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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

THE boys up at the Golconda start
ed big fire at the mine the othe.
night-Gred log heap-and it loom.
ed up and lighted the country round
about there like a house on fire. The
Golcenda is about sixteen miles from
town, on the summit of the range di
viding the waters of More creek anc
Boise river.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

JAS. Mills, of Garden Valley, was
in town a few days ago. Jim says
the ball which he gives tonight, will,
he thinks, be largely attended. Hope
it will be big success, financially, as
well as otherwise.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08
CAREY HAvIRD and family, of Gen.
terville, were in town this week.

JAS. traverse, of this place, went over
70 Silver City several days ago, on visit,
to be gone about week.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

BOISE CRY school district has 353
boys and 40 girls between the age
OF five and twenty-one years-a total
of 763--says the Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08


lsIDoR SMITH and VIM. Barker
went up to Banner last Tuesday in
private conveyance. They didn't 90
direct. Got side-tracked up Bear
Run and didn't reach Banner long
before the heat Of the August sun
began to pour down, as they intend
ed. They pulled out when the 1--WE
small hours" of morn sailed in on the
wings of time--before the first peep
OF day. We will not attempt to fol-
low them to the end Of Pete Larson's
wood road, which takes off to the left
OF the main road, as you go Banner
ward. Peter was awakened at four
a. NJ, by the rattle of q wagon. He
jumped up, rubbed his eyes and be-
gan to round up his intellectual facul-
ties, which had been scattered by the
drowsy god and were roaming on
dreamland's sod, and when he collect
ed his stray thinking powers and was
wide awake, he says to himself, aBy
the jumping jingo, is it SO late as
that? wagons rafting by and here
I've been sleeping, and wanted to be
up unusually early this morning, too.
This will never do, Peter" Then he
looked at the clock, which told MIN it
was only four. Peter went to the
door and Isidor hailed him as
follows: "Hello! Peter. Say, Pete,
can you tell us where there is a good
huckieberry patch? We've been
away up to the end of this road and
couldn't find a solitary berry" Peter
stumbled to the racket" right away
and replied: Eyes, plenty on the
Banner road. Keep down this road
to Bear Run, then take up the main
road-which leads to Banner" and
they followed the instructions and
reached Banner. Didn't learn wheth.
they got side-tracked on the Golcon.
Ola road, but would bet six bits against
three cents that they did. Anyway
they finally brought up at Banner
we take their word for it-and reach.
ed home at about IL o'clock that
night.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

GREES corn has been coming in
pretty lively during the past two
weeks.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

TELEHPoN1SG is now carried on at
the distance ct $50 miles.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

The iron horse will snort through
ketchum on the 10Th, SO the Wood
River papers inform us.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

JURY certificates will be taken at
par by the WORLD. So if you owe
us anything come along with your
certificates. And we'll not refuse
even greenbacks, gold and silver coin,
farm produce, nor few gallons OF
Boise county's chief product-the de-
licious and muchly-picked ''huckles'
at 81 per gallon. ''Foteh" along
the s'huckleberries."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

THREE Cinnamon were arrested In
Bellevue the other day for taking Jap
diseased countryman and scraping
his bones in the irrigating ditch which
passes near the graveyard, says the
Chronicle. The ditch passes through
portion of town and is used for va
rious purposes. 1t seems that Belle
vueites don't want any Mongolian
bone scrapings in their water.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-08-08

Miss MAUD STAHL returned to Boise
City last Sunday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
TARIFF REFORM PROSPECTS.

