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-r^^ «?*tf -; *••** * . - / v « ' f - p i - ***'^'fv*)? u bfc/' *rv^*vr -:LV: r1*f"p~^i. "^fv.' !!?*• •?>$ Mistress Rosemary Allyn By MILLICENT E. MANN ;' • CHAPTER II.--Continued. -** I walked down the path. I had but "fjfene a short distance when I heard §1shrlll voice call: "Wait a little, the lady bids you wait." It was the old dame. I waited un« she hobbled near, thinking the damsel had sent a message. I was mistaken. It was more jollity the lady wished, y "Take your fish, my Lord of the ."World," the nurse mumbled from be­ tween loose teeth, as she held out the basket of trout I had left on the grass. "I'll answer for it that ye'll get ne'er bite nor sup to-day but these same, my Lord--my Lord Fishmong- rv Then she cacchinated, echoed in the •foods by a fresh young voice. Milady «M enjoying herself immensely. ' Such had been my meeting witli -Mistress Rosemary Allyn. ..-v ' I laughed now as I recalled it. Mis­ tress Rosemary Allyn thought me a boor, and because I. dressed as the villagers, that I needs must be one at them. 'Sdeath! she might have eeen with half an eye, had she not been so engrossed in her own little tempest, that my kerseymere was of the finest, and n^y linen being from the hand loom to Nance was of as sheer a texture as any to be "had in London, aye, or even Paris. Again, 1 laughed as I looked abroad. For as far as eye could see from the emi­ nence we were upon, I looked upon sny own land. CHAPTER III. A Pair of blue Eyes. We reached a point where two roads met. I took the lower one, tell­ ing Gil that I should be home anon. Inclination and desire to again see Mistress Rosemary Allyn pulled my liorse's bridle reins in the direction^ of Castle DrouL Castle Drout was the only dwelling "If I should wish to see the maid," I said, and I gave her a glance meant to be most taking, "where shall I find her?" "Seek her, too, and ye shall find," she said smiling audaciously. "But would you not like to see the bird's cage--I mean the Castle?" I acquiesced and followed her for very idleness I think, through the por­ tals into the house. We passed many rooms of old and quaint furnishings. We catuc *0 tuG 8u d o! a long hali in a Wing separated from the rest. She threw open a door in a mys­ terious, sly manner, and said in a raised Voice while her eyes were de­ murely dropped: <•••> *The iiiistress'si" The room was daintiness itself in lisextreme femininity, albeit the bed Was disarranged as if milady had but just arisen. Lace fine as cobwebs was valanced about bed and dressing table. The table was bare of any toilet articles, save a box or two, but many silken bows stuck here and there filled up the barreness, and gave a touch of beauty to the whole. A large roomy chair of blue and white damask, an immense divan uphol­ stered in the same material, with a few spindle legged chairs 'was about all the room contained. Such daintiness, such femininity moved me like new made wine. 1 grew hot for shamefacedness at my­ self--an Intruder--going there. 1 turned away, but not before I had caught sight of a pale blue satin slip­ per hiding under a frail chair. To see was to desire^--to desire was to obtain. But how? All sorts of ludi­ crous ideas flashed upon me as a means of becoming the owner of that crumpled slipper. The maid--most acute observer--divined my thoughts ere I had time to say a word. "Pretty, is it not?" she laughed. "Pretty, indeed," I admitted, ad­ miring her cunning. I received thrust In the shoulder. "Silence, you have br ught it upon yourself," he said to her. To me with a bow, "'Tis as good a place as an­ other." I intended to lesson, htm quickly and have done with the business, which conferred no honor upon me. Back and forth we' swept. I would not forget he was her brother! I soon found that his slender wrists were like steel, and that he was as agile as a cat. I was warm parrying his dexterous thrusts and sought an opportunity to end the affair with as little harm as I could; but fighting gets into the blood when you have a bright point before you, and we both fought as though we loved it. I had him against the wall--he was almost tired out--his breath came in gasps. I looked into his face with a half laugh before giving him the pink which should stop