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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

MEssRs EDIToRs-At the Republican
caucus held recently in this city the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the system of contracting the
forced labor of convicts whereby their
work comes in direct competition with
honest workmen who have committed no
crime) is radically wrong and ought to be
abolished by law.
Resolped, That il our opinion such con
victs ought to be employed in breaking
stone for the highways of the state.
This is Il step in the right direction and
| regret that the Democratic party, which
has always been on the side of the labor
ing classes, was not the first to take it, A
sound public policy forbids that convicts in
the penitentiary should learn anything use
full during their imprisonment, for if they
do, at the expiration of their terms they
are liable to become useful citizens and
perhaps skilled mechanics and thus to a
certain extent compete with honest labor
ing men who have never been convicted OF
crime. This ought not to be. The labor
Ing classes have the right to demand that
those who are convicted of offences against
the law should not be reformed nor put in
a situation to make an honest living. On
the contrary, they should remain what they
were when convicted, oilers and criminals,
But there is still chance for the Dem
ocratic party to manifest its sympathy with
the laboring classes and thereby get their
votes, which candor compels me to say is
the ultimate object sought The PROPOSE
ton of our Republcangriends is to set the
ronvicts at work breaking stone for the
purpose of making material to construct
roads. This plan, however contemplates
The performance by the convicts of useful
work. which can as well be done by por-
ton of the honest laboring classes, and TO
that extent il makes the convicts competi-
tprs with laboring men who have families
to support and to whom such work should
ln given A far better plan would he to
rohibit all convict labor and TO furnish
each convict with Il servant to wait upon
| him and make him comfortable. This
plan would furnish employment for about
two thousand honest laboring men in the
ISliet penitentiary, and, if adopted by the
Democratic party, would swell the Demo
cmtic vote by that number
merely make these suggestions for the
purpose of calling the attention of the fu-
ture Democratic convention to the neces-
sity of taking some action in regard to this
convict labor question. | have no partic-
uar policy to insist upon, desiring only
that the policy to he adopted Icy the Demo
clatic convention shall be the one which
slall best impress the public with the un
firing devotion of the party TO the interest:
of the poor laborer and secure the mos
ystes for the Democratic ticket. u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

Mr.. Wendell King (brother of 5. +
King, Esq, of this city, whose death &c
cured in Chicago two weeks ago, appears
TO have been of singular catholicity in hi,
religious views. He was evidently no be
ligion as good, he could see no reason why
one religious division, denomination 81
sect should vaunt itself AS superior to any
other. In his will he left one Thousand
dollars per year to be divided AS follows
one-half to Protestant Sabbath Schools
one. fourth To Roman Catholic sabbath
Schools and one quarter to Jewish Sabbath
Schools ANY contest of the will is to for
felt the contestants claim
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

CoNGREss-The Blair educational bill,
after protracted and very able discussion
for several weeks in the Senate, passed
that body on Tuesday, by close vote. 1t
distributes $l5 100000 among the states ac-
cording to illiteracy on the basis of the last
census returns, and would give Illinois
$l,lS5,100 But there is believed 10 be no
probability that the bill will pa the House.
The wool growers had their day in the
House Oh Monday, and the bill of Converse,
IF Ohio, to raise the duty on wool 10 the
old rate was defeated by a vote of 1876 a.
gainst l1S. The defeat was great disap.
pc.atment to the high tariff advocates, who
had great confidence in Its passage
The House committee on railroads and
canals have reported the Hennepin canal
bill favorably to the House, but 1t standsso
low down on the docket that there is little
hope Of reaching 1t at the present session
ks friends have been working hard 10 gel
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
United States the government had imposed

United States the government had imposed
a stamp duty on goods sold by the mer-
chants, ranging from = TO ID per cent on
the value of the goods. The articles thus
heavily taxed are said TO he mainly those
the government had agreed by treaty with
the United States to admit free OF duty
The merchants, therefore, regarded the tax
ns Il great outrage, all over the country
closed their stores The government I'M
dertook 10 compel them 10 open, but as the
people were with the merchants, an out
break at any moment seemed imminent.
The latest dispatches say: "The govern.
ment has agreed to require stamps only on
goods as sold, and not on those in store ;
also that there will be concessions in favor
of the traders most oppressed by the tax
This will satisfy the merchants, and no
further trouble is anticipated"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

WHAT Is KILLING LoGAN-The New
York Worid calls attention TO the fact that
every Republican convention that appoints
delegates to the National convention in
structs for Lincoln for the second place on
the Republican presidential ticket, OF
course Illinois can't have both candidates
But is there not danger in this movement
to Blaine as well as Logan? II not unfre.
quently happens that SO popular yet unas-
piring candidate for the second place be.
comes the inevitable choice for the first
place
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

