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' ? -*• . Wv» " '< •> i*'. SUE SCHOOL OLD IN8TRUCTQR3 WILL BE RE­ TAINED THIS YEAR. L TO CONDUCT HOSPITAL WORK Ss^V' s-< » -- ASSfcSs 8chool WHI Be Open On 8ept. 23 In the Woman's Building at State Fair Grounds, Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jonen in Charge. I SfcWS> tjms* wm ^H/PPtNQ EWV FA5SEHGEI? n . •^•wrrTT*"^-w-"'7r-. , >U».~ •• STJMS-K , c? HE return of Colonel Roosevel t and par ty from Africa, with the cargo of aniraal speci­ mens which had been ki l led during their in­ vasion of the jungle . c;iused a New York dealer in wild beasts to talk interestingly of the busi­ ness in which his firm is engaged. There are nearly a dozen firms in New York city that carry on an immense business in the trans­ portation of animals fresh from the Jungle. And this number, of course, does not include such Immense foreign animal firms as the Hagenbacks. It Is a paying business, as Indeed, are all businesses where the demand exceeds the supply. The demand for wild beasts Is far greater than the supply, and as a consequence prices are good, and the dealers men of wealth. The extent of this demand may be appreciated when one con­ siders that most of the great cities in the United States have zoological narks or menageries, and that the animals are constantly being purchased by them. Then there are private collectors and circuses and the like, that are ever ready to pay the highest prices for desirable animals. The ani­ mal dealer who could secure and bring to this country three or four gorillas would make h small fortune. But no dealer has ever succeeded in do­ ing this. The gorillas die In a few weeks In cap­ tivity; they could not stand an ocean trip for a day. A rusty old German liner lumbers noisily Into Quarantine, and then lies motionless on the tide. An officer, with broad, red, bewhlskered face, stands at the head of the companion ladder, and he smiles a peculiar smile, as a husky screaming ululation rises from below. 'The animals are get-reached Qut after his ^ ting hungry," he explains; "you know we have rows of glowing green eyes and great teeth with the flash of red tongue writhing between. A zebra switched the reporter with hig tall and he turned, oniy to jump almost out of his skin as an elephant touched him on the other shoulder with his trunk. He was hardly over his scare when, zip! a leopard several hundred of them on the 'tween decks. Want to ^ee them? All right." In another minute probably the most competent animal man in the world is at our side. He is not a trainer, or even a tamer; he is more. He is a sort of animal cook, and his special business is the personal manage­ ment of wild animal tours. He receives them-- lions, tigers, leopards, elephants, everything else --at Hamburg, where they have been brought fresh from their native wilds, and not only super- Intends their shipment aboard a vessel bound for New York, but he sails with them to make sure that they arrive safely and in good health. And be sure that If the tiger gets off on his diet and needs a nice fresh live rabbit to tone up his sys­ tem, this man will be aware of the fact almost before the tiger Is--and, ergo, a nice big jumping bunny is sacrificed in accordance with the pre­ cepts of wild beast materia medica. Then, too, one can never tell just when the big boa Is go­ ing to rouse from his last gorge; when he does he wants a toothsome young goat, and he wants it quick. It is a part of the animal man's duties to anticipate the boa's appetite with all possible expedition. He Is a quiet, unassuming man, with stoop shoulders and bushy whiskers, and he leads the way to the 'tween decks without a word. Per­ haps the uninitiated may believe that a tour through the animal section of a freight-carrying vessel is an unimpressive experience. Well, let them try it and see! This can be said at the out­ set--it Is somewhat different from a menagerie. It means something to come into close proximity to a hundred and odd wild animals that have been ruthlessly snatched from their lairs in Africa or Asia, or elsewhere, and clapped Into little barred boxes, not as large as dry goods cases; slammed In and out of dark holes in the vessels of several seas on the way to Hamburg; then finally placed In the styglan 'tween decks of a German hooker. The swinging cross seas of the North Atlantic have not improved their tempers, or their nerv- OUB systems, and