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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
Stories of 4 Wild Reast

A few years ago tie belief became chr
rent in our neighborhood that a danperou,
wild animal lurked in the woods abont
now here, now there 1t had been seen ir
the dusk. Some big dogs had encountered
1t IN the night, and one of them was nearl,
killed. Then calf and sheep were re
ported killed and partly devoured. Women
and children became afraid to go through
the woods, and men avoided them after
shutdown. One day as passed an Irish
mans shanty that stood in an opening in
the woods, MS wife came out with a pail
and begged leave to accompany me as far
as the spring, which lay beside the road
some distance into the woods. She was
afraid to go alone for water on account OF
the wild haste" Then, to cap the CHINA.
of wild rumors, a horse was killed.
One of my neighbors, an intelligent man
and good observer, went up to see the
horse. He reported that great cash hao
been eaten in the top of the horses neck.
that its back was bitten and scratched
and that he was convinced it was the work
OF some wild animal like panther which
had landed upon the horses back AND
fairly devoured it alive. The horse hao
run up and down the field trying to escape
and finally, In its desperation, had plunged
headlong off high stone wall by the barr
and been killed. | was compelled to &C
cept his story, but 1 poohpoohed the con
illusions. 1t was impossible that we
should have panther in the midst of us.
or if we had that it would attack and Kill
horse. But how eagerly the people be
lieved It'll 1t tasted good 1t tasted good
to me, too, but l could not believe it.
1t soon turned out that the horse was
killed by another horse, vicious beast
that had fits of murderous hatred toward
its kind. The sheep and calf were prob
ably not killed at all, and the big dogs hao
had fight among themselves. So the
panther legend faded out, and our woods
became as tame and humdrum as before
Century
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11

venipg at their pleasant home on Sixth
avenue and Nineteenth street. II WAS q
sort of social celebration of the result OF
The late election.
Dancing shoeS-We have made an ar
rang ment with IN exclusive manufac,
turer of evening slippers, whereby you
can order any desired shade of satin or
SIZE in ali delic4 shades and get them
in three days. Fit gusren'eed-The Bos
ton
FIR INK Wbiteside freight brakeman or
the G.. NJ Il st P. who ran into this
city for some time. bat OF late has beer
running above S4v4uns. fell from a train
near Lsnsrk Junc:iou last night and was
ins family killed. His home is at Cordovs
where he was married only about three
months ago. Toe remains will be brought
there for lnterment
TIE Rockford Construction COMPANY
has it's Fourteenth street paving iol
completed and will have one blocl
through on Sixteenth street by tomorrow
night. The block on Fifteenth street i
ready for the PAYERS and will be finishe'
in another week The remaining blocl
on Sixteenth aud the two blocks on Eas
and West Seventeenth will be put througl
his fall II possible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
500 Reward 300.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able TO cure in all its stages, and that is
cstarrh. Halls Cstsrrh Cure is the ouly
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Cstarch being constitutional
disease. rcouire7 a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catsrrb Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as.
sisting nature in doing IFS work The
prOprietors have 80 much faith in its cur.
alive powers. that they offer One Hun.
dred Dollars for snV case that it fails tt
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o.
Ga Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
Things Borrowed.

Along with the habit to pronounce PEG
pies names correctly, to reply promptly to
notes, and the like, another mark of the
regard for the rights Of others which in
dictates inherent refinement, is the prac
tice of returning borrowed articles. II
cities and large communities there is com
paratively little of the kitchen borrowing
that has come to be proverbial in stories
but there are "a few households which do moi
find fairly good list of borrowed articles
accumulated in the course of the year A
book from this friend, an umbrella from
that, a written recipe from another, BIZ
of fancy work as model from another
and so on. The use which the borrower
has for the loaned articles is temporary
1t is therefore purely selfish laziness
which retains them, after such use, from
the owner, who may be in positive and
continuous need Of the thing-Her Point
of View in New York Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
Was a Glorious Day,

Written by q. L. Lor mer of Chica .o,]
The sth OF November was a glorious day
The democrats came out ic battle array
Ga the tariff issue we won the fight
Aud knocked little Bonnie clear out Of sight.
Cleve and Steve are at the head,
At lat the G. o. P. is dead,
Twas campaign OF education,
That won the victory for this great nation.
All thanks TO Gresham, McVeagh, Rea, ct al.
For services rendered to us this IL;
Also thatdemocr7t OF democrats, Senator Hi Il
Who LAID olt the Force and Mckinley bill.
Coin mbus wse democrat. that's very cleaI
For amt 1892 p democratic ye.rl
Now keep the ball rolling for 1895,
For we've got the G. o. P. in very bad fix.
What Illinois democratic.
And even California that was so emphatic;
Wisconsin, too, has come TO stay,
And Ohio has gone astral.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
WOMAN'S WORK.
Rock Island County and the
Worlds Exposition.
A COLUMBIAN CLUB FORMED

