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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02

being removed from the young and
the intirm, they have been fortified
and redeemed. The liquOr-seller, be
ing prescribed, is an outlaw, and ms
vocation disreputable. Drinking be-
ing stigmatiZed, is out Of fashion, and
the consumption of intOXicants has
enormously decreased. Intelligent
and conservative observers estimate
the reduction at ninety per cent; 1T
cannot be less than seventy-tive.-Er
The picture, handed us by reader
for publication, is, one is inclined to
think, from the tales brought home
from Kansas, considerably overdrawn.
Ingalls, himself is apt to run into the
flowers of rhetoric more readily than
into fair statement of facts. If it is
or were true, however, there are not
ten states in the Union that would
not go prohibition within the next
ten years. The vast majOIity of men
are non-drinkers and would gladly see
the saloon totally abolished, but the
stumbling block in the way now is,
the majority of these men do not be-
lieve that prohibition prohibits, but
do think that license is the better
way of handling an evil that seems to
have it's root in the blood and its orr.
gin in prehistoric days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
SUNDAY.

At the Occidental club rooms in
San Francisco Friday night Johnny
Murphy, of Australia, and Jack Della
ney. of New York, light weights. met
for $3.50 side. In the fourth round
Delaney's lip was split, and in the
fourteenth he was knocked out by a
blow on the neck.
Ey-Registrar Robinson, of Brown
university, Providence, has been found
To be $4,000 short in his accounts
with the university, and there are
abundant evidences Of tamperlng with
the books on which to found criminal
proceedings.
ID. w. Lusk, Of Springfield, died yes
terday. He was well known as a poll
tician, and es the author of political
history of Illinois which has much
value as book of reference.
The report that Private Secretary
Halrord is about TO resign was denied
yesterday.
Over 5000 cigarmakers, are on a
strike at Key West.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
PRIVATE JOE GETS A KICK.

When man in your society, house
or office becomes so diSagreeable As To
make it desirable to dispense with his
company, the genteelMay is to ask him
in polite way to make himself scarce.
If that fails, the next thing usually is
roughly to tell him to go, and if both
fail, the only effective resort left is
to kick him out. The last, of course,
is an extreme measure, and means
utter contempt of the object toward
whom it is exercised.
Well, this is exactly the treatment
extended by the Joliet Protective Ia
riff Club to Private Joe Fifer, the
great soldier Governor of Illinois. The
club is composed mainly Of rolling
mill men and became famous in the bat
tie of ballots last fall for its fine drum
corps. Private Joe gave it one of his
best speeches, and so excited their
enthusiasm that the club elected him
one of its honorary members, carried
his portrait on its banner and literally
adorned the walls of it's room with
the same emblem.
But now the club and Joe are out.
His portrait no longer adorns the
walls of its club room, and "to show
our opinion of his utter unworthiness,"
so reads the resolution, "Our secretary
| is hereby instructed to erase the name
of Joseph w. Fifer from the list of
honorary members"
And what has Joe done to deserve
this rough treatment? Has he been
false to the principles and purposes Of
the Joliet Protective Tariff Club? If
Its objects are such as it's name i'm
ports-the maintenance of the system
of taxing the masses for the benefit OF
the classes"-then surely Joe has in no
Instance gone back on that high ar
gument, for there is not today in Hi
nois more stentorian bowler for
protection" than Private Joe Fifer.
Then what has Joe done? Firstly,
soon after the Inauguration of Private
Joe the secretary Of the club sent him
an application, bearing the official en-
dorsement of the clubs president,
asking for clerkship at the capitol,
of which application Joe never took
the least notice. Secondly, in Opposi-
ton to the clubs strongest remon-
STRANGE, Governor Joe removed Cap
tain Albert Garvin, one of its warmest
friends and supporters, from the war
denship of the Joliet penitentiary.
And hence these tears. Evidently
Private Joe is not up in all the refine
ments of party work with the &. o. p.
Tariff clubs are all well enough in
their way, and protection TO Ameri'
can labor is very fine battle cry in a
heated political contest; but under
meath all these, he must bear in mind
lies the bottom principle so honestly
lblurted out by the Texas patriot
Flanagan, in a Chicago Republican
national convention: "What are We
here for, if not to get the oflices?"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02

