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REV. JOSEPH F. BERRY. Ef«s NEW METHODIST BISHOP J j&r- josmz •Jr-&£z>py Rev. Joseph F. Beri-y of Chicago, who was elected by the Methodist gen­ eral conference as one of the eight new bishops, is a distinguished mem­ ber of the church, who has been editor ^of the Epworth Herald since 1900. He was born at Aylmer, Canada, May 13./ KOUROPATKIN IN REAL WAR. Russian General Facing Foemen Worthy of His 9teel. It ought to be a source of consider­ able gratification to Gen. Kouropatkin to have the opportunity of encounter­ ing a completely equipped and highly intelligent enemy. A warrior of his voracity could hardly have died re­ plete if the scanty fare of his previous campaigns had not been supplemented by this brawny piece de resistance. For thirty-eight years Kouropatkin fought Bokharians, Algerians, Khokan- dians, Turks, Khivans, Samarkhan- dians, Khirgbizes, Tashkendians and variegated mid-Asiatics. His foemen were worthy of the arsenal ^f stars, swords and crosses winch they won for him from the czar. They were wolves. But that is just what they were. Even the Turks, because of the infirmity of their government, resem­ bled a pack of wise animals rather than the army of an ocganlzed nation. When Kouropatkin went to St. Peters­ burg in 1898 as minister of war he must have felt that he had been not so much a conqueror of men as a hun­ ter of inferior breeds. To-day, as he watches Kuroki come toward him over the Manchurian hills with a commissariat department and a chess game plan of campaign, his •heart should bound with the prospect of making his first offering In the Temple of the Real Thing. ' How many strange scenes, drawn from strange and widely separated parts of the habitable world, must float now through Kouropatkin's mind! He must see himself as he was in 1874, young enough to have the "wan­ dering feeling in the feet," and there­ fore wandering to Algeria in the French arfny undfer Loverdo. How far away, how unreal those Algerians must seem with whom he fought oa the desert sands and over whom he rode into the Legion of Honor! And then the Turks especially the dead Turk under whose body he lay, wounded and unconscious, all one cold night! They must come back to him together with his chief Skobe- leff, standing shoulder to shoulder with him in hand to hand encounters with bashi-bazouks and dripping equally with blood while Archibald Forbes asked them questions and tel­ egraphed to his newspapers his fa­ mous description of their gore em- bussed uniforms. Turks and Algerians, however, must be but feeble images to Kouro­ patkin compared with those mild- Asiatic Turcomans--Bokharians. Kho- kandians and the rest--whom it was his life mission to subdue. "The Rus­ sians will not be able to conquer the Turcomans," said *Lord Salisoury. "The Turcoman barrier will last for our lifetime at least." It was Skobe- leff and then Kouropatkin who rid­ dled this prophecy. The Turcomans yielded to marches as magnificent as that of Lord Roberts on Kandahar and to massacres as promiscuous as those of Caesar in Gaul. Does Kouro­ patkin remember Geok Tepe now and the 20,000 men. women and children Japan's Jp-to-Oate Emperor. The fact that the up-to-date mikado of Japan sleeps in a European bed does not seem anything to be sur­ prised at until it is retaembered that 40,000,000 of his subjects prefer the floor. His majesty does not stop short at this one foreign custom, but wears European clothes, uses a knife and fork in preference to chopsticks and rides in a carriage that ^ould not attract particular attention in a city boulevard but for the gorgeous iivery of the men in the box. Dumqnt Returns to Canada. Gabriel Dumont, who was Louis Riel's right-hand man in the rebellion in northwest Canada eighteen years ago, has returned to the territory from this country, where he had been liv­ ing since his chief was hanged after the suppression of. the trouble. President Loubet's Diversions. President Loubet of Frauce loves nothing better than to escape from court duty and go on a hunting expe­ dition. He is well read, fond of music and an admirer of painting. 