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THE STATE CAPITAL.
TURNER,
SPRINGFIELD.
ILLINOIS
Thk house of representatives passed
bills, on the <Uh. admitting New Mex-
ico and Arizona into the Union.
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RonKRT Loir|h Stevknsox, who has
been there, drserilies the government
of Samoa as a sort of comic opera af-
fair.
NEWS AMD NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
On the Oth the board of trade an«l cit-
izens' relief committee of I'ine ItlnffF.
Ark., notified the public that no more
help was needed there.
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Thk Tennessee state militia has been
recalled from the Oliver Spring mines
with n view to a peaceful settlement of
the troubles in the mining region.
JcnoK Frank Tj. Oiiisox, of the su-
perior court of Wisconsin, dropped dead
in his room itt the residence of Kugenc
S. Elliott, at Milwaukee, on the 7th.
Oov. I'attichn of Pennsylvania hns
issued a proclamation asking for relief
for the storm, flood ami fire sufferers of
the northwestern portion of the state.
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Thk I'nitcd States steamer Texas,
which has been under construction for
so long a time at the Norfolk (Va.) navy
yard .is to l>o launched on the -'8th, at
noon.
W. T. M»iork, of Surrounded 11111.
Ark., claims that he possesses the spirit
of (J<h 1, and foretells that if the world
docs not repent all but eighteen souls
an ill be destroyed by HikhI and famine
Parisian newspaper?, niiffiir gnml to
Era nee from the voluntary visit to
President Carnot of a brother of the
czar, contrasting it with the compul-
sory visit of the czar to the emperor of
Germany.
It is said that the cut in passenger
rj.tes to Minneapolis, Minn., made to
catch the mult it tides visiting the repub-
lican national convention in that city,
will cause endless trouble to the rail-
road companies.
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A KIiik was discovered, on the Jtd, in
the hold of the steamship St. Pancras.
loading at How's Stores, Itrooklyn, for
l,iverpool, and was not sulwlued until
the hold was Hooded with water. The
loss is about Jiin.lMMl.
Poi'k Lko XIII.. in order to testify his
interest in the Columbian exposition
and his respect for the American peo
pie, has determined to send an impor-
tant exhibit from the Vatican. Such a
step was never before taken by the
papal authorities.
Tiik Pittsburgh Eorge and Iron Co..
which employs l.UOO men in their Alle-
gheny (Pa.) works, have notified their
men that on July I a general reduction
in wages must be made, irrespective of
any scale or rules the Amalgamated as-
sociation may determine upon.
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Thk business failures occurring
throughout the country, during the
seven days ended on the J»d, numlter,
for the I'nitcd States, 1T.*», and for Can-
ada IW, or a total of "*07: as compared
with t'.ts the previous week, and 'JJ4 for
the corresponding week of last year.
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A rrani'ii ofithe Illinois Woman's Ex-
position board has lteen formed at
llloomington. 111., and the following of-
ficers elected: President, Mrs. Ceo. P.
Ilrown; vice-president, !Vlrs. W. O. Davis;
secretary, Nlrs. II. C. Dcmottc. The
women are taking interest in the move-
ment.
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Thk Killings and Great Falls stage
■ v.iu. lu'Wfr ap—rm—V^rrtrTtrrV-—TiTTT.
Mont., by masked men, on the lid, and
the treasure box and mail sacks taken
after one horae was shot. The pa>..-*en-
gers were not molested, and were al-
lowed to procceil with the remaining
horse.
On the tth, (Jov. Flower of New
York pardoned tin* labor agitator, Jo-
seph I (a mm less, who was sentenced to
Sing Sing for blackmail in obtaining *100
from the cloak firm of I'opkin Marks,
New Vork city, on the promise that he
would send their cloak makers back to
work.
An important battle has l>een fought
near Valencia, Venezuela, and resulted
in t he defeat of President I'alaeio's
forces. Terrific fighting occurred all
along the line and the rout of the gov-
ernment troops was most complete.
Ex-President Kojas Paul lias come out
openly in favor of the rebellion. He
has gone to Curieo. .
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A Noiii.K shepherd dog. the property
of Joseph l.angin. of St. bonis, plunged
into the Mississippi river at the f«>ot of
Sou la iil street, on the Mh, and seizing
Joseph Ueinhart, a German '.J I years
old, who had jumped in with suicidal
intent by the collar of his coat, swam
with him to the shore, rescuing him
from certain death.
Thk propeller Progress, of Milwau-
kee, coal laden, hound up the Detroit
river, collided with the propeller ltrit-
ton, of Kockport, shortly after mid-
night on the Od, opposite Wyandotte,
Mich., and the Progress was sunk
in twenty-live feet of water, dis-
appearing in less than three minutes,
('apt. Sullivan and the crew of sixteen
men were saved.