shall take the burden from the shout
ders Of the farmer and lay it on other
interests able to bear it. To say moth
ing Of the inequality of the burdens
of national taxation, a partial relief at
least, which is within state reach,
would be found in the propose "Tax
Code" which has been passed upon at
least at two consecutive sessions of
the Illinois legislature. It's first step
is the total abolition of that expensive
and in many ways unjust contrivance
the State Board OF Equalization.
Next it proposes to place the entire
burden of state taxation upon the
railroad, telegraph, telephone and in
surance companies doing business in
the state.
1t is no doubt true. II this burden
is wholly placed upon these, they will
find ways to recoup themselves by in
creased charges for fares, telegraph
dispatches, &c, thus removing the
burden largely from their own shout
ders to those Of their customers. But
these at least are not the farmers, who
do less railroad travelling than most
other classes, deal less in insurance,
and have little or no use for telegraphs
or telephones.
The failure of the plan hitherto to
receive more favorable consideration
in our legislation is largely attributed
to the army OF attorneys and lobbyists,
with which the corporations mainly
interested have been able to surround
our legislators and ply them with
deadhead tickets and other blandsh-
ments. Such devices, however can
be of small avail under proper
awakening of the majority resting
with our rural populations, to whom,
without further palaver on our part,
the matter is respectfully committed,
to be talked over in their oranges and
other farmers associations, and to be
remembered when they
come to choose a new legislature at
the polls,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
WEDNESDAY.

The Philadelphia Tascott proves
harmlesS-hc is not wanted in Chica-
go, and the Philadelphia man who
was figuring on the $50, 600 reward will
have to saw wood" or do something
else.
The horse Walker Boy, 2:239, valued
at $4,000, was burned with seven other
animals in the Roscoe Bros. barn at
Syracuse, n. Y, yesterday.
1t is stated that a company of Bel
gian glass manufacturers proposes to
erect plate glass plant near Pitts
burg, in order to hold their American
trade IN the United States. 1t is said
that the new works will be larger than
any on this side Of the ocean.
The Chicago tailors' strike has been
declared of. The men go to work on
old conditions.
John Field was yesterday appointed
postmaster at Philadelphia, vice Har
rity, removed.
The street cars Of Nashville, Tenn
will be operated by electricity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02

vending their way to the woods upon
the bluffs, where the autumn leaves in
every conceivable color or shape, Serv-
ed as a carpet where so late the green
had held sway. Young ladies, too,
were out, feeling it their last chance
of the season to gather leaves, and the
scarlet tint upon the dying foliage, as
their arms and hands were loaded, re-
fiected their artistic cOlors in the rosy
cheeks of the smiling, laughing fair
ones, who were taking them home to
press into shape to adOrn the leaves OF
an autumual album, so that in the
long winter evenings when sitting
with the book open on their lap,
talking the sweetest words that
tongue can utter to tho "chOSen one
should the old gentleman suddenly
drop in on them, they could dive into
that book like hawk on a chicken,
and be, as it were, discussing the beau
ties of nature, and the probable extent
of these leaves as fertilizer, when
covering the ground in the fall; and
the old gentleman will retire, think
ing that the rising generation is look
ing forward to the dispelling of trusts
and the Improvements of farm culture.
| Others were out with their fast trOt-
ers and took general survey of the
town while yet the roads were fine, and
those who were fortunate in the pos
session of a nickle, stepped into a
street car and availed themselves Of
unseen ''powers that be-" while the
differently inclined, resorted to the
house of God and listened to the SOL
emn words of the clerical man, and the
songs of praise and the anthems that
went up from cheerful hearts and de-
vOut wOrshipers.
So the day was spent; profitable to
both lovers Of the beautiful, as well as
the devOutly inclined, or, those enjoy
ing an hours pastime on the Electric
wheels.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
SENATOR INGALLS, ON PROHIBITION
IN KANSAS.

Kansas has abolished the saloon.
The open dram-shop traffic is as ex-
tinct as the sale of indulgenceS. A
drunkard is a phenomenon. The bar
keeper has joined the troubadOur. the
crusader and the mound-builder. The
brewery, the distillery and the bonded
warehouse are known only to the arch
nologist. IL seems incredible that
among population of 100000 peo-
pie, extending from the Missouri river
to Colorado, and from Nebraska to
Oklahoma, there is not place which
the thirsty or hilarious wayfarer can
enter and, laying down a coin, de.
mand a glass of beer. This does not
imply taat absolute drought prevails,
or that "social irrigation " has EN-,
tirely disappeared. But the habit OF
drinking IS dying out. Temptation
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
On the Decline.

