The state capital., 1892-06-11
Relief Funds Distribution.


were interested in the services.
Relief Funds Distribution.
State Treasurer Wilson. to whom al
fnnds for the relief of flood sufferers il
Illinois are forwarded. said the othe
day
expect to distribute through local commit
tees in the various inundated districts and t.
that end desire that cities and counties con
tanning flood sufferers will designate prope
committees, with whom can act, and through
whom | can make distribution and notify M
of the names and addresses of such committees
desire to know the number of food victim
and the extent Of loss to whom each committee
will distribute. to enable me to make distrbu
| ton in proper ratio, and woull like imm cdiatt
action taken upon this matter
Driving the Gamblers Out.
The board of supervisors of McLear
county are giving their attention to tht
gamblers.
| They passed resolution directing Sheriff
| Bishop to arrest all persons either maintinnq
| gambling houses or being inmates of gambling
| houses and the next day the sheriff radad the
| largest houses in Bloomington, arresting the
| proprietor and two inmates There were nine
! gambling houses in Bloomington, employing
| all of the various kinds of gambln parapher-
| MALTA, but they are closed and the gamblers
| have been leaving town on every rlin. The
| gamblers have ha a rich harvest tn, past few
weeks.
Illinois Woman's Exposition Board.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
! ladies of Bloomington and central ILL
nois, was held at Bloomington. and Il
| club of the Illinois woman's exposition
board was formed. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Mrs.
George f. Brown; vice-president, Mrs
W. Q. Davis; secretary, Mrs. II. c. De
motto
The Military shoot.
1t has been decided to hold the an
nual infantry and regular army COM
petitivc shoot at Fort Sheridan, near
Chicago, this year. Soldiers or officers
who won medals last year will not be
allowed to compete, and those who took
part but were not successful will have
to enter the distinguished marl1s1nen's
class.
Decatur school Election.
Over 500 women voted at the Decatur
school election. when W. B. Chambers.
mayor of the city, and Mr.. Moses Stat
ford were the opposing c%~ldidvtes The
election was the most exciting and in
teresting in local history, and 2.849
votes were cast. Chambers had 80 ma
jority.
Another Disturbance in Rates.
Stability of freight rates between
Chicago and st. Louis is again seriously
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ern lines to prorate with the Chicago e
Eastern Illinois on business from Chi
cago to Kansas City and other Missouri
river points via st Louis.
Chicago Upper Ten on Tiptoe.
ChlcagO's upper ten are looking for
the arrest at New York. on her arrival
from Europe, of a society leader who is
said to have a large amount of iewelrv,
laces, etc, hid on her person, intending
to smuggle it in.
Rushing Potatoes Into Chicago
The recent advance in the price of
potatoes at Chicago has greatly in
creased the receipts. Arrivals have
been SO large recently that the market
has been weakened considerably.
Thought to be on the Right Side"
Merton Dunlap. the missing county
clerk from Champaign. is thought to
have been on the right side of a big
corn deal the proceeds of which NAV
square him.
The Asylum for the Blind.
The closing exercises of the state asy-
Ium for the blind at jacksonville were |
very interesting. The institution has |
sold $4,000 worth of the pupils work |
this year.
Women Working for the Worlds Fair.
Columbia clubs have been organized
n nearly nearly every county in the
state by the Illinois women's Worlds
fair board. VIII county has the largest
,lub.
Goes to the Chicago University
Prof. Nathaniel Butler. Jr. has ac-
'epted the chair of English literature
n the Chicago university He will be
| valuable addition to the faculty.
Killed by Lightning.
W. B. Weaver, a farmer was killed
" lightning in Sagamon county. The
wo horses he was driving were killed.
'ut three men with him were unhurt.
Prizes for Oratory.
Prizes for oratory in the Junior class
t the state university: First, 800. VIM.
I. Chambers: second, $40, Miss Nina r.
'ombkln; third, $40, c. w. Caster
At a Good Age.
Charlotte Lake, 81. sister of the late
udge Greer and mother of Hon. s. NJ.
AXE, of Washington, and Hon. J. C.
lake, of Decatur, died at Decatur.
Illinois Pharmacists.
The thirteenth annual meetino of the |
illinois Pharmaceutical association was
eld at Springfield. About fifty drug
fists were in attendance
Called to Chicago Charge.
Rev. Edgar Z. Hill, of the FIRST Pres
yterian church at Freeport. has been
call to the Sixth Presbvte.
ian church at Chicago.
Taught q Lesson. {
William Hunter has been sentenced
Jail at Decatur for 10 days for elec. {
on frauds. He must also pay fine oi
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