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*V» to* •IT*'*" **>'.' n->-* .* S» m V>% "' i PS:: jieVival of interest in old ARTIFICIAL WATERWAYS. Disposition Hi Many States to Re. |>|inn the System of Canals Whloh Years Ago Were Such Fac- s y tors of Transportation. J'; •• ' ft begins to look as though the can* a.ls in various states of the east and central west which have been practi- «ally abandoned for years, are to en- tar upon a new lease of life and again "become an important factor in the ^commercial life of the nation. New Tork is spending millions In her arti­ ficial waterways, and the subject is befog agitated in other states. Pennsylvania is the latest state to feel the revival of interest, as shown by the indorsement which the state water supply commission has given to the plan for & system of canals fa the state, and it comes like an echo of the early years of the last century when Pennsylvanians -were almost delirious with numerous projects for internal improvements. - The commission, according to John ENfttinblne, the engineer member of f that body, does not advocate the es­ tablishment of new canals, but sug­ gests very plainly that the cheap' sys­ tem of transportation offered by in­ land water routes might be revived were the legislature to enact laws which would cover the general subject < sutd prevent these avenues of com- ? merce from falling into "unfriendly bands." By "unfriendly hands" la meant, of «ourse, the railroads, which practically fcave rendered the artificial waterways of the state nearly obsolete, either by buying competing canals and allowing them to go to waste or by forcing them into -docile acquiescence. It is Interesting to recall that Penn­ sylvania was the pioneer among states which a century or more ago ^ begSA to torn their attention toward & <ranal building. At that time the lo­ comotive had not been invented, at least no practicable machine had been . brought fprward. The only means of inland transportation for either pas- ' seagere or freight was by means of wagons. So early as 1762 it was proposed to confiect Lake Erie and the Ohio river wltb the Delaware by means of a . canal. David Rittenhouse and Rev. William Smith surveyed a route be­ tween the Susquehanna and Schuyl­ kill by way of -the Swatara and Tul- pehocken. In 1791 a company was formed to construct the canal, and the following year another company was incorporated to build a canal from Worristown to the Delaware at Phil­ adelphia and to improve the paviga- j tion of the Schuylkill. These com­ panies actually began work, and after they had spent $400,000, an enormous sum for those times, the construction was suspended for a time. The two companies were united in 1811 as the Union Canal company, and after many embarrassments finally completed the Work in 1827. Within a few years after thq open­ ing of the nineteenth century the state was engrossed in canal projects. Canal routes were surveyed in almost every county. Following this impulse to the inter­ nal improvement there was a general quickening of public interest,in the resources of the state. Because of new facility in transportation anthra­ cite began to be used where wood had formerly been the only fuel. Iron mines and salt wells were opened, stimulated by the tariff of 1828, and the great bituminous coal fields in the western part of the state became Canal Locks at Manayunk in 1B28. an additional field for enterprise. The great internal improvements success­ fully executed in the decade between 1826 and 1836 were among the most ambitious undertakings ever accom­ plished by any commonwealth in the new world. By October, 1834, the Philadelphia & Columbia railroad was opened for travel, the main line of canal had been finished, and the com­ pletion of the Allegheny Portage railroad made it possible for an emi­ grant boat from the north branch of the Susquehanna to pass over the mountains, and proceed by way of the canal at Johnstown, on its route to St. Louis. • In 1536 the canals and railroads un­ dertaken at the expense of the state and controlled by the legislature as public property had a mileage of 426% miles, and 134% miles of state canals were in course of construction. At the same time there were in op­ eration 256% miles of canals owned and operated by private corporations. But the area of railroad building was dawning, and almost before the canal system had matured it was render­ ed obsolete by the speedier methods of transportation. WISCONSIN MOUNDS ARCHAEOLOGISTS WORK PRESERVATION OF CIENT RELICS. > FOR Works Left by Prehistoric People in ;.