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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
OHIO ELECTION.

The result of the Ohio election las
Tuesday shows that Republicans can vote
on rainy day as we'll as the Democrats
The vote cast, In spite of the rain, was as
large AS at the presidential election year
ago, and the outcome therefore naturally d
| Republican triumph though there is a.
compared with last year a reduction of six
or seven thousand in the Republican ma
jority, Foraker this year carrying the state
by from $4,000 to $4,000, while Blaine S
majority, a year ago, was $4,000. On legis-
lature, however the issue is Unexpectedly
close, the Democrats claiming to have a
majority on joint ballot if they have car
ried Hamilton county (CincinnatD, but by
the too common Republican trick of hold
ing back the returns until the rest of the
state Is heard from, the count in Hamilton
county remains incomplete and the result
on the Legislative ticket there still hangs
in doubt. Some idea may be formed of
the eagerness of the Republicans to win in
the fight by the fact that at Dayton, in or
der to prevent the Democrats at the Sol
diers' Home from voting, the Republican
bribed the attaches of that insti-
tuition to keep the Democrats from the
polls by administering to them croton oil
The great disadvantage of the Democrats
in the fight, however, arose from dissension
in their own ranks The party is unfor-
tunately divided INFO two pretty hostile
camps, one of which i. controlled by Gov
IIoadley and John Mclean, and the other
by the friends of Judge Thurman. Among
he latter there was a very strong feeling
hat if Democratic victory on Tuesday |
meant the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of lIoadley and
Mclean 1t the expense of renewed indig- |
lty to Thurman, the victory was hardly
worth striving for
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

GRANT & WARD.--The New York Her.
aid of oct sth and again of oct. 18Th con
tains in all some Is columns of statements
by Ferdinand Ward IN regard to the tran
sactons of the great banking house Of
Grant a. Ward. The statements are main
ly devoted to showing how many promi-
nent and enlightened business men,
bankers and politicians availed themselves
of the questionable ways of Ward Il Co. to
make large piles of money, though they
must have known perfectly well that those
ways were sheer swindling. In regard TO
the method of Ward and his guilty asso-
ciates the statements give information
only incidentally. But the method was
simple enough. 1t was to get hold of all
the money, stocks, securities, or other con
yertible property people were foolish en-
ough to entrust them with; to pay enor-
nous interest or dividends on such loans
or " investments and to pay the dividends
out of money obtained by new loans or
investments And SO the business went
on until Ward, Fish and others, in the
course Of some four years had borrowed
six or eight millions of dollars and paid
most of it back again to the "invcstors 8"
rs interest at enormous rates or dividends;
and then Wards credit having suddenly
petcr5d out and he being able to raise no
more money by loans to pay further divi-
dends, tho bubble busted leaving hardly ii
dollar behind to satisfy creditors 70 the
amont of five or six millions, 1t was eX-
city the method, on a gigantic scale. of
the Boston woman who started a savings
bank, paying five per cent mouth on the
deposits until the deposits were exhausted,
when the bank collapsed.
But while these statements uf Ward re-
veal nothing new In regard TO the >Wind.
ling methods of the great banking house
of Grant y Ward, they DO involve a shock
ing story of the greed of gain which temp
ted men of apparent reputation and homer
TO share secretly in transactions which they
must have known to be illegitimute aad
dishonest II is siCkening to see such
names as those of Gen. Gordon, Mavor
Grace, George ID. Morgan, Jay Could and
many others equally respectable" fig.
uring in these transactions. II is true that
Ward, to gloss the shameleSSneSs of his
methods, pretended TO be deriving enor
nous profits from government contracts;
yet most of these men must have known
that this was nothing but the shallowes,
kind of blind YET If they really had any
faith in the government contracts, they
must have knows that if such enormous
sums of money were made in that way the
government must have been robbed and
they were sharing in the plumber The
swindle was OF mammoth proportions
Thus far but one man-poor Fish-ha.
been punished for his share In il. Ough,
the matter to be allowed to rest there
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

