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11 IP Part Two. I THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1889-TEN PAGES, entd El Pages 9 awl 10. 1 Part Two. I 1 1 '4 0,111 do-p-N-- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1889TEN PAGES, Pages 9 awl 10o 1 'WILL NOT BE REPEALED. NO AMERICA MUST REACH OUT afternoon postponed indefinitely action upon the prohibition amendment.

GOSSIP OF LONDON TOWN. must do something or shot up. Over nine-tenths of the operators have signed a paper azreetog to go into the combination. It is the intention to put the new scheme Into operation the present sear. THE MERRITT CONSPIRACY LAW MAY iE AMENDED, HOWEVER.

caE MERRITT BE AME CONGRESSMAN CHIPMAN'S SPEECH ON THE NICARAGUA. BILL. BISMARCK'S BACKDOWN cArsEs CON. STERNATION IN DOWNING STREET. AMENDING THE CITY ELECTION LAW.

took up the bill of Senator Eagle to protect American labor by prohibiting the employment of aliens On public work unless they have avowed their intention in good faith to become citizens. Some ot the members of the committee thought the nenalty should apply to the foreigner instead of the contractor who employed him, but it was suggested by Senator Johns that this might controvert some treaty. The bill was finally referred to a of Senators Hagle, Johns, Pierce, and Seiter, to determine whether it will contrcvort any existing treaties, and to make some minor amendments which will hold contractors equally responsible with the municipal authorities. In the House Committee on Labor and Industry Breeden's arbitration meamire was nostponed till the next meeting, and after a short discussion the Mooney Truck bill and McLaughlin's Wage bill were referred to a special committee to be drafted into one measure. To Extend Chicago Boulevards.

SPRINGFIELD, ilL, Feb. This Legislature is trying to extend the Chicago boulevard system. Today the Crafts House bill enabling Cicero to extend Washington boulevard was ordered to third reading, and in tne House Judiciary and Corporations Committees the measures urged by the Lincoln Park Commissioners to enable them to extend the Lake-Shore drive to Evanston were ordered reported back with the recommendation that they pass. Under the latter bill the Trustees of Evanston can turn over any street to the Lincoln Park Commissioners, the corporate authorities having jurisdiction being required to levy a special tax on contiguous property for its maintenance. Salisbury Would Liked to Mare Supported Germany Against America ha the Samoan Incident Sackeilles Probable SoccessorO'Brien's Imprisonment and Other Irish Affairs Uppermost in the Public MindOther Notes by M.

THE REVENUE QUESTION. Vigitors In Springfield. SPRINGFIELD, IlL. Feb. 6.LSpecial.)---Jacob Barnes, Alexander Stone, Canal Commissioner Taylor, Marsh Hanna, ex-Mayor Bunn.

and several other citizens of Peoria came down today for two or three purposes. They want to secure the location of the State Fair at Peoria and they also want to see Isaac Taylor appointed Canal Commissioner. Thomas llitchrist of Kewanee 5159 put in an appearance toaay, and he wishes to be District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Justice C. W.

Woodman of Chicago ana Aid. Barteis were visitors to the Capitol. They came down this morning and went away on the noon train. During their short stay they called upon Gov. Fifer in the interest of Frank Kasper, a Bohemian banker, whom they want appointed West Park Commissioner to succeea II.

L. Thompson, whose term is soon to expire. Th. Wisner Bill to Repeal It Collies Up in as CommitteeBills Before Committees Resolution on the Clayton Murder Building Association Inspection flagle's Bill to Frotect LaborGeneral political News. SFRISOFIELD, IlL, Feb.

6.rSpecial.1--The Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs this afternoon discussed the Wisner bill repealing the Merritt Conspiracy law. was reached, but it is apparent that, while the Merritt law may be amended, it will not be repealed. itepresentative Mooney of Braidwood said the prejudice on the pastor the laboring men against the law was unfounded. The provisions had been confounded with the vicious measure known as Ma Coles Boycott law, and he declared that "no one will ever see the day when the rift Conspiracy bill will be revealed, as it zeans death to anarchy and life to the Rerislic." In all but one of its provisions it ght be said to be satisfactory to workingzau who only desired protection. These re-parks from such a source indicate the extent af the opposition to the repeal of the Merritt isis, for which a substitute has been prepared providing that it shall be lawful for any MO all classes of mechanics, journeymen, usdesinen, and laborers to form societies and associations for mutual aid, benefit, sod protection, and peaceably to meet, discuss, and establish all necessary by-laws, rules, and regulations to carry out the same, al acts or part of acts inconsistent with this being repealed.

Another of the provisions of the substitute is that it shall not be held to apply to the rember or members of any club, society, or organization the constitution, by-laws, rules, end regulations of which are not in strict conformity to the Constitution of the State of Illinois and to the Constitution of the United States; provided that nothing herein contained shah Prevent the prosecution and punishment under existing laws of any persons who shall in any way hinder any person or persons who desire to labor for their employers from so doing or other persons from being employed as laborers." Th. wiener Bill a Committee Besointi Regis's Bill political NON SPRINGFIELD, aouse Committe. Affairs this after bill repealing II 5oresult was that, while the 3 it will not be Mooney of Bral4 the part of the la was unfounded. founded with th4 the Coles Boycot "no One will eve ritt Conspiracy zeans death to public." In all might be said to zon who only d( ark from suet Of the opposition law, for which pared providing any and all class gadesioen, and and association! and protection, suss, and estab: rules, and regul all acts or part being repealed. Aaother of thi is that it shall member or mem organization the and regulation conformity to tt of Illinois and United States; contained shah I punishment nue sons who shall i or persons who 1 ployers from so hemg employed Crafts' Bill Providing for Town and County Boards of Review.

SPRINGFIELD, In, Feb. revenue question is coming up ill various forrds and the Crafts bill providing for Town ana County Boards of Review is receiving more or less attention. These boards are required to raise or lower the assessed valuation according to their best judgment, and the County Board shall constitute a board of review. The County Clerks must then make their returns to the State Auditor, who will present them in turn to the State Board of Equalization. The State Board is to assemble at the Capitol the second Tuesday in the month of August annually and examiae the abstracts of property assessed and equalized for taxation in the several counties of this State, as returned to the Auditor, and equalize and correct the assessments as hereinafter provided.

