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KAIPING TAKEN BY JAPS r Hard Fighting Gen. Oku Gains the Town, Capturing Ten Guns and Fifty Prisoners- Rumored Naval Battle. Tokio, July After severe fighting Oen. Oku occupied Kaiping on Friday. Opposing Fleets Have All- Day Battle at Port Arthur Tokio, July 11.--The Jiji Shimpo publishes a special dispatch from Che- fbo which states that reliable infor­ mation has been received there that & naval action was fought off Port Ar­ thur July 10, the engagement lasting from 9 o'clock in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. Important Defense of Besieged City in Hands of Japanese Tokio, July 11.--The Japanese army now confronting Port Arthur advanced July 2, and after severe fighting on the 4th inst., at 3 o'clock in the morning captured Miaoture fortress, with eight guns. This is the first strong inclosed work south of Dalny. By this capture Port Arthur can now also be bombarded direct from that side. The fleet gave splendid assistance to the land attack, silencing the Russian guns. The enemy fled.) A war balloon was employed by the Japanese for reconnoitering. Junks Arriving at Chefoo Report 8ounds of Battle. Chefoo, July 9-- Junks which passed through the Gulf of Pecheli July 7 re­ port having heard heavy firing at sea all that afternoon. Japanese Take Prisoners and Guns in Fight Near Kaiping. London, July 9.--A dispatch to the Chronicle from Tokio says that the Japanese have captured more than en guns and fifty prisoners near Kaipiug. Hard fighting is going on dally at all points of contact. The Russians are making a etubborn defense. The Jap­ anese fleet at Port Arthur is co-operat­ ing with the army and is bombarding the forts. The Chefoo correspondent of the Express says it is reported that there has been a big engagement between the rival fleets at Port Arthur; that Japanese ashore have captured fort No. 14 in addition to fort No. 16. Both dominate sections of the main de­ fenses. Severe fighting continues. Arthur, In whtch twenty-one Japanese warships participated, resulting in a Russian victory. A similar report was current at Liaoyang July 5, the location of the engagement then being given as north­ ward of Gensan, Corea. Refugee from Port Arthur Says Japs Were Repulsed Chefoo, Jul* 11--A European who left Poi% Arthur at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon reports that the Japanese made a torpedo attack Sunday morn­ ing, attempting to penetrate into the harbor. They were repulsed without loss on either side. The European further reports that on July 7 severe fighting occurred around Port Arthur. The Russians claimed to $ave driven the Japanese back on all sides, but admitted a loss of over 1,000 killed. Seven hundred wounded are said to "My sincere wishes accompany the regiment. God bless its standards." This telegram was only published this morning, but by evening its con­ tents had become widely known and formed the general topic of conversa­ tion. A considerable section of the public even deduced from the message that Germany intends before long to abandon her position as a mere on­ looker with regard to events in the far east. Japanese Legation Notified of Movements of Arniles Washington, July 11.--The following dispatches have been received at the Japanese legation from Tokio: "Ge ^ Oku reports that our Second army commenced operations July $ for occupying Kaichau. After successive­ ly dislodging the Russians from their positions we finally occupied Kaiping and the neighboring heights July 9. Sakharoff Reports General Advance of Japanese Armies. St. Petersburg, July 9.--Gen. Sak­ haroff, commander of the eastern army, In a long dispatch to the gen­ eral staff, dated yesterday, reports out­ post skirmishes over a wide territory throughout July 5 and July 6, which Indicate a general advance of the Japa­ nese, who are driving back the Rus­ sian advance posts. Sakharoff says the Russian losses during the fighting July 6 have not been definitely ascertained, but it is known that two officers and fifteen men were killed or wounded. He says: "In general, we observed July 6 that the enemy was taking the offensive simultaneously alonig his whole front, extending from the sea shore as far as the valley of the Chinchan river. On the morning of July 7 a vast camp of the enemy was discovered in the neighborhood of Siaokhetzza. At 8 a. m. July 7 the enemy occupied the heights near Baositchja. "No rains have fallen recently." The war office confirms the reports of the Japanese advance toward Kal- chou, as reported yesterday, but is in­ clined to regard the movement as a demonstration south while changing the disposition of troops to make an attack