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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19


The enemies of the trust system, now
threatening to swallow up every species
of manufacturing industry, have taken
heart since the startling decision of Judge
Barrett of the New York Supreme Bench
last week, In the sugar trust case. Unfor-
tuuately, Judge Barretts decision Is sub
ject TO review, and is by no means final ;
and the great LAWYERS arranged on the
side of the trust, rs well as others of char
acter, are by no means certain that he will
be sustained, Ia spite of the sound
ness Of the general principles on
which he POUNDS his judgment and of the
inherent justice Of his conclusions. Judge
Barrett says the power of the state Is great.
er than that of monopoly; that the law ID
potent to grapple with combinations, AMI
If necessary, 10 overthrow them, This is
right; but is it 1.-The law? If 1t Is, as the
Herald we'll says "every wage Garner in the
country must be grateful that fatal blow
has been dealt combinations of capitalists
who clutch at the power to curtail employ
ment in order to resist production. Every
consumer of limited or moderate means
will feel jubilant that the trust whose great
aim is to advance the prices of the neces-
saries of life stands condemned by law. All
out the few trade barons who seek their
own enrichment may we'll rejoice that one
of the worst forms of monopoly that has
loomed up in modern times TO menace the
business and industrial interests Of the
country, to undermine the welfare of the
masses, and especially TO Increase the bur
dent of the needy, has been doomed to sur
render its power and abandon its avaricious
designs" If Judge Barretts decision
should be reversed, what then? Then the
battle of the people must be renewed in
another form Of attack, fer the trust must
be abolished, as dangerous menace TO oul
industrial life; the more subtitle because
back of il all is a rational defense for its
existence, were consideration of its eXtor'
tons and injuries to the workman barred
from the enquiry. In times past the trust
NAV have meant laudable commercial
enterprise, from which profit accrued &c
the people; today 1t has abandoned thai
theory and exists solely on basis of plum
der. Its aims and purposes having changed
IL Is open TO the condemnation of the law
and of the people.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

! The American Tariff Reform League
| has called a national convention to be held
In Chicago on Tuesday, Wednesday and
| Thursday, February 10 p ani 81, extend
| ing an invitation 10 attend o. all persons
who wish q assist in the enleayor To re-.
lieve the American people Of the burdens
of unequal ani unils' taxation The
purpose OF the meetings are: Q) To wi
den the scope of the leagues work ana lis
means Of usefulness by drawing into its
councils representatives men from all sec
tons; (2) 10 secure branch leagues for
active work, under Whatever name may be
locally preferred. in every cOluty and, rs
far as possible, In every township In the
various States; (3) 10 iniugurhte syste-
matte campaign that shall be continuous,
en- bracing literary bureaus, lecture Du
reaus, supplemented by corresponding bu-
for furthering tho work AS may b. thought
expedient. All the varied industries IN the
country are urged to send delegates 10 this
convention in order that their several inter-
ests may be fully aud fairly represented
Ii is desired by the American Tariff Re-
form League that all employers should
communicate this CAL 10 their employees,
and all laboring men to their employers,
in order that full repres ntation may be
had. ANY gentleman who favors tariff res
form, desiring To attend the convention as a
delegate, who is hot a member of an organ
zstion, Is requested to correspond with the
secretary, forwarding his name, occupation,
and address to j. u. White, secretary eff
the league, ll5 Monroe street, in order that
the preliminary roll of the convention may
be made up as far as pra ticable, and thus
save as much time us possible for the work
of the convention Every workingmsn
and capitalist engaged IN any productive
industry is directly interested 10 the work
of the convention, and all who believe
that radical reform of the tariff laws Is
necessary to the welfare of the country
are requested 20 be present at the conven-
ton, ana To consult in regard TO plans for
active work in behalf Of such reform.
The correspondence received at the heads
quarters of the league plainly indicates
that the people were not slow to respond in
localities where all subjects of past party
strife were relegated to the rear, and the
only real question at Issue was earnestly
and ably presented and this convention
is intended TO lay the foundation for
thorough, systematic and continuous work
for the future.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