Important Meeting at the Harper This
Morning-The Object Explained and OFF
GERS Elected-The County to be Thor.
oughly Organized and Much work Done
An important meeting of Rock Island
aud Moline ladies interested in the par
women's wo is to do in contributing &c
the success of the Worlds Columbisr
exposition, was held in the parlors Of
Harper house this morning. Mrs. F W
Gould, president of the Illinois Women
Columbian board. was present and ad'
dressed the meeting, explaining the pur
poses and aims of the board. It was de
terrined to organize the Rock islam
branch of the Illinois board and to en-
list the efforts of the women of r cl
Island county in the work.
Officers we're elected as follows;
President-Mrs. J. R. Kimball.
Vice President-Miss Huber
Secretary-Mrs. G. G Carter
Treasurer Morris Rosenfield.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
GlIY CHAT.

bOuelees nhu dl OOmueTSs
Concord grapes at Longs.
Oysters and celery at Longs.
Dressed chickens G Sommers'.
Nice dressed chickens at Longs.
Sweet potatoes at George Browoer &
Cos
Apples by barrel and bushel at Som
mers
Silver churn butterine at George Bro En>
er d Cos.
Swedish knacke broid at George
BrOwner & Cos.
Bulk oysters and celery at George
Browner & Cos.
Ducks and chickens at George Brown
er's Columbian market.
Special today and tomorrow. Over
CATERS Acc at Dolly Bros
Bronze slippers-See our line a. 81 50
all widths-The Boston.
81. 50-our ladies' So. so cloth top shoe
beats them ail-The Boston.
r c. Edmonds of Newark. N. J is in
the city visiting with relatives
They have come-thst car losd of sp
pies at George Browner s. Cos.
Try the Rock Island and Davenport
free ferry. Down with high prices.
Bulk and canned oysters, celery. cram
berries and sweet potatoes at Sommers'
The hsndsomest line of ladies' welt
shoes at So an 81 in the city-The Bos.
ton.
Cslfskin and Dun Dcngola school
schoes in widths. Trv pair-The Bos-
ton.
Wsnted-Five first class painters a.
once. Joseph Leach, 300 Eighteenth
street.
Union Hose company masquerade at
Wsgner's Opera house Moline tomorrow
night
Miss Mary E. Davis left last night for
Nelson. Neb., on q visit to her brother,
s. E Davis.
Just received-a late shipment of
ladies fine wet shoes, in button and lace
The Boston.
We can show you the hsndsomest line
OF ladies 81 welt shoes ever shown in
the city The Boston.
David Henne:y was fined S. ard cos E
for indu giug to- freely in the flowing
bowl by Magistrate Wivill today.
The democrats OF South Rock Island
meet tonight at the Town hall, All DEM
ocrats of the township are invited 10 at
tend.
If you want something extra fine for
decorating your homes, parlors or club
rooms on any occasion, remember krell
q Math have it.
GEORGE F. Roth yesterday sold his
property at the corner of Fourth avenue
aud Eleventh staeet to James T. O'Con-
nor. the consideration being 50, 200.
Fred r. Emmons. operator at the c.,
r. |. & P. was united in marriage q. st.
Joseph; Mo-, to Miss Avis Brandon.
They will make their home in this city.
The Union Hose company Of Moline
gives its first grand masquerade of tue
season at Wagners Opera house tomOr-
row night. Five prizes viii be given
away.
One of the dummies in front of Simon
il MOsenfelders store was robbed OF +
S15 overcoat OY UNKNOWN thieves las
night and the police have baen unable to
find IT,
Ladies' should call aud see samples
and learn particulars of our dancing
sboes-made TO order in three days
slippers made of same material as the
eostume-The Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs E. W. Hurst enterta nee
q number OF couple OF their friends ts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
Y. NJ. c. A. Week of Prayer.

