The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

mp >:iv •J-l.-Vi • >•?' '• vVYy '!••>%•••••* «' V • ......... . •" •••• •W ?5he Sco\irgo ^DaLii\acScviis ^ • A Story of ttv© E>0k.st»#» Cepyrttfhtea fflOl fcy ttrtftrt fcowr's Sons. CHAPTER VI. It was near noon, and the king o* Damascus was in his chamber with Aboul ' Cassem. They were talking •bout tlie approaching marriage. "In three days more," said Horam, shall claim her for my bride." "In truth, sire, it is as you have •Sid," replied the minister. He spOke aot with the enthusiasm of apprecia­ tion, but as one who would not dispute his king. "I trust, sire, your hopes may find 'their- fruition. I pray that TJlln may bear to thee a son, and thus make bright and promising the eveli- tng of your life." "Good Aboul, I trust in thy words. Ha! what now? Whom have we here?" "Sire, "spoke a page, "the Israelite, Judah is without, and would speak With thee." "How!" cried the king. "Is it the Judah whom I sent from the Valley of Larcanius?" ; v: "The same, sire." "Then send him to lift* «t ones. 8y my life, Aboul, he cannot have ftfc- oomplished his mission so dare not hope so." "Let us hope for the best,' ed the minister; and before further remark could be made Judah stood fet the royal presence. "Ha, Judah--do I see thee back so »oon? Have you come to bring me word of failure?" "Nay, sire," replied the Israelite, "I Hare come to bring the robber chlef- tftln to Damascus." "Have you taken h^T? "Yes, sire." . --".' 's . "Alive?" . "Yes, sire." "And have hiifi Ifete?" "Ready to be brought before yon it •any time." -•>: *He is bound?" .1 • c;v "Yes, sire." ^ "Then bring him at OBC6. Mj* "Hfce. host of Pluto, I would see the fellow. But--hold. He is guarded?" "Yes, sire. Qsmir and Sells;) are Jlitb him." >•' '•Are they all?" ' "It needs no more. The prisoner' is securely bound, and can offer no re- lce." *Then let him come." *Ye gods!" uttered Horam, turning to his minister, after Judah had gone, "what manner of man shall we be­ hold?" "I cannot guess, sire." "A giant, I think--as ugly as a Cy- lop. But he is bound, Aboul--he is bound." In a little while the door opened, and Judah entered, followed by Osmir and Belim, who led a bound man between them. "Sire," spoke the Israeli^ "this'Is the prisoner." h "But where Is Julian?" demanded Horam. "This is Julian." ,*This?" cried the monarch, taking 4 Step forward, and gazing into the filCe of the bound man before him. "This?' he repeated, in a lower tone, advancing another step, and gazing more earnestly upon the bold, open, youthful face. "This is not Julian." "This is he who hath commanded the rofeber band," said Judah. «Aye--and I am he whom you have called the Scourge of Damascus," spoke the prisoner, standing proudly erect, and gazing full into the face of the king. "I am Julian, the. enemy of Horam, and the avenger of wrongs done years ago." The monarch, as he gazed more in­ tently upon those features, and as the tones of that voice fell upon his ear, seemed startled by the memory of some old dream. And Aboul Cassem was not entirely uninterested. The old minister gazed as fixedly and as earn­ estly upon the face of the young chief­ tain as did his royal master; and he, too, seemed puzzled and perplexed. "Who are you?" asked Horam. "I am Julian, the Scourge." "But what else?" "You should know what else, most mighty king. I have tried to make myself felt by you." "But." urged Horam, taking no no­ tice of the robber's tone, "why have you sought to harm me? Who are you that can have cause for such enmity?" "I am one who knows the bitterness of deepest wrong," replied Julian. "Fa­ therless and motherless came I from the feeble steps of childhood; and I know that Horam was the murderer of my parents." "Ha!" cried the king, with ft start. "Who were your parents?' "I will not speak their names in your presence." "Beware, robber! I may compel you to answer." "If you have power to extract an­ swers from dead men, you may force answers from me." "By the gods, thou art insolent." "Then bind my tongue, as these slaves have bound my arms." "No," said Horam, struggling with his passion. "I have another plan. The secret which you will not speak to me you shall never speak. You shall follow your parents with all possible speed. Judah!" "I am here, sire." * "You know the deepest/darkest dun­ geon, where the most dreaded prison- era are confined?" ^ "Yes, sire." , v. "Conduct this man thither. Plunge him into the very bowels of the deep­ est cavern, where the doors are of iron, and the bolts of triple steel, and see th it he is kept safely there until the marrow. You will answer for him with your life." "Once more the king gazed Into that youthful face, and then turned away to a window. "Sire," spoke the minister, after the