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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-08-29
MiSCEiLAN EOuS.
DEMOCRATIC PRiM sR les
.~f AND -.
COUNTY CONVENTION.

TIA MEETING OF THf DEMOCRATIC
~ t"Mmifiee nf L Hntali, ceiinly. Nv
held 81 IAN thorhc. IN >qit nonhty on the
i4.h ,lay If Anfii. is>s he following r"soia-
,lons were idnp'e0 by the said COMMITTEES:
krSplvr1, Tin, ne Demnc.atic County
g aventon &c Esurfnl,r comfy N-vada,
rnnvc"a a, tanduaPt' oi fgiday. October .,
loss
Resolved, That primaries for the election
OF delegates To said County cunyeuto on he
he'd on saturday, september +, iSis, III the
several precincts of the county.
Resolved, That the Chairman, Secretary
and riensprir Of this Committee make Il call
Tor said Gony,ntion and pimalics soinc time
rief Lie hatipn1i Couychtiua rhal. have sd.
joltrueG
Resolved. iiNt when said Gony"Dtion shall
meet II shall .elec, the nance Of prrsOns 10
id 'ht following named Offices, l.-yit.
Two Assemaiymcn
one Long Term cpinmi-s'oner.
One Shuit Term Commissioners.
Sheriff
ASsossOT.
G,rik.
Trea>ti rcr.
Recorder and Auditor.
District Attorney :.dd ax-oeiclo Supcrlnteu-
dent OF -choau.
Public sAdnnisrator
Ordered ;ha; the aFpur' 'onment Of dele.
gates 10 the Count Convention DC made a.
loiows
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29
TWO FACTS FOR HIGH-TARIFP MEN TO TX
PLAIN.

Since 1881 the farm mortgages of Hi
nois have increased IL per cent, and one
dfth of the acreage of the farm lands of
the state is covered by mortgages, evera-
ging per cent interest These mortgages
are not given to take up and improve new
lands, as they generally are further west,
but they represent very largely what the
farmers are short in the matter of keeping
up with current expenses. They mean de-
cline In values and ultimate ruin to many.
man In many parts of the west can feel
sure that the value of his land is rising
from year to year, even II he barely keeps
up his interest: but can this be said truly
of most Illinois farms? La Sale and Blu
reau counties are high up on the list of
heavily mortgaged lands; yet the majority
of the farmers of these counties voted TO
keep up the heavy war taxes now imposed,
and prefer TO pay an average duty of A.
per cent on many of the very necessaries
of life rather than TO rebuke even by the
scratching of ticket the party which
pledged itself solemnly four years ago to
correct the abuses of the existing tariff"
Prejudice was stronger than selfinterest
The other fact is still more impressive.
The population Of the farming districts of
Illinois is falling off exactly as it Is in
New England. The last school census
shows that while the cities have gained,
the country towns have fallen off. Farms
are consolidated; and the young men are
going away from the neighborhood of the
" home markets" of Joliet and Chicago
hundreds Of miles out on the prairies, 10
live in Il style which they could not endure
here, and seek living which they could
not obtain in this state. They go where
they will earn less; but by adapting them'
selves 10 the hard life of new country
they spend less, They have not yet learned
that their expenses can be cut down by
paying less here for machinery, for lum'
Der, for salt, glass, nails, clothing, and
score Of other articles When Il was In
their power to cut off at single election
nearly onefourth of tine average living ex
penses, they voted to keep up the expenses
for the imagined benefit of somebody who
never thanks them for their pains. Sew.
enteen millions are burdened with heavy
taxes for tho supposed good of one mil.
lion; and for the real benefit, of the great
capitalists who loan the formers money on
and laugh In their sleeves at
the campaign of Imagination"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