The supporters Of the Morrison bill in
Congress are Iii 10 be- very sanguine of
the passage of Alat measure, not only by
the House but ~ Senate also. They are
greatly strengthened in this belief from the
impulse givcn the measure in congress by
arecent important movement in favor of ia
riff reduction in Massachusetts. A few bu-
siness men in Boston, realizing how manu-
features are being crippled and trade crush
ed by excessive tariff taxation, formed
themselves into "A tariff reduction league,
ON the following basis:
The undersigned, believing that the pre-.
sent enormous surplus in the National rev
enuc is dcmomlizing and dangerous; that
it should be cut down without further de
lay, not 10y increasing the public eNpendi
turc but by leSSeuing the burden of taxa.
ton: that this burden should be removed
from the nocessares of life and not from
whisky and tobacco: and that the policy of
taxing imports, not forthe purpose Of rcali-
Iing revenue, but of OhstruCtng trade Is
unsOund and must ultimately be abandon
ed invite all those who hold these views TO
join us in forming a league for their ad-
yanCcmcnt
The paper was circulated and in few
days signed by 80 leading business men
and firms in Boston, almost unanimously
Republicans, and then being sent out of
the city, was as readily signed by leading
manufacturers, merchants, traders and ban.
kers all over the state wholly regardless Of
politics.
The movement excited 50 much atten
ton that it was virtually endorsed ON Wed
nesday in the platform of the Massachusetts
Republican State Convention, which de
clared in favor of "a tariff which shall fur.
niSh the necessary revenue only, while we
insist upon reduction of customs duties
because of the dangerous surplus in the
treasury receipts. At the same time we
deem it essential this reduction should he
made with the least possible injury to the
labor and manufacturing interests of the
country" &c-all of which the Morrison
bill not only claims to do, but honestly
does.
The movement has limbered the backs
of a good many New England high tariff
zealots in their opposition to the Morrison
bill, and has greatly stiffened the backs of
It's SunnorterS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
At Home.
Personal.

f6TSOIldl
KAN-C. S. Phelps is visiting his son in
Kansas.
HoME.-N. Flick, the merchant, is home
from his western trip.
HoME.-M. H. Swift, Esq, has returned
from six weeks recreation in Florida.
Acknowledgement McDougall has been
reelected president of the board of high
school trustees.
GorSG.-Albert H. Eberso has sold his
East Side residence to f. c. Swift and intends
removing to Nebraska soon.
MAuER-D. A. Mahcr, it is said, will soon
open business again in his original building
north east corner of Superior and La Sale
streets
HERE-Mrs. Parre the widow of the late
l.. G. PARE, of Dwight, and daughter, are Wis
iting the family of A. II. Ebersol, of East
Ottawa.
ALLEN.-Ed C. Allen, jr., of Hastings, Ne
braska, is visiting his parents and friends in
Ottawa He will remain several weeks be-
fore returning to the west.
SrRPRIsEp.-Mrs. +. Harvey Smith, of the
west side, was agreeably surprised on Satur-
day evening last by large number OF her
friends calling to offer their congratulations.
The occasion was her 50th birthday ami
vcrsary.
INTERCHANGEABLE Wirrisk, of Marseilles,
whose sickness has been reported, seems now
to be rapidly improving. On Tuesday eve
ming his condition was so hopeless that sever
al times it was thought he would surely die
before morning.
BRANNAN Mr.. Brannan, the father OF
Lou, has returned to Ottawa from Florida for
the summer. He reports Lou in good health,
with plenty of business and well pleased with
the south. The old gentleman will return to
jacksonville in October.
FLoRIpA.-P A. Hall, Fiske Il Beem's book
keeper, has gone to Florida for short trip
He owns considerable property near Spring
Garden Center, and, as railroad l. being
built through that region, he hopes To secure
a depot location on his land
PROMOTION Rhoads and John
Scheying have been promoted to the positions
of sergeant and corporal, respectively, Oh 20.
ID. Mr.. Scheying, by the way, was a compel
itor of Capt Blanchard for the captainey on
the informal ballot, receiving sixteen votes TO
,tr. Blanchard's fifteen. This was taken =
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
THE CANDIDATES.