*he Devil's Lake Region M«y , / Become Part of fr:vV'\Ai v State Park. n- V'V Tfatere is a disposition to accord the archaeologist and his work more con­ sideration than formerly. Years ago the average American was too busy with the present to bother himself ranch about the past. But asvresearbh investigation have opened up ;ague of the pages of the history of "Milder ages and given glimpses of the peoples and mammals which lived in that far off time, there has developed a growing regard for ruins and relics which have their stories to tell •of by-gone ages. The national gov­ ernment is ̂ paying more heed to the Aztec ruins in Arizona, and almost every state in the union is showing a Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OP COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for cne readers of this paper. On account of his wide expe­ rience as Editor, Author and Manufac­ turer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. rn Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. Did you ever get married and start housekeeping in a neat little cottage that you could dress up to your liking and make it look cozy and comfort" able? If you never had that pleasure, you will regret your misfortune ai soon as you study the possibilities of this little plan, unless you already have it in prospect. The time was when life In a cot­ tage meant discomfort in two or three rooms that were awkward, bad* ly arranged and bare looking in spite of every effort to make them home­ like. There was a shivery bedroom opening off from the kitchen and it squeaky boxed-in stairway which led to the unfinished or rough plastered loft where the other sleeping quar­ ters were found. But women demands ed so many changes.for the better in small houses that architects have im­ proved them wonderfully in the last ten years. A"Then have found out how to put lumber and other building ma* terials together to form very pretty five and six room houses, a thing they considered unworthy of their time and ingenuity a few years ago. The fact is, it is much more difficult to make a good little house than to make a good satisfactory big house. The' planning of a small house runs into a thousand difficulties, In fact, archi­ tects are checkmated about every third move when they try to make a thousand dollar cottage cater to the another for our mother-in-law and a good comfortable bathroom between.- Advantage is taken of the low roof* to design several clothes closets. Every girl wants plenty of such ac­ commodations whether she needs them or not Where you have plenty of storage room of this kind you don't need an attic so they are economical as well as useful. little home this bed room BCD ROOM J/'OAU-C Second Floor Plan is for young .folks to start with. It is not necessary that they should al­ ways remain in a little cottage. They may branch out when prosperity smiles if they want to, but in after years, when the silver hairs appear and they have quit romping with the children and playing tag with each other, they will confide the fact * v. , * *c ** ; aw l * ' v v < * * * * ' 4 +* ? * ' % , \ " > ' V ( > • t - QuarUite Ridge, Devil's Lake. ^disposition to preserve anything which the archaeologist is able t6 point to as forming a link between the past and the present. In Wisconsin in the Devil's Lake region are mounds of prehistoric origin which the archaeological so­ ciety of the state has surveyed and which according to the present" plan are to be included in a large park to be established by the state. It is anrged that the several fine groups «a*d solitary mounds be appropriately marked. Although these mounds are prominent and conspicuous it is a (act that many summer visitors to the section, through ignorance of their presence, fail to observe these re­ markable earthworks. Best known, . perhaps, is a great bird effigy having 'k wing extent of about 150 feet. The oreat tall is forked and the wings are. Itent near the tips. The bird ̂ is rep- snesented as flying toward the liake, ilie shore of which is but a few rods •distant. A well worn path from IDevil's Lake station to the boat land- IBS crosses the north wing, a pavilion tfce Up of the UU, and a hotel building on the south wing. The mound is several feet in height «pnd otherwise well preserved. ; A few rods north of the old 4 Cliff house at the north end of the lake is a long, low mound which has been cut in two by the railroad. Some 30 rods to the west are two linear mounds, one extending out into the public road, the other nearly parellel to the lake shore. Further west and directly in front of the well-known Claude cottage is a group. Of this group an effigy intended to represent a bear, a type of aboriginal earth­ work common