The St. Louis Republic. [volume], February 22, 1902, Image 7

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,THE REPUBLIC: SATUKDAY, FEBKUARY 2'2, 1902.
JONES SAYS PATRICK
MADE SERIOUS ERROR
Valor P.u lie Obji'ctul lo (Vilili
cm lion of Checks Whii h ItVsnU
ed in Their Anh.
WHY HE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Will Toll .Tiny Aboiil Dinni.tlif
Orcurreiico in tho Tomb IV
fondant Wants to -Cioss I.v
aniine Witness.
Ne v Vork. l'cb 21 There was nnr lime
to-day ub'1! Charles I. Jones U-, d the
word 'murler" in connection with tli
.1 ath of William Marsh nice. It was tlio
r: time he li id csed the word during the
i ill of Albert T Patrick, and. during hi-
j le'linlnarj examination nenrlv a jear ago,
J one hail tudioucly avoided that word.
It nu durlrg bis examination bj A
Mstint District Attorney Osborne that
J in s uted the word, and he itnmidlatelv
corrected it, while ho was going into .ill
b details that preceded and fallow -il the
death of Mr. Itice. hi! emplojer.
tpparentlj- there was 10 point left un
covered by Mr. 0-born In his examination
and when the trill Is resumed nel Mondu)
lores will be callc-d upon to etplaln wh he
attempted suicide in tl Tomb' Mr Os
borne will not oul) ask Jones to tell wheie
he obtained the knife with which he gishet
his throat, but v ill lk Jun to leinnve
his collar so th it tht Jui in iv see the
i,.ash in hli throat that --till remains as evi
llence of the pri inr s intention to take hi
wn life
s.as i m mi.ii:rri:u to
i Kit rii-ie vi n or t 111:1 ics.
Notwithstanding Jones was suffering front
a severe headiche to-dav. Mr Osborne plied
him with qtic-tlcns In his reiital of t'.e
alleged farts .lone told mint thli'gs thi
i-howed with what care the death of Mi
nice had been arranged
Lven licloro the death of "Mr tin e he
nnd I'atrick had .1 disagreement a to the
iLelhoJs of procedure, I'atnok n sited on
the certll'calion cf checks drawn on S.
M Suenson A. Sons Against this Jones
protested. Patrick insisted and overcame
Jones, and the checks were ptopented for
certification, with the rcult that both were
arrested
It hlle KIce vraa still alive. It w.is shown
Iv the teMlmonv to-ouv inquiries v.ere
imde bj Jrnes as to the crem ition if
bodies, and he obtained eheulars oli the
Mibject. These had come under the ob
servation of Mr Itice und their present e
In his apartments had been explained In
Jones, who said thej had been mailed to
them.
j'vriucic in to hi: i:c.i:k
to citoss-KxwuM: .7om:s.
There tins a suggestion to-day tint Pat
lick would cross examine .loi es Patrick
himrelf Is very anxious to go on Hie Ftnnd
iind refuto all that-as been said against
him, but his lawjers will. It possible, pre
vent Patrick front cross-esanlnlns Jones
jvnd will keep the law- er oft the rand.
Jcnesnas never more In possession of hl3
Itejf-control than ho vas to-dav When h
J-lacc-cl himself In the witness chair, after
c. night of sleep, ho was as composed as
if on, tho dav before he had but told of a
Jral eEtatB transaction
Assistant District Attnrnev Osborne In
troduced a copy of a dispatch Jones had
rent on the day of Sir. Rice's death. This
was at tho opening of to-dav 's proceedings
Jones Identified the copies of the dispatch
l-ert to Tctas telling of Mr. Rice's death.
This was followed bj Jones telling of va
rious assignments of property belonging to
KIco that has been mado over to Patrick
Jones eald that Patrick believed Rice to
lie worth t8,000,0. Jones thought Mr. Rice
was worth SG,XO,000. Jones based his belief
in tax and other papers he had seen Jones
fixed his figure on a list he had made.
iom:s decurhs ricc
m:cr met patrick.
Mr. Rico was afraid people would know
too much about his business and Jones ele
strojed a list ho had mde, shoving how
much Mr. Rico was worth. Jones said Pat
rick never met Mr. Rice, but the latter had
seen Patrick once or twice. On one occa
Mon Rico got a glimpse of Patrick and said
to Jones:
"Who Is that fine looking, bald-headed
man"' to which Jones replied. "That Is
a. friend of mine."
"Did Patrick ever know Mr Rice?" Mr.
Osborne asked.
"To ttte best of mv- knowledge he never
did," Jones replied "I don't believe they
rver spoke togttlei."
Mr. O3boroo questioned the witness about
n conversation Mrs. Van Alstjne had with
Mr. Rhe shortly before the latter's death
Mr. Rico was feeling ill and had expressed
the opinion that he had outlived the age of
uspfulness and would be better oft dead.
DR. MILEN.
(ESTABLISHED 1OT )
S ) SEKUAL
DISEASES
I ) OF MEN.
Doctor Mllen Is tiie onlj specialist In sex
ual diseases of men In St. Louis who treat
II patients personal)). Hin experience l
more extensive and ktil greater than any
ether specialist in his linn In America. II
has the largest and but-equipped offices In
th"i West, nnd has the largest practice. II
refers to t) best banks and business men
Ho gives a legally binding contract to car
or refund his fe.
lie guarantees a cjmck ano lastl.'g cure
In all cases of sexnnl ll-lilllt. Speirlno
lllood Poison. Mrlrtnre.. Val toerIr.
Wnlr Ilnck. rrotnllo Trimble nnd nil
$exnnl Allinrntn off Men.
CnuMilfntlun frs-e. OBlce Imiir. S a.
tn. lo "5 p. in. .lnllr nnd 8 (o 12 Snnilnj-n.
IVvifo ,f ,ou cannot call, and descrlb
BlltlC vour troubles and receive by re
turn mall, free of charge Dr. Mllen's per
gonal diagnosis of .jour disease.
Address THECDORU HILL'S, M. D.. or
DOCTOR MILEN MEDICAL GO
SfiO Olirt SI., Upp. Post Office, St. Lojij, Mo.
' lessee,.--tv e Q,.t-j-S
'-. ?j ) -rti. f. -
"Mrs Van Alstvnc called me," Jones said,
"and told me nbout this com ersatlon 1 told
it to Mr. Patrick It was thin that Patrick
suggested that when I left the houe that I
f-hould lock mjs, if out and then. In a
Mr Rite died. It oculd b- s.,ui Ml Kite
tomrnltttd suicide
m:i:ii iiii.i:n i.in-u:it
itifi: iNMsri:i n umu.
Wilt 11 1 left thi hou-e on Prltlav pie eJ
lug Mr ltie--'s tliath I locked tht doots ami
one kej I threw over the transom 1
walktd up and down and when 1 tttuined
trd rude on the levatut" o t ti uttrat t
the attention of the elev jtot men I ills"
s ild to the el vator bojs that Mr ltlc- had
threatened to i uiinnlt suicide I tliiallv had,
to crawl In tin kltih. n window '
Mr Rice had lir,n lufoim-sl bx t.lrgrapli
of the destruction b lire n( the Met,li..iil'
aid Traders oil M'll f.nnpain s woikt In
Texas, and the orrespondem e tint fol
lowed, both b nail and telegtaph. was nJd
to the jury. There was an effort made l
the milt companv to obtain loan ut nionej
and to rs.onstnut Its wuik-
I tola Mr l'attkk nlotit this and be
wanted to know what It would uosl t,i le
balld the works " Jones sjld ai d I i;ot tha
Information from captain H ik-i and Mi
Ollei. Mi Patrlik asKtd me In tiv to p'r
suade Mr Uli nut to rebuild the work
and I did fot thre,- ,lm- I thl'ik I wtute
a letter for Mr 1th e. In whhh lie ' tid he
would adviiiLe the SfMw, but 1 tiev'i
mailed It
HH'i: Wis lilt V VMM. Kit. Ill'
ri:n 'i:n i' tiv i.t.