J
Ckn. Ouri'tciikkk. recently placed in
command of the Kussian armies, is too
Mout to sit in a saddle, and even walks
with difficulty. The Pall Mall Uazette
says that his wife is a French woman,
and he is one of the most enthusiastic
advocates of a Franco-Russian alliance.
This being so, he is an ardent Pan-
Slavist. and a bitter foe of everything
(iermnn. Gen. Obrutchcff is about 65
years of age.
What is believed to be the largest
aerolite ever known to have fallen is
lying in the Caspian sea a short distance
from the peninsula of Apsheron. So
enormous is it that it projects twelve
feet above the water, and save for its
fused black crust, which gives it the
appearance of having l>ecn varnished,
it has the appearance of being one of
the usual r<x'ky formations met with
ulong the coast.
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A n.orn-rtrst occurred at Monon-
gahcla City, Pa., on the 7tli. and the
lightning played havoc. The Penn-
sylvania railroad bridge was washed
away, and the river bridge had a nar-
row escape. Horses and other live
stock were drowned, anil it is feared
some lives were lost. Dwellings on the
low lands were flooded, the occupants
being eompeled to flee for their lives,
j^hc Episcopal church was badly shat-
ked by lightning1. Wiihhouts were
parous along tho Monongahela dm-
\ of the Pennsylvania road, causing
Iv to truins.
Is th" senate, on the SI. after th» trmtiMctiou
of notne routine bnilneM, Mr. Stewart concluded
hia free-coinage speech. A resolution provid-
ing for an investigation of recent nitional
l>auk failures was adopted and a committee of
senators was appointed to conduct the inquiry
.... In the house the daj was spent in wrang-
ling over th" post office appropriation bill, upoa
technicality*. Among the amendments
adopted was one graating $100.1*10 for mail
facilities in connection with the World *» Colum-
bian exposition.
Thi senate was not in session on th*> 3d .. In
the house the day was devoted to the further
consideration of the post offic-s appropria-
tion bill iu committee of tha whole, bnt with-
out completing it. Aa amendment redu-
cing by la per cent, the compensation of rail-
roads for mail transportation was rejected, and
an amoadmeat providing that no part of the
money appropriated for stamped envelopes
should t>> used in printing on the-© envelope*
the address of business firm < was ad-led.
Thk senste was not in session on the 4th
In tho honte the postoffice appropriation bill
was pass >d, after which several hours wers
frittered away in filibustering against a motion
made by Mr. Hatch to take tip his anti-option
bill. The filibusters rs were finally successful
an-1 Mr. Hatch was forced to move an adjourn-
ment.
1.x the senate, on the nth. the day was ptssed
in listening to a speech by Senator Vest, on the
free-wool bill, during which the speaker dis-
ensed the silver question, the tariff and reci-
procity. No business was transacted In the
house among the measures passed were the anti-
option bill, tho resolution placing the river and
harbor bill and the naval appropriation bills in
conference; the resolution for the purchase of
a site and the erection of a pedestal for a statue
toOen. Sherman; bills admitting New Mexico
and Arizona as states, and the legislative, exe-
cutive and judicial appropriation bill.
Is the senate, on the 7th. the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was passed, with
amendments .... In the house an urgent defi-
ciency bill, appropriating $7.K74,U>0 for pen-
sions, and $14,011) for contingent ex|M>nses of
the house was passed, as were also bills estab-
lishing weath -r bureau stations on Middle and
Thunder Bay islandLake Huron, and ceding
lands to thi city of New Bedford, Mass., for a
public psrk.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Thk steamer .lohn Matthews, loaded
with coin, Ixmnd for Pine ItlufT. Ark.,
ran against the pier on the bridge over
the Arkansas river at Van lluren, Ark.,
at 1 o'clock on the morning of the :»d.
and sank. Rescuing parties at once
set to work to save the crew. C'apt.
Itlack, the pilot, and at least one-third
of the crew are l»»st.
Thk levee in front of the Hell Chase
plantation, on the right bank of the
Mississippi river, fifteen miles below
New Orleans, eaveil in. on the :>d, and
in a few minutes a crevasse sf fifty-
four feet wide and six feet deep was
raging. The break will cause great
loss to many planters in the lower
e< >sist.
Ix a frightful thunder-storm in Lack-
awanna county. Pa., on the night of the
"Jd, two lx>ys were kille-.i and a Iwy and
a girl fatally injured by lightning.
Thk most desperate man Sevier coun-
ty, Tenn., has ever produced was arrest-
ed near Knoxville on the :id. His name
is .lames Sutton. His latest crime was
cutting one Little to pieces with a
hatchet last Scptemlter. For this he
was confined in the Sevierville jail, but
escaped the following month. In De-
cember he was recaptured, but in Jan-
uary made his escape again. Hesides
other accomplishments, he has l>ecn
married three times and all his wives
are living.
