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'/////mp.jscm mvwK/, erfect COMMODORE DEWEY'S TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO MANILA BAY. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS MCES DURING THE PAST WEEK. Terrible Destruction Dealt the Spanish War Vessels. Two.-Spanish Sympathizers Laid Up for Repairs-Father and Son Lost in a Peoria Fire-Hock Islaud Heiress Wins Her Case. Commodore Dewey's American Shells Do Awful Havoc at Manila. Then conquer we mast, when our cause it is just, „ . And this be our motto, "In God is our trust;" Arid the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wicve O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. The Stars and Stripes Now Float Over Spain's Oriental Colony. \ Our Asiatic Squadron Almost Annihi­ lates the Spanish Fleet in a Terrific Battle Off Cavite, Near the.papi.tal of the Philippine Islands--One of the Great Naval Engagements of the Age --Spaniards Meet Crushing. Defeat and Great Loss of Life--American Jack Tars Wreak Awfv.V Vengeance O}".: for the 'Maine. Washington special: The first battle of the war for Cuban freedom has been fought and victory crowns American arms. The Maine has •been remembered and its murdered sea­ men have been avenged in far away waters. The Asiatic squadron of the United States, Commodore Dewey com­ manding, engaged and completely defeat­ ed the Asiatic squadron ,of Spain in the harbor of Manila, in the Philippine Isl­ ands. Reports of the terrific battle at the time this is written are meager. From the general drift of the dispatches it would appear that Commodore Dewey, with his fleet of five cruisers--the Olympia (flag­ ship), Baltimore, Boston, Concord, and Raleigh--and the gunboat Petrel ap­ proached the shore under cover of the darkness on. Saturday night and at day­ break Sunday morning steamed into Ma­ nila Bay, where he found himself con­ fronted by the Spanish fleet, which had COMMODORE DEWEY, HEKO OF MANILA. not sailed away, as had been stated, and the shore batteries. Numerically, the odds were against him. To our six cruis­ ers and one gunbout were opposed eight cruisers and five gunboats., To our 118 guns were opposed 448 guns. But the American guns were heavier, the Ameri­ can vessels were stancher and stronger, and American seamen and Runners--there are no .better in the world. It was near dark Saturday when the American fleet passed Subig bay, which is on the China sea, and around Mariveles peninsula from Manila and Manila bay, and steered directly for the entrance to the mouth of the latter. It was under­ stood that the entrance to the bay, as well as the bay itself, was loaded with electric mines and torpedoes, but if this was the case, they did not explode, for the American fleet sailed in the blackness of the night over and through tCein un­ harmed. Presently dawn began to break, and the sun arose in all its oriental splendor. The weather was calm and sultry. The dim outlines of the hills in the neighborhood of Cavite were discernible. Nothing whatever could be seen of the Spanish fleet, but the Americans knew they were but a few minutes away from the great­ est naval battle of modern times. , The word had gone around, "Remember the Maine! Remember the Maine," and into drawn faces there came that look which one sees only when man, stirred by strong and primitive emotions, determines to meet a.nd fight his enemy to the death. All Remember the Maine. "Remember the Maine" throbbed' the engines in the holds. "Remember the Maine," said the gunners patting the grim steel monster which were soon to repeat the warcry of the American navy like the voic* of some Nemesis to the Span­ iards. It seemed almost as though the waves murmured the same shibboleth as they parted to the prows of the battle­ ships, and the same words came down from the masts, where the pennants cracked sharply in the morning breeze. The men of each ship knew that the Maine's fate might be theirs any moment, even before they had a chance to meet the first. Captain Wildes of the Boston was ordered to run out ahead and his ship had the honor of firing the first shot. The battle began almost immediately after­ ward on both sides, the fire of the Spanish fle&t being augmented by that of the Ca­ vite batteries. Under orders the Ameri­ can boats deployed to the right and left iintii ordered back for the formation and advance which finally destroyed the Span­ ish f leet . v . ' The Jioise of the bombardment was deafening on both sides, and the