olambering down from his seat, when he
stopped in front Of Godfrey Bros store on
Saturday evening, The time was six o'clock,
Just the hour when people, hurying home.
ward from their places Of business, will
naturally block a store from one extremity
to another, and engage attention Of clerks
The gentleman Of luxury meandered to and
fro in front of the store, until to him q ia.
vorablc opportunity offering, large and
delicious appearing goose, which occupied
the topmost station upon pile of its neigh.
bors found its way into his hands, and he
unwittingly walked towards his buggy
perhaps thinking of som ething else. At this
Junc'ure Abe Godfrey noticed his departure
and gave chase, Seeing that he was pur
sued he ran toward the Fox river bridge,
leaving his horse and buggy standing in the
street, but Abe soon caught him and recov,
cred the aoose A few moments later he re.
turned and offered TO pay for it, but Abe
again gave chase and he departed not to re-
guard In the adjoining vacant lot, until tho
horse WAS allowed to tenant the street unit
midnight, but the thief returned not. Per.
haps be walked by and discovering the lay
OF the land: went sadly away. When it be-
came evident that t.eir vigil was fruitless,
the police gathered up the rig and took IL
to the engine house. Here the buggy was I
explored, and a varied collection was found.
consisting Of turkeys, celery. canned goods,
silvsrwars, and indeed most excellent as.
sortmeut Of X.mss presents and ediblss was
unearthed, each article being wrapped in
paper Of business houses of this city. Many,
If not the majority, had apparently been
purchased. The mysterious owner, whose
nam0 is Moore, and whose residence is in
the quiet village Of Marseilles, was repre-
scented next day by his three brothers, who
offered to arbitrate. The police did not de-.
sire arbitration, they desired the presence
Of Moore.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29
TIE NEGRO PROBLEM.

The Influence Of the negro on the re-
suit Of the late presidential election Is
beginning to awaken thought The fact
that but for the negro vote the popular
majority In favor of Cleveland would have
been over million, and the ninety six
electoral votes of New York, Ohio, lndi-
ana and Illinois would have been cast in
his favor is one that cannot fail to arrest
attention Douglas once boosted that,
whatever might he the outcome Of the ne,
gro controversy In which, in ante-war-
times, he took So prominent a part this
WAS and would always remain white
mans government IL that true' Harri-
son would have been behten two tn one In
the electoral college bu. for the negro vote.
The white man has been Outvoted by the
negro and his political associates, and prac-
ticaIly the negro Is supreme. Neither In
congress or any state Legislature dare the
Republicans pass IA measure that is often,
sive to the negro, or In ANY way speak or
net to endanger their full possession of the
negro vote.
There is a great deal OF talk about the
solid south Is II not fully offset by sol
Id north? And the north Is solid solely 10y
reason of the negro vote.
Yet of all voting material that Of the ne
gro is the kind most demoralizipg and Vi
cious, for it is purely mechanical. The
negro Is a Republican; he votes the Re
publican ticket AT the behest of the party
leaders as unfailingly and inevitably, and
he was n wooden machine In the hands of
a skilled manipulation. Questions of gov
ernmental policy may arise: the reduction
of the surplus, the revision of the tariff,
the regulation of trusts the revival Of our
foreign commerce, the acquisition of Cana
da the regulation OF immigration, and a
hundred other subjects for political action
around which parties could form, but TO
all these the negro vote gives no thought
III ODeys tue DtItSt VI tue htpuUllthu ltdu
ers, who In turn are the tools OF the trusts,
and tariff moDopolists, who con-
tribute the fat" for campaign expenses.
Yet there is among the Democrats of the
north not sign of opposition-not par
ticle of even prejudice, against the negro
or his vote. Socially and politically, all
his legal rights and all due consideration
and respect are as fully and ungrud gingly
awarded him by the Democrats as by the
Whatever prejudice against
him may exist at the north on account of
his color is purely social, and Is common In
exactly the same degree to all parties. II
was In strongly Republican-not Demo>
In Iowa, and Ohio, that
negroes have been mobbed within a year
for daring to marry white woman.
While the status Of the negro at the
north is thus all that his most ard ent friends
and particularly the Republican machine
nanipulators-c desire, his case Is diff
'erent at the south. In at least one OF the !
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

