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Insolv PAYOR PROTECTION. There would have been/ nothing free to the people, excepting the mere cry of free raw material. If the people do not contribute to the revenue of the country in one way they do so in another. The "free" cry is humbug. THE DEMOLISHED TRUST. THE STATE CAPITAL, THE TRUE POLICY OF EARLY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS. MPILATION OF ILLI NOfS NEWS. WHAT ILLINOIS' LEGISLATURE IS DOING. Death 35nda Consressrann Kemann's Suffering;--Small Sums for Blooming- ton Creditors -- Serious Illness of Mrs. Stephenson. • Politicians Have Now Drifted Away • from the Belief of Their Fathers-- The Democrat of To-day Greater than His Party History. An' Impartial Record of the Work Accomplished by Those Who Make Onr Laws--How the Time Has Been ^ Occupied During the Past Week. Congressman Remann Dead. Frederick Remnnn, Congressman from the Eighteenth Illinois District, lied at his home in Yandalia Sunday morning, jifter an illness of more than three months. His death was the result of a complica­ tion of diseases, the principal one being jiervojs prostration--a complete collapse of the nervlous system, caused, no doubt, by the vigorous campaign he made last fall in his race for Congress. Colonel Frederick Remann was born in Fayette County, Illinois, May 10, lS-47. At an early age he removed with his parents to Yandalia, whete he resided up to the time of his death. At the age of 17 he re­ sponded to his country's call for volun­ teers and enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-third Illinois. Volum teer Infantry, and was a gallant soldier, participating in many battles and rkirm- ishes.. After the war heentered his father^ store as a partner, and upon, the death of the eider, Remann succeeded to the basinessj .which he has continued ever since. Nov. .13, -1873, he was. married to JMisjs Julia Gordon* who.' with afc only son, survives,him. In 1876 he was elected to represent in the State Legislature the district composed of the counties of Fay­ ette, Marion and Jefferson, and was a leading member of the House during the memorable Logan-Davis Senatorial con­ test. Last year, though in poor health and against the advice of friends, he made the race for Congress in ihis dis­ trict, and by his vigorous campaign and great personal popularity succeeded in de­ feating Edward Lane, the Democratic nominee, by a majority of 2,000. Assets Bring Small Sums. Saturday afternoon the auction sale of the effects of the Bloomington carriage factory were sold. Thirty lots >n the Citizens' addition, given to the factory as an inducement to locate there, were sold at from $8 to $130 each. Fifteen thousand dollars in notes, given in aid •of the institution and signed by men in Minneapolis, were sold to the highest bidder, and brought $117. Twelve thou­ sand eight hundred dollars notes, signed by J. B. Coats, L. A. Coats, and A. S. Coats, the original promoters of the scheme, who came from Ohio, brought $10. War in Steamboat Rates. Travel by lake between Chicago and Milwaukee is cheaper than walking these days. Unless all signs fail it will be •cheaper stili, for the war of rates between the rival steamboat companies lias only ,begun. Where it will end is largely a matter of conjecture, but a bright steam­ boat agent made the prophecy that the lines will eventually offer free berths and lunches as an inducement to ride on their boats free of charge. Two lines are con­ cerned in the war--the Hurson Line of steamboats and the Goodrich Transpor­ tation Company. Mrs. Stevenson Has a Relapse. The wife of Yice President Stevenson, who was taken suddenly and seriously ill on Friday at Bloomington, but who was much better Saturday night, experienced a relapse at aoofiPSunday, and physicians were again summoned. She suffered con­ siderably during the afternoon, but now is in much better condition than she has been since first attacked, .'iener.il John C. Calhoun, Qf New York City, a kinsman of Mrs. Stevenson, and Judge W. (J. Ewing, of Chicago, Mr. Stevenson's cousin, spent two days with the family. State News in Brief. The Ramsey Coal Company has shut down on account of water in the mine. F. Schweizer, for many years vine of the successful merchants of Champaign, is dead. The corner stone of the Second Baptist Church of Champaign was laid with ap­ propriate ceremonies. George Cooper, son of William Cooper, a farmer of Morgan County, was killed by being thrown from a wagon. Burglars entered the Exchange Bank of Milton and blew open the safe, which con­ tained several thousand dollars. The work was evidently done by professionals. The Mount Yernon school board unani­ mously voted to grant the request of the colored yitizens for a separate school, with a'competent teacher of their color as instructor. A dozen society young ladies of Rock- ford have organized a base-ball team and will play several amateur clubs. They re­ fuse to give out the personnel of the team until the first game. John Burke, of Chillicothe, wis at work in a sixfV-five-foot well when a bucket dropped on him, killing him instantly. He was 35 years of age and leaves a widow and three small children. At Urbana work has begun on the erec­ tion of machinery hall at the University of Illinois. The new structure will be 240 by 50 feet in dimensions, and when •completed will be equipped with the latest work in machinery for use in the college of mechanical