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T5he Scovirge A Story T5he Scovirge the v HlxSCVIS By SYLVANVS .. *y* COS&JR. OwiMkMt MM tp lllm BoHtfl Soom- vu th* Qttgpa guOtysfter ¥$?. f#V *}:• CHAPTER XIX.--(Continued.) v He had taken her hand and was "taiBing it to his lips; but she sud­ denly drew it from him. "No! no! no!" she murmured. }^L "Pardon, lady. I meant no offense." f^Phe tone was one of grief. "Oh--Julian! Julian! Leave me not *• yet!" ,• '» She rested her freed hand upon his "jf^rm and gazed up into his face. Her , ' 4yes were, streaming with tears and |ar bosom heaved convulsively. ; "Lady--Ulin!" - "Julian!--O, in this hour of helpless- gxess and need I turn to thee with all LV.^.tny trust and faith. If the love of this I' i/*\#oor heart is worth the cherishing, trf, <$ake it, and keep it always. I have no fpower--I have no choice. The light "Mrf thy face, beaming in love upon me, & * • / reveal* to me that I am bound to thee |§^, V.fcy chains which I cannot break." a1'"-'"- She rested her head upon his bosom; Ifand he, winding his stout arms about Lvs'iber, j essed her to his heart as a treas- ^ ; -Vre the most precious that earth could " Hr>^e8tow. : The sun sank to its evening rest, p^>jind the shades of twilight deepened v ever the river and over the grove. ¥•;- \ .'S'he stare came out, one by one, in V Itheir celestial stations, and anon the I* Silver moon, lifting Its face above the .frills of Hobah, cast its soft light into |», ' ' the vale. Still the lovers sat beneath / , €he orange tree; and there they might jKf" \tiave sat late into the night, had not t- Osmir come to interrupt them. What did the guard want at that our and in that place. He sought hiB tnaster. Julian arose and went to him And ihey whispered hurriedly togeth­ er; and then Ulin was sure that she fteard the Arabs mentioned. "Ulin," said the chieftain, coming |t&ck and taking her hand, "you might go with me to the cave. I am called $n another direction." "What is it? You tremble. Ah, Julian--there is danger." "No, no, sweet love; harbor not that tear. I go to ward off danger. 0, 1 Jiave something more than life to care tor now." At this point Selim came running up, all out of breath; but before he eould speak his master stopped him. % "I understand, good Selim. Qsmir £as told me--" "But--my master--" I "In a moment. Wait till I elnne l>ack." And thus speaking Juliap led the Maiden to the cave. "Excuse me now," he said, raising Jier hand to hiB lips. "I will be back shortly. You will not tear?" CHAPTER XX. A King's Story. The first person whom Uliii met after entering the cave was Ezabel, -who stood by a table upon which a lamp was burning. "My dear child, I was Just coming tn search of you. We were anxious. What--have you been in tears? Ulin, what is it? What has happened?" The maiden, in memory of the great «vent of the evening, forgot the cause •f fear that had been with her. It Kras a secret she could not keep--a se­ cret she had no wish to keep; and resting her head upon Ezabel's Bhoul- Xter, she told toe story of ,her love. '^'Dearest Ulin," said the aged ma­ tron, kissing the maiden upon the brow, "he is worthy of the trust you liave reposed in him!" At that moment Albia come in from the grove wnere she had been in search of her mistress; and very soon see, too, had heard the story. She gazed into Ulin's face a moment, and then, with a tear glistening in her eye. she murmured: "I shall be very happy now, for henceforth I can serve and love you |>oth!" As Albia spoke, and before any reply could be made, Julian came hurrying Into the cave. He was much excited and Ben Hadad saw a fear upon his lace such as had never been seen there before. "My son," spoke the hermit, "what xtipnps this? Your manner betokens danger." "And there is danger," cried the young chieftain, moving. Instinctively • to Ulin's side. "I fear that I have been much to blame. I should have been •warned by the words of Osmir and gelim. Those two Arabs have evident­ ly discovered our abiding place." "Well--and what then?" asked Ben Hadad. "I think; taey have brought a large lorce against us." "What--of Arab|? Do they mean to rob us?" "Perhaps," suggested Abla, "they hope to recapture what they have ; lost." P - Ulin moved to Julian's side, and ^C'vieaned upon his stout arm. He kissed her upon the brow and bade her be ^ of good courage; and then he said to the others, in answer to what had been suggested: . "I fear the truth bts not yet been hit. If. the Arabs are coming, as I apprehend, there may be another solu­ tion to the problem. Those two ras­ cals who escaped us could easily have followed us to this piaaft. We were not looking for such a thing, and so did not guard against it NThey knew that the maiden who had been snatched from them was the daughter ^r^of the king's prime .minister; and may th*^ not have known that she was the king's affianced? At all events, it is 0,.;; "not unreasonable to suppose that they 5fc>!r.inay have anticipated some gain of re­ ward by carrying intelligence to Aboul •Cassem. If they have done this, then they must also have revealed the whereabout of the 8courge of Damas­ cus." A low cry of pain from Ulin told r . how directly the fear had touched her; j&fe&^and again her lover sought to calm |^%$hsr. "We must leave this place," he said, ""and seek shelter In the wood. You and I and Albia will go, and the guards •will Join us outside. I know where there U safety, so.have no fear. Should the rascals come they will not -Cuese old people; they will not dare to do it." Ulin had drawn a mantle about her shoulders, and Julian had turned to speak apart with Ben Hadad, when Osmir came rushing into the cave, with terror depicted most painfully upon his ebon features. • "They are coming!" he cried. "They have sprung upon us from a hidden cover." Who are coming?'/' "They are the long's soldiers, led by the captain, Benoni!" On the next instant the clash of arms was heard at the entrance. "Back, back, sweet love," said Ju­ lian, gently pushing the maiden to­ wards her chamber. "There may yet be hope." He grasped a sword as he spoke, and leaped toward the entrance; but he was too' late. Already a score of arm­ ed men were rushing in, a number of them bearing flaming torches in their hands. "Come, good Osmir," the chieftain cried, bracing himself for the work. "Capture for us is certain death. We can do no better than to sell our lives here." One--two--three--four of the royal soldiers fell beneath the lightning-like strokes of Julian's trenchant blade; and in the same time Osmir had slain two; but It was not in the roll of fate that two were to overcome the force that came pouring into the cave. A flaming torch was hurled upon the chieftain, and vhile he staggered be­ neath the blliidlng stroke he was drawn over backwards and his arms quickly pinioned. The next move­ ment was to secure Ulin and Albla^ after which Ben Hadad and Esabel were taken. "Will you lay violent hands apon me?" demanded the hermit. "I am ordered to bring you all he- fore the king," replied Benoni; "all whom I might find in this cave. I mean to offer you no harm, so if you have complaint to make, save it for those who command me." While the captain was searching other apartments, to •see If more pris­ oners were to be found, Julian felt a hand laid upon his shoulder, and on looking up he beheld Judah. "So, my noble chieftain, you are fast once more. The guard played us false. It seems, and I came near losing my head in consequence; but my royal master will pardon me when he sees you again." CHAPTER XXI. Innocence of Helen. The king of Damascus had grown yery old and very sour within those last few days. Rage and chagrin had so shaken his frame that he seemed stricken with palsy; and his voice, from its howlings and moanlngs, had become hoarse and cracked. But he had promise of sweet revenge. His soldiers were upon the track of the fugitives', and he believed they would bring them back. O, how he would gloat dver the sufferings of his vic­ tims when they came within his power! "I tell thee, Aboul Cassem," he said, addressing his minister, "the fair, frail Ulin must suffer for this. She is no longer your child; I shall not regard her as such. Aboul bowed his head, and answered that he was content. Omar could not help noticing that his friend was in trouble, and he took the liberty to ask what had gone wrong. "Alas!" cried Horam. "everything goes wrong." And he told how he hafl put away all his wives for the daugh­ ter of Aboul Cassem. and how she had betrayed him and fled from him. And then he told how he had once captur­ ed his dreaded enemy, the Scourge of Damascus, and how the prize had slipped through his fingers by means of the treachery of his slaves. "By my life," exclaimed Omar, "you have been most sorely afflicted." "But the worst is yet to be told," pursued Horam, clenching his hands, and gnashing his teeth. "The robb ir and the lady Ulin went off on the same night, and I have every reason to believe that she corrupted my slaves to set him free. In fact. I am sure she did. I think they will be all within my power by tomorrow. 