The Commission to locate the proposed
Soldiers and Sailors Home TO be erected
in this state seem 10 have a tough time of
it to agree upon the proper spot Each one
Of the seven was appointed AZ the cham
pion of his own peculiar locality, and of
course would regard a failure to win as his
own certain political death. The members
met and took hundred or two ballots sew
eral weeks ago and then adjourned over to
last Tuesday, when they again met at
Springfield and have been balloting ever
since. As Ottawa has no member OF the
Commission of course she gets no votes
and is out of the fight
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

DEATH OF CARDINAL MCCLosKY.-Car.
dinal McClosky, Archbishop of New YORK.
died in that city early last Saturday morn
ing at the age of 70 years, lie was a
native of Brooklyn, New York, and educl-
ted at the Catholic college at Emmetsburg'
Md, supplementing his studies by two
years residence in Rome. He was the
only American bishop ever elevated TO the
Caxdinalate, and as such took part in the
election of the present Pope lie mad
filled various important positions in the
church up to 1874, when he was made
coadjutor to Archbishop Hughes in New
York, and on the death OF that eminent
preiate was made his successor, which po-
sition he held to his death. He was zeal,
GUS worker, built many large and beautiful
churches, schools and academies, intro
duced many new orders into his diocese,
and finished the magnificent cathedral on
Fifth Avenue, New York, which is "a mon
ument to him and the great Archbishop
Hughes, the sturdiest defender of Catholi-
city this continent has ever known. Car
dinal McClosky was a prince among men
as we'll as In the church. and will long be
for his labor for the poor and
tie orphans, and his successful efforts to
bring the comforts and consultations of his
church to the humblest persons In his
province, After long life spent In the
service Of his church and for the good OF
the pious and venerable cardinal
has entered into that rest that remains for
he people of God-he has gone from labor
% reward.
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outside of the Grundy delegation, his
name was withdrawn, and Dibell's noml-
nation was made unanimous. MI ID,
thereupon duly appeared before the body
and in a meat little speech" pledged him
self, if elected, so to discharge his duties
that no one should ever know that he had
been republican. The query arises; II
he is to cease to be republican as soon as
he gets the office, what is the sense of the
Republican party going to all this fuss to
put him there
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

That the only daughter of Gen. Grant i!
leading life of continual unhappiness is
a sad thought to Americans, and no won
der the newspapers say little about it. Says
the Denver Opinion:
The truth is that the only reason why
the separation has not been complete be
tween Nellie Grant and her husband has
been because of her inability to obtain
possession of her three children. Sartoris
has beeu brutal in his treatment OF her and
she does not want to live with him. If
the children ever get to this side of the
water they will never be allowed to go
back again. If Mrs. Sartoris gets posses
sion of them she will probably, after the
mourning in the Grant family ends, bring
suit for a divorce from the brutal, unap-
preciative creature she married. This
marriage was the regret of Grants life.
This is not gossip, but plain statement of
fact
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
The w eek.
Foreign.

