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WRECK AND RUIN. ILLINOIS INCIDENTS. GREAT DAY AT OMAHA SOBER OR STARTLINQj FAITH T- FULLY RECORDED. DEDICATION OF THE ILLINOIS ^ BUILDING. Our Troops Land and Advance on Beleagured City. How the Salaries o,f Postmasters in the State Are. Affected by-the Latest Readjustment--Fall of an Uncom­ pleted Bridge. Gov. Tanner and Thousands of His State's Residents Celebrate at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition--Many Notables Participate. SIEGE OF SANTIAGO. Heavy Guns Placed So as to Force Fall of Cervera's Stronghold. American Army of Invasion Arrives Off Santiago--Marines Show Great Enthusiasm When the Troopships Are Sighted--Admiral Sampson Con­ fers with Gen. Garcia on Board the Flagship -- Attempt to Assassinate Blanco in Havana. CHAPEL NEAR FORTRESS SAN JU AN--PIERCED BY A 13-INCH SHELL Washington soeeial: • ••• The gratifying news comes that troops at last have landed upon Cuban soil and active army operations have begun, the previous occupation by the marines near Guantanamo having made only for the establishment* f^S'iiavai- base and cable station. From this time on stirring news may be expected. Over two months have elapsed since war was declared,' but the army in,ay now be said to have taken the field for the first time, which will shortly leave Sampson and Schley free to operate in other directions. The troops landed at two points, to the east and west of the harbor entrance, meeting with, according to the' official dis­ patch, "little, if any, resistance," it evi­ dently being the plan for the two divis­ ions to move forward and attack the Spaniards on the flanks, while the insur­ gents under Garcia and Rabi advance up­ on their rear. The landing took place un­ der cover of a vigorous bombardment by the fleet. The debarkation began within twenty-four hours after the fleet of trans­ ports arrived and at 1 o'clock Thursday morning the War Department was advis­ ed by cable that all the troops were ashore;' j. . Advices received Monday afternoon an­ nounced the arrival off Santiago of the first division of the American army of in- GEN. WM. R. SHAFTER. vasion, under command of Major General William R. Shafter. No attempt was made during the day, according to the report, to land the American troops. Gen eral Shafter, soon after his arrival had a conference with Admiral Sampson. They discussed at length the information ob­ tained by Admiral Sampson's scouts as to the most available landing places in the vicinity of Santiago, and sent further scouting parties along the coast, who in­ spected the points considered by Ad­ miral Sampson to be most advantageous. Tremendous enthusiasm was awakened among the nien with Admiral Sampson's fleet by the arrival of the troops. They gave cheer after cheer, and their enthu­ siasm met with a hearty response from the troopships. Repeated delays in the departure of the army from Tampa had made the men with the fleet impatient and they await­ ed the coming of their allies with great eagerness. For more than ten days they had had practically nothing to do aside from preventing the escape of Admiral Cervera's fleet from the harbor. Officers and men, the fleet having done all damage possible preparatory to landing the troops, were anxious for more active warfare. From an early hour on Sunday morning every vessel in Admiral Sampson's fleet was on the lookout for the transports. The admiral had been advised from Washing­ ton that the troopships probably would join his fleet some time during the day. General Garcia and his personal staff were picked up at General Rabi's camp, eighteen mile? west of Santiago, and brought to the flagship Sunday afternoon by the gunboat Vixen. There the grizzled and wounded patriot had a long consulta­ tion with Admiral Sampson regarding the operations for the investment of Santia­ go and the co-operation of the American and Cuban troops. General Garcia is very enthusiastic. He says the .Span­ iards are starving and cannot hold out long, and that the war in the island will SANTIAGO AGAIN UNDER FIRE. Fortifications Crushed and the Yiz- caya Struck" by a |?h.elL. Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet,bombard­ ed the batteries at Santiago de, Cuba for the third time at daylight Thursday morn­ ing. Fo? hours the ships pounded the batteries at . the right and left of the en­ trance, only sparing El Morro, where Lieut. Hobson and his companions of the Merrimac are in prison.