70 testimony of agrarian troubles In Ire
land. w. w. O'Brien, Of the United Ire
land appeared on Tuesday In answer 10 u
citation. Qleationed as to an article on
the commissions work, he denied any in
tentlon 10 crticise the commission but
claimed that the Times had not yet touched
on one single allegation made, and the
Paruellites were anxious 10 come 10 the
front He was dismissed, Evictions con-
,inue throughout Ireland. On Tuesday
Archbishop Croke in donating $50 10
he fund for the relief OF avicted tensnts,
said: There Is no other land, savage or
civilized, whore such scandalous and I'M
christan.li like scenes could be enacted
without fierce contest, and even blood
shed The sending Of crown fe.ces 10 de
molish the dwellings of the poor for the
benefit Of the pampered few is crime
that cries 10 heaven for vengeance"
Stanley has been heard from, letter Of
hts dated August II, 1888, having reached
Europe, He has accomplished his mis-,
sion Of succorlng Emin Bey, whom he left
we'll provided for in every way. Further
letters are expected from the CREST eXplo er
soon; hi. present exact whereabouts are
known, but official reasons exist why they
should not be made known.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court.
ing.

Judge Blanchard opened the January term
of court with the usual charge to the grand
Jury, the members of which retired to their
room, where they will probably remain until
Thursday next The jury has more work be-
fore it than at last term, rs there appears to be
more crime abroad than was surmised.
The crayon portrait of Oliver Cromwell
Gray, whose passive form, now long since
crumbled and mingled with the sands, lies
beneath line granite cross by the side OF the
smooth river, has now a companion in the
splendid likeness of E. Follett Bull, presented
to the court by the bar. 1t is from the pen
ellis of Miss Mccullough of Bowman's, and
was made under difficulties which seemed al
most insurmountable. The original was
cabinet portrait taken ten years ago, when
Mr.. Bull was another appearing man, but
with the aid of intimate friends, the true lines
and colorings of the face, hair and beard have
been portrayed remarkably well.
The only case Of importance decided was the
case of John Furness, administrator of the
estate of Henry e. Furness, the architect,
against the county, for plans prepared at the
time the question of building the present
court house was determined Furness had
commenced suit before his death, alleging
that parts of his plan were used or accepted
and claimed something over two thousand
dollars 1t is almost unnecessary to state that
the plans accepted and used Cat least 1t was so
understood at the time) were those submitted
nv Architect Beers. a verdict was given the
county, the jury finding no cause for action.
The Dougherty case has at length been
brought to a settlement, after figuring in the
circuit, appellate and supreme courts for sew
eral years, and the widow receives salts
factory recompense. Bernard DOugherty was
killed at the c., B. IL O. K. K. crossing of the
DAYTON road several years ago, by Burllng-
ton train, while returning to his farm in his
wagon, and the point in the case was, did
Dougherty exercise due care in driving upon
the track, or did the employers of the road,
viz, the engineel and conductor, run the
train at too high rate of speed and neglect
| to give warning.
The curtain has given down on the final act
of the Richards complication, and the white
light of peace seems to shine over the troubled
waters of the Vermllion river. Old Frederick
Richards owned a big slice of Streator in the
not far removed past, ana In the collection
was a farm of generous acreage. His son
William married, and the old gentleman al
lowed him to move upon the place and treat
il as his own. Sometime after this, William
took trip to Germany for his health. During
his absence, his wife was gay and risky, so
the old man alleged some time ago, and,
being taken up with the attentions OF another
dear charmer (this is also an allegation OF
Fred's) applied for divorce on the ground
that William had deserted her. She didn't
get it, however, for William came home in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

fall far below 1t, both In value OF invest
ment and production. Yet no protection,
save such as is an insult to his Intelligence
Is offered on single article the farmer
produces, while he pays hundreds of mil.
lions year in increased prices on goods
purchased by him to protect the manu-
facturers from foreign competition. In
the universal scramble for boun'ies 10 en-.
rich the manufacturing lords and monop-
Olsts, isn't IL about time the claim of the
farmer should be considered for share
Of the plumber,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

