St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 4, 1895

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Me 1 2 — * Ds . — en . * ar OS ie f * * * 1. 8 ’ ; gia i me * N * 8 4 — 5 ' no been written by Wilson and sent to a young f of the Missc vy, the | ho h road 19 rt bers, Kone p> the sessions of egisia for nearly has e * hy | N 1 . * y * 1 st A Yj Me * If, Yj y 7 Ye: l “4 ‘ * WM. H. PHELPS. (Lobbyist.) ie lature. and all i Te P “at th , om 8 K | Post-Dispatc’ e attend the tr’ 8 >. —— if | a? a ars you going to ver sion 1 — not fully made up my mind as yet, I presume I will go unless I am sick or otherwise prevented.” “Do you expect Col. John II. Col. and others to there to the lobby work?” “That I cannot say. I have heard noth Col. n d don’ nov Carroll ume he will be present. tenz in bd at Unionville, Mo. obably not able to attend He for the Burlington road, and whether that company p the lobby work or not wou oppose the fellow-servant bi)!” paepends. I cannot say what we wil! Bi have read the bill, if one is in- and am able to know pro- 0 the bill is in the Same shay e it will you fight it?“ — Say. 1 have no means of know Cor. ¢ its e will not oppose it“ . se legislation to rest ce?’ know \that there wil! b. ture wants to pass a bil! raising con t of legislators, I hav: They can do as they lik: any about been charged that th: have influenced legislation.” * h it charged at the capita} "aw such charges made. except | pers, particularly the St. Louis . know whether money » as the pass e or defeat of bille ry) to the lroad lobby ? | mean t ‘ at bill?“ pe for anybody Dut myself or jon. I never approached a le roperly and I don't know of su n been done. Nobody but the of of the Senate or House. The o a bill can be opposed or for the interested parties to t committees and 1418 i cr ~ | Set. Stat. read what the Governor said jn join you \4 twenty oclamation of Gov. un aan Session of the Legis- the Governor had to say conéerning the lobby infamy, and yet he ) to go to Jefferson City when the | enmes to continue the lobby | * “arro | and will me Shape it will assume. If it is ta- ] bby has | members of the Legislature and e Legislature is allowed on | amination of the letters, however, shows at of letters of the same nature written to out the lobby infamy and his de- n of lobby methods?“ ‘don’t care to say anything about Governor, I Suppose, has a right he likes.“ oppose the passage of an elec. | accuse Collins can risk their reputations not ‘air election bill passed.“ wi: n * n int 5 1 / in the city of Judge 0 AY Spen Cor with headquarters at St. Jo. Wednesday nigh: the appearance of Judge won the scene may have a significa); jection. The lobby is very much in ey; e a and the Laclede Hote! just now a. P,. W. H. Phelps and Waller Youne t. ph are among the number, Tha * not, Strietly- speaking. u railroad v They all want to see the Governor _ “ENGINEER NOBLE. | - or Appointed to Look Over 50 Noa Canal Route. Ar iC III.. April 4.— Alfred Noble of 44 who has been named by sigen. lan ms the civilian who is s three commissioners to loo} ysed route 0 te of the „one oVer the Nicaragii, Canal as to its 1. 48ibility | civil «; . nd w receiving his ed\catio, of Michigan. For : wel. tant United States E awit & „ The las: work 10 . which he was Onnected ion of the’ bridge ...,.. pi River at Memppis. ““"°** nen _of Mr. — was some. cisco 5 Com. ae ear : a 13439 n ait: N ve 308 wn Frar — nan E. dan ,;Poard - 7 6 join | si | nterest in the matter beyond W esting fact in this connection s counsel of all the Burlington lines | tion of Collins means the burial of their un- | CHICAGO, April 4—The Industrial World | fur I saw severa | | IN THE OILS. John Collins’ West End Victims Will Breathe Easy Now. Dread of notoriety and the exposure that would necessarily follow will doubt- less prevent the vietims of John C. Collins, | alias Mason, allas G. A. Hotz, the self-con- ‘fessed blackmailer arrested Wednesday at the Post-office, from appearing against him. | His offense may therefore go unpunished. | He will be apt to get a taste of the law, 30 „ever, as à Charge of disturbing the peace has been preferred against him, and | Rose Lewis, the keeper of a questionable | resort at 1628 Morgan street, has signified her willingness to appear against him. The police are still looking for a man who goes by the name of Ed E. Wilson and married woman, It shows the method he employed to extort money from indiscreet victims: ‘DEAR MADAM—Please let me have an interview for five minutes. I mean no harm. I am a Kansas City Sun reporter and we are watching the S— Hotel, where vou came out of. It will be to your interest t » me. Direct Ed E. Wilson, neral I am su to publish every- visits the