firing, considering the dense smoke which soon arose and obscured the fleets from each other, was well nigh continnous, although every shot was intended to count. The noise was plainly heard at Manila. Suddenly the Don Juan de Austria ran down the Spanish line under a mistaken signal from the admiral. It was struck at least three times by American shells, but a shot from an eight-pounder on the Olympia struck the Spanish boat near the water line. Watchers saw the Don Juan quiver as a horse does when shot in battle. Then in a sudden cessation of firing on both sides, which seemed almost for the purpose of watching what followed, the Spanish cruiser exploded with a noise which made all the cannonading that had gone before sound like the popping of so many corks. The tearing of steel, the splitting of tim­ bers, even the shrieks of the wounded could be plainly heard following this aw­ ful noise. Dead bodies of men were seen flying through the air, while the survivors were noticed jumping from the decks. The Don Juan careened over to port, righted again and dipped once more and began to sink rapidly. The shot undoubtedly pene­ trated a.nd exploded the Don Juan's mag­ azines. When the Don Juan blew up a cheer arose from each of the American fleet and again the cry went up, "Remember the Maine. The Maine is avenged.". The explosion unnerved the whole Span­ ish fleet, and it may be said to have de­ termined the whole battle, for it proved the turnirig point. Montejo had no time for vain regrets, for his own flagship was soon struck twice by shells. The attack of the American fleet was recommenced almost immediately after the explosion, and some of the hardest knocks were di­ rected at the'Reina Maria Christina. Her captain, Cardozo, and eight gunners were killed by 'a shell, and almost in the same instant a full broadside from two Ameri­ can ships struck the Spanish boat, killing two officers and a large number of men. Just then the Maria Christina was dis­ covered to be on fire and sinking. The crew broke from all discipline and rushed to the sides, jumping over, officers and men, preferring to trust to their powers as swimmers, rather than suffer the fate of their companions of the Don Juan. Admiral Montejo and a few officers had barely time to untangle a boat and pull off in it before his • flagship, the finest Spanish boat in Asiatic waters, sank in the bay. He tried to reach the Reina Mercedes, but she was in so hot a corner that he had to go on board the nearest boat, which proved to be the Isla de Cuba, a small and inferior cruiser. The Second Attack. After the battle had raged for an hour the American fleet retired by twos to the Nashan and Zafiro, where they recoaled, the remainder of the fleet keeping up the fight. None of Commodore Dewey's fleet showed any apparent injury to the Spanish fleet. They maneuvered with as much ease as though they were mere­ ly going through a squadron evolution in calm "waters. Nearly all the Spanish fleet showed bad injuries, and the loss of life among their sailors was- so great that the commanders moved the ships with difficulty. The American fleet reformed its line and began once more. Again the guns at Ca­ vite roared out a steady bass chorus to the water fight. Montejo recovered his presence of mind and reassembled his shattered line, presenting a bold but bat­ tered front to the enemy. He endeav ored to put heart into his men, but the fight had been taken out of the Spaniards and they seemed to feel that there was not the slightest chance of their winnin The work of the American fleet was shown to be more effective than was at first supposed, for in the bay toward Ma­ nila three other sunken Spanish ships were seen. A Spauish transport loaded with coal and ammunition, was set on fire by American shells and sank off Ca­ vite. The Cavite batteries continued the fight for some time after the fire of the Spanish ships slackened, but they, too, soon became silent. The position of the American ships pre­ vented the forts on the hills behind Bakor bay from keeping up anything but a desul- Stripes are now floating over the city. Commodore Dewey's first act as soon as the city capitulated was to land a force of marines to preserve order. The United States flag was. run up on the forts and public buildings and the American officers and insurgent leaders then at once set about organizing a provisional govern­ ment. . The transfer of authority was ac­ complished without demonstration by res­ ident foreigners. o