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Switzerland, HOW Com pa| son Farn* s the A i;' '• i MM FESDAY, MARCH 31, 1897. ^Special The rates o| l)ill ini resent* farmer relates producj oughly des w quantitf lilway Time Table. ( 1 effect Sunday, Sept. 20, 1896, at six V. M. Trains will pasi jic Henry follows; GOING SOUTH. te Geneva Passenger... 7:34 AM liams Bay Express 8:25 «' plains Bay Passenger.".......3;28 F M Geneva Freight.,.,, 3:36 " GOING NORTH. liams Bay Passenger 9:47 A M s Geneva Freight 11:06 •' Geneva Passenger 4:50 P |4 liams Bay Express 4:55 " liams Bay Passenger ....... 6:66 •• EXPLANATION. >--Daily." I--Daily except Sunday. ° ' Sunday*only. B. BUSS, Agfent, MoHenry, 111. are equi MASONIC. of dutyLODGE, NO. 168 A. F. and A. M.-- The 1 Communications the second and jondays in each month. Represe" ord in t'4_ W, A. OBISTY, W. M. K. O T M. Y LO»GH No. 77, K. O. T. M.--Reg. ings second and fourth Tuesday foacb month, at K. O T, M. Hal!. I':" X. GEO HANLEY, Com, OP. R K . ing the f special dent Me within tl ganized rules lia Means C<v ^ ^ the tariffjne«tin«a ev«ry second an«j fourth COmnJete ¥ evenings of each month, at their • i , Evanson,&OC.'B store. , referred !• W. P. STEVBNS, Consul, the under^ 0Ierk. " : r ported IMIJ---:-- • --: Episcopal Church.", iJlark, % ..Pastor, i. llG 1)1*0V extremely ?••><<«. »f>»• «-™a »4 _ J iday School, 11: 6 A.M. congress l'jrlngcr Superintendent districts apLeague, 6:6 r, M., Uev. J. R. of them wi " to examine ting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. M. Society each alternate week, terms in regain, President. gress is better judge of the H -and of its prospective work than Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio, who, as a member of the committee, has studied every ar­ ticle and item carefully, guarded the interests of the farmers closely and consulted with the farmers of his agri­ cultural districts regarding the import­ ant features of the bill which affected not only their own interests but those of farmers generally. Speaking of this feature of the bill he said: "The farmer will find, first, general protection of his products in the form of tariff duties levied upon articles of importation of every character such as he produces in the United States. Thus, the development of the sheep industry we have taken up and resumed at the point where the Wilson bill destroyed it, with the hope, first, of a profitable industry directly, and, second, with the hope of diverting a vast amount of the agricultural lands of the Middle Wesit, the West and the Northwest from the productions of agricultural grains, veg­ etables and fruits, to the production of sheep, and, secondly, in the same direc­ tions stands the protection to sugar. So far as the wool features of this bill are concerned, the protection is very much better for the sheep grower than was the McKinley law, because of one great feature, the removal of the possibility of fraud by the importation of carpet wools, which at once, on their release from the customs house, became cloth­ ing wools." The following statement gives in the first column the rates of duty proposed by the now bill; in the second column the rates showing the present Wilson tariff law, and in the third column those of the McKinley law. It will be seen that in almost every case the rates are much more advantageous to the farmers than those of the present law and, in many respects, superior to those of the McKinley law. This is especially true with reference to wool, the explanation of which is found in the remarks of Gen. Grosvenor quoted above. These should be examined care­ fully. His statement upon that sub­ ject is important because without it the reader not skilled in the detail of the tariff matter would not understand the advantages given to the farmer by that feature of the bill which prohibits the classification of coarse clothing wools under the carpet wool schedule, by which under the McKinley law enor­ mous quantities of wool used in cloth­ ing came into the country at very low rates. It was this feature of the wool schedule of the McKinley law which proved damaging to the wool producing interests of the United States, but the Ways and Means Committee has taken advantage of the "experience thus gain­ ed to make their classification such that this will be prevented in the fu­ ture. Thus, while the tariff rates on wool under the proposed bill appear the same to the unpracticed eye as those of the McKinley law, they are very much more favorable to the wool producers; so much so that no doubt is entertained of the prosperity of the wool producers as well as of the farm­ ers generally under the new bill when it becomes a law and has had time to adjust itself to conditions. The rates named by the new bill, compared With those of the Wilson and McKinley laws, upon articles in which the farmers are interested are as fol­ lows: . •i.ffc' Cattle valued a*t not more than $20 a head, If one year old and over, per head $6 20 p.c. $10 Cattle less than one year, per head.;. ' $2 20 p.c. $10 Cattle valued ' at move than $20 per. •»' liead ...... ..... 