0, Omar, you have known mach of my sorrow. I have grown old since we last met--very old. Tn years I am but the passing of two harvests ahead of you; but in trial and trouble I have left you far behind. The last time you were in Damascus the first great trial of my life came upon me. You remem­ ber it." "Of what do you speak?" "Why--of my wife--of the first wife I ever had--of her whom I made my queen." "Do you mean the Lady Helena?" "To be sure I dol Mercy! have you forgotten?" • "No," said Omar, shaking his head, "I remember Helena very well. She was the most bautiful woman I ever saw." "And as false as she wps beauti­ ful," added Horam. "Is it possible? T did not think she would come to that." "How!" exclaimed the king of Da­ mascus. . "Does your memory fail you?" "What mean you. Horam? My mem­ ory is good." "Then why do you wonder when I speak of the faithlessness of my first queen? Was it not yourself that gave to me the proofs of her infidelity? Did you not show to me that Bhe had fallen?" "You speak In riddles," said the king of Aleppo. "I remember that we once suspected the young queen of be­ stowing her love upon a captain of your guard---I think hfs name was Ja- bal." ^ "Yes," responded Horam. "Jabal'was the man, and I slew him. It was your evidenc* *£d Helena.̂ "And thatr "Guilty after that?" repeated Ho­ ram, slowly and irresolutely. "What mean you? Do , you Imagine that I allowed her to lire to commit more crime?" "In mercy's name," cried Omar, "what do you mean by this speech? Do you remember Sanballad and Ben Huram?" "Yes," replied Horam. "They were two of my chamberlains, who accom­ panied you to Aleppo at thci time of which we have spoken." "No," said Omar, "they did not quite go to Aleppo. I sent them back be­ fore I reached my capital. They brohght to you my message?" "I never saw them again after they went away with you." returned Ho­ ram. ' ' • „ • "Never--saw--them. Good spirits of mercy! Are you in earnest, Horam?" "Aye. If they started on their return, they must have been robbed and kill­ ed, for I never saw them after they left in your retinue." The king of Aleppo clasped his hands in agony. "O, Horam! Horam!" he exclaimed, "what a fearful mistake was that! Bear with me--forgive me!" "What is it, Om»r?" "Youf ̂beautiful queen was Inno­ cent!" "Innocent!" gasped Horam, starting to his feet, and then sinking back again. "Yes, my brother," replied Omar, in trembling tones, "she was as innocent as in that natal hour when first she rested upon her mother's bosom. At Balbec we found a woman whom some of my officers brought before me supposing her to be the queen of Da­ mascus. She was very beautiful, and so nearly did she resemble the queen, Helena, that even I was atf'-flrst de­ ceived. Her name was Jasmin, and she told me that she had just fled from Damascus and was waiting for her lover to Join her. She said that Jabal was her lover, and that he was a captain of Horam's guard. The truth flashed upon me in a moment. I conversed with her until I had gained her whole story; and then I knew that your queen was innocent. It was all proved to me, as clear as the sun at noonday. At first I had a thought of returning myself, and bearing to you the joyful tidings; but business urged me on, and I sent Sanballad and Ben Huram." "And they did not come!" uttered Horam, with his hands working ner­ vously in his bosom. "They did not come--and my queen died." "God forgive me!" ejaculated Omar. "I would have given my own life-- Horam!" (To be continued.) INDOLENT WOMEN. •4 KcUuteholy Arises from Uok of Work to Do. "Why do so many women have mel­ ancholia?" repeated a city doctor, who has a large practice among the "de­ pressed" and "nervous" feminine popu­ lation. "Because they don't care to avoid it. Because they absolutely dis­ regard the rules of mental and physi­ cal well-being. Because they would rather eat what they like and suffer indigestion and the blued afterward than to eat what is good for them but doesn't tickle their palates. Because they'd much rather sit about on soft cushions than take a tramp of six miles through the open air. Because they haven't enough to occupy their minds and their hands." Then