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_ * *» M i*' K GREAT PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION AT BUFFALO ' ' Sy'V Hjs Enterprise of Vast Proportion s and Ur\pa.r«Jle4 Magnificence. Illustrating Progress in the Western Hemisphere During ™ the Nineteenth Century. - faas . 5-~ * ' :-^p»s - CF'U' | '0t0* ft beantlful fcpeetade, tfcs*a«- American Exposition will surpass any termer enterprise of its character. It will delight and satisfy the eye, and Memory will long retain the picture presented. The style of architecture li a Area treatment of the Spanish Re- Wtwance, and the architects have •lado the most of the opportunity to enhance its plcturesqueness. The build­ ings are covered with staff, which is Molded into thousands of fanciful shapes, and color is used with such excellent effect as to evoke the name of "Rainbow City" for the ensemble of Exposition palaces. It is the first attempt to produce a harmonious color Scheme at air exposition, and is a grand success. Sculpture adds greatly to the ••feet, majestic statues and costly mod- Sled groups being upon the- buildings and bridges and in the courts. There •re more than 125 of these grand irorks, by the most noted sculptors of America. The court settings are su- pcrt*. They take up more than 33 sores, approximately two and a half times greater than the area of the courts of the World's Columbian Expo­ sition at Chicago. The hydraulic and fbuntaln effects are of a superior or- and finest pipe organ* congtraetW in America, built to order at a cost of $15,000. Entertainments of a high or­ der of excellence will be given in the Temple. In the band-stands in the Music Gardens and elsewhere on the grounds concerts will be given by Sousa's Band of 100 pieces, the Mexi­ can Government Band of 67 pieces, and other famous musical organizations. In all the exhibit divisions the Pan- American is very complete.. It is the aim of the Exposition to show the progress of the nineteenth century in the Western world. The exhibits are gathered from all the principal states and countries of the Western Hemi­ sphere and the new island possessions of the United States government. Spe­ cial efforts have been made to bring together exhibits of exceptional nov­ elty and of the highest educational value. The divisions, each of them a considerable exhibition in icself, are as follows: electricity and electrical appliances; fine arts, painting, sculp­ ture, decoration; graphic arts, typog­ raphy, lithography, steel and copper plate printing, photo-mechanical proc­ esses, drawing, engraving and book­ binding; liberal arts, education, en- " ' • r" V- 4-v P^fenOii df' ttortlwnft ®r* of the lake Is situated the life-saving sta» tion erected by the government Upon the southern bank of the lake, a beau­ tiful casino and boat-house has been built by the city of Buffalo tor Exposition usee. The symmetrical grouping of Mid* lngs will be at once noted by the ob­ server. Beginning at the formal ap­ proach, just north of the lake, the eye follows northward between two rows of ornamental columns to what la known as the Forecourt. East of tills are the State and Foreign Buildings, forming In themselves a very •inter­ esting feature of the Exposition. Near these, also, are the buildings for the special ordnance displays. West of the Forecourt are the outdoor Horti­ cultural displays and the Women's Building. We cross now the Trium­ phal Bridge, remarkable for its tall piers richly ornamented with statues. On either side are the Mirror Lakes, which form a part of the Grand Canal, more than a mile in length, which surrounds the main group of buHdlngs. We come next to the Esplanade, which is nearly two-fifths of a mile long and 450 feet wide. The western end OMtt The annual report of Louis Arling­ ton, chief inspector of factories In Il­ linois, shows that there are 14.356 chfl*, fren employed inthe factories In the state and the evil H Increasing, as In 1897 the number wts'but 9.259. Of 25,714 children In settbol at 11 years of age In Chicago, he shows from the school records there that but 8,030 of them remained in school at It. -In Chicago alone Cjm hoys and 4,«0» girls Snder 16 years are employed In tu> toriea. Outside of Chicago glass fac­ tories are the principal employers of Children; in Chicago the garment* metal and woodworking industries and big stores employ child labor by tha hundreds. Inspector Arrington says child labor ruins wagesand that par­ ents are often oat of work and their children