Tie meeting of the Illinois Legislature
has special interest to the Illinois Valley
tkis session on account of the Chicago
drainage scheme, which will come up,fo,
action. The bill has not yet been offered,
80 far as we have observed, nor has its pro-
visions been published, so that Its nature
Is somewhat mystery, perhaps. Rumors
of its character come to the ear occasion
ally, from which it is lnferred:that Mayor
Roche's gllttering generalities of plenty
of dilution" have more perfect existence
In his Imagination than In the bill itself.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

! The White Caps have made their APP
pearance almost simultaneous In Pennsyl~
yania and New Jersey, and have already
deCl red their purpose either to drive out
ar otherwise punish persons obnoxious to
them. In New jersey they began opera.
lions hy mercilessy whipping Miss Run
nrlls, who, II appears, had been in the h b.
il "goisg ont at night" This affair took
place near Bridgeton. The White Caps
are believed men of rauk and property
who have undertaken to COrrec the laxity
Of the lndisna men he met However
that may be, they have the naighborhoOd
of Brlghton in state of teirrN AS COM
plete rs the terrorism exercised 10y the Ku-
kluX over the negro II years ago in the
south. As cot mporary remarks, "there
is just one thing needed in view of such q
state Of affairs, and that is the most vigor-
our action possible on the part of the au'
thor!tles Neither pains nor expense
should be spared to get at the inner work.
ings of the order, an TO arrest and punish
those whose guilt can be established If
they are lawIeSs men, or men of no repute,
they should receive the punishment they
merit, and If rs has been shown to be tn =
case in Ohio and Indiana, they are reputa,
table men, o. have been esteemed such by
their neighbors the reasons for exem larry
punishment would be materially intensi-
fed AT any rate they should be given
an opportunity TO explain their position
for 1t seems Incredible tAat In States Xix e
Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
&c, the execution of the law can be so pro-
.digiously lax asito necessitate a resort to
Whit Cap methods to preserve the peace
or good console ce OF neighborhood.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

1t is popularity supposed that Harrison
and Morton were elected on Nov 6, 1888;
in point of fact they were not elected until
Monday last, when the electors In the sew,
eral States met and cast their ballots for
them. This election of Monday gave
Harrison and Morton 233 electoral votes,
and Cleveland and Thurman 1853 votes
The popular vote for electors, if counted
for the candidates was Cleveland and
Thurman, 5,534,S67; for Harrison and
Morton, 5,4366S7.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

This Is said to be but little different from
the hill of the last session, which was
nothing but scheme to dump the whole
Of Chicago's sewage into the Illinois river
without any mitigating flow OF water, pres.
ent or prospective. Chicago will bear
watching at this session. That she means
to dig the kind of often the people of the
Illinois Valley Insist shall be dug IL she
turns her sewage upon US, no one is simple
enough 20 imagine. That the people will
he satisfied with anything less cannot be
imagined; but they will have 10 keep
their wits about them if they beat Chicago
this time. It's somewhat of a ground
hog case with Chicago now.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

