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W" ' •V^:> s >Vi»" > «.v»».«> "foffie »>;i;i •;»'4.#'i»- SECRETARY ROOT TO LEAVE OFFICE; GOV. TAFT HIS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR a*s?s ?*•? J BUTCHERS WHO WERE FAMOUS EZJffU JPOOT It Is officially announced that Elihu Root will resign as Secretary of War, the resignation to take effect about the first of next January, and that he will be succeeded, unless present plans miscarry, by Judge William H. Taft, now governor of the Philippines. For a long time, as Washington gossip has it, Secretary Root has de- aired for pressing private reasons, to retire from the cabinet. When Mr. .Roosevelt became President Secretary Root indicated his wish to leave the cabinet within a year, but his friend­ ship for the president and his inter- RECORD CHANGE OF WEATHER. Temperature Dropped Ninty Degrees In Twenty Minutes. J. P. Asher of Denver, Col., had an experience a few days ago which would seem to prove that there are other changeable climates besides that of Chicago. Mr. Asher was working in his field one afternoon. It was terribly hot that day, so on go­ ing home to dinner he left his shoes behind And returned to work barefoot­ ed. A severe hailstorm came up and Mr. Asher alighted from his wagon the better to manage his team of startled horses. As he stood there his feet were buried in six inches of hail and were badly frost bitten. Farmer Asher allows that a change from over 90 in the shade to a zero temperature, all inside of some twenty minutes, comes near marking a new meteorological record. FIRED ON AMERICAN VESSEL This is the Petrel, the Canadian rev- Mine cutter which fired twenty shots, With deck gun and small arms, into the American fishing tug Silver Spray on Lake Erie in an attempt to seize Woman Disclaims Honor. The most gifted of all women com­ posers was Clara Schumann, yet shortly before her marriage she frank­ ly wrote in her diary: "I used to think I had talent for creating, but I have changed my mind. Women should not wish to compose; not one ftn n ever succeeded. To suppose that I was destined to be an exception would be an arrogant assumption, which I made formerly, but only be- oause my father prompted me." Ball Player Preaches Sermon. Third Baseman Bagsby of the Au­ gusta, Ga., baseball club, filled thfe pul­ pit of the First Baptist church of that olty on a recent Sunday. Mr. Bagsby Is a theological student and Is paying his way through college by the salary fcs derives from playing ball. Slam te Use Guillotine. ; A guillotine has been ordered by the Siamese government from Paris. Hitherto the method of beheading a Criminal in Siam has been a blow .from a sword while he simply kneels 'with his head bent. A. v,. .. V . • -• the tug for an alleged violation of the fishing laws. The Silver Spray is full of holes as a result of the chase, and one of its crew is in a hospital with a wounded leg. Trained in the Civil War. is rather remarkable that in the long line of men who have been and who will be at the head of the army, until the retirement of Wood in 1924, none since Schofield has been or will be West Point men. Neither Miles, Young, Corbin, Chaffee, MacArthur nor Wood is a graduate of the famous academy. All except Wood came over from the civil war and the four years' service in that great conflict stands for as much as four years at West Point. Will Live In California. Gen. John B. Babcock, who has Just been placed on the retired list of the army, proposes, to make California his future home. During his term of ser­ vice he was stationed in that state for several years and has many warm personal friends there. Epworth League. The Epworth league, now. fourteen years old, has' 28,000 chapters and 1,600,000 members. One thousand new chapters were added during the last rmr. eat in pending questions before the war department caused him to re­ main for a longer period than he had Intended. Even now he has not indicated to the President just when he may leave the cabinet, but he "fend the president have discussed the subject many times and have a mutual under­ standing regarding it. It is not expected that the Secretary will present his resignation to the president before he