The state capital., 1892-09-10
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.
State Contracts.

| The commissioners of state contracts,
consisting of Gov. Fifer, Secretary OF
State Pearson, Auditor Pavey, Attorney
General Hunt and State Treasurer
Wilson, have awarded contracts for
state supplies. Generally speaking,
/ the prices named in the awards are
lower than those of last year, and in
some instances lower than ever before.
The awards are as follows:
| Glass Print and cover paper. George E.
Bardeen. of Kalamazoo, Mich, for S9Sl5: book
paper, S2,36 per ream; cover paper, sl.75 per
/ ream.
Glass 2-Flat paper, Graham Paper Co., st
| Louis for s4251 49, ~
Glass 3-Stationery. John Morris Papor Co.,
| Chicago. for si.s4s S. H .ts5s 5.
Glass 4-Steel engraving, lithogra aphing, etc,
J. n. w. Jones. Chicago. for So, $3.50; coal.
Starns Coal Mining Co, Springfield Sl.0 per
ton; distributing laws, journal, etc, George E.
Paulen, Springfield, S120; copying laws, jour-
nails. resolutions of general assembly, etc,
Catharine L. Brown, Springfield, l1ac per 100
worl Is. se.sr -
The contract for printing bills was awarded
to Phillips Bros at $500 For printing the
laws. journals and reports. III. w. Rokker. for
21.5O0; for binding Rokker, for sl04e6.75
r Encouraging Words.
Capt J.. V. Babcock, of the Fifth
United States cavalry. has forwarded his
report of inspection of the Illinois mill
tia to the war department Among
other things he says:
The total available force Of the militia, 4.47l
He had the opportunity to observe in camp
undergoing instruction 8 492 officers and enlist
ed men. Viewed In regimental line, at parade,
or when marching in column to the music
of their excellent ban Is, tho infantry of the
Illinois national guard presents highly cred
table appearance This Is true Of every
regiment in greater or less degree, and is
due, in large measure to the fact that in
camp fancy and full dress uniforms pro-
hibited. and that tho regiment. with one
exception, conformed in every detail to the un
dress of the United States infantry. The fine
soldierly appearance of the regiment when IN
dress marching is also said to show the excel
lent material physically considered, of which
the companies are composed. Tall, broad
shouldered Young men with intelligent faces
are the rule. and the most careless observer
could not fail to that. with proper training,
they would make excellent soldiers for war
service, and that the high reputation of thu
state for fighting volunteers would be safe In
their hands. .-5
German NJ. f. Conference Appointments.
The German NJ. E. conference held
at Quincy made the following appoint
ments for the Belleville district:
E. E. Hertzer. presiding elder, Be'leville,
H.: Altemont. Samuel Saegesson; Alton, H.
+. Koeneke; Appleton, William Ksttlekamp;
Belleville. G. W. Enzeworth; Bible Grove j.
E. Stulxen; Bovely, Aug. Bualteman; Brighton
and Fosterburs, Charles Ewing; Bunker Hill ),
William Fiegenbaum; Cape Girardeau. M.
Schneirle; Chester II. J. Pannwitt; Decatur
c. Thalenhorst; Edwardsville, J. Schlagen'
hauf; Ellis Grove. Gotfr;ed Bonn Faria. W.
P. Ludwig; Highland and Hurricane, George
Koenig; Jackson. Mo-. j. G. Hdensten; M ,5-
coutah VIM Swinl; Moline and Stanton,
VIM. Baleke: Moweagua, John Baum garten;
Nashville. Chas. Rodenberg; Nokonis, W. C.
Schultze; North Prairie and Hoyleton. Theo
Kies; Pnckneyville. w A. Frewert; Red Bud
w. X. M Smidt; Summerfeld, F. L. Mahle;
White Water, Mo-, to be supplied.