proceedings. God! he had eyes like his sister's, and the same daintily curved lips. It put me off my guard for the briefest second, but it was enough. Being a youth of great quickness, he took ad­ vantage of my momentary aberration. I received a thrust In the shoulder. He lowered his sword. "First blood!" cried the maid au­ thoritatively. "It is enough." Honor was satisfied. The young spark was smiling slightly, but his face was as white as the lace hand­ kerchief he drew back and forth over the gleaming length of his rapier, red­ dening it. "As the gentleman has paid twice for the shoe in both blood and money, I think, sir, it belongs to him," said the maid persuasively. The youth shrugged his shoulders while he muttered something about its being an old thing, and conse­ quently of no account--a brother's view. "I am afraid, sir, that you are more seriously wounded than you think," he said, as he pointed to the dark spot gradually enlarging on my4 shirt. "A scratch; no more," I hastily said. "Let me bind it up," begged the maid. "I pray you accept of the maid's services," said the youth; "you will find her an adept at all such tasks." He gave out a soft laugh. "Castle Drout will yet be.your un­ doing, sir, I'm afraid," he then ob­ served. Evidently the youth tad heard of the other scratch I had received from the falcon. I replied rather roughly as I reached for my coat and put it on: "It is nothing, I assure you, sir. I bow before your superior handling of the rapier and--a pair ot blue eyes- eyes wonderfully like " "Like what, sir?" he snapped. "Like--like--nothing in the world but another pair of blue eyes," I re­ plied. "I bid you good day. In Lon­ don I may again be so fortunate as to meet you." (To be continued.) CONCERTED MOVE FOR PEACE Representatives of Germany and Great Britain Confer at Berlin Regarding Efforts to End Eastern War. It is reported on high diplomatic authority that on the initiative of the German government an interview took place Jan. 30 at Berlin between Chan­ cel lojp Von Buelow and Sir Frank Las- celles, the British ambassador, at which the former proposed that efforts be made by Germany .and Great Britain to secure peace between Rus­ sia and Japan. It is believed that this conference was preceded by an interchange of views by King Edward and the kaiser. A double motive for this action is ascribed to the German emperor. One is that he seeks to damage the al­ liance'between France and Russia. The other is that he desires to de­ stroy Um anti-German feeling in Eng­ land.. MUSIC AS A THERAPEUTIC. near Long Haut. It was much nearer than our huts (these lay at the sal­ vage of vast woods) If one could iiave bridged the steep and ragged ravine which separated tne two cas­ tles. As it was, the road led one aome miles in and out of tortuous lands. I came near the castle. It loomed atill and quaint as a deserted house. I got off my horse and left him to graze. I sat down on a bowlder not many yards from its postern gate. I •supposed I was hidden from the eyes of its inhabitants, yet from my place •of vantage could see if perchance any •one either emerged or went in through the narrow portals of the gate. I had not been there iminy minutes siting with my chin resting upon my hands, when a voice said: •- "What need to watch the cage when the bird has flown away?" It was the wierdest place; people came upon one without a sound. I started and my face flushed. Quickly I assumed an indifferent air, for one does not care to wear one's 3ieart upon one's sleeve for daws to peck at, and certainly this was a daw --a most pert one--that stood beside -me. It was a red-haired maid with tk>id blaek eyes, which peered saucily into mine who had spoken. She was •capped, aproned, and had all the other accessories that go to make up the toilet of a fashionable lady's maid. "Bird? What bird, my pretty «naid?" I asked. "As if the gentleman did not know?" «he said. ; "I know that you're a deucedly •pretty one," I affirmed, and I kissed •her cheek. , "Oh, lud!" she cried, with a mock •show of indignation. "What would Mistress Rosemary say?" To that terse question I had no an­ swer. '• "I levy where I may," I said Instead. "Then, "My good maid, tell me where Mistress Rosemary Allyn has gone--- if gone she has?" "Where would a fine lady