S— Hotel. We have shed some fine 1 Four reporters you who can iden ty you, 80 ypu see now | know where you live. I can easily find out your name, etc. If you can’t see me in fifteen minutes d me a line at the Post-office and let me ow where you can see me. * The police have an accurate description of Wilson, and are confident of arresting rgan street, and n was to station himself at his win- iow and wateh couples as they left the re- rt next door. He would then follow them | they separated, and then follow the nto her home, thus finding out where he lived. It would then be an easy task to find out her identity, and, that done, she id receive @ letter in a short time de- manding hush money. J. C. Collins, when seen by a Post-Dispatch reporter, on Th pt gee seemed badly scared, and ly asked what would probably be done with him. He de- nied positively having written threatenin letters to more than one woman, but woul not give the name, for fear that she would cute: but the is the wife of a business living in the West g “Who 5 the man who was with her?” was asked. ‘He is a business about 50 years of age, who has an in the Telephone Building.“ „ How pany letters did von- write ta this woman: Four.“ * = ba — 1 N — —— 1 a — — — >) — —— — — — — — — — „„ — — 7 — a : * N — ey Ww Mp f 7 ; ‘ATTA, s/f V 4 be N py: W 4 * 1 , * * N * 6 ' JOHN C. COLLINS. “Who was the little boy you sent with the notes “T didn’t know. He was a boy I found on the corner of Jefferson and Olive street.“ | “What house did you see the woman in?” 1631 Morgan street, an assignation house, kept by ‘a woman named Lewis.“ “Who was your partner?“ had nome. That letter written by a Sun- day Sun reporter I know nothing about. Some one else must be doing e same Why did you singte out only one wom- “Oh, I just thought I would have a little f other fashionable wom- ome out of the place, but I did not keep r ad > The would not divulge anything irther, Dut persisted in the statement that he only wrote to one woman. An ex- Tne} 4, least three different women had been theeat- ned and the police are also in ion prominent business men of family, who, to save themselves, have, it is claimed, con- tributed to Collins. Collins, however, claims has mever received any money, that the woman once promised to meet him, but he did met keep the appointment, why, he Joes not state. As none of the women who prosecuti him, he will only be char ith distur the peace. This will be a big relief to several promi- nent le, who, innocently or not, have received. — missives. The nvic- comfortable secret, for the time being at BUSINESS IMPROVING. This Is Shown by the Advances in Staple Commodities. wil) to-morrow say: “That the general buginess situation is steadily improving is ‘legrly evidenced by the advances in crude ertal and staple commodities—iron ore, on, coke, pig iron, etc. This, to say the „t, is gratifying, as the higher values hae stimulated demand all along the line, i is aid nd im the vatrial l fine Pins gy in are cH ustrial t just strike agitation among hi coal miners. In Iowa a large n 3 Ohio, which — * a mable the trade to get rid oF the pre dy surplus a * All the News for 1 Cent ‘.. Post-Dispa tch. A — e LITTLE HOPES OF AGREEMENT. Holding Out. A Special Grand-Jury May Be Sum- moned to Investigate the Stories Afloat. — Special to The Post-Dispatch. CARROLLTON, Mo., April 4.—The jury in the Taylor case has now been out since early yesterday morning and has made no report yet. The latest rumor this afternoon is that it stands seven for conviction and five for acquittal, but the rumor is not confirmed. The attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense admit there is not-much hope for a verdict. The rumors relevant to bribery are still circulated, and many believe that some of money consideration. Prosecuting Attorney Miller of this county was in the country yesterday all day investigating the stories, and is very silent as to the results of his efforts, simply saying he had nothing for publication. He afterwards said to your efforts had been made to bribe jurors. One man who was on the panel of forty, had said to him that a party (he would not dis- close the name) informed him that he was offered money to hang the jury before the challenges were made, and that he ordered the man off his place. The party offering him the bribe urged him to not disclose 2 fact. Mr. Miller says this man will go be- fore a special Grand-jury or anywhere and swear to these facts. He says the people of this vicinity are almost unanimously t the Taylors, and regard the action of the jury as an outrage. 