The aldcrmanie majority were iu
’ censed tit the hoard of )nthlie works
for letiinig the contract for a pump to
Henry R. Worthington after being di
reeled d> give it to kite K. I’. Allis com
pany and desired to revenge them
selves. So interested have people be*
coine in the struggle dial fun attended
tile meeting last 11 light. It is believed
siitlieienk evklenee of wrong doing on
die ptiri; of the pan of die board can
lie had to /warrant iitiipearthiiiieitt pro
ceedings.
! GRIP IN ENGLAND.
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INFLUENZA SPREADING AT A
MARVELOUS HATE.
The Form Milder Than in Previous
YManvj— l Mia.ny Distinguished Mon
Affected—Uosebenry Bet tor.
Ivomdon, Feb. 27. —The intluenza. is
1 spre/iding difoughoiH Knglaiid with
| tuairvelons t'/ipiility, ibut milder lit form
'titan in previous yea, us. Hit most rail
] rrtauls one-'fihiit’d of the staffs are üb
senit au.d lifly membens of die staff of
, filte bank of England 'have been at
! kaicktsl by the disease In two days.
Tlte troops iska't.iotied at AldcntslUrtt and
■at Knitglft’s l/ri’ilge am* suffering se
verely. The conservative leader, A. J.
Balfour, who hats been suffering from
inlluetiz/i. Is now I>eititer; hut the oltief
seeret'ary for Ireland. John Morley;
stHwttvrj’ <*l sittifi* f<*r India, Henry
lAnvler. a.nd other distinguished pttb
! lie men are contlned to'their la vines by
akracks of in tine assn.. The emrdidon of
Lord Roseberry is tno-e rest fill.
OHEA PER ’PIIONEtS.
Beloit, Wis.. Kelt. 27.—(!. L. Foie and
Ktilnrs are forming anew telephone
company and expect soon to begin
business. One hundred stti*seriher.s
have already been secured. The new
company promises to chapelt die ser
vice fully one-half.
FORTY DAYS OF IT.
That Amount of Time Laid Hut for
luves'dgatioti in i'.'iin.KSsee.