prisoner had been conducted away, "why do you spare that man for even a other hour? Why do you not. exe­ cute him at once?" • : ' litjeause," replied Horam, starting up, "I have a curiosity to know who he is. There is some mystery in that face of his. It is now near the hour of the council, and T have not time to think. I must see him again. Did you not mark something peculiar In his look?" "Yes, sire; there Is something In his face which is familiar to me; or, at l»ast. it seems so." "By my life. Aboul. it must be so. Did you mark that bold front; that rpen brow; that Jove-like sweep of rose and chin? and did you mark the deep lustrous eyes, and the gentle curl­ ing of that sunny hair?" - "Yes, sire." V ; "And can you not read its secret?" "No. Can your majesty?" "Not yet--not yet, Aboul; but I must I have a strange curiosity; and it Is a curiosity which has been strangely and suddenly excited." pf-:v CHAPTER VH. At Hassem's House. Ulin had lost none of her wondrous beauty; but she had become pale, and the healthy flash of the eye was gone. Late in the evening she sat in her chamber, with her brow resting upon her hand, and ever and anon a deep sigh escaped her. "My dear, good mistress," spoke Al- bia, gliding to the side of the princess, and resting her hand affectionately upon her arm, "I cannot bear to see you suffer so. What Is It?" "It is nothing, Albla." Ulin spoke without raising her head, and her voice was low and sad. "Don't tell me that," urged the at­ tendant. She got down upon her knees, and gazed earnestly up into Ulin's face. "Oh, my dear lady, you are misera­ ble and unhappy. Why will you not pour out your sorrows to me? Perhaps I can help-you bear them. You know I love you; you know that I will be faithful. Tell me all, and I will suffer with you if I can; and I will help you if there is help to be had. As I live at this moment, so, if it should appear to me necessary, would I lay down my life for your welfare. Will you not trust me?" "Ulin leaned her head forward upon Albia's shoulder, and burst into tears. "Oh, Albia. you are my friend--you are my sister. I know you love me; and I cannot tell you how grateful I am." "They why will you not lift the veil from your sorrow, and allow me to feel still more for you?" "I had almost resolved to tell yon, Albia." 7.."". "Then make the resolution Bure, and admit me to your fullest confidence." The princess dried her eyes, and finally lifted her head from her com­ panion's shoulder. "Dear Albi^l know not how to com­ mence. I ana a child--a poor, foolish child--as you will say when I have told you all. You will say that I de­ serve to suffer, and that punishment should be mine." "Nay, my lady," responded the bond- maiden; "you must not commence in that way. Tell me first all the cause of your sorrow; and leave it for me to base my own iudgment. Come--trust me, and let me give you all my sym­ pathy." ^ A few moments the princess wks si­ lent, and then she said, with a low tremor in her voice: "Dear Albia, when I said that I would marry with the king I did not think what I was doing. That strange dream, so wonderfully repeated, led my father to broach the subject, and I did not refuse. When he talked of my being queen, and of my giving birth to a king to a king of Damascus, I thought it might be my duty to offer myself. I did not then know Horam. But--now--I have learned new things. I dread the fate which I have courted. I fear and loathe the man whose wife I have promised to become. When I first promised to give myself to Horam I felt that I could perform the duty without the sacrifice of any real vir­ tue or comfort of life. But, oh, how changed it has all become. Not only does my whole nature shrink from the sacrifice, but it seems as though a fate worse than death were involved in the ordeal. Last night I dreamed that Ho­ ram was my husband, and that he meant to kill me. He did not plan to drown me, as he did poor Helena; but he declared that I should be thrown alive into a den of wild beasts. It makes you shudder,' Albia." "Oh, how terrible!" "And yet, my dear girl, I dreamed that I felt a relief when I knew that death was coming, even though it was to come so dreadfully. Just think what a state of mind that must be. Oh, it is horrible! . Dear Albia, I know not what to do." "Have you told me all?" whispered the bondmaiden, winding her arm about her mistress' neck, and kissing her upon the brow. "Have I not told you enough?" re­ turned Ulin, Covering her face with her hands. "Not If there is more to tell, dear lady. You have trusted me this far-- trust me with all. You have told me that you dread the king; and I do not wonder at this. You cannot have for­ gotten that I spoke against the union from the first. It seemed to me un­ natural. But, lady, there