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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

The Illinois legislature will meet 1t noon
January It'll. In the senate of course the
newly elected Republican lieutenant gov
ernor will take the chair, and the general
expectation is that ex-speaker Haines, who
was elected as an independent Democrat
will be elected speaker of the house On
Tuesday, Jan. Goth, the two houses will be-
gin balloting for L. S. Senator, first separ-
ateiy, ana then In joint session daily until
choice is made. AT least one ballot must
be taken daily, and as, in the joint session,
there is an exact tie between the parties,
the balloting promises to continue indetn-
itely 1t is to be noted, however. that a
majority of all the members is not neces-
sary to elect, but majority only of those
voting, provided there is "A quorum present
of the members of each house. So that, in
case the choice becomes narrowed down to
one candidate on each side any day If sin
gle memberon either side is suddenly taken
sick or in any other way Unexpectedly alb
sent 80 that no provision has been made to
meet the contingency by pairing, the con-
test may come to sudden close and the
lightning" is just as likely to strike one
side as the other.
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The Mayor has issued an official request
that the citizens, especially on the business
streets, will clean up in front of their re
spective places Teams will 60 around on
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings
and carry away the Accommodations. Ashes
should be put in boxes on the outer edge
of the sidewalk every morning to be carted
away by the teams. In the residence
quarters the Mayor urgently requests that
instead of throwing ashes, etc, in the
streets, they should be piled in back yards,
or some convenient places ont of sight,
where they can be hauled off as the weather
permits. The above requests" he says,
are in the interest of cleanliness and
health. as also of neat and good appearance
of our city 1t is hoped and believed that
all citizens will cheerfully comply with
these requisitions.'
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vention adjourned until the 3Oth the tenn
porary organization continuing until a
permanent one shall be established.
JOHN H, OBERLY.

There is no democrat in Illinois today
who has deeper hold on the affections of
the party in this state, or stands higher in
its confidence and that of the people at
large as well, than John II. Oberly, the
silver voiced" His management of our
last Illinois campaign, MS chairman of the
state central committee, was as mastery as
II was quiet and transformations. That Mr..
Oberly is entitled to a substantial remem-
brance on the part of the new admin!stra-
ton goes without saying, though our ideas
of justice to his great ability and merits
would place him considerably above the
post of superintendent of the government
printing office, to which the Bloomington
Eye, non partisan sheet, dominates him,
though if Mr. Oberly would take the posi-
ton the government would do greater in
justice to itself than to him not to let him
have it,
This is what the Eye says
John III. Obery has done more for the
Democratic party and received less desir-
able emolumentS AT the hands of the faith
full than any man we can now call TO mind
We therefore take the liberty of placing
him in nomination for the responsible po
sition of government printer to succeed S
L. Rounds, the present incumbent, a re-
publican Mr.. Oberly is practical print.
er and brilliant editor, and is familiar
with the minutest details OF his profession,
the art Of arts preseryatiye. He could NOT
only till the bill but would be an honor to
the office and valuable public servant
He is man of excellent parts, good char
acter and is above reproach. He Is shrewd
tinancier and could save thousands of dol.
lars to our government every year. We do
not believe Mr. Oberly is seeking this Of
flee, but the office is truly seeking the man.
Let the democratic victors entrench the
political grounds they have gained by APP
pointing able, responsible and experienced
men to fill the places of public trust There
is no one that The Eye can now conjure up
that could otficiate as public printer with
so much dignity and efficiency as this YER
satile and brilliant genius John H Oberly
Let the minions of the press raise aloft his
standard to the public eye and sound his
praises and many virtues--a man of the
people and for the people.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

Washington dispatches state that Con
gresham Springer, of this state, is regarded
with faver among Democrats at the fedora,
capital for Secretary of the Interior in
President Cleyeland's cabinet; statement
in regard to which we heartily endorse the
state Register In saying:
The appointment of Mr.. Springer to this
important position would he merited rec
IGNITION Of his distinguished services TO
his country and party. Illinois Is entitled,
by its population, wealth and commercial
and business interests, rs well aS from po-
litical considerations, to ii representation in
the cabinet, and the Register hopes its
claims will be recognized.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13
SUGAR.

