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ENGLISH MILLIONAIRE IS AN ADMIRER OF AMERICAN METHODS W* i:% rtifcl.;. py&ŝ i Alfred Mosely, who Is now in New York In advance of a committee of British educators who will study Am­ erican educational methods at his ex­ pense, is an Englishman who made an Immense fortune in the gold and dia­ mond mines of South Africa, and who •ow conceives the idea of keeping Eng- THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. Intense Interest Manifested in Coming International Convention. Aever before in the history of the Disciples of Christ has there been such an interest as there is in the coming convention of the international mis­ sionary convention of the Christian churches of the world, which convenes •at Detroit, Oct 16, and will Continue In dally session until the 22d, inclu­ sive. Secretary Benjamin U Smith of Cin­ cinnati and A. McLean, president of the Foreign Christian society, expect great things of the coming convention. During the past year fully fifty thou­ sand new members have been added to the already strong membership, which swells their numbers now to 1,300,000. In addition to this splendid record A sum of $2u0,000 has been raised for. field work in foreign lands, and this people have just sent missionaries in­ to Tibet, the urst In the history of the world. In 1809 there was a single congre­ gation of the Disciples of Christ, with A membership that did not exceed twenty. Now there are 11,000 congre­ gations, and 1,300,000 communicants, and churches have been established In all parts of the United States, in CtoriM*, in England, in Australia, and In Bouth Africa. Eve and the Apple. At a dinner in New York the other evening Theodosia Garrison, poet and novelist, was seated beside a man who Is vastly proud of knowing a deal about foodstuffs. At every opportun­ ity he airs this real or supposed knowledge, and ere long had begun to weary the clever writer. At length he declared that apples were excel­ lent for the vitality of the brain be­ cause of the phosphoric acid which they contain in large quantities. "Oh, then it fs quite clear," said the poe­ tess, "that Eve only plucked that ap­ ple to supply Adam with a few ideas." Rare Specimens of Insects. Dr. Frank Snow, with a small party of Kansas university students, has been bug-catching in southwest Ari­ zona. They broughfback 16,000 speci­ mens, all pinned and labeled, of which some 100 are new to science. Of these E,430 are beetles, 4,500 are flies, 1,926 are butterflies and moths, and the rest run the list of bees, wasps, bugs and Insects. The butterflies and moths were collected at night by spreading on a tree near the camp a mixture of beer and molasses. Boxer Uprising Aided Christians. W. P. Bentley of Shanghai, China, ^ addressed a Christian Endeavor meet­ ing at Bethany Park, Ind., the other day, and surprised his hearers by as­ suring them that the boxer movement had proved a great blessing to the church. The persecutions the Chris­ tians endured then only spread their teachings. Since the tremendous slaughter of Christians the number of converts had increased until It now equals what it was before the upris­ ing, 100,000. Want $50,000,000 for Mine. Percy Ford, a representative of the •wners of the Homestead mine in the Black Hills, has gone, to London to confer with the Rothschilds relative to the purchase of the mine. The for­ eign bankers are anxious to secure it and are said to have offered $35,000,- 000. The present owners, however, are holding out for $60,000,000 and expect to get that amount. Gold Medals for Life Savers. Rev. James J. Mciveever, a Catholic elergyman of Newark, N. J., announces that hereafter he will give a gold medal to any member of the local fire department who will Bave a life. Father McKeever decided on this ac­ tion after learning how a fireman lost Ida own life a short time ago while attempting to save'a child. Pugilist Claims Fortune. Cornelius J. Moriarity, a pugilist of Philadelphia known as "Jack Daly," has laid claim to the greater part of the fortune left by the late Dr. John A. Dougherty, who, he claims, adopted him in his youth. Dr. Dougherty's es­ tate Is appraised at $110,000. land abreast of the times by teaching her experts American methods. Last year he brought