The state capital., 1891-07-18
5. 3. TURNER. Manager.
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINcls

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINCIs
THE Dublin Freeman's Journal an
nounces the death of the Nation, a
weekly newspaper of that city, on its
fiftieth anniversary.
The business failures during the
seven days ended on the 10th, number,
for the United States, 222; for Canada,
25; total, 247; as compared with total
of 237 for the week previous, and 1877
= for the corresponding week of last year.
SPECIAL TREASURY AGENT MOORE
has, after investigation, recommended
the removal of Frank B. Clark, collec-
tor of customs at Ell Paso. Tex, on the
ground of immoral conduct and neg
lect of business. His accounts are all
right.
THE municipal elections at Metz, on
the 18th, resulted in the choice of a
council composed of nine Germans and
twenty-three protestants against Ger
man domination of AlsaceLorraine.
The result hes created sensation
there.
PRESIDENT FRANK MCGRATH of the
Kansas Farmers Alliance pronounces
the report that the alliance had sent out
asecret circular appealing to its mem
bers to hold their wheat until it would
bring S1.25 per bushel a fake pure and
simple.
CONSIDERABLE dissatisfaction is said
to exist about the site selected in Sioux
Falls, S. D., for public building, and
it is intimated at the treasury depart
ment that a commission may be sent to
Sioux Falls to obtain information on the
subject.
EXPERTS FAUNCE AND BROWN, ap-
pointed to examine the books of the
keystone and Spring Garden banks of
Philadelphia, were at the treasury de-
partment in Washington, on the 9th.
receiving their instructions prior to be-
ginning the work.
REPORTS from the eastern shore Of
Maryland and the Delaware peninsula
indicate that the early varieties of
peaches are rotting on the trees, and
that those Which are picked do not bear
handling. This is the result of over
bearing and too much rain.
THE steamer .Athos, arrived at New
York on the 14th, reports the founder
ing of the Helen Mead in the gulf of
Mexico. The Mead was bound from
New Orleans to Nicaragua. and is the
third ship of the Morgan line sent on
the same voyage with the same ill-fated
result.
FIVE opium smugglers have recently
been captured by boat crews from the
United States revenue cutter Wolcctt.
The men were all caught in the vicin-
ity of Roche harbor, San Juan island.
The activity of the Wolcott is practi-
cally breaking up all smuggling on the
straits.
THE July returns to the department
of agriculture show some improvement
in cotton condition during the month of
June. The general average for the
whole breadth has advanced 3 points,
standing $50. This is points below
the July return of last year and / above
that of 1889.
AMONG those whom President Carnot
decorated, on the 14th, in honor of the
fall of the Bastile, were three Ameri-
cans, Mr.. Van Bergen, DR.. Nachtel and
Mr.. Shweitzer, a delegate from the New
York Benevolent society. The two for
mer were appointed officers, and Mr..
Shweitzer a knight of the Legion of
Honor. ~I
THE San Francisco Examiner an
~n1ounces he-dis5,c0very of an enormous
cavern in Josephine county, Ore, about
- miles north of the California line
and about 40 miles from the coast.
1t is estimated that the main body of
the cave is 1900 feet from the surface
of the mountain, and the cavern itself
appears to be fully as large as the
Mammoth cave ia Kentucky.
THE Paris Steele says that NJ. Prinet,
counsellor of the court of appeals, be-
fore whom the inquiry into the malad-
ministration of Panama canal affairs is
proceeding, has decided to request the
public prosecutor of New York to in
struct American magistrates to inquire
into the agreements entered into be-
tween the directors of the Panama
Canal Co. and certain contractors.
THE socialistic labor party and 1ingle
tax league have this year been refused
permission to hold meetings on Boston
common by the Boston city govern
ment. On the 12th the party hired
hall and held meeting at which the
action of the government was de-
nounced and petition drawn up de-
manding the right to hold open-air
meetings.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NETT1ETON
has informed a correspondent that the
act of September 13, 1888, in regard to
Chinese entering the United States un-
der certain conditions never became op-
erative, as the exchange of ratifca-
tions of the pending treaty between the
United States and his imperial majesty
the emperor of China, upon which the
enforcement of the act depended, did
not take place.
The Lunacy Law Reform league and
Anti-kidnaping union held a public
meeting at Monroe. n. Y, on the 18th.
Addresses were made by the national
secretary, Mrs. G. C. Lathrap and 9TH
ers, on the imprisonment of sane peo-