22 It is not yet known if a special jury will be called to investigate charges. Public sentiment has aroused, and nothing is talked about but the conduct of the jury. Very few believe there is the slightest room fo of the Ts’ o be unable tis the fact the hold this belief which makes them eredi the bribery cated — — — nied SINGLE TAX LW ILLIN dit Raising State Revenues. SPRINGFIELD, III., April 4—The Ju- diciary Committee of the House has under consideration a proposition to change the mode of levying taxes. It is what 1 known as the “single tax idea.“ It Comes before the Legislature in the form of a joint resolution, presented by Mr. McLaugh- lin, providing for the submission, to the people of a constitutional amendment pro- viding that it shall be optional with each county or less political division to fix or determine by vote the class or classes upon which taxes for its public revenue shall be levied.’ There is little probability that it will be recommended to the House for adoption. The Torrens land title bill passed the Senate—32 to 3. Other Senate bills passed were as follows: Dunlap’s bill, appropriating $50,000 to pay the employes of the Thirty-ninth General Assembly; also his bill appropriating $5,000 to pay thei committee expenses of the same. amer’s bill, making an appropriation to purchase the missing volumes of the Su- preme Court records in Cumberland, Jer- sey and Fulton Counties. Among the bills advanced to third read- ing were the follwing: framer’e bill to prohibit and punish haz- ing in colleges and other institutions of learning. Leeper’s bill providing that r vers of building and loan associations shall be ap- — at the instance of the Attorney neral. The Appropriation Committee bill, ap- propriating $13,000 to pay the expenses of the joint committee on statutory revision. Evans’ bill providing that Decoration Day shall be a school holiday. In the House the only bill which was the subject of any discussion was that of Mr. Lowenthal in relation to the trial of per- sons charged with crime. The bill pro- vides that any person committed for a criminal offense or supposed criminal of- fense, and not admitted to bail, and not tried at wome term of the court having jurisdiction of the offense, commencing within four months of the date of commit- ment, or if there is no term commencing within that time then at or before the first term 8 said four months, shall be set at liberty by the court, unless the delay shall happen on the appli- cation of the prisoner, or unless the court is satisfied that due exertion has made to procure the evidence on the part of the people and there is reasonable ground to believe that the evidence may pro- cured at the next term, in which case & contiauance may be granted. The Dill was advanced to third reading. LED A DOUBLE LIFE. Mrs. Beaton Admits Her Intimacy With Cicero Harrison Case. Special to The Post- Diapa ten. HAMILTON, ontario, April 4.— The mys- terlous disappearance of old Cicero Har- rison Case in June, 1893, when ren sae teamer Guyandotte, un rom on the s the case of Globe was „ ned Case membered, was a- . — * — who said she was i 1 Jury in Taylor Murder Case Still THE CHARGES OF BRISERV. 25 the jurors’ opinions are influenced by al Proposition to Change the ‘System of UL DODGERS. Damaging Testimony by Some Apt Special to The Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, April 4—William McCoy, for Pickpockets at No, 26 Forsythe street, was taken to i Police Court to face four of | who had Slety for the Pre- Idren, said there ing for lives of N street emy for the smallest of > Dubert says is „ and ha ket- an expert N “T met MoCoy about = month money at it, me out with Fet hand at it, and I wat were about twenty f and MeC ery dollar t it. I stayed in cause I was afraid to go to his rooms. y of us to side s 0 and showed us how work. Before any fellow was allowed to pick ets he to learn how to find out if there was any- That done by putti ers slowly into it. McCoy showed ; to tt. Sometimes they got caught, and then had to yell, and say they did not do it, until the woman let the I was once, but I yelled, "go; they generally play craps in Me- correspondent that he had no doubt but that | — purses always had y, and that was ‘After further similar testimony from oth- er late pupils of McCoy, the latter was held for further examination. in them on Sat- me.