The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

of Lesser importance one 10 authOIi1e the
President 20 arrange conference between
the governments OF Central and bouth
America and the West Indies for the es.
Enlistment OF International arbitration and
the promotion Of commerce. General pen
sion bills which became laws were: one
enabling certain soldiers who, under q
treasury ruling, were denied the 500
bounty under the actiof 1872, to receive the
benefits OF that act, and one increasing the
rate OF pension for total deafness from $l3
10 $50. There was made also step toward
the recreation OF a navy by appropriations
for several new war ships and for the es-
tahlishment OF a gun factory An eight
hour law was also passed for the benefit
of mail carriers, all of whom are now
required 10 work but eight hours day
Some 800 private bills became laws, OF
which 638 were pension bills, 500 OF which
we're signed by the president. The total
number OF such bills signed by the presi-
dent in the years USELESS was 1901,
while from 1869 70 1885 all other presidents
had signed but ,524. Among the meas
ures that failed for this session are the fol
lowing: The tariff bill the postal tele>
graph bill the interstate telegraph bill {;
the bill 10 amend the interstate commerce
law; the dependent pension bill bills TO
admit Dakota and Washington, and to
create the territory of Oklahoma, the
Blair education bill the bill for the repeal
of the pre- emption and timber culture laws
and the amendment OF the homestead law /;
Pacific railroad funding bill; forfeiture of
the Northern Paclric grant and forfeiture
of all unearned grants; anti'trus bills; bill
al INV IN
the under valuation Of imports; to incorpo
rate the Maritime Canal Company OF Mic
ararua, 10 pay the remaining losses of the
depositors 10 the Freedmen's bank; the
Canadian retaliation bill; bill for the pur-
chase of bonds bill 10 create an executive
department of agriculture; International
copyrigh, bill bill for the erection of coast
defenses eight-hour claims bill bill for
the taking of the next census; bill for the
inspection of meat for export.
The canvass In Indiana has been prose
cuted with vigor by both parties during the
week, but II Is noticeable that the Thurman
meetings largely exceed In numbers any of
the largest republican meetings. The dem.
ocrats have just completed the second poll
OF the state and are certain that they will
carry the state by a large majority. The
majority as shown by the poll is 50 great
that the committee announce that no posi-
BILE com binatiOn of the republicans or mis-
calculations by the democrats can give the
state 10 Harrison. On Wednesday Fred.
Douglas, who has been campaigning there
for Harrison, said 20 New York reporter
that: "In my own mind II will be impossi-
BILE TO carry the state for Harrison. Harri-
sons position on the labor question, In and
out OF the Senate, have antagonized that
vote, while the democrats have the state
thoroughly organized" He concludes his
remarks by saying: 81 have found that all
our efforts on the tariff question have been
of little or no avail" As regards New
York Douglas says: "In my opinion we
shall not reach Harlem bridge with 5000
majority, and see no hope of carrying the
state of New York. l Individually have
abandoned the hope of carrying the state"
The republicans were further disheartened
on Wednesday by the flop of Colonel Sam.
Hardy, Of Indiana, always heretofore an
influential republican, who seconded the
nomination Of Hovey at the last state con-
vention or course, Col Hardy is but one
vote In himself, but his desertion Is typical,
and, as he will spend next week on the
stump for Cleveland, he will carry others
with him.
In New York the republicans are max
ing desperate attempt 10 COLOMBO negro
voters. In several wards the negro vote
registered is more than. three times what
II ever has been, the registry being engi-
neered by republican boarding house Keep
ers In Brooklyn the illegal registry is
quite large, and arrests have already begun.
On Wednesday the first conviction sent
Geo. Gordon, who confessed, 20 Sing Sing
for two years and half The registry of
the city shows very large increase. Be
sides colonization schemes, the national
republican committee has sent out CirCu-
lars to manufacturers requesting them to
shut down until after election and give out
notice that they would not continue In bus.
ness In case Of Cleveland's reelection!
The democratic committee have the names
Of several parties who have agreed to Mr.
Quay's suggestion 10 this effect.
The advocates of bounties TO manufac'
turers will be Interested In the resolutions
of the best sugar manufacturers convention
OF Saxony In which they declare that su-
gar bounties are incompatible with their
interests and likely to injure the beet sugar
industry.
The investigation into the charges made
by the London Times against the Irish
members of parliament and Parnell In
particular has begun In London. The
presentation Of the case began on Monday,
and WAS of nature to lead TO the conclus'
lon that unless II shall be strengthened
hereafter, the Parnellites will win great
victory In this matter. The charges made
by the Times was that Parnell and the Irish
party In Parliament we're the instigators
of the crimes which disturbed the Island
during the earlier part of the year. The
investigation will be strictly confined to
those charges which the Times will have
to prove strictly. 1t Is limited that II will
eventually appear that "as usual" there is
a won an In the case.
Snow fell on the mountains OF New
Mexico on Sunday last, the earliest snow
storm that Is remem bered In this territory
II has driven the miners and hunters out Of
the mountains, who report fall Of two
feet of snow.
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, the we'll
known authoress of "Gates Ajar" and other
works, has been married to Rev. II. d.
Ward, Of the N, Y. Independent.