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IRVING N. SCOTT. "MAN WHO BUILT THE OREGON." IS DEAD lll'jJull *1 Will i nil the mechanical department of an En­ gine works, and In the evenings stud* led draughting at a mechanics' insti­ tute in Baltimore. In 1858, Col. Peter Donahue of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, engaged him aa special draughtsman and took him West. In 1862 he resigned and took up the manufacture of mining machinery. All those massive engines that developed the great mines of the Comstock were the product of Scott's ingenuity. After his marriage In 1863 Scott was again engaged by Col. Donahue and returned to the Union Iron Works as superintendent Two years later Ddnahue retired, putting Scott in his place as partner. The plant was great­ ly enlarged, becoming the most ex­ pensive on the coast and capable of turning out anything from a battle ship to a needle. Mr. S§cott never held a public office of much importance except that of presidential elector and chairman of the California commission to the World's Fair at Chicago. He leaves a widow and two children, and his brother, Henry T. Scott, who is now Irving M. Scott, vice president and general manager of the Union Iron Works, and known to national fame M "the man who built the Oregon," died at San Francisco last week. Prominently mentioned as a candi­ date for the vice presidency on the ticket with McKinley in 1900, twice a formidable aspirant for the secator- 'ahip, and for many years a leading figure in the business and political life Of California, Mr. Scott was a man whose death is regarded as & distinct loss to the state. He was one of the most progressive 'Shipbuilders in the world, and besides constructing the Oregon his firm built the Olympla, Ad­ miral Dewey's flagship at the battle of •Manila; the Charleston, the Farragut and other vessels of the American navy, and filled contracts for the na­ vies of Japan and Russia.. Mr. Scott was educated at a public school in Baltimore, finishing his Course at Milton Academy. Junius Brutus Booth was one of his fellow pupils, and the visits of Edwin and John Wilkes Booth to their brother are among his schoblday remem PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE Measures Under Considera­ tion in the Capitol at Springfield. KAY 7 IS ADJOURNMENT DATE Forty-third General Assembly Will Cease to Do Business on That Day --Busy Days and Nights Ahead for the Legislators. Wv Olllvlljl 1X19 OLilvvJlUcI/ I vUIvlU* UtvUivIf ilCUl J A* «U v AS H In 1857 he was engaged in the head of the Union Iron Works. K IT. SCOTT GIVES UP PALATIAL ESTATE. Anson Phelps Stokes Tires of His Summer Home. Anson Phelps Stokes has practically abandoned Shadowbrook farm, his splendid country place in the Berk­ shire hills of Massachusetts. It repre­ sents an outlay on the owner's part of $650,000, a large portion of which was used in restoring the farm lands to something as near their natural condition as possible. Shadowbrook as a residence is too large for the use of anyone but an extremely wealthy man and is unfitted for a hotel. Sev­ eral persons have considered acquir­ ing it, but no one has decided to do so, and therefore it,will remain un­ occupied for the coming season. WORTH TAKING A CHANCE. THE BISMOPy WITTY REBUKE What He Thought of Young Clergy­ man's Pulpit Effort. " New York is laughing over a rebuke that Bishop Potter is said to have ad­ ministered recently to a young and presumptuous clergyman. This clergy­ man's charge is a small rural church and the bishop visited it one Sunday to confirm some boys and girls. The clergyman preached and at the end of the service complained to the bishop about the smallness of his salary. "Do you know, sir," he ended, "what I will get for my sermon of this morn­ ing? Six dollars, sir; only *6." "Six dollars! Is thjit all?" the bishop ex­ claimed. "Why, I wouldn't^ have preached that sermon for $600." Mrs. Harrison May Sell Home. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of the late president, proposes to sell to Mr. Ingersoll, the millionaire bachelor, her beautiful home in the Adiron- dacks, Berkeley lodge. The place has tender associations for Mrs. Harrison, as she and the late general planned it together soon after their marriage and spent every summer there, but she has, it is said, received a tempting offer and is considering it. McKinley Memorial College. The village of Jasper, N. Y., is to be the seat of a new educational insti­ tution known as the McKinley mem­ orial college. It will be operated somewhat after the plan of Tuskagee normal institute. Its object is to fur­ nish an opportunity to young men and women