leaves for Eng­ land to take up the work of the Alas­ kan boundary committee. He has not presented his resignation yet, and Gave Up All to Creditors. Sir Joseph Pease, a leading Eng­ lish banker, with important business connections in this country, has died, leaving only $12,000, the house of which he was the head having gone to smash a few months ago, and he having surrendered his property to meet the debts, it is said. Sir Joseph was a Friend, and grandson of Edward Pease, the quaker, "father of rail­ ways." Wyndham's Characteristics. George Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, who now figures promi­ nently in the public eye in connection with the Irish land bill, is sometimes spoken of as "the knight errant of English politics," because of his in­ stinctive love for forlorn causes. Mr. Wyndham has written some pretty verses and rumor credits him with being the author of a clever novel. haa not informed the president when he will present iL It has been a struggle between Mrs. Root and the president, and Mrs. Root has won. She has been desirous for a year and a half that her husband should .return to the practice of law, as he made a considerable sacrifice when he succeeded Secretary Alger in 1899, for he practically abandoned his law practice. Mrs. Root never was fond of Washington society and she felt that her husband should follow his profession for a few years before retiring. That Gov. Taft will be Mr. Root's successor as secretary of war there can be little or no doubt. He is famil­ iar with many of the problems which the secretary of war will have to meet and solve; he is a warm, personal friend of^the president, who has an abiding confidence in his ability and patriotism, and it is understood that he would welcome the change in­ volved. Of course his appointment as Sec­ retary of War would necessitate the appointment of a new president of the Philippine commission. In all proba­ bility Gen. Luke Wright would suc­ ceed to the presidency of the com­ mission, his work as a member of that body having been eminently sat­ isfactory to the administration. Some other changes also would ue involved in the appointment of Gov. Taft as secretary of war, but nothing defin­ ite concerning them can be said at this time. 'SOCIETY" I 'AS NEW FAD. "Munching" Now the Proper Thing at Swell Dinners. One of the popular fads at Newport at present is "munching," which means merely eating very slowly. Munching is one of the numerous pre­ ventatives of growing avoirdupois, and as it has the recognition of King Edward It is naturally regarded with much favor in Newport. The theory is that every particle of food must be chewed slowly and carefully until no solid material remains to be swal­ lowed. Slow eating is merely car­ ried to an extreme by the new treat­ ment. All London society threatened with too much flesh is said to be chewing very long aad very thorough ly and American converts to the sys­ tem are already numerous. Its effect is said to be noticebale at dinners which have come to be known as munching parties and are much less vivacious than they were when eat­ ing and drinking went on rapidly. Persons who eat slowly also eat much less than those who eat rapidly. CANADIAN PATROL IN RIGHT. No Action Will Be Taken as Result of Firing on American Fisher. The contemplated case of Capt. Christopher S. Chau against the Cana­ dian government for the action of the patrol boat Petrel in firing upon the fish tug Silver Spray, when the vessel was alleged to have been in Canadian waters, will be dropped. Skipper Chau was advised by Collector of the Port Brown of Erie. Pa., to ascertain his exact location at the time of the trou­ ble before taking the matter to the United States authorities. He has done so, and states that he was over the line. The statement is also made by one of the captains of the fishing fleet that nearly all of the tugs were over the boundary and that the Silver Spray was at least two miles beyond the American waters. Want to Leave Newport. Many estates are for sale. The fine estates of Mrs. Frederick W. Vander- bilt, of Benjamin Thaw, who objected to the marriage of his sister to the earl of Yarmouth, and of Mrs. Her­ mann Oelrichs are in