The last act of Captain General Au- gusti bsfore surrendering the city of Ma­ nila was to cut the cable connecting the islands with the outside world, presuma­ bly to prevent tidings of Spain's great misfortune reaching Madrid. It appears that the last act of the victorious Ameri­ can commodore before the final surren­ der of the Spanish forces was to bombard the forts commanding the entrance of the harbor and Corregidor island. He need- EMILIO AQUIXALDO. Insurgent leader of the 1'hllippines. ed the latter island as ,1 base of supplies and was engaged in reducing the fortifi­ cations when the news of surrender was brought under a flag of truce. The Ca­ vite fortifications had already been prac­ tically destroyed by the American fleet during Sunday's naval battle. CITY OF PARIS SAFE. Fleet American Liner Reported Cap­ tured Arrives in New York. The American liner Paris arrived in New York Saturday morning from South­ ampton, after a rough passage of 7 days 17 hours and 45 minutes, with J) saloon, 42 second cabin and 98 steerage passen- WASHINGTON WILD WITH JOT. News of Victory Off Manila Met with Patriotic Acclaim. Washington special:' ? The national capital was delirious with' joy Sunday night over the news of the glorious naval victory in the Philippines, The bulletin boards in front of the news­ paper offices were surrounded all the evening by enthusiastic, cheering crowds, and at midnight the broad avenues were still thronged with excited groups dis­ cussing the meager details of the battle, while hordes of scrambling newsboys fill­ ed the city with the noise of their cries of extras. "Not since the dark days of the great civil conflict of a third of a' century ago have the people of the capital city been so profoundly moved by war news. Said President McKinley when he was shown the Madrid dispatch regarding the"engage­ ment between Dewey's squadron and the Spanish fleet off the Philippines, "That looks favorable. If the Spaniards admit that much, Dewey must have won a sub­ stantial victory." •, V' The first news of the battle received in Washington came in a brief cablegram from Madrid about 8 o'clock Sunday evening. As the night wore on the cable continued to sing the news of victory for the squadron of Admiral Dewey arid the interest grew into tremendous excitement; Ordinarily, Washington is the quietest of cities on Sunday, but as bulletin after bulletin was posted in front of the news­ paper offices, each successive one convey­ ing information more gratifying then its predecessor, the crowds in the streets be­ came uproarious. Good as well as bad news spread rap­ idly and by 10 o'clock the streets were crowded with people, all discussing the one exciting topic of the hour. While vic­ tory had been expected, the news of it-- coming as it did from Spanish sources-- gave vent to the patriotism of the people which has been pent up for days. It was a spontaneous outburst of patriotic feel­ ing that scarcely knew bounds. Admiral Dewey's name was on every lip and his praises were sung in the rejoicings of the people. MAY HASTEN PEACE. pnd of the War a Possible Result of Dewey*s Victory. An opinion freely expressed by naval officers is that the very decisive victory of Admiral Dewey's fleet will mean prob­ ably an early end of the war, without further naval battles of importance. The American fleet, it is suggested, is now supreme in the waters of Spain's Pacific possession, and Spain, it is argued, is con­ fronted with a situation which promises naught save disaster in case she elects to force more fighting. The superiority of an American fleet has been demonstrated in the Pacific, and the same, it is con­ tended, would be inevitable in the At­ lantic in case the clash comes. From whatever point of view considered, the policy of more fighting upon the part of Spain promises nothing but more Spanish misfortune. Navy officers think this view must prevail with the Spanish Govern­ ment, and believe an end of the war, upon the basis of Cuban independence, is to follow soon, and that, too. without fur­ ther notable opportunity for the American navy to prove its power and distinguish itself. Nations that Are. Neutral. Foreign countries have issued neutrality proclamations as to war between the Unit­ ed States and Spain as follows: Italy. France. - Netherlands. Korea. Norway. Argentine Republic. Sweden. Portugal. Switzerland. Japan. TJ. S. of Colombia. Uruguay. Mexico. England. Russia. Slam. Guatemala. China. SPANIARDS IN A RAGE. Open Revolt Is