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Ifir COMPILATION OF ILLINOIS ' Hiw^ * • -•' gfll/t,- f'lftwhk Is Tet I t Zmrze DMTCMC in Ia--ran<e j Rocovwod Her OnartMng VIM at Madi Old C«im on Hand. The 3t*te Department of Agrfculture Jlnds that now in the northern division remain! in tho bands of tb«> pr„- 128 per cent, of the old corncrpp, JJO.OJU bushels. or 3,000,000 buah- t than last year; in the central t there is ab ut 22 per cent., or .010 bushels, about 2,0 0,000 more insist year; In the southern division arcent., or 4,OOU.ODO bushels, nearly ^000 less than m isu?. The le93 •<fcrop Was l*i8,uco,000 bushels. This year there will be an unusually large -area ia corn. The total oats area for as compared with 1893, is 99 per •cent., or 3, ••Jit?, *51 acres. Only a frac­ tion of 2 par cent, of the area Heeded to rye was winter killed, leaving 10*5,759 •«cres. The condition of the crop is Htt P61' cent, in the northern division sad 87 elsewhere. The Apportionment Sqaabble, . • Political interest in Illinois Is Io­ dised upon the two lawsuits of which <me has been begun in Springfield and "the other in Danville. Both of these •euits relate to the apportionment of Senatorial districts. At Danville Can- dil ate Fietcher, Republican, invokes the aid of the court to set aside the -apportic nment of 18»3 in so far as it relates tat his, the Sixth district, and Testers tho apportionment ol isbi At Springfield Candidate Blair, Pop­ ulist, seeks to set aside the ap­ portionments of both 1882 and It93 -and r: store that of 1872. Mr. Blair alleges of the apportionments of 1693 and 1&82 that they were both made purely for partisan purposes in contra­ vention of the constitution, which re­ quires that the electoral districts shall be of "contiguous and compact terri­ tory" and as nearly as possible of uni­ form size and papulation. The Secre­ tary of State having refused to enter­ tain his petition on the basis of the •apportionment of 1872 he seeks a man­ damus, and t he constitutionality of the latter two apportionments thus be- -oonies an issue in court. « , . . aged 40, died ' u Ufa quarrel at Bridgeport* Ira Smith was fatally stabbed by Samuel Belt, his brother-in-law. Belt was arrested. AT Mount Sterling, Mortimer Cox, a bartender, took morphine to allay gain, and died from the effects of the AT lake Geneva, Hugh Reed, a wealthy money loaner, was instantly killed by falling through a hole in his barn floor. ' THE Rev. D. J. Strain, for twenty- five years Presbyterian pastor in Vir­ ginia, has resigned owing to Mrs. Strain*s ill-health. WEATHER conditions throughout Il­ linois during the last week are reported to have b;en ttandoally favorable for vegetation and farm work. AT Canton, Alfred Jansen, a tramp tailor of Grand Rapids, Mich., was run over by a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train and instantly killed. WILLIAM T. ELLIOTT, who was the oldest living settler in Aurora and one of the oldest in Kane County, died Wednesday night at an advanced age. He located when there were but a half-dozen inhabitants in the town. His daughter, Mrs. Joseph Denney, of Aurora, was the first white child born in the town. firm Inrnranes In Xftlno'a. - The total number of fire and fire Marine insurance companies doing "business in the State is 2u3. The finan­ cial panic of last spring and summer, added to low rates and abnormally heavy losses, has greatly reduced the •amount of insurance capital available in this State. • Superintendent Durfee thinks the Legislature should prescribe the use of the standard fire insurance policy by all companies doing business -in the State and asks for more vigor­ ous prosecution for violators of the statutes regarding what is known as "underground insurance." He also favors writing policies for one year •only. The fire losses during the .year bave been excessive, approximating #150,000,000. He suggests the appoint­ ment of a fire marshal for the Sta With headquarters at Chicago. Guest* Escape with Their Uvea. The Columbian Hotel and saloon •at Greenup and the building adjoining, occupied by a saloon, were wiped out by fire. Tne occupants of the hotel barely escaped with their lives, leav­ ing tbeir valuables and clothing. The loss will amount to near $15,00 J, and is covered by $4,000 insurance. The hotel ^and saloon and fixtures of A. J. Ray were insured for $l,b00. The hotel building, which was put up last year by James H. Ward, was insured for •only $2,000. The cause of the fire is thought to have been the explosion of a lamp, though there is talk of incen- <dlarism. tte, Tk. Terrible li|,|„n, ilni Job* W. Thm**,* tkmte, Teim, i with » PeeiUf IHia--a. Mi Covwrodwtth Coold Not S** an4 Thought H« Was {Join® td Dry Up--Hi» Recovery the Marvol ot Tennesaea. JJVbw the NashHU* (2>nn.) ihMiVj Mr. John W. The mas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn., is a man with a most interest­ ing history. At present he is inter­ ested in blooded horses, for which Maury County is famous. "J'ew peopie, I take it," said Mr. The mas to a reporter who had asked him for the story of his liie, "have passed through as remarkable a chain of events as I have and remained alive to tell the story. "It was along ia 1884, when I was working ia the silver mines of New Mexico, that my troubles began: at first I suffered with indigestion, and so acute