over a commission of twenty-five British tradesmen and paid all their expenses during a visit to our industrial centers. He was born in Bristol forty-eight years ago, and is Immensely popular. IS A LOVER OF ORCHIDS. HIc Collection the Fad of Retiring British Statesman. Joseph Chamberlain, the statesman, whose sudden resignation from the British cabinet, has caused such a sensation, is perhaps the most en* thusiastic orchid collector in the world. It is not believed that his ex* tensive collection is equaled anywhere on earth. About 5,500 different varie­ ties exist, and Mr. Chamberlain has representatives of more than half. Mr. Goschen used to declare that Cham* berlaln's course was not one to rouse public confidence in his judgment or sincerity. "Were Joseph Chamberlain first lord of the admiralty," said Mr. Goschen on one occasion, "I should ex* pect to read in the Times some morn­ ing that he had sailed away with the whol* channel squadron for an un» know J destination and would probably nevei be heard from again." FOUGHT IN MANY WARS. Major Way Eight Timea Honorably Discharged From Army. Major Benjamin Way, who claimed to be the oldest soldier in the United States, is dead at Akron, O., aged 92 years. He enlisted in the army and received honorable discharges eight times--a record probably never equaled in the country. He saw his first service with this regiment in one of the Indian wars of the western states. He also fought in the war be­ tween the Seminole Indians and the United States, while with this regl ment. In 1840 he was discharged, to again enlist with the Seventh United States infantry, with which he served during the Mexican war. Discharged in 1848 he enlisted in 1861. He was twice discharged and re-enlisted dur­ ing the war. In 1864 he enlisted for the last time, serving one year. Preacher Wtih Good Ideas. Rev. F. B. Meyer, a London preach­ er/ who labors among the poor of Westminster, has received the Amerl* can degree of D. D. and has accepted, though he will not use it. This is be­ cause he does not wish to give even the slightest reason for his people to think he is better than they. When he assumed charge in his present pastor­ ate the poor of the district thought the church was only for those who are well off. "This is all changed now," says Mr. Meyer, "and my many frienJs in the district call me 'Skipper' or 'Guvnor,' as tney happen to chcose." Coming Chess Tournament. The international chessmasters* tournament is to be held at Cambridge Springs, Pa., next April, somewhere near the 15th, and those who will be invited to take part are Lasker, Tar- rasch, Tschigorin, Teichmann, Janow- ski, Maroczy, Burn and Schlechter, of Europeans, and Pillsbury, Showalter, Lipschuetz, Marshall, Napier, Barry and Hodges, among Americans. Presi­ dent Roosevelt has agreed to give a special trophy for the winner of the tournament and there will be several prizes, but the sum Is not yet made up. ' •m Sixty-five Years in Pulpit. Rev. Dr. Edmund Dowse, who has been nearly sixty-five years in the pul­ pit, celebrated his ninetieth birthday on Thursday last. He has been pastor of the Pilgrim church in Sherborn, Mass., since 1838 and is said to be the oldest Congregationalist minister In active service in the country. He was born in Sherborn and there has held his only pastorate. New Chief of Odd Fellows. John J. Goodwin, who has Just been elected grand sire of' the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows, was born in Georgia Sept. 22, 1850. In early life he was engaged in the newspaper busi­ ness, and later devoted his time to the practice of law. Mr. Goodwin married Miss Emma McAfee of Atlanta Sept. 20, 1877, and the couple have two sons, 20 and 25 years old. Aged Candidate for Congress. Samuel W. Twombly of Winchester, Mass., although over four-score years of age and recently celebrated his six­ tieth wedding anniversary, is again the candidate for another term to repr(r sent his district in the legislature. ' i Illinois-3M"ew^Items State Happenings Succinctly Told by Our Special Correspondents DECISION IN RIVER FRONT CA8E. WOULD ABANDON BIG PARADE. 