"Vlr. UIco vias determined to ubtiild thu
plant, and Mr. Patrick said that we 'would
have to get him out of the wa as sjon is
possible I
'A draft did come on Siturdiv preceding
Mr Rice's death, beptember 1".'. lStK) anil
was pretnted bj a collector. I ased the
collector to wait, and then told h'm Mr.
Rlc was ill nnd aktd him to hold It until
Mondnv I saw Mr Patrick 1 ltet ml tuld
him about the draft He said
" 'Whateve- we do. Mr Kb . in't T.e lure
en Mondav as i lore drafts are tuiilUfr'
"This draft was for $JIH? Mr Itke v is
dravinjj S per sent on the loan, and ns the
interest was In txcess of tint allowd In
this State Mr Hire had the notes male for
J2K"! the dlttert-nce to be applied c i ihe
Intetest "
This diaft a.f put In evidence b Mr
Osborne, and on the b.uk of it was a
n eniorandum, whiih re id
Mr Rice died last night "
sis i'vthiciv mot mi i
iui:i ttoiiii m:uu shio.ouo.
It had been presented again for pavment
on September 21. 1900 Jcnes told about the
drawing of four checks for $.5 WO each
uriglnallv. Patrkk said the monev would
bo neeessarj to tight tbe will These were
drawn to Albert T. Pattick as trustee. 'Ihe
rhcrks were dated September Si, the dav
before Mr. Rice's death
Then we had iie disagreements," said
Jones "He Insisted on presenting the he ks
"or certification and I objected, but he per
sisted "He said he would not present them until
then, but after I Ullei out the thecl.s and
h 1 handed tfcttu to him uerm shoulder,
he said he was going to present them for
certification This led to a disagreement
between ns at hrst"
PRESIDENT MIXED UP
IN ILLINOIS FIGHT
Kejioited Thai He Has Decided lo
Appoint Dan Hn;au Inter
nal Kevenne Collector.
KKI't Ul 1C Sl'l.ilAr
Washington. I'eb 21 Thtre is little doubt
that President Roosevelt has became tan
gled up in the Illinois neiritorlal fight, riom
sources which mav be considered lellible It
has been ltirned that he has decided to ap
point Dan Hogjn Internal Revenue Col
lector in the Southern Illinois Dl'tila. to
succeed General Powell, whose term of
office will soon expirc.
Hogan Is an important "cog ' In the Lon-mer-Yates-Hopklns
political machine, and
President Roo-evelt Is making this appoint
ment at the request of Vates mid Lorimer.
Hogan is aid to cojitrol the senatorial
situation in Ills ilNtn t
l'rrslilent Iniiies 'J rouble.
Ill so doing, Mr. Roosevelt knows lint he
is inviting trouble from both Senator Mu
on and Senator Cullom. as thej hivo ree
ommended the appointment of xStite
Senator Jomes A Wllloughbv of Relville
for the office that I.orimei wants Hog in to
have
. While ntlther Mr Mason nor Mr Cullom
Is making anj threats. It enn be sjhl that
If Mr. Roosevelt carries out his p'lryose
tn appoint Hogan. his confirmation will b
held up in the .Seinte until the PMent
wlthdiiws it or Hogan de-erts hlj. iiresent
political allies and moves over into the
cimp of the Pepubllcans who ae lighting
l-oi liner and his associates
At the White House It was practical'v
admitted that Mi Roosevelt had decided
upon Hogan's appointment. Roth Sen itors
M ron and Cullom refused to sa aiv tiling
for publication In regard to their proposed
tug of war with Mr Roosevelt.
AUGUST F. SETZER DEAD.
Resident of St. Louis for .Moie
Thau Fifty Ye.iis.
August F Setzrr, 2 jears old, a ri-sMeiit
of South bt. Iouts for more than llfty vears,
died at the home of his con, Frederick
Setzcr, at Xo. III! Tjler street, je'tcrdaj
afternoon. His death was the result of a
complication of kidnej troubles Until two
"eeks ago he made his home at No 1C3I
South Broadway with another son, lain aril
IJ Setzcr.
Mr Sct7er was rrobablv- one of the bpst
known of tbe German residents of the
South Side He came to this countrv In IS!
fiom Higen. Oermanj. in companv with
others who have since become prominent In
St Iiuls and vlelnltv. as Prederlck Heckcr,
Carl Scburc and Knill Preetorlous.
After a brn f stuj- in Xcw York and Clu
c iko he llnalljj s( ttled In St. Louis and
engaged in h grocerv business in South
St lous His business soon grew lo be
one of the largest in th it p irt of the eltj i
nnd U3 neepme u, memoer "f tn eMfr-
ch nits' Exchange He held the oflli e ot
chief -lerk undr Marshal John Mcr.ill
when the citv and countj were undei one
head
He also held th office of Citj- lang r
ust before the disclosures of the famous
"whiskj ring." and was n prominent llgure
at that time. H v-as later mode mirket
rrafter of the Soulard Market under Major
Lwlng The Inter part of his life was
spent in re'iiemen fit the home of his
son Arrangemnts for the funeral have
not as jet been made
ANNUAL HARVARDCLUB DINNER
1'iofessor Le lUron If. Hiiggs Will
15e Onest of Honor.
The Haivard Club of Ft. Louis will hold
lis annual dinner at th" University Club
on the evening of March 1 Professor L
Karon R RHcls. dean of Harvard College.
will come on from Cambridge to represent j
the college and the facultj. and will lv
the guest of honor. j
Professor rirl .L 111 v t... ..... ,.r .1. '
Contcmporarj t,lub on the preceding cvei
iiig Ills vls.t takes the place of that or
rrtrident Kllot. whose Western journey has
b?cn abandoned becaui-e of the serious 511
rj of Mrs. Lliot. and not because or the
v!lt of Prince Henrj or Prussia.
i-,r.mrfPSOriBriRB':;, wl"i is Professor ot
luIt-li and an author of some note. Is one
. 'hf most popular members of the fac ul
tj. Ills presence (it the dinner Insures a
large gathering of Harvard men.
. .l,n). lhe coo', ,ial,lt (I rcadl.ij the
..S,""1.., I'JBes everj dav. There aie OS
Want" ads printed In to-daj's Republlc
li2iiiMiall 2?ZJ2S--ij!iiAiz'.
ICWA MAY DOMICILE
RAILROAD MERGER
Two r.ilK for Tluit I'm nose I'n
del 'oiisider.itioii li Stale
l.e"isl.iliiio.
KATY LEAVES THE S. W. P. B.
