Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-28
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Andrew Gibson OF Prophetstown tell INTO
n pan of scalding water, dying Three
hours afterward.
Walter Gray. who gave his address as
22I North Kenilworth ayenue. Oak Park,
committed suicide in n saloon in Denver
by shooting himself through the head.
Both houses of the Illinois Legislature
adopted resolutions to adjourn to Jau. A.
senator Hay was present in the Scnnts
and Representatives Oglesby and uearrD
In the House.
The postofiice at Tamaroa was robbed
Of a considerable sum. The robbers sS-
capped through window by which they
had forced an entrance, leaving their i'm
plements behind.
Hugh Barker. a conductor on the Wa
bash. Chester and Western railroad, fell
between two cars at Mt. Vernon and bttb
legs were crushed SO badly that aurputn-
ton was necessary.
The Rockford Young Mems Christian
Association, formerly one Of the most ian
portant In the State, has voted to dis.
band Jan. I. Lack Of financial support
Is given rs the cause.
Bud Ditto. a saloonkceper. was fatally
slot by an unidentified man In his saloon.
In Oquawka. The assailant drove up to y
side window and empticd n load Of bird
shot through the sash into Dtto's buck.
Candy 1,agland. 90 years old. was in
stnntly killed by lightning while driving.
a team along public road. two and one
half miles south Of WilliamsviIle. Rag
land was employed on the farm Of CLAUDIA
llarwood.
| Standing on the rcnr platform Of M
Aurora. Elgin and Chicago intcrurt,au.
car. Conductor George Sylvester WINS kill
cd by a passing car In Aurora. Sylvester
looked out TO see II the track was clear
just as city car came along. lie lived.
| Mt Elgin.
| Newton G. Doughcrty. cx.supcrintcnu-
| cnt Of schools of Peoria county. now u
fclon. appeared before the board ot super.
visors In Peoria az n defendant In u caSc
brought by that body to recover personal
property TO the amount of his indebted
ness. which Ii about S75OOOO.
The State board Of education has sp.
proved contract with ]. l.. Simmons os
Chicago for the erection Of new science
and manual arts building for the State
Normal university In bloomington TO coss
SS7.053. Prof. Edwin Turner OF Ccn,
nellsville. Ind, was appointed profcsso~
Of mathematics.
Bishop Ryan made twenty-five priests
slide down n new patent chute fire escape
u. the Catholic orphanagc In Alton. while
he stood at the bottom and watched them
come shooting out. All came down ia
safety. Bishop Ryan said he was xat,s.
fled with the test and did not uu,ke the
experiment personally.
The postOilice safe In Murrayviiic was.
blown open and $i35 in stamps and many
valuable papers were stolen. The cxoio--
sion aroused the citizens who forOx.i q.
posse and chased the robbers to Jackson
vile on horseback. The trail was lost
after reaching Jacksonville. Threc M1n
were implicated In the robbery.
A negro named Daniel Rodgers, ctain.-
ing to be 100 years old, was arrested in
Joliet. lie was applying for an increase
In pension, and It was discovered thst Le
had violated prison parole In lsOS.
Rodgers was sent to Joliet penitcntiary liz
October, 1900, from Peoria for burglary.
lie was released In April. 1S!,S. made
four reports and then disappeared.
The worst sufferer from the recent
storm was Litchfeld. where terrific
clOudburst broke at noon, followed by u
violent electrical Storm Much property
damage resulted, and the streets were
flooded to the curbing. Hail fell to q
depth Of three inches. Almost complete
darkness preceded the cloudburst. Sew
eral houses were struck by lightning.
By an agreement reached between SEQ
atOr Hay and Representative Oglsxby,
both branches of the General Asse,nhiy
have taken recess until Dec. II. These
two members have been keeping the is.is-
lative bodies alive from day to day since
Nov. %, on which date they began to nd
jcurn from day to day following n fail
ure to agree upon joint resolution pro-
viding for adjournment until Jan. IA,
1908.
In a decision finding the Wabash rail-
road company guilty Of wilfu discriminn-
ton against the Galesyillc Grain and Conf
Company, the Illinois railroad aud ware
house commission holds that IL has au-
thOrity to inquire into complaints charP-
ing discrimination either In rates, diseri.
button of cars, or any other matter in
volving the rights Of shippers. unequal
distribution of grain cars was the specific
charge In this case.
An alleged hOld-up postponed wedding
at Pana. The bridegroom is in jail aud
til. bride has taken her departure.
Charles Hoyis. a railroad brakeman, was
engaged to Miss Jennie staff, and ciainrs
he was held up and robbed Of ST. ir,
money and n gold watch one night while
returning from his iancee's home. Chief
Spears took revolver from IIoyis. \
complaint was filed against Iiovis for
carrying concealed weapons and he wa
fined $50 and costs.
]. c. Van Riper, vice president OF the
Illinois Trust Company of East Sc.
Louis; Edward Whitaker a well-known
st. Louis broker, and his partner, ii. II.
Collins, and Attorney Y. =. WirIcy, arc
named as defendants In an injunction suit
involving a railroad and property inter-
ests In Florida valued at more than $tss-
100000, which is being argued in ths
United States Circuit Court In Danville.
The suit is to prevent sale of the prop
erty Dec. IS In East st. Louis.
r. 8. Fillinger, University of Iniuois
student from Indiana, Ia dead and his
chunA w. w. Reid, also a university stu-
dent, y held BY the police under bond.