185C, and received his education in Milton Academy, Ontario. Dr. Berry entered the ministry in 1874 and rapid­ ly rose in the esteem of the churfcli leaders. He was editor of the Michi­ gan Christian Advocate from. 1884 until 1890. delivered to the flesh and blood lust of the Russian soldiery in one of those thorough dissuasive lessons which, in the book of Russian colon­ ial assimilation, precede the insidious suasion of administrative centleness? Certainly there could hardly be found for any individual man in any previous period of the world's history a more varied retrospect than that which comes now to the Russian gen­ eral, who, a continuent away from home, is taking what is perhaps his last stf^nd against the enemies of his sovereign and is fighting instead of hunting. HELPED BY CARNEGIE INSTITUTE Dr. Lehmer Given Funds to Complete Successful Invention. - Dr. Derrick N. Lehmer, instructor in mathematics at the University of California, has been voted the sum of $300 by the Carnegie institute to be devoted to hiring assistants in order that he may complete a table of "smallest devisors" which he has been preparing during the last three years under a new and successful method. Dr. Lehmer's achievement is the dis­ covery of a new and simple process for finding the factors of all numbers up to 10,000,000. The task has been rarely attempted on account of the enormous labor involved. Dr. Leh­ mer's method is brief and complete. While his tables carried out to the 10,000,000 would take a period of for­ ty years. Ex-Sultan Is a Prisoner. Few people realize that for nearly thirty years an ex-sultan of Turkey has been kept a prisoner at Kourbad- ji, on the Bosporus. This unfortun­ ate man is the ex-Sultan Murad, the eldest nephew of Abdul Aziz, who came to the throne in 1876 on his uncle's death, but was allowed to reign only three months. He was in weak health at the time and there was a strong party in Constantinople which was desirous that his brother, the present Sultan Abdul Hamid, should be caliph. An intrigue was therefore set on foot to declare that Murad was insane and fte was quiet­ ly deposed and Abdul Hamid reigned in his place. The ex-sultan, who is now 64 years of age, has become seriously ill and his life is despaired of. Could Not Predict Further. More than two years a friend of George B. McClellan made a wager of a dinner for a dozen friends that he Could write the name of the next may­ or of New York on a slip of paper. He wrote the" name of Mr. McClellan, put the paper in the safe and won his bet. Mayor McClellan and this grand guesser were recalling the remarkable feat in political prediction the other day. The mayor said: "Take an­ other peep into the dim and distant future, old man, and tell me what new honor is in store for me." "Can't do it, Mr. Mayor," was the reply. "Mr. Murphy, the Tammany boss, has not taken me into his confidence this time." Gen. Lee Hero of Novel. Gen. Robert E. Lee is the hero of James Barnes' newest book. "The Son of I«ight Horse Harry," shortly to be published by the Harpers. The story deals with the boyhood of the famous southern general and follows him through West Point and into the Mex­ ican war. The last two chapters deal with the civil war and the surrender at Appomattox. Rapid Rise to Prominence. Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia was a department store clerk at $< a week some twenty years ago. While so employed he studied shorthand, which he mastered. Then he became a court reporter, meantime studying law and eventually winping admission to the bar. • •, Long Career of Success. Dr. Joachim, the great violinist, who has recently celebrated the diamond jubilee of his first appearance !n Eng­ land. began his studies at 4, was a concert player at 8, and made a great sensation at Drury Lane when a 'ad ol 13. EIGHT DEATHS Rains in Wyoming and ^ Colorado Cause Damage to Property, RUSH OF WATER BURSTS 0AM Disaster Adds Volume to the Flood Which Rushes Down the Valley, Carrying Destruction With It--Rail­ road Tracks Are Washed Away. 1 TWMION "Stand Pat" Element Controls the Convention at Des Moines UNITES DISCORDANT FACTIONS / -- Declaration in Platform Favors Reci­ procity in Non-Corppetitive Products • Only--National Delegates Are In­ structed for Theodore Roosevelt. Denver, Colo., Special: A cloud- burst and heavy rains in southern Wy- j dming and northern Colorado Friday - caused at least eight deaths and did ; immense damage to property. ! The cloudburst was at the head of the Cache la Poudre river. The rush j of water caused the dam at Living- j stone lake, forty-five miles above Fort Collins, to burst, and this added an immense volume to the flood, which swept down the valley, carrying de­ struction with it. \ The towns of Litatrmore and La Porte were practically sWept out of ex- istance. At the latter place, one per­ son is known to have been drowned, as well as a child at Fort Collins, and it is believed the death list will grow as soon as full reports can be re­ ceived. Bellevue, Wellington and a portion of Fort Collins are under at least four feet of water, and in some cases the flood has reached the eaves. Two rail­ road and five iron wagon bridges near Fort Collins have been washed away. At Fort Collins the river is more than a mile wide. The homes of the 600 