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e. 8. BROWNE.
Attorney at Ld,O.
NTATE OF ILLINOIS, La SALE CouNTY-ss.
La tlr-.I LLAlL..l IL ILL. Ia.I


STATE OF ILLINOIS, LA SALE tCoUNTY-ss. In
~ the Circuit Court, tD OctOber Term. 1888.
Alyerna Phillips rs Lewis Phps.-In Chance'p
t, ~ uc a 9 LEWIS t ps ,,e aeV ~
Circuit Court of said county notice therefore hereby
gwen TO the said resident defendant that the
chancery side thereof the th day of August 1888.
and that thereupon q summons issued out OF said
court wherein said suit is now pending returnable on
the second Monday in the month of October, 1888.
as Ia by law required
Now, unless you, the said nonresident defendant
above named shall personally be and appear before
thereof tn he hnden ar ttsuu and for The SAID
county, on the second Monday in October. 1885, and
Of comnsint the sam. and ' the matters and t6inHs
therein charged and stated will be taken confessed
and decree entered against you according to the
prayer OF said bill. Wv. TAYLOR, Clerk.
OTTAWA Illinois, Aug 2ith, 1888.
4. s. BROWNE. COmpt's SOr. aug25Iw
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Cleveland and tho Pensions.

Have his Republican predecessors, BY
their official acts, made q better record
than he hast What does the comparison
Of the figures of the pension bureau under
Arthur, for instance, with the figures OF
that bureau under Cleveland show. Ac-
cording to the published tables the num-
Der Of pension claims admitted since the
Inauguration of the Democratic president
is nearly twice the number Of those ad-
mitted during the last three years Of Ar
thurs term, the exact figures of the first
being $50. 452 and Of the second 191, 221.
Carrying the examination to the statistics
Of the bureau for the period mentioned
while it was under the control Of the Re-
publican commissioner. Dudley, and then
placing those statistics by the side Of the
figures reported by Commissioner Black,
we have the following result:
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"Pauper Labor" of New York.

One peculiarly deplorable effect of the
violation of the contract labor laws is the
introduction Of Russians and Poles, who
work for $4 week. in place Of American
girls, who are employed at IS week, In
come by contract in the most direct viola
ton of the law. and. not content with
taking the bread out Of the mouths of
workmen Of their own sex who might seek
other employment. they drive to starva-
ton women who cannot find livelihood
in the coarser outdoor employments.
1t is most happy result Of the efforts
Of the Democratic administration to en-
force the contract labor laws and to amend
them 30 as to make them more effective
than the mere disclosure of facts by the
Ford committee has shut off the tide of
contract labor immigration. The flood.
gates will never again be opened while the
Democracy continues in federal power. To
President Cleveland. Secretary Bayard
and the customs officers at this port, who
have called attention to the existence of
the gigantic evil so as to cause an efficient
investigation, the thanks Of American
labor are due.
During the inquiry the treasury officials
have been very active in collecting the
testimony that has been elected, and the
result is an illustration Of the happy ef.
feet Of sincere cooperation between the
executive and legislative branches Of the
general government. Had the matter
been in charge of q committee Of the Re-
publican senate its attention would have
been given to making campaign points
against the administration instead of fur
nishing to the country disclosures Of the
ways in which the great fraud on Ameri-
can labor has been perpetrated.-New
York Star
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Now glory to tar V O r., whose gotes lately
VINE,
And glory to our sovereign liege, good James
Gillespie Blaine.
Now let there be the merry sound OF music and
the dance
Through thy cornfields green and sunny vines, o
land OF wooden pants"
And thou, New York, our own New York proud
city Of the waters,
Again let rapture light the eyes OF all thy sons
and daughters
Let all thy proud monopolists rejoice in our new
JOY,
They ue'er had leader like our James since Hector
was "a boy,
Hurrah hurrahy our ship hath come up stream
Hurrah for the City of New York, and hurrah for
J. q. b.!
Our Jimmie came TO marshal us In oil his armor
drest,
And he bound piece OF bloody shirt upon hi,
gallant crest.
He looked upon his people and . smile was in his
eye;
He looked upon the "Demmies," and his glance
was stern and high
Right graciously he smiled upon Harrison ban
ner, when
Rolled down the line deafening shout, Three
cheers for Jim and Benz"
And II your standard bearer fall, as fall full
well he may"
He said "For ne'er had Democrats such issues as
today,
Press where ye see my red crest shrine press on
with might for Maine
And DO your orfamme today the plumes OF j. q.
Blaine"
Hurrah' our lines are moving. Hark to the min.
ged din
OF Mugwumps trying to get out and monopolists
to get in.
See Harrison marching TO the rear in his grand
fathers hat,
And Morton in exclusive charge Of the commits
sariat.
Now by the ducats that ye love, ye knights Of
wooden pants"
Charge for tho golden duties, upon them with the
lance!
A thousand manufacturers are urging on their
To save their places by vote for Blaine and exc
for Ben.
The bugaboo of British trade Is worked with
might and main,
And in the thickest of the fray behold the Shirt
Of Blaine
John Paul Bocock In New York World
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Another Straw.