engineering. It is expected to have the building completed and ready for use with the opening of the university year. The Illinois Humane Society ac­ knowledges the receipt of $223 from con­ tributors for the month of .Tune. The society reports its work for the past month as follows: Investigated 351 com- plaintsj rescued and remedied the condi­ tion of fwenty-mse children, surrendered five children to institutions by court on petitions, placed fifteen children in in­ stitutions temporarily, prosecuted three persons for cruelty to animals, saved thirteen horses unfit for service, removed ten disabled animals by ambulance, killed twenty incurable and abandoned animals, reprimanded fifty-eigbt teamsters and others, imposed $230 in fines. About 6,000 persons witnessed the lay­ ing of the corner-stone for an addition to St. Joseph's Hospital at .Toliet. The main building will be 153 by 50, the chapel S9 by 120. three stories and basement, to -cost $40,000. Tbe Peoria city comptroller op^d bids fof^he" improvement bonds oFthe city. Tli&V>roceeds are to be used in construct - . irfg the west bluff sewer system and street and alley improvements. The Chicago ladders were Harris & Co., Farson, Leach & Co., Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, and S. A. Kean. The contract will prob­ ably be given to O. J. Bailey, of I'eoria. The fund for paying off the indebted­ ness for the Silver Cross Hospital at .Toliet grows rapidly. The Sons of St. George picnic netted more than $5O0. The gross receipts, including cash dona- ' ..fions by merchants, amount to over $1,-- 200. President J. B. Blackstone, of the Alton, has donated $500. « In vieW of thousands of people Edward Brown was horribly burned by electricity during the Turner Society parade Mi Elgin. He climbed ah electric light tower to get a good view of the procession tind accidentally caught hold of a live wirej Flames completely enveloped him until he was .rescued by a policeman. It is •doubtful if he will live. Henry H. Torrey, n Cass County farm­ er, died at Virginia. He was born in York State eighty years ago. Mrs. Sarah Doty, the oldest woman in Morgan County, died j at Jacksonville, leaving descendants of the fifth genera­ tion. The body found near Peoria has been identified as that of John Stockman, a farm hand. He had some trouble with relatives. Ben Dooiey accidentally shot and fatal­ ly wounded Richard Davidson at Vin- cennes, Ind. Davidson's home is . at Mount Carniel. ^ Axel Dahlquist and his brother Duel, of a prominent Rockford family, have been arrested, charged.With robbing Nor- di'n Bros.'store. 1 James Rogers, of Rockford, 'tied the | halter to his foot while he was watching a broncho graze. The animal ran awayi fatally injuring the lad. William Cumpston, an aeronaut, re ceived serious Injuries at Fairbury, being compelled to jump quite a. distance from his bar to the ground, by an accident to his parachute. The barn of John Murphy, two mile J north of Varna, burned, with all its con­ tents. Loss, $10,000. The barn was erected in 1S4G, and had a ground area of 10,000 squar^ feet. It Was the best known landmark in Central Illinois. Leslie Hazard, aged 16, died at Rock­ ford as the result of being held under the ^•ater a week, before by a companion, (3-eorge Pratt, with whom he was iu swim­ ming. The coroner's jury found that Pratt caused Hazard's death and held him to the grand jury. Dora Burns, a country girl about 23 years of age, who was recently incarcer­ ated in the county jail in McLeahsboro to await the action of the September term of the Circuit Court on a charge of in­ fanticide, broke jail and has not been re­ captured. Parties implicated in the mur­ der are believed to have assisted her to escape. The Chicago weather bureau issues the following crop bulletin: "The State, as a whole, had a very favorable week. Crops are generally improved, and corn, especially, is doing finely. Many fields are in tassel and some show the silk. Oat harvest and haying are completed, with oats proving slightly better than antici­ pated. Wheat and rye thrashing contin­ ues from the shock. Pastures and gardens are improving. Fruit is still doing well with large harvest promised. Early varie­ ties are plentiful on the markets now." A. S. Bailey, a 63-year-old man, chose a noyel method of committing sui­ cide at^. Chicago. Bailey lived with L. P. Hitching, No. 175 Evans- ton avenue. Availing himself of the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Hitching, Bailey placed a small gas stove on his lap and then carefully covered himself with a blanket. In this way he was practical­ ly enveloped with the escaping gas. Bail­ ey left a letter showing he hadje^ntem- plated self-destruction. He was a roofer by trade and had been out of work for several weeks. The family of C. C. Newton, a laboring man, moving by wagon from Marion, Ind., to Cross County, Arkansas, made their supper Friday evening on some toad­ stools which they gathered by the road­ side near Alma, thinking they were mushrooms. All were taken violently ill, and two of the children, girls aged 13 and 7, died. A boy aged 15 died next morn­ ing and the mother and two other boys are very ill and will probably die. They are being cared for by the farmers in the neighborhood. Recently the Auditor of Fublic Ac­ counts refused to issue his warrants for the payment of the appropriation estab­ lishing the vaccine laboratory at the Uni­ versity of Illinois, claiming