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Declares Haa Kncnam ferTwenty Years That Iftlnola Legislators Have "Held Up" Fishermen -- Gives Proseeutor Documentary Evidence. Although cottonseed haa gone up feu price olive oil is useless tor pur­ poses of replanting. Those NP* York hens that lav black eggs are Infringing upon the province of the Easter rabbit. And now they are mixing poker and bridge. The anti-adulteration laws should be strictly enforced. G#rmsn dirigibles have been making flights over Holland. This may be sig­ nificant, for it beats the Dutch. Fanners are organizing to cut out the middlemen. That old reliable end man, the consumer, will hold his Job. About this time of year the univer­ sity alumnus, after trying to remem­ ber bis college yell, gives It up as a bed Job. The man who stole a duck and was sent to Auburn for It must now real­ ise that it !s nrach cheaper merely to chase the duck. According to a scientist, dreams are the fulfilment of wishes. At any rate they are all the fulfilment a lot of wlriies ^sver fcet. The college professor who insists that the d&ngers of kissing have been immensely overrated is making a strong bid for popularity. Peoria, 111.--Henry Lemm of Pekin, 111., a wealthy fish dealer, Friday night confessed to State's Attorney Burke of Sangamon county all of the details pertaining to the raising of ui« $3,500 fund alleged to uST6 bscs tised to corrupt Illinois legislators at Springfield. He named John Dixon of Peoria, another wealthy fish dealer, as the man who raised the fund, and in cor­ roboration of his statements turned over to Burke the check he had drawn to Dixon, as well as letters re­ garding the transaction between him­ self and his bookkeeper, Ralph O. Lov-d. Perhaps the most Important docu­ ment which fell into Burke's hands was a copy of a letter written by Lord to his employer Lemm, when Dixon came around to collect the cor­ ruption money. Lemm was sick at the time and his doctor had ordered him to Hot Springs, Arte, This Is how Lord explained giving the $300 to Dixon in a letter written May 17, the day on which the check was drawn. Lemm broke down and confessed everything he knew in connection with the affair, saying that for at least tTT'wiltT' JSSJe io Iii» kiiOW««U|5<3 it had been the practise of the Spring­ field legislators to regularly "hold up" the fishermen. He said he was beginning to get tired of it, but that he had been warned not to tell. State's Attorney burke and Deputy Sheriff Henry Bogardus slipped quiet­ ly out of Springfield and they got off the train at Pekin, where they met Lemm at the Tazewell hoteL Verily, the complications of life multiply. It takes enough men now to train a champion pr-ze flghter to put a play on the stage with a large cast Viewed as peace preservers the new battleships, costing $6,000,000 each, \> ought to be put under bonds to fur- Biah jis with $12,000,000 worth of peace, Berlin workingmen have taken a pledge not to eat butter for three months. That Indicates one place where oleomargarine is likely to be sold for what It is. "JACK-POT" COLLECTOR FOUND Frank J. Traut Tells "Prosecutor Was Treasurer of Fish Bill Slush Fund. He Los Angeles school children have been ruining their little tummies by eating too much pie^ The great Amer- loan nation may have to establish a pie censorship. A St. LoUls woman who was dying asked to have her pet dog poisoned, that It might accompany her to the spirit world, or,'probably, at least, un­ til she was safely out of St. Louis. ' A Chicago judge declares married men have a right to squander some of their money on themselves if th^y want to. Yes. Judge, but hcrw much? That's the real point. The recent cannibalistic perform­ ances in the South sea islands seem to be a conclusive answer to the old charge that the cannibal natives of that part of the world don't like mis­ sionaries. A blind singer of Mawsachnsetts took a trip In a balloon fn order to enjoy a new sensation. He made a totally new record in ballooning: he did not remark when he came down "how strange it was to see the earth dropping away from under him." According to a New York dispatch wedding rings are passe, and "smart young matrons" no longer wear them. Perhaps this is because so many "smart young matrons" haven't room for their entire collection of wedding rings. Beardstown, 111.