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of the Wabash shops will leave today for Michigan where he will spend his vacation. For several days his desk has been piled high with railroad guides, folders and advertising matter booming cool spots. During that time been figuring on "routes" and he has the force much mystified as to his destination, but he has volunteered nothing. The result has been that the declaration is given out shower and old shoes he could derive trying to dodge 8 not have taken greater pains to conceal his lien of travel, Is Still Missing. The coroner's inquiry into the cause of the wreck Momence when the picnic train was wrecked has been commenced.

Engineer Hoxle, who was pulling the picnic train, and who is generally said to be responsible for the affair, is still missing. The railroad officials say that they have half a dozen detectives looking for the missing engineer. Conductor P. Dagenhart of Wabash caboose 2108 has reported for work after a rest of several days. Fireman Harnish of the Wabash extra board is ill.

Brakeman Tedrow of the Wabash has reported for service. Brakemen Fred Bockus and E. O. Steger both of whom have been ill, has reported for service. Brakeman C.

Short has been granted a leave of absence. Brakeman C. A. Randolph has reported for work. Conductor Harrison of the 13th district is taking a rest for a few Wabash official car No.

1, President Ramsey's car, is in the Decatur shops of the company that the electriequipment may receive some atintention. Engineer Becker of Wabash engine 712 is out of service to attend the investigation into the cause of the wiping of a freight train at Carpenter. Engineer Henry who has been visiting in Minnesota Wisconsin, Ablay, has returned home and resumed his place on the road. Engineer P. T.

Judy of the Wabash extra board is ill. Firemen McKay and Tanner of the Wabash extra board are ill. Engineer Harry Stigall has resumed his place on the road after an illness of several days. Engineer Zack Coover of Wabash 822 is taking a rest of a few days. Engineer James Long of the passenger service west of Decatur sumed his place on the road after a vacation of three weeks.

Engineer O. R. Stiffey has reported for service after a week's illness. Ellis Farnsworth who succeeded Bissell Wilson as district agent for the Missouri Pacific at Chicago was in Decatur yesterday visiting the local passenger men. REPUTATION IS UPHELD West North Tennis Players Defoat the Shelbyville Team In Both Singles and Doubles.

MATCH ATTRACTED GOOD CROWD The West North street tennis club upheld its reputation yesterday when it defeated the Shelbyville tennis club, taking six out of six matches. The games were played at the court on West North street and attracted a large crowd of onlookers. The Shelbyville team arrived yesterday morning and the single matches were pulled off before dinner. The visiting players were Clark Welsh, George Robertson, Orville Storm and G. L.

Deering. The result of the singles were as follows: Dr. W. R. Adams G.

L. Deering of Shelbyville, defeated, Ed Odor defeated Orville Storm of Shelbyville, 6-0; 6-1. Dean Cool defeated Clark Welsh of Shelbyville, 6-0; 6-1. Bruce Catto defeated George Roberts of Shelbyville. 6-0, 6-1.

The Doubles. The doubles were played in the afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock and resulted as follows: Dr. Wood and Ed Odor of Decatur defeated Deering Storm, the score being 6-2; 6-3 and 6-1. Haines Catto of Decatur defeated Welsh and Roberts by a score of 6-0: 6-1 and 6-2. The Decatur team was composed of Dr.

C. Martin Wood. Ed Odor, Dean Cool. Bruce Catto, Harry Haines and Dr. W.

R. Adams. The Decatur players now beginning to think that they are really "it," for they have tied with Morrisonville once, beat that team once and defeated Shelbyville badly. The Shelbyville players were entertained by the various members of the West North street clubs at their homes during their stay here and were taken to the Amity dance at Fairview last night. PERSONALS.

aliss Josie Lehman of San Antonio who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Huff.

left yesterday for Maroa to visit George Conover and family. Mayor Shilling is out of the city and will not return until Saturday. J. W. Turner and family of SEE.

Auburn were here yesterday on their way to Oakley to attend the funeral of Mrs. Holcomb. Miss Inez Ruckle has returned home after a visit in Lovington. Mrs. Ella Cearfoss of Chicago, teacher in the public schools there, is visiting with her sister.

Mrs. Glen Record. She is on her way home after a visit at the world's fair, Miss Stein of Winnipeg Canada, is visiting in Decatur, the guest of Mrs. Max Atlass at her home on West William street. Miss Jennie Richardson will leave today for Portland.

