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TARIFF BILL DEAD. ton; secretary, J. A. Nevrns, Camp Point; treasurer, .T. 0. Pearce. Camp Point. Bond--President, I. ft. Dentty, Soreuto; vice-presitfent. E. P. Gracey; secretary. ,T. H. Grigg, Sorento; treasurer, F. Dressor, Sorento. , i l Carroll--President. IX S;. Maekay. Mount Carroll; secretary, W. R. Hostet- ter, Mount Carroll; treasurer. Conrad Lamp. Lanark.^ ; Champaign--President, H. M. Dunlap. -Savoy; secretafcy-treasurer, Z. R. Oeinitrs, Rantoul. 0 Christian--President, Harry Grundy, Morrison ville; rice-president, • George Large. Owaneco; secretary, J. \Y. Hun­ ter, Owaneco. Coles--President. G. W. Brewer, Charleston; vice-president. C. R. Doty, Charleston: secretary and treasurer, ,T. P. Jones, Charleston. De Ivalb--President, George H. Gtirler. De Kalb; vice-president. E. P. Safford; secretary-treasurer. E. Waite. Sycamore. De Witt--President. W. S. Harold, Wa- pella; vice-president, H. D. Watson, Ciiuton;. secretary. C. M. Hartsock. Clin­ ton: treasurer, .1. W: 'Sullivan, Clin-. ton. v .. Douglas--President, William lies. Cnm- argo; vice-president, John C. Walker: sec­ retary. Cartoll C. .Tone^ treasurer, George Callaway. Last, three of Tuscola. Effingham--President. A. D. McCalleii.; Effingham; secretary. William Dyke. Ef­ fingham r treasurer. S'.ocuni Harvey. Ef­ fingham. * . ' ; , • • ; : . ' < , .Ford--President, W. A. Bioket. Sibley; secretary, V. G. W'ay. Gibson City; treas­ urer.,Fred W. Johnson, Paxton. , Fulton--President, James Car'f:: Vi.civ presiderit^George Hatcn.; secretary. X; (v.' Cressey; treasiir6f, W\ H." Rose. AH of Avon. • . Green---President. Charles Ho'llinhack. Rockbridge'; viee?president. L. McFarlaml. Carrollton; secretary, S. E. Simpson. Car­ rollton: treasurer. B. C. Hodges, Carroll- , ton. Grundy--President. Amos Dingman. Morris: vice-president. I. X. Clithen. Ma- zon; secretary. Fred Harford, Verona; treasurer, J. K. Ely, Mazon. Hamilton--President. John T. Ander­ son. McLeansboro: vice-president, John Upton. Th«ckery: secretary. John .Tudd. McLeansboro: treasurer, Albert Xeal. McLeansboro. Hancock--President. S. S. Chapman. Elvaston: secretary-treasurer, Frank .Moore. Elvaston. Henry--President, R. II. Hinman; vice- president, X. B. Goulcf: secretary, James Pollock; treasurer, R. W. Fleming, all of Cambridge. ^ Iroquois--President, D. Brumback. Dan forth; vice-president. C. E. Foster. Watseka; secretary. M. Garrison, Wat- seka; treasurer, ,T. W. Dixon, Ambia. lnd. Jasper--President. William E. Barrett. Lis; vice-president. A. M. List, Lis; secre­ tary, George L. Batman, Xewton; treas­ urer, W. R. Carrico, Xewton. Jefferson--President, L. X. Beal. Mount Vernon: vice-president. S. F. Maxey. Mount Vernon: secretary. F. G. Blood. Mount Vernon; treasurer, T. C. Moss. Mount Vernon. Johnson---President. W. S. Wymorc. Vienna: secretary. Wf C. Simpson, Vien­ na: treasurer, J. W. Fleming. Vienna. Kank.'.'.ye--President. T. C. Sehokey. Union Hill; vice-president. William Coop­ er; secretary, Lee Small; treasurer, A. J. Byrnes, all of Kankakee. ^ La Salle--President. A. C. Baldwin, Deer Park; vice-president. J. R. Shaver, Otta­ wa; secretary, Mrs. L. G. Chapman. Free­ dom: treasurer, Morris Lewis, Ottawa. Lee--President, A. G. Jiuld; vice-pres­ ident, ,T. L. Ilartwell; secretary, S. I). Mitchell; treasurer, D. A. Sheffield, all of Dixon. Madison--President. John M. Pearson. Godfrey; secretary. E. W. Burroughs. Ed wardsville: treasurer. Julius Heinhart, Fdwardsville. Marshall-President. Joseph Miller, Wenon-a; vice-president. ,T. A. Williams, Henry; secretary and treasurer, George W. 11. Cook. La con. Mason--President, S. F. Porter, Mason City; vice-president, D. C. Hartzell; sec­ retary. Walter L. Coon, Topeka; treas­ urer. II. C. Burnham. Havana. McDonough--President. F. L. Ilan- kins, Sciota; secretary. H. E. Billings. Macomb; treasurer, (Jeorge W. Reid, Ma­ comb. McLean--President, Dean X. Funk. Bloomington; vice-president, S. Xoble