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tfJ* m •>« i fc'A.jok.4i* \ 5 " !*V r^ _ < 4.-V- ' *«* <J »V;| %Y MMOCRACY 6TANDH BEFORE K THE COUNTRY AS SUCH. H i j'rospect Th*t Not On® of Its Solemn :- Vle«lK«s Will Be Fulfilled When It €om«i Into Power--ConjniMlonst (extravagance KIwmWj Growing:. - V .' V' * *•• '•'* ' ^ ,*/* *5 Boirbon raise Flint iw-- ; The Democracy again stands be­ fore >he people of the nation as the party of false pretenses and dishonor, says the Cleveland Leader. It is soon to come into complete control of the Government, and when it takes the reins of power it will do so with every promise by which it Induced the people to trust it discredited, and vfitli no v rospect that one of its sol­ emn pledges will be fulfilled. Two years ago the present Demo- Crtitic Bouse of Representatives was chosen on two issues, the tariff and economy. Its particular mission was to keep down expenditures. It can plead that a Republican Senate and President stood in the way of reform­ ing the tariff, though there would probably have been no reform any­ way. But ho such excuse can save it trbm responsibility for the expendi­ tures authorized, for the Democratic House has originated ail the appro­ priations. If a billion dollars was "profligate waste" and "ruin­ ous extravagance" on the part of the Fifty-first Congress, as the Democrats charged so sweeping! y in 1890, the expenditures of the Fifty-second are vastly worse, for they will exceed those of its predecessors by the enormous sum of $50,000,000. The Republicans had gone into power pledged to fair, honest and liberal appropriations, as befitted our rank and standing as a nation and the works carried on by Federal authority; the Democrats were pledged to retrenchment and reform. Such is the difference be­ tween the parties. While pretending to superior honor and watchfulness of public interests, the Democrats do even worse than did the Republicans when they were denounced as dan­ gerous plotters, and their policy con­ demned as, inimical to the public welfare. , It is the same way with regard to silver'and the enforcement of regu­ lations protecting the lives of railway employes. The Chicago platform de­ nounced the Sherman act of 1890 "as a-cowardly makeshift, fraught with possibilities of danger in the future." Yet when a test vote was taken in the Senate Monday, twenty-five of the thirty-nine Democrats in that body went on record as opposed to the repeal of that measure. The platform adopted at Chicago in June declared explicitly that Wwfe favor legislation by Congress and the State Legislatures to protect the lives and limbs of railway employes,** and de­ nounced "the inactivity of the Re­ publican party, particularly the Re­ publican Senate, for causing the defeat of measures beneficial and protective to this class of wage- workers." Fair words, these, but how the representatives of the party bel ie them by their acts. The Sena-> tors who are pushing the wise and necessary bill compelling the use of automatic couplers on all railway freight cars, and of systems of brakes better calculated to save Fife and pre­ vent accidents than those now in use are Republicans, .and these who op­ pose it*are, with two or three excep­ tions, Democrats. The party was victorious principal­ ly on the tariff issue, yet Mr. Cleve­ land has already side-tracked it for the silver question and been unmerci­ fully snubbed by the Democratic Senators for his pains. The attitude of the party throughout is one of cross purposes and inconsistency. It as much as says to the country: We have the offices for four years, so what are you going to do about it? No swindler eking out a livelihood by obtaining money by false pretenses <ever made promises more recklessly, broke them more ruthlessly, or faced ••its victims with more sublime ef­ frontery and unblushing impudence than is now manifested by the Dem­ ocracy. It is comforting to think, in witnessing this disgraceful exhibi­ tion, that the public cannot be duped for any great/length of time, and thft f&ise pretenses will work their ovrn cure presently. ^Fhe Hill Fight on Cleveland. - , On the eve of the inauguration of President-elect Cleveland, a bitter war is being waged in New York State on all Cleveland men holding office. It is a defiance of Tammany to the next President of the United Spates. The discharge of these! officials is being conducted under the management of Senator Hill and Governor Flower. Not only have scores of minor officials and employes about the State Capitol been dis­ missed but along the line df the Eric canal the decapitation of Cleveland men goes on. One paper charges that all the places at Albany are to-day tilled with men, not one of whom voted for Cleveland last fall, or did «o under a sullen protest against the Cleveland wing of the party. In view of the bitter warfare that is being waged on "him and his supporters what course Mr. Cleveland will pur­ sue becomes an interesting problem. If he has the courage he has it with­ in his power to defy the most corrupt machine in American' politics. Stpi nes Register. Undivided Responsibility. There is no question now that the Deniocrats will control the United States Senate after March 4, That body will contain five JPopulnts who have ,already announced that they will act with the Democrats in effect­ ing an organization. This alliance will place the Republicans in the mi­ nority and g^ve the Democrats, for the first time in over thirty jrears. complete ascendency in legislation at the Federal capital. While this pros­ pect is to be deplored, on account of the grave interests which are threat­ ened, it will do away with mixed re­ sponsibility for the course of political events at Washington. Heretofore the Republicans have retained their supremacy in the upper branch of Congress, and their adversaries have been able to hold them jointly ac­ countable with themselves for tlife legislation which was enacted. This condition will no longer exist after the inauguration of Mr. Cleveland. The power with which the Democrats will be invested wiU tm ireiaeedous, tmt! to tbe they propose to ttWIirtake, together [ with the socialistic vagaries with which their allffis are infected, it is not strange that the nation awaits the coming wholesale change with dread. Whatever mischief follows there will be no question as to where the blame for it lies.