that the new law did not state to whom the warrant should be drawn nor who should file the voucher. The Auditor has asked the opinion of the Attorney General in the matter. The Assistant Attorney General replies that the Auditor will bo justified in drawing his warrant for the amount in fajror of the trustees of the university, who must file vouchers therefor. Drouth has greatly'alarmed farmers in many sections of the State, and in fact has done vast injury. And another ex­ treme was noted Wednesday, when fu­ rious wind, rain and elctric storms devas­ tated great areas in the vicinity of Jack­ sonville, Peoria, Bloomington, Cham­ paign, Markham and other interior towns. At Jacksonville the downpour amounted to a cloudburst, varied by a vicious hail­ storm. Telegraph poles and wires, farm outbuildings, trees and fences were pros­ trated. Many cattle were killed. At Peoria one man was killed and several thousand feet of the P. & P. tracks wash­ ed out." Mrs. S. Z. Haven, who came to Chi­ cago early in the '30s, passed away early Wednesday morning at the residence of her son. Edward P. Haven, in Argyle Park. Mrs. Haven was born in Sanger- lield. N. 1',. in 1S04. In 1835 she. with her husband, came West, and their log cabin stood on the spot now occupied by the Sherman House. After a few years they returned to Sangerfield, making the trip on a small sailing vessel. From there they moved to Utica, N. Y., and later to Buffalo, where they lived until 1869. In that year their son, Edward P. Haven, took them to Chicago, where Dr. Haven died soon after"the great fire. Since then Mrs. Haven.has made her home with her son. Two $500 bills, a $50 and a $10 have been formed at the redemption bureau of the treasury from a handful of frag­ ments sent to Washington by the sub- treasury in Chicago. The bits were found on the lake front near 22d. street in Chi­ cago June 29, and were supposed to have been thrown away, by John Chambers, of Kentucky, who is thought to have after­ ward drowned himself in the lake. The chief of the redemption bureau does not know to whom the money belongs, and until he is officially advised of that fact from Chicago, will not issue new notes in place of those destroyed. In the c'ase of the $500 bills enough bits were found to make their value complete, but only half the pieces of the $50 bill were fonnd, and therefore but $25 will be allowed for it. ' - ' The trustees of Ashton village passed an ordinance requiring the railroad to place flagmen at all crossings in the vil­ lage. The company refused to do this, and retaliated by ordering all trains not to stop at the town except the two night trains, which carry the mail. At Elgin five druggists and two saloon­ keepers were arrested for illegal selling of liquor. Two of the druggists, W. S. Thomas, manager for SprowTes & Mor­ row, and Brainard & Hare, were fined $25. The drug stores sold liquor for oth­ er than medicinal purposes and the sa-- loons kept open over hours at night. , On monday light, Juno 17, the Macon postoffice was robbed of $165 in stamps and $140 in money. Monday John, alias "Varnish," Rogers and Sam Middleton were arrested as being the principals in the robbery and placed under $1,000 bonds. It is said two others are impli­ cated. v • Mrs. Ida'Johnson, of Galesburg, con­ victed'of the murder of her husband, has made a motion for a new trial. The prin­ cipal ground is that William C. Elder, one of the jurors, had previously to being sunimpned as a juror expressed opinions prejudicial to defendant and that he com­ mitted perjury in saying he had DO preju­ dice-. » Page from the Past. During the debate on the tariff bill of 1824, Mr. Buchanan said: "If I un­ derstand the principle of this bill, it is that a moderate additional protection shall be afforded to those manufactur­ ers, the raw material of which either is or made be made abundant iu this country. When this raw material is a product of agriculture it has a pecu­ liar claim to our favor, because by that means the agricultural interest will be promoted." (Annals Congress, 18th, 1st, Vol. 2, p. 1890.) There is; ho equivocation, no sliding away from, no evasion in that senti­ ment; a great agricultural feature un­ derlying the true policy of this country. It was wise, paternal and economic. And it was in 1824, pending the de­ bate ion the tariff bill, that. Mr. Yah Rensselaer of New York, as chairman of the House Committee on Agricul­ ture, made a report from that commit­ tee pursuant to instructions' of the House as to whether it "would be to the Interests of the agriculturalists to increase the duties then in force on articles of foreign growth and manuJ facture." Free raw material might have a more alluring sound to the average manufacturer if he could have with it, as an accompaniment, a good, stiff duty on the fabrics he makes from such free raw material, and a promise {hat. such a tariff on his goods would be maintained, but he knows that the hook baited with free raw material conceals the barb of free trade in his manufactured products, and he should honorably and wisely refuse to even nibble at the bait. He knows that a policy which would give protection to him on the basis of free raw material would have no con­ sideration for the farmer aud that it could not stand. He knows that while the protection desired by all classes,to- ward establishing industries need not bo radical, it must be adequate and not accidental; pnd ft" must be broad enough