The general expression at Washington
seems to be that President Arthur is untor.
tunate in:the matter of time in urging the
ratification of his Spanish and Mexican
treaties, the main purpose Of which seems
to be to give the country chance to ex-
change its plethora of products for cheap
sugar. The article, it is objected is cheap
enough already. When fair article of
cane sugar can be bought at any corner
grocery at the rate of about 20 bs. for 81,
there seems TO- be no solid ground for com
plant of eXtortionate prices. The Rio .Ns,cs,
publication devoted to the coffee and su-
gar interest, says sugar is glut in the con
suming markets of the world, and is now
cheaper than guano." All countries pro
ducing the cane sugar are going through a
severe crisis by reason OF the low price of
the commodity, and the European nations
having stimulated by bounties the beet su.
gar industry into unnstunl activity, are
pouring into other markets their surplus
products, which are sold at whatever prices
they will bring. In 1852 the worlds pro.
duction OF beet sugar was placed At 100000
tons; in 1879 il had increased to ,3O3, 939
tons and in 1888 to 2,?92, 900 ton, So that
in the last -four years the production has in.
creased nearly 20 per cent The cane SUI
gar industry has in that time hardly chang
ed and seems 10 have been almost stationa
nv after 1879. In the last named year the
production is placed at about 800, 900 tons
and in 1888 at 3,159,00O tonS-an increase
of only seven per cent What the result ot
this contest between the cane and beet pro
ducts will be cannot now he frretOld The
cane planters are eConomiSing in every
way, by using the best machinery and the
most improved processes and are utilizing
heavily subsidized, and that is great adj
vantage.
How does this affect the Louisiana plant
ers: The production is very uncertain
213,000,000 pounds in 1850 l60N0000 in
1881 and 303, 600, 900 in 1889 1t is known
10 be costly product and could not com
pete with foreign sugars in free market
Yet small rs is this product in comparison
with the total consumption of the country
it eNertS an enormous influence upon tariff
legislation. ltIs, however, feeling the eff
tects oi low prices, and it would not be-
surprising if the acreage devoted 10 caue
growing should be largely decreased in the
next year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

proyement of the great waterways of our
country we have had frequent occasion to
commend, sends us several copies of a
memorial TO congress mainly in behalf OF
the enlargement of our Illinois canal to q
ship canal, in which many OF the leading
facts and arguments in behalf of that
measure are briefly set forth, We find II
impucticahle to-day TO transfer this memo
rial to our columns, but will be glad tC
turn over the copies in our possession Il
committees or parties who are engaged in
procuring signatures in favor of the grea,
improvement in question They will serve
admirably rs headings for their petitions
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The Week.
Foreign.


The British parliament has 'aN"h recess
until after the holidays. Before the al
io,rnment, however, the franchise oil
n,sSed both houses and has been signed b.
the queen. II makeS about 2OVD'ou new
voters in England, Ireland and Scotland
The distribution or apportionment bill was
not reached, but will undoubtedly pass rs
soon as parliament re-assembleS,
Earl Granville, British foreign minister
has officially informed Prime Minister
Ferry Of France, that the English nesotia-
tons with China with view of settling
the Franco. Chinese difficulty amicably
have resulted in failure Meantime
France Is pushing forward men and ma
terial for a big war with China, among the
later shipments to Tonquin being material
for portable railway aud large number
of baggage wagons and mules.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge on Monday
sentenced to death Captain Dudley and the
mate of the yacht Mignonette, found guilty
of killing the boy Parker for food 10 keep
themselves from starving to death The
principle of the law, he said is that no
man has a right to kill another to save his
own life, except in self defence. II the
judgment was too severe, the jury could
recommend the prisoners to the mercy OF
the crown
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

