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The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
THE COURTS.
The CirCut Court.

Nsw Cases. John Funk, according to his
statement that he should sue Judge Evans,
has filed preoipe, by his attorneys, II. N,
Ryan & Son, in this court, making Judge
Evans defendant in a suit for $4,000. Mayo
Il Widmer will represent Judge Evans.
Martin Finch vs. The Unknown Heirs Of
Margaret H. Hill, suit to establish title
Recognizances were filed against Dan Sulli-
van Charles Purcell and Jacob Ilossack.
In Court.-The Chancery Docket has unN
dergone a second reading, Nos 22i, 2i5, rs,
96, l25, "a, 9S, 80 and So being disposed of
by dismissal and default.
Otto X. TUNNEL was granted a decree If
divorce from his wife, Maggie A. TUNNEL
on Thursday.
The very interesting case of Merking, re-
cever of the Chicago, Joliet and Streator
Coal Co., against F. X. Bowers and d. H.
Donavan, Of Chicago, is now on hearing be-
fore Judge Blanchard, without a jury
Bowers and Donovan had been the Chicago
agents of the Chicago, Joliet and Streator
Coal Co., and until the appointment of Mr..
King as receiver did all the Chicago bust.
ness. Mr.. King demanded their books and
found that they had been kept in a most fear
full and wonderful manner, under new
system Of book keeping, patented by gen
tleman named Wattorn. Mr. King and his
book Il eepers could neither make head nor
tail of them and several Chicago experts
were hired to uuravel their mysterious con-
tents, The experts declared that the books
in their original shape were simply unintel-
ligible, but after patiently picking the cr-d
its and debts apart they succeeded in find
ing series Of footings and alleged to have
discovered a shortage in the accounts of
IS, 900, or rather that amount Of coal bust.
ness not entered IN the Chicago books, but
entered on the books at Streator This
caused Juror in the Office of the receiver
and q very interesting case is the outcome.
One Of the experts, on the stand on Thurs.
day declared that the Mattern system was
a sort of double entry but that its utility de-
pended entirely upon what it was to be used
for.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
County News.
The Town Meeting.

The town meeting that is annually held,
during the recess on election day, is pure
democracy-the purest that is known, for
it is strictly a government of the people in
which all, the rich and the poor, the land
lord and the tenant have an equal right to
speak, to act and to vote. 1t is not a rep
resentative body-it is not legislative
body. 1t acts simply for its own local in
terests by vote of majority of those
present, and is restricted only in its actions
by the general laws and the statutes. And
it pretends to be governed by parliamen-
tary rules. The town caucus, which is
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
PROHIBITION CATS A BLACK EYE.

The attempt on Tuesday to establish
constitutional prohibition In Massachusetts
met with crushing defeat The majority
against the amendment, on light vote,
was about 5000. The result is the more
remarkable as ell the agltation,- cleo
pioneering, meetings and public speaking
was in favor of the measure, while the
open opposition was mainly confined to a
few leading newspapers.
Another thing is remarkable: The adj
verse vote is heaviest in towns that were
on record as favoring prohibition in their
own localities Thus Quincy, which last
fall gave majority of S36 against license
in its own town, gives 800 majority against
State prohibition. Newburyport, another
no license town by 800 majority, gives 800
against the amendment. Cambridge,
which voted prohibition for itself by 800
majority, gives nearly 300 majority against
prohibition by the State. Precisely the
same result is seen iu number of other
cities which are on record as voting L" No
License for themselves. The opposition
is not confined TO the cities but showed
itself In small towns and rural districts as
well.
This overwhelming defeat of prohibition
cannot therefore be changed to the "rum
power" for the heaviest adverse vote Is In
exactly those localities where prohibition
already prevails and rum is practically
banished. What, then, is the philosophy
of this strange reverse? II follows closely
upon like defeat of Prohibition in New
Hampshire, where law against the sale
of liquor had been on the statute books for
thirty years, and the proposed constitu-
tional amendment was only to make II
"more binding; and follows closely, also,
upon like defeat In Rhode Island, where
prohibition having been on trial for three
years, the question submitted was whether
the system should be continued, and the
popular answer was an emphatic "Now
Instead OF gaining, these votes show that
prohibition Is losing ground In New En-.
England. WhyS Not becsute the people
are growing less opposed to liquor drink.
ing or the traffic In liquor, for at the same
time that they vote against State prohibi-
ton they vote by increasing majorities in
favor of local prohibition. The victory
cannot therefore be claimed either as an
expression In favor of high license or
against legal prohibition per Sc.
These people are opposed to prohibition
in general, but favor 1t decidedly in detaa.
They may have the smallpox in Lowell for
all we care, but we won't have II In New.
buryport! Is that what II means?
We think not. Our impression lis that
this late outbreak of opposition In New En-
gland to prohibition is only apparent, and
that the expression is against the political
Prohibition party rather than against pro-
hibition itself. Every important gain of
the Prohibition party to that extent threat
ems the domination of the Republican
party, from which most of the recruits of
the Prohibition party are drawn; and this
Is all the more hateful to the Republican
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