..i knwann.i Adopts Liliei.il J'en
sion S stem "Yorlds, I'.iir
Mass Meeting of Anient. in
Lines .M.iv lie Ut itl.
l.M I L.I.K sj'l I t.
l-s Millies. IVb.il-'lhc Iowa Legisla
ture his under i .ii-i.leiatli-,u two bills In-tenJe-I
to domicile the Xorthtm sp, uritia
railroad m-rger in this State '1 hm this
1 the significance of the bills ! " .ited
b igents of the Iturlmgton load in
vestlgitlon bj legisl itors has developed an
unexpected and intimate relatimshlp be
tvetu these me.isures utid Ihe plans of the
Noithein t-ecuriiies.
The Hubbnnl merger bill jtupors to
amend the Iowa law st that an Iowa rall
toad niaj. in an other StaK. buv, lea-e or
consolidate with anj otlnr road It was
intioduced by enator Hubbtrd of Sioux
t it j. The bill bv s,euatur Molesbunv of
Muscatine provides that an Iowa rallroil
mav lsue un amount of bonds it chooses
without reference lo the stock issue Doth
me&sutes aie Intended to oveicome pre
ent lavs whhli viould prevent or einlur
ias the oocrations of the Iluilhigton rail
wa i oiporatlons, uiganlztd in Iowa lis
war and which took a leise of th- llurllmr
t n -jstcm
1h Northern Sec mines oaih (Ireat
Northern and Pacific Thc-se two ovin tho
Bjrl'nrflon Railroad t'ompaio't. prupertv.
leised to the llu'llngton Rallwav Companv
Tho old liurllngton was an Illinois corpor
ation When all its slock went into pos
hesstoi; of the HIM mads an agteement
was mjdu which u vents issu.inre of more
utock or bonds b the Illiuols corporation,
to to make future eitenslons. a new opei
atlng companv h3(l to be formed 'this
could not be formed under Illinois law, be
cause the Illinois Constitution savs no
rcllroad snail lsuc -stock and bonds . x
ctedlng the tost ut construction Mis
souri has too strong an adverse tmiMIi
opinion. Wisconsin is in the h md of tue an-ti-oiporation
element, Minnesota m flghtlns
th- merger
'Ihe other States In which the liurllngton
Ins! lines are PopuIKtic or lighting the mer
gei s0 iow , Jt, ,E(3e th home of the
new Burlington liailwnv Companv. This
corporation was form-d list summer. It
has JlOOwOO) capital not vtt Issued lis
only assets Is its, lease of the Hurliugtou
yjstein on terms which guarantie pavment
of 4 per cent interest on the bunds, which
are exeh ined for Rurlington stock at the
rate of $x of bonds for eacn S1W of stock.
Tills binds the rallwav companj to pav $s .
W)ii0 annuallv on the old stock The mail
has never paid over Jo a,tj oniiu.ill to
stockholder
'Ihe nev rallwav companj, und-r it
nlnetj-nlne jear lease, will build extension,
ut the Rurlington, guaranteeing their bonds
md owning their stock. In order to do
these things the change In Iowa laws pro-po-ed
bv the Molesbtirrv and Hubhard bills
are necessjrj it vias deemed easier to get
these changes lit Iowa laws tlnn to handle
the proposition In unv other State
When the bills were Introduced mjsterj
surrounded them There his been a bellff
that thev had relations to the merger, but
the details have nut, until now, been made
public.
The facts are admitted bv men Interested
in the bllN The Molesberrv bill has been
it-commended for passage in both Houses.
When it comes em the floor, there will be a
tight. Its real Intention was not understood
when it was recommended
The o losition will declare tint Iowa c in
not afford to give u hom to the m-rger
while other bt.ites .,ie fighting it ind tho
President of the l nlte-d Slates Is taking
steps to ten its legalitj
vvr its,m:i.i.ii,
i:srii!,isni:rr.
tulrter A lew or l. -ninu-lit'a Snlt
Vuulnst Xorlbern Securitlex Co.
HI PI HLIl-M'nriAI..
New lork. I"-li "I A much ciulter view
was taken In Wall street to-dav of the an
i ouncenient that the Government w is to
piueeed agalii'l the Northern Seeuilties
; ompanv- under the Sherman anti-trust law
ihcss- dlre-ctlv concerned in the compaM.
r; fused to discu-s the matter for publica
tion, but a rathei definite Intimution waH
given that, the Government having decided
to bring action, the c-onpanj would trj to
Iiduce the Attomev General to let Its biw-vet-j
co-onerate with him to the e.id ot
bringing the suit to a peedj tcrnilnution
a hose vvho are trUng to look on the
heeiful side of the sItuation saj that much
Kood mav result from the I'resi, ,lt s ac
tion It was absiiluielv ntcessarj. they sue
that the prinnrv ciuestion of th- legallt"
uf the companj shiuld be det mined once
and for all While am- uncertalntv re
mained the stock would be under a clod
It was sahl t-dav b an ai thoritv on
the questlors at ssuP that the proposed suit
differs ridlcallj from that now pending in
the I nlted States Supieme Court, In which
the State of Minnesota appears as jdalnttff
That s,It Is brousht under Minnesota Slate
laws forbidding combination b-tween com
peting parallel lines of railroad The effect
of a decision adverse to the securities com
pinj would be conlircd to that companj in
its operation, unless there m lj 'ie oth r
unso'idatlons of rallro ids In ths St lie
The Shermin anti-trust law. under wfich
it Is proposed to sue. has never been fullv
Interpreted md corporation Iiwvers s,,
tie "ounei all the- (piestlons involved are
settled the better it will be for the busn-;
uf ihe ointrj As it Is now the uncer
tainties with vrlch It Is e'lcuinpa'seil mal e
investors timid about Invpsrlmr In t!.. se.
Ueurltles of onv corporation which niaj some
uav ue nun il llllo Court ns a trust
Whether the purchase of securities " if
competing- companies bj a st,,?!,. owiing
companv escapes the provisions of the
Stuiinan 'aw. Is the ciuestion now at Ksue
lauvois sav. and there are financiers ind
llnincial students who pieillct that If the
ownership of the great ti msportatioi com
)i inli s bj- In'ge proprielarv companies Is
decided to be Illegal the onlj solution o""
the railroul problem in tills countrv will b
feov eminent, as in 'ome nuiopinn countries
KtTV wiriinntns Mnviuimsiur.
CIxon tntiof- to snnlhwrnffrit Pnssen
Rri' Iturenn. i;ffec!le In :tO Day.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railnaj
has given notice of withdrawal of member
ship in the Southwestern Passenger liureiu
to Chairman Pratt, effective thlrtv divs
from Pebru irv 20
The notice was signed bj Jiimes l!aikr
general pissenger and ticket agent of the
ompinv. and wns aillrespel to th" ba
re lu's headquarters in tlis 1'nion Tru-.t
bnlMIng
Yesterdav a notice covering Mr linker's
communication was piomulpated to all Hies
holding memlorship in the l"j-cau
In ieference to the notice Mr darke
st ites
V f Cll"h tn ns-IITA nlnr ninmlmiG ef tin
buieau that the Missouri Kan-a and 1 e-as I
itallwav, as a nomnember will abide In all
reasnnible rules or the buieau We vlll
co-operate with the bureau lines to the lull
st extent, to prevent demnrallzat'on At
all times we will confer with the bureau on
"Ubjects of joint interest, and will give the
cn-tomnrj' notice of our intention to- take
individual action "
Mr. Ilarlaralso stated vesterdav that he
h id asked for the rull aril heirtj co-operation
of the bureau lines In the maintenance
of rate.