the market. The Bell and Malbone estates and Cross- ways, owned by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, wife of the president of the Illinois Central railroad, are for sale.. Japanese Universalist Missionary. Rev. Dr. Kiyoshi Satoh, a Japanese has been ordained a preacher of the Universalist church and will shortly proceed to hiB native land, there to take up missionary work. ' The rev­ erend gentleman is first of his race to be ordained in this denomination. Part of this study consists of a three- years' course in Lombard college. He was ordained in Boston. A Literary Family.. Charles Belmont Davis, who is be- ginning4to make his way In the maga­ zines, is the fourth of his family to achieve literary reputation. His fath­ er is L. Clarke Davis, the Philadelphia' editor and fisherman friend of Grover Cleveland; his mother, the novelist, Rebecca Harding Davis, and his broth­ er, Richard Harding Davis. That Occupation Has Given Birth to Many Great Men. The butcher's trade has perhaps given birth to greater men than any other occupation in life. In ancient times we .find that in Athens Lysicles, one of the greatest politicians in that great city, was a butcher and cattle dealer. Caius Terentius Varro, the Roman consul, a man of extraordinary elo­ quence and ability, who was unani­ mously elected by the Romans to com­ mand an army of 120,000 men to fight Hannibal, but who was defeated by him at Cannae in 17 ii. C., was the son of a butcher. When the celebrated White Ship went down with the future king of England, in 1120, one man alone, Ber- c-ld, a butcher of Rouen, was saved. Cardinal Wolsey, lord high chancel­ lor of England ami papal legate to Hecry VIII., was the son of an Ips­ wich butcher. The immortal Shakespeare, the greatest poet the world ever knew, was likewise the son of a butcher and draper, and was when young appren­ ticed to the trade for a while. Daniel Defoe, author of "Robinson Crusoe," was a butcher's son; so, too, was Mark Akenside, MD., author of "Pleasures of Imagination."--Straj Stories. Illinois News Items State Happenings Succinctly Told by Our Special Correspondents WIFE FLEES WITH YOUNGER MAN WONDERFUL TEMPLE IN INDIA. Built on Rocking Stone on the Top of a Mountain. The most wonderful temple in the world Is built on a rocking stone on the summit of a mountain in northern India, which is over 20,000 feet high. The rock weighs many thousands of tons, but is balanced on so fine a point that a comparatively light pressure Is sufficient to make it sway. Hindu priests teach their followers that this rock was placed position by the help of the gods, and thus they add considerably to the feeling of awe which they desire to create. Worshippers at this shrine must first make a perilous ascent of the mountain. Then they spend seven days of preparation in a temple built on the solid mountain before they are permitted to make the final passage to the mysterious rocking stone. To reach this it is necessary to cross a bridge ever a great chasm, for nature and man have combined to make this Hin­ du shrine difficult of access. After crossing the bridge, the pil­ grim mounts a ladder, to which he clings in terror for his life here and iu the hereafter. The temple onthe rock is necessarily small; three priests officiate there, but Its myster­ ies no man is permitted to reveal. Europeans have seen it only from a distance.--Tit Bits. THOUGHT HE MUST BE DEAD. Effective Rebuke That Was Adminis­ tered to Procrastinator. A merchant, who was very punctual in all he did, one day gave a joiner an order for some work. Knowing the man was rather caraless, and often promised but did not perform, he said to him: "When will you have my work fin­ ished?" "On Thursday next," replied the joiner, "if I am living, you shall have it" Thursday came and passed without the promised work. In the evening the merchant caKed at the newspaper office, and asked the printer to insert among the deaths the name of the joiner. On taking up the paper next day the man was surprised to find an announcement of his death, and went to the printer to demand an explanation. He was referred to the merchant, who, on seeing him, expressed some surprise, for, said he, "you solemnly