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1 r. flSBfc I 2 a '-r THE CHARITY GIRL By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS iM-- CHAPTER VIf. Sheila Fraser was a litMe perturbed daring the week that followed as to the Wj apparent change that had come over Jack lend a wood. Be came to Dinglewood nearly every day, but in an almost pointed manner- he gave her understand that his visits were to Mrs.

Fraser, and not to herself. Sue racked her brain to find the real reason. Was it jealousy of Beverley Roohiort, with whom she ceitainly had fUrted, though very mildly, since he had come on the scene; or was it caused by the knowledge that, as day after day want by, the poor Marquis of I coidition grew worse, and he, John Glen- durwood, would be to a certainty in the place and heir to dukedom before many months had elapsed? The thought of this approa event, It need hardly be said, whetted eagerness and intense desire to become Lord John's acknowledged fiancee. She might worry and think until she was tired, but she would never guess the real reascn of this change, never dream that It her unwomanly cruelty and indifference to Audrey that had opened tc her true character, and planted the first seeds of contempt ia his breast toward her. He had got the whole story from Marshall, who gleaned it from udrey, and certainly Miss conduct did not sound well when her furious temper and hei virulent abuse of a poor, nervous, naturally shy creature was detailed in a calm, collected manner.

Mrs. Fraser knew nothing about her new maid until Marshall, seeing her so much better, ventured to tell her, and was more than repaid for her kind action at the pleasure her mistress expressed in havi ng the girl about ncr. As for Audrey herself, she seemed to be in one long, pleasant dream. Mrs. sweet, low voice and delicate beauty, her gently uttered thanks and consideration for the comfori of those about her was a and a delightful sensation patience and ready will, more than pleasant, and her life so peaceful and happy that she cculd hardly realize it was herself lived it and not another.

ance of my servants, Mr. was spiteful remark. nor any other person, servant or no servant, when they have a face like this thought Beverley to himself. Jack was only asking after Mrs. Fraser, but he made no haste to join the others when he had receive 1 aa answer.

Instead, he turned and walked beside the girl as she moved onwartf. yon nothing to say, he asked, after a long She looked at him in a shy, startled yet inexpressibly sweet way. know, my lord, she said, timidly. They were going away from the beaten track into a lonely and wider bit of the grounds. Jack felt that every scrap of moral courage and worldly wisdom in which he had been trying to infold himself ever since that night in the avenue was fast vanishing.

He had not allowed himself to dwell much en Audreys beauty and unfathomable c.arms, and yet, despite himself, he hal done nothing else but think of her. and new, at this first opportunity of being alone with her, he forgot the wide difference that lay between them forgot all but he loved her. She was so young, so fresh, so innocent her beauty of miud was no less than her loveliness of face ai form. he said. He pat out both his hands and held them toward her, the muff dropped to the ground and her small fingers nestle into his.

How her eyes were, how bril.iant He shook off the intoxication that was stealing over him. darling, my little he said, huskily. She drew nearer to him and gave a little glad cry. You love she whispered, Mrs. Fraser made no further remark about eyes, nor did she seem to reccgnize that vague, curious likeness that had so startled her.

She was still confined to her room. But she was not dull; she had plenty of visitors. Miss Fruser came first thing the morning and cLatted in a desultory fashion with her stepmother, and after her came Mrs. Thomgate, who was welcomed eagerly by the invalid. Audrey was never in the room when the wife called, out she always how tenderly Mrs.

Fraser spoke to her when Mrs. Thorugate had gone again, and what a flushed, eager look there was oh the wa i face. At first Audrey had been afraid to meet Miss but beyond a frown ard a sharp glance at the girl Sheila nothing; knew better than to object to any arrangement her stepmother might make. One afternoon, toward Lae end of the week, Mrs. Fraser sent the girl out for a walk.

have sat long enough over that aewing; a brisk walk will do you good; besides, I expect my lawyer down from London important you happy with rue, my asked in low tones, a sob sounding as if it were behind her voice. happy Ac Urey cried, kneeling beside her. wrote and told Jean how good you were to me. and' I heard from her this morning. She says you must be an angel, und so I think you murmured Constance Fraser, gazing up into the girlish face almost hungrily, certainly passionately.