did the pait.s become that I went to California for my health, but the trip did me little good, and fully im­ pressed with, the idea that my last daj *»fe Bobfcad In Brood Daylight. Saturday morning, at 22d street and .Michigan avenue, Chicago, two men went into the took store of J. & R, Simms. When Mr. Simms turned to the supposed customer, "Now, keep •still or I'll kill you," said the man, "whose finger clutched the trigger. While this was going on in the rear of the store the other robber was rifling the safe. It contained $5^u and was •easy to get at. The robbery was done in less than two minutes, and the thieves were running away when Mr. Simms recovered from his* fright. Heavy Damage* Against Gamblers. Mrs. Emma Gaby, of Litchfield, has just been awarded damages to the amount of $4,5(J0 in the Montgomery ^County Circuit Court against Frank M. Loyd and others. In 1&91 John Gaby, Mrs. Gaby's husband, lost $1,500 in a •crap game run by Loyd, and she sued to i ecover the amount. The Court in­ structed the jury that if they found from the evidence that Mr. Gaby had lost that much money in the game they should return a verdict for threa times the amount, which made $4,500. Schwabacher la Indicted. < | At Peoria the grand jury returned twenty-four indictments. A tru3 bill was found against Julius Schwabacher, charging him with burglary. He is the sun of the millionaire distiller who was caught in tne act of leaving the residence of Mrs. F. A. Bell, after piling up ail the silver plate prepara­ tory to its removal. The defense will lie that Schwabacher was not in his right mind at the time he committed the crime. Record of the Week. AT Aurora, two cases of small-pox were reported. GEORGE WHALKN, an old resident of Wapella, who served four years in the Union a. my, fell dead from paralysis of the heart. STRIKING miners of Peoria County a esaid to be in danger of starvation, and an appeal for aid has been issued by the union's officers. COMPANY F, of Morrison's division of the Coxey army, disbanded at Lawrencevilie, Harris, their leader, having deserted them, taking all their funds. AT Aurora, the hardware store owned by F. B. Rice was closed by the sheriff on judgment note3 aggregating •$10,000, held by the Second National Bank. AUGUSTINE KLEIN, 10 years old, reached Mascoutah from Paris, France, having made tne entire journey alone. She speaks French, but not a word in any other language. The trip was made in ten days and without mishap. JACOB MOORE, a farmer residing near Hainesville, while bathing in the Mackinaw River, was drowned. Hi« body was recovered. AT the New Hope Church, southwest of Lawrencevilie, Sail Belt stabbed Ira Smith in the abdomen with a -pocket-knife Smith lived but a few minute . Belt was captured and claims that the cutting was done in eelf-de- THE Bel'eville Electric Hallway Companv closed a deal with the East St. Louis Electric Railway Company for terminal privileges in East St, Louis, and will begin the construction of an electric line between the two cit­ ies at once. Miss LUCY SKFTON, of Sefton Town­ ship, Fayette Cotmty, committed sui­ cide by taking arsenic. After the girl's death her trunk was opened by members of the family. In it was found a note addressed to her mother, in which she stated that she had taken ar-seuic with suicidal intent. She gave instructions concerning her burial, stating the songs she wished sung and the minister whom she wanted to offi­ ciate. She was 22 years of age, and was to have been married next month. AN exciting election took place at Lincoln. Women voted for the first time, casting 200 of the iiOO votes. Twa tickets were in the £ eld-- a nonparti­ san, composed of Democratic and Re­ publican candidates, six men and one woman, against an independent ticket, also made up of one women and fix men. The nonpartisan ticket won,with the exception that the woman on the independent ticket beat the lowest candidate on the other tioket by six votes. The women exhibited consid­ erable shrewdness in the campaign and electiojn. They voted independent­ ly of their husbands, m st cf them ar­ riving at. the polls with tickets. The members of the board-e'ect are: H. Sherman, L. L. Leeds, S. S. Hoblet, T. A. Reynolds, Miss Clara McCord, E. C. Moss, and Kate Miller--three Demo­ crats. three Republicans, and one Pro­ hibitionist. MR. AND MRS. R A. CUBRAN, of Chicago, returned from New York oa a late train and were being driven to their home in a livery carriage when ore of the wheels of the vehicle ca*re off. The driver was thrown from his seat and the horse* ran at a breakneck speed. Officer H. H. Connell jumped in front of the team and grabbed the bit of one of the horses. Those who witnessed the officer's act expect d tj see him killed. The brave man, how­ ever, s cceeded in throwing one of the horse s to the ground. The animal s id along the pavement about thirty feet and then the carriage stopped near the curbstone. Mr. and Mrs. Curran got owt of the carriage unhurt. The offi- officer was offered a roll of bils by Mr. Curran, but the gift was modestly de­ clined. The policeman was bruised, but not seriously hurt. THE forty-fourth annual meet ing ol the Illinois State Medical Society be- ! fan at the Decatur Grand Opera-douse or a three days' session. The meeting attracted many notable physicians and surgeons, most of them coming