Oregon, where she will make extended visit. Miss Lucile Bragg is visiting friends in Springfield. WISCONSIN EDITORS Of Republican Persuasion Meet and Organize. Milwaukee, July 21-Eighty editors of republican newspapers of Wisconsin organized the Wisconsin Republican Editorial association today. Colonel John Hicks of Oshkosh was elected president, W.

G. Weeks, of Delavan, secretary: E. T. Wheelock Milwaukee, treasurer. Vice presidents were named for each congressional district and an executive board of seven members was elected.

Resolutions were adopted endorsing the national and state platforms. the the a a a a a a a THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. HARDING One of Gould's Lieutenants Named to Manage the Pere Marquette and the C. H.

D. FOOLISH PRACTICE BARRED. A Cruel Hoax--Again In the Harness -Local News. The announcement that Russell had been elected president of Harding the Pere Marquette company and vice of the C. H.

D. did not president create any surprise in local railway circies. Some time statement was, published in the Biennia that Mr. Harding had gone to New York and was that it was to that the rumor confer with George Gould in regard the possibility of severing his conto nection with the Gould properties. That statement was generally published and WAS not denied.

Mr. Harding has not yet severed his relations with the Missouri Pacific, but according to all reports he will do so in a few days and will assume his new duties 8000 aS his successor the Gould properties has been OD named. Russell Harding was born in Springfield, in 1856, and entered railconstruction service in 1870 a8 way office boy for his father, who was an a contractor for the Portland Ogdensburg railway. From 1877 to 1880 Mr. Harding held the positions of station agent, operator and ticket seller for the same road, from 1880 to 1886 he was assistant engineer of construction on the International Great Northern railway of Texas, from which position he rose in 1884 to resident engineer charge of bridges and buildings.

From and engineer of Missouri Pacific 1886 to 1894 he was, superintendent lines in Southern Kansas, after which he was appointed superintendent of the Great Northern's lines in Dakota, and in 1897 was appointed general superintendent of the entire Great Northern system which position he held until November 1, 1898, when he resigned accept the place vice president and general manager of the St. Louis and Southwestern of Texas. March 13, 1900, was appointed third vice president and general manager of Missouri Pacific, and last year all the vice presidents having been made equal, Mr. Harding, was vice president general charge of operation. Still Going.

the local office of the IlliThursday, company sold fifteen tickets to Bonesteel to prospective settlers in that territory. Thus far there has been eighty-five ticekts sold at Decatur for the Rosebud reservation. The Central has sold 65 and the Wabash 20, Once James Birt again in the service of the Illinois Central and is located at the South Junction as operator. Several years ago he quit the Central and went to work at the Wabash division Last spring he left that company and has since been engaged in other business. He had been in the harness too long to break away easily and was not satisfed until he was again at the key and with his first love.

A Hoax. Manuel Winston, the chef at the Wabush restaurant, who WAS called to Chicago Wednesday by a message saying that his wife had been drowned. was met at his home when he arrived in Chicago by his wife. He returned to Decatur Thursday The same sort of a message was sent to Mrs. Winston's mother at Nashville, Tenn.

The author of the contemptibie trick is not known. Big Contract. The National Cash Register company at Dayton, Ohio, will give all of its' employes a trip to the world's fair a' St. Louis, There are 2400 employes in that factory. They will not travel in one train nor all the same day.

The expectation is that they will be three days going and three days returning. The trains will be delivered to the Wabash at Decatur and handled, by all of that the C. company H. into D. trains St.

are handled. The movement will be ou 2, 3 and 4. I. C. Pay The Illinois Central line pay Carin car went north yesterday, the employes Decatur being paid at 9 a.

m11, Stations Consolidated. The two stations which the Illinois Central has maintained at Lincoln since that company acquired control of the P. D. E. are to be consolidated.

The old station of the line has been abandoned and all business will be transacted at what was formerly the P. D. E. station. That will necessitate about an extra mile of travel for the trains on the Champaign- Havana line.

Tuesday the Big Day. Each Tuesday and Thursday the Wabash offers cheap rates to St. Louis but it has been noticeable that the crowd goes on Tuesday and that the travel to the fair city is little heavier on Thursday than any other day of the Perhaps this is due to the fact that the excursion tickets are good for seven days and that the majority of the excursionists do not care stay in St. Louis over Sunday because the fair is closed that day, and that going Tuesday they can have their visit out before Sunday. High Speed.