It is declared positively by a person
who is in a position to know, but who
declines to have his named used, that?
the Dalton gang, which held up the
Santa Ke express at Red Rock. 1. T., se-
cured from the Wells- Kargo com pan 3"
safe (50.000 in cash, which was lading
forwarded from the treasury depart-
ment at Washington to the agent of the
Sac uud Fox-Indiana — •'
A coa 1. train switching on a sidetrack
half a mile west of Colchester, III., on
the evening of the ;td, ran into a con-
struction train on the main line and
sinaslu*d up several ears. William Peck,
a young man of Colchester, was killed
outright: a Swede named (lusChelgren
fatally and several others severely in-
jured.
A gk.nkkai. strike is imminent at the
great Calumet and lleela copper mine
in upper Michigan. The company
threatens to discharge all employes who
art* ntemWrs of the Knights of Labor
or any other lal»or organization. A
long struggle is expected, as the unions
are very strong at Calumet.
Mns. Hknry Thomas, of Cadi*. O., sent
her .Vyear old son Willie to a store to
buy snuff on the 3d. Later the boy
was found dead near his house with his
mouth full of snuff. It is supposed that
he had undertaken to use it and was
strangled to death.
On. City and Titusville (Pa.) were
visited, at 'J o'clock on the morning of
the 5th. by a terrible calamity. The
bursting of a dain seven miles up Oil
creek caused a sudden tl<mwl which in-
undated a large portion of the cities
resulting in the destruction of much
property ami the loss of many lives.
While the Hood was at its height, the
bursting of several oil tanks and the
ignition of the fluid, which spread
abroad upon the surface of the waters,
carried death in its most horrible form
and devastation everywhere. Th« loss
of human life was terrible, various «*sti-
mates placing it at from fiftv to nearly
MM).
Skchktaky ok Statk Hi.a ink ten-
dered his resignation to the president,
on the 4th. and it was promptly ac-
cepted. In an interview Mr. Hlaine
was made to say that his action was in
no way the result of the near approach
of the Republican national nominating
convention, but n as caused by the false
light in which he was made to appear
before the public by reason of his con-
stant mention in connection with the
presidency and its implied treachery to
the administration of which he was a
member becoming unbearable.
The victims of the fire in the Berken-
berg mine at Przibram. Bohemia, are
now estimated at 500.
No Aitvii H had been received, up to
the 4th, from Capt. Lugard relative to
the alleged excesses committed in
Uganda. The East Afriea Co. has de-
cided to withdraw its expedition at the
nd of the year, ami has notified the
church missionary society, which sub-
scribed £10.000 toward the c«»st of the
Lugard expedition and to protect the
missionaries, that the latter must there-
after fight their own battles.
France is calling the English gov-
ernment to an account for recent mas-
sacres of French Catholic missionaries
in Africa by British Protestant soldiers.
Thk coming conference between the
czar of Russia and the einperor of tier-
many is believed to have a deep polit-
ical significance.
Epwako Mc.Millax, the wife mur-
derer. was hanged in the jail-yard at
Wilkesbarre. Pa., on the Oth. The drop
fell at 10:^8 a. m.. and in nine minutes
he vi as pronounced dgad. His neck was
broken. He killed hi* wife whlla drunk
on February 2V,
Edith Uordax, the Little Rock (Ar t.
cook who was under arrest charger
with putting poison in the food at the
Woo ten house, has been held to await
the action of the grand jury.
Austin Portkh a wife murderer, was
taken from the jail at Grayson, Ky., by
a mob, at 1 o'clock on the morning of
the Oth, and hanged to a railroad
bridge.
The Baptist ministers of Nc.v York
have voted confidence in Rev. Thomas
Dixon, now under arrest for libeling an
excise commissioner.
Dr. Bi'chakax, of New York city,
was arrested, on the t»th, charged with
killing his wife by poison.
On the Oth the famous Mrs. Josephine
Ainmon died in Cleveland, O., of ulcera-
tion of the bowels. Her career had
Wn an exceptional one. She became
famous throughout Ohio five years ago.
when Judge Hamilton committed her
to jail for contempt in refusing to an-
swer questions in the celebrated .losie
Bain habeas corpus case. She remained
in prison forty-one days before she
yielded.
A roii.er exploded in the tile works
of Kinsey, Ca ugh ill »t* Co.. near Ada-
ville, Ind.. on the Oth. and Daniel Tay-
lor. .lames Caughill and ltert Roller
were killed. (»eorge Williams was fa-
tally injured. Caughill had only been
married three weeks. The others leave
families.