Russians are inundated and while half of the families succeeded fn es­ caping, the others are floating about in their homes among the tree tops. Several of the houses have entered the river current and it is more than probable many persons will be drowned. One family of s^ven, living in the bottom lands near Fort Collins, is be­ lieved to have been drowned. Tracks Are Washed Out. Ranchmen in the bottoms and all other dwellers are hastening to the high ground. Greeley is threatened. Many large reservoirs may be destroy­ ed which will add greatly to the dan­ ger. . A telephone message from Chey­ enne, Wyo., says the Crow river, which runs through the city, is bank full. Ten or twelve miles of the main line of the Union Pacific are washed out, as are several miles of the Colorado Southern. Two Clayton children, Private Hughes of the Thirteenth artillery, and two men, a woman, and a child, whose names have not been learned, were drowned. Besides these many persons are missing. Several lives are reported lost among the ranchers living along the Crow. The river has spread through the lower portions of the city and threatens immense damage. FINDS THE SPEAKER IS GUILTY Supreme Court Prepares Way to Dis­ bar Legislator in Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo., Special: The supreme court has found Speaker James H. Whitecotton of the state house of representatives guilty as at­ torney for Howard Sharp of mutillat- ing the record in a murder case from Monroe county. The court orders the record corrected by striking out words and figures written in after it had been signed by the trial judge and orders the case re-argued May 31. The attorney general can now institute disbarment proceedings -against Whitecotton. THROWS $4,000 IN THE RIVER Does It to Spite Relatives Before Tak­ ing His Own Life. Green Bay, Wis., Special: Between $3,000 and $4,000 in cash was thrown into the Foy river by Joseph Doehm previous to his suicide at his home here by hanging. A note written by Doehm, and found near where the hftnging took place, gltres all the par­ ticulars. It states that the deceased had determined that his relatives as well as those of his wife, who he claimed were trying to get his money, should not succeed in their attempt, and that he had therefore thrown it in the Fox river near ^he Dousman mill. TYPOS INDORSE OLD OFFICER8 President Lynch and Secretary Bram- wood Said to Be Re-elected. Indianapolis dispatch: The present administration of the International Typographical union was indorsed in Wednesday's election. James M. Lynch was re-elected president by a majority of about 5,000 and J. W. Bramwood as secretary by 12,000. Charles E. Hawkes of Chicago, vice president of the organization, opposed Lynch. The union numbers 46,000 members. Illinois Girl Wins. Minneapolis dispatch: In the four state interscholastic oratorical con­ test, including schools of Rock Island, Grinnell (la.), West Superior (Wis.) and Minneapolis, Miss Lucy Brennan of Rock Island won first place. Plague Breaks Out Afresh. Valparaiso cable: Eighteen new cases of bubonic plague have been re­ ported in Antofagasta. Five have proved fatal. There are fifty-seven plague patients now in the lazaretto. Dies In Train Wreck. Salida, Col., Special: The narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande south­ bound passenger train, No. 115** was wrecked on Cumbers hill. Engineer Frank Evanston was killed and forty- one are reported injured. University President Dies. Sato, N. Y., special: Rev. Dr. Mal­ colm MacVicar, president of the Union university of Richmond, Va., and who was connected with the Baptist Home Mlseionaiy - eeeiety, la dead. National delegates--At large--W. B Al­ lison. J. P. Doiliver, A. B. Cummins, J. W„ Blythe. Alternates--D. II. Bowen, C. Crimm, F. W. Simmons, Frank R. Crotker. District delegates--1, M. W. Bailey C. A. Carpenter. 2. G. \V. French, G.' M. Curtis. 3, O. M. Gtllett, E. S. Ellsworth. 4. A. H. Gale, Harry Green. 6, J. W. Doxaee, E. I... Clarke. 6, H. I,. Water­ man, J. A. DeMuth. T, J. H. Henderson, Dr. J. Hostetter. S, W". P. Peatman, H. K. Jaque. 9. George Wright. W. S. Kllis. 