8C0RES THE MANUFACTURERS Master in Chancery^Holds Peoria Has No Right to Lease Lands. Master in Chancery Niehaus has rendered his decision in the case of the people, John Dailey et al. vs. Chi­ cago, Rock Island and Pacific railway and the Rock Island and Peoria rail­ way, involving the leasing of the Pe­ oria river front to the railroad com­ pany for a term of fifty years by the city council by an ordinance passed Nov. 15, 1898. The master finds that the city of Peoria had no power to dispose of the use and control and occupancy of any portion of the water front or the public landing, as was done by the ordinance in question, and that such disposal is inconsistent with the purposes for which the city holds title to the property. The ordi nance in question is void, and judg­ ment of ouster should be rendered against the defendants. Since the granting of the lease the railroad com- panies have made improvements on the property amounting to $500,000, in­ cluding a handsome passenger station. 8LAYS FATHER-IN-LAW. William Hoffman, who murdered his father-in-law. Dr. William Brandt, at Maestown, is known as a desperate MLUm man. Sheriff Ruch found it difficult to secure a posse to hunt the slayer, as he Is known as a sure shot. Abandon Graveyard. The old Catholic graveyard St Ca- bokia, near East St. Louis, has been abandoned and the people have se­ cured a plot of ground on the bluffs, where the dead of the parish will be buried in future. The Cahokia bury­ ing ground Is one of the oldest in the state, being the second regularly organized burying ground established in Illinois, the first being that at Kaskaskia. It contains the bodies of many ancestors of St. Louisans. Some of the graves are marked by fine slabs, and others are surrounded by granite walls. The last high water carried away the fences, and animals now roam unmolested through the spot. The bodies will probably be re­ moved. Big Sewer for East It Louis. The city council of East St. Louis is discussing plans for building a sew­ er the entire length of the city to emp­ ty into the Mississippi river about two miles south. It is said that the sewer will cost about $150,000, and will be large enough to carry off all the water from the eastern portion of the city, while the outlet wil* be sufficiently distant to prevent water from the riv er from backing up. . Macon County Settlera. Judge W. E. Nelson has been elect­ ed president of the Macon County Old Settlers' association; A. C. Traughber vice president; L. C. DaviB treasurer, and John Qulnlan, secretary. John A. Draper was the oldest man present; Mrs. Goff, oldest lady present, and Robert Wornlck and Ben Adams, oldest settlers. During the past year ninety-one members of the association ?*' Glasa Blowers' Officers. Litchfield branch, No. 96, of the glass) blowers' union, has elected the lollowing officers for the ensuing year: President, Thomas Noolan; vice president, John S. McCleary; sec­ retary, John F. Thorn; financial sec­ retary, David Williamson; treasurer, Henry Swartsbeck; conductor, Alonzo Hay ward; outside guard, Thomas Lonie. No Successor to Pastor. Frank T. Kuhl, S. A. Builard, S. E. Prather, Lee Matheney and other members of the committee sent to Quincy by the First M. B. church of Springfield to confer with Bishop Fowler as to a successor for Rev. D. F. Howe, resigned to go to Decatur, have returned and report that no suc­ cessor will be appointed for some time. Farmer Is Crushed. William Silger, a young termer near Carlyle, while driving into his barn at the top of a load of baled hay, was crushed between the top of the load and the top of the open­ ing into the barn. He died of his in­ juries. Dies From Fall. Mrs. Joseph Tomlinson, wife of Jacksonville's oldest clothing mer­ chant. died from injuries received by a fall. Deceased was 70 years of age and was a native of Philadelphia. Boy Attempts Suicide. At the Hale school, five miles east of Macon, Herbert Dougherty, aged 14, son of A. J. Dougherty, shot himself in the mouth with a 22 caliber revolver with suicidal intent. He left a note bidding good-by to his parents. Leader Favors Use Labor Day Funds for Defense of Unions. To abandon Labor Day parade in Chicago and use the money expended each year for uniforms and decorations as a defense fund is a suggestion of George Hodge, treasurer of the com­ mittee having charge of the demonstra­ tion this year, which is now under con­ sideration by the Chicago Federation