to include all sections of our country and the varied products there­ of, regard being had for the kind of product, climate and soil and any ob­ stacles to be overcome. This will appear also from the speech of Hon. Silas Wright, that distinguish­ ed Democrat of New York who, in speaking on the tariff of lS'-'S. and as a member of the committee who re­ ported that bill, stated this to be his position: "It lias been my object, and I believe it to have been the object of the major­ ity of the committee, to frame a bill which should have in view the protec­ tion of the leading interests of the coun­ try. I have supposed that iu all the laws having a reference to the pro­ tection of the domestic industry of the country, agriculture should be consid­ ered the. prominent aud leading inter­ est. This I have considered the basis upon which the other great interests rest and to ft hich they are to be con­ sidered as subservient. Still, this is not to lie considered as entitled to pro­ tection exclusive of the manufactur­ ing interests. I do not believe that a law which would lie injurious to manu­ facturers would be beneficial to agri­ culture." He did uot believe a lull could be framed, intended to furnish general protection, which would not operate injuriously upon some one of the in­ terests concerned and to some sec­ tions. "One leading principle which operated upon my mind in the forma­ tion of the present bill is that it is not and cannot be the policy of this gov­ ernment or of this Congress to turn the manufacturing capital of the country to the manufacture of raw material of a foreign country, while we do or can produce the same material in sufficient quantities ourselves. I cannot suppose this rule should ever be lost sight of." (Cong. Debates 20th, 1st, p. 1836.) Democratic Congressmen should re- niember this. ESTIMATED ASSETS AND LIA« BILITIES UP TO JULY I, 1897, J Barley and the Tariff, Under the McKinley tariff our duty, upon foreign barley was equivalent to nearly 65 per cent, ad valorem. The rate under the G of man tariff is 30 per cent, ad valorem. The rate of duty, low^r by 35 per cent., in favor of the foreign barley grower was made by the tariff reformers in order to enable the American farmers to sell their bar­ ley in the markets ot' the world. Taking our exports of baifpy during the first eight months of me'McKinley and the Gorman tariff pjriods we have the fol lowing: Value of exports of barley for eight mouths: ' • Oct. L 1890, Sept. 1, 1894. to May 31. 1891. to Apr. 30. 1895. McKinley Gorman Tariff. Tariff. Barley .$518,700 " $549,784 'Quantities of experts of barley for eight, months: - •- Oct, 1, 1890, Sept. 1, 1S9L to May 31. 1891. to Apr. 30* 1895. McKinley Gorman Tariff. .Tariff. Barley, bush. .745,959 1,096,180 It is true that we have sold more bar­ ley during the; Gorman tariff period, out* total exports during the eight months to April 30, 1805, being 350,000 . bushels greater than during the first eight months under the McKinley tariff. So far the fiw-trade theory lias worked out correctly, but looking at the ques­ tion of value we find tnat only $31,000 more money was paid for the 350,000 bushels more batriey exported during the Gorman tariff times. Our farmers, while selling 350.000 bushels more barley in the markets of the world, did so at an average export price of 9 cents per bushel. Another way of comparing the two tariff periods is by noting the average export price of the lnyiey. and we find that where barley was worth 70 cents a bushel for export in the McKinley tariff times it was worth only 50 cents a bu&hci for export in the Gorman times. Japanese Competition. Japan, which up to a comparatively recent.'date, was content to supply us with raw material, now aspires to send us the manufactured goods. She is do­ ing this to an extent that is almost in­ credible, upward of 125,000 pieces of dross silks having been received in the American market from Japan within the past few months, and the goods are sold at prices that are simply impossi­ ble to the domestic manufacturers, who, however, are mainly engaged in produc­ ing different and higher qualities. But the character of Japanese productions, which formerly were confined mainly to handkerchiefs and piece goods of light texture, is steadily and rapidly improving. Very soon, by.utilizing the knowledge acquired in this country and •the adoption of the most modern meth­ ods, machinery and appliances (which has already been done) that dextrous and imitative people will make any­ thing iu silk, and make it at a very low cost. The looms now in operation in Japan are of the finest make and number sev­ eral thousand. The natives are display­ ing great skill in running these looms, and the heavier and richer qualities of silk goods are being produced of late with marvelous success. In quality, color, design, weave aud finish some of these goods are all that could be de­ sired. and in view of all the facts it is not wonderful that domestic silk man­ ufacturers are profoundly stirred up and insist that the tariff schedule bear ing on silk imports be readjusted to meet the changed conditions. Remedial legislation will be asked for of Congress in December next bey and a doubt. Just what the silk men would like to have is not quite clear, some favoring a strong­ ly discriminating duty against Oriental silks, some a specific duty, and others a duty that will be part specific and part ad valorem, such as the late John Rvle advocated in his day. Shows a Certain Dclicit of Over $200,- .OOO--What Prior Legislatures Have Appropriated--Last Quarter's Cost of State Institutions. Condition of State Treasury. A printed statement of the condition of the State Treasury and estimated assets and liabilities to July 1, 1897, prepared jointly by tlie Auditor of Public Accounts and State' Treasurer, was distributed among the members of the two houses .of the Legislature. It makes the following showing: LIABILITIES. Undrawn appropriations, Thirty- eighth General Assembly § 123,297 Appropriations Thirty-ninth Gen­ eral Assembly.................. S,086,000 Less- ampwnts paid as follows: Statutory. Revision Commission 12,370 Employes Thirty-ninth General Assembly " ' 107,664 Committee, expenses. ' 8.632 Incidental expenses..,....