Baltimore is becoming quite an eccieSlas-
teal center of this country. 1t has just been
favored bya plenary council of Catholic
EcclesiasticS. the most notable gathering
of ITS kind ever held in this country; and
that is now succeeded by the first centen-
NAL conference of the Methodist church OF
this country, gathering which VIII in
clude the attendance of not only all the
bishops of that church, but large number
beside, of it, most noted clergymen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

The little town of Walworth, Custer
county, Nebraska, was the scene one day
last week of one of the mos; irightful
butcheries ever recorded John Finley. a
widower, had two daughters, aged respec-
lively 10 and ~ years, Timothy Furquin
was a rejected sutton of one of the daugh.
tiers. and John Williams and Charles Wat
kin> we've accepted suitors, and il was AZ
ranged that there should be double we'd.
ding about Christmas On learning the
fact FuiYuin became frenzied With ieal.
ou>y, ahd ON "Wednesday night Williams
aud Watkins having taken the girls Ia a
bah, funiuin watched for their return, and
as the party drue up 10 the Finley home
stead after their night OF pleasure, they
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

W ii. Tibbal>, assigned by the Rock
River Conference 10 the charge of the
Methodist Church at Paw Paw, has been
so annoyed by his Republican parishoners
since the election, because he voted for st.
John, that he has been compelled to resign.
His people We're willing enough that he
should preach temperance, but they OBJ
jected To his voting as he preached, because
that was mixing religion and politics 20.
litical preachers used 10 be very popular
with the Republicans 81 long As they
preached Repubicanism, but it Is bias
phemy when il adversely affects the inter.
ests of the great party of moral ideas.
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On Thursday evening the Ottawa police
,rrested man named johnson fo: stealing
An overcoat from saloon on La Sale st
He was put under bonds Ia awaitthe action
of the grand Jury. They also arrested a
Streator strumpet and her companion. The
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Congress.

III llt 0tIluNt VII Ntouoot A'1R'iS' ~
the bill introduced by Senator Mitchell
pursuant TO the recommendation of the
| President to settle on Gen. Grant "A life
pension of 5000 year, letter was read
from Gen Grant declining to accept a
pension, and requesting withdrawal OF
! the bill What Gen. Grant wants is TO be
placed on the retired list with the rank OF
| Lieutenant General, which would give him
about $4,000 year and back pay from the
end of his second presidential term. OF
course it does not require the skill of an
insurance actuary to compute the money
difference to Gen Grant between the two
plans
Some sharp discussion is likely to arise
over bill introduced in the senate on Mon
day, to appropriate $4,000 TO a colored
peoples worlds fair, to be held in Chicago
next September
The senate on Tuesday, by strict party
vote decided to take up the bill for the
admission of Dakota as "A state The bill
proposes the division of the territory into
two by line drawn east and west through
the middle, the northern half 10 be called
Lincoln and remain territory As the adj.
mission Of Dakota would give the republi.
cans two more members of the Senate, the
democrats will undoubtedly oppose the bill
until some democratic territory can be ad.
mitted as state at the sane time-New
Mexico or possibly Washington
Aside from the regular appropriation
bills, various conferences of the democratic
members have about decided 10 take up no
important measures at this session affect
ing tariff, finance or currency This OF
course precludes action on the bill to give
affect To the commercial treaty with Next
co aS we'll as the new treaty with Spain and
the Nicaragua treaty All these treaties
involve sweeping changes in the present
tariff impoSts, virtually admitting Mexican
and West India sugar and tobacco free and
affecting the annual revenue to the amount
of nifty To a hundred millions The Louisi
ana planters are fierce in their opposition
tothe treaties, while our sugar reiinerS and
cigar manufacturers say the ratification of
the treaties would he their ruin.
The house is still debating the Reagan
inter state commerce bill and as soon as
that is out of the way--in a day or two
will take up the unfinished bill of the last
session Ia pension the soldiers OF the MeXi.
can war, Senator CullOm, of this state
supposed he had killed the bill at the las,
session, 10y ENGRAVING upon it IN amend
ment 50 enlarging its scope as TO grant a
pension Ia every soldier in the civil war
who i unable To earn living. although the
disability may have arisen since the close
of hnstilitieS, and increased the pensions of
widows and relieved them OF the neceS>it,
of proving that their husbands died from
injuries received in the service. Mr..
TownSheud OF Illinois, who has charge of
the bill in the house, however, SAYS the
democrats will not be bufred of from sup
porting the bill in that way, and that there
are votes enough in the house to pass il
with the senate amendment, though tackled
ON by the enemies of the bill 10 kill il
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