of Labor. "The Labor Day committee has held its final meeting. The probable num­ ber of marchers in the event of a pa­ rade next year was discussed, and in the opinion of the majority of the members of the committee the number would be so greatas to render the I handling of the parade an almost sup­ erhuman task. The question of other means of celebrating labor's holiday was discussed, and I am going to recommend to the Federation that in­ stead of thfe parade an inexpensive means of celebrating be adopted, such as a mass-meeting in a public park. Good speakers could be had, and more good done the cause of labor than by any parade. "From a financial point of view, la­ bor could thus be much benefited. The celebration of Labor Day just past cost the union members of the city approximately $250,000. If this sum of money, instead of being expended for show, was contributed annually to a fund for the assistance of unions on strike or for provision cgainst legal action brought by employers, the posi­ tion of labor would be well-nigh im­ pregnable." Gasoline Explosion. El. J. Matlack, business manager of the East St. Louis Republican, had a narrow escape from being seriously burned at his home. By mistake, a servant in his hoirse filled a large coal oil lamp with gasoline, which was lighted by a member of the family. Mr. Matlack went into the room soon after, and as he entered the room the lamp exploded. Gasoline was scat­ tered all over the room, and some of the fluid fell upon his clothing. He bad sufficient presence of mind, how­ ever, to throw a blanket about himself and smother the flame, but was se­ verely burned about the face and hands. Grant Electric Franchise. The Jersey county board of super­ visors, by unanimous vote, has granted a twelve-year franchise to the Central Traction Company of Illinois for the use of the highways of Jersey county to construct an elecrict railway. The Central Traction Company was or­ ganized in Jerseyville, with the fol­ lowing officers: President, Aaron O. Auten of Jerseyville; vice president, Robert Curdle of Alton; secretary, June M. Rhoods of Alton; treasurer, A. W. Cross. The company propose^ to construct an electric railway from Jerseyville through Fieldon to Hardin, Calhoutf county. Sues Railroad Company. Hi Hie circuit court Mrs. Lulu Sellers has commenced suit against the Illi­ nois Central railroad company for $5,- 000 damages. Peter Sellers, uusband of the plaintiff, was killed by a (Central train last February. V . Pray for Dying »Vlan. At a command from Father Maddeo of St. Gabriel's Catholic church 250 persons of many creeds and race fell on their knees In the railroad tracks at Forty-fifth street and Stewart ave­ nue, Chicago, and prayed for Thomas Shaugnessy, over whose mangled form the priest was bendjn-g. man died as they prayed. B6ys of the Neighbor­ hood declare that Shaugnessy and a trainman were scuffling beside a freight train before the former went under the wheels. Sunday School Officers. The new officers of the Madlcon •County Sunday jSchool Association are: President, Mrs. G. M. Maxwell of Godfrey; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Carl Weurker of Alton; superinten­ dent of primary work, Mrs. C. S. Sto- well of Alton; superintendent of nor­ mal department, Rev. F. Stringer, Highland; superintendent home de­ partment, Rev. J. G. Reynolds, Madi­ son; superlntedent temperance depart­ ment, Rev. F. O. Wilson, Troy. Labor Leader Declares They Aim to Crush Manhood of Workmen. President Adam Menche of the Ill­ inois state federation of labor de­ nounced the manufacturers' associa­ tion, recently organized, in unsparing terms at a meeting of the Alton Trades and Labor assembly. Presi­ dent Menche contrasted the manufac­ turers' association with that of the trades unions, and declared that the prime object of this association is to destroy the manhood and independ­ ence of American workingmen by cre­ ating strife and disorder. The associ­ ation referred to is a branch of the manufacturers' association organized for the purpose of dealing with labor problems, and which has a strong membership In Alton, including every manufacturing institution in the city. The Alton Trades and Labor assembly also protested against the reinstate­ ment of W. A. Miller In the federal