Illinois Central fast passenger train No. 4 made another fast run Tuesday. covering the 132 miles from Branch Junction to Champaign in 2 hours and 5 minutes, an average speed of 59 miles per hour, exclusive of stops, but including four slowdowns through towns. One burst of speed was made between Kinmundy and Edgewood, the distance of miles being made in hour. Other runs between stations minutes, or at the rate of 77 miles reached averages of 70 to 80 miles per hour for short distances, 'The train was drawn by engine 1016, with Engineer Gillen and Fireman Welse in the cab.

Railroad men say that this run no doubt makes a record for this class of engines on the Illinois Central system. -Champaign Times. Foolish Habit. On account of the many recent accidents sustained by brakemen and conductors in coupling cars. Superintendent Ryder has issued a special warning to all concerned, as follows: "Any employe found pushing a drawbar with his foot in order to make a coupling or for any other reason will be dismissed from the service.

This order is made necessary because of the numerous personal injuries which have occurred through this practice." DeGroat Will Travel. Rice DeGroat of the clerical force A BRIEF VISIT Was Paid Decatur Thursday By Officials of the Traffic Department of the Illinois Central ANOTHER VISIT IS EXPECTED. Tour of the City Gave Them Favorable Impression. Thursday afternoon a party of officials of the traffic department of the Illinois Central railroad company visited Decatur and were shown about the city. The men at the head of the traffic department of a railroad a rule know the cities on their line only as they produce freight.

They know the freight products of the various parts of the system, but have little or no personal knowledge of the cities. The men in the traffic department of the Illinois Central are making an effort to gather some personal knowledge concerning the freight producing centers, at the same time getting some personal acquaintance with the shippers. Frequently they have what might be called an intimate tance with some shippers through their correspondence, but never meet them personally. For that purpose they are now traveling over the Illinois lines at least meeting. some of the patrons of the system.

In the party which visited Decatur yesterday were F. B. Bowes, assistant traffic manager; W. E. Keepers, general freight agent; F.

H. Harwood. coal traffic manager: V. D. Frost, assistant general freight agent, The party came to Decatur about 2 o'clock on a special train from the north.

Here they were met by J. W. Rhoades, traveling freight agent in this territory, and by W. Ward, local freight agent, representing the Central, and F. B.

Tait, Harry Shlaudeman, Robert I. Hunt. C. M. Hurst, Will Bachman, Caleb Smith and H.

B. Dyer. The party made a tour of the city in automobiles visiting the Country Club, Fairview park and a number of the manufacturing plants. While the freight men in a business way were of course most interested in the freight producing establishments, the Decatur men with pardonable pride, wanted them to see some things besides manufacturing plants and took them about the city. As the stay of the party was limited they did not have the opportunity to meet as many of the shippers as would have been the case if they had had more time at their disposal.

They left for the south 4:30. One of the party said that Decatur was the best city that he had seen in Illinois and declared that it was due that the party pay a second visit here for the purpose of becoming more thoroughly acquainted with the city in a general way and for the purpose of meeting more of the shippers. TOOK IT BACK SATISFIED Tuscola Tries the Mueller's Old Whistie and Returns It as No Good. FIRE CHIEF SHOWN ABOUT IT. Surprised When He Heard It and So Was the Town.

The citizens of and vicinity were pleased to Decatur, melodious tones of the almost forgotten Mueller bird whistle Thursday. It seems that this whistle was abandoned for obvious reasons and was finally sold to the city of Tuscola to -be used in that metropolis as a fire alarm. The Tuscola firemen say that when it was unveiled with impressive ceremonies and at the word of command the steam was let on, the whistle made a sound somewhat resembling that made by tearing a rag. This enraged the good citizens and they sent the fire chief over to Mueller's to find out what was the matter. He was told that they knew nothing whatsoever about it and to prove it, it coupled up and the man who tempers brass, cold chisels and washes white lampblack was called in to turn on the steam.

