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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
MKS. pAISNEIl..

The reports that come from New
Jersey, that Mrs. Parncll, the mother
of the great Irish leader, is in such a
destitute condition as to be at the point
of starvation, takes the county ny sur
prise. She is the daughter Of Commo-
dore Stewart, of the u. ;. Navy, who
IN his death left her large estate, and
she was always supposed to be in ar
fluent circumstances. 1t appears,
however, that besides giving very
literally to the cause Of Ireland, she
has been engaged in some very unlor-
tunate spcculations, so that all she now
has is the home farm at GrOvcside,
(near BordcntOwn) n. j., mortgaged
for all it is worth, and house on 10th
St., Philadelphia, which is in litigation
and brings her no income.
Mrs. p. is "a years old and an invalid
so proud, however, that her straiten-
ed condition was only discovered by
accident by near neighbor rand friend,
Mrs. Carslakc, who, much against the
old lady's will, made it public.
Mrs. p. carefully concealed her situa-
ton from her son, because, she says,
she knows the expenses Of his lawsuits
with the Times have been enormous,
that he is at the end Of his means and
almost in want himself. She has also
carefully kept all knowledge Of her
wants from the Irish leaders in this
country, but who, now that they know
the desperate state of affairs will no
doubt, with characteristic generosity,
hasten 10 her relief
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

France has just sent her five ablest
engineers to Panama to examine ana
report on the Panama canal. They
are charged to conceal no unfavOrable
facts, nor to underate anything that
is Of a hopeful nature. If they find
the canal an impracticable undertake
ing, their decision will decree the loss
of 5000. 000,0 900 Of French money. On
the other hand if they say the work
ought to be persevered in, France will
look up the necessary cash.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
SAYS TIE "INTEK OCEAN"

"This country imported goods from
the empire of Brazil in the year lSS,
To the value of Sj2, 953, lsl; it sold
goods to Brazil to the value OF -, ~,
1gl only. England, the same year,
importcd from Brazil To the extent or
S26. OOO. 900 and sold to the extent OF
$2s, 5000 1t is so in Il greater or
less degree with our trade with all the
Central and South American states
invariably we buy more than we sell.
and Just as invariably England sells
more than she buys"
The large excess Of English sales TO
Central and South America over her
purchases is paid for by the latter in
exchange through London on New
York, and comes mainly out Of the
grain and other products we sell To
England, but in making the exchange
England manages to "skin our peo-
pie TO the amount Of about million
"A year. The English sales consist
mainly of cotton and wooden goods,
which can be bought so much cheaper
of England than in the United States
that South America, Of course, goes
there to buy them in preference to
coming here. To change all this, the
common sense way would undoubted-
w be to make such changes in our
tariff laws las can be easily done to
the advantage instead Of detriment OF
our manufacturers as would enable
them to sell their goods in South
America as cheap as England can.
Not so, says the 10. The tariff can
not be disturbed. We must subsidize
ships, so that they can carry our goods
to South America so cheaply as to
equalize the higher cost of our goods
with the lower English goods. AS our
ships already go empty to South
America to bring away her products
and would gladly take outbound car
goes for next to nothing, it must take
awful sharp eyes to see how placing Il
lot more ships upon the route by means
of subsidies can help the matter when
SO many are already going empty. If
the Mter-Ocedn means that the govern
mcnt shall pay the ships to carry the
goods for nothing, why not go step
further and pay the South Americans
to carry them? That undoubtedly
might make trade, and benefit our
manufacturers, but what about the
nnnr devils that must pay the taxes?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Weld as much as ~ cents did last year,
and In that way the party was able to
make the boast that state taxes had
this yea been reduced q cents on the
800.
We shall notice just one other pecu-
liarity about the action Of this State
Board of Equalization, suggestive OF
its political drift. In this State taxes
are supposed To be levied on all prop
erty, real and personal. But there is
nothing the assessor finds so difficult
TO lay his hands on as personal proper
~. Most Of il is out Of sight. Men
known 10 own Onc-half a millions
worth of stocks, bonds and mortgages,
will rive in "A ridiculous $4,000 for
taxation. On the other hand, lhe
farmers broad acres lie open to view,
and all the assessor has 10 do is to ind
the size OF the farm by the records
One of our ablcSt economic writers
lately said, there never was an addl-
ton to, or change made in the mode OF
taxation, but was with malicious GER
tainty directed against the farmer
The action of our State Board is case
in point. In the process OF "equaIl|a-
ton" they cut down the aggregate OF
personal property in the State about
30 per cent, and added 10 per cent. 10
the aggregate of real estate. Now
why the original assessment OF real
estate, principally farms, should nave
been increased and the assessment on
personal property decreased, ina state
where land has VIGOROUSLY been taxed
for years out Of all proportion WIN
personal property, is conundrum
which we respectfully submit to the
solution of our rural ,readcrs-espe-
cially such as believe in the immacu-
lacy Of our Republican rulers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS.