go?" she «aid. "You have a glib tongue, my girl," 1 put in sharply. "I serve a glib mistress," she re­ torted as sharply with a courtesy. "I have a message for her/' I sug­ gested. "Let me be the messenger." she said, "since I follow her tomorrow." "No," 1 returned. "I prefer to give It into her own hands." "Well, London," at last she. admit­ ted, with a shrug of her pretty shoul­ ders. At which a lace scarf knotted aboijt them became unloosed. "London of course--London the home of hand­ some women and gallant men. Lon­ don should suit you, sir, and you suit London down to the ground," she added with a toss of her head, and quick change of expression as though to apply a compliment. "Whereabouts in Londonf^;-per­ sistently asked. , - - -' . "Seek and ye shall find," she brisf- lv answered. A . "What will ye pay for it?" she asked. "What you will," I replied, delight­ ed at be,ing able to gain possession' so easily. "A sovereign, please, sir," she said. I put my hand into my pocket and drew out the gold piece. I passed it into her greedy palms--fat pink palms. Evidently Mistress Rosemary Allyn did not work her maid to the spoiling of her hands. I picked up the slipper, and before I put it away balanced it lightly upon the tips of my fingers, while I yet stayed to banter the pretty maid, even to pinch her saucy cheeks. I had my back to the door. The woman faced it. I read In the steady­ ing of her too heavily towed cupid's lips that some one stood in its en­ trance. I turned, and saw a youth beside whose beauty the bold dash of the maid's faded as the lesser beauty must always before the greater when brought together. He looked not more than sixteen. He was blue-eyed, raven wigged, and as exquisitely appointed as a court beauty. Venetian lace fell over his Jeweled fingers--ribbons knotted his low shoes. From his wrist a pouncet ball dangled and wafted all the odo^s of Arabia. He was a dazzling sight to behold. "Mistress Rosemary'* brother!" gasped the maid, and tjien she flopped into the easy chair. "To what, sir, am I indebted for the honor of seeing you in this poor room?" "The hpnor, sir, is mine," I replied, striving to make time In which some reasonable excuse should come to me for my presence in his sister's room. "But why, 8ir, why'" he asked again. "No why," J answered bluntly. "Idle curiosity, as' you will. ". "Curiosity!" he echoed, "A wom­ an's excuse. £nd what pray is that doing in your pocket?" He touched with his sword, which he had been playing with since his advent into the room, the heel of the slipper sticking from where I had dropped it. "My property, "bought and paid fpr," I answered Jealously. * "Bought from a-thieving maid," he said, while he glanced scornfully at her, who with her handkerchief to her face seemed doubled up with fears and tears. "Since you value it so highly, perhaps you'll not mind fight­ ing for it?" "You see that I am unarmed," I re­ plied with a shrug. "That can be soon remedied," lie said. He stepped to the wail and took a rapier from the rack hanging there. He held it out hilt to hilt with the one that he had, measuring them. "You see they are alike." he said. I bowed and accepted the sword-- I could do no less. "Surely not here?" I made one more protes^4' _ " .' / ' - "Oh. lud!"* the maid cried. Mental arid Physical Ills May tie Re­ lieved by Its Aid. F. S. Kennedy says that much as­ sistance is in many instances to be derived from the intelligent use of music, either vocal or instrumental as a therapeutic adjunct. Melancholia, insomnia, hysteria, family affliction, business reverses, delirium, pain, fa tigue, mental or physical, will all be helped by the beneficial influence of music, rightly used. As a post-opera tive measure it would have an un­ doubted. influence for good in taking the patient's mind from his bodily dis­ tress. So, also, could "painless" dentistry be relieved of some of its pain and distress by the quieting influence of music, which would, as has been am' ply demonstrated, produce a pleas- enter mental influence during the ad ministration of nitrcus oxide or other anaesthetic. A German writer recent ly stated (February, 1904) that in number of test cases in which music was provided during the administra­ tion of the anaesthetic there was an absence of distress and