to obtain a college education hy working their way. The college will be interdenominational. Women Want Special Cars. Society women in New Orleans have begun a movement to have the street railway company put on palace care for their convenience and comfort 'They say they cannot ride in the pres­ ent cars when they are in afternoon -or evening dress, as the cars are dirty and there is no telling who their seat- mate may be. They do not mind pay­ ing extra fares for the use of exclusive cars. Both Positive and Negative; Anomalous electric conditions hold at the foot of Niagara Falls. The Impact of the water upon the rocks gives the water a positive and the r spray a negative charge. Secretary Root Gives Advice to the Postmaster General. A story comes from Washington that a Chicago woman has been using the mails In an improper way. Post­ master General Payne ordered that her letters be excluded from the mails whereupon the fair Chicagoan wrote asking him for a personal hearing so that her side of the case could be pre­ sented. "I feel sure," she wrote, "that if I could get a chance to look straight into your beautiful brown eyes you would hear my story." Mr. Payne by the way of a Joke wrote on a blank leaf of the letter: "Respectfully re ferred to the secretary of war for ad­ vice" and sent It over to Mr. Root The latter Immediately returned it with this indorsement: "Risk one eye. Elihu Root" Veteran English Statesman. The only surviving member of Lord Derby's administration is the Duke of Rutland, who is now in his eighty-fifth year. As Lord John Manners the duke served two terms as postmaster general. There is a story to the effect that in a country postofflce the damsel In charge treated Lord John very un­ civilly, not being aware, of course, of his identity. When her attitude be­ came unbearable the stranger handed in his card, inscribed "Manners," and the hint was both &bmplete and im­ mediate in its effect Made an Effective Answer. Rev. Dr. James Rosedale of Syra­ cuse, N. Y., lectured on the Bible re­ cently, some of his comments indicat­ ing considerable breadth of view. Prof. I. J. Peritz of Syracuse university, in an interview, referred to Dr. Rose- dale's lecture as "unlettered and un- scholarly." To this the doctor replies by challenging Prof. Peritz to debate the matter in question in any of the following eleven languages: Greek, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Po­ lish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and English. No More Postage Stamps. A French postofflce clerk (has evolved 'a simple apparatus for dis­ pensing with the postage stamp and enabling anyone to get his letter franked after office hours. The appara­ tus can be affixed to any letter box; a coin is dropped into a slot, the cor­ ner of the letter is inserted and the machine stamps the envelope with the amount paid. All you have to do is to drop the letter into the box for collec­ tion. Pattl's Happy Family Coming. It Is stated that Patti will bring her twenty-one dogs, an Angora goat and half a hundred birds. And last of all comes hubby, of course. There's no use of worrying over the disposal of these pets. The birds can go into the hotel aviary, the dogs into the dog­ gery, and the goat into the buttery-- and there you are. Of course hubby will be permitted to run at large. Will Found a Model Town. Preliminary steps have been taken bj H. E. Huntington, the railroad mag* nate, to found a model town near Los Angeles, Cal. Adjournment sine die will be taken by the forty-third general assembly on Thursday next A proposition to take a recess for two weeks and then come back to consider veto messages in the event that the governor failed to approve certain of the bills passed was under considration, but it has been abandoned and the resolution for a final adjournment on Thursday will stand. There will be plenty of work In toe closing days and long hours and night sessions will be the rule. Only a small proportion of the appropriation bills have passed both houseb and a large number of roll calls will be necessary to dispose of these. Then, too, the house and senate are not agreed upon the amount of the appropriations for a number of institutions and several bills of this sort will have to go to conference committees. In every in­ stance where there has been a dis­ agreement, the house has been the more liberal' and has refused to ap­ prove of cuts made in the senate. Hope for Old Canal. An effort will be made during the week to save the appropriation for the Illinois and Michigan canal, which failed of passage last week as a result of a fight made upon it by Mr. Sher­ man. A number of the Chicago