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C? ;.i" Illinois tem-i State Happening* Succinctly Told by Our Special Correspondent!: MARKS BLACK HAWK WAR CAMP ifongrtnman Hftt Deliver* Dedication Oration at Dixon. , Congressman R. R. Hitt dedicated a ^ttn-ton bowlder which has been placed :"m Oak park, Dixon, to commemorate the locality where the Black Hawk War camp was established. It was in this camp that Abraham Lincoln was Mustered into the United States ser­ vice as a private in the spring of 1832. The camp is a memorable one from the fact that there met there Col. Eachary Taylor, afterward president of the United States; Gen. Win field Scott, Gov. Reynolds, Gen. Atkinson, Ueut. Robert Anderson of Fort Sum­ ter fame, Lieut. Jeff Davis, later pres­ ident of the Confederacy; Maj. John 'Sement and Private Abraham Lincoln, ,%ho became the most loved American. Engineer le injured. ; Engineer Charles Schmucke of tile Illinois Central railroad is lying at St Mary's infirmary, Cairo, with one of fcls legs cut off and the other badly •tangled as the result of a railroad Collision which happened at East Cairo. An Illinois Central freight col- .ttded with the rear section of a Mo­ bile and Ohio freight train. The blame of the accident is laid upon the flagman of the Mcbile and Ohio train. Both Schmucke and the fireman saw fhat the collision was inevitable and Jumped. A pile of ties caused the jDrmer to be thrown back under the train. The engine turned over the embankment. 8ociety of Equity. A local union of the American 8od- ,«tj of Equity has been organized at Trenton with thirty-six members. W. L. Killian was elected president and 8. T. Remick seecretary. The object «f the organization Is to formulate plans whereby the farmer can realize better prices for grain, stock and oth­ er products of the farm. Unions have Also been organized at Sugar Creek, St Morgan, Pleasant Valley, Sharon, le Lee, Alblingers and McKee school* Tries to Run Engine. 0. HL Sanders, while the engineer •nd fireman were absent from Illinois Central engine 967 at Centralia, Climbed into the cab and pulled the ttirottle wide open, causing the en­ gine to start with a jump. The fire­ man gained the cab and stopped the anglue, at the same time dealing the Stranger a blow which caused him to make a hasty exit Aged Woman Drowns. lfra. Charlotte Gerling, aged T9, frowned herself in a cistern at Belle* Tille. Ill-health led to the act Mrs. Qerling was born in Germany in. 1824, and came to America in 1838. She Was married to Fred Gerling In St Louis in 1839. He died in 1894.- She had resided In Belleville forty-two years. She leaves two sons and Sev­ an grandchildren. y Labor Federation Electa, The Taylorville Federation of Labor has eleoted as its president A. B. Chaplin; senior vice president James Robinson; recording secretary, Wade Bourne; financial secretary, Harry Rinker; treasurer, James B. Mlils; trustees, Richard Aymer and John Davis; guide, William Mlllman;. guard, William Mason; delegate, W. B. Parlq^ ** 8mlth to Be Brigadier. . It Is understood that Gen. Janes B. Smith, who on July 1 will be relieved of his duties as adjutant general and made warden of the Chester peniten­ tiary, is to retain his standing in the Illinois National Guard, and will probably be promoted to the rank of brigadier general of the Fourth regi­ ment Paeatur's Library. The cost of the new public library which will be opened to the Decatur public July 1 is $65,000, of which sum Andrew Carnegie has given $60,000. The building is two stories high with basement gray Bedford stone, and is •8 feet long and 68 feet deep. There are 21,568 volumes in the present library. Memorial Association. The Southern Illinois Memorial as­ sociation has elected officers as fol­ lows: President Capt. N. B. Thistle- wood of Cairo; first vice president Mrs. H. M. Smith of Mound City; sec­ ond vice president, Miss Annie Stuart Of Cairo; secretary, B. W. McClelland at Mound City. •4^ County Reunion. Tbe executive committee of the Marion County Soldiers and Sailors' • Reunion association has voted to hold the annwal reunion at Patoka la Au­ gust Fair-sized Fish. The biggest edible fish ever caught