--New Yuri* Press. An Kxtra Session Pi uluMt. - The chances that Mr. Cleveland will 'be compelled to call an extra session of the Fifty-third Congress have grown materially in the past few weeks. It is known that he is as much opposed to this course as he has been at any time since his elec­ tion, but the conduct of his party friends in Congress apparently will make it necessary. Work in both branches of that body is far behind­ hand, and the prospects that the most urgent part of it can be pushed ahead and disposed of in the few re­ maining weeks of the term are not bright. Seemingly there is no intel­ ligent disposition on the part of the Democratic leaders in eithc-r House or Senate to hurry legislation for­ ward. The chief sinners in this re­ spect are the House Democrats, for in that body they hold a majority of about three-fourths of the whole chamber, and they are in a position to work their will without any seri­ ous obstruction from the Republi­ cans, even if the Republicans were disposed to be obstructive, which they are not. There is dan­ ger that some of the appropri- tion bills may fail of passage, they are so far behind, and the work of preparing them and pushing them ahead is so slow. If some of them do not fail it will be because, in the closing days of the session, they have been hurried through without time for discussion or consideration. Leg­ islation of this sort has frequently been put off intentionally, but this has usually been done by a Congress opposed politically to the President, and fot the purpose of hampering and embarrassing him. In tue pres­ ent instance, however, the branch of Congress which is responsible for the delay belongs to the same party as the Incoming President. •> An, extra session, especially if it should be called early, as it would have to be if any of the appropriation bills should fail of passage in the next few weeks, would seriously im­ pede and disturb Mr. Cleveland, and lead tp a reaction in sentiment against his party. It Is well known that he desires to have his bands free for the first six or eight months of his term, so that he can get his administration fairly launched before he is compelled to give much atten­ tion to legislation.--Globe-Democrat. Congressional KxtraVagance. In the discussion in the recent House , of Representatives on the Legislative Appropriation bill, it was stated that the appropriations of the present Congress would reach the un- piccedented sum of $1,038,000,000, or •40,000,000 in excess of those of the Fifty-first Congress, which Democratic organs were wont to stigmatize as the "billion-dollar Congress." While pen­ sion expenditures have gone far to­ ward this enormous increase, the wholly inexcusable and unprecedented appropriation* for river and harbor improvements have been the principal channel of extravagance. Many of the "rivers and harbors" to which ap­ propriations are annually made are simply conveni^pt sluices for convey­ ing nftoney from the Treasury to con­ stituents of Congressmen, who form a mutual aid socicty in this business. Millions are annually spent in this way which yield no ap­ preciable dividend to the country in the shape of enlarged commerce or commercial facilities. This extrava­ gance has been steadily growing for years. It is not measured by the ab­ solute needs of the country or by its development, but has far outstripped both. Yet few voices are raised against it; few if any Democratic or­ gans have called for "reform" in this matter, although the waste here is greater than in any other channel of Government expenditure. During the discussion on this bill, one Con­ gressman gravely moved, as a meas­ ure of retrenchment, that the salary of the President be reduced to $25,- 000 and that of Congressmen to $4,000. This is what might be termed retrenchment by way of the spigot while the bung remains unobstructed. Congress presents, at every session, many instances of this kind, showing an almcst infantile lack of true busi* ness knowledge and methods. Ix our country alone to day there are 2,000 electric light plants, and 8,000,000 incandescent lamps are in use, to say nothing of the scores of thousands of arc lights. The capital already invested in th'se light plants is $300,000,000. Before the introduc­ tion of electric lighting the consump­ tion of gas doubled every ten years, but it had doubled within the last seven years. The electric light has, strange to say, actually Increased the consumption of gas. The brilliant electric light in all establishments (where both methods of lighting are used) causes users to J-urn on all the gas that will flow in order to obtain something nearer akin to the bright electric light. ^ THE practical, uses to which elec­ tricity is now largely,put are trans­ mitting intelligence by the telegraph and the telephone, giving signals and alarms of many sorts, the transmis­ sion of mechanical power over con­ siderable distances, to run machinery and propel