mem­ bers assisted in killing the appropria­ tion for the canal and In retaliation the members interested in that measure fought the bill providing for the an­ nexation of the Calumet and Evanston districts to the Chicago drainage dis­ trict They did this through amendments which were objectionable to the Chi­ cago people and so changed the bill that its author wanted to strike out the enacting clause. The canal people now offer to defeat their amendments and put the bill back in its original form, provided that Chicago people will vote for a reconsideration of the vote by which the canal appropriation failed of passage. Up to the present tiine the appro­ priation for the canal has been the only appropriation bill to fall, and it is not expected that any of the other measures of this sort will meet with opposition except as to the amounts to be allowed. If the full membership of the house is here Tuesday all of the appropriation bills except such as go to conference can be gotten out of the way that day, and the remaining days of the session can be devoted largely to the calling of the roll on other measures. Many Bills to Be Pushed. The abandonment of the plan to ad­ journ on April 29 has encouraged a number of members to push bills which they had given up as lost. Un­ der the new order of things any mem­ ber who desires recognition to call up a bill may do so at any time he can secure the consent of the house, and now that the fight is over this is not difficult to do. There Is a disposition to let every member have what he wants, provided there are no serious objections to his bills. For this rea­ son it is predicted that a large amount of legislation will get through in the closing days. William H. Anderson, superintend­ ent and general attorney of the Illi­ nois Anti-Saloon league, claims that the Trautman substitute for the league's local option bill was not actually adopted by the house but that it was lest, the vote being a tie, and as he aJleges the record showing its adoption being due to a clerical error. Mr. Anderson will make an effort to have the journal changed so as to show that the substitute was lost. Mueller Bill Is Passed. By a vote of 90 to 20 the Mueller street car bill. Including the Traut­ man amendment, was passed by the house. In support of the measure the votes of forty-eight Democrats, thir­ ty-nice Republicans, two public-own­ ership, and one Prohibitionist repre­ sentative were recorded. Against the bill one Democrat (Hinds) and nine­ teen Republicans, Including Speaker Miller, cast their votes. The Traut­ man amendment provides that when a city might make a grant already occu­ pied by another company the new grantee should buy the property of the former grantee on the same terms on which it might have been taken over by the city. Early Closing. Mr. Wheeler called up his bill to Bishop's Anniversary. The fifteenth anniversary of the consecration of Rt. Rev. John Janssen as bishpp of Belleville was celebrated by a solemn high mass at St. Peter's cathedral. A large delegation of clergy was present, among them being Very Rev. William Cluse, V. G., of East St Louis, and Rev. A. Vogt of the Glen Addle orphanage. A special program of music was a feature of the cere­ monies. The visiting clergy were en­ tertained at dinner at Bishop Janssen's residence. provide that county offices be Closed at 5 o'clock, instead of 6 o'clock in the evening. The. bill passed--yeas, 104; nays, &. Mr. Cook called up his bill, provid­ ing that the chairmen of county boards shall have authority to admin­ ister oaths to persons filing claims against the county. The bill passed-- yeas, 100; nays, none. Mr. Wilson called up Luke's bill to prohibit judges of Circuit and Superi­ or courts from acting as attorneys. It passed--yeas, 92; nays, 1. Cherry voted in the negative. Mr. Cherry called up his bill, pro­ vided for a uniform system of making election returns to the secretary of state. It passed--yeas, 111; nayB, none. To Pay Claims. Mr. Curtis called up senate bill 105 to pay the awards made by the com­ mission of claims. It passed--yeas, 93; nays, 0. The bill carries the fol­ lowing appropriations: To Harry E. *v*itte, $3,000; to Chicago League Ball club, $2,000; to Charles Hatfield, $1,- 000. S3 EDWARD VISITS POPEJEO Kill. British Monarch Goes to the Vatican to Greet the Aged Pontiff. HANDSHAKE MARKS RECEPTION King and Ruler of the Roman Catholic Church Clasp Hands, Hold a Private Conference, and ,Then Monarch's Suite Is Admitted. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS On motion of Mr. Curtis the consid­ eration of house bill No. 866, making an appropriation for the maintenance of the Illinois and Michigan canal, was postponed. The bill failed to pass, and a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was beatenls pend­ ing. Appropriations. Mr. Curtis called up senate bill 25, making appropriations for the ordi­ nary expenses of the 6tate charitable institutions. It passed--years, 95; nayfc, 0; The bill, as amended by the house, carries a total appropriation of $1,713,650 for 1903, and $1,972,150 for 1904. Mr. Curtis called up senate bill mak­ ing appropriation for the special ex­ penses of state charitable institutions. It passed--yeas, 95; nays, 0. As amended by the house, the bills carry a total appropriation of $1,418,408.50. Resolution of Respect. After the passage of the Mueller bill the following communication was re­ ceived from the secretary of state: 'To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives--Gen­ tlemen: I have just been notified of the death of the Hon. Henry Yates, insurance commissioner of the state of Illinois, and brother of Gov. Rich­ ard Yates." Mr. Shanahan then offered the fol­ lowing resolution, which was adopted by a rising vote: "Whereas, It has just come to the knowledge of this house that Henry Yates, commissioner of insurance for the state of Illinois, was suddenly stricken by death at his home in this city; therefore be it "Resolved, That out of respect to the memory of the deceased this houtfe do now adjourn." Censure for Hinman. The investigating committee made its report Thursday, and the house or­ dered printed 100,000 copies of the report and transcript of the testimony taken before the committee. The re­ port recited that the committee had heard the testimony of the persons named by Mr. Hinman in his state­ ment, excepting a few who were said to be mentioned incidentally. The re­ port declares that Mr. Hinman's state­ ment was not supported by the evi­ dence. It is asserted in the report that the allegations made in the "boodle" editorial in The Inter Ocean are unfounded. The "citizens of Chicago" working for the Mueller bill are complimented as standing high in the esteem of the best citizens. What are called "jocu­ lar remarks" are pronounced un­ worthy of notice. As to Speaker Mil­ ler's statement the report simply re­ cites that he and Anderson and Al­ bert were examined with regard to it. "Gavel rule" is condemned in the re­ port. The Mueller bill will soon be enact ed into law. The house read and amended it and made it a special or­ der and passage The Lindly bill also goes forward with the Mueller bill. The amend­ ments to it gaveled through last Thursday before the rebellion have been slightly changed and by agree­ ment both bills are now before the house on an even looting for action. A dozen or so amendments have been put into the Mueller bill, all of them of slight import. Eight were prepared by Edwin Burritt Smith for the Chicago council committee on lo­ cal transportation, to expand the bill's title and to correct typographical and other slight flaws in the bill. One ap­ plies the referendum to renewal of leases. Another, a new section, re­ stricts grants and leases strictly to twenty years. Omnibus Appropriation. The omnibus appropriation bill for $3,630,000 for the ordinary and con­ tingent expenses of the state govern­ ment for two years was read a sec­ ond time. Several amendments were adopted. Rome cablegram: King Edward of Great Britain has paid his much-her­ alded visit to Pope Leo XIII. and was cordially received by the venerable pontiff. The king had luncheon at the quirl- nal, but before going to the Vatican he drove to the British embassy, where he made a brief stop so that his visit to the pope might technically he said to be made from the British embassay and not from the palace ot the king of Italy. Wear Mediaeval Costumes. The Vatican is perhaps the most ceremonious court of Europe. It is undoubtedly one of the most pic­ turesque, and all costumes worn there are of mediaeval times. As King Edward's carriage entered the court of San Damaso, his majesty was saluted by a battalion of the Pala­ tine guards in full uniform. Tattoo was • given on the drumheads; there was no music, as there are no papal bands. It is declared that since the grotesque rendering of the German royal anthem by bugles on the occa­ sion of the visit of the emperor of Germany the experiment of having mu­ sic has not been repeated. Greet the King. When the royal party reached the grand staircase leading to the papal apartment King Edward was greeted by the Marquis Sacchetti, who acted for Prince Ruspoli, the introducer of sovereigns, who is ill; Monsignore Merry Del Val and Prince Antoci- Mattei. King Edward addressed a