Bloomington, 111., Feb. 9.- The jury
in the case of Leonard Matthews
againgt the Chicago fc Alton railroad
returned a verdict in the Circuit court
awarding damages of $4,000 to the
plaintiff. The complainant claims that
his neck was broken by being- knocked
from a car by a bridge near Joliet
about two years ago, and now wear*
his head in an iron framework for sup
port. At the first trial he was given
verdict for SIO,OOO. Anew trial wae
given, when the jury disagreed. Thie
time Mattljfvvs sued fur s*’o,ooo. 4
ttety U'iiii was asked for.
Dynamite Explosion In u School.
New Albany, Iml., Fob. 9.—Sidney
Barton, aged 19 years, a student at the
Main Street school, was playing witk
a small dynamite cartridge this morn
ing. Hr was standing near the stove,
when the cartridge exploded in hie
hand, knocking him and those near By
down. Barton was terribly injured,
the flesh on his hands being peeled on
to the bone. Wallace Mann, Arthur
Barth, and Stephen Alexander were
*l*o injured, but not seriously.
CHOOSE REWARD OR HOME.
Halted stutrs I’cnslonorn in Canada ar
Alarmed.
Montreal, Feb. 9. — There is con
siderable anxiety in Canada over the
action of Mr. Newberry of Chicago,
who has introduced into Congress a
bill providing that no pensions shall
be paid to any person who is not a
citizen of the United States. As there
are 1,315 persons residing in Canada per
manently who draw pensions for ser
vices rendered to the Union during the
war of the rebellion, the progress of
Mr Newberry’s bill will be watched
with interest. If it becomes a law the
pensioners of Canada will have lochoose
between giving up their rewards or
giving up their homes.