from Chicago. Surgeon General John B. Hamilton, of Chicago; Professor Daniel R. Brower, the expert in the Prender- gast ca e who t j, titled that the a-saf-sin was insane: Dr. Edmund Andrews, trofesor N. S. Davis, Sr., Professor John H. Hollister, Dr. Nicholas Senn, Professor L. L. McArthur. Dr. E. Fletcher Ingalls, Dr. Henry T. By ford, Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson, Pro­ fessor W. E. Quine, President Otto B. Will, Dr. Marc J. Morgler, of Chicago: Dr L. H. Corr, of Carlinville; Dr. Jo­ sephine Milllgan, Dr. Ann H. McFar- lan, Dr. Virginia Dinsmore, of Jack­ sonville; Dr. Ellen H. Heise, of Canton were among the principal visitors. AT the thirty-ninth session of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Associa­ tion, at Quincy, a most interesting feature was the address of the Presi­ dent, Dr. Crawford, of Chicago. He urged a higher medical education, not so much of the members of the medical Srofession as of the general public. He eplored the general tendency of the times to force medical education of dsicians to the highest notch, hot-fashion, while no thought is given to the general public and its position toward the medical world. There is too great a di-parity between the [ numerous borings in the ground sur- scientific physician and the non-med- rounding the pyramid, he found, ical m-n and women among whom he twenty-seven feet below the surtace, a is placed to practice. Such a condi- | gallery 230 feet long,, cut in the rock tion canDot exist without a degree of and inclining upward t jward the pyra-fnlam/1 a 9 MAM A I Ja * * nearly dawned upon me, I bur. back here to my old home to die. "From simple indigestion my malady developed into a chronic inability to take any substantial food, I was barely able to creep about, and at times I was prostrated by spells of heart palpita­ tion. This condition continued until one year ago. "On the 11th of April, 1863, I sud­ denly collapsed,- and for days I was un­ conscious, in fact I was not fully my­ self until July. My condition on Sept. 1 was simply horrible; I weighed but seventy pounds, whereas my normal weight is 165 pounds. All over my body there were lumps from the size of a grape to the size of a walnut, my fingers were cramped so that I could not more than half straighten them. I bad entirely lo»t control of my lower limbs and my hand trembled so* that I could not drink without spilling the liquid. Nothing would remain on my stomach, and it seemed that I must dry uj? before many more days had "I male another round of the physi­ cians, calling in one after the other, and by the aid of m jrphine and other medicines they gave me, I managed to live, though barely, through the fail.* Here Mr. Thomas displayed his arms, and just above the elbow of each there was a large irregular stain as large as the palm of the hand and of a purple color; the space covered by the mark was sunken nearly to the bone. "That," said Mr. Thomas, "is what the doctors did by putting morphine into me. "On the nth of December, 1893, just eight months after I took permanently to bed--1 shall never forget the date-- my cousin, Joe Foster, of Carter's Creek, called on me ana gave me a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, saying they had cured him of partial paralysis, with which I knew be had all but died. I followed his directions and began taking the medi­ cine. As a result I stand "before you to-day the most surprised man on earth. Look at my hand--it is as steady as yours; my face has a healthy look about it; I have been attending to my duties for a month. Since 1 began taking the pills I have gained thfrt pounds, ana I am still gaining. AL the knots have disappeared from my body except this little kernel here in my palm. I have a good appetite and I am almost as strong as I ever was. "Yesterday I rode thirty-seven miles on horseback: I feel tired to-day, but not sick. I used to have from two to four spells of heart palpitation every night. Since I began the use of the pills I have had but f jur spells alto­ gether. "I know positively that I was cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I be­ lieve firmly that it is the most wonder­ ful remedy in existence to-day, and every fact I have presented to you is known to my neighbors as well as to myself, and they will certify to the truth of my remarkable cure. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are nut a patent medicine in the sense that name implies. They were first compounded as a prescript tion and used as such in general prac­ tice by an eminent physician. So great was their efficacy that it was deemed wise to place them within the reach of all. They are now manufactured by the Dr. Williams'Medicine Co rpany, Schenectady, N. Y., ana are sold in boxes (never in loose form by the dozen or hundred, and the public are cau­ tioned against numerous imitations sold In this snape} at 10 cents a box. or six boxes for $2.5 ', and may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. The Pyramid of Dashmr. "M. de Morgan, Chief of the An­ tiquities Department, claims to have made the discovery of the long-sought entrance to the mysterious brick Pyra­ mid of Da«hur, near Saqqara. After misunderstanding and a loss of confi dence. He pointed out the obstacles mid. Fifteen . *f# VMM of PtJeUwB Ore Hmka' to Be Anot- able--Valae of