is something more." . "Nothing more which I dare to tell, Albia. Nay--do not ask me. I have told you all that I can tell. And now I ask you--what can I do? The fatal hour is nigh at hand in the which I have promised to give myself to the king." "There is one thing you can do, my mistress--one thing alone, Which I can see." "Speak, Albia." "You can flee." . "Flee!" repeated Ulin, In % startled whisper. "There la bnt one other to yon.' "And that " "Marriage with the king." # "Oh, Albia, this Is dreadftff! ""that same thought of flight has entered my n^nd before; but can I leave my fa­ ther?" "If you become the king's wife, yon must leave him. Think of it, lady." "But whither can I flee?" . "I have thought of that,' said the bondmaiden, "and I think I know where you could find safety. Some miles from Damascus, among the hills where the Pharphar winds its water in a mummuring channel, lives an old hermit, named Ben Hadad. His home is in a cave which the hand of nature has fashioned in the solid rock; and his life is given to deeds of charity and good will. I have seen him, and I know that he is good and kind." "And how came you to know this old man?" asked the princess, with some surprise. "I know him through an old woman named Ezabel, who has been often in the city, and who was well acquainted with your mother. This Ezabel used to come often to our house, and once Ben Hadad came With her--a white- haired old man, whose just and tem­ perate life is lengthening out far be­ yond the span of years usually allotted to man. Your mother gave him money to be expended in charity; and he told her, if she,, ever could find use foT his aid, It should be freely gftven. I know that he will befriend you. If you wish to flee, I will go with you, and to the last of my strength and my life I will help and sustain ypu. Think of it, my mistress." "I will think oMt, Albla* and on the morrow my mind shall he made up. You may retire now. It It late, and we both need rest." fTo be continued.) Good Knoagh for Htm. .Two brothers recently visited the of­ fices of a firm of American machine agents In London. One was at the head of an important English manu­ facturing firm, the second was an en­ gineer who had lived in Pennsylvania for some years. The latter pointed out to his brother machine after ma­ chine that he ought to have. "You know, Tom," he at last declared em­ phatically, "if I were in your place I'd throw every bit of your old machinery on the scrap heap and have an up-to- date plant right through. You'd double your output and halve your expenses." "Tom" listened careful'y and put his hand to his chin in reflective fashion. "Well, Dick," he said at length, "you may be right. I won't say that you're not. But why should I change? The old machines were good enough for fa­ ther, and they were good enough for grandfather, so I am thinking they're good enough for me." OM« of Bowla RctItoAi 1 ..fitere are signs and symptoms of a revived interest in the game of bowls, one of the oldest outdoor pastimes in England. In its heyday bowls ran archery very closes--so close, indeed, that in the interests of national de­ fense it was deemed essential to dis­ courage the game. Thus it was, prob­ ably, that the pastime came to be looked upon as having something of an illicit character, and for a time was more or less associated with bouses of entertainment which were not always of the best repute. But, in spite of the ban of bygone centuries, the bowling green has survived, more especially in the north of England and in Scotland. Nor can there be any more delightful game than bowls for a summer even­ ing, more especially for those who have attained to an age when such lively physical exertions as are in­ volved by cricket and tennis become a little unwelcome. CroinrlM of Imprisonment* To be sentenced to imprisonment for the term of one's natural life la hard enough, but to be consigned to a dun­ geon cell for a couple of thousands years is indeed harrowing. Yet foreign judges not infrequently impose sen­ tences of several centuries without It being considered anything remarkable. Not long ago an Italian adventurer was convicted of 63 distinct forgeries. He was sentenced in each case, with the result that he will be free in the year 2089. A couple of years ago a young man was arrested in Vienna, who, upon his own showing, should have been sentenced to 2,500 years' Im­ prisonment A total of 400 charges was brought against him, and he was convicted and sentenced on all of them. But the judge was a merciful man and in passing sentence he threw off 1,000 years in pensideration ot the Btan'S youth. , . Ho Wm the Hotel Ichlt A guest of one of the hotels at a certain mountain resort took a notion • one day to climb to the top of the near­ est hill. Having reached that point, he 1 was astonished to find there an old man sitting on a rock, with a pair of j field glasses in his hand, through j which he looked at short intervals, and after each look he would whoop and halloo at the top of his lungs. "What in the world are you doing?" asked the tourist, hpproaching the old man. "Don't talk to me, sir, If you please," answered the old man; "if you do, you'll take my attention, and I'll lose my job. I'm the Echo at the j Mountain House, down there, and I j have to watch for my time to oome . in." .. Flower of England. . Tfei flower of England is the . rose, and this choice dates back to the Wars of the Roses, when that branch of the royal family known as the house of Lancaster chose a red rose for its badge, and the rival branch, the house of York, had a white rose. Previous to that date the badge of the English royal family, the Plantagenets, was a Bprig of broom, from which indeed they took their surname, as the found­ er of the family--Fulke Martel, the earl of Anjou, having expiated a crime by a pilgrimage to Palestine, and be­ ing scourged there with broom-twigs j ever afterward. inwn His Record From Farm White House. to the HOW A COUNTRY BOY ROSE. Here la tihe chronological story of the life of William McKinley, twenty- fifth president of the United States: 1843. Jan. 29. William McKinley, son of William and Nancy (Allison) McKinley, is born at Niles, Trumbull county, Ohio, being the seventh of a family of nine children. 1852. The McKinley family removes to Poland, Mahoning county, 0., where William studies at the Union seminary an til he is 17. 1859. Becomes a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Poland. of Stark county on the Republican ticket, although the county had usual­ ly been Democratic. 1871. Jan. 25. Marries Miss Ida Saxton of Canton. (Two daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. McKinley--Kat­ ie in 1871 and Ida in 1873--and both lost in early childhood.) 1871. Fails of re-election ft cuting attorney by forty-five and for the next five years devotes himself successfully to the practice of law, and bocomes a leading member of the bar of Stark county. 1872. Though not a candidate, very active as a campaign speaker Jn the Grarit-Greely presidential campaign. 1875. Especially active and conspic­ uous as a campaigner in the closely contested state election in" which Rutherord B. Hayes is elected or. ' 1876. Elected member of the House of Representatives by 3,000 majority, his friend Hayes being elected to the presidency. 1878. Re-elected to Congress by 1,234 majority, his district In Ohio having been gerrymandered to his dis~ !»§¥ m imm liii m k A FAVORITE PICTURE OF M'KINLEY. 1860. Enters the junior class in Al­ legheny college, Meadville, Pa., but poor health prevents the completion of the course. Subsequently teaches In a public school near Poland and later becomes a clerk in the Poland post- office. Cnllfti Aa • Print*. 1861. June 11. Enlists as a private In Company E of the 23d Ohio Volun­ teer infantry. 1862. April. 15. Promoted to com­ missary sergeant while in the winter's camp at Fayette, W. Va. 1862. Sept. 24. Promoted to second lieutenant. In recognition of services at the battle of Antietam. Wins the highest esteem of the colonel of the regiment, Rutherford B. Hayes, and becomes a member of his staff. 1863. Feb. 7. Promoted to first lieutenant. 1864. July 25. Promoted to captain for gallantry at the battle of Kerns- town, . near Winchester. Va. 1864. Oct. 11. First vote for Presi­ dent cast, while on a march, for Ab­ raham Lincoln. 1864. Shortly after the battle of Ce­ dar Creek (Oct. 19), Capt. McKinley serves on the staffs of Gen. George Crook and Gen. Winfleld S. Hancock. 1865. Assigned as acting assistant adjutant general on the staff of Gen. Samuel S. Carroll, commanding the veteran reserve corps at Washington. President Lincoln Brevets Him. 1865. March 13. Commissioned by President Lincoln as major by brevet in the volunteer United States army "for gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Opequan, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill." 1865. July 26. Mustered oat of the army with his regiment, having never been absent from his command on sick leave during more than four years' service. 1865. Returns to Poland and ftt once begins the study of law. 1866. Enters the Albany (N. Y.) Law School. 1867. Admitted to the bar at War­ ren, O., In March. Accepting the ad­ vice of an elder sister teaching in Can­ ton, he begins the practice of law in Canton and makes that place bis home. Bll First Oflleo. . 