employed. ' AtMapM Kxtortln* ' ' * ' George Wolf of West Point, 1owi$ was placed in jail at Fort Madison. The warrant for his arrest was taken out by Frederick Krlekenbaum, presi­ dent of the West Point bank, and charging Wolf with an attempt to ex­ tort money. Wolf is alleged to have written a letter ordering Kriekenbaum to deposit $5,000 at a certain plaCs fen­ der the Pitman creek bridge, a siiort distance from town on a certain date. The letter stated that unless lis money was forthcoming certain prop­ erties owned by the banker burned. rase < i - 1 ALBRIGHT :M. In all the courts are large pools of water into which hundreds of foun­ tains throw their sparkling streams. In all the courts and upon the grounds outside the buildings are very, elabo­ rate horticultural and garden effects. The floral display is exceedingly fine. Nothing which might contribute to make a scene of loveliness has been Overlooked or omitted by the builders Of the Exposition City. With all its wonderful beauty by day, the Exposition will be, like the Cereus of Tropical America, a flower of the night. Then will it blossom in exquisite perfection. With all the fountains playing amid floating lights upon every golden, rippling pool; with the great cascade shooting in veil-like form from its niche in the Electric Tower* which rises to a height of 391 fast; with more than 200,000 electric lights fringing every building and giv­ ing to every jet and ripple of water a fantastic iridescence; with music landing the charm of sweet sounds to the harmony of color and sculpture, flowers, foliage and fountains, the eve­ ning scenes at this Exposition will be such as no lover of the beautiful will permit to pass without at least one determined effort to witness them. An electric display, the like of which has never yet been seen, is promised, and this will be possible on account of the nearness of the great plants which have harnessed Niagara and pot its tremendous power to commer­ cial use. The sum of $10,000,000 has been ex­ pended to provide a magnificent spec­ tacle and illustrate the achievements of the nineteenth century. The Midway alone cost $3,000,000, and the variety of novelties and their quality excel the features of any former amusement enterprise at an exposition. Music is an important feature of the Exposition. The magnificent Temple of Music, which has a seating capacity of 2,200, contains one of the largest gineering, public works, constructive architecture, hygiene and sanitation, music and the drama; ethnology, arch­ aeology, progress of labor and inven­ tion, isolated and collective exhibits; agriculture, foods and their accessor­ ies, agricultural machinery and appli­ ances; horticulture, viticulture; live stock, horses, cattle, sheep, swine, pet stock; forestry and forest products; fish, fisheries, fish products and ap­ paratus for fishing; mines and metal­ lurgy; machinery; manufactures; transportation exhibits; railways, ves­ sels and vehicles; ordnance. The Ex-< position grounds are in the northern port of Buffalo, adjacent to the large and beautiful Delaware Park. They are about one mile in length from north to south, and a half a mile wide. There are 350 acres, Including 133 acres of Improved park lands and lakes.. Entering the grounds by way of the Lincoln Parkway, the visitor obtains a magnificent view of the picture pre­ sented. In the immediate foreground Is a portion of Delaware Park, one of the famous beauty spots of Buffalo, with the Park Lake, the North Bay at the left, and in the foreground south of the bay, in course of construction, the Albright Art Gallery, a beautiful per­ manent building of white marble, the gift of John J. Albright of Buffalo to his fellow citizens, and costing over $400,000. North of the bay is the New York State Building, also a permanent structure of marble. These two build­ ings are in the style of Greek temples, one containing reminders of the Par­ thenon and the other resembling the Erectheum upon the Acropolis at Ath­ ens. , Between the North Bay and the lake, the city of Buffalo has built at large expense a new and beautiful bridge of heavy masonry, known . as the Bridge of the Three Americas. This bridge carries the broad thoroughfare which, leads from the main southern entrance to the approaches of the Ex- i War on ^ ^ ^ ^ Microbes Their Destruction Has Noticeably . Length­ ened Humain Life. That the length of a man's life is much greater now than it was half a century ago is shown by statistics, notwithstanding all the talk of the