The board must not reduce the aggregate assessed valuation in the State, nor of any county, but may increase toe aggregate assessed valuation, and if it tinds that the property of any county or any part of the property is undervalued it is to raise the assessment of the same to its fair cash value. DISSECTING THE REV. HERRICK JOHNSON. A Peppery Boston Criticism on a Well Known Chicago Bigot. A SLAM-BANG REFORMER.

Bostoa Herald This man is Dr. Herrick Johnson of Chicago, and an illustration of his method is found in his recent address on Sunday Newspapers." Ho classes them with the Sunday concerts, the Sunday theatres, and the Sunday liquor saloons," and nities the Christian the Christian publisher, the Christian editor, and even the Christian advertiser In the Sunday newspaper, who is congratulating himself on its great circulation. bV hen a man tidouts this style of treatment he discharges a boomerang that returns to wound himself. Ho has a conception of Sabbath observance which he would Like to impose upon the Nation, and, judging the community from his own narrow prejudice, he bangs away at the Sunday newsnaners as one of the great evils of modern society. His abuse is wholesale; it is in the slain-bang style.

He refuses to see the Sunday newspapers in any other light than that in wnicti they strike his prejudices, and he places them.in the worst light possible and then asks the Washington auctience before whom his diatribe was given to indorse him. It is evident, by a careful reading of his address, which may be found in the February number ot Our Day, that Dr. Johnson knows nothing about them, and would not inform himsell if he could. He bangs away at them because he hates them, and, while no one would deny that there are evils connected With the Sunday press, he utterly refuses to see it on its rood side. The Sunday paper is to him a damnable and an accursed thing, the ally of the Devil and his latest device for ruining the country.

Dr. William T. Harris is perhaps as well entitled to an opinion as this slam-bang reformer is, and his view, reneateuly expressed, is that the better class of Sunday newspapers deal with matters which do not receive attention elsewhere, and are broadening and building up society, exerting a wholesome influence, and educating old and young to a wider an-predation of the good things of the age they live in. Dr. Johnson does not even damn with faint praise" the bunday newspaper.

It is to him the accursed thing all through. It is this slam-bang way of treaung things In public life that one does not approve of which too often marks the religious reformer and makes him unequal to his task. Dr. Johnson's diatribe carries no weight, because the average man knows that he Prejudges the case. It is this unwillingness to treat things fairly which too often marks the clerical mind and causes the intelligent layman to discount what clergymen advise for the improvement of social life.

They advocate impossiole reforms, and then denounce the world because they are not adopted. Hardly one clergyman in a hundred seems willing to recognize the change in social life which the Sunday newspaper implies and emphasizes. If they would look at tne buaday paper in its educational light, and not as the rival of the Christian pulpit, and would encourage the editors of the best Suneay papers to make them the complement of the pulpit in moral influence, they would act like sensible men; but the slam-bang style which Dr. rierrick Johnson adopts defeats even the righteous object which be has in mind. Miller on Chattel Mortgame SPRINGFIELD.

11.1.. Feb. resentative Miller of Cook will present a bill in the House tomorrow which will require all chattel mortgage brokers to procure a license, for which they shall pay E250 per annum. A bond of 3,000, to be filed with the County Clerk, is also required, and each broker shall be liable for all wrongful acts of his agents or attorneys, and for all frauds, torts, trespasses done in the making of any loan, or In the enforcement of the collection thereof Unto any person or persons whatever. The sureties can be made co-defendants in such suits and are liable not exceeding the amount of the bonds.

TO REGULATE PAWNBROKERS. BILLS BEFORE COMMITTEES. BILLS Anti-Pinkerton Bill Rifled. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Feb. beiter's Anti-Pinkerton bill met its death this afternoon in tee Committee on Judiciary, although he has hopes of putting a little life into it in the morning by moving to amend the report of the committee when it comes before the Senate.

Senator Gibbs believed in the right of persons to hire whoever they pleased to protect their property when in danger of mobs. Senators Greenwood, Mathews, and NViles also opposed the bill and the committee reported against its passage. A Bill Which Provides for the Formation of Associations. SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 6.Speciall--Senator Monahan's bill to do away with innocent parties in cases where promissory notes secured by chattel mortgages are sold is thought to be unconstitutional, and would put an end to commercial paper.

The object which the Senator seeks to attain is a good one, and at the suggestion of Senator Thomas be consented to allow it to be referred to the Committee on Judiciary, where the question of its constitutionality will be passed upon. This action was taken by the Committee on License, whicia also sent to a sub-committee the Pawners' bill of Senator Eckhart. The bill provides for the organization of pawners' associations. which shall be limited to a charge of 2 per cent per month and 1 per cent for storage, and shall loan for not to exceed a period of one year. Of the seven directors to which the associations shall be et titled one is to be appointed by the Governor and one by the Mayor where such association is located.

As the bill does not provide for tb6 appointment of one of the directoes in towns or villages this will be rectihed by the sub-committee. II ANNEXATION SENTIMENT IN CANADA. Haines on the Floor Again. SPRINGFIELD, nt, Feb. M.

Haines has been seriously ill for several days, but when be beard about motions to refer being laid on Me table during the discussion in the House yesterday on the Stock-Yards bill he says it broke his fever, and this morning Pe resumed his seat on the floor of the House. The entire forenoon was consumed in filibustering on the Mooney bill requiring employers sued for wages and against whom judgment has been entered to pay the attorneys' fees on both sides. The object of the filibustering was to keep the iStock-Yards bill buried. One for the Election of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners by the People. SPRINGFIELD, IlL.

Feb. House Committee on Elections has decided to report favorably the bill of Representative Cochran providing for the election of Rail road and Warehouse Commissioners by the people. The bills of Johns of Sangamon and Burst of Rock Island relating to the free ILstribution of ballots have been referred to a sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee. The Merritt Trust bill will be considered by) the louse Judiciary Committee Thursday of next week. The Senate Committee on Penal and Reformatory Institutions has intrusted a subcommittee with the duty of drafting a bill making an appropriation for the erection of girls' reformatory institution.