Audrey laid her cool cn those of the older woman. love she whispered, involuntarily. dear! My Mrs. Fraser clung to her for a moment, then with another Kiss and a tender smile waved her on. must be true, I feel it she aaid to herself, as she was alone, and pressed her hand to her heart.

heaven! If this comes to ma. how shall I thank Thee for Thy Audrey soon equipped herself. She no longer wore the hideous bonnet, but a smaller one, with a bright crimson ribbon as a relief to her dart locks. Mrs. Fraser had sent Marshall into the village, and had bought girl many garments, which provoked wonder and intense pleasure in breast.

She could not bring herself to realize that they were all for her. It was a bitterly cold day, but Audrey did not seem to feel it; she planted her hands in her warm muff, and danced along, singing gayly to herself from very exuberance of spirit. The world was beautiful, after her childish heart determined. She was quite rich, for she had four good there was ber aweet misLvss, and dear Mrs. Thomgate, and Marshall, and King Arthur! She did not know which she liked best.

She walked down one of the aecluded paths, and shrank, so she thought, out of sight as she saw a party of people coming up from the lake, where skating was in high swing. Sheila, in a magnificent sealskin, with a cap to match, on her ruddy hair, was walking beside Beverley Rochfort. She looked bored, as indeed she was, and cross, too, into the bargain, for there was Jack chatting to plain Louisa Everest, and he had not been near her all the afternoon. Sheila did not catch light of lovely face in among the bushes and trees, but Beverley did, aid his heart leaped with passionate admiration as he gazed. He had seen her three or four times, and his pulses thrilled to madness when he even thought of her.

He let his eyes linger on Per now, and then he grew ashen white to his very lips. Some one else had seen Audrey, nnd was going boldly througn the bracken toward her. It was John Glendurwood. He touched arm tie had soon fathomed her and her intentions. gave him pleasure to tease her, especially since he discovered that her money would never be shared by him.

has good he said, curtly, with a disagreeable smile. always hnew that girl was no good die exclaimed angrily. business has to talk guests in this way? It la should blame the guests, not her. Glendurwood sought her deliberately; that I can much for myself. She Is wry beautiful!" 4o not te dlawtae the you th-i Yes.

I. ray dearest, dearest one! Did you not know it before, knew you were my she something in his eyes, bent on her, made her heart beat and the blood mount to her cheeks. and lover, aye, little one, your lover till I die. Are you brightened, She smiled timidly, and her head drooped so that he had to catch her frightened, only With an exclamation or joy he drew her to him. folded his about her and sought her lips.

He kissed her long and silently, holding her small form close to his heart; then he lifted his head and smiled down at her. do you love She looked at him out of her blue eyes. There seemed to be heaven ItseK mirrored in their depths, but she made no answer. Her speech was gone, she was like one bewildered, yet so very, very happy. No words could come, only as he repeated his question she c.ung to him with a passionate gesture and buried her face on his rough coat.

A clock chiming five roused them. must Audrey cried in surprise and dismay. Jack laughed at her eagerness. mind, we shall soon alter that, young lady, when you belong to me altogether. What, you will go? Well, then, you must give me another another! Oh, darling, darling! How have I lived without you so long? I shall come early to-morrow, my sweet one, and we will confess all to Mrs.

Fraser, who will give us her heip, I know. Heaven bless you, my dearest! Bless and guard you Audrey smiled through the tears that would come, and then, turning, ran fleetly away. Jack Glendurwood stood gazing tenderly after her. all ignorant that a stealthy figure in the background was creeping after him as he walked thtough the bushes. A smile was hovering on his lips when suddenly above his hesd swung a heavy, loaded stick, and ae it came down crash on his skull Jack gave a sobbing cry and fell insensible to the earth.

said he even with you, my lord, and Fve kept my muttered Henry Downs to himself; then, with many backward glances, he rifled the coat pockets of all they contained, shuddered as he saw the blood trickling down the white, still face, and in among the bushes and left his victim to fate. Mountberry rang with gossip the following day. Lord John Giendurw-ood had been found in the Dingle wood grounds, robbed and half muidered, and Audrey charity girl, who had come Dinglewood House as maid to Miss turned oat to be a lady born, and none other the daughter of Fraser by a previous marriage. This extraordinary piece cf news seemed to give good Mrs. Thomgate unlimited satisfaction, and she poured out the story to her nephew as sat togethei in her cozy drawing room.