The nominations of presidential candi-
dates for the race next November are AS
good as made.
Bob Lincoln, the son of his father, and
for that reason only, will be the Republican
nominee He is fourth-rate Chicago
lawyer, and is babe in the profession
compared with such men as b. G. Cook,
Thomas Dent, Geo. G. Campbell, or n hun
dred others that could be named He has
made passable Secretary of War because
anybody can run that office respectfully, all
its duties being performed by officers OF
the army who have been trained to them at
the expense of the government.
Ben. Butler is already as good as nomi-
mated as the greenback candidate; and
Samuel j. Tilden will be the Democratic
candidate. and will he elected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
LABOR AND THE TARIFF.

The argument that jumps most readily
to the lips of the protectionists against
tariff reduction is, that it will tend TO re
duce American labor Ia the condition of
the "pauper labor of foreign countries.
If this were true, il ought to end the debate
on tariff reform; for the aim and object of
the Democratic party and its leaders is to
protect labor from the reactions of enor-
nous and grinding monopolies. But it is
not true To-day the Fall River spinners
are working on two-thirds time while
every loom in Englnad is running full
time, and while our cotton manufacturers
enjoy the protection of average fifty per
cent duties, the wages of American opera
tives are not higher than those of the
English spinners Consul Shaw, at Man
chester, England, in his last report writes:
Operatives here are the best paid and
most comfortable working class In Eng
land, and their influence and wealth are
increasing at rapid rate" Mr.. Shaw is a
Republican, and yet he gives this unbiased
testimony in regard to the "pauper labor
of free trade England The Manchester
operatives are happy and contented, while
the Fall River spinners are fighting against
reduction of wages that is now threaten
ed, and the contrast is one that is worth
studying When properly studied out, it
is possible that the American operatives
may desire to shake of Il system that robs
them of their earnings under the fraudu-
lent pretense of protecting them,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

this as his daily experience; On his ar
rival NJ the Mexican town he takes n drink
Of chain lightning, which is fifteen cents,
and receives nm American dollar in change
for his Mexican, On his return 10 the
American side he takes drink of equally
bad liquor and receives n Mexican dollar
for his American; and so repeats the
drinks ut intervals during the day. At
night closes up business with the Mexican
dollar he started with in thcmorning, The
question is, rs both the American and
Mexican saloon keeper unquestionably
makes Il clear profit of about IL cents ON
every glass of whisky he sells, and rs it
costs the car driver nothing, who pays for
the Nhi>kVr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
The Free Trader,

During the ensuing political campaign
will be the same RELIABLE, PRACTICAL
USEFUL AND S0LIDLY DEMOCRATIC paper
il has always been.
It will as ever be Democratic only
journal representative Of the party at the
county seat, where the conventions meet
and where will be the headquarters for the
campaign.
1t confidently relies upon not only Dem
ocrats, but all who desire TO he fully posted
on home matters, for continuance OF the
liberal support il has received in the past.
Especially would it urge upon Demo
Gratis AN increase of its circulation, 10 the
end that its influence upon the presiden-
tal canvass of the year may b. the more
extended and greater
In accordance with our past custom dur
ing presidential campaigns, we will send
the FREE TRADER to Nan Subscribers
from May LIST to December LIST, or seven
months from any date beginning in May,
for 70 cents, cash in advance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

Col. RALPH PLUMB is not candidate for
congress in this district in any sense but
he will gladly accept the Republican nom.
nation if rendered him and would like
nothing better than to be elected 10 con.
gress. This is his modest way of saying it
in note to the Chicago 7'ribTne:
In Fridays issue you say in reference To
myself: "Col. Plumb, of Streator, has come
out as a Republican candidate for congress
from the Eighth District of Illinois, nnw
represented by Mr.. Cullen, of Ottawa"
This has doubtless been inferred from the
expressed wish of one Of our city daiies,
the Free Press, that the nomination might
be given TO myself; but il did not say, and
cannot, that have come out rs Il Republi-
can candidate for congress. If nominated
would accept, and, if elected, should he
proud OF the honor; but 10 seek for the
nomination is altogether foreign to my
purpose. RALPH PLUME.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