It is understood that the hotel at i Perry Springs can be purchased for this purpose at a cost of $7,000. Representative Hoppin's amendment to the General Incorporation act, by watch all borse and dummy railroads can secure the right of way on the petition of one-half the property-owners on each mile, was roughly bandied in the Rouse Committee on Corporations this afternoon. Getman of Cook: offered an amendment abolishing the present limitations and requiring railroad companies to se-i cure the signatures of one-half the entire frontage. There was such a difference of opinion that before an agreement could be the committee adjourned. One for the Biel loose Como SPRINGFIELD, House Committ to report favora Cocbraa provid road and Ware people.

The bil Burst of Hock cLstribution of I a sub-committec mine. The 11 sidered by the Thursday of ne. The Senate 4 formatory Insti committee with making an appr girls' reforma stood that the purchased for Renresentatil; General Incorpc and dummy raj: way on the peti owners cn each the House Cot afternoon. amendment ab tons and requi cure the signet frontage. The ommon that I reamed the co' GENERAL SPRINGFIELD NEWS.

Can tho Governor Appoint Election Commissioners Without Resubmission of tho Act? CitteAGO, Feb. of The Tribune.1 In addition to my previous communication which you had the kindness to print I beg to submit some further considerations as to the power of the Legislature to amend the City Election law without submitting the change to a vote of the people. Notwithstanding what some lawyers say to the contrary there is good reason to believe the proposed amendment to the City Election law, if adopted by the Legislature without resubmission to the people. would stand the severest test to which it could be put in the courts. In many of the Statesperhaps in a majoritythe submission ot legislative acts le not tolerated by the courts.

Quite generally the Judges say it is the function of the Leinsiature to make laws, and it cannot delegate or assign the duty in whole or in part to the people. In Illinois however, this rule has been relaxed. and the Supreme Court has recognized the privilege of the Legislature to submit acts to the people if it sees tit to do so in cases where the Constitution makes no such requirement But the Supreme Court has never said the Legislature is bound to submit any act. except in the Instances specified in the Constitution. or that when it once makes a voluntary submission it surrenders part of its power over she subject matter.

and can act thereafter only in concurrence witu the voters hose (minion was once asked. Such a doctrine would mean that the Legislature can bargain away its constitutional powers. The practice of taking a ballot-box poll on a statute to determine whether it shall go into effect or nota practice not tolerated in most of the Statesexists in Minims simply as a maLttr of grace on the Part of the Legislature and is legally binding only in the few cases where the Constitution requires such acuon. The Constitution makes no such requirement in regard to election laws. The enactment of such laws is a distinct legislative and political function, and the law-making body is under no obligation to submit acts of this nature to a vote of the people.

In many of the States the Legislature would not be allowed to make the taking effect of such laws depend on a popular vote. but in Illinois that course is merely permitted. not required. In the Cornell case, where the Supreme Court decided the Legislature could not take the power of appointing Park Ccmmissioners away from the Circuit Court and gxe it to the Governor without asking the consent of the people, the issue was altogether different from that under the City Election law. In the Park Commission matter the Legislature had to stet the consent of toe people immediately affected before is could act in establishing a new method of levying taxes for local improvements.

The Supreme Court said: Had the people of the district seen proper to reject the act when it was submitted for their adoption or rejection ttte act cotad not Aare been lonuosed upon (nem." Hence as the Legislature could not adopt the act in the tirst instance without submitting it to the people. it was properly held that it could not amend it in a vital particular without the consent of the voters, although the court fully recognized the power of the Legislature to change any subordinate feature of the law without a popular vole. The only feature of the Park Commission law which the court held not subject to the exclusive power of the Legislature was that axing the manner of appointing Park Commissioners, and even this determination wits based on reasons that have no application to the City Election law. The Constitution provides that the Legislature may vest "corporate authorities with the power of special taxation for local improvement, and the Supreme Court had held that "corporate authorities" are those elected by the people or appointed in some manner to which the people have elven assent Hence when this power of special taxation was to be vesteo in new oMcials holding by appointment it was vital, in order to make them corporate authorities" and bring them within the grant of power in the Constitution. that the people should consent to the manner of their appointment.

When the teMslature afterwards changed the act and the Park Commissioners were appointed in a manner to which the people had not assented it necessarily followed that Commissioners so appointeo were not cote porate authorities" and could not exercise the authority which the Legislature was permitted to confer only on such officials. The decision was clearly correct, but it does not apply at all to the Election law or the Election Commissioners. The Legislature had complete power to enact the City Election law without submitting it to the people. Unlike the issue in the Park Commission matter there was no question about levying special taxes and vesting such power in newly created "corporate so that It was necessary to ask the consent of the people. The law could have been adopted and put into effect without opening a ballot-box or taking a popular poll anywhere in the State.

The submission to a popular vote was merely an act of grace on the part of the Legislaturea method of allowing any county or city to avail itself of the act without forcing it on others that did not care to use it. By this act of grace in submitting the question the Legislature did not. bargain away or lose any part of its power to control elections. In this respect the Legislature has precisely the same authority now as before the City Election law was adopted. and the vote by the people did not add to or take from the legislative tune.

tiou in any respect. As the Legislature could have adopted the law without submitting it to the people, it can, if it sees fit. repeal it entire and return to the old system without taking a popular vote. As it can repeal the entire law it may amend or modify any section in it. The first submission was not a deal or contract between the Legislature and the people of any city or county by which the lawmaking body bar, gained away a part of its power to control elections and bound itself never to change the Election law without the assent of the voters of any particular district The Legislature could not eo divest itself of legislative power and tie its banes if it desired.

In submitting the Election law to the people it performed an act of grace or policy. but its constitutional power to enact, amend. repeal. or modify election laws remains precisely the same as before. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Wetherell-Devine case, so frequently cited to prove that tee people must vote on any change in the mode of appointing Election Commissioners, is generally misinterpreted.

The court was stating its opinion in a hypothetical form. Replying to the arguments of the attorneys the Judges said that in either view of the matter the Election Commission was properly Answering the assertion that the act gave the Commissioners taxing power the court said: The assessment and collection of taxes are not taken out of the bands of the corporate authorities of the city. but are expressly left with such authorities." Turning then to the claim that the power to create an expense is the same thing as the power to levy a tax the court said: "If this be so the law was nevertheless valid because it bad been approved by the people." The court nowhere said that in fact the commission bad a taxing power. It did not say that any change in the mode of appointing the Commis stoners must be approved by the people. It said simply that "if this claim was good it would nevertheless fail to apply in that case.

