighting plant. But as the city lighting plant does not light one-third 6f the streets the "surplus" proposi­ tion is not obvious. Legalizes Board of Trade Deals. Senator Dixon's bill legalizing trans­ actions on the board of trade and abol­ ishing bucket shops was passed by a vote of 32 to 9. Senator Berry op­ posed measure and said he was' opposed td gambling on the board of trade. Senator Parker defended the bill and declared that, board of trade transactions under proper restric­ tions were as legitimate as- any other form of trading. Chicago Public Library. After a brief debate the senate passed Galpin's bill authorizing the public library board to purchase real estate and' to erect branch library buildings In Chicago. 'Hie board has a fund of $800,000, which, under the present law, cannot be invested in realty. It is proposed to invest $500,- 000 of this amount for real estate and buildings. Hearing on Bridge Bill. A lay delegation from St. LouLs and East St. Louis appeared before the house judiciary committee to argue for and against the Karch bill providing by condemnation proceedings for a new bridge across the Mississippi riv­ er at East St-. Louis. The St. Louis lobby generally favored the measure, while many representatives of East St. Louis dpposed it. The committee finally reported the bill,, out with en amendment providing that the br»age shall --alwals anw forever be free." Citizens of East St. Louis contend tha_t a free bridge would destroy their city, as it had been built up as a . protest against the alleged extortionate rates , of the St. Louis bridge companies. The Missouri legislature nas passed a ,bill similar to the Karch measure. - j Local Option. The Anderson local option bill was brought up in the house on second reading and developed a hot. fight. Representative Browne moved' to strike out the enacting clause, but the proposition was beaten by a vote of 53 to 51. Mr. Castle's motion to strike out the county feature was also defeat­ ed by a vote of 70 to 66. Mr._ Smeikal then moved to strike out the refer­ endum clause. • Mr. Comerford attempted to tell the opponents of the bill tha^^hey were cowards and were opposing public sentiment, but his voice was drowned in cries of "Question! Question!" ana the Smejkal motion was adopted. An amendment was also adopted protecting prohibition districts. The precinct feature of the Ander­ son bill also was stricken out, but a motion to eliminate the ward and ward sub-division features was lost by a vote of 65 to 59. The bill was then sent to third reading. There is little probability that the Anderson bill will become a law, as the senate reported favorably on the Burke bill passed by the house. - • Labor Men Amend* Bill. Mr. Dudgeon's* convict labor bill, No. 383,' which provided for the prat­ ing by convict labor of school text books to be used in the state, was called up for second reading in the house Friday afternoon. On motion of Mr. Dudgeon all after the enacting clayse was stricken out and provisions inserted for the emjilQ^ment of the prisoners in the manufacture of all material and supplies needed by state institutions, road, and school districts. The provision for the printing of school text books was eliminated. The state board of prison industries may sell the surplus product up to 40 per cent at the best market price. The amendment, which was agreed to by the labor interests at first opposed to the bill, was adopted and the hill was ordered to third reading. • . - Checks College Bonds. „1heLhou^e bill authorizing the state university 4f^sue bonds for the pur­ chase of a controlling interest in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago met snag in the senate and was sent to the committee on ap­ propriations. The point was made by "Senator Berry that^jthe state would be liable for these bomts^despite a^s;ur ances to, the contrary. / J Appropriation Sills. The following bills were passed by the house: Appropriating $1,000,000 ror the expense of the next general assembly and the salaries of the va rious state officials in the meantime; appropriating $12,500 for incidental ex penses of the present generatv assem­ bly; appropriating $6Qfl .to^repair the monument Jto Genera at Jacksonville. Summons in Damage Suits. , Deputy Sheriff Russell of Alton, has been put to harfT straits to obtain service on a score of witnesses "in damage suits against the Illinois ter­ minal railway company, greying out of a y*«ck jn which about fifty per­ sons were injured last January. •iTl^'e^vwere eighteen claims against 4lle compahy, and in every instance they were compromised until only two were left. Those who had sued the company were* subpoenaed as- wit­ nesses in the case of M. Rubenstein for tl 0.000 damages. On the day set for trial of the suit Russell started out before daylight and succeeded in serving every one of the witnesses by rousing them from their, slumbers. The case was compromised when the witnesses "wept to Edwardsville. Loan Sha The house judiciary comm agreed to report the anti-lo^l^'s bill.V In opposing 'IJ/* Rept'esentati Gray^of .Decatur said it would drive money\ lenders »ou| of business and woujjd work a greatshandlcap on wage* e&rirers who need an occasional loan. * ^---^Fraternal Insurance Receivers. Have n^Fkrnum's bill limiting the right to file suit for receivers and injunctions in fraternal insurance organizations to the attorney general, state superin­ tendent of insurance and