The Y. NJ. &. A. of this city, in com.
mon with the other societies of the coun.
try will observe cext week as time OF
special prayer for young men. Meet.
logs will be held every evening during
day when the time will be changed tc
s:45. Sunday If ernoon at O'CLOCK
there will be mass meeting in the Cen
trail Presbyterian church to which boil
ladies and gentlemen IRE invited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
TWO TICKETS.
Returns on Congressman and
Legislators.
TIE VOTE BY COUNTIES ON EACH

The Figures on Congressman are Yet In
complete but Indicate That Marsh Has a
Good Majority-MuIIigan, Payne and
BeaIs for the Legislature-vinton'sS Show
ing.
Ths vote OF the Eleventh congressionsl
district on congressman is still incon
plete, but Indications favor the placing
of The returns az follows
Eleventh Congressional.
(Unod1ciaI.)
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11

Asrsh's plurality in district, 500.
Twenty-first Senatorial.
The unofficial returns from the Twen-
ty-first senatorial district indicate the fol-
lowing as the distribution OF the voc:
Twenty-first Senatorial.
(Unofhcisl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11

Scrofula, whether hereditary or &C
ouired. is thoroughly expelled from the
blood 5y Hoods Sarsspsrilla. the greac
blood purifier
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
Message from the President-Palmer's
Report on the Fair.


Report on the Fair.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-The president
yesterday sent a special message to
congress on the Worlds fair, speaking
strongly of the progress of the work, and
saying that S5,O0O,O00 to ss,OOO,OOO more
seemed necessary. He declined to make
specific recommendation because of want
of data, but said that liberality on the
part of the United States is due to the
foreign governments who have so gener-
ously responded
That Loan of So, 900, 900.
I. w. Palmer, president of the Worlds
fair Columbian exposition, in a letter to
the president under date of Feb. 16, calls
attention to the report submitted Nov. 25,
1891, citing the action of the national COM
mission upon the proposition of the Hi
nois corporation to apply to congress fer a
loan Of S5,00O,00O. Since the submission of
this report the board of reference and
control of the national commission had
been authoritatively advised by the Iii
nois corporation that it had requested its
members not TO apply to congress for a loan
of S5,OO0,000, but had determined to Apply
for an appropriation of a like sum.
Congress should Apr opriate.
An aggregate expenditure of SIS, ,0O0, 600
would have been made up to the time of
opening of the exposition gates 1t would
be evident that while the Illinois corpora
ton had made ample provision for the
sum of Sl0,0O0000, in fulfillment of the OBJ
legation imposed upon it by the act OF con-
gress, it would, however, even if an ap-
preparation of 100000 be made by CON
gress, be required to provide an additional
sum of S3,00O,G00 President Palmer says:
considering the national and inter
national character of this IN
dertaking, the manifest desire of the
American people that its success shall be
fully assured and the relation which the
government necessarily sustains thereto,
an appeal TO congress for aid in the man
ner proposed in a sum slightly in excess of
one-fourth the total cost of the work by
the time of the opening of the gates would
! seem to be entitled to special consideration
from the standpoint of patriotism and ma
tional interest, more especially as this aid
| is considered necessary to complete the
| work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
The Doin Ks in Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The senate yes
terday passed bill releasing foreign ex.
hibitors at the Worlds fair from any liza.
bility for violation of the patent laws. A
resolution was adopted asking the presi-
dent to communicate the facts of negotia.
tions with Canada for reciprocity. a bill
to punish green goods" men was intro.
duced. The Dubois -Claggett contest was
then taken up, and Stewart spoke threa
and one-half hours thereupon. After ex.
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
The house passed resolution authoriz.
ing the committee on labor to INQUIRE
whether the eight-hour law has been
evaded. In committee the Indian appro.
priation was taken up, but the house ad.
iourned without action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
That Absolute Kaiser Billy.

BERLIN, Feb 25.-Emperor William has
caused another sensation. He made a
speech to the members of the Brandenburg
diet last evening at banquet given in
his honor, during the course of which he
said: THE people need not care for party
squabbling and chatsering: go my way,
and that the right way. We are in a state
of transition and destined for great things.
I'll conduct you into splendid times; and
those who will not help me may as well
shake German dust from their feet. ask
You to confid. in me and help me-"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
ABBREVIATED TeLeGRAMS.