Nothing further ujion the sublet wouil
be stated bv Mr. Parker. The Southwest
i rn Passenger Bureau coveis a terrllorv In
cluding Texas, Oklihnma and tne Indian
'Jerritorj- ind Sonthv.e.stern Missouri It
vr.s oiganlzed In lime, ISIS, and Includes In
its memlership all lines opi rating into its
territorj.
zn.iitoi.vrr: ir,,sio sti:m.
The l.nrknvTiinnn vnpl npriates S.'iO,
OtlO feir Iteninlnder of 111(12.
Tho Iickawanna vvnl place a pens on
svsttm fo- the benefit of its qmploves m
effect Mitrch 1, and h?s appropriated K0,
i"3 to meet pension claims for the remain
der or isc;.
Cnder tli" svstem worked mil b Presi.
dent Trucsdale, who has been w.lh Ihe road
oll.nn ICXl it. ..e.-il... .. - I 1. .. i . -.-
-,.tv- .o.. anj ciillilu-r H HO lias UCeil Willi
the road for twentj-tlvc jears. In the faith
ful pcriormance of his duties, s to be re
tired at the age of (S, ami receive a manth-Ij-
allowance dependent In amount upon hl
paj and length of service.
Ths pension fund will be regularlj- appro-
ZlP.--' t-' ". f 'thwri7f J-i? - r,' -
printed each jear by the companj-. No era
ploje will be caked upon to pjv anything.
'Ihe- amount of pension will depend upon
the number rf vears of ctiiplovnu.nl bj tiie
cuinjianj. and his average regul ir puj for
ilio ten vears next preceding his retire
ment. If, foi instincr. this pay has been
i'ti i inotiih, md tbe e-mpiove has been in
the cuiiipaiiv's reree tlditj Vears, Ids pen
sion will be ?1S a month an ainoinit equal
i i I pt cent i veil fui thiitj .ears of tin
iviaf.e salarv ol vji
ls wrxriMi is cwulllll).
sj. I ouls PannfiiK" len i ( Oil siir.
KcstlltDs for orlil'n I'ulr.
V ls-olutiun v as adoptid at (be regulai
muiitlil. iree'.Ing of th. St L,m. t , la
ilun ol Geneial I'lis-cngei md 'S'kei
A,!iis jsie-idvj fivuriu a mass un-eiiuc
of Mil li all line- lit St. IviUls fir lilt p'JI-
juJ- of toiisldeilng in liter- peilaiiiiug
h- World P. It
The .isjocI ition took ai Hon n rr-preseat
In the st Louis terminal li les, aad e-lre-s)
. fill appieilatluii a the s ig-s
liens vsblili have ln luadi ti bold inc
luass inn tin.
In the i ent of the nice -t i. the majs
niesrtlns tthiih uwi'-f, to lu- l coudiiioiis
decs llul 11.. IV alpell to exlt (he lesolll
tli i expitss d a wllllllSliess ., act mi th
siifcgestloii" pro)er null., to be piuiuul
aated
A resolution s -I-" ad ..tel Tor the for
mttloii uf a committer . iiisisiini, ,,t th
iei resentJtlvis of live iijiJ- this coiimi'i
tte le. ley i it lebiliVe to matters of mutual
Interest bitvie.il the i!l l'ali Com
lain and ehe Itiilioad Cmiiiii'tlie tli- lat
ter 'o se'tv- during 1""-
W Ulti:sUK. W VMS II.
Vla OnVr llir ulurmlu Itmul ItlrfUt
uMllli 'IIiioIikIi .luliiisou IoiiiiK.
I.t I I UI.K M r Cl XI .
Warrun-burg Mo. IMi .1 1 lie bt
1.UUK Kansas Citj and Colorado s.ivev
ors who havi be. n working here the la-t
two weeks have moved to H-nileita. 'If
teen miles jouthi ist Th. v are ri nnhis a
tireliinlnjiv -urvej to ule Camji to which
pulnt tin line is lot ild Chi. f Kngiueer
Campbell and x-Lleiituiwnt Governor
llolte in- hire In the Intereet of the toad.
'1 hev came ovrland from Col- Camp ill a
begoj. wile fivorabh InipiesiC'd with the
countrv and s i the lout can be built on
an eas raile
Then- is J thiee-iori ercd llaht fur th
roml b-tween -edalia Warrmsbui ic and
Cilnlon Seclali i's offer to give the nght-ot-vvuv
thromli-Pettis Cuuntv. provided ihe
line pass ihroimh that citj. will probiblv
be followed bv Warrensbuig otteilug th
rUht of-w iv through Johnson d unlv
'in ivieitovc iis no viiii:i.
'I he Southern Will In) llenvj Kllll
till l,uuls-l uulsv lllr Diliftlon.
Ihe Southern Kallroad will make exten
sive, lmproveinent'i In its madbed this vear
-ast of St. Lou!-.
The road will be changed at the bluffs to
avoid the heavj grade. Three miles of new
load will be built at Georgetown Hills near
New Albanv. Ind Ihe old grade, parllallj
built three vears ago. will ba reconstructed
L irgr steel trestles will be built and a nev.
tunnel iui Tor manj miles a double track
will be laid Heavv steel lalls will be la'd
en the entire Iciulsvllle-St Uitils dlvi-iou
and mik-ballasted
H I. 1)1 l'ao Op-culufc.
ChlcJhO Peb 21 After a jear or mote
uf wotk. oflciils of the Rock Island loict
to-dav announced dettills of the opening ot
the i:i Paso extension ot the line The
Itock Island will operute a through tra?i
service Irom Chicago lo Kl I'aso. The new
schedule will become- effective March I an 1
pio.ldes for a through train, to depirt frci
CI icago dallj at 11.10 p m At CI 7io
connection-) will be mude with Ihe Southern
Pacific for California, and with the Mexi
can Central for points in Old Mexico
ItMI.llOM) AOll'.x
l-Ie-4 tloim - VppoliitmrnlH IlarnliiKS
1'orelffu Prmonal Lccnl.
-The directors of the Peoria and lias-tern,
elected at Danville, 111 , Tebruarj IJ or
ganized in Cincinnati jesterdaj. electing
the-'e officers, il i: Ingnlls. president; Z
1. Osboin, vice president; I. C Davie, sec
retarv; P. D Comstock, treasurer. Pavment
of a 4 per cent dividend on the income bonds
for the jear ending December 31 was au
thorized, pajable at New York-April L This
road N a part of the Hlg Pour sjstem
Charles H Lewis hus been appointed
chief clerk to George Met7ger. general agent
uf the Hlg Pour, to succeed Preenian W lp
per, who has been made chief clerk lo
George H lngalLs. assistant general freight
agent. Mr. Lewis will assume the duties of
hU new position next Tuesdaj.
Charles P. Dalj has been advanced to
chief assistant general passenger and ticket
aaent of the Lake Shore and Michigan
isouthcin at Chicago Harrv II. Rhein suc
ceeds Mr. Dalv. and the former will bo
succeeded bv John W. Dalj
-Th" Hlg Toar statement for the see end
week in I'ebruarj shows that the lines
proper e lined S-"'-0V7t. a deciea'e of $-"7.-S.:(f
Pur the two weeks of Pebruarv th
earnings were $iOC3ICO. a decrease of $.!.
SS1M The Peoria and Pastern eiraed gross
the second week $32'jsl 17. a decrea-e of 113.