The court simply conceded the point for the sake of the argument, and used it hypothetically in that particular case. The court did not concede the premises. but merely undertook to show that even if they were correct the conclusions claimed would not follow. The language which apparently conceded the point claimed was used simply to show that taking either born of the dilemma the law would stand. Hence it would have no bearing in another case when the question would be.

not whether a certain conclusion would follow from the premises, but whether the premises themselves were correct. Lax. Amendments to the Firemen's PPI11110ft Law. SPRINGFIELD. Feb.

6.Specialla the Senate Committee on Municipalities this afternoon the bill of Senator Eckhart, to amend the Firemen's Pension law by reducing the years of service to twenty and striking out the word "consecutive," was referred to a special committee. The bill of Senator Newell to give minority representation upon Boards of Aldermen. and not applying to Chicago, was reported back favorably, us was also tte bill of Senator Rickert reducing the number of inhabitants necessary for the incorporation of villages to 200 and the area to one square mile. 1 INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE' INTROD1 Judge Horton's Divorce Bill Amended In the Committee. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Feb.

Judge Horton's Livorce bill did not fare well in the Committee on Judiciary, and there was only half of it left to get back to the Sen- G-- w- ate when the commit- Aes, tee got through with A.7,-,. 0'mA it. The section pro- ---1 viding that when the vt, -ri. Judge has reason to li ,04: believe that there is 145,,, ''14-- collusion in a case he 11 can appoint an attor- 4,4: ney to take charge of the defense met with iii4'41 no objection. It was the section that gave to the Judge the dis- 'L cretion to say how JUDGE EORTON.

many years parties divorced should wait before they could marry again that met with criticism. Senator Gibbs thought divorces should be as free as water, and he saw no reason why persons who could not live together should be compelled to. The grounds for divorce were not broad enough. and he was in favor of making them broader. After striking out this section the bill, as amended, was reported back, with the recommendation that it pass.

He Declares the Day for Isolation Is Past The House agrees to the Conference Report by a Vote of 117 to 60Mr. rosey SeatedWork in the SenateFrultiess Caucus of DemocratsOther Washington News. WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 6.The House to-clay agreed to the conference report on the "Nicaragua Canal bill by a vote of 177 to 60.

In the course of the long debate Mr. Nelson of Minnesota urged that there snould be some provision in the bill to prevent the company from watering its stock, but he did not succeed in convincing the House. Mr. Chipman said that he bad favored the bill as it came from the Senate. He bad not favored it as it passed the House, the amendments which bad been placed upon it having served to emasculate it.

They had been incorporated on the idea that the United States should be free from entangling alliances ancl that it should isolate itself. The day for isolation haa passedvoices from all parts of the world were warning the United States of thisvoices from the isthmus, from Canada, from Samoa, from wherever foreign nations had planted their flags. He said: The attempt to make it impracticable for American enterprise to plant it-self in foreign countries was too late. The day had passed and the time had come for a haughty and dictatorial American policy and certainly a wise American Policy. This is a bold stepno.

it is not bold, for even in its present shone it is hesitating, timidbut in comparison with our past it is a bold step in the direction of tne destiny of the country. We are carrying the nag into that region of Central America. NVe are carrying it with the indorsement of this Government. We have put ourselves where. though we may not be pecuniarily liable, we shall be morally responsible for the safety and protection of a great American enterprise which will help to spread our country over the world.

I. for one. hope that this step is only a prelude to the day when the Nation will follow, and we as a people will plant our feet on those regions. and when our flag shall wave over the State of Nicaragua as a State of the United States of America. Mr.

Buckaiew said that he could not discover in the bill any clear guarantee that the amount of stock and bonds to be issued woula not be two, three, or four tunes the actual cost of the work. If the holders of stocks or bonds were to receive dividends and interest, the commerce of the world might be subjected to most. unreasonable and unjust charges. He thought that the bill should go back to conference in order that this defect might be remedied. Mr.

Browne of Indiana presented the credentials of Frank B. Posey, elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of A. P. Hovey. The credentials having been read, Mr.

Posey took the oath as Representative from the First Congressional District of Indiana. Mr. Dingley from the Committee on Merchant Marine ane Fisheries reported a resolution. which was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to what orders were given to tbe commander of the United States revenue-cutter Richard Rush in regard to the protection of seal fisheries in Behring's Sea in the spring and summer of 1 8SS whether such instructions dif- fer from those given the same commander in the spring and summer of and if so what reasons existed for any material change in such instructions. IN TnE SENATE.

In the Senate the Senate bill granting to the Big Horn Southern Railroad Company right of way across the reservation in Mon, tana was reported and passed. The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Chandler. instructing the Committee on Appreciations to investigate the matter of naval officers' claims, was taken up, and after a long debate the resolution went over without action. Mr.

Cullom presented and read a circular issued by a Washington claims agency firm stating that they make a specialty of naval claims and referring, by permission, to Charles M. Shelley, Fourth Awl tor of the Treasury, and to James W. Hyatt, Treasurer of the United States. There seemed, Mr. Cullom said, to be a relation between this firm of attorneys and these Government officers of the Treasury.

He did not assume that there was any improper relation between them, but he should infer that in the course of a month or so those two Government of ficers would be found either in that firm or in some other firm of attorneys tor those naval claims. The conference report on the Inter-State Commerce bill also went over, and the Senate resumed consideration of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation bill the pendmg question being the amendment to increase the clerical force of the Civil Service Commission. A long and uninteresting discussion ensued, and to action was taken. The Senate days ago adopted a resolution offered by Senator Mitchell calling on the Secretary -of the Treasury for information as to the amounts in the sinking fund to the credit of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Companies Feb. 1, 1Sb9, under the operation of the Thurman Sinking Fund act, with a statement of the amount of the fund invested in bonds, the face value of the bonds purchased, their present market value, and the difference between the amount of the sinking fund bad it been uninvested and the amount due to investment.

The response of tne Secretary was today laid before the Senate. It makes the following statement: Union PacificMoney for Government transportation withhold under act of May 7, 1S7S. cash payments by the company, making the total paid into the sinking fund $7,773,589. This money was invested in United States bonds and Pacific Railroad first mortgage bonds of a total face value of $7,249,490. 1 tie market value of the bonds Feb.