--Frank J. Traut, ice and fish dealer of this place, was the treasurer of the fish merchants' "jack-pot" of 92,500 contributed for the defeat of the fish bill in the last general assembly. He collected money himself, received $1,250 from John Dixon of Peoria and other sums from other collectors. This information was obtained by State's Attorney, Burke of Springfield after a flying trip here Saturday night He talked with Traut for more than an hour and seemed well pleased with the results of his visit. Mr. Traut not only admitted having handled the fund, but also acknowl­ edged that he spent the night before the adjournment of the legislature with A. M. Foster, chairman of the house committee on game and fish. This committee had charge of the bin. What became of the money is the -mystery which Prosecutor Burke is trying to solve. The gaining 6f the acknowledg­ ment from Traut that he received the money collected by Dixon of Peoria confirms the latter's testimony. Dixon asserted .that he took the money to Springfleid inclosed in a piece of brown paper, used ordinarily for wrapping fish, and gave the $1,250 to Mr. Traut The latter said to State's Attorney Burke that be collected considerable more. The exact amount has not been made public. Mr. Traut gave the names, addresses and business connections of the contributors to the Sangamon prosecutor. v A new order of the treawrv depirf- ynjsnt prohibits the Importation into the United States of the F.urooean starling, putting the bird in th#» sa**ie class with tjie mongoose, the English sparrow and fruit-^atlng bats. So far as this country is concerned, there­ fore, the^cry of the starling will be. not. "I can't get out," but "I cant get tar « Of late the shadow of the fatal mi erobe has hovered over the trembling Hps of expectant lovers. They have been browbeaten, cowed, terrified. v , , Intimidated by cold-blooded lnvestlga- IV..j tors their kisses have become of the gi_f intangible Tennyson kind, by "bepe- fk, less fancy feigned as Hps that are for others." The cold-blooded bacteriolo- ; gist has meanwhile buttressed the cry O* that cynic of cynics. Dean Swift. p- Who wrote: "Lord, I wonder what fool M was that first invented kissing." i "'V-: ' ;; Sj,*, " Though a man dropped dead in _ ' -department store while shopping with bis wife, it is doubtful if even this Will break some women of the habit taking their husbands along. TELLS OF "JACK-POT FUND Beckemeyer Discloses to Grand Jury Names of Legislators Not Man* tlonsd Heretofore. Springfield, 111.--Representative H. J.C. Beckemeyer. Carlyle, HI., disclosed before the Sangamon county grand Jury Friday the lnneimost secrets of the combine which defeated the "fish bill." He told names, dates and places heretofore carefully guarded. Beckemeyer also established the ex­ istence of the alleged legislative Jack-pot" corruption fund. He said that such a fund was in existence during the preceding session of the legislature and that it was a matter of tradition. Beckemeyer, who made confession No. 2 before the special grand Jury in Cook county, was in the grand jury room less than an hour Beckemeyer told how he was paid $900 in St Louis as his share of the "jack-pot" dividend and is said to have named other legislators as hav­ ing been in 8t. Louis at the time whose names have not been made public In either Cook county Springfield. TRY IN PERIL. Battle Begins When Strike Leaders Order Engineers and Pumpmen Quit Their Work. Chicago. -- War which threatens the life of the CM! Industry fjr» Illi­ nois was declared between the oper- atgyg anil mjnAMi Thnr-cHov Refusing the terms accepted by the miners in other states, leaders of the Illinois strike ordered out engineers and pumpmen who bad been left at work to guard against destruction of property during the suspension. Millions of dollars are involved in the latest strike order, as many of the properties are known as "wet" mines, ttiiu iLcj will be irretrievably dam­ aged unless the pumps are kept run­ ning. The "dry" mmes also will be greatly damaged when the supply of fresh air is shut off. In fact of the warlike move of the miners the operators decided to stand firm, and their position was indorsed at a special meeting of the Illinois-f Manufacturers' association held at the Hotel LaSalle. Though the suspen­ sion is costing tha manufacturers in Illinois at the rate of $20,000,000 a year extra for fuel, they decided unan­ imously to stand by the operators to the last ditch in the struggle. Federal intervention may be asked by the manufacturers, and it was Inti­ mated that President Taft may be urged to do as President Roosevelt did in the anthracite coal strike In 1S02, when he forced the operators and miners to submit to arbitration. Stallion Registration Board Has Adopted a New Rule. FIVE VETERINARIANS CALLED Hereafter Service Licenses Will Be Revoked If it Is Found They Wer* Secured by False State­ ments. FOREIGNERS ARE IN DANGER City or pj«6ai^«e With Poster* Inciting Natives to Murder and Riot. Washington.