1869. Elected prosecuting attorney TESTING NAVIES. IbHifMrlnK of Preach sad Bfltfll'h Fleets for • Purpose. The English and French naval maneuvers took place recently at al­ most the same time. The French ma­ neuvers were planned to represent conditions which might arise if there were war between France and Eng­ land. In that event, it was assumed that the" English channel or home squadron would try to join itself to the English Mediterranean squadron. The French Mediterranean fleet would endeavor to prevent the junction. This was the problem set to the French commanders in the maneuvers. A certain number of *Tench battle-shifis airtl cruisers represented the English channel squadron, and another fleet of war-ships the English Mediterranean squadron. A third fleet, representing the French Mediterranean fleet, was sent out to prevent the junction of the two English squadrons; and a smaller group, representing the French North­ ern 5r Channel fleet, sailed out to' co­ operate in the movement. The details advantage by a Democratic legisla­ ture. 1880. Re-elected to Congress by 3,571 majority. Appointed a member of the ways and means committee to succeed President Garfield. 1882. The Republicans suffer re­ verses throughout the country in the congressional elections and .McKinley "is re-elected by a majority of only 8. 1SS4. Prominent in the opposition to the proposed "Morrison tariff" in congress. 1884. As a delegate at large to the Republican national convention in Chicago, actively supports James G. Blaine tor the presidential nomina­ tion. AkkIb Elected to Congress. 1884. Re-elected to Congress by a majority of 2,000. 1886. Re-elected to Congress by a majority of 2,550. 1886. Leads the minority opposition in Congress against the "Mills tariff bill." 1888. Delegate at large to the na­ tional convention in Chicago that nominated Benjamin Harrison, and serves as chairman of the committee on resolutions. Many delegates wish, McKinley to become a nominee, but he stands firm in his support of John Sherman. 1888. Elected to Congress for the seventh successive time, receiving a majority of 4,100 votes. 1889. At the organization of the 51st Congress,' is a candidate for speaker of the House, but is defeated on the third ballot in the Republican caucus by Thomas B. Reed. Chairman of W»y» and Means Com­ mittee. ' 1890. Upon the death of William D. Kelley in January McKinley becomes chairman of the ways and means com­ mittee and leader of his party in the House. He introduces a bill "to sim­ plify the laws in relation to the col­ lection of revenues," known as the "customs administration bill." He al­ so introduces a general tariff bill. The bill becomes a law on Oct. 6. 1890. As a result of the gerryman­ dered congressional district and the reaction against the Republican p^rty throughout the country, caused by the protracted struggle over the tariff bill, McKinley is defeated in the election of this great naval game could be un­ derstood only by naval experts, but the result was that the fleets representing the English squadrons effected the de­ sired union. In the case of the Eng­ lish maneuvers, in which one hundred and seventy vessels participated, the problem was to defend the English channel and its approaches and St. George's channel from tbe attack of a hostile fleet, bent on destroying com­ merce. Here, as in the case or ihe French maneuvers, the victory rested with the enemy. According to the cal­ culated results, the attacking fleet lost only three cruisers, three torpedt-boat destroyers and three torpedo-boats, while it sunk a dozen cruisers, two gunboats and eight torpedo-boat de­ stroyers of the defending fleet, and captured an indefinite number of mer­ chantmen. Both in England and France there has been sharp criticism recently on the efficiency of the navy. The disappointing result of these maneuvers is likely to strengthen the demaud for improved construction and a reformed administration.--Xouth'8 Companion. ' for Congress by 300 votes In counti that had previously gone DeaaocraUfi . by 3,000. 1891. Nov. 3. Elected governor Of Ohio by a plurality of 21,511, polling the largest vote that has ever been cast for governor in Ohio. His op­ ponent is the democratic governor, James E. Campbell. 1892. As delegate at large to the national convention at Minneapolis and chairman of the convention. Mo- Kinley refuses to permit the consid­ eration of his name and supports the renomination of President Harrison. The roll call results as follows: Har­ rison 535, Blaine 182, McKinley 182, Reed 4, Lincoln 1. 1892. Death of William McKinley, Sr., in November. 1895. Unanimously renominated (or governor of Ohio and re-elected by a plurality of 80,995, this majority being the greatest ever recorded, with a sin­ gle exception during the civil war, for any candidate in the history of the • State. 