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AEOUND A BIG STATE BRIEF COMPILATION OF NOIS NEWS. ILLI- "v; New Trial Granted Draper--Exodus from Southern Illinois to the Gold Fields-$10,000 Fire at Virginia-- Forty MonmouthStudentsConverted. Draper Granted a New Trial. Chas. F. Draper of Jacksonville is to have a new trial. All other reasons cited in the motion were brushed a,side by the judge, but when it came to Juror Hugh Secile the evidence was too strong. Near­ ly all who made affidavits regarding what Secile said, made the secondary affidavits largely explaining them away, but his language was so positive that Judge Shir­ ley felt he could not safely refuse the mo­ tion for a new trial, although he express­ ed exceeding regret when so much pains bad been taken to. get a fair and impar­ tial jury. A notice of a motion for change •of venue was at once made, arid should it be granted, as is likely to be the case, Sangamon or Greene . County will proba­ bly be the scene of the next trial. Exodus to the Gold Fields. The exodus from southern Illinois to the gold fields of Alaska and the Northwest Territory has already begun." Every day parties are leaving for-the frozen north. From Washington County at least ten men will go. Three" have left and Frank Prange of Okawville headed a party of live who went quite Avntly. A strong company has beeii"organized at Nashville, and an expert mining engineer is to leave shortly for Circle City. In Perry County a company of twenty has been organized, with a capital of $20,000, to explore the Copper river country. For a Big Issue of Bonds. There have been filed with the Secretary of State at Springfield by the stockhold­ ers of the Chicago, Ilock-Island and Pa­ cific Railway Company, certificates au­ thorizing the issuance of bonds to the amount of" $100,000,000, gold bearing 5 per cent, due Jan. 1, 19S8, payable to the Central Trust Company and George Sher­ man of New York. The bonds are to re­ deem outstanding bonds of .$02,000,000 and for equipment of the road. Rich Lead Deposits Found. A rich deposit of lead ore has been dis­ covered on the.farm of Victor Hilton of Randolph County. The farm on which the discovery was made lies within a mile of old Fort Gage, one of the highest points of the Mississippi Bluffs. The ore was found cropping out of the ground, and a large piece which was broken off assays almost 95 per cent pure lead. Converted Forty Students. Evangelist Williams of Atlanta has con­ cluded one of the most successful relig­ ious revivals ever hold in Monmouth Col­ lege, resulting in the conversion of forty students, thirty of whom have signified a willingness to go as missionaries to for­ eign lands. The evangelist will return in March, when a temporary tabernacle will be erected. To Fast Forty Days. S. P. Wis now who went to Guthrie Ok., recently from Springfield, where he has a family, has fasted for eighteen days in that city and is wasted away to skin and bones. He refuses to eat and says he must fast forty days before the Lord will forgive him for refusing a call of the Holy Ghost to preach. Fire at Virginia. Three business houses were burned at Virginia, causing $10,000 loss. On ac­ count of high wind the whole town was threatened and Springfield and Jackson­ ville were called on for aid, but the fire was conquered by the home brigade after hard work. Bought the Ottawa Street Railway. Former Attorney General M. T. Mo­ loney has concluded a deal for the pur­ chase of the Ottawa Street Railway. He says he bought, the road in order to keep it on its feet. Brief State Happenings. William Corkill, a Loon Lake farmer, committed suicide. Martin M. Travis, aged ST years, is dead at Fairbury. Robert M. McGee has been appointed postmaster at Boaz. Alexander W. Call of Pana died of paralysis while sitting at the breakfast table. The next meeting of the Illinois Veteri­ narian Association will be held in Chicago in November. <( W. II. Reeves of Feoria lias been se­ lected as architect of the hospital for the incurable insane at Peoria. Samuel Watkins, aged 14 years, was accidentally shot by a companion, Henry Gibson, while hunting near Oakford. McKendree College at Lebanon cele­ brated its seventieth anniversary the other day. It is the oldest college in the State. The Rockford sugar works, which were closed down last fall when the glucose trust was formed, will be started up. Four hundred hands will be given employment. In a blinding shftwstorni Chicago, Bur­ lington and Quincy and Chicago, Milwau­ kee and J">t. Paul passenger trains col­ lided six miles southeast of Rockford, coming together at full speed. Engineer It. C. Tilden of Rockford, running the Milwaukee engine, was killed, and his fire­ man, George Stevenson, badly injured. Conductor Dave Kelley of the "Q" train sustained a broken arm. Engineer Frank Ettinger of the "Q" and his fireman, D. T. Davis, both of Rochelle, had almost miraculous escapes from death and were seriously injured, being sawed out of the wreck. J. A. Chittenden of Chicago, a "Q" eoifOuetor on the train, was cut on the head. Of the twenty-five passengers on the "Q" train hardly one escaped with­ out being cut and bruised, although none is seriously hurt. Both of the engines were demolished. ; The Cedar Lake house at Lake Villa was destroyed by fire. Loss,-$11,000. It was owned by Mrs. Hess of Chicago. Mrs. R. B. Potter, who was prominent in Woman's Christian Temperance Union circles, died suddenly in Aurora. The State Board of Railroad and Ware­ house Commissioners has prevailed upon the Union stock yards, Chicago, to reduce the price of corn to shippers. The former price, $1 a bushel, is reduced so as to be satisfactory to the live stock men. Sev­ eral attempts have been made to accom­ plish this by legislation, but the efforts failed. John Wesseler, aged 19, was arrested at Belleville, charged with the murder of John G. Doering. Doering, who was an old citizen and a recluse, was beaten to death with a club on the night of Dec. 31. Wesseler was a great-nephew of the mur­ dered man. Doering was supposed to have had some money in the house. Judge Stough, in the Circuit Court at Ottawa, sustained the will of Banker F. A. Sherwood, who left a $3«>0,000 estate. The contestant was his young widow, with whom he had 'disagreed and to whofn he left but $15,000. Her contention was that the will, which was dated 1S95, was made last year and that he was not of tound mind at tb> ticae it was executed. Rev. S. R. Lyon has accepted the pres­ idency of Monmouth College. Fire at Sterling caused damage to the rooms of the'Y. M. C. A. to the extent of $1,000. James Graham, alias James Wheeler, accused of a gold-brick swindle, was in­ dicted at Cairo. A.new alumni club has been formed at the University of Chicago from which "coeds" are barred. Despondency over the loss of his' fortune caused Carl Btitall. a German farmer near Sterling, to kill himself. A new trial is asked for Charles L. Dra­ per, convicted of the murder of Charles L. Hastings at Jacksonville. Andrew Sturm was swindled in a land deal, but may recover his Elgin property, worth several thousand dollars. Judge B. D. Monroe of Louisville has been appointed first assistant Attorney General, vice. D. C. Hagle, deceased. Fire destroyed the plant of the Chi­ cago Portland Cement Company at Haw­ thorne. The loss is $100,000, with $50,- 000 insurance. . \ At Moline, Frank A. Anderson was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced for five years. His victim was Charles Condo. . , A reprieve of sixty days has been grant­ ed Chris Merry, the. Chicago wife mur­ derer, by Gov. Tanner. Merry was to have been hanged Fob. -18. A postoffice .messenger in Chicago was attacked by footpads the other evening and badly beaten. A special delivery let­ ter was stolen by the robbers. t/ . Rev. C. O. Brown's name has *been erased , from the membership, rolls of the Chicago Congregational Association. He still remains pastor of Green Street Con­ gregational Church. William Appleton, now in the peniten­ tiary at Chester, has been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court. Appleton was sentenced for twenty-five years for the killing of Scott Denune Swartz. W. O. Moody of Oak Park has confess­ ed to the embezzlement of $29,000 from his employers, the Oak Park Building and Loan Association. He did so in an en­ deavor to recoup losses at gambling. Game Warden J. E. Slocum of Fair­ field has begun suit in the Circuit Court at Mount Vernon for $2,000 against the Adams Express Company for the illegal shipment of quails alleged to have been made from that city. The' Bonnet-Nance Stove Company, whose plant at Quincy was recently burn­ ed, has sold out to the Excelsior Stove and Repair Manufacturing Company, and will remove to Chicago, where it will build a new foundry. Twelve more employes of the Maple City Cigar factory at Monmouth have been laid off indefinitely. The concern has employed as many as 150 people at one time, but lately that number has dwin­ dled (down to less than one-half. Much excitement prevails in Monmouth over the prosecution Of illicit liquor sell­ ers. Mayor Hall and City Attorney Ivirk- patrick had summoned before the grand jury several hundred witnesses, resulting in the indictment of eighteen restaurant men. At Opelke lives Mollie Atchison, aged 28. She ie one of sixteen children, and weighs 500 pounds though but five feet one inch tall. Despite her flesh she is very active and strong. She is an excel­ lent cook and housekeeper. She can lift as high as 480 pounds. Burglars made an attempt to loot the bank of Morse & Son at Clifford. They stole tools from a railroad section house, breaking the combination on the vault and using nitroglycerin on the strong box with success, but were frightened away before they could collect their plunder. They took only $00 change in a money bag and IrtPt several thousand dollars in the inner compartment of the box. The Supreme Court has reversed itself in what has become famous as the "hen­ house" case. It now constitutes burglaf-y to break into one. A man named Gillock was tried in Sangamon County for burg­ lary and larceny, his offense consisting of breaking into a henhouse and stealing chickens,, therefrom. His case was taken to the Supreme Court, which decided that breaking into a henhouse was not burg­ lary. A rehearing, however, was granted, and the court reversed its former finding. A meeting at which are represented a majority of the 125 local companies hand­ ling coal in St. Louis from the mines of southern, central and eastern Illinois, was held in that city for the purpose of form­ ing a pool. These companies, which con­ trol all the mines in districts named, about 1,000 in nuinbc :,re considering an agreement to organic in East St. Louis under Illinois laws as the Standard Coal Company, which will take the entire out­ put of the mines. The amount of coal to be mined by each will be pro rated and the price fixed and controlled by the Standard company. Roy Dupuy, in the reform school at Pontiac for robbery in Hiatt County, had again confessed that he murdered William Carlisle in Decatur in the summer of 1895. Dupuy made a confession three months ago and was taken to Decatur to be tried for the murder. When he got there he pleaded not guilty and hired two lawyers to make a fight for life. He was promptly returned to the reform school. Now he makes a written statement