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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
tawa.

The Prohibition politicians of this state
will meet at Springfield, December a, for
a conference preparatory to third-par,y
campaign next year. Next year will be
the Presidential year, and the political his
tory of this state and this nation is full OF
conclusive testimonyto the effect that dur
ing Presidential campaigns independent
or third parties are invariably ground into
impalpable powder between the upper and
the neither millstones. 1t IS only In "ofl
years" that a third party stands even the
ghost of chance in our state and national
p0litics.-Chicago Journal.
That is not Neal BOWS idea. Hethinks
presidential years are just the right time
for prohibitionisls to show their horns.
BY taking a firm stand In time and notify
ing the parties that they will vote for none
but an outand out temperance man, espe-
cially for legislative Offices, they generally
bring parties to terms and get such men
nominated as they want.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

While Unser Fritz" the German Crown
prince, is no doubt having good time IN
Spain, 1t was noticed that when the mill
tary and populace at Madrid turned out to
receive him, there was no applause and
upon the whole the bearing of the multi
tude was rather chilling. However, as the
Prince goes to Madrid more for pleasure
than politics, he will no doub, have sufli-
ciently jolly time. The court Of King Al
tOnsO Is somewhat noted for its free and
easy ways, and as he Crown Prince Is
unsccompanied by his wife, the prudsh
daughter Of Queen Victoria, he Is under
no uncomfortable restraint. But the poor
wife, left alone TO mind the children, will
hardly relish the accounts OF beautiful
Spanish peasant girls presenting her Fritz
with fruits and flowers, ana may feel a
wile's natural anxiety about the escapadcs
Of the young King, who is Of course,
bound to show his German visitor the
Spanish elephant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

Double thick cutters from 30 cts to 40 cts
per 100 feet. This year the committee
from the manufacturers and from the
wofkmcn in New YORK. and he committee
representing the manufacturers and the
wOrkmen Ia Pittsburgh and the West did
not agree upon wages tor these sections,
when they met in August. The manutac
turers asked for reduction m wages, and
the committees from the w0rkmen would
not consent To reduction.
The position taken by the manufacturers
was based upon this reduction of things.
Imports Of window glass have Increased
from 399,513 boxes for the year ending
July lst, 1879, to S92 ,SlS boxes for the year
ending July LIST, 1883, and the production
in this country from l,4G3, S07 boxes for the
year ending July lst, 1879, to 22I5,377
boxes IN the year ending July LIST, 1883,
making the total increase OF foreign and
American glass In this country since 1879,
| 1904 $40 boxes, Prices had declined until
1t WAS claimed that few, 1t any, manufac.
turers had made any money during the
year ending July S3 There has heen'a
reduction in the tariff and it was thought
there was no way TO reduce the excessive
| importation OF foreign glass except by
Cheapening the cost Of American glass
At the rate wages offered them IN
August a single thick blower would make
from $25 to $4,000 per week; q double
thick blower, from $45 TO $50 per week
single thick gatherers SIG to $50 pei
week; double thick gaherers from S2S to
$50 per week cutters, from $24 to SOS per
week
The committee from the Union declined
to recommend the acceptance Of these
wages. No agreement has been reached
yet, and nearly all the factories in New
York, Pennsylvania, OHIO, Indiana, Mich.
igsn, fllln0is and Missouri, with, about GOO
pots-equal 10 - furnaces with 8 pots each
are idle, waiting for the settlement Of the
questions upon which the manufacturers
and the skilled workmen disagree"
If these statements are not facts, am
ready to be convinced of it.
THOMAS ID. CATLIS.
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Neal Dow.