King, Xormal; secretary, E. B. Mitchell, Da 11 vers. Mercer--President. Alvah Jay. Sun­ beam: secretary-treasurer, W. L. Candor, Seaton. Ogle--President, .T. B. Mix, Oregon; sec­ retary-treasurer, Charles Walkup, Ore- president. S. W. Steward; secretary, W. C. Davis. atTofFairfield; treasurer, J. B. Cable, Boy.leston. u Winnebago--President, A. J. Lovejoy, Roscoe; vice-president, W. Iv Frisbie, Rockford; secretary. A. E. Cutler, liock- ford; '. treasurer, G. W. Collins, Rock- ford. - ' • X*, ' . . White--President. Charles Stewart; vice-president, Leonard Miller; secretary, R. S. Organ; treasurer,..Thomas Spillman, •all of Canni. - " . Whiteside--President. R. R. Murphy, Garden Plain; vice-president, II. G. Hu- lett, Morrison: secretary, W. J. Johnston, Morrison; treasurer, H. L. Ewing, Morri­ son. • ' W il!--President, A. Allen Francis, New Lenox:, vice-president, James Patterson, Hoddam; secretary-treasurer, Healy Alex­ ander.' Romeovilh?. W oodford--President. E. S. Fuesman, El Paso: vice-president, John Patton. Pa­ nola: secretary. George Curtis. El Paso. Biouraphies of the Officers. Frahk M. Palmer, president of the State Institute, lives'in Clinton and is owner of several large farms in the neighborhood. He was born April 10, 1850.; in Clark County, ;0-. but has resided in" Clinton since 1857. He entered the University , o -Illinois when' 15 years'of age and grad­ uated in 1ST*!, the valedictorian of his class. F,o.r some years thereafter he gave h:s 'attention to the landed .estate of'Ills father, which 'he managed with success.. In iSiK) he became interested'In farmers': oigahizations and has b.een active in :forming' local institutes' throughout the State. >' •' : • - ,; > Col. Charles F. Mills, secretary of' the ! State fiistit-nte.- Was long known to* Illi­ nois farmers as the secretary of the Illi­ nois.State Board of Agriculture, and'was for many years secretary of the American Live Stock Association. During the \\ orld's Fair he was chief clerk of the live stock department, and for the last twenty years - has been, prominently identified Morrill's Unsuccessful"Effort to Have the Measure Taken Up. "• After some routine business in the Sen­ ate' Tuesday Mr, Morrill, chairman ol the Finance Committee, presented a resolu­ tion to take up the tariff bill'. ' Mr. Mor­ rill began with a brief statement as to „the complications on the tariff bill. ' He said it. had. been apparent for many months that there was a deficiency in the revenues. During every month since the present tariff bill went into effect there had been a deficiency. "How was it* before?" interjected Mr. Cockrell. . Mr. Morrill went on to state that the deficiency up to this tithe had reached $20,000,000. If we went ,011 at the same rate the deficiency would be $30,000,000 for the year, It was certainly manifest that Congress should-do something to re­ lieve the treasury and assist in the revival of business. Therefore, concluded the Senator, he moved, that the Senate pro­ ceed to the consideration of the tariff bill. . o The roll-Jeall proceeded with many in­ terruptions in order to allow Senators to pair. The announcement that Mr. Mor­ rill's motion had been defeated--yeas, 22; nays, 33--was not unexpected in. view of the vote some days ago. The detailed vote was as follows: •' Yeas--Republicans, Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge, Mitchell (Or.), Morrill, Nelson, Perkins, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup--22. •Nays--Republicans, Cannon, Carter,,/ Dubois, Mantle and Teller (5); Dei^r- crats, Bacon, Bate. Berry,. Caffery,. Citft, Chilton, Cockrell, George, Gordon,,, Gray, .Harris, Hill, Lindsay,, Martin, Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Roach, Turpie, Vest, WTal- thall, White (22); Populists, Allen, Butler, Jones (Nev.), Kyle, I'effer and Stewart (6) --total, 33. The announcement of the vote was the signal for a remarkable colloquy between Mr. Morrill and Mr. Teller. As soon as the vote was announced Mr. Morrill again