The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-19
Current Events.

The republican State convention of Nc'
York was held ut Buffalo ON Wednesda.
last The delegates At large to Chlcag
are Senator Hiscock, ex-senator Warrel
Wood. Pulp Miller, Chauncey NJ: Depev
and ex-senator Plat. They are all Blaine
men. The platform "is certain" that nj
one will be nominated at Chicago that Il
not sound on the high tariff question; ant
the course of the republicans in congress
In opposing the Mills bill Is approved. The
Chicago Tribune in its hopeless fight for q
tariff reform plank In the Chicago platform
and for Greshams nomination, MS we'll as
republicans with leanings that way, must
feel the desperate condition OF their cause
by this time. With New York, the pivo-
tai state, declaring for high tariff without
reserve, Il is certain that any hope for any
thing less Is preordained TO destruction.
ON the same day state conventions OF
republicans were held In Minnesota, Neb.
raska, West Virginia, and Connecticut,
The delegates at large are almost 10 man
in favor of Blaine. Minnesota leans u lit
choice. In West Virginia the second
choice Is for Sherman. Sherman by the
way, seems to be slipping back into OBJ
scurity at a very lively pace.
The republicans of Virginia on Thurs
day had a characteristic convention. Ma.
hone called 1t to order, and immedia tely
there were three cheers for Blaine. Short
ly after, Senator Rddleberger was told to
"git," and he got. In the evening eX-
Congressman Wise got into row with the
convention and being sat down on, bolted
with fifty followers. At midnight the
f,,l1 IuI
got along 80 far as the appointment OF n
committee on credentials!
On Tuesday last the New York State
democratic convention was held In New
York City, which convention appointed the
delegates to the ST. Louis convention. All
wings of the party were represented, and
the utmost harmony prevailed throughout.
The platform adopted declares that the
allegiance and adherence OF the State
Democracy to the principles announced by
the convention Of 1887 are hereby again
declared with an explicit approval of the
doctrines affirmed In the last annual mes.
sage of the President to Congress that I'm
necessary taxation is unjust taxation; that
taxation for the mere purpose OF beneiiting
the few at the expense of the many Is
perversion Of the National power, that the
correction of the evils resulting from such |
a system will best serve the healthful con.
dtion Of American industry and enterprise
and promote the public welfare; that a
large surplus In the National Treasury
drawn by vicious taxation from the chan
nels of trade Is a dangerous and indefeDsi
BILE abuse, and that In reducing taxation
The interest OF American labor should be
carefully regarded. Cleyelands Admins.
tration was Endorsed and the delegation In
structed for him,
Democratic conventions were held
Thursday In Minnesota, Missouri, Call
fornia and Kansas In all of which the
President was endorsed and his tariff mes
sage approved.
The prohibitiOnists of Illinois have nom.
mated Capt. Hartz OF Lincoln for Governor
The party expects to poll $4,000 votes this
fall.
The Union Labor party on Wednesday
nominated A. j, Sreeter of Illinois for
president,
In the Senate Oh Wednesday Senator
Vests resolution to investigate the beef
trust was adopted,
On Wednesday Mr. Russell, of Mass,
q large sheep grower, made plea for free
wool in the house. lie said the only pro.
duct of New England AGRICULTURAL was
wool, which had no export value that the
L. s. and Spain are the only civilized ma.
tons In the world to tax wool and that the
cheap" clothing bought by the poor were
made, not from wool, but from the rags
al. T,n . 1l ho r ~ hun La col
he was large sheep growet but only for
mutton, and the wool was a secondary con
sideration.
date for governor Of the State, has brought
forth pension bill which II passed would
use up $250,0O00O0. Mr.. Matson bids
high, surely He's perfectly safe, how
ever, 1t will never be passed.
While this part Of Illinois has barely had
rain enough, the great northwest has been
soaked through and through by the almost
ceaseless rains tor the past three weeks.
The consequence Is that the M mississippi Is
now running higher than has been known
since the food of 1851. The levees above
aud below Quincy are broken, and the
American bottom" is covered with from
luitt W slh lttt vi WdttI. Ht bItuh VI |
the Sny levee is particularly disastrous, Ms
IL let the river over thousands Of cultivated
farms and has caused much damage. No
lives have been lost, but million and a
half of money In cattle and planted crops
have heen destroyed.
The u. s. Supreme Court on Monday
refused to grant rehearng in the great
Telephone case, which approves the Bell
monopoly, MIR. Fullers appointment to be
Chief Justice has not yet been acted upon
and rs the Court has adjourned, 1t may not
be heard Of for some time.
There was freezing weather in portions
OF Eastern Illinois and Southern Indiana
Monday night, causing serious damage to
the fruit and vegetable crops
In a suit Of the heirs Of wealthy man
who died recently, bequeathing large
sum of money to aid Henry George In the
propagation of his peculiar land reform
theory, the Vice Chancellor of the New
Jersey State Court of last resort has decided
that the bequest is invalid, because Henry
Georges reformatory theory is contrary TO
the laws of the land.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
of California has ahsOrhed all the lines