10. Mahlon Head. E. K. Winne. II. R. 1̂ . Cleaves, A. Van Der Heide. Des Moines special: The Iowa del­ egation to the national Republican convention was selected by a state convention Wednesday, which de­ clared y^elf opposed to tariff revision and in fa^or of a declaration for reci­ procity ofrv noucompetitive artlcic-s only. The change from an advocacy" of the "Iowa iotoi" during three years to this attitude was affected by an al­ most unanimous vote, but over the protest of a minority of the resolu­ tions committee. An indorsement of tariff revision When necessary was rejected by ihe <iominent faction, the "stand patters," and a declaration for a reciprocity which would not injure American in­ dustries or harm American labor was defeated by the committee on reso­ lutions. And when the plank declar­ ing for reciprocity in noncompetitive products only was read to the con­ vention the "stand pat" delegates shouted themselves hoarse in its in­ dorsement. Limits Reciprocity1. The original program of the "Stan 3 pat" element was carried out. This oontemplated the adoption of a reso­ lution to the effect that the Republi­ cans of this state "Believe it unwise to seek markets abroad by sacrificing any part of the home market, and equally upwise to legislate in a man­ ner to provoke American industries into making war upon one another," and the added declaration "for reci­ procity in noncompetitive products only." Secretary Shaw addressed the con­ vention to say that the principal issue in the campaign this year probably will be based on the claim that pro­ tected industries are selling abroad cheaper than at home. He declared that no Republican should be afraid to admit the truth of it and defend it, for, said he, but one-thirtieth of 1 per cent of the products sold auroad are sold cheaper than at home, and it is both good business and good states­ manship. Hepburn In Denunciation. Congressman Hepburii, in an ad­ dress which won for him his election as chairman of the state convention to be held here July 20, said that he wanted to repudiate with all the indig­ nation of his nature the assaults which have been made on some of the great leaders who are dead, under the pretense that In their last utterance they recanted the views and beliefs of a lifetime. "It is slander upon the reputation and character of the mighty dead," he said. Congressman Hull of Des Moines was the permanent chairman. The temporary chairman was John N. Ir­ win of Keokuk, former minister to Portugal. PINIONED UNDER ENGINE FIREMAN MAKES WILL Last Act of Brave Man, Who Lay Crushed and Suffering, Was to Provide for His Family. Tacoma. Wash., dispatch: Praying for his wife and child, penning them an affectionate letter, and executing his will, Fireman Downey, pinioned beneath the massive weight of his engine, suffering the acme of human agony, and conscious of his approach­ ing death, was the calmest of the crowd that witnessed the pathetic scenes following the wreck of the Great Northern flyer at Monroe. "I will have to die here, boys," he said. "You can't get me out." Toward the last he asked for a pencil and paper, which were handed to him, and, surrounded by hissing steam, crushed and mangled, he pen­ ciled a note to his wife and child in Seattle and made out his will. #He handed these out from amid the wreckage with the injunction that they be delivered to his dear ones, and in a few minutes later the four hours' struggle was over. DRIED FRUIT DEALERS TO UNITE New York Men Will Form an Organ­ ization to Regulate Trade. New York special: Members of the dried fruit trade here have decided to form an organization to be known as the New York Dried Fruit associa­ tion. An effort ftill be made to es­ tablish rules for deliveries and to gov­ ern the sales of evaporated apples. Several attempts have been made pre­ viously to regulate the apple business, which has always been the source of much friction among dealers. I l l i n o i s N e w s Choice items from over the state, specially selected lor our readers I®. în VALUABLE GIFTS FOR LIBRARY Public Spirited Woman of Cairo Gives Rare Presents to City. The Cairo public library has been presented with some valuable and in­ teresting articles by Mrs. Charles Thrupp. One is a beautiful inlaid casket presented in 1850 to a sister of Mrs. Thrupp on the occasion of her visit to the se« ond king of Siam. Ac­ companying the gift was the king's visiting card and a sheet of paper having his coat of arms and auto­ graph, S. Phra Piu Klau (second king of Siam). From the same sister came a piece of her handiwork in the shape of an embroidered collar worked in cocoanut fiber. Another is an artist's proof engraving from England, repre­ senting the examination of the first sheets of the Bible, printed by Wil­ liam Caxton at Westminster. Several piece* of rich brocade, woven with heavy gold thread, are samples of the magnificent waistcoats worn by Prince Albert, duke of St. Albans, at the state ball given by Queen Victoria in 1845. Farmers' Relief Association. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the general assembly of the Farmers' Relief asso­ ciation at Carbondale: President, Thomas Crawshaw of Carbondale; vice president. C. I.. Miller of Marion; secretary, F. M. Norton of Pomona; treasurer. E. E. Entsminger of Crab Orchard director, G. W. Bennett of Benton. The order was organized near Carbondale about two years ago, and now numbers 108 subordinate lodges and over 10,000 members. The semi­ annual meeting will be held at John­ ston City on November 14. TRAVELERS IN CONVENTION Drummers Contest for Honors at the Gathering at Alton. The^ ninth annual convention of the Illinois United Commercial Travelers convened in Alton. Sixteen^ councils of the order are represented, and a spirited contest was had for the state convention next year and for the banner offered as marks of honor for the largest delegations. The conven­ tion was called to order by Harry Bray of Quincy, senior grand counsel­ or of the state. The Alton ladies gave a reception in l,he Elks' club- rooms in honor of the visiting wives of the delegates, and a banquet and dance in honor of the travelers was given in the Western military acad­ emy drill hall. ELECTRIC LINES ARE MERGED Leaves Estate to Widow. The will of John Rosche has been presented at Hillsboro. After direct­ ing the payment of debts and funeral expenses the testator bequeathed all his personal property to his wife. Flora Rosche, and also devised her all his real estate to be held during her widowhood. Upon her death or remarriage the estate is to be equally divided among testator's children. Flora Roschc is named as executrix without bond. Thought License Was Sufficient. The domestic serenity p{ Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wittenstein of St. Louis was temporarily disturbed when the bride learned that a marriage license they had procured in East St. Louis May 12 was not the only legal process necessary to make them man and wife. Mrs. Wittenstein communicated the information to her supposed hus­ band. and a trip was hastily made to East St. Louis, where they were mar­ ried by Judge Beach. Apple Growers Choose Delegates. The Mississippi Valley Apple Grow­ ers' association held a called meeting in Quincy. S. N. Black of Clayton, T. C. WiLson of Hani bal. Mo., Henry Clay Cuff of Fall Creek, Dr. J. R. Lam- bart of Coatesburg, C. H. Williamson. Leaton Irwin and James Handly of Quincy were chosen to represent the association at the horticultural meet­ ings to be held in St. Louis during the world's fair. Electric Line Is Assured. There seems to be no doubt about the interurban electric line from Pana to Springfield being built in the near future. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the American Central Traction company at Springfield, and the survey has been completed. It is expected that work will begin In­ side of sixty days. Sunday «School Anniversary. The observance of the semi-centen­ nial anniversary of the German Meth­ odist Sunday school at Alton has been postponed to May 29. Among the speakers will be Rev. Charles Rodenburg and Rev. C. C. Stahmann of St. Ixjuis and Rev. Charles Holt- kamp of St. Charles. Minister's Golden Wedding. Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Abbott have is­ sued invitations for the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Upper Alton June 8. Dr. Abbott is one of the oldest and best known Baptist ministers in Illi­ nois. He is now engaged tn work at Shurtleff college. Coal Mine to Resume. The carpenters have finished the top-work and the ten chutes of the Murray coal mine and everything will soon be in readiness to resume opera­ tions. Ten chutes will be used to coal the Louisville & Nashville trains dur­ ing the World's Fair period. Quite a number of miners will be added to the colony already at Nashville. Interurban Traction Roads Are to Controlled by Eastern Capital. F The final contracts for the consoli­ dation of the Alton-, Granite City andr the "Intervening electric lines hava- been signed by the Eastern capitalists^ controlling the Alton system, it is1 claimed, having already been signed by the St. Louis capitalists interested- in the Granite City and the St. Louis- Alton interurban lin^, and only the formal details of the consolidation re­ main to be closed. The Alton com­ pany will take over the entire prop­ erty under the name Alton, Granite^ City and St. Louis traction company and will increase its capital stock from! $1.000.000 to $3,000,000. Steps toward! completing the interurban line be­ tween Alton and St. Louis via Gr&nite City will be taken at once. 1 Brother Against Brother. The strike of teamsters in Edwards- ville still continues, all efforts to com­ promise the matter proving ineffectual. The difference is mainly relative to thei number of hours' work per day. Onee singular feature is that brother is pit­ ted against brother in the struggle, Thomas W. McCune being president of the team owners' association and Joseph D. McCune occupying a sim­ ilar position