elsewhere. Danger is considered more likely from the direction of Ta or Fenshui passes, although there is no sign of a move in force thence. Yet the ad­ vance upon Kalchou extends over a front of fifteen miles and includes about 30,000 men. The Japanese center Is at Taisi- shan, on the Choul river, eight miles southeast of Kaichou. Constant skir­ mishing with Gen. Samsonoff and Chirikoff is occurring as the Japanese move forward along the railroad and from the Siuyen mountains. The military expert of the Russ- kyja Viedomosti believes Gen. Kouro- patkin has decided to accept a gen­ eral engagement near Liaoyang, wherefor he is not offering strong re­ sistance to the advance of the Jap­ anese from Fenwangj^png, desiring to draw them on to his own selected ground. A special dispatch from Newchwang, dated yesterday, says Ken. Kuroki is advancing all along the line, and adds that Japanese officers are organizing Chinese bandit bands throughout the Liao valley for an attack on Mukden. It is reported in a special dispatch from Liaoyang, under yesterdays date, that a persistent rumor is cur­ rent'there to the effect that a naval engagement has recurred at Port LIKE MODERN CHURCH FAIR. Institutions Known as "Ales" at One .Time PoiuUr. From almost tht earliest times in England "church ales" were often giv­ en in a builditjg adjoining. any church, where were a hearth of good compass and a stout Oaken table upon which the "ale" and viands were set forth. The founder of the feast gave his best brew and was content to re­ ceive money in exchange, the spirit animating these quasi-religious sym­ posia being akin to that which ob­ tains at the modern charity bazaar-- that is to say, all who .attended were prepared to pay liberally or "*ejren dearly for their fare. Thus the man who had lost his money and was "down on his luck" would give a "bid (begging) ale" that. If he was popular, might suffice to set him on bis feet again. The more ro­ mantic "bride ale" assisted penurious young couples Into housekeeping; while a prosaic "Whltsun ale" was furnished by church wardens, who tised to raise money tor the poor, for Church repairs or other pressing POSITION OF ARMIES AT LA8T REPORTS. RUSSIANS 4<uxv*vV« The northern end of the 100-mile long Japanese line is, according to the newest reports, made up of all or a part of the army that landed at Takushan, which at first was placed alongside of Oku's force, owing to Rus- sian reports that it was Nodzu's army that flanked Stackelberg at the bat tie of Vafangow. Dalln pass, which does not appear on the maps, but which the dispatches place twenty-five miles southwest of Tatshekiao, is at the extreme left of the Japanese li ne, and the battle there was, there­ fore, fought by Oku's men. Russian dispatches now say the impending big battle will be at 8himucheng (Tomucheng). have arrived at Port Arthur on July 8, and it was reported that more were to come in. Eight Hundred Russian Dead In Battle Before Port Arthur Chefoo, July 11.--Chinese junkmen who arrived here to-day from Port Ar- thru say that on Tuesday, July 6, a Chinese carrier brought into the town over 800 Russian dead, two of whom were high officials. They state that a part of the Japanese force advanced to within six miles of the besieged town, taking another eastern fort. In the fighting which occurred on July 4 over the possession of one of the hills northeast of Port Arthur the Russians lost, according to Chinese, 100 men killed and fifty men wounded. Fifty Chinese carriers were sent out to bring in the Russian dead and wounded. A fair wind brought a fleet of junks from Port Arthur to-day, carrying both Chinese and Europeans. Reports which they bring of conditions at Port Arthur are contradictory, but they all say that a Japanese division from the northward is intrenching seven miles from the marine camp, while another division from the eastward is fighting continuously, and with the aid of the fleet is endeavoring to gain a position commanding the town and naval basin. Russians Believe Kaiser Will Yet Be Their Active Ally St. Petersburg, July 11.