Show THU TWO cincent CENT CLAIMS illinois buce anca the ilia government for nearly hall half it a million march iti 10 Prell preliminary steps in an important wit suit havo have boco been complot cd by attorney general hunt it Is llio abo suit bult of at tho the state of illinois the abo united collid states stales lu in what is familiarly known oa as the two pur per cont cent claims the mlkle claiming several hondred thousand dollars because of tion ima fulfillment of contract on tho the martof tho ilia in ID the construction of a national Matlo naJ rodd road from navigable waters flowing into tho the atlantic on the oah east nad and through the franto ot illinois to tho the missle appl ppl river dvor this highway won vaa known ut gas the cumberland rond read and was to bo be a preal great national highway to bo be ed by the united states baates lit in tile net act admitting illinois to tile union t two we per cent of the not proceeds from tho the stile of all public lands in the stabs wore were ro ened acred ou on sales after january ilsio simi tar lar were mado at the time 0 of I 1 the aho adash ision of boral several other states sia acid d in all 11 cao except ohio li iDd ulban liina and to go bus accounted in full to the bbate tile ibo amount of tho the reserved two KO per cent abo cio will chaio up tip in 10 be court of claims at aoa tho the amount asked lS |