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AROUND A BIO STATE BRIEF COMPILATION OF ILLI­ NOIS NEWS. * • V .. .Pitiful Fate of a Little Chicago "Girl --Figlit Is on Against Roekford Sa­ loons--Double Tragedy Near Arenz- Tille--Plans for Insane Asylum. Girl Killed by a Car. Elsie Myers, aged 4 years, was killed by a Chicago electric car in full view of fifty school children. She was run over in Division street, near North Clark, by •car No. 398, which was in charge of Conductor Stanley Coakley and Motor- inan Perry Bird. The motorman was ar­ rested, but released on bail. The children wen; returning home from school between 3 and 4, o'clock in the afternoon. • The motorman was preparing to switch from the main track to permit a south-bound car to pass. The child .attempted to •cross the street from the south side. She halted half way between'the tracks and sidewalk and then started again. She tWas not quick enough, however, the for- iward end Of the car striking heo\ throwing 5jer to " the ground. She rolled head first under the-wheels. The child was drag­ ged by the neck and shoulders for fifty feet before the motorman heard the -cries of the spectators,, she, being so small he •could not 3ee her. The car was stopped, but too late. The wheels'lia'd;-crashed out the life of the little girl. Several women-who saw the accident-faihted. - • Aifcseld Approves .:frhe Plans. ' Gov. Altgeld has approved the plans for the new western hosp^sl- for the in­ sane ajfc Rock Island. There is to be a central building, three stories high, the first and second stories of each to be de- Toted entirely to small dining rooms, and the third story to contain the kitdhen. Radiating out from this central building,, and connected with covered ways to pro­ tect the patients in time of bad weather, •will be a number of cottages or wings. These are to be two stories high. Each floor of each wing is to be a complete hospital for itself. The patients will go through the covered way to their own pri­ vate dining room in the central building on tfhe same floor with their living room and return again to their own apartments without coming into contact with the pa­ tients of any other apartment. The out­ side grounds will be reached by means of an independent entrance to each floor or apartment. Each one of these apart­ ments is to contain from twenty-five to forty patients, making from fifty to eighty for each cottage. The administration building, for the officers and officials and for the attendants when not on duty, will be entirely outside. Francis Murphy in Roekford. Francis Murphy, the noted temperance reformer, began a campaign in Roekford Sunday against the saloon, under the aus­ pices of the Civic Federation. He was met at the train by the Temperance Guards, a large organization of boys, and escorted to his hotel. In" the afternoon he addressed an immense audience of men at Centennial"Churl'h, and at night all of the churches on the east side united-in a service at the First. Congregational. Murphy was last in Roekford twenty-two years ago, when he made many converts for the blue ribbon and organized^ large reform .club, many of the members still being there. > Beclccr Killed by a Stepson. .Conrad Becker, a wealthy farmer of Arenzville, Cass County, was shot dead Saturday by his stepson. William Becker. The latter then committed suicide by tir­ ing a bullet through bis brain. The .tra­ gedy is the result of a long-time family quarrel relative to a boundary line and tihe rightful occupancy of the farm, which recently terminated in a lawsuit and the ordering of the stepson off of the land. The murdered man leaves an estate of $80,000. The murderer and suicide car­ ried a life insurance of $20,000 in differ­ ent fraternal orders. The shot that killed Becker was fired from ambush. Stete News in Brief. Frank Ilollister, a farmer, was killed by his team in Rock Island. At Clinton, Julia Cash, aged 14, tried to commit suicide by jumping into a well. She was rescued and gave as an excuse that she was tired of life. A petition is in circulation asking all roads running into Roekford from Chi­ cago to issue twenty-five-ride books from Roekford to Chicago, made out to bearer so that any member of the holder's fam­ ily may use it. The recent action of the executive com­ mittee of the American Federation of La­ bor in providing for a test of the eight- hour law throughout the United States by having the same inaugurated by a gen­ eral strike by the carpeut' rs' unions of the country, has caused SOJ e comment at Springfield, and expressioi s favoring the test have been made by muny union lead­ ers of the different trades of that city. Charles J. Riefler, State president of the Federation of Labor of Illinois, said the Illinois .Federation stood committed to the movement, and would render every as­ sistance to accomplish the introduction of a shorter work day. From the time the Julia F. Burnham Hospital was opened at Champaign to pa­ tients a year ago. Dr. P. S. Replogle has been excluded from practice therein. The hospital is under the management of a board of women