--The resurrected Box­ ers of China are again hawling for the blood of the "foreign devils." The outbreak at Nanking is such as to demand the immediate attention of the state department, the navy, and perhaps a part of the army from the Philippines. Minister Calhoun has made a good record at the state department by his alertness in this emergency. He cablcd promptly some weeks ago dis­ turbing news he got by way of Can­ ton. Mr. Calhoun did not wait for au­ thorization but exercised his discre­ tion to ask the commander of the Asiatic Squadron to send a vessel to Chinese waters. The New Orleans is now at Nanking. Minister Calhoun has advised the state department again of the serious­ ness of the circumstances. It is man!* test from what he sends that the in­ sults of the new Boxers of China are intended conspicuously for the peqple of the United States. This is demon­ strated by the unprintable things done, against the United States consulate at Nanking by the Chinese who are howling for the blood of the "foreign devils." In his cablegram Minister Calhoun says that the city of Nanking has been placarded with posters inciting the people to slaughter the foreigners and destroy their property, in conse­ quence of which, considerable nerv­ ousness is felt. Several firms who have been selling tine Mocha and Java coffee which did not contain a berry of either of those coffees have been fihed Jio on prose- CUtions by the government. Really It would not seem as though such a fine would act as a deterrent; maybe, how. ever, it was intended merely to be a warning. Rushing Train Kills Three. Dayton, O.--Rushing at high speed to make up time, a Big Four passen ger train crashed into a market wagon at the Findlay street grade crossing Saturday and H. E. Combs, farmer, his daughter and son were killed. These censors who are to decide on •ajfegt la proper and what iB not proper in bathing suits will have jobs which Blight well task the wisdom of % Solo- Fire Deitrbys Steamer. San Francisco.--The City of San Rafael, a freight boat, plying between this city and San Rafael, was burned to the water's edge in the bay of A1 catraz island Saturday. G0TCH DEFEATS THE POLE lowan Wrestler Throws Zbyszko Twice and Retains Title of World's Champion. Chicago.--Frank Ootch, champion of all champions at the wrestling game, made Zbyssko. his Polish challenger for the mat crown, look like a tyro at the game of grapple at the Coliseum last night by easily throwing the Eu­ ropean twice inside of a half hour. Gotch threw the gigantic Gallcian with the most ridiculous ease in the first bout in 6^4 seconds. Frank rushed out of his corner when time was called anl upset the Po e with that great American school­ boy hold, 1. e., diving for the legs. in the second bout Ootch allowed the Pole to get behind him once or twice, but Frank was never within comet distance of danger and toyed with the Pole. RAIL MEN PLAN FOR DEFENSE Presidents and Trsffie Managers Meet in Chicago and Discuss Situa­ tion In Secret. Chicago.--Like the old guard at Waterloo, which could die, but could not surrender, presidents and traffic managers of railroads centering In Chicago Thursday formed, in hollow,^ square in arms against a sea of troubles. B. P. Ripley, president of the Atchi­ son, Topeka ft Santa Fe system, took the initiative in calling the meet­ ing. It was held to discuss a defense against the assault of the government on the recently enjoined advance in freight rates In western trunk line territory. They decided to go to Washington for a conference with the prest&adt* who has agreed to hear them. Americans Drown In India. Bombay.