*....... 12,000 Illinois National Guard. ' 254,721 State Reformatory............... 56,128 Conveying convicts.,. . » . . . . . . . . . » . „ 2 7 , 5 0 0 Labor and Capital Compared. Free traders are rarely so happy as when they are endeavoring to create strife or start up ill feeling between labor and capital, employer and em­ ploye. In doing this they are ably as­ sisted by labor agitators--men who seem born to make trouble and who will do so with or without reason. From the President downward the free trad­ ers are against those whose energy and enterprise have made them wealthy to­ day. Their efforts to enact class legis­ lation showed this, and ilm£-thjBtwea 111 i of the capitalists must be taxed is. a favorite ante-election cry of such dema­ gogues. It is interesting to study the decline in the earning capacity of capital which is shoWn by a report of the Comptroller of the Currency, in an exhibit giving the ratio of dividend to capital and sur­ plus in the national banks in the United States. It was, for the year 1870,, S.8 per cent, but fell to exactly 5 per cent in 1894. Thus, during a quarter of a century of protection, the ratio of divi­ dend to capital and surplus in the na­ tional banks has decreased by 3.S per cent. Let the wage-earners compare this with the appreciation in the value of their labor that has taken place dur­ ing the same period* and they will read­ ily see that laboriias bc^jp the greater gainer. ' The "Free" Cry a Fraud. According to a statement made by the bureau of statistics of the Treasury Department, the amount of revenue de­ rived during the eleven months ending May 31. 1895, from our imports of su­ gar, iron ore and bituminous coal was as follows: Coal, bituminous, $537,880; iron ore, $102;3JJS; sugar, $15,042,048. Total, $10,282,830. Had these three articles been placed upon the free list the. deficiency of the Treasury Department for the fiscatyear just ended would have been increased by nearly $18,000,000. This additional deficiency the peopl^ would have paid now, or later on, in the shape of an ad­ ditional increase in the national debt. Another Theory Exploded, The Pittsburg Gazette announced an increase in the wages of several thou­ sand mechanics and laborers employed in the great iron and steel works at Bethlehem, in. this State This is one of the protected industries, and if our in­ formation is correct the increase is un­ der the Wilson tariff law.--Pittsburg Post (Dem.). Oh, then, protective tariff "taxes" do increase wages, do they? We have al­ ways been under the impression that our Democratic friends held that free trade was necessary to benefit the-wage workers, and that a protective tariff only made "the rich richer and the poor poorer." t It Is, by the way, a notable fact that the industries that are reviving from the depression,"and in which the wage workers are enjoying an increase of pay, are those affected by the portions of the so-called Wilson bill in which the policy of protection was recognized, in violation of the Democratic platform declaration that protection is a "fraud and unconstitutional." These were, in some cases, the features of the Wilson bill included in the Senate compromise bill, which Mr. Wilson didn't want to accept, and on which the free traders said the war had only begun.--Wheel­ ing, W. Va., Intelligencer. The hedgehog, badger, squirrel and some; kinds of mice lay up a regular store of provisions for the winter. It is said that they eat only during mild weather, and iu extreme cold remain torpid. That Breach in the Wall. Total amount. paid $ 470,017 Appropriations yet to be paid .. 7,606,982 Appoprlatioiis >et tolje'paid;...... 7.606;9S2 Expenses : special' session Thirty- - ninth General Assembly , 150,000 Estimated amount required to pay „ officers State Government and of­ ficers and members Fortieth Gen­ eral Assembly iu excess of appro­ p r i a t i o n s . . . . . J „ . . . . . . . . Total liabilities.....' ASSETS. Balance In treasury .St begl business July 17, 1895. .. Balance levy, 1894, to be Levy bill, 1895-'96 Less commissions, movals, etc Net amount of tax 100,000 .$7,9S0,2Sj3 114,913 115.227 150.000 ^llscellaneous sources, I tral Railroad, fees State officers, United States Government ap­ propriation. etc $1,700,000 Deficit July 1, 1S97 200,140 Total ...$7,980,280 Estimated eonditon of Treasury from July 1, 1897, to July 1, 189S: LIABILITIES. Deficit $ 200,140 Appropriations Fortieth General Assembly estimated to be drawn from July 1. 1897, to July 1, 1S98 . 