™ The western bat­ teries, against which the main assault was directed, were badly wrecked. One gun was utterly destroyed. In others many guns were dismounted. At first the Spaniards replied passionately and wildly, but impotently. Then most of the guns were deserted.. Not a ship Was struck nor a man injured on the American side. It is believed that the-enemy's loss of life was heavy. It is reported from Madrid that "a shell from an American warship, falling from a great elevation, struck the Vizcaya, which, owing to its excellent ar­ mor, was not damaged." As a preliminary to the hammering giv­ en the batteries, the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius at midnight was given another chance. Three 250-pound charges of gun cotton were sent over the fortifications at the entrance. The design was to drop them in the bay, around the angle, back of the eminence on. which El Morro is sit­ uated, where it was known that the Span­ ish torpedo boat destroyers were lying. Two charges went true, as no reports were heard--a peculiarity of the explosion of gun cotton in water. The third charge exploded with terrific violence on Cayo Smith. The destruction and death at the western batteries must have been appall­ ing. TWO MONTHS OF WAR. Washington Officials Think They Have Reason to Be Satisfied. Two months ago war broke out between the Uftited States and Spain, according to the proclamation of the President and the declaration of Congress. The end of that period finds nearly 16,000 United States troops lying off Santiago prepar­ ing to land; it finds cable communication established between the Government at Washington and the advance guard of the expedition in Cuba, and it finds Cuban territory in the possession of United States marines, backed by a naval squad­ ron, and nearly all of the commercial ports of Cuba blockaded. This is all, apart from Dewey's great victory at Ma­ nila and from the splendid results achiev­ ed in organizing several armies now, in camps. Therefore those in charge assert that they have a right to look back with pride over what has been accomplished in the short space of two months, working in a large part with raw material in both the army and the navy. PLAN PRISON FOR SPANIARDS. Those Captured in War Will Be Taken to Fort McPherson. A serious problem, the solution of which has been determined upon by the authori ties, is that of the disposition of the vast number of prisoners which must fall into American hands whenever Santiago capit­ ulates. This number is variously estimat­ ed all the way from 25.000 to 50,000 men. It has been definitely decided that they cannot be permitted to remain in Cuba, and it will, therefore," be necessary to pro­ vide a large number of transports to bring them to this country, where they may be more readily fed and guarded. This will require a much larger fleet of transports than that which carried Gen. Shaffer's army. It has been decided to make Fort McPherson, Ga., a permanent military prison. OPPOSES RELIEF EXPEDITION. General Miles Says Military Is Needed for Other Purposes. There is decided opposition in the War Department to an expedition for the re­ lief of the reconcentrados. Gen. Miles does not lem| his support to the proposi­ tion, -and he is said to have urged againgt the project at a White House conference. I f supplies must be sent to the starving Cubans, it is Gen. Miles' recommendation that steamers be chattered for the trans­ portation of material and the work of dis­ tribution be intrusted to the foreign con­ suls in Cuba. This is a mission, he holds, which could be discharged in all propriety by the representatives of neutral govern­ ments in the districts where succor is needed. War Department officials are united in the opinion that this is not an opportune period for using the military in any such humanitarian pursuit. Bombardment of Santiago Thursday Spreads Destruction. A careful inspection of the fortifications along .tile crest of the hills defending San­ tiago harbor by the Associated Press dis­ patch beat after me bombardment Thurs­ day moaning showed that the American gunners spread wreck and rum every­ where. Some of the batteries were de­ molished beyond repair. The vultures which;circled on level wings over the hills ns thick as swallows around a chimney for hours after the firing ceased furnish­ ed grewsome evidence of the fatality among the- Spanish soldiers. Hundreds of troops could bo seen from the ships digging in mounds of earth piled up by the explosions of. the projectiles from the heavy guns for bodies, while their heads were fanned by the wings of the black scavengers of the battlefield. There were two spots, one on the east and the other on the west of the harbor entrance, which were denuded of -the foliage. The hill­ tops seem literally blown away. These marked the places where the 200-pound charges of gun cotton blowu by the Ve­ suvius landed. There was evident demoralization among the Spanish troops during the bom­ bardment. Officers could be seen with drawn swords driving the men to the guns, but* even then they could not be forced to stay so long as our guns were directed at, them. The fifteen minutes' night work of the Vesuvius had shattered their nerves. The aim of our gunners was sti­ pe rb, and not Only were the coast forts WAR BULLETINS. end in a few months. It is estimated that over 300 Spaniards have been killed of*-eastern coast of northern Georgia wounded since the landing of marines. The Spaniards seem satisfied