Threatened Because of the Crushing Defeat at Manila. New York special: Advices from European capitals indi­ cate that Spain is on the eve of a revolu­ tion. Outbreaks have occurred in the principal cities of the peninsula and mar­ tial law has been declared. .Not only; in the Cortes, but through the public press, a demand has been made for an explana­ tion of the disastrous defeat in Manila b a y . " - ' 1 - . • ' • • • • It is probable that the young king may be driverf from his throne to be succeeded by a military dictatorship under Weyler. There is jilso talk of a national ministry with Marshal Martinez Campos at its head. Mobs in Madrid have paraded the streets demanding the resignation of Pre­ mier Sagasta. It was reported by way of Gibraltar that Minister for the Colonies Moret had been assassinated, and that Prime Minister Sagasta sought protec­ tion from the mob at the British embassy. Berlin cipher dispatches from Madrid say that great excitement exists, threat­ ening a revolution. There has been riot­ ing and bloodshed at Seville, Valencia and Barcelona. The general belief is that the monarchy is in immediate danger. Mad­ rid is an armed camp and the Queen Re­ gent and the boy king have completed all preparations for flight. While the Car- lists are active, it is nevertheless believed that the dictatorship of Weyler may be the outcome of the crisis. WAR BULLETINS. Spain has sent troops into Porto Rico from Cuba. The St. Paul has been ordered to sea for scouting duty. The War Department says the publica­ tion of Lieut. Rowan's mission may cost Millions Spent on War. The several allotments made by the President from day to day out of the $50,000,000 national defense appropria PORT OF MANILA, CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES. the enemy, and this helped to intensify their feelings as the fleet forged onward. The breeze freshened up from off Ca­ vite and at 4:30 Sunday morning the ene­ my was in sight, ships as well as land batteries. It was plain that the Spanish admiral was takefi' entirely by surprise. His' fleet -was ready, but he did not expect the Americans would have the temerity to enter the mine-sowed bay and gSve him battle in front of Manila. With the rapidity for which he is noted, Admiral Montejo formed his line. The American fleet forced the fighting from tory fire, and even some of this was so badly managed that it dropped into the Cavite battery. From the very first shot of the battle Manila was in a panic. CAPTURE OF MANILA. Stars and Stripes Wave Over the Cap­ ital of the Philippines. , Hong Kong advices on Tuesday gave positive information that the Spanish gov­ ernor general of' Manila had surrendered to Commodore Dewey, in command of the American fleet, and that the Stars aud SPAIN'S SQUADRON WHICH HAS BEEN" ANNIHILATED. gers. The Paris left Liverpool the pre­ vious Saturday, with a large quantity of guns and ammunition for the Govern­ ment, aud had 152 passengers. Imme­ diately after her departure and before she passed the Lizard reports were cir­ culated from various British points that the Paris had been captured by a Span­ ish warship and was being taken to "Cadiz. When the Paris passed Lizard, she show­ ed her usual signals, and then put out all her lights, and disappeared in the dark­ ness of "the ocean. This did not put an end to the stories. London and other cities in England reported that the swift ship had been overtaken. The Paris was delayed by rough seas, fog and rain, but at no time during her voyage did she sight a Spanish warship. She discharged her cargo at once and was received by the naval authorities, her name being changed to the Yale. Consuls Act. with the Navy. Through the agency of the United States consuls abroad, the Navy Depart­ ment has been enabled to keep closely advised of the movements of all Spanish riierehant vessels, and their whereabouts is reported from time to time by passing merchant craft. The authorities, and es­ pecially the members of the strategy board, to which all such information is presented, have pretty definite knowledge now of the location of most of the4 Span­ ish ships engaged in the carrying trade. Fears of Yellow Fever. There is -grave danger of an outbreak of yellow fever on the blockading fleet. The Navy Department is said to have had intimations that premonitory signs of the disease are already apparent on several ships. Britain May Step In. Owing to the arrest of several English­ men in Cuba, accused of being American spies, negotiations