promised my work for Thursday, if you were living, and as it did not come I thought you must be dead." Quit Kicking. Quit kicking Just because you think The old world's going wrong; There's always something somewhere Of happiness and song. Besides, you never made the world; Life's scheme is not your own; Quit kicking; take what happens, »»"i Just reap what you have sown. Quit kicking. When the play Is bad Hemember what you've lost Some other fellow's gained, and so In summing up the cost We find that in the end we know What other men have known- Results? We take them as they com*-- We reap what we have sown. Quit kicking, man. The world's not bad; At least, it could be worse. We live and dream; that's worth th« while; We ponder themes and verse; We sing and love; we hate and feel; We iaugh; sometimes we wee^#-- ^ So all the pulsing passions are Compassed in the sweep Of what we are and what we feel--. Quit kicking, man! The blarney If, in this whirligig of Chance And Time you lose the game, Is with the man who whiles his life Complainingly away. Just laugh, old man; Just dream, and love; Just live--and live lo-day! --New Orleans Times-Democrat. Her Little Joke. They were in the studio. Artists' trappery and bohemian paraphernalia were placed about the room with stud- led carelessness. Heavy tapestries and portieres choked the walls. Costly statuary mediaeval firearms, poniards, yata ghans and priceless and historic ar­ mor were ranged idly about the room. Seated on a Heavily upholstered di van, eyeing the American heiress at work on an Intricate landscape, wa« the duke. "Bah Jove," he ejaculated suddenly "do you know, Miss Millyuns, I'm wrapped up in you and " „ "Huh!" interrupted the wealthy maiden with Yankee sarcasm, "1 don't see why you should be wrapped up^ I haven't bought you yet." Vhe duke sat dumfounded, wonder ing what thete was in her remark tc cause a smile to Wreak out oyer hei sweet visage. t Reaves Husband and Babe to Elope With a Farmhand. Charles Gaylord of Areola has ask­ ed the police to assist him In locating his wife, who eloped with Wallace Haypenny,. a young farmhand who worked on the James Davidson farm, north of Areola. Mrs. Gaylord not only deserted her husband, but also left behind her a 3-year-old daughter. Haypenny drove to the Gaylord home, and while Mr. Gaylord and the child were sleeping Mrs. Gaylord arose and fled with her young lover. Before the elopement Haypenny also won the good will of Miss Emma Wright of Hazel Dell, who was employed in Areola. Upon his promise to marry her, she loaned him $55 with which to buy furniture. When she learned what use had been made of her money she became frantic. ARDENT LOVER TAKES HIS LIFE. His 8weetheart Felt She Had Been Called to Missionary Field. Otto Lockhart of Cowden killed himself in one of the sleeping rooms at the home of his father. He shot himself through the heart with a shot­ gun and died instantly. The deed was the outcome of Lockhart's love for Miss Daisy Hunter, a young school teacher, and her refusal to marry him at once. They had been engaged for some time, but she desired to post­ pone the marriage, as she felt that she had been called to become a mis­ sionary to Africa. He had been at her home that evening and killed him­ self immediately after reaching home. Lockhart was an exemplary young man and secretary of the Free Meth­ odist Sunday school. His father, Dav­ id Lockhart, is a wealthy farmer and business man. Expires on Excursion 8teamer. Harry Sively of Beardstown died suddenly on the excursion steamer City of Peoria. He retired early feel­ ing in usual health, but awakened the engineer by groaning. The latter went to his bedside'and found him almost choked. Physicians were sum­ moned, but he died before they ar­ rived. Bartender Shoots Negro. Earl Summers, a young colored man, was shot three times in an altercation at Litchfield with W. R. Kryman, bar­ tender in a saloon. One shot took ef­ fect in the left arm and the other two through the body, one penetrating the left lung. Summers is in a precarious condition and can not live. Fall Carnival at Springfield. The Springfield Business Men's as­ sociation has decided to give a fall carnival on a more elaborate