Son* Old niare Borne time ago a prominent geolo­ gist, on being approached on the sub­ ject, spoke of the possibilities of the production of Georgia gold very high­ ly. "The gold in Georgia," said he, "is in a perfectly accessible region, wh ch maKM tt tw.ee as valuable as gold that taight be taken out of Cali­ fornia or the Black Hills, A mine of enormous richness is of little A alue if it is in an impenetrable region. The gold country of Georgia is in a per­ fect network of railways, and the metal can be found very near the surface, thus making iteasily reached by the miner. The water courses that pour down the hills give the best possible power, labor is cheap and easily procurable, and it is neces­ sary to transport the ore but a short distance. In California it was. fre­ quently necessary to haul it fifty or a hundred miles. The vaiue of gold is controlled to a great extent by the cost ot its production, and the ore in North Georgia, being partially de composed, is worked with great fa cility. It looks as it nature had con­ spired to put the enormous amount of gold in the hills of Georgia into the miner's hands." It has been estimated that the gold belt of Georgia is about 100 miles in breadth. The richest sections in this belt have been found to be in the counties of Cherokee, Lumpkin, White, and Dawson. A prominent Atlanta capitalist re­ cently told a writer for the Atlanta Constitution some pretty good stories about the mines and seems to have their whole history at his finger's ends. "There have been traditions handed down for generations among the Cherokee Indians, who once in­ habited the northwest portion of Georgia," he began, assuming a re­ flective mood, "in regard to the vast quantities of gold stored away in the Red Hills of Northern Georgia. There was an old chief named Cheynago- wah, who could tell wondeiful stories about the richness of Cherokee gold. The present location of the Cherokee mills was one of the camps of the Spanish invaders, who, under the leadership of De Koto, invaded Georgia on their way to the Missis­ sippi, and atterward on their return to Spain related wonderful stories about the immense richness of the ore to be found on the new conti­ nent The historic Etowah hiver runs through this country, and the old chief used to talk a great deal about the superiority of the ore to be found on the banks of a little creek that emptied into the Etowah. The little creek was of such importance that it had several different names, none of which were at all suitable. They called it the 'Rio Creek,' 'Blanket Creek,' and the natives would frequently combine the two, and unite on 'Rio Blanket' These names were all derived from a Span­ ish source, and the proper appella- ton was doubtless 'Rio Blanquetta.' The Spaniards struck a trail along the Etowah, and, Keeping the much- named stream in sight, proceeded through the very heart of the gold country and passed over the sites of the famous Franklin, Pasco, and Strickland mines. There was an old mine near these famous ones which was formerly worked to 100 feet be­ low the water level and in its time yielded $^00 per ton. This mine was situated on the little Blanket Creelc" A well-known mining specialist, in talking cf late discove.ies recently, said: 4,lt seems to be decidedly in the range of probabilities that tons of the precious ore can be taken out of the existing mines or newly opened veins, if the proper machinery is used and the shafts are sunk deep enough. It is a question of interna­ tional importance where we may re­ plenish the fast-decieasing supply of the precious metal when the mines now being worked falL I do not think that government aid would be misplaced in opening up these valu­ able lands, but whether or not any action is taken by our Government, the wonderful resources of the Georgia hills cannot long remain un­ developed." MQ CAR SHOPS CLOSED TIGHT. Tk* Walleeat WkoOjr CanpMM fctr ttt Manager* --The Dtechar#* «f Ortevana* Committeemen Undoubtedly rreclpitatod tiMtttrtko-Serloua Trouble Mar Am . Thoamsdi Quit the Works. Three thousand men stopped making palace cars for George M. Pullman Friday forenoon and s-pent the day in discussing their wrongs in the streets of the "model city" of Pullman, 111. The strike, which had been threatened for a week or more, was precipitated mainly by the discharge of three prom­ inent members of the grievance com- mittee. A rumor current the night before that the company intended to close down the works within a day or two also played an important part in bringing th3 trouble to a crisis. About 600 men who did not belong ta the union remained sprinkled through the aU but deserted shops until 9 SENATE HEARS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION. JUn tbe AppohtiUrt o* » Committee to 1-ook Into tko IMC 8oandal--Sensational Storiea of Rotten* XDtMB Are Afloat in Washington* ? Inquiry I« Demanded. / alleged attempt to bribe ̂ tflfc- tor Hun ton. of Virginia, and Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, to vote against the tariff bi'l has aroused great ex­ citement in Washington. The matter was taken up in the Senate Wednes­ day morning when Senator Lodge in­ troduced a resolution authorizing the appointment of five Senators to in­ vestigate charges of attempted bribery of Senators in connection with the pending tariff bill, aad