A moderate but "hlghly respectable and
Intelligent audience OF about $50 people as
semblcd at the Methodist Church on We'd
nesday evening to hear the lecture of this
famous down east apostle OF total abstinence
and prohibition. His remarks were mainly
ccnlaed to four heads: lst, that liquor sell
ing is the greatest of crimes; %, that the
only remedy for the evil IS legal prohibition;
Sd, that prohibition can only be brought
about by the use OF the ballot; and 4th, that
legal prohibition was effective, as proved by
its success IN Maine. Crime he defined TO be
that which did the greatest evil to the gener.
al public, and he found it easy to prove that
no evil of the day did such wide spread injury
to the general public as the liquor traffic.
No crimes could be wholly abolished they
conld only be restrained and kept in check
by legal prohibitions and sanctions. Laws
were made BY the representatives Of the peO-
pie, and to secure representatives. who would
pass right laws in regard to the liquor traffic
the only way was to vote for the right men.
As to the success Of prohibition in Maine,
the demonstration was easy Before prohibi-
ton there, the state had Il large number
twenty or thrty--huge rum distileries, be-
sides many breweres. Now there was not
one of either in the state. Then rum.drink-
ing among the people, who were mainly
lumber men, fishermen or followers of the
sea, was universal. or course il took many
years to conquer the appetites of the con-
hrmed drunkards and "old soaks," with
whom smugglers OF the 'polson" for long
time did a large and profitable business, but
that business has been steadily dying out so
that, whereas 40 years ago, at a quarter its
present price, Maine drank Sl3 900, 900 worth
Of liquor year, the present consumption Of
the state was less than one million. The
people were sober and healthy, and instead
Of living in implanted novels, as then, they
live IN clean, comfortable, painted houses,
and the state as a whole, he claimed, was the
most prosperous in the Union.
Mr.. Dow was somewhat under the wealth
er, having taken bad cold and his voice
was hoarse and husky. Yet he is a pleasant
of. hand speaker, at times pungent and w.t.
ty, and always terribly in earnest" which
no doubt goes far to account for his wide
fame and large influence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

A famous woman has gone to her long
account. Sojourner Truth died at her
home IN Battle Creek, Mich, last Mon
day. She was a negress, tall and straight,
with thin, sharp, expressive features, aud
eyes that sparkled like black diamonds to
her last day. She was born slave in
the state Of New York, as far back at least
40 1777, for she was emancipa,ed by the
act OF the New York legislature passed
an 1917, under which all slaves IN the
state were Sc, free who were 40 years old
at that date. She was member of the
Methodist Church, and after her manu-
mission became sort Of missionary
among the cOlored people; but afterwards
threw herself heart and soul into the abo-
lition movement, addressing audiences In
that behalf in oil parts Iof the country.
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Though without education, when thof'
ouphly aroused she would pour forth {"
stream of rough and lorc'blc e.oqucnce
that often producct more effect MAN the
words of an ACCOMPLISHED orator, But the
proudc.t moment oil her long life was when
She was presented 30 President Lincoln at
Washington and va, congratulated on her
work. She owned IL comfortable home al
Battle Creek, Mich, and valuable farm "A
shori distance from the town. Two years
ago she made her will, bequeaihing every
thing TO her three daughters, who lived
with her
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
FRANCE AND CHINA.

! For month or TWO past the CHDic us
patches from across the seas have had daily
something to say about the impending war
between France and China. France has
always been envious of Great Britains vast
East India Empire, which by rights should
have been her own as she gained the first
toothold there and was only euchered out
OF the prize by the superior impudence and
rapacity OF the English under Give and
Hastings. As a partial offset, France as
long ago as 1862 conquered :. footing IN
Cochin China, sort Of outlying province
of the great Chinese Empire, and ever
since then has been pursuing her agcIes-
slons on the kingdom OF Anam In 1874
she extorted q treaty from the KING OF
Anam, giving her possession of certain
ports, to be occupied by French CARR sons
and opening the country to French COM
merce But the Anamese had always been
FESTIVE under this treaty, and six months
ago undertook to drive the French out of
the country. France landed a force there
and maintained her foothold.
About this time TIL Due, the King of
Anam, died. The French at once took ad.
vantage of this by storming Hue, the capt.
tai of Anam. They took The city and com
PEELED the new King to sign another treaty.
This treaty establishes French protector
nj, ha u,hnla Of AnonN lnaryao ha
local administration with the King, but
places the revenues and all diplomatic af-
fairs in the hands Of the French
Now comes China and claims that France
is encroaching on her preserves. She is
willing to let France hold her possessions
IN Tonquin with her right u trade in the
country, but decidedly objects TO her claim
of protectorate over the whole kim dom
Of Anam under the late treaty To secure
herself in such possession it is necessary
or France TO make herself master OF BAG
nlnh and Sontay which are recognized as
the key 20 the country claimed to belong TO
China alone The Marquis Tseng, the
Chinese minister at Paris, has formally
notified France that if she undertakes to
enter Bacninh or Sontay,. CHINA viii re.
gard it as a declaration Of war and will
fight On the other hand the French gov
ernment processes 20 have sent reinforce
ments to Tonquin and ordered her army to
advance
Mea,ime England has importan, com
mercial interests IN those quarters and is
striving earnestly TO effect a composition
between France and China The French
profess to want q battle first, whereby the
tremendous superiority Ofiheirarms would
he 50 demonstrated, they think, that the
Chinese would thereafter be ready enough
10 negotiate on reasonable terms. On the
other hand Mr. Tseng says Come on
and France Will find not only that Chinese
soldiers have LEARNED how TO fight, hut can
drown the French in the floods Of over
whelmlng numbers. And that Is how the
matter Just now stands
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