good old days. Millions of years have been added to the aggregate number lived by man. • These years hare been gained mainly by the war on microbes. Bo long as the microbe was unknown as the cause of nearly all disease medi­ cine was mere guesswork, while sur­ gery was in many qases butchery. The discovery of antiseptics revolutionised surgical operations. In medicine, too, the advance has been astonishing. Many diseases have been practically driven out of the -country. The ter­ rible typhus fever--known as a "dirt disease," which means a microbe dis­ ease--used to kill our forefathers of the early part of the century at the rate of 8,000 to 10,000 per 43,000,000. j Two Royal Old Maids. The only two royal spinsters in Eu­ rope are namesakes and granddaugh­ ters of Queen Victoria, whose aversion to unmarried ladies of marriageable age is most pronounced. So great is her antipathy to nnmarried women, the state of single blessedness of the Princess Victoria of Wales and Prin­ cess Christian of Schleswig-Holsteln MRS. ANDERSON'S ODD PENSION Mrs. Charles Z. Anderson of Toledo, 0„ has secured a pension of $8 a month on account of the death of her hus­ band, who was a cavalryman In the United States navy. The funny thing about it is that she killed the man for whose death the government now gives her a pension. He had been drink­ ing and abused her while she was get­ ting dinner. Be attacked her with a revolver. She attempted to get pos­ hes been the cause of may royal family jar#. Seriously as the parents and grandparents may threaten and repine there remains little or no possibility of the two spinsters finding mates. Princess Victoria of Wales reached her thirty-second birthday in the spring, and Princess Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein will never see thirty again, session of it and in the struggle laid hold of his leather watch chain, which he wore around his neck, where it was fastened with a slip knot. She jerked it pretty hard and strangled him. of the Esplanade is enclosed by ths Horticulture, Graphic Arts, and Mines Buildings. Hie eastern end is shut in by the government group of three large buildings. Sunken gardens with elaboroate fountains and many groups of sculpture oocupy the two arms of the Esplanade, and the decorative fea­ tures throughout this broad space ars very numerous and beautiful. North of the Esplanade is the Court of Foun­ tains, with the Ethnology Building on the right and the Music Building on the left. Two subordinate courts also open into the Esplanade from the north, the one on the east being known as the Court of Cypresses and the one on the west as the Court of Lilies. Next, north of the Ethnology Build ing, on the right, and fronting upon the Court of Fountains, is the Manu­ factures and Liberal Arts Building, and on the opposite side the Machinery and Transportation Building. In the Court of Fountains is a large pool, hav­ ing an area of about two acres, and containing many beautiful fountains. Proceeding again northward, we come to the Mall, a broad avenue, half a mile long, extending from the eastern boundary' to the western gate of ths Exposition. Fronting upon the Mall, on the right, is the Agriculture Build­ ing, and on the left the Electricity Building. We now arrive at the most conspicuous feature of the Exposition, the massive Electric Tower. . This tower stands between the Court of Fountains and the Plaza, In a broad pool, about two acres in extent Im­ mediately north of the Electric Tower is the Plaza with its beautiful sunken gardens and band-stand in the center, the Propylaea or monumental en­ trances at the north, the entrance to the Stadium at the east, and the en­ trance to the Midway on the west The Exposition will open May 1, and continue for six months. ELBERT L. LEWIS. Now it kills less than 80 Individuals--* a saving of 8,000 or 9,000 lives every year. If smallpox were as bad now as it was half a century ago, it would kill 9,000 people this year. But in reality it will kill less than 100, and perhaps not half of that number. When cholera tried to force its way in, a few years ago, we drove it off with the greatest ease. But if things were in the state they were in in 1849, it would have carried off 130,000 of us. In dozens of disease the same saving of life has been effected. Scarlet fever, if it were as destructive now as it was 40 years ago, would kill 41,000 people. It won't actually carry off one-sixth of that number. Even diphtheria has been brought under control. and in spite of their deplorable, eo»* spicuous and unnatural singleness they are not the most unhappy of high born ladies. They are fast friends and allies, and though they enjoy few of the same studies and pleasures, they are equally callous in their estimate of the world's and even grandmother's opinion, and equally determined to prove that the life of an nnweddsd princess is neither forlorn nor un­ profitable. The only way of setting ths will frss is to deliver It from wilfulness.