The Chicago, St Paul Il St Louis rail
road company has been incorporated to
construct road from Minneapolis via st.
Paul 10 the Wisconsin state line at some
convenient point in Washington or Dako-
Ia county, so as 10 form connection with
any railroad coming into Pierce county,
Wis. The Chicago, Burlington II Quincy
company is TO build this line to connect
with the Winona, Alma IL Northern at
Prescott. The mystery surrounding the
survey for the Winona, Alma Il Northern
has long since been cleared up. This lat
ter survey is a section of the Chicago, Bur.
lington Il Quincy road TO form line into
81. Paul from Princeton, ILL.,, leaving the
main line of the road at that place. This
will give the Burlington much more di.
rect route TO St Paul than is now open to
it via the Albert Lea route, and will rem
der it independent of the Rock Island, il
that road should secure control of the Bur
lington, Cedar Rapids l. Northern.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

STRANGE OMIssIoN-Tbe chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, at the late
Republican County Convention in this city,
in reading his report 10 that body, strange
" omitted To read the following resolution
1t should come in Immediately after the
one condemning the hiring out of convict Ia
Dor;
ReSolced, That L 5. Senator Sabin, of Min.
nesota, having made his immense fortune
by the employment of convict labor in his
extensive shops to the exclusion OF honest
mechanics and greatly to their injury, this
convention rnqualitiedly condemns his APP
pointment IA chairman of the Republican
National Committee and demands his r.
moyal from that position.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
O;do aud tho tariff as il is on the other, is

side, and the tariff as il is on the other, Is
too indefinite 10 amount to anything as Il
party issue, and il follows that except as
lugged in unfairly in spots as local issue
the tariff must be regarded as out OF the
pending presidential fight
We regret that it is 50. We believe tla'
vast majority Of the people OF this coun-
try are anNiously DESTROYS of "A great
change the whole impost system Nad
and injurious monopolies have grown up
under il that are almost able to defy the
government itself The Syracuse salt
monopoly is one of these, the copper mo-
nopoly is another, the Bessemer steel
monopoly, and the John Roach ship mo
nopolv. are few of the dozens more that
could be named. The people are taxed
uselessly hundreds of millions year, labor
is enslaved, trade hampered, our shipping
driven from the seas and our foreign com
merce turned over To aliens yet 50 power
ful are the Hobbies with which these mo
nopolists fill the corridors of congress that
the hand of the reformer is powerleSs.
But party eXigences on both sides for the
present require the repression OF the popu-
lar voice, and it will not be until after the
presidential election that the demand Tor
reform will find free and full expression
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

That was AN edifying and impressive
spectacle in the Republican county conven-
ton at Ottawa few days ago when the
members after solemnly and grimly in
structing their delegates to vote for dele
gates to the Republican National Conven-
ton in favor of Logan, turned around and
gave three hearty, stentorian cheers for
Blaine! Such an exhibition of true love, y
for Illinois "favorite SON." is sufficiently
savory to give Logan violent fit of sea
sickness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

The report of fearful marine disaster
comes from the Nova Scotia coast. On
Friday of last week the steamship Daniel
Steinmann, of the White Cross line, which
had left Antwerp March Goth with l35 souls
on board, run on rock off Sambro island
and became total wreck. The captain
and five of the crew were the only persons
saved, the number of lives lost by the
laundering of the steamer being thus 1919
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

The New York lVorid finds it II sacred
duty to remark that Mr.. Arthurs boom is
not as stalwart as il was few weeks ago.
The scattering returns from the various
county and district conventions, AS they
come in from the Empire state, are causing
il to say in the middle, 50 to speak The
leaders are all for Blaine"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

the appropriation into the river and harpor
bill, but the committee having that drag
net in charge say if they open the doors 10
one canal they must load down their pi''
with every canal in the country
The Senate committee on post oiliceS
and post roads has reported in favor OF Z"
hin for the establishment of "A Government
postal telegraph system
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

The Pennsylvania Democratic State Con
yention to appoint delegates to the Nation
al Convention met AT Allentown on wed
nesday and selected Il solid delegation in
favor of Samuel J Randall for president,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

The snow storm of Tuesday Of which
we enjoyed the outer edge and fall OF
two inches hereabouts, was very heavy
south and east of us. In portions OF ONO,
West Virginia, Maryland, and the coal
regions of Pennsylvania it was the heavi-
est snow storm of the winter, stopping rail
road travel md breaking down the tele-
oraph lines
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

During the month of March of this year
Great Britain imported S7O,0OO,OOO worth
of goods, while her exports were valued at
$165 100000 Somehow free trade don't
overrun England with the cheap manufac-
lures of other countries, but then the "im-
mutable laws of trade operate differently
in different countries!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1894.