addressed the Senate. It was now evident, he said, that.tiie Repub­ lican party was in the minority in the Senate. >>.. A chorus of derisive laughter came from the Democratic side of the chamber at this statement. Mr. Morrill, not noticing the interrup­ tion, jjroceeded to state that in his judg­ ment the tariff bill was defeated by^«^ vote including five silver Republicans and six Populists. There was 110 substantial change in the present and former votes. It settled all questions of doubt. The Senator said the Republican members of the Finance Committee would be ready at any time before Congress adjourned to come to the relief of the treasury. "But as to the bill," concluded Mr. Morrill, "I do not think it would become me to ask any further time." Mr. Teller secured recognition as soon as Mr. Morrill concluded. The Colorado Senator spoke with intense earnestness and feelipg and at times a vein of sar­ casm and bitterness was evident. He referred scornfiillv to the assertion of Mr. Morrill that there was not a Republican majority in the Senate. That was a fact that had long been understood. This statement, said Mr. Teller, came with a motion out of time and out of place to proceed with the tariff bill. The Senator from Vermont, Mr. Morrill, declared that certain Senators on the Republican side of the chamber are no longer members of the Republican party. The Senator from Montana (Carter), who was in the judg­ ment of Mr. Teller as good a Republican as the Senator from Vermont (Morrill), had moved to recommit the bill. "I charge," proceeded Mr. Teller, "and I will seek to prove later, that this tariff bill was never presented with any purpose of passing it." "If the Senator from Vermont," contin­ ued Mr. Teller, "thinks he can embarrass those who have been as devoted to the Republican party as he has been, then he is mistaken. I will follow my own judg­ ment on this question. And I will stay in the Republican party in spite of tl^a Senator from Vermont. This shallowfef- fort to pass a tariff bill, added Mr. Teller^ was degrading to the American Senate/ It was degrading to those who took part in it. Mr. Morrill interrupted +o say: "I have read no man out of the Republican par.ty." Mr. Teller responded that the whole spirit of Mr. Morrill's course in this lino of driving out of the party all those who did not agree with with himself, was the same intolerance shown by the metropoli­ tan press, which had already read the sil­ ver Republicans out of the party. Mr. Sherman followed with a severe arraignment of the inaction of Congress, saying it was a crime against the country and against civilization. He declared that he would continue to urge action on the tariff bill. Mr. Frye (Rep. Me.) took the floor to declare that the tariff bill was dead as Julius Caesar. Business interests de­ manded that the statement be made em­ phatically that the bill was dead. He hoped it would never be heard from again and that the responsibility should rest where it belonged. STATU ORGANIZATION GROWING .Kir- PRODIGIOUSLY. •Illinois Farmers* Institntc Bids l?air to Become One of the Greatest Bodies in the Country--Will Better Condi­ tion of Agriculturists. An Expanding Power. Xear the close of. the last session of the Illinois Legislature a law wa-s passed creating the Illinois Farmers' Institute, which marked the beginning of a new era in the development of agricultural organ­ izations in this"State. That measure, however, was but legislative recognition of a marvelous growth of county insti­ tutes which began in Illinois twelve years ago. At that time a few progressive farmers in riiree or four counties organ-* ized institutes," which they were accus­ tomed totconvene yearly and there listen to speeches and essays on advanced farm- F. M. PALMER, PRESIDENT ing. As these institutes multiplied throughout the State the desirability of a State organization became evident, and so last June the Legislature created the Illinois Institute, "to assist and encour­ age