Shelby county, Tenn, an old stand by
Republican county, has reformed and
gave at the late election Democratic
majority Of 1900. Thus does Tennessee
become one Of tho doubtful q states
Honey Grove TEX Citizen.
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freight steamboat City Of Lawrence, Of the
Norwich & New York Transportation line,
from New York to this city, was one Of
peril and excitement The boat carried
twenty five or thirty passengers. At s p. m.
fire was discovered in the forward part Of
the vessel among 200 bales Of cotton, and it
seemed at times as though the crew could
not successfully cope with it. The excite
ment was intense, and all the passengers had
equipped themselves with life preservers.
LA PORTE, Ind, Sept. S.-George Willis
was arrested in Clinton township at l2
o'clock Friday for stealing. He was tried
in the circuit court at 80 o'clock and given
three years in the penitentiary. and at 8
o'clock the prison doors closed behind him.
1t was his second offense
WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. s-Judge Lone
han denied Friday the application Of the
Chinese laundryman, Fong Wing, to be
made citizen, on the ground that the Chi
nese are not eligible to citizenship under
the laws and constitution of the United
States
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kgg9l.
l.. w. BREWER.

.ltOt1eD at Lac.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, la sALLK CoUN
- rf-ss. IN he Circuit Court. 10 october Term
lSss
Matilda +. Ferrers rs. Charles W. Ferrers.-In chan
cety,
Affidavit OF nonresdencc of Charles W. Ferrers I'll,
above defendant having been fed In the cerf = ottc,
OF the Circuit Court Of said county, notice Is therefor,
hereby given TO the said resident defendant tina
the complainant filed her bin Of complaint In safe
court Ga the chancery side thereof. on the 2Sd day o.
August, 1883. and that thereupon summons issued
OF said court wherein said suit is pending, return
able on the second Monday in the month of October
ISIS, rs Is by law required,
Now, unless you. the said nonresident defendant
above named. shall personally be and appear before
said Circuit Court on the first day OF the next tern
thereof 10 be holden vt OTTAWA, In and for the said
county, on the second Monday In October. 1883, and
plead, answer or demur 10 the said complaiants
hill OF complaint the same and the matters and thngs
therein charged and stated will be taken confessed
and decree entered against you according TO tht
prayer Of said bill. W. W. TAYLOR, Clerk.
ottawa Illinois, August %, 1883.
l.. W. BREWER. Complts Solr. aug2o-iw
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NEW YORK, Sept. ST. E. Beardsliey, q
chemist in the employ of Robert d. Radciff,
manager Of the Denison Auto Telegraph
laboratory committee, suicided Saturday
morning by taking a dose of chemicals
Money troubles was the cause
PERU, Ind, Sept S-By the premature
discharge of cannon at Democratic pole
raising Saturday morning, man named j.
Beler had both hand blown Off and his left
arm torn to shreds, besides having his face
terribly burned. He will die.
TOLEDO, o., Sept S.-An additional fifty
miles of the track Of the Toledo, ST. Louis q
Kansas City railroad was widened Friday,
from Eugene, Ind to Charleston, ILL.,, max
ing total of $40 miles in all widened from
Toledo, o., the eastern terminus.
ST. LOUIS. Sept s.--The shaft aud bronze
figure OF the Grant monument were placed
in position Friday and cemented, after
which the figure was yelled. The new monu-
ment will be unveiled with appropriate cere-
monies later on A movement is on foot to
erect similar monument to Gen Sheridan
in the block south of where the Grant monu-
ment stands on Twelfth street
NEWARK, n. j., Sept SIN response to
the call of Mayor Haynes for public meet
ing in behalf OF the yellow fever sufferers Of
Jacksonville, a large crowd gathered Satur.
day In the council chamber, and liberal
Inscription was raised.
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In addition to the foregoing it may be
stated that the total disbursements for
pensions during the years specified under
Arthur were 1888, 800, 216, while the dis
bursements since Mr.. Cleveland came into
office reach $2l7 .399,757. - Brooklyn
EaDle
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April i st. 1 Ss7-