--Hare. Iadtaas m tkt Warpath. . The uprising among the full-blood Creek Indians under Crazy Snake promises to spread throughout the In­ dian territory. About 200 full-blopd Choctaw Indians camped ten miles north of here held a meeting and passed resolutions deposing Governor Dukes and then elected a full-blocd Indian named Daniel Bell governor. It is reported that the 200 full-blood Choc- taws are armed and in an uglg xgpod. s«. I It Is reported in German circles that unless the peace negotiations are sat­ isfactory considered early next month s strong international expedition will be organized to bring Emperor Kwang Su and Prince Tuan to Pekin. This determination has been arrived at, it Is reported, on account of the dilly­ dallying tactics of the plenipoten­ tiaries, who are prompted by the court. Dwth of Hon. Habert C. SSL Hubert. C. Bell died at fort Wayne, Ind., Monday evening. He had been unconscious for a week. Death was due to a complication of nervous dis­ eases and intestinal troubles. Mr. Bell was one of the most prominent at­ torneys In Northern Indiana. He was active in Democratic political elrcl^s and was twice elected to the upper house of the Indiana legislature. • Wwto Her Spouaa HengeS. . Mrs. Susan Beatty, wife of John Wesley Beatty, who Is condemned to be hanged at the Moundsvllle, W. Va., penitentiary Feb. 15 for the murder of John H. Nine, her brother, signed remonstrance to Governor Atkinson against his granting the petition of Beatty'B friends, who have sought to have his sentence commuted to ln< prisonment for life. Attempted to Wreck m Train. A bold attempt was made to wreck the west-bound passenger train on the Milwaukee road near Darlington, Wis, A 600-pound rail had been placed across the track at the west end of the bridge crossing the Pecatonica river. Had the rail been placed at the east end of the bridge it would have pre­ cipitated the tra itotnih ETT cipitated the train into the river. As it was no harm wss done. Four tramps are held oa suspicion. tim'vt»- PriMt la Stabbed by Sobbera. Rev. Father J. Lennert of Chicago was waylaid by footpads at New Or­ leans and dangerously stabbed In the back. He is here for his health and Is living near the United States barracks in the lower part of the city. He en­ countered the footpads in a dark place. They were three in number and all ne­ groes. He fought them off, but one of them plunged his knife in the priest's back. He is thought to be badly wounded. Sanderran Foand Not Guilty. Sans B. Sanderson of Milwaukee was found guilty of Conspiring to abduct his wife. Justice Neelen so ordered in a decision. The court ordered stricken out the testimony given by Private Detectives Wilson and Dorsch, describ­ ing scenes in the room at the St. Charles hotel, "that the case might be purified." Sanderson returned to his home in Menominee, Mich. Mrs. San­ derson will continue to reside in Mil waukee. ' reseat am Spokane Is now an international money order station to serve all Brit­ ish Columbian and Northwest Territory points for the entire world. Money order mails will be delivered in all northwestern Canadian points from five to eight days sooner than when Seattle was the recording point. In Canada Rosslsnd. B. C., succeeds Van­ couver, B. C., as recording point. Ttvo Nm Senators. \ t i' t Worit IK Both Houses « field. REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS M". E. Sfoses E. Clapp, the newly elected •enator from Minnesota, is 49 years of tge» He was born in Delphi, Ind. When he was 7 years of age, his par­ ents moved to Wisconsin. He secured his common school education In Wis­ consin and graduated from the Wis­ consin Law school hi 1873. He moved to Fergus Falls, Minn., In 1880, where h.e tpok up tfiB practice of law, perma­ nently locating in St Paul In 1891. Mr. Clapp was elected attorney general of the state in 1886, 1888 and 1890, and has always been prominent in politics. He was candidate for the republican nomination* dor governor in 1896, but wa» defeated by Gov. Clough. He en­ joys a largo