Tho situation of the Eastern question
at present is about this That the po"
ersn have agreed upon the outlines OF
memorandum to Turkey, recognizing the
union of Bulgaria and Roumelia with the
understanding that King Alexander is tc
nav tribute to Turkey, and Turkey accepts
the arrangement thus far as a JaH dccompt'
Int with the reservation that the powers
are TO prevent further attempts on turkish
territory by Servia, Greece, etc AS the
mowers give no such guarantees, turkey
is making active preparations for war, not
only 10 repel attacks from Servia, Greece
etc. but also to drive Bulgaria back beyond
the Balkans AS this war at present seems
10 be inevitable, what the powers" VIII DO
in that case is at present an unsolVed prop
lem.
The turmoil in Ireland is increasing as
the time for the approaching parliamentary
elections shortens. Conventions are being
held one after the other in the various par
lamentary districts in Ireland to noml-
nate candidates and being each in turn at
tended by Parnell, nominations are gen
orally made at his suggestion. ParnelFs|
position is about this: He accepts Glad
stones offer OF granting Ireland legislative
control over her own affairs, even to the
land question and matters of tariff and 10
csl taxation; but he dissents to tie require
ments of pledge against agitation for the
separation of ireland and England, be
cause, he says, there is no man or set OF
men in or out Of Ireland that have power
to give any such guarantee; though he can
with great confidence predict that in case
Ireland is allowed to make her own laws
and to feel that the imperial government Is
disposed to deal justly towards her. there
will be no desire tor separation. But Mr.
Chamberlain is nearly as much power In
the liberal party as Gladstone himself, and
he continues firm in his denunciation Of the
Irish measures for which Parnell contends.
A Belva Lockwood has appeared in Eng
land in the person of Miss Helen Taylor,
who has entered upon an active canvass rs
candidate for parliament. Henry George
is supporting her, and she expects TO be
elected, and says that if she is not adj
mittcd She will raise Il bigger row than
Bradlaugh did.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Among the presidential po''masters for
Illinois appointed during The week we're
William II. Newcomb at Pana, Elijah I.
Eads at Knoxville, George +. Blackstone
at Paxton, Christian Blievernicht at Elm
hurst, and II. +. Tolman at Lanark.
1t was noticeable that very few ONO
Republican clerks cared to go home and
vote at the Ohio election on Tuesday.
They seemed to think it might endanger
their official heads.
A Washington dispatch of Tuesday
makes this important announcement: "Dr.
Hathaway and b. f. Nicholson, of Chica-
70, are here in the interest of Mr.. Duncan,
of Ottawa, for United States District Al.
torney at Chicago"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Our friend Zwan2ig Of tie Ottawa Tier.
ol9, besides issuing us paper twice week
without additional cost to his subscribers
has introduced another new departure, that
of printing such editorials as are intended
specially to interest the English speak
ing public, in English His last issue
thus contains a spirited reply to state.
ment of the Streator Free Press that the
German population of La Sale county are
about all ready to come back into the Re
publican party. The HGoM denies this,
and says after pretty careful count by
himself and the Hon. Chas. l.. Hoffman
he finds that there are about 5000 German
voters in this county, of whom $500 are
Democrats, 500 Republicans and GOO Mug.
wumps at is true" he adds, that deep.
rooted indignation prevails among our Ger
man democrats on account of the malicious
and insulting treatment they received at
the last two county conventions from the
hands of those hoggish elements of the
party, whom you might put down as the
ring of professional office seekers. But in.
stead of voting the Republican ticket, we
will do our level best to crush them out of
existence and fight them inside of our party
to the bitter end
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
Labor,

A savage riot took place in st. Louis on
Friday of last week, through the street
railway strikers attacking and overturning
a number of cars on different lines and
brutally beating the working drivers and
conductors, some Of whom were fatally in
jured, Several passengers were seriously
injured, and John lIavey, one of the riot
ers, was shot and killed 10y a policeman.
Many arrests were made, and at IA late hour
at night the city was quiet, and has been
kept so since then 10y the authorities, the
cars running without further interruption
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

The idiotic project of the Illinois state
house commissioners to ornament the ro
tunda of the state house with statues of
living Illinois " statesmen has been for.
tunately squelched by an injunction grant
ed 10y Judge Creighton, of the Sangamon
county circuit court, at the instance of the
Hon. David T. Littler. The Judge bases
his injunction on the ground that the leg
islature has given the commissioners No
power TO spend the peoples money In any
such foolish way. There are eight "cor.
bells" la the rotunda that were proposed 70
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be "ornamented" with such statuary. As the
are republicans We should
probably have had as objects for visitors OF
the capital TO gaze upon the statues OF
such ornamental statesmen as Gov,
Oglesby, Dan Shepard, Long Jones, Gov.
Beveridge, &c, &c. The state house has
cost enough to make it to the taxpayers
serious business They don't want it
turned into an object of ridicule.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Turn Hall was crowded By - gay and les-
tive throng last night, the occasion of the
first annual ball Of the Cigar Makers Union
No. %, of this city. The hall was dccked
with devices and in front of the stage was Il
large banner stretched across with the words;
"Welcome; First Annual Ball, c. NJ. =" The
music was furnished by Wiiiis's full orches-
ira, and the event was one of rare enjoyment
to those present The local branch, No. 80
of the Cigar Makers international Union CT
America was rcorEanized and established in
1850, its present officers being Otto Winkler,
president; l.. Buc chenstein, vice president; ia
cob Baisch, financial secretary; George
Hcidenrcich, recording secretary, and a King,
treasurer. The society meets at Schaefer's
Hall on the second Friday of each month.
The Union has It's own local rules, but is sub
iect to the laws of the international Union.
1t is of much benefit to its members. When
any one of them dies a fund of $50 is given
to the family and the expenses Of the funeral
are provided for In sickness the members
care for each other and s. each week is drawn
for the sick member while he is unable
to work. The Union is strongly opposed to
convict and rat-shop labor, and each box OF
cigars made by the members states that they
are made by tirst.class workmen and bear
the autograph of the president of the c. NJ.
l. L.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