30 p.c, Hogs .... $1.50 20 p.c. 1.50 Horses and mules, valued at $100 or less, per head.... $20 Valued at over $100 25 p.c All horses & mules ...... 20 p.c. $30 Horses valued at $150 and oyer shall pay a duty ,, " Of •••;•• 50 p.c. Sheep, one year old or over $1.50 20 p.c. $1.50 Less than one year old. . 75c. 20 p.c. 75c. Other live animals, not specially pro­ vided for 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. Barley, per bushel 30e. 40 p.c. 30e. Barley malt, per bu ^5c. 40 p.c. 45c. B a r ley, pearled, patent or hulled. 2c. lb. 40 p.c. 2c. Buckwheat ... ... 15c. bu. 15 p.c. 15c. Corn or maize.... 15c. bu. 15 p.c. 15c. Cornmeal ... .....20c.bu. 15 p.c. 20c. Macaroni, v e rmi- celli and similar preparations ... 2c. lb. 20 p.c. 2c. Oats 15c. bu. 15 p.c. 15c. Oatmeal and roll- *y ed oats .... lc. lb. 15 p.c. lc. Oat hulls, per bun- . dred pounds ... 10c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. Rice, cleaned .... 2c. lb. v l%c. 2c. Rice, uu'cleaued, or rice free from the outer hull.. l$4c. lb. 8-10c. l%c. Rice flour and rice meal, and rice, broken, which will pass through PERSONAL ~ MISB KATE HOWE has been on the sick list the past week, but is now better. JAS. PERRY, JR., of Chicago, spentSun- day with his parents, in this village. . MRS. EI A. BEERS, of Lake Geneva, was calling on old friends here last week. MIKE PAULEY, of Elgin, was calling on friends here the first of the week. MRS. HATTIE Fox, of Chicago, was vis­ iting her father, Wm. Tilton, a few days last week. MRS. C. T. ELOREBGE and Miss' Ella Parker were Nunda visitors on Satur­ day last. C. C. CHAPELL and ttife, of Elgin, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in this village. MRS. C. B. CURTIS, of Elgin, was visit­ ing with friends here the latter part of last week. Miss HELEN FORREST, of Woodstock, was the guest of Mies Bernice Perry over Sunday. ! MRS. DR, CRAVENS, of Minnesota, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. R Sherburne, in thjs village, the past week. THE family of MI A. Howell, who spent the winter in Chicago, have returned to theiir fine residence, just north of this village. ' •' : ••'/... REV. II. SLADE, former pastor of the Universalis!; church of this village, now Of Elgin, was calling on friends here on Saturday last. ; " ' - Miss STELLA NORDQUEST, Miss Jennie Covell and Miss Nellie Clemens, who are attending school atEvanston,are spend­ ing the spring vacation, at their homes, in this village. PROF. F. M. OVERAKER, principal of the public school at St. Charles, 111;, passed through here on Tuesday for the La^gs. where he will spend a week's vaca- a u j allowance be made for dirt or other impuri­ ties in seed. Seeds of all kinds n o t specially provided for ... 40 p.c. Straw $1~50 ton Teazles 30 p.c. Vegetables in nat­ ural state not specially provid­ ed for Anchovies and sar­ dines, packed in oil or otherwise, i n t i n b o x e s m e a s u r i n g n o t more than five inches long, four inches wide, and three and a half inches deep .... 10c. box Apples, green or ripe 25c. bu. Apples, dried, des- siccated, evapor­ ated or prepared in any manner, not specially pro­ vided for Peaches and other e a t a ble fruits, including ber­ ries, when dried, etc Fruits preserved in tl'ir own juices 35 p.c. C o in 11 t s , sweet meats and fruits preserved in su­ gar or molasses, or in-spirits con­ taining not over 5 per cent, of al­ cohol, and not specially provid­ ed for, and jel­ lies of all kinds. F i g s , p l u m s , prunes, raisins and other dried grapes 2V£c. lb. Zante and other currants liic. lb. Olives, green or prepared. In bot­ tles, jars or sim- . ilar packages .. 25c. gal. In casks or other­ wise 15e. gal. 10 p.c. 15 p.c. 15 p.c. 20 p.c. 30 p.c. 30 p.c. 10c. bu. 10c. 20 p.c. 25c. 20 p.c. SOp.c. 35 p.c. 30 p.c. S5 p.c. 2YJC. Free. Grapes Peaches Oranges, 1 e nions. l i m e s , g r a p e fruit, shaddocks or pomelos In addition thereto upon the boxes, barrels or other articles contain­ ing the foregoing. Oranges lemons, and limes, in packags Oranges, lemons & limes in bulk, per thousand ... In addition, upon the boxes or bar­ rels Oranges, lemons & limes in pack­ ages of capacity of IVi cubic feet or less, per pack­ age In packages e x - ceeding 1V4 cubic feet and not ex­ c e e d i n g 2 V < . . . . Iu packages ex­ ceeding 2'/.. cubic feet, for each ad­ d i t i o n a l c u b i c foot or fraction. In bulk, per thou­ sand In addition, upon the boxes or bar­ rels Orange peel and lemon peel, pre­ served or can­ died Citron or citron peel, preserved or candied rineapples Almonds,not shell­ ed Clear shell Filberts and wal­ nuts of all kinds Filberts and wal­ nuts, shelled ... Peanuts or ground beans, shelled .. Panuts, shelled . .. Nuts.' shelled or u n s h e l l e d , n o t specially provid­ ed for Bacon and hams. .. Sausages of all kinds Beef, mutton and pork Meats of all kinds, prepared or pre­ served, not spe­ cially provided for Extract of meat, not s peclally provided for. ..J Fluid extract of meat Lard ....'