few words of kindly thanks in return for the hearty greetings offered him. The royal party then proceeded between ranks of the Swiss guards, whose hal­ berds gleamed in the sunlight that streamed through the wide windows. The hum of the busy city alone broke the deep silence that reigned within the Vatican. At the Clementine hall the party was met by the papal master of the chamber, Monsignore Bisletl, who was attended by personages ol the secret antechamber. Upon arriv­ ing before the private apartment ot the pope the noble guard rendered military honors to the British sover­ eign. Enters Pope's Apartments. At the conclusion of this ceremony the door of the pope's apartment was immediately opened and the aged pontiff was revealed standing at the threshold. His hand was extended, awaiting his guest. His holiness was dressed in robes of white apd a red velvet cape bordered with ermine. Even King Edward paused a moment upon seeing the pontiff in his white garments. The pope's face was the color of Ivory, but he moved without aid and with no apparent difficulty The king and the head of the church clasped hands and exchanged a few words in French. King Edward passed within the papal apartment, the door was closed and the pope and his guest were left alone. Cheers for Edward. K,lng Edward remained with the pontiff for twenty minutes. A bell was then rung and King Edward's suite was admitted and presented to the pope. This little ceremony seemed to please the pope very much. At its conclusion King Edward took his leave, the pope crossing the room at his side and saying his iast words at the door. From the Vatican King Edward passed through the piazza of St Peter, where he was warmly greeted in En­ glish by a number of Scotch pilgrims n^w in Rome, who shouted, "Hurrah for the king." HOGS DEVOUR BODY OF MISER Aged German Farmer May Have Been Murdered for His Money. The dead body of Herman Mets, a German farmer residing about five miles south of Edwardsville In Pin Oak township, was found in the or­ chard on his farm, almost devoured by hogs. A passing peddler discov­ ered the remains and Deputy Coroner Ritter at Edwardsvfile was notified. A jury was empaneled and proceeded to the place to investigate. Metz lived alone on his farm in a small house. No one could be found who could throw any light as to the manner of his death, and circum­ stances Indicate that he may have been itourdered and his body placed in the yard. Blood was found on the kitchen floor and on the door sill leading into the yard, and all the fur­ niture was scattered about the room, indicating a struggle. No trace of the hogs having been In the house could be found. Metz was known to be miserly and was sup­ posed to hpve money secreted about the place. No valuables have been found as yet, though a careful search has not been made. Metz was about 65 years of age and had lived in the vicinity many years. His body was^in a horrible condition, all being devoured by the hogs except portions of the arms and legs. MUD COVERS GRAVEL ROAM Farmers Complain that Extra Hon-- Must Be Used for Small Loads. The country roads in the vicinity Of Charleston are in a condition nertr before known at this time of year. Farmers complain that an empty waff* on requires the strength of a powerful team to drag it through Che clinging clay, while extra animals must be add* ed to haul even the smallest loads. The splendid gravel highways across the prairies east and south of Charles- ton have all but disappeared into tha mud, and before they recover their former condition must be entirely re- surfaced. The road from Kansas to Paris in Edgar county, which has been instanced as a model of gravel road building, is, perhaps, in the worst con* dition of any. A cloudy spring, retain> ing the moisture in the earth la„f# sponsible. > HEADS RbYAL ARCANUM. Frank L. De Witt, the newly elected grand regent of the Grand Council, Royal Arcanum of Illinois, has been a prominent member of that order since 1886. A member of the La­ grange council, of which he has been Air 8haft for Mine. The sinking of the air shaft at the Buxton coal mine, three miles west of Carlyle, is progressing rapidly. The workmen have reached a depth of 100 feet, at which point a very heavy flow of water was encountered. River Is High. The Kaskaskia river is still at a •ery high stage. Ten thousand acres of valuable bottom lands are idle on account of the flood. It will be thirty days before plowing for corn can com­ mence. Ready to Build Bridges. The plant of tbe Decatur Bridge company, a new firm, has been com­ pleted and tbe company is making contracts for bridge and iron con­ struction work. To Build New