printing office at Washington. The eight-hour bill and the anti-injunction bill proposed for introduction in con­ gress were indorsed. JUDGE IS STRICKEN. Judge Guy C. Scott, who is said to have suddenly become afflicted with an affection of the eyes that is alarm­ ing In character, was elected to the bench of the Illinois Supreme Court last June, succeeding Judge Carter in the fourth judicial district. He is a democrat, and six years ago, though *&• JUDGE OUT C. SCOTT. living in Mercer county, a republican stronghold, was elected to the circuit bench. Three times he has been Mayor of Aledo, his home town, and resigned that office to go to Spring­ field last June. He was born in Hen­ derson county forty years ago and was admitted to the bar in 1886. Baptist Missionary Board. The Centralia Baptist association, in session at Beaver Creek, appointed Elders G. M. Clements and V. Col­ bert and Messrs. H. T. Cunningham, J. C. Pipp and J. M. Dltsch a mission­ ary board for the ensuing year, and a subscription of over $180 started* for work within the bounds of the association. The B. Y. P. U. of the association has elected officers as fol­ lows: President, Joseph Genre; sec­ retary, Grace Kingsbury; treasurer, Stella De Lassus. The meetings are being held in a'large tent Heed la Severed From Body. Clyde Reynolds, son of Engineer James Reynolds of the Big Four, mfct a sudden death near the Big Four depot at Mattoon. Reynolds boarded a fast-moving freight train and at­ tempted to swing round the corner of a car. He lost his balance and fell under the wheels, which completely severed his head from his body. Electric Line to Mount Vernon. John R. Pierce, president of the Southern Illinois Electric Railway Company, has telegraphed friends in East. St. Louis that be has succeeded in securing funds for the road, and that he will commence building the line Immediately. The line will con­ nect Mount Vernon with East St. Louis. Oppose Trading Stamps. The Alton Retail Merchants' Asso­ ciation has made a fight against the Issuing of trading stamps. An effort is being made to induce every busi­ ness man to sign an agreement not to give trading stamps with sales. Fire at Quincy. A fire broke out In some long ricks of straw, most of which was baled, on the grounds of the American Straw Board company at Quincy. The lire is supposed to have been started by some boys who were seen playing in the straw. No buildings were injured, but 1,700 tons of straw, valued at $7,000, were destroyed. It tfas fully covered by insurance. Gambling 8uits. Springfield is . wrought up over the filing of ninety sliits against gamblors, touts, professional and business men and other frequenters of the poolroom. City Attorney Fitzgerald, who insti­ tuted the suits for damages aggregat­ ing $100,000, is loudly applauded. It Is believed this is the beginning of the end of gambling in Springfield. Voting Machine Commissioner. Morris Emerson of Lincoln has been named by Gov. Yates as one of the commissioners of the voting ma­ chines of the state. Postoffice Safe Ife Looted. The safe at the postoffice In Loxa was blown open and about $200 In stamps and money taken. The thieves used dynamite to blow the safe. Ohio Teacher for Decatur. H. H. Flannagan of Granville, Ohio, has been engaged as teacher in the Decatur high school to succeed T. C. Hayward, who goes to Aurora. LONG SUFFERING OF "VNHAPPY CARLOTTA" WILL SOON BE ENDED id -1 &?:• mi fi'lM Carlotta, the wife of Maximilian, the Austrian Archduke who eonqverttt Mexico, has been Insane since Napoleon III refused her pleas that he aii her husband, who was finally captured and shot. She Is now dying. "POOR CARLOTTA" IS DYING. Unfortunate Widow of Maximilian Can Not Live Many Days. Calling for her dead husband Car­ lotta, widow of Maximilian, once em­ peror of Mexico, is dying In her prison, the Chateau de Bonchat, near Brus­ sels. She still holds a mock court dally, fancying herself yet Empress of Mexico, for she has been bereft of reason for thirty-seven years. To humor her the attendants pretend that she presides over their entertain­ ments. Carlotta was seventeen when she became Maximilian's bride In 1857. It was a love match and the ten years of their wedded life were a continuous honeymoon. But Maximilian was over­ thrown, captured, led out behltid a hill at daybreak and shot by the "execu­ tion guard." Before the capture of the Emperor the Empress pleaded with Napoleon III and with the Pope to aid her hus­ band. Her prayers were unanswered. The first symptoms of mental de­ rangement were manifested on the day on which she had her last Inter­ view with Napoleon. Her mania is harmless, and by hum­ oring her belief that she Is still em­ press and In a palace in Mexico, her attendants find her easy to manage. With the limited funds allowed her by her family she has always found much fault, because "the palace," as she styled the castle that is really her prison, was not kept up in better style. King Leopold seldom sees her. It Is a public scandal that he dissipated her fortune. The most plthetlc feature of Em­ press Carlotta's fate is her hallucina­ tion that her husband is alive. She talks of him frequently, and often begs courtiers to send her husband to her at once. "Why does he stay away from me so long?" she asks pitifully. LEAVE THE FEUD DISTRICT* '•% Famous Hatfield Family to Live In the' v West. The Hatfleld8, famous In Kentucky and West Virginia for their feud with the McCoys, have deserted the old battleground and gone to the far west. About fifty strong, they have bought land near Chehalis, Wash., where they will settle. It is nearly half a century since the feud began between these two families. Ever since then the trouble has been more or less of a terror in the mountain border land of Kentucky and West Virginia, scores of lives having been wiped out on eaefe side. For some time there has beea comparative peace. The present exo­ dus is due to the influence of friends who have already colonised 4a northwest The Changes of Time. Bishop Potter tells of a New York clergyman whose views when he took his present charge were far la ad­ vance of those about him. By de­ grees new ideas crept in and a young minister, thoroughly imbued with these advanced notions, was called in to assist him. Said the young man one day: "Doctor, I have always been told that you were a high churchman, but I don't think yon are high church at all." The elder preacher replied: "My dear young brother, when I first took up my resi­ dence in New York I lived 'way up­ town. Now I live 'way downtown and yet I have been living In exactly the same house all the time." Christian University for China. Lawrence Thurston, who has been sent to China to found the proposed C'nristian university to be established by the missionary society of Yale Uni­ versity, is but 28 years of age. He will locate the new institution in some important city. Sons of prominent Chinamen will be secured as students, with the hope that their conversion may have a wide Influence. The pro­ posed university will have a four years' course and a postgraduate school of journalism. Mr. Thurston was born in Connecticut and was graduated from Yale in 1898. Twelve other members of his class have be­ come foreign missionaries. Boy .Is Killed Getting Off Car. Guy Calhoun, 17-year-old son of Frank Calhoun of Alton, was killed in getting off a street car. Instead of waiting for the car to stop, he swung off and was hurled against the paved street upon his head. Collision at Decatur. • passenger train on the Vandalia road ran into a string of freight cars in the Decatur yards and considerable damage resulted. James Anderson of Kenney, Conductor A. Bullman and F. W. Helmer, baggagemaster, were slightly injured. * Runaway Mishap, A^am attached to a mtrfey rttn away at Eldorado throwing Mrs. Henry Kaid, Mrs. Glasscock and sis­ ter and another lady out, injuring Mrs. Glasscock, possibly fatally. 