the visitor at Quarantine is quickly Impressed with that fact. The howls and whines and the barks cease abruptly as the stran­ gers enter. For they bring the smell of land, and the great beasts sniff inquiringly, and hungrily, too. The cages lined both sides of the gloomy space, with a little passageway between the boxes. Per­ haps this passageway was three feet wide, not more. The cages were piled two and sometimes three deep. In the bottom cage, for Instance, would be a tiger; in the next above a smaller ani­ mal, say, a leopard or a lynx, and above that a parrot, or a bunch of neerkats. Think of it! A three-foot passageway, with ferocious animals, stretching along for 100 feet on all sides. Talk about nightmares! The reporter's hair stiffened out like so many pieces of wire, and he wished most fervently that he had not come. It was more agreeable, he felt, to see these animals in a me­ nagerie where the cages are ample and the bars an inch thick. "Better keep in the middle of the aisle," says pne of the animal men; "these fellows sometimes -reach out for you." Words such as these, of course, hardly tended to reassure. It really was too dark to see much. One caught a view of the cages stretching away In gloomy perspective until lost in the darkness, of In one way this lower deck section was a good place to visit; the joy and relief in being able to leave it furnished the biggest and most absorb­ ing sensations that this monotonous world has held for the reporter in the last few months at least Bartels & Co., are the largest dealers in wild beasts in this country. "A largo wild animal dealer," Bald our inform­ ant, "imports considerably more than a hundred large wild animals each year. For Instance, our record for one year which 1 happen to have at hand, shows that we Imported In that period 20 elephants, 36 camels, 20 tigers, 5 lions, 45 leopards, 20 pumas, 18 panthers and hundreds of birds and monkeys and small things. Cubs--lion and tiger and bear cubs--are in special demand by wealthy families. They are reared and petted like kittens, but In the end they outgrow their playfulness and the families who bought them from us are only too willing to pay us to come and take them away when they attain any sort of growth. We have received many orders for hippopotami, but the beasts are hard to capture and ninety-nine times out of a hundred they do not live through the voyage. In fact, menageries throughout the coun­ try have to depend of late years upon the progeny of the hippopotami in Central Park, New York, for specimens. "Like all animal dealers, we maintain expert animal catchers In all parts of the world, and It Is these men who fill the ships which arrive here. The Hagenbecks have two collecting stations, one In Calcutta and the other In Aden, Arabia. From this point the animal oatchers go forth and spend months In the wilds, returning to the stations with their catch. We ourselves send catchers direct from this country--at present we have men in South America, on the hot 6ands of Africa, in the Himalayas, and elsewhere, filling our orders. One of them was recently In Arabia on a camel hunt, two are now in the Ea3t Indies trapping tigers, and so they are spread about in places where wild beasts abide. "Sometimes we receive an order for a large number of elephants. We telegraph this order to our catchers in the elephant country, who, af ter organizing the natives Into u bunt ing band, pro­ ceed to collect the desired number. A huge ln- closure Is built in one of the main elephant paths, and at night when the big animals come to feed they are driven into the lnclosure or keddah by means of flres and shouts and the firing of guns. Beaters on tame elephants then ride Into the ln­ closure and rope the beasts, and In a short time they become accustomed to being led about. Ele­ phants are naturally mild, and were this not the case they never could be captured, because of their great, hulking strength. "The natives also captured elephants In pits, a barbarously cruel method in which more than 60 per cent, are killed by the fall. The animal catchers take tigers and lions In pits also. They dig a hole, cover It with matting and place on this matting a dead goat. At night the lion or tiger steals from his lair, sees the goat and springs upon it. The matting, of course, gives way and down into the pit goes the roaring beast. Then the catchers run up and throw netB into the pit and the