--Miss W. Williams and Howard Bishop, missionaries of tha American Baptist society, were drowned Saturday while sea bathing in the Gulf of Cambay at Bulsar, north of this city. Mi1 Now is the season when little, wab­ bly-legged calves are being added in great numbers to the bovine popula­ tion of the prairie states, and in the alkali country solicitous cowbovB are engaged in pulling the festive two- year-old out of the alkali mud hole by the aid of a pinto pony, a rope and a | oil stove igniting their seasoned voca!>ularv. 1 clothing, Mrs. F. Herron and infant ( c , q l^ere burned to death Friday. Spring Gold Clean-Up in Alaska. Nome, Alaska.--The spring gold clean-up of the Nome district Is esti­ mated at $1,175,000. The spring out­ put of the Innoko and Iditarod com­ bined is estimated at $1,260,000. Min­ ing on the Iditarod creeks has been carried on in the most primitive way without machinery. : 4' Mother and Child Burned.. Memphis, Tenn.--Flames from an Receivers for a Big Store. Kansas City, Mo.--Receivers for the Jones Dry Goods company, one of the largest retail general merchandise concerns in this part of the west, were Saturday appointed by the fed­ eral court here. Springfleid.--Hereafter when appli­ cants for stallion licenses from the stallion registration board make state­ ments to"the board which are ques­ tioned and afterward found to be un­ true the owners of the licenses will have their certificates revoked. This rule was adopted by the board at a meeting in the office of Secretary J. K. Dickinson of the state board of ag­ riculture. The board la empowered by law to make its own rules for protection and the order was entered as a precaution­ ary measure. It Is said on the strength of it at least five veterinary snrgeons of the state and possibly a number of license holders will be called up be­ fore the board to explain certain tes­ timony which now looks doubtful. The rule in brief is: "Any person owning a horse for public service, who receives a license for the registration of such horse on untruthful testimony, shall be summoned by the secretary of the board to show cause why the license should not be revoked. If the owner of the license cannot prove sat­ isfactorily that such testimony was true, the license will be taken from the stallion owner." The rule was adopted at a special meeting. The next regular session of the board will be held June 30. Realty Men Feel Decialon. The decision of the Supreme court of the United States upholding the Illinois law which prohibits a corpora­ tion . from owning and operating lh real estate was a severe disappoint­ ment to real estate dealers In Chi­ cago, as it was hoped tljat the attack on Its validity might be sustained The law, which was passed in 1872, bad foi its object the prevention of the creation of great land owning combines, which might control the state. It haB been found to be a se­ rious detriment to the building of large buildings, as most of them have been found to be too large for individ­ ual owners to swing. The subject has been variously discussed by the seal estate boards and various attempts have been made&to secure Its repeal, but without avail. "I believe the law should be amend­ ed so as to provide a term of 50 years as the life of a corporation," said F. S. Oliver. "If corporate ownership Of real estate were permitted it would mean that many more fine buildings would be erected." The states of Iowa, Wisconsin, Indi­ ana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and mapy others all permit the ownership of real estate by corporations. Rhodes Decision Sustained. The United States Supreme court at Washington affirmed the decision of the Illinois supreme court in the case of the Rhodes brothers, who were sentenced to Jail and to pay fines for contempt of the courts of Cook county. The brothers refused to turn over to John Fetzer all the accounts and pa­ pers of the Mercantile Securities, of which they were owners and Fetxer receiver by court decree. The sentence was imposed by the Cook county circuit court, which held them in contempt, and was sustained by .the supreme court of Illinois. It was unsuccessfully argued by At-' torneys J. B. David and B. C. Bach- rach on behalf of the Rhodes brothers that their clients acted within consti­ tutional premises when they refused to surrender papers which would have furnished evidence against the defendants in the criminal trial of the brothers in the federal court. Killed In Fist Flfl*. Charleston, S. C.