1, 1889, was showing the increase by reason of the investments to have been From the Central Pacific $3,469,681 was received and invested in bonds of a face value of tt.3,141,SS3, with a market value Feb. 1,1889, of making the increase by reason of investments TERRITORIAL ADMISSION. The House Committee on Territories held their regular meeting this morning, and took heal action on the bill for the admission of Utah and the omnibus bill, providing an enabling act for the admission of the Territories of Idaho, Wyoming, and Arizona as States of the Union. It was decided, although not unartmously, in regard to the Utah matter, to appoint a sub-committee of live members, with Representative Springer as Chairman, to draft a report to tee effect that, owing to the lateness of the session, it would be imparcticable togiecure the passage of the pending bill. The sub-committee was authorized to make this report exhaustive, in order to give the public the benefit of the hearings field by the committee on the proposition to admit the Territory.

This report will be submitted to the full committee as soon as it is finished. The committee decided to report favorablt the omnibus bill. The vote in committee was practically unamious on this pronosition, although one or two members of the committee expressed themselves as opposed to the omnious system. and preferred the admission of the various interested Territories singly. CAPITAL NOTES.

The Democratic Senators held a caucus today. but came to no conclusion as to a policy to be purgued. Nearly every Senator Present had some measure which be thought should have precedence in arranging an order of business for the remainder of the session. June 30, 1886, the then Commissioner of the General Land-Office recommended to the Secretary of the Interior that suit be instituted to restore to the United States the title to about WO acres of land in the State of Missouri aileged to have been erroneously patented to the Atlantic Focal Railroad Company. Today Secretary Vilas in an elaborate opinion declines to institute suit as requested.

The President has approved the joint resolution accepting the invitation of the imperial German Government to the Government of the Vatted States to become a party to the International Association. The Secretary of the Interior has granted two of the three hot water privileges at Hot Springs. authorized by tho joint resolution of March 26, The parties to wbom the first eprriavtliolen tbgeiesregraof to granted chtinodn athemselves et selectee a bne us id; hotel to cost not less than The second i parties bind themselves to erect another hotel to cost not less than fiCria Tore Tritrota LONDON, Feb. 5.There is something like consternation in the Foreign Office at Prince Bismarck's sudden change of front on Samoa. Lord Salisbury was prepared to back Bismarck as against the United Szates; but bow can you baelz a man who backs down! That is the Foreign Office's question, not mine.

Prince Bismarck has acted with his usual promptness and sazacity. lie Is not the man to quarrel with America rather than throw over a fussy, arrogant subordinate in the Pacific. He has taken pains to make it clear that be did not wait te be asked for reparation. lie knew the state of public opinion in America. He knew the acts of the German Consul were indefensible, and he canceled them so far as they affect the United States before Mr.

Bayard had time to cable to Berlin. So much is knowft here, and the knowledge has brought confusion upon Downing street. English publes opinion continues steadily on the side of America. FIR PAL-NCEFOTE. Official paragraphs declare the announcement that Sir Julian Pauncefote's ment as British Minister to Washington is unauthorized.

That is probably Salisbure's way of saying that the story is true, but came out before he wished. The end of Mr. Cleveland's Administration is still too tar off. Sir Julian is an able man, distinguished, too. and popular: likely, I should think, to be popular at Washington.

But there are more reasons than one why Salisbury should not care to have his name made puolic just yet. Sir Julian belongs not to tue stplomauc service proper, but to the Foreign Office, of whicti be is permanent chief, with the modest title of Under Secretary. He is, in fact, one of that small brigade of permanent clerks who really govern, or at least administer, this Empire. He is not in the line of promotion for service abroad, and to make him Minister to Washington will anger all those Ministers and Secretaries and whose promotion he delays. Salisbury, in other words, will give the diplomatic body a grievance if he appoints Sir Julian.

On the other hand, he pleases the Foreign Office staff. of which be is harmed the parliamnntary chief. He will please so powerful a man as Sir k'hilip Currie, who may bope, though Sir Thomas Lister is his senior. to become principal Under Secretary. Why Sir Julian should care for Washington is not so clear.

He is 60, and rooted in Downing street with ten times the authority and power he can have abroad. One thing may be said against the proposal to send nita to Washington: He stands in close relations to Lord Salisbury. It Is conceivable, though I hope not probable, that he would go to America to represent Lord Salisbury's dislike for America rather than the general good, will of the English people to their transate Imam cousins. THE ErritAnmozz TREATT. The rejection of the extradition treaty by the Senate is allowed to pass in England al- most without comment.

The refusal to surrender criminals to justice is only one of Brother Jonathan's playful eccentricities, remarks one anti-American sheet. The Glad- stonian press naturally prefers to be silent, for this was the Gladstonian treaty, necotiated by Gladstone's Foreign Minister, now rejected, it is bore thought. In obedience to I Gladstone's Irish-American allies. THE CASE OF 311t. 01311TES.

The question whether Mr. O'Brien shall obey prison rules and wear prison clothes continues to attract high English attention. Home rule papers are denouncing wnat they call the savage torture, denouncing Balfour, and denouncing many other things. The Sews uses language which is more violent. The 'rise will be sure to think it incitement to use violeace against Bailees'.

-It is not so meant- Of course, extra precautions are thought necessary to Insure the Cblef Secretary's safety. The racketing bad in Dublin by the Lord Mayor ane Mr. Sexton. and addressed oy Mr. Healy, who regretted that be could not call to arms.

was perhaps surpassed in political significance by the meeting in Man-. chester last evening. Both were intended to protest against the treatment of Mr. O'Brien inhuman treatment the Manchester resolution calls It Other meetings have been held. A committee of national protest is being formed, though with but few good names as vet.

3ir. Schnadhorst, chief boss of the Liberal caucus, has taken hold. Mr. Morley joined in yesterday witn half-reluctant protest at Newcastle, the force of which be somewhat qualified by avowing that he woula himself, it sent to prison, wear the prison garb. Mr.

Balfour adds to the anger of the Irish over whom he bears sway by his usual display of cool indifference to the attack. lie professes to have done what he can to make things easier for Mr. O'Brien. The country, in his opinion, in winch the Unionist press coincides, is not roused. The agitation is political agitation for political ends.