cars, transforming me­ chanical power into light and heat, the reduction of ores, and the depo­ sition of metals. ERUPTIONS of volcanoes containing fish are not uncommon. Humboldt tells us that in one of these eruptions Cotopaxi t hrew out such a large quan­ tity of a sp3cies called Pimolbdes on the estate of the Marquis of Selva- legre that tbey poisoned the air all around. A sufficient number of these fishes have been thrown from a vol­ cano to cause serious Illness among the inhabitants of the neighborhood. UNCLE SAM'S cash box is low, but it is overflowing compared with what it was when the Democrats were turned out of power in the executive branch of the Government in 1861. A WORK of real merit FINDS favor at ^ > S I • : V m THE STATE CAPITOL, TOPEKA. THE TOPEKA TROUBLE. T&MPORARV SUSPENSION OP HOSTILITIES EFFECTED. The Populist* WUl Not Attempt to ke- «N*t«re Representative Hall. b«t WUl Let the Courts Art--A fwi|iniHlw gafc- lalttcd to the Governor. ' ~ Dofi or War C»il>4 WT. It seems now quite probable that the Kansas legislators' unrivaled specialty performance of burlesque legislation is not to terminate in red and horrent war. The comedy feature will be kept up to the close. It predominated on . Thursday. The Gov­ ernor, in hi® capac­ ity a - first officer of the State, ordered his militiamen out to protect the Popu­ list cause, but the militiamen, though RPIAKKR DOCQLA8S they did appear on the scene, gently but llrmty de­ clined to protect. They •would go home first Later the Governor was politely requested * by the Sheriff of Shawnee County to keep his hands off. "I w eh to inform you," said the Sheriff to the Governor, "that your action is without my consent." Finding that his soldiers wouldn'tobtsy him, and that the Shawnee Sheriff simply bade him get hence and be hanged to him, th* Governor has called his.fore s away from the House of Representatives, where they had been laying siege to a group of R«nnblicins, bereft of light, heat'and food.' Wherefore the Populists will content themsolves with hirinu: a hall down t<fwn and hold their legisla­ tive sessions apart from rude and inter­ fering foes. s . It would seem now that, with two houses of representatives in full blast, several armed farmers, a few troops, and the Sheriff ot S h a w n e e , K a n s a s ought to be able to take care of her­ self. And then she has a Governor, too, albeit his subjects are mani festly disinclined to be governed. It is not likely that blobd vriii be shed by any geto e ral collisiou,KBPRlt(IESITATIV.K BTA!( whatever may hap­ pen between hot-headed individuals. A correspondent says: -The spectacle exhibited at Topeka is disgraceful. The Populist party has defied the peace au­ thorities of the county and resisted ar­ rest. The Republicans have thrown themselves into an active and open de- wei» «xpcct»d. Another Report is to the effect .hat the Bepuhlioaps chal­ lenged ihe Governor tfrattbmit the legal points at issue to the State Supreme Court, and that he replied, in substance, that he would submit nothing to a Re­ publican court. On the other band, It is reported that he challenged the Republicans to await the passage of an appropriation act, and then test it* validity in the courts. This was de­ clined. In the meantime the Populist Legislature appropr.ated money for cur­ rent expenses and the Republicans en- Joined the State Treasurer from making payments. He Is a Populist, and said ! be should disobey the injunction. Still, he and his I ondsmen did not like to as­ sume the responsibility, and lie has not yet let any of the money go. The county treasurers are taking advantage nor. uvtLLisa ILLINOIS INCIDENTS. SOBER OR 8TARTLINQ, FAITH­ FULLY RECORDED. ' ; TRAPPING WOLVFTK: Splendid Sport it Von W K<* fl« Two Much ol It. of the confusion, and may refuse to pay tax collections to the State Treasurer. Peffter Says "Starve the Rebels." Governor Lowelling has been deluged with telegrams from Populists in all parts of the State tendering assistance in the way either of money or men. Among the dispatches ieceived were the following: Guard the State safely. Starve the rebeli out. W. A. 1'EFFER, JOHN DAVIS. Pittsburg (Kan.) ts ready-with 1,000 men t< sustain yon In standing up for Kansas. CITIZENS* COMMITTEE. Call on Jewell County for men or money all ready. C. M. Ross, M. It. SVJTHEKI.AXIX Should the exigency require. Montcomerj County wilt faraUb a regiment of WW men U sustain you la enforcement of isw and order. R. P. KERCHIVAL. Miami County Is with you: stay with them. W. T. HMITH. Chairman. ADVISES ANNEXATION. PrMldMt Harrison's Hawaiian Common 1. cation to the Senate. The message of the President in transmitting to the Senate the treaty ol annexation concluded between Secre Dance of the highest Authority of the State. ) Speaker Dunsmore said that the Populist House would continue to hold sessions in the basement of the State House and later, if the trouble is not settled soon, another hall would be hired. He said the House had no longer anything to do with the scheme to recapture the hall; that was now wholly in the hands of the Governor, and what he proposed to do nobody knew or could know. The serious por­ tion of the controversy may be regarded as ended for the next twenty-four hours at least. The Governor has gone home to sleep and so has the Sheriff. The commander of the militia being no longer "in it" and being even without a base-ball bat, has nothing more to say. By to-morrow the -cruel war will all be over. The Populist House, in its session In the basement, formally resolved against the letter-carriers carrying provisions to the Republicans upstairs. The whole letter-carrier force of Topeka was