In the Mississippi at Alton was taken In a net by Frank Calhoun. It a oatfish and weighed 120 pounds, meas­ uring 4 feet 10 Inches in length, 40 Inches In girth and 10 Inches between the eyes. . ̂ Librarian* Reports. Tib reports of the Taylonrllle libra* l|»n for the year ended June 1 shows: Books in circulation, 14,049; books on lumd, 1,847; new borrowers, 471; new books, 559; number of visitors, 18,327. Mine Officials May Quit. It is rumored that President Heftl, Vice President Knollmann and Secre­ tary-Treasurer Joseph Pope of the United Mine Workers' organization Will resign at the meeting to be held Inly t at Belleville. Insurance License. The Jonesboro Mutual Fire Insur* ance company, with principal offices at Jonesbonv Union county, has been licensed to do business in the state of Illinois by the state insurance com- an4«m1nn '-.r' • • *;.v- >"• -'K1 w MIDSUMMER UNION 8ERVICE3 Centralia Ministers Hold Joint Meet ings During the Hot Months. The Protestant ministers in Cen­ tralia have arranged a schedule for union services on Sunday nights, dur­ ing midsummer, as follows: Sunday, July 26, Y. M. C. A. field day, under the leadership of Rev. E. M. Thoma- son of Chicago; Aug. 2, at the Bap­ tist church, Rev. C. A. Beckett of the Methodist Episcopal church preaching the sermon; Aug. 9, Dr. Fiske of the Presbyterian church at the Congrega­ tional church; Aug, 16, Elder J. F. Rosborough of the Christian church at the Presbyterian church; Aug. 23, Dr. Garton of the Baptist church at the assembly hall; Aug. 30. Rev. S. A. Long at the Christian church. GETS CADET8HIP. Damon IB. Cummlngs of Belvidere has received the appointment to the naval academy at Annapolis from the Twelfth congressional district through Congressman Charles E. Fuller. The youfrg man was named as first alter­ nate and when the original appointee, Earl Jukes, failed to pass the examin­ ation young Cummlngs went to Wash- -&AncW £T. CUr7772/VGJ lngton and later to Annapolis, passing both tests successfully. He is 18 years old and the son of Rev. C. A. Cummlngs, rector of the Belvidere Episcopal church. The young man is a graduate of the North Belvidere high school. Negro Excursionist Is Killed. William Crutchfield, colored, was shot at Cairo and died of his Injuries. The shooting was the result of race trouble. An excursion train from Jackson, Tenn., was about to return when a number of negroes tried to enter the car set apart for white pas­ sengers. They were ejected and then stoned the car, smashing the windows and injuring some of the passengers. As the train started to mote out some one fired from within the car and Crutchfield was killed. Road Nears Completion. The Paducah ft Cairo branch of the Illinois Central railroad has been com­ pleted to Kevil, leaving about two more miles to be graded and laid with ties and rails, which will be done by July 1. The Illinois Central has an­ nounced that it will run at once freight cars to Kevil and other points on the line between Paducah and that place, but no passenger trains will be run until July 1, the time set for open­ ing the road to the public. Increases Yard Trackage. The Illinois Central Is having plats made for about ten miles more of yard trackage at Centralia. Four switch crews, working day and night can not hanale the business, and freight trains are compelled to wait outside the yard limits for hours before the trains can be received. Fishing Is Good. Fishing is excellent In the Kaskaska river and all creeks and lakes about Carlyle. The best catch thus far re­ corded was a 56-pound catfish out of Snoal creek by Simon Guy of Breese. He caught It on a throw line. Bass and other game fish are plentiful in the lakes. Macon County Institute. The Maoon county farmers' Insti­ tute will be held June 12, 13 and 14, at Decatur; at Champaign, Nov. 3 to 6; Clinton, Dec. 15 and 16; Areola, Feb. 2 and 3; Bethany, Nov. 5 and 6; Bement Dec. 17 and 18; Oconee, Oct 29 and 30; Moweaqua, Feb. 11 and 12. Refuse License to Woman* The village of Huey is now a "dry" town, although the board is controlled by the license faction. The only saloon there, .conducted by Mrs. Peterson, was refused a license. 