the doctor paused to take breath, and be­ gan again: "It is never the women who have cause to feel blue," he said, "who indulge in biues. "The women who have shiftless husbands, hard­ hearted landlords, sick babies and all the usual accompaniments of poverty, never grow so depressed that they have to be treated for it. They are too busy. It's the woman with an adoring fam­ ily, social position and a comfortable Income, who doesn't find life worth living. It isn't the servant girl who gets up at six to kindle the fire and who slaves all day who indulges in melancholia, but the daughter of the family who arises at nine or ten, daw­ dles over her breakfast, reads a little, practices a little, shops a little, craves excitement with all her heart., and is melancholic because she doesn't have it. There is no habit which grows upon one so rapidly," went on the doc­ tor. "It becomes a disease In a very short time. My own plan, whenever I feci an attack coming on, is to pin. on ihy walking boots and tramp vigorous­ ly as far as I can. It is simply impos­ sible to exercise and feel blue at the sauie time. Of course, a general care of the health is necessary, and work is the chief factor in effecting a cure. Every woman who has a tendency to melancholia should have an occupa- lion which, if it doesn't entirely ab­ sorb her, will at least keep her busy. And she should give her mind up to practical rather than theoretical at fairs. She should make herself useful in the household, rather than spend her time unprofitably in studying and discussing the teachings of the theo- Bophical Fchool or the philosophy of Herbert Spencer. Ordinarily, good health, plenty of exercise, plenty of work, and an interest in the affairs of this world are the great preventives and cures'of melancholia."--New York Weekly. Parental Economy. "Papa," said Dickey, "all the other boys are going to have torpedoes or firecrackers or something for the Fourth of July. Can't I have any­ thing at all?" "Dickey," said Mr. Stlnjeg, beckoning mysteriously, "come with me and I'll show you something." He took him out to the summer kitchen and showed him a large package neatly folded, and tied with a string. "There," he said, "are all the paper bags that have been brought into the house for a whole year from grocery stores and other places. I have had your mother save them for you. Every one of them will make as much noise as a firecracker if you fill them with air, and pop 'em right." It was not exactly what Dick­ ey had set his heart on, but it was all the "Fourth of July" he got--"pauth's Companion. A girl isn't necessarily timid because she Jumps at a proposal. AS THE WORLD REVOLVES 3 GOVERNORS IN A ROW. Governor Beckham of Kentucky has addressed to Governor Durbin of In­ diana a letter replying to the criticism ^y that executive of the courts and of­ ficials of Kentucky in his recent letter refusing to honor the requisitions for Taylor and Finley, wanted for alleged complicity in the assassination of Sen­ ator Goebel, says a Louisville dispatch to the Chicago Inter Ocean. He se­ verely arraigns Durbin for his refusal charging that in doing so he violated his oath of office to support the con­ stitution of the United States, and that he became "a party after the fact to ILLINOIS ITEMS GOV. DURBIN. the most Infamous crime in the history of this State, the cold-blooded and das­ tardly murder of an eminent and dis­ tinguished citizen of Kentucky." The Kentucky executive also charges that Durbin's action in refusing was the re­ sult of the political bargain made be­ fore his election to office, and charac­ terizes) his charges against the courts and officials of Kentucky as slanderous and inexcusable misrepresentations. He takes the stand that the Govern nor of a State has no discretionary powers, but only ministerial power in the honoring of legally drawn requisi­ tion^ from other States, and this Is taken as an indication that steps will shortly be taken in the courts to com­ pel Durbin by mandamus to honor the requisitions. If such proceedings are instituted they will be in the courts of Indiana and taken on appeal to the Supreme Court. HALL CAINPS WIFE. The wife of the author of "The Christian" came out from Greeba Cas^ tie when her husband began his cam­ paign for a seat in the Manx Parlia­ ment a month ago and has made her­ self a familiar figure to all in the Ramsay district, which her husband has been elected to represent