Neari.Y 1.000 men resumed work at
the large Spreckles sugar refineries in
Philadelphia, on the Oth, after a shut-
down of nearly three months. Oeneral
Manager Peterson says they will at
once put new sugar on the market
again at such prices as they deem re-
munerative. without reference to any
prices any trust may be disposed to dic-
tate.
At the Hillis st«»nc-<|uarries near
tireencastle. Ind.. on the Oth. a fright-
ful accident occurred, caused by the ex-
plosion of a twenty-five-pound case of
powder. Charles Williams was killed
and John Williams and Fred Ooddard
were seriously injured.
The rebuilding of Jim town. Col.,
destroyed by fire on the 5th. will not
take tangible shape until the insurance
on the burnt town is adjusted. A
search of the ruins reveals no skeletons
and the reports of hiss of lives were
pure fabrication. The loss of property
is still estimated at ¥1.000,000.
Ci,ark's mill-dam. at I'nion City, l*a..
burst, on the night of the ,»th. and a
wall of water swept through the town,
carrying thirty houses from their foun-
dations. and while many persons were
badly hurt, none lost their lives. Hun-
dreds of horses and cattle were drowned.
By the explosion of a coal-oil stove at
Jeffersonville, Ind.. on the evening of
the 5th, Misses Liz/.ic Davidson and
Katie McCann were Imdly burned alxnit
their faces, waists and arms.
Chester IIeitzman, of l.ogunsport,
Ind.. whose left leg was cut off by a
Panhandle train, has compromised his
suit of .*10.000 against the company by
accepting *0,000 in cash.
Maroaret Ei.i.en Ci.ark, a lady well
known in Dubuque. la., for thirty
years, fell down stairs, on the 5th. and
broke her neck. Death was almost in-
stantaneous. She was the daughter of
Engineer John Clark, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. l*aul railway.
Two shocks of carthqvakc were felt,
at midnight on the Oth. at Canosa. a
town in the IVovinee
miles southwest of
The shtn-ks were felt
not so severely.
A i.ARfiE number of the victims ol
the Oil City and Titusville (Pa.) horror
were buried, on the 7th, with impres-
sive ceremonies. It was estimated that
the lis*. of^Kdea'l would reach about
M*rs. Ar.nefi Frieao. of New York,
committed suicide,'011 the 7th. rather
than be dispossessed of her home, the
rent of which, her husliand Wing out
of work, she could not pay.
A CYC'I.one at Emmettslmrg. la., on
the 7th. destroyed the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids A Northern depot and
several other buildings.
The English excursion steamer Alert
was wrecked, on the 7th. on the Jersey
island w>ast. A panic ensued, but all
on Ixtard were saved.
The empeijw of tiermany and thecxar
of Russia met at Keil on the 7th.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
of Bari, thirteen
ISarletta. Italy,
at Rome, though
In the senate, on the sth. Mr. Ilolph
(Ore.) spoke on the bill providing for the
irrigation and reclamation of arid lands
and for the protection of forests and
the utiliz.ition of pasturage In the
house consideration of the bill to for-
feit lands grant<*d to any state or cor-
poration to aid in the it instruct ion of
railr«»ads opposite to the portion of any
railroad not constructed in the time
specified in the act making the grant
was temporarily laid aside ;>nd the
agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up and passed without substan-
tial amendment
A DKSTKI'cnvK rain, hail and wind-
storm visited St. Marys. O., on the 7th.
and wrought considerable damage in
the oil fields. On the Le Blonde farm
a 500-burrel oil tank was struck by
lightning and the oil was completely
consumed. The rain-fall was unpre-
cedented. and various parts of the city
were inundated and cellars Hooded. In
the upper country a 500-birrel tank
was fired by lightning, and its flames
destroyed property worth S\!5,0<Hl.
Boh Fohi» the desperado and train
rohlter. whose cowardly assassination of
his former leader. Jesse James, earned
the execrations of all good inen and al-
most elevated his victim to the role of a
martyr, was himself shot down, on the
Sth. without warning, in his new dance
house in Creede. Col., by IX-puty Sher-
iff Kelly, as the result of a former quar-
rel. He died instantly.
The proceedings of the Republican
national convention, on the 8th. were
short and devoid of interest outside of
the ovation accorded to Oov. McKinley
of Ohio on assuming the permanent
chairmanship of the convention. The
committees on credentials and resolu-
tions not being ready to report an early
adjournment was taken to the morning
of the 9th.
A private letter received in fjuebcc.
Can., from Sir Julian Pauncefote. Brit-
ish minister at Washington, refers to
Mr. Blaine's retirement and adds: "His
last official act was to sign a treaty with
me for the recovery of deserting mer-
chant seamen."
