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o os eve It arkest Africa By WILLARD W. GARRISON Jungle Association Decides on Protective Auxiliary for Only Living Ex-President's Visit < i HIS meeting will please come to orde r," roared King Leo, rap­ ping for order upon Vice-President Jumbo's hard cranium. "This executive committee has summoned the members of the East African Jungle association, post haste, to assemble here for the pur- pose of organizing the Theodore Supreme Strenuosity Test in Search for Wild Bongo as Well as Elephant, Rhino, Hippo, Lion, Tiger, etc.--Erring Aim Means Gravest Peril When Beasts Are Corraled--Cost of Expedition About $ J5,000--Over 100 Men Needed for Expedition* Capital News Breezy Gossip, Notes and Doings of Interest at Springfield. irswa"o'0"<nnrg'o"o"o"<ni'o'a'o a wrrgrywYTnnrs'a" a~ a a axa'aTTa'a-aws ir Roosevelt must fire. If his aim for any reason fails, it's time to climb trees. For experts point out that just at that moment when th6 bul­ let fails of its mission, the savage male will charge. Hunting the rhinoceros takes a lot more science than that which is needed for the lion in African jun­ gles. The rhino is more savage when wounded and as cunning as ;'.W v>x<SS<:v$: ^ * '• * t ^ % t. v " "V- A- I i UCK.Y JMOT 4T At& EH1NO yjADING THROUGH THE /*1U{? IN JEARCW Of* WATt m & M K iVYfiHx* i w »•«<»•» vm-: f asms* 3 ^ Prf ,# l&T « £.A>>T s^r/ZL/C. Wfi£fiie. /ZOOJ£.V£.L.~r W L L H U / S f l ' Springfield.--Complete primary elec­ tion returns from all counties in Illi­ nois give Gov. Deneen a majority of 12,035 over Richard Yates. The total vote for each candidate j has been received from* all of the 102 I counties fn the state. The figures from these were in most cases official, and in the exceptions they are from such reliable sources that they are consid­ ered correct. The counties give Deneen 202,780 votes and Yates 190,125, leaving Deneen 12,035 ahead in all the coun­ ties. The official canvass of the vote of Sangamon county was completed. Of the Republicans for United States sen­ ator, Hopkins has 3,193; Foss, 3,256; Mason, 1,729, and Webster, 230. For governor, Deneen has 4,372; Yates, 4.844. For the Democrats, Stringer for United States senator has 3,830, and Blakely, 598. For governor Stevenson has 2.500; Pattison, 360; McGoorty, 439; Lewis, 142; Gurither, 93; Monroe, 81^ and Kimbrough, 35, Trolley Line Planned. A new trolley line is in prospect from Alton to Jacksonville, a distance of 04 miles, through the announce­ ment of an Alton construction com­ pany that work on the extension of the new Alton, Peoria & Jacksonville electric road will begin September 15. The line is now built from Alton to Godfrey, a distance of four miles, and the cars in operation carry mpy pas­ sengers. Jerseyville is the next ob­ jective point and the citizens and business men of that city are anxious to bring the plans to completion. Sev­ eral prominent men of Jerseyville are the promoters of the company. The money to build through to Jackson­ ville is said to have been pledged by an European syndicate. An extension from Jacksonville to Peoria along the bluffs of the Illinois river later is planned. Animal Doctors Meet. Twenty veterinarians from all parts (if the state were present at the twen­ tieth semi-annual meeting of the Illi­ nois Veterinary, Medical and Surgical association. Among those who made addresses were Dr. S. H. Swain of De­ catur, Dr. S. L. Sheidecker of Syca­ more, Dr. W. Braithwaite of Cham­ paign, Dr. N. P. Whitryore of Gardner, Dr. V. G. Hunt of Areola, Dr. J. R. Pray of Minonk, Dr. J. W. Marsh of llliopolis, Dr. W. J. Martin of Kan­ kakee, Dr. C. A. Hurlburt of Stoning- ton, Dr. I. M. Luzader of Nokomis Dr. S. D. Brown of Assumption, Dr. John Tyrell of Mackinaw, Dr. J. R. Groves of Cerro Gordo, Dr. T. M. Corkery of Urbana and Dr. V. O. Hanes of Stan­ ford. The meeting adjourned for an interval of six months. Roosevelt Protective auxiliary." continued the chairman. The giraffe was on his feet in an instant, demanding rec ogniiion with both hind feet and his neck. "What? Protect Roosevelt? You go--" "Sit down'" again roared King Leo. • "The gentleman from the tall pines will please not get so florid." Then turning his back upon the giraffe, he continued: "The object of the auxiliary will be to afford as much - security for the members of this society as may be obtained by cautionary measures within our commonwealth. The motion having been made, I find that the majority are in favor, therefore I declare It adopted. Following are the officers of the auxiliary: I,eo, chairman; Bongo, sec­ retary; and Stripes, chairman of the com­ mittee on predatory privilege. The chair­ man of the auxiliary will report resolu­ tions March 4. 