useful education among the farmers and for developing the" agricultural re­ sources of the State." N Upwards of 20,000 Illinois farmers are members of this vigorous organiza­ tion. One of the largest county institutes .is in Bond County, which has more than 3,000 members. The meetings there in summer weather are so well attended,,that no bu'ld- ing in the county can be found spacious enough to accommodate the enthusiastic members and their friends, and it is now llie custom to meet in the open air on such occasions. These grove conventions of farmers are regarded by Bond County people as among«rthe great fete days of the year. Besides indulging in games and other festivities the farmers at these gath­ erings formulate plans to co-operate in buying farm supplies, ranging from trivial things of 1 he house to the costliest farm machinery. They also arrange for co­ operation in marketing their products, to the. end that the highest possible price ~ may Tie oUta!hed for grain and live stock. Seventy-one out of the 102 counties of Illinois now have local institutes in active operation, and it is confidently expected by the officers that every county 111 the State will be organized before the end of 1S1H5. Help from the State. In 1881) the Legislature began to appro­ priate $50 to each county institute as an ' annual bonus, the only condition imposed , being that the active existence of the or­ ganization lie attested by the holding of two bona tide meetings a year, each meet- 1 ing 'to last one day. , Frank M, Palmer, of Clinton, is presi- , dent of the State institute. He has for . many years been prominent in Illinois ag­ ricultural affairs. Col. Charles F. Mills, M,Si)ringfield, is secretary; W". E. Robinson. Greenville, is vice-president, and T. W. Wilson, Springfield, treasurer. The recently elected directors of the : lb %titute repr&y>nt the following congres­ sional districts: Eighth. R. F. Wvnian, Sycamore; ninth, Amos F. Moore, Polo; tenth, J. II. Cool edge, Galesburg; elev- ( enth. S. A. Wilmarth, Seneca; twelfth, J. M. Thompson, Joliet; thirteenth. F. M. Palmer, Clinton; fourteenth Oliver Wil­ son, Magnolia; fifteenth, (i. W. Dean. Adams; sixteenth, C. (J. Winn, (Jriggs- ville: seventeenth, (Diaries F. Mills, Springfield; eighteenth, W. E. Robinson, (ireenvil'/e; nineteenth, W. II. Wallace, Humboldt; twentieth, L. X. Beal, Mount Vernon; twenty-first, A. B. Ogle, Belle­ ville. The following officials act as directors: State Superintendent of Public Instruc­ tion, Professor of Agriculture of the Uni­ versity of Illinois, President of the State Board of Agriculture, President of the State Horticultural Society, and President of the State Dairymen's Association. Three delegates from each county organ­ ization make up the State Institute. The Farmers' Mutual Benefit Associa­ tion. which once had a membership in Illinois of about 100,001), disinte­ grated and disappeared as soon as the political schemer and his tactics were detected in the work of the associa­ tion. That experience has been a warning •to the promoters of the new organization of institutes. They have vowed to steer cli r of the professional politician, and yet this°policy will not inhibit the intro­ duction and discussion of economic sub­ jects at their gatherings, Such questions as taxation, the improvement of high­ ways, and railway transportation, ali burning subjects to the farmers, can be debated without being affected by politi­ cal bias or partisan rancor. It is in this spirit of non-partisanship that the insti­ tutes have treated questions discussed in. their meetings. The tendency is toward an acquirement of practical vet scientific knowledge of the farm. The titles of some of the addresses of the first State Institute held at Springfield recently will indicate that tendency, as follows: "Rota­ tion of Crops," "Marketing Crops," "Gen­ eral Drainage and Its Relation to the Prevailing Droughts," "Insect Pests of the Farm." "Taxation of Farm Property," "Highway