also the charges in a long article published in the Philadel­ phia Press Mon­ day morning con­ taining allegations relating to the in­ f l u e n c e o f t h e sugar trust upon tariff legislation. He asked for the immediate eonsid- " SKKATOR toon* oration of the res­ olution. but Senator Cockrell of Mis­ souri asked that it lie upon the tablo until the following day. Rumors of the use of money to in- fluence action one way ox- the other oa the tar it bill have been in circulation in Washington at various times during the last few months, but heretofore have received little attention. It is learned definitely, however, that certain Senators have' received in­ timations that a mon­ ey consideration could be secured for their votes against the tar­ iff, though whether the alleged briber had any authority for the promi; e is a mat­ ter of fomo doubt. The negotiations ap- CYCLONE DOES FEARFUL. HAVOC WlmV County -- Many Other* Injured Damage at Cleveland -- Work •Mm In Wlacooaln and „ | ̂ OIOU1 HR.UIU '"i ii if. parently have gone no further than intima- o'elock Friday evening. When' tbey came trooping out with their dinner- pails they were confronted with the following notice ported opnsplcuously in each building: ? * *'••• : THI Bson ABB CLOSBD USNT FCBTHSB : ! NOTICE. • | William A Mlddleton, Foreman. ; The result is that Saturday morning, for the first time since tho great strikes of 1886, the wheels and forges at Pull­ man were silent. Tho struggle is likely to be both prolonged and bitter Soy Wage* Have Keen Cat Down, The men claim that their wages have been cut down 3-4 per cent., out that they are compelled to pay just as much rent and water and gas taxes as they , did in flush times. Instances are cited • 'tiensto the clerks of Senators Kyle, of 6ENAm:I KTLB. South Dakota, and Hunton, of Vir­ ginia. These intimations came from a North Dakota man who is known as a lobbyist on several schemes. He was ! foimerly a member of CV n.jreas from | the Sout hern States and wa» identified j with the so-called carpet-bag jVovern- • ment. \ j Tho amount which it was Intimated I Senator Kyle could receive was $14,- i 000, and $1,'KX) was to be retained by the man making tho negotiation hs a commission. Mr. McFarlane. clerk to Senator Kyle, says the matter never went any further than an intimation. He promptly iniormed Senator Kyle. The character of t*>e man who is said to have made the intimations stamps the whole affair with tu^ seal of con­ demnation. It is tcaroely possible that any t-yndicate of persons who could workmen have received, after j control the amount of money neces- all the extras have I een deducted from sary in order to mako an attempt to their wages, only a few dollars with J purchase votes would intrust it to tbe which to buy bread and butter for their man who made the intimation to the families'. They claim, also, that they j clerks of senators Kyle and Huntonu allowed to purchase pronertv I : . . . . - - . J ' ' chambers were found, con- standing in the way of medically edu- taining numerous tomb J and sarcophagi eating tne people through the means of high functionaries (among them the of the newspapers, aid argued that j sarcophagus of a qu^n , all of the the proper place to begin is in the pub- XHth Dynasty, over 2.% K) years before lie schools. If once the t-tudy ot the . Christ. It is expected that further re- "human body becomes an accepted searches will reveal the sarcophagus of obligatory branch in the schools it King Usurte.en III,--London Times. will be but a matter of a very short time when the people will be educated. tie ridiculed the eo-cal ed text-books on physiology that had found their way iuto the schools, and said that not' uj on such medical lore would he bring up the youth of the land if power to j she expressed a desire to see her son dictate m so important a natter were once more before she died The Bel- given him. He would teach the func- f gia.i government of that day would not every v tal! gi ant his request to visit her unless he Forbade Htm to Submit. One ot tbe most painful trials of Kossuth's exile was his inability to be present at the deathbed of his mother, he lived in poverty in Brussels, and tion and construction of organ, and let a fiool of light irLupon the dense darkness now enveloping the sacred citadel of human life. Gov. ALTGELD pardoned John De- vine, convicted in Cook County in March, 1893, of burglary and sentenced to the penitentiary for icur years. The Governor finds that Devine is now ly­ ing at the point of death fr .m con­ sumption and he pardons him so that he may die among his friends. The Governor also pardoned Frank Shan­ non, alias l- rank P. Warren, convicted in Grundy County in 1892 of bigamy and sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. Since his incarceration in the penitentiary he has proven him­ self, the Governor says, a trustworthy man. S.M - •' ' GUY T. CONKLIN, aged 18, and Miss May Condell, aged 17, eloped frcm De­ catur and were married at Jefferson- ville, Ind. L. A. GODDARD, Grand Master of the Illinois Grand Lodge of Masons, ac­ companied by H. M. Hall. Grand Com­ mander of the Knights Templar, and other prominent members of the Ma­ sonic order, held a conference with the State Board of Agriculture to arrange the preliminaries for the laying of the comer stone of the State Fair Exposi­ tion Building at Springfield July 4. The Grand Lodge will have charge ot the ceremonies, but the local oomm t- tee will have charge of the other ™yr ters attending the celebration. , ' f ^ * * * . « • - . v consented to be accompanied wherever he went by an officer of police. He might have consented to tnis degrad­ ing condition, says one biographer, for her sake, but no sooner did his mother hear of it than she forbade him tu come to her, and she expired in the last days of 185 \ blessing him with her dying breathy He Met with Treachery. Robin Hood did not die in conflict of any kind. He was advanced in life, and feeling ill, he entertained the idea that bleeding would relieve him. To this end he went to a kinswoman of his, the prioress of a nunnery, as women were skilled in surgery in those days, and mere especially those of the religious communities. He was about 87 years old, and it is said that he meft with treachery, and waj allowed bleed to de»th. Aluminum Vehicles. Aluminum cabs, or fiacres, are about to te tested in Pa -is by the cab com­ pany "L Urbaine," which owns the largest number of the fiacres circulat­ ing in the French capital. The co n- pany is using now tin plate ca^e^, or bodies, for its cabs, and it is reckoned that an ordinary cajipo weigbs about ; 00 kilr grairmes-- aMittie more than 1,W0 pounds. It is expected that this weight will be greatly reduced if ex­ periment shall prove that aluminum cubs sea feasible But They Seemed to Be* The gentleman living in tbe su­ burbs had a goat for the children's pleasure, and it was that kiad of a! goat which might well be called ram­ bunctious, for it took possession of the place early, and showed little disposition to vacate. One morning the goat walked into the children's playhouse, and as the gentleman was starting down town he told the man about the place to drive it out and shut it up in the stable; The man promised, and the master proceeded to his office. At noou tbe man came to the office on an errand. '-By the way, John," said tbe mas­ ter, ' did you put that goat in the stable, as I told you?" John began to hedge. "I was busy, sir, and-*--^? ' "Busy, nothing," interrupted tbe master, "1 told you to put it In the stable, and that's what I wanted you to do." v "Yea, §!rilM parleyed Joba, 'tmt are not ^ in Pullman, and this fact, combined with the company's system of requir­ ing rent in advance, and holding back tbeir wages until it is paid, keeps them s A GBOUP or miiMUt SZRIKBB& so bound down that they cannot leave without losing from one to four weeks' pay. The position which the American Railway Union, as expressed by Vice President Howard, has taken with 1 e- vf#the gard to the matter has givjWthe > trik- ers much confidence in their ultimate eucces-. "Unle-8 the company comes to terms," said one of the leaders, "we oan prevent the Pullman cars f om being hauled on many of the principal railroads of the United State:." The Company Htnn<U Firm. On the other hand, tho company is equally firm in its position. Piesitfent George M. Pullman claims that he has been losing money ra.oidly this spring, and cannot atl'ord to pay any higher wages than the present scale. In a speech to the committee, he said that he had been running the works for several months just t > keep the men busy. He fu:thor made the threat that every man who participated in the strike will never bo allowed to re­ sume his position in the Pullman shops. TO QET RID OF THE PEST. Clothing How Fourteen Lives Were Saved. The following circumstance occurred at the Cape of Good Hope: In one of j tbe violent storms that often occur there a vessel was forced on the rocks and beat-an to pieces. The greater part of the crew perished miserably, as no boat could venture to their as­ sistance. Meanwhile a planter came from his farm to see the wreck, and knowing the spirit of his horse and his excellence as a swimmer, he de­ termined to make a desperate effort for their deliverance, and pushed into the thundering breakers. At first both disappeared, but were soon eeen on the surface. Nearing the wreck, he caused two of the poor seaman cling to his boots, and so brought them safe to the shore. Seven times did he repeat this Eerilcus feat and saved fourteen lives, ut, alas! the eighth time, the horse being much fatigued and meeting with a formidable wave, the gallant planter lost his balance and was overwhelmed In a moment. He was seen no more, but the noble hcr^e reached the land in safety. *loree Wind »nt! H«tL A terrible tornado passed one-fourth of a mile west of Kunkle, O., Thurs­ day afternoon, killing five perwNlB, fatally injuring two others and slightly wounding several m jre. The ^ are: • DANIEL BARRETT. * ^ MR& DAN IE U BAHJMCTX. . V;: MARTHA DASO. • W'UIFY- , -I. * GEORGE OX1NQKB. MYR.l J> ABO. The scene cf the cyclone, adispateb says, is a hard one to glescriba. Houses, fences, trees and obstructions of all kinds in the path of the storm have been ca-ried away ard nothing left to mark the-apot wheTe they : tood except holes in the ground. Th® scene of devastation id about one- quarter of a mile wide and six miles in length. The great funnSl-shaped cloud traveled in an irregular southeasterly course, the greatest damage being dona abjut a mile fr m wnere it rtse and passed on east. Woman Carried a Qnartor of a Kile. The building in which were