Our readers, in the dispatches that
have been printed in these columnsfrom
day to day, have been kept pretty
closely advised Of the dOingS of the
great congress of the Catholic laity Of
this country in session in the earlier
part of the week at Baltimore. The
occasion OF its meeting was in celebra-
tion of the one hundrcdth anniversary
of the ordination of the first Ameri-
can Catholic Bishop. 1t was the first
general convention of the Catholic
laity ever held in this country, and be-
sides outsiders innumerable was at
tended by some l,200 delegates. The
occasion was naturally one of deep in
tercSt to the whole country.
The expression Of such a body, COW
cred by their resolutions published in
our daily edition Of Thursday cannot
fail to attract wide attention, and
we venture to say, on the part Of the
careful and thoughtful reader cordial
approval. While they naturally ex-
press Garment devotion to the Church,
they are no less emphatic in the cx-
preston OF devotion to our country
and its institutions. Their perusal
must go to dissipate many strange
illusions which ignorant and bigoted
sectarians have ever striyen to throw
around the largest of our Christian
communions, and one surely no les
earnest in its patriotic devotion to
our country and its institutions as any
other.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
STATE TAXATION,

The time is at hand when the tax
gathcrer starts on his annual round to
gather up the loose shekels Of the peo-
pie to maintain in running order the
wheels Of our glorious system of free
government, and naturally every So
Der, loyal "cit" grows little anxious
about the size Of the chunk Of the bur
den he is expected to bear. We have
no purpose, however, to 60 into any
such details, but only to refer to some
general features in regard to that part
Of the annual imposition embraced
under the head Of State taxation.
The State legislature, at each ben-
NAL session, makes its appropriations
in advance for the next two years-for
the current two years amounting to
say $6,0O0,000. The assessments are
made and returned to the Auditor,
who, after arranging them in due or
der and footing them up lays them
before the State Board Of Equaliza-
ton, whose function is to "equalize"
the assessment between the several
counties, adding to some and deduct
ing from others, but all changes must
be made in such way that the aggre-
gate of the Board shall not exceed the
original aggregate found by the Audi
tor. Having fixed the aggregate, the
Auditor now proceeds to figure out the
rate Of taxation necessary, on such a
basis, to raise the amount to cover
the legislative appropriations for the
year.
According to the Auditors footing,
the rate for this would have to be
about the same as for last year. But
the Board, like the last legislature,
was a Republican, body, and hadn't the
Republicans in the last campaign
promised areduction Of State taxation
in Illinois? So the Board-contrary to
law-added enough to the Auditors
aggregate to make 3S cents on the $l0C
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

VIM. f. Gladstone, the great Eng
lish statesman, in recent speech,
made the reckless statement that the
wages Of labor had advanced 80 per
cent in England in the last 80 years,
while cheap food and clothing were
more abundant than ever before. OF
course this can't be true. England is
a free trade country, and we can prove
by all the protection organs and stump
speakers in the United States that
free trade is ruinOuS to wages and that
it is only in high tariff countries like
Germany and the United States, where
wages go up and prices go down.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
Went to Jail.