Those new goods nj X. II. 1rask's espe-
cially applicable for the holiday trade, con.
tinue to arrive His agents have taken GU,
several thousand dollars worth for the
benefit OF their customers who reside in other
places, but the Ottawa store shows no dimi-
mutton of its stock
Purchasers will fud very fine line of solid
gold jewelry, beautiful for presents TO ladies,
including neck chains, vest chains, breast
pins, earrings, &c, OF new and elegant de
signs. The prices, too, for articles of this
character. are amazingly low.
A full line of gold and silver watches, with
new patterns and designs in the cases. Gold
and silver headed canes suitable for gifts to
gentlemen friends. Also fine line OF ladies'
wa,ches-more complete than ever before
shown in Ottawa.
In the general list might be mentioned
many novelties In the way Of coffee spoons,
various patterns: oyster forks; nut picks:
chlldren's sets; cream and soup ladies: nap.
KIN rings, &c, hollow ware, cake and fruit
baskets, tea sets, water sets, pitchers, cas-
tors, &c. 1t would be folly to attempt de-
scription or even O brief mention o! the
many new and handsome articles from which
a choice might be made.
Mr.. Trask invites an inspection OF his
stock and prices, knowing that any one dis
posed 10 purchase cannot fail 10 be pleased.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

SERGEANT MAsoN.-The President on
Monday pardoned Sergeant John A.
Mason, of Battery H., I'd Artillery L. S A.,
sentenced TO imprisonment tor eight years
IN the Albany Pententiary for attempting
TO murder the assassin Gulteau. The par.
don includes his restoration to the army
with his former rank and pay. The elem.
ency of the President IN the matter will
meet with general approval Ever since
his conviction, petitions, united with large
subscriptions for the support of Sergeant
Mason's family, had been forwarded from
all parts of the country. One petition, got
ten up by the Soldiers and Sailors League
OF New York, bore l.104 900 names, repre-.
senting every State and Territory and
county 10 the United States The whole mum
Der OF signatures to the petitions were more
than 100000, HIS family, comprising
Betty and the baby" are now living in
Glendale, Orange caunty Va, IN compare
tive independence from the amounts that
were subscribed throughout the country
FOR their maintenance after Mason was sent
20 prison While MasOn's oiiense is looked
upon as one of the highest of military
crimes, that Of sworn guard attacking u
defenseess prisoner most military men
sympathlze with him, and feel that he has
had sufficient punishment for his crime.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

President Arthur evidently hHa a good
ndyiser-said to be have been ex-senator
David Davis--in appointing the Hon
Lawrence Weldon, of Bloomington, one OF
the Judges OF the l, 5. Court OF Claims
He Is one of the finest lawyers in the state,
and though at one time law partner OF
Abraham Lincoln, never had much taste
for nor would dabble IN politics. oar
people remember him pleasantly in con
nection with his delivery, some years ago,
Of magnificent 4th of July Grafton IN OF.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