resistance on the part of the patient; also an absence or reduction of the post-oper­ ative nausea under the same circum­ stances. To be advantageous the nature of the composition must be carefully se lected with a view to the needs of the individual case, and the execution must be as nearly faultless as possi hie." 80PHS MADE A MISTAKE. Interruption That Put Stop to Fun of j Hazing Party. Jesse Lynch Williams, who has writ­ ten .some delightful stories cf student "life at Princeton and vho has lived there since his graduation from the university, is a very youthful looking man, with a frank, boyish face and slender figure that do not betray the dignified paternity of three fine boys. Early in the autumn, just after college had opened, he was crossing the cam pus one morning wheu •» ?arty ol sophomores suddenly surrouaac.4 ̂ hua "Stop! " commanded one. Mr. Williams stopped. "Take off that hat I" said anothter. The hat came off. "What do you mean by wearing s stiff hat here?" demanded another. "Put it down." The hat was*°laid aside. "Now walk over to that tree and stand there till we tell you to But the hazing got no further, for an older student came along just-then and recognized Mr. Williams. . "What the deuce do you fellows mean?" he asked. "Don't you know an old grad when you see one?" and the wise sophs melted among the trees In the heat of their woeful apologies. --York Times. Wanted Information. Tlie^Rpv. Dr. W. S. Rainsford told the other day of an opponent of ritual­ ism in the Episcopal church who took his little daughter to a "high" church for the first time. The little girl had been attending a very "low" church, where a vested choiip was a thing un­ known, and when the troop of little boys in long white robes appeared at the processional, the child could not contain herself. "Oh, papa," she shrieked, "look at all those boys in nightgowns! Do they sleep here all the time, and where is the batb they tr« going to?"--Hew York Times. nobIlitV appeals to czar, At a private meeting of the prov­ incial nobility in Moscow after a dis­ cussion of the reform propositions it was decided to vote for a modified form of an address to the government, to the effect that' the members of the .nobility are eagerly awaiting a word from the emperor which would show that the bonds uniting the throne and the people are still unbroken and that the emperor would, when he deem€3 advisable, summon elected representa­ tives of the people to participate in the government. Cornerstone of New Regime. Official reports of the deliberations of the committee of ministers on guarantees for the observance of the laws and for the prevention of arbi­ trary conduct by officials evokes gen­ eral satisfaction. The prbposal to re- story the senate's original character as the chief guardian of the laws is described in some quarters as the corner stone of the new edifice which Is being raised on the ruins of the bureaucracy. Special commissions of the minis­ tries of the interior, finance and jus­ tice are busily studying the questions of equality, peasant legislation, strikes and state insurance for workmen, which were outlined by the imperial ukase of Dec. 25. 8ucceed Muravieff. Senator Manuchin. assistant minis­ ter, has been appointed acting minis­ ter of justice* replacing Count Mura­ vieff. Czsr Receives Workmen. Emperor Nicholas Friday received at Tsarskoe Selo a deputation of five^; workmen from the Star Printing works. He questioned each man close­ ly regarding his character of the work and hours of employment, expressed satisfaction with those who had con­ scientiously performed their duty and said he hoped to visit the establish­ ment in person. The audience oc­ curred in the great hall. The emperor was accompanied by Minister of Finance Kokoysoff and Prince Sollt- zine, manager of the printing works. In dismissing the delegation the czar asked the workmen to convey thanks in his name to their comrades who had done good work In the service of the state. He expressed satisfaction with the bearing of the delegates. At the conclusion of the interview the delegates were given permission to visit the palace buildings and after­ ward were entertained at dinner. Gorky Must Be Tried. It is the intention of the govern­ ment to bring Maxim Gorky and seven