. Poultry, live Dressed Tallow Wool grease, in­ cluding fegra's, or brown woo} grease C h i c o r y r o o t , unground ... .. Chicory root,burnt o r r o a s t e d , ground or otlier- w i s e prepared, not specially provided for ... Chocolate and co­ coa prepared or man ufactured, valued at not above & 12c. lb. lc. lb. lc. lb. %c. lb. 30 p.c. 20 p.c. Free. 20 p.c. -Free. 20 p.c. GOc.bbl. 10 p.c. 10 p.c. 8c.cu.ft. 10c. $1.50 30 p.c. 2c. lb. 20 p.c. 2c. lb. 20 p.c. 5c. lb. 3c. 7c, lb. 5c. 3c. lb. Cc. lb. lc. lb, l%c. lb. 4c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. IV2C. lb. 5c. lb. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 25 p.c. 35c. lb. 20 p.c. 25 p.c 15c. Ib. 2c. lb. 3c. lb. 5c. lb. lc. lb. 20 p.c. 20 p.c. 2c. 3c. Free. 3c. lb. Ii/.C. lb. Free. Free. 25 p.c. 25* p.c. 3c. 5c. lc. VjC. Free. Valued above 12c. 1 b. and not above 35c. lb..; & 10 p.c. 3c. lb. & 20 p.c. 50 p.p. Valued above 35c. lb Cocoa, prepared or man ufactured, n o t s p e e i a l l y p r o v i d e d f o r . . . . . . . . . . Chocolate, valued at 35c.-lb. or less .... .. Valued at exceed­ ing 35c. lb... ... ...... Cocoa butter or cocoa butterine . 6c. lb. Dandelion root & 2c. lb. 2c. lb. S5 p.c. Stfc. 2c. 2c. 2c.„lb. 3&c. Iliitil MM? OBITUARY. WESLEY LADD vas born at HebroD, N. H.. Dec. 5,1810 and diedMarch 2oth, 1897, consequently was 86 years of age. His father died in January 1818 and ber went to live with an uncle, remaining with him seven years. He then, (when only 15 years of age) went to Boston, walking the greater part of the way. He worked several years in the ship yards as carpenter, and lor several years in Baltimore and New York. In J uly 1837, at the age of 27 years, he came to Illi­ nois, crossing the lakes "on the old steam­ er "Columbus/' landing in Chicago when that city was only a small hamlet. He crossed the Chicago river in a flat-boat, there being no bridges across the river at that time. He came directly to McHenry county, taking up a claim. Shortly afterward he went to New Orleans, where he worked at ship build­ ing for five years. Returning to Mc­ Henry county he was married to Caroline Colburn, Sept. 27^ 1846, who died Oct. 1, 1853. Two children were born to them. He was married again to Phebe Haley,' July 2,1854, who died Dec. 28, 1894, a little more than two years ago. Six daughters blessed their union, one dying in infancy and EJma dying May 20, 1881, aged 19 years. The remaining children were all present at the funeral, which occurred at. his late residence, at Ringwood, on Sunday, March '28, Rev. Slade, Of Elgin, former Universalist pas­ tor at McHenry, officiating, assisted by Rev. Straub, the present pastor. Not­ withstanding the extremely bad con­ dition of the roads, there was a large at­ tendance. His death was from heart trouble, after an illness of four weeks, and took piece March 25. III 1MIII1IMIII l i l M l l f t H M M M I H I W i -- -- -- « « TEMPERANCE LECTTRE. By request of the ladies of Richmond, > "" j.00 ID. * St."" - In bulk 7c. per 100 lb. 7c. 7c. 20 p.c. 10 p.c. 20 p.c. Other cement L i m e, including weight of bar­ rel or package.. 5c. per 100 lb. lc. lb. 2o p.c. 35c. 20 p.c. Free. Free. 32c. gal. 20c. Sugars, not above 16 Dutch stand­ ard in color, tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice, limleda, concrete and concentrat­ ed inolasses.test- ing by the polar- -iscope, not above 75 degrees ..... Nails, spikes,tacks and needles; cut n a i l s a n d c u t spikes of iron or steel 6-10e. lb. 22',-ip.c. Horseshoe. nails, hobnails and all . other wrought iron or steel nails not specially provided for ... 2^4c. lb. 30 p.c. Wire nails made of wrought iron or steel, 2 inches long iuid longer, not lighter than No. 12 wire gauge lV£c.lb. 25 p.c. From 1 inch to 2 inches in length, and lighter than No. 12 and not lighter than No. 16 wire gauge... 7-10c. lb. Castor oil 35c. gal. Cod liver oil 15c. gal. Cottonseed oil ... 7c. gal. Croton oil 20c. lb. Flaxseed and lin­ seed oil, r a w , boiled or oxi­ dized Burr stones, man- u f a c t ured or bound up into mill stones Grindstones, tl 11 - Ished or unfin­ ished $1.75 ton Hubs for wheels, posts.last blocks, w a TI o 11 blocks, beading bolts, stave bolts, oar blocks, h eading blocks and all like blocks or s t i c k s , r o u g h hewn or sawed only Laths, per thou­ sand Chain or chains of all kinds, made of iron or steel, not less than % of an inch iu diameter Les3 than % of an inch and not less than % inch diameter .... Less than % inch in diameter and not less than 5-16 inch Leaf tobacco, suit­ able for cigar w r a p p e r s . a n d not stemmed ... If stemmed $2.7 All other tobacco in loaf, unmanu­ factured and not stemmed If stemmed White lead, white paint and white pigment, c o u - tabling lead .... 