IJS4.1 Por the two weeks the eirnings v ere
$7?StO!7. a decrease of i;S27J3
Ihe gross earning1-! rur the m coud week
of Februarj bj the Cincinnati New Orle.un
and Texas pacillc It.illvvaj Companj were
$97,5S;. an irerease ot $2.74''
A J. Lowe has been appointed assistant
superintendent ot the Alabama Great South
ern, with headquarters at Birmingham r
C Nelson has been nppolnted roadm istei
uf the Birmingham division
President IeeiN, l'irst ice President
Parker and Chief l.nglueer Dauchej of
the Hock Island v 'sited Horton, Kas ves
tcrdaj, and oidered the Immediate rebuild
ing of the If ir sud siiope destioved bv
lire two weeks .ija. The new "heps will be
latter
At jesterdav's me" ling uf the stockhold
ers of the Luul')n nnd Northwestern Corn
pane In London Lord Stalburgu said
'Puibnvlnrr the American lead, the North
western haj introduced mole powerful loco
motives and lari.ee cats, lesulting in
in-Led economj.'
low town, to h- known as Poswell
Cite, has been located on the Arkinsasand
t hoctavv Railroad, embracing eight hundred
acres It Is being survjed The town
will ho north of Hone Grove and thirlv
lalles we-t o' Hugo. I T. Uillrci.ul grad
ing outfits at" at woik In the vicinitj
-Ihe Ilurliugion stockholders met igrfi i
vesterdav and took their usual adjourn
ment for on week, without transacting
.mv business.
The Supreme Couit of Mli'nss0t., ee.stei
!aj deck-red uiuoiistltutioi al the I iw plac
ing a 1 pci cent t ij. on the propeit- ,(
freight line i "the culllt held Dial the law
inakis uneijual taxitlon The dei Mon as
in Uiecase of thi St ite against the Cinadi
Cattle "ar Cohinanj. mi actlcu lo collect
a sum of monev al'ej cd to K- due as tas.es
Giner.il I: ist,rll igents ,n the I irue
lailrtads and thu traffic mil act's ,,f
tweutv-seven lane I 'dutrlal ursaniza'lo is
met vrsteiek.v in New Yurk at i him-heou
nnd dsciofd conimtinitj nf interest This
J-,r.V ,T,octl,K r lh- kind prolubly will be
follov ed b others at resell tr pnods
The Southwestern P issengt r liureiu
announces to the Wnhell Chautainiut A
'cmblj et Wlnn-ld. K.i . lime 17 to 27. a
rate of cue fnie in the round tilp fiom
point' m Oklihoma
Frisco earnings for the , () , week m
Pelruarj were r7ift".S " .,n Incr.a'e of
"". 441S7 TotuI fiom Jnh 1 11)!. ws I5.
lHli7o". an Increase of l-,:.7lt7! Miles
operiteil in l'Ol were .'.'SID" mil .T.l H in
1'2.
Itrtlvat 'Ire-tltll&s 1 Jose.
'1 he revival meetings wh'ch have been
conducted bj lvai'g-il t W h irtou at the
Pieslijt. rlan Chi.n n. I'.cliPVille. came to a
eh se last nlghl The attendant e w is un-11-t
lllv large mil in ich lr.trewl was mar'
ic-ticl. List nKht. tli Reverend 1: .1
llin'tr-on of the IliptNi Church, the lf-v-e'end-Jt.A
GaPalu 1 rf lie 're-bj lellan
Church md the R.verend C D 8c.h11n.-1-1
t the Methoill't Church made short t ilks
His. Ilinllv I III Ilecifl.
Mis Pmelle, wife or George- P. Phi. did
at tie f.imil. resideno. No 2VI Portland
accrue Rellcville. vesterdav. aed "1 iej-.
Mrs. Uhl was ihe daughter of the late
Martin Med irt of Hellevillc and Is related
to tlm Medart familv of St. Louis SI13
leaves her hu-band and five children The
funeral v ill take place Sundaj afternoon,
the luilal being In Walnut Hill Cemeterv.
Warrlncsc Licenses
-Mcrriage llcn-'s isaueil Jn Belleville je
terdav were to Arlhui S Wilkej. 2J. an I
Anile Winter. 19. both of Kvansville. Ird .
Frark B ckmann, -"A Ccntreville Station
and Masgie i;fcii. SS. of East St. lajuis.
PRICE OF BEER MAYADVANCE.
Miln.iukp.- Hicwi-is Waiting foi
Dispotsil of War-Tax JJill.
Milwaulce. W is Fd' 21 The Sentinel to
morrow will f.iv .
The Milwaukee Rrewers' Association hn
decided to raise the price of hcer "onn un
it fi i i-cductlon of the war tax is ma J?
The amount of the advance in price In not
vet decided on. bat will be dc tenilned
later, the pi Ice depending on the acti:n of
Congress.
The brewers milntain that materials of
all kinds entering Into the manufacture of
beer, as well as labor, have advanced In
cost.
yr, .-a. .Sy yJ "sK-.-'i.-.-y.'c-.
MONMOUTH CHAPTER
AGITATES D. A J.
rielle W'.ll 1'ioUe Olll When llli
nois Mattel Was r,tiint;lil
rp for 'oiisiilfi.ii ion.
VIGOROUS USE OF THE GAVEL.
( 'imiinil Ifi- Oldelttl lo lli-jinil .tl
Xel .Mc-etillj; hele.ile 111
jnutl li Fall Klet linn Ke-
suits Annoiiiiied.
Kl. I II I.ll -iHl t I VL
W i-hiPhtun, !" 1. -I 11- fj. noil tlKhl
among the ni-mbei- ul mi D A It was
-liuttii uii in nil Its lien . in . to-dav to the
Continental Cuiibius. Mrs. Xcsh of Ohio,
chalrmiu uf the speeiil tuiiimitter whlc'i
n investii.nl in the Monmouth I'haptei
tiutiblt i niis.d the luweiln,; of th- wji
i l.mds In asking the coni,r-ss what v ,s its
pleasure as to when the special committee
?hould leporl on this vexed HPnois matter.
Half a bundled delegates rolesttd thai the
Monmouth matter had b"t u disturbing the
eongr's ir the p ist tbr-t vtais and th it
thej Wanted It settled for all Unit.
Mrr Murphj. the State regent of olii )
moved that the coiniiiitte,- be lustr,itel to
it port at t o'clock t-inonuiv.
iis Wllss vvas on her In t protesting, but
Mis Palrbanks's guvel mitde so much nulse
that .Mrs wiles could not make herself
heard
Th- Stale learnt of Illiaois 13 not talking
to tin inotlun." said the pi.siJent gfiieral
' I am talking to the ciuestion," ejacu
liled Mrs Wiles
' v.ou are not talking to the question," le
plled tiie general and she pnnctuateil- the
answer vUth her gavel -Mrs. Wiles refused
to be stopped before she was through.
Mrs. Matthew T Scott, i Ice president gen
eral from Illinois, asked foi recognition, but
It was refused Th n the members of the
Deere faction decided not to take pan in
tbe d'scusslon
Mrs Fred Lee tumbled Into the frav,
causing shriiks of laughter bj- Ihe an
nouncement that lir husband wanted her
to come home.
"I am In favor of standing with tie raJ
Jorltr for Justice," she cried ner voice
choked with excitement and trembling with
emotion, but I 1 on't see how we can do It
whn mv husband is s-ending for me and
wants me to come heme."