--Private Henry P.' Fry, of the Fourteenth regiment, sta­ tioned at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's island, was killed Friday by Private J. T. Murray, of the same company, In a fist fight Baby Found by Side of Rallro«4» Cincinnati.--A baby, hardly fo.uf hours old; was found alongside the Big Four railroad tracks here Friday, within a foot of where the trains pass. The child had evidently been thrown from a train Old Coal Rates Effective. Advances in the rates on coal from the Indiana and Illinois mines to Chi­ cago and northern Illinois points were postponed until July 26. This was the result of an arrangement made - with the interstate commerce commission by the railroads In accordance with an agreement with the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission. The Illinois rates, which averaged ten cents per ton higher than the present rates, apply almost entirely to suite traffic, but had been filed with the Interstate commerce commission because they are used as parts of in­ terstate rates. When it was agreed to suspend the rates pending an inves­ tigation by the Illinois commission it was necessary to apply for a special authority from the federal board. t i n S MB* The resignation of Senator D. W. Holstlaw of I uka, telegraphed to -Sec­ retary of 8tnto James A. Rose, Is ex­ pected to be the forerunner of a num­ ber of resignations of Illinois legis­ lators who likely will want immunity baths in the investigation of bribery charges. Before the legislative Investigation is closed it is believed by the authori­ ties that a number of assemblymen willl resign their omce*. Holstlaw's resignation comes with­ in a week of his confession to the Sangamon county grand jury, in which he admitted fhat he accepted $2,500 from Senator John Broderick of Chicago to vote for William TJOH- aer. Although Holstlaw sent a telegram to Rose resigning as senator from the Forty-second district, he will need to take other action. Holstlaw will be advised that under the statute he B^ust file bis resignation with the county clerk of his county and for­ ward a copy of the same to Governor £|eneen. Secretary &oee turned over the message from Holstlaw to Governor Deneen. The message follows: "Secretary of State James A. Rose, Springfield, IIL: I hereby resiga as senator from Forty-second district "D. W. Holstlaw." Although Holstlaw was the last to have confessed, up to the present tiAie he is the first to send in his res­ ignation. He was a "holdover" sen­ ator, and a special election must be held in his district to fill the vacancy. ROftOS LOSE FI6HT • -- ^r'V . • v WESTERN t-»NE8 Wftt, * W!T||. DRAW PROPOSED INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES. TAFT 4 CONCESSION Clears Duties of Coroner. Supervisors and coroners find much Interest in the opinion rendered by Attorney General William H. Stead, in reply to an inquiry from State's At­ torney George C. Weaver of Pittsfield. The inquiry concerning the case of an aged msn named Blizzard, residing in Pike county, who accidentally set fire to his clothing and was fatally burned, although he lived for several hours-after the accident and was able to relate the circumstances regard­ ing it. The cOroner held an Inquest and, finding the estate of the deceased to be Insolvent, brought a claim against the board of supervisors for his fees. The board raised thO question in regard to paying the claim as to whether the case comes under thet clause in the law defining the cases of death in which the coroner has jurisdiction. The supervisors re­ quested information as to whether or not the case can be legally defined as death by "casualty" and, in reply, the attorney general ftiids that the case properly comes under that designa­ tion and that, under the law, the county is liable, since the fees cannot be collected from the estate. Commencement at Monmouth. The fifty-fourth annual commence­ ment exercises of Monmouth college were inaugurated with the presenta­ tion of diplomas to the Philo and A. B. L. literary societies. President Mc- Michael delivered the baccalaureate sermon. An interesting feature of the exercises was the reunion of the ^lass of 1860, but five of whom are living, Major McLaughry of Fort Leavenworth being one of the num­ ber. The trustees elected Russell Story of Clark university, Mass., to the department of history. Archie Hahn, a graduate of the University of Michigan, class