scale than in years previous. Hundreds of dollars have b^en^subscribed. The electrical -UliiaimatioiN-will excel for­ mer years, and there will be more attractions. Stenographer Takes Add. Miss Eva Chamness, aged 20, dead in Marion from the effects /6f carbolic acid, taken with suicid^r in­ tent. Miss Chamness was a stenog­ rapher and typewriter in the oraBce of Master in Chancery W. O. Powers, and had apparently been light^rearted and cheerful. Ball Club Incorporates. The Springfield Baseball associa­ tion has been incorporated with a capital of |1,500. R. M. Sullivan and J. E. George are the incorporators. The association expects to have a first-class league ball team for Spring- field next season. More Parks for Capital. The Springfield park board has,de- cided to make an appropriation of $75,000 for the purchase of park sites and improvements for the present parks. An ordinance authorising the issuance of bonds has been passed. Captain Resigns. Capt. C. E. Rudy of Mat toon has resigned the captaincy of company E, Fourth regiment, Illinois National Guard. It is probable that he will be succeeded by Howard Lytle, who is now lieutenant of the company. Reunion of Company A. The annual reunion of company A, 91st Illinois, was held in the K. of P. hall at Litchfield. John A. Mc- Williams was elected president and D. W. Manners secretary for the en­ suing year. Is Trown From Horse. C. W. Sellew, a prominent citizen of Mattoon, while inspecting some of his farm land in Jackson county, was thrown from his horse and seriously injured. Priests Move. Rev. Father Otto Meier, who has been pastor of the Catholic church at Centralia for several years has been assigned to the church at Damians- ville, in Clinton county. Rev. j; H. Burns of Belleville will succeed hijn at Centralia. Home^of §aloons. There are more saloons in the state of New York than in all the states south of the Ohio river and Pennsyl­ vania. including Arkansas and Louis-, ana, th6 figures respectively being SCf 000 and 27,000. Last Eminent Instructor. The departure from Russia of Dr Gustav Tammann. professor of cbem istry at the University of Dorpat, tc accept a chair at Gottingen, has been mu*h commented on, because .he wat the last remaining eminent instructor at that once famous seat of learning "Thousand Islands.'.' There are 2.000 Islands In the Thou sand islands. New Rural Route. Postmaster George J. Price has re­ ceived word from the postofflce de­ partment that a new rural mall route will be established at Flora, serving the people southeast of the city. Bible School. Knox P. Taylor, a state Sunday school evangelist, is conducting a Bible school at the Christian church at Litchfield. NEGRO IMITATE8 WILD COWBOY Yells Like an Indian While Firing His Pistols at Random. Ben Debow, colored, was shot twice in the right leg by Constable John Morrissey, near the end of the Den- verside car line, near East St. Louis. Debow, who had a couple of pistols in his possession, decided to have some fun at the expense of people living in the neighborhood. He drew the weap­ ons and started down the only street of the place, firing right and left, all the while yelling like an Indian. Peo­ ple ran from their homes, some hiding in a nearby cornfield. Constable Mor­ rissey heard the shooting and started for the place, calling to the negro to desist, but the latter refused, and turned his pistol on the officer. Mor­ rissey fired two shots, both of which took effect in the negro's right leg. MAN'S BODY IS FOUND ON RAILS STRANGER GETS EASY MONEY Forms Partnership With Peru Man, Who Is Out $150. A man giving his name as James Hanlon and representing himself as an expert marble worker from St. Louts, entered into a partnership with O. M. Voyles of Peru for the estab­ lishment of marble works. After some stock had bee^w^received, Hanlon showed his partner a bill for $300, sup­ posed to be from the Bradbury marble company of St. Louts, but which Voyles now thinks Hanlon made out himself, as communication with that company discloses the fact that it had not sent out such a bill. Voyles paid over his share of the amount to Hanlon, but becoming suspicious, be­ gan to investigate. Hanlon has dis­ appeared. Farmers' Mutual. The