Improvement in Illinois." "Rural Free Mail Delivery" and "Outlook for the.Cattle Breeders of Illinois." These topics were all treated by specialists in their line and most of the authors or speakers were practical farmers. The Illinois plan of conducting insti­ tutes educates the farmers in parliamen­ tary practice, an accomplishment in which rural residents have heretofore been sadly deficient as compared with city people. Readiness in publig speaking is also being developed among a class long accustomed to hiring lawyers and members of other callings to plead their case. County., institutes are held at different parts of the territory covered in order to facilitate attendance of farmers' from ev­ ery section of the county. Each locality is free to follow itp own bent in the choice of outside specialists to expound some im- j portant branch of agriculture. This is a liberty denied to institutes where the con­ trol is concentered in a State superin­ tendent. Organization by Counties. . The counties in Illinois where local in- < etkitten are reported to be in active oper- 1 ation are AS follows: . ' Adam» President, S. Black, Clay­ HoiL'HQfofeflu V/LUA^ V/OO!?. - CotKlN OF T u f Jjss qrl. BSBpgPM almost every movement organized inducted for the advancement of the interests of agriculture. Minor State News. Charies Dixon, who murdered Charles Brown at Cairo, has been sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary. The farm residence of W. J.vMurphy'in -Alliu township;--mar--Stanford,--burned during a storm, with all its content's. Loss, $10,000: insurance, $.">,000. Fred Jarchow, 00 years of ag£ and an old resident of Des Plaines. was found dead cm the Chicago and Xorthwestern tracks just south of thafe place by his chil­ dren. Heart disease is claimed to be the cause of his death, as there were no marks found 011 his body. Emma Ivelsey, the 0-year-old daughter of the Rev. ,T. D. Ivelsey, was accidentally locked in a vault in the Free Methodist Church at Chicago by Dr. George Chap­ man. a muniiber of the congregation.. She was liberated by Miss Mary Caldwell after two hours' excited effort and fell to the floor in a faint. She was revived u| a few minutes. 4* During ex-Gamblers Quiun and Mur­ phy's anti-gambling campaign in Peoria recently Mayor Allen.it is said, criticised the;jr methods. The papers also contained -items which the evangelists say reflect upo^ their characters, and last week they returned to the city and notified the May­ or 3J'-d newspapers that they must retract rtioir statements within a reasonable length of time or suits for libel would be began. Mayor Allen says he has nothing to i^ike back and the newspapers also re­ fuse. Quiun and Murphy have retained 1 couasel and suits are expected. The village of Williamsville, on the Chi­ cago and Alton Railroad, suffered by fire Wednesday. For a time the whole village was threatened with destruction, but through the heroic efforts of all the able- bodied men of the place the flames were confined to the general store of L. T. Ber­ ry hill. which was destroyed. A vigorous gale was blowing and burning cinders were carried for blocks and dropped upon business houses and private residences to the end of rhe village. On every house were men with buckets and wet blankets to check the flames thus started and they brave.3 the severe cold until the danger was passed. Upon circumstantial evidence of the most sensational character a Chicago jury- found Xae Marzen guilty of the death of J'ritz Ilolzhueter and agreed upon the .teatli penalty as punishment for the .