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big airs and claims In lis dispatches every
day that 1.-The condition of our lines and
service is most gratifying, and warrants
the belief that within a day or two the
general restriction upon the acceptance of
messages may be discontinued" everybody
knows that It's service is miserably lame,
inefficient ana crippled, and tina. instead
of improving 1t is growing worse every
day. 1t is SO even in Ottawa, where not
half the ordinary daily business can be
attended TO.
II is also to be remembered that the Yves
tern Union, like any other common car
rler," has no legal right to lay restrictions
upon the acceptance Of messages" such as
that company is doing everywhere all
week, sending only such as they please,
delaying others and refusing to send others
altogether, so that they admit that the mes
sages sent from the New York office alone
have fallen from an average Of 10000 day
to u 600 or 1900 The result Of this ne
bIcCI Al 90 al eau DScH INT commencement
Of numerous lawsuits against the company
in New York and Philadelphia, and they
Will become common all over the country.
The company cannot exempt itself from its
legal obligations to the public by pleading
inability to fill its contracts. This point
was fully settled alter the great railroad
strikes five or SIX years ago when railroad
companies were heavily indicted IN fines
for inability to forward freight offered
them in the regular course Of business
The company is legally bound to make the
strike short, to carry on its business with.
out serious interruption, and to receive all
messages offered and to transmit them
with reasonable promptncss, twill never
be able to do this without coming to terms
with the strikers at the rate Of progress it |
is now making IN filling up the deserted |
posts.
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From Ransom.

RANSOM, July 25th, lsS3.-Gus Span, the
comedian, gave concert IN Occidental
Hall, on Saturday evening. 1t was but
poorly attend. BY Il vote of the audience
Nellie Grant was declared the prettiest
girl, and o. c. Jones the haziest man.
Our citizens were startled by the cry OF fire
Friday night, and discovered Jake Hagi's
barn in flames. Four horses and hogs
burned. The cause of the FIRE is unknown,
but is supposed to have been started by
children playing with matches
Mrs. Geo Rugg, of Ottawa, Is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. j. w. Franklin.
The dance last evening was one OF the
best ever given in Ransom. About sixty
couple were present Among those from
abroad we noticed the Misses Abbotts,
Mallett, Moran and Walsh, and Messrs.
Haffey, Abbott, Boland and Megghers.
Miss Melissa Mallett, Of Streator, IS the
guest of Miss Annie 0'Mars.
Mrs. Underwood and daughter, of Chi
caeo, are. visiting at H. +. Jones's.
o. CrTY.
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Tho Telegraph Operators' strike.