Cleland X. Nelson was consecrated bishop
of Georgia at Atlanta.
Southern California was severely shaker
by an earthquake shock.
Frank Hurd, the Ohio free trader. is out
for delegate-at-large TO the national Demo.
cratic convention.
Miss Ella Haggin was married to Count
Rodolphe Festetics de Tolna, of Austria, at
the home of her parents in New York
Governor Fifer has issued a proclama
tion offering $500 for the arrest of Louis
Miller, the Murphysboro murderer.
Leslie Stephen, the English editor and
author, is agitating the question of erect.
ing monument to James Russell Lowell.
The president has appointed Richard
Oglesby, son of the ex-governor of Illinois,
a cadet at the United States Naval acad.
emy.
An incendiary fire in Geneva, Ills,
caused damage to the extent of SO, 900
The office of the Geneva Republican was
totally destroyed.
p A chimney 1s0 feet high at Checkheaton
England, fell on the mill with which il
was connected, killing thirteen and I'M jur
ing twelve persons
The president will leave Washington to
morrow for Virginia Beach. to take Z
brief rest from official cares He will be
absent about week.
Rev. Gerhardus Vos, of Grand Rapids,
and Rev. Dr. George L. Purves, of Pitts
burg, have been elected to professorships
in the Princeton Theological seminary.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, of the Ma
tional Democratic convention, has ap-
pointed John p. Hopkins, Of Chicago as
sociate sergehnt-at-arms, and Hopkins has
accepted.
A st. Louis negro murdered his brother
and then deceived an officer into carrying
the body away with the statement that his
brother had a fit; meanwhile the murderer
made his escape.
The Norwegian ministry threaten to
resign because the king is not inclined to
give them a distinct foreign Office. The
foreign affairs of the kingdom are at
present controlled by Sweden.
Two hundred Arkansas negroes on their
way to Liberia are stranded at New York
for want of funds, and the American Col
onization society is trying to raise s20, 900
to ship them to their destination.
DR.. Paul Gibier, who has been running
Pasteur institute at New York for those
bitten by mad dogs, says he will have to
give up for want of funds, as many west
ern towns have not paid, as they agreed
for patients whom he has treated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
MISS JOHNSON'S NARRATIVE.

The Novel Love of Alice for Freda and
the Bloody Murder.
This closed the states list of witnesses,
and Miss johnson was introduced to testify
in her own behalf After the young lady
was almost carried TO the stand, having
tainted few moments before, she raised
her head, and on her face was look of
awful misery. Her head was lowered, but
the court asked her to look straight ahead
and speak loudly for the benefit of the re-
porters. She said she was 20 years old,
and had been educated at Notre Dame
Ind, and in this city. She had known AL
Ice Mitchell for five years, and had known
| the Ward girls two years. 10 was her fa-
voiite. while Alice was friendly with
rreua; sne loved rreda, and freua Ioyeu
her.
Wanted to Kill Herself Next.
When the two girls separated Alice con-
fided the story Of her love to the witness,
and often wept that she could see Freda
no more. On the day of the killing she
was driving with Alice Mitchell. After
they had gone to the custom house the
Ward girls passed, and Miss Mitchell said:
'Oh, Lii, Freda Ward winked at me, and
! am going to bid her good bye" She
sprang out of the buggy and went up to
where Freda was standing, but in mo-
ment came running up the hill with her
! face, hair. hands and dress soiled with
blood. Witness cried: "Alice, who has
cut your Miss Mitchell then jumped
over the wheel of the buggy into the vehi-
Gle and cried out: II have cut Freda
Wards throat; tell me the quickest way
to Kill myself" "Don't kill yourself" ;" said
the witness, "go home and tell your
| mother"
Kissed Her Victims Blood.
Then Alice said: as there much blood
| on my face." Witness answered, ayes.
Alice replied: wipe it off, but changed
her mind at once, and cried: "No, do not
wipe it off, it is Freda's blood and love
It," Suiting actions to her words, she
kissed her bloody hands, staining her lips.
she attorney general then took turn at
the young lady She admitted that she
and Alice Mitchell went on board the
steamer Ora Lee on the Friday before the
murder to see the young ladies, but she
denied that she told the young ladies that
they would fix the Ward girls.
Wrote Letters to Young Men.
Miss johnson also admitted that she
and Alice Mitchell carried on correspond
ence with strange young men. She signed
the name Jesse James to these letters, and
Alice signed Freda Myra Ward to hers.
Witness had never read the life of the
bandit, but Alice had given her that
name. Witness then entered general
-a
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
ROCK ISLAND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