have been opened for the taking off of British subjects by Brit­ ish men-of-war. tion, now aggregate $41,222,110, as fol lows: War, $1G.148,027; navy, $25,078, 489; treasury, $5,000. Of these amounts the Navy Department has disbursed $11,- 145,000 and the War Department $22 - 145,000. Blow Up Wreck of the Maine. The State Department learned Sunday through its secret agents that the wreck of the battleship Maine, lying in Havana harbor, had been destroyed by the Span­ ish authorities. It is supposed by offi­ cials of the administration that this action on the part of the Spanish authorities had been taken to prevent raising of the wreck after the capture of Havana. This information has intensified the desire to "avenge the Maine." Mounts for Coast Defense Guns. A Cleveland, O., firm lias received a rush order from the Government for six more disappearing carriages for coast defense guns. The order iuvolves about $100,000. It is stated that there are 100 defense guns which the Government de­ sires to mount along the Atlantic coast as soon as gun carriages can be obtained. Mexican Marauders. Word has been received in New Orleans from the Mexican border that a number of marauding expeditions are being fitted out in Mexico l'or the purpose of foraging in Texas. Men of means are said to be backing the undertaking. Will Recruit 3,000 Negroes. Major General Brooke, commanding the division of the Federal army at Chick- amanga, has begun the eulistment of 3,000 negroes. This number of colored troops is required under the reorganiza­ tion bill. Would Wreck Army Trains. Gov. Atkinson received a letter from Dr. James L. Long of Good. Hope, Ga., saying Spanish spies were planning to wreck bridges and bldW up trains bear­ ing troops to Key West. OKNKKAT. l'ANDO. Spanish commander of Santiago de Cuba, who has ordered that all men between 15 and 00 years old must "volunteer" or bo shot. him his life. He went to Cuba to estab­ lish communication with Gomez. Gen. Blanco has practically abandoned the minor cities of Cuba. A thousand Johns Hopkins students have enrolled for military service. With Havana out of beef a bull fight an appetizing spectacle there, confidence appears to be felt Madrid as to the outcome of the war. The Government of Uruguay has for­ bidden the public raising of money for Spain. The Spanish torpedo boat destroyers continue cruising in the straits of Gib­ raltar. The harbor at Key West is so full of prize ships that no more can be accom­ modated there. The Philadelphia cemetery association offers to till the graves of militiamen kill­ ed in the war. The Treasury Department has ordered the Saturniua, Spauish, seized in Bolixi harbor, released. Supplies are to be sent at once to the suffering Cubans by the Red Cross steam­ er State of Texas. The naval prize court began its sit­ tings at Key West Wednesday. Pro­ ceedings are secret. A dispatch from Manila says the Span­ iards have captured the American bark Saranac, loaded with coal. Work on the old monitors is being rap­ idly pushed to completion at League Isl­ and navy yard, Philadelphia. The four-masted American ship Shen­ andoah, reported captured by the Span­ ish, arrived ill Liverpool safely. The accident to the Cushing was the first serious breakdown she has experienc­ ed in her nine years of service, A Worcester (Mass.) foundry has just secured a Government contract for mak­ ing 10,000 shells of 3.(5 caliber. The French residents of San Juan sought refuge on board.the French cruis­ er Admiral Rigault de Geuouilly, Famine and smallpox are,killing men, women and children in Porto Rico. The conditions^ ri the interior aft^horrible. Yokohama journals urge Japan to con­ sent to America buying Japan's two cruis­ ers now building in the United ^States. Shipping people at* Barcelona want Spain to demand an indemnity through the French embassy,for "America's acts of piracy." Gen. Lee says that the Spanish army in Cuba will be forced to evacuate with­ out the necessity of the United States sending troops there. The Navy Department is to be kept constantly informed of the movements of the fleet .before Havana by messages sent by carrier pigeons. If Gen. Blanco makes an attempt to replace the batteries demolished by Ad­ miral Sampson at M'atauzas there will be another bombardment. The Bratsburg, a Norwegian steamer, Tampico for (5uba, with 550 head of cat­ tle, was intercepted by the fleet off Ha­ vana and sent to Key West. The Government has broken the back­ bone of the Missouri rnule trust by