Mrs Fairbanks then put the notlo.. thai
tho committee report at It o'clock to mor
iow, and It was de-lared c irrled After
It had been deckled on the floor of the con
vention, those interested in the Monmouth
right followed Mrs. Nush out of the con
veillon hall. For five minutes entrance
iind exit to the .-ongress were sunt off. The
women selected the slalrwav leading to
the opera-house for their meeting place
and expostulations from the nages and
doorkeepers were of no avail until mattpra
hid been settled to their sallsf ictlon.
An anonvmous circular Is Stirling the en
tire Illinois delegation. It contains an at
tack upon Mrs. Whes and is beb.13 circu
lated secretlv among the delegates of the
congress The members of the Deere fac
tion denj that thev have had anv thing- to do
with the Issuing of this circular and declare
It Is onlj- another sharp political trick on
the part of the Wiles faction to makesvm
pathj for their leacier.
Mrs Matthew Scott -t Rloomington gai
an elaborate luncheon this afternoon. Mrs
Wiles was not invited, t.rr was onv of her
supporters.
Less than 100 delegates were present when
to-daj's session of the D A R convention
opened
Mrs William Uvait Jone. a dclegale
from Georgia, slipped 011 the ice at the en
trance to the theater where the contention
is In progress and broke her wrist, she
was hastily carried to the Kmergencv Hos
pital, where she received medical attention.
Announeem"nt was made of the result of
vesterdav 's elections for vice president gn
eral as follows
Mmes Marv Hepburn Smith, Con
necticut; lielle c. l.vons. Kentuckj ; S. 1 C.
Morgan. Georgia, Harriet Simpson, Massa
chusetts; J V. Quarles. Wisconsin: D D.
Colton, California; Arthur It. Bedie New
Jt rsej , Henrj W". Burnham. New llamis
shln;. J. llerron Crossmarf. New York, and
Llizabcth C Williams. Marjland.
Mrs. stratton ot Minnesota offered a reso
lution, which was unanlrnouslj adopted to
recommend 10 Congress that the Sundaj
following the blrtlday of the late President
McKmlev be set apart a a dav of praver
In inemorj uf Llrcoln, Garfield and Mc
Klnlej. -
englanFfrepares
for "day of neeo"
Ailiniialty Denuutls of P.iilianient
?l.".(;.l)l)(),()l)l) for T.se of the
Xa This Year.
London I'eb :i The Secreinrv of the
Ailmlrdltv, 1' O Arnold-l'oiester. mtrc
duced the naval estimates for liijt,: in the
House of Commons to-claj.
Tiie t stun lies show c tct il ot t-.I.Ji'. iw.
as compired wilb r,S7"..trlti la-t ve ir In
Hie course of an iccomr mvlng statement
Mn.Vrncld-l'oiestn reinarl e-d Piat in
thinking man coul I have anticipated anv
r-Iuc'lon from the estimates of List ve-.
In view of the fact that the iirmv was en
g.ired in a cli.'llcuit contlk t 7UW 'iiil-s aw iv.
In regaul lo the naval reseive. the ee
lelatj or tie Aduilraltv said the Giivt'ii
i lent hid di covered that theie were legal
o'J--i cioi.s to tin enisiiment or men In
NVnfounul.it d Tie 1 lcvement v ould their-for-
b i-mpoi-irii. inested. bu legisla
tion vcould be intiohieed leg ill, lug the en
l,ai..'mFiH ot m i in everv put of lhe Lm
)lre Tht bccnnrv iiuilier aniiuiiii. ed Unit
Pirinotini in tli i:nf,iii -t rlnj. Dipirlm t
would be aci elc rated bj- the ere die n of te i
nei pt H. .iSeo aid that the prnyiess
of iv;. il coiistruetion in the list v. a' had
been inpirilleltd 'ili present t-silm ite
cald the Secret tr .ie ihe Gin rumen'
tnov-ixn fo- nev hn, ami l wis. . .
It niled to spend tin monev No fJwei t' ir
fortj-tupe ships would be put lu the watt r
litis ini im.1 next veir there vcoul I b- i ii
dei fOllslilic tion -ixtj ships. 1,1 iddlllon to
twtntj-s-,1, othei that v.oull be I ,i
doui P. -'tics this. , ,.., proKruum- of
iceon true tli l v.ould he "in ier ake i
Iher-bv -luding reatlj to (h II51 In j, cower
of tin- fleet Guns of irure fo"n il ible u.
II ei t.oiiI 1 be mon Mtd on m 1111 es-ls ,ni 1
j six-Inch utis of tie I let a.-d must in -I
tirml tcpe wou'd replac tile 4 7 gnus
1 It-ferrlnz to the srraiicr crad. the S irt
I t iiv sa'd th't nne')e"tidli r'i, d ,him--s
vas being made i-lth th simid,i j , t
1 ind tlJt moie i.'.4-. .oulI be ddul t,
thi 1 i'eec A 1 e-. tvp- if ior;.do-b iat de
strojiT has been desi'iied. .md it was hoped
lo attain bMIci if suits thin i.i th c 1 uf
j Ihe exi-ting vessel".
After giving furthei letui ef th ad
i mlraltv's pn gramme. Ihe Secietirv eon
t eluded bv saving that what the admiralty
was cleterm'nel on was to orepire ih
tleel for war. a , reparation Tor that daj
of trial which It was hoped v ould rever
ce no. but against which the admiral!) w is
ill cTutj bound tu provide
POSSE COMITATUS WARRANTS.
Xiilitinal It.mk of ('oninicn e
Wants Uic .Monev.
Two repie"-ntntivcs of the National Lank
of Commerce called at the ollc- of Sheriff
Kckmann In the Courthou?? jesterdav and
made a formal demand for the pavment of
warrants to tne amount of JlljaSW. which
were isfUied to members of the pese- comi
tates sumrmned dining the strcct-car strike
lo preserve order.
The Sheriff told the bank representatives
that he was not authorized "to recognize the
warrants. The bank men. It Is stated, also
vli-ited tie Ma) or. Citv Treasurer and City
Comptroller on the same mission. -
Ayers Hair
Viaor
Is a hair-food. It
feeds, nourishes,
invigorates the hair.
It goes right down
to the hair-bulbs,
supplies needed
elements,gives tone
and strength.
Ayer's Hair Vigor
will not do impos
sible things; yet sometimes,
not always, a most marvelous growth of
hair follows its use. And it always re
stores color to gray hair, all the dark,
rich; color of youth.
"I Lave used jour Uair Vigor for 30 years. 1 am now over Co
years of age, hav e a good head of hair, and not a gray hair on my
head, I can recommend the Vigor to any one." -s.
Mrs. L. Wilbur, WavUnd, r. Y.
II m. Allrnl" J.C AYER CO Lcnrtll Man.
EAST SIDE NEWS.
NO TRACE FOUND
OF SHADRACK SEAGO
.Irisewillt- Aiitlioiiiip OrirT ltV
waul ot ?:.." for lufonuatioii
J-t-ailiii"; to His Ariest.
No further trace of dhadrack Seago. who
escaicd from the Jersij Pountv juil it
Jersejville earlv VA'tdne-daj night, was ob
tained vesterdav- bj- Sheriff Cosmo's Keller
and his deputies
As was told in The Republic jesterdai
Seago, after breaking oat of Jail, went to
Lock Ha.t-n. where he secured his 7-jeir-old
daughter, who was stojmg at the home
cf his brother. William s-eago. at 1 o'clock
'Ihursdaj- morning, and escaped into Mis
souii Iieputv Shei iff Illljm Powers, w'no
traced Seago to Lock Haven, returned to
Jersejvilie. but sent two men across the
Mississippi Itlver into Missouri to follow the
trail Sheriff Keller also notified the
Sheriff of St. Charles Countv, Missouri, as
well as the ctllcials of all the surrounding
cltlef, unl vesterdaj posted a teward ot
$-'3 for the capture of Seago, or for In
formation that v ould lead to his capture.