These are ticklish times for grain spccu-
lators. James r. Keene, the great New
York operator, who few years ago could
put up S30O0l0O0 10 maintain Il wheat cor
ner failed a week ago for the paltry sum
of $1,000; Moses Frley the grain and
produce king OF 81, Louis, whose dealings
ran into millions year, also failed from
Inability 10 put up comparatively trilling
sum; and the Nelson's, grain dealers at
Morris, ILL.,, failed from inability 10 raise IA
little ready money though their assets are
considerably in excess of their liabilities.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

One of the beauties of our present tariff
system, illustrating the need of REFORM is
presented i'm the case of blasting powder.
1t is well known that powder can be man
ufactsred at less cost in this country than
anv other in the world, and that large guam
tiles of blasting powder are annually ex-
ported. Yet the tariff gives our powder
manufacturers protection of 90 per cent,
aud that 80 per cent is just the figure our
own excavators, quarrymen, miners, &c,
pay more for their powder than the same
powder is sold for by the same manufac-
turers in other countries. In "a word, Du-
pont powder costs 90 cents less keg In
Canada, Mexico, or Brazil than in the
United States, where ii is made.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
A MINORITY PARTY,

The New York Times is forced by its
opposition to Arthur and Blaine TO tell a
truth which il has hitherto carefully
avoided admitting. 1t is that the country
is no longer Republican; it has become
Democratic In 1876, il says, the Demo
Gratis polled 10000 majority of the popu.
lar vote; in 1880 the Republicans, with the
most popular man in their party for their
candidate, secured AN insignificant 5000
majority; in 1882 the Democrats had 400
600 majority, and in 1898, III fifteen states,
the Democrats had majority of 1900
votes.
The Democracy, therefore according To
this Republican authority represent the
popular sentiment of the country, and has
represented il ever since Grants admins
tration-and the Republicans will have to
begin the approaching presidential cam
paign with this disagreeable fact before
their eyes Three times in the last eight
years Republicanism has been condemned
by the voice of the people, and though it
continues in power to this day, it is a min
GRITTY party
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

Audubon county, Iowa, was the scene of
brutal murder last Sunday morning. An
old man named Jefferson, living alone with
his aged wife in his own house, was visited
before daylight in the morning by his SON
in-law, one John A. Smyth, his own son,
Cicero Jefferson, and neighbor named
Wilson. The three took the old man for
chilly out of his bed and hung him to a
tree in the yard, where in the morning he
was found dead The three named were
arrested the same day on suspicion and
then Cicero Jefferson, the son, made full
confession of the crime. The people are
terribly excited and a case of lynching is
probable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

Pat Barton, of Munster, is spoken of rs
a candidate for the legislature on the dem
ocmtc ticket in La Sale county. Pat would
make a good representative and the demo
Gratis of that county could not compliment
a more worthy gentleman with Il place ON
their ticket u enOH0 Iader.
Mr.. Barton is first class man, would
make IA strong candidate, and can very prob
ably get the democratic nomination if he
wants it. Meantime, however, we shall
want to hear of his candidacy through some
other source than a republican newspaper
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

The friends of the llcnnepin canal pro
icct gained substantial triumph ON Wed.
ncsday in pcrSuading the River and llar-
Dor Committee 10 admit an appropriation
to commence the canal into the regular
River and lIarbor bill. This secures
action ut once, while rs reported from the
committee on Internal Improvements and
Canal, the IIcnnepn canal appropriation
WAS beyond all hope of being reached at
this session. The appropriation in the
River and IIarbor bill is cut down TO $500.
600, but it is enough for beginning The
bill will probably he reported To the house
ON Monday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