Governor Hamilton. accompanied 10y his
military staff and other state officers. WILL
by special invitation, attend the opening of
the Worlds Exposition, at New Orleans,
December lG They will leave Springfield
tonight.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

The Aurora Beacon and the Elgin Ga.
zette two influential country papers, are
advocating Hon Burton c. Cook, formerly
member of congress from this district, AS
a very available and suitable man for the
next L. 5. senate from this state. Mr. Cook
has more brains than any other two repub
lican leaders in the state combined, and on
that score would outrank John A. Logan as
ten 10 one but John has the inside track
for the senatorship and nobody else will be
seriously talked of among the republicans
Why, Just think OF it, in case he is beaten
for the senate Logan threaten, to write a
book,
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The [. 5. Grand Jury AT Chicago has
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Mn W T. STACkroLR, of Fairbury, Ill,
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were met at the gate by Furquin with a
double .bsrrelled shotgun, and opening hte
in moment he had riddled the bodies o'
all four, killing them almost instantly
Finley, on hearing the shooting ana
screams, rushed from the house anu was
also instantly shot with revolver ne
murderer then completed the work by
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admitting that he himself was a scoandrel.
From the fact that the conductor Of the
train was shot at five times and not hit
once and that two or three more escaped
through shower of bullets unframed To
the woods, il is surmised that the rest OF
the robbers must have belonged 10 a gentle
class. unaccustomed y the use OF tireAlm-.
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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-08
A ROCK on THE RAIL
Ceuses q Serious Wreck and the Sever,
Injury of Two Men.

Causes q Serious Wreck and the Severe
Injury Of Two Men,.
SEDALIA, No., Jan. 30.
The passenger train which left ST. LOui,
at 80 this morning encountered a large
rock one mile east of the Gasconade river.
n did not reach here until l2:45. The er
glne, tender, baggage car and mail ca
were wrecked, and the engineer, known a,
Stonewau Jackson, and the fireman. Jame-
Brooks, scalded and otherwise s~eriousl,
injured. VIM. Roberts, postal clerk, who
was on the wrecked train, made the follow
ing statement: "The rain was on time.
a nrst thing l noticed was tina the car J
was In received a severe jolt and a canti.r
forward. l looked out and the mail cay
was standing crosswise of the track anc
the locomotive down the bank about thirty
Feet and very near the ice in the river. The
engineer, Stonewall Jackson, was in the
cao fast, with his hand on the throttle and
lever reversed. The steam was coming OUT
IN such q volume that / was unable to SEE
the fireman, Jim Brooks, who was fast I'M
oer the cab. Jackson was soon gotten out
and found to be badly scalded, and it lie
feared that he inhaled the steam. Brooks
was not so badly scalded, but had many
bruises; but it is quite probable that he has
no bones broken. Brooks refused TO re-
ceive any stimulants, and he also refused
jackson told me be saw the
o coming down the hill, bu he vas pow
eriess 10 get either one way or the other &c
miss 1t. The rock was about five or six
feee In diameter. jackson and Brooks re-
oioe IN st. Louis. The trains transferred
- tne wreck and proceeded on their way.
4ne were taken to st. Louis.