Geo. BraytOn does not believe in
paying large hotel bills. He says the
county jail is about his size. George
is a resident of Worthwhile, but, while
in La Sale last summer, he accidently
got INTO box car and so far forgot
himself, that, when emerging from II,
he found himself in possession of con-
siderable merchandise. He is not IN
the habit of taking more merchandise
than he can carry, and therefore, ne
wants to be released. He was asked
to furnish one thousand dollars ball
awaiting the action of the grand jury,
but scornfully remarked that ne was
not in the habit of furnishing ball
not even for boat. In fact he was
surprised that Squire Tryon should
ask such representative citizen as he
to even consider the matter Of bail.
Under these circumstances he was re-
ferred to Sheriff MorriSsey.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
Mr.. J. Ellen Foster not only "bolted'

Mr.. J. Ellen Foster not only ''bolted'
from the w. G. r. U. after the vote
on her proposed constitutional amend
ment had virtually expelled her, but
she took some twenty delegates with
her. The ''bolterS" subsequently held
meeting at the Palmer House and
resolved to organize new Christian
Temperance Association on the line of
Mrs. Fosters advanced IDEAS" which
are, in effect, that the sale of liquors
in hotels, lodging houses, etc, is al
lowable as long as no public bars are
kept, and that all true Christian tenn
perance people owe allegiance to the
Republican party. Strange that this
threatening demonstration on the
part of Mrs. f. and her followers, ac-
cording to Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. DR..
Mary Walker and other leading lights
of the convention, will not even
cause a ripple in the ranks of the w.
c. r. IT,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

A farmers convention, composed Of
delegates from the Southern and
Southwestern States, was in session
during the past week at Montgomery,
Alabama. 1t passed resolutions de-
nouncing the refusal of the Chicago
cattle combine TO testify before the
senate committee as an insult to the
honest people of the United States. A
resolution was also adopted that "if
the protective policy of the country is
to be continued, all farm products
should be as fully protected is an arti-
Gle of manufacture"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Mr.. q. w. jacobson, OF Freedom,
who penned the town meeting resolu-
tlons denouncing the payment Of
81 900 to Doc Norton, pays his respects
To that individual in last Saturdays
Leader, and shows clearly that Norton
held no legal right TO that money any
more than Milligan had to the money
the county is suing to recover and is
entitled to recover under Judge Stipp's
decision. Some little side shots, how
ever, by Mr.. Jacobson disclose Nor
tons character as clearly as blaze OF
sunlight. Mr.. j. says Norton C"D.")
should be more polite than to almde
to taxpayers as ''cadavorous ours, and
asks, lis it possible that thousand
dollars has caused him to shrink into
such insignificant proportions that he
feels compelled to hide behind nom
de plunte in Il newspaper column when
writing about county atfairS?" 1t
is "A hopeful sign when such men
rs Mr.. Jacobson begins to turn
their guns on this individual. 1t
shows IA sign Of returning good com
mon SENSE in the country; and that
good men are coming to recognize the
fact that because "A man makes a great
howl about being a boodler hunter, he
is not, therefore, and on that account,
himself to be held righteous when he
too accepts lin the same way the
boodlers did money from the county
treasury to which he is not legally en-
titled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Bismarck's stringent regulations
against the importation into Ger
many of American pork had to be re-
Taxed for causes which even the shrewd
statesman failed to foresee. The foot
and mouth disease has broken out in
the provinces OF Brandenburg and
Silesia to an extent as to render the
importation of American pork an abso-
lutte necessity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Rough Bill Meade, slayer of Tommy
Fitzgerald, leader of the diSreputable
Swamp Angels" gang at Streator,
was happy man Friday night, and for
the first time in seven months he
breathed the free air of Ottawa.
The Jury which determined his fate
left the box on Thursday afternoon at
five o'clock, and at about nine o'clock
took formal ballot, standing eight
for acauittal and four for conviction.
At an early hour yesterday morning a
second ballot was taken, showing
eleven for acquittal and one for con-
viction. This condition was main
tanned all day.
At a few minutes to eight o'clock
last evening, Judge Blanchard entered
the court room and was about to IN
struct Deputy Reed to call the jury in
order that he might discharge them,
when clappng of hands was heard
in the Jury room, and moment or TWO
later a knock on the door signified
their readiness to report. Five min
utes later they would have been dis
charged.
The door was opened and the jury
filed out, taking the chairs they had
vacated twenty-four hours before.
Gentlemen, asked the court" have
you agreed upon verdict :"
1--WE have"
The verdict was then read:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty"
Ten minutes after the verdict was
rendered Meade was out upon the
street. a free man, and as he shook
hands with a FREE TRADER reporter
he feeling remarked:
This is an awful pretty town but |
am tired of it. If it wasn't SO dark
I'd walk home to StreatOr tonight.
Fresh air is a luxury, isn't it-but |
forget that you haven't been c0Oped
I'D in a measly jail for seven months
like have. Oh, this is great, isn't it,"
Then Meade took walk about OF
tawa and rode upon the electric cars.
Several of the jurors were inter
viewed by a FREE TRADER reporter.
WELL" said one of the gentlemen,
''if it hadn't been for the twelfth man
we would have reported in the morn
ing. He made us stay out all day and
only gave in after supper
"What of the evidence"
"Oh, we threw out testimony or the
Swamp Angels altogether. We be-
lieved that they all lied.'
GLOW about Brennan?"
sob, we threw his testimony out;
too. We didn't give him much credit, .
What did you do as to Meade and
Johnnie Barton?"
Eve believed the boy and c0nsld-
cred that Meade told straight story;
You see, all the evidence supported
Meade's story"
Further questioning brought out the
fact that the jury had taken into &C
count the course of the ball, 1T having
ranged upward in Fitzgerald'S body;
the testimony of Johnny Barton, that
Meade was Knocked down; the testi-
mony of the officers who saw the
bruised spot upon Meade's cheek; and
other minor details, as supporting
Mead's evidence. The jury having
taken this view of the case, an ac-
uuittal is not remarkable.
Messrs. Allen and Boys, the attor-
news for Meade, have won an enviaDle
distinction in clearing their man, 1or
il is not every term of court that a
murderer is acquitted in La Sale
county, although there have been
many who escaped with light SEN
fences, Joseph KOta excepted. Inc
state was fair, and as impartial as III
was possible to be: and did not seek TO
take any advantage of the defense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
A Gigantic Farmers Trust.