He did so and when he turned the regulating wheel, there was first a low pianissimo tone in sharp, and then a melody more beautiful than the matchless symphonies in the prelude to Stabat Mater. It was reported that there was an awful shriek that bored a hole in the concrete pavement, but was afterwards found to be a mistake. On being interviewed the operator said that nothing of the kind happened, that there never was a concrete floor in the boiler room. The Tuscola chief returned with the whistle in his trunk amid the tearful farewells of the employes, who thought the old much beloved whistle had come back to stay. CHANGES AT FAIRVIEW Made By the Grading For the Interurban.

People who have not visited at Fairview park for the past few days will hardly recognize the place when they go out again. The refreshment stand has been moved from the west side of the track to the east side and instead of facing east it now faces south. This change alone is almost enough to mix a person up considerably when he steps off the car, at night especially. The work on the grading has been going steadily on for the past few days and at present a large force is at work on the grading east of the present This grading is being done so that the loop can be arranged from the car line to avenue and thence south to street. This Fairview, gradents being Leader made factory.

just north of the A large camp of negro laborers has been pitched just west of the Leader works on the hill. CATS DOOMED TO DEATH Biting of Two Victims by Mad Feline Prompts the Edict. Dover, July 21-Aroused by the biting of a woman of 60 years and a boy of 10 maQ cat, the town council of Felton, has issued an edict that all cats in the community shall be killed, and that all dogs shall be muzzled. This is the first time that the quaint old town of Felton has ever been stirred to such an action. Susan Arrington of Felton Las always taken a fancy to cats, and had gathered seventeen of the felines.

One became mad and flew at its mistress, biting her in the leg so severely that in a short while her limb was swollen to twice its. normal size. Harry Vincet, a boy aged 10 years, was also bitten by the same cat in the hand. The head of the feline was examined by experts and pronounced to have rabies in the worst form. GROVER IS GIVING ADVICE Tells the Democrats to Be Steady and Interprets St.

Louis Convention's Acts. MEANS ONLY GOLD STANDARD. New York, July democrats, steady," is the title of an article Grover Cleveland, whien is to be printed in Collier's July 23rd. ker "gold telegram" to Cieveland, lands, the action of Parthe St. Louis convention and expresses his satisfaction with platform.

"No action of the democratic representatives assembled in the late convention can be construed in any other way than as an acknowledgement of the establishment of the standard. and a willing pledge maingolds tenance." He insist that "in refusing to indulge in any further free silver or double standard, the convention did not, on account of existing conditions. merely make a virtue of necessity, but that it voiced, instead, an actual and wholesome change in sentiment among the rank and file of the democracy." WHERE FAIR IS LAME NATIONAL COMMISSION CALLS PRESIDENT FRANCIS' ATTENTO SHORT SIGHTED POLICY WANT MORE PUBLICITY Attendance is Far Short of That Expected Because Fair Has Not Been Properly Boomed. St. Louis, July 21-Because they believe the fair is not being properly exploited by press in this and other countries, the national commission has caused a letter to be addressed to President Francis of the exposition in which they call attention "to the apparent need extension and enlargement of fine publicity feature of the exposition." statenient on Carter, behalf of who the signed commission, the admits the zeal and efficiency of local press, but invites attention to the fact that they like papers in other cities, enjoy a general circulation in a limited area, and beyond the lines of special influence of the local press the extensive proportions and details of the fair do not appear to the commission to have been made known to the genera! public to the extent and in the manner calculated to inspire the interest and secure attendance which it merits.

"In the opinion of the commission this delinquency does not arise from any lack of devotion to the public welfare by the press of the country at large." Carter then cites the recognition given the invitation extended by the president to other nations, co-operation of consuls and diplomats abroad, generosity of states, palatial buildings erected by foreign governments and states, exhibits installed, as ing the amplest testimony desired to make the exposition a success. While the exposition has been in progress three-sevenths of the allotted time and the merits of the exposition recognized, the attendance, he says, is far short what it should be. The masses of the people do not seem to understand the magnificent and numberless attractions. Carter believes, the unsatisfactory conditions prevailing would be overcome if the country at large could be adequately advised of what is to be seen, learned and enjoyed within these grounds." This he argues could be done through more thorough publicity, and he believes the newspapers of the respective states will cheerfully give space to descriptive matter directly relating to the exhibits and achievements to their readers. He makes some suggestions along this line, and proposes a ence of various commissioners to consider and take action in the premises.