incorporated for that purpose, and at the outset they were con­ fronted with the proposition clearly put by •all the allopathic practitioners and the great majority of homeopaths that they would withhold their support from the hospital if Dr. Replogle was admitted. The objection to Dr. Replogle was based on the argument that he advertised his business. Dr. Replogle finally decided to test the matter in the courts and filed a petition for mandamus and a bill in chan­ cery to1 compel the managing board to ad­ mit him to practice. Judge Wright heard the arguments. State Warden Charles Blow, of Chi­ cago, arrested Otto and John Stahlgren, of Roekford, for alleged illegal fishing. Two 150-foot nets were confiscated by the officers. Otto Stahlgren was fined $10 and the case against his brother was dis­ missed for lack of evidence. Presidents Cable, of the Rock Island Railroad Company, and a Mr. Wiley, of Davenport, Iowa, a coaj operator, are ne­ gotiating for the Sparland coal mines near Lacon. It is rumored that they in­ tend to enlarge the mines and tap the lower vein, and that 2,000 men will be employed. Much interest is manifested over the discovery of a five and a half -foot vein o'f coal on the farm of N. Fancher at Wil­ low station, one mile east of Greenup, at a depth of 190 feet. The Indiana conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints convened in semi-annual conference in Marion Friday, with President Joshua R. Clark, of Iowa, and Elder Samuel G. Spencer, of Salt Lake, presiding. The territory comprising this conference in­ cludes Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa. There were forty elders in at­ tendance from Utah. This body is Com­ monly known as Mormons, consisting of direct descendants of Joseph Smith. The Elgin Watch (Company will wori five frays a week instead of six. •'g William Henry Ballard, aged 25 and unmarried, despondent through kicknessi cut his throat at• WalkersvHle. Moses iKeyes,, a farm hand near Rock- ford, committed suicide by cutting Ihiq throat with a raztir because of - despen- deney. • . • John H. Robinson, of .Clerks ville, lnd., was found guilty ,of manslaughter, He killed Jacob Geisef in Champaign in Sep­ tember last. , ' v ' Ex-General Superintendent Chalers Pettigrew, of Che Illinois steel works in Joliet, was treated to a royal surprise at the smokers' conference,, when he was presented with a go<ld-Iined silver tea ser­ vice, valued at $000, from the employes of the mill. The Supreme Court declared the law re­ quiring the. weighing of coal at mines to be unconstitutional. The act was made to apply only to coal miners whose pro- "duct is shipped by rail or water, and this the Supreme Court ho>lds is a violation of that clause of the Constitution which pro­ vides that "no, person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due pro­ cess of law," because it singles out op­ erators of one class of coal miners and imposes restrictions upon "them ndt re­ quired, to be borne by operators of other mines Or by persons engaged in other branches uf the business. For the last two years a movement has been on foot for the; consolidation \Vlth the University "of- Illinois of.the CMcago College of Pharmacy. A. E..Ebert and" Henry Biroth. of Chicago, went to Cham- 4UM6Q in the interest of the college of pharmacy, and had a ' long conference With President Draper. . They.understood that he was antagonistic" to the (move­ ment, but when they left they said, their opinion hrfd been changed. .No official ac­ tion was taken in the matter, but it-is said that it likely will be taken up at the June meeting of the Board of Trustees of the university. Secretary of State Hiurichsen paid into the State treasury the sum of $89,640, be­ ing the fees collected in his office for the six months ending March 31, 1890. This is by far the largest amount ever collect- •edfor a similar period, and the increase is produced by the change in the laws re­ garding fees for incorporation of stock companies and other corporations. It was supposed by many that the increase of the fees would reduce the number of companies incorporated. But the result shows the decrease to oe slight. Secre­ tary Hinrichsen "estimates that his office will hereafter pay into the State treasury about ^200,000 a year, which will pro* duoe an important reduction in the State taxes. University of Chicago professors have armed themselves to tihe teeth with re­ volvers of all patterns from the 32-caliber to the 44. Especially. is this said to be so with the divinity professors. Hun­ dreds of the students have likewise pro­ vided themselves with firearms, and it is said to be exceptional to find one who does not carry a weapon. Residents in the neighborhood of the university have also come to look upon the pistol as a useful adjunct. There is, in fact, a reign of terror in the university district, brought about by footpads, thugs, housebreakers and assailants of women. People are ac­ tually afraid to leave their homes after 9 o'clock in the evening, especially women -who-have-of--hile been made The victims FAKMERS' LOSSES. ANNUAL VALUES SHRINK OVER A BILLION DOLLARS. Staple Crops and Live Stock Are Equally In jured--Distressful Results of a Democratic Administration-- Farmers Cannot Buy Mill Products. A Change Demanded. We here give briefly a summary of the aggregate losses to farmers in the value of their principal crops, and in tbeir live stock, since 1S92: Depreciation in annual farm values: -1 . . • Total values. 