The smoky, hazy atmosphere attend
ant upon the Indian summer, has
almost reached its limit, and soon the
white frOsts making their early morn
ing visits will lengthen into the day
until winter holds us in his iron grip,
and the buckwheat cake adjoining the
breakfast table, will rivet the atten-
tion of the family group.
Last Sunday dawned upon chill
atmosphere, but ere the noon hour the
suns rays broke through the gray mist
lowering over the ground, and melted
it into tears that settled back into the
earth. Then groups could be seen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
TUESDAY.

Br'cr Blaine's pan-American tourists
must certainly be edited at the spec
tacle presented by the news from
Mexico. The treasury having shut
out lead ore, the Mcxicans have retail
lated by placing tariff of cents "A
pound on meat, which is practically
prohibitOry, and on live stock the rate
is equally severe. How much trade is
lost by this means is hard to tell, but
it is a great deal. But the main
point is, that the project, reciprocal
relations is farther from accomplish
ment than ever.
The railroad combination of the u.
p and the N. w. and Vanderbilt
runs east, is to be followed, it is re-
ported in railroad circles by the com
bination of the 60" with the Mani
toba road west and the Pennsylvania
system east. The indications point
to a consolidation Of roads into three
or four great through runs east and
west
Prince IIatzfeldt and Mrs. Hunting
ton, daughter of c. p. Huntington,
were married in London yesterday by
Bishop Emmons, Notwithstanding
the rumors that the match had been
declared Off.
The marriage of ex-Sccretary Bay
ard and Miss Mary w. Clymer is an
nOunced for Nov. 18th.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
THE NEWS.
SATURDAY.

Carl Graves, a fireman, and Ludwig
Loder, seaman, survivors OF the steam
shin Earnmoor, arrived in Baltimore
Yesterday. They tell a terrible tale OF
suffering for want of food. On the
18th day without food one man died,
and the Is survivors in the boat there
upon smashed in his skull and drank
his blood, after which the flesh was
cut off his body and after being dried
in the sun was eaten. They say they
have no idea how the flesh tasted,
so great was their mental suffering.
A freight train on the l.. +. Il w.
R'y was wrecked at Kokome yester-
day morning. Twelve oil tanks eX-
ploded, setting fire to the wreck, IN
which the engineer, fireman and
breakman burned to crisp. The
wreck was the work of wreckers.
Hon. Allen G. Thurman, while
speaking at Cincinnati on Thursday
night, was taken suddenly i'll and had
TO return to his hotel.
Cornell University followed Har-
wards lead recently by electing G. G.
Cook (colorcd) prize orator; but Cook
declines the honor.
Rumors come of resumption of hos
tilities by the rival Kings Of Samoa in
which 300 men took part.
The civil service board will hold eX-
aminations in Chicago, beginning
Nov. l4th.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02

Mrs. Jennie Kelly, nee Phelps, for
merly OF Ottawa, but now of Califor-
MIA, has the sympathy of her many
friends here. Some time ago Mr.. Kel-
ly mysterlously disappeared, and had
with him 800 in money. He has not
since been heard from. Fears are en-
tertained by his many friends that
foul play was at the bottom oft.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02

When the first symptom Of cough, cold
or throat trouble appear, use DR.. Bigelov's
cough cure. 1t Is . prompt pleasant and
speedy relief and cure. At Soc. Sold BY
E. Y. Griggs,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
QUEER TRADE NOTIONS.


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soa h o.,,a' ''' '''o ''''o '''''o ''o'i'''' Vi
,oo- co,o ooo ooo
1888 Observation-Disclosures, 23O, 900 900
1889, Observation-Disclosures. 262,000, 900
there being an net increase IN the
oo aiu 200 VI iipoi.s 70 oo g'o uH'o nooo "a
nynorts were.
1887. .................. .G163, 900, 900
1883 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. il4,OOO, 600
'o ~ 49,. ,,., 49,, ;,,o. ioA,V 50 o,,I
el9 600 600 in eynorts. against $40 900 ;
600 in exports.
This, reducing the figures to dollars,
would show an excess of English i'm
ports of about $3.50, 100000 year for
the last three years; and if the hitter
Ocean had gone back dozen or two
years further, it would have found
that the relative annual excess of Eng
lish imports maintains about the same
rate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
THE RECONCILIATION.