Seventeen of the Mexican bandits
who attacked Ludert hacienda, in the
state of Vera Cruz, have been killed by
state troops in their pursuit.
Thk Berlin Tageblatt's Zanzibar dis-
patch of the 8th. says. English reports
via Moinbas confirm the news of the
death of Emin Pasha.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
coronation of Francis Joseph as king of
Hungary is being celebrated at Buda*
Pcbth.
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.
Adrratures of m Voung Couple.
On May 22 H. J. Tillenburg. aged 18,
employed by a Chicago firm doing busi-
ness on South Water street, and Josic
Merrill, aged 18. the heiress of $12,000,
ran away to Kenosha and were married.
Tillenburg has a rich father in Lincoln.
Neb., and his wife inherits her property
on marriage. They thought they would
get along very nicely, but the elder
Tillenburg repudiated the marriage and
would not contribute a cent, while the
bridegroom's employers turned him off
for being absent without leave. The
young couple soon came to grief. Then
they had a quarrel, in which Josie
threw a tumbler at her husband's head.
Later they made up. and went to call
on Josie's father. He waited on the
►idewalk. but she went in "and has not
been seen by her husband since.
The tiospel ship ••I.lberty."
Another (iospel ship was launched
11 Chicago the other day.
It bal been built and th« machinery
pnt in during the winter and aprinpr.
Rev. Mr. Ashley, who will carry the Gospel
cbout the lakes on th*» new craft, was
formerly a Methodist minister, bnt now
announces himself as independent in reli-
gions thoughts, an 1 says he will preach
the Oospel of Jesus Christ without re-
gard to denominational lines, so that all may
listen to him. The launch was a perfect suc-
cess. no j-ccident occurring to mar tho pleasnre
of the occasion. A few remarks were mil? by
Mr. A>hley, dedicating the ship to th? true
Oospel and christening it tin Liberty—meaning
liberty of religions tl-on -ht—and then a fervent
prayer was addressed tor the success of the
great mission. A large number of pennons
were interested in th" servic ?s.
Relief Ftindn Distribution.
State Treasurer Wilson, to whom all
i'onds for the relief of flood sufferers in
I'linois are forwarded, said the other
day:
I exprct to distribute through local commit-
tees in the various innndated districts, and tc
that end desire that cities and counties con-
taining flood-sufferers will designate proper
committees, with whom I can act, and through
whom I can make distnl ntion, and notify me
of the names and address1?* of snch committees.
I desire to know tho number of flood victims
and the extent of loss to whom each committee
will distribute, to enable me to make distribu-
tion in proper ratio, and woul 1 like imm -diate
action taken upon this matter.
Driving the (iHinlilern Out.
The l>oard of supervisors of McLean
county are giving their attention to the
gamblers.
They passed a resolution directing Sh^rifl
liishop to arrest all persons either maintinin^
gambling houses or l>ein; inmates of gambling
houses, and the next day the sheriff raided thi
largest houses in Bloomington. arresting tho
proprietor and two inmates. There were nim
gambling houses in Blo'iminijJoii, employing
all of th« various kinds of ga:nl>lin parapher-
nalia. bat they are closed and th-' gamblers
have Ik'en leaving town on every triin. Th™
gamblers have ha i a ri<-h h irv »st th • pist few
weeks.
Illinois Wom tn'H Kvponitlon Hoard.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
ladies of Bloomington and central Illi-
nois, was held at Hlooiuington. and a
club of the Illinois woman's exposition
Inxtrd was formed. The following offi-
cers were elected: President, Mrs.
(J eorge F. Brown: vice-president. Mrs.
W. O. Davis: secretary. Mrs. II. C. De-
motte.
The .Military Shoot.
It has lieen deckled to hold the an-
nual infantry and regular ariny com-
petitive shoot at Fort Sheridan, near
Chicago, this year. Soldiers or officers
who won medals last year will not Ite
allowed to compete, and those who took
part but were not successful will have
to enter the distinguished marksmen's
class.
Ilee»lnr School Klcction.
Over S00 women voted at the Decatur
school election, when W. B. Chambers,
mayor of the city, and Mr. Muses Staf-
ford were the opposing eirtdidffves. The
election was the most exciting and in-
teresting in hx-al history, and 2.840
votes were east. Cliamlters had :;o ma-
jority.
Another Disturliaore in Kate*.
Stability of freight rates lietween
Chicago and St. boui.s is again seriously
threatened by the refusal of the west-
ern lines to prorate with the Chicago »fc
Eastern Illinois on business from Chi-
cago to Kansas City and other Missouri
river points visi St Louis.
Chicago t |»|M-r Ten on Tiptoe.