There was a smile and look of eagerness on handsome face as he listened. he said to himself, could be better. I must see fcese lawyei chaps to-morrow, and I think 1 shall have everything cut and dried foi my plans. I think Lori Jack durwood will stand much against me in the future. I hold trump cards, and I mean to hold them.

He has kicked me into the dirt, and put his foot on me. If he thinks I have forgotten that, he is mistaken. He loves this girl, but he shall never marry her. love how his dark eyes and I swear she shall be my youngest and best-beloved Har best love was given to Frank, although by no outward sign did she ever allow the world to guess that he was dearer to ber than ber eldest, Roderick. She was in no condition to be worried, and that there would be no end of worry connected with their engagement the lovers knew full well.

Sir Edwin Gascoigne would never consent to his marriage with a man who had nothing to depend upon except his pay, and who waa, moreover, the son of a man whom 8ir Edward had always hated. It was not a moment for delay, and Frank, fuli of eager desire to bind his darling to him, determined to make her his wife before the day of his departure came. once we are married, my he had urged, all the objections in the world can part ua for long. do not mind roughing it with me, I know, and if Sir Edwin is very, very angry, you can stay with mother till I have made all my arrangements for you to follow me out to His entreaties, his passionate pleadings won the day, and Cohstance consented to become his wife. They would have taken Roderick into their confidence had he given them the opportunity; but brother had gone away almost immediately on had, indeed, shunned meeting the girl in such a marked manner that Constance had felt vaguely hurl, am afraid Roderick does not like she had said to her lover; but Frank laughed the idea to scorn.

is a queer, odd sort of he had answered; stake my existence that his feelings for you are not anything approaching are so much alike in face, and yet you are so different in Constance often said, gazing with admiring eyes at her lover. The two men were, indeed, strangely alike. Both had coal-black hair, and clear skins, and eyes of the deepest, rarest blue. There was barely a year between them, and in height, figure and general bearing they were the fac-simile of each other. They were married quietly one morning, the only witness to the ceremony being Marshall and the village clerk, and then, after a week of mingled ecstasy and unutterable pain at the thought of their forthcoming separation, the young couple parted, Constance to return home to her house, her wedding ring suspended round her neck till the moment was opportune for speaking out her story, and Frank to make his final arrangements.

They had one farewell meeting, in which Frank sought to cheer and console his young wife by every means in hi3 power. He told her he had written full particulars of their marriage to Roderick, and begged her to confide in his brother, who had promised to do all in his power to assist them. up, my he had entreated six months from to-day, please heaven, you will be with me, and never leave my side again as long as life lasts. If your father is we must do without his forgiveness. Kiss me once more, my wife, my beloved, and remember, dearest, whatever comes, trust in (To be continued.) LUIS LEGISLATURE, i CHAPTER VI iI.

The story that Audrey hvara from her was a short and pitiful one story full of a misery, a treachery, and a broken heart. Years before, when Gascoigne was a girl of nineteen, and had just made her debut in the world, she went to stay with a half-sister of her down in a small country village. The aunt with whom Constance two sobs, one following occupation, the other a young officer in a crack arngoon regiment, and with this cousin the beautiful young girl fell most violently in love. lie on his aide returned the love with more than uanal fervor. Constance was, In his eyes, the most beautiful, the sweetest, the dearest woman in all the world.

For a month the lovers lived in a paradise; when suddenly an abrupt ending came te the all too brief halcyon time. regiment was ordered to Burmah; they were to leave in a fortnight. What was to be done? Lady Ana- alraady an invalid, was at the Ihsaght -mr Formally Canvass State Vote. The Senate and House met Thursday iu joint session to canvass the vote of State officers after both branches had been convened in separate sessions at 10 a. m.

By this procedure John F. Smulski of Chicago was formally notified that he had ben elected State Treasurer and Francis G. Blair of Coles county that he had been chosen State superintendent of public instruction. Clerk John A. Reeve read the totals of the vote cast for those two State officers and Speaker Shurtleff declared them duly elected.

The vote on State university trustee lias been canvassed by the State canvassing board. The returns as officially announced were: State F. Smulski 417.r>44; Nicholas E. I'iotrowski William P. Allin Wilson E.