1S91. 1895. $S36,439,228 $507,509,106 513,472,711 237,938,998 25,542,000 11,964,826 232,312,267 163,655,068 297,377,014 259,164,640 411,110,000 393,185,615 S3,475,000 78,984,901 62,258,256 26,486,705 40,500,000 29,312,413 Corn, bu . * Wheat, bu Rye, bu... Oats, bu .. Cotton, bu- Hay, ton .. Potatoes, bu Wool, lb. .. Barley, bu. Buckwheat, bu Tobacco, lb 6,948,000 40,000,000 6,936,325 35,574^000 Totals . .$2,539,434,476 $1,810,712,597 Annual loss on crops in four years .. .: . .." ',$728',721,879' Depreciation in live stock values'; Total values. Jan. 1,1892. Sheep ........ $110,121,270 of murderous highwaymen. ' When Deputy Sheriff Carson went into the county jail at Mount Carmel fo g*re the prisoners their supper Sunday night lie was set upon by three inmates, knock­ ed down and his revolver and the keys taken from him. Then he was thrown into a cell and locked in. The struggle was heard by Mrs. Carson, who gave the alarm, but the first ones to arrive were afraid of the gun in the prisoners' hands and kept at a respectful distance. Before other aid could be summoned the prison­ ers had got out of the jail and fled for the river bottoms north of the city. One of them was Fred Crass, an ex-convict, awaiting trial on a charge of stealing cattle. lie is supposed ro liave planned the escape. The other two, Patterson and Lambert, were awaiting trial on a charge of robbing Air Line freight cars. Hezekiah Jones, colored, a desperate Chicago thief fleeing from a crowd of angry citizens, deliberately cut his throat before the eyes of his horrified pursuers and expired almost in their arms. A few moments before ho had snatched a purse from the hands of Mrs. Lillian Brftwn, who wasriding in the sea t immediately be­ hind him on a Cottage Grove avenue grip car. Her screams had aroused the pas­ sengers and attracted the attention of wayfarers, and, headed by Conductor J. A. Joyce, an excited crowd of men had given chase to the robber. Jones leaped from the car when his victim cried out, •and darted toward the friendly alley op­ ening. A glance, however, showed him his escape was hopeless, and taking a razor from his pocket, he coolly faced his pursuers and drew the keen blade twice across the throat. Reeling for an instant, he sank to the ground and died almost in­ stantly. The remains of John Lauderbacfh, a farm hand on the premises of Henry F. Bastian, near Rock Island, were discov­ ered Wednesday by the sheriff under a pile of rubbish a' few rods from the corn- crib on the place. The investigation was started by Sheriff Heminway in response to suspicions that Bastian, who commit­ ted suicide March 13 last, had murdered one or more of his hired men. A week before Bastian's suicide Fred Ivischmann, who, it was reported by Bastian, had been paid off that day, was found dead on the highway, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental death, basing it on evidence given by Bastian. Later devel­ opments established the theory of murder, and suspicion pointed to Bastian. The suicide followed. Then it was reveaied that John Lauderbach, who worked for Bastian, and Fritz Kreinsen and Marshall Lewis, who had been employed by Bas­ tian two years previous, had each .in turn disappeared and no trace could be found of any of them. The sheriff has taken possession of the place and will search for other bodies. John Taylor has been put in jail at Sullivan on a charge of abducting Blanche Ballard, aged 15 years. At Mount Pulaski, Captain and Mrs. C. C. Mason celebrated the golden anni­ versary of their wedding Wednesday, be­ ing remarried at noon by Rev. C. B. Dab- ney in the presence of many of their friends and relatives. One hundred and fifty invitations were issued, and tihe greater part of those invited were present.' Relatives from Chicago, Decatur and Champaign, children and grandchildren and friends congratulated the venerable couple over the happy event. Gov. Altgeld has restored the rights of citizenship to Charles McGuire, of Chi­ cago, who served three years in the Joliet State prison for manslaughter, and to Frank R. Myers, of Chicago, who served three years in the same institution for burglary and larceny. Mrs. Mamie Moore, wife of M. M. Moore, of Chicago, and formerly a resi­ dent of Oak Park,, committed suicide at Elgin by shooting herself through the heart. She had been very despondent. Mrs. Moore lost a child.some years ago through a mistake in compounding,^ pre­ scription and she had sinc.e been mentally unbalanced at times. She was 44 years of age. I S wine . . . >.. Milch cows. Other cattle. Horses .... Mules ...... 241.031,415 351,378,132 570,74.9,155. Jan. 1. 1S96. $65,167,735 180.529,745 303,955.545 • 508,928,416 1,007,593.630 - 500,140,186 s 147.SS2.070 103,204,457 Total values ...