with the team drivers'" union. Freight is being handled ia good shape by the team owners driv­ ing their own outfits. / Home-Coming Week. The business men of Quincy have perfected an organization for carry- /:«* ing out an entertainment In the fall, when all former residents of the city*£2 will be invited to come home and»* spend a week. There will be special. ><? festivities for the event under the di» rection of Col. EM ward Prince, presM dent; John S. Cruttenden and George! H. Lyford, first and second vice preei- dents, and Frank H. Osborn, secre* •••^0 tary. • 'Wi Narrow Escape From Lightning. liirpm ,Johnson of Dorsey had a narrdV escape from probable death during a storm. He was plowing with two horses and a mule in the field When the storm broke, and light­ ning killed the outside horse and mule without injuring the horse be­ tween them. Johnson was knocked to the earth and lay until the rain re­ vived him. Nashville's Finances. ~ The annual report of Nashville of City Treasurer Lamar shows the re­ ceipts of that office for the fiscal year to have been $12,066.8-3. The amount paid on city orders was $8,713.82, leaving a balance of $3,203.01 in ttte treasury. The receipts of the office of City Clerk E. H. Wehmeyer during the year were $273.02. Qrganizes Temperance Union. Mrs. Mary E. Hopper, evangelist and leoturer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, has organized » union in Ashley. The officers are: President, Mrs. Kate Lindsey; secre­ tary, Mrs. C. W. Clark; treasurer, Mrs. William Clark. Many Hunt for Deer. Much excitement wfes caused re­ cently by the report of a deer In the woods north of Alton, and in a short time the country was being scoured by hunters. War on Fortune Tellers. The Alton police have started a war on fortune tellers, and are driving them out. A heavy license has been imposed upon fortune telling in the city. Chance to Get Tickets. J. M. Pence cf Taylorville has been appointed on the official staff of John I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms of the Democratic national convention. Stock Buyers' Son Hangs Himself. The body of Claude VanAlstine, son of John VanAlstine, a prominent stock buyer of Secor, was found hanging to a tree along the Mickinaw. Win Build $6,000 8chool. The voters of the Rosemond school district have decided, at a special election, to build a schoolhouse to cost $6,000. Condemns Socialism and Unions. The Illinois federation of Catholic German societies, which adjourned at Springfield, adopted resolutions at­ tacking socialism and declaring that workingmen's organizations should be based on Christianity and not social­ ism. HURLS HER BABE INTO RIVER Mother Leaps In After the Little One, But Both Are Rescued. Des Moines, la., special: Swinging her 3-year-old baby girl about her head so as to give to the body the greatest momentum, Mrs. Trussels, a demented woman from St. Paul, threw her offspring from the Walnut street bridge into the Des Moines river. Then she climbed upon the railing and leaped In. A riverman rescued them both. The child may dta. Telephone Wire Injures Girl. Stella McCue, 8 years old, was in­ jured at Granite City by a wire which dropped from a telephone pole upon which men were working. A portion of the child's ear was torn off. Alexander County Physicians. The following are the newly-elected officers of the Alexander county medi­ cal association: President, Dr. S. B. Carey; vice president, Dr. J. W. Dunn; secretary and treasurer, Dr. John T. Walsh. Dr. W. F. Grinstead was chosen a Relegate to the state con­ vention. Teachers Resign. Prof. S. J. Curlee, who was recent­ ly re-employed as superintendent of Salem high school for the sixth year, has tendered his resignation, and has accepted the place at the head of the Collin8ville schools. Prof. Roy Wil- kins, also of Salem, has been elected principal at Collinsville. To Exhibit Memorial Fountain. The Halliday memorial fountain, which is to be placed at the south end of Washington park and Ninth street, will be on exhibition at the world's fair, in the gallery of the art museum. The fountain will not be brought to Cairo until after the close of the fair. Claims He Was Robbed of $5,000. George Newbatt of London, England, en route to the World's Fair at St. Louis, reported to the Auditorium ho­ tel management at Chicago that he had been robbed of $6,000 in bank of England notes while he was asleep in his room. Love Unbalances His Mind. Because he had been jilted by his sweetheart, Charles Manning of ringfield worried so that his mind 'hasNtjecome unbalanced. He has been lockech up in the Sangamon county jaii. * Stabbing Affray Over Girl. William Tegus, a cripple, aged 19, residing at Niantic, was stabbed by a young