that the first confession was true and that he denied it when there because he was led to believe that he would be hung. He says he wants to tro back and plead guilty.: The Supreme Court has modified section 5 of rule 39, relating to the preliminary qualifications of applicants for admission to the bar. The rule, which was adopted by the court last November, stipulated that all applicants should possess at least a high school education, and should have received instructions equivalent to that of a graduate of a high school. The pro­ vision which amends is as follows: "Pro­ vided that no applicant for admission to the bar, who entered upon his regular course of study before the adoption of the rule and who shall have prosecuted the same continuously until the making of his application, shall be subjected to any test as to his preliminary geueral education." Dr. Andrew Sloan Draper, president of the University of Illinois, has been offered the. position of superintendent of public schools at Greater New York and has de­ clined it. Fred Kern shot and instantly killed his wife and then blew his brains out at Bel­ mont. They lived in Princeton, Ind., but were visiting at the home of Mrs. Kern's father!! Mrs. Kern was sitting at a table writing a letter when her husband came in and demanded it. She refused to give it to him and he pulled out a revolver, shooting her through the head. He then killed himself. The Supreme Court handed down an opinion in the case of Charles W. Spald­ ing vs. the People, in which the judgment of the criminal court of Cook County is affirmed. Spalding was convicted of em­ bezzling funds of the University of Illi­ nois, for which he was Sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. City Attorney Ivirkpatrick of Mon­ mouth, in his war against the illicit sale of liquor, won a decisive battle, compelling seven men to appear in County Court and confess to ten counts of illegal sale of liquor. They were each fined $250, and bonded themselves not to again engage in the sale of any beverages in the city, to a glass of milk. SPEECH BY M'KINLEY. THE PRESIDENT TALKSTO PENN­ SYLVANIA STUDENTS. The Father of His Country a Pattern for All Patriots, Both in Hie Private and Public Life--Peerless as a States­ man, Soldier and Citizen. Example for All Americans. President McKinley addressed a large and appreciative audience, composed of the faculty and students of the Univer­ sity--of Pennsylvania and their friends, on the afternoon of Feb. 22, at the Acad­ emy of Music in Philadelphia. Mr. Mc­ Kinley was introduced' by Provost Chas. C. Harrison. The utterances of the President were greeted with frequent applause. He said in part:- lri its entirety Washington's public life is as familiar to the American student as the history of the United States.' They are associated in holy rind indissoluble bonds. With enduring fame as. a great soldier the world recognized his equal ac­ complishments in the paths, of statesman­ ship. As a soldier- lie was peerless in the time-in which he lived, and as a states­ man his ra'nk is fixed with the most illus­ trious in any country or in any age. From, the hour when Washington 'declared in his Virginia home he \yould raise a thou­ sand men and equip tlic-ni at his own exr pense to march to trig, defense of Boston, lie became the masterful spirit of the con­ tinental army and. the mightiest single, factor in the continent's struggle for lib­ erty and independence. Apparently without personal ambition, spurning royal honors when they were suggested to him, he fulfilled a still more glorious destiny as the guiding force of a civilization freer and mightier than the history of man has ever known. Slave­ holder himself, he yet hated slavery, and provided in his will for the emancipation of his slaves. Not a college graduate, he was always enthusiastically a friend of liberal education. He used to on every suitable occasion impress upon Congress and the country the importance of a high standard of general education and charac­ terized a diffusion of knowledge as the most essential element of strength in a system of free government. And how reverent always was this great man, how prompt and generous his.recognition of the guiding hand of Divine Providence in establishing and controlling the destinies of the colonies and ihe republic. At the very height of his success and reward as he emerged from the revolu­ tion, receiving by unanimous acclaim the plaudits of the people and commanding the respect and admiration of the civil­ ized world, he did not forget that his first official act as President should be a fer­ vent supplication to the Almighty Being who rules the universe". But Washington on this occasion went further and spoke for the people, assuming he but voiced the sentiments of the young nation in thus making faith in Almighty God and reliance upon his favor and care one of the strong foundations of the Government then inaugurated. And proceeding, Wash­ ington states the reasons for his belief in language so exalted that it should be graven deep upon the mind of every pat­ riot. In an age of great activity, industrial commerce, strife and perplexing problems we should never abandon the simple faith in Almighty God as recognized in the name of the American people by Wash­ ington and the first Congress. But if a timely lesson is to be drawn from the opinions of Washington on assuming the office of President, so also much practi­ cal benefit can be derived from a present application of portions of his farewell ad­ dress, a document in which Washington laid down the principles which appeared to him "all important to the permanence of your felicity as a people." In that ad­ dress