1909. Until that time we stand adjourned." Dr. Monk, who had been kidding Ser­ geant a t-Arms Rhino, official bouncer, be­ cause the latter had just begun to see joke which the formpr told at a previous meeting had darted into the sheltering branches of a cocoa- nut palm but was compelled to return upon feel­ ing the giraffe chewing at his tail. The latter hav­ ing mistaken Mr. Monks tail for a cocoanut leaf cleverly changed the subject by Introducing the Roosevelt question again. Say, old man, I don 't know whether this aux- iliarj is just the best thing with election coming on. Supposing the jungle guards should be called out during the primaries. Where would we get off at? You see that auxiliary list of officials is with the opposition and it'll be just like them to call out our voting strength to trail the ex-presi­ dent. I know how it is in my precinct, and I guess you know where the Congo river bunch stand. W ell, so long, Doc. Don t throw any mushy cocoa- nuts at Theodore if he sees you first." The habitues of the jungle disbanded and went their ways, the party in power determined that the only living ex-president, when he became such, should not get the upper hand when he made his visit to Afiica in search of game and the opposing minority determined to keep one eye on Roosevelt and the other on King Leo's bunch. Bear shooting in the canebrakes of Louisiana or trailing Bruin in the Rockies is tame sport along­ side of that which Theodore Roosevelt will find in East Africa when he goes there after his term of office expires. It will be necessary to take over 100 men on the hunting expedition, if he goes after all the big game to be fpund, and, judging from what the cartoonists say about him, it will be his purpose to deplete the fastnesses of the dark con­ tinent to the greatest possible extent. How will he show up against the lion, ele­ phant, bongo, hippo, rulao, ze­ bra, tigers and smaller animals? From indications, the Democrats declare, there will be no jungles when Theodore leaves. Five thousand pounds of ammunition will be needed, six months' food is an absolute neces­ sity and an expert declares that the cost from the time he steps onto the continent until he leaves will aggregate about $15,000. That is a large amount of money to put into six months' hunting, but British and German sportsmen say it is worth the price. The real heart of the hunting regions of Afri­ ca is in Rhodesia. There are cannibals there, also hostile tribes, but Rooseveltian diplomacy may become a splendid asset, and backed up by his fighting experience gained on San Juan hill and in sparring bouts with the senate, there should be no serious danger. One of the features of the expedition will be shooting lions by night. This has been authori­ tatively announced by the magazine which is to pay Mr. Roosevelt $2 a word for his stories of the hunt. In stalking lions by ni^ht the president must use an automobile headlight, which African ar­ chives say King Leo hates. He dislikes it so much that each season several dozen natives are killed and carried away while carrying jungle torches. The lair of the lion must be baited with a live donkey. One of the hired help holds the light and the president holds the gun, always in readiness to end Leo's career on sight. When the king of beasts is sighted, the native swings the spotlight full upon him and in the single instant that the lion is d^ed by the glare, Mr. the cleverest of beasts. The ones we see with circuses look as if they couldn't run fast or far. Perhaps they can't, but the one who is disturbed in his lair is declared to be the fastest thing afloat. The shot which is meant to kill the big brute must be placed just behind the shoulder. For there the skin is exceptional­ ly soft and the bullet will pierce his heart. Huntsmen say the safest precaution against disaster is to hit rhino there first. The same precaution holds true in the case of the elephant and hip­ po. Both are tough-skinned ani­ mals and terribly ferocious when cornered. His prey having been killed, the aides with the president will set to work to skin the beasts. But the most sought animal is the bongo, af ter which every African hunter is keen. It's the rarest animal on the dark continent. Accord­ ing to one wealthy European, the market price for a single specimen is $6,000. The bongo is wilder and more timid than the American deer. The great continent of Africa for centuries has held civilized peoples in a hypnotic state. It simply teems with mysteries and to get at the bottom of these, thousands of lives have been snufTed out by wild beasts, natural formations of the country and the novelists as well. Sta­ tistics, gathered between the years of 1801 and 1876, have it that over one-third of the works of fiction of those generations were based on the darkest continent. Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch, French, Teutons and Britons have held sway in that order in the most populated parts of Africa. French, Dutch, Germans and English are still prevalent there and evidences of the subjects of Portugal and the wandering Arabs are still to be found in the style of building, customs and costumes. The classics of Livingstone, Speke and Stan­ ley tell us what it was once like and now we are to have a present-day rehearsal by Roose­ velt himself. '^Africa confronts the traveler with the grandest, most mysterious, most difficult touring proposition that is to be found the world oyer. Rain Aids the Farmers. From the reports received by the weather bureau it appeared that rains were general over the south and cen­ tral portions of the state of Illinois within the last few days, but the north part of the state suffered until a heavy storm drenched the entire section. The natural result is to en­ courage the farmers in the corn belt where for some time past the crops have been suffering for rain. The rain has been worth thousands of ! dollars to the farmers in all sections. While the total rainfall was a little less than half an inch in the south, it was sufficient to give a notable im- l pulse to th.e growing corn and also I to gardens, which were suffering for i lack of moisture. Talk Chicken Scoring. I The matter of scoring chickens for the Illinois state fair will be consid­ ered by the members of the Sangamon County Poultry association, which will meet August 25 in the supervisors' room in the courthouse. This was de­ cided at a meeting of the organiza­ tion held at the Washington park casino. In the absence of President Jerome Leland, the chair was occu­ pied by E. B. Lyons. The attendance was large at the meeting, but it is planned to have all the township vice- presidents at the next meeting, where further plans of the organization will be discussed. NEGRO BOYS WERE PRACT1C1N But Their Songs Pleased a Crowd Near Times Square. Three ragged negro boys recently treated an audience of stage carpen­ ters, garage loungers and passing { business men on the steps of the Met­ ropolitan opera house to a repertoire of negro songs, many of which, to the listeners at least, were quite new, fresh, apparently, from the colored amusement halls of Seventh avenue and Thirty-ninth street. "Oh! Ma Pretty Lu" was the first song. Afterward the boys sang "Bon Bon Buddy, the Chocolate Drop," "Chop Suey," "Last Hours," "Sweet Adeline," and "Ah've Been Dreamin' of You." Their clear voices echoed back from the dingy yellow walls of the opera house and could be heard for half a block through busy West Thirty-ninth street. Stage carpenters stopped carrying for a few minutes the big planks with which they are repair­ ing the opera house stage. Masons put down for awhile the heavy ehlsels with which they were breaking up the crocked cement sidewalk. The aruto- mobile crowd took their shoulders from the door posts of the opposite garage and drifted across the street. "We'se Jes* t'ree little cullud boys, an' we want a chance to make some money like ma big bro'ver," explained one wf the singers, his eyes growing big with pleasure at being Interro­ gated. "Ma big bro'ver sings in sa­ loons along Sevent' avenue. We'se jes' practicin' now. Does yo' t'ink yo ken get us a real engage­ ment?" The boys made no attempt to take a collection. They said their names were Willy Johnson, age 16; Joe Miller, age 14, and Phil Anderson, age 14. Miller is the manager. He says be will book his juvenile trio for local appearances from his parents' home, 302 West Fortieth street.'--New York Tlmas. Offer Special Prizes. Special prizes continue to be re­ ceived for the Illinois Corn exposition. The officers of the Farmers' bank made a contribution of $25 cash for a special premium and Manager Rob­ erts also received word the following would be donated: Oliver gang plow, value $65. by C. R. Talbott ; Ohio range, value $50, by the Johnston-Hatcher company; Princess dresser, value $25, by Warren & Co.; 25 pails Wright's stock food, value $68.75, by Wright Stock Food company. Banks Help Corn Show. Many of the town parties have do­ nated special premiums for the Illi­ nois Corn exposition, among them banks and others in Sangamon and ad­ joining counties. The:;e special premiums will be offered in cash and among those who have donated such are G. D. Sutton of Mason City, who contributes $200, the Williamsville bank, the Bank of Elkhatrt, the Farm­ ers' State bank of Illinois and the Citizens' National bank of Decatur. The four banks gave $25 each as spe­ cial offerings. College Prizes Open. Edward Grimes, director of the Illi­ nois Farmers' institute for the Twenty- first congressional district, was at the courthouse In this city to meet any of the young men applicants \yho sought a scholarship to the University of Illinois. A number of scholarships were awarded this year and Mr. Grimes desired to meet any young men from this county, over the age of 16 years, who desired. a scholarship. Those who desire to write to him con­ cerning the particulars of the scholar­ ship address him at Raymond1. Prohib Leaders Gather in City. Dan R. Sheen of Peoria, Prohibition candidate for governor; Alonzo E. Wilson, chairman of the party's state central committee; Bob Patton of Springfield and other wheel horses of the water wagon crowd met