struggling animal soon becomes hopelessly en­ tangled. K'ooses are then lowered Into the pit and , the beast is dragged out to the cage. Six out of every ten are killed in this process. Leopards and jaguars and the smaller animals are caught in t raps just as mice are caught, and monkeys are also trapped. Such great beasts as the rhinoceros and the like are not captured by the animal men, but are secured from native poten­ tates, who give them away as a mark of special esteem or barter them for brass and other trifling but showy gewgaws. "We taKe comparatively fcr; liens from the wilds now. It is cheaper to buy them in captivity. Polar, griz­ zly and Russian bears also are mainly bought and sold in captivity; but oth­ er wild beasts are taken in their lairs." FOOD IN LONDON IS CHEAPER. "For many years," said a man who came back from a European tour the other day, according to an exchange, "I have been in the habit of getting into an argument with friends after my return about the prices of food in the best restaurants in New York and London. I have been contending that New York restaurants were putting up their prices all the time and some of my friends have tried to convince me that you could get a meal cheaper at the higher priced restaurants in New York than In London. "I determined this time to collect some real data for comparison and as a result I have kept the bills of many meals I had in London. It is my intention to duplicate the meals I had over there at some of the restaurants here, item for item. I did this with one of them the other day and demonstrated that for such a meal London is a lot cheaper than New York. "Here is the bill for a luncheon I had at one of the most expensive hotels in London: CflPT/WtHl ̂ /I HERO \ OF WILD tUPhtinrj Springfield.--The Illinois state fair of domestic science will open for its eleventh annual session on September J8, in the Woman's building at the state fair grounds, and will close Oc­ tober 8. All applications must be into the school by the first of September, but the act of enrolling can be per­ formed on the day the school opens. The instructors of the school this year will be the same as last year. Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones, formerly of the domestic science department of the State University of Kansas and of Bradley Polytechnic school at Pe­ oria, will have charge of the school this year, as for several years past. The hospital work will be conducted by Miss Mae Frye of Brownson hos­ pital, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Miss Rln- aker of Carlinville will assist in the general instruction. As each county of the state is en­ titled to have one pupil receive in­ struction in the school, provision will be made for 102 students, between the ages of sixteen and forty years. The school is under the supervision of the •woman's hnnrd nf managers of the state board of agriculture, of which Mrs. J. M. Dickson of Mt. Vernon, as president; Mrs. W. L. Frisbe of Rock- ford, vice-president; Mrs. D. C. Has­ kell of Mendota, treasurer, and Miss Gertrude Doyle of Winchester, sec­ retary. Mrs. Dickson will arrive in the city a week previous to the open­ ing of the school. The Instruction will be covered bV four lectures a day with practical demonstrations, In the effort to teach the pupils the best and most healthful methods of cooking, serving meals, sanitary housekeeping and personal hygiene. Hors d'oeuvres Pilaffe of swee Cheese Beer s. d. 0 9 2 0 ?. 0 0 6 <! 6 1 0 r> 9 Totals "Now, six shillings ninepence at $4,885 to the pound Is $1.05. As for the dishes themselves they could not have be6n surpassed anywhere. For the hors d'oeuvres I had a dozen different dishes to select from. "Did you ever find hors d'oeuvres varies on the bill of fare of a New York restaurant? Try it. Of course you may get them at a table d'hote, but I mean on the carte du Jour of a restaurant where you pay separately for each thing you eat. "In Paris there is a restaurant in the Avenue de l'Opera, where you can have about twenty d^ ferent varieties of little fish and cold salads and appetizers for about 15 or 16 cents. It took me a long time to find this In a first-class house here, and then when I did. so It was In a restaurant which Is not usually considered among the most expensive In the city. Here hors d'oeuvres varies masqueraded under the title of 'buffet russe.' They charged me 50 cents for it, as against the 18 