He even lays stress on the fact that Ireland under the heel of the tyrant is steadily becoming more -prosperous, more quiet, more free from crime, and less disposed to imperil its prosperity by sterile resistance to law. Tne murder of Inspector Martin, who was killed by a mob while endeavoring to arrest Father McFadden, elicits but mild comment compared with the O'Brien incieent. MR. GLADtiToNE VINDICATED. The publication of the original English.

text of Mr. Giadstone's letter to the Marquis die Rise entirely absolves the Liberal leakier from the charge of baying proposed arbitration between Italy and. the Pope. The Marquis de Riso's translation is liairrant. Mr.

Gladstone said nothing anout submitting the disputes between Italy and the Pope to arbitration. He expressed, not for the first time, his opinion in favor of arbitration generally. Wby he could not have clearly explained this when the question was brat raised passes the comprehension of plain minds. THE AmEEiCAN NEWSPAPER. It cannot be said the London edition of the New York Herald has been cordially greetPd by the London press.

Most of the London papers pay it the homage et absolute silence, not relishing, perhaps, the appearance of a competitor which may yet force them into costly rivalry. Some of tne provincial papers comment on the event, but none of thern with any real perception of the result that might follow should the experiment prove a success. The Pall -Vali GazettA, seldom dill-dent in the presence of any emergency, protests in the name of journalism against pub-fishing any paper seven days a week. Mr. Steads language seems borrowed from that of an imperial ukase in Russia, where he has lately been sojourning.

The Herald meets it with President Jackson's story of the man who made a large fortune by mincing his own business. The President comes out of it better than the Czar. The Engiish press as usual takes no public notice of the raiz van; pretensions, which are laughed at privately. Tins Mr. Stead calls the conspiracy of silence.

He has, however, interviewed a number of clergymen. Some of them are worthy of respect. Two of them are Dr. Parker and Mr. liaweits.

They sal object on babbatarian grounds. Dr. Parker is startling. The wittiest atheism. be cries, has broken upon England.

Mr. Haweis asks why Mr. Bennett, who has done so much for civilization. should now beggar his reputation by damning Religion and Humanity, both beginning with capitals. in one blow.

Mr. Bennett coulct afford to pay handsomely for this advertising, but I think he gets it gratis. G. W. S.

'To Mann Mexican LocomotivesKANSAS CITY. Feb. party of engineers. ex-Burlington strikers from St. Joseph and Kansas City.

left this morning en er the Santa Fe Road for Mexico, where they have ibeen offered positions. A large number of the former employes of the Burlington are already runnine trains in Mexico. it is of no use to wan for places on the remarked one of the men, and going to the land of the Greasers Is better than doing nothing." Township Road COMMISP110111CM SPRINGFIELD, Feb. bill of Senator Reinbardt to divide townships into three divisions and elect one Road Commissioner in each was favorably considered by the Senate Committee on Roads, High-. ways, and Bridges.

The two other bills taken up were referred to sub-committees. One was that of Senator Berry to reveal the Road and Bridge law in counties not under township organization, and the other was an amendment to the same act presented by Senator Karraker. If the Berry biU passes there will be no need of the Its Rapid Growth Admitted by the Toronto 4, Globe "The Reason for It. Toronto Globe: A resident of Port Hope rebukes the Globe for having expressed the opinion some months ago that there are not more than two car-loads of annexationists in the country." "I could," says our correspondent, "find enough in this town to fill two cars." As he is a trustworthy man we cannot but regard his statement as alarming. But for the Windsor election we might think him mistaken; but Mr.

Sol White polled a great many votes then on the strength of being an avowed annexationist If the streets are full of 'ern" in Windsor, why not in Port Hone There can be no doubt at any rate that the number of avowed annexationists in Canada has greatly increased since the Conservatives began to argue (1) that extension of trade with the United States cannot be procured; (2) that it cannot be sought without disloyalty; (3) that the country must endure indefinitely toe peculiar blessings of the N. (4) that imperial federation should be brought aoout if possible. Multitudes of our peopie regard free trade with the States as most desirable, multitudes are heartily sick of the N. and stall greater numbers are utterly opposed to imperial federation. How natural, how inevitable, that many of these people, seeing the ruling party entirely indisposed to do anythiarz to improve the situation of the country, should take to annexetionism in a fit of despair.

What we have to tell them is that they should not despair. The agitation for unrestricted reciprocity has been remarkably sueCebStIll so far. There is every reason to believe that the Liberal party will carry tne country at the next general elections. And the result of an honest effort to obtain continental free trade will be to improve the position of the Canadian people in a high degree. But, while we say this, we also have to invite Sir John Macdonald's most serious attention to the obvious growth of annexationist feeling under his regime.

To what does he attribute it Before he established a restrictive tariff the people were unanimously well affected to we Confederation. He is too experienced a politician to agree with the foolish fellows who attribute present disaffection to the "machinations of the opposition." He knows well that none of the People would be looking to Washington if they were not convinced that they cannot look to Ottawa wan hope of relief. He must be conscious that overtaxation, maladministration, and concessions of privileges to a favored few are really the causes of the prevalent restlessness and discontent. Has he nothing to proposof Are Ministers incapable of formulating a policy that will satisfy the public demand! If so it is certainly high time that power should pass into the bands of men who at least propose a remedy for a situation in which annexation-ibis are multiplying with alarming rapidity. 11.

lls of Various Kinds--Johns' New Election LawLake View Gas Bill. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Feb. 6.SpeciaLlSenator Hag le presented in the Senate this morning a bill to appropriate $2,000 for the relief of Isabella le, whose husband was killed at Chester in 1S3 while working for the State. He also sent in a measure requiring that where persons give written consent to the marriage of children or wards there shall be witnesses to their signatures. Senator Johns placed in the hopper another election law.