-.rime. The evidence presented by the State was entirely circumstantial. Of the fifty-eight witnesses called by the State not more than three testified to any one •circumstance. They covered the time from Jan. 30, 1 S!C>. when Ilolzhueter dis­ appeared, up to and including Feb. 23. when his body was found partially burned 011 Western avenue, near 05th street-- twenty -seven days--and ground extending from the city hall to th street and West­ ern avenue, a distance of about sixteen miles. yATf HCL in Wn'C*! \T-e --- NtCKeO LOOP \ CY 4 OVepynoej'j M'»Ti BRVakj v MS* H&K ^ 1 HE people of three / ^ f"* SUltes are still |, aJU I j talking about the J Co Pearl Bryan mur- der- Kentucky has claimed the accus- ed on the ground that tha final scene was enacted with- \"-N *D ber domain, but the erjjne may be said to have been committed in all three States--Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky--for it was one of many acts. It is a crime so surrounded by mystery, sorrow and hor­ ror that the smallest details have been eagerly read and discussed. Ministers have preached about it. Thousands of prayers have been sent up for those con­ nected with it, and its awful lessons so savagely enforced are being repeated in every household and are carrying their warnings to young men and young wom­ en everywhere. Jackson and W'alling, the young medi­ cal students accused of the crime, are securely jailed at X'ewport, Ky., and the officers now claim to have a complete chain of evidence against them from the time Pearl Bryan went from Greencastle, lnd., Monday, Jan. 27, until Friday night, Jan. 31, when she was murdered in a se­ cluded spot between Fort Thomas and Newport, Ky. Each of the prisoners de­ nies guilty knowledge of the brutal deed and declares the other to be the murderer. Jackson has made a long written state­ ment in which he recites the incidents leading up to the murder, but claims steadfastly that WTalling and not he did the killing. Ther^is a reward of $G00 by two morn­ ing papers of Cincinnati and $50 by the owner of the farm on which the murder •was committed for the discovery of Pearl Bryan's head, with a prospect of $500 more from citizens of Greencastle, mak­ ing $1,150. This, with the intensifying interest in the solving of the mystery, stimulates the search by everybody. Washington, D. C., Tuesday. She plead­ ed guilty to involuntary murder and was sentenced to three hours in jail and to pay a fine of $500. Gen. Ftegler paid the drawspan went down, and hastily backed to a safer location in time to save passen­ gers from anything worse than a bad fright. The Phoenix Bridge Company was re­ building the bridge and widening its upper deck so as to allow the Rock Island road q^double track, the%Government and the road sharing the expense. Residents who know the terrible impact of the ice at the spring break-up have shaken their heads and speculated upon what would happen when the ice came down against the false work that upheld the drawspan. Work on this span was being hurried so that it could be swung for the first boat after navigation opened, but the predictions of the wiseacres came true. A five-foot rise was followed by a movement of the ice that snapped the heavy timbers upholding the span like so many toothpicks and ut­ terly wrecked the draw. The ice field, having done its work, moved down the river. The Phoenix Company estimates its loss at $50,000. Pike--President, R. Perry, Griggsville; secretary. C. (i. Winn, Griggsville; treas­ urer. R. A. Anderson, Griggsville. Pulaski--President, I). W. Priudle, Villa Ridge: vice-president, C. Wessenberg, Villa Ridge; secretary. £. A. Colwell. Villa Ridge; treasurer, James Browner, Villa Ridge. Putnam--President. John McXabb, Mt. Palatine; vice-president, Lewis Skeel, Hennepin: secretary and treasurer, II. K. Smith. Clear'Creek. Rock Island--President. J. G. Osborne, Port Byron; secretary, Eli Corbin. Car­ bon Cliff: treasurer, Thomas Campbell, Rock Island. Sangamon--President. John Upton, Springfield; vice-president, D. A. Brown, Springfield; secretary, James A. Stone, News of Minor Note. ,p The next meeting of the International ^League of Press Clubs will be held (in Buffalo on July 20. Martinez Campos, late captain general of Cuba, has declined the membership offered him in the Supreme Military Coun­ cil at Madrid. Henry Stevenson, manager of a stave factory at Uniondale, lnd., was crushed