! The telegraph strike, which is causing
so much excitement and clogglng the
wheels of business, is but the Legitimate
outgrowth of bad and corrupt legisla-
ton. Our railroads, telegraph lines and
banks are but powers and immunliIes con.
ferred on favored individuals who have
the "chink," and who torn themselves into
monopOlies for no other purpose than to
thrive and fatter upon the muscle and
brain of the toling masses. These cor.
porauons, as created by the Legislature,
have in then the seed of Capitalization,
which develops the power of making Shy
locks Of their stock holders and slave.driv-
ers of their officers, and the iron grip
which they have upon our government is
ent to It's principles. They must be held
Subordinate to the rights of labor and sub.
ordinate to The supervision and control Of
the power that created them or they VIII
become the creatjag p0tccr with the gov
eminent and The rights Of the people lex
out. What haye we to check the greed
and aggression Of these moneyeu corpora
tons but "strikCs?' What has legislation
done and what is it doing IN adjusting the
difficulties between labor and capital?
Railroads and telegraph companies have
the stamp and seal of the government for
their protection; but what have their en-
ployes to remedy their grievances but
strikes? We heartily sympathize with
the telegraph strikers. They ought to re-
coiye better pay, and they ought to be CIV
en- reasonable hours for day or a nights
work The business and prosperity of
our leading telegraph lines justifcs better
pay and less hours. We hope the boys"
will show little more stamina and grit
than they did IN 1869, and not seek their
old positions under the white flag and byl
signing cowardly papers OF equalization,
4 mans trade is worth something. I'll
costs something to get an education and
learn telegraphy. Yet the company do not
intend to pay their operators much more
than their shovelers or their wire repairers
They regard their employees with no higher
interest than farmer does his OK or horse. |
They can pay a dividend on $00,000,00O,
when their real stock represents but $32,
100000, and at the same time make i'm
provcmeEts and repairs and annually add
hundreds of miles to their already extend.
ed lines. What does the Western Union
Telegraph Company care for the health or
poverty of its operators so long as lis stock
holders can make from u to Il per cent,
on their Investments? Jay Gould is man
without heart or mercy; he Is king OF the
Western Union, and looks after the interest
IF his millions and not to the wasting en-.
ergles of his employees. Damn these cor.
and companies that represent 70
humanity, for they are unworthy of the
success which their own dishonesty has
achieved for them. Strikes are all that can
protect the laborer under the manuiactur-
IRIS roof, the miner in the damp mine or
he operator at his desk. 1t Is our prayer
hat the boys may succeed; they are fight
ng good fight FRED j. DAVIS.
OTTAWA, July 81, 1888.
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Capt Webb, the great English SWIM
mer, who few years ago astonishcd the
world by the feat of swimming across the
British channel, a distance of % miles, un.
dertook too much on Thursday when he
made tho bold venture to shoot Niagara
Falls. The little steamer Maid of the
Mist having gone over the falls in 1861 In
safety with three persons on board, Capt
Webb believed he could in like manner
pass unframed through the great whirl-
pool. He undertook last year to get the
railroads to JOIN him in grand excursion
to Niagara TO witness the feat, but they
would hear nothing Of 1t, and on Tuesday,
without other advertising than card to a
few newspaper reporters. almost alone,
Capt Webb entered the river above the
falh, with no other means OF safety than
nature had provided him, clothed with q
simple bFsechciout and was hurled on
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28
THE CROPS.

The large city dailies have abounded
during the past month with daily reports
Of the condition Of the crops, and we have
had the result ofthe InquIriesoi the national
Us well as Of our state agricultural board
on the subject. Without vcGturing into
details, 1t may be said that, in spite Of the
earlier gloomy iorc5D IiugS, throughout
the wheat belt the prospect is favorable
for full average yield; SO that with the
crop left over from last year We shall have
Tor the current year nearly 100000, 900
bushels OF wheat, enough to meet the
home consumption and leave 100,00O,000
bushels for expectation. The oat harvest
promises to be the greatest ever gathered
in the country, the hog crop will be better
than in any OF the three preceding years,
the hay crop Is everywhere heavy, the
present outlook for the corn crop is en-
couraging, while potatoes will be abund-
ant and cheap. The only general scarcity
appears to be IN apples and few other
fruits, but there will be enough of even
these for such as can stand the expense Of
buying them.
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LATER.
Y. Griggs.

have the most complete stock of paints,
&c, in town, and am better prepared to furn-
lsh housekeepers with Paint, Colors, Calcim-
ines, Brushes, &C., for housekeeping season
than ever. Shall be pleased to have those
about to paint call, and my prices shall be be-
low all Others while the quality of stock is
guaranteed to be the best
The Nicola Cigar, which has had such
large sale and given the best of satisfaction,
has never been cqualled a. a cent Gig.
and the fellow who said it was better than 4
10 cent cigar was not mistaken ten per cent
Sold only by +. Y. Grggs.
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New Plots Discovered
and the End is
Not Yet.
The Police on the Alert, and all
Suspicious Characters
Promptly Arrested.
Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears
Crown" but Blissful is the Life
Of Those Who Use