--The grow­ ing belief that Germany will yet come to the aid of Russia in the war against Japan is strengthened by the publica­ tion in the Russky Invalid, the army orgari, of a telegram from Emperor William to the colonel of the Wilborg (Finland) regiment, of which the em­ peror is honorary colonel in chief. The kaiser congratulates the regi­ ment on the prospect of meeting the Japanese, and adds that he is proud his Wiborg regiment will have the honor of fighting for its emperor, the fatherland and the fame pf the Rus­ sian army. In concluding the emperor says: cause, the rfialt previously presented to them and stored in the tithe barns. Dancing was indulged In at such "church ales" and if the season was propitious an adjournment might be made to an adjacent meadow, where archery, quintain and other diversions would ensue. But excesses became more and more frequent, so that in 1603 "church ales'% were summarily suppressed. "Gen. Kuroki reports that July 6 our ^detachment, after expelling 300 Rus­ sian cavalry, occupied Hsienchang, thirty miles northeast of Saimachl. There were no casualties on our side. July 5 we repulsed a Russian cavalry regiment under Col. Chichlnsky, which came to attack us near North Fen shuileng. Our casualties were four killed and three wounded."* Attack on Fortress That Commands Port Arthur Planned. Chefoo, July 8.--In the fighting which occurred on July 4 for the pos session of one of the hills northeast of Port Arthur, the Russians lost, ac­ cording to Chinese, 100 men killed and fifty wounded. The Japanese having occupied the second range of hills around Port Ar­ thur are now massing men to march upon the Russian marine camp that commands the principal pass through the hills, which Is directly back of Port Arthur. This camp is considered vital to the safety of the fortress, and it is guarded, according to( the Chi­ nese, by 20,000 marines and sailors. In the Chinese-Japanese war the Japa­ nese occupied this camp for seven days before they took possession of Port Arthur. Only One of the Kind. ' Someone has invented the follow­ ing amusing yarn: An excited man In a Berlin beer garden, afttr discuss­ ing,some august remark, 4ald aloud: fThe kaiser talks a lot of nonsenau." •In a moment the blasphemer wan ar» rested by an official who happened to be present. The offenne wm ten* syllabled one, with heavy |i«>, Hies attaching to each. "It Is all a mis­ take," whined the terror-smitten wretch; "I was speaking cf the Atm- trian kaiser." "That won't m. fel­ low!" thundered the official; ftispaln- tain your arrest. Everybody knows there is only one kaiser who talks a lot of nonsense." Outposts of the Opposing Armies in Fierce Conflicts. London, July 8--The Central News has a dispatch from St. Petersburg stating that early Wednesday morning Gen. Kashtalinsky's troops surprised and attacked the Japanese outposts at Lantyansan. Advancing through a ter­ rific rain storm, the Russians reached the outlying videttes of the Japanese without an alarm being raised and finally rushed the camp of the outpost, killing every one in it. The Japanese were reinforced and made three fierce attacks, but were repulsed. The advance of the sec­ ond Russian battalion enabled the first to retire In safety. Thn Russians had 300 casualties. The Japanese casu­ alties are reported to have been 1,000. FRUIT OF A TREE IS 80AP. : - l4';i Product of Algerian Plant to Be Util­ ized by Manufacturers. frank W. Mahin, the United States consul at Nottingham, England, sends a copy of the Leicester Hosiery Trade Journal, which contains an account of an enterprise In Algeria to manufac­ ture natural soap on a large scale from a tree known as saplndas utilis. This plant, which has long been known in Japan, China and India, bears a fruit about the size of a horse chestnut, smooth and round. Theool- or varies from a yellowish green to brown. The inner part Is of a dark color and has an oily kernel. The tree bears fruit In its sixth year and yields from fifty-five to 220 pounds of fruit, which can easily be harvested In the fall. By using water of alcohol the sap­ onaceous ingredient of the fruit Is ex­ tracted. The cost of production is said to be small and the soap, on account ot. possessing no alkaline qualities* is claimed to be superior to the ordi> nary soap of commerce. itjLi-. 1*41* WATSON NOMINEE OF PEOPLE'S PARTY T. H. Tibbie, of Nebraska Second on the Ticket--Reaffirmation of Omaha Platform. President THOMAS W. WATSON Vice President T. H. T1BBLES Springfield, 111., dispatch: The Peo­ ple's party national convention named the foregoing national ticket, adopted a platform and adjourned.' Long wrangles followed the pres­ entation of the reports on credentials and permanent organization, the lat­ ter especially being scored because it gave all the officers of the convention to the middle-of-the-roaders. Both were finally adopted, and J. M. Mal- Iett of Texas took the chair as perma­ nent chairman. Besides Mr. Watson, former Sena­ tor William V. Allen of Nebraska and Samuel W. Williams were placed in nomination for the presidential nomi­ nation. Opponents of Watson declared they knew he would support Hearst If he should be nominated at St. Louis, and doubted if he would accept. When the vote was taken Allen, who was only twenty votes behind Wat­ son, threw his