At Streator on Tuesday evening an at
ing list of crimes. A big brutal looking
rutlian was discovered on one of the main
residence streets carrying off little girl,
who seemed to go unwillingly. A resi-
dent of the neighborhood rescued the little
one and discovered that she was daughter
of Widow Langan, poor woman living In
the suburbs. The police were notified,
and succeeded In capturing the fellow. He
told conflicting stories, and was bound over
to the grand jury.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

On Monday night Andrew Cember, a
"Hun," crawled into the police station at
Streator and attempted TO tell story, but
before he had finished tainted twice He
was pitiable appearing object. His right
cheek, from the eye to the chin, was cleft
to the bone, and his clothing fairly dripped
with blood. When he was able to speak
he said that he and a number of his coun--
trymen had been drinking the seductive
beer at one of the HIM" houses in the
"brush," and row had eusued, in which
another "Hun' had cut him on the face
with hatchet. He was taken to the hos
pital, and officers were sent in search of
his assailant. As he refused TO come out
of his house, the police allowed him to re'
main in the bosom of his family. 1t was q
touching application of "bear and forbear'
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
nine additional states with the original

nine additional states with the original
thirteen.
Each Of the seven ward schools will cele
brate the day at two o'clock in the afternoon
Tne exercises will consist of national hymns
addresses by trustees and citizen and reel
tations by pupils,
In the evening Co, d, will give grand
banquet at Armory Rink, to their invited
guests, the G. A. r., Sons Of Veterans and
Patriotic Sons of America An extensive
programme of toasts, songs and rotations
Of national character, has been arranged.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
Communicated.
FAIRBURY, ILL.,, April 18th, Il


EDITOR COURIER; Prompted by sense of
duty "to do unto others as ! would that
| others should do unto me- under similar
cir cumstances and upon my own response
bility, without any solicitation on the part
of the persons herein referred to, | take the
liberty of writing you this, with the view
that you may publish the same as a matter
of justice to Mr.. and Mrs l. NJ. Fowler, and
for the benefit of their many friends in
Charleston.
Happening to be in Fairbury during the
past week, embraced the opportunity of
attending the preliminary examination of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler with the view of ascer
tanning whether or not they were guilty of
the charge OF larceny as accused by certain
parties here.
Mrs Fowler was the principal defendant,
with Mr.. Fowler srraigned as accessory.
The result Of the examination was that Mr..
Fowler was acquitted Of any alleged com.
plicity, while Mrs Fowler was bound over
to appear for trial at the circuit court at
Pontiac. The defense did not testify in
their own behalf, hence the testimony was
all one sided, and came from the prosecu-
TONS witnesses,
After hearingall the testimony presented
by the prosecution, not being interested or
prejudiced toward either parties, am per
feclly satisfied, beyond any doubt whatever,
that Mrs, Fowler is innocent of the charge
that has been brought against her, and from
the testimony given, should have acquitted
as her husband was.
Some might wonder why Mrs F owler did
not estify in her own behalf, but she vas
advised by counsel not to do 50, for local
prejudice was so bitter that they could only
hope to be bound over, when, before a court
and jury, justice may be obtained on the
evidence and law.
After much investigation | am satisfied
that Mrs. Fowler is the victim Of as out.
rageOus persecution as was ever instituted
to blacken and stain a good name and the
character of an innocent woman. If any
theft has been committed at all, | think
from the evidence given in, that it will
develop that one of the prosecuting witness
ses is the culprit, and that Mrs Fowler will
be justly rescued from the wolves who have
set upon her.
am wholly disinterested pasty, but
being imbued with desire to render assis-
lance to the oppressed, always, under and
and all circumstances, and feeling that the
many friends of the principals in the drama
that have just witnessed, would be inter
ested in their welfare, | herewith submit it
to their perusal, should you see fit to so
favor the publication and in closing, will
say In behalf of Mrs. Fowler, that her
friends may rest assured that she will in due
time be fully vindicated and worthy of con-
tinued confidence, respect and esteem.
Yours very truly, H. E. CRAIG.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Since November wool has dropped a
cent pound and binder twine has gone up
80 per cent, the former is protected for
the benefit of the farmer; the latter, for
the benefit of the manufacturer. Isn't it
Just a little curious that whenever there is
any squeezing" of prices down and up,
1t so happens that both squeezes" come
out of the farmers pocket? 1t is quite a
coincidence, truly
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
Probate Court.