to the Baraboo region, and a linear mound are still well de­ fined. Traces of others, now sadly mutilated, are still to he seen among the trees and near the bank. Upon the very crest of the terminal moraine and a short distance to the northeast of these is a well-preserved effigy known to student as the "Lynx," which animal its outline does indeed suggest. Its length is 21 feet and it occupies an area ~ about nine rods square. The head is remarkably large In proportion to the body and short tail. The body is over three feet in height. This fine effigy Is at present surrounded by trees and is In such a position that it should remain a well preserved evidence of aborig­ inal mound building for many years to come. It is one of a type not often encountered and the visitor stalling over the sunny hillsides and ranges of this beautiful region may profit­ ably pause In his rambles to admire it and ponder over its significance. These mounds comprise the fixed archeological features of the seglon included within the intended park limits. Properly marked they should prove a great and interesting attrac­ tion to visitors. It is not sentiment alone that demands their permanent preservation. A wholesome and in­ telligent interest in Wisconsin's early aboriginal remains is becoming more and more general. "It is significant," remarks the Milwaukee Sentinel, "that with a few exceptions all the known effigy mounds are confined to our state. Thither "must all students come for inductive study of these. But these prehistoric monuments are be­ ing rapidly destroyed through the ignorance of the white man, to whose possessions they are, contemplated from any vieWpo^t, i% reallty a valu- reflned and cultivated tastes of girls who have been accustomed to good homes. Formerly love in a cottage meant happiness during warm weather only. At the approach of fall it was neces­ sary to go and visit mamma or hunt up a boarding house. The sympathy of friends followed the young turtle doves Into their little suburban seclu­ sion because their friends knew that inconvenience lurked in every corner of the little habitation of four bare walls utterly devoid of artistic beauty and as innocent of modern con­ venience as the cabins of our forefa­ thers without their' redeeming big wood burning fireplaces. But the old- time sympathy has changed to new- time envy. The girl with a five-room modern cottage has as much comfort, less worry and more time for social ditties and fancy work than the more able asset." • ir' Wronged. "Bat,** her father objected, /%e's a spendthrift He has no sense of the value of money." MOh, you're mistaken, papa," she an­ swered him. "He can make a dollar go as far as anyone. Last night he showed me one that he had tiarried around the world as a pocketpiece."-- Chicago Record-Herald. " ' "j*'f WtitiU* • • . v x . . a Greedy.'. ^ v 'He--What do you tfiink? I "over­ heard MY. Spoonem talking to Miss Phatter In the conservatory, and he told her she was sweet enough to eat She--The glutton! That Phatter girl weAS&s fully 200 pawula.-- t fOTZHSN 1-OA//-C BMJC ROOM ta-e>x**:c fXV- Ji L/mfc peat: /X-CMA* O to their fr iends that they never- en­ joyed life anywhere else as they did in the little five-room cottage. WIT# THIT AUTHOR'8 INSTINCT. ambitious young lady who marries an eight or ten-room house With the usual responsibilities. For about $1,000 this cozy little combination of three rooms down­ stairs and two bedrooms and a bath­ room upstairs may be built in al­ most any of our smaller cities or towns. The living room, dining-room and kitchen are perfect in arrange­ ment. They are all large enough for two at all times, with room for com­ pany occasionally, and they are light, airy, and may be made very pretty. Nobody wants a parlor any more, parlors have gone out of date. We want a large pleasant living room that we can decorate with pearl tinted wall SENATE WANTS BILL It EXPECTED TO PASS OWN RAIL­ ROAD LEGISLATION. ACJJQM £XPE9TEO i«JOH fir * 4 ' /'•' > v • ' • uv V / i .... ^ tK * " fwi Wieft or Next, It Is ieillved, Will See ttfe Matter Disposed of--Senator Hurburgh * * ' in Readiness. . *•-' v , Springfield.