Washington contends in part (1) for the promotion of the institutions of learning; (2) for the cherishing of the pub­ lic credit; (3) for the observance of good faith and justice toward all nations. A hundred years ago free schools were very little known in the United States. There were excellent schools for the well- to-do, and charitable institutions for the instruction of boys and girls without means; but a free public school, open alike to the children of rich and poor, supported by the State, awaited creation and devel­ opment. The seed planted by the fathers soon bore fruit. Rich as are the collegiate endowments of the old world, none of them excel in munificence the gifts made to educational institutions by the people of the United States, and by their govern­ ment in conformity with the "influence which sound learning has on religion and manners, on government, liberty and laws." I have had peculiar satisfaction in the fact that Washington in those early days, when engrossed with mighty gov-, ernmental problems, did not forget his contributions for the education of the poor and left in his will a bequest to be dedicated to free public instruction. Noth­ ing better tells the value he placed upon knowledge as essential to the highest and best citizenship. "Cherish the public credit." How much of both reflection and instruction are com­ bined in this simple admonition of the father of his country. The United States emerged from the bitter and prolonged struggle of the revolutionary war exhaust­ ed financially, with a hundred existing perplexities and difficulties which remain­ ed to be solved before the financial credit of the new nation could be established at home and demonstrated abroad. But Washington knew how to gather around him and place in positions of greatest trust able financiers and economists whose names the country still venerates ar.d whose great work it still enjoys. Hamil­ ton, Morris, Gallatin and others were successful in establishing the treasury and inaugurating the financial operations of this Government upon principles which recognized that the most enduring basis of national credit was national honor, and that whatever other assets we might have or acquire that was indispensable first, last and all the time, if we would cherish the public credit. We have been fully rewarded all along our history by adher­ ing to the principles of Washington in keeping public, faith. Before half the century passed we had paid off our na­ tional debt and had a balance in the treas­ ury. Another debt, the greatest in our history, was incurred in the civil war for the preservation of the Union. But this did not exceed the resources or discourage the Intentions of the American people. There were those who suggested repudia­ tion. but the people depudiated them and went on unchecked, discharging the obli­ gations of the Government in coin! of hon­ or. From the day our flag was unfurled to the present hour no stain of a just obli­ gation violated has yet tarnished the American name. This must and will be true in the future as it has been in the past. Some part.of the column niay wa­ ver and wander away from the standard, but there will ever rally around it a mighty majority to preserve it stainless and in honor. » . To-day, nearly a century from Washing­ ton's death, we turn reverently to.the study of the leading principles of that comprehensive chart for the guidance of the people. It was his unflinching, im­ movable devotion to these perceptions of duty which more than anything else made him what lie was and contributed so di­ rectly to make us what we are. Follow­ ing the precepts of Washington we canrfot err. The wisei lessons in government which he left us it would be profitable to heed. He seems to have grasped all the possible conditions and pointed the way to safely meet them. Me established dan­ ger signals ail aloqg fTie pathway of the nation's march. We have every incentive to^ cherish the memory and teachings of Washington. DUTIES OF THE RICH. Ex-President Harrison Addresses Chi" cago Union League Club. Ex-Presideht Benjamin Harrison spoke at the central meeting of the annual Cele- bratioii of the Union League Club in hon­ or of Washington's birthday in the Au­ ditorium in Chicago. The ex-President took for his subject, "Obligations of Wealth." He said: Monuments and birthday anniversaries should he commemorative; not creative--•- commemorative of deeds that evoke wide gratitude and of virtues that are still im- itable.' Scientists have reproduced some of ihe gigantic animals and reptiles of the world's early history. We'look at them with fear and wonder, and congratulate ourselves that they are extinct types. So there have been among men monsters of power and violence. We cannot forget them, but we are glad they lived in an­ other epoch. But there are men who have so won our hearts that we would • recall them if we could. We feel the need of them.. We assemble on this, an­ niversary of the birth of Washington, not so much, if at all, to bring tribute to him, as to, learn at his feet the lessons of a conscientious citizenship. . The imitable qualities of Washington's character and life; -those that did not exhaust them­ selves on a locality or a period; that are instructive not only to military command­ ers and chief magistrates, but to the un­ official citizen; the lessons that he taught, not for the march and battle, but for quiet days when no drum beat calls to duty--these are the qualities and lessons that should engage our thought to-day. In .choosing for my theme "The Obli­ gations of Wealth," I am not wresting this anniversary from its legitimate use. The word "wealth" in its modern use has suffered a limitation