McDermut John M. Francis Labor), 3,757. Superintendent of Public G. Blair Caroline Grote Augustin L. Whitcomb May Wood Simons Philip Veal 2,059.

One evening in the early part of September, 1792. Major John Buchanan, commander of a log fort situated about five miles from Nashville, was awaiting an attack by Indians. The fort was strong with blockhouses at the four corners, and the people were brave. Even the aged mother of the commander slept within easy reach of an ancient blunderbuss, which had not been used since it was wielded by her husband in the Battle of the Bluffs. The gun was so rude and clumsy In make that the soldiers laughingly called it Nevertheless the old dame believed she could use it if need be.

The attack began, and the brave young wife of the commander, kneeling on the hearth, was pouring molten lead into the bullet molds when she was hailed in a loud voice by an impetuous Irishman, whose senses, says the author of Tales were none the clearer for having taken a horn of whisky. me own gun no gud at he bawled at the top of his voice. me loan of me pocketpiece and Jim will put the whole Injun army to As he would not listen to denial, the old gun was finally placed at disposal. It took four times as much powder as the more modern pieces. having rammed in the quadruple charge, noisily clambered up the ladder and thrust the blunderbuss through the hole.

Then he pulled the trigger and cried confidently, dead ye are He was sure he had done great execution, although he had heard no report. a circumstance lie accounted for by the uproar going on all round. He descended the ladder and demanded another charge. Four times In succession he descended for ammunition, and each time he put into the gun the full amount of powder and lead which it required. Iu the belief that he had already dealt death to the savages with each shot, he pulled the trigger for the fifth time.

he shouted. will finish the This time the gun went off. A streak of fire that seemed a yard long to Jim astonished eyes flashed from the muzzle with a report that shook the stout buildings and deadened every other sound. kicked back with the recoil, went rolling down eight feet to the ground floor. The ancient blunderbuss had been for the first time, and ail the five heavy loads bad gone aff at once.

said as he picked himself up, gave it to thim. but she gave me a tremendous In truth. pocket- in blundering hands helped the pioneers win the battle. The Indians stood in awe of the white and when they heard what they believed was the report of a cannon, the souud unnerved them to such a degree that they relaxed their efforts and acted with a hesitancy which the pioneers were quick to aee and profit by. la Fa Short old man, can yon lend me $100? going to be married.

Loogun security can yon give? Short tell you ttenama of the tetfcar. Adopted by the Symptoms of tlm first struggle in the lower house of the Legislature appeared within half an hour after the Representatives met Tuesday. Speaker Shurtleff ordered the clerk to read the report of the committee on rules which lots compiled the new rules to govern the House. The committee failed to grant the innovation proposed by R. W.

McKinley of Chicago that all bills be reported out of committee within a fortnight after they are sent to committee. Representative McKinley learned of his dr feat in the committee on rules before the House mot and he declared firmly his intention of appealing from the decision to the members of the House and demanding a roll call. His friends insisted that he has received many offers of support from members of both sides ot the House. When Mr. McKinley introduced his amendment in the House it was tabled and the rub's were passed as they came from the committee.

i ILLINOIS STATE NEWS SUES FOR TAXES. Seeks to Holil Ip Appropriation. A sensational attack on E. II. Harri- raan.

coupled with an attempt to hold up the $150,000 appropriation for the prosecution of suit against the Illinois Central railroad, was spruug in the Senate Tuesday by Senator Evans of Aurora. He introduced resolutions calling for a committee of Senators to investigate the election of President I la ra ban, holding that it was illegal because it took place outside Illinois; also to inquire into the right of the llarriman hoard of directors to act. Only two of the twelve directors, it is held, are residents of Illinois, while the statutes of the State provide that a majority of the directors of an Illinois railroad corporation shall be residents of the State. It also is provided that the committee shall investigate the statements in Gov. De- neon's mosage relating to the $5.000.000 claim against the railroad and determine whether it is worth while to spend $150.000 to prosecute the claim.

Stale Action Illinois Railroad Company. The bill for an accounting from the Illinois Central railroad to recover alleged back taxes has been filed in the Supreme Court by Attorney General Stead. Service was secured through a summons against J. II. Lord, the Springfield agent of the corporation, and the long-expected litigation was thus formally instituted.