em­ ployed in the work. The men, with well-filled bags, would appear in their: gray uniforms and deman 1 admittance to the state-house. United States Dis­ trict Attorney Ady and the United States Marshal were both on hand to se-j that they Were not molested In their duties. They were not, of course, but it is no secret that their bags contained provender. In fact, the letter-carriers make no secret of what they Were doing. Attorney General Little said that no attempt would be made to remove the Republicans from Representative Hall by the Governor. "The Sheriff has or­ ganized a mo )," said he, "and threatens to pounce down upon the militiamen in the State House. The men in the Capi­ tol are trembling with fear for the con­ sequences of an attack of this kind, and we will do nothing to precipitate it. The Sheriff's mob is armed with guns and clubs, and there is no telling what they will do if they should assault the mili­ tary. The Populists will do business in another hall, and the military will be used to protect them there; if any at­ tempt is made to disturb them the Governor will defend ' them at all hazards." Representatives Rawson and Gruble, members of the Populist House, attend­ ed the afternoon's session. They eald that sixty-four njembers, one more than a quorum, were present. Both of them were asked what would they do in case the Supreme Court decided the Doug­ lass House to be a legal organization, and both replied that they would abide by the decision of the court. They in­ sisted, however, that the court had' no right to Interfere. ^ C*u«e of All the Trouble. In the present Legislature of Kansas the Senate consists of twenty-five Pop­ ulists and fifteen Republicans. It is claimed that the House consists of sixty-four Republicans, fifty-nine Popu­ lists and two Democrats. On joint ballot, it is claimed, there are eighty- four Populists, seventy-nine Republi­ cans and two Democrats. The Repub­ licans have a majority and a quorum in the House. But the Populists allege that four Repub­ licans who were defeated at the polls procured certificates of election through fraud and hold seats on the Republican side of Representative hall. The Populist "House" declared these Republican usurpers not entitled to seats, and seated the contestants on their own side of the hall. This action gave the Populists sixty-three members on their side, with only sixty on the Republican side. But the Republicans in dispute still sit with their side and vote.' So each wing has an slleged quorum. The rival bouses have been making faces at each other ever since their organization, but up to Tuesday no blows were struck. It was announced that thousands of Republicans from various parts of the State were rushing to Topeka and will be in the ranks defending the Republi­ can House. Along with this oame the information that tfainloads of Populists tary of State Foster jfnd the ^omtnis- sioners of the provisional government of Hawaii was as follows? I transmit herewith, with a view to Sts rati­ fication, a treaty of annexation euncltitled Feb. 14, 18SSJ, between John W. Foster. Secretary ol State, who wa« duly empowered to act in that behalf 011 the part of the United State**, anc Lorrtn Thurston. W. N. Castle, W. C. Wilder, C. !'• Carter, and Jo»eph Marsden, the commix- Bfoners on the part ot the Government of the Hawaiian inlands. The provisional treaty, it will be observed, does not attempt to deal in de­ tail with the questions that grow ont. of the an­ nexation of the Hawaiian islands to the United States. The commissioners representing the Hawaiian Government have consented to leave to the future and to the juet and benevo­ lent purposes of the United Btates the adjust­ ment ot all Bueh questions. I do not deem it necessary to discuss at lenvth the conditions which have resulted in this decisive action. It has been the policy of the administration not only to respect but to encourage the contiau- rmee of an independent government with the Hawaiian Islands so lon« as it afforded suit­ able guarantees for the protection of life and property and maintained a stability and fltrenjrth that gave adequate surety against the domination of any other power. The moral support of tills government has continually manifested itself In the most friendly diplomatic relations and in many acts of courtesy to the Hawaiian rulers. The over­ throw of the monarchy was not in any way promoted by this Government, but had its origin in what seema to have been a reaction­ ary and revolutionary policy on the part of Qneen Liliuokalaal, which put in serions peril not oaly the large and prepoe^oratlns iii'-er- eats of the United States In the islands, but all foreign interests, and, indeed, the decent administration of civil affairs and the peace of the Islands. It is quite evident that the monarchy had baoome effete and tbo Queen's tiovernment so weak and inadequate as to be tke prey of designing and unscrupulous ner- sonti. The restoration of Queen Lillaokalani to her throne la undesirable, if not Impossi­ ble. and unless actively supported by the ' United States would be accompanied by serious disaster and the disorgan­ ization of all business Interests. The Influence aad interests of the United States in the islands must be Increased and not diminished. Only two course* are now open--one the establishment of a pro­ tectorate by the United States and the other annexation full and complete. I think the latter coarse, wtii< h hss been adopted In the treaty, will be highly promotive of the best in­ terests of the Hawaiian people and i« the only one that will adequately secure the interests ot the United States. These interests are not wholly