other authors and publicists to trial og political charges. Shoot Poles at Lodz. In a conflict between troops and strikers at the Kounitzer factory at Lodz the soldiers fired, killing six persons and wounding forty-eight. Shooting also occurred at the Keller lace factory. Disorderly Strikers. About 40,000 men are now out on strike at Sosnovice. At a meeting of strikers the men forcibly dragged offi­ cials belonging to the management of various concerns to the place of meet­ ing. The men's demands include a minimum wage of 75 cents a day, eight hours for a day's work, reforms in factory management and old age pensions. After the meeting 12,000 strikers marched six miles to the Dombrova district In perfect order, but everywhere persuading workmen to strike. Strikers went to the railway sta­ tion of Streshemeschiz, seized and bound the officials, wrecked the sta­ tion buildings and stopped trains in both, directions. mayor of Moscow and a recent con­ vert to liberalism, and begged him to influence the municipality toward loyalty. Valkoff promised to the peo­ ple greater freedom of speech and a relaxing of the cruel police rule en­ forced by Gen. Trepoff when governor general at Moscow. The students, lawyers and physi­ cians of Moscow, and even some of the nobles, are planning a serious demonstration March 4, the anniver­ sary of the liberation of the serfs by Alexander II In 1861. AMERICAN FLEET ON GUARD. An official dispatch from Manila says that an American squadron com­ posed of fifteen warships has sailed from the island of Luzon for the! southern waters of the Philippine: archipelago with the object of main­ taining neutrality in American waters; both as to the Russian and Japanese^ fleets. A recent dispatch said that] Japanese warships bad been seen In; southern Philippine waters and that; the Baltic fleet was expected. It is' not expected that Vice Admiral Ro- jestvensky's squadron will proceed to the far East until Joined by the divi­ sion of the squadron which has just, left Jibutil. -- Illinois Legislature FLEE FROM MOSCOW. American and English residents of Moscow, in fear of an impending storm, are sending their families out of Russia across the border into Ger­ many and Austria. Op the surface the city continues to be as peaceful as a sleeping child. Yet Valkoff, gov­ ernor general of the district, main­ tains his strict prohibition against more than twenty pec pie gathering at any plpce, even for a friendly din­ ner in a hotel. Valkoff summoned Prince Galitzin, JEALOUS WIFE SHOOTS HERSELF Actress Is Expected to Die as Result of Third Attempt at Suicide. New York special: Becoming tired of Kfe because of jealousy, Mrs. Eva Cohen, actress, wife of William Co­ hen, tbeatricai agent, shot herself and in Bellevue hospital in a critical condition. It was her third attempt at suicide iand the doctors say it t*lll be successful. Mrs. Cchen is 30 yeaCrs of age and was born in Canada. Jealousy of her husband, it is said, prompted the act. RUSSIANS KEEP ON FIRING. A dispatch from Gen. Oku's head­ quarters says: The Russian forces opposite the Japanese left wing are showing some activity. A Russian detachment attacked Pekowtai (Hei­ koutai), but.. Was driven back, leaving 160 dead. A bombardment of the en­ tire left wing continues. Considerable activity was manifest­ ed opposite Shengtan and Letaiytun, and it is believed the Russians are preparing for another attack. They flred occasionally salvos of artillery and volleys of musketry. The Japa­ nese remain in their trenches and do not answer the Russian fire. When the battle of Jan. 25 began the Japanese were at Helkoutai, but withdrew its small force and allowed the Russians to occupy the positions until they' could move over enough men to make its recapture certain. The reoccupation of this position was easily accomplished^although the loss was heavy. The casualties have not yet been reported, but it is believed that they will amount to fully 3,000. Th§ Russians had five divisions en­ gaged at Heikoutai and in that direc­ tion. They were driven back by less than two Japanese divisions. Over 100,000 men were engaged in the Russian demonstration against the Japanese positions immediately east of Heikoutai, a force strong enough to have been successful, as only about one Japanese