4c. lb. 2c. lb, 2VGc.lb. 80c. 15 c. 10c. 30c. 10 p.c. $1.75 Free. Free. l'ic. lb. 30 p.c. 1 6-lOc. IVjC. lb. 30 p.c. 1 S-lOc, $2 lb. lb. 65c. lb. 80c. lb. $l.f>o $2.75 2%C. lb. Olive oil 50c. gal. Interesting Experiment. A peculiar scientific experiment (has been made •with ithe 'famous engine 870 of -the New York Central Railroad at the shops at West Albamy. Some mouths ago this large engine, which in the opinion of anauy well-informed rail­ road men excels even the famous 999, was taken into the shops and complete­ ly overhauled. It was taken apart completely, and every part of the en­ gine, from the massive driving wheels to the very smallest bol't and uut, was separately weighed. The heavy por- tious were weighed in the shops and the small parts were taken 'to a Water- vliet avenue pharmacy, where they were weighed on the pharmacist's scales. The greatest care was taken by the machinists under 'the direction of Mas­ ter Mechanic Buchanan to see that the weighing was accurate. "When every part of the engine had been weighed a force of the best skilled mechanics •was put at work to reassemble the engine. When it was complete again it was put into active service. A sfhont time ago the engine was taken back to the shops and mechanics were put to work dissecting it again. Once more every part was weighed. The scales of ithe pharmacist was brought into service ag&in. When ev­ ery portion had been weighed the rec­ ord was compared wtilth the former one. Then Master Mechanic Buchanan knew just how much the engine had lost in weight through the wear of a known amount of work. The records of the weights of the separate parts also showed which parte were subjected to the moslt wear. The ftes't cost many hundreds 'Sf dol­ lars, but tihe New York Central was willing to spend the money in order that fit aniglht ibe able to know what parts of an engine iwear out most quickly and 'in whait ratio the,, several parts wear ou!t. The exact figures have not been made public. There is no doubt that they will be imterfesting to mechan­ ics and scientists.--Albany Express. OBITUARY. •'All you who pass by the way look and see if your" sorrow is like unto mine."" Again the destroying angel has entered the home, and taken to Heaven the .. t . vto. youngest flower and son of William Doherty. Through the parental hives of his heart there is a sad ,wave of trouble which by no means has abated, and the ark of his felicity Bees no land. Yes, long before <kove goes forth to return with the olive leaf of hope it has pleased God to call his baby boy, thus adding a great deluge of trouble--one that would crush a Ctesar, or, in the European countries, if it should be, a potent monarch. It would throw a nation into a gloom of weeping, and the inhabitants would bedeck themselves in black to show their sorrow. The silken thread is snapped, for ;thiB little rose biyljs wanted in Heaven to. adore his Creator, for in His words, "Suffer little children to come unto me." In all truth it is sad. Yet why should a parent regret that his son was summon­ ed, to sing celestial hymns with the Cherubim, the Seraphim, the Thrones, the Dominations, the Principalities, and the Powers, who incessantly chant the praises and adoration with one sweet, melodious, angelic voiee, Holy, Holy, Holy God, We are by no means harder in heart than the rich monarch, but we christians, believe in an all-wise and omnipotant, God who tcives and takes, hence we must profoundly bow to His holy will, and it is this which causes the unavailing tear to be dried. Oh God it is a beautiful thing To see the immortal soul take wing, Good bye, proud world, I am going home To abide with Jesus and Him alone. The angel of death is roamiug through the land. Can you not aimost hear his wing beating in its flight? Therefore be prepared, for we know not the hour when tvu ita V> fcltr* tiiOi. ouuiv M-vuita' ; giving exercise and education. That law, however, faihs to reach the case of chil­ dren employed in department stores, laun­ dries and the messenger bureaus. It is estimated that throughout ^he State there are fully 10,000 children engaged in work in one or the other of these branches. No one needs to be told what must be the effect on society when so many boys and girls are taken out of the natural condi­ tions of childhood and placed in estab­ lishments where their mental growth is stunted, their vitality sapped and some­ times even life itself endangered. There is no reason to believe that the proposed extension of the law will create any more disturbance or inflict any more damage upon employers than did the original en­ actment. Children in New York, Pennsyl­ vania, Massachusetts and Ohio are pro­ tected by similar measures. It is time for this-State to follow the example. The ease with which the present law has been enforced up to date, thanks to the ener­ getic efforts of Mrs. Florence Ivelley and others, shows with what little friction the proposed measure might be put into effect. State News in Brief. The curfew ordinance passed the Springfield City Council by a majority of one vote and takes effect immediately. Mrs. Caroline Bardridge died at Bloom- ington, aged 49. She was the wife of William J. Bardridge, treasurer of the county. At Galesburg, the large factories of the Purinton Brick and Galesburg Term Cot- ta and Paving Brick companies resumed work, and will increase the forces. They have large orders ahead. At Elgin, despondent because he had lost his situation by dismissal and smart­ ing under the accusation of a lady school teacher, William F. McEwan, aged 02 years, swallowed morphine. He left a large family. At Creal Springs, Mrs. Ellen D. War­ ren died, at the age of 106 years. Mrs. Warren was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., and at the age of 13 was married to Ela Warren. Thirteen