4,500,000 ASSETS. Receipts from miscellaneous sour­ ces, Illinois Central Railroad.....? S50.000 There was also distributed to the mem­ bers a statement showing the aggregate amount of appropriations by the Thirty- sixth, Thirty-seventh, and Thirty-eighth General Assemblies, exclusive of the amount appropriated for school purposes, the balance in the State Treasury July 1 immediately succeeding the adjournment of each General Assembly, and the amount of the revenue warrants drawn on the Treasury from July 1 and Jan 1 succeeding each adjournment as com- •pared with the appropriations of the Thirty-ninth General Assembly. The totals shown by the sfatement are as fol­ lows: Appropriations Thirty-sixth Gener­ al Assembly $5,396,737 Balance In Treasury July 1, 1S89. . 3,504,901 Warrants drawn from July 1, 188f to Jan. 1. 1890. .- 1,3*5,614 Appropriations Thirty-seventh Gen­ eral Assembly, j 6,757,901 Balance in Treasury July 1. 1891. . 4,478,004 Warrants drawn from July 1, 1891, to Jan. 1, 1892 1,176,617 Appropriations Thirty-eighth Gen­ eral Assembly 7,037,504 Balance In Treasury July 1, 1893. . 3,139,716 Warrants drawn from July 1. 1893, to Jan. 1, 1894. .. 2,227,4S1 Appropriations Thirty-ninth Gen­ eral Assembly 8,086,085 Balance In Treasury July 1. 1895. . 898,251 Estimated amount of warrants to be drawn from July 1, 1895, to Jan. .1, 1896 2,650,000 cost, cost, cost, cost, cost. EXPENSES ST&TE INSTITUTIONS. Financial Keeord for the Three Months Ending June 30. The financial record of the State charit­ able institutions for the three months ending June 30 shows the average num­ ber of inmates in each institution and the average gross cost per capita of main­ taining them is as follows: Northern Insane Hospital--1,141; $33.75. Kastern Insane Hospital--2,093; $33.03. Central Insane Hospital--1,271; $31.43. Southern Insane Hospital--825; $37.43. Asylum for Insane Criminals--129; $49.21. Institution for the Deaf and Dumb--399; cost, $59.32. • Institution for the Blind--171; cost, $72.14. Asylum for Feebleminded--585; cost, $3C.4U. Soldiers' Orphans' Home--432; cost, $32.84. Charitable Eye and Ear. Infirmary--134; cost. $40.04. State Reform School--229; cost, $164.75. Soldiers' and Sailors' Home--992; cost, $29.66. The entire cost to the State for the maintenance of the twelve institutions was $236,093. The average gross cost per capita was $37.43, and the average net cost per capita, was $34.32. The number of inmates discharged or absent during the quarter was 2,012, number of deaths of inmates 145, and total number of inmates for the quarter 9,030, of whom 4,521 were males and 2,953 were females. One of the Most Gigantic Works of Corrnptioi(. The situation of; the whisky trust--or shall we say the late whisky trust?--is not wholly a triumph for law, although it may be in a sense „ an Instance-of poetic justice. Described "briefly,' this was an unlaw­ ful organization formed to rob consum­ ers. It was admittedly a. trust, and there are both Federal and Illinois stat­ utes prohibitive of trusts. It dealt in corruption, for its; agents were active in Washington when revenue legislation was eiading. It was active in coercion, for it forced independent distillers into acquiescence with its rules or into bank­ ruptcy. It was not wholly untainted with crime, for one of its chief officers was charged with plotting arson and murder, and has never cleared himself of the charge. Notwithstanding its efforts to commit wholesale robbery, the whisky trust is now bankrupt. The charge is made by discontented stockholders that,the pecu­ lations and speculations of one of its chief officials ruined it. There are re­ criminations and noisy bandying of hard words, but the public, while amused, is not aggrieved that in or­ ganizing to rob the people and violate the law the whisky trust stockholders should have chosen Officials who vio­ lated the law.aud robbed them. Curiously enough when the stock-, holders in the illegal combination fell out, when bankruptcy ensued and all the pirates began quarreling over the little booty still on their outlawed craft the United States courts cheerfully ac- ceted the situj^ion and undertook to run the trust themselves. Lawyers may explain the seeming inconsistency of a United States Court recognizing and protecting a concern which a United States statute pronounces un­ lawful. The ordinary layman will be puzzled by it, however, and will re­ joice that the Illinois Supreme Court has cut the Gordian knot, declared the trust unlawful and annulled its charter. The court pronounces the corporation an "organization which contravened well-established principles of public policy." It insists that it was "a com­ bination in restraint of trade," organ­ ized "to stifle competition," restrict pro-- duction and create "a virtual monopoly in products of that character." That the original corporation has been changed in form and name to evade the law does not deceive the court, which declares that the corporation succeed­ ing the trust is clearly for the same purpose and pursues the same methods. "The methods and purposes of the trust are perpetuated and carried on in the same way and for the same pur­ pose." "It should be remembered," continues the decision, "that grants of powers in corporate charters are to be construed strictly and that what is not clearly given is by Implication denied. The defendant is authorized to own such property as is necessary for carry­ ing on its distillery business and no more. Its power to hold and acquire property is limited to that purpose and It has no power, by its charter, to