division was sent against them. The Russian loss is es­ timated at over 4,000, although pris­ oners "say that one regiment was prac­ tically annihilated. The Japanese loss is placed at 200, due to the fact that they remained in their trenches, while the Russians were forced to cnfss open ground, solidly frozen, where the construction of shelter trenches was impossible. The ground being covered with snow was naturally a great disadvantage to the attacking force, as the men were plainly visible against the white background for a long distance. - The Japanese suffered the same dis­ advantages in the recapture of Hei­ koutai. The weather was very cold during the fighting, the minimum be­ ing 6 degrees below zero-and the max­ imum 14 degrees above zero. Grippenberg Wants to Quit. It is rumored at St. Petersburg that Lieutenant General Grippenberg has asked to be relieved of his command in Manchuria. According to the ver­ sion prevalent in military circles Gen eral Grippenberg telegraphed direct to the emperor a request to be relieved because of the failure of General Kouropatkln to afford him proper sup­ port In the operations against Sande pas. The Russ severely criticises General Kouropatkln on the ground that Grlp- penberg's flanking movement was doomed to failure unless immediately followed by a general advance. It Is believed in military circles that the succession of Lieutenant General Myloff to the command of the second army of Manchuria does not necessar­ ily mean that the position of second In command in the far east has devolved on him. Army officers confirm the re­ port that General Grippenberg is in ill health and point out that he was seriously ill a year before his appoint­ ment to the command of the second army. The emperor has received the fol­ lowing dispatch from General Kouro­ patkln: "The Japanese during, the night of Jan. 31 attacked Djantanch- enan on the left bank of the Hun riv­ er opposite Changtan. They captured the village, but subsequently were driven out with great loss. The Rus­ sian casualties were 100. "Up to Feb. 1, 133 Japanese prison­ ers have arrived at Mukden." ADVANCE JUDICIARY BILLS. Senator Juul of the committee on judiciary department and practice caused to be advanced to third read­ ing in the senate important bills amending the legal practice act. The more important of these bills are the following: That the death sentence shall not be executed without judgment by the su­ preme court. That the supreme court shall as­ sign counsel to defendants in capital cases. That justices of the peace shall not Issue executions until twenty days af­ ter judgment- is entered, providing executions may sooner be issued if affidavit is made that judgment oth­ erwise would be lost.. That hearings in divorce bases shall not be had until the expiration of three months after confession in de­ fault or after appearance of the de­ fendant. That certain police officers in cities jOf more than 100,000 population may let prisoners to bail in criminal and quasi-criminal cases. v Library Extension. , Mr. Pendarvis of Cook--Providing for the creation of the Illinois library .extension board, composed of seven •members, of which the president of vthe University of Illinois and the sup­ erintendent of public instruction shall 'be members, with five other mem­ bers two of whom shall be women, ap­ pointed by the governor. The board •shall give advice to all free libraries, I position at Portland, Ore., to partici- pate In the exposition was sent to the house by Gov. Deneen. The gover­ nor's message recommended that si reasonable, appropriation be made for the erection of a state building and the exhibit of state resources at the exposition. \ ^ .