Tascott'5 Enamel Paint, which is mixed ready
for use, and put up in cans OF convenient and
ready; never needs thinning nor further pre-
paratiou. This Pant has been used in Ottawa
ten years, and has stood the test thoroughly,
giving perfect satisfaction in every case.
It can be applied by inexperienced persons,
making a job looking better and which is
more durable and lasting than any other
paint in the hands of experienced painters.
One trial convinces all of its superiority.
Call for sample of colors. Sold only by Z.
Y. Griggs
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Tuesdays dispatches brought 'aCcount,
of terrible accident to Catholic Churcl
three hundred persons-men, women ana
children-had gone on q steamboat excur
sion to Tivoil, on the Potapsco, ten miles
from the city. The boat had made three
trips during the day, intending to bring all
home in one load at night. When the
boat reached the end of the wharf to start
on the homeward trip an immense crowd
had gathered on the ro,ton old structure
and as the boat struck the wharf 1t sud
denly and without warning gave way, pre-
cipitating several hundred persons into
the water, of whom seventy-eight, mostly
women ana children, were drowned.
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And now Minnesota Is to be tested as {
sugar beet state. We are told that w. lie
Vale, French gentleman who was once
connected with beet sugar establishment
In Canada. has succeeded In organizing a
company OF English capitalists for the
manufacture of sugar from beets, at some
point IN Minnesota. The machinery has
been purchased IN Europe, and Is now on
Its way here. French peasants have been
engaged to carry on the cultivation OF
beets The company has large capital and
still larger expectations. Everything will
be in readiness for operations next spring.
Prairie Farmer.
The manufacture OF sugar from beets
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28

A call has been issued Tor the National
in Peoria on the nth of August for the
purpose of eflecting permanent organi-
zation of the committee and preparing for
future work The chairman of the COM
mittee seems to be wholly unconscious OF
the fact that the greenback party Is dead.
Though the tail OF an eel may wiggle a
long time after Its head is cut of, it will
surely stop at shutdown.
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The South African Zulu King Cetewayo
whom the English had conquered after
such heavy losses and afterwards restored
to his Kingdom, has just been killed, to-
gether with all his wives and many Of his
chiefs, IN battle with native til be-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28

Major General e. O. G. Ord, of the
United States Army ION the retired list
died at Havana, Cuba, on Sunday night Of
yellow fever. General Ord was one OF the
ablest officers of the Union army during
the war Of the rebellion and continued in
the service subsequently, until last year,
when he was retired on account Of his age.
He was G5 years old.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28

PRESIDENT ARTHUR, accompanied by
his daughter, quietly dropped dawn the
Potomac in one OF Chambers govern
ment tubs on Sunday night aud next
morning gave Cape May surprise by
wheeling up to one of her hotels. He left
the same day, however, tor New York,
where he said to reporter, 81 shall leave
here on Friday for Washington by rail,
and Monday next | shall leave Washing
ton for Louisville to open the exposition
there, Mr.. Foger, Mr.. Lincoln, and Mr.
Gresham will accompany me | expect.
shall then go on westward tor my trip TO
the Yellowstone"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28

Mrs, Langtry, the Jersey Lily" SAILED
from New York early on Wednesday
morning on the steamer Alaska tor Eng
and and home. Freddie Gcbhardt had
boarded the steamer ahead OF her and seen
TO the arrangement of her state room, deco
rating IT With flowers, sc. Then he babe
her an ailcctiona'e goodbye and sadly
walked ashore as the steamer moved oul
from the dock. The country VIII hardly
share Freddic's JOY from her assurance,
however, that she would be back in Octo-
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OUR AGENTS.