charged In the London restaurant. "My pllaffe of sweetbreads tasted exactly like that I had in London and cost exactly the same, 50 cents. I ordered some asparagus. On the bill of fare they had asparagus with Hollandaise sauce for 40 cents, but I wanted it cold» with French dressing. They did not tell me it would be any more, but for it they charged me 70 cents. For the Neufchatel cheese they charged 20 cents and for the coffee 15. The robbery came on the beer. "In London If you want a little pitcher of beer they serve you an excellent brew of Pilsener or Wurzburger in a little sealed vessel holding a pint for a shilling. I asked the waiter to bring me a small pitcher of beer on draught, knowing they did not serve the beer as in London. He brought me a pitcher and charged me 70 cents for it. "Now my bill came to $2.G5, or exactly $1 more than the same food and drink had cost me in Lon­ don. I gave the New York waiter a quarter and he scarcely nodded. I gave the London waiter six­ pence and he thanked me so that I could hear him." Would Extend Service. Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago, a member of the executive committee of the Civil Service Reform associa­ tion, was the principal speaker at a mass meeting held here under the auspices of the committee of seven appointed by the recent Peoria con­ ference, called to devise ways and means for the purification of politics in Illinois. Referring to the admission made by W. Scott Cowen, chief grain inspector of the state that two years ago con­ tributions to the party treasury were made by employes of the grain in­ spection department, Mr. Bancroft cited as an example of the evils of the spoil system the attitude taken by Cowen, whose alleged expression to the effect that he himself had always contributed liberally in every cam­ paign and that the employes of his department were free to do as they chose, but that If he had his way he "would make every one dig up a bunch of money or get out," he quoted. He said in part: "The state has already decided that the use of the charitable institutions as political spoils Is outrageous and barbarous. It has made it unlawful to appoint or promote employes In the charitable institutions as rewards for partisan political service. "But employment In the penal and reformatory institutions, in the grain inspection department, in the offices of the railroad and warehouse com­ mission, the Insurance commissioner, the secretary of state, the state treasurer and the various park com­ missions are still open to the assaults. If not to the control of the spoils sys­ tem. CONDITION PRECEDENT. "The religion of some people is too lenient," said Bishop Heslin in a recent address in Nan­ tucket. "Some people suggest to me, In their view of religion, a little girl whose teacher said to her: " 'Mary, what must we do first before we can expect forgiveness for our sins?' " 'We must sin first,' the little girl answered.-- Nashville Banner. UNFASHIONABLE EVENT. Among other events, we shall have a sack race for ladles. Professionals barred. "What do you mean by professionals?" "Those who have been wearing tube gowns."-- Answers. Hats On or Off in Church Public Advised to Exercise Patience' Until the Day of Cartwheel Headgear is No More. Press and pulpit are still harping on the one string in the fruitless ef­ fort to diminish the size of women's hats, in other words, to regulate the fashions In women's headgear. • Male ^correspondents are also having their innings In the endeavor to solve the knotty problem of persuading the fair sex not to follow style, but to follow man's idea of what the women of the country ought to wear. These com­ bined efforts, however, will have as much effect upon womankind as Mrs. Partington's endeavor to keep back the ocean with a broom. Fashion rules supreme, her votaries are legion, and will follow her dlstates, whether it be large hats or small hats, switches, coronets, puffs, 'rata" or curls. The masculine gender might as well hold its peace. It will do the world no good to rail about women's hats; wo­ men will have their own way In this matter, let public and press scold as it will. One clergyman was foolish enough to state for publication that "big hats were a hindrance to the sal­ vation of souls." Let him bar his pews to the fashions of the day in wo­ men's gear and he will have very few souls to his credit. The only sensible remark made by a clergyman on the subject is attributed to a New Tork divine who said women may wear hats as large as they desire In his church, "If necessary a woman may have a whole pew to herself." Exer­ cise a little patience, friends, the styles will shortly change, when small bats and big sleeves will return to bother us.