The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-28
Current Events.

Current Events.
The first sounds of the coming presden-
tial campaign have been heard during this
week, In the selection OF delegates to the
republican national convention. Though
the District has no vote for president it like
the territories, has its delegates; and the
selecting convention was held on Tuesday.
No one but negroes attends Washington
f5publican convention; and II Is always
bear. dance. 1t was so on Tuesday. The
Two factions split, and each held its con
yention at the same time In the same place.
A cotemperary very cleyerly epitomizes Il
report of the convention as iollows:-
"'You're liar
"'YOu're another
adjourned"
Two delegates were selected, one a
Blaine man, the other for sherman. And
now 1t IL said on effort will be made to
shut both out of the convention:on grounds
of responsibility!
In Louisiana delegates were chosen on
Thursday last. There are Is delegates, of
whom seven are for Blaine and three for
Sherman, while the balance are non.COm
initial or have no choice. III. G. Warmoth
was nominated for governor, and high
tariff plank apopted.
In the vacant Michigan district, hope
lessly republican, the republicans did the
decent thing by knocking out" Jay Hab,
bell. However, they nominated Ii. W.
seymour, one of the lumber kings of the
peninsula.
The Telegraph says that Senator d. w.
Vocsbees' name will be presented as a
candidate for Vice President on the ticket
with Cleveland.
The anticipated tariff billifrom the ways
and means committe has not yet appeared,
nor is 1t expected before the early part of
February.
The Senate has agreed to allow Mrs.
John A. Logan pension of $4,000 year,
and the same to Mrs. f. p Blair.
Senator Spooner has introduced bill to
regulate the telegraph business, forbidding
pools or the allowance of rebutes or special
charges.
Among the petitions to the Senate was
one by the Chicago Board of Trade asking
for retaliation against France and Germany
tor excluding American meat
On Wednesday, the resolution of Mason
of Chicago, for an investigation of trusts
ald other combinations and the relation of
the tariff thereto, was adopted after a sharp
debate In the House. Some amendments
were added, tending to broaden Its scope.
The House committee, on "Wednesday,
iegan the hearing of arguments on the
admission of Dakota to the union.
The Senate pension committee has re-
ported a dependent pension bill known as
The &. A II. bilD substantially the same as
that vetoed, with some Objectionable fea.
tunes eliminated.
On Monday Senator Frye made tariff
speech in the Senate, There was nothing
remarkable about 1t, 1t being merely the
usual sermon on the tariff from the pro-
leCdOnists stand point.
On Monday, Anderson of Iowa intro
dl5ed resolution to authorize the attorney
general TO bring suits Of forfeiture against
Ins Pacific road ana TO apply for receiver.
The split in the X. of l.. seems to be
permanent If 1t can be judged by the feel.
lng In the Chicago ranks of the boilers
There appears elsewhere also some dissat.
isfaction with the straight outs" as is
evidenced by the remarks attributed to Mr..
IL. .. RandOlpA leading pennsylvania
Knight in Chicago on Thursday. He is a
stIunch administration man and an admirer
OF Powderly. Said Mr., Randolph; "The
Knights of Labor are rapidly approaching
a critical point, There is very little dissat.
isfsction with Powderly in any part of the
country, but the membership is rapidly de-
creasing. There is welldefined and rap
iqy-growing tarihreform element ant ng
tle Pennsylvania Knights, and they are
far from satisfied with Powderly's posi-
ton"
The Illinois corn crop of 1897 was the
smallest since 1863, the total being 1000.
600 bushels.
At Fort Keogh, Montana, the thermome-
ter registered 65 degrees below zero during
the late blizzard. At the same point on
Gn5 OCCASIONS last summer 1t stood 100 de-