refus­ ing to accept the bids recently sent in for furnishing these animals for the army. Blanco cabled to Madrid that an Amer­ ican warship captured a Spanish mer­ chantman off Cienfuegos and made pris­ oners of war of several officers on board. At Tampa, Fla., fifteen Cuban physi- eians have entered the service of thei i United States. They are regarded as spe-.! eialists in Cuban diseases, and will ac-, > company the invading army. ' Spain's Admirers Beaten. W hen the packet Cherokee started for St. Louis from Peoria the other evening she carried two Portuguese stevedores who have come to the conclusion that Americans can fight. They sauntered in­ to a Bridge street saloon earlv in fjie evening aTnd read the war bulletins. Then they declared that Spain would have no trouble in whipping America, and that such an ending to the struggle would be satisfactory to them. At the time there were only three other persons in the sa­ loon, the German proprietor, the Irish bartender and the negro porter, but they immediately'argued the point with the Portuguese. By way of convincing the visitors that Americans can fight, they employed bungstarters, chairs and beer mallets. Twenty-minutes after the-en­ gagement began the Portuguese were car­ ried to the boat on improvised stretchers, their clothes liberally adorned with tiny American flags. The physician on the packet said they wouid' recover, but they were badly bruised and cut. •Father an^fion Cremated, Fire early the other morning destroyed the large sickle factory of R, Ilerschel & Co. at Peoria, and the firemen in looking over the ruins after the flames had been extinguished found the charred bodies of Antonio Aoer and his son, George. The father had been the watchman at the factory for years, and occasionally the boy would remain over night with him. That night, after talking with his father for an hour or two, he crawled upon a bench and went, to sleep. Antonio, in making his customary rounds, discovered the building on fire and hastily went through the neighborhood seeking aid. Upon returning lie immediately thought of the boy and rushed inside, hoping to save him. The factory burned like tin­ der and before he'had progressed many feet the flames had enveloped and suffo­ cated him. The loss on the building reaches $18,000, insured for $25,000. Rey. J. C. Meyer Elected Moderator. The Springfield Association of Congre­ gational Churches concluded its .thir­ teenth annual meeting at Chandlerville. The meeting was in session three days nnd was one of the most successful in the history, of the association. Rev. J. C. Meyer of Beardstown was elected mod­ erator, and Rev. R. W. Newlands of Mat- toon was chosen as scribe. The office of registrar was filled by the election of Rev. J. B. Fairbank of Godfrey. The home missionary committee selected- is Rev. A. E. Arnold, Rev. J, C. Meyer and W. K. Mertz. The fall meeting of the association will be held at Iloodhouse some time in September. Estate for as Heiress. In the orphans' court at Pittsburg, Pa., Judge W. G. Hawkins ordered Attorney R. B. Ivory, formerly guardian of Miss Edna Benser, to turn over the young womain's entire inheritance to a safe de­ posit and trust company. The decision of the court is surprising. Mr. Ivory is al­ lowed nothing l'or bis services. Miss Benser is the Rock Island heiress who asked the court to remove Attorney Ivory because he had charged her $32,000 for collecting $101,000. Ivory claimed it was not an exorbitant fee, but the court de­ cides otherwise. He will probably take an appeal. Insurance Benefits Are Safe. At Peoria, the following official circu­ lar has been issued by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen: "The insurance carried by the members of the Brother­ hood of Locomotive Firemen in the Unit­ ed States, Canada and Mexico will not be invalidated or placed in peril by any member who enlists in the fight against the Spanish, arid in case of death, or loss of limb in war, or while in the country's service, the claims will be paid precisely as they would be uuder other circumstan­ ces or conditions." A broom corn carnival for next fall M being agitated by . Tuscola people. The fund for the relief of the Shawnee- town flood1 sufferers aggregated $12.