strength to the latter, whose nominatkm was then made by acclamation. ' \ There ware three candidates for vice president--T. H. Tibbies of Ne­ braska, L. H. Weller of Iowa and Theodore P. Rynder of Pennsylvania. Mr. Tibbies' nomination was made unanimous before the vote was an­ nounced. The platform adopted Is brief, and is a practical reaffirmation of the Omaha platform of 1892, and was adopted without a dissenting vote. The national committee met after the convention adjourned and elected James H. Ferris of Jeliet, 111., na­ tional chairman and Charles Q. de France of Lincoln, Neb., secretary. I L L I N O I S J V E W S ChoJo# Items from over the ittt*. •taeUlly MSeettd'fw om reader* SONS CONTEST FATHER'S WILL COURT TO DECIDE ANT8' FATE Terror to Boll Weevil Is Subject of a Texas Injunction. Washington dispatch: The depart­ ment of agriculture has referred to the department of justice the matter ot the right of the government to con­ duct experiments in Texas with a Guatemalan ant, which is said to be destructive of the cotton boll weevil, a Texas planter having filed suit to prevent the government carrying on such experiments. Should the Texas court rule in favor of the planter, tests of the ants will be made in Louisiana, whose state authorities have co-operat­ ed cordially in all such matters with the federal officials. The government, it is stated, studied carefully the na­ ture and habits of the Guatemalan ant and concluded they might be imported safely, as they feed only on insects and leave vegetation alone, but, of course, the government will abide by any rulings of the courts. SEVEN PERI8H IN A TORNADO Blown From Bridge and Cruahed Up­ on Rocks Two Hundred Feet Below. Cape Girardeau, Mo., dispatch: Seven workmen were killed and two others Bertously injured by being blown from the second arch of the new railroad bridge across the Mis­ sissippi river at Thebes, 111. The tornado struck a traveling crane, upon which the men were at work, and pushed it for 200 feet. At the second arch it struck an obstruc­ tion and was hurled to the rocks be­ low. A relief train was hastily made up and the dead and injured brought here. Meager reports from Chester and other points in the vicinity of Thebes indicate that the tornado swept through a wide section of the coun­ try and caused considerable damage. NOMINEES OF THE LIBERALS Illinois Man Will Head Ticket Named by New Party. St. Louis, Mo., dispatch: After recon­ sidering its action in indorsing the candidacy of President Roosevelt for re-election in place of making its own nominations the negro liberty party nominated William T. Scott* of East St. Louis and W. C. Payne of Warren- ton, Va., for president and vice presi­ dent of the United States. S. P. Mitchell of Memphis declined the nom­ ination for first place on the negro ticket, but will manage the campaign as chairman of the executive commit­ tee with headquarters in Chicago. TWO WOMEN HURT IN A WRECK. Wabash Passenger Trains Collide arid Pullman Sleeper Capaizes. Detroit, Mich., dispatch: Mrs. Alice Miller of Boston and Mrs. Frances Martin of New York were seriously Injured and a score of other passen­ gers sustained slighter injuries by a collision of' two Wabash passenger trains near the Eighteenth street crossing about midnight. The east- bound train was backing toward the ferry slip when the west-bound train struck it. The sleeping car of the east-bound train was tipped over. ROBBERS GET $20,000 IN GOLD Money la Taken In the City of Mexico In the Afternoon. City of Mexico special: A daylight robbery In San Francisco street, in which the thieves obtained $20,000 in gold, has caused great excitement. The robbers engaged a room in the Maison Doril, and cut a hole through the wall into an adjoining building. Then the robbers cut a hole through $he floor into the money exchange and cleared out the place during siesta hour. Woman Muat Hang. Philadelphia dispatch: Mrs. Cath­ arine. Danz, convicted of -^lurder in the first degree for poisoning her hus­ band, William G. Danz, has been sen­ tenced to be hanged. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court. Painters' Strike is Ended. Boston dispatch: About 500 .jinlon painters of this city are at work after a striked! several months to obtain higher wages. In the majority of cases the men have been given the $3 a day for which they asked. Declare Their 8ire Was Never Di­ vorced from First Wife. • cablegram has been received by Probate Clerk Andel of Belleville from Otto and Rudolph Gosch of Steindam, Hamburg, Germany, notifying him that they would contest the will of their late father, Thomas F. A. Gosch, who died in Mascoutah, St. Clair coun­ ty, June 4, on the ground that his first wife, from whom he had never been divorced, was still living and a resi­ dent of Germany. Gosch, who was a prominent and well-to-do citizen of Mascoutah. made his fill on Jan. 27, 1904, leaving all of his property to his wife, Elizabeth, of Mascoutah. The will was filed a few days after his death, and notice was sent to his sons in Germany. Mrs. Gosch of Mascou­ tah, when notified of the cablegram, expressed great surprise, and declared Jhat she was not aware of such being the case. BROKEN BLADE BRINGS DEATH WOMAN DROWNS IN RESERVOIR Leaves Note for Son Announcing In­ tention to End Her Life. Mrs. Anna M. J. Adams of Beau- coup, aged 77, drowned herself in the Louisville ft Nashville reservoir at that place. She left the home of her son, Tony Adams, where she had made her home, at 10 o'clock, an­ nouncing that she was to pay a visit to one of her neighbors, Later her bonnet was found on the bridge span­ ning the reservoir and a searcl was instituted. Her body was found in a drift in the lower part of the reser­ voir. On her way to the reservoir she slipped a note under the door of her son's blacksmith shop. In the note she stated that she was tired of life. GETS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP Robert Llewellyn Henry, Jr., a Uni­ versity of Chicago student, has been unanimously chosen by the state com­ mittee of college presidents to be the recipient of the first Cecil Rhodes WOMAN ENDS LIFE IN C1STER* Wound Received in Tight a Year Ago Proves Fatal. About four years ago Louis Smith, living at Crainville, one mile south of Carterville, was stabbed in the head by a man named Bennett while in a fight at Creal Springs. A piece of the blade about one inch long broke off in the skull and of late troubled Smith a great deal. Thursday it was discov­ ered and pulled oift. A large abscess had formed in his^liead and Friday morning he died. The peculiar thing is that Smith never knew the broken blade was in his head. Child 8aves Brother's Life. Little 6-year-old Harry Norton, son of James Norton, a prominent farmer near Alto Pass, is the hero of the com­ munity because of his having saved the life of his 8-year-old brother Artie, who fell from the top of a fence into a hog pen and was set upon by an en­ raged sow. Harry, realizing his broth er's danger, climbed into the pen and belabored the old sow with a stick and drove her off. Artie's injuries are not considered serious. Follows Example Set by Her Mother and Sister in Comr^tting Suicide. Mrs. Ellen Ferguson, wife of Post­ master Charles Ferguson of East Al­ ton, committed suicide by jumping In­ to the cistern at the family hams while despondent over what she be­ lieved to be an incurable illness. Her mother, Mrs. John Erdley, and a sla­ ter committed suicide in a similar way many years ago. About 4 o'clock in the morning Mr. Ferguson awoke and discovered that his wife, was missing. He went in search o$ her and found the cistern box open. The water wa? dragged and the bic^dy found. The woman had dressed her­ self in her best clothing before leap­ ing into the cistern. She is survived by her husband and two children. An inquest was held* by Deputy Coroner Streeper, and a verdict in accordance with the facts stated was returned. Mr. Ferguson says that his wife had frequently during the last month al­ luded to the fact that she would be scholarship for Illinois. The winneran invalid the remainder of her life County Assessment is Increased. Adams county officials consider the assessment of the present year the best made in the history of the county. While there was a falling off to the amount of $180,000 in the value of grain and live stock, there was a gain of $264,000 as compared with last year in personal property. The total as­ sessed valuation in the county for 1903 was $15,195,000. For the present year it Is $15,459,000. Charge Robbery to Negro. James G. Hill, a negro hotel porter, was arrested at Alton on suspicion of having stolen a $250 gold watch be­ longing to Max Trube. On his per­ son w*s found a gold watch and chain and two valuable rings stolen from the residence of City Clerk Gray. Hill is supposed to have committed many robberies in Alton, and the po­ lice have been watching him for sev­ eral weeks. Lightning Kills Farmer. Henry Huelskoetter, a prominent farmer, was struck by lightning and killed while shocking wheat near Moccasin. His clothing caught fire from the stroke, frightfully burning the body. His 18-year-old daughter witnessed the terrible accident and ran a mile through the storm to in­ form her uncle. She managed to give the news and immediately fainted. It is not thought she will recover. Paving and Sewers. At the regular meeting of the