judgment creditors passed the senate. Reppi-ts Gas Measure. Mr. Church reported house bill No. 644, the "gas regulator" bill, cove^ng the entire state. He obtained unani­ mous consent to have the bill read a first time. ^ Victory,for Board of Trade. Senator Campbell clinched a victory for the Chicago Board of Trade by killing Senator Gardner's motion to reconsider the vote by which the Dixon bill was passed yesterday. The Gardner motion received only a few votes. A. strong effort will now be made to push the bill through the house. * ^ Judgments on Time. ' v The senate passed Craig's MM au­ thorizing county boards to pay judg­ ments in installments. Limits Saloons. Gfein's bill providing that swoon licenses shall be Issuedr^^^onMnne saloon for 500 inhabitants was report^ ed out ^jrith/'Ctie amendment tliat ,lt shall not Hn^rfere-^lth JkJcaf option May Build Pumping plaiits. Dalley'8 bill authorizing farm drtflii age district boards To build pumping plants and to use therefor mpney realized from bonds already ii was passed by the house. ' Foreign Corporations. The house passed Craig's bill to reg­ ulate foreign corporations by compell­ ing them to submit to the same re­ quirements as domestic corporations. To Acquire Medical College. Senator Juul Introduced a bill em­ powering the University of Illinois to acquire title to the College of^Physi- c:ans and Surgeons. . State Board of Osteopaths. The senate passed the bill creating a state board of osteopathists--yeas 26, nays 5. ' Special Assessments. The senate passed Powers' bill, pro­ viding that property that has been taxed by special assessment for per­ manent improvements, further im provements shall be made by general taxation. Cipital Stock. Exemption. The capital stock bill exempting from taxation the capital stock ol purely manufacturing and mercantile corporations was reported favorably by the house revenue committee. Divorce Bill to Governor. - "v The senate passed the house divorce bill which prohibits the adverse party to a divorce from remarrying within a Vear. The bill needs only the signa­ ture of the governor to make it a law. In ca^es of infidelity it Is provided that the-party at fault may not remar­ ry within two years. Tuberculosis Sanitormmfv The Glackin measure providing foi a state sanitorium for the treatment of tuberculosis' and appropriating $500,000 therefor,, passed t^e houat Awakes Witnesses in Order to Serve I Tornado Visits Cariyte and Dami ENJOINS USE OF STEAM ENGINE Restraining Order Against East St. Louis and Suburban Railway. "Judge Holder of the St.. Clair county circuit court at BellevJlle^ granted W. S. Bowler and others of O'Fallon a temporary injunction against the East St. Louis'and Suburbap._,xailway com­ pany, restraining the road from oper­ ating a steam engine in the city limits of O'Fallon, under the provision that the petitioners furnish a $2,000 bond. The petition was filed, but. the peti­ tioners withdrew it for the reason that they had been unable to locate the original ordinance. It was alleged by the petitioners that the franchinse only permitted the operation of the cars of the Suburban through the city with electrffc power. Seeks Peoria Inlet. «" An independent entrance into Pe­ oria from the horth is sought by the Chicago & Alton road. At present the 'Altoii leased the tracks of the To­ ledo, Peoria and ^Western, a branch- Of the JWabash,- from ,Washington to Peoria. What is desired is an Inde­ pendent track to Iowa junction, a new bridge over the Peoria river, and thence a connection with the Rock Island tracks into the Peoria union station. Various surveys have been made, but no definite^aption has been taken as yet. The close relation^ be­ tween the Alton and Rock Island prob­ ably will lead to a joint entrance Into Peoria within the next year. Medical Society Elects Officers. The thirty-first annual meeting of the District Medical society met at Pana. The principal number of the program was: "Can the Mind Be Diseased?" by Dr. Amos Sawyer of Hillsboro. ' Other speakers were W. O. Wood of Decatur and G. M. Krider of Springfield. The officers elected are as follows: President, Amos Sawyer, Hillsboro; vice presidents, F. J. Eberspacner^ of Paha and Frank Paul of She^jyvlll^secretary, R. C. Danford of Panai^frea^urer, J. N. Nelms q| ^aylorville. TheSiext meet­ ing will be held in Pana in October. Many Church Structures. A ^yclone wrecked buildings and did other damage at Carlyle Saturday night estimated at $200,000. The fun­ nel-shaped cloud appeared in the northwest about 6 (fclock and jumped from one part of the town to another, leaving wreckage wherever «it struck. The Catholic church was razed. The residence of the rector was unroofed, and the parochial school damaged, causing a loss of $75,000 to the congre­ gation. The Episcopal church is a wreck, causing a loss of $20,000. A flour mill was partially unroofed, and the contents damaged by water. The Methodist church spire was whirled around and deposited on a dwelling. The house was partly demolished, hut, ncne of the occupants was injured./ I BLOOM I NGTON'8 MAYOR. At the recent municipal election in Bloomington when James S. Neville, republican, was elected^mayor ^over George C. Morrison, who^flks a can­ didate for re-election. Mr. Neville i \ promised the citizens a clean hurt nesslike administration and they took him at his word., Mr. Morrison was the only democra&c 'mayor elected in Bloomington yi twenty years and made