Genial OF having any knowIedge 5E
Miss Mitchell's intentions, and said that
she herself had never gone wild nor did she
know that Alice carried a razor. Upon be
ing pressed to answer why she followed
Alice Mitchell when the latter was killing
Freda Ward the girl said: "Just to see AL
ice bid her goodbye" and then began to
weep bitterly. She was taken from the
stand and carried TO her seat. Miss John
son is in the Jail If she remains in jail
another month" said her physician last
night, "she will die"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO Feb "a
Following were the quotations on the
board of tIade today: Wheat-February.
opened Sg34c, closed @01Sc; March, opened sQ1zcs
closed 9l1@c; May, opened s2I4c, closed $3.50.
Corn-February, opened 405sc, closed lI4ci
March, opened 4lc, closed A14c; May,
opened 4l5sc, closed i2l2 Oats-February,op open.
ed -, closed C; May, opened 3l14 closed 3lssc;
Pork-Febrdary, opened Sll.3i, closed Sll.50
May, opened Sligo closed Sll.75. Lard
February, opened S.. i2}z, closed $3.50.
Live stock-Prices at the Union Stock yards
today ranged follows: Hogs-Market
fairly active and prices steady; sale.
ranged at $3.50 q 46j pigs, S430 @
4.SJ light, Si-31Iti.5D rough packing, S4&514S
mixed, and si.55a49J heavy packing and
shipping lots.
Cattle Market fairly active on local and
shipping accouHt, prices steady; quo'
tations ranged at Si.s5 q 5.45 choice ID
extra Shipping steers, $40 q 40 good
10 choice do, Sj.15 GAS fair TO good,
S3.25d370 common to medium do. S31093.e1
butchers steers, S2.2Ig3l5 stockers, $500
$50 Texas steers, S3l0Q,3.9I feeders 81 409360
COWS, sl.75@3.75 bulls and S3.00G6.bo veal
calves. -
sheep-Market fairly active and price.
firm; quotations ranged at S47515 81
westerns, s4.25@5.65 natives, and S6.O06cTs
lambs. -
Produce: Butter Separator 2s6L29lfc; dairies
fancy fresh, 2lG25c; packing stock, fresh. l49
per doz. Dressed poultry-Spring chickens
fair, good, s1sG l0Is per lb fancy, lie; ROSTERS
o.; ducks, 1OG he; geese Sdllc; turkeys
choice, l2G12l5c, fair to good, 1l@ l11fc. Pots-
toes-Hebrons, 26G2sc per bu; Burbanks, a8
&c; Rose, 30a-3Ic for seed; Peerless, aO0a2c FOR
seed; common to poor mixed lots, 22G25c.
Sweet potatoes Illinois $l.JOg2.25 per Dbl :
Apples-Common, SlBGL5J per Dbl; good,
sI.5J: fancy SaOOa2 10. Cranbcrries-Cape
Cod, s5.JOG5.U per Dbl; Jerseys, S5.O0G5.5O.
New York.
NEW YORK Feb "a
Wheat-No. red winter cash, $l.os11; Febru-
airy, Sl.0d; March, Sl.0534; April, Sl.05z; May,
SL0Ss Corn-No. mixed cash, SOC; Febru-
airy, 49lsc; March, 4s11c; April, SOC. Oats
Quiet; No. mixed cash, 314c; May, 3714e.
Rye-Dull; quoted EcGSl.0. Barley-Quiet;
tworowed state, slG63. Pork-Steady; mess,
9.75@ 1850 for new. Lsrd-Quet; May, S6ss.
Live Stock: Cattle-Market steady and
active for all grades; poorest to best native
steers, S390aDt75 per 100 lbs; bulls and Cry
COWS, Sl5OG 3.6213. Sheep and lambs-Shsep,
dull ami easier; lambs, firm; sheep, S5O09lbD
per 100 los; lambs, $65oa6.75. Hoss-Nomi
fsly steady; live hogs. 3. A.90l15 20 per 100 lbs
The Local Markets.
Office Rock Island DAILY AND WEEKLY ARGUS
Rock Island, H., Feb. 25, 1892 I
wheat-Ssaaoc
Corn-32d33c.
Rye-TNSlr.
Oats 26%L30c.
Bran -S5c per cwt.
Shipstuf-$l. 90 per cwt
uay-Ttmohy ssGs1l; prairie, ss1I3; clover
SSGl0; baled. SII 50.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fsr 10 choice. 2Ic: creamery, asG2ac
Eggs-FIesb, 22c; packed 20c
Poultry-Chickens, l0Gl2h; turkeys, Exc
ducks, I21sc: geese, l0c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-s2 ssQS2 IS per bel.
Potatoes-30c.
Onions-S0sLs5c.
Turnips-f5G50c.
LIVE sTOCk.
Cattle-Butchers pay Tor corn fed steers,
3nG4hc; cows and heifers, 3G31sc; calves,
3I44c.
Hogs -4l4c
Sheep-4tzM5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-25
SPRINGER COMES OUT FOR HILL
The Voice of New York should BE Heed ed
Will Write a Letter.

Will Write Letter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Springer said in
conversation aboard the congressional
train returning from Chicago that the
Democratic party must heed the voice of
New York, and judging from the proceed
ings of the Albany convention Cleveland
could not hope to get the support of New
York for the nomination. He (Springer)
was therefore inclined to think Hill should
be selected. Personally he favored Palmer.
who would doubtless receive the compH-
mentary vote of Illinois, and then he being
out of the way Illinois would vote for Hill
Springer will shortly write letter ex-
planning his position on the matter.