that they cannpt dislodge the Americans and have withdrawn. The upper bay will be oc­ cupied immediately. Lieutenant Dele- hanty, with an expedition, has been at work removing mines from the river con­ necting the upper and lower bays. When this is clear the ships will move up the channel and take the town of Caimanera, whose forts were* demolished • by the Teias. - . An American telegraph office has been opened in an American camp on Cuban soil. The advantage which Madrid had of direct communication with Cuba is enjoyed now by Washington. The Ameri­ ca^ officers at Camp McCalla on Guan­ tanamo Bay can telegraph the news hour by hour if there is any to send and if they are inclined to send it. HAS APPROPRIATED $371,000,000. Provisions Made for War Expenses Up to the Present Time. Representative Cannon, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, ex­ plained in presenting the $224,000,000 emergency deficiency bill that with the $218,000,000 for expenses carried in that measure the provisions made for conduct­ ing the war, including the appropriations made for the next fiscal year, had reached the total of $371,000,000. The bill passed by the Hoilse contains all the estimates of the War and Navy Departments of emer­ gency expenses likely to arise during the remainder of the calendar year. Should greater expenditures be required thiin are anticipated, and'the funds not be made available by existing law, Congress will be called in extraordinary session. Jt is believed, however, that precaution has been taken by the two departments to se­ cure sufficient funds to meet practically all contingencies, and that the cost of the war to the first of next year will not ex­ ceed $350,000,000. DO DUTY AS PICKETS. Forty Auxiliary Warships Are Guard­ ing the Coast. The Navy Department has now com­ pleted its arrangement of the Atlantic and gulf coasts patrol, and stretching from Eatsport, Me., around to New Orleans. There are no less than forty auxiliary naval craft, including swift yachts, recon­ structed single-turret monitors, relics of the civil war, tugboats, ferryboats, and not a few large and well-armed merchant- SAMPSON'S WORK AT SAN JUAN. A corner of Morro Castle as it appeared after the bombardment. men. These forty ships are disposed at the several large coast and gulf cities, while 100 miles or more seaward an outer picket line is maintained by four of the larger and more effective warships of the San Francisco class. One of these outer pickets is maintained as far north as Nova Scotia, and the southerly picket is off the Gen. Blanco Makes a Threat. Captain General Blanco cables Madrid that he sent a gunboat from Havana to inform the commander of the American boat Maple that the Spanish Government will not agree to exchange the Merrimac prisoners and t» warn all vessels coming to parley for their exchange or for any other purpose not to approach within six miles of Havana, or they will be fired upon. Hatred of Americans. In Spanish Government circles the more conservative officials think the war won by the United States, but are afraid to make public" this fact for fear of civil strife. The Spanish are very bitter to­ ward the Americans. Wherever the word America appears on any of the public buildings o* hotels the Government has issued orders to have it erased. Augusti Said to Have Quit. News was received that Captain Gen­ eral Augusti of Manila had resigned be­ cause a council of war favored immediate surrender to Admiral Dewey. He was succeeded as commander of the army by Gen. Basillo Davilo. Augusti's wife and daughters have been captured by the in­ surgents. • Merou Disclaims Knowledge. Senor Don Martin Garcia Merou, the Argentine minister to this country, denies all knowledge of the authorship of cer­ tain correspondence recently published in the Nation, a leading newspaper of Bue­ nos Ayrqrs, which inade gross accusations and reflections upon the American Gov­ ernment. Consul Dent Protests. Consul Dent has entered protest at Kingston against Jamaica being used as a Spanish base of supplies, several vessels having loaded there with supplies thought to be intended for blockaded Cuban ports. Germany, it is declared, will not inter­ fere in Manila. The cruiser Newark may be the flagship of a new flying squadron. Col. Torrey's troops of cowboy cavalry­ men will probably go to Porto Rico. Spanish ministers declare their country will not agree to an exchange of prisoners. James Hobson, a brother of the hero of the Merrimac, is a candidate for West Point. It was again announced at Madrid that the Spanish reserve squadron had sailed from Cadiz. There have been seven deaths among the soldiers at Camp Alger at Falls Church, Va. The officers in command of the Porto Rican expedition will be Gens. Coppinger, Lee and Keifer. The Queen Regent of Spain has offered to abdicate, if such a step will allay »pop- ular discontent. Illinois troops in camp at Jacksonville took a prominent part in the dedication of a Confederate