aelflsli. It is essential that none of tha other gieat powers shall secure > these islands. Such a rojesslon would not comport with onr safety and with the peace of the world, This view of the situation is so ap­ parent and conclusive that r.o protest has b» en heard from any government against proceedings looking to annexation. Kvery foreign representative at Honolulu promptly acknowledged the provisional government, and I think there is a general concurrence In the opinion that the deposed queen ought not to be restored. Prompt action upon this treaty is desirable. If it meets the approval of the Senate peace and ROO<1 order will be secured in the Islands under existing laws until such time as Con­ gress can provide by legislation a permanent form of government for the islands. This legislation should be, and I do not doubt will be, not only just to the natives and all other residents and citizens of the islands, but should be characterized by gveat, liberality and a high regerd for the s ights of all the people and of all foreigners domiciled there. The corresitondenoe which accompanies the treaty will put the Senate in possession of all the facts known to the executive. Brieflets. NATUBAIJ gas has been DFT covered at Brinkiey, Tenn. The find is thought to be rich FIBE at Newton, Kan., damaged the Richardson general merchandise Stock $10,000. COL. DAVILA, who captured Nulla. has committed suicide in Comayagua, Honduras. DICK TOBMAN, a negro desperado, was shot to death by a posse near Grenada, Miss. BOSTON capitalists have formed a $ 1 0 , - . . . . . . . . . , , 000,000 company to control the gas in- ! re8ted three druggists for selling liquor ' O | «>+ r/iinil An ^.K nr/vaa nrAfori»nn hi* nnr.am Lincoln Tailors Taka Frtwh Lttve-Tlw «BM Triplet* Killed by a Train-Settle- •Mat of a Noted Rockford Witt Laughable Mistake. From Far and • WOOTEN HARRIS, aged 83, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hornson, aged 74, were mar­ ried at Ramsey. f THB Clinton County grand jury has indicted the men who participated in the free light at a ball at New Memphis. THB Illinois Furniture Company was organized at Bockford with a capital stock of $100,600, all of which is taken. ADJUTANT GENERAL OBENDOIIFF has appointed Captain William Sands, of Springfield, Custodian ot Memorial Hall. THE dead body of Michael Houlihan, the Illinois Qentral watchman on the Cairo bridge, was found beneath the bridge. DAVID RICHARDSON, one of the vic­ tims of the Big Four disaster at Wann, died at Alton. This makes the thirtieth death Jrom the accltent. THE residence of Philip Mann, a farmer of Clinton County, was robbed ami the family drugged. Two hundred dollars in money and other valuables were taken. FLORENCE TRIPLETT, aged 18 years, was killed by a south-bound freight en­ gine on the tit. Louis and Paducah 8hort Line near Grantsburgh station. The girl saw the approaching train and with one step to the left couiu have avoided it, but she seemed intent upon meeting the approaching death. 8he lived an hour in great agony. THE O. A. Lsrkins will case, which has been pending in the Bockford courts for some time, and in which a $300,00m estate is involved, was settled by the decision of Judge Baily ordering the probation of a copy of the original will, which was lost. By this decision the estate is equally divided among (he four daughters and the other heirs get noth­ ing. THE meeting of depositors of the de­ funct Joliet Stone City Bank failed to uiaieraiize. Twu suits uu as­ sumpsit were tiled against Henry Fish A Sons by the Merchants' National Bank of Chicago for $35,874, also against the Enterprise Company for $ <5,836, and by the American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago against Henry Fish <fe Sons for $26,215, and against the Enterprise Company for $'2(',lab. THE death at St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, of,Thomas ScuiUn was the cul­ mination of a remarkable case. He was run over eighteen months ago by a train in such a way that the skin of his right leg from the hip to the knee was drawn off like a glove. His life de pended on the growth of new skin on this limb. Nearly all the man's rela­ tives and friends submitted themselves to the scalpel and gave pieces of skin for grafting to the injured limb, but the operations were not very successful, and the shock precepitated his death. THE Columbian Straw Paper Com pany of Chicago has absorbed the San­ gamon Paper Company, which operates a mill at Itiverton, and the Springfield Paper Company, whose place is lo cated at Springfield. The price paid for the former was $100,000, while the price paid for the Springfield plant has not yet been made public. The Columbia Company, with the purchase of those plants, own all the straw wrapping-pa­ per mills west of the Alleghanles, hav­ ing about fifty mills located in Ohio Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, AT Lincoln, in the window of the Co­ lumbia Tailoring Company for two or three days has been a sign, "Closed for the receipt of sprint; sto.-k." The sign remained so long with blinds down and doors locked that the creditors became curious. The doors were forced, when the room was found vacant. The pro prietors, Saunderson & Brown, were also missing. The explanation is that a bill of sale for the goods was recently given to Calllhan & Co., of Chicago. The stock was valued at $4,000. and the local creditors are mainly persons who had made advances for clothing which wa 1 never delivered. , JOHN D. RICHESON, aged 83, died of cancer at his home in Shawneetowc. He went there in 1837, and was in the mercantile business for over fifty years, He leaves an estate of $500,000. THE Negro Methodist Churofa was dedicated at Atlanta. Tbe Bev. J. 8 Woods, presiding elder of Bloomington, delivered the discourse. The edifice is a net one, and was packed to the dcora. AT Centralia Miss Mabel Kerr, daugh­ ter of Mayor Kerr, and Benjamin VV Btorer were married. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride's father, and many friends wore present, ANOTHER case of small-pox was re> ported near Fillmore. This makes the third case in the county. There is some fear that the malady will become epidemic, as it is known that a good many persons were exposed to the dis­ ease when it first broke out in Nokomis. Two PERSON ALL injuries suits against the Wabash Bailroad, in which James it. Wilson and David Conwell, respectively, were plaintiffs, were compromise! at Springfield. The men were employes' of the company, and were badly in­ jured in the great wreck at Aladdin something over a year ago. They ac­ cepted $l,&00each in fulllsatisfaction of their claims. MILD weather for the first time in several weeks brought with it a heavy fall of rain in the vicinity of Jackson­ ville, which was welcome, as it served to fill many empty cisterns and to cany off the great mass of ice which had been a b ockade to many parts of the country. Horses were only able to travel with the sharpest of shoes, while cattle, hogs, and horses have been killed on the ice by*falling. There is some danger of an inundation, as the water is running to the streams, render­ ing many roads impassable and others dangerous. THIRTY years ago Simon Hayes was married to Miss Elizabeth Hayward, the daughter of a St. Clair county farmer. The couple became estranged soon after the marriage and the husband went to Ihe war. He fought in the Third Iowa regiment, was desperately wounded and reported among the killed. His wife believed nim dead and married again. After the war Hayes went West to set k his fortune. He returned from Utah a few days ago and found that his wife had boen married, but her last husband had been dead some years. There was a Joyful reunion and another marriage at Belleville. MARSHAL, LOCK, of Qu ncy, has ar- LEGISLATIVE DO WORK OF THE STATE AT THE CAPITAL. Wolf stories are abundant in Sibe­ ria, and many of them fere of a blood­ curdling character that is quite suffi­ cient to deter the strongest, hearted from wishing to have any close deal­ ing with them. In the most north­ erly parts of Siberia the animals swarm over the country, particularly the wooded parts, in large packs, sometimes even of a thousand or up­ wards. They attack mcq and beasts indiscriminately and have even been known to make an attack upon some of the smaller villages, where their number enables them to do a great deal of havoc before they can bo Anal­ ly driven off. But all'the aggressiveness is not al­ lowed to be on their side, for the men of the countrv seek every opportun­ ity to'dhninish their numbers, from various motives. Very naturally tho people ljpr their own protection de­ sire to get rid of as many as pos­ sible, and a bounty paid in some quarters upon every animal killed is terests in New York. A ORAND juVy at Bangor. Me., has In­ dicted tetween 100 and 300 persons for illegal sale of liquor. t, A GENERAL snowstorm prevailed in Western Texas, Southern New Mexico and Northern Mexico. IT is stated that Mgr. ftatolll will make New York his headquarters in­ stead of Washington. THE Supreme Court of Mississippi has affirmed the death sentences of Ben McCoy and J. Terry, of the Copiah at retail on charges preferred by certain saloon-keepers. Now the saloon men re'use to prose ute, for fear of retalia­ tory action on the part of the druggists. WITHIN a week died three among the oldest citizens of Logan Coun'y. In Atlanta Mrs. Mary Ann Wickel, who was born in Maryland April 10. 1/92, near Mount Pulaski; William Donnan, wtfo was born in Ohio Tec. 25, 1797, near Cornland; Augustus ltankin, who flras born in Kentucky in 1817. The aldest man of the county now living is Ute venerable Jabez Capps, of Mount Pulaski, who was lorn 10,174)6, in ..... . _ . ^ in additional inc f to the work of decimation. Then their hides can be tanned into excellent leather, and are in great demand and bring his;h prices. The fur is klso very Useful to the natives, being very heavy and warm, and is much used for trim­ ming the large hoods which Siberians of the north are accustomed to Wear. Tne animals are caught in various ways, sometimes by poisoned bait and again by traps. One of the common­ est kind of traps in use is a large cir­ cular pen surrounded by a high wood­ en fence. Outside of this fence is another similar one, perhaps two or three feet distant from the first and running entirely around it. In the center of the pen is placed a live deer or pig. In the outer lence is a small opening, the door of which, swinging iuward, is left conveniently and se­ ductively open. The wolf scents the live bait in the center of the pen, and after vainly ©ndoavingr to leap over the protecting barrier and get at it, finds the door standing open, and at once enters in. The- passage between the inner and outer fence is wide enouirh to allow him to move ahead comfortably, but is too narrow to admit his turning about Once in, he must keep going straight ahead, and very naturally thinking that in this direction lies his prey, he presses on. licking his chops in anticipation of a rich feast. Having completed the circle of his pen, he arrives at the starting iioint and finds his further progress completely barred by tho door which still stands open as when he entered. Pushing against this, he shuts it close in order to get by, and effectually made