Two urchins strolling on the beach.
Beside the tranquil sea.
Beheld pearly block. and each
Cried. That belongs to mel"
And both at once with eager hands.
Began to scramble in the sands.
Like alabaster pure and white.
Upon the pebbled shore.
That treasure lay. a lovely sight,
And well worth fighting DER;
Long struggled the contending twain
The prize so coveted to gain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02
A WORD OF WARNING

white each represented to be the Ivory
they couneh lack the peculiar qualities
the genuine Ask for Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting
Copyreh by Procer& Gamble
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-02

Lo, while they strove, a stranger tall.
Strobe quickly to the spot.
He stopped beside the champions small.
And took the prize. wot;-
Then spoke in solemn voice and slow.
aye both are richer than you know"
Then with string he did divide
That precious cake. and smiled:
"'Tis Ivory Soap, share it with pride;
My lads. be reconciled!"
Each took his half and went his way,
Oh. rich and happy boys were they.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-05
UNDER CONDITIONS.
An Ordinance for the Telephone
Conduit Will Be Drawn.


An Ordinance for the Telephone
Conduit Will Be Drawn.
The managers of the Northwestern
Telephone company were before the
council committee on streets last night
to urge the passage Of an ordinance
authorizing them to lay system of
underground cOnduits iOr electric wires
of low tension. They, ask for privi-
leges on East Fifth street, between
Cedar land Wac0uta streets, and on
Cedar street, between. Second and Sew
enth streets. "A section of the conduit
that they propose to lay was exhibited.
1t is of Whitfield terra Gotta, about eight
inches square, and is divided into two
compartments. The section exhibited
had much the appearance OF square
sewer pipe, except tiiat the JOINT is
maie with tarred solution. 1t is pro-
posed 10 place these sections in layers
of three, so that the entire COLI
duit will take up space in the
street about ten inches wide by thirty
inches deep. The privilege is asked for
a period of twenty years. On motion of
Aid. SanboTn the committee decided 10
recommend the passage OF the Ordi-
nance, with certain provisions yet to be
inserted. 1t was agreed that the COM
pany should compensate the city by
giving free service to fire and police
department wires, and also that a GER
tain number of telephone instruments
should be gwen the city Tree of charge.
The company also agreed to remove all
of their wires now on Fourth and Sixth
streets, and to discontinue the use Of
overhead wires when practicable, using
the Darsett conduit on streets where
their own is not to be laid, if proper
rates of compensation can be agreed
upon between the two companies. Some
opposition was manifested towards the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-05
Harrison, BEARE&C!!
II East bird Street,
- T.
THE FIGURE ..e.,

The figure ''9'' in our dates is with us
and has come to stay. No man or woin-
an now living will ever date a document
without using the figure 9. 1t now
stands on the extreme right-1SS9. Next
year it will be in the third place, where
it will remain ten years. 1t will then
move up to the second place-190O-
and then it will rest one hundred years.
There is another SOP which has also
come to stay; it is called the mo. g."
1t is not like the figure ''9'' in, our dates
i'm the respect that it will have to wait
until next year for third place, or ten
years for second place, as 1t has this
year stood in front place, and it will
not move from there; it is the new mo.
9'' High Arm Wheeler & Wilson Sew
ing Machine.
. The me. 9" is not an old style of ma
chine having some slight change made
init and then called ''new improved"
but it is, an entirely new machine. 1t
was invented by the best mechanical
experts of the age. What better proof
is wanted of that fact than the following
cablegram direct from the Paris EXPOSE
tlOTf.- WHICH Was puUliSHcu. III ali INC
Chicago newspapers of October 2d9
f. EXPOSITION UNIvERsELLE, PARIS, October 1.
Especial 1.-The highest possible premium
and the only grand prize for sewing ma
chimes was awarded the Wheeler d Wilson
Manufacturing Company.
The mo. 81 has taken the first pre-
MUM this year at the State fairs of Iowa.
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the. first
premium at every county fair where it
has been exhibited.
No woman, if she desires to be happy,
should be without mo. g." No man
should be happy until he has purchased
the Understanding lock stitch ma
chine in the world, the mo. g." for his
home. No agent is happy unless he
sells the mo. g." No dealer will be
happy aud prosperous in this age Of
progress unless he furnishes his Gus
toners with the only perfect sewing
machine mechanism for family use, the
"No. O." We are happy, for our trade
has more than doubled since the birth
of the mo. g."
WHEELER & WILSON MFG CO.,
80 West Third Street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-05
BRANCHING OUT BIG.
South st. Paul Grading Streets
Counecfin0 With This City.