Editors Ottasoa Free Trader Il desire
10 take some space in your columns to re
ply to certain statements in letter pub
Ished IN the Republican on The Glass
question"
First let me say that the article in an Is
sue of the Daily Times last week, to which
that letter is reply Zee ntained many erro
neols statements, and don't wish to be
held responsible tor It, met the editor
of the Times on the street and had casual
conversation with him on the condition OF
the glass business. and / had no idea he
would publish wha, | SAID and many
things did not say, III the way he put it
as an iEtercietc never said the workmen
were lazy IS class" or "dishonorable"
or "bull-headed" or an thing that would
imply that held such opinions concerning
them. Neither do claim that the capac-
ity of the idle factories is seventy times
that Of the Ottawa factories. And there
are other statements that perhaps / shall
have corrected IN the next issue OF the
TtmeS-but did not think It important al
that time to do so.
As to arbi,rauon-at the last meeting of
the committees, when it vas proposed To
submit the questions that divided u, tn a
Judge of one of The courts in Pittsburgh,
I suggested the better way would be for the
committee from the Union 10 choose one
mau-the committee from the manufacta.
reys choose one man. and have these two
agree upon some competent disnteresied
person. aud let the three men So chosen,
constitute a board Of arbitration. This
vould surely BE better than To ask Judge
of one of the courts 10 atternp 10 decide
matters he would probably have neither
the time or inclnstlon 10 inform himself
upon.
will reserve for some other time, a
statement as to the tmpdrtdtt0t q toretgh
glass for the manufacturers, and Will only
saw here, tina, TINS was no, thought of i'll
Auqvst, as far as know. The following
statement was published in the Ddt2y Jour
nal of 26th lust,
The blowers, gatherers, tiatteners and
cutters are IN a Union, that includes all the
skilled window glass workers IN the coun-
try. except those IN four or i've facto-
ries. The wages of these workmen are
regulated by the Union. The wages are
moi uniform, however, in all parts of the
Pittsburg and the West, repre-
sentlng about AS pots, pays the highest
rate of wages New York state, with about
l45 pots. pays less than the West, ami the
New Jersey and Baltimore district, with
about 1870 pots, psys sui lower rate than
New York.
For the past few years the wages In each
section have been settled for each year, be-
fore the furnaces start IN the fall, by
committee from the Union IN that section
and committee representing the manu-.
lecturers Since this plan was adopted
there has been no difficulty in settling the
wages until this year. but in every case the
wages we're advanced. Since the summer
IF 1879, the wages of blowers have been
about % per cent, fla,teners the
,ame. CATERERS more than this
Single thick cutters have been advanced
rom On cents 10 27i$ cents per lW feet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
EVACUATION DAY.

New York City meant TO have the big
Ces, celebration of the decade on Monday
IN commemoration of the evacuation OF
that city by the British forces at the close
OF the revolutionary var in 1873. The
whole city was decorated with bunting,
and monster procession had been ar
ranged to march distance of five miles,
all the streets to be traversed beng Orns.
mentcd with arches, floral decorations, ever.
green's &c President Arthur, Governor
Cleveland, and the Governors Of all the
original thirteen states were present and
had places in the procession, each section
Of which, some 90 IN number, was led by
brass band aud a military escort
To the great gncf and disappointment
oreverybody, however, when the procession
was about ready 20 move, there came a
drenching rain, aud such Of the hundreds
of thousands Of sight.scets as were unpro
vided with rubber clothing or umbrellas
were driven out Of the streets. The COVER
nors, the military, the bands. &c, however,
bravcly stood their grounG, and 1t is re-
marked that 1t was fortunate 1t rained, for
as 1t WAS the crowd Of spectators was
crushing, while otherwise the vast con-
course must have been 20 gres, that right
full s,ampedes and accidents would have
been unavoidable.
The following II n inef historical record
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TEE UTICA BRIDGE.

Mr.. Ed. c. Lewis, who has been not a
little censured for his action as supervisor
of the town OF Deer Park IN the matter of
the Utica Bridge, publishes a defense In
yesterdays Ottawa Republican that must
be regarded as conclusive. Ia the first
place, Deer PARK never In any shape or
form agreed TO contribute cent towards
the Utica Bridge, never had part or lot IN
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II WAS not little funny, after all, thai
after the New York UerUd weather bu-
reau, which vaun,s itself above the gov
eminent signal service tor prcscience and
accuracy, had with the utmost confidence
IN Sunday predicted - fair and sunny day
.or the great evacuation celebration on
Monday, the day proved bcaSiIy c"'d' wet
and lrpurV
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