$2,401,755,078 $1,727,926,0S4 Annual loss on live stock in four years $733,829,594 Annual loss on crops in four years 728,721,S79 Total annual loss to farmers $1,462,551,473 "This stupendous loss of nearly a bil­ lion and a half dollars has fallen upon American farmers since the McKinley tariff period of 1891 and 1892. It takes no account of the shrinkage in the val­ ue of the rice crop, of the crops of nur­ serymen, of seedmen, or of the enorm­ ous supply of farm truck from market gardens, or of our dairy products or hog products. It is noteworthy that the aggregate annual shrinkage in values is practic­ ally the same for live stock as for the staple farm crops. This is interesting because many were inclined to at­ tribute the losses in the value of live stock to some extraneous causes, whereas the fact that both live stock and staple crops have suffered equally only tends to strengthen the belief in (he ruinous effect of the "deadly blight" of Democracy upon American farms. Farmers are well aware of the dis­ aster that has befallen them since 1892, and the cause of it. They have looked greatest prosperity under the protective tariff that bears the name of Hon. Will­ iam McKinley. They have felt the ef­ fects of a lower tariff--a Democratic tariff, with its "touch" of free-trade upon our sheep and wool industries. They know that they need a restora­ tion of the McKinley tariff rates upon their own products, and upon all other products and manufactures „ of the United States. Nothing less than this will restore to the farmer the condi­ tions of 1890 to 1892. They demand; they insist upon; and they will vote for, next November, a restoration of a tar­ iff policy that will not give less pro­ tection to American farmers than the McKinley tariff did, because they want, and are in need of, a return to the Mc­ Kinley protection period and its pros­ perity. They demand similar Amer­ ican statesmanship. Nothing less will satisfy them. Free Wool Results. The New York Press has made some inquiries among New England woolen mills with the idea of showing their condition now. as compared with a year ago. The following is the result: Total mills affected Mills shut down Mills on quarter time Mills on eighth time Mills on half time Mills practically closed Operators practically idle Estimated annual wages of these operators one year ago..$3,000,000 Estimated annual wages of op­ erators to-day 375,000 Loss to the country in wages. . 2,025,000 Loss to the country in native raw materials, say 0,000,000 These were all woolen mills that have "shut up with much cursing and exe­ cration of free-traders." .None of the shoddy mills have "shut up." They are busy making the best possible prod­ uct they can that will compete with the looms in the British rag shops. Free trade in raw wool is closing American woolen mills, while it promotes the in­ dustry of the European rag picker and of the British shoddy shops. '.500 The Old Hardware Store. Let the old men, if their memories go back to 1800, recall the old hard­ ware store, and they will recall that on the shelves 95 per cent, came from England and 5 per cent, were produced in the United States. Let them go into the hardware store of 1S92, and they will find that upon the shelves of that hardware merchant 5 per cent, is from abroad, 95 per cent, made at home by American workingmen. Yes, made in American shops by American workingmen from American raw ma­ terial.--Hon. Win, McKinley. What the Farmer Wants. What does the farmer want? When Providence has sent him rain and sun­ shine in season then he wants a com­ merce as near as possible'to the fields of products, and the nearer he can get the better customer he is. If we should ask the farmers which they would rather have beside them, another farm­ er ortffi factory, every one would vote for a factory. Why? Because the fac­ tory gives employment to men and to women who don't rdise their own prod­ uct's, and must buy the farmer's. Demand for Statesmanship. Representative Grosvenor said, in speaking of the present condition of na­ tional political affairs, that "there never was a time in the history of the United States when there wits greater demand for Republican statesmanship than" there is now. Whether this Con­ gress will be able achieve anything I do not know, but I do know that the Hqjuse of Representative's, with its great Republican majority,has already made an impression upon the business pf the country." This is true. W'hatever the present Congress shall be able to do, the people are confident that the free trade party in this country has reached the end of its power to work destruc­ tion to American industries. The Gor­ man tariff act may remain for the pres­ ent inviting ruinous competition to American industries, but its doom is sealed; the hours of its life of destruc­ tive work are becoming less and less. tt0^su/ara%'« Jnv"ar-M Sudar Sunar Borletj 3X'/ic II (bards - SO CcnU - SSsu'ndS -15 «<5 ^ ,40Ceiik £ 3S- - 30CenK - ffiSujor 30 Cmvs » 25-; 2GCcniS' 5Poi.nU --20CMS' - - 4R»nis -IS . .. 