s-Testimentary issued to Mary
Ann Morsch for estate of Jacob Morsch. Of
administration issued to William Garrity
for estate of Alice Garrity. OF administra-
tion issHed to Mary A. O'Halloran for es,
tate of John o. Halloran
Reports Of Accouats-Made in estate of
Ephriam Shaver, Louis Werling and Ann
Toonan.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

The order of Benediction Monks, accord
ing to the Peru NeaoS-Herald, has pur-
chased the Dingler farm, containing one
hundred and ninety>three acres, and will
erect extensive college buildings, founding
a great school or university, similar In char
acter to the magnificent institution at
Notre Dame, Ind, 1t is understood that
Bishop Spaulding was given the privilege
of location, and, at the earnest solicitation
of influential catholics, chose the proposed
site.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
THE REDLICK WILL SETTLED.

The editor has received from Mr.. A. j.
Williamson two column article on the
subject of the Reddick estate and Executor
Armstrong, with a request for its publica-
ton; but as the article In question has al
ready appeared In two dailies and one
weekly paper in Ottawa, it is fair TO pre-
sumo il has by this time become somewhat
Of chestnut to Ottawa people, while
the document is Of no special interest out.
side this city.
We must confess, however, that the doc
ument is not particularly clear statement
of the poinJ Mr.. Williamson is evidently
aiming 10 get at-that he has saved to the
Library Board from the hands of the eX-
ecutor substantial amount of money.
This may be all clear enough to his mind {;
but the average reader will hardly be able
to make much out of the business from
the immense array Of figures, and MIR. w g
method of presenting them and stating his
case. Certainly the article is not brilliant
specimen of lucid writing
We must confess, also, that as the estate
has been settled, as far as the Library
Board is concerned, and TO the satisfaction
Of all parties in interest, and as any claim
Of dishonesty on the part of the executor
is especially disclaimed, we cannot see the
necessity of now dwelling TO the extent of
two columns on mistakes or sins of omis-
sion which the executor has not, so far as
appears, ever denied have existed in his
Intermediary reports. 1t does not appear
that the examination by Mr.. Williamson
has developed any property not inventoried
by, and, therefore, charged TO, the eXecu
tor, and certainly in his five or six inter
mediary reports the executor may or may
not have made mistakes or intentional
omissions without damage to anybody If
all moneys and property that had come into
his hands as executor were fully accounted
Tor in his inventories and in his statement
for the final settlement; and this account.
ing the report to the Court of Oliver Cor
nell, the expert, showed the executor has
fully made in his report recently submitted
to the court.
All it amounts to is that, in the opinion
of Mr.. Williamson, the executor began
wrong" and thus committed errors, which
is of no consequence If he ended right, as
Mr.. w admits he has, 10y saying: 81 be-
lieve the restatement final report now
filed by the executor is correct, and that
said executor has accounted for all the
assets that came into his hands"
BY the order of the Court, the executor
still retains possession, as trustee, of rail-
road stocks and other personal property,
sufficient to pay the annuities and legacies
not due, as provided for by the will. All
other property has been turned over to
the Library Board, and the estate declared
as closed to all creditors,
The citation filed was, on motion of the
executors attorney, stricken from the files
as untrue and calculated to cause unjust
suspicion of the integrity of the executor"
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Utica went wet at the village election.
G. j. Gardner, the license candidate, being
elected by heavy majority as were also
the license trustees, Charles Flyn, John
Gilchrist and John Noon. The no license
ticket received but ninety>three votes on
the head and twenty-five on the tail. Mar
tin Stack was elected police magistrate,
and Maurice Sheehy, clerk.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