“ REMAINS OF A ELEPHANT. » Unearthed in an Ohio 8¥ DP. | “WILMINGTON, O., April 4—While Rob- eft McCoy, a farmer residing about six miles east of this city, was excavating a — in a low t week, he came In close proximity r, and, on | e, they were and turned over to of the i tion, pro- ex of the forelec ephant. The President, in company . J. B. W tot the college, at ired to the place and began i- ä ons, and were rewarded by un- earthing much of the remains of the ani- mal. A tusk seven feet long was found, but was too badly decayed to be preserved. Sev- eral other bones were found, especially the bones of the legs, which were of huge pro- portions; also two teeth—the posterior mo- lars—10 inches in diameter, and weighing six pounds each. The parts secured have been preserved and are on exhibition. Their age is a matter of much dispute and spécu- lation. They will be turned over to Wilming- ton College. EQUALIZATION OF TAXES. A Mammoth 3 who, at ones brought to President J. n of an el with Pro once re Result of the Labors of the State Board Falle Below Expectations. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 4—The State Board of Equalization has closed its session and gives out the following state- ment: A year ago this board endeavored, through a convention of assessors, to ob- tain better equalization of properties by Gloser obedience to the requirements of the statutes providing that assessments shall made at actual cash value, with the hope that Assessors generally would try to com- ply with the law, and that the legislature would pass such enactments in the reduc- tion of levy and otherwise as would secure greater uniformity. This expectation has not been realized, as theeffortsto assess according to the statute -was only made in fifteen counties of the State. he fact that these fifteen counties did so assess, while the others failed to do go, created even greater discrepancies than usual, so that to secure equalization the board was obliged to make very considerable reductions in the valuations as returned by the assessors. The fifteen assessors who made their valuations according to their oaths and the requirements of the law are to be commended, and, no doubt, if their example had been followed, the neral Assembly would have made such reduction in the levy as would have prevented by that ed, no other course was left open to the State Board than to equalize valua- tions between the counties by a gre in the fifteen counties above mentioned and by raising Valuations in a few others, where 4 were manifestly too low. 6 work of the board is shown in the aggregate by the figures given below: ACREAGE PROPERTY. ] ] 1 ] rd Value as fixed by board TOWN LOTS. Returned by assessors.........+-- osees - $410,608, Decrease by 5,239,179 SE. „„es eee ese „ „ „% „ „% „„ „„ „%% „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „“ 905 „ „ 6% „% „%% „ % „% „66666 ＋ Do are. * * Value as fixed rd 2 216,585,025 by assessors........$966,617,868 e „ „ „ „„ „66 „ „ „ „„ „60 35.950.543 = 930,658,225 THE LA PORTE ROAD. Line Backed by St. Louis Capitalists Opened for Traffic. OUSTON, Tex., April 4.—To-day the Gal- veston, Laporte and Houston Railway wil be opened for traffic between Houston and ) he owners of this road are endeavoring to secure control of — Galveston Western. which would give terminais in Gal- -veston. All that is necessary now Bay. This pitalists, t who is said to be the manager of the School all about him. The police have determined . 3 : MASHERS WILL BE CLUBBED. Infesters of the Street Must Cease ; Their Odious Ogling. OFFICERS IN PLAIN CLOTHES. Police Department Details a Platoon of Men With Imperative Orders to Break Up the Practice, These beautiful, bright spring days are not going to be what they seem to the masher. The stern hand of the law is up- lifted over his head, and casts a shadow to stop his wild filrtations on the down- town streets. From to-day om, it will be as dangerous to smile at a pretty woman whom one does not knéw as to do scout duty in an Indian 8 Officers in citizens’ clothes are along Broad- way, Sixth and other town streets, laying for the first dude to make a break of * rather unusual condition of affairs come about threes conference of Police Commissioner im A. Lee with Chief of Police Ha J Officials discussed condition of the shopping with the genus masher, an¢ the only way to put 8 send out a corps of of IN ONE CASKET. The Two Murdered Williams Babies Were Laid to Rest. . Special t6 The Post-Dispatch. COLUMBUS, O., April 4.