Of 1904, was elect­ ed athletic director, vice Reid, re­ signed. Mr. Hahn bears an enviable reputation as an athletic instructor and football, coach. His record as 100- yard epripter is 0:09 4-6. High School Law Attacked. The Illinois supreme court will be compelled to paiss on the question of whether the special act of 1905, of the Illinois legislature, with regard to the building of a township high school, Is constitutional. This course was de­ cided on at the regular monthly meet­ ing of the Belleville hoard of educa­ tion, following the report of Attorney Holder, who had been employed to investigate the matter. ^ The board then decided to request State's Attorney Tecklenburg to in­ stitute quo warranto proceedings against the board and compel them to show the law constitutional. Accord­ ing to the views of Attorney Holder, the 1905 act apparently conflicts with the general school law at this state. Wayman Honored by Aseoelatee. State's Attorney Wayman was unan­ imously chosen president of the Illi­ nois States Attorneys' association. His election was applauded, both by fellow county prosecutors and visiting attorneys. State's Attorneys John M. Tweed of Randolph county, W. F. Reardon of Tazewell county and Os­ car H. Wylie of Ford county were chosen vice-presidents; R. J. Dady of Lake county was elected the associa­ tion's reporter and Walter J. Chap­ man of Jersey county was elbcted secretary-treasurer. Peters Talks to Breeders. . Phil S. Haner, chairman, and Dr. A. T. Peters, biologist of the state board of live atock commissioners, attended the meeting of the Jersey County Live Stock Breeders' association at Jerseyvllle. Mr. Haner addressed the association on "Silos" and Doctor Peters spoke on "Hog Cholera and Other Animal Diseases." ' The Jersey county stock men Have formed a successful organization of which Edward Cross Is president and J. R. FuJkarson is secretary. Illinois Central Case Ends. In the case of Edward J. Davis versus the Illinois Central railroad the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission rendered an opinion that the railroad as a common carrier is bound to receive shipment of pack­ ages In carload lots at the door, and also that It is the duty of the railroad to put the goods, If of a perishable nature, into refrigerator depots for protection, and In case of cold weath­ er to place the goods in heated depota. However, the commission also holds that If the shipper Insists upon this it is an extra favor or service and holds that the railroad is entitled to make a reasonable charge, but which must not exceed 1 cent a hundred ponnda. , New Incorporations. Articles of incorporation .were filed in the ofllce of Secretary of State Frear as follows: The Thoreau Manufacturing com­ pany, Chicago, $6,000; manufacturing and merchandise business; Nettie P. Thoreau, John W. Thoreau, August C. Theelke. American Towel Supply company, Chicago, $1,000; laundry business and manufacturing, selling and renting linen, towels, aprons, etc.; John Stut, Charles L. Hennlng, Howard Brenn. Western Couch company, Chicago, $1,600; manufacture and sale of furtd- ture; Edward J. Smejkal, Joseph £.~ Klenha, Otto F. Ring. C. T. French' company, Chicago, $5,000; general merchandise business; Frederick H. Wendt, Charles T. French, Jessie M. French. Olive Prescott, Chicago, $2,500; halrdressing, manicuring and deidtng in ladies' toilet goods; N. A. Lacy, L. Thorsen, F, Temple. Paragon Sellers company, $20,090; electrical materials and specialties; Edward M. Piatt, Ralph E. MacDuff Elbert E. Dewey. President Agree* t6 Discontinue l» junoiion Proceedings Agiiiin Roads After Railroad Bill Riotlvea fits Signature V" . Washington.--President Taft Jfcaa forced the complete surrender of the big railroad chiefs of the west. At the end of a four-hour confer­ ence Monday with the president in the executive "Sees, ths representative!? of the Western Trunk line committee consented to the announcement that they would withdraw the proposed in­ creases in freight rates which the administration had enjoined by the federal court in Missouri early last week. They further consented to make no further effort to increase rates until the pending railroad bill has beoome 9. law. This means that all future in­ creases in rates proposed by these railroads must be reviewed by the in­ terstate commerce commission before such new rates