--Railroad legli^^iittil been before the senate proper for some time, - the house maximum two-cent fare bill being on second reading, as Is the senate committee bill which classi­ fies fares according to~ the gross earn­ ings per mile of the 'roads. Definite action on this matter is expected either this week er next, and it is un­ derstood to be the plan of the Benate organization to pass its committee bili instead of the house measure. Senator Hurburgh, who introduced the bill that was used by the committee, has, in an­ ticipation of action on the bill, gath­ ered figures and statistics for use in his argument for the cla§slfie(|. J»Ul when it is called up for passage. ? Hjouse Acts on Fee Scandals. One more concrete result of the scandals in the county fee offices in Chicago, was the passage by the house of a bill to provide for the regular auditing of such olfl: ces. The necessity for this measure was evidenced by the 108 votes cast in its favor and no vote was recorded against it. The bill passed is that prepared by the revenue committee. It establishes the position of county auditor in Cook county. He is to be appointed by the president of the county board, who may also appoint assistants. The new county auditor may have access at all times to the books of any county official. An equally important duty of the county auditor is that he must install in all county offices a uniform system of books of account, forms, reports and records. * > ; Salary for State's Attorney. Representative Louis Plerson of Wll- mette delivered a long eulogy of Gov. Deneen and a defense of Mr. Deneen's retention of his state's attorney's fees, prior to the passage of the Mills bill to put the state's iattorney of Cook county on a salary of $10,000. Inci­ dentally he stirred up "Charley" Allen of Vermilion and "Al" Qlade of Cook by a reference to the Allen bill which was not generally understood. The bills compelling the state's at­ torney of Cook to turn over his fees to the county and fixing his salary passed unanimously. Report on Pure Food Bill. Chairman Glade of the committee-on manufactures probably will report in the new pure food bill this week as a committee bill, and the subcommittee of the house appointed to investigate conditions at Highwood will report. The house calendar is becoming con­ gested. It is probable Speaker Shurt- leff will insist that the Friday session be graced by the presence of at least a quorum hereafter and that that dsay be devoted to something besides ad­ vancing bills on the calendar. Lewii Carroll Knew Artist WhoirA He Had Come to Meet. The., following anecdote Is told of the author of 'Alice in Wonderland." Lewis Carroll saw some fairy designs by Miss E. Gertrude Thompson, the artist, and wrote that he should like to see more of her work. When he called she was out; but a meeting was arranged in South Kensington muse­ um. She wondered how she should rec­ ognize him In the usual crowd, or he her. She watched carefully, but saw no one she thought could be the au­ thor of her favori.3 book. Finally she heard high, vivacious voices approaching and the laughter oi children. A gentleman entered, two little girls clinging to his handB. She knew him instantly. He stood for a moment , head erect, and glanced swiftly round the room. Then he bent down and whispered something to one of the children. After a mo­ ment's pause she pointed straight at Miss Thompson. He at once came forward with ex­ tended hand. "I am Mr. Dodgscm. I was to meet you, I think." . "How did you fenow me?" she apked. "My little friend found you. I told her I had come to meet a young lady who knew fairies, and she fixed on you at once. But I knew yxju she'spoke." $ • '• - Novelty for Coldf Weather. "Here'B something for cold days,' said the man who has traveled, and he showed his friends a metal cylinder about an inch in diameter and four inches long. It was just warm enough to hold in the bare hand without pain. "A Japanese contrivance," said the traveler. "It's filled with a powder, which you light with a match. It will burn slowly for hours, keeping the cylinder just as hot as it is now. Japa­ nese railway carriages are not heated, and it is the custom of travelers in that country to buy a couple of th«se things and carry them in their pockets. It's astonishing how they diffuse a gentle warmth all over the body They've been adopted recently by Lon­ don bus drivers, who tuck them in the tops of their boots, and sometimes and ceiling decorations and furnish with good comfortable every-d,ay con- j they put an extra pair in the breast venlences which are good to see and not too good to use. We want a big couch or davenport with at least a dozen pillows of appropriate sizes covered with soft materials in colors to match the other decorations. We want a morris chair by the window and Bhelves containing our favorite ' j books in one corner. We like to dec­ orate the walls with pictures that smile back our ideas of cheerfulness. In this room we receive our friends and enj^our evenings when at home alone tog^ter. We go up^fcfcirs from the front hall" in a Christian like manner where we have a bedroom ftw ourselves and pockets of their undercoats. Thus fitted a man can drive substantially all day in winter weather without dis- comfnrt ** Limit of Bluenecs. "I found what I think is a really funny line in a story in one of the magazines," said Mrs. DoOllttle. "A man was telling how discouraged he felt and said: 'Talk about feeling blue--I am the human wiggle-stick. Would Be Lonely. It Is well there is no one without a fault; for he would not have a friend in the world.