The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-18
Current Events.
Florida is again In a panic from ,

Florida is again In panic from yellow
fever scare st. Augustine and Jackson
vile are nearly depopulated, people leav
Ing both cities by hundreds daily. Over
2,OOO left st. Augustine In one day, aud 1t
was estimated that ON Monday about three.
iourths Of the people of Jacksonville had
gone away from the city. Fever has Ger.
tainly appeared on the coast Yet II seems
curious that with all the march of science
this should be- So. Probably the best way
to cure 1t would be TO purchase and burr
Havana and Vera Cruz Neither city Ia
ever free from 1t, and they send 1t here. Ii
10, Indeed, an open question whether II Cal
originate In this country. As rule, II
comes from Havana; and so long as the
miserable excuse for a government exists
AS now, the U. :. will always be In danger
OF the infection from that quarter, tol
under present conditions II would he too
much to expect that the adoption of means
10 fight the disease would be put in opera
ton even were the remedy clearly and DOS
itively defined by science.
Congressman Guenther, of the lmmigra-
ton Investigating committee, ON MOnda,
last, detained AZ immigrants who arrived
that day via the Elysia. Nearly all were
Italians, and the testimony of the "a exam
ined, In almost every Case, showed that the
men came 10 America under contract and
IN violation OF the law. Many had conven-
lent uncles, cousins, aunts, broher.in laws,
&c, who had either prepaid their fares or
had promised them work or both. They
expected TO 60 TO work at once, cleaning
aNn r..
at wages OF $l.OO " $l,25 per day. At 81 90
DAY they have been known TO save $50 u
month, anil "live WE'LL On Monday Chair.
man Ford OF the committee, then In Wash.
ington, said thst the work accom- plished 10
New York by the committee 90 far was OF
the highest value, and that the com M ittee's
report would contribute more towar the
solution OF the questions sought to be
solved than any other paper of recent wears.
lie expressed the greatest surprise at the
developments 30 far made, and added that
the country had only u be as well advised
OF TIE real situation as the committee now
Is TO insure Legislation meeting thor
oughly and satisfactorily the question at
Issue.
Mr.. Blaine, In one Of his great show
speeches on his tour from New York 10
Augusta takes pains to "go for" Thurman.
Mr.. Blaine says: However amiable a man
he may be, and however able he NAV be
tho more amiable and the more able. the
worse will be his Influence against the true
Interests of the American people," He
might bear that Idea In mind himself with
advantage " the interests Of the American
people. However, the people OF the U. S.
owe 10 Mr.. Thurman the Thurman Pacific
Railroad bill, which Blaine opposed, which
mas saved millions to the people; and they
owe TO him also the anti. Chinese bill, which
Harrison. Blaine's dummy, opposed In the
senate. THESE facts are no recommends.
ton OF Thurman 20 Blaine and Harrison
e. I'd omns genus, but 1t Is likely the people
whose Interest he subserved and thew on.
posed may think differently
Mr.. Harrison, the republican candidate
recently declared that the condition OF At.
fairs that makes Ireland land OF tenants
and permits the land of England to be held
IN vast estates, must never be allowed tc
ind footing IN this country. When the
devil ID sick, &c. The republican party
and Harrison are now sick. But when they
weren't sick ,-"oh, well, that's different
Ireland has but 20,Sl9 92S acres, while the
land 10 the United States withdrawn from
the public and given directly or indirectly
TO railway corporations by republican leg
islstion aggregates 162, 1884 ,827 acres. Til,