farmers of Union county have organized a farmers' mutual fire in­ surance company, and its firfet officers are; President, Joseph Mayer, Sr.; treasurer, Willard Walker; secretary, A. M. L. Millar; directors, J. A. Fulen- wider, David Mees, Joseph Mayer, G. W. Fink, Joseph Ury, A. M. L Miller, John Rausmier, Ed Reischauer and Willard Walker. Plans City Park. A petition is being circulated by A. H. Polk of Mount Vernon looking to the purchase of the Morse farm, a mile northwest of the courthouse, for the purpose of converting it into a city park. Mount Vernon has no pub­ lic park. The plan is to organise a company, with shares at $10 each, to purchase the farm. Little Girl Is Fatally Burned. The funeral of Irene Ritter, the 9- year-old daughter of Herman Ritter, took place at Collinsville. The little girl's death was due to burns re­ ceived by her clothing becoming ignit­ ed from an illuminated miniature street car with which she and a num­ ber of companions were playing* Strike at New Mine. The miners employed at the coal mine recently opened at Greenfield walked out. They were receiving 3 cents per bushel for room work, and made a demand upon Solemon & Stur- man, the mine owners, for an advance of 1 cent, which was refused. Vv- 8urprise Causes Hemorrhage. Mrs. Lydia E. Hoer of Quincy was greatly surprised by receiving a visit from a friend that she had not seen for twenty-five years and the excite­ ment caused a violent hemorrhage. For several hours her life was des­ paired of. Lineman Sustains Injuries. Timothy Brown, a lineman for the Western Union Telegraph company, by a fall at Boody suffered a broken arm and severe bruises. He is in the Decatur hospital. Railroad Employe Loses Foot. John Comakat of Collinsville, an em­ ploye of the Vandalia railroad, bad his right foot badly crushed by a 600- pound rail falling on it. Amputation was necessary. Decatur Man Is Bankrupt. Charles Brandel of Decatur has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the fed­ eral court, scheduling liabilities at $800 and assets at $1,041. Buys Right of Way. The Chicago, Eastern Illinois ft SL Louis Railroad company is buying its right of way in the city of Pana. This is the Frisco extension. Sends Boy to Reformatory. Willie Van Dyke of Springfield, 13 years old, was sentenced to the state refoitaatory by Judge Murray. Dog Attacks Girl. Edith Death erage, a young girl liv­ ing in the south part of Litchfield, was Mtte? by a vicious dog. V Japanese Student. Takashi Banno of Tsu Ise, Japan, will become a student at the Jamet Milliken university at Decatur, whicfc opens Sept. 15. Crap Shooter Is Stabbed. Thomas Jones, a colored bootblack of Alton, aged about 20, is dying at St. Joseph's hospital from knife wounds inflicted by Jasper Rice also colored. The two had been shooting craps, it is said, and quarreled. Rice escaped. Baptist Meeting. The Alton. Baptist association will meet with the Greenville Baptist church Aug. 26. The meeting will continue three days. Rev. E J Brown- son of Belleville1 will be moderator and M. W Weir clerk. Labor Day Orators. The Decatur Labor day demonstra­ tion will be held at Fair Lawn park. The speakers wit! be Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor; Hon. David Ross, secretary of the state bureau of labor, and Q. C. Adams of Decatur. Police Believe That He Was Murders# for His Money. Mystery surrounds the death of an unknown man whose remains wars found on the Chicago, Peoria ft SL Paul tracks, a short distance from Springfield. Officers believe he murdered and his body thrown the track, but as yet no clew to the guilty parties has been found. The remains were viewed by a large crowd of people at the undertaking establish­ ment, but Coroner Bear has been un­ able to determine who the unfortunate man is. In his pocket was found a, picture of a woman, but she cannot be located. At the photograph gallery where the likeness was taken the woman gave her name as Miss Fisher. A search for her has been instituted. The clothes which the dead man wore were purchased at a Springfield stona, and while the clerks do not know the buyer's name, they state that he had quite a sum of money when he made the purchases. This fact leads the police