The last strike far protection is made by
the actors, who want TO place all European
stars on the list be barred under the section
of the immigration law prohibiting the inns
portation of contract labor OF course, with
Irving barred, and Salvini barred, and Co
qulin, and Bernhardt, etc, etc, barred,
there might, perhaps, be an open week now
and then for bowling transformer who
now pines for chance to worry city
audience. We have been 80 often told that
protection creates wealth that many simple
minded people actually believe 1t; but 1t
remains for the actors to point out the as.
tonishing fact that 1t may create brains
also. Great thing, this protectionl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

southern states-South Carolina 10 wit-he
Is In the majority, and In the other states
of the south, he numbers from 40 down tc
20 per cent. Of the entire vote. Yet his
vote is not there, as AT the north, a uniied
machine, In the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
manipulators, and will never be allowed To
be. The south, during the ghastly era OF
reconstruction, had a full realization Of
what negro domination means, and will
forever remain unit In its dread Of re-
currence of such horrors.
Except on this subject of voting, howev
or, the feeling of the south toward the
negro is In all respects friendly-more so
than AT the north. He Is one of their most
popular institutions. He understands
our ways says the Augusta Chronicle, "he
Is acclimated, he Is attached TO the farm,
he Is domestic, and as general thing is
kindly. In return, the disposition OF our
people Is to treat him justly, even gener
ously. The desire Is to make him feel
that he is part Of the country and to take
pride In the success Of the farm and the
prosperity OF the neighbOrhood. And he
will be educated, for he is a fixture here,
and will be a better citizen and worker
when he Is civilized and informed than
when he is embittered and brutalized"
But when 1t comes to a free exercise of
his right to vote, the south puts limit On
all questions of local or national concern
ment, when he votes as a southern, free
agent, exercising thought and judgment,
he Is nnder no more restraint than the
most Intelligent white man; but, when 1t is
undertaken to vote him as machine, In
the interest OF restoration of negro domino
tion, as In the fearful reconstruction days,
then the south objects, and rather than
permit II will drive him with musket and
shot gun from the polls.
And this Is the Republican grievance
against the south-they are not allowed to
mass the negro vote there as unit and
WELD 1t as at the north, like a machine.
Yet the grievance Is well founded and
real-it is restraint upon the free exer-
else Of mis- franchise by the negro and
thus q clear violation of the Amend
ments.'
And the south Is beginning to realize this,
and that they cannot much longer stand
upon such ground.
Yet what to do, There Is but one thing
Eighty per cent. of the negro voters of the
south are unable TO read and write, and the
mass Of them can therefore be disfran-
chised by the adoption of al intelligence
qualification for voters such as now OBJ
tainsi In Massachusetts 1t Is true that such
a regulation throughout the entire south
would reduce their representation In CON
gress by 30 or 40 mem ers. But the solid
south, as political power at Washington,
is gone anyway, and gone forever. There
remains to the south, then, nothing but TO
protect their homes from the horrors-real |
Or imsginary-of negro domination, and
this at any sacrifice, il will do.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

Preparations for the Inauguration of
President Harrison have already begun
and are promised to be on the most elabor-
ate scale-an expensive and imposing
military parade, banquet for a selection
of 500 at $75 cover, and grand ball In
the new pension office. Mr.. Harrison and
family have already engaged rooms at the
Arlington TO be occupied for two weeks
prior to the Inauguration. This all prom
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29
MICHAEL DINEEN

An immense coffin-shaped card, orna
mented with skull and cross bone repre-.
sensations and white cap at the oottom,
was tackled upon the door of II. G. Woods
office, at Aurors, Wednesday night. MI
Wood is the local agent for the c. W. & v
coal company and the communication is
supposed to be warning In relation to al.
legged short weights, similar to those sent
nearly all the city coal dealers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

The twenty.secOnd annual meeting o.
the Horticultural Society OF Northern Hi
nois will be held In the Masonic Hall,
Franklin Grove, H., on Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan and 10, 1889 All inter-
este In the progress Of horticulture are
specially invited to attend, and aid In reor.
gambling the horticultural interests OF the
district, Those having anything new In
the way OF fruits and vegetables, or varie-
ties wanting Identification, are cordially In
vited to bring or send them to the meeting,
Among the interesting papers on the pro-
gramme are the following; Country
Highways; How Shall We Improve
Them" l.. h. Bryant, Princeton; Hand
ling, Shipping and Marketing Fruits"
Jesse K. Whitley, Carroll, Iowa; "Growing
and Marketing Grapes and Small Fruits
e. G. Hathaway, Ottawa; "The Improve
ment and characterization of Parks, Lawns
Thoroughfares and School Grounds" H.
G. Bryant, Princeton, and great many
others. Arthur Bryant, Princeton, is Pres.
ident, and +. w. Graves, Sandwich, Score.
tary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

The new tariff reform paper by the Am
erlcan Tariff Reform League has appeared
1t is called the Leader, will appear weekly
and is edited by Clinton Kurdish. Its motto
is Equal Rights to all and Special Privi-
leges to None" and its leading editorial
announces the policy of the Leader as the
utter extinction of the protective tariff sys
tpm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29
Would Law In q Store.