Ja# practice. He is an orator of ability and is familiarly known as the "Black Eagle of Minne­ sota." on. Henry El. Hurnham. William E. Chandler, the fiery brilliant senator from New Hampshire, whose defeat for re-election was one of the greatest surprises in recent poli­ tical fights, will be succeeded by Henry & Burnham. who Is a man of fine ability and whose temperament Is an­ tithetical to that of Chandler. He is conservative, judicial and deliberate and will undoubtedly become in time one ot the solid men of the senate. Born in Durbarton, N. H., fifty-six years ago, he graduated from Dart- month college, and upon his admission to the bar began practice in Man­ chester, where he has ever since ro- sifled. He has held many county of­ fices, Including that of probate judge, and has served in the house of repre­ sentatives of his state. He will take his seat March 4. Softie Jfebv Ideas. ' • Auxiliary Bureau Mirror. The invention illustrated below has for its object to provide a supplemental mirror having &n adjustable connec­ tion with the bureau, and adapted to be set at different angle to the large glass to aid in showing a rear view of the person dressing at the bureau. Of course, it is a woman's invention, as it would take one'of the gentler sex to appreciate the merits of such an ar­ rangement, and the patent has been granted to Mary Blanche Hort<to of Texas. The invention is formed of a light framework of either inetal or nmett Which Attack BookK. Two prizes of 1,000 francs each and s third of 500 francs have been offered by anonymous donors, according to the Courrier du Livre, for the best essays on "The insects which attack books snd ths bwt means ^ destroying them." ROMANCE OF A GRAVE P*' . im •J&. .xtA*, iue dSfofe •si**' ' t J', In the end of a deep railroad cot fas Georgia, near the town of Altoona, on the line of Sherman's march to the sea, is a soldier's grave. The simple headstone bears this inscription: "Hi died for the cause he thought was best" For more than thrlty-flve years the Western & Atlantic Railroad com­ pany, leasing the "state road" from Georgia* has kept this nameless grave in repair. • Danvar Lote* tha G. A. R. • dispatch sayB the next national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held at Cleveland, O. The vote on the question was taken by the executive committee of the national council of administration and resulted: Cleveland, 5; Denver, 2; Pittsburg, 1. National Commander Rassleur said that Cleveland was decided upon be­ cause business men of that city had guaranteed one fare railroad rates, and for the additional reason that Cleve­ land is easily accessible to a large ma­ jority of the members of the O. A. ML Kn. Lkoctty Nearly Mobbed. Mrs. Langtry, on the evening of ths death of the queen, either by her own initiative or the desire of the manage­ ment of the Royal Duchess theater, London, persisted in continuing to act in spite of the news of the death of the queen. When she emerged from the theater the people showed signs of violence, damaged the brougham, from which she had to get out, and would have proceeded to further vio­ lence had not assistance been forth- SHOWS A REAR VIEW, - . wood, and is BO arranged that the several parts will fold in small com­ pass when not in use, the sections be­ ing hinged together to facilitate both the folding and adjustment of the mir­ ror in relation to the main glass. Much latitude is allowed in the.move­ ment of the glass, and it will give a view of the bottom of the skirts equal­ ly as well as a view of the arrange­ ment of the hair, thus doing away with all the craning and twisting to obtain a view of the back of the dress. The advantage over the hand mirror used for the same purpose is that it leaves both hands free to adjust the hair or garments, and also gives a steady view when once set in a certain position, which it is impossible to obtain with the hand glass. r-r cal compartment is provided with # quantity of any suitable sodium or potassium, which will be attacked by an acid, so as to evolve a sufficient quantity of gas for the expansion ot self-inflating life preserver. The air­ tight ring. In order to provide the raft with means for giving a day or night signals the central mast is hol­ low and contains a quantity of calcium carbide, which forms an illuminating gas as soon as submitted to the action of the water. As the tube is provided with burners at either end, it makes no difference which side up the raft falls. For day signaling a flag is lashed to the