to believe tbat he was nw dered. is, JM Kaskaskia Valley Line. Articles of incorporation for the 8t Louis ft Kaskaskia Valley railroad, with principal office at East SL Louia, have been filed at Springfield; capital stock, $150,000. The new road is to be constructed from an easterly di­ rection, crossing the Baltimore ft Ohio Southwestern tracks at Farman sta­ tion. thence in a northeasterly diree- tion to a point on the boundary line of St. Clair county. The incorporators and first board of directors are: George W. Detharidge, Ed W. West, Jr., and Howard Heimberger of Belle­ ville; R. E. Rombauer and Edward;fJV: Rombauer of St. Louis. A*: Runs Into Open Switch. ' A serious wreck occurred on tfeg Southern railway at Mount Vernon as the eastbound passenger train was near the plant of the Mount Vernon press brick company. The train ran into an open switch, the engine and baggage car being ditched and the smoker derailed. Fortunately, no one was killed, though several were bruised. The coaches were transferred to the Louisville & Nashville, and ft fresh engine took them to St. Louis. It is believed that the switch signedly left open. Towerman Causes Death. A. S. Huckstep, locomotive engineer' in the service of the Wabash railway on the Chicago division, was killed at Reddjick. He was on engine 820. train second 94. After Huckstep had been given the crossing the towerman suddenly changed the signals and the interlocker caused derailment. Huck­ step jumped as the engine careened and his head was crushed. Fireman H. McDonald and Wm. Couples, brak^ man, escaped with slight bruises. •mi Farmers' Institute Speakers. President C. S. Beggs and Secretin^ J. E. Edwards of the Cass county Farmers' institute have succeeded in securing as speakers for their meeting at Ashland, Oct. 16 and 16, John Ok Imboden of Decatur, 111.; Joseph B. Fulkerson of Jerseyville. 111.; A. P. Grout of Winchester, Charles Howe of Jacksonville. W. H. Crum of Liter- berry, Gates Strawn of Jacksonville and John W. Virgin of Virginia. V.;* MM Carlyje Institute Closes. A week's session of the CUinAop * County Normal institute was held at Carjyle. There was a good attend­ ance, about 100 teachers being pree» ent The institute was under the di­ rection of County Superintendent of Schools William Johnston, assisted by Prof. W. H. Pyle, superintendent of the Vandalia schools, and Prof. J. W. Fisher, superintendent of the Cartylt schools. Woodmen's County Camp. A meeting has been called for Aag* 20 at Carbondale to organize a county camp of the Modern Woodmen ol America. The following towns will send delegates to the convention, hav­ ing local camps of the order: Car­ bondale, Makanda. De Soto. Elkvillet Murphysboro, Ava, Campbell Hill, V^', gennes and Grand Tower. • > Reward for Murderer. •; Gov. Yates has offered a reward •£> $200 for the arrest and conviction tit' the unknown murderer or murderers of George KilLam, Jr., who was killed in Macoupin county on the ntght;il! July 5, 1903. Badly Hurt by Horse. George Conover, a young son of Luther Conover of Chicago, was thrown from a horse at the residence of Howard Seibling of Virginia and perhaps fatally injured. Former Legislator Dies. Hon. John L. Nichols, ex-member e( the Illinois legislature, died at Wash­ ington. aged 60 years. For a number of years he has held an important po­ sition in the United States docu­ mentary department. Switchman Is Injured. James Kearney, a switchman, was Injured at East St. Louis while coup­ ling cars on the Chicago ft Alton road He was taken to the Henrietta hospi- Board of Trade Secretory. John H. Culver has been elected secretary of the Decatur chamber ot commerce, and be has appointed Fred Schroli as his assistant. The organ­ isation will boom Decatur's business interests. -- "VfW Conservator for Farmer^ '; W.^ff Austin has been appointed" conservator of John B. Prince, a wealthy farmer of Charlton, giving bond in the sum of $25,000. Mr. Prince, by reason of advancing years* was thought incapable of maua<ta$- bis estate He is 83 years old. . Revival Meetings. Rev. P. P Carson. 1 astoc of the Methodist Episcopal church of Hilie- boro. has begun a series of revival ser­ vices. He is being assisted by se^st WUey. . -is H