Whether it will get to trial in the Supreme Court is a question to be determined. It is against the policy of the court, while it has original jurisdiction in proceedings of that character, to take such jurisdiction and it is possible it will insist on the case going to a lower court for hearing. In the event the Supreme Court decides because of the public interests involved that it will go into the trial of the suit is is probable that it will appoint a master in chancery to hear evidence and that the mass of testimony will be given before this officer. It is the hope of Gov. Deneen that there will be a speedy disposition of the case.

He wants it decided before the close of his present term of office. There is a difference of opinion as to the time which will be required to reach a final decision in the matter. While the Governor that it will possible to wind up the hearing before he goes out of office attorneys who have been discussing the matter no not believe this can be done. 2 hey say the points raised mean interminable litigation and that if the Governor even lives to see the end of it he will be a fortunate man. There is nothing in the bill filed to indicate the amount the State expects to recover from the railroad company, for the information at hand is not sufficient to make possible the demanding of a specified amount.

The litigation is like that of one partner against another who has been in control of the partnership books, an ordinary chancery bill for an accounting. The averments are the same as those indicated in the advance statement made by Attorney General regarding the litigation. FROZEN LEGS KILL LABORER. Will Bar LuhbyiHtM from Floor. Lobbyists will be barred from the floor of the House.

Speaker Shurtleff took the reins into his hands Thursday and announced to the House that he would enforce rule 5 unless prevented by the votes or a majority of the members. In a five- minute talk the Speaker called attention to the abuses of the privilege of the floor which were perpetrated in the lower house of the Legislature last year. The temper of the members toward the unrestrained admission of lobbyists to the fleor was evidenced clearly by the applause which followed the declaration. Members of the Democratic side vied with Representatives belonging to the Republican majority in clapping their hands long and loudly in approval of Speaker Shurtleff. To Continue I.

C. Tax Fight. Gov. Deneen sent a special message to the Legislature in reference to the claims of the State for back taxes from the Illinois Central railroad. The message made a report on the inquiry that has been conducted, aud which has resulted in the discovery that over $4.000,000 may be sued for by the State.

An appropriation is asked to continue the investigation and to press the suit in the courts. Hartfteld, Extricated from lee lit Pond, Dies in Hospital. Morton police are investigating the case of Frederick Hart field, 25 years old. laborer, who was found with his legs frozen in a pond near tracks of the Belt Line railroad and the drainage canal earh on a recent evening. He died in the county hospital.

Walter Stein. 25 years old, a hunter, was walking across the frozen pond when he stumbled over Hartfiekl. Believing the man was frozen to death, Stein notified the police at Morton station, who went to the pond. and. after chopping away the ice.

pulled Hatfield out more dead than alive. Hart field was taken to the county hospital, where he revived sufficiently to say did not remember how he fell into the pool of water in the hollow in the piairie. WILL TRY Direct Primary Bill In. A direct primary bill was introduced by Mr. Egan (Dem.) of Chicago.

It carries a referendum and is calculated to enable each municipal corporation to vote on the proposition of direct primary nomination of all officers except school trustees. State central and county committeemen are to be voted tor. The bill substantially is the same as the Dougherty measure of two years ago. Firnt Bill by Bonlware. Representative J.

R. Bouhvare, the Democratic member from obtained the distinction of introducing the first measure, which was promptly labeled House bill No. 1. This measure provides for an additional clerk of Circuit Court in Peoria and four other counties where branch Circuit Courts were authorized bv the last Legislature. Work Will Be Pushed.

Both Republican and Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives are planning to push the work of the Legislature this session and the lower branch of the Assembly will be ready for work far earlier in the session than two years ago. Labor (ampalgn. Organized labor of the State prepared to press vigorously legislation in which it is interested. Acting under the instructions of Grand Master P. H.

Morrissey of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. the State legislative board of that organization convened in Springfield, with forty representatives present. It was decided to keep a representative at Springfield during the session of the Legislature. to urge the -passage of legislation advocated by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Would Abolish Death Penalty.

A bill of general interest, introduced by C. J. Ton of Chicago, abolishes infliction of the death penalty when the person accused of murder is convicted ou circumstantial evidence. To Repeal Sunday Cloeftag. A bill repealing the Sunday closing law ana Introduced by Mr.