himself a prisoner. Then the crafty huntsman, who has all the time been concealed within, shoots or spears the animal from the top of the fence, draw# his carcass within, so as to save it, and opens the outer door again so as to welcome the next visitor. When the wolves are plenty, two men or more in one of these pens have a very busy time for a number of days and arc scarcely able to slaughter or skin the animals as fast as they would like to rush in uncon* sciousiy to their death. It not (in­ frequently happens that the men are kept in these pens for a number of days at a time, being unable to get out on account of wolves, which surround them and would tear them to pieces tbe moment they mada their appearance. The oniy thing for tho men to do under such circumstances is to consider themselves in a state of seige and to keep on trapping and slaughtering until the animals, starved out and disappointed, abandon their position and skuri.v off to another part of the country. 1 In localities where the wolWsg drfc most numerous wolf-hunting is re­ garded as a regal, and is aiso a fre­ quent sport It is sometimes en­ gaged in by large parties of hunters, and again by one or two individuals alone. Like most hunting for sporfc in all countries, it is principally prac­ ticed by the wealthier men, who have both the time nnd the means and tbe daring to pursue it. The latter is a very essential qualification for the sport, for the man who engages in it literally takes his life in his hand. It is anything but boys' play to enter upon it, and a great deal of nerve and coolness, as well as skill, is re­ quired of the man who expects to come off unscathed. The slightest misjudgment may at any moment throw the hunter into tho very midst of the hunted, where no po*wer on earth can avail him for a single in­ stant. Tbe slightest accident means not only death in less than a second, but also means utter annihilation for the man upon whom a pack of hungry in­ furiated wolves leap; for almost be­ fore he knows what has happened he is torn limb from limb--devoured, hat, coat, boots and all, so that not a shred of him is lett for his sorrow­ ing friends to hold a funeral service over. It is, perhaps, this horrible fact that is always stanne the wolf- hunter in the face, that adds to the fascination of the sport, so that there are few who have the oppoitunity af­ forded that can resist the temptation or forego the exciting sport--^Boston Commercial Bulletin. Concentrate lour Kfforta. Singleness of mind or purpose will accomplish more in the long run than mere physical, or even mental, power. On the front seat of a carriage contain­ ing a pleasure party sat two little chil­ dren. As both wanted t'» drive, they were allowed tofdo so by turns; and, under proper direction, when the road was broad and smootn, their driving wasa<success. But when, on one occa­ sion, they agreed torlivide the responsi­ bilities, and each took a rein, the driv­ ing was of a distracting sort The two little drivers had double the muscular power that either had when driving alone: but th s more than doubled the inefficiency of the driving. The horses had no single-minded power back of tberu. So it is with the writer, the speaker, the business man, the me­ chanic, the teacher. It is so in the whole business of living; indirect methods, "diplomacy"^so-called), di­ vided interests, shifting reposes, un« Bovovd OTOMTOMIC'I *»--" -- I If rnaratod, Considered MK) WW Our Public Servant* An Mn awlltwod Locitla ti«* Balla. Tho L*w>Mak«n. In tbe Senate Tuesday morning a peti­ tion was presented by Senaior Nleb«ta signed by tbe-Women's Club of Peorta.aOk- Ing th|t an Institution he bu.lt for l>it>> curable ln«*ne. A similar retltioa .waa presented by Senator Manecke. Sesator Barae* pr8-«.»led a oatUlon slfrned Mtw- •1T»I7 by member* of same clubs, pray ta« for tbe repeat or amendment of the tfkt*. , law. Several bills were Introduced. A touching allusion fo the death of CfeWt Justice Schotfleld iqti* . fcy tlx C|MA-- lain In hi* opening prayer In the Hoaab. Mr Fefns attempted to lntroance MBIM- tlon amending the rules so as to prorkl® that tbe House shall mee"> 'at 9 a. in. lo-* stead of 10. He moved to auspend tto rules fcr the Introduction of the lullon. 'rnt .his motion was defeatafl by a vote of 43 yea# 10 03 nays. Chair­ man Carmod* of tho Committee oat Labor and Industrial AlPalri reported with favorable recommendation the bill estcad- lutt the term of office of Mayer In towns of 300,000 and over to four years, aurl rnsktig *el£ The following bill in regard to tks service of process of trustees operettas railroads was read a third time and passadr A trustee or trustees operating, maaagtnf. or controlling a railway may be satrr«t§ with a process by leaving a copy of socb process with such trustee or trustees, if Ik* or they can oe found in the county in which suit is brought If he or ihey a hall not be found in the county, then by leav­ ing a copy of such process with t.ny cleirk. secretary, superintendent, general man­ ager, engineer, conductor, station ' or any agent or employe ot soclt trustee s* trustees who may be found to the county ta which suit is brought. In the Senate Wednesday mi >rnta« tbe unfavorable report of the CommlttM on Appropriations on Senator Dunlap'a bill appropriating 350.0)0 to the State Hortt- * cultural, Dairymen and Bee-Keepers* As­ sociation for World's Fair e*h!b!ts cane up as a special order. Action was de­ ferred. Senator Sheridan s biii directing railroads organized under special cbarten to elect directors In counties along IlMi railroads actually operated by »h* auaa pany was advanced to third reading. §»• a tor Green's bill