—Harry Williams, the child whose throat was cut, and his baby sister, Maude, who was poisoned, by their mother, were buried in Green Lawn Cemetery yesterday in one casket, the boy’s LITTLE ANNIE WILLIAMS. — being entwined about the little girl’s neck. Mrs. Elizabeth Wikiams, the mother, maintains the calm demeanor that she dis- played when arrested. Once or twice, at the Coroner’s inquest, on Tuesday, she ap- peared a trifie nervous, but it was only for a moment. At the conclusion of the ** quiry, She shed the first tears to which she has giv way since her arrest. W. HB. WIliams is no longer a prisoner, having been rel at the inquest, at which he denied, on the witness stand, his ö ation of Sey. Mrs. Williams has been bound over with- out ball by Police Judge Badger to answer a charge of murder in the first degree, and she is ow confined in a cell in jail. Her else to do but stop t Accordingly there | and woe betide the f ie officers have instructions tog er's full, correct name, their reports, so that the ne have it. No John Jones nor business will go in these eases, and if one of the be-chrysanthem dudes should, perchance, resist, it ig 1 that re- sort to the club on part will not meet with severe condemnation from the Police Board. . What a sensation this order will create in the ranks of the oglers, the mashers the dudes, the chappies, the dandies, an others of their ilk, who have made it a habit to loaf around the big dry g stores and the theaters on matinea days, waiti for a chance to flirt with the’ wom- en. They have been very bold, some of them, and respectable women have often been obli to tamely take insinuated in- rather than create a scene. bright days these fellows turn out by the Dressed in the la score, test togs, .beflowerel, they strut 7 and down with the apparent at a woman only has to look them to be impression enslaved. hen some particularly good+ looking member of the fair sex * — along and does not notice them, the bolder ones will often follow, nudge or brush against her, 2 and resort to vari- ous other tric in the hope of scraping acquaintance. In case they are quietly sat upon, they only sneer and pass on. It is absolutely impossible to penetrate the skin of one of these fellows. he fact that a well-bred, decent woman looks at him from her eyes with genuine loathing has about as much effect on his abnormal bump of egoism as a drop of water in a fiery fur- nace. Perhaps a policeman’s billy over the back of the head, or, perchance, a beauty-spoiler over the bulge of the nose, will have more effect. The men of the community—quite a distinct class of males from the mashers— have long been disgusted with the exhibi- tions of asinine vanity and indecency which these chaps have been making, and will hail sae. oe Commissioners’ step with de- ght. Commissioner John A. Lee has expressed himself very strongly on the subject. The practice,“ he said, *“‘ has grown to be a great nuisance. Respectable ladies can not go to the theaters or — 1 alone without — followed and insulted by a lot of male bawds and would-be mashers, and I 8 to see that a step is put to it. 1 ave requested Chief Reedy to station a large number of officers in citizens’ clothes in the vicinity of the theaters and the large dry goods stores, with instructions to arrest all of the loafers, loungers and vagrants to be found. In case arrests are made, of- ficers will not accept fictitious names, but will, in all cases, give the correct names at the stations, and the names will be given to the eo The uniformed officers can not catch these vultures at their practices, as they are very watchful, but I think that we will break it up through the officers in plain clothes. If any of them find it necessary to use their clubs freely in making these r- rests, instead of punishing them, I think that the board will be very apt to recom- mend them.“ N THE DISAPPOINTED WIND. Prominent Post-office Officials Lose Their Lilacs on a Bet. : The winds have discontinued to whistle sul rin the immediate vicinity of Eighth and Olive streets. To-day, with a suddenness that was startling, that familiar noise ‘ceased. Assistant Postmaster Wm. H. Lit- tle, who occupies the southwest corner of the building; and Superintendent of Mails Robertson, whose sanctum is located in the southeast corner of the building, just as — — — e separated from their whiskers. They were nice sets of whiskers, and high- ri at that. On them depended a gigantic — Gal. to * 1 — 5 2 of — r for four a e Mercan . wor heated discussion to to the one hav- best sooking beard at * that time. 5 The wind blew and the w until last evening, when the two tlemen visited a barber. Prat he was pe ag to pass his opinion upon the as to which was the fullest. Mr. Little | 2 and then the barber them off, as it ner.“ ö i . Little only smiled etek to say. : is confined in the but is allowed the Mrs. Williams says that she once lived in St. Louis. She states that she also resided in Chicago, Cincinnati and Cleveland, being married BR, Aas m 2 age ae If she cou ave owed eno ; it was her ane left her home, in Cedar Grove, on ‘Sa „to do away with her children in Cleveland. As she failed to raise the funds, she killed them in Columbus. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Betts, and she states that she was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., and; at the age of 14 years, left her home on account of cruel treatment. The atrocity of the crime and the strange calmness with which she speaks of it lead many to believe that the woman is insane, although she acts perfectly sane and ra- tional in all other respects. She speaks freely of the horrible deed, in all of its de- tails, and makes no effort to shield herself or to lay the Ut on others, except to say that she did it because her husband was éruel to her. SANTA FE'S GOOD NEWS. Fort Marcy Will Be Reopened at That Place DENVER, Colo., April 4—Col. Lawton, Inspector-General of the Department of the Colorado, has received orders from Wash- ington to establish his headquarters in Santa Fe, N. M., May 1, thus re-opening Fort Marcy. The Colonel will be even a large territory to look after, extending to Bev CAl osten 4e fore been inspected from the headquarters of the Texas Department. The change is in conformity with a recent decision of the War ment to read- just the work of * on 80 as to pre- vent the necessity of long journeys from existing headquarters. Col. Lawton_ will be suc in Denver by Maj. Wirt Davis of the Ffth Cavalry, who is now at San Antonio, Tex. He will bear the title of Assistant Inspector-General and will oper- ate at posts in the northern part of the Department of C 0 in other de- partments as far north as Montana. 70 Nox THE VAULT, Attempt to Rob a County Treasurer's Office Discovered. ELYRIA, O., April 4—An attempt was made to blow up the vault in the County Treasurer’s office here last night. A fuse was found this morning attached to the the *. in the vault. has expert to 1 * ere is no > row * * * — a ae ae ae * * . 7 Ps 2 ot . 8 . 2 k n , Pi ES 3 A 4 . 2 ae _ . " A - 75 7 3 3 pate De * 3 ** iure e business of THE BRIDGE TRUST. WILL BE PROBED. Scope of the Inquiry to Be Made by the Ilinois Legislature. EXTORTIONS TO BE EXPOSED, People of Two States Held Up by @ Combine Worse Than the Whisky Trust. — Special to The Post-Dispatch. SPRINGFIELD, III., April 4.—State Sena- tor Campbell, chairman of the committee to investigate the charges against the St. Louis Bridge and Tunnel Co., was inter- viewed to-day regarding the scope of the proposed inquiry. He said he did not care to go into details, as the investigation might be prejudiced by publication of the plan the committee would pursue. It these peo- ple find out just what we are going to do, and just how we are going to do it.“ said he, they can give us a great deal of trouble by getting witnesses out of the way and concealing ence we desire to get. You can say in a general way that the whole question of the combination to extort money from is shippers will: be gone into. We will investigate the assess- ment of these companies in this State. We understand the Trust is paying on an as- sessment of less than one-twentieth of the value of its property. Every year it has a powerful lobby hanging around the State Board of Equalization, and at the last meet- ing it succeeded in getting a reduction of its assessment.“ Senator Campbell further declared that extortions levied on St. Louis traffic ‘dene more than any one thing to in- Southern Illinois. St. | ral market for this sec- “yee (3, and every dol- i that much tax mois. At the same time it is injuring St. Lewigs =... * There is much compl declared Louis is t product across the Mississippi | “This corporation,” continued Senator Campbell, “is even worse than the Whisky Trust. Every time an attempt has been made to regulate it, its attorneys and lob- byists have come here and declared we had no right to do anything. They claim to be operating under the interstate commerce law, but that law does not give them the right to do business in violation of the laws of Illinois. Neither does it give them the right to operate a trust in this State, and it will not stand between them and the tax collector. The companies have con- siderable property in this State, and we can compel them to do business in a legal man- ner on the Illinois side of the bridge. When we do this it is safe to say that the people of Missouri will see the same thing done in their State. “The present trust is pretending to oper~ ate under an old charter given to the St. Louis Bridge Co, in 1867. This charter was granted at a time when the people knew nothing about these bridges, and when railroads were not regulated by law. The present combination claims to have some title to this old charter, but we believe they have long ago forfeited it. What we desire to do is to have this charter declared void, and when this combination becomes an out- law we will be in a position to regulate this company.“ — — — — ILLINOIS BANKS. Condition of the State Institutions as Shown by the Auditor’s Report. 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