--Millinery Trade Review. Barker Formally Named. State Senator Henry W. Barker of Sparta qualified to be a candidate for the Republican nomination for gover­ nor of Wisconsin, when petitions in his behalf were filed in the office of Secretary of State Frear, bearing the indorsement of 2,843 voters. Second Assistant Attorney General Frank T. Tucker of Nelllsvllle filed petitions, with 6,088 signatures, quali­ fying him as a Republican candidate for the office of attorney general. Other petitions for Republican can­ didates for state office were: Julius G. Howland of Chippewa Falls to be a candidate for state treasurer and Levi H. Bancroft to be a candidate for at­ torney general. The petition of the former had 5,958 signatures and of the latter 3,053. Petitions for the nomination or As­ semblyman Wallace Ingalls of Racine to be Republican candidate for mem­ ber of congress in the First district were filed. This Is the district repre­ sented at present by Henry E. Cooper. Petitions for senatorial nominations were filed for Christian F. Mohr of Portage, Republican in the Twenty- seventh district; for George E. Scott, Republican of Prairie Farm, in the Twenty-ninth district; for Charles S. Douglas, Republican, of Walworth, In the Twenty-third district; for Emery W. Crosby, Republican, of Abbotsford, in the Twenty-fifth district. Disagree t>n Way to Break QtMk*. The Illinois Coal Operators' as­ sociation met to consider the question of importing non-union men to break the state-wide coal mine strike which began April 1, but before adjournment were told by Richard Newsam, chairman of the state mining commission, that the law was against such a move. Many of the smaller operators in­ sisted on testing the la^y, claiming it put them in the power of the miners. Just before adjournment a motion was carried to have the advisory com­ mittee meet and see what can be done in the way of effecting relief for the men whose money is Invested In the mines. More tuaii 100 delegates, represent- ing a far greater number of mines, attended the meeting. President Moorshead was in the chair and at his side sat Secretary B. T. Brent, Vice-President Fred W. Lukens and Mr. Taylor. These officials at ad­ journment refused to be Interviewed on the ground that the situation was "too serious" or "too delicate." How­ ever, the details of the meeting were learned from one man who agreed to talk on condition that his name should not be used. "Many of the men at the meeting wanted a plan carried right through for the importation of non-union men, but the officials and older operators who have been through bloody cOa' strikes put a damper on the scheme.* said the informant. "There may be a law against such action, but I don't believe it would stand the test of the supreme court. Out of 72,000 miners who went on strike 18,000 have re­ turned. "Thousands of others are ready to return, but State President Walker will not permit them. This is clearly a fight between National President Lewis and State President Walker. The miners need money and are anx­ ious to go back to work. At the na­ tional convention in Cincinnati, Q., the miners asked an increase of three cents for mine run coal and 5.55 per cent, more for all other classes of labor, and we offered to pay these in­ creases." Cavalry Will Not Hike to Peoria. Fifty members of Troop D., First Illinois cavalry of the state National Guard left for a week's encampment at Peoria with the division comprising the state troops, with the exception of the Fifth infantry which will, in Sep­ tember hold maneuvers at Fort Ben­ jamin Harrison at Indianapolis, Ind. The feature of the Peoria maneu­ vers will be the cavalry work. The horsemen will have a fine chance to show their mettle on the hills near Peoria and an effort will be made to teach the troopers to scale the hills and emulate the fine horsemanship of the Italian cavalry which is among the best in the world. It had been intended to "hike" across the country to Peoria, but de­ velopments arose which made this Im­ possible and the troopers will leave here by train. The road which will take the men to Peoria has not been selected. The