15- IOCCTIS' ~ 10 Cents iZfamih I Pound, | Gorman On Jan. 1,1892, the market price of No. 2 Milwaukee barley was 57% cents a bushel. Granulated sugar was quot­ ed at 4 cents a pound the same day, therefore a bushel of barley was worth 14% pounds of sugar. Four years later, Jan. 1, 1S90, barley was worth 32% cents and sugar 5 cents. The farmer's bushel of barley could be exchanged for only 6% pounds of sugar. Not Good Business Policy. It is not good business policy, putting the case mildly, to depend upon bond issues to supply the current expenses. Nor is it good politicalrpolicy to let things alone until the next election in order to give the people a chance to ex­ press their preferences. Whatever the result of the balloting next November, it will require thirteen months for the Congress then chosen to get to work, and a longer time to produce results. If anything is to be done to afford more revenue tb a needy treasury " now is the time to do it, and it should be done on national, not partisan, lines.--Evening Star, Washington, D. C. QUEEN VICTORIA'S HOUSES. fihte Owris-600 of Them and Collects slv Rents Regularly. '^he announcement-that Queen Vic­ toria is to le§\se, by will, Osborne bouse to one daughter, and Balmoral, the royal residence in the highlands, to the Duke of Connauglit, recalls the fact that the man who would devour this particular widow's houses mu|t make an uncommonly full meal. It was dis­ covered a few years since that the Queen owned 000 houses in various parts of England, not royal residences, but rent-yielding property, and that about 0,000 houses had been built by crown lessees "on building leaseholds held by. the Queen, She then had also rents from markets and tolls from fer­ ries, besides the proceeds of mines and other works upon her property or the crown property. She had large estates in Yorkshire, Oxfordshire and Berks, valuable lands in the Isle of Man and in Alderney, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Of the New Forest there are 2,000 acres of absolute and sixty-three acres of Contingent crown property. Her majesty enjoys income from the Forest; of Dean, from several other forests, and from rich properties in and about London. v- ' •.>. ;• • , Osborne, on the Isle of Wight, and Balmoral, in the Highlands, are the private property of the Queen, and are maintained out of her own income.' But . she has the. use of a few .royal palaces besides, and these are maintained by the nation at ha annual expenditure ranging from $2,500 to $50,000. The Queen is in the occupancy of Bucking­ ham palace, Windsor castle, the White lodge at Richmond Park, and part of St. James' palace. The remainder of the last named palace is occupied by other members of the royal family. Other royal palaces maintained as such, although not in the occupancy of the Queen, are Kensington palace, Hamp­ ton court, which, according to a recent estimate based on the statistics of eight or ten years, costs the nation on the average over $70,000 a year; Kew pal­ ace,. Pembroke lodge, the Thatched cottage and Sheen cottage, Richmond Park. Bushy house in Bushy Park, and ITolyrood palace. The Queen, when she visits the continent, has one great house or another, with whatever re­ pairs and refurnisliiiigs are necessary to tit it for a temporary royal occu­ pant, although for all this she pays out of her own income. Bagshot house, Gloucester house and Clarence house are palatial dwellings occupied by vari­ ous members of the royal family. The Queen, has four rather old-fash­ ioned yachts on which she makes her sea journeys, although the oldest of •them probably is used seldom or never. The four cost originally about $1,375,- 000. The newest is of 1.890 tons dis­ placement and cost a trifle over $500,- 000. It costs annually about $05,000.-- New York Sun. ARGENTINE A RIVAL. HER TRADE IN GRAIN GROWING FAST. Agricultural Industry of the United States Serionsly "Menaced--An Indi­ cation as to What Our Wheat Farm­ ers May Expect in the Future. lothes -for "Parniei s and ArtigaiTa." &rU'Ur <t'rrs rrs CNGLUM -- 1 Sflony > « r T L U. S makkET How far local firms are justified in producing a showy but half-worthless cloth that will be sold to the American retail buyers--farmers, artisans and the like--is another matter. The possibil­ ity even a few years ago of manufac­ turing a cloth at Is. Od. per yard was scouted, but to-day there are makers to be found able,to produce good-looking masses of the poorest shoddy, kept in form by low cotton warp, at from Is. 3d. per yard.--Manchester (Eng.) Guardian. Unprofitable Business. The boot and shoe manufacturers have gone out for business, and by dint of reducing prices much below the par­ ity of leather have secured quite large contracts, so that many establish­ ments are resuming work. It is not supposed that the manufacture can be profitable at such prices, and there are many producers 'who do not care to get business on terms so undesirable.