It is a general revision of the present law, with Australian modifications, but does not touch that part of the law referring to the filling of vacancies or providing for election contests. Senator Gibbs' bill is to ewe to the Town of North Chicago the power to levy three mills on the dollar in addition to the maximum allowed by law for sewer purposes, payable in three years. The Lake View Gas bill was thrown in by Senator MacMillan, and he followed it up by introducing a measure which, if it becomes a law, will enab1e cities to pay their bonds in tneir own t2wa5 without going to New York. Senator Ltionf's bill provides for the serving of common law summonses by copy as well as readna, stui Senator Lehman closed the score with a measure providing for the ciassificaano election of members of the Board tt Supervisors. 11.1ills of Vani on La SPRINGFIELD ator Hagle morning a bill relief of Isabe was killed at for the State.

quiring that w' sent to the ME there shall be Senator Johns election law. present law, wi but does not, to ring to the fillir election contes give to the Tom to levy three to the maximu purposes, pays View Gas bill Milian, and he a measure whit able cities to burns without Knopf's bill pi-4 non law surnm ma, and 6enat( with a measur hen and electi( cf Supervisors. Dill to Change the Dog Lawn. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 6.Specia1.1--The bill of Senator Karraker to give each householder the privilege of possessing one untaxed dog was reported back with the recommendation that it do not pass, and favorable consideration was given to the bill of Senator Brink.

also amendatory to the Dog act, which provides that where the damage done to sheep by cogs is less than 5 the affidavit of owner to that effect shall be sufticient for him to draw the amount claimed without voing through the form at present prescrilied by law. ri Li Special Verdicts Takeo Up. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Feb. 6.SpeciaLjMr. Craig of Mattoon and some of the younger lawyers have been active in their efforts to secure the repeal of the Special Verdict act passed at the last session.

Last week Senator iladley and some others, without giving the repealing act serious consideration, recommended its passage. Today when it came up on second reading it was promptly postponed for a week, and hereafter a majority of the Senators will oppose the repeal of the law, which has only been on trial a year and a half in this State. but which bas operated satisfactorily in New York for thirty-five years. In the house Judiciary Committee Craig's bill fared badly, as Clayton Cratts and George Baker of Cook thought special verdicts were desirable in many cases. The Craig bill was then referred to a special committee composed of Messrs.

Crafts, Whitehead. Cochran, Merritt, and Paddock, which will recommend some slight amendments allowing Judges to decide as to the admissibility of the questions to be submitted to the jury. CONCERNING THE CLAYTON MURDER. CO. ERNINC S.

1 The Arts and Sciences. SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. Senator MacMillan introduced in the Senate this morning and had referred a resolution instructing the Committee on Arts and Sciences to confer with the trustees of the State Museum recording the purchase of specimens offered for sale by the heirs of the late Prof. Worthen and to also report upon the wisdom of allowing private collections to be stored in the State-House. The object of the resolution is to set at rest the question of ownership as to a certain collection of specimens.

4.0 111. 7t. A Resolution That Representative Breeden Will Introduce Today. IlL, Feb. Representative Breeden of McDonough has prepared the following, which he will introduce tomorrow morning WHEREAS, The State of Arkansas has been the scene of gross and violent frauds against a tree and fair ballot.

while by the Southern policy of ballot-box stuffing ana bulldozing certain of citizens have been disfranchised and others lawlessiy assaulted and murdered while endeavoring to exercise their political rights; and 44,9 the outrages against law and Government-have culminated in the assassinaton of John M. Clayton, Republican candidate lw Congress; therefore, be it By the House of Representatives of ancr.s, the Senate concurring herein, that we denounce the killing of John M. Clayton as a -heartless and cowardly murder. and that we in him a martyr of the sacred nrinciPies of political freedom; that we denounce the ftolitieut policy which led to his assassination as laLgerous to a government by the People. ana 14 moues Congress to take such steps as will ate-dre to every citizen of the United States en-The protection in the exercise of his political rrgas in whatever section of the Union he may or to whatever party be may belong.

A Resolution Will SPRINGFIELD: RePreSelltatiVC Prepared the f( duce tomorrow WHEREsa, Th th scene of gro tree and fair bal of ballot-box stt tor emzens hay assau to ex ut GAS IN OSWEGO I Gen. Wallace Made Justice of the Peace. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Feb. 6.Special. The Governor this morning sent to the Senate the name of Gen.

Martin M. Wallace as a Justice of the Peace for South Chicago to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Peter Foote. b'enator Thomas said the nominee was a poor man, an old soldier, and an upright, just Judge, and upon his motion the rules were suspended and the Senate confirmed the appointment without a dissent-mg voice. Bill for the Election of Supervisors. SPRINGFIELD, Feb.

bill of Senator Lehman introduced in the Senate this morning provides that the Supervisors elected at the annual town meeting the first Tuesday of April, 1t-40, in counties under the township organization shall be divided into three classes, each to consist of one-third of the members of the County Board as near as may be, tee Supervisors of each class to be chosen by lot. The first class is to serve one year. the second two, and the third three; provided, that where a small fraction or number remain they shall constitute the third class, and thereafter at the expiration of the term of each Supervisor his successor shall be elected for the term of three years, and in the manner now provided by law. In towns which have three or more Supervisors there shall be a separate drawing into the three classes so that the number may be divided equally. r4ILDING ASSOCIA1 ION ISSPECTION.

To Look After the A tion Law. SPRINGFIELD, EL, Feb. 6. Speciaq Clarence Knight came down from Chicago tonight and will devote some time in advancing the Annexation law. It was thought the biLl would come up this afternoon in the House Committee on Municipal Corporations but it was not reached.

An Experimental Weil That Has Sarprised Its Owners. STRACt5E, N. Feb. is great excitement at Sandy Creek, Oswego County, over the finding of natural gas at the experimental well sunk by the Sandy Creek Oil ct Gat Company Saturday last. At present there seems to be an inexhaustible supply of gas.

The drilling was going on, when suddenly the man in charge sow the drill sink. GaS immediately began to flow from the wed, raising the tools several feekwhile the water forced from the well by the gas tore the roof off the well house. The escaping gas could be beard distinctly a mile from the the tools in the well, weighing some tons, shook like a reed in the wind. The well is 579 feet deep, and has cost the company up to the present time, including the plank upward of $3,000. The companY was formed last spring.

and most of the stock was taken town, though O. U. Staples of VI' as In gto proprietor of 'Willard' Hotel, on whose property the well is situated, Is the largest stockholder. The work of drilling began July 13, and was continued night and day until Aug. 22, when the tools with 200 feet of rope were lost in the well-It was the middle of November before the tools were secured, and the work of deepening the well has gone forward since then.

The company has only drilled ten hours a day. Hundreds of people have visited tne well. The directors have sent to Syracuse for tools to shut off the flow of gas, which still continues. CONVERTED MRS. JOHN SULLIVAN.

Set Fire to the Jail to Escape. PARKEnstiunG. W. Feb. Last two noted desperadoes.