Seago is considered a esperate man bj the
ornclals of Jerrev Connij, and has served
two terms in the outhern Illinois Penl
ter.tlarv at Chester, one for hrand larcenj
and on for burglarv. Seago was being held
for the Grand ilurj of the .March term ot
the Jersey Countj- Clieult Court on the
chaig of grand latcenj.
Ks.nEH HOLD IST1T1TE.
lulerrslInK Topic, of the Farm Ilis--uril
In PapcrK.
The farmers or Lmder Township. Greeno
Count, hld Iheli second quarterly Insti
tute vesterdav in the Llnder Town Hall
The address of we'eome was delivered at
1 o'clock bv W. H. Osborn, and the re
MonEe was gLen bv the Reverend J. Ld
waid Artz. pator of the l'irst M. i:.
Chu'Ch at c'ani'lllon. Ill Among the In
teresting addresses of the morning session
were those of S IJ. Shannon on "Most
Profitable Grasse- for Farmers to Raise
and Proper Time of Seeding." "Cp-to-Date
Partners That Prcllt Therebc."
At noon the lac'les of the Providence Hap
ten Church served dinner. In the after
icon interesting acldres-s were delivered
bv Representative Gforiee Witt of Kane
on ' Care and Peedlng Profitable Parni
block." H. D. liurruss on "What Ik the
Most Profitable Stock for the Average Farm
er to Raise.'"; A. T. Sei or on ' What It the
Best 'Roughness' and How lo Prepure It
for Inter Peedlng"; W. li. Robinson on
"To hat P.xtnt is the Grange Fitting Its
Members to Hold Public Otllco;'; John
Canned) on "lhe Most Profitable IYuit to
Raise In This s.e,.tIon."
list evening a number or interesting ad
dresses were deliveird among which were:
"What Art the Advantages of Schools To
il) ns Compired With Port) Years Aio."
bv Miss Eva Shannon; 'The Opportunities
'lhat Pre""iit Them'elves Sjclallv and Fi
nanelallv to the Young Man and the Young
Woman on Ihe Karip, ' bv Rlelmrd Shannon
of Daum -
Terse, vlllr- Nutes.
Rral t-tl.le Iran-fc-s ill !er- v C's-Ulltv lse
lffa leeorcl.il it !-Ml!ile ... fcll'jK MlTl
Il Sunderland to Fredeil-K II Ves(-rhij 1, lanj
In toivnltp 1 weFt range I. uest of t-e IVril
(ttic'l it meridian to tiie uniuilt if 17J cure.
l n-I.l-ii.Ui n jit, .ej ; Xlsrl. J.. M Iianle: to
V. Illluln K mil llrjie . Mclalirl C'.l jere. ii:
'.ana li i-eelliii 7 ten. nttilii 7 nurth tune 1...
cet of thlrd 1 rinett,l inerltlan, eunsM.rltlcn
Jwj Kate VI Hants to Anna Ujuccti. eniit
qutrter nultliwesl nurttita-t 17 7-11. culrilem
Hon JJucl via c taven!ort-sois anj hutan.l
I 1'atrftk Hurli lanl In sec Men 2i tor-n-i.tili
K range X It 1 wt tf fiiri prlmlinl
insrldtan cenc!.Ieriittcn JJ GT-4 Vlarv Ml:
lieu to IhI- Allllton I I In 1 w. Y J In tuiit
uf I it-Mon i-ori-Iu-iatUa $t(,it Vltchael llali lull
tt Jflm Il-v. Isml tu s,cti)n - tuunchlp V
iio.tli rarite lu net ,' third p-incilMt in.rUIuti
1. p.tileratlon Jse Kttz.ibeih Mint- to electee
VI Ittl2i;s lanl ii i-eiiii.li 7 tuunsiiip 7. Ii-tli
raliKe It wet cf tliinl il-isi(at inerldtan. con
lU'irullm SJfi. IV-file V Ijinil. to II 'V
c i e ian 1 li -e. tion s iuiiimiiJc. 7 nurtb runce
li urst t r the ihiui i rlnIpl merman, ein-
l-ldelhtlell V-'J
Cinttnl -.nTe'en e ne will te MeM
.in srilai jt tit K r-l VI i; CMiieh st Jeij
cll.e u-der the (Ureeflc-i of tilt I'leldlnff Ktcler
!'! Iteiert il IHHttl I". Jl. Vdll Tre of
letMl, n HI
! -Iltn-l - I .h i sv eene of I ie C'lilfu,i
TV.iia ftn I s( 1 .ui. KjIImis.i j t i,a(t ? r.me
if int-n t c ell el !srll!t an-1 Im f ,r the
let! t.ne .Un luthni; tits r reisiir vi irk
Clvn r-.cH.li t'cs lt-.ee te-n Vi el ati Iiann
t.ii. - tn tiiU er!V
-f 1" VI I'Jr rf It-rrecitlle las l.um-.l -ron
b Iui r if I t il. full .! ami Idilct
IliiTlnu- tN lext utek real cstHtr iuc,ile& P
I l all. cun ! untc an ,,-.!, liny to J" Ijt er
" H'el fei nct.nl t llirciln In tie fame
EAST ST. LOUIS.
I Ol Is va -. . in; m.
I'iolin-r Ital.er t I'.mt SI. I.jnls I
Worker ftir t.ooil srrt-(a.
Lad's es s., a pioncr ,.,.Pr of Gjs.
-SI l.ellis. ell d il hi home. X,i .n fon-ve-rs-i
vei ue ,,t ; ,, m. ve,;eidav Hlsit
niiT-e vv i of s ,t iliiiatlon and the im-mcd.et-
cause of-t'eatli was m old wlildi
lie contrattrtl les tnm c ,vk vi Tli-fuper-l
a"atgemtiis i.ave not vtt I eeii
in. no.
Mr. Weis was is e rs old. II' was born
In tirmiaiiv. wheie ht leurmcl tin tride of
c baker, and came lo this lounlrv v.Inii IS
vt.trs old He s, tiled. In Kast h; LouN.
wh re he oi en,-d ., baker) In lS'x he mar
ried .lis Louise 1 laeh
Mr. WIes was a'wa)s In fnor of the
Piogress oi his town, and v lieu the ipiesilon
of raiding the stieets to gi nle was pre
senleil. he took the ifflv.m iiv side alon
with the late Mi)or aohn R. Uowmnn To
show the residents of lhe citv tint he w is
"incere in ls convictions, that tie grade
or the strrts should be ral'ed he built the
Worklngnien's 15 irk building at (he corner
or Hroadway and Third streets, w hen fin
ished the brick structure, Ihe first in the
citv to be buUt to the proposed grade. iov -Med
three stories above Ihe "itroundlnic
buildings.
Air. WIes Wps the fallie- or thl'tee i
children, nine of whom ale now alive. Ills
wife died rour vear ago. Shortlc iftef hi
death he c.as stricken with paraljsls and
has not b.en In perfect heilth slrce.