Concluding, Carter says: "It is far from the intention of the commission to interfere with the eration of any of your own matured plans; but it is respectfully submitted the failure of the expected and necessary attendance at the exposition is a matter of such supreme importance as to command every available force in directing the attention of the people of whole country to the attractions and the merits of the exposition. "Should it comport with your judg ment to call the conference suggested the national commission will be pleased to co- operate with you." HUNTER BURIED IN WOLF'S DEN Oklahoma Man Meets with Unique Accident. Adobe Walls, Texas, July 21-An Oklahoman named Lawson had an unpleasant experience while visiting his brother-in-law. Milo" Blodgett, who lives near Adobe Walls in the Texas panhandle. Lawson went wolf hunting alone.

Next day his horse was found saddled. but without a bridle. Blodgett summoned about thirty neighbors and began searching for Lawson, who was located after nearly a day's hunt. His feet were sticking from the top of a wolf den, and about three feet of dirt rested on his body. Lawson was so fastened that he could not extricate himself.

He had dug down the wolf den about five feet on a slant in a manner something like the entrance to a dugout, then lay down in the trench to reach in after some coyote pups. He caught one and threw it out. and it is supposed that this frightened his horse, which was tied to a bunch of bear grass near the hole. The horse, making a lunge, caused the bank prostrate to cave body in. of the the dirt man, falling cover- on ing his body and head.

The dirt caught him with his arms stretched out in front. so he could not use them to much advantage, but he managed to work his and shove the dirt down the hole until his head was uncovered and he could get air from the top. He lay in this position two days and a half. A. J.

TULLOCK DEAD Had Built Some of the Biggest Bridges in the Country. Leaven worth, July 21-A. J. Tullock, president of the Missouri ValBridge and Iron Works here and a well known civil engineer, died at his home here today, after two years' illness, aged 50. He had done construction work for the Mexican government at Tampico, Mexico, and built some of the largest bridges in the country.

He a close friend of AnCarnegie. The burial will be at Rockford, Ill. THE ANCIENT CITY OF ROME Described By Rev, Bowyer In the Last Of His Series of Lectures At the Baptist Church, A LARGE AUDIENCE LISTENS To Description Of the Vatican, Coliseum and the Pantheon. Rev. S.

H. Bowyer delivered his last lecture on his trip to the Holy Land Thursday evening at thes First attend- Baptist church. The lecture well ed, the auditorium being nearly filled. The lecture was illustrated with stere. opticon scenes of the places of interest in the Holy Land.

Dr. Bowyer said that they landed in Naples, the most beautiful and picturesque city world. It is situated on the Bather Naples and is built on a series of hills. by is famous Pompeii andean Mount Vesuvius. When the party landed a delegation of prominent citizens came rushing down to meet them, and the tourists missed watches, purses and other valuables as a result of the interview.

The pickpockets in Naples are worse than the Turks in Constantinople, who, Rev. Bowyer said. would steal the postage stamps off the mails passing through that place and pawn the stamps. Rev. Bowyer said that when traveling in Naples that the tourist st should never keep watches or handbags in sight or reach of the thieves.

The Vatican. The party in which Rev. Bowyer was a member went from Naples to Rome. The first thing they did here was to try to remember some of the Roman history learned years ago. The city was founded by Romulus and was for a long time the leading city in the It was the leader in every line, from fighting to painting and sculpturing.

The most important building in Rome is St. Peters' cathedral. This is a magnificant edifice built on a large plateau, and from its dome can be seen a magnificant panorama of the city of Rome. In front of the cathedral is a large oval shaped enclosure surrounded by colonades. In the center of this enclosure is a large obelisk bearing a large statue on the top.

In the cathedral are said to be the bones of himself, together with one and thirty-two popes. St.uPeter The vatican, the home of the pope. is near to the cathedral. This is 3 residence containing eleven thousand rooms. Surrounding it are the gardens of the vatican.

The pope is nevel allowed to leave the vatican grounds for any reason whatever. Inside the vatican a great number of fine statues and paintings. The Forum. Another interesting place in Rome is the famous Forum. Here is where Julius Caesar, Cicero, Romulus and others stood and addressed the immense audiences of Romans.

Only the ruins of this famous place are to be seen, occasionally pillars rising out of heaps of debris. A series of excavations are now going on there, disclosing priceless, relics and pieces of statuary. from the Forum is the Coliseum. Here is where the gladiatorial contests were fought to satisfy this bloodthirsty people. This edifice was begun in A.