Chicago's upper ten are looking for
the arrest at New York, on her arrival
from Europe, of a society leader who is
said to have a large amount of jewelry,
laces, etc.. hid on her person, intending
to smuggle it in.
Hushing Potatoes Into Chicago.
The recent advance in the price of
pot a tot's at Chicago has greatly in-
creased the receipts. Arrivals have
been so large recently that the market
has l>een weakened considerably.
Thought to he oil the Kiifht Side."
Merton Dnnlap. the missing county
clerk from Champaign, is thought to
have l>een on the right side of a big
forn deal, the pr<K-eods of which may
square him.
TJie Asylum Tor the Hlinri.
The closing exercises of the state asy-
lum for the blind at Jacksonville were
very interesting. The institution has
sold ftM.OOO worth of the pupils" work
this year.
Women Working for the World's Fair.
Columbia clubs have lieen organized
in nearly nearly every county in the
state by the Illinois women's World's
fair board. Will county has the largest
slub.
tioes to the Chicago Cniversity.
Prof. Nathaniel Butler. Jr.. has ae-
eepted the chair of English literature
in the Chicago university. He will be
a valuable addition to the faculty.
Killed by I.lghtning.
\V. B- Weaver, a farmer, was killed
by lightning in Sagamon county. The
two horses he was driving were killed,
but three men with him were unhurt.
F*i-i*es for Oratory.
Prizes for oratory in the junior class
at the state university: First. |M,Wm.
R. Chambers: second. *40. Miss Nina B.
Tombkm: third. $20, C. W. Caster.
At a tiood Age.
Charlotte Lake. «1, sister of the late
Judge Greer and mother of Hon. S. M.
Lake, of Washington, and Hon. J. C.
Lake, of Decatur, died at Decatur.
Illlnola Pharmacists.
The thirteenth annual meeting ot the
Illinois Pharmaceutical association was
held at Springfield. About fifty drug-
gists were in attendance.
Called to a Chicago Charge.
Bee. Edgar 1*. Hill, of the First Pres-
byterian church at Freeport. has been
extended a call to the Sixth Presbyte-
rian church at Chicago.
BLAINE STEPS OUT.
Ir.me« <». Hlaine Iteslgns His Portfolio an
Secretary of State—The Heeignatlon
Immediately Accepted by the President
—Intense * Kieltement Caused at tha
Capital when the Xews Hecaine Public.
Washington, June 5. — Secretary
Blaine resigned the portfolio of the
state department shortly Itefore 1
o'clock yesterday. At that hour Mr.
. DenL private secretary to Secretary
Blaine, with Mr. Blaine's resigna-
tion in his pocket, came into tho
room of Private Secretary Hal ford at
the executive mansion and handed him
a communication inclosed in an official
envelope of the department of state.
Mr. Halford immediately.without know-
ing its contents, took it into the presi-
dent's room adjoining and handed it to
President Harrison, who was sitting at
his desk. He opened it. read the con-
tents, which were in the handwriting
v V y 7 ? fl/jt
pv 'v vl v. v / / /J
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Fx- Sfrrttnri/ of State Jnmrg C. Ma ■ ae.
t»f Mr. Blaine, written on the official
paper of the department state. The
president did not. either iti word or ac-
tion, express any surprise, but handed
the letter to Private Secretary Halford,
who then for the first time was made
aware of its significant import. It was
fhen a few minutes of 1 o'clock, tlic
hour the president rceeives visitors in
the Fast room, lie descended the pri-
vate stairs of the executive mansion
and went into the East room, wheiche
shook by the hand some 200 people
who had assembled there. He did not
show the least nervottsnessor appear as
if anything unusual had occurred.
After the reception in the Fast room
file president went to lunch, as is his
wont. AI tout 1:'J0 o'clock the president
ivcnt to his desk again and taking up a
sheet of official pajvr headed "Execu-
tive Mansion"' indited a reply accepting
Mr. Blaine's resignation as secretary of
state. This letter was handed to Mr.
Illaine in person at his residence on
Lafayette square by Mr. Halford. It
ivas then about 1:45 o'clock.
As soon as the resignation of Mr.
Hlaine had l>een accepted an official
telegram was sent from the executive
mansion to the several departments an-
nouncing the fact to the several secre-
taries.
Within a few minutes after 2 o'clock
Attorney-Oeneral Miller called and had
in earnest talk with the president,
secretary Elkins arrived as the at-
torney-general was leaving. He re-
mained with the president for some
time, and emerging from the president's
room, indited a number of telegrams
which were senton from the executive
mansion. The telephone, too. was
kept busy with mcF^ages to the various
Icpartments.