She spent the most of a month driving around in the district; visiting factory workers and fishermen, whose votes and influence the novelist sought Mrs. aCine is a pretty woman, charming in manner and graceful, and is believed to have won her husband many votes which he otherwise would not have MRS. HALL CAINE. got, despite his name and the Isle of Man's pride in him. NO WAR ON AMERICAN GOODS. The fact that our exports of manu­ factures in the first eight months oi this year were about $36,000,000 lew than in the same months of 1900 has led some to believe that the much- mooted "European alliance" against our goods has been effected and is now in operation. In the current North American Review O. P. Austin, chief of the bureau of statistics, demon­ strates that this belief is without foun­ dation. In the first place, the reduction is partly due to the fact that Hawaii's and Porto Rico's annual purchases of about $5,0(A),000 are no longer counted as exports. In the second place, the decline is not general, but is practi­ cally confined to refined mineral oil, copper, and iron and steel products. As to mineral oil, the decline was in price alone. We actually exported for the compared eight months 47,693,272 gallons more this year than last, but we obtained $3,250,200 less for it BIsWi Policy F*r- BeMhlnf. The congress now being held In Mexico Is a continuation of the policy inaugurated by James G. Blaine, Tfhen Secretary of State, to bring about clos­ er relations between the United States and the Cen- t r a 1 a n d South Amer­ ican repub­ lics. Mr. Blaine's ef­ forts in this d i r e c t l o n brou g h t about the first interna­ tional con­ gress, which was held in the city o! W ashington in 1889-90. In 1884 Congress took steps to realize the Idea of bringing together representatives of the different govern­ ments. fife. m 'M.:. There are 166,000 Britons living la the United Kingdom at present who were born in the colonies. ... '• - Forty-eight minutes after 10 o'clock Friday morning Mrs. Nancy C. Ragle left her home at Ramsey, accompanied by her attorney, W. A. McCdniga. One hour and twenty minutes later, after a ride of thirty miles, she secured a de­ cree of divorce from her husband, An­ drew Ragie, on a charge of desertion. The judge and attorney then supposed that her case had been fully disposed of, but they were mistaken. John L. Bartlett of Shlnkle then appeared upon the scene, secured a marriage license, any they were married by the same of­ ficial who granted the divorce, Judge Wright, one hour and thirty1 minutes after she left her hom^- Mrs. Susie Tyler filed suit for di­ vorce from her husband, John Tyler, at Peoria. This suit brings out a pe­ culiar story. In 1900 Mrs. Tyler went to St. Louis and there engaged a law bureau to obtain a divorce for her. In the course of two weeks she received a document which she supposed was a decree. She then married Jesse Wal­ ters in Peoria. Her first husband, learning of the marriage, threatened to have her arrested for bigamy, hence the divorce suit. The sixteenth annual Btate conven­ tion of the Illinois Young Women's Christian Association ope^d in the New England Congregational Church at Aurora, Dr. Josephine Young of Chicago presiding. The address of welcome on behalf of the local asso­ ciation wa6 made by its president. Miss Carry Hopkins. Mrs. E. F. Grif­ fith conducted a devotional service. The first conference was devoted to the work in cities, and was led by Miss Helen F. Barnes, secretary of the American committee. State Secretary of Michigan, Miss Florence Simms, led the presentation and prayer for world's work. The evening pro­ gramme included a song service and the^ annual convention sermon by Rev. Cleland B. McAfee, D. D., of Chicago. There were 1F.G delegates present. Four masked highwaymen, who ap­ proached the scene of their bold rob­ bery mounted on horses, held up the cashier's office at the Chicago Ameri­ can barns in Chicago at 8 o'clock Fri­ day night, defied six men who fought to frustrate the well-planned crime and secured $800 in money. The rob­ bers escaped. ' Moy Home, a Peoria Chinaman, who bought a piece of property in Chi­ cago and then went to China to set­ tle his mother's estate, is in jail In San Francisco, and women of the Sec­ ond Presbyterian church congregation of Peoria are trying to obtain his re­ lease and admittance to the country. He attempted to get in at San Fran­ cisco borne