mc*nument. Auxiliary cruisers Harvard and Tale will be used as troop transports for the Porto Rican expedition. Correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, London, who visited Cuba, says stories of starvation are unfounded. Gen. Miles says Garcia has agreed to co-operate with the American forces in the operations against Santiago. The new fortifications at Cardenas have been bombarded by American warships and the Spanish severely punished. Fresh calls for men for the army are constantly being made in Spain, and re- enforcements are being hastened to vari­ ous points. The American collier Ravensdale, own­ ed by a Philadelphia firm, is suspected of delivering a cargo of coal to the ene­ my's warships. Brig. Gen. Garretson is trying to move a brigade of Illinois and Ohio troops from Camp Alger to Fernandina for the Porto Rico expedition. Miss J^ajKEvans and Miss Helen Tay­ lor, daughters of the captains of the bat­ tleships Iowa and Indiana, have applied for positions in the na^al nurse corps; In Rome, it is admitted that the Philip­ pines are lost to Spain, and the Spanish Government is advised to submit with resignation to that accomplished result. Owing to the lack of transports the third military expedition to the Philippines is ADMIRAL CAMABA. Commander of the, Spanish Fleet at Cadiz. not likely to leave San Francisco until next month. committee of the Army and Navy League left Chicago to visit the various camps and ascertain the needs of the sol­ diers which can be supplied by their friends' at home. / v ' 1 „ Ex-Gov. Roswell P. Flower sent $1,000 each to the Second, Eighth and Sixty- ninth regiments of New York, because they were suffering for the lack of food and suitable clothing. The false reports regarding the general wax situation issued by the Spanish offi­ cials has stirred the people of Spain up to the point of revolution since the Govern­ ment has been compelled to admit half the truth. CAPTAIN - H. C. TAYT.OR. Commander of the Battleship Indiana. Postal Change's in Illinois. Jk The first assistant Postmaster General at Washington announces the fifteenth annual readjustment of presidential i)ost- masters' salaries, the changes in classifi­ cation and salary to become effective July 1, 189S. Under this readjustment the fol­ lowing changes in classification and in­ crease* or decrease in compensation will occur in Illinois: Centra !in, Clinton, Elm hurst and May wood are adva'ueed from third to second class; Wheaton is relegated from second to third class; Coal City, Fairmonnt, Forrest and Toluca art relegated from third to fourth class. Increases; Atlanta, ..., '., .?1,2G0 Augusta .................. 1.100. Belleville .......... 2,300 V Benton- -... 1.10Q Cambridge 1.400 Canton" .. 2,300 Carboiulale 1,000 CarlinvUle 1,700 Carini 1,000 Casey l.lOijf Central la i.... 1,000 Champaign .• ;v,v 2,500 Ohillicothe . .. .. . ....'. 1.300 Clinton l.soo Colchester ................ 1,100 Danville ......'.... .........' '2,(500 Decatur .... 3,000.' Delavan ................... 1,400 Downers G rove v......... 1,200 Dundee _i",.... 1,300 Effingham 1,700 Elgin . i8;l0»K- •' Elmhurst . 1.800 Elnrwood 1,300 annihilated, but the batteries on Cayo Smith, up the harbor, were destroyed. Had all the ships used smokeless powder, as did the New Orleans, there would re­ main no signs of guns or fortifications to indicate that there had ever been any de­ fenses there. The Spaniards were evidently surprised while strengthening their fortifications. The first shot of the.New York landed full and fair on the top of the hills to the east, where the gunners were already at work erecting new pieces. The earth seemed to rise in a cloud, and when the twelve- inch shells of the Iowa and the thirteen inch batteries of the Oregon landed squarely and fairly, a great cheer went up from the ships. There were no cas­ ualties in the fleet, although the ships held a fixed position, as if inviting the Spaniards to fire upon them. The half- stripped ships' gunners uever worked with more enthusiasm. In thirty-eight minutes the order was given to cease firing, t the message went to each ship from the admiral, "Well done," and the officers and men turned in for breakfast. Every de­ tail of the engagement had been executed to the letter, from the opening of fire by the New York to the last shot from the Iowa. ATTEMPTS BLANCO'S LIFE. Havana Volunteer Wounds the Span­ ish Captain General. Mail advices have been received in Washington of « recent attempt in Ha­ vana to assassinate Captain General Blanco, which was made by Mariano Sal- va, a young member of the volunteer army. The attempted killing of the Span­ ish captain general took place as he was leaving the palace to accompany some of­ ficers of his staff on an inspection of the earthworks oh the outskirts of the city. Salva sent a rifle bullet into the calf of General Blanco's left leg. The Volunteer is a member of the guard on duty around the palace. His younger CAPTAIN-GENERAL