Cen­ tralis city council an ordinance was passed providing for the paving of the streets with brick in the business section of the city. The estimated cost of the proposed paving is $32,000. An ordinance was also passed provid­ ing for an outlet sewer for the city system recently contracted for. The estimated cost of the outlet is $18,000. Janitor Uses Good Judgment. Owing to a defect in the^ejectwc light wiring in the basement of the statehouse at Springfield a short cir­ cuit of the current burned a hole through the gas pipes and ignited the gas. Excitement was caused by the flames, and for a time it looked seri­ ous, but the janitor had the presence of mind to shut off the gas and a dis­ astrous fire was averted. Adams County Board of Review. The Adams county board of review, which is composed of Campbell S. Hearn of Melrose. T. S. Elliott of Pay- son and Capt. Alex. Sholl of Quincy, is in session, and will hold daily meet­ ings until September 7. Its purpose is to examine the work of the asses­ sor, note the delinquencies and receive complaints as to taxes. Loses Leg Under Train. Peter Kader of Taylorviiie had one of his legs cut off at Decatur by a Wabash freight train. In attempting to alight from the train he struck a pile of cinders and was thrown back under the moving cars. Tramps Waylay a Man. Four tramps held up John Friesland of Hillsboro and were robbing him when three citizens appeared and as­ sisted Friesland. All four of the tramps were captured and lodged in uu. Danger In Electric Wire. An electric wire which had fallen to th? sidewalk in front of the North Alton postoffice caused much excite­ ment. Several people were shocked and had narrow escapes, as the wet pavement became charged with elec­ tricity. \ Switch Engine Crushes Man. James Hawkins was killed at £airo by an Illinois Central switch engine Jumping the track and crushing him. He was 50 years of age and leaTes a widow and three small children. was graduated from the University of Chicago in 1902, when 19 years old. He prepared at the Chicago Manual Training and the Harvard schools. For two years he has been a student in the law school. He has been a member of the university track team and a burden to him, and expressed the belief that she would be better <M- dead. Rings Disappear Mysteriously. A diamond ring valued at $200, owned by Miss Lillian Blakeney of Alton, is mysteriously missing, being taken from the young woman's finger, she claims, while she slept at the home of her brother-in-lay. Miss Blakeney had been worrying about the possible loss of her ring, because of the numerous burglaries in Alton, and says that -she had dreamed sev­ eral times that she would lose it So impressed was she by her dream, ^she put it on her finger, protecting it with a gold band ring. About 3 o'clock in the morning she awoke and was startled to discover both of the rings gone. A search resulted in finding the band ring on the floor of the adjoining room. - , 1 JPOfiTPT Z. ftEN&r for three years, during which he has won 68 points, more than any other long distance runner in the eleven years of the university's athletic his­ tory. Henry has been prominently identified with student publications, and is a member of several honorary societies and the Chi Psi fraternity. He is the son of R. L. Henry, a capi­ talist. He will leave for Oxford in September. The scholarship Is for three years and pays $1,500 annually. Another University of Chicago stu­ dent has received one of the scholar­ ships. Charles F. T. Brooke, a fellow in German, was awarded the honor in West Virginia, his native state. Detroiters Buy Quincy Gas. A syndicate composed chiefly of business men of Detroit has purchased the stock and franchise of the Quincy gas and electric company of Quincy. There will be no change in the local management. The new board of direc­ tors consists of H. M. Campbell, B. N. Guerney, A. C. Angle, M. A. Borgeman, A. L. Stephens, J. B. Book, J. T. Lynn, F. K. Pelton and A. U Wilkinson. The officers are: J. T. Lynn, president; A. L. Stephens, vice president; Dr. J. B. Book, treasurer, and F. K. Pelton, sec­ retary. ---------- Democratic Convention. The Democrats of the Twenty-sec- ond district will hold a convention in the East St. Louis city hall July 16 to nominate a candidate for congress. The counties will be entitled to the following representation: St. Clair, 98; Madison, 68; Washington, 21; Monroe, 18; Bond, 16; total, 221. The call for the convention is signed by E. B. Glass, chairman, and M. V. Joyce, -secretary. 