The organization of farmers INTO
Oranges, Alliances, Wheels and COM
binations by other names. has Tor TWO
years been going on at much more
rapid rate than ever before. The limit
of the old Grange movement has long
ago passed. These organizations now
contain a membership of a million,
and movement is on foot to consoli,,
date the Oranges, the Alliances, ana
all the other combinations. An ex-
PLANTATION of this movement, as well as
of the aims and methods of each or
ganization (all of which are secretl
will be published in the December
Forum, by w. A. PETER, of Kansas.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Capt. Keller and wife, of Lancaster,
Ohio, are the guests of MIR. and Mrs.
j. II. Shaver. Mr.. Keller is brother
of Mrs. Shaver, and will spend several
DAYS in this vicinity. He is also a
newspaper man, doing the editorial
writing for the Fairfield (Ohiol 20.
Replblican. He is a pleasant and tlu-
ent conversationalist stands six feet
two in his stockings, and acknow-
lodges that Ottawa is the pride OF the
west
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

The United States Internal Revenue
Commissioner, in his annual report
Just prepared for transmission to Con-
gress, places the total importation OF
tobacco into the United States during
the last year at s70,353. The question
is, where does all the Cuba tobacco
come from that enters so largely into
the manufacture of cigars in this coun-
try?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Chicago Is shedding tears of joyful
sorrow over the death of its million
aire, John Crerar, who has left the
city 81, 800, 900 for free public library
and reading room, to be located on the
South side.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