CYCIONEs.-About6 O'Clock last Satur
day evening Il destructive cyclone visited
Gentry county, Mo, about fifty miles west
of st. Joseph. A great rolling and rum
bling noise was heard; rain and hail be
gan to fall in torrents the air was filled
with dirt, trees, fence rails and debris ;
the people ran to their caves; Il school
house was reduced to splinters half Il
dozen farm houses in succession were de
molished, with barns outhOuses, &c, and
"A great many cattle and horses We're killed
Several persons who We're unable to reach
a cave We're stripped of their clothing, but
as far rs heard from nobody was killed
Another cyclone visited the vicinity of
Maimisburg Xenia, jamestown, &c, in
Ohio, on Sunday, passing about 10 miles
south of Dayton. jamestown, Il village of
about 100 inhabitants, was totally destroyed
and at least four people were killed. Mon
roe Siding, another village, was almost Ell
tirely destroyed, and further eastward other
villages were destroyed with fearful loss of
life Farm houses without number were
demolished, great reaches of forest trees
Frustrated, and the loss of stock was very
great As all the telegraph lines in the
track of the Cyclone were Frustrated the
details come in slowly, but the names of Il
dozen killed and some twenty injured have
already been reported.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

The Wenona Inter Rep) tells i, as IA
joke on the new chairman of the La Sale
County Republican Central Committee that
Immediately on his appointment he adver-
tised for the different township committees
, TO send him their names and the political
outlook in their localities, and that "the
democrats all over the county caught on,
and sent him about 1000 names, and the
best kind of reports as to the party pros
meets
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

The Republicans of this district are by
no means short of material, such as it Is,
for congressional candidate. Besides that
WILLIAM Cullen wants to be re-nominated,
there is quite boom gathering in favor OF
Col Plumb. Then Senator Ray of Morris
and Senator Marshall of iorkville have
each a squad of earnest supporters In ao-
dition to all which the Morris Independent
thinks, in comparison with any OF the
above, ex-congressman p. c. Hayes us
more capable and worthy aspirant Inc
nomination of p. C. Hayes for Congress
man by the Republicans of this district
would be hailed with the same kind OF hila-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

AN OTTAWA Boy WINS A MEDAL
Some months ago the Military Service
institution" an organization under the
tutelage of tie U. S. Army, offered prize
for the best essay on "The Military Neces
sites of the United States and the best
provision for Meeting Them" Generals
Sherman, Franklin and Tower were APP
pointed judges to determine between a
number of essays that had been sent in To
contest for the prize. Each essay was
sent In under a nom de plume. and the
judges awarded the first place to "Crispus."
Then. General Rodenbough, Secretary of
the Military Service Institution, opened
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

A WHISKY PRom.EM-Here is some
thing for school boys to figure on. AT FL
Paso Texas, the Mexican dollar is worth
~ cts. At Paso del Norte, just across the
river In Mexico, the American dollar is
worth ~ cts. A drink of whisky in both
towns Is worth Is cts. There Is bridge
across the river upon which street cars
make regular trips, and car driver gives
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

Louisiana held a st te election last week,
To which the Republicans had looked for
ward with considerable confidence in
achieving Il great victory, on account of the
reduction in the tariff on sugar
by the Morrison tariff bill. The result,
however is so decided Il triumph on the
other side rs 10 surprise the Democrats
They had counted on carry
ing New Orleans by 10000 majority, and
have $1,000 instead; and while they would
have been satisfied with the election of
McEnery for Governor by 10000 majority,
their majority in the state is about 10000
There was no trouble or disturbance in any
part of the state, though deep interest
was taken in the election and an unusually
full vote pOlled
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

WIDE AWAKE The May wide Aroke
has for fronistpiecea charming picture from
painting by W. l.. Taylor representing a
pretty young romp masquerading in the
attic; this, and fine engraving from II
French painting, form the illustrations for
Margaret Sidney's story of "Gladys,' - a
school girl Ginevra Another excellent
short story, more especially for the boys, is
by Hope Ledyard, true one of n plucky
boy, entitled the "Prcsidents Page in
which President Lincoln is one of the char
acters; it is we'll illustrated by Jessie Nc
Demott There are also many other stories,
sketches and poems, and a seaSonable kite
making article for the boys, entitled "Some
Comicul Kites"