children were born to them, four of whom survive them. It is estimated that the expenses of the Chicago city government for the coming year will be $l(y>79,110. The four larg­ est fuhds are school. $0,530,000; police, $3,356,710; fire, $1,562,520; public works, $1,46S,948. The next "Mayor of Chicago- will receive $10,000 a year instead of $7,- 000 as heretofore. The next Comptroller will get $6,000 instead of $5,000 a year. The incoming City Treasurer will get only 50 per cent and possibly as low as 40 per cent of revenue received as interest 011 city deposits instead of 60 per cent as for­ merly. A post-mortem examination was held Saturday at Freeport over the body of R. A. Bigelow, who died at the Palmer House, Chicago. Drs. Hektoen and Moy- er, the Chicago physicians who made the examination, attributed his death to alco­ holism, thus verifying the certificate of Dr. Evans. Bigelow held accident insur­ ance policies to the amount of $15,000, his divorced wife having $19,000 in notes against him, with the insurance as secur­ ity. She maintained in her affidavit Bige- low's death was caused by accident and not by alcoholism. 1 Shortly before 3 o'clock Sunday morning the Conigsky block at Pebria was discov­ ered in flames and some twenty people who occupied the second and third floors were rescued with much difficulty. The building was practically destroyed, with all its contents, while the Murphy block adjoining 011 the north, and the Farrell block on the south were both badly dam­ aged. Jacob and Silas Conigsky estimate their loss on building at $50,000, on whi^h there is"insurance of $16,500. Gumbiner & Co., who conducted the dry goods store on the first floor, were the heaviest losers froni stock and estimate their loss at $35,- 000, on which there is insurance of $27,- 000. At Moline, the 2-year-old child of Jacob Schrier was fatally burned while playing around a stove. Mrs. Schrier was seri­ ously burned while trying to save her child. William M. Glenn, formerly a Chicago newspaper man, .for the last few sessions in charge of the legislative bureau of the Associated Press at Springfield, was found dead-in his bed there. At Springfield, Frank Claywell was watching a train to keep his son from run­ ning away. He sat down on the track and was instantly killed. His wife was so shocked that it is feared she'will not live. The trustees of the University of Illi­ nois have determined to widen the scope of the Champaign institution by adding to it a college of law, as well as a medical school. The new departments will be op­ ened in September, the law school in Champaign, the toedical department in Chicago. /- Mrs. Dora Weisand, the proprietress of a Chicago boarding house, was sandbag-- ged by two men who called at her house and asked for money. After knocking her down the men became frightened and ran away without attempting to rob her. In their haste to escape one of the men dropped his overcoat. Mrs. Weisand was not Beri<^"sly injured. hn Estes of .Nokomis was- found in a Mg condition on the Big Four Railway defe £ near Pajia. lie is supposed to have Mjn from a freight traip. waf mothy Hallett died at Galena. He firsi one of the largest fruit growers and Yj eepers in Illinois, and was one of the disc >rs t*ie Prohibition party in this Sat ?" ed £ e Gaffney Yitrified Pressed Brick g pany, owning a large plant west of ardsville, has made an assignment reai 'le benefit of creditors. Assets, $15,- -Dee' liabilities, $0,000. ^ ;hemiah H. Cutter, one of the oldest lents of Joliet,' died. He was 92 •s old, and had been a resident of ot sixty-three years. He had been an irman, assessor, justice of the peace school director, and was oue of the lthiest citizens. ^ O gg^ekin has a sensation. A year ago Fri- 'Pjjj a mail named Wallace was hanged rr'e for the murder of his sister. A week when the warm raius fell the grass oil a green hue all over the court ggj'.se square and over the space where the , bkade had stood, except over tlie spot s,>pied by the gallows, which is barren. Hil Mr we^ m bo of^ presents the exact outlines of a wom- gement down her nock. sea old® Si face, with hair streaming in disar- Xt is said to-be ilcnilid likeness of the murdered worn- tol • , ... ;j., haf is$.'Nellie Russell, an attractive young cqilnai* of.Elgin, who caine from Chicago years ago,, has commenced suit inst J. V. Smith for $10,000 damages breach of prqmise. Smith is 59 years • Three times he proposed marriage y was twice 'rejected. He was finally «tqePt<?^ March 7. but three days later he v>te Miss Russell that he had changed ^ 1 mind. She sought him to demand an ianation. and found that he had mar-. 