Freight trains carrying passengers leave Ottawa as
follows: For Paw Paw and Earl 400 Pm; for Strea.
tor, sos A. H.. sos H.. and III W A. y; Tor aurora
10. 90 A. 4. -,
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, c B. Q. Drswi.1
Room cars Horizons Reclining Chair Cars and the G.
g. d O. Palace Dining Cars, by this route. All isforma'
don about rates of fare. sleeping car accommodation
and time tables will be cheerfqy gwen ~ applying 70
General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago
H. b. stone, no ,ox,
Agent at Ottawa
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
DESERVING THE SINKING SHIP.

Colonel Owen Hamilton, one of the
most prominent republicans of south
ern Pennsylvania, has declared his in
tention of leaving the republican party
and voting for Cleveland and Thurman
On Wednesday evening he joined the
George B. Mcclellan democratic legion
of Harrisburg, and made a speech, in
which he gave his reasons for advocat-
ing the reelection of Cleveland. lie
is chief of the park guard, at the state
capitol, being appointed by Governor
Beaver. He has sent TO Governor
Beaver his resignation of the position
he held as follows:
Sir:-l hereby tender my resignation
as a Waterman of the public grounds
and buildings of Pennsylvania. My
reasons for SO doing are, briefly, That 1
am no longer in accord with the re-
publican party, especially on thu tariff
question. | am in favor of a tariff, but
L want to protect the poor laboring man
and mechanic as well as the capitalists
and milliOnaires. am not in favor of
trusts, because | believe they impover-
ish the masses. | shall advocate and
vote for Cleveland and Thurman, be-
cause believe they represent the true
interests of the people. Yours respect
fully, OWEN HAMILTON.
Colonel Hamilton, up to within two
years ago, was organizer of the knights
of Labor of a district comprising a doz-
en- counties in eastern Pennsylvania,
with headquarters IN Harrisburg. He
stumped the state Tor Garfield and
Blaine, and got many of the knights of
Labor to vote for General Beaver when
he ran for governor. In appreciation
of these services the governor appoiut-
ed him TO the position which he has
just resigned.
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A MANUFACTURERS VIEW OF The
TARIFF.

81 am not worrying about the Mills
bill. We are not afraid of the COMPETE
ton of England nor of any other coun-
try. l see no reason why we cannot
produce iron as chesply as it is made
anywhere in the world, even taking
into consideration the higher wages
paid here. We can and do make a
great deal better iron here than is made
in England and just as cheaplv. The
tariff on iron might very easily be still
further reduced and moi n furnace in
the country would be shut down.. In
my opinion the tariff should be lower
ed to a point barely sufficient to v
any difference that might exist in the
cost of production. Tho duty on steel
rails 10 much too high. If it had been
lower we should have saved the great
depression in business caused by over
production a few years ago. AS to free
raw materials, / believe the cost of
production can not be made too cLeap.
The tariff has no effect on wages. II
only increases the profits of the mani
facturer John N. Bass, the largest
car wheel manufacturer in the " orId.
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BEN BUTLER ON THE TARIFF.

al am one of the largest wooden
manufacturers in the United States. |
do moi say this boastingly, but to show
that l am not selfish in the view ! hold
The cloth | manipulating his hands
on his coat sleeve-"is of my own
manufacture, and | notice several gen.
tlemcn around HE who wear the ame
On these goods there is a tariff of 60
per cent. The republican orators and
newspapers tell you this tariff is to
protect the mill laborers. Twenty per
cent. will pay entire labor ex-
penses. What do you suppose becomes
of the other 40 per cent? These same
republicans orators and newspapers
Tell you It goes into the United States
treasury. Not u dollar reaches there.
Every cent goes into my pocket
(Slapping his hands on mis- pocket Wig
orously, TO give emphasis to his words).
"And every one of you is paying this
bounty 10 the wooden manufacturers.
The whole tariff scheme is an imposi-
ton and a frand on the American peo-
nle
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PROCTOR KNOTT, THE WINNER OF
THE FUTURITY STAKES.