at the St. Nicholas hotel and when the con­ ference was ended it was agreed that the man from the whisky town would be the next governor of Illnols. Such was the confidence of Chairman Wil­ son that he made the statement with­ out a smile following the ending of the conference and according to the argu­ ments he advanced, more surprising! things than Prohibition governor of Illinois might happen. Sheen is well- to-do, extremely popular In his own district, where he was elected to the general assembly, and has a wide ac­ quaintance throughout the state. He has the edge on the other candidate in that he has already started his cam­ paign, having spoken in many coun­ ties, and he has no factional wounds to heal in the ranks of his followers. STATE NEWS NOTI ACCOUNTS OF HAPPENINGS IN ILLINOI8 FOR A WEEK. SALOON AND CHURCH AID In Repaying for $100 Sidewalk ft*, ligious Body Raises Fund for Wives and Families of Drunkards. Equalization Board in 8ession. The opening session of the state board of equalization was held and the body adjourned until September 1, when a majority of the reports from various counties will have been filed with the state auditor. Capt. W. H. Eubanks, chief clerk to the state audi­ tor, was named secretary of the board. William Hodgson of Springfield and Capt. James Kinney of Toulon were appointed clerks of the railroad com­ mittee. Capt. Richard Clark of Rock Island and Alexander Sholl of Quincy are clerks of the committee on capital stock of corporations. The counties of Crawford, Hardin and Menard are the only ones from which reports have been filed. Under the state law coun­ ty officials are given until September 7 ~to file statements. East Alton.--Following the gift of a $100 sidewalk which five local saloon­ keepers built for them, members of the East Alton Methodist church raised $100 fund for the relief of wives and families of drunkards. The saloonkeepers recently built the sidewalk and after it was laid, an­ nounced their identity saying that the gift was in recognition of the splen­ did fight which the church made on the saloons at a local option election some months before. The church people were indignant, and at first talked of returning the money or of tearing up the sidewalk. The latter plan was voted down as wasteful and the former was aban­ doned because no way to make the sa- loonists take the money was apparent. Kills Rejected Patron. Harrisburg.--Dick Jordan was shot fpd instantly killed by Charles How­ ard, a liveryman, here. Jordan, who was intoxicated, knocked Howard down upon being refused a team. The liveryman thereupon drew a revolver and put a bullet into his assailant's heart. Jordan recently killed a livery­ man at Eldorado, and bore a bad character. Howard gave himself up to the sheriff. Youth Survives Shock. Decatur.--Terribly burned by com­ ing in contact with high tension wires containing 33,000 volts of electricity at the plant of the Decatur Railway & Light company, Wallace McMahan, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. McMahan, lay battling for life. A strong constitution and a will that was phenomenal pulled the boy through his ordeal. Want Idle Cars Repaired. The Illinois Manufacturers' associa­ tion will probably bring its influence to bear upon the railroads to take immediate, steps towards repairing all idle cars to avoid a car shortage this fall. Shippers are alarmed over the possibility of a car famine and are criticizing the railroads for failing to keep cars in repairs during the busi­ ness depression. Until recently many railroads have done practically no re­ pair work and it is claimed that a large part of the surplus of cars is still unfit for service. It is understood' that a plan of action to impress upon the railroads the necessity of placing equipment in repair will be mapped out. Girl Returns License. East St. Louis.--Indignantly deny­ ing that she demanded the return of $2.50 paid for a marriage license in East St. Louis, Miss Lucy Fox said she returned the license to the clerk because it had not been used and would not be used in tho near future, and because she had been informed the law required her to return an un­ used license. Hotel Clerks to Meet. Plans for organizing a body to be known as the Illinois Hotel Clerks' association were given impetus at a meeting held at the St. Nicholas hotel, at which a number of local clerks were present, and correspond­ ence from clerks of hotels throughout the state was read. A convention of the hotel clerks of this state has been called to meet in this city August 22, and the organization will be perfected at that time. It is expected that every hotel in the state will have a represen­ tative at the meeting. Official Ends Life with Poison. Peoria.--E. J. Lewis, treasurer of the Savings Life Insurance company of Peoria, committed suicide by taking poison in a saloon here. The cause is attributed to alcoholism. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and a prominent lodge man throughout the state. He leaves a widow and two children. Preparing for State Fair. Visitors to the Illinois state fair and residents of this city will be afforded plenty of amusement during the even­ ings of that week, according to the program which will be issued in a few days by the carnival committee of the Springfield Business Men's association. Acts of the most thrilling nature have been secured and most of the perform­ ances will be given in the air so that all may see. There will be no carnival parade but the street illumination will be much the same as in former years. Insane; Terrorizes Neighborhood. Vandalia.--Oscar Schneider became suddenly insane, and, seizing a butcher knife, terrorized a whole neighbor­ hood before he was arrested. During the inquiry later Schneider declared he would kill himself rather than go to the asylum, and, seizing a piece of glass, severed an artery in his wrist. Epidemic Still Rages. Assumption.--A son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Willey, residing two miles southwest of the city, is the latest vic­ tim of the cholera infantum epidemic here. Another child of the family is very ill of the disease and the father is confined to his home with summer complaint. Stonington Girl Wins Medal. ! Sharpsburg.--Miss Livergood of j Stonington won the gold medal of- I fered as a prize in the oratorical con- | test which was the feature of W. C. i T. U. day at the Sharpsburg chau- ! tauqua. The silver medal went to I Floyd Miller, also of Stonington. Judges Are to Decide. Judges of election are empowered to decide ties in contests for city and county committeemen, according to an opinion furnished to County Clerk Charles E. Opel by Attorney General Stead. The information will be used as a guide in determining who shall serve on the committee from districts where lie votes were recorded. In his statement to County Clerk Opel the attorney general says the election judges are empowered to decide ties for city and county committeemen. Miller Finds $1,500 Pearl. Carmi.--Noah Weigant, a young miller of this city, while out rowing in the Little Wabash river picked up a large mussel shell which he brought to shore. Opening it he found a pearl that he values at $1,500. It weighs 48 grains and is of fine luster. Stevenson to Stump State. A. E. Stevenson, Democratic nom­ inee for governor, announced his itinerary for a stumping tour, so far as arranged, as follows: Cullom, Chatsworth, Pana, August 18; Paxton, August 26; Warsaw, Augtist 27; Sa­ vanna, August 28; Hillsboro, Septem­ ber 3; Bloomington, September 7; Leroy, September 8. Begin Paying Volunteer 8oldiers. The Illinois adjutant general's de­ partment has begun the distribution of the $124,000 allowed by the federal government in the act of March 3, 1899, to Illinois volunteer soldiers in the Spanish-American war of 1898. The money was received by Gov. Deneen a few weeks ago and arrange­ ments were begun immediately for its distribution. All payment will be made through the adjutant general s office, the governor's only function in the procedure being the signing of the pay checks. 8hortage of Cars on Railroad. First evidence of a car shortage on the road was gleaned in the an­ nouncement to the farmers in this vicinity that no grain cars could be furnished for several days. The ship­ ments of grain from both Illinois and Iowa the last few weeks have been tremendously heavy and the demand for cars far exceeded the supply. The shortage worked a great hardship on the farmers in this section, who had planned on shipping their grain, but sufficient cars were on hand later. Jails Runaway Wife. Elgin.--Mrs. Daniel Peck, wife of one of the wealthiest citizens of Sycamore, was placed in jail here, having been arrested when in the com­ pany of Charles Johnson, a bartender. Two Killed in Runaway. Bloomington.--A pony ran away here, killing Isaac Fox. 35 years old, and injuring his father-in-law, John Mullis, who died an hour later. Rosemond Plans Fish Fry. Rosemond.--The date for the annual Rosemond fish fry has been set for Thursday, August 27. Furnish Home for Job Hunter. Pontiac.--John Henry Porter, who, with his wife and children, walked from Redbank, Pa., to this place in a vain quest for work, has found kind friends here. He was given the use of a vacant cottage and neighbors are providing food for the family. Breaks Neck While Diving. Elgin.--Harry, the 17-year-old son of John Jencks, broke his neck while diving in Fox river at Trout park. His head struck a stump under the water. Ten Thousand at Chautauqua. Litchfield.--Democratic day at the Litchfield-Hillsboro Chautauqua was' held. Hon. H. C. Bell of Marshall and Col. John W. Tomlinson, national committeeman of Alabama, were the speakers. Ten thousand people were present. Epidemic; Child Dead. Assumption.--Another death has oc- | curred here from the whooping cough j epidemic, the last (me being the In- i fant child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles j Harris.