8ay Laborer Rifled Mails. Joseph Christman, a laborer, was ar­ rested at Waterloo, charged with hav­ ing stolen the mail sacks that were taken from the depot the night of July 4. It is said that Christman has confessed the theft. He will be taken to Springfield for detention, pending action of the federal grand Jury. Asks Pay for Beating. Samuel Clark has commenced suit in the circuit court against Joseph Malhoit for $5,000 damages for per­ sonal injuries. The complainant al­ leges that be was severely beaten by Malhoit several weeks ago. Weds an Indian Prince. Cfeokeree Alegee Nathoo, aged 25, a native of India, who claims the title of prince in his own country, wa$ mar­ ried at Quincy to Hattie May Godding, aged 24 years, of Madison, Wis. Woman la Fatally Burned. Mrs. Ida Taggart, aged 74 years, was severely burned at Jacksonville. She was working over a gasoline stove when her dress caught fire and in a moment she was enveloped in flames. She will die. Finds Husband in America. Mrs. Annie Breslauf, aged 25 years, of Russian-Jewish parentage, arrived in Pekin and located her husband after a pursuit of 7,000 ipiies. Mrs. Breslauf stated that she was married to Henri Breslauf near St. Petersburg. Russia, four years ago. He lived with her one year and then deserted their home. It was not until ten months ago that she learned that he had come to America. ;v\ i 8unday School Dates. A meeting of the executive commit­ tee of the Washington County Sab­ bath School association was held in Nashville to set the dates for the township conventions of that organisa- f tion, and to prepare a program for the annual county convention, which will be held in Okawville on Sept 1 and 2. • ' Man Hangs Himself. Fred Geeseler, 55 years old, com­ mitted suicide by hanging at Red Bud. His wife stated that he got up about : 4 and went out in the back yard. Aft­ er diligent search she found him a corpse, he having hung himself in the wash-house adjacent to his resi­ dence. He belonged to the Mode»*> Woodmen. „ •' v -- ' •***{% Boy Hunter Is injured. John Schuyler, aged 16, of French Village was seriously wounded by the accidental discharge of his shotgun, the losd penetrating one of his shoul­ ders. Schuyler and other boys had been hunting in a wagon, and while attempting to take his gun from the vehicle the weapon was discharged, j . Newspaper Man Is Drowned. , ..nj Edward S. Cincebeau, aged ST, a* newspaper man working both at ; Springfield and Peoria for fifteen y e a r s , w a s a c c i d e n t a l l y d r o w n e d ' Peoria. His body was recovered. v New Superintendent The Mascoutah board of educatloa has appointed Prof. C. O. DuBois of Lockport, 111., superintendent of the Mascoutah public schools for the en­ suing school term. Child Drinks Poisoned Water. Eddie Whitley. 3 years old, was seriously poisoned at East St. Louis by drinking water from a saucer which had contained poisoned fly paper solution. V \~.vt Wheat Is Damaged. The Washington county wheat crop is reported almost a failure through the prevalence of rust, and it is feared oats and corn will be Included in the failure column. Masons Lay School Cornerstone. The cornerstone of the new high school building in Hillsboro was laid with impressive Masonic ceremonies. Hon. Edward Lane delivered the prin­ cipal address. Stabbing at Nashville. Mike Stinson of Nashville, a steam shovel man of the Illinois Southern railway, was stabbed twice in the breast by an unknown man oil * pas­ senger train of that line. He will re­ cover. Checks Auto Racing. The Springfield city council has passed an order absolutely forbidding automobiles to • enter Washington park after 6 o'clock in the evening. The automobili8ts of the city have been making a race course of the public park. Fatal 8tabbing Affray. Cumberland Judson fatally stabbed Bert Owens, at Kenney. They had quarreled several times. Both Uved at Clinton. Judson was arretted and taken to Clinton. Library Board Election. 1 i»j| The Tavlorville library board ilia elected the following officers; Presi­ dent. Mrs. Laura B_ Evans; vice pres­ ident. C. M. Parker; secretary. MJaa Margaret Martin; assistant secretary, Mrs. W. E. Andrews. m Lead Deposits Near Alteak Thomas Campbell of Alton claims to have discovered deposits of lead in the vicinity of Alton, samples of which were assayed at the lead plant in Al­ ton and in St. Louis, showing 80 per cent of pure lead. Favor Inteurban Road. At a meeting of the Beard stawm city council a petition for right of way through this city for the Springfield, Petersburg and Beardstown and Inter- urban railway was reported favorably. An ordinance granting the right of way will be presented. V^; • Hurt in a Runaway >i\ Will Hammel of Greenville was hurled from his carriage in a runaway near Mulberry Grove and sustataad a broken leg and a broken coll;# tea*. He is in a pnacarious conditio*".