Proctor Knott was foaled at Belle
sold a yearliDg at the Belle Meade sale
by Col. s. ID. Bruce, April 80, 1887, to
Sam Bryant for $3.50, who at once
claimed the name OF Proctor Knott,
saying that as Luke Blackburn was a
good governor Of Kentucky and his
namesake a good horse he would try
and see il the coincidence would fol-
low, Proctor Knott having been a pop
ular governor of the state from 1888 TO
1887. In breeding, the colt is thor
oughly a representative of Belle Meade,
his sire and dams sire still being in
service on the place. Proctor Knott
first ran at Nashville, where he won
the Westside. At Louisville he
won the Alexander stakes. He
was unplaced for the Runnymeade, as
he also was for the Harold, at Latonia,
but he was second for the Sensation,
being beaten a length by Kasson, to
whom he was giving fifteen pounds.
AT Chicago he redeemed himself by
winning tue KenwOod stakes, whence
he went to Saratoga, where he was
given a grand preparation TOR the
Junior Champion. Proctor Knott is a
chestnut, and son of Luke Blackburn.
rallapoosa, the dam OF Proctor Knott,
died at Belle Meade last fall, and, I'M
fortunately, there will be no brother or
sister of the Futurity winner under the
hammer next year. However, q full
sister OF Proctor Knott is now in train
ing. Tallapoosa was by Great Tom
and vas bred at Belle Meade. Luke
Blackburn, the greatest son of Bonnie
Scotland, was also bred there and i.
now one of the premiers OF that stud.
1t is therefore seen that The Futurity
winner is in the fullest sense of the
word Tennessee bred. Salvador is also
closely related 10 Luke Blackburn,
Salvador is by Prince Charlie, whose
dam was by a full sister of Nevada, the
dam of Luke Blackburn. Faustus. the
sire of Galen, Is by Enquirer,
another Belle Meade stallion. The
Futnrity bonors clearly fall to Tennes.
see a nd Belle Meade.
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GEARS GUY.

Congressman Gear, of Iowa, some
time ago attempted to inaugurate a
stampede against the Mills bill in the
house. In the course of a silly TRADE
against reduction the Iowa apostle OF
free whisky unfolded.a pair of blank
cts manufactured by Isaiah Meek, OF
Bonaparte. Iowa, informing the tariff
retormers that Isaiah Meek's large
manufacturing interests would be
ruined if the Mills bill or anything like
| became a law. Gen. Weaver, OF
Iowa, contradicted Gears assertion
and requested the house to await IN
quiry. Mr.. Meek's reply to Gen.
Weaver's letter is very unsatisfactory
to the free whiskyites and makes in
teresting reading for that class of voters
who have the wool pulled over their
eyes by the protectionists:
BoNAPARrA, Iowa, May 81, 1883.
Dear Sir:-In reply to yours of the
10Th inst, | would say:
1. That our factory commenced
operation in 1854, and was in full blast
in 1859, and we have been running
continuously since that time except
from July, 1858, TO March, 1864, which
time, having been burned out, we were
rebuilding our factory. We have run
continuously since then except short
stops in winter for repairs.
2. The volume of our business is
larger now than yer before the war,
because we have q great deal more
machinery and better facilities Tor
manufacturing. Taking, however, the
amount of machinery we had before
the war and our facilities for conduct
ing business, we had proportionately as
large amount of business then, and
| know with more profit to us.
3. Our business was much o
profitable before the war than now.
4. If the Mills bill is passed, with
its provisions for the reduction of the
wool tariff, il is my opinion that it will
not reduce the volume of our business,
but have a tendency TO increase it. Ii
would, if passed, increase u profits,
and consequently our ability to increase
the wages of operatives. In our ex-
%perience, however, the question of
wages is regulated by the law of supply
and demand wholly, and not affected
by the tariff.
8. In my opinion the number of
sheep has largely decreased in Van
Buren, county since 1860. i am a
sheep breeder, and while the sheep in
duslry, taken for a succession of years,
is always a profitable business. The
profit before the tariff was put on wool
was as great and some years greater
than now.
6. With reference to wages paid
before the war and now l have forgot
ten and am unable TO answer. | find
on referring 10 my books that We paid
our boss carder the same wages as we
do now. Yours truly,
ISAIAH MEEK.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
UGLY QUESTIONS.