He was man of middle age. and posses
sing the luxury of q horse and buggy, was
compelled TO exert himself to the extent of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

ises to be very fine for the new President.
And yet he is not going TO be happy. To
say nothing Of his cabinet difficulties,
what TO do with the south, the failure Of
the present house and senate 70 agree on a
tariff bill, and all that sort OF thing, TO
crown all, the piohibitionists have begun
to annoy him with the perennial problem
of wine at the White House state dinners
Somehow President Cleveland escaped this
agony; but Mr.. Harrison, as leader Of the
Bible class OF the best Presbyterian church
of indianapolis, is " in for IT," sure, and If
life doe sn't become burden 1t won't be
the prohibitiOnists fault
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

The excitement In France over the fail
ure Of the Panama Canal Company, which,
II was thought At one time, would preCtpi-
tate a money panic, has about subsidized.
The Snare and bond holders have swallow
ed the lJmps IN their thrOtts induced by
the conn leness IF their losses and accepted
AS inevitable the dissolution Cf De Les
seps' gigantic scheme. There have been
spasmo'iC rsvivals Of interest in the ject
AS Temporary supply of money appeared
10 he forthcoming and the press still faith
full TO De Lesseps continue 10 encourage
the projectors aId endedvUr 10 Tpsurrect the
project by an appeal 10 French pride The
Suez canal, conceived and executed by
Frenchmen and French money, has become
an English possession, but lis shareholders
are protected. IL would be the same with
the Panama canal, says the UebdtS "if the
L. ). were to annex 1t, It's shareholders
would still be protected and have the
glory of accomplishing French enter
prise AT Panama the project is consd-
cred as practically abandoned, leaving as u
relic body Of reckless and mutinOus
employees TO be taken care of by the lin
tied local authority
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29
VDIIUFy,
CHRISTIAN KERST.
TEN.

Christian kerste died at his home on the
west side on Friday night Of rheumatism
and kidney troubles, aged about fifty years
Mr.. Kerste came to this city in 1859. aud
of saloon keeper He was seldom sick, but
abou. four yeers ago was taken with severe
illness which left his frame wasted, and one
Of his legs in crippled condition. Since
that time he had been able to do but little,
and of late for months was conf ned to his
house much of the time. In the spring of
1887 his friends placed him before the town
for the office of collector, and he WAS elected
by a large majority. He attended faithfully
10 his duties and WAS energetic in their dis
charge. lie was popular among the Ger
mans, and indeed had formed wide &C.
quainrance. During his late years he be
came member of LEASING Lodge, No. &c, l..
y. o. F., the German Benevolent Society,
and the Lieterafel. His wife and FIVE
children survive him. He was buried under
the auspices Of the societies in which he
held memberships on Sunday afternoon at
at two o'clock George Ravens speaking at
the grave.
Through the columns of the FREE TRADER
his wife and children express their sincere
gratitude to the friends who assisted in their
hour of bereavement
DAVID ARMSTRONG.
David Armstrong died at his residence on
East Superior street, of pneumonia at an
advanced age on Monday evening. He be,
came resident of this city many years ago,
and during the greater part of his time ope-
rated coal bed above the city. In the pur-
suit Of his business he gained an extended
acquaintance throughout the city, and had
good reputation fer honesty and fair dealing
He was taken i'll about three weeks ago, a
heavy cold merging into the more dangerous
ailment. The remains were buried in ST.
COLUMBIA cemetery at eleven o clock on Wed.
nesday morning
MICHAEL DINEEN
Patrick Dinneen di ed at the Northern
Hospital for the Insane, at Elgin, on Mon
day, aged twenty. five years. Mr.. Dinneen
was nephew of Alderman Michael Dinneen,
and up to year ago when he became an in
mate Of the hospital, had resided in the city.
His arrangement was very sad affair, as he
was very bright young man, noted among
his intimates as possessing good intellect.
and was studying for the priesthood, toward
which he had an ardent yearning. His
remains we're removed to this city on Wed.
nesdsy morning, and laid away in st.
COLUMBIA cemetery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