WASHINGTON, April :, 1884.
This Is the day on which the Education
Al bill, that has ~ long claimed the atten-
tpn of the Senate, is to fail, or to pass. II
has given rise to really great debate,
fpm which citations will be made here
after on occasions when the Limitation OF
tie Federal authority is theme of discus
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12

MEXICO narrowly escaped another "revo-
luton" the other day. simultaneously
with the opening of, railroad communities
ton between that city and all parts Of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
OUR AGENTS;

Entered AT me Past mice a. Oitd,r1 IHiHois, W
~, S,c0nh (I0ss NniL Waiter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26
The Coming Harvest.

No, my boy, no man ever reaped n
harvest of No. wheat from sowing
OF wild oats. Oh, yes, You can plow
the oats under and put in q crop Of
wheat later ana you may get a splen-
did crop, too, but even then the wheat
won't grade so high, because the oats
will get mixed in with it. And when
you thrash it will take more time, and
winnowing and cleaning, to grade the
wheat up ten times over, than it would
to have put the twenty-acre lot in
wheat in the first place Missed lots
of fun? Cert. And h-e.e-aps of grief,
too, my boy, h-e-e-aps of grief.--R j.
Burdette.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26
Pol1ing Fun at Captain Mary HfiIle,

Captain Mary Miller, the Mississippi
River steamboat woman, after several
months practice, is still hopeesslv
deficient in the art of managing river
boat 1t is said she cannot ret the
knack of ripping out those beautiful,
flowing, polysyllable oaths that have
so inspirited an influence over deck.
hands and roustabouts; and as for
knocking cook overheard once or
twice day, she says she fears she will
never learn that essential steamboat
method of gaining respect. The other
day she was trying to make the bend
below St Francis Flats, and stood on
the hurricane roof to give orders to
the new pilot.
Now, sir" she said, "will you be
so kind as to turn your wheel to The
right hand very rapidly?"
The pilot stood with open mouth
looking down the river.
Mr.. Pilot" she said, to draw his
attention, Please, Mr. Pilot, do You
hear Ine?n
Hey?" grunted the man at the
wheel.
VIII You do me the favor to turn
your wheel over seven or eight times
as fast as ever you cam"
Over went the wheel.
Oh, no, sir; no, sir; not that wav
II you please, sir; the other way, if
you please, sir3 quick, my dear sir,
quick Gracious me, we are within
twenty fingers of the bar,n
Just then the first mate came up
through the forr'ud hatchway, and the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26
ORNE, EsIERALDA COUNTY, NEW, MARCH 26, 1884.
NOT YET.

Not yet" she cried, not yet,
1t is the dawning, and life looks fair,
Give me my little hour of sun and dew,
Is ii sin that | should crave my share.
The common sunshine and the common air,
Before go away, dark shade, with you?
Not YETI
Not yet" she cried - not yet,
The day is hot and noon is pulsing strong,
And every hour is measured by task.
There il no time for signing or for song,
Leave me little longer, just so long
As till my work is dene-'ris all | ask.
Not yet!ei
mot yet she cried. not yet.
Nightfall is neal and | am tired and frail
Day was 700 full, now resting time has come ;
Let me sit still and hear the nightingale,
And see the sunset colors shift and pale.
Before | take the long, hard journey home;
,H Not YETI
And to all these in turn,
Comes Death, the unbidden universal guest,
With deep and urgent meaning in his eyes.
And pCppied flowers upon his brow, his
breast
Whispering, " Life is good but l am best !;
And never parted soul looks back and cries,
Net YETI
Susan Coolidge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26
Cost Of Marriage Licenses.

The following table shows the charge
imposed by law in each State of the
Union, In The District of Columbia
and in several of the Territories for
issuing and recording marriage IL
censes or certificates. Tie States are
ar anged with reference to the amount
of the charge made:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26

THE New York Hour says "The
novelties for next season here will be
Mr.. Barnum's elephant, which is sacred
but not white, and Sara Bernhardt, who
is white but not sacred"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26

T9 r-5@ yYgnot, life is sweeping By, go
* k.S sand dare before you die, some
a SnaAtu} d. thing mighty ard sublime
leave behind to conquer time.
$3.50 week in yonr cwn town. IS outfit free.
No risk Everything new. Capital not re-
quired. We viii furnish You everything.
Many are making fortunes. Ladies make aa
much as men, and boys and girls make great
pay. Reader If you want business at which
you can make great pay All the time, write for
particulars to IL. HALnHr~ n Co. Portland.
Maine
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26

The States making no charge for
marriage licenses arc New Mexico,
Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Caro-.
lima, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
The average for the country, as
shown above, is 81 20.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
GARRISON AND COLORADO r.. r..