8tops Work On Air Shaft. The work of sinking the air shaft of the Buxton coal mine has been stopped by State Mine Inspector John Dunlop. He instructed the company to employ licensed engineers. The shaft Is down 190 feet Farm Hand Commits Suicide. Fred Schroeder, a farm hand, work­ ing for W. H. Phelps, about three miles north of Columbia, committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. He was 40 years old and single. . Marlon County Teachers. The summer session of the Marion County Teachers' institute will be held at Salem Aug. 24-29. Among the in­ structors will be Prof. W. M. Evans of the Eastern Illinois normal Charleston, and Miss Cora Hamilton of Macomb. fplsslon. r,,' ' }<£:. v- To Remove Poles. The Belleville city council has pa.tsed an ordinance for the removal of all telegraph, telephone and elec trie railway poles from the public 1 •0*1*4' BREWER BUY8 BIG COAL TRACT Louis Man 8ecurea Rights to Land Between Aviston and Breese. Several months ago William Fletch­ er, formerly employed ae a superin­ tendent by the Consolidated Coal company of St Louis, bought the coal underlying several tracts of land be­ tween Breese and Aviston. He hits transferred all of this land to Adolphus Busch, the well-known St Louis brewer.' It is understood tha$ he is head of a new company formed for the purpose of sinking a mine two miles west of Breese. The considera­ tion named in the transfers to Busch is 144,082. Aid for Stricken Families. At the request of Congressman W. A. Rodenberg the citizens of East St Louis have determined to raise a fund for the benefit of the families of Offi­ cer Reedy and Conductor Kieth. Both men were murdered while in the dis­ charge of their duty. Policeman Reedy was killed by the Golden boys in a saloon on Broadway, where he at­ tempted to quell a disturbance. Kieth was killed recently, while on his car, by a gang of robbers. Mr. Rodenberg heads the list with $50. Mr. Reedy left a widow and six children, and Conductor Kieth a widow and one child. ARE BEYOND PRICE RELIC8 OF THE CROSS OF NAZAR­ ETH IN AMERICA. Weil-Authenticated Fragment Is In the Cathedral at New York--•Archbishop Ayan Tells of Pains.Taken to Inves­ tigate Relics. Contract for Fine Building. The contract for building the Farmers' National bank structure at the corner of Sixth and Adams streets, Springfield, has been awarded. The cost including the vaults, will be $80,000. The building will be five stories in height the first, or bank story, being 20 feet high and of cut stone. The remainder will ba Of pressed brick. Heavy Fine. Justice Louis E. Wangelln fined Daniel Lowery $200 and costs for car­ rying a revolver, Lowery went to Belleville to visit his mother, who is a prisoner at the county jail. It was discovered that he had a revolver In his pocket and he was put under ai* rest. Being unable to pay the fine, ba was committed to the county jaiL Vetoes increased Pay. Mayor Steinbach has vetoed tha or­ dinance adopted by the aldermen In­ creasing the salaries of employes In the police and fire departments at Quincy, The mayor suggests that the proposition involved should be sub­ mitted to a vote of the people at the next .municipal election. Attacks the'Conductor. C. Taylor of Picker, Ind., attempted to kill Mike Cavanaugh, an Illinois Central conductor, when thrown from a train on which he was stealing a ride. He escaped the police, but was captured by a posse of fifty dtlsens. He is now In jail at Areola. Treasurer Will Not Return. Harry Picker, the missing Tillage treasurer of Bethalton, has notified his brother-in-law, Herbert White, that he left the village intending not to re­ turn. It is said that the shortage la the treasury is about $1,800. Quit Milling Business. The Shellabarger family have sold all their interests in the Decatur flour­ ing mills to Boston and Akron (Ohio) capitalists. The. Shellabargers began operating a mill here as early as 1858. Stock Reservoir With Bass. The state fish commission has sent 200 young bass to Centralia, to be used in stocking the new reservoir. Six hundred more of other species be received in a short time. will Linemen Are Released. ^ The linemen employed by the two Springfield companies have