The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-13

which controls the price of every pound o.
tin used in America as we'll as by othe
monopolies of the country.
The next Illinois legislature will have
STANDARDIZATION 80 democrats, Is
repres entatives-republic 10; demo
Gratis, SO; labor party senator and rep
resenta.ives prohibition party repre-
sentative. Republican majority on JOIN
ballot, 10,
Gubernatorial elections we're held II
seventeen states last week. Blk state'
elected democrats, and nine elected repuo
licans. In Connecticut and New Hanp
shire there WAS no choice by the people
but the legislatures Of both Will elect re-
publicans, In both states, however, the
candidates having the highest vote were
democrats.
The vote on the convict labor amend
ment TO the constitution was all In on
Thursday at Springfield except the counties
of Cook and Pulaski, and the footings show
that these two counties must give gain OF
20 600 votes for the proposed convict labor
amendment to the constitution In order to
assure It's adoption Pulaski county Will
undoubtedly 20 against the amendment, 30
Cook county must show about 6o,OOO votes
foI II II convict labor Is to be abolished.
About 95, 900 votes we're cast In Cook coun-
ty, 30 the amendment Is certainly lost unless
1t has prevailed In that county by vote OF
nearly two 70 one.
The event In the East for the week was
the celebration of the 250th anniversary OF
the founding of Harvard College. On the
9Th Alumni of the old college from all
over the world gathered there, the Presi-
dent and some of his cabinet, and the
learned and literary men Of the nation, as
we'll as the hoi poloi OF spectators. 1t was
famous gathering. One young alumnus
characterizlng the gathering. said III |
wanted to make picture Of the Day OF
judgment, and give view OF all the PEG,
pie who live on the earth In one group,
would just take camera and come over
here and photograph this crowd. The only
thing wanting In the group Is Gabriel"
There were no end Of addresses and
poems. and procession, and all that sort
OF thing The degree of LII. ID. was Of
fered President Cleveland, but at his ur-
gent request the bestowal was omitted.
The degree was conferred, however, upon
large number of gentlemen, prominent
In civil life and In literary and educational
pursuits In this country as well rs Europe,
among them being Secretary Lamar, Gov.
Robinson, of Massachusetts; Il. +. Hoar,
President Dwight of Yale; President Rob
inson, Of Brown; President Adams, OF Cor
nell; Mark Hopkins, of Williams; John
w. Powers, of the Geological Survey ;
John q Whittier and Cheyreol, the cen.
tenary chemist and physicist of Paris.
Not the least important feature Of the
celebration was the social event of Mrs
Clevelands presence. On her arrival there
was an immense crowd to see her debark
from the train, but she eluded them ana
escaped the mass of observers. 1t appears,
however, that she wore n quiet travelling
dress of light brown corduroy, trimmed
around the throat and down the front with
ChinChilla fur of the same color. She wore
a pair of tan gloves. "She evidently felt
that she was the observed of all observers"
says the report, "and il embarrassed her 50
AS to cause her to stumble as she got into
the carriage and scrambled 10 the seat
more like lively school girl than the wife
of the Chief Magistrate" However, there
was reception and endless hand shaking,
dinners, etc, at Mrs Mason's, SO that $50
ciety" was satisfied, though the crowds
everywhere on the watch for her were as II
rule disappointed.