„ Saturday Half Holiday* * Mr. Beebe introduced a Ml! ttlfing Saturday afternoon a holiday. This bill was favored by the State Bank­ ing association and was drawn on the same lines as the bill introduced; by Mr. Glackin. The bill is entitled:: "An act to amend section 17 of the act to revise the law in relation to promissory notes, due bills, to persons or communities who pro­ pose to establish them.' The board shall establish a system of free travel­ ling libraries, which shall consist of not more than fifty volumes each, which shall be loaned to villages, towns and rural communities, or to clubs, societies, and other organiza­ tions, in circulation, who shall apply to the board. PET DOG SPREADS SMALLPOX Chinamen Kill Criminal. New YOrk special: Joseph Rellley, known to the police as "Hobnail" and bearing a long criminal record, was shot and killed in Chinatown, the re­ sult, it is believed,, of a feud between denizens of that quarter. Kills His Brother In Play. Mlnot, N. D., dispatch: Spencer WI- thoiffi; a boy, killed his brother with a piece of copper wire while the boys were playfully throwing articles of wearing apparel at .each other. Village of Smithfield, III., Is Plague- Stricken and Isolated. .Bloomington, 111., dispatch: The smallpox situation at Canton and East Smithfield, a small place near Cantcn, is serious. Owen Smith is dead and his brotherWilliam is dying from the disease. Twenty-five cases exist in the little village and the entire place Is quarantined. Contagion was spread by a pet dog climbing on the bed ot one of the sufferers and then running at large. Homestead Exemption. Mr. Pierson of Chicago introduced in the house a bill allowing homestead exemption to the estates of house­ holders who died intestate. The bill provides that the heirs of such per­ son shall have the right to a home­ stead worth not more than $1,000 free from th& debts of the deceased. Un­ less the heirs shall waive their ex­ emption, no debts incurred during the lifetime of a householder can be„en- forced against his homestead estate if it be not more than $1,000 in value. . Property Assessment. Mr. Hill's bill amends the act res­ tating to the assessment of property by providing that each affidavit re­ quired before the purchaser shall be entitled to a deed shall not contain more than one lot, block, or deeds of land except where several pieces of land are owned by one person or cor­ poration or persons jointly. ? Stock Varda Bill. Representative Sheen introduced a bill -providing for a state commission to prevent cruelty to animals and tb investigate the feeding of animals In the Chicago, Peoria and Bast St. Louis stock yards. A recount was ordered to-day in the Sucher-Putnam contest for Sucher's seat in the senate. Personal Injury Suits, The senate passed the Haas ® pr# viding that all personal Injury suits shall be brought against cities within one year from date of injury and also that notice to the city must be given within sixty days. The measure i®, designed to reduce the number of per* sonal injury suits in Chicago. Administration of Estates. * • Senator Henson offered a bill to amend the act regarding estates and providing that a year from the time administration is granted an estate, and if such is found insolvent, no ac­ tion shall be maintained against the administrator or executor except at cost of party suing. Habeas Corpus Appeals. A bill was advanced to third read-• ing in the senate providing that In habeas corpus proceedings appeal must be taken to the supreme court from the trial court end that If denied by the trial court it can not be prayed from any other court of concurrent jurisdiction. Good Roads Committer In the house, Speaker Shurtleff an­ nounced the good roads committee as follows: Magill, chairman; Echols, „ Austin, Russell, Miller, Lindly. Organ, McGuire. Keck, Loy, Erby, Kirk pat- rick, Fetzer, Mills, Rapp, Schaefef» Campbell, Farris, Minnis, Dougherty* ' Dabler. Mortgage Banks. Mr.-Hill offered a bill drawn up by Dr. Emit Dorn of Chicago which in­ cludes a complete system of organiza­ tion and methods of conducting busi­ ness of real estate mortgage banks. No company shall be organized with less capital than $100,000, at least 50 p*r cent of which shall be paid in be­ fore beginning business; measure wrings such concerns under the law governing state and national banks. ' - f t Consolidating Towns. Senator Juul introduced a bill pro­ viding for the consolidation of the township organization of Cook and other towns when such towns lie wholly within the limits of any city with a population of 50,000 or more, and providing that the powers of the township boards and'clerk shall be carried on by the county boards and clerks respectively. Protection for MotormSn. Representative Lurton of Morgan In­ troduced a bill in the house amending the law in relation to protection of motormen and other