--H^ditU Reform Bill Passes Senate, A reform bill passpd by the senate was Jones' measufe establishing a legislative reference bureaji in con­ nection with the state library. A similar law has been In operation In Wisconsin with good results. The purpose of the bill Is to create a de­ partment wherein proposed legisla­ tion may be carefully prepared to minimize the possibility of unconstitu­ tional laws getting on the state books. Bills In the 8enate. The senate during,* short ses­ sion this week is expected to pass an­ other batch of bills, including a few insurance reform measures. Action will be sought on the bill creating the office of state fire marshal, an admin­ istration measure, if reported hack by the enrolling and engrossing commit­ tee. Senator Chafee has two bills in this committee which been reported. City Beautiful Advanced. Representative Troyer secured the advancement to third reading of the' Chicago beautiful bills providing for a bond issue for the boulevard link and authorizing municipalities to con­ struct and maintain surface or elevat­ ed ways and to turn them over to park boards. All city beautiful bills in the house are now on third reading, and will some up for - passage next- week. For Better Milk Inspection. A comprehensive measure on the inspection of milk and regulating its sale was offered by Mr. Chafee. Un­ der its terms a state inspector is pro­ vided. Rigid rules are laid down for the inspection of dairies and drastic penalties are provided for the punish­ ment of violators of the proposed law. Insurance Bills to Pass. The senate, during the short session this week, is expected to pass another batch of bills, including a few insur­ ance reform measures. Action will be sought on the bill creating the office of state fire mar­ shal, If reported back by the enrolling and engrossing committee, where, it is said, it is being delayed. Senator Chaffee has two bills to this committee which have not yet been re­ ported. If they are not sent into the senate this week he Intends to have them forced in.; '*1 J'*1 . House Gets to Work. The rush in the house has com- menced, and will not let up until final adjournment. With the munici­ pal elections out of the way, and es­ pecially the election in Chicago, the road is clear for straight, hard Work, and the house has lots of it to do. The Chicago charter committee will hold at least one session a day, per­ haps two, take up the charter section by section and continue this until that Important measure Is tn shape for presentation to the house. ' t Commission Visits Highwood. After an extremely warm debate oh the floor a legislative commission of three members of the house was ̂ Ap­ pointed by Speaker Edward D. SHjprt leff to investigate the saloons and divies of Highwood. It is expected that the re­ port of the committee will be followed at once by the passage of the bill to pro­ hibit the sale or distribution of liquor wjthin a, mile and one-eighth of an army pest or a naval training school. The effect of the proposed law on the saloons at North Chicago also will be considered by the commission. The action of representatives of the liquor interests when they were here a week ago in falling to face t£e com­ mittee on license snd in hurrying back to Chicago when they thought they had the committee lined up to put the Highwood measure over because of no quorum, followed by fresh peti­ tions from "residents of Highwood" against the passage of the bill which the committee voted to report out, are the causes of the formal investigation. The speaker himself introduced the resolution for the investiga­ tion. He appointed as commissioners Frank R, Covey, who comes from the district including Highwood; Dennis Gibbons, minority member from that district, who has been urging the claims of the saloon intej ests, and Mr. Ap Madoc, wj(#ointroduced the Wll in the house.. . , Favor Direct Vote for Senators. The election hereafter of United States senators by direct «ote of the people instead of by the mem- was indorsed by the senate by a vote of 35 to 3. The test came on the adoption of the resolu­ tion offered last week by W. Clyde Jones, of Chicago, asking congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of