become effective. A latitude of 11 months is allowed the commission in which to investi­ gate the proposed rate Increases, un­ der the bill as it is passed by the sen­ ate, so that there is approximately a full year ahead under which the old rates most be maintained, In conse* juence of the agreement, which the ad* ministration forced from the railway men. So far this arrangement binds Jtiij aits' WMMIU IOHU8. But at the White House Tuesday af­ ternoon President Taft had before him Presidents Brown of the New York Central lines, McRae erf the Pennsylvania road and such other •astern railway chiefs as they desired to bring with them for a conference along lines similar to those of the western conference. These eastern roads have also filed notice of in­ creases in rates. There is every rea­ son to believe that the president made a similar proposition to his callefs and that it was accepted, and all pos* tlbillty of increases in rates averted. In return for the withdrawal of the proposed increased rates the presi­ dent agreed to discontinue the in­ junction proceedings instigated against the Western Traffic committee. But It is expressly understood that this action will not be discontinued until the completed railroad bill, as agreed to finally by the two houses of con­ gress- has received the signature of the president The agreement is a distinct triumph for the administration. By a deft use >f the Sherman anti-trust law, in­ voked as a club at the last hour, the threatened increase in freight rates lias been prevented and the railroads beld in check until congress ' finally puts into the president's hand the means whereby the interstate com­ merce commission will hftve at all times the full means of regulating all freight charges. BARE $2,000,000 I. q. GRAFT Injunction Granted Agalnet Former Employee and Companies Whieti , Thfy Organized. Chicago.--Some of the details of the graft investigation growing out of an alleged "inner circle" in the Illlnoia Central railroad, through the opera­ tions of which the railroad company was robbed of nearly $2,000,000, were made known Monday when Judge Walker granted issuance of an in­ junction against those accused. The injunction restrains the defend­ ants from carrying out contracts given them by the Illinois Central, The defendants are: H. O. Osterman, the West Pullman Car company, the American Car and Equipment company; J. C. Bucker, for­ merly superintendent of machinery of the Illinois Central railroad; William Renshaw, formerly in the employ of the railroad; O. S. kelth, formerly su­ perintendent of trains for the railroad company, and John M. Taylor, for­ merly general storekeeper. The avowed purpose of the sntt It to tie up the business of the concerns mentioned as defendants. These, it is charged, have bilked the railroad com­ pany out of the amount mentioned through collusion with the former em­ ployes of the line, who also are named as defendanta. The suit. It is ttnderstod, was filed, preparatory to grand jury action. Three Are Found Slain. Marshalltown, la.--With their heate beaten to a pulp with a heavy piece oT gas pipe, James Hardy, aged 66, his wife, aged fifty-eight and their son Earl, aged twenty-nine, were found murdered at their home here Monday. A second son, Raymond, is being held by the authorities pending an invests gatlon. Train Kills "Dry" Leader. Marshalltown, la.--W. D. El well, former chairman of the Iowa state Prohibition central committee and widely known in prohibition circles, was killed Monday by a Northwestern passenger train while walking from this city to LaMotUe. Twenty Oil Firms Will Merge. Kansas City, Mo.--Practically all de­ tails were perfected Monday for the merger of twenty large oil producing companlea In the Oklahoma field. It will have Its own refineries. i f M l k :a\. Suicide Leavee Pathetic Note. Hopkinsville, Ky.