if not a perver­ sion. Originally and strictly it means weal or welfare, external happiness. We live in a time of great agitation, of a war of clashing thoughts and interests. The seams which mar the face of the social landscape seem to be widening chasms, and if these gulfs are to be filled we must establish dumps on both sides of them. It will aid the work if those on either side use the bridges to get a view of it front the other side. Wealth should neither be the object of our enmity nor the basis of our consideration. The special purpose of my address to­ day is to press home this thought upon the prosperous, well-to-do people of our com-1 munity, and especially of our great cities: That one of the conditions of the security of wealth is a proportionate and full con­ tribution to the expenses of the State and local governments. It is not only wrong, but it is unsafe; to make a show in our homes and on the street that is not made in the tax returns. Equality is the golden thread that runs all through the fabric of our civil instf- tutions--the dominating note in the swell­ ing symphony of liberty. Equality, not of conditions, not of natural endowment, but of rights, is the foundation stone of our governmental structure. And as a corollary, necessary and imperative, to this doctrine of an equality of right, is the doctrine of a proportionate and ratable contribution to the cost of administering the government. The duty of the State to project life, liberty and property is con­ ditioned upon a fair contribution to the cost of government. A full and consci entious discharge of that duty by the citi zen is one of the tests of good citizenship To evade that duty is a moral delinquency an unpatriotic fact. For very many years an opinion lias been prevalent that the great bulk of the personal property of the States, especially of the class denominated "securities," eluding stocks, bonds, notes, mortgages and such like, has escaped taxation. With a very few exceptions the great fortunes in this country are invested in such securi­ ties. The delinquency appears to bo lo­ cated largely in our great cities. Recent investigations of students of political sci once, and recent tables prepared by State officials have disclosed an appalling con­ dition of things. The evil seems to have been progressing until, in some of our great centers of population and wealth, these forms of personal property seem to have been almost eliminated from the tax list. Taxes are a debt of highest obligation, and no casuist can draw a sound moral distinction between the man who hides his property or makes a false return in order to escape the payment of his debt to the State, and the man who conceals his property from his private creditors. When to this enormous and crying evil is added the corruption which it is alleged has characterized the appraisements of real estate, we have a condition of things with which we dare not palter. We must inaugurate, and at once, a system that shall equalize tax burdens. The men of wealth in our great communities should lead the movement. It is not within the purpose of this address to propose in de­ tail the needed reforms in our tax laws, but rather to'emphasize the need and to suggest that, our men of wealth and the managers of our great corporations should themselves come forward and take the lead in these reforms; that they should not only show a willingness, but a zeal, to bear their full proportionate share of all public burdens. If they do not, the sense of injury is so strong that ways will be found to exact more than is equal. To do justice, is the best safeguard against injustice. SHIPBUILDING AND LABOR. An Exception to the Rule. There is an old saying that "the more you kick a dog the more he will love you," but there are exceptions to every rule. Some years ago I was stationed at Devonport. A friend of mine i whom I will call Bates) owned a handsome retriever dog. The animal received more kicks than caresses from his mas­ ter, and I was continually remonstra­ ting with my friend on his cruelty to the dogs; but his only answer to my entreaties to be kind to the animal was the usual one. "The more you kick him the more he will love you." I was very kind to the dog, and my kindness was well rewarded, as the sequel will show. One afternoon Bates and I engaged a boat for a row. Bates tried all he knew how to prevent his dog getting into the boat, bitf. I eventually prevailed upon him to let the dog accompany us. On the return journey a fog came on and a passing steamer swamped us, with the result that our boat upset, and we were struggling in the water. We could not swim, and the steamer's crew could not see us, although they could hear our cries for help. As I was sinking the dog grabbed me and pulled me to the upturned boat; but I could not get him to save his master, who was drowned.--Cassell's Journal. An r Industry That Would Produce Some Splendid Results. A late number of the New York Even­ ing Sun, in an article on the proposed additions to the navies of England and1 France, quotes a detailed statement showing that the program adopted for new British war ships would absorb one-fourth of Britain's current output of iron, adding: "In "short, in naval construction, along with its ordnance, England and France combined are spending over $05,000,000 yearly, most of it in wages in advanced forms of industry. This sum is the wages of be­ tween 150.000 and 200,000 mechanics of different grades, and represents the living of some 800,000 souls." A?? very nearly 9,000,000 tons of iron, were prol3aT31y made in Great Britain last year, the adoption of an equally comprehensive program for war ship building by the United States would call for mining, transporting and smelt­ ing some three and a half million tons of iron ore or an addition of about one- third to the ore that came out of Lake Superior last year. At the same time the employment of between 150,000 and 200,000 mechanics, which would repre­ sent the support of some 800,000, or any large portion of tlie above estimate, could not fail to advance the prosperity of a,ll productive industries in this coun­ try. • * ..' 