men will take their mounts with them and be in readiness for the cavalry maneuvers the mo­ ment they step off the train. Former State Senator Dies. Former State Senator P. J. Claws?n, aged seventy-one, died at his homa at Monroe, from cancer of the throat. He recently submitted to a surgical ; operation in the hope of prolonging his life, but it was useless. i While he was In the hospital his aon- ' in-law, Attorney Eldon J. Ccssq-lay, dropped dead from sunstroke at his summer home here. j Senator Clawson was graduated : from the University of Wisconsin in 1863. He served in the Twentieth-Wis- 1 consin Infantry. After being wounded j at the battle of Prairie Grove, Arh , he , was promoted to a captaincy. | He represented Green and Lafayette ! counties In the senate of Wisconsin In I 1889-1891. For many years he prac-| tised law at Monroe. He leaves a widow and three married children. New Bank at Mllllngton. State Auditor McCullough Issued a permit to Charles H. Pluess, Samuel Naden, Walter Flnnle, W. A. Man­ chester, Terrls Johnson, N. P. Bar­ nard and William Funder, to organize the First State bank of Mllllngton, at Mllllngton, Kendall county. The cap­ ital will be $25,000. The Teat. "Doctor, my wife has lost her voice*. I What can I do about it?" I "Try getting home late some I night.' New Inporporatlons. The A. C. Parfrey Manufacturing company, Richland Center; capital, $25,000; Incorporators, A. C. Parfrey, E. H. Parfrey and C A. Parfrey. The Western Printing and Lithographing company, Racine; capital, $25,000; In­ corporators, R. A. Spencer, C. H. Van Vliet i. id E. H. Wadewltz. The Rhine- lander Publishing company, Rhineland- er; capital, $15,000; Incorporators, E. O. Brown, F. S. Robbins and A. D. Dan­ iels. The Babrisk Mutual Aid society, Milwaukee; no capital stock. New List of Petitions Filed. Among the nominating peitlons filed with the secretary of state were: Eleventh congressional district-- Frank O. Hawley, Aurora, Democrat, for member of congress. First senatorial district--Alexander Lane, Chicago, Republican, for lower house. Nineteenth senatorial district-- William C. Moody, Chicago, Republic­ an, for senate. First congressional district--Mat­ thew L. Mandable, Chicago, Demo­ crat, for congress. Fifth senatorial district--William T. Mulvihill, Chicago, Prohibitionist, for lower house. Fifteenth senatorial district--James J. Cullen, Chicago, Republican, for senate. Fourth senatorial district--Isaac Miller, Chicago, Democrat, for lower house. Thirteenth senatorial district-- James Kirby, Chicago, Democrat, for senate. Thirteenth senatorial district--Ed­ ward M. Roby, Chicago, Prohibitionist, for senate. Thirteenth senatorial district--Os­ car WolfT, Chicago, Prohibitionist, for lower house. Fifteenth senatorial district--Tim­ othy Dunne, Chicago, Democrat, for lower house. Nineteenth senatorial district--Rich­ ard B. Considine, Chicago, Democrat, for senate. Nineteenth senatorial district Jo­ seph S. McEinerney, Chicago, Demo­ crat, for lower house. Thirty-first senatorial district--Wil­ liam P. Ellison, Chicago, Democrat, for senate. Seventeenth senatorial district. Joseph D'Andera, Chicago, Democrat, for senate. I L L I N O I S BREVITIES Peoria.--Joseph A. Proctor, the wealthy lumberman who has been missing from Peoria since July 21, was arrested by officers at Chillicothe. Mo., and was placed in Jail until rela­ tives who live In Peoria arrive to take the lumberman to Peoria. Proc­ tor's capture was effected through a letter which was received at the Proctor home late Monday from Cen- terville, la. Officers were immediate­ ly placed on the track of the lumber- nicau, left Peoria some tiircs weeks ago, leaving unsettled claims aggregating $100,000, but by the time the officers arrived their prey had flown and all trace of the milssing man was lost. In the letter written by Proctor to Peoria relatives he stated that he was tired, hungry and without funds, that he could last but a few days longer and not to hunt for him, as it would do no good. A telegram was received by relatives here from Proctor, dated at Chillicothe, Mo., saying he wanted to come home, and Chief of Police Rhodes at once got in­ to communication with the authorities at Chillicothe and a plan was laid to effect hia capture when be called for an answer to -his telegram. Proctor will reach Peoria this evening. Taylorville.