The news of Mr. Blaine's resignation
created the most Intense excitement
throughout the city^ It was a surprise
so big that few would at first Isdieve iL
Mr. Blaine's most intimate friends did
not anticipate k, and were perhaps
more surprised than the general public,
who have lieen unable to sec how Mr.
Hlaine could remain in the cabinet oc-
cupying the attitude to the republican
nomination that he did. The consen-
sus of opinion here is that Mr. Hlaine
has thrown down the gauntlet and that
his resignation is a declaration that he
is now an avowed candidate. The
news of Mr. Blaine's resignation was
•riven by the sec ret* rv himself to the
press.
In response to a summons by tele-
phone a representative of the I'nitcd
Press called at Mr. Hlaine's residence
at 2:40 and was handed a copy of the
;-orrespondenee in a sealed envelope
marked "Important." Surmising its
contents the reporter asked if there was
anything to add, to which the reply
was. "•Nothing." Mr. Hlaine looked
well and walk««d up and down his
library as if he felt the importance of
the step he had taken. The letters
themselves, though courteous in tone,
arc utterly devoid of rhetorical flourish
:>r expression of regret and good wishes,
the usual formal termination of such
communications. They are as formal
as the most ordinary business letters.
A gentleman who is ordinarily con-
sidered as close to Mr. Blaine was
greatly surprised when told the news
an hour or so after its announcement.
This was taken to indicate that Mr.
Biaiuc had not consulted many of his
friends. The effect of Mr. Blaine's res-
ignation upon the situation at Minne-
apolis is cagcarly canvassed: friends of
lx»th Mr. Harrison and Mr. Blaine ex-
press the fear that if either is nomi-
nated the friends of the other will l>e
too sore to go actively into the cam-
paign. and say" that it will be necessary
to eh«w>se some other man upon whom
both sides can unite.
FATAL COLLISION.
Taught a Lrnon.
William Hunter has been sentenced
to jail at Decatur for 110 days for elec-
tion frauds. He must alto pay a fin* of
MO- |
A Sunday Kxrursion Train Meets with ■
Serious Accident.
Evassville. Ind.. June 0.—A special
to the Courie** from Owensboro. Ky.,
says: A colored excursion train of
three coaches and a baggage ear, which
left here at 7::'.!) o'clock yesterday morn-
ing. collided with the regular north-
bovnd passenger on the Owensboro
Na.'Jiville road, near South t'arrr llton.
about 1» o'clock, with very scrio tr, re-
sults. Hugh Barclay, tireinar , and
Henry Kstley (colored), porter • n tho
excursion truir.. w ere killed.
Terrible Time Along the l.ehlgh Hirer.
Am.kxtowx. Pa.. June •"».—a fearful
rain-storm, attended by several cloud-
bursts. covered an area sixty miles a Ion ^
the Lehigh river Friday afternoon, from
White Haven to Easton. The lower
part of the town of White llav-'n is four
feet under water and cellars are full of
water. On the opposite side of the
r»ver the small streams running
d.iwn the mountain sides are swelled
and are washing out the Lehigh
Valley railroad tracks in several place#
and delaying all trains. Oravel trains
were put to wurk cuce tP repair
damages
BOB FGtftO SLAIN.
The Man who Killed Jesse James, the
Missouri Outlaw, Dies with His Hoots
on at Creede, Col.—Shot Down Without
Warning by a Deputy Sheriff* In Ills
liaucc Kail.
Creeiik, Col.. June 9.—Bob Ford, the
slayer of Jesse James, was shot by
Deputy Sheriff Kelly in his new dance
hall at 3:50 yesterday. Kelly was
standing at the door talking to a
woman. An unknown man was seen
to hand Kelly a double-barrelled shot
gun, when he stepped into the hall and
called "Bob!" Ford turned around
when but five feet away and placed his
hand on his hip pocket. Kelly raised
his gun and fired a load of buckshot
into Ford's neck, severing the windpipe
and jugular vein and killing him in-
stantly. Ford and Kelly had some
trouble in Pueblo some time ago. and
the killing is thought to be an out-
growth of that. Kelly gave himself up
and refused to talk.
PRESIDENT POLK DYING.
The Head of the Kartners* Alliance l.ylng
»t the I'olnt of Death In Washington—
Mis Case Considered Hopeless by His
Physicians.
Wash no ton, June 8.—President Polk,
of the Fanners* Alliance, is thought to
be dying in this city, His case is con-
sidered hopeless and his physician, J.
M. Hayes, in diagnosing his ease said
he had been ill from t- >me hemorrhage
from the bladder, caused probably by a
tumor, and this is complicated with
blood poisoning. Dr. J. Ford Thomp-
son is the consulting physician. The
sudden change for the worse in Mr.