1 Lizzie Turner, another Elgin girl, On day that lie wrote to Miss Russell aking his engagement. Ir§. Dorcan Louise Stearns, widow of O. E. Stearns and the surviving mcui- r of the historic Shaffer family, died Freeport of pneumonia, aged 72 years. was one of the early settlers of the mty, having located 111 1846, and was ; sister of Gen. J. Wilson, appointed by ant as Governor of Utah; Captain mes It. Shaffer of the Fifteenth Colo­ rado Cavalry, Col. William F. Shaffer, a prominent New York broker--all now dead--and Chapman Shaffer, who was killed on Crablos' expedition into Mexico. Mfs. Stearns' three daughters and a cous­ in are all who are left of the famous fam- ily. The national education conference, which closed at Bloomington, after a three days' session, adopted resolutions embody­ ing the entire result of the convention. They affirm that the Methodist Church should take a broader view and plan of educational work in the future, and that prompt measures should be taken to re­ lieve the embarrassment which threatens many of the Methodist schools of the country. Bishop Merrill presided at the closing meetings and an added interest was given to the program of the day by the - unexpected presence of President Henry Wade of Northwestern University, who delivered an address. With a green shamrock in his button­ hole and surrounded by the immediate members of his family, "Uncle Jimmy" Lane, Chicago's centenarian, spent his one hundred and first birthday Wednesday receiving his friends at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Haas, 531 Garfield avenue. A constant stream of friends were callers at his home to congratulate him, and telegrams poured in from all over the United States. - Mr. Lane is a hale and hearty man and does not look any older than oue forty years his junior. He greeted each of his callers with a hearty shake of the hand and expressed the wish to them all that they may live to be ten years older than himself. The citizens of Joliet are astounded over the fall from grace of W. E. Eldredge, a young college student who about four months ago established a post of the American Volunteers. The Captain was an indefatigable worker and the post thrived under his command. About three weeks ago he went to Chicago and, it is alleged, had a good time. The matter was hushed up, but it was decided Eld­ redge should go away. Saturday night he gave the people another surprise by secret­ ly marrying Miss Louise Voigt, a young Joliet girl. The marriage was celebrated by Eldredge and his friends consuming three kegs of beer, and consternation pre­ vails in the ranks of the Volunteers. The brigadier general will be appealed to. The total enrollment in the Chicago public schools at the close of February, 1S97, was 213,670. The total membership in all departments was 189,970. The av­ erage daily attendance for February was 178,901, the percentage of the attendance to the membership being 94.2. The total number of teachers was 4,845. The mem­ bership in the various departments was as follows; High school, 7,781; grammar de­ partment, 56,233; primary department, 125.356. Including 285 rooms in rented buildings, there were in all 4,090 rooms. In the rooms owned by the city, 198,266 seats were provided, and 12,954 were in the rented rooms. There were 268 half day divisions, with 11,804 childreuyittend- ing them; 11,228 children are in attend­ ance in rented buildings. Three collectors on Illinois Central sub­ urban^ trains running from Chicago to Harvey and South Chicago were arrested upou warrants, accused of fraudulently disposing ol tickets to Harvey and South Chicago at reduced rates. It is said two other collectors will be arrested, and sev­ eral conductors are thought to be impli­ cated. The investigation which resulted in the arrests has been in the hands of Special Agent O'Keefe for months. The method of defrauding charged against the collectors is taking up tickets without punching them and then reselling them for 20 cents each. Railroad officials received the first intimation of the scheme when the tickets turned in by the collectors fail­ ed to correspond with the average number of passengers carried. It is thought when the full extent of the alleged dishonesty of its employes is known tile railroad com­ pany will find that it has l?vst many thou­ sand dollars. Five men were injured, two perhaps fatally, ijLan accident on the bel tline of the Chic^o, Hammond and Western Railway^at 1% Grange. A sharp curve and an old-fashioned locomotive caused the wreck and demolished three of the cars, of which the train was composed. Mrs. Blanche Mclnerny, a trained nurse of Chicago, thought Willard McPherson. an attorney, was not paying her the at­ tention a lover should, and she sought him out in his office in the New York Life building and fired a shot at him. 0 Mc­ Pherson and a' friend overpowered the woman before she could fire a second shot. When Moses SUverstein, proprietor of fi general store at Peoria,- 1 Opened his branch store about 9 o'clock Saturday morningJt was to find, as alleged, that during the preceding night his clerk and manager had mysteriously disappeared, taking with him about a thousand dollars' worth of clothing, watches and jewelry. Three girls, all under 12 years of age, were arrested in Klein's dry goods store, Chicago, on a charge of larceny. Officer O'Marrey, who is detailed in the store, says he saw the girls take small articles from jthe counters." The prisoners gave their names as Annie Benesh, Barbara Birna and Liza Jlorack. All of theiniiva with their parents in Jefferson street. SCOTT JACKSON--ALOXZO WALLING. BOTH ARE EXECUTED SCOTT JACKSON AND WALLING , DIE ON ONE SCAFFOLD. Former Made