months ago, but was shipped back to the Hawaiian islands. He then made another attempt and was thrown Into jail. He wired for $300, and the women of the church sent It. Congressman Graff has been asked to lntorvene for the Chinaman. The Farmers' Relief unions in an­ nual session at Carbondale, elected of­ ficers for the ensuing year and made several changes in the constitution and the secret work. A mortuary fund was created to be paid at the death of a member. The union strong­ ly indorses the work of correspondence education among farmers and the feel­ ing prevailed that the work as done by Cornell university was superior. Professor James H. England of Car­ bondale was elected prcsioent. The trouble between Aurora and the street railway company, which arose two weeks ago over the building of tracks on North Broadway, has been settled. The street railway company has made peace with the city by pay,-: ing $1,000 into the city treasury and by guaranteeing local car service, with transfers on the Yorkvilk and Gen­ eva lines, and a similar se"vice over the North Broadway line to the fur­ thermost city limits, to what is known as Pigeon mill. On its part the city reaffirms its grant of the right to lease its tracks on North Broadway for the purpose of entering private property. Mayor Phillips and the Springfield board of health secretly established a pesthouse for smallpox patients in the pagoda in Oak Ridge Park, adjoining Oak Ridge cemetery, and installed two patients there. Harry L. Ide and George M. Brinkerhoff, prominent citi- ,j»ciis residing in the vicinity of the park, tonight secured an injunction from Judge Creighton restraining the city authorities from using the build­ ing in question for a detention hos­ pital and also from erecting buildings in the vicinity of the park for that purpose. The city has armed guards on duty to protect the pesthouse from residents. Three new cases of small­ pox are reported in the city in the past two days, making thirty in all. Expressions of regret were passed by the members of the Cumberland prpcbvtprHn church of Mattoon that Rev. A. G. Bergen had accepted the call to the Drexel Park Cumberland Presbyterian church in Chicago. The meeting of the members of th* church was very large and tokens of the ap­ preciation in which Mr. Bergen were held were bestowed upon him. Miss Elizabeth Grisnold, the 14-year- old-daughter of " James Grisnold of Newman committed suicide by shoot­ ing ^erstlf in the right temple with a 32-calibre revolver. A suit for for a writ of Injunction was begun at Joliet by Bartlett, Fra- zler A Co. of Chicago to restrain the Will County and Joliet Township col­ lectors from collecting the taxfes ou grain in the Midland Elevator in this city. The company claims that the grain was in transit and not subject to taxation. The property is valued at $77,000. Chicago members of the state board of equalization declare the real estate and personal property in the country are greatly undervalued by assessors. James Nevins of Kankakee declared guilty of the murder of D. F. Reardon in 1896 and sentenced to twenty-five years' Imprisonment Jeremiah O'Leary of Chicago was killed when on his way to work. He was riding a bicycle and as he was. turning a corner he was struck by a cable train. He was dragged for some distance, and when picked up was un­ conscious. He died in the County hos­ pital a lew hours later. . j* W1" j?; ; Al- r . . . _ The question of dispensing with con­ tract labor by convicts in penal insti­ tutions, which is always a disturbing factor to labor organizations, ^ill be discussed at Springfield next Monday by Governor Yates and, Adam Menche, president of the State Federation of Labor. Others who will appear in the cause of the labor organizations are J. F. Morris, secretary state federa­ tion; J. H. Bowman and Joseph W. Mbrton. Chicago Federation of Labor; W. D. Ryan, United Mineworkers of Illinois; W. R. Boyer, Broommakers' union, antfMr. Lovely of the Boot and Shoemakers' association. The repre­ sentatives of the manufacturers have not been named. It is understood that the Federation of Labor is opposed to the plan of putting convicts to work on material for good roads. Its de­ mand will be that all Improved ma­ chinery be removed from the peniten­ tiary and the state authorities be left to figure out a way of employing con­ victs. A mass meeting will be held in representatives' hall by local labor or­ ganizations to arouse public sentiment When John Bauer, motorman on a St Louis and Belleville electric line, started out on his trip from St Louis Monday, Conductor Leonard Shannon walked forward and said: "I wish you would pftll into Edwardsville two min­ utes ahead of time this morning; I have a little business to attend to." Motorman Bauer peered back into the car, where Lucy McLeer, the prettiest girl on the line, sat blushing furiously, and he smiled and gave the controller an extra swing. They ran into Ed­ wardsville two and one-half minutes ahead of schedule, and Shannon and Miss McLeer hastily departed. In a few moments they came back and faced the grinning motorman. "Permit me to Introduce Mrs. Shannon, John," said the happy conductor Then they started homeward on the wedding tour, and Motorman Bauer whistled "Goo- Goo Eyes" all the way and never once looked back Into the car. Plans for the first group of build­ ings for the James Millikin university were accepted at Decatur. The de­ signs call for a handsome group of structures, and a noticeable feature in them is the manner in which they closely follow In appearance the older form of university buildings seen in Europe. The university, which is al­ ready richly endowed by James Milli­ kin of Decatur, promises to be a suc­ cess and large attendance is assured as soon as the college is opened. The buildings, according to present planB, will be ready for occupation and will be opened September, 1902. Governor Yates has appointed the following deputy factory inspectors: George Cochrane, Chicago, vice Philip Stelnmuelier, term expired; Mrs. F. H. Green, Chicago, to succeed herself; Mrs. Sarah R. Crowley, Chicago, to suc­ ceed herself; Mrs. Emily S. Alexander, Chisago, vice Mrs. Claranda M. Cope, term expired; Mrs. Mary Corrigan, Chi­ cago, vice Mrs. W. M. Crissey, term expired; Mr». Adele M. Whltgreave, Chicago, vice Mrs. Emma Jamleson, term expired; William Ehn, Gales- burg, to succeed himself. President McKay of Shurtleff Col­ lege at Alton has prohibited ragtime music in literary society programs. The students defy the order, and the crisis will come at the next meeting of the literary societies. In the two literary societies, the Alpha Zeta and the Sig­ ma Phi, the students recently pieced out their programs with impromptu musical features in ragtime. Hereto­ fore it has been the rule for these col­ lege literary societies to prepare pro­ grams of classical music, such as meets the approval of W. D. Armstrong, di­ rector of the Shurtleff School of Music. When the professor heard of the rag­ time program he protested vigorously. The boys declared that they would have "coon" music whenever they wanted it. Then Professor Armstrong threatened to resign. State's Attorney William Heise at Joliet received word that the State Department at Washington had grant­ ed requisition papers for the extra­ dition of Franz Francic, the Austrian, held in jail at Joliet for forgery, and wanted in Austria for the murder of his wife two years ago. Francic will be taken back to Austria to stand trial. After the deed Francic was ar­ rested in Austria, but he broke jail and escaped to this country. Accused nurses in the Dunning in­ vestigation denied they starved insane 'patients. Declared they acted only on orders of the doctors. Mrs. Jane E. Angevne died on Wednesday at Aurora, aged 68 years. Mrs. Angcvine was the daughter of the late Robert Rowe, founder of Sheridan. He obtained the original grant from the government in 1838 and laid out the present village of Sheridan. Rev. Henry Bowman, aged 95 years, the oldest Methodist preacher in active work in the pulpit in Illinois, died at Bloomington. He preached for seven­ ty-seven years and became famous throughout the south for abolition ut­ terances during the war. Since 1868 he has been a circuit rider through Il­ linois. A. J. Funkhouser, who had the po^ sition as clerk at the state school for the deaf during the administration of Governor John R. Tanner, committed suicide in the cellar of his home in Jacksonville by shooting himself through the head. State board of equalization will probably increase Chicago assessment of personal property as fixed by tht board of review. Governor Yates appointed a commit­ tee to visit the Vicksburg battlefield and designate location or Illinois troops. Governor Yates has honored the requisition of the governor of Ala­ bama for the extradition of Oscar