been dis­ charged, the companies having de­ clined to grant an increase In wages of from 31 to 34 cents an hour. To Erect Brick Building. The management of the knitting fao- tory at Mount Vernon has concluded to erect a brick building, instead of a frame building as at first announced. Corn Is Injured. Great damage has been dona to the growing corn crop In Sangamon, by the recent heavy rains. The Sanga­ mon river Is running very high. Train Wreckers Are Foiled. There was an unsuccessful attempt, by placing a tie on the Vermillion riv­ er bridge at Danville, to wreck a Chi­ cago ft Eastern Illinois train. Doctor Buys Farm. County Clerk W. P. Phillips sold his farm of fifteen acres in Shiloh township to Dr. A. Q. Brown of St Louis for $1,200. 8tarts Work on Lease. The work of drilling for coal near Shattuc has been commenced. Joseph Whitehead of Farmington, 111., has se­ cured options on 2,000 acres near that place. He agrees to pay $10 an acre for the coal. 8ecures Coal Options. John Essington of Staunton has se­ cured options on about 20,000 acres of coal land In the vicinity of New Baden. He agrees to pay $18 an acre for the coaL The options expire in January. Return Thanks. The members of the Illinois depart­ ment Daugnters of Veterans, have ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the people of East St Louis for the attention shown them while In East St Louis recently. Destroys Rural Mail Bex. Asa Eaton has been convicted by a jury in the federal court of Springfield of breaking up a rural mail box. He was fined and in addition will serve 90 days in jaiL He comes from near Mattoon.' That well-authenticated relics of the true cross of Nazareth are treasured in New York is qjot generally known. It is, however, a fact. The cathedral au­ thorities have long possessed one of the largest pieces of the true cross In this country. It is a mere splinter, not much larger than a cabric needle. In speaking of the matter Rev. Dr. Lavelle, pastor of the cathedral, said: "When Mark Twain, in his 'Inno­ cents Abroad,' made the assertion that he had found enough relics of the true oross to build a ship, he made a most ridiculous blunder and betrayed an al­ most unpardonable ignorance." The reliquary which holds these ear ered relics is usually from 12 to 18 inches high. The precious specimen is rarely more than a mere thread of wood. It is placed in a large ostensor- ium, in order that the multitude may, on occasions when the relic is dis­ played, be able to distinguish its posi­ tion upon the altar. The relic which the cathedral cher­ ishes was brought to this country by' Cardinal McCSIoskey. Before this one or the other priests had, as his private possession, a small relic of the cross. Archbishop Hughes also possessed Quae of these tiny treasures. The relic at the cathedral is incased In a costly jewel studded reliquary, standing about 14 inches high. It shows an­ cient Roman repousse work in gold and silver. It is brilliant with dia­ monds and sapphires. In the center of thiB oatensorium Is a small medallion, covered with bev­ eled crystal and showing beneath an ivory cross of exquisite workmanship. Set in the center of this is the relic of the cross of Nazareth. Cardinal Gibbons has a piece of the true cross in his pectoral cross. Upon being requested to give his opinion as to the authenticity of these relics oi the passion, he replied: "As far as we can judge, we have every reason to believe In the genu­ ineness of the relics which are pre­ served in Rome, particles of which have been distributed in almost every part of the Christian world. Arch­ bishop Ryan, who has gone more deep­ ly into the study of this subject than any other prelate in this country, has said: M 'Every Christian, of no matter what creed, can appreciate the venera­ tion In which we hold the relics of the Savior. Even as the patriot preserves souvenirs erf heroes, so have the Chris­ tians • in all countries held in rever­ ence relics of the Nazarene. " 'The true cross has been an object of especial veneration ever since its discovery, In the year 326, by Empress Helena. Many pieces of it have been distributed among the faithful, but these have not