1896. June 18. At the Republican national convention at St. Louis Mc­ Kinley Is nominated for president dn the first ballot, the result of the vot­ ing being as follows: McKinley 661%, Reed 84%, Quay' 60%, Morton 58, Al­ lison 35%, Cameron 1. * Is Elected President. 1896. Nov. 3. Receives a popular vote in the presidential election of 7,104,779, a plurality of 601.854 over his Democratic opponent, William J. Bryan. In the electoral college later McKinley receives 271 votes, against 176 for Bryan. 1897. March 4. Inaugurated Preal- dent of the United States for the twen­ ty-eighth quadrennial term. 1897. March 6. Issues proclamation for an extra session of Congress to as­ semble March 15. The president's message dwells solely upon the need of a revision of the existing tariff law. 1897. May 17. In response to an appeal froni the president Congress appropriates $50,000 for the relief of the destitution in Cuba. w . 1897. July 24. The "Dlngley tariff bill" receives the president's approval. 1897. Dec. 12. Death of President McKinley's mother at Canton, O. 1898. Both branches of Congress vote unanimously (the House on Mar. 8 by a vote of 313 to 0 and the Senate by a vote of 76 to 0 on the following day) to place $50,000,000 at the dis­ posal of the president, to be used at his discretion "for the national de­ fense." His Ultimatum to 8p*ln. 1898. March 23. The president sends to the Spanish government,, through Minister Woodford at Madrid, an ulti­ matum regarding the intolerable con­ dition of affairs in Cuba. 1898. March 28. The report of the court of inquiry on the destruction of the Maine at Havana, on Feb. 15, is transmitted by the president to Con- gress. 1898. April 11. The. president aenda a message to Congress outlining the situation, declaring that intervention is necessary and advising against the recognition of the Cuban government. 1898. April 21. The Spanish gov­ ernment sends Minister Woodford his passports, thus beginning the war. 1898. April 23. The president issues a call for 125,000 volunteers. 1898. April 24. Spain formally de­ clares that war exists with the United States. 1898. April 25. In ft message to Congress the president recommends the passage of- a Joint resolution de­ claring that war exists with Spain. On the same day both branches of Congress passed such a declaration. 1898. May 25. The president issues a call for 75,000 additional volunteers. 1898. June 29. Yale university con­ fers upon President McKinley the de­ gree of LL D. 1898. July 7. joint resolution of Congress provided for the annexation of Hawaii receives the approval of the president. 1898. Aug. 9. Spain formally ac­ cepts the president's terms of peace. 1898. Aug. 12. The peace protocol is signed. An armistice is proclaimed and the Cuban blockade raised. 1898. Oct. 17. The president re­ ceives the degree of LL. D. from the University of Chicago. 1898. Dec. 10. The treaty of peace between Spain and the United States is signed at Paris. 1900. March 14. The president signs the "gold standard act." 1900. June 21. The Republican na­ tional convention at Philadelphia un­ animously renominates William Mo- Kinley for the presidency. 1900. June 21. The president's am­ nesty proclamation to the Filipinos Is published in Manila. 1900. July 10. The United States government makes public a statement of its policy as to its affairs in China. 1900. Sept. 10. Letter accepting th« presidential nomination and discuss­ ing the issues of the campaign is giv­ en to the public. 1900. Nov. 6. In the presidential election William McKinley carries 28 states, which have an aggregate of 293 votes in the electoral college. Abrussl Proves His Mettle. The Duke of Abruzzi last summer again proved his mettle. In the first week of August he succeeded in get­ ting on top of one of two peaks in the Mont Blanc group, which have hereto­ fore been considered inaccessible--the "Dames Anglaises." He gave it the name of "Ioland peak." The natives 61 Courmayeur, who had watched the ascent wfth spyglasses, gave him a rousing reception on his return. WEEK IN ILLINOIS OF HAPPENINGS FOR DAYS. "~Jbhn Hull Beeker, whose ewimttTHg operations in a dozen citieSl of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan have netted him over $15,000 in the last year. He was taken there frofli Dwight, where he was arrested on $ warrant sworn out by William Young, a highway commissioner of Essex Township, Kankakee county. Beeker, it is charged, induced Young to cash a draft for $265 on a bridge company, which, so far as can be learned, doee not exist. Beeker is wanted, it is said, in Chicago, St. Louis, Streator. Ottft» wa, Thawville, 111.; Des Moines, 1ft,; Lafayette, Elkhart, Rossville, Evanft- ville, Ind., and in several Mlchigas cities. Until a year ago Beeker waa. in the employ of a Lafayette, Ind., bridge company and is said to have been aided