The state capital., 1891-10-31
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS
The Young isaptiats 0tranize:

ing oI the state uE1On OF young people
to be known as the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union of Illinois. The following
officers were elected:
President, W. q. Sherer, Chicago. first
vice president. J. q. Humphrey, SPRING
Gelds second vice president, Miss Mary Da-
Wis, Mount Carroll; third Vice president, H.
L. Cunningham, Centralai recording sec.
retary, Miss Mary Williamson, Champaign !;
treasurer, John Nuven, Jr. Chicago BOARD
OF Managers-John C G. Holson. Cairo j
Miss Lucy Greene. Upper Alton; j. E. Bart:
lett. Englewood; Miss Mary Batenian, Elgin !,
George +. Hilton. Carthage; Judson e. Cha
pin, Freepor..
John III. Chapman. president of the
national organization of young people,
addressed the young people, taking for
his subject: "Seed-sowing. A series
of resolutions was adopted pledging the
young people to earnest Christian work
and the general good of the society and
church; also, favoring the appointment
of commission to confer with the
Young Peoples Union and the general
association, inviting the cooperation of
all the young peoples societies in the
state.
mite the young people of the Baptist de
nominations in this state and to make their
work systematic. It's insignia is n ribbon of
olive green, while that of the National I'm
ion OF Young Baptists is silver white. 1t has
a constitution and pledge similar to that
of the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Enueavor.
Death of DIR. John w. Porter.
DR.. John w. Porter. Il well-known
Illinoisan holding the place of assistant
chief of the census Office, died at Gar
field hospital. Washington, ID. c., the
other night. The interment occurred
at Ottawa.
He served in an important position in the
quartermaster's department during the war,
and at its close was given Il clerkship i'll the
treasury department. He subsequently was
superintendent of the treasury and then ap-
pointed clerk. During the incumbency of
Secretary Morrill, he acted as chief cl ERIK of
the Departmental and that position was offered
him by Senator Sherman when he became
secretary of the treasury. DIR. Porter de-
clined it, however. and accepted the office of
disbursing clerk of the coast survey, which
lie held for several years, disbursing hun
dreds of thousands of dollars without a
single error in his accounts. He resigned
and went into private business, ing con :
siderable money. which he subsequently
lost in investments. He was man of excel
lent attainments. had Travelled extensively,
and hal Il wide circle of friends. He did 81
good deal of literary work and many of his
army sketches, as well as some dainty
poems, have been published.
Valuable Paintings.
Chas. L. Yerkes, Chicago's street rail-
way autocrat. the other morning en-
tered at the custom house in that city a
large collection of paintings, The total
value Of the lot. as given in the invoices.
is So, 301.
Mr.. Icrkes bought his pictures in Paris.
The most valuable is one by T. MeissOnier,
and for which Mr.. Yerkes paid over $4,000.
The other modern paintings in the collection
are by J. G. Cazine at s3,5q0. and Jan Van
baers at 900. These paintings are subject
to q duty of Il per cent The others of the
collection are entered as antiquities, having
been painted prior to 1900, and are duty free.
The four most expensive lold masters are by
Peter DeHoogh. j. Wannernan. Jan steen
and W. Wander Yeide. These four cost S.
500.
Illinois Pythians.
At the session of the grand lodge
Knights of Pythias at Springfield Of
ticers were elected as follows:
Grand chancellor. Fitch G. Cook, Peoria;
grand vice chancellor, Charles A. Barnes,
Jacksonville; grand keeper of records and
seals, Harry T.. Caldwell, Chicago IRE elected
for fourteenth te,'m); grand master of ex-
chequer, John Gabriel, Chicago IRE -elected) /;
grand master at arms, G. A. Miller, Chica-
go; grand inner guard John j. Brown, Van.
dalia: grand out-r guard, j. ID Benedict
Danyille; representative to supreme lodge,
Eugene Race, Chicago. Trustees-E I. Gill
bert. Chicago; James w. Patterson Joliet,
and DR.. T.. e. Dunn, Rockford.
Churches to be Assisted.
The Baptist state board, in it's session
at Bloomington, decided to assist the
churches at Tuscola, Sidell, Palmyra,
Carrollton, Richmond, Momence, Pc
tersburg, Savannah, Effingham, Pekin,
Stronghurst, Carlinville, Fairfield, Sub
lette. Lenark, Carpenter, Lebanon, East
St Louis, Murphys boro, Morrisonville,
Rock Island and Tiskilwa in sums rang
ing from $40 to $500.
Rid of Bad Man.
John Miller has been the terror of
Garrett, near Tuscola, for a long time.
having pounded and bruised many OF
its citizens during his drunken sprees
The other night party of citizens sur
rounded him in his store, and after
demolishing one end of it forced him
to retreat Thirty or forty shots were
exchanged.
cover the Hills to the PoorhOuse.
John Van Derberg. an inmate of the
Dan les county poorhouse, died at the
age of 81. He was a native of Holland,
of noble birth, and in his younger days
was very rich, but dissolute habits left
him penniless, and in his old age he
found refuge in the pOorhouse.
Fatal Runaway Accident.
A runaway at Mount Carroll, Carroll
county, resulted in the death of Miss
Kittie Colebour, a young lady well
known. Two other ladies were also
seriously injured
Death of Mrs. Hannah II. Medium.
Mrs Hannah Fl. Medium, relic OF
Judge John z. Medium, died at Bloom
ington the other morning. She was a
native of Providence, r. l., and 10 years
of age.
Senator Palmer in Washington.
Washington special under date of Oc-
tober %: Senator John NJ. Palmer, ac-
companied by Mrs. Palmer, arrived to-
day and took rooms at Wizards.
A Public Building Site.
The treasury department at Washing
ton has condemned the site at Fox and
Stolh streets, Aurora, for public
building, and will pay $40, 900.
An Old Soldier Assaulted.
George Purdue. an old soldier. was
found near the railway track at Chris
man, Douglas county, unconscious. 1t
is believed he was assaulted.
stole Two Hundred Thousand.