been larger than a small strand of hair. Thus a small piece of the wood affords thousands of relics. " 'There is a congregation of canonr appointed to investigate sacred relics and authenticate them. It Is one of the most difficult things in the world to obtain such authentication. The seal of the church is never given to doubt­ ful relics. There are, however, a great many duly authenticated rel­ ics.' " Archbishop Ryan has a small por tion of the true cross. The Francis­ cans in New York have a relic of the cross in p small silver case, which is kept in the part of the monastery re served to the monks. The abbey of Gethsemane, in Ken tucky, treasures as its most valued possession a relic of the cross. Two splinters aye laid in cruciform on an ivory disk. This is covered with a crystal and placed in the head of a crosier. This pastoral staff was the life work of a Trappist monk at the abbey. 8MALL BOY KNEW HIM. But the Identification Was Not Entire ly Satisfactory. A Duluth attorney recently went East to visit his old home, and the first Sunday he was there he attended church. After service he visited the Sunday school and saw many familla. faces among the pupils, although the) had all grown considerably during the years he had been away. At the request of the superintendent the visitor addressed the school, and In opening he asked if there were any present who remembered him---who had ever seen him before. The hand of a little fellow In the front row Immediately went np. "1 do--I do!" he said. A satisfied smile crept over the face of the visitor. He was glad that tha children remembered him. "Now, where was it you saw me be­ fore?" he asked the boy who had raised his hand. "You was the clown In the circus last summer!" replied the youth, en­ thusiastically. "I'd never forget ybai face."--Duluth News-Tribune, , . • --v With Faint Praise. One day Peter McArthur, who wns at the time editor of Truth, was speak­ ing of a certain poet who had just brought out a book of verse. "It is certainly a unique volume," Bald Mr. McArthur, who was and Is still • stickler for good art "a unique vol­ ume, and nothing else. It contains only one poem that is actually good, and that poem contains but one line, and that good line is* not original with the author."--New York Times. SCENE OF THE EARTHQUAKE THAT KILLED 2,000 PERSONS Two thousand persons, comprising the entire population of Melazgerd, a town In Asiatic Turkey, eighty miles southeast of Erzerum, were killed by an earthquake shock on April 29. The town is a mass of ruins, not a house being left standing. In addition, 400 houses in neighboring villages were wrecked by the same shock. Melas- gerd is a fortified post, and the en­ tire garrison was burled In the ruins. The British foreign office received some details from the British consul at Erzerum regarding the recent earthquake at Melazgerd, according to which a strong earth shock, lasting thirty seconds, was felt In the morn­ ing of April 29 throughout the entire district between Lake Van and the Russiua frontier, and as far west as Kharput The twn of Melazgerd, consisting of SOQfyouses. was de- ITALY'8 KING A 8TUDENT. Victor Emmanuel Has Knowledge of Many Languages. The most literary monarch in Eu­ rope Is without doubt the young Vic­ tor Emmanuel of Italy. He knows English, French and German equally as well as his native language and has even a reading acquaintance with that very difficult language, Russian. He spends at least three hours every day in his study busy with current liter­ ature of every kind. He is said to prefer the monthly reviews to dally journals; but, however this may be. It is quite certain that no monarch alive keeps himself more thoroughly posted in all questions of the day. He has more than once astonished Eng­ lish visitors by his Intimate acquaint­ ance with the intricacies of their par­ ty politics and social questions, in which he is better read than many members of the British parliament. A6TRE8S TO CHRISTEN SHIP. WAR- Mlss Florence Worden's Action Will Establish Precedent. Perhaps for the first time In the history of the navy department, an actress will christen a United States war vessel when, next