to death by a rolling log. F. Stockinger, commercial chancellor of the Austrian embassy in London, has been appointed consul general ijpr Austria at New York in succession to Baron von Leonhardi, who has been transferred to CWcago. frhe final stage of the Royal Geographi­ cal Society incident at Madrid was reach­ ed when Minister Taylor waived the prof­ fered publication of letters from Gen. Andia, president of the society, and Capt. Convas gave a full anologv tfed explana- tion. | j The report made by tlrg"~l2Qi£ed States geographical survey on the geology and mining industries of the Cripple Creek district of Colorado has been published. MISS FLAGLER. fine and the young lady was conducted to jail to serve the three hours. BIG BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Structure Connecting Rock Island and Davenport Goes Down. With a crash that could be heard for blocks, a ISO-foot section of the Govern­ ment bridge between Rock Island, 111., and Davenport, Iowa, dropped into the Mississippi river Tuesday, carrying with it the derricks and other appliances that were used in the reconstruction work that was in progress, and involving in tha Wreck the cables of the Wrestern Union and Postal Telegraph Companies, the Central Union Telephone Company, Peo­ ple's Light Company, and Tri-City Rail­ way Company. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific found its system cut in two by the gap and made arrangements to send its southwestern and western business NATIONAL BUTTER MAKERS. The Whitney 'presidential managers for the States of Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis­ iana and Alabama have opened general headquarters in New Orleans. Montgomery County's Republican Cen­ tral Committee Will meet jn Hillsboro, 111., next Wednesday to fix the date for the county convention. Secretary Hinrichsen has granted to Illinois prohibitionists the use of Repre­ sentatives hall Wednesday, April 8, for their 'State convention. Republicans of Boone County, Missouri, met at Columbia and selected delegates to the State convention. Delegates were in­ structed for McKinley and Congressman Tracey. Republicans of Indian territory .will hold their convention to select delegates to St. Louis at Muskogee April 25. The Dem­ ocrats will select their national delegates at Vinita June 9. «. The Republican congressional conven­ tion for the fifteenth Illinois district will be held at Bushqell April 24. Congress­ man B. F. Marsh will be renominated without opposition. . Democrats of Burlington, Iowa, nomi­ nated George A. Duncaii for Mayor. He formerly served two terms and was beaten four years ago by a citizens' ticket, and a similar ticket is now a probability. Wayne County, 111., Republicans will hold their convention March 14 in Fair­ field. Their central committee passed resolutions indorsing Major McKinley for President, John P„ Tanner for Gov­ ernor and William E. Masoi^ for United States Senator. Candy as Food. By the laws of Massachusetts candy is classed as a food, and the inspectors of the State Board of Health look out for injurious candy along with other kinds of food. Being a heterogeneous mixture, there can be no standard qf purity for candy, and the only test used is to determine whether it is dan­ gerous to health. A few years ago there were many prosecutions for the sale of injurious candy, but complaint- are now very rare. Among the rea­ sons for the change is the growth of a public taste for better candy, the work of the State Health Board, the efforts of the National Confectioners' Association, and the cheapening of the materials. The National Association lias a standing offer of a liberal reward for the conviction of any offender against the law prohibiting adultera­ tion. This honest policy pays, the con­ fectionery business in the United States having more than doubled since its adoption. Stringent Laws for Filled Cheese De­ manded at the Convention. The opening session of the fourth an­ nual meeting of the