Daniel Barrett, his wife, aid their two grand­ daughters, Myra aad Martha 1 aen fa so completely demolished that not even a portion of the foundation is left. The first remnants of the house are at least 100 yards from where it stood. Here lie a few scattering beards, and fur­ ther on can be seen larger portions of the building, and about forty rods from where it stood lies the roof almost in­ tact, together with portions of tbe framework.1 Mrs. Barrett, who waa the worst mangled, was carried over a quarter of a mile and dropped in a cemetery. Portions of tho body were carried some distance farther. Daniel Barrett was car­ ried about forty rods frqa^whem the cyclone struck him. hand was torn off at the wrist and sHttered to the wir.ds, one leg was beaten into a pulp, and lie suffered internal injuries. He was still breathing when found, but died socn atterward without becoming conscious. Martha and Myra Daso, who were in another part of the house, were left near where the housa seems to have gone to pieces. Martha, the eldest, aged 14, was apparently injured only ab jut the head, which was crushed in on the left side. The younger, aged 10, lay almost in the arms of her sis­ ter, and the botes in all parts of her body were broken and ground into the flesh. Nothing could be done to relieve tha little one's suffering, and she died at ten o'clock in the evening. Lifted a Hnndred Kent In the Alrw George Oxinger, a hired hand at Barrett's, who was in the field plow­ ing, saw the btorm coming, and rati for the barn. He su oeeded in getting his horse inside and ran for the house, which was about ten rods distant froth the barn, and exactly in line with the storm. Witness6ss say that the man was lifted from the ground and whirled into the air at least 100 feet, together with timbers, fences, tr^cs and debris, scooped up in the rolling avalanche. Oxinger's lifeless body was found about 100 rods from where it was lifted int.> the air. His bones protruded from the flesh and his body indicated that he came in contact with many of the fly- ing trees and beams. James Whittle, another farm hand in the employ of Barrett, had a narrow escape. He waa in the field with a team in company with Oxinger and started for the barn. To the fact that his team became un­ manageable and broke away from. him. be probably owes hi* life. « f DA3IAGK KLSBWHBB*-".fv si®! ".•yfr' U • 'Xr* . .. . >tV.i' . '••If* '•tit « - Very Old Bank Notes. Tho oldest bank notes are the "flying money" or "convenient money" first is­ sued in China, 2(i »7 B. C. Origina'ly these notes were issued by the treas­ ury, but experience dictated a change to the system of banks under govern­ ment inspection and control. The early Chinese "greenbacks" were in all es­ sentials similar to the modern bank notes, bearing the name of the bank, date of the issue, the number of the the note, the signature of the official £QM In Vhcoula and Minn--to WOi Beach •1,000^000. St. Paul, Minn.--Late reports from the districts visited by storm and flood indicate that the loss was heavier than first reported and will reach at least $1,000,000. All the railway lines enter­ ing St. Paul except the Chicago Great Western an 1 Minneapolis and at. Loufe employed all the idle men they could find in repairing bridges and tracks washed awav. Hush liiver overflowed its banks during Wednesday night and the raging torrent carried every­ thing before it. Every briigo front the headwater of Rush River to its outlet in the Mississippi has been swept away. Both Jflou ring and saw mill a. were ruined an! the total loss will reach $100,00) in this county. At least a dozen farm-houses along Rush River | were washed away. Hudson, Wis , suf- ! fered an enormous loss through tbe I breaking of three dams in the Willow River. These dams were located at Jewett's mills, Burkhart and Green. ' -fi. 4! - ^ issnintr it indication* nt its v«l.,o in Half an hour after the breaking of the agmZ in'word^ and in^lotorlt! ^ resentations of coins or heaps of coin onri'iimWirnnirTtr tw'hul tft equal in amount to its full value and a Minneapolis and Omaha Road ^ whtelt notice of the pains and penalties for S? fffil whJch counterfeiting. Over and above all was., Within a Jalf £0*r 200 fo®t t ack was suspended from the abufe- "There's no buts about it; 1 " < "Ob, but there is, sir," interrupted John this time; "If you don't be-1 live me, sir, you just tackle tbe goat yourself, sir,and you'll see how it is." --l?iee Press \* 1 Cynical Men. ; A fad that is rapi ly assuoiing astounding proportions is that of young men endeavoring to appaar cynical. Some young fellow who spends an hour arranging a necktie to, his satisfaction will tell you that "Hi* is a hollow mockery after all" and another will inform you over bis second quarter of succulent mince pie that really there is really nothing in this world worth living for. A m^n who couldn't sew a button on his t lothes if his life depended on it will pose as a woman-hater and a youth who has never talked more than an hour altogether with any girl outside of his own family will make the startling discovery that all' women are false, tickle and shallow. Cynicism sometimes makes a man interesting but the man who assumes it wagts to have at least attained his majority to kuow a little of what he says and not have too good an ap­ petite, too healthy a color or be too fond of such '\>f the eartb; earthy" sports as dancing or foot-balL--Wash- Mi'n Tjin iiifttfc 'nVi^^ i" irniftfr ni e and practical thing. Jugton Post. 