enter upon schemes of getting into its hands and under its control all or sub­ stantially all the distillery plants and the distillery business of the country for the purpose of crushing out compe­ tition and of establishing a virtual mon­ opoly in that direction." Clearly under this clause of the decision the vital principle of trust management is de­ clared illegal. It is the first considera­ ble triumph won by the people against the trusts. Three factions will now quarrel for the assets of the whisky trust, a corpo­ ration having $35,000,000 capital. Probably none of them will get much and the lawyers will chiefly profit. There is prospect for litigation which will eclipse the celebrated case of Jarn- dyce vs. Jarndyce. Doubtless suffer­ ing will, result. Iticli families will be pinched, and men who thought them­ selves in possession of a competence will be impoverished. But, after all, it may well be considered that -»the stockholders in the trust were either men who knew that the law was against them and hoped to evade it or mere recklfess gamblers. There is no j reason for sympathy with either class. | The only men who come gut o£ tl^c | whisky trust enterprise with a profit are tljoge who by sharp practices or actual dishonesty despoiled their asso­ ciates. The incident ought to teach small investors that men who will vio­ late one State law for profit will violate all laws for profit and are unsafe ad­ ministrators of a great corporation's finances. TO LEAD THE SALVATION AKMY. Captains and Lieutenants Named at "the State Convention. The State conventiou of the Salvation army closed at Galesburg after the fol­ lowing appointments of captains aud lieu­ tenants had been made: Rock Island--Annie Hunter, Captain; Zena Kenton, Lieutenant. Danvil le--Carl Cooper, Captain; John Worklnger, Lieutenant. Belvldere-- Maggie Cully, Captain. ._ EiginrrxCaptaln jind_>Irs. Letson. Rockford--Agnes Peterson and Eva Doug­ lass, Captains; Abbie Douglass and Minnie Anderson, Lieutenants. Springfield--Captain and Mrs. Mackey. Galesburg--May Pfauhl, Captain; Minnie Behling, Lieutenant. Mattoon--Chas. Peterson, Captain; Chas. Lusk, Lieutenant. Jacksonville--May White, Captain. ^ Freeport--Fred Anderson, Captain; Mr. Stevenson, Lieutenant. Elgin--Captain aud Mrs. Sprake. . Canton--Captain and Mrs. Bradley. Bloomington--Captain and Mrs. Hussey. Decatur--Captain aud Mrs. Kuhlman; Et- tie Koppel, Lieutenant. Streator--Ida Andrews, Captain; Cora Skinner, Lieutenant. Belleville--Nora Heard, Captain. East St. Louis--Julia Llndstrum, Captain; John Duval, Lieutenant. > ;" Peoria--Rebecca Walker and Hattie Kean, Captains. Sterling--Samuel ,Loekey, Captain; Ed­ ward Anderson, Lieutenant. Jpilet--May Rogers, Captain; Sadie John­ son. Lieutenant. Mason City--Captain and Mrs. Llghtowler. Ottawa--Emiua Lludstrom, Captain; Em­ ma Lowsbe, Lieutenant. Pekin--Mary Taylor, Captain. Quincy--Alfred Sturgeon, ' Captain; Geo. Binkley, Lieutenant. * Pana-- Captain and Mrs. Corliss. Mount Vernon--Louise, Stoneklng, Cap- tUAurora-- Hattie Spaulding, Lieutenant. . Lincoln--John Davey, Captain; Johs Ol­ son, Lieutenant. "Marriage Is a Pottery." The daughters of Bishop Potter have a decided penchant for matrimony, like many other pretty women. *' TWo of them were married with .a short time between, not long before the marriage of a third. At the wedding another sister looked, about the church, at the bride and the various recently made brides of her family, and said, "Well, th^y say marriage is a lottery i I say it Is a Pottery." Too Many Squirrels in Washington. tl is said that the future prosperity of many portions of the State of Wash­ ington depends upon rinding some feas­ ible method of exterminating the my­ riads of squirrels that infest the State. Traps, guns, bombs, arsenic and strych­ nine are being extensively employed for the purpose. The bombs operate on the same principle as the giant powder cones now in general use, ex­ cept that they are charged with sul­ phur and other paralyzing ingredients. -A slight explosion occurs, producing a pyrotechnic display that sends the vic­ tim off to squirrel heaven in a blaze of glory, so to speak, from beneath the depths of the earth. Effect of a Lightning Strojte. It is supposed by some that when a tree is struck by lightning it is torn not by the electricity, but by the ex­ plosion of water suddenly converted into steam by the heat of the arrested current. Like a Hen. Klcksy--Wife, can you tell me why I am like a hen? Mrs. Kicksy--No, dear. Why is it? Klcksy--Because I can Seldom flnd anything where X laid it yesterday.-- Philadelphia Record. A Tramp's Vocation. "Why do I follow the vocation of a wandering tramp?" said the peripatet- I lc scarecrow. "I'll tell ye, marm. A j tramp don't have to pay no tlp6 to waiters.--Boston Transcript. "A cat," said Tommy, "has to be killed nine times before it's dead." "That's nothing," said the neighbor's boy, whose father is on the Board of .Trade, "you just ought to hear about tlieNwheat crop."