Robert II. COwdrey, fhe candidate
OF the labor party for president, asks
the following plain qucstiOns:-
|. Have you ever seen a labOrer who
cared a nickle whether he worked for
protected or Il unprotected employer?
2. Have YOU ever seen a laburcr who
expected to receive more wages from
a projected than an unprotected m
ployerS
5. Have You ever seen a protected
manufacturer pay higher wages than
he was compelled to?
4. Have you ever seen Il very wealthy
firm pay more wages than a moderate
ly wealthy one?
8. Have yOu eve given more for any
thing than vou were required to?
6. Ii then, too, the unprotected man
ufacturer pays just a. high wages and
still is able to make Il profit, by what
method of reasoning do YOU arrive at
the conclusion that the protected man
ufacturer pays higher wages because of
protection?
z. And if the protected manufacturer
does not pay more than the u%nprotect-
ed one, what becomes of your prOtec-
ton theories?
8 Is il your answer that protection
raises all classes of wages i'll all Occupa-
tons?
9. If that is it, then rs labor is not
protected from foreign Immigration,
you must of course include the raising
of all wages in all countries. Now, if
that is true, then how about the pauper
wages of Europe?
10. 1T you say capital will not be in
vested unless it is protected, how do
you explain the fact that il is being in
vested in unprotected Industries?
IL. If protection prevents us from
selling in foreign markets, does not
protection make less work instead of
more?
u. If there is free trade in labor,
and high protective prices for those
things which labOrers must buy, is not
the laborer being robbed instead of
benefitedp
ID. If protectionists desire 10 pay
high wages, whv do they always en-
ploy the cheapest labor they ri find?
IA. If wages are increased by protec-
ton, Thy do these protected manufac-
turers indOrse protection and spend
large sums of money to UNFOLD il?
Is. If unprotected industries pay
the same wages as those that are pro-
tected, are they not as valuable, and, if
so, why burden them by making them
pay heavy taxes to the protected ones?
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ma 90 you tnlhk Vi tnht hSurc,
only 1919 sheep in a county which
stands almost al the top in the number
and value of its cattle in the state?
Those sheep are worth about ST. so
each, and the total value would con
sequently be SO 1868.
For the privilege of protection on
that handful OF wool, we are pay
ing a tariff OF 30 10 $50 per cent. on
all the manufactured wooden goods
which we consume, and the consump-
ton is not less than 5000 600 per year
in Vernon county. Now, what do
you think of the wool argument when
brought home to your W door?
The local republicans are not evil
dencing their faith in the protected
wool, for OF the handful of sheep in
Vernon county they do not own one
fourth. Democrats W them and
they are perfectly willing that wool go
on the free list. al.
In 1882, there were 2l,S05 sheep in
Vernon county. In six years the num-
Der has been reduced 1880 under a
high protective tariff.
Now go burn your anti free-wool
'banner{ and remember that Tor every
republican bubble there is a democrat
ic pin.
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MAINE PAPER MEN FAVOR REVISION

Portland, Ne, Sept. 5.-There was
a great political sensation here to-day
when the firm of ) ID. Warren 81 Co.,
of Cumberland Mills, the largest paper
manufacturers IN the world, posted a
notice to their employees hat they were
in favor of the Mills bill, and denying
that 1t would harm the paper and
woOd-pulp interests of Maine. They
also say that the late :. ID. Warren
favored the bill. 1t is understood that
a recent speech by Tom Reed called
out this circular. The firm saw they
do not publish the circular to influence
their employees, but to let them know
how the business would really be
affected.
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A NECESSARY PROBATION.
TFrom Texas Siitings.l

Daughter: "Papa, dear, Mr.. Samp-
son is coming tonight, aud | wish
when You go TO bed that you would
close the transom over your door"
Father Chumbly): ado | snOre so
loudly as all tbaiT
Daughter: eyes, papa, and | don't
want Mr.. Sampson TO think that sort of
thing runs in the family.
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WARMERS DEATH KNELL SOUNDED.

From the Warrensburg Journal Dem lcrat.
The nomination Of Hon. John G..
Tarsney for representative of the fifth
congressional district sounds the kneIl
OF Warner. The district is democratic
by a good majority, and Warmers sue
cess has been caused by discussions
only in the democratic camp. There
are no signs of disagreement among
the democrats this year; on the on
trary, everything points to harmony
and IL Curious success. This should
be the case al all times, In a presiden-
tial year particularly, and we have
every confidence In the election OF Mr..
Tarsncy, particularly should the two
candidates meet in public discussion.
Mr.. Warner has met an opponent this
time worthy of his steel.