-- Dun's Review. Uncultivated Ideas. The testimony of educated deaf mutes regarding some of their ideas before instruction is very interesting. Some fancied the wind was blown from the mouth of an unseen being. A number supposed that rain and lightning Were caused by men in the sky pouring down water and firing guns. One who had seen flour falling in a mill thought that snow was ground from a mill in the sky. Some thought the stars were can­ dles or lamps, lighted every evening by inhabitants of the heavens. Only one said she had "tried to think" about the origin of flic world and its inhabi­ tants. All had a great terror of death and being put in the grave; one had been haunted by fear that she might awake in the graye and be unable to call for help. One thought death was caused by medicine administered by the doctor. Deaf mutes have refused to go to bed when ill from observing that sick persons have taken to their beds before death. Those who were taken to church by their parents said they had little idea before education of the purpose of this assembly. One testified: "I thought that the people were in the church to worship the cler­ gyman of the greatest dignity and splendon" They had no idea of any being more wise and powerful than man, and no conception of the soul, •or of any spirit whatever.--New York Herald. Endangers &nr Interests. The people of the United States have very little comprehension of the growth of the agricultural industry in s the Ar­ gentine Republic and Uruguay and the danger that confronts our grain as well as our cattle Interests from that direction, says a Washington correspondent. In 1SS0 the Argentine Republic was importing flour and wheat, but in 1882 the tide turned, and nearly 2,000 tons of wheat were exported from that country. About that time fnodern mills were intro­ duced also, and soon after the flour pro­ duct exceeded the local demand and the Argentine millers began to ship it to Eu­ rope. . The exports of wheat in 1882 were 1,700 tons, and in 1884 the first shipments of .flour were 3,734 tons ; in 1890 the total had reached 327,894 tons of wheat and 12,117 tons of flour, and in 1S94 l.OOS.OOO tOns of wheat and 50,812 tons of flour. Mr. Mulhall, the; well-known statisti­ cian of the London Times; is also editor of the Buenos Ay'res/ Standard, and he gives it as his opinion that the area in wheat in the Argentine Republic in.1895 wa'sl more than double-that of 1893; * The following are his estimates of the wheat acreage for the last three years, and they will .give some idea of the. magnitude as well as the growth of the industry in that country and what our wheat farmers are to expectiu the future: Years. _ Acres. 1893 3.305,000 189 4 5,453,200 1895... 7,340,000 The number of immigrants to the Ar­ gentine Republic in 1891 was 28,200; for the first eleven months of 1S95 they num­ bered 50,081, and during November alone they numbered 10,075, which will bring the total for the year up to 00*000. The most of these immigrants go into the in­ terior and settle upon the agricultural lands which are furnished them free by the Government. In fact, the agricul­ tural development of that country is very similar to that which was going on in the Mississippi valley twenty years ago. It is important also to consider that the cost of raising wheat in the Argentine Re­ public will average 25 per cent less than in the United States, and that the average cost of transporting it from the farmer's cart to the hold of the steamer is only about 10 per cent of the market value at the seaboard. Thus, assuming the aver­ age price of wheat in Buenos Ayres at $25'gold a ton, the average cost of trans­ portation is $2.50 a ton. The same story may be told about Uru­ guay. Mr. Rodriguez Diez, of Montevi- dio, who has recently been in the United States as the agent of his Government for the purpose of examining into the methods of our agricultural department for the purpose of organizing something similar in Uruguay, recently made a very interesting statement before the Commit- tee of Ways and Means concerning the growth of the export trade in beef pro- I ducts and cereals from his country. He I showed by official statistics that the ex- I ports of wheat from Uruguay had increas- j ed from'$109,307 in 1893 to $1,8S2,S03 in 1894, and it was his opinion that in 1895 j the gain was 100 per cent, lie showed, , also, that there has been a similar in­ crease in the exports of flour, which were only 1,054 tons in 1893, but jumped to 300.021 tons in 1S94. The great bulk of this flour goes to Brazil--95 per cent of it --and the exports in 1895 were doubled. The exports of corn from Uruguay in 1893 were $23,272 and in 1894 $885,539. There was a very large increase in 1S95, the principal market being Brazil. Mr. Rodriguez stated that no more wind mills are being erected in South America. They are all now mounted with Hungarian stones and moved by steam power. Industry of the Sheriff. Business failures in the United States fuly maintain the ratio of commercial embarrassments reported of late, with a total of 282 for six business days end­ ing with March 12, compared with 270 in the preceding week, 202 in the cor­ responding week one year ago, 231 in the second week of March, 1894, 221 in the corresponding week of 1S93, and with 218 in the like week in 1S02.