Taking Eject October Is, 1883.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-03-26

The above trains are run daily and make
close connection at Mound House with
trains of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
for Virginia City and Reno, and With the
Central Pacific at Reno, via the Virginia and
Iruokee, for all points Eass and West.
Stage Connections.
AL Hawthorne with the United States Stage
Company's coaches for Aurora, 26 miles !;
Bode, 81 miles; Lundy and Bridgeport, and
stages for Corewille, IL miles.
At Luniug, l2i miles from Mound House,
with Gilmer, Salisbury Il Co.'S tri-weellly
stages leaving Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays for Downeyyille, Grantsyiile and
Belmont
AT Candelaria with the stages for Colum-
bus, miles; Silver Peak, Montezurna, Ida
Valley, Cola Mountain, etc.
At Bishop Greek with daily stages for Indes
pendence. Cerro Gorso, etc.
II. NJ. YER1NGTON, Gen. Supt.
r. j. LAWS, Assistant Superintendent.
d. A. BENDER,
General Fl eight and Passenger Agent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-06
A Mint Report Which Furnishes Reasons
Why the Coinage of Silver Dollars
Should be Discontinued.
Sample of Political Capital Manufac-
tured by Springer's Committee.
Indications that the Postal Telegraph Bill
Will be Rejected-COntinuatiOn of
the BoyntOn-Keifer Inquiry
GROWING DISCORD.
The Democratic Tariff Situation Growing
More and More Serious.

The Democratic Tariff Situation Growing
More and More Serious.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 5-There has been more
real, serious thought upon the subject of tariff
in congressional circles since Mr.. Randall an
nounced his intention of defeating the tariff
bill made by Mr.. Morrison than during all the
preceding part of the session. Randall proposes
to defeat the bill by cutting off debate and con-
sequently, amendments, and certainly the bill
would get little support in its present form.
''Can l afford to antagonize Randalls move?
Shall be led by and untried theory, or
follow the old and beaten path!" are the ques-
tions that are being put to Democratic congress
men by theirown consciences 1t is q searcher of
all unterrifed hearts To-day it looks like
sufficient number have concluded to spurn the
new departure of Morrison to defeat him, and to
bury tariff reform very deep.
1t is impossible for the people of the country,
who cannot see the moves of these sentiment
makers and leaders, and hear the original words
the subject of tariff, to appreciate the situa
tion of the party at this time. 1t seems to think
that it is damned if it does and it is damned if
it does not revise the tariff and it dallies palters,
does nothing The active members of the party
are heartsick and disgusted They hope for
nothing Work i'll committees is tagging. It is
plain that the larger portion of it would be lost
The wheels of the congressional mill are al
ready no better than stopped. Were the appro
priation bills passed it better that Congress
adjourn, and the lawmakers go home and take
care of their business and their political fences.
This the majority does not intend TO do. It is
coward The minority, of course, is helpless.
There is discord growing every day in the
Democratic party, and the gap between the pro
tectionists and the free-traders Is widening
With presidential campaign staring them in
the face, they are in a sorry plight There can
be no doubt, however, that with a President in
the White House to execute the will of Demo
cratic Congress, there would be absolute free
tradei and American laborers would be on
par with paupers within six months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-06
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Indications that the Present Congress Will
Not Pass the Bill.

Indications that the Present Congress Will
Not Pass the Bill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-There seems to be
little prospect of the passage of either of the
postal telegraph bills now in the lower house, as
the postoffice committee evinces no disposition
to act upon either of those which have been re-
ferred to it.
Representative Anderson, of Kansas, has prob
ably taken more interest in this subject than
any other man who sits in the lower house l
asked him, to-day, what he thought of the pros
poets of any postal telegraph bill. He replied
Il don't think there is any prospect whatever
during the present session. The trouble is not
that majority would oppose such action, but
the committee does not seem disposed to report
upon the bills. Still, have hopes that even this
Congress will do something toward riddlng the
country from the clutches of the telegraph
monopoly, but think the relief will come by
way of the Senate"
''Do you think that the Senate win act favor
ably upon Judge Edmundss bill this yearl7
yes. Either that or a similar measure will
be adopted by the Senate, think, and have
canvassed the question somewhat at that end of
the Capitol. Furthermore, the bill as passed
will be sent to the House, and there is bare
chance that it may be put through before ad-
journment, but l don't think it will be done be
fore next winter"