'y." ' " ! ' _ • - , But because a late number of the Lon­ don Economist, writing of our lately ac­ quired influence over the iron and steel trade of the world, says: "Much is no doubt due to the free use of the wealth" accumulated during tlie period of high prices, and which has been spent in the extension and erection of new works, securing evety possible improvement in labor saving machinery," every pa­ per in this country controlled oAnllu- enced by any British interest would ex­ claim in horror, as they have hereto­ fore. against any addition to our navy; for old works are always extended and new works erected when there is promise of increased demand. And it is the new works, brought into use by the demand for the few war ships we have built, that have made the reduc­ tions in the cost of steel and iron which have given so much trouble to our Brit­ ish rivals. So the British led papers of this coun­ try will continue to urge our mechanics that they will receive injury from any increase in our shipbuilding. And our farmers will be assured that the entire cost of our navy is filched from their pockets by editors and others who know that while the" average Briton takes a little over $10 per annum and the Frenchman about $2 worth of agri- culturaLproducts from us, Americans consume on an average over $90 worth of farm produce. Many farmers will believe the editors and others. Many farmers, we arc sor­ ry to know, believe that if they trans­ port both their wheat and cotton some 4,000 miles to Manchester they will get more cotton cloth than if the cotton was worked up alongside the cotton field, and the wheat fed to American operatives, who would eat no wheat not grown in America. They actually think that the cost of transporting the cotton and wheat from the fields where they are grown to Lancashire mills and bringing the cotton cloth back*-to the farm or plantation is not taken out of them. These same farmers seem to think that a high cost of iron and steel does not injure them if the price goes to British ironmasters. Pec How We Prosper. The bank clearances are business bar­ ometers which fail not. The bank clearances of the entire country last week were: Fifty-two per cent, larger than a year ago. Fifty-eight per cent, larger than two years ago. Seventy-four per cent, larger than three years ago. Eighty-four per cent, larger than four years ago. Here we have an ascending scale that ought to satisfy even the Populists that we are in better condition now than we have been in many years. All that we have to do is to keep our eyes straight ahead and keep our money and our credit both on the 100-cent gold basis. Along this line we shall work out a stable and permanent and bril­ liant salvation. Our only danger lies in any encouragement that may be given to the wilder tendencies of the Populists and the free silverites. It' they will just join with us now in per­ petuating what we have, this Nation will have an era of undisturbed busi­ ness prosperity. It is almost unfor­ tunate for us that in the midst of this progress we. have to enter another con­ test for the maintenance of the prin­ ciples of sound money and credit. We refer, of course, to the Congressional elections. But we believe that the ver­ dict will only strengthen us in right- doing.--Des Moines Register. HOW LACES ARE NAMED. Design of Pattern and Locality of Man­ ufacture Make the Distinction, Orleua L, Shackleford, ; writing on Centuries of Laefe" in the Woman's Home Companion,; gives these interest­ ing facts on lace manufacture: "The nomenclature of lace is decided by certain peculiarities of pattern, mesh or stitches that belong to certain localities, and It is retained even when those localities have long ceased to pro­ duce their distinctive fabrication^. Val­ enciennes has not for manv 'vears wrought the laces that bear its name, their manufacture having long since been transferred to Ypres, Belgium; while the Chantilly laces are all made at Bayeux. "Ilie finest French laces are.ihade in Normandy; the cheaper ones come from the Auvergne, which was the first French province to produce pillow-lace. Bayeux, with her tributary surround­ ings, is the largest and best producer of black laces; her Chantilly is *^ar ex­ cellence,' the finest ever made. ~ Caen is also a center for. l>lack' laces. Nor­ mandy produces good black and white blondes. Guipures are made in the Au­ vergne, but. the finest' come from the Vosges. Mirecourt furnishes line point and pillow lace. Brussels, furnishes most of the Belgian needle-points, -though E. Flanders, Brabant and Hai-' nault now supply large quantities. The old laces for which Binche, Bruges ami Flanders were once so celebrated are no longer the mode, though still much prized by connoisseurs. This Is also true of Malines, or Mechlin, lace and A alenciennes, though the latter is re­ turning to favor. Bruges tnakes a round mesh Valenciennes, notSso beau­ tiful as the lozenge ground, Mmileoarser qualities come from Courttai'and dif­ ferent parts of Flanders^Lille and Valenciennes formerly belonged to the Netherlands, which accounts for their early proficiency in lace-making. "Flemish guipures are noted for their excellence. The Belgian and French laces are the finest, in point of fabrica­ tion, in the world. Paris is, to a large extent, an emporium for Belgian laces; she is the birthplace of fashions and novelties, and dictates lace designs, keeping alive emulation and rewarding merit through her society of decorative arts. To France must be accorded the palm for black laces, while Belgium may claim it for the vaporous fineness of her points, nothing equaling in etlie- rlal delicacy her famous point de gaze." ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS Not niutfh business was done in eithe» branch offthe Legislature on Friday. In} the Sena|e the Harusberger primary elecy tion bill Was taken from the tyble and put on tt)t qonsideration the following Wednesday. The Senate then adjourned.; In the House the "school-ma'am" bill was read a second time and advanced to third! reading without amendment. Nothnagle'a bill, taxing leasehold, was repotted fav­ orably from the revenue committee and advanced to second reading, Mr. Kil- course moved to postpone further consid­ eration of the revenue bill until the next Wednesday morning, and the motion waa carried. The House on Wednesday passed the, Campbell "schoolma'am" bill by a vote of 89 yeas to but 7 nays, with 5G absent and not voting. The eouferenee revenue bill was referred back to the committee for amendment. Several amendments the insertion of which was desired were voted down. A change in the bill was made which provides that the assessment list shall be published in pamphlet form by precincts in lieu of newspaper publications and the limit of indebtedness in Cook County was fixed ,at'2% per cent of the assessed value. Then the report of the committee was ordered printed. Illinois has a new revenue law readyr for the statute books, after nearly twenty years of effort. The revenue measure was worked through the House Thursday- morning under pressure. It came as near to failing as any measure, ever did .that finally passed that chamber. The vote was. 7S for to 60 against. Over in the Senate the bill slipped through easily in the afternoon by a vote of 34 to 14. The remainder of the day was given to a gen­ eral sweeping up of essential appropria- tion bills, joint resolutions and resolu­ tions of thanks to the presiding officers. The Senate voted itself out of existence at 4:i5 o'clock in the afternoon. The House followed suit twenty-four minutes later. The Berry committee to investi­ gate the Chicago police department is continued in power, with,leave to go oft with its probings into Chicago police man­ agement. The clearing of the docket also included the following: In the House, de­ feat of the McGinnis telephone tax bill --yeas 22, nays 56; passage of a resolu­ tion introduced by Mr. Payne urging the passage by Congress of a number of bills in the interest of labor; passage of a res­ olution by Mr. Buekner urging action to secure to colored voters in Southern; States all the rights and privileges guar- auteed to them by the constitution; ap­ proval of the Senate joint resolution in­ dorsing Congressman Lorimer's Lincoln monument bill; passage of a resolution by Mr. Buekner urging Congress to make Lincoln's birthday a national holiday. In1 the Senate, defeat of the Harnsberger primary election bill by a vote of 22 yeas to 9 nays, lacking a constitutional ma- •M„ c - . ... iority; passage of the Buekner civil rights ManyJSava^Ja^ Human Flesh in resolutiolu The Fortieth General Assem- CAUSES OF CANNIBALISM. Order to Honor the Dead. The causes which underlie cannibal­ ism have recently been probed by Flin­ ders Petrie, the English archaeologist, and some very interesting things have been developed by Ills researches. Among them is the fact not generally known that a majority of cannibals eat human flesh not merely to satisfy hun­ ger, but through reverence for the dead, to acquire the characteristics of the deceased and to escape the wrath bly met in special session pursuant to the Governor's call on Dec. 7, 1897, and was in session eighty days. As a body it did these things, among others, before sine die adjournment: Passed an act reappor­ tioning the senatorial districts of the State; passed a law for the regulation of primary elections, making it compulsory and of immediate effect in Cook County, but giving other portions of the State the privilege of adopting it by popular vote: revised the revenue code of the State] providing entirely new machinery for the1 of the gods. Quite recently a manu- j assessment of property, with special fea- seript was unearthed in the neighbor- j tures designed to meet the special needs hood of Cairo, Egypt, which tended to of Chicago; amended the school laws so They Belontr Together. show that for thousands of years can­ nibalism was practiced in that region, the object being to show reverence for the dead. Only the legs and arms of the bodies were eaten and the remain­ der of the flesh was embalmed. Petrie, working on facts, set forth in this manuscript, began a study of can­ nibalism and soon discovered that of every 100 persons who eat human flesh twenty do so with the idea of honoring tlie dead and securing for themselves happiness in the next world. The Thibetans, the Australian and South American aborigines and other canni­ bal tribes hold to this custom, and the Thibetans had impressive religious ceremonies during the feasting. The Samoides eat their parents and declare that in this way the comfort and hap­ piness of those in the next world is as­ sured. Many tribes eat their closest relatives with this object in view,„ that the dead may be benefited, but there are others who follow the custom to obtain direct personal benefits. Nineteen per cent, of the cannibals eat the stalwart warriors who are kill­ ed In battle that the courage and strength of the dead chiefs may be transmitted to them. Others eat chil­ dren in the hope of recovering their youth, and still others eat their rela­ tives to palliate the gods for various offenses. Five per cent, eat human flesh hoping to bring future punish­ ment upon those whom they are eat­ ing. Thus it would appear that there is much more in cannibalism than the mere satisfying of appetite, and this explains largely why the natives of fruitful islands well stocked with game of all kinds should eat human flesh.