-- .Brad- street's. Japan Stands in Front. The commercial invasion of the Unit­ ed States by Japan is imminent. Her manufacturers are indomitable, and it seems that the Japanese are not dis­ posed to buy anything abroad which they can make at home. The balance of trade between Japan and the Unit­ ed States seems fixedly against us.-- Col. Cockerill. That "Revival" of Trade. The general trade situation through­ out the country may be regarded as less satisfactory at the middle of March, 1890, than had been anticipated. Even prices of staples have refused to make and maintain advances.--Brad- street's. X Rays on X Roads. Missed the Punctuation. Even so slight a mistake as the plac­ ing of a comma instead of a dash brought sharp disappointment to a Frenchman in Washington the other day, according to a report in the Path­ finder. The Frenchman had grown fond of horse-flesh, it is explained, and was greatly pleased, on taking up a bill of fare in one of the fashionable res­ taurants of the capital* to read: "Pot Roast--Horse Radish Sauce." The waiter was at his elbow, and the people at' the next table heard the Frenchman say eagerly: "Bring to me, eef you please, some of ze roast horse, wiz ze radish sauce." SCHRAGE AND HIS SAVINGS. the Chicago Police Get Suspects in Bij; Robbery Cuse. Five peneons have been locked up on suspicion of being implicated in the rob­ bery of Christopher Schrage, the Chi­ cago miser who was beaten and bound and gagged and robbed. Chris Schrage, who is 70 years of age and lives alone at 711 South Jefferson street, was bound and gagged by two men at 0:30 in the evening and robbed of money and papers amounting to more than $50,000. The robbery was one of the boldest ever per­ petrated in Chicago. At the time the rob- Innocence. A dealer in stuffed animals, who also kept a few live creatures for Bale, gave his shop-boy, who was permitted to sell the stuffed specimens, orders to call him when any one asked for a.ny of the living animals. One day a gentleman called and de­ manded a monkey. "Any one of these?" asked the boy, who was in charge. He pointed to the stuffed specimens. "No--I want a live monkey^" answer­ ed the customer. The boy stepped to the door of the back shop and called to his master: "You're wanted, sir!" * & CHBISTOPHEB SCHRAGE AND HIS HOME. Soles and Heels. A system of pneumatic soles and heels for athletic and other boots and shoes has been introduced. A metal plate is fixed to the bottom of the boot, acting as a rim, in which is fitted pneu­ matic tires on a small scale, one each for the sole and heel. The tvead of the tire is at right angles to what it is, in the safety bicycle, and to each of the tubes is connected a small tube pro­ vided with a double valve, the latter being arranged in the hollow part of the bottom of the boot between the heel and the sole. Little Irene (entertaining Mr. doodle) --Do you play very hard with my sis­ ter Clara, Mr. Noodle? Mr. Noodle-- Play with your sister? Why, no, I don't play. Why do you ask? Little Irene--Well, she says you make her awful tired.--Brooklyn Life. bery occurred Schrage was alone, and it was some time before he was discovered and the police notified. The valuables taken included $45,050 worth of Cook County and Chicago city bonds, mortgage papers amounting to $5,000, $900 in reg­ istered Government bonds, $500 in cur­ rency, and $100 in gold. The old man lives entirely alone, and has always kept his money and securities in a safe in the rear room in his house. It was matter of common report that hie was in the habit of counting his money every evening before closing up his house for the night. The robbers were evidently aware of this habit of Schrage, and timed their visit accordingly. The men gained entrance to the house by pretending that they were anxious to rent some rooms. REINDEER IN ALASKA. Project Is Successful and Will Be of . V-. Vast Benefit. •The experiment of introducing rein­ deer into Alaska, which the bureau of education has been conducting under the direction of Di*. Sheldon Jackson, says Wm. E. Curtis, in the Chicago Record; "has proved a decided success and the secretary of the Interior has asked Congress to appropriate enough money to extend the enterprise upon a basis that will make it of immediate value to the Eskimos and white miners who have been attracted to that terri­ tory by the gold deposits. Beginning with 1891 the bureau of education has been given an annual appropriation of $7,500 with which to purchase rein­ deer in Siberia and hire the necessary herders to care for the animals and in­ struct the natives. That year sixteen deer were purchased; in 1892, 171; in 1893 the number was increasedL"127 by purchase, 87 fawns were born and 8 died; in 1894 120 were purchased, 1SG fawns were born and 40 died; last year 130 deer were brought from Siberia, 298 fawns were, born and 22 died. It will thus be seen that during the five; years 504 reindeer were' purchased and delivered In Alaska and that the nat­ ural increase by fawns was -571, of which only 71.died. ' ' < The slaughter of tlie seals and walrus