BLANCO. brother, also a volunteer, was arrested re­ cently on a charge of conspiring with the enemies of Spain against the established government. The younger Salva was tried by a <*>urt martial, condemned and exe­ cuted. Salva submitted willingly to ar­ rest. believing he had killed General Blan­ co and avenged the death of his brother. AUGUSTI GIVES UP. Notifies Spain He Is Behind Walls of Manila. The State Department has received in­ formation, which is thought trustworthy, that soon the Stars and Stripes will be floating over Manila. Secretary Long is in possession of information which justi­ fies him in informing the President that "Admiral Dewey would be in control of the Philippines capital in a few days. An or7icial dispatch to Madrid from Ma­ nila indicates that the situation there is worse. Augusti wires that he has retired within the walls of Manila. If Captain Gcaeral Augusti is obliged to take refuge in the citadel he will be entirely cut off from communication with the outside. BIG ARMY FOR CUBA. War Council Decides 170,000 Men Will Be Needed. A third call for 75,000 volunteers will result from the council of war at the White House Monday. The operations in Cuba planned by the President and his advisers will find use for 170,000 men-- the number for which Gen. Miles asked. Havana, with its garrison of 65,000 Span­ ish soldiers behind, the fortifications, will require 100,000 American besiegers. For the capture of Cieufuegos, Matanzas, Sa- gua, Bahia Honda, Cardenas and Mariel the rest of the troops, are needed. The call may be expected in ten days. Many Dons Desert. There are about 16,000 Spaniards on the Cuban coast between Matanzas and Cardenas. The Spanish volunteers and soldiers of* late have been deserting in considerable numbers from the forces around Matanzas and joining the Cubans. The -Cuban force iti this neighborhood numbers about 2,000. They haye arms, but lack food and ammunition. Farmer City 1.400 Flora Geneva ....... Gibson City ... Gilman ....... Grayville ,.... Harrisburg . Ha rvc-y ; Highland Highland Park Homer -, ...,... Hoopeston .... Hospital ...... Jacksonville .. Ivewauee ..... 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Yorkvllle . 1,200 . 1,000 . 1.700 . 1.000 . 2,000 . 1.200 . 1.300 . 1,000 . 1,100 . 1,400 . 1.100 . 1,000 . 1.200 .$1,400 .. 2,400 , . 1.400 ... 1.400 .. 2.100 . . 1,400 . 1,700 . 1,800 . l.iXX) . 1,400 . 1,100 . 1,100 . 1,200 . 1.700 . 1,700 . 1,400 . 1,000 . 1,400 . 1,700 . 1,700 . 1,500 . 1,700 . 1,300 . 1.300 . 2,400 . 2,100 . 1,300 $1,300 i,200 ' 2,400' •1,200' 1,500 2,400 1,700 1,800 1.70*) 1,300 2.0(H) 2.000, 1,400 2,000 1.300 2,700 3,100 1,500 1.300 v 1,400 ji.soo '3,200 2.000 i 1,400 ' 1.500 J,000 1.000 1,800 1,300 1,400 1,400 1,800 1.S00 1,800 1,400 1,800 1,100 2,700 2,300 1.100 1,400 2,400 2,200 1,000 1,500 2.400 2,000 2.S00 1,700 1,800 1,700 1,500 1.20Q 2,300 1,800 1,400 1,700 2,100 1,100 1,200 1,400 1,000 2,!X)0 1.100 1,100 1,700 1,300 1.100 1.800 1,100 2,300 1.300 1,400 1,100 1,200 1,500 1,400 1,700 1,300 $1,300 2,300 1,200 1,300 2,(XX) 1,300 1,000 1,700 1,800 1,300 1,000 1,000 1,100 1,000 1.000 1,300 l.SOO 1,300 1,400 1,000 1,400 i,<;<x> 1.200 1,200 2,300 l.SOO - 1,200 Train Goes into the River. By the giving away of the false work of a new Illinois Central bridge oyer Big Muddy river at Murph.vsboro a train was precipitated into the water, and t Wo men were killed and several injured. The dead were Frank Scramlin, engineer; Ben Wil­ liams, bridge carpenter. Most of the men jumped when they felt the bridge sinking beneath them, but Engineer Scramlin was unable to get out of the cab. Williams, the bridge carpenter, i was so severely in­ jured when he jumped that ho died soon ufter being removed to the hospital. See Seventeen-Year Locusts. The people of southern Illinois are suf­ fering from the famous pest of seventeen- year locusts. They are storming the coun­ try to an alarming degree. The locusts make a roaring that is constant and the farmers are distracted by it. Fruit trees by the hundreds are being damaged or en­ tirely ruined by the pest. Dogs and chick­ ens eat the insects and many have been poisoned by doing so. The farmers are helpless and do not,know what to do. Brief State Happenings. McClelland Ringler, aged 10 years, was drowned in Reservoir lake at Paris while bathing. Minnie Daly, one of the best-known and cleverest woman crooks in the country, died in New York. Her body was re­ turned to her old home in Chicago for burial. < Joseph McCarthy, a locomotive fireman, who was injured by being thrown upder a moving train at Sixty-third street and the Rock Island tracks, Chicago, died at the Englewood Union hospital. McCar­ thy was 30 years old and unmarried. Mrs- John Shank hanged herself at Sterling on account of despondency over property in Pennsylvania. She was a sur- Xuvor of the Johnstown flood, in which her first husband was drowned. She was married the second time last March, and was 57 years of age. As Charles Sargent and his sister