Jail. The board of supervisors has let the contract for rebuilding the Macon county jail to B. S. Brooks of Decatur. The contract price was $20,021. The iron and steel work is to be furnished by the Pauly company o( St Louis. Calls a Pastor. Plymouth Congregational church so­ ciety has leased a building at Six­ teenth street and St. Clair avenue. Rev. James of Chicago has been called to the pastorate. Falling Slate Injures Miner. Cass Potts of Carlyle was severely Injured at the Buxton coal mine. He was working at the bottom of the shaft, when some slate fell out on the hoisting box as It was being unloaded at the top, one of the pieces striking him on the head. 8unday 8chool Convention. At the county Sunday school conven­ tion, held in Virginia, Philip Kuhl of Beardstown was chosen treasurer. The annual Sunday school convention will be held in Beardstown Aug. 27 and 28. SECRETARY LOEB IS TAKEN ILL Sufferlrg From Mountain Fever, He M Detained in 8t. Louis. St Louis, Mo., dispatch: William Loeb, secretary to President Roose­ velt, was unable to leave with the presidential party for Kansas City. He is confined to his room at a hotel, suf­ fering from an attack of mountaic fever contracted during his stay in thi Yellowstone region. It was at firs' thought he was threatened with ty phoid. EIGHTY MUTINEERS IN IRONS Naval Receiving-Ship Assault OfPfcer and Later Go to Cells. Boston, dispatch: Eighty men are In double irons on the United States pris­ on-ship Southery at the Charleston navy vard as the result of a mutiny on th£ receiving-ship Wabash. One ol the officers was assaulted. The men have been sentenced to five days' las* prisonment on bread and water. Attacks American Dentists. Berlin cablegram: The German Den­ tal Association has issued a report advising patients to avoid Americas dentists "because many colleges It America sell their degrees to inoom petent applicants, and hence even one holding an American degree It open to suspicion." Pdliceman a 8uicide. New York city special: Patrolman William A. Ciark, who was held io $1,000 bail for brutally beating hie two and one-half year old boy, com mitted suicide by jumping from tht Washington bridge to the sjteedway. 130 feet below. -Prominent Turfman Dies. Louisville, Ky., dispatch: Captain A. C. ("Buck") Franklin, the well- known turfman, Is dead after an opera­ tion tor bladder trouble. rmnr i- oe wr regent, he was elected to the grand council in 1895, and since that time has held several important offices. Mr. De Witt Is a druggist and for many years has been connected with Fuller & Fuller company of Chicago. He was born in Wisconsin and is a resident of Lagrange. ABANDONS NEWLY WED BRIDE. Man Taken from Jail to Marry Leaves Wife in the Lurch, Levi Gartside of O'Fallon, 111., who was taken from the county Jail at Belleville, to marry Cecelia Metzger of Collinsvllle In the court of Police Magistrate John S. Carson, deserted his bride and boarded a suburban car and left Immediately after the cere­ mony. The bride waited near the courthouse for his return about two hours, and then learned what be had done. A warrant was issued for his arrest for wife abandonment Wind Up Loan Association. The business of the National Home­ stead Building and Loan association has been wound up in the United States Circuit court at Springfield. The association was the largest of seven national concerns of a like character, organized to transact busl ness in all states In the Union. All of them eventually went into the handB of receivers. The National had lia­ bilities aggregating something over $3,000,000. The total dividend paid the stockholders was 46 2-3 cents on the dollar. ORGANIZE NEW DRIVING CL1M St Clair County Lovers of Horses Prepare for Sport. The St Clair County Gentlemen's Driving club has been organized at Belleville. The following officers wera elected: August Barthel. president; Joseph Kissell and C. E. Slocum, vlca presidents; Dr. William Fargo, secr^ tary; E. W. West, Jr., treasurer-. Tha annual membership fee was fixed at $5. A committee on constitution and, by-laws was appointed, consisting of Messrs. H. C. Begole, L. D. Turner, R. D. W. Holder, Jacob Bischof and O. •> Miller. , DEATHS. At Decatnr, Mrs. Kate Huffmaster. At Carlyle, Mrs. George Vernon diaA suddenly of heart disease. At Quincy, Prof. Theodora W.: Schragg, aged 55 years; Henry Hauter, aged 60 years. John Gottschalk of Ursa died at St Mary's hospital, aged 52 years. At Moling Capt Luke R. Hemea- way, aged 87. Near Centralis, Mrs. George Porter. At Charleston, James Wheatley and Peter Ferry. Near Pleasant Plains, Daniel Fink, aged 80. At Mattoon, Charles Robertson and Mrs. Sarah E.v Rhea. • '. %• District Road Overseers. The highway commissioners of Wir wardsville township have organised by the election of George Schon aa president, Benjamin Epning vice presi­ dent and S. J. Stubbs overseer. Tha district overseers appointed are; First, J. Tomaseck and J. IS. Lewis; 2d, F. Gebhardt and J. Sedlacek; Sd, Jesse Yates and C. Bollinger; 4tb, J. Shaffer and M. Drda; fttfe, Wa Dlckman and H. Heeren. Supports a Missionary. The congregation of the First Chrle- * tian church of Springfield has decided to support a representative missionary in Thibet and officially appointed Dr. ; , t y Sue C. Rijnhart to the commission. > v Dr. Rijnhart has spent considerable v .