changing the present plan. The three who voted against the resolution were Chafee, Galpin and Stubblefleld, Republicans. Mr. Jones made a brief talk in favor of the change, declaring that the people of the state had, through the medium of the "little ballot" ex­ pressed themselves In favor of the direct election of their United States senators. He explained that if two- thirds of the states ask for a consti­ tutional convention congress will have to act. Thus far, Mr. Jones stated that about 19 commonwealths have joined in the movement. Mr. Chafee, of Shelbyville, opposed the resolution, contending that the new prlmaiy law which provides for a "sentimental" vote on the senator- ship,, is all that Is needed. The reso­ lution now goes to the house for con­ currence by that branch of the gen­ eral assembly. '•y v" i Chafee Raises a Storm.. ; ."V,,;/ A hornets' nest was'raiiW-W the senate when Mr. Chafee took up the movement to reduce the cost , of re­ ports of the supreme and appellate courts. The Shelbyville senator, who has a way ^f his own of doing things, introduced two bills similar to the house Vneasures which have lain dor­ mant in the Senate committee on ap­ propriations since last month. Under the bills the cost of supreme and ap­ pellate court reports is reduced from $2.25 to $1.50 a volume. Mr. Chafee asked that the bills be referred to the committee on fees and salaries, to which Mr. Gardner of La Salle, chairman of the committee on appropriations, objected. In speaking In favor of his request Mr, Chafee de­ clared that the present cost was "graft." He did not charge that Mr. Gardner's conynittee was purposely holding up the bills, but declared In a vein of sarcasm that that committee "appeared to be overworked," and that he did not believe in "working to death a good horBe." Mr. Chafee was defeated, as both measures were sent to the committee on appropriations, where the Prpvine measure on < the same subject is resting Look to 8enate for Action. The failure of the house so far to dispose of the local option question has caused a number cf the members of the legislature in favor of an option bill and representatives of the anti- saloon league to look to the senate for favorable consideration of a measure that would meet their ideas as far as local option is concerned. It Is not un­ likely that several of the leaders In the senate will have, reported out a bill similar to that which was reported out by the house committee on judi­ ciary, but for which the Browne bill was substituted on second reading. Whatever measure is decided upon in the senate, no delay in passing it Is anticipated and the house would, con­ tinue to be confronted with the trou­ blesome problem. NEWS OF ILLINOIS. I HAPPEN 1NG8 OF INTEREST FR6M ALL OVER THE STATE. Urges Honor fb Lincoln. , Gov. Deneen sent to* the house and senate a message suggesting that the citizens of the state join in a general celebration and observance of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln February 12, 1909. He suggested that a commission be created to formulate plans for the" participation of the /state in what 19 in- tendftd to he a national ttelebration! • J •• For Safety of Workmen. The sub-corfmittee of the commiWee on labor and Industrial affairs, which has had in hand the bill requiring the guarding of all dangerous |nachinery and containing general provisions for the safety of workmen, will report the measure to the full committee this week, pnd a favorable recommenda­ tion, will immediately be made by that body. The bill has been modified in a great many particulars. Chairman Hope saying the bill "had its stingers taken out of It" * • ' , Major Generalship Biff The major generalship bill is dead. It was sent back to the house com­ mittee on military affairs last week, ostensibly for the purpose of making some unimportant amendments, but in reality because the brigadier gen­ erals of the state national guard could not agree on the offlSer on whom the honor should fall, creating what may be termed a "somewhat embarrassing" situation. The contest for the major generalship is said to have narrowed down to Brig. Gen. E. C. Young and Bris. Gen. Moultoo. APPEAL FILED + Vv Edward Clefford's Case . .. Reaches the 8uprerne Court--is * Accused of the Murder of ^ His Father. \ n "te . Springfield --The appeal of Edw«c4 Clefford, the Peoria county murderer, who was sentenced to hang some time ago, was filed in the supreme court on a writ of error. The date of Clef- ford's hanging was set several weqks ago in Peoria, and all preparations had been completed, as the man's rel­ atives declined to advance the funds necessary to take the matter to tUg supreme court. The execution was stayed t»y Gov. Deneen to give hiB attorneys time to secure funds for an appeal, and this was accomplished. The case will he considered at the June term of court. Clefford shot and '* killed his father. Isaac Clefford, on November 25„ 1906, at Peoria. The motive of the crime lft alleged to. have been robbery, * X! H RICH STRIKE OF MINERAL. .,r i• Paying Vein Near Galefta Developed. Is to Galena.