THE FREE TRADER may be obtained at the fol
places by the single copy. or subscriptions Will be aker
or any length Of time at the regular rates.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-28

Joliet has poisoning sensation. At
lawn festival on Thursday evening in that
city over a hundred persons were made Sc
riously i'll by eating ice cream, the flavor.
ing IN which is believed 10 have been
poisonous. AS far as heard from, none OF
the victims have died though several are
in q Crltlca! condition.
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THE GREAT PLAGUE.

must GO"
i THE GREAT PLAGUE.
The news from Egypt in reference TO tn,
cholera plague continues of disheartcn
ing and alarming character. In spite o
all available precautions, the disease con
tnues to spread and now adds, beside
many smaller ones the great cities Of Cairo
Ghizeh, Iagazlg and Alexandria to thos,
embraced In its clutches. The Khediv,
stricken down on Thursday at Alexandria
though at last accounts was still alive. A
Cairo the deaths are from 300 to 500 day
and throughout the country average 1000
In addition to the cholera, lcprosy in {
mast vlrulcnt form has broken out south Of
Damietta, taking off hundreds, and along
the Nile the rinderpcst is exposing the
cattle 10 extinction. Verify it seems as II
the seven plaques of the pen'ateuch were
returning to the devoted land. Meantime
to meet the crisis the country is in the most
helpless and dcplorablc condition. With
simplest sanitary measures are neglected,
and the clothes Of the dying are stripped
off by their poor relatives who in turn
spread the disease and fall its victims
themselves. Filth everywhere abounds, the
dead are but halt inferred, and the stencil of
the afflicted cities is an oilcnse and inlec-
ton for miles in all directions.
That the plague now raging so fcrcely
on the very borders OF southern Europe
can be restrained from crossing the Mcdl-
,crrarcan it would be folly to expect. In
deed DR.. Hammond, surgeon general Of
the L. $. army at Washington, telegraphs
that he has positive information Of SIX
deaths from cholera occurring at the Lon.
don docks on Tuesday. Dr. Jenkins, of
London, who has made the disease a life
study says his observation for thirty years
past shows that when 1t originates IN Ara.
bia and extends to Egypt, as it does this
time, it never fails in reaching England,
For example, in March, 1865, the disease
broke out IN Mecca; in June 1t appeared
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ward by the resistess force Of the tumul-
tuous waves until he was lost to sight, MOI
has anything been seen of HIM since II
was foolhardy attempt at the best
against which the fate OF that other fool
Sam Patch, ought to have been sufficient
w ,rpipp
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Polk, the emblezzlng State Treasurer of
Tennessee, has been convicted and sen,en-
ced te twenty years in the Pententiary and
the restitution of the stolen money.
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Since the above was written q notice has
been served upon Mayor Allen setting forth
that on Tuesday, July 3lst at o'clock p.
NJ, an injunction Will be applied for before
the Master IN Chancery to restrain the city
from issuing the proposed bonds to any of
the parties named, The notice is signed
by John d. Young, with L. l.. Thompson
as attorney. a few minutes later the notice
would have been of no account, for the
attorneys had agreed to give the required
receipt, and the bonds, $4,000, were ready
for delivery. II the Master grants the
temporary injunction, the case will go INTO
the Circuit Court at the October term. It
would look as though the end of the bond
controversy had not yet been reached, nor
can any one guess when 1t will he.
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PAYING THE LAWYERS.