Frank Brown and George Christian. were captured and locked up in jail at Gyandotte. Shortly afterward the Jail was found on fire, and when the door was opened to put it out Christian escaped, but Brown was caught and burned to death. The two men bad torn off their coats. saturated them with oil.

and set them on tire. The jail was consumed. Christian and four other prisoners are still at large. Telephone and has Companies. SPRINGFIELD, M-, Feb.

Special. IRepresentative Baker has not had an opportunity to introduce the Telephone bill already presented by Senator Eckhart in the Senate, but he will probably have it tomorrow. He and Senator Eckhart say they are not going to be unreasonable in opposing amendments. ana if the majority desire that the rates for cities over 50,000 shail be 7 instead of 16, as provided in their bill, they will accept it without demurring. But, while they are contemplating legislative action, Representative Ford will tomorrow introduce a bill granting City Councils and Boards of Trustees the power to power to regulate telephone companies by ordinance.

Another of the bills drafted by Mr. Ford empowers City Councils and Boaras of Trustees to regulate tne rates which gas, gasligut, or coke companies may charge for gas furnished. re)ur ses its cl I U. 4 love Lica to ers. ions nass 13 lOgs tisfao Teti' Lso S3 er, igo senate Judicial Committee Considers the Subject.

SPRINGFIELD, IlL, Feb. 6.Special.The itItthlitig and loan associations of the State oppose all legislauon which will place the associations under the supervision of the Auditor. They claim that it will put the associations to too much expense and that the examinations can be made by audit4rsapoointed by the stockholders of the as-. Uons The Senate Judicial Committee tua afternoon entered into the considerat2 of these bilis and gave audience to Al-Barnes of Decatur, representing tne Z'ste League. Ile said the associations object to an inspection by Auditor on the ground of It was also suggested the Auditor or his agent could not make illtelligent examination of the securities the associations, Senator Eckhart said an thaPection of so rne kind was necessary, and favored a semi-annual state inspection in troe to get aa impartial and tuorough in- "ction- If the examination was made by of the associations dishonest men i4j511t get hold of it, and he thought that in there should be an inspection by Auditor.

A proposition was then made trefer ail the bills on the subject to a ape- The bills were sent to Sena- '-r4illart. Mathews, and. Newell as a Liable for Heavy BOsioN, Feb. ILThe Board of Referees, consisting of George Shattuck and R. S.

Hookics, to whom was left the matter of establishing the liability for the Somerville bleachery Zre of ISE-I. which was said to have been caused by a spark from a locomotive, bas decided against the Fitchburg Road. The road is, therefore, liable for the damages, which, it is reported, may exceed trid.cou. The Pious Efforts of a Salvation Army Captain Stir ro Trouble. RROVIDENCE, Pu Feb.

John L. Sullivan. the legal wife of the prize-fighter, after listening to the persuasive eloquence of Capt. Howland of the Salvation Army battalion at Arctic, has become a convert. It had been whispered in Arctic that the couple had more in common than mere religious interest.

Mrs. Sullivan manages a boarding-house there, and rumor says the Captain has been diligent in his visits at the house. Last Sunday the presence of Mrs. Sullivan at the meeting created a sensation, and there was an exciting scene when Mary McLane, an old sweetheart of the Captain, arose and denounced him in infuriated language. After the muting it was announced tnat Mrs.

Sullivan, the convert, would appear on the platform in the evening and exhort. This aroused the enemy, and a body of them men and women, seized a rail and started up the highway for the purpose of riding the eloquent Captain out oi town. The attacking party halted near the Methodist church, when the good folks urged them to respect the Sabbath and to seek for less vigorous methods of showing their dislike for the Captain. Owing to the day's disturbances there was no evening meeting, but Mrs. Sullivan will probably appear next Sunday.

Her native place is near here, and her maiden name was Ann Bailey. Iowa Tile Mn In Council. Dias MOINES, k'eb. The Tows Tile and Drainage Association began its annual meeting here today. The reports It bow a falling off in business last year, owing to the drouth, but an increased demand for brick was generally reported.

Tomorrow morning the City Council of Des Moines and North Des Moines will meet here with the association to hear the subject of brick paving discussed. Tire in a Cincinnati Seitoolhouito. CINCINNATI, 0., Feb. 8.Fire was discovered this morning on the root of the Intermediate Sehoot building on Ninth street. There were 700 pupils in the building, all of whom were matowilod oy their teachers and triarched down one stairway while Bremen were carrying hose up another.

The perfection of the flre alarm drill no doubt saved many lives. How to Enforce Prohibition. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. speaker Matthews today received a communication from Dr. T.

P. Sleeper of Amboy, 111., which is addressed to the members of the General Assembly. The writer recites the failure of the attempts to indict the saloonkeepers of Amboy. If the Legislature will not pass the prohibition amendment he feels called upoa to instruct the wives and daughters how to remove the saloons and drunken hells. He says: "Twenty-five pounds of dynamite would be sufficient.

Place 100 feet of line to it, give it a qulek pull, and the nuisance would be removed." The writer closes his epistle with the assertion that he is not joking. The House Committee on Judiciary this to PROTECT AMERICAN LABOR. Tarmorn Form an Insurance Company. WixoNA, Feb. 6.Specia14Tho farmers of Plainview, Oakwood, and Elgin.

this State. have formed the Plainview Mutual Fire Insurance Company. George Wedger Is President. Andrew French Secretary. D.

IL French Treasurer. The company has of pIegttotL Coal Mon Forming a Combination. PITTSBURG, Feb. 6(SpecialThe Monongahela River coal operators are quietly considering a mammoth scheme which will tend to place the river coal business once more on a paying basis. It is the formation of one large company to include ali the mines on the Monongahela and rCanawha Rivers, and all the steamboats and floating stock of the various coal operators.

They say business Li so dull that tlity tor liagle's 13111 Taken Up in the Coin. mitten on Labor. 0.0P tINGeIELD Feb. 6.Special.jAfter 4erttg printed the bill of Senator Fuller otAttiblting tlie adulteration of food the Sten- lte Committee on Labor and Manufactures Racine to have an femme Asylum. RACINE, Feb.

a meeting of the County Board of Supervisors held today plans and speccations tor an inbittle asytum to cost 1.13,o0C) were adopted. Liebig Company's Extract of meat rer clearness and line flavor unsurpassed. LiacaflIbebcflee, 3 lbs. torn. I 1.