Mics Sylvia Bushnell was guest at the
Flfer Inauguration ball, held at Springfield
Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Catln are In Wash
ngton, d. c., for few weeks.
j. B. Richmond and wife Sundayed In Joliet
as the guests Of F. +. Marsh.
w. II. Hull and wife were in Chicago on
Saturday, e.
Mrs. K. B. Hall, OF Montana, is the guest OF
f. NJ. Atwood.
John Haberlin is the guest Of his brother,
Earnest, at Los Angeles, Cal.
Miss Ida IIagenbaugh, OF Utica, was the
guest of friends mere, this week.
Lou Merrifeld is in Marseilles for few
days.
Cred Alderman, OF Chicago, is home for q
week
The program of the public institution Of
the officers OF the A. o. U, W. No 7, and s.
X. of 4. o. L. w, at Streator, on Monday
evening is quite interesting. Addresses will
be delivered by Geo. w. w. Blake, NJ, T. Mo-
loney, Hon. Alfred Orendorf and w. Ii. Hull.
The installation will be followed by grand
ball.
j he luulCs Oh INC bcTUlhH Lutheran CHurCu
will give concert at Turner Hall on Wednes-
day evening. German music and German
songs will form considerable portion of the
program.
j. b. Smiley, formerly connected with the
FREE TRADER, was the guest OF Prof. and
Mrs Willis, from Saturday to Wednesday,
and neat tea was given in his honor by Mrs
SATURDAY. nypuinr Mr. Smiley
goes to Joliet, having accepted a position on
the NeiCs.
A slight notice was given last week of the
Womens Musical Club meeting at Mrs. f e.
Aliens, but from it a very meagre idea only
can be gained of the Beethoven programme
presented, which was
PROGRAMME:
|. Life and Works of Beethoven,
Mrs. 5. r. Blanchard
2. Overture, "Prometheus,"
Mrs. Chas. Cation
8. Piano solo, "Farwell," .... Miss Eldredgs
4. Piano solo, Last Waltz"
Mrs d. A. Cook
s. Appassionata Sonata, Opus 81 Allegro
Assoi. Mrs. +. Ct. Allen
8. Andante from Sonata, Opus II, No. 2.
Mrs. Cameron
Z. Polonaise from string trio,
Mrs. Clarence Griggs
s. Violin solo, Romance from Sonata
Facile in G......... Mrs. DR.. Weis
8. Sonata, Opus 40, No. l,
(a) Andante.
% Rondo. Mrs. Jordan
10. Piano duet,
(a) Marche furbOnd from Heroic
Symdh0Oy,
(b) Andante from 9Th Symphony
Mrs. Clarence Griggs and Mrs. F. e. Allen
IL. Sonata Pashitque
I(a) Allegro.
I (b) Adagio.
(c) Cantabile.
Miss Evans
u. Andante Favori from Sonata Opus SO,
(pcs.humus). Mrs Chas Hamilton
IS. Song, Adelaide, >" d.. Miss Clara Griffith
IA. Moonlight Sonata,
[ (a) Adagro Sostenuto
( % Allegretto.
t(c) Presto Agitato.
Mrs Weeks
The club has been organized for the study
of the lives and chief works of great compos-
ers, and is, as its name implies, composed ex-
cusvely of ladies. The music recited at the
first meeting, as seen by the programme, 10
much above anything yet attempted by
club in this city. All of the ladies have mus
ical regulations extending beyond their i'm
mediate social circles, ard are excellent per-
formers. Each must take part at every meet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

The notion that Mr. Blaine will be In the
cabinet Is strengthening In Washington, SO
they say, by the fact that Vice Pres-e
Morton and wife have taken quarters at the
same nutel at which Mr., Blaine is dOmi-
ciled, their rooms having been secured for
them by their "mulual friend" Willie
Walter Phelps. But Blaine's enemies
have not given up yet; and their latest la
bors have been in the State Department in
digging out and compiling the secret histo
ry OF the Peruvian business, that guano
matter which was running along so swim .
mingly until the death Of Garfield intro
duced an unexpected turn In the affairs
and nipped beautiful lead" in the bud.
From all accounts there Is really mine OF
"reminiscences of MIR. Blaine
In this business, which the anti Blaine
men are said to have compiled and FOR
warded TO Mr.. Harrison for his instruction
and possible amusement Ii is pity that
eye alone will be able to scan the in
teresting pages, 1t would be quite inter
esting TO know what could turn up new
about Blaine. 1t would have to be "spicy"
to "go" now a-days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

The Illinois State Grange, in asking the
Legislature IN investigate the charges
made against Gov Uelesby Of reckless and
Unauthorized expenditure of public funds
during his term OF Office upon the eXecu-
tive mansion, &c, and promising to take n
hand in that investigation In case the Leg
islature did nothing may b gin II any time
now. so far US the Legislature Is concern
ed, it is quite certain that nothing ever VIII
ne done. On Wednesday Senator Shum-
way called up his resolution for joint
committee of investigation, and wanted 1t
made special order for Tuesday next
senator Campbell moved to refer the whole
matter to the committee on appropriations
Shumway supported his motion by a
speech, briefly reviewing the charges
made and urging the senate not to smoth'
or the matter Fuller Chipped in with,
Z" That issue wa settled in November
and the senate agreed by refusing to make
the Shumway resolution special order
and by referring the subject to the com
mit,ee named, where il will rest quietly
forever unless the Grange superintends the
resurrection,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