National Creamery Buttermakers and Cheesemakers' Asso­ ciation was held in Lincoln Club rooms at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was well at­ tended. After the address of welcome by Mayor Burridge and the president's ad­ dress the secretary made his report, in which he said that the membership had been increased sihee the last meeting by over 300. The total receipts up to the present time were $1,275; expenses, $1,- 095, leaving a balance of $320. Mr. Burridge recommended that a num­ ber of changes be made and that a com­ mittee be appointed at this meeting to re­ vise the constitution. Papers were read by several members of the association on topics of interest only to the members. The convention unanimously adopted the following reso­ lution: "Resolved, That this association demand the passage of the Wilbur bill now before the Committee on Ways and Means, placing filled cheese under the control of internal revenue officers, and a tax and license on ito manufacture and sale." W. E. KOKINSOX, VICE PUKSI U-KNT Bradford-ton; treasurer, I,. II. Coleman, Springfield. Scott--President, A. P. Grant. Winches­ ter; secretary, H. Miner, Winchester; treasurer, N.'R. Smith so 11. Winchester. Schuyler--President, James A. Teel, Rush ville; vice-president, L. F. King, Huntsville: secretary, J. W. Whitson, Rushville; treasurer, J. E. Thompson, Rush ville. Stark--President, George Murray, El- mira; vice-president, John N. Colgan, Wy­ oming; secretary, Joseph Chase, Toulon; treasurer, A. J. Finley, West Jersey. St. Clair--'President, George R. Tate, Smithton; secretary, A. B. Ogle, Belle­ ville: treasurer, Fred Helms, Belleville. Stephenson--President, Wr. T. Lamb, llidott; vice-president. John,Stocks, Free- port; secretary, L. M, Swanzey, Ridott; treasurer, Frank Walker, Dakota. Vermilion--President, J. H. Oakwood, Danville; Vice-president, Harvey Bowen, Hoopeston; secretary, L. H. Griffith, Dan­ ville ;r treasurer, Wiley Fowler, Danville. Warren--President,., Janies Barrett. Cold Brook; secretary, J. Ed Miller. Mon­ mouth; treasurer, T. S„ McClanahan, Monmouth. 1 Wayne--President, E. A. Rankin; rice- GOVERXMENT BRIDGE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI AT ROCK ISLAND, Shaded Portion Shows the Section that Collapsed. for the east over the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern tracks to Clinton, via Columbus Junction and West Liberty. Another result of the accident was the shutting down of the street car system of Davenport. One workman was injured, Bert Kus- tard, a Swede, having both legs broken. A traiii of cars loaded with sand occupied the bridge at the time for the purpose, of adding to its stability .by its weight, but was to have been removed in a few min­ utes to permit"'the firefly passenger to cross. The latter train stood upon the sound portion of th/ bridge" when the Five thousand copies of the report have been authorized by Congress, the greater portion' of which are for distribution by members of the Senate and House of Rep­ resentatives. Near Sardis, l|)allas County, AlaL dur­ ing the progress' of a country bal| Virgil "Morrisette became jealous of the atten­ tions to his wife of young' Andrew Wil- kins and forbade them dancing together. Later on he saw them Waltzing. Snatch­ ing a pistol from his pocket he fired upon them. The ball struck Wilkins in the left, side, penetrating Jiis heart, and he tell dead at the feot his partner. Took Her Cat AIon#f. One day last week Miss Jauatha. court pianist to the Emperor of Ger­ many, gave a recital to a select circle of guests at the White House. She was accompanied by her mascot, a beautiful black cat, which was sub­ mitted to the green room by Mr*. Cleveland. MISS FLAGLER'S SENTENCE. A Fine, of $500 and Three Hours in Jail for Killing a Little Bo2$ Miss Elizabeth Flagler, daughter of Gen. Flagler,, chief of ordnance, U$S.: A., who last spring shot a.colored-boy named Green, son of a Treasury Department messenger, was arraigned in court at