--Chicago Chronicle. The Greatest Fountain. The greatest fountain in the world was turned on recently at Indianapolis, Ind., and permitted to flow for an hour. It is one of the cascades now in course of construction at the base of the Soldiers' monument. The flow of water measures fully up to the con­ tract, which calls for 7,000 gallons a minute at each of the two cascades, as a regular thing, with a capacity under high pressure, however, that is much greater. The combined capacity of the world- famous fountains of Versailles, hither­ to the largest in tlie world, is 80,000 gallons an hour. They would make hut feeble streams in comparison with the monument cascades, and yet the cost of running the French fountain is so great that the water can only be seen playing on gala days. I as to permit 2% per cent of the school tax i levy to be turned into the educational | fund, thereby providing means for giving 1 the grade teachers of Chicago a sufficient j increase in pay to put them on a par with I the teachers of other large cities; declined j to pass a bill creating a State commission,' I appointive by the Governor, to manage } the police department of Chicago. The ! Senate, of itself, sent a committee to Chi­ cago to investigate the management of the police department there and the rela­ tion of the civil service act thereto, adopt- ?d the committee report severely censur­ ing Mayor Harrison, Chief Kipley and the members of the Civil Service Commis­ sion, and continued the life of the com- aiittee until the next regular session. Uncle Sam--Now I've got an A1 Pro­ tective Tariff; the next thing I want is an A1 Merchant Marine. If murder were not a crime, how long do you suppose you would live? Has Fared Well. The American farmer has fared ex­ tremely well during the year 1897, the famous year of protection and pros­ perity. He received for his lnvadstuffs double the money he received in 1894 or 1895, and nearly 50 per cent, more than he received in 1890. The value of breadstuff's exported from the United States in 1894 was $121,123,377; in 1S95. $121,571,555; in 1896, $177,278,405; in 1897, $243,121,108. In nearly all other articles of farm produce the ex- por tat ions for 1S97 were far beyond those of preceding y^ars in valua. The Youngest Secretary. "Probably the youngest private sec­ retary ever entered on the records of the Department of State in Washing­ ton," says the Philadelphia Times, "is little Ye We-Chong, the only son of the Minister of Corea. This secretary is only 9 years old, and a year ago did not know a word of English, but is now- beginning to speak and write in this language, of which he has a greater control than hi.s father. He is quick and bright and eager to learn, has adopted the American style of dress, and is fast picking up the ways of young Americans." Not only people find fault with you who have a right to, but many who have no right to, do the same Judging from the manner the revolver figures irT it, lov in more cases than appeudicl A Long Way Round. He was born in Massachusetts, and trav­ eled half his life, To find a fitting lady whom he could make his .wife. e < tie went to California one summer in. great haste, . But returned because he could not find one suited to his taste. One winter he went 'way down South and met some beauties there, Who if what he declared was true, were fairest of the fair; But when he got back home again his neighbors only sighed, • Because he did not bring with him a; young and blushing bride. He journeyed north to Halifax, and then crossed o'er to France, Where women are so beautiful they alt the men entrance. He traveled next through England, and when his trip was o'er, He came back and was wedded to a girl who lived next door. --Utica Globe. Theory Out of Practice. "Your theories are all very fine," said Mrs. Sharpe acridly to her husband, who had been holding forth for half an hour on how* to xiut down the rum evil, "but I'd like to see a little real practice worked in along with your fine theories about putting down things. You know all about how to put down the Cuban war, the sugar trust,, the rum evil, the monopolists, anarchy, the socialists, treason, the coal miners' strikes, and every evil under heaven that threatens our country, but if I want you to put down a little eight by; ten bed-room carpet I have to ding- dong at you for a week and then put it down myself." Willing to AVork for Fun. Business Man (to clerk whom he caught kissing his typewriter}--Do I pay you to kiss piy typewriter, air? Clerk--You don't have to; I am will- lug to do it for nothing.--New York Journal. Acquainted with It. She--Pluck up your courage now and ask him. Papa has a soul if he is short and crabbed., He--I should say he has a sole, and it's over half an Inch thick. Her Repartee. It was during one of their not infre­ quent acrimonious discussions. "You Remind me " he began, an­ grily. 1 "Good enough," she retorted. "You need a new one badly." i How could he battle against fcuch oddsV The earliest suggestion that borses were used iu agriculture is contained in a piece of the Bayeux tapestry, where a horse Is represented as drawing a harrow.