Hruby, bringing the saloon question before the House. The opinion prevails here that the measure will never get out of committee. Charleston Gets Case Bemuse It Has StroiiK Jail. After a consultation by long-distance telephone with the Indiana officials. Detective Grady of the New York Central system has decided to allow John Locke, the the of railroad to be taken to Charleston, 111., for trial.

Detective Grady is certain that he can convict Locke in Indiana, but the towns where the alleged bandit must be tried are provided with weak jails and Grady fears that he may escape a third time. The Charleston authorities lrnvo nineteen burglary chargee against Locke and are certain of success in convicting him that they will given a chance to put this troublesome character behind the bars. Locke is now in, the Milwaukee police station. POOR MAN Bl RNS HILD. Get Bnrial and orpse to Foundry Furnace.

Chas. Peterson, a laborer, was arraigned in on the charge of having cremated the corpse of his child in a foundry, where was employed. 1 he child died several days ago and Peterson was without sufficient funds to give it proper burial. He belt! the body in the house five days, hoping to secure sufficient fi nds for a funeral. Occupants of adjoining buildings complained to the police that no steps had been taken to inter the body.

When officers visited Peterson he informed them that he had tarried body to the foundry and burned it. Peterson was lined $25 by Judge Himes, in default of which he went to the bridewell, lie was the next day. State in Brief. The State board of agriculture has fixed Sept. 27 to Oct.

4, inclusive, as the time for holding the State fair this year. Arthur Burr wras instantly killed ou the railroad at Sterling, the accident occurring shortly after his engagement to marry. Rev. B. F.

Aldrich, for six years pastor of the First Congregational church in Aurora, has resigned on account of ill health. George Geary dropped dead in a hog near Sterling, and was partially eat- eu by the hogs before the bod was found by his wife. Two masked bandits held up an interurban electric car near Brooklyn, after firing several shots, and robbed the conductor of $40. Ella Cropp. aged 15 years, died in Maseoutah of tetanus resulting from a wound inflicted by a blank cartridge on New day.

Horse buyers from many States attended a notable sale of high-grade horses at Bloomington. Seventy head brought $25,000. It has been announced that the eighth annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society will be held at Springfield Thursday and Friday, Jan. 24 and 25. Libbeke, the notorious woman swindler who escaped from Elgin asylum and who was captured in Peoria, was sent to the Bartonviile asylum.

A heavy snowstorm and blizzard raged in southern Illinois the other day, four inches of snow falling. All railroad trains were delayed by snow and high water. High water has caused thousands of worth of damage around Du Quoin. Railroad tracks are inundated for miles and homes are completely submerged. During a terrific thunder storm in Aurora the residence of Mrs.

Kate Schmidt was struck by lightning and demolished. The woman, who is a cripple, aud her son wore injured. Mrs. Nancy Hines, a widow, was struck and killed by the north-bound Illinois Central daylight at the Green street ciossing in Roberts. She is survived by four children.

The executive committees of the National Piano Association and the Association have decided to hold the annual meetings in Chicago June 19, 20 and 21. Jacob Leidel. aged 65, shaved himself at Edwardsville, carefully laid out his insurance papers, closed the door of an adjoining room where his wife sat and then shot himself through the head. Fred Gillinan, a banker of Goodland. whs captured in Bloomington.

Fifteen indictments are hanging over him. it being alleged that he received deposits when he knew the institution to be in solvent. During a heavy electrical storm at Princeton, James Dobson, a farmer, aged 25. was struck by lightning and instant ly killed. This was the first violent thunder storm in the county known in the last forty years.

Alonzo Johnson of Carmi declared on New day that he would never again take a drink, vowing that in ease he did ho hoped he would be stricken dumb. He took a drink and became speechless. Doctors cannot discover the on use. Springfield has tired of her municipally owned electric lighting plant. At a recent meeting of the City Council application was made for a franchise for a new electric company, privately owned.

Its grant is believed to be a merolv formal matter. Severing communication with the outside world by cutting all telegraph and telephone wires, robbers blew open the vault of the First bank of Bonfield and escaped with over $800. The bank is owned by Chester Son. The robbers got away on a handcar over the Kankakee and Seneca branch of the Big Four and took a train north at Gardner ou the and Alton. A burglar who attacked John J.