--Chicago Record. Doingrs of State Dads. For the first time during the special session the House got down to wprk. White of Whiteside moved tlfat all arbi­ tration bills be read a first time and re­ ferred to committee of the whole. Berry made a similar motion regarding the rev­ enue bills that had been presented. These and several other bills were read a first time. The House met again in the after­ noon and. went into committee of the whole for the consideration of arbitration bills. Hogan's bill, which was No. 1, was taken up section by section. The en­ tire afternoon was spent discussing sec­ tion 1, which contains most of1 the points to which objection is made. An amend­ ment offered by Kitzmiller was adopted. It provides that one only of the board shall be an employer of labor or a mem­ ber of some association of employers, find one only a member of some labor organi-. zatip'n.- The Senate did nothing of inter­ est. " 'V " The House Wednesday refused to ftp-, point a committee to investigate the valid-, ity of the inheritance tax law. By unan­ imous Consent a number of bills .were in­ troduced and referred to the committee of the whole. Iu the afternoon the House and Senate met in joint session and held memorial services in honor of the late Speaker, John Meyer. The Speaker's desk had been handsomely decorated with emblems of mourning and Was bank­ ed with palms and ferns. The gavel rest supported two beautiful floral designs, one representing a star and crescent and the other a broken pillar from which a dove was taking its flight. In the Sen­ ate Mr. Paisley introduced resolutions of respect to the memory of Congressman Remann, which were adopted by a rising vote. In the Senate Thursday a report de­ clared that no deficit existed, and Sena­ tor Fitzpatrick, chairman of the Finance Committee, introduced a bill providing for an increase of $2,000,000 in the tax levy. After this bit of paradoxical legis­ lation, the Senators took a rest. The House spent almost the entire day con- sidering the arbitration bill in committee of the whole. Miller of Fayette offered a joint resolution for sine die adjourn­ ment, which was defeated by an over­ whelming majority. Mr. Merriam by unanimous consent introduced a bill "to punish bribery of members of the General Assembly in the discharge of their du­ ties." Mr. Merriam also infroduced a bill "to puuish the fraudulent alteration of bills and resolutions after the same have been passed and adopted by the General Assembly." It makes such fraudulent alteration a felony, punishable by impris­ onment in the penitentiary for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both. / A Collection of Don'ts. Don't take everybody's advice as to the very best country roads. Don't ride over railway crossings. It is easier and safer to walk. Don't go too far from home without money or facilities for securing it. Don't enter a village with th|* air of one about to confer a great favor. * Don't stoop too much. It is an afflic­ tion to be called a "regular rounder." Don't be dissatisfied with your wheel every time you hear about a new one........ Don't tell fairy stories about your runs. Remember George Washington. Don't undertake to teach each other until you know how to ride yourself. Don't ride at night without a lan­ tern, unless you have an accident pol­ icy. Don't talk bicycle at table d'hote. Even the weather as a topic is prefer­ able. Don't imagine it adds to your ap­ pearance to be smoking a pipe while riding. Don't lose your railway release check. The officials dislike to give duplicates. Don't have too many ribbons on the handle. It is regarded as rather effemi- nate. Don't ask geographical questions that even local .schoolmasters cannot an­ swer. Don't ride in a crowded thoroughfare unless you are fully competent to do so. (o r Don't expect every country tavern keeper to cash a check on some remote bank. Don't ridicule those who are trying to learn. Had you Immunity from falls? Don't disparage makers of all wheels except your own. There is good in Is­ rael. Don't take general advice as to cat-e of your wheel. If you do, it be ruined. Don't leave any but good impression! behind you when you depart from a town. Don't undertake to doff your cap to a girl unless you can do it without falling off. Don't be prejudiced against a man who has a more expensive wheel than yours. " •• . -*"? Don't think every girl sitting on the piazza has never before seeli a man on a wheel. Don't exhaust yourself trying to ride up hill. A little walking is a relief to the legs.--St. Louis Republic. If Helen of Troy had worn blpomers the "Iliad" would probably never have been written. The pedals of the piano are neglected for those of the wheel The Perfect Spanish Beggar. There is a calm dignity about the Spaniard of every class which will strike a stranger: even the beggars, of whom, goodness knows, thererare plen­ ty, seem to sitand on a higher platform than their confreres in other lands. In our country the statutory address is, "Could you spare me a copper?" but a Spanish beggar thus addressed us at a railway station, and we give his address as typical of his class: "O Senorito; da me un alimosnita, y rogaro por su feliz riaje!" which may be translated into English thus: "O little gentlemau, give me an alms, and I will pray for you a happy journey."--Chambers' Journal. Lost South American Languages*' Dr. Le Plongeon's claim to have de­ ciphered, the Maya inscriptions in the ruined cities of Central America is dis­ credited by the method of its presenta­ tion. There is no doubt at all, how- ever, that these inscriptions will bo deciphered, and it is probably true, as Dr., Le PlongeOn asserts, that the lan' guages of the adjacent tribes is the key to them. - . It is said that there Is not the small­ est possibility of Sir Frederic Leighton being able to return to .society and to his artistic career." •