TowER.-L. II. Tower, Hastings, Neb.,
was in the city this week.
WILL.-Mr and Mrs. Will Kaufman, Chi
cago, were in town on Thursday.
WrLEY.-Earl Leader: "Mrs. s. C. Wiley
has been quite sick for a few days, but we
understand is now on the gain"
WAsH.-Wenona Indez: wash Lloyd has
sold his residence to Milton Weber, of Au-
rora, who will soon become q resident OF
Weuona."
ILL.-Geo. K. Bedford, whom every demo.
srat in La Sale county knows, lately jsnitor
OF the Court House, is lying at the point of
death in this city.
DEGEN.-Louis Degen, who recently went
to France for the purchase Of horses for De-
gen Bros, has returned, having made sue
cessful business trip.
LIBBY.-Mr. W. Libby, of Libby Bros,
Ottawa, bought Perfection ID, calved Feb.
49, 1882, bred by T j. Carwardine, Leomins
ter, at the fat cattle show, Chicago, last
week.
ELDREDGE.-1eorge Eldredge, Of St. Louis,
Mo, made his parents and many Ottawa
friends visit this week. Georges period
cal visits are marked by red letters in the
calendars Of his friends.
WEls. DR.. Wels has been confined to the
bed in his office for nearly week with lum.
bago. The attack was so severe that 1t was
impossible to take him home. lie is improv.
ing now, however, and hopes TO be out again
in few days.
CHANGE Geo. +. Roe, late ticket agent of
the Burling ton and Wabash roads at Streator
succeeds T. II. Marvin as agent for the form
err company at this place. No reason has
been given for the change, which took place
Thursday morning.
HERE.-Sandwich AyVaS; Miss Delay
neau spends Thanksgiving in Ottawa, and
Miss Elsie Brown eats turkey Ut the Brown
homestead A. Young went to Ottawa
Tuesday, haying received Telegram that his
horse ''Muscatine" was sick"
KENNEDY The many friends Of Matt.
Kennedy, the agreeable and efficient conduc-
tor on the Fox River road, will be grieycd to
learn that the Burlington company have dis
cUdT1Cu MN from lutl sCINANCi IOi ICuoCuo
not positively announced. lt is said that the
discharge results from his connection with
the unfortunate Otter Creek disaster, but the
public are not able TO understand why 1t
should be thus His train was the victim,
and he was not responsible, the coroner's
jury says for being placed between the two
freights HIS dismissal is not at all to the
liking OF the patrons Of the day express Of
the road
BRowNE.-T. ]. Browne, real estate and
insurance agent Of Fowler. Indiana has been
in Ottawa during the week visiting his
brother in.'aw, c. j. skinner, and other
friends Of few years sSO. He was q wit
ness of the first mob that few weeks ago
attempted TO administer lynch justice to the
william Melting, the sheriff having placed
him with Others on guard duty at the jail.
When the second and successful attempt was
made he saw the men pass his house towards
the iail. which was but few doors away, but
observing discretion he remained indoors un.
til they returned with Melting, repassing the
house on their way TO Oxford.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

La Sale was visited by $50 600 tire Thurs
day morning between : and O'Clock, involv-
bakery, Davson's furniture store, Oriental
Hall and Volmer's furniture store. The
flames originated in the rear room on the
ground floor of the Dc,rOcrdt building, and
rapidly spread throughout the entire build
ing. The adjoining buildings, although not
totally destroyed, were badly wrecked. Mr..
Reddick, Of the Democrat, estimates bis loss
at Sc, 900, with only 81, 100 insurance.
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Ladies'. Gentlemen, Farmers. Manufactur-
ers and WOrkingmen.

When you wish to buy anything in the line
of clocks, watches, jewelry silyerware or
spectacles you will find it to yonr interest 10
examine my goods. I have the largest stock
in La Sale county and at bottom prices.
Clocks Of every description and manufacture,
Seth Thomas, Gilbert, Waterbury, Ansonia,
New Haven and Welch clocks, all at prices
as cheap as they can possibly be sold.
have also as fine Il stock OF watches as may
be seen anywhere, the Howard, Waltham,
Elgin, Rockford, Columbus, Hampden and
Springfield, H., and Swiss watches OF all
grades and warranted to give satisfaction.
Cases in either gold, silver or nickle. Also
fine stock of silverwarc aud jewelry. If
you want spectacles can fit you in five min
utes with spectacle of any kind that viii
just suit you, and either gold, silver or steel
bows, the genuine pebble glass.
Ny goods arc all of The best quality and
warranted. No misrClr sentation. Prices
low. Call and see. y. Hess.
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On Wednesday evening Sabin's drug store
at Princeton, and one or two Of the adjoining
buildings, were burned. During the progress
of the fire IN the drug store an explosion oc-
Cured which raised the tin roof Of the build
ing completely Off. Three buildings in al
were totally destroyed The fire originated
in the cellar Of the drug store, clerk having
gone down to draw some alcohol, taking
with him kerosene lamp. In some way
the fame from the lamp set the alcohol on
fire, the clerk barely escaping with his lie;
as it was both arms were badly burned The
total loss is not vet estimated.