The smallpox epidemic in Montreal con
tinues undated with from 50 to 100 new
cases day and 80 to 60 deaths And the
disease is rapidly spreading in all direc'
tions. Eleven cases on Monday were re
ported at St. Gabriel, ana cases have APP
peared at Quebec, while the Vermont line
on this side is as closely guarded as if an
armed invasion was expected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Lieut.. Gov. Manning, owa, has re
signed his office, having made business
arrangements to leave the state. The Pres
ident of the state senate has also resigned,
so that in case the Governor should die
there would be no one upon whom the
succession to the Office could fall and Iowa
would be left in the desperate and forlorn
condition of having no Governor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

The Republican convention called eet
at Morris on Monday to nominate parti-
san candidate for Judge of this judicial
district was attended by full delegations
from the four counties in the district.
Owen Lovejoy, of Princeton, was made
president of the body. The only candi-
dates presented for nomination were Dor
renee Dibell, of Joliet, and A. l.. Jordan,
of Morris, hut as the latter had no friends
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

\ Quincy journalist, employed on tie
new paper there, the SVaday Op'ir fur.
uishes that paper with a new departure in
incorporation, in The shape of an article
irving a sensational account of his own
death, covering some twenty pages of man
uscript. The name of this enterprising &C.
Mus was L. L. Wood, and after finishing
the article he went to his room at the Fay
House in that city and blew out his brains.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

lIEwlTr-JoRDAN-T Morris News re-
cords the marriage, on Thursday, of Miss
Kate D. Jordan, of that city, to DR.. II. NJ.
Hewitt, Of Peoria, H., at the home of W. A.
Jordan. After the usual wedding ceremony
and wedding festivities, Mr.. and Mrs. lIew-
lit left Morris for Abilene, Kansas, their fu-
ture home Mrs. Hewitt's many friends in
this city Join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. IIew-
lit length Of days and the full need of hap
piness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
SCOTT BROS. ~ co.
See What u Dollar VIII Blu

See What u Dollar VIII Buy.
6 yards scarlet all wool twilled flannel for
81; worth 25c per yard.
13 yards dress ginghams for 81.
20 yards fast color ginghams for 81.
II rolls cotton batting for 81.
10 yarns cashmere for 81; all colors.
- balls first quality of knitting cotton
for 81.
IL skeins yarn for 81; all colors.
yards double width cashmere for 81.
20 yards unbleached cotton flannel for 81.
% hemmed fancy handkerchiefs for 81.
gents undcrshirts or drawers for 81.
ladies' Merino underwear for 81.
Is linen towels for 81; worth 1919 cents
each.
5 pair mems all wool socks for 81.
4 pair ladies' fine all wool hose for 81.
Is papers 10 cent pins for 81.
II ladies' linen collars for 81.
80 yards print for 81.
2 nice wool hoods for 81.
2 handsome nubias for 81.
very nice winter skirt, quilted bottom, for
81; well worth Sl.5o.
pair fine wool Jersey gloves for 81. These
gloves would be cheap enough at 80 cents
each.
yards all wool black cashmere for 81.
s fine hem stitched ladies' handkerchiefs
for 81.
2 nice fine ladies' felt hats, ne,c shapes, for
81.
pair good button shoes, ladies', for 81.
pairs good rubbers 81.
. yards nice Brussels carpets for ST.
large new stock of children's high cut
shoes.
The finest stock of cloaks ever shown in
this county now open.
| pair of good white or colored blankets
for 81; lately sold at $3.50.
2 fine white shirts for ST.
An immense stock of new carpets opened
up last week.
Scarlet all wool underwear, Ala cents; as
good as is usually sold at 81.
- Come and see for yourselves.
SCOTT Bros, e Co.
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"rie Nail,adn."