in his operations by his ex­ tensive acquaintanceship among high­ way commissioners and bridge com­ mittees. He is said to have secured $250 from the clerk of the Morrison Hotel; Chicago, on a B. I*. Marlon of El (fin Is E. P. Marion, an old and prominent resident of Elgin, Is lying *t the point of death at his home. Mr. Marion waa born In northern France seventy-three years ago and when a young man he came to America. For some years he lived in Louisiana and traveled ex­ tensively through the East. He was in Kansas at the time of the John Brown outbreak in 1855-6, and was ac­ quainted with the npted abolitionist. Soon after he returned to France, rep­ resenting some of the largest whole­ sale silk concerns in the country. He was in Paris during the seige and the commune, and delighted to tell of his thrilling experiences. His family con­ sists of two sons, both residing heret the elder. Dr. George P. Marion, hav­ ing just returned from service as an army surgeon In the Philippines. Mr. Marion is a man of considerable wealth and is highly respected. •artf to Get M'Nichols. The attempt to get Eddie McNlchola back to Cook county, where he Is wanted on several charges, has re­ sulted in the issuing of four different sets of requisition papers by Illinois in the last four weeks. The charge of larceny was made against McNioh- ols and a requisition on the governor of New York was issued. McNichols escaped to St. Paul before the Illinois messenger reached New York. Papera on the governor of Minnesota were Is­ sued, but McNichols' lawyers declared they were not oactified toJkauih«_^rop- er manner. •ppolated for Charleston Exhibit. J. W. Stanton of Richview, a mem­ ber of the State Board of Horticulture and at present in charge of the Illi­ nois horticultural exhibit at the Pan- American Exposition at Buffalo, has been appointed Superintendent of the Illinois exhibit for the exposition to be opened at Charleston, 8. C., Dee. I* 1901. Penmark Would Exterminate Kats. A war of extermination has been going on in Denmark for some time against rats, which have caused much damage to property. A number of new inventions in the way of rat traps and the like have been offered to the pub­ lic, and this has suggested the Idea la Copenhagen of an exhibition. Wine Production of World. The Italian ministry of agriculture has figured out that the total wine pro­ duction of the world la£t year was 163,- 000,000 hectoliters of which Boropf supplied all but 13,000,000. : Work s* Illinois. About twenty-five men were out oft Illinois field at Champaign and they make a promising looking early season squad. Deakln, Pantzer. and Price, three new men. showed up well In sig­ nal practice, and Logeman of last year's scrubs got in plays with a vim. Cook and Lundgren will be here to­ night and Stahl telegraphed Physical Director Huff that he would be in town tomorrow. Coach Holt has not yet ar­ rived. ; ; 'v r:-. Chicago Woman's BosiiaW ' Because Lieut. John Milton Rich­ ardson, who is in the regular army, and whose father owns the Hotel Ven- dome in Boston, was thoughtful enough to carry the satchel of a tired and dusty school teacher up a flight of stairs at the house of Governor Taft in Manila, he has won a wife. Lasette Seidensticker, whose parents live at 419 Forty-fifth street. Chicago, was the tired and dusty school teach­ er. She was one of the transportful of teachers that the government sent to the Philippines. As soon as the lieutenant carried up that satchel she looked at him kindly and now they have been married and in a year will come back to this country. Come to think of it, the Philippines are this country, aren't they? It is better to say that they wUl come ^ U?e.ia Bos­ t o n . i : ; v v ? * r ' Church Convention Closes. tie fifty-fifth annual convention of the Christian Chui'ch of Illinois at Springfield has closed. The following officers were elected: President, B. H. Gilliland, Bloom ington; Recording Secretaries, the Rev Stephen E. Fish­ er, Gibson and the Rev. W. W. Dewees, Bloomington. Thcnext annual con­ vention will be held in Decatur. Among the approved reports was that of the board to the effect that, begin­ ning with October, the board would publish a paper, from its office In Bloomington, of which the State Sec­ retary, the Rev. Y. Fr^d Jones, will be editor and the Re?. W. W. Dewwi business manager. Klotorman KUled in Collision Motorman John Young was instantly killed in a collision on North Vermil­ lion street. Danville, with a Big Four switching train. Miss Whited and Miss Mathews, passengers, both colore®, were seriously injured. The other pas­ sengers saved themselves by off the electric car. Boy Killed While Playing BalL Otto Kuhn, aged 12. while playif® ; | ball at Pans, was killed by struck in the te