The question OF paying the lawyers
engaged in the recent water power bono
suits has been before the council again
At a recent meeting of that body it was
decided to issue to Messrs. Lawrence
Campbell & Lawrence and NJ. T. Moloncy
city bonds aggregating $4,000 IN settle
ment Of their services in winning the suits
already decided. when the bonds were
ready to be issued, Mr.. Moloney was asked
to sign receipt an full Of all demands to
date" which he refused to do. The com.
mittee having the matter in charge then
refused to deliver any bond and presented
the matter to the council at a special
meeting held on Tuesday evening of last
week. At that meeting the council sus-
tanned the action of the committee and de.
manded such receipt as has been named.
4 receipt in full' would preclude the
attorneys from claiming any fees on &C
count Of some unpaid bonds now outstand-
ing and not yet due which at maturity
may be presented for payment If the re-
cent decision Of the supreme court covers
I'll points that can arise in connection
herewith then the city wall be relieved of
q further Indebtedness Of noariy $4,000
and upon this sum it is claimed in behalf
OF the lawyers that the city would be liable
for attorneys fees, under the present con.
tract, 70 the amount Of $4,000 % per
cent Of the whole. The receipt in full
would cut them off from receiving that.
On the other hand, it Is claimed that the
issues IN the unmaturcd bonds NAV net
have been decided, and the result may be
such that, like the Hackett and Bank Of
Portsmouth bonds, these must be paid
with the accumulated interest Of ten years.
Then, too, u is claimed that the council
only engaged these attorneys to defend the
suits then begun, and under the contract
they can have no part in any future suits,
and hence "a receipt IN full" is perfectly
proper and only common business pre-.
caution.
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In advance per annum ..................... &C
If net paid TIL end of three months &c
If not paid till end OF six months .,...,... zoo
BY carrier, nifty cents extra
Fifteen cents year added to papers sent out OF h'
comfy, to cover prepayment OF postage.
These terms will be strictly adhered ~.
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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-17

lines otth newly orRAnlLed Counties.
Size, sexes inches.-ScAle, l2 miles
to one Inch.
THIS MAP shows every section surveyed, a.
L we'll a. every city, town. poetofice and rail.
road built to date. It 10 constructed from large
their correctness, so that every detail in the
course of streams and every irreyularity or
Offset in the section lines can be implicitly relied
on a. correetly represented. ltis the 6rse map
published showing the boundaries of u new
countlea ali railroads completed, and the iafRe
contiguous districts covered by land Office SUR
veys. The railroads are all accurately delineat-
engineer. of the several roads; and The
stations, postofces, and other localities are the
result sf extensive correspondence with nearly
eveD portion Of the territory. Theimportance
of this accuracy can best be appreciated by
! those purchasing or selling plata Of land. where
these fActs often govern the market value Of
property. Ne o,hef map OF Dakota compArsa
| and bat few maps hitherto pubiished e4aal il
| in beauty and clearness Of engraving. We also
| ahow ~ plan, part of the adjoining province
of Manitoba, with its many lines Of railroad
thai are destined no soon to mind It in oommos
intereet with Dakota, increas,n9 The propefty
OF both. By the intef.coMmerciai relatsoas the,
must necessarily arise.
PRICES:
| Pocket form, cloth case e.............tl Al a
Mounted ou rollers. heavy PAPER ..... Ii
Mounted on rollere. cloth back ............. n
These maps can te ehtsined n q, sGsepl
the PRESS AND DAKOTAlAN. OF vii IS seai
postpaid to say :ad,ss % q EEsse;Ps e eEss& q
Mao PshaisAssA ~ IA ~ flA 4sNrse B.
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have the power to tax railroads upon the
value Of their property, ifthey saw At.
Upon another occasion the editor Of the
Courier made display Of his sublime
intelligence! We quote from his paper
Of March 8. 1883, wherein be said. re-.
gsrdipg the capital commission bill:
The bill is now in the council and will
come up tomorrow on its third reading
and final passage. We were not in favor
OF the bill first introduced by MIR. Walsh
Tor the removal Of the capital direct to
Huron, but this new ball has every feat.
ure OF fairness and Is uHquestionably in
the interest Of the people and against
railroad monopolists End township
schemers. 1t IL q popular
measure in the interests of the people
and will be sustained by the people.
In bis estimation the constitution, which
psci6cslly declares against railroad mo.
nopolies, is constructed in the interest
of railroad monopolies. while the capital
commission bill, purely railroad and
townslte document, "is unquestionably
in the interest Of the people and against
railroad monopolists and townsite
'schemers." II all this is not open, bare
faced ignorance, then what do you want
US to call it2