Another Confession He* daring Hia Companion Innocent, Bnt Took It Back--Justice Avenged the IVI nrder of the Hoosier Girl. Were Strangled to De'ath. , - Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling wer« hanged in Newport, Ky., Saturday for the murder of Pearl Bryan, of Greencas- tle, Ind. Both were strangled and died in great agony. Both declared their inno­ cence after the death warrant was reqd. On arriving at the scaffold the prisoners stood with bowed heads while a prayer was said. At its conclusion they bid farewell to those grouped about them. Pastor Lee was overcome after his prayer at the final scene on the scaffold and had to be carried away. Jackson kept up his reputation by mak­ ing another alleged confession in the morning and succeeded in delaying the execution. He said Walling was not guilty of murder. Jackson had Pastor Lee, the death watch,> Walling, and all stand up as he repeated that Walling is not guilty. This proceeding stopped the march to the gallows. Sheriff Plummer called in Walling's attorneys and they wired Gov. Bradley. Jackson broke com­ pletely down just as the march to the gal­ lows was ordered to start, and wept like a child as he cried out that Walling was not guilty. Gov. Bradley, on receipt of the dis­ patch, called up Circuit Judge Helm by telephone and had an extended confer­ ence with him. The Governor expressed the belief that Jackson's confession was only intended to gain time; that it meant nothing, as it simply stated that Walling was not guilty of murder. The Governor decided to let the execution proceed, and wired the Sheriff that if Jackson made a statement on the gallows exonerating Walling to suspend Walling's execution until further directions. Would Not Clear Walling. • ' After coming from the consultation with the Governor Judge Helm told Jjick son that he must hang and if he allowed Walling to hang with him he would have to answer to his Maker for a double crime. He also impressed Jackson with the fact that if he, went before his Maker with a lie on his lips he would be doing a double wrong. He then gave Jackson five min­ utes in which to make up his mind leaving him unattended except by the death watch. At the expiration of the time Jackson said that he could not say that PEARL BRYAN. Walling was innocent. This settled the fate of both prisoners. Just before leaving the cell Walling said: "I will tell you now at the last moment of my life that I was not there and I am innocent of the whole crime. JackSon has said as much, but it seems it will not save me. I cannot say any more, I will say no more on the scaffold." An immense crowd was present-but was not allowed to see the bodies after they wrere taken down. The funeral of Jackson was held\ at Newport, and that of Walling at Hamilton. Jackson's re­ mains were buried J-at Wiscasset, Me. The directors of the cemetery at Green- castle, Ind., where the remains of Pearl Bryan rest, refused to let Jackson's body be buried-tliere.«, ILLINOIS LAW-MA] The last General Assembly appointed a special committee to thoroughly inves­ tigate the question of child labor and to make a report at the present session. Rep­ resentative Charles Page Bryan, chair­ man, presented, the report to the House Friday morning. It was read at length and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs. In the House Mr. La Monte introduced a bill to pro­ hibit the exhluiiiuu of pictures of prize fights or other unlawful acjs by- 'means of the biograph, kinetoscope or kindred machines. The bill was referred to the Committee on Judicial Department and Practice. No business was transacted in tne senate.. Both houses adjourned until 5 p. ni. Monday. The House convened at 5 o'clock Mon­ day with less than a quorum present. Among the petitions presented" was one bv Mr. La Monte containing what purported to be resolutions adopted at a public meet­ ing in Chicago praying for the repeal of all laws prohibiting prize fighting and the enactment of such legislation as will give proper encouragement to the prize ring. In presenting the petition Mr. La Monte said he did so "with a view to doing away with hard times." The-ses­ sion of the House was devoted entirely to the reading of House bills a first time. In the absence of Lieut. Gov. Northeott and Secretary Pro Tempore Fisher Senar tor McConnell callcd the Senate to order at 5 p. m., without a quorum present. No business was transacted and- immediately after the-.vending of the journal an ad­ journment was taken. . In the Senate, Tuesday, though % crowd of Chicago business men were clanjoring for action on the department • store bill, nothing decisive was done. The same bill was. up for short discussion in the House. The Cine a go garbage bill was passed. The Senate received and confirmed the following nominations: Members of State' Board of Arbitration-- Horace R. Calef of Monticello, Daniel J. Iveefe of Chicago, Joseph B. Gill of Mur- physboro to succeed, respectively, An- t thony Thornton, W. P. Rend and Charles * J. Riefler, whose terms have expired. Trustees of the Central Hospital for In­ sane at Jacksonville---James A. Glenn of Ashland to succeed John McCreery, term