man named Black. Trouble about a girl started the fight. The wounds are not dangerous. Fire at Mattoon. " ' A fire occurred in the business die- trict of Mattoon Friday morning, thcfc-t^lf total damage amounting to perhaps^ $3,000, with insurance of $1,800. Thefcv _ vA Sellow building, used by Weber Hershey, hardware, and the offices* y ^ and storeroonis of the heat, light andi;\;- power company, on the first floor, and£v= offices on the second floor, were al-jr>V-^' most completely destroyed. Votow A? .' Heimer, furniture, suffered some dam^§ |j| age. . p Collapses at Union Station. Carey Turner, 44 years old, lanta, 111., while boarding a train a& Union station, St. Louis, collapsed an<lr fell unconscious. He was taken ta£ / the city hospital, where the physiff" clans diagnosed his ailment as neph^f, ritis and pronounewt his condition!..'., serious. Turner was on his way hom«|". ^ from Hot Springs, Ark. j':: J Union Veterana to Meet. * V'fX The ninth annual division encampr ment of the Illinois Union Veterans* union and its women's auxiliary will ^ be held at the state soldiers' homfe j on June 6 and 7. At the eampflm Maj. Gen. John S. Varlwy, Gen. Robert Alton and Gen. George W. Young will b e a m o n g t h e s p e a k e r s . Vv Blood Poison From Burn. ' August Weinel, manager of the nolia mills at Waterloo, was taken to St. Anthony's hospital in St. Louis* ; where the index finger of his left hand' , was amputated. The finger wa&; slightly burned a short time ago antf blood poison resulted* Ht t« pected to recover. i | Doctors Elect Officers. The Clinton county medical society •has elected officers for the ensuing,/ year as follows: Dr. P. H. Liebrock oft New Memphis, president; Dr. B. J. -' Meinrike of Germantown, vice presi­ dent; Dr. C. H. McMahan of Carlyle, secretary; Dr. T. B. Aisop of C«rl#le, treasurer. M More Pay for Postmaster. Postmaster Ward has been official­ ly notified that the postoffice at Du- quoin is now a second-class office, and the postmaster's salary has been in­ creased to $2,000 a year. A free de­ livery system will probably be in­ stalled. High School on University List. Dr. Nathaniel Butler, representing the University of Chicago, visited Tay­ lorville and placed the township high school on the accredited list of the university. Workman la Injured. W . E. Emery, a planing machine hand, was seriously injured while at work near the car works at Granite City. A large splinter from the ma­ chine struck him in the breast, tear­ ing a gash several inches long. Workman Is Killed. John Sheppard, an employe of the Capital coal mine at Springfield, was caught between the gear wheels of the machinery and crushed to death. To Increase Capital Stock. The officers of the Centralis Win­ dow-glass Company have called a meeting of the stockholders for June 18, at which time the question of in­ creasing the capital stock from $25,000. to $60,000 will be considered. Editor Leaves $9,000. The will of the iate A- D Webb, editor of the Taylorville Journal, has been filed for probate in the county court. He bequeaths his entire estate to his widow, Martha Webb, ant! named her executrix of the will. The estate is valued at $9,000. Typo Delegate. I. V. McAdoo has been chosen by the Taylorville Typographical union as a delegate to the national Typo­ graphical convention, which meets on the world's fair grounds in St. LmI> during the month of August. License Law Is Invalid. A decision adverse to the city of Alton was given by Justice Nathan in the suit against the Baldwin Piano company for alleged violation of the city itinerant merchant license law. Pay Big Inheritance Tax. v ^ The heirs of the late J. H. Duker •} ^ of Quincy paid an inheritance tax ef W: ^ $10,187 on the property they received. ; Mrs. Grant Irwin, step-grandchild of v J Mrs. Sarah Vinlng, paid an lnheilt- \M ance tax of $53 on property receive*. Big Judgment for Bank. A judgment in favor of the bank of Warrensburg and against Percy Sul livan and Will M. Lewis for $25471 was awarded in the circuit court at Decatur. Orator Is In Demand. Judge W. N. Butler of Cairo has been invited to deliver the memorial address at Cobden Sunday, Msy 29. He will also deliver the Memorial day address at Murphysboro Monday, May 30. - rlMf1' M Buy Woman's Club Building " . , ^ The building occupied by • "we - (p Woman's club of Decatur and owned by a stock ccmpany of clubwomen. was sold at auction. It was bought * *V for $7,500 by Mrs. J. N. Baker and 1 /- ^J Mrs. F. H. Paumever, who held a ^ mortgage on the property. Widow Gets Large Estate. The will of the late Peter I.oeb has been admitted to probate in the coun­ ty court. The estate, which ia om *f the largest in Decatur, is left •* "irely to the widow. •