appropi latlng one-half the interest on the college fund to til* Southern Normal Fniverstty. and an adlk tlonal amount of 122.118 for that institu­ tion. passe 1 the-Senate; The bill Intro­ duced by Senator Ceon, changing tik* terms ot county court itf Lake from thrmtt to ft ur terms a year alsd passed. Two bill* were reported with favorable recomnj«nd»- tim by the House Committee r.n Military Affairs. One. by Mr. Brandt, appropriates the sum of §152,500 for the ordinary am? contingent expenses of tho Illinois tlonal Guard, and one, by Mr. Miichelt. to* the establishment of a nuvxl nillltta. Adjfc Gen. Orendorff addressed the com­ mittee in favor of Representative Brsailft bill, showing tho necessity ot the appro* prlatlon. The Chicago Election Commissioners' bill came up on third reading in tbe ienals Tnur>day mornln*. It wtrs made a si o*lal order for next Wednesday, and return.4 %• a second reading in order to give lime to prepare amendments to it. Senator Cooa^ bill provldlug that special assessment csaoa In county courts shall have precedence over all other except criminal cases w«* passed, while Senator Howell's bill abolish­ ing days of grace on commercial papfee waa tabled; Senator Chapman's bill proeMlan that persons may begin suit against any Insurance or indemnity company la tbe county In which the plaintiff restdea.wm oidered to a third reading, as were also Sen­ ator Anderson's Mil providing that peieons owning property in u c >unty may belong to insurance companies uf that countjr. and Senator Green's bill putting towns aad cities In counties not under, township or­ ganization In road districts, tn tbe Hoaas mo >t of the time was dovotcd to tbe repot from Cbttlr:>:an Cartuody's CoranjtMf on Labor and Industrial Affairs and Represen­ tative McOlhlev's resolution providing" for" the voting of all members present during a roll call. The Senate bill making an at-- ' propriation of $20,000 fcr public printlnft was passed, and the following resolution presented by Representative Mclaerney was unanimously adopted: "Resolved bgr tho House of Representatives, tbe Senate concurring herein. That the members of Congress from this State bef requested to vote for the immediate consideration .qC. tho measure now pending kqown as Hotpw bill No. 201. for 1 he purpose ot in creating and equalizing tbe salaries of all letter-­ carriers." • , Mr. Seibert introduced a resolution in the Senate Friday morning, which west over tinder the rules, providing that (tbe question of calling a convention to farap^Jt new constitution be submitted to tbe vot-„ ers at the next general election. Senator Noonan's bill, providing that judges awt clerks of election in Cook County shall,be paid $5 a day. was defeated. Senator Craig's bill, reducing about 50 per ceiiK' the penalties required to' he paid for the redemption of property su!4 lor taxes. WM: passed. Senator O'Connor's bill, allbwtat; each judge of the Supreaie5 toyrt a secre­ tary, with a salary of f 1.2(H), and t&Nt per annum f< r printing, was ordered te . a third reading. Senator Hunt's bill, providing that in cases' * -of' ttrattk-' ards, spendthrifts end lunatics the netth> est relative^! erf>4l*>Mr Kit* petition fec* » hearing of such drunkard before the Com*- tv Court, was made a special order tor Wednesday. Senator Johnson's bill, pro­ hibiting the appointment of special depu­ ties or policemen «ho have not lived la tbe a unty in which they are appointed more thsn & year, was ordered to third reauisf, After the introduction of several bills tbe House proceeded to the order of bills en first reading and cleared the callendsK Although the members from time to tlsM made motions to adjourn, they were over­ whelmingly voted down. The Soeafcev finally ceased to recognize those who were desirous of adjournin z and kept the men- ' bers at work until nil business bad been transacted that could be done without tbe presence of a quorum, as it was apparent That there was not a quorum of me in bers present, Both hou-es adjourned Monday evening at 5 o'clock. * i, steady aim later be o Life, ind find j?ochie ren exist man is • * ' v • • : > • ; failure sooner or what tbey may. many minor ends f»ot life, but bar- double-minded li ttte way** Personal Faregiapbs. > MB. GOOPLANDEB is an undertaker at Fort Worth. ; IT is twenty years since Pasteur be» gan his notable experiments in gem culture. THE present Speaker of the House te the third Mabrey who has served In the Missouri Legislature. SION'OB CIUSPI, it is said, intends to spend some time in Paris, his objeet being to convince Frenchmen that M> one is more anxious than he to briag about a close alliance between Franee and Italy. ------------ -- . , ̂ ' Ktectrlcal Progress. # THB Brazil cable was laid and" PIL " in working order in 1873. THE sixth Atlantic cable was laid tap tha Urea; Eastern in 1874. GRAMME'S magneto-electric machiie^ was brought to perfection in 1875. THE Faraday, built for eable wodfc was launched and fitted out in 1874. IN* 1875 the number of messages IK Great Britain amounted to 20,000,000. , ELECTKIOXTV proved to exist in cer­ tain kinds of fish by Cavendish iu lnji THE electric light was first used far photography by Van der Weyde iu THE aploctroporus, for obtaining frte~ tional electricity, invented by Yolta te 1775. A DIRECT cable line was opened be­ tween Xew Zealand and London to 1870. t ' -L THE West India Company placed electric lights on its London docks 1877. QUADBCPIIEX telegraphy, four m sages on one wire, accomplished 1877. ENGLISH system of postal telegraph* was begun in 18751, and proved a mm"; cess. IN 1975 a conference was held la Petersburg at tbe Invitation of fCaar. ifs' •* ,