^: of her life in Thibet and will return V to that country within one month. The chief duty in Thibet of Dr. Rijnhart will be to establish a hospital to be supported by the Springfield chuiA • Iron Works to Start. Many iron laborers are arriving ltv fp Springfield and arranging to secure . #|f homes in Ridgely in anticipation of ; the opening of the mills of the Repub- lie Iron and Steel company. Three : ^ hundred men will be Immediately put to work in the operation of the puddle mills, and within six weeks the finish- ing mills will start, and work for aa , additional 300 men will be afforded. > Raises Salaries. The Litchfield city council has raised the salary of the mayor from $100 per year to $200; aldermen from $50 per year to $100; chief of police, $50 per month to $65; night police, $45 per month to $60; city clerk, $40 per month; city attorney, $40 per month and $2 for each additional con­ viction; city treasurer, % to 1 per cent on all moneys disbursed; watch­ man of the fire department, $50 per month. Plan Good Streets. L. S. Ham, civil engineer of Pana, has handed in his report to the au­ thorities. The estimated cost of the proposed street improvements is $21,- 312.43. Woman Fears Poverty. Mrs. Clem. Smith, aged 42 years, committed suicide at Taylorville by taking carbolic acid. The woman was afraid she and her children would come to want, and her despondency drove her to suicide. Pastors Accept Cslls. Rev. W. H. Enefer, of Rutland has accepted a call to the pastorship of the Christian church at Edinbure^Rev. J. W. Beville of Jackson, Miss., t!p ac­ cepted a call to the Baptist church of Edinburg. Sunday School Convention. Friends of Rev. S. H. Dana, who re­ cently severed his relations with the Congregational church in Quincy, gave him a beautiful loving cup, handsome­ ly engraved, accompanied with a purse containing $250 in gold. Safeblower Is Killed. Harry McMillan, a safeblower, who was shot and wounded while trying to escape arrest In Quincy three years ago. was recentlj shot and killed while attempting to evade arrest in Cleve­ land. Ohio. Trinity Church Is Dedicated. Trinity church, the new edifice of tha Episcopal congregation at Murphys- boro, just completed at a cost of $20,- 000, was dedicated by Bishop George F. Seymour of Springfield, assisted by Rev. Edward H. Clark of Pontiac, I1L Murphysboro now has sixteen church­ es, a Salvation Army post, three sec­ tarian schools and twenty-one religious. societies. Falls on Hot Coals. Philip Horton of Venice will prob­ ably die from the effect of burns re­ ceived at the roundhouse near Brook­ lyn. He attempted to Jump over the ash pit, but slipped and fell Into tha hot coals. He was sent to Brooklyn \ for treatment. One of his legs was amputated, and it Is believed that the other must be amputated. ^ Gives $5,000 to Building PttndL A Decatur business man has given $5,000 to the Y. M. C. A. to be added ^ to the new building fund, provided - ^that sufficient money to erect the new. bunding is secured within a week.. The Association contemplated erecting a $75,000 building and has secured nearly half of tbe amount Illinois Apple Growers. The Mississippi Valley apple-grow­ ers' association met at Quincy. Dr. J. R. Lambert of Coatsburg read an interesting paper on •'Spraying," and I. D. Snedecker of Jerseyville gave a timely talk on the same subject W. R. C. Delegate. . > , Mrs. R. L. Smith of Taylorrffle H* been chosen as a delegate to the state Woman's Relief Corps encampment* to be held at East St. Louis, May it 6 and 7. Mrs. C. L. Carroll was choesa as alternate. 8ues the City. The city of Decatur is defendant li a damage suit in the circuit court la which Mary Fauber is seeking to re­ cover damages for personal injwrigfr, To Open Terminal. ' ̂ The Wabash railroad has announce# that it will open its new terminals In Quincy for the first time on May 13. Indians to Play Ball. The "Nebraska Indian baseball nlM has signed up a contract to play aft Benton on Monday, July 'sis