an active campaign to retain the office. Report 1,200 Conversions. The annual conference of the Mount Carmel district of the Southern Illi­ nois Methodist Episcopal conference was held in Enfield. Thirty-two minis­ ters and many laymen were In attend­ ance. G. H. Hall and Lewis Glnes Dahlgren and D. Connett w censed to preach. More than 1,200 sonversidns were reported as having been made since last September. iines ft jjjlinois' Bankers Organize. ' The bankers of Montgomery and Macoupin counties^ held a ^aeetijig/In the parlors of the LftchfleMhotel. Representatives torn ovW fif'^e^i "brinks * were pryfent. An jfbrganiz; " -tlon was effec jMNfcmersville' pre of the First Nat id secretary Ball o! i Miller bank "of LltcV ob State Board Secretary. fs^uasacked the residence of E. A. S^ively, secretary of the state board of,pardons at Springfield, while ^Mi^jind Mrs Snively were atochurch. Soitfe jewelry and money was taken. Charter for State Line. Articles of incorporation have been filed of the Harrisburg railway. The principal office is Chicago, and the capital stock is nominally $50,000. The road is to be constructed from the eastern boundary of Saline county westward through the counties of Saline and Williamson to Harrisburg, Marion, Herrin, Carterville and John­ ston City, and thence; to the western boundary line of Willik'&son county. The incorporators and first board of directors are Arthur W. Underwood of Evanston and Nathan S. Smyser,. M. S. SomervUle, Robert J. Devine anil Nelson Thomason, Jr., of Chicago. ers of Woman's Club. Th*T"Woman's club of Duquoln has elated these officers: President, rs. Harry B. Ward; vice president, Mrs. H. E. Ross; secretary, Mrs. R. O Lehn; treasurer,'Mrs, Brookings. Railroad Crossing Injunction. ' An injunction was granted at Bfl* wardsville in the circuit court tiy Judge Burroughs restraining the Illi­ nois terminal railroad company from laying tracks across the right of way of the Litchfield & Madison road, in order to connect with the Clover Leaf The injunction was granted at th« request of the Litchfield & Madison officials, who alleged that such a course was necessary to prevent bloodshed and damage to property, as th&'^llinois terminal had made no pro visiohy for an^terlocking station oi :af^Rjipplianoes. ha I Guard Orders. Scott has is£tied Illinois iard orders as follows: Placing^ CaW? Timothy --1^. Kennedy the^tki^Hst; Commander W. F £#urdy of Chiea&o has been placed in command of tne Illinois naval re­ serves until further orders; an elee tion is ordered in the Alton division of the Illinois naval reserves for Tues . day, May 9, Lieut. G. E. Wilkinson to preside.' Missionary's Headquarters. C. J. Bukouts, general missionary of the Southern Illinois Sunday School union, has arrived at Duquoin from La Moille, 111., and will hereafter make Duquoin his headquarters. Hurt in Wrestling Beut. While having a friendly wrestling matcfh, George Rookert threw Peter Nilson through an open hatchway at Litchfield, causing injuries which may prove fatal. Auto Runs Into Pole. The automobile of Dr. H. A. Schoaff, In which he and his wife were riding, struck a telephone pole at ^Peoria and Mrs. Schoaff received ̂ ^serious and probably fataL UUijrieSj while the doc­ tor was badly ofuiseaT * To Try for Oil and Gas. St. Louis capitalists have leased over 600 acres of land in the vicinity of Effingham and are preparing to sink seven drills to test the indications "of oil |uid gas that abound on every haud. Engine Kills Farmer. Thomas Melfojrd Whitaker, one of the most prominent young farmers of Alexander county, was killed by a Big Four switch engine while driving across a track on his way home. He was a nephew of Postmaster Sidney B. Miller of Cain. < Doctors Meet at Pana. The district medical society, at f(|r. meeting at Pana, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Presi­ dent, Amos Sawyer, Hillsboro; first vice president, F. J. Eberspacher, sec­ ond vice president, Frank Auld of Shelbyville; secretary,, R. C. Danford of Pana; treasurer, J. N. Nelms of Taylorville. About seventy-five dele­ gates were In attendance at the meet­ ing. t J New Bank at Shawneetown. The National bank of Shawneetown has been organized. Capital stock. $25,000. Louis Goetzman will be pres­ ident and D. E. Froehlich cashier. The company will erect a new building for a- banking house. Escape Death in Wreck. A head-end collision occurred between a gravel train, aptKa coal train pn the Chicago, Burlington^ and Quincy rail­ road near Sorento. About fourteen cars were piled up ,and the engines damaged considerably. The engineer and firemen saved themselves by jumping. Knox Debaters Defeat Whipple. Knox college of Galesburg defeated Whipple academy in joint debate at Jacksonville. Jn the declamation con­ test Whipple w^n first honors over Knox. Madison County Teachers. The regular quarterly meeting of the Madison County Teachers' Asso­ ciation will be held in the Priesby* terian church at Troy, May 6. Babe Weighs Tto4e Pound*. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. PhHlips of Lift- coin are the parents of. perhaps, the smallest boy in the country, born two months ago. When born, the child weighed 18 ounces, and today is healthy and hearty, and weighs but 1 pounds. The child is perfectly formed and vigorous. \ '5 ' Fanciers' Show at Matteon. '-fie officers "of the Eastera Illiitelp ,* Fanciers' association have decided to hold a large poultry show in Mattom