When the first symptom of cough, cold
or throat trouble appear, use DR.. Bigelow's
cough cure. 1t is a prompt, pleasant and
speedy relief and cure. At SOC. Sold by
Il. Y. Griggs,
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
Current Events.

The passengers and crew OF the apah
doped steamship DanmaTk, reported oy
the Chester as seen April 4th SINKING are
safe the news Of their rescue having peeh
cabled from LisDan ON Easter sunday. IL
anpears that when some days out the smart
OF the Danmark broke, tearing hOle In
the stern of the ship and bursting steam
nine, which killed the engineer, But Tor
the fact that the vessel had been built with
wafer tight compartments, she would 81 on
have zone 10 the bottom with all on board,
II being 36 hours, or more after the acci'
dent before the Missouri was sighted, the
wind meanwhile blowinga a furious gale,
in which the Danmark, rapidly becoming
heavy with water, and being without II
rudder, threatened 80 founder at every
plunge into the trough Of the sea. The
Missouri at first attempted to tow the Dan
mark TO the American coast, SUI miles
away, but the attempt was soon abandoned
and the passengers were transferred by
Capt Morrell to his ship, the Missouri, in
the midst of furious gale, In which, at
times the Danmark was completely hidden
behind the waves rolling mountain hlgh
around high around her. To keep the
Missouri with these GG0 souls on board,
afoat, and 10 provide accommodations for
them, part of his cargo was jetsamed lie
then proceeded to the Azores, the nearest
land, left 800 Of the rescued, and proceeded
TO Philadelphia with 80 immigrants,w where
he arrived on Monday lost the news OF the
rescue, however, coming 0ja Lisbon, which
had been reached by some Of those landed
at the Azores before the Missouri steamed
TO her deck at Philadelphia Capt. Morreli
is the hero of the hour, and has been con
graduated, interviewed and wined and
diued wherever he has put in an appear
ance. The rescue was heroic one, and
the gallant Morrell deserves all mis- plandits
and laurels.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

tee appointed by the Business Mems Asso-
citation, returned from Springfield yesterday
and reported the drainage bill as sure
thing-cut and dried, so to speak-and their
mission as fruitless.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Twenty-Five glass blowers left the em,
ploy of the De Steiger Glass Co., La Sale,
on Monday, departing to Manitou Springs,
Col, where they were offered heavy ad-
vance on prices over the rate paid at La
Sale. The De Steigers placed the gather
Ing boys in the places of the departed
blowers, and claim that they are but little
disconnected by the blowers action,
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Gen. Boulanger, the celebrated French
'jingo' statesman, has gone to London. 1t
appears that when news Of the Boulangist
committee meet ing Of last week came to the
ears of the French authorities, the French
minister at Brussels went to the Belgian
foreign Office and iutlmatei that the French
republicans we're indignant at Belgian toler
alton OF Boulauger, whereupon that worthy
was inyitedby the Belgian authorities to
change his location or to subside into COM
petc silence or isolation, otherwise they
would have to be under the necessity of ex'
peling him from the country. He there
upon, on Thursday, went to London, where
he will he Of necessity less lOquaclous. His
French parrsans are quite depressed,
Reports from Berlin are to the effect that
Bismarck is inclined to be conciliatory in
the Samoan matter, and that in all pro a
bility, in that case, the controversy will be
speedily settled.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Catherine Stanley was adjudged insane on
Thursday. She was an inmate of the ooun-
ty asylum and her malady is Of about one
years duration.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
RuckinR ArnCa SalYe.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter
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required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfacton. or money refunded. Price IS cents
per box. For sale bv ID. Lorriaux.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Postmaster Pearson, of New York, recent
ly removed to make way for "truly loil, y
died on Saturday last Of tumor of the stom'
ach. His last words are said to have been
al have spent my life fighting the spoils
system He had been in the custom
house or postoiIice employ since 1856.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