was arrived at after thorough trial OF the
effects of the system, covering numoer Oh
wears, In every sugar producing state In
Europe. In Germany, for example the
business Of beet sugar making, stimulated
by the bounty, has developed out Of all pros
norton to the needs of the state The
bounty Is paid ON exported sugar, and
German beet sugar sells in England at just
the amount Of bounty less than 1t does In
Germany; and the only result Is the peo-
pie In Germany are taxed many millions
of dollars in order to--whaty Give,cheap
sugar To England There Is no need OF a
bounty in America, II the business Is
profitable, private capital will conduct It
without a bounty; II It Is Jnproitable
what earthly good can be secured by fos'
tering il! Why should the people OF
Illinois he taxed to support handtrl OF
sugar planters IN Louisiana or experiment
ers with suIgum' In kan>asY Mr.
AlIison's Louuty amendment simply shows
that when all the rest Of the world
abandous an impractIcshle theory, then
the American pr itrctlonist takes 1t up 10
save his own species Of robbery from
auuihlhtlon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

The T. 3. Senate finished reading the
tariff bill on Saturday, and this week spent
a large part OF its time going back and
passing on sections passed on the first read
Ing, and fixing up the bill for vote on IL
as whole TO take place on Monday. Ii
will be found, we think, in the matter
of pure taxation to be an advance toward
greater taxation rather than toward y re-
ductiOn.
The inherent cursedness of the whole
protection business was illustrated on
Monday, when an amendment was proposed
giving all sugar growers In this country a
bounty of one cent a pound on American
produced raw sugar. This question of
sugar bounties Is so much shack number"
that every economist In the world, save
the robbers Of the people of America by
tariff taxes, has abandoned II as false In
theory and unjust 10 practice. Even the
protection cranks of Europe have aban.
doned It.; and not more than two months
ago a convention of sugar growers of
Europe, at q convention held 10 Swltzsr.
land, called for the very purpose of dis
cussing the bounty question, unanimously
iecided II to be an injury to both the state
md the sugar grower; and this conclusion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

A slight notice was given last week of the
Women's Musical Club meeting at Mrs. + q.
Aliens, but from it very meagre idea only
can be gained of the Beethoven programme
presented which WAS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-24
ADVERSE TO BALDWIN.
The Supreme Court of the United States
Rejects His Appeal.

The Supreme Court of the United States
Rejects His Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The Supreme
Court of the United States yesterday
rendered an opinion in the case of William
Baldwin, plaintiff in error against the
State of Kansas, appeal from the Supreme
Court OF the State of Kansas. The ease
was taken up on the ground that the
jurors who tried him were not sworn ac-
cording to the mode prescribed by the
State statutes and that he was therefore
being deprived of his life without the pro-
cess of law. The court affirmed the judg-
ment of the State court Z
In the summer of 1885 Mary Baldwin, q
rich young woman of Atchison. Kan. was
found dead in her house where she was
living alone at the time. Chloroform
had been used but nothing had been
stolen. Young Baldwin who had had
financial disputes with his sister was sus-
pected and was watched. 1t was found
that he had bought chloroform in st.
Joseph and was unable to account for his
presence on the night of the murder. A
sensational trial followed and he was con-
victed of murder in the first degree. An
appeal was taken but failed. Baldwin is
now serving life sentence in the Kansas
penitentiary. :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-24
To Count the Vote.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Mr. Hoar intro
duced a concurrent resolution in the SEN
ate to-day for the counting of the votes
for President and Vice-President, which
was referred tc the Committee on Privil-
eyes and Elections. 1t provides that tbs
two houses shall assemble in the hall
of the House of Representatives on
Wednesday, February ID, at one O'Clock
in the afternoon: chat the President
of the Senate shall be the presiding
officer; that two persons shall be appoint
ed tellers on the part Ct the Senate and
two on the part of the House to make q
list of the votes and to report the result to
the President of the Senate who is to an
nounce the state of the vote and the per-
sons elected, and that shall be deemed q
declaration of the persons elected Presi-
dent and Vice-President OF the United
States and shall be entered on the journals
of the two houses. 80.