Connecting With This City.
The location of city hall site and ac-
ton upon extensive grading operations
were among the important business
transacted by the South st. Paul city
council at its regular meeting last night.
The treasurer's report showed an ex-
pendIture of $20.Sl3.50 during October
and receipts S9l3.70, leaving balance
of So. 047.6 2, about enough to complete
the work now on hand. 1t was decided
to pay w. q. Mulligan 50 cents per
yard for removing hard rock that lm-
peded the grading of Concord street,
near Wentworth avenue. When
these Concord avenue contracts.
upon which grading is going on,
are completed, that street will
extend distance of seven miles from
the Sixth ward of st. Paul, through
South st. Paul and the stock yards. al
most 10 lnver Grove station on the Kan
sas City line. MessrS. LinSe. Ullmer and
others accented ALI offer of 81 per foot
QnStead of their demand of Sl.25) in
lieu of their ten-foOt strip extending
about 500 feet on Simon avenue, which
will now be opened nOrthWeSterly
across South st. Paul to Annapolis
street, unless the extra demand made
by Messrs. Lienau, Wedge and others
cannot be overcome, in which case the
council is disposed to annul the con-
tract. Favorable action was taken on
appointment OF Edward Cleary as care
taker of the South Park engine house,
which is now nearly completed, and the
committee recommended that the
telephone be put in his charge.
3 He will also furnish horses
for the steam fire engine. The
Concord avenue grading, from
south city limits to Grand avenue, was
accepted. Bills were audited as fol-
lows: General fund, sl.700; engine
house, estimate to Doty, $1,000; first
funds, $50; second ward, $40; sidewalks.
SIP; account Concord avenue grading.
S5,475; education, Sl37; estimates, Con-
tractor Doty, Riverside school. $1,000;
Simon school, $500; total, about $40, 500.
The city hall was located definitely on
block IL of South st. Paul rearrange-
ment, known as "The Park" and a
committee was appointed to proceed
with the work.
The report of President Foley, of the
board of education, recommended radi-
cal changes in text books, end was not
disposed of at late hour owing to a
wrangIe over the duties of Secretary
McNalIy, of the school board.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-05
DOCUMENTS SEEM INNOCENT.
New Points Made in Demurrers
Ia the Gases of Particle ct al.

New Points Made in Demurrers
Ia the Gases of Particle ct al.
Judge Brill yesterday heard the argu-
pents upon the demurrers to the in
dietFhents against the alleged real es-
tateSwindlers,P Particle, Tall and Thaden.
TKe@ indictments charge that Particle
forged, with intent to defraud," GER
tain deeds and other instruments in
writing. and contain such deeds and
writings in haze verbus. From the In
dictments taken together itappears that
Pan tellO forged deed containing fic-
titiOtis name as grantOr and q fictitious
hame as grantee and relating to prop
erty, In which the fictitious grantOr
had no right or interest. 1t was
never delivered to any person,
wasnnever acknowledged, and never
nsed.by Particle for any purpose. The
defense claimed that to constitute
crime under the penal code it was nee
esSary for the indictment to cover ex-
trinsjc facts and circumstances show
ing the fraudulent use and purpose In
tended. The state, on the other hand,
insisted that general allegation with
s'intent to defraud" was sufficient to es-
tablish the crime charged, and put the
defendant upon its proof.
1t was claimed that the penai cod0
which took effect Jan. l, 1886, entirely
abrogated the common law of forgery
and created new and distinct offenses
and specially defined the same. Judge
Brill took the demurrer under advise
ment. and will probably announce his
decision in few days. In the mean
while the trial of the cases will remain
in allegiance. The questions raised are
said to be new ones, and extensive
briefs were filed Ia behalf ofthe defense
and the state.
Henry Johns and A. E. Halves repre-
SeIited the defense. aud Assistant
County Attorney Mum appeared for
the state.