Yellow fever Las appeared again in Flor
ida, in n small town some distance from
jacksonville 1t is frighttul to contemplate
an outbreak Of this fearful epidemic at this
season of the year. A Baltimore dispatch
says in the two principal ports of South and
Central America, whence our supply Of San,
tos and Rio coffee are shipped, yellow fever
is endemic
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27

AT noon Monday When the OklhHOuld
lands we're opened tor settlement, there
was, Of course, the widest Kind Of rush
for the new lauds,--a rush unparalleled IN
lis unique character aud the madness OF
the participants. From all sides the boom
ers hocked in, some obtaining what they
sought, thousands falling, thousands at
once successful and falling, AS Inevitable
interminable law suits will in the future
show. The town sites are occupied by
thousands 30 out of every 100 Of whom
seem so utterly unprOvided with food or
money, evidently to have dreamed before
leaving home Of finding houses ready built
for them, stocked with every necessary OF
life. The suifefings of the mass oi
humanity are said to be intense Guthrie
is the main town" yet il has not house
not even the beginnings Of the f0unda
ton for one, no water, no provisions. The
railway trains come in loaded with thous
ands of "boOmers," and return loaded with
as many more thousand as anxious to get
out as they were TO get into the promised
land. The same scenes what makes
Guthrie the most wonderful city OF the day
the world has ever seen, perhaps, is re'
peated In lesser degree in other towns"
of the tract. Summed up, the promised
land is disappointment, thousands will
die of pneumonia and consumption, more
viii lose all they possess, a few will get the
good "quarteTs," what few there are
Numerous cases of murder are reported
But the most serious charge Is that of the
Chicago NeUS correspondent, that Dave
Littler and his deputles-the only govern
ment the land has, have used their official
privileges to gobble up nearly everything
in sight worth taking hold Of.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-04-27
llleving that it will accomplish a much

lieving that ii will accomplish much
needed reform"
The senate committee on the Chicago
drainage bill, having adopted amendments
10 define the power of collecting tolls on
the proposed ditch when used as II canal
10 provide for accuH ulstive voting in cleo
tions of commissioners, and TO cause the
removal of the COpperas Creek and Henry
dams, will recommend that the OH 50 pass
with the above amendments.
Mr.. Dudley. the alleged author of the
celebrated Blocks of Fire letter, is not en-
urely en- rapport with the administration
In fact, in spite of all he has done for Mr.
Harrison and the party he finds the atlnos-
phere surrounding the White House and de
partmens so very chilly, ever IN these
halmy days, that he is afraid to risk the et-
feet Of the interior temperature on his
health, and has not been inside the presi'
Dental mansion since Cleveland's inaugura,
ton. in tact. The lrue status Of Mr.. Dudley
has been made painfully conspicuous within
the lest day or two by the publication of
letter t. his old friend, Van Pelt, of Indiana,
in which he says his influence with the al.
ministraiOn is very slight,--in fact, he says,
"because democratic friends down in lndi-
annapolis have started the hue and cry on
me Brother Ben does not seem to feel that
he can afford to recognize me as an acluain-
tance, and consequently DONE take dinner
ut the White House, as might be expected. y
Tit is indeed fact, that "Brolher Ben
doesn' "feel that he can afford to recognize
Bre'r Dudley las an acquaintance this
feeling is not likely to do Brother Ben any
material damage in the estimation Of the
world generally barring the Dudley crowd,
Decidedly, the feeling il to the Presidents
credit.