September, Miss Florence Worden breaks a bot- fZQ/eENCC WC&DI7N- Rural 8port "Yes," remarked the citizen of San dy Lane, "our parson claims that these here racing automobiles are keeping some of his flock away from meeting." "You don't mean to say that any one owns a racing automobile around here?" asked the drummer In surprise "No, they don't own them, but they sit on the fence all day Sunday and throw stones at those that Chicago Dally News. tie of champagne over the bow. of the torpedo boat destroyer Worden, named after her uncle, Rear Admiral John Larimer Worden. Miss Worden was formerly a member of "The Chinese Honeymoon" company and is now playing in "The Runaway." Her voice was trained In Europe, and she has sung at Berlin and other Euro­ pean centers. Qualifications Are Vigorous. President Hadley of Yale. President Smith of Trinity college and President Raymond of Wesleyan are to select the holders of the Rhodes scholar­ ships from Connecticut. The present plan is not to make any appointment until the fall of 1904. Two qualifica­ tions will be demanded of the stu­ dents who apply for the scholarship. A candidate must have passed twT years at a college or university and must be a good student Besides tms, he must be of pleasing personality. Cities Alike In Temperature. The average annual temperature af Sitka -Omaha It fr* ssipr Choose Mayor of Humble Station. James E. Burke, recently chosen mayor of Burlington, Vt., is r. black­ smith. When notified that the Su­ preme court had decided his election legal--It had been contested by th t Republican candidate--he was in his shop shoeing a horse. He finished his joo before making any reply to the congratulations of his friends. Tulip Cultivation. One hundred and sixteen different varieties of tulip are under cultivation In a Lincolnshire bulb grower's gar- d«a»~ • Ay ' £ V* ' "V" •' '» • • i f f .j* •' stroyed and much havoc was wrought In the surrounding villages. Col. Khalil Bey, commanding the garrison of Melazgerd, with his whole family, three officers and eighty soldiers per­ ished in the ruins. Lieut Col. Taylb Bey, whose family perished, became insane. OWN MUCH PAYING STOCK. Municipal Ownership Flourishing In Many English Towns. In a discussion of municipal social­ ism the Liverpool Daily Post uses some interesting facts from the ex­ perience of English towns, which may be tersely stated. Bath owns its hot springs and has extended the grand pump room at a cost of $150,000. Har­ rogate draws large income as propri­ etor of baths, gardens and theaters. Leamington owns baths and a pump room. Southport draws $17,500 a year from pleasure boats, toboggan and "aerial flights." Brighton owns a pa­ vilion and an aquarium. Nottingham, Bir: ingham and Wolverhampton clear altogether $189,500 a year culti­ vating 6ewage farms. Colchester owns an oyster fishery. Bradford operates a hotel. Plymouth owns a theater and a hotel. Birkenhead maintains lerry steamers to Liverpool at a profit of $50,000 a year. York owns the Foss canal, and Manchester, with $25,000,- 000 stock, is principal owner of its ship canal. Bradford has wool-testing machlnory. Leicester, Liverpool and Bradford manufacture stone from clinker. Towns, 228 in number, net $2,760,000 per annum from markets, and Dancaster, Chester and Lincoln own race courses. HONORED BY HIS COUNTRYMEN. T. P. O'Connor Re-elected President of Irish National League. Thomas Power O'Connor, who has been re-elected president of the Irish National League, is the noted Irish statesman, journalist and author who has sat in parliament for the Scot­ land division of Liverpool since 1865. Mr. O'Connor, who is so familiarly and so affectionately known as "Tay Pay," is 55. At 18 he was a B. A. and senior scholar in history and modern languages at Queens College, Galway. Mr. O'Connor went to Lon­ don In 1870. He was the fitot editor of the London Star, the London Sun and the London Weekly Sun. The telegraph operator who sentflM news of the catastrophe said he hlafr self was badly injured and that hla wife and sister had been killed. The foreign office has appealed foi subscriptions for the relief of the des­ titute Mohammedans and Christiana of