--A hay barn owned by Frank Morrison, containing five car­ loads of hay, was consumed. The fire is of unknown origin. The loss on the hay is $800, with no insurance. The structure was valued at $2,000, with $80 Insurance. Cement valued at $500, owned by E. A. Cokgrove, was de­ stroyed by water. Danville.--Because of damage done by Inundation by water from the Ver­ milion river last spring, the Gray Coal company mine three miles west of uvio win Lfc auauuvucu ailu 21 U0W shaft will be sunk a half mile north of the old one. It is estimated that there are 300,000 tons of coal in the aban­ doned mine. Pekin.--The drainage of 4,600 acres of swamp land along the Illinois river in Peoria and Fulton counties, at a total cost of approximately $200,000, Is the object of the newly organized Banner drainage and levee district. It is estimated that it will require the removal of or the filling in of 1,- 127,750 cubic yards of earth to make the levee. - Braceville.--A foreclosure suit has been filed by the Congregational church Building Society vs. the Peo­ ple's Congregational church of Brace­ ville. The society, whose headquar­ ters are in New York city, has for ita object the loaning of money to start new Congregational churches. Deerfleld.--A number of Chicago building contractors have banded to­ gether in a corporation known as the Independent Brick company and have bought 100 acres of land near Deer­ fleld, on which they are now putting up the buildings for an extensive plant for the manufacture of brick Alton.--The Mississippi river steam­ er Alton with 800 St. Louis excursion­ ists aboard struck a sandbar below Baylls island, and remained there two days despite the efforts made to move her. The passengers were forced to remain on board all night. Peoria.--Charles W. Mahoney was Instantly killed here when the casting on the brake of a freight elevator broke and a large chunk hit him in the back of the head. Mahoney was foreman of the Corno mills here. Ho was single. Tampico.--The village* of Hooppole has raised a total of $55,000 to secure railroad connection with the Burling­ ton here, by means of the Tampico- Hooppole railroad, which Is nearing completion. Lewlstown.--Charles McCarrlhan, a Virginian employed on the Joe Hum­ mel farm, four miles east of here, was Instantly killed by being thrown from a wagon. McCarrlhan was about forty-five years old. Mattoon.--The body of C. E. Birch, a farm hand, was found lying near the Illinois Central tracks in this city. It is not known how he met his death, but his injuries indicate that he was struck by a train. East St. Louis.--Charles Biehl, a painting contractor, fell 30 feet to the ground while at work on the fire es­ cape of the Broadway theater, receiv­ ing injuries from which he died in a few hours. Alton.--The potato harvest in the American bottoms is now over. Tho price at the closing is fifty cents a bushel. The quantity shipped was about one-half as much as last year. Sterling.--The complete returns of the school census enumerators show a decrease In ten years in the number of children In Whiteside coun­ ty of school age of 1,157. Sterling.--The contract to build the electric railroad from Sterling to Mo- llne was let to the Northwestern Con­ st action company of Milwaukee, for $1,500,000. Rock Island.--Hon. E. D. Sweeney, a lawyer actively engaged in practice, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his admission to the bar. Decatur.--Eighteen more saloon men were granted licenses by Mayor Borchers. Thirty-two saloons were doing business at 5:30 o'clock and nineteen more applicants for licenses are to be considered. In the batch was the permit to Joseph J. Sheehan, who several days ago stirred up con­ siderable talk with his charges of al- dennanic combine to keep oiit certain fevewery interests. City Attorney Rog- gess conducted the examination of all bondsmen, -in a few instances th® BMyor reminded applicants of former misdemeanors, and warned them against a repetition. Paris.--Franchises for a line through Kansas, Ashynore and Char­ leston have been secured by the Cen­ tral Illinois Traction company, which operates the interurban line between Mattoon and Charleuton. The com­ pany plans to extend Its line from Charleston to this city\ Peoria.--A smokeless powder mill employing about 100 men, and having: an annual capacity of 2,000,000 pounds, is to be erected here. It is claimed; that the powder te be manufactured^ is more powerful than dynamite, and that it can be handled without anji danger.