expired; F. L. Sharp of Jacksonville to succeed Owen Thompson, resigned; Mor­ ris Emerson of Mount Vernon to succeed Joseph M. Page, resigned. Members of the Board of Commissioners of Public Charities--,T. C. Corbus of Mendota to succeed Michael Helm, removed; R. D. Lawrence of Springfield to succeed Geo. W. Curtiss, term expired; William J. Cal­ houn of Danville to succeed Arthur A. Reynolds, term expired; Ephraim Ban­ ning of Chicago to succeed James Mc- Nabb, removed; Julia C. Lathrop of Rock- ford to succeed herself. The Senate Wednesday passed the anti- department store bill by a vote of 39 to 4. The House joint resolution on the death of William M. Glenn was concurred in by a rising vote. A bill was introduced to permit women to "vote for Presidential electors,; 011 drainage questions and at municipal elections. The bill providing that the officers who print the official bal­ lot shall publish the same in two news­ papers was passed. In the House the resolution providing for an investigation of the causes of the depletion of the State treasury and of the management of the State institutions came up as a special order, but its consideration was again postponed for one week. Mr. Sullivan by unanimous consent introduced a bill amending the election law, providing among other things 4hafcr the illiterate voter may take into the voting booth with him any person whom he may designate to assist him in the preparation of his ballot. " / 'J ̂ Walleck's bill providing that women may be commissioned as notaries public was advanced to third reading. Mr. Mc- Goorty asked unanimous consent to in­ troduce a resolution that a bill for an act to provide that bicycles shall be carried as baggage by common carriers; referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges, and be reported to the House forthwith. The resolution was adopted almost unan­ imously. In the Senate the Torrens land- title bill was advanced to third reading. A bill was introduced to protect commerce and trade from unlawful restrictions andj monopolies. Gov. Tanner sent to the Senate the following appointmentsj which were confirmed: Trustees of the» Charitable Eye and Ear Infirm-; , at Chicago--Dr. J. W. Pettit, Otta­ wa, to succeed Samuel S. Page, removed; Dr. Francis B. Phillips, Bloomington, to succeed Dr. Arthur E. Prince, term ex-- plred; Dr. L. S. Lambert, Galesburg, to succeed Dr. W. A. Pringer, removed. « i • •: New Dish Clminer. The machine dish-washer seems to be exciting almost as much interest as the bicycle among inventive minds, if we may judge from the number of new de-, vices which are competing for femininqj favor. A late invention in this line la a tank with a pendent water spreadeij on the under side of the cover, a pumpj with a vertical delivery spout and guards to prevent the escape of steam' or water, and the dishes are cleansed by the -usual rotary motion. The A Famous Bell. great bell in the dome of * which • 1, "I call Gabriel Ilnnotaux. bears in Latin the inscription, the living, mourn for the dead and break the lightning," has been cracked after a service of 400 years, and it is to be replaced with an exact duplicate, in tone and otherwise. The old bell, which gave Schiller the motto of his famous poem, will be preserved, of course. Costly Wire. Thomas Morris, addressing the Strat- fordshlre, England, iron and steel man­ agers, mentioned having in his posses­ sion drawn wire worth $4.32 a pound, or more than $S,000 per ton. Hair­ spring wire is worth $400,000 per ton, and the barbed wire used by dentists in tooth nerve extraction, $2,150,000 a ton. The basic material of all is ordi­ nary cheap ore. Gabriel Hanotaux, the French minister of foreign affairs, whose part in the Cre­ tan trouble is by no means an unimpor- tant oiie, is one .of the most picturesque- JFrench statesmen. He began his career as a paleographer and an archivist, and his interesting monographs, on the Egyp­ tian Thebes, Nineveh, Babylon, Carthage, Pompeii and Herculaneum are said to be of real scientific value. He has written many interesting studies of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a life of Henri Martin, and a biography of the great Richelieu, which last named book is thej chief of his works and the one upon whichr he bases his claim to membership in th« French Academy. A Fortune from a Simple Invention, The man who invented' the cone- shaped glass lemon squeezer made $50,- 000 out of it and was lately offered $100,000 for four other inventions of the same simple and practical kind. Their Last Resting Place. Rutherford B. Hayes is buried at Fre­ mont, Ohi§. Washington's tomb is a, brick vault at Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson lies under an obe­ lisk in a„ little graveyard on the road froin Charlottesville, Va., to Monticello. --Jajnes Monroe's body lies beneath a huge block of polished Virginia mar­ ble in Holly wood Cemetery, Richmond. Va. . - John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, lie buried in a- granite vault beneath the Unitarian Church at Quincy, Mass. James Buejianan is buried at Wood­ ward Hill cemetery, Lancaster, Pa., a^ simple- block of Italian marble forming the headstone.'