the Melazgerd district 8LEPT IN ROOM WITH CORPSK. • v. Negress Stabbed Kid Carson When He Approached Her Bed. A negro longshoreman, Known alooff the East river front as "Kid Carson," was stabbed in the heart, in the ten^ ment at 142 Cherry street (lew York, by Grace Hasbrook, a negresa, and died almost instantly. Tue woman told the police that Car­ son had visited the home of Ernest Bullen and his wife, with whom she lived, but had gone from the house when she retired at 10 o'clock. Aa she was falling asleep, she said, she saw the man approaching her bed, and she reached to a nearby mantel for an open clasp knife and jabbed him with it. He fell to the floor with a groan and she went to sleep. When she awoke she saw his body on tha floor. The knife blade had penetrated his heart She told Bullen about it and'the lafc* ter called in Policeman Gibbons, who arrested her. To Coroner Golden* kranz she declared that she did not know at the time that the man had died, and while thinking what she had best do she fell asleep and slept until morning. ? * . • ( -A FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIOfr' Myrojt T. Herrick Named by Republt* can Convention. The Republicans of Ohio in con* vention last week nominated Myron Famous Wit of the Past. J. Edward Addicks, who recently withdrew from the senatorial fight in Delaware, was born in Philadelphia and is well versed In the history of the Quaker city. One of the ^figures of the past that he most admires was the brilliant Judge Peters, who lived at Belmont mansion and whose wit made him famous. One of the stories of Judge Peters that he sometimes tells relates to the presentation to the jurist by a lawyer of his only son. "This is my all," the lawyer said. In making the Introduction. "Your awl?" Peters returned. "He Is your last, too, no doubt, though I can't well call him a strapping fellow." J itA. ' Myron T. Herrick. T. Herrick, for governor. Hanna's great friend, George B. Cox, of Cincinnati, named Warren Q. Harding for lieutenant governor and Wade Hampton Ellis for attorney gen­ eral as well as being the most poten­ tial factor In nominating Judge Suufr mers. Auditor Guilbert and others, especially McKinnon for 4rea*wa&. were strongly indorsed. Death of Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. George Alfred Townsend, wife of "Gath," the well-known newspaper correspondent died in Washington last week. She was Miss Bessie Ev­ ans Rhodes. Through her grandmoth­ er she was an Evans of the Welsh stock of Marian Evans ("George Eliot"). She was married to Mr. Townsend Dec. 21, 1865, and accom­ panied him to the Austro-Prussian war of 1866. Ex-Bandits' Names Have Value. Frank James and Cole Younger, the ex-bandits, who have been touring Kansas and Missouri with a wild west SLiOW of which they were supposed to be the proprietors, were arrested the other day for running a gambling game In connection with the show. At the hearing it developed that they were salaried employes of the real owner of the enterprise bearing their name. ' Knox's Favorites. Attorney General Knox haa keen appreciation of a fast horss. a game of golf, good companions aod a good cigar.. , - , , First Statue of "Hamlet" Louis Hasselriis, the Danish scalp- tor, will make the statue which is to commemorate the three hundredth an­ niversary of the first printed edition of "Hamlet." Danish schclars and lit­ erati took the lead in the movement for a monument to Shakespeare^ which will be erected in or near Els!- nore. Queen Alexandra of England, ^ Dane by birth, has taken a deep inter­ est in the project and other royalties, including her parents, are also giving aid. A. W. Machen's Successors " Martin Fornes. who has succeeMI temporarily to the desk in the post* office department at Washington va­ cated by Machen, is a Norwegian by birth. He came to this country thirty* six years ago, when he was 16 yearn of age. Secretary Windom secured him his first government place, which was in the pension bureau. High-Priced Stamps. Some of the postage stamp* show* at an international stamp exhibition at Muehlhausen, Alsace, are priced at, •' •' -i •» - ' - ' s i : tL' tmr '-•'niteiMiimti '-- .v i- L t'