Dahra, a general contractor, iu the basement of his home in Evanston, beat him into unconsciousness. tied him to a post, robbed him of $800 and then cut the telephone wires. Before assaulting Dahm. the ransacked the house and purloined silverware and small articles of jewelry valued at $100. The burglar entered during the absence of Mrs.

and her two children. SEEKS AID FOR VETERANS. Illinois (or G. A. R.

Wants State The Grand Army of the Republic, department of Illinois, will appeal to the Legislature at its coming session for liberal appropriations for the various institutions for veterans, their widows and orphans. Commander E. II. Buck is at the head of the movement and it will no doubt attract much attention. lie saya that in the home for old soldiers at Quincy there are over 1,600 veterans, their average age being 66.

A few Spnnish- American war veterans are among the number. Three new cottages, leeently erected, supply plenty of room. The cemetery contains the graves of 1,400 old soldiers. In the home at Wilniingtdn there are eighty-six inmates. the average age being 74.

Of these twenty-nine are non-pensioners. Eight deaths occurred during last year. The home is full and applications are on file for admission as soon as chore is ioom. One-half the inmates are from Cook county. The expense per capita last year was but $226.

At the Home for Orphans in Bloomington there are 316 children, ranging in age from 1 year to 16 At the latter age, unless there be exceptional reasons, all must leave. The children, it is claimed, have excellent care and good opportunities for not only in the ordinary branches but also in domestic science and manual training. of the important actions of the last department encampment to authorize the commander to name a committee on legislation. This has been done. Emphasis was laid upon the need of a home to which a soldier might take his wife when misfortune compelled him to ask from the State.

CHICAGO P1BLIC Pupils Enrolled in 1900, for More It costs the municipality of Chicago on the average $20.02 each to provide educational facilities for the pupils who attend school. Such is tne of the school board for the year 1906. This report shows that in the high schools and graded schools of the city there are enrolled 265,625 pupils, as agaitist 204,367 last year. The teachers number 5,942, or 183 more than in 1905. In i he high schools of the city there are enrolled 12,433 pupils, a gain of but 170 in the last year.

From the high schools 1.165 pupils were graduated in 1900, while 11,644 were given certificates from the eighth grade. The average salary paid the teachers at present is $830 a year, which is a little more than that of last year. Tfie total amount of money expended for educational purposes was $7,451 For salaries and superintendents the sum of $5.681.249.29 was paid Accommodations for 18.914 additional pupils were made during the year. Fourteen new schools and sixteen additions were erected, at a cast of $3,950,000. AC RIOT AT A SCHOOL.

CHI RCH VOTE OUSTS PASTOR. Rev. F. F. at St.

After Refanini? to Rev. F. F. Lewis, pastor St. Charles Congregational Church, was ousted by a vote of the members at the annual meeting.

after refusing to resign. The reason for the action is said to he his criticisms of the congregation. The vote averaged 2 to 1 in favor of his dismissal from the pastorate. Rev. Mr.

Lewis has been pastor of the First Congrefgational Church for the past two years. A committee had been appointed to confer with Mr. Lends and ask him to withdraw, but he declined to present a resignation. White and Colored of Chlea- go BnlldinK iu a Six pupils of the Copernicus school. West Sixtieth and Throop streets, Chicago.

were injured in a fight between white and colored children, and more trouble is expected between' the warring factions. A free-for-all fight, in which stones, pebbles, clubs and hatpiilfe were weapons of attack and defense, came as the climax of the trouble which began a week ago when a number of white pupite were transferred from the Earle to the Copernicus school. The new arrivals immediately became objects of attack by the colored pupils aud the feeling between the factions was bitter. The trouble burst out anew follow ing the beptiQg of white child with a club by a colored man. When the classes were dismissed late in the afternoon the fight started.

The Englewood irolice responded to a riot call. When the patrol wagon arrived the ran away, leaving the injured victims in the school yard. KILLED AT A CARD PARTY. ON PARDON BOARD. Gorernor Former Coolc Connly Trenaurer to Suweed Gov.

announced the appointment of John J. I Inn her of as member of the State board of pardons to succeed Andrew Russell of Jacksonville and the of Fred L. Wilk and Leo Austrian, both of Chicago, as members of the Lincoln Park mission. Mr. Wilk succeeds Charles P.