The federal grand jury at indianapolis
adjourned on Friday last until Jan. 14th but
ana 80 without returning any indictment
against MIR. Dudley, as was somewhat eX'
p-cted hy the newspapers. No indictments
Tor election irregularities Were, indeed, re-
turned N that time, but IL Is now leaking
out that the district attorney has been in
structed to draw up some 30 or 40 Of such
documents, which will affect rs many gen.
tlemen OF the HOUsier state-men who
have been la the past accounted clean men
In all their dealings In business or In
politics; and the result OF the jury's work
promises 10 reveal some very interesting
Kinds OF electoneering and vote buying In
state where practical politicians are gen
orally credited with being experts al that
sort OF thing; and the investigations will
cover experts" In this line of industry on
both sides of the political fence Though
the republicans appear from the returns to
nave been most successful in November
last, no democrat engaged In this scandal.
GUS business will be left unmolested. IL
IL, therefore, not exactly creditable TO the
Indianapolis journal that II should de.
nOunce the district attorney for running nm
such an "enormons bill of expense" in the
matter and 1t Is creditable that the rank
and nile OF the republican party, outside the
list OF practical politicians, do not Join the
Journal In Its campaign of ebstructinp the
work OF the district attorney. Practical
politics In America can stand a good deal
OF practical reform. A reform NAV iniure
tho business, as a business, but no honest
men would be depressed on that account
a thorough investigation of Indiana meth,
DDS, on both sides, would probably not nut
an end 70 the disgrace Of buying votes, but
irmtght be step In that direction, and as
such Is the promise, the district attorneys
efforts should be applauded, no matter who
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-29

Congress having adjourned until Jan Cd
Washington news is very meager. Christ.
mas day was quiet, the President and the
members of the Cabinet as well as the
other "big guns"iwho remained In the CITY,
dining privately with their families, and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-12
The Choral Society,


A fine audience assembled at Ka-
brich's Opera House Friday to
hear the second of series of con-
certs by the Harvesters. 1t was
one of the most select gatherings
seen in the house for several weeks.
The young ladies of Hardin Col
lege were present en- masse, occupy
ing several rows of seats on the
left side of the parquet. Governor
Morehouse, in company with
Judge Forrist, occupied a right
lower box throughout the evening.
Home talent has never appeared to
greater advantage than on this oc-
casion and the superb audience was
more than delighted with the en-
tertainment. The operetta, R. E.
Porter, was well given, and proved
a catchy, fitting windup for the
concert. The vocal solos by Misses
Williams, Ringo, Tucker, Spence,
Hiner, LaForce were charmingly
rendered and the duet of Misses
Maggie Bryan and Leona Williams
fairly took the house. Miss Mabel
Hord's piano solo was admirably
rendered, and, in fact, there was
not a dull number on the pro-
gramme. The third and last con-
cert by this society will be given
on Nav 1S
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-12
An Arbor Day Accident.

PALMYRA, Mo-, April 6.-This
being Arbor day the teachers and
scholars of the public school start
ed after dinner to the outskirts of
the city to dig up some trees which
they propose transpianting in the
school-yard. On reaching what is
known as the old Ringrose place
a number of the younger children,
who were in advance, gathered
around a large well and attempted
to pump some water. The planks
on which they were standing being
rotten gave way and fifteen of the
children were precipitated into the
well, which contained about five
feet of water. By means of a rope
the teachers succeeded with much
difficulty in getting all the children
but one out alive. Little Arthur,
the 9-year-old son of Mrs. Lem
Title, widow, was drowned be-
fore he could be rescued. Several
others were injured, but not seri-
ously.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-12
State vs.. Rodgers.


We failed last week to mention
the fact that Judge Hughes had, at
Mexico, on the 9th ult., sustain
cd the motion for a new trial in the
case of the State VS.. Rodgers,
whom a jury had some short time
before found guilty of murder in
the first degree. The new trial
was granted because the jury had
been permitted to read papers con-
tanning statements detailing the
killing, and which statements were
prejudicial to the defendant. We
are glad of this action on the part
of Judge Hughes, both because it
was right and also for the reason
that we believe Rodgers to be a
person of unsound mind.