--"My feet hurt and nobody cares for me. May God have mercy on my soul." This was the suicide note left by Joseph Kress, a rural mail carrier whose body was found hanging in a bps at Benueta- town Monday. , Rose Carnival at Portland. Portland, Ore--With 100,000 visitors present from all parts of the country, Portland Monday gave Itaelf over to Its annual carnival of rosea, which witt continue throughout the week. JkfiMfMO RiCK Means Weak Kidneys. WiliE Icturc Well kidneys filter the blood of vat* acid and other impurities. When th* kidneys are aick, waste matter acoa- inmates and backache, headache ainl urinary troubles re­ sult To eliminate the aches and paina you must cure th« kidneya. Doart* Kidney Pills euTSk sick kidneys, uA cure thszn perm* nently. J. N. Markhaitft MosigSUBQi " winy says: "Kidney iron- • ble came on me ' ually and before long I was suffering from dropsy. My body bloated and my flesh was soft and flabby. I tired sasily m»<i suffered severelv from nalB in my back. Boan's Kidney Pills cured me and I am today in much better health." Remember the name--Doan'a. For sale by all dealers. 60 oents a INK. JPoster^Mllbura Co, Buffalo, N. T» PROOF POSITIVE. t . rru\» 1 Hlx--My sou, must be.Insane. Nix--What makes you think aO? Hlx---He got married yesterday lie only gets $10 a week salary. GNAT CAUSES PELLAQR*. Committee on Disease In Europe Says Corn Is Not to Blame. - London, May 14.--Dr. 8ambon, & member of the Field committee which has been investigating the pellagra, telegraphs from Rome that the committee has definitely proved that maize or ~fndian corn ia not tho cause of pellagra. The committee finds that the para­ sitic conveyor of the disease is th* "simulium repass," a species of biting A Horse Lov«r. James It Keene, who is notai aa less as a horseman than as a financier, said at a luncheon at his Cedarhurst residence: ; "My love of liorses has bMta a great comfort to .me all"'my life. I hive al» ways kept my horses in their place* though. I haven't allowed them to UK terfere with my business. "Some men carry their love #' horses altogether too far. Such ass was a young father who stood, wit!» his fair wife, fcafpre the orib.oC their first born. . - - "'Isn't .he ' wonderfulT' the f«umi§ -mother cried. 'Did you over see auy> thing like him at twenty-six months f " 'Maternal love Is all very well/ tM- father retorted, impatiently, 'but pleas# don't try to compare it with a tw* year-old thoroughbred."* Good Work Proceeds Slowly. At the present rate of Increase neat* ly forty-five years must elapse before sufficient hospital accommodations to provide for ali the indigent consume tives in the United States will be pro- v*ded, declares the National Assoc!* toon for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Although over 7,00# beds in hospitals, sanatoria, camp* and wards for tuberculous patients were established last year, there ara fully 800,000 indigent consumptives who ought to be placed In such lnptlt* tlons and a total of only 22,720 beds fa the entire country. On May 1, 1901. there were 15,244 beds for consume tlves and 294 institutions. The annual report Of the national asBociaiic* shows an increase of 99 institutlona and 7,600 beds. (teasoniny e# Youthful Mladk A schoolmistress whose hair waa of the blackest hue, was one day giv­ ing a lesson on a coal mine to a class in Suffolk, England. To make the lea- son interesting as possible she weal on to say she bad herself been in a coal mine. A little lad put up hia hand, and when pointed to said; "Please, teacher, la that what made four hair so blackf *EED CHILDREN On Properly Selected Food. It /ki« Diwidenda. *aya If parents will give jsst a little ta> teHlgent thought to the feeding o( their children the difference In tho health of the little folks will pay, many times over, for the small trouble A mother writes saying: "Our chiV dren are all so much better and stronger than they ever were befora we made a change in the character off the fuod. We have quit using pota­ toes three times a day with coffee and so much meat "Now we give the little folks soma 4Tult, either fresh stewed, or canned, some Grape-Nuts with cream, occa­ sionally some soft boiled eggs, some Postum for breakfast and sup­ per. Then for dinner they have meat and vegetables. "It would be hard to realise the Change in the children, they hava frown so sturdy and strong, and wa attribute this change to the food ele­ ments that, I understand, exist ia Grape-Nuts and Postum. "A short time ago my baby waa teething and had a great deal of stonfr ach and bowel trouble. Nothing seemed to agree with him until I tried Grape-Nuts softened and mixed witfc rich milk, and he Improved rapidly i got sturdy and well." Read "The Road to Wellville." 1 in pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever read the alMvc lett«rf A •*» ene appcan from time to time. TfccgP are nea^tyaa, wad tall mi hnua