Gol- die Were crossing the Sangamon river in a buggy on Buckbart bridge, five miles south of Dawson, the horse became frightened, throwing the girl into the wat­ er. Her brother jumped into the water to rescue her, and they were both drown­ ed. They were aged 24 and 14. James Crawford, the 11-year-old son of Jas. E. Crawford, a prominent farmer, living five rnBee north of Litchfield, waS killed by a team running away while he was at work in the field. He was drag­ ged a, considerable distance and was hor­ ribly mangled. . During the progress of a trial in Justice Provost's court at Decatur, Ccjlistable Connard called Joseph Dawson a liar, whereupon the two engaged in a knock­ about fight. Attorney Lee separated the men. when Connard turned on the lawyer, who parried, and then began mauling the constable. The justice then came off 4:he bench and stopped the fight, just in time to prevent the use qf deadly weapons. Mrs. John Shank of Sterling committed suicide by hanging herself to a piost in her barn. It is believed the deed was caused by despondency and financial trouble. A severe earthquake shoek was felt at Cairo.^ According to the report of Ob­ server Smith of the weather bureau it lasted ten seconds. No damage was done. At Monrpouth, Guy Wixon, Fred Goff and Henry Barrett, aged respectively i4, 12 and 11 ysgafs, were drowned in Hen­ derson Creek while trying to drive over a submerged bridge. Miss Annie Peterson, a Moline girl of 19, was convicted of arson by a jury in the Circuit Court. There are three indict­ ments against her. She is believed to be insane on the subject of setting fires. An electric bolt shattered the windows of the court room in the Hyde Park police station,- Chicago, severely shocking Jus- tice QuiniTand Court Clerk Harry Polite, while Officer James Allen, who was send­ ing out telephone, messages downstairs, was thrown to the floor ten feet from \V here he w^as sitting. The annual meeting oil the Millers' Mu­ tual Insurance Company of Illinois was held at Alton. The directors re-elected the following officers: President, David R. Sparks; vice-president," E. C. KreidCr; secretary and treasurer, A. R. McICinney. The association indorsed the Mason pure food bill now in the United States Senate. Kankakee experienced its first "trolley day." From early morning until late at night seventy-six of the likeliest young women of the city were in charge of the street cars, collecting all fares and re­ ceiving 50 per cent Of the gross receipts. The sum realized will be contributed to the Y. M. C. A. to aid iu furnishing its new building. , The daughter of Joseph Swan, Chicago, was killed by being thrown from a horse at Pasadena, Cal. Miss Swan and her brother started for a horseback ride. .She was not an expert rider, and had ridden less than a block when her horse broke into a gallop. It shied suddenly and the rider fell off the saddle, landing face downward in the gutter. Sixteen hundred members of the Amal­ gamated Woodworkers' 'Union, employed in sash, door and blind factories of Chi­ cago, have been called out, precipitating a strike which may affect every branch of organized labor and the consequent tying up of all building operations in the city. Forty-seven mills, representing the entire interests embraced by the Cook County Millmen's Club, were compelled to shut down. At Canton, the Army and Navy League netted $96 from an ice cream festival giv­ en for the benefit of members of Company M of the Fifth Illinois. Some kind of an entertainment will be given by the league every two weeks to keep the treasury re­ plenished. Three needy families of mem­ bers of Company M are being provided for by the league. Medicine and other nec­ essaries have been forwarded to the boys at Camp Thomas, H. J. Hoffman, a well-known citizen of Aurora, was found dead in Milwaukee. The body was found on the grave of one of his children. After decorating the grave with flowers.^ Hoffman sent a bullet through his brain. Hoffman had been a resident of Aurora for the last seventeen years, and was a retired contractor and builder. He is said to have recently been swindled by Chicago real estate sharps. Mr. Hoffman leaves a widow and four children. Eli Mitchell, son of a well-to-do Newton farmer, aged 19 years, shot and killed himself in the presence of his sweetheart, while the two were in a buggy driving along the road home. Mitchell had just left Newton, where he had enlisted with the recruiting officer as a member of the Fourth Illinois infantry, and was to leave in a day or two for Jacksonville, Fla. The girl wanted him to stay, he wanted to go, and finally, to end matters, he drew a re­ volver and put a bullet in his brain. At the regular monthly meeting of the Alton City Council, Mayor JJrueggeman arose and remarked that "the school of in­ struction is over and all the lobbyists will please retire from the council chamber." Judge A. W. Hope, who had been talking with several of the aldermen and was still within the circle