The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-30

rs minister TO England is a case In poIn
No one Of the politicians appear TO hav
thought, even In the remotest way of Lin
coin Cor anything; and when his name wa
suggested by the President TO the lllinoi
Senators, IL is said that while they coul,
offer no objections 10 the man, they merel
suggested 10 the President that he SCENE,
to have a happy faculty of giving then
just what they did not want, and refuslD,
to give them what they did want anC
went out as mad as the typical hare o
March. Nevertheless, Lincoln was ap
pointed 20 81, James; and will make al
able representative. The sending of AileI
Thordyke Rice 70 Russia is not so happy
perhaps. Rice is immensely wealthy, ant
amuses himself by publishing the Mort
american Regie,o chiefly noted OF late year
for Its abuse of President Cleveland anC
Minister Phelps, structures based upor
purely personal differences arising on {
question of court etiquette while Rice wat
In London some three years ago-a poin
of social red tape, absurd in itself, but the
force of which, irresistible in itself Rice
could not or would not recognize. Rice's
fitness for diplomatic position of that i'm
portance Is seriously questioned.
The well-known Patrick Egan of Kan
sas, who wanted to go to Mexico as minis
ter, has been sent TO Chilli
The first rejection of nomination &C,
Cured on Thursday-that of Murat Hal
stead as minister to Berlin, by decided
majority, all the democratic and eight REL
publican senators voting against him.
John Bright, the famous English states
man died on Wednesday last, being nearly
Is years of age. He first attracted notice
as an orator of the Anti corn Law League
In 1889. From that day on he at all times
was found on the side of freedom-of men
and OF trade; except that he never appre-
ciated the claims of Ireland, on which
subject he sharply opposed his old friend
and colleague, Gladstone, with whose plans
for Irish home rule he never was In sym
patty. To the Americans of the northern
states the name of John Bright will al
ways be held In kindly memory and atfec-
ton along with that of Richard Golden,
where disseciated With the tariff question
Last fall We heard much of that frightful
fetish-the Golden Club of England and
no anathema was too severe to be hurled
at II, yet II Is curious fact that the two
most potent friends the north had In En-.
gland during the dark days of the war were
John Bright and Richard Golden, found
ers of the Golden Club. Had II not been
for the influence of these two great free
traders the southern confederacy would
have been recognized as belligerent pow.
er and not merely rebellious States, and Its
TOT iua o. I.l
such recognition been given by England
France, doubtless, would have done the
same, an the map of the United States
might have been different to day than II is.
That the fatal recognition was not made is
due above all men to John Bright and
Golden; and their appeals for
freedom of the slave and the cause Of the
north at a time when the north most needed
their friendship should not be forgotten by
the American people. Gladstone, Bright's
friend for lifetime, delivered the eulogy
In parliament yesterday.
The president has Issued a proclamation
declaring the Oklahoma lands open to
settlement after April 22d, In accordance
with the act OF March 3, 1885. The news
mas been received In Wichita and Oklaho-
ma City with great enthusiasm and when
April 22d arrives there will be grand
scramble The most important officers of
he new territory-the registrars OF
he land office-have not yet been named,
however, nor the location of the offices.
The governor has issued proclamation
April 22d as Arbor Day; and
Its observance by the people gen.
orally. 1t is probable the actual observ.
.nce will be chiefly by the school children.
The stock yards bill had an airing on
Wednesday and dashing effort was made
~ its enemies to kill it. Failing In this,
{ was set for final actiog on April 3D., the
lay before the drainage bill fight is re.
'umed.
Marseilles has lobby at Springfield
to head off a bill which has
already passed the senate, which provides
hat dams may be removed from streams
n the State on payment of damages by the
county to the owners thereof, but makes
40 mention of damages resulting TO mill
owners using the water power The bill
vas introduced by Secrest of Iroquois, who
wants dam in that county removed. 1t
ooked innocent; and with characteristic
haste the bill was sent through the senate.
Work has begun on the appropriation
bills. The democrats are disposed to let
he republicans alone; while the latter
seems inclined as party to throw the mat,
er back on the various candidates having
he appropriations in charge and hold
hem responsible.
Mr.. Browne, of La Sale, is said to be
embarrassed" by the protest of the Otta-
va Business Mems Association against the
drainage bill. Mr. Browne should have
stuck to his position of two years ago
against the bill. The action of the Ottawa
would not, in that case, have
him. Browne, however, Is
his embarrassment by making
war on the State Board of Agriculture,
however, any startling success.
A resolution has been adopted that no
new bills will be allowed to be introduced
after April 1st. This Ia hopeful sign that
the legislature may adjourn before the
middle of the summer.
The great strike of weavers at Fall
he, 90 III ~