A Republican club has been organ
lied ut Leavenworth, Kansas, to agi-
tate for the removal of the prohibitory
clause from the Kansas State consti-
tuition. 1t is not because there isn't
plenty Of whisky in Kansas but they
probably want something better than
the vile article prohibition gives them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Our neighboring city OF Pontiac is
in state of feveriSh cOmmotion over
the sudden disappearance Of its great
money king, VIM. Furshman. He was
"A dealer in real estate and loan broker,
lending large sums on farm mortgages,
doing IA heavy business in that line for
Hudson, Burr & Co., in the same bus
mess in Bloomington, as well as lend
ing money and handling real estate for
such wealthy men as Hon. 5. f. Pay
son and Charles p. Angel, of Pontiac,
Taylor Il Mason, of Fairbury, Bouri Il
Bailey, Of Peoria, and others. His
transactions run into millions, and
there is no telling how large part of
it stuck to his fingers and accompan-
les his flight in his grip sack-esti-
mates being from $4,000 to $780, 600.
Furshman left Pontiac last Saturday
night in a buggy and is supposed to
have taken IA train in some neighbOr-
ing town, but as yet no clue has been
found to the direction he has taken.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

A New York insurance journal, fig
uring up last years losses by fire
strangely omits the item of over $50
go, 200 worth of cigars that have been
destroyed by fire during the year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Late London dispatches speak of
the 'sParnell trial" What is Parnell
being tried for? Seems TO us there
has been something in the papers
about that before.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

The removal of Mr.. Jones, post
master at Grand Ridge, returns to the
Office Mr.. Van DOren, who held 1T
before Mr.. Jones took it. Mr.. Van
Doren will make very good official.
The only curious thing about it all is,
however, that a republican, a patron
of the Office, locally prominent in town
politics, prepared a petition which
was signed by majority of the repuo-
lican patrons of the office. asking the
powers that be to retain Jones, he be-
ING an old soldier who had left a part
of his body in the south. The repub-
lican took the petition himself to Jol-
let to Capt. Hill, NJ. c., who promised
TO do what he could for Jones, but had
little hope to be able to do anything,
as ''the boys" wanted that ONCE.
"The boys" got the office, and the sol
dier, minus an arm, takes a walk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

As we anticipated. the tact OF the
straitened condition of Mrs. Parnell
was no sooner made public than relief
began to pour in upon her. Before
next days sun went down she had
money enough to pay the taxes and the
interest due on the mortgage of $4,000
with which her Ironside farm is en-
numbered, and every day since the
stream has been growing stronger.
+" Mrs. Parnell's warm heart is filled
with gratitude towards her generous
friends" says a late BordenstOwn dis
patch. Mr.. Parnell, in London, read
the news of his mothers straitenedt
circumstances with great surprise, and
at once telegraphed instructions to his
agent in New York to supply all her
wants.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

The best on earth can only be said OF
Griccs' Glycerine Saliva speedy cure
for cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, sores and
all skin erup,ions. Try this wonderful
healer. CSC. Sold at Griggs'.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Senator Farwell is still hunting for
his grip-sack and the Chicago appoint
ments remain in allegiance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

The cable announces the symptoms
of political revolution in Spain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
A WORD OF WARNING.

many soaps each represented be good the
thew ARE NOT but like countee peculiar and remarkable qualities
the genuine. Ask for Ivory" Soap and insist getngit
by Proctor Gamble
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-21
LOOKING FOR GALLAGHER.

butte Onicers Unable tn Find the Man
who Killed Ward.
Special correspondence of the Standard.
BUTTE, Dec. 90 Officers wero busy all
last night and to-day looking for Galla-
CHER, but the man has thus far kept his
hiding place "a secret. The officers were
very confident of finding him this MORN
ing, having received Information which
promised n rich lead. But they were
again disappointed. A woman who lives
In a house near Gallagher's, and has seen
him since the fight, says that GallaRher's
arm IL not broken and that hs Ia not SO
badly bruised as has been reported. His
arm was injured, but not
Tom BulHer. h il charged with being
at tho fight, plead not guilty at noon to-
day, The cases of those arrested will
be tried next Thursday. A re-
mort is current about town that the coro-
hers Jury rough i'm N verdict duplicating
i'm the possible manner all con-
cerned i'm the light. This rumor has
caused conservation among those who
Mrs. Galiagher's father has arrived
from Omaha, and has taken charge of
family.
A I'M an who says he has just come from
Gallagher . side declares that Gallagher
will give himself mp when the proper time
arrives, as Inc has too much roperty hs n
To lose. Il is not stated when the proper
time will be. 1t is said that Gallagher
was driven through the city early Tues
day morning i9 n wagon, q dense fog pre-
vailing.