--A good strike of mineral wag made a short distance out of Galena by a company composed of Messrs. Thode, Knautz and Baker of Galena. The strike was made in a drift on the top of rocks, the ore run­ ning in an east and west crevice, A large amounyof ore has been taken out .and the prospect is a good one. As the mine caii be worked In the dry it will be the saving of a large ex­ pense to the members of the company. Work has been resumed at the Black- hawk mine, at Elizabeth, 111., a day and night shift being run. At the Gault mine near that village the dril­ lers are drilling on the fourth pros- pect bole with good results, lis! J Asks Bank Statement*/ Springfield.--State Auditor IfcCift- lough has issued the quarterly Call to the state banks for a report of their, condition up to Saturday, March 23. There are now 378 state banks In Illinois, an increase of four since the last call which was issued Jan­ uary 28, 1907. The four new banks are the Harris Trust and Savings bank of Chicago, the Lincoln bankrof Springfield, the Central Trust and Savings bank of Geneseo, and Farmers' State bank of St. Anne.M Tried to Escape by Swimming. Harrisburg.--Sherman and Victor Hall; wanted In Hamilton county, Illi­ nois, on a charge of obtaining prop­ erty under false pretenses, were cap­ tured here by Sheriff O. O. Cum­ mins and a posse of this city. When they learned the officers were after them one of the men attempted to -es­ cape by swimming the slough east'or this city, but his strength gave w»y and he. was compelled to cry 'for help. A boat was secured and he irss rescued. • " "•Tvfe1 "v .1 • ' "... * • - Barn 8truck by Lightning. Farmingdale.--Fire, caused by li ning, completely destroyed the barn on the E. W. Payne farm, two miles northeast of here. The building, one horse, one span of mules, a great many farm implements, a harness, 15 tons of hay and a season's feeding of grain were consumed. The loss on the building and content* is approximately $2,500 and the owner of the place car­ ried |^00 insurance on the barn. Boy Horse Stealer Escapes. Dixon. -- The police of Lee, Salle and Livingston counties Are watching for Orville Harter of thi» place, who escaped from the reform school* at Pontlac, where he was placed last January |or horse steal­ ings Shortly after he made his es­ cape he stole a horse and rode it to near Streator, where he abandoned it. Harter has a mania for1 horses and abandoning them.' - Aged Chicagoan Dies. t J ' ^ . Chicago.--Paschal P. Matthews, sm ^ / old-time resident of Chicago, died at his home in Hinsdale at the age of 95 - years. He was born in Massachusetts - and came to Chicago In 1859. He was one of the first members of the board of trade, and retained his membership until he was 80 years old, when he said he had worked long enough and retired. » Teacher Tried; Jury Disagrees. Kewanee.--In a hard-fought lasting three days, in which J. W. Rugg, principal of Central school, was charged with assault and battery on Arthur Carlson, upon whom he had used corporal punishment, the jury was unable to reach an agreement.|g Despondent Farmer Ends Life.^ Dixon.--Bernhard Klaprodt, aged 65 years, one of the leading farmers in Lee county, shot and killed him^lf while in a fit of mental despondency. For Cadeta' Tournament. TQtecatur.--Plans are makinfc -for the tournament of the Springfield and De­ catur cadets encampment, which is to be held here early in May. It is prob­ able that Gov. Deneen and his stftff will attend the tournament this y4uk, r - Mrs. McDonald Better. i * 41 Chicago.--Mrs. "Dora McDonald, cuaed of the murder of Webster Guer- *; in, is improving at the jail, and the state's attorney probably will go be­ fore the grand jury and, ments against her. ^ Sporting Goods Chicago.--The sporting goods house of A. G. Spaulding & Bros, was dam­ aged by fire, 4he loss being $150,000. The fire started in the basement and burned nearly an hour before being discovered- It spread through the five floors of the building. f The Rev. Jacob Makes 20,000 Converts; Dies. Bloomington dike, aged 57, for 30 years widely known evangelist of the Christian church, died here. Ha had converted , f10,000 persons during his ministry, ;