D. 72 and required sixty years to complete it. It was built by thirty thousand Jewish slaves and was opened with immense gladiatorial contests in which five thousand beasts were slain in several days. The building could seat 87,000 people and these were seated around the large arena in the center. At one time four hundred lions died in this arena in a single day and 80,000 christians died in three weeks.

The Pantheon. The Pantheon is the only building that remains in perfect condition. This is a large building with an immense dome, after which St. Peters' and several others are modeled. In this building the greatest known painter, Raphael, is buried, and Emperor Victor Immanuel II.

also lies All around are seen the aquaducts which were used to bring water from the mountains to the city. These are the most substantial structures in existence. The party visited the sacred stairway, where Christ ascended on his to the judgment hall of Pilot, the visitor always ascend on their knees. Rome are five of the ten finest paintings in the world. Rev.

Bowyer has pictures of some of these which were thrown on the The party very unwillingly left Rome and departed for home after spending a most interesting and instructive visit in the Holy Land. AMNITY CLUB DANCE Biggest and Most Enjoyable Event of Park Season. The Amity dance which was given last night was probably the largest out door dance that been given yet this season. The crowd of dancers was far. larger than usual, there being several visitors from out of the city, and the crowd of onlookers was the largest that has gathered at any dance.

People were standing four and five deep all around the pavilion and the seats in the pavilion were all filled with people. The Shelbyville tennis players who were defeated yesterday by the West North street club were present at dance as guests of the membrs of the local club. The Goodman band furnished the music for the dance and it was almost as good as a band concert for the people who went to the park to get cooled off. All Year Round Club. The regular dance of the All Year Round club was held last night at Turner hall and the Roberts orchestra furnished the music for the occasion.

A large crowd of members was present. BIG RETURN FROM STAMPS Remarkable Letter of Mrs. Leonard to "Some Miner." Asheville, N. July 21-Fortune has fallen upon Mrs. Nellie Leonard, an Asheville woman, who went to Idaho a few years ago to look after a claim which cost her a postage stamp, and which is today worth thousands.

I Mrs. Leonard has one of the most promising claims in the Hunter mountains. A letter was received at the Boise camp one day from Mrs. Leonard, simply addressed to "Some Miner," and asking that some healthy man stake a claim for her. There was no postoffice at Boise, but the letter reached its destination, The letter was the subject of many jests among the miners.

Finally some of the miners went out and located the claim, and did the assaying work. It is a good deal easier to to talk feeling good than to to to to to to to to go about doing good. I ADMIRAL KAMIMURA. The Japanese naval officer who is attempting to capture or destroy the Russian Valdivostok fleet. WEDDING LAST NIGHT Miss Mary C.

Burk Married to W. L. Witzeman at Home of Parents. THE DECORATIONS WERE PRETTY Young People Well Known in This -Cedcewitz Nuptials. Miss Mary C.

Burk and W. L. Witzeman were married last night at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents at corner of Marietta and Church streets. Rev. H.

Ross of the German Methodist church performed the ceremony, it being German. The house was very prettily decorated for the occasion, the color scheme being pink and white. Potted plants, asparagus ferns and sweet peas were used in the effect. The chandeliers were draped with ferns and festoons of ferns were draped about the rooms. In one corner of the parlor a bower of oleanders was arranged and before this the bride and groom stood during the ceremony.

The Music. The music was especially pretty. As the bridal couple entered the parlor Mendelssohn's wedding march was played and at the close of the ceremony the march from Lohengrin was rendered. The Van Hall family orchestra rendered the music. At the close of the ceremony a short time was given for the relatives tO tender their congratulations and an elaborate three course wedding supper followed.

The supper was served under the direction of Mrs. A. Kirk and Mrs. Joe Powell. The costume of the bride was especially pretty.

It was a creation of white chiffon trimmed in point de Paris lace. She carried bride's roses. Out of Town Guests. About fifty relatives and intimate friends of the young people were present at the wedding last night, a number of the guests being from out of the city. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Burk of Ohlman, and Mrs. Anna Giesler of St. Louis were present. Regrets were received from relatives in Los Angeles, Alton, Ohlman, and several other cities.

Mrs. Witzeman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burk. Mr.

Witzeman has been employed at Stewart's Cornice Works for several years and is very well known. Both are prominent members of the German Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Witzeman will begin housekeeping in the 800 block on North Pine street where Mr.