8even-Foot Coal Vein. * The shaft at the Buxton coal mine near Carlyle Is now 400 feet deep. It is expected that the mine will be in operation during November. The vein of coal is seven feet in thickness and of unusually fine quality. Strangers Get Money. Two young men, strangers In the city, obtained small sums of money under false pretenses at Quihcy. They claimed they were forming a company of light infantry And needed financial aid. Moves to Fair Grounds. Secretary Garrard of the state board of agriculture has moved his office from the state house to the state fair grounds preliminary to the opening of the Illinois state- fair. Many exhib­ its are installed and all privileges are sold. „ " ;*Broomcom Harvest. T®he throomcorn harvest has begun about Mattoon, the broom corn belt of the world, and the raisftrs are having trouble in procuring compe­ tent men to harvest the crop. . . . , ,i . ' AM City Executive a Yale Student, « Charles Henry Leeds, mayor of Stamford, Conn., will be among the political science in a three-year course. Mr. Leeds will not resign as students of Yale university when that Institution reopens this fall. He will devote himself to the study of mayor, to which position he was elected last November by a large ma­ jority. His friends are planning to make him democratic candidate for governor next spring. The mayor graduated from Princeton in 1896 and is only thirty years of age. Old Guard to Retire. "Shotgun Dick" Bullock, the old- time "gold guard," who has guarded $300,000,000 of gold from .the Black Hills to civilization during thja last twenty-five years without the loss of an ounce of "dust," Is soon to retire from the business and will be pen­ sioned by the Adams Express Com­ pany, whose treasury cars be has guarded most of the years since the Black Hills became a gold-producing country. Orders Coat of Tig-r Skin. Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of £ P. Morgan, whose prowess in the hunt ing field has been much written about, allows her fondness for wild animals to color her taste in dress. She haa just given an order to a New York furrier for a coat of tiger skin. The astonished tradesman protested that while rugs of the striped skin were un- douocedly beautiful, no garment of the fur had ever been made or worn In New York. The young woman replied that this was a matter of no conse­ quence to ber, and next winter she wOl astound £er friends with the f ; costume. , ' •m- Popular Italian Professor Dead. Prof. Francesco Pepere, dean ft the law faculty at the University Naples, whose death, at tbe age oi SO, was recently announced, had been con­ nected with that university fifty-four years. He was the idol of the stu­ dents, although those who came from other parts of Italy sometimes fount It difficult to fqllow his lectures, be-u cause when he became very much fa|»: terested In his subject he spake lit' broadest Neopolltan dialect. Indictment of "Fast 8et" Branson Howard, tbe dramatist, % dlgnantly denies that New York worn- * en, outside of the "400," are addicted to drink, but declares that those o( what has come to be known as "the fast set" indulge to a deplorable ex­ tent. Such women, however, ar« ta his opinion Ignored by refined persons. Mr. Howard says that stories are heard dally in New York of women who become more or less Intoxicated at dinners and other functions. Author May Be Alderman. Richard Watson Gilder, editor of the Century Magazine, has been asked to run for alderman in New York on the fusion ticket, and may do so. George Haven Putnam, publisher, has signi­ fied his willingness to run for alder- on the same ticket. Veteran Trainer and Driver. Charles Taylor, the oldest trainer and driver of trotting horses in the country. Is nearly 97 years old, bat is still hearty. He lives at White River Junction. Mass.. where he keepe busy looking after horses on a farm. This Is the first year since his boyhood that he has been off the track. Tajr» lor was born in Canada in 18Q6* but has lived nearly all his life lit th%; United States. 8trange Reason for Suicide. David Lake of Harrison. Ohio, at­ tempted suicide the other day. When asked for the reason for his act be stated that his relatives proposed tak­ ing him to Cincinnati to live, and sooner than reside In that ettjr he preferred to ,dl.«u-- ^ Plans Enormous Art School. Alfred Gilbert, the English scnlptof^ has undertaken an art school of unusu­ al magnitude at Bruges. He has hired, an enormous disused factory which yields, besides great studios, living accommodation for 300 pupils. He purposes doing all his work in ttMfc, presence of his classes. t Vermont Village in Ludb • • • r The will of Silas L. Griffith of Daft» by. the Vermont lumber king, which has been probated at Rutland, maktie bequests of more than $100.w0 for th» improvement of the little Tillage ol Danby. whexe Mr. Qrtftth speat hl| entire life. "M as i .* ' V- ̂ '-fS" * J. ""*/