Polk's condition, which occurred yes-
terday, was entirely unexpected: the
immediate cause of which was heart
failure from which he slightly recov-
ered. Twice during the day the physi-
cians thought Mr. Polk had expired,
but each time he rallied, but they do
not believe he will live throughout the
evening. His son-in-law, Mr. Den-
mark. is with him. and Mrs. Polk has
lieen telegraphed for.
THE COLORED MAN WON.
I'nseemly Conduct of a New Jersey Alter-
nate-at.I.nrge at Minneapolis, wliicli
Kvoked Cries of ••Shame" from All Side?.
Minnkai'oi.is. Minn., June 0.— K. It.
(ioddis created quite a sensation Tues-
day night liefore tin* d<»or of the com-
mittee on credentials by telling Win. S.
Murrill, the colored alternate-at-large
from New Jersey, that he "had bought
many a nigger like liitn." The quarrel
originated in an attempt of Ooddis.
who was elected al tern a te-at-largo for
New Jersey, to take the place of Hon.
John I. HI air. whose alternate Murrill
was. Mr. Hlair was unable to be at the
convention, and Murrill claimed the
right to take his place. This claim was
disputed by (Jen. Jewel and (Iod-
dis. Murrill rose in the converttion and
attempted to state his side of the case
Tuesday morning, but Chairman Fas-
sett ruled him out of order. The com-
mittee on credentials decided the mat-
ter in favor of the colored gentleman,
wliieh so incensed (ioddis that he
yelled out to him in front of the com-
mittee door: "I have liouglit many a
nigger like you." Murrill was on tho
point of striking him. but restraining
himself replied: "Thank (Jod you have
never bought me. You have not money
enough."'
Quite a crowd gathered around the
angry disputants, and many were the
cries of shame directed at (J«>ddis. The
colored delegates are enraged, and
threaten to bring the matter up in tlic
Convention. Mr. Murrill. paving Iwjcn
A-cognized 1)3* the national committee,
holds tlic tickets and says he means to
hold the seats.
KING AND CLERGY.
An Incident of the <jnarter Centennial of
Francis Joseph's itelgn in Hungary—An
Imposing; KellRl jiik Sertioe.
BfiiA Pkstii, June s.—The celebra-
tion of the tw-^nty-fiftli anniversary of
the coronation of Francis Joseph as
king of Hungary continues. A violent
rain-storm interferred considerably
with the programme and put. a stop to
the outdoor exercises. The emperor
attended mass in the cathedral, at
tended by the grand judge of the
kingdom, the grand treasurer, the
grand chancellor. Count C/.aparv,
grand master of the court and other
magistrates. The primate of Hungary
celebrated, and all the Roman arch-
bishops of Hungary were in attendance.
The primate presented an address to
the emperor,signed by the leading Hun-
garian prelates, pledging their contin-
ued loyalty.
The emperor replied cordially. He
afterward held a reception at the royal
castle, which was attended by all the
magnates of Hungary and the deputies
of the reielistag.
TROOPS FOR WYOMING.
Two Strong
lleturlimrnl of Cavairy
Itoiit e.
Omaiia, Neb.. Junes.—Six troops of
the Ninth cavalry under command of
Maj. Illsey have left Fort Robinson for
Wyoming. They go by rail. Six
troops of the Sixth cavalry are en
route from Fort Niobrara. The troops
will camp near old Fort Fctterman.
not far from Douglas. Secret orders
have been given the commander of the
detachments. Dispatches from Douglas
say rumors of martial law have created
great excitement among the rustlers,
many of whom are preparing to leave
he country. Others of the rustlers say
_hey will take to the mountains and
pick off the troopers if they an- ino-
lested.
Oiaturhance* (.rowing Out of a Strike of
Hallway Iatl>orers.
Aspen, Wyo., June 9.—News has just
reached here of a serious riot at the
Orman and Crook railroad camp on the
Elk Mountain road, 14 miles south of
Carl>ondale. The Italian laliorers struck
for an increase of wages and a reduction
of hours. This was not granted, and
men were secured to replace the strikers.
When they started to work Tuesday
they were fired upon by the Italian?
and driven among the rooks for protec-
tion. After the fight opened the riot
became- general, spreading to other
•amps.
Four Negroes Killed by I.lghtnlng.
Mkmphis. Tenn.. June 0. — Three
negro men and a negro woman were
killed by lightning. Tuesday afternoon,
on a plantation ten miles from Canton
during a terrible storm. Reports of
damage by the hail continue to come in
from the surrounding country. Cotton
and corn were beaten into the earth
and fruit trees completely stripped.
Kiuin I'a.ha Is Dead.
Hkki.ix. June 0.—The Tageblatt's
Zanzibar dispatch says English reports
via Mombasa confirm the death of Kmin
PMbft.
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