Mr. W'iss's chllCrrn are- Mr Annie Sno'i
of St. laiul-. Mrs George Dau-ch .mils
C. 1U", Mrs. Amelia Becker. John J. WIes.
Ilenrv les .Mr. Jo'ie Heck. Frank W ies
and Kddle WIe-.
Mr. Kllsn Roblnmin III oil.
Mrs Elira Robln'on of Godfre) died
suddenly yesterday morning with heart dis
ease at her farm residence, near that vil
dage. Mrs. Robinson was S3 vears old and
vas one of the oldest residents of Madison
County. One son, William McGanthlon of
Godfrej", survives. The funeral w'll take
place on Sunday afternoon.
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LIFE SENTENCE
GIVEN JOHNSTON
Shiver of J .imps Uybnin Knteietl
I'li-.i of Guilty Afioi- -Ini y
Was siwoiii.
The trial of Thomas Johnston, slf-eon-fes-eel
inuid-rr of Janes Itjburn, of
Bloommgton. reached a sudden ending vca
terdaj. The prisoner threw himscif upon
th mercv- of the court, and was instantlj'
sentenced to imprisonment for life bj
Judge Hartzell The whole proceeding wan
so brief the spectators could ycarcelj- be
lieve that v hat had promised to be a fa
mous trial wat at an end.
The entire week, up to Thursdaj- night,
had been consamed in the" selection of tho
Jurr The details ut the crime were
known to almost the entire countv. and
there was a grim sentiment against the
man responsible for It. When Johnston
a'zed up the Jurj- vtsterday morning his
heart sank and he whispered to his attor
neys lo give up the contest at once.
When nuestioned bj- Judge Hartzell as to
whether his decision was a final one and
arrived at with ilchberation, ho asserted
that it was, and the Judge thereupon
passed sentence upon him. When he had
dona so the prisoner at the bar took occa
sion to thank the Judge feelingly for ac
cepting his plea of guilty, and for the sen
tence Imposed He will b taken toChester
bj sheriff James Hoty probabij- the first
of the wek.
The crime for which Johnston has Jiut
been sentenced was the Wiling of James
Rjburu of Rloomington. The men met at
Last Alton last Julv, and in the earlj- hourn
of the morning a game of cards was.
started, according to Johnston. A disa
greement came about, and Johnston killed
his companion with an iron liar. He went
to St. LouLs. and was captured there the
next dav He never denied the act, hut
I r"lated it In all Its details with coolness Ho
was one or tre mot: desperate prisoners
ever held In the countj jail at Edwarris-i
ville. and. after leading an attempt to es
cape bj soienteen prusont-", which required
six hours to overcome, gave as his reason
that he expected to be hanged, and would
as soon be shot trjlng to escape.
His record eaovs service in several State
penitentiaries
Kilmirtlsi lllr- Notes.
The Reverend Joseph I) Jtetz r. pator St.
Bmlfaies rateollc ( hutch Wks puinfullj in
jured eestcfrilac lie was summoaeit to Maunton
ti hold nervier in tiie piue c f the resiclcnt pastor,
who was prevented from tilll-g bis culomary
duties While casing alone (re walk. le
lipped on the Ice. ami In faillns. his face trusk
fenee.
Xlr Voroll wife of CVpar Vorwall Sr .
IIHd on ley- steps at ler home In East V.sl
cial u street jeatenlaj anu sustalreil a fracture
of the if On a, count of 1 r ailraneed ace th
liijiuv is considered seri iuf.
-Henrj Vaunecek. a rtskiert of th Wet Kn 1.
diej eten!ai. lie vaa K jears old. .
tlelleillle Veiri. Note
- VII airansements have lcn ronijlete,! fnr
tiie f ll k. 1 leiemonu.! which will be oei.l
In ca-tle hall K ef 1'. llellevllle. this cven'n-.
Ilie Ejt M I euls degree team will hihia"
tnelll-ni- Helleiille candUInt. Tie cntlrn
inemberelii or Ilie Ka frt Ixiuis leJge is e-r.
rectei u be piesent A ba-iquet will fellow the
lnlllatlon
Jthn I'abst. a cod miner lh'ng t Xo. lOIt
Clam! avenue IMIeiUIe. ve-Uidai asked e-lilef
of I'olk-e Ileldniger to ah.t him 111 loeatlns bin
wife. Nanej, uhum lie has not -en etnee last
t-rlilaj. Mi- letl four clillcl-en at horse. l,.
thinks she Is stajlng with friends nar lhe
tlty
IMleWlle I ank. ronie of lie badness houes
the Cll Hall snl the c'oartl.ou-e i.tll rl s iti
honor of VV i-hlni.tin s Rirtlid-t). anl the Pu"t Of
fice will elc-e at 11 a. ie
County c lerk Ocrite K Thomas nnd a lum
ler of count) of.l !al will iltlie to Mntthton
to-dav li, atleriil ihe rarniers- liikitute to 1
ii-ld at the Turner Hall tli-ie
- Hie leathers tf the llelleilll vhools will
Iiottl Uielr noiithlv meeting this ini mine
-The , uii en's Relief fos ef rrlletill wilt
Kiv- an entertainment in I.teilerlcraiiz Hail thi
rvenlnir l V llodenl-rt: n 111 deliver his
lecture. Henetli Hawaiian Pains anj Mars."
titan Notes nut IVrsoiinls.
Toe llecrrend Iloctor . II. Vradle). pastor
cf the Pirt ltitbvtrlan CIiuicli at I pper Alton
will eh to l.ttrhtield III. ihH momln- whers
b- v-ln deliver uu allreis i efure the Jloiitgomery
Ci.jntj Tei. hern Assoriat'un
The Uon LiOite ef th- I'nlted Commercial
T i e'er care a ball laFt evenlce at tiie lavst .
Jillitia Armorj. In U-ile itret. csuests were 1-v"
atierdanee from lerfi!e. Unite Hall. Collins
ville and Fdnardnvl'le
Reputv Orand 0.atll2fr A". II Pilwanls ef
ConVen 111 Ihsi eientri; ureiinizecl a lodge ot ,
t.'.e Itovtii Vejhbors of vm- rlca at .Vorth Alton.
BELLEVILLE
III.M Hill Ml tl'l'llf SK -IH-vn.
Vlli-linrl I us.-.v Is Coinmlllrd lo Oblrr
vncloo Word at ( onnty I'nrm.
To nn Injury recelvtd in a mine In Enj-I-'
d. ten jears syo. Is t-aeed a mental af
fliction which vesterdav vas the caiiFo of
the conmitinenl of Mlclnel I'l-r-y of Kast
St l.uiN to tht observ.illon v.nrd ot the
Ci.-.ntv Farm at !i!iilit.. C.asej- Is t,Qs.
ms. n tlr ie. i. Par h illuclratlon'. which
cause I ini to dNroIs no matter whether h
be on tin si- ,t or in a house.
A Coidirg to th- story tonl bj- friends of
Ca-rv II auieirs that v hlle empiojed In
i mine In Hrijind. and whll pulling off
his outer shirt, pre p iratorj- to ftartlng lo
work, he was struck on th- head by a fall
ing lock. He lav between life and nnih
for a month before he showed signa otre
'overv. Tli'n for several months all seem-d
-i bhiulv to him When he recovered several
of his friends induced him lo come to the
I'nlted Stales, and up to a fev- months ago
thev sav that he has ben perfectly ra
tional .
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