mast The netting in the center Is tightly strung and will sup­ port several persons, being suspended above the water level to keep the pas­ sengers as dry as possible under the circumstances. . Impro-Ved Life Haft. This invention relates to a seK- inflating life-raft, which is capable of being folded Into small compass when not in use, and which Inflates immedl- THE LIFE RAFT. ately when taken out of its rack, with­ out waiting until it strikes the water. The raft is intended for the use of several persons if necessary, and can also be utilized for carrying supplies. To accomplish its inflation a cheml- " Tribune" on Senator Quay. After having been kept out of the United States senate for the last two years, Matthew S. Quay of Pennsyl­ vania has at last succeeded, after a hard struggle, in getting back Into that body for a new term of six years. While the seat has been vacant the republicans of the state have spent most of their time in discussing the question of who should be chosen to fill it, said the Chicago Tribune. The debet* has certainly been frss and frank, not to say bitter, on both sides. The claims of almost every senatorial aspirant in the state have 'been care­ fully canvassed. The selection of Mr. Quay after such a contest muat be due to tee feet that the republicans of Pennsylvania prefer him to any other man who has been mentioned. In assuming the office Senator C$uay deserves a fair trial and a reasonable judgment of his public acts. His past is behind him; his future is In his own hands. It Is doubtful whether any man in the upper house of congress has BO many warm friends and so few enemies among his colleagues as he. His re- Air Current* Coot Water. In some parts ot Mexico it is cus­ tomary to place water In a porous jar and when It has moisten­ ed the out­ side of the jar Is swung in the air by t h e s t r a p s attached to the handles, the action of the air cur­ rents cool- i n g t h e surface of the jar *"rt .. t h e n t h e W a t e r C o o l i n g A p p a r a t u s contents. The Invention, which ws il­ lustrate above is a simple method of cooling water by aeration and evapo­ ration, which has lately been patented. It applies practically the same princl pie as the Mexican method, except that here the entire quantity is subjected to the action of the air instead of a small portion. The device consists of a se­ ries of perforated trays suspended in a wooden frame over the water recep­ tacle, with a feed pipe at the top. As the water trickles from one tray to the next it forms a spray, which is par­ tially evaporated by the air currents. The latter may be either natural or artificial and the moisture taken up by U|e,air,serves to, cool the remainder of the water as it falls into the tank below. m*. l«a» O0ar» % 8mm U» by Aliswlaf •ola o* Gam* K Iliad Other Haaai A great many Mils were intrcdsssi. Senator Gardner offered one li i rssS ing the salary of circuit court fadgas for the counties outside of Cook $3,500 to $5,000 per annum. Danlap offered two bills--one requir­ ing telephone and telegraph companies to elevate their wires over intersecting lines not less than twenty-five feet; and the second for a pro rats tion of the capital stock of foreign porations doing business in Senator Fowler presented a bill ishlng the Indeterminate sentence lair, and Senator Davidson a bill tor £hs election by popular vote of ths mem­ bers of the railroad and warehoasS commission. Mr. Jandus presented^# measure providing for a Jury trial tfe all cases of contempt of court except in instances where the contempt is committed in the presence of the eoart. Mr. Lyon offered a bill amending thS game law by allowing the receipt awft exposure for sale of game which has been lawfully killed and transpovtsi from some other state. Mr. Wheeler presented one setting apart $1,000 tor a portrait of ex-Gov. John R, Tanner. Gas legislation was started by the In* traduction of three bills. Wedaeeday, Mmqr S* Ths following bills were fntfflftsirlgt By Mr. Crafts of Cook County-jflPs smend the primary-election law providing that a party convention must be held in the district in whist the delegates to such convention n- side, that the temporary chairman M the convention shall be elected by Mil call, and that there shall be no Ad­ journment except by roll call until nominations are made. By Mr. num of Chicago--Providing a 10 pet cent tax on the gross earnings of tele­ graph companies. By Mr. McClgna- than--To punish the crime of kid­ napping by life imprisonment. By .lgr* Nohe--Providing that all cities of 19,• 000 inhabitants and over shall have the right to sell electric light and pap­ er to consumers; also a bill repealing that section of the gas frontage aefc^w 1897 applying to electric lighting com­ panies, thus making the law solely to gas companies. By Mr. gel of Chicago--To'regulate teleph<j charges, fixing the rate for telephq in cities of 50,000 or more ii at $4 per month, between 20,000 30,000 inhabitants at $2 per month In cities of less than 25,000 Inhabit $1 a month. V ' J To Ejeterminate the 1*rairie Dog. The prairie dog will soon follow the buffalo out of existence. The agricul­ tural department has found that the dogs kill the grass and ruin good graz­ ing land. The department's chem:sts have put up a compound which the little beasts will like, but which will kill them j»o less ajirely. Sir Hiram Maxim, according .to the English papers, had for years before he became a British subject been "a leading member of a society whose aim it was to induce-British subjects re­ siding in America to change their na­ tionality and become citizens of the republic." Thursday, January M, The senate caused somewhat sensation this morning by senate rule No. 60 so as to exclude e&- members of the senate who are lobby­ ing in the interest of corporations, la TLtZ Mrs. Worthington Babcock, who is j president pro tem. After prayer to break the bottle on the bow of the the chaplain and the reading of tb* the house Mr. Donohue offered a lution calling on congress to pas4, % law providing for election of States senators by direct vote of tha people. Bills in house: By Mr. Wilt-- To prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes. The bill provides that whoever by himself, agent Or servant shall manufacture for sale, sell, * for sale, give away or in any dispose of any cigarettes,tobacco rolled in paper or in any rice paper or PSPST of any kind used in the making or manufacture of cigarettes, or shag) make, manufacture, sell or keep t/jat sale any tobacco or cigarettes, coxa* ^pounded with opium or with any nar­ cotic or soporific, shall be fined nat less than $-50 and not more than 1300, or imprisonment in the county nor less than thirty days, or both, i# the discretion of the court* By Mjpt Jones of Cook--Providing that tfee person under arrest shall be.given th* right to consult his attorney in vate. rriday, Janaary 98. , i(' Less than a score of members of house were present at the mo session of that body. (Little business was transacted, the house adjonnOsl until Monday, after the announcement by Speaker Sherman of the standing committee. The following arec tit chairmen of the standing committee# Appropriations, Rankin of Warreiu elections, Chamberlain; congressional apportionment, Scrogin; senatorial a$* portionment, Bundy; contingent ex­ penses, Funk. The senate convened it 9 o'clock and remained in session lust two minutes. Three members wir# present Senator Springer was elected • b| new battleship Ohio, la the stepdaughter of Governor Nash of Ohio and ths chief society woman of the present ad*> ministration in that stated ceedingly complimentary and must have been most gratifying to him. In spite of all that has been said against Quay, says the Tribunal II & riBENATOR QtJAY. must be admitted that his vote in ths senate has been rarely recorded on the wroag sjdibo| jffjssttep» *ss vib st> * i * V , .i • V / * - journal, a part of which was dispetiSSt with on motion of Senator Funderbekiy an adjournment was taken until llaŝ ! .;>• XOTK8 &W TH1 gEBOm Gov. Richard Yates said that in sp» - pointing his staff he will make no S0W tempt at this time to reconstruct tfe<$ general staff. These officers will hoMl over at least until after the inaugnnt* tion of President McKinlqr. A number of the members of house and senate are at work maps and figures looking up the tion of senatorial apportionm« Kane, Peoria, La Salle and St are the only counties outside of which will be senatorial districts M themselves under the new census. ^ Representative Nohe will present # bill which empowers the state bow# to assess the capital stock of telr companies Incorporated In other but doing business in Illinois. A bill was Introduced by Mr. GqgUt permitting the municipal ownership gas plants In Chicago and other The bill provides that any city, porated town or vHlagte in* £h« may construct and maintain a of gas works or may purchase oe gas works already erected 'tfc* p«s* poee of furnishing gas to eorpoftHqpi • i a k W > t o A | % J ' -V '