Witzeman has already furnished a home. They will be at home to friends after July 25. The presents received by Mr. and Mrs. Witzeman were both numerous and handsome.

They included cut glass, china, linen, silver, and the like. Laschinski-Cudcewitz. Ferdinand Laschinski and Mrs. Wilhelmina Cudcewitz were married last night at 7:30 o'clock by Rev. Father of St.

James' German Catholic church at his residence in the presence of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boehm attended the couple. After the wedding ceremony the bridal party went to the home of the bride at 1463.

East Orchard street where a reception was held, about 50 relatives and friends being present. A wedding supper was served and a pleasant time followed. Mr. Laschinski is employed as a section laborer on the D. road.

Mrs. Laschinski was a widow and was well known lady. Both parties are members of St. James' church. The groom has lived in Decatur for about 21 years and the bride has been here for about 18 years.

Among the guests present last night were John Amberger and family of Moweaqua, Adolph Cudcewitz of Moweaqua, John Cudcewitz and wife of Taylorville and Joseph Hatchat and family of Blue Mound. Mr. and Mrs. Laschinski received a large number of presents, among them being a handsome silver tea set. The couple will live at 1463 East Orchard street where they will be at home to friends.

A Curious Use for Old Boots. Visitors to China are paticularly struck by the number of pairs of boots hung in separate wooden cages in the archway of the main west gate Hsuanhua, the valedictory gifts of beneficial prefects. It is an attractive custom in China to invite a departing magistrate whose rule has been popular to leave a pair of old boots for suspension in a prominent place as a hint to his successor to follow in his footsteps. It is a considerable honor to asked to leave these boots, and the people make the request all the more eagerly because they believe in the efficacy of the hint. CAN NOT COMPETE WITH RUSSIA The Standard Oil Company Has Found Its Waterloo in the Czar's' Country.

It may be interesting to krow that. within Russia's domain the Standard? Oil company is meeting some most serious opposition of its long life of plunder. This giant trust supplies over ninety per cent. of the foreign demand for oil. It has competed with large oil interests of Russia, which are controlled by the Rothschilds and the Nobel Brothers, but it has never overpowered them.

This is due to the Russian laws regulating foreign trade interests. The Standard Oil Company controls the export price everywhere in the world except within the of Russian territory, where competition has not been stifled. Russia is just as rich in petroleum products as is the United States, and but for the power of the Standard Oil Company they would be supplied to America by Russian producers. Russia protects her oil industry by a two hundred per cent tariff; the United States puts oil on the free list. The Czar is not responsible for this state of affairs.

The power of the Rothschilds carried it into effect. These astute financiers pictured to the bureaucracy the infinite horror of an American trust slowly eating its way into the very center of public recognition by supplying a staple commodity at a. fluctuating price. The Rothschilds told the bureaucrats that if the Standard Oil Company should become as powerful in Russia America, would only add to the everburning fires of internal mistrust and rebellion in one way or another. For that reason the Russian government created the high tariff and permitted the Rothschilds and the Nobel Brothers to almost monopolize its oil SAM HOUSTON'S LOVE MYSTERY.

Walked Out of Governor's Office and Mingled With Savages. And now came the strange incident in Houston's life. which remains mystery even today. Houston, young, popular, successful. Governor of TenAllen County, nessee, was smarcled to Miss Elizabeth young woman of good family Three months after the marriage his wife deserted him and returned to her fa-, ther's home.

All at once the friends Houstin in Tennessee were shocked to learn that the governor had resigned his office. Indeed we say that Houston simply Walkebetter of the governor's office, left the interest of the commonwealth to take care of themselves as best they might, placed his own personal feelings above all other considerations, abandoned his family and his friends, cast away his fortune like a weakling or a giantone may choose as to that--went once more into the forest to join the savages with whom he had spent his boyhood years. He paid not attention the importunities of his associates, not even a letter from his powerful friend, Gen. Jackson. The big man had received a great hurt.

For him there was no cure, but in the healing silence of the wilderness. Strong men require strong remedies. For years among the savages he drank, drank and drank again, until he lost part of his ancient manhood and became indeed but litbetter than the savages about him -indeed. at times, an object of contempt among them, until they gave him the name of "The Big Hough in Outing. Remarkable Tropic Phenomenon.

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