of desks, turned abrupt­ ly and asked the Mayor whom he was addressing. "The lobbyists," was the Mayor's reply. Mr. Noon then jumped to his feet and in strong language informed Mr. Hope that he was the mini referred to as a lobbyist. A riot was almost caused and order was restored only by the hard­ est work on the part of certain,aldermen. The trustees of the Peoria asylum for the incurable insane met with their archi­ tect, W. H. Reeves, find Edward D. Glea- son of Chicago, to whom has been award­ ed the contract for erecting a building at. a cost of $154,600. Gleason presented the bond of the National Surety Company of New Y'ork in the sum of $80,000 for the completion of the contract in accordance' with the plans and specifications. The plans were accepted and signed by both parties. The okl building, erected during Gov. Altgeld's administration, *has been taken down. The State Board of Arbitration at Springfield has rendered its decision in the controversy between the Chicago-Vif- den Coal Company, the Virden Coal Cpm- pany, the Chatham Coal Company, £he Girard Coal Company and the Ocara and King Mining Company and their ern- ployes. The miners insisted on payments by the operators of the scale of 40 cents a ton, fixed by the sub-districfe The op- ^erators refused to pay, claiming they could not do so and compete in the market with other mines. The board finds that, while the agreement fixing the scale is not a,; contract in a technical sense, it is such an agreement that its terms should not be set aside except by the parties themselves. It has met with the general acquiescence of S53 mines in the State, employing more than 33,000 men. The scale has been ac­ cepted by all, with the exception of the operators of about a dozen mines, employ­ ing, approximately, 1,500 men. No case has so far arisen in which the miners have refused to abide by the scale. The board finds no ground to ihterfere until the agreement shall have been mutually aban­ doned, and declines to set aside the scale.' The East St. Louis Belt Railroad Com­ pany of East St. Louis has been licensed to incorporate. The railroad is to be built from a point on the Mississippi river in Madisou County to a point opposite St. Louis in St. Clair County. The capital stock is £500,000. While 200 men vi-ere at work in the tin- shop of Armour & Co.'s packing estab­ lishment at the Chicago stock yards at midnight the other night, hurrying work on war supplies, fire which stprted in the boiler room adjoining destroyed the three- story brick building, 125 by 150 feet. The loss is estimated at $100,000, Pana experienced a cloudburst, accom­ panied by a terrific windstorm. For two hours the city was almost completely in­ undated. Barns, outhouses, trees and fences were blown down and great dam­ age was done. The storm was entirely local. "* The American Long Distance Tele­ phone and Telegraph Company, with headquarters at Chicago, has succeeded in getting the right of Way through all the principal counties and cities of southern Illinois and now has a force of 300 men at work erecting its lines. The long-dis­ tance wires between Nashville, Mo\mt Vernon and Mascoutah haVe already been strung. .' » f Welcomed by Nebraskans. Illinois day at the Omaha exposition will be remembered as long as the exposi­ tion is a memory. The dedication of the ' 1 llinois State building claims the distinc­ tion of having , made more enthusiasm than any previous event in the exposi- tidn's existence. Promptly at 11:30 o'clock the scarlet banner bearing^the coat of arms of the State appeared, borne aloft down the aisle of the auditorium by Mack Tanner, son and secretary of the Governor. This was followed by Chairman Harper, Gov. and Mrs. Tanner «f Illinois, Gov. and Mrs. Holcomb of Nebraska; ex-Gov. Beveridge of Illinois and the members of Gov. Tan­ ner's staff, Gov. Holcomb'S staff and the members of the State commission with their wives. , The procession was cheered as it marched to' the assigned places in front and on the platform, Many Illinois notables participated in , the dedicatory ceremonies. Many of the guests of the exposition had arrived on the previous day, notably GOv. and Mrs. Tanner and the staff of that official. The early trains brought in the remainder. The Apollo Club, with 200 members, ar­ rived first from Chicago, and w*aS fol­ lowed by 'half a dozen excursion trains from different parts of Illinois. The del­ egates were met by various committees of the exposition, the Omaha and Illinois Clubs and other entertainment commit­ tees and conducted to their hotels. Three hundred carriages conveyed the delegates to the grounds at 10:30 o'clock. Gov. Holcomb and stsiff, as well as many other prominent people of the State, were with - the Illinois visitors. At the grounds all was in readiness to greet the, Illinois officials. The Illinois building was a thing of beauty. Ma J. Hambleton, secretary of the Illinois com­ mission, had the structure decorated from end to end with great