during recent yearsi has practically terminated those animals so far as the Eskimos are concerned, who have been reduced to a condition of starvation, which suggested to Dr. Jackson the in-^ troduction of the reindeer for food as well as for transportation. The idea, while considered feasible from the be­ ginning, has been given a thorough test, which has demonstrated its prac­ ticability beyond question. But at the rate of progress which has been possi­ ble with the meager appropriation available it would take at least fifty years to stock Alaska. The discovery of rich gold veins has attracted more than 2,000 white miners to the centraf"part of the territory, where the thermometer hovers in the neighborhood of 75 de­ grees below zero during .the winter months, and all food must be imported. Most of the deer acquired for the ex­ periment were purchased in Siberia and brought to Alaska in government vessels free of transportation charges. As the latter item is the greatest ex­ pense the small appropriation was suf­ ficient to establish the necessary sta­ tions and givea thorough trial. There are in northern, central and western Alaska at least. 400,000 square miles of territory not adapted to agriculture or cattle raising and without an ade­ quate food supply for the native Es­ kimo or the white population now going into the gold districts. Over this vast region there is a growth of long, fibrous white moss, th(j natural food of the reindeer. Basing® the estimate upon statistics obtained in Lapland, where 14,000 square miles feed 322,508 head of RELATIVE SIZES OF CITIES. (GREATER) NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA mile, Alaska, where similar conditions prevail, should sustain at ,least 9,200,- 000 deer;'worth at the rate prevailing in Sweden ($9 per head) $82,S00.000. The original purpose of introducing domestic reindeer into Alaska was to provide a new and permanent food sup­ ply for the half-famished Eskimo. Previous to the discovery of gold there was nothing in the country to attract whites except for hunting, but new vil­ lages are springing up in all directions, and with groceries, breadstuff's and other provisions scarce, and imported at great expense, it is considered abso­ lutely essential to its future prosperity that the reindeer, which can exist on the moss, should be introduced in suf­ ficient quantity to supjily the food and clothing necessary for the rapidly in­ creasing population. There are no roads in Alaska, and prevailing condi­ tions will prevent any being made for years to come. Traveling at present is confined almost entirely to dog teams, which is at the rate of from fifteen to twenty-five miles a day. In many sec­ tions of the,country dog teams cannot be used, because they cannot carry s i fieient food to subsit them en rqute auu must confine their journeys from set­ tlement to settlement within easy dis­ tance. One dog team hauling equip­ ments or passengers must be accom­ panied by another to haul supplies, and the cost of transportation is thus enor­ mously increased. With reindeer trans­ portation the conditions are different. From fifty to ninety miles a day can be covered by them across lots and at night they are permitted to browse for themselves. The best authorities con­ sider them absolutely essential to bind together the isolated settlements and growing centers of civilization in that wild northland and render possible the development of the gold mines and the support of hundreds of thousands of miners who will soon be at work there. The reindeer multiply and increase so rapidly that Dr. Jackson estimates that 5,000 in addition to the herds al- ready in Alaska will well stock the country, and he is anxious to get them within tlie next three years. It is for that purpose that-the appropriation of $45,000 has been asked of Congress. That sum will buy 1,500 deer in Siberia, transport and; deliver them in Alaska and pay the herders who are necessary to look after them and instruct the Eskimos in their care. "A Light from Above." David Hume, the historian, once wrote an essay on the sufficiency of the light of nature, in which he gave expression to his skeptical ideas. Dr. Robertson, principal of the University of Edinburgh, wrote in reply to Hume's, an essay on the insufficiency of the light of nature and the necessity of revelation. Subsequently at an evening cou.pany in Dr. Robertson's house, the two es­ sayists conversed on the subject with the usual result--the gentlemen pres­ ent were interested, and each disputant held to bis opinion. As Mr. Hume rose to depart. Dr. Robertson took a lighted candle to show him the way out. "Pray, don't trouble yourself, sir," said Hume, "I always find the light of nature sufficient." He walked through the open door­ way. along the dark hall, stumbled over something, and pitc.ied down the steps into the street, Robertson ran after him with the light, and. holding it over c the fallen philosopher, whispered, as be raised him up: "You had better have a light from.3 above, Mr. Hume." You will never realize the scarcity, •f your friends until you need one.