'tf ' f - * ' ' • ' , Ken Confer with State Health Secretaries at Chicago. By the concerted action of the health officers of Illinois', Ohio. Wit-cousin, Michigan and indiana, small-pox is to be stamped out of Chicagp arid the West. At a meeting of the secretaries of the various fct tie boards at health held at the Grand Pacific Horel in Chieago. a committee of clothing snan- ufa turers was present to confer about measures to prevent the spread of small-pox thpougu clothing made ia the infected sweatahop districts. The clothing manufacturers' commit­ tee was cho en at a meeting of fifty- five manufacturers held earlier in the day. Resolutions weie int oduedd to the effect that an embargo be laid against c othing made in Ch'cago an­ tes* the State bjard of health main­ tain an efficient daily inspection of all places in the city where garments are made. Commis ioner Reynolds said . the prevalent e of small ox was, re'afi ely to the popu ation, far 'ess to day than at former periods. The yghost mor­ tality was in 18-2, with 3,(fi cases and And 1,292 deaths. During 18!»4 up to Thursday night, the cas-.s numbered l,4oi*. The poru ation in Ib&J was 5f0,6o9 us again&t I,ik0 000, now. while Chicago was not lhen the worlds focal print as it is to-day. Worli's Fair visiters undoubtedly introduced, the smallpox. Lsst Jtt.y three cases wore fou.:d miles apait, 'since which time the city has uot been free rom the disease, end it is ttill 1 e'ng ini- ported. < The first ca es were dis­ covered 5ast fall and p evented from spreading by health def artment raea-- urei. Smallpox lever reappearad in premises once' disinfected by the de­ partment. A canvass of the worst dis­ tricts is now in progress and from •).< 0J le «re vaoeinated daily. thrift: "Produce all you can; spend with economy." The notes were print­ ed in blue infc on paper made from the fiber of the mulberry tree. A Chincso bank note issued in 1^90 B. C. is said to be pi eserved in the Asiatio Museum at St. Petersburg. " "' T A Strange Phenomenon. Tho most singular aerial phenome­ non in the world ii the i<ata Morgana, a sea mirage seen off the coast of Ca* labria aad between Italy and Sicily. It presents the phantoms of cities, houses, temples, pilac s and ships, sometimes inverted, cc aslonally at an angle. The phenomenon ha< been known for many ages, and formerly occasioned great and widespread alarm, baing regaided as an evil omen that betokened seme general and 8e.~r~\ca- j larnit®#. .. ment. AU the fibh hatcheries have been swept away." <5h 'he Wisconsin Central line the flood damage is enor- > % m:us. .. , - -"*7* -, v y IlalUtonM as HI* a* Applea. Decatur, III.-- Hailstones eleve Effective Baptism^ , At One of the smaller citi^f of "New England there was an Episcopal church which had two mission chapels, com­ monly known as the Kast End Mission and the North End Mission, from the parts of the city where they were ] espectively located. One day the rec­ tor gave out the notices in his mo6t distinguished hi^h shutch tone-, as follows: "There will be a service at the North Fnd Mis-ion at 3 o'clock, and at the East End at 5. Children will -1^ baptized at both ends."--Boston Tran­ script. r>A Odd* *nd KatUk No SOAP was made in 1524. TBB railroads of this country employ 33,136 locomotives. " . ;- JAPANESE children ara targht tc write with both handf. ABOUT twenty-two thousand vehicles pass over London Bridge every day. THE membership of tjhe Ancient Or­ der of Foresters is upwards of £50,003, TOE most ancient coins are of eleo- trum--four parts of gold to one of silver. THE Thames pours forty millks cubic fojt of water into tbe tea every mm**! inches i:i eircumferenco fell here, do­ sing great damage to property and fruit and causing much suffering to stock. Free port, I1L--A 'fierce rain, wiod and hail storm prevailed. Great tree* were blown down, fences demolishes, and windows broken. The bailstouee were as large as walnuts. It is feared that damage has been done the gww- j ing crops. v • ; | Furious Hailstorm at Clevelaad. Cleveland, Ohio. -- Tha worst hafl« [ storm that has visited thi« c'ty fat ! years ragei for nearly an hour. TH* storm was accompanied by heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Many of the hailstones were as large a; hena* efUge and were driven before a brauc south wind. Thou>ands of windows all over tho city were broken., greenhouse® were wrecked and so vera! runaways resulted frcm horses trying to eseap© the bombardment of ice. Wabash, Ind.--A furious gale from the west struck Wabash, assuming al­ most the proportions of a Shade trees all over the city were blown down, a few small buildings were unroofed and the fronts of aeveiidt business ruuwa blears is. Shelbyville, Ird.--The damage to property is ci nsiderable, but as yet ss injuries to persons have been reported. Syoamore, Ind.--Tbe hail did oonsi$» erable damage to growing crops. i# •$as - -! Telesraphlc CHeiu. PRESIDENT C:.KVEE,AND is at Hof Island, Chesapeake Bay, on a fishing* trip. MRSV CLEVELAND and children are in Buffalo visiting the former la mother. JOSEPH CATAVO killed his wife himself with poison at Ealf Moon Bay* CaL THK marriage of theOarowitg an# - Lr^1 Nov. 10.