- 408.27. An explosion of a gasoline stove caus­ ed the death of 1-year-old Edwin Leeta at Chicago. The State Board of Charities has adopt* ed the plans for the Peoria hospital for the incurable insane. The Rock Island Arsenal has been or­ dered to provide complete equipment for 75,000 men for field service. John Scott, one of the oldest residents of Sandoval, committed suicide by hang­ ing himself from a tree near his house. Vespasian Warner of Clinton has been nominated for Congress by the.Republi­ can convention of the Thirteenth dis­ trict. . • Judge J. B. Crowley has been nominat­ ed by the Democrats to represent the Nineteenth district of Illinois in Con­ gress. The motormen of the La Salle Street Car Company went out on a strike, and as a result the road was tied up com­ pletely. , ' ' •• v - . . : ••• Mr^. Augusta Sniith of Chicago, after grieving four years over her husband'® •death, committed suieide by taking car­ bolic.acid:: It is said that Chicago capitalists are considering the erection of a building to cost $500,000 to take the place of the > burned Coliseum. * . parties at ; Kankakee were so well pleased with their experiments in culti­ vating sugar beets last yerir that they, will raise ten acres this season. ' William Jones, a laborer, Hving at Chi­ cago Heights, was struck by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train near his home; and was instantly killed. It took the Republican convention of the Ninth district at Freeport just twen­ ty minutes to nominate R. R. Hitt for re-' election to Congress, adopt a set of res­ olutions and adjourn. - , . After asking his two daughters to leave the room, Michael Geary, a laborer at Chicago, placed a revolver to his left breast and -killed himself. Geary was & widower and 50 years old. A valuable brood mare owobf CL N. Rhoados tft Monti cello met death in a peculiar fashion recently. She came too near a calf to suit the latter's dam, and the old cow fatally gored the mare fax the neck. George W. Fleetwood was 21 the other day. His family arranged a little birth­ day party for him at his home in Chi­ cago. The young man, however, did not . return home, and it is thought that he en­ listed and is off to the war. The Evanston Woman's Club has elect­ ed these officers: President, Mrs. T. P., Stanwood; first vice-president, Mrs. W.; N. Green; recording secretary, Mrs. C. F. Orr; corresponding secretary, Mrs. D. W. Hess; treasurer, Mrs. L. J. Gilson. Fears that the Chicago postal service will be crippled by the absence of mem­ bers o£ the National Guard were ex­ pressed, by the postmaster when he learn­ ed that fifty of his men had asked for leave of absence to join their regiments.. Fred Kent, a Chicago stock yards la­ borer, committed suicide .by shooting himself twice below the heart. He was 54 years old and married. Kent was de­ spondent because physicians pronounced an attack of paralysis in his legs incura­ ble. . , jfaHl Two hundred coal miners employed in the Mascoutah and Rentchler mines have gone on a strike. The trouble at Mas­ coutah is about the pay for handling slate in tho mine, and at Rentchler it is over the payment of wages in checks instead of money. The 400 miners employed at Centralis. i halve gone on a strike. The men have been paid on the day plan, but they de­ mand the adoption of the Springfield scale, which the operators refuse to con­ sider. The Illinois Central has a large surplus of coal stored there. Prisoner Tries to Die. Overcome by the disgrace of arrest, Samuel Goldman, 20 years old, attempt­ ed to commit suicide by hanging him­ self in a cell at the Desplaines street sta­ tion in Chicago. The vouug man was found suspended from a bar by the keep­ er and rescued. He had used a tape measure in his essay at self-destruction. »i Injured in a Car Collision. - A Western avenue electric car, crowd­ ed with passengers, crashed into an east- bound Madison street cable train at Chi­ cago one recent night. The cable trailer and the trolley car were derailed and th^ee pasengers were hurt. The street ear company's wrecking wagon hurrying to the scene ran down a pedestrian. Brief State Happening*. Roy E. Woodward of Streator, a junior in Oberliu College, died at Oberlin, O., of typhoid fever. James K. Jones, aged 81, died-nrtMount Vernon. He was a Jefferson County pion­ eer and quite wealthy. Will C. Thiers of Elgin has been ap­ pointed chief clerk at' the insane hospital at a salary of $1,200 a year. Mrs. Charlotte Hicks, 70 years old, was killed by falling downstairs at the home of A. S. McC-askey in La Grange. Mrs. Margaret Itoyce, an inmate of the Home for Vhe Aged in Chicago, tried to commit suicide by stabbing herself. Fishermen found the body of Joseph Horscher in the river at the foot of South