In Gilbert and sullivan new opera, "ihe
Mikalo," that ruler Of Japan threatens to
punish some of his subjects who have, he be-
lieyes. executed his son, by putting them ell
Their in boiling oil or melted lead. \ humane
sovereign, however, il he saw his people suf-
feriuA, would naturally give them st. Jacobs
oil, the conqueror of pain. Il soothes and
heals and its name is a household word in
eyery civilized country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Gen. John c. Black was called home TO
Illinois from his post in Washington two
weeks ago by the severe illness OF II young
daughter, whom 1t was his great sorrow to
see close her eyes in death. The people
of the state of Illinois sympathize deeply
with Gen. Black in his sad aiiliction.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Ills an III wind &c. The smallpox
epidemic in Canada is working miracles in
the interest of American bank shareholG-
ers. Not single American bank cashier
has gone 10 Canada in four weeks
Wouldn't it be good thing in the interest
of American honesty TO make smallpox in
Canada permanent institution
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
Considerable fun is being made by the

Considerable fun is being made by the
newspapers over the bill rendered by the
civil service commission for travelling ex.
penses during their perambulations in dis
charge of their official duties. The items
that particularly excite merriment are the
frequentrepetition in Commissioner Eaton's
account of lemonade by the pitcherful and
gin and ale" and in Gregorys bill the fire.
quent recurrence of the items of "porter"
and newspapers and tits even stated that
Auditor Chenowith, of the [. S. treasury,
will strike out these items. Their sum to-
tai, however, is a trife, and TO diSallow it
looks like bringing reform" down to a
pretty fine point after the example of the
famous Mexican rowing commission
whose charges for cigars and stimulants
ran into thousands; the $4,000 spent for
brandy, champagne and other strong waters
It the famous Yorktown drunk and the
$500 for "whisky and cigars that were
allowed to the funeral committee sent from
to accompany Gartield's re-
mains 70 Cleveland, and other like enor.
nous liquor bills frequently allowed to
'uneral committees attendant on deceased
mem bers of congress.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Within the past ten days series Of eAten
siye raids by burglars has been committed
at Morris, Streator, Mcndota, joliet and
Peru. The police of this city should be on
the alert as the thieves may swoop down ON
Ottawa any night soon. Be on the lookout
for them. They are in the neightorhood.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

H. W. Shaw, known to fame Us Josh
Billing" died on "Wednesday at Monterey,
California Of apopleXy.
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Book coffee ut Burke s.

Martin Williamson and Kjistena Erickson,
both Of Miller township, were made one in
the parlor of the Ottawa House, Thursday
forenoon, BY Esq. Bane. A reporter was on
hand to witness the style in which the jus
tice would kiss the bride, but was disap
pointed ,,as this act vas postponed by his
Honor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

Have you seen those fine styles of trousers
at Oa& Hall? They are handsome and equal
to custom made. Try pair and save mo-
M
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
SIG buy a fine worsted suit.
VI. STIEFEL.

States Attorney Moloney is reported as
having S25 900 to lend and lie has been be-
sieged on all sides by the clerks and the
DEPUTIES of the court house this week to loan
them few thousands. Jim Cross was one
Of the first applicants but nothing short of
$1,000 would satisfy him and he came
away empty handed. Mr.. Cross probably
wanted to invest in April pork,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

You want IN to wear well. Well, we war
rant IN to wear well. S. B. wilkins Co. s
Rockford hosiery. bi some & c.