Demonia. wanted in Cullman coun­ ty. Ala., for manslaughter, and under arrest at Peoria. Demonia is a miner and Is alleged to have killed Sidney Jett at Stout Mountain, In a drunken quarrel. The Milwaukee railway company's elevator at Sycamore was burned. Loss. $20,000. Charles G. Dawes Sasue sddress on currency before the Steel Work* club St Joliet. Hi WEEKLY I PANORAMA| A DESCENDANT OF FRANKLIN. There recently passed away in Phil­ adelphia Mrs. Elizabeth Duane Gilles­ pie, great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. Her home was notable for the great collection of relics of the Bcientist-publisher-patriot descent from whom gave her a place among the most distinguished people of Philadel­ phia. These relics are of priceless val- : ue and consist of wood carving, chins, > silver, paintings and various other ar- . tides which were presented to him by ; foreign governments and individuals. • Mrs. Gillespie made it her- life work ' to search out all facts concerning hsr 'J/. MRS. ELIZABETH D. GILLESPHB. -•$ great ancestor, as well as to collect and preserve all manner of mementoes. /,*; l|1; s-3 There was a strong resemblance in the features of this woman and shown in the pictures of Franklin. thoaft KING EDWARD'S MUSICAL PROJEOTt London Truth credits King Edward with the intention of reviving music at his court, hut the details of his pro­ gram only go to show the low csndi tions of English music when compared^ > •4 with its earlier glories. His program v Includes visits to the opera In semi- state, with beef eaters on duty at the box doors and along the corridors; a • ^ coronation concert at Albert Hall; prl- T vate performances at Buckingham pal-".. ice and Windsor castle; "commanded" ^ performances before the royal family; vi . ind more frequent playing by the ^ King's private band. Sir Walter P>N^^| ratt has been gazetted master of the ^ jiusic, and Dr. Creser, composer to the ^> /; ' ^ chapels royal. Who Parratt or Creser1?; r ire the world little knows or cares. Vr ; On the whole, though music will be't-' B less neglected by King Edward than; ;. it was by his mother, there is no pros- J pect that it will rise out of its low 1< % sondition. Now that Sir Arthur Sulli- '|n ^ v a n i s d e a d t h e r e i s h a r d l y a B r i t i s h . ] ^ :omposer of prominence left. Sir Her-^ " bert Oakeley, Sir Alexander Macken-', 4 /::<M zie, Sir Frederick Bridge, and Hamish* MacCunn remain, but with the except ' - tion of Mackenzie their works are un- ' v .•% ^ :•& known out of England. None of the-* members of the royal family, except^,. the late Duke of Edinburgh, has been^. ̂ much interested in music except as an A a c c o m p a n i m e n t t o r o y a l f u n c t i o n s o r . ; . " ^ 3 matters of fashion. The king _hlm«sltf has been Indifferent. • ^4' HOBART'S TOMB. w ^ The massive mausoleum which will contain the remains of the late Vice President Garret A. Hobart is now rapidly nearing completion in Cedar Lawn Cemetery at Paterson, N. J. The ^4 design was prepared by Brlte & Bacon, « the New York architects, and all the ^ work has been done under their direct supervision. The tomb will cost abuui ; - $80,000. Its material will be prlnclp- . ' >.| ,jt«) THE HOBART TOMB. ally of white granite, surrounded by fluted columns of the purest white Pa-, rlan marble. The entrance is guarded by heavy bronze doors, ornamented with piece work. All of the interior i» lined with white marble. The dimen­ sions of the building are: Length, 31 feet 8 inches; width, 21 feet 2 inches; and height, 22 feet 7 inches. The re­ mains of the Vice President will re­ pose under the heavy dome in a mar­ ble sarcophagus beside another of sim- . ilar make destined for the last resting place of Mrs. Hobart In addition to : these receptacles will be six catacombs for the other members of the Hobart family. B«r Vntu* On--. Love has led to misfortune In the ease of the Princess Elvira of Bour­ bon, daughter of Don Carlos, the much advertised pretender to the Spanish throne. Is 1896 she sloped with Signor FOl- chi, an,artist and a mar­ ried man. She first met Folchi in Rome and became ln- f a t u a t e d w 11 h him. S h e h a d then s for­ tune in hsr own right at $400,000 and could easily have secured a more advantageous alliance. Her family used every influence it could bring to bear to induce her to break off her friendly relations with Folchi. but she persisted la hsr SQHma eloped with him. . " 1