flags, banners and bunting. The interior was banked with cut flowers and the niches and stands held ' rare potted plants. A crowd surrounded the building for a distance of half a mile when Gov. Tanner and the Illinois com­ missioners arrived. They were greeted by . the Marine band. The dedicatory exercises were held in the Auditorium, as the Illinois building, would not accommodate the crowd. The Trans-Mississippi troopers in uniform headed the procession across the gronnds to the Auditorium building. The Marine band followed, then Gov. Tanner and staff, Gov. Holcomb and staff, the Illi­ nois exposition commission, with Chair­ man Harper in the lead, followed by Pres­ ident "Nettles of the exposition and the other guests. After the Marine band had furnished music Chancellor McLean of the Nebras­ ka university delivered a prayer and Chairman Harper of the Illinois commis­ sion presented the building to Gov. Tan- uer, who, in tuiTi, in a speech of ten min­ utes' duration, presented the building to President Wattles for the exposition. President Wattles accepted the building gracefully, and paid a pretty compliment to Illinois for the State's enterprise in aiding the exposition. Clark E. Carr, pres­ ident of the Illinois commission, and ex- Gov. Beveridge closed the exercises with brief speeches. At 6 o'clock the Illinois Club had the official guests in the exposition dining hall to an informal banquet. There were 200 covers. At the same time an informal reception was taking place in the Illinois building,. where refreshments were being served. Maj,. Hambleton and fifty prominent Omaha pociety- lyqnien assisted Mrs. Hambleton in receiving. This reception was attended by several thousand Omaha residents. It was expected that they should meet Gov. Tanner and staff, but the Gov­ ernor was forced to depart as the recep­ tion was announced, returning to Illinois. But all other official guests attended at some time in the evening. At 9 o'clock the musical event of . the evening opened in the Auditorium--a cho­ ral concert by the Apollo Club of Chicago, with 200 voices, W. L. Tomlins conduc- toj\ y.'h<i Chicago orchestra assisted. ^ 1 The Illinois Club banquet was decid­ edly the event of the occasion, and the only thing to mar the program was the sudden departure of Gov. Tanner. But his place whs well filled, by many promi­ nent Chicagoans and other citizens of Illi­ nois. Gov. Holcomb and staff were pres­ ent. Euclid Martin was toaStmaster, and when he arose in his seat at 8 o'clock the glittering array of the banquet hair was a pretty picture, a tribute to the great State of Illinois. Gov. Holcomb arose to the'occasion instantly when called on to respond to the toast, "Illinois." His speech was greeted with rounds of cheers. William J. Bryan followed, answering to the toast, "Sons of Illinois." Mr. Bryan's speech was .filled with pretty flights of oratory and was pronounced matchless. Henry W. Estabrook of Chicago replied to "Omahaians and Chicagoans." Judge W. D. McIIugh, formerly of Galena, re­ plied to the toast, "Why*We Came to Ne­ braska." Short State Items. The Rockford Grocers' Association is planning to take several train loads of people on its annual excursion to Galena on July 20. John E. Corwith, a prominnt Galena capitalist, banker and philanthropist, died in Tacoma, Wash., where he had gone for his health. John Druggan, the confessed murderer, of Robert F. Gudgeon, in the latter's sa­ loon, the night of Jon. 11, was sentenced to be hanged by Judge Chetlain. The date of his execution is Oct. 14. The Sixth Illinois, at Camp Alger, had a most extraordinary, accident roll the oth­ er day. Private Hodge, Company F, was taken with severs cramps and was sent to the division hospital. Private Berglen, Company F, washed his face at a pool in the woods, and in an hour it was swollen to twice its size, and both eyes were closed tight. It is probable that a poison oak grew in the spring. Pri­ vate Calkins went swimming in a pool in* the woods, dived into the water without knowing its depth, and hurt his head and neck severely against the bottom. Pri­ vate M. Kay went in swimming at the beach in Washington, and Was taken with cramps and was only saved by the efforts of the life-saver on,duty there. Eight thousand persons attended the fifteenth annual turnfest of„ the Central Illinois Turubezirk at Moline. The exer­ cises were held in Concordia park. The following societies were represented: , Bloomington, ladies' and actor classes; Peoria, two classes; Rock Island, one class; Decatur, one class: Moline, two classes; Peru, one class; United Singers of Davenport, Iowa. 100 strong; Rock Island Maennerchor. 50 strong, and alt the turner classes of Daveuport. Gustav Donald of Davenport delivered an elo­ quent address. The chief events of the day were the literary contest and class turning by the various'active classes pres­ ent. In the former Herman Gudtberger of Peoria was awarded first prise and Q$- car Lohman of Moliue second,