Whitney and Mr. Austrian succeeds Edward A. Linn. Attorney General. Superintendent George A.

Seller of the Bartonville insane asylum refused to surrender Libbeeke to a warden from the Chester penitentiary. Attorney Geueral Stead ordered her removed to Chester. Superintendent Seller Chester is not a fit place for a woman and refuses to comply with the demand of tha Attorney General. Rev. Carl Johnson resigned the pastorate of the Swedish Lutheran church of Bloomington te take the pulpit of the name denomination in John Miller was arraigned before Judge Green in the County Court at Shelbyville, (barged with threat to kill his father, Henry Miller.

87 old. They disputed about some property Mr. Miller had given his son. which the latter declared he would sell. In court the parents forgave the son.

who is about 30 years old. and he departed leading his mother by the hand. Proceedings are abeyance by Judge Green. With a single blow of his fist Charles Smith killed D. Myers on the street in East St.

near the viaduct, and then realizing what he had done, made his escape. Mrs. Smith told her husband that Myers bad attempted to flirt with her on the street. This so angered -Smith that he accosted Myers and struck him a swinging blow on the jaw. Myers dropped like a log and never moved, his neck having been broken.

Smith is 27 years old and Myers was 40. 1 Mrs. Grace Foster Herben. wife of Dr. Stephen J.

Herben. editor of the Epworth Herald, was accidentally wounded by a shot from a small rifle in the hands ot her 14-year-old son. Foster, while walking along the lake shore in Wilmette. Foster had fired several shots at a target when the mechanism of the rifle oocame logged, and as he handed it to his mother for examination the shell was discharged. the bullet lodging just above the left knee.

The wound was not serious. Injunction proceedings to call a halt in the alleged financial misrule of Springfield were filed in the Circuit Court by Captain P. W. Harts, one of wealthiest citizens. The bill is directed against Mayor Devereux.

City Treasurer Dowling, former Comptroller James Hall and Comptroller Edwin F. Smith. It is charged that money has been juggled for several years from one fund iats nether and that the city is paying interest and principal upon outstanding indebtedness that is illegal. It is aisn charged the indebtedness is greatly in excess af that allowed by the curler, iwif the statutes ot Illineii Two Men Lose In Explosion ol Han Plant at Wilmington. Two persons were killed and a dozen injured in Wilmington by the explosion of a gas plant in Woodman Hall.

The (had are: F. II. Pope, grocer, 55 years old: Edward Scheibner. 65 years old. Father Dwyer, the Catholic priest; Miss Rose Heck and Mrs.

James Cavanaugh were severely injured. The accident happened while a card party was in progress in the hall. The gas plant was leaking and the two men killed went into a rear room to make repairs. The explosion followed and the men were biowa through a partition. The hall is a two- si cry brick structure: The rear of building was wrecked.

SLAIN SPOUSE MAD. Sadden Insanity Mystery at John Anderson, whose wife was teriouslly shot to death while sleeping by bis side in Cambridge, has become a raving maniac. Doctors fear he will die soon. As he and a nine-months old babe wore the only witnesses to the murder, the authorities fear that they will not unravel it. Feeling has grown so high over the affair that several fist ghu have occurred on the streets.

Sheriff Swan declares a negro suspect arrested at Galva is innocent. He is being held on suspicion of being a burglar. Hunter Accidentally Killed. While out hunting near Springfield. Mann, aged 15, accidentally was shot aud killed.

The victim, with a companion. was sitting on a pile of with the shotgun at his feet, lie proceeded to pick up the firearm, taking hold of it by the barrel, when the trigger struck a hoard. Agrd Man Despondent because of old age and sickness, George Nebinger. aged 80 years, hanged himself in the attic of his residence in Decatur. The body was found with the feet on the floor and the head only a few inches above.

Two ago Mr. Nebinger tried to himself by turning on the but was discovered. issaste Jllta Fiance ta Wadi Another. With their wedding Miss Com Dot Baker, a Kankakee girl, jilted her fiance. Fay Hall, and was oecretiy married to Alexander Joeeph, the only if I 1 I.

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