operators of street cars by inserting the words "cold" and "rain" and by jfroviding also th&t the person directing the oper­ ation of the car sihall be protected. LeWis,and Clark Exposition. An Invitation to Illinois from th& directors of the Lewis and Clark ex- V . Boy Stabs School Principal. Wilkesbarre, Pa., special: Archibald Jacobs, principal of the Centennial school at Nanticoke, was stabbed in the arm by Isidor Raphael, an unruly pupil. The boy, who is 13 years old, had refused to obey. Standard Oil Methods. Muncie, Ind., special: The Standard Oil compaffy Is playing a freeze-out game in the Indiana field. Independ­ ent operators are organizing to pre- veftt the move, if possible. Insurance Reports. Mr. Troyer of Cook" introduced a bill providing that any statement purport­ ing to show the finnrcial condition of any corporation, association, or socie­ ties operating under the laws of this state for the purpose of furnishing in­ demnity for sickness, accident, or death shall contain only and in full those statements relative to their cash contingent assets and liabilities. For violation of this act a company shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $500 and loss of the license. j Inheritance Tax. „_8enator Gardner's bill ameiids. in-, heritance tax law by providing that half of the gross inheritance tax shall be paid to the state, and the balance of the other half, after expenses of col­ lecting Is paid, to gw to the county. Home Rule Taxation^ TW joint resolution offered to t|e house providing for the submission "to the people of a constitutional amend­ ment for a system of "home rijle tax­ ation" was presented t^ the senate by Senator Mafcen / . . Bill for Hydrophobia Patients. ; | A bill by Mr. Kleeman empowefi the overseers of the poor of any coun­ ty to send hydrophobia patients to any institution for the treatment of that disease in the state; provides the state shall pay their car faret not tp exceed $100 a patient *j < Militia Appropriations. " ^ 1 4"; S A bill by Senator Henson approfh A riates $330,994 for ordinary and con-. i| j tingent expenses of Illinois national | guard arid Illinois naval reserve, also 1 appropriating $6,000 for uniforms for Illinois national guard and Illinois , naval reserves. 1 Civil Service for Physicians. '* J ij Mr. Hill's bill provides for civil serr- "$•. 4ce for the physicians of the county- -jj hospital and other county institutions^ term of six years for physicians serv- • J - ing without compensation and a tens of eighteen months for internes. < /||.j Burial of Paupers. Mr. Castle's bill provides that the county shall pay the expenses of bury- JjH i ing nonresident poor and other e<- • penses in that connection, overseer erf the poor. ^ ^ : insurance Measure. ^ Senator Dixon's bill authorizes fir® " - insurance companies to insure - loss or damage by sprinklers, pus^pe and other fire apparatus. Arbitration Board Deficiency. Mr. Arnold offered a bill appropriate " ing $2,000 to meet the deficiency in the expenses of the Illinois state board , if of arbitration. _ Pontiac Printing Plant. Senator Lish offered a bill approprft < ^ atipg $60,000 for deficit in Pontiac re» ; fprmatory and to pay for printing \ Jg,, plant already installed. Electric Lighting Rates. ,"'J| Chicago electric lighting companies' are aimed at in a bill, which fix«s.« UJQi heav'y penalties for discriminations in- >5' their rates in favor of large users. The bill requires such companies to main-a . tain a set rate. A violation subjects, • _ ^ ̂ the corporation to a fine of from $1,- • * i 000 to $5,000. On the. fourth offense this fine is fixed at $20,000. and, in * • JH addition, the aggrieved person may ? collect three times the amount ot damages sustained through rate die- '; , crimination. " , jjjl Cumulative Voting. In sp^te of the objections by Settater >, "y| j Parker, based on what he considers. the unconstitutionality cf the Haas - : till abolishing cumulative voting, the > measure was advanced to third read- ing, and now stands Bjext to passage. J' Vj Senator ti»-rry -supported Parker la hia " ,H % j contention*. Aims at Automob:lists. Senator Berry introduced a htU to compel auiomtibilists to step their ma­ chines on a country road at least 100 yards from a-sy aprrojchv»c vehicl*. >