Water street, Chicago, and it was turn­ ed over to the police. Horscher disap­ peared a month ago. Mike Krywinski, a laborer residing at South Chicago, was instantly killed by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at a street crossing. Mrs. Ella Romatig, an Arabian, who kept a fruit stand at State and Polk streets, Chicago, was struck by a switch engine on the Rock Island tracks at Polk street and died at St. Luke's hospital. ' Nineteen teams of whist players from La Grange and Riverside went to Aii- rora and played an equal number of teams from the Aurora City Club. The game was not concluded until a late hour, when Aurora won by fifty-two points. The New Athens brewery plant has been entirely burned, causing a loss es­ timated at $100,000, fully insured. High school diplomas will be given to 1,101 boys and girls in Chicago the com­ ing June. This will be au increase of 147 over last year. A disastrous wreck * on the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad was nar­ rowly averted. The passenger train leav­ ing Peoria sLortly after noon, bound for Springfield, was brought , to a sudden standstill one mile beyond Grover while running at a high rate of speed, by the loss of one of the drive wheels. Singu­ larly none of the cars left the track and all the passengers escaped uuinj.tirwL The suit by members against the Cove­ nant Mutual Insurance Company of Galesburg was argued before Judge Hughes in the city court. The case was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, the court holding that the Attorney General was the proper person to bring suit. Before his departure from Galena Judge Speer, the eloquent Southern orator who paid such a glowing tribute to Gen. Grant at the memorial exercises held there, was presented by the employes of the Galena Gazette with a cane made from the historic workbench used by Gen. Grant before the war. . Henry E. Potthoff, a prominent insur­ ance man and City Treasurer of Peoria, while in the Alcazar saloon shot himself !in the head and was taken in a critical condition to St. Francis hospital. An hour before his attempt at suicide he bade good-by to a number of his friends, but they did not suspect anything wrong. He borrowed a revolver off Chief of Police White and on entering the saloon inquir­ ed as to who was at the bar. Then he entered the toilet room and shot himself. At the hospital he said he was a fool, that he had financial difficulties, but now he had added to his troubles. The Illinois inheritance tax cases have been decided in the United States Su­ preme Court. The opinion was read by Associate Justice McKenna. The court dismissed the appeal brought by the es­ tate of the late John B. Drake of Chi­ cago from the Illinois Supreme Court for want of jurisdiction on the grounds that no Federal question was involved. The verdict of the Circuit Court for northern Illinois in the ease of the estate of the late Gen. Torrence was affirmed. This decision settles beyond dispute the con­ stitutionality of the Illinois inheritance tax law. The third case, which, with the other two, was tried as° one, was brought by the Sawyer estate from the Circuit Court for northern Illinois, and the decis­ ion of the lower court was reversed by an unanimous opinion, with an order for a rehearing, the costs to be paid by the plaintiff in error. James J. Kirby, a Momenee banker, will run for Representative of the Six­ teenth senatorial district against E. C. Curtis, Mr. Kirby was nominated at the Kankakee County Democratic eon- y en tion. Upon the recommendation of the board of pardons Gov. Tanner has granted a full pardon to Alice Gilbert, who is now in the county jail at Chicago serving a one-year sentence for larceny. She was convicted at the October term of stealing a small sUtai of money, about §15. She is suffering from consumption, and her con­ dition's precarious. The Bloomington Pantagraph state? that J. H. Hardebcck is promoting a $120,000 electrical railroad from La Hogue north through Iroquois and Kan­ kakee counties to Carrow. The scheme includes thev purchase of Henry Seideu- top's 100-acrc farm south of Hersher, and the establishing of a village there. The entire 000. employes of the four Pana coal ,miles are out on a strike. They demand tlie Springfield scale of 40 cents. Pana and the surrounding towns are In the midst of a coal famine. The minora are receiving supplies and aid from the State miners' organization and will be prepared to carry o® the fight to a bitt*r end.