The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-16

torial governors anu uIuei s"o,"'
Thos. w. Palmer getslh spanish mission
John +. Swift that to japan John ~
Wssbburne that 10 Switzerland, Geo. Itch
enoo, for many years In the treasury, mas
been made assistant secretary-a deserved
nromotion; Eugene Schuyler Is assistant
sacre,ary of state and Warker Blaine exam
mar of claims In the same department;
Gov Porter of Indiana, the mission 10
Itslv. las s. Clarkson of the Des Moines
Pso;ster the office of First Assistant Post
master General, and John A. kasson, VIM
Waiter and Geo. II. Bates have been made
commissioners TO represent the u .. al the
Samoa conference at Berlin.
The opponents Of the Chicago Drainage
bill secured signal victory on lhursday
when the matter of passage OF the bill
came up as the special order. After the
reading o. the bill Ross of this county
made motion TO postpone until April I'll,
"a motion naturally strongly opposed by
the friends of the measure. The ayes ana
NOES were called, however, and the motion
10 postpone was carried by a vote OF 10
ayes and 6l nays.
This vote was thorough surprise to the
Chicago men who on Wednesday conf
IDENTIFY counted substantial majority In
favor of the bill, which they expected TO
pass that day to the senate.
This postponement will give time to
consider the numerous amendments offered
which, as Mr.. Ross truly said, are not tho
roughly understood
After the taking of some unimportant
testimony before the Parnell Commission,
the counsel for the Times, on Wednesday
morning, announced that the case for tnst
paper was closed, and the court adjourned
iii April 2, after ordering the release from
prison Of Vim. O'Brien and Timothy Har-
rington, whom II Is necessary for Sir Chas.
Russell, counsel for Mr.. Parnell, to consult,
on condition that they refrained from sgi-
,stlon during their liberty.
In the legislature the Crawford Stock
Yards bill was passed to the third reading
in the house, and provides that it shall be
unlawful for stock yards In this State,
where stock Is bought and sold, unloaded
or reloaded, TO charge OF collect greater
rate of ysrdsge than 20 cents per head for
cattle, horses or mules, 8 cents per head for
hogs or sheep, nor more than 70 per cent
addition TO the current market wholesale
price for corn, hay, straw or other material
furnished by them for feeding or bedding
such animals. Such sales to be by actual
standard weight and Of good merchantable
quality. II shall be unlawful also TO make
charges for watering or counting; and
provides penalty of $50 TO $500 for viO-
lation of either provision.
Moneys bill aimed at the private detec-
tive business went to third reading. II
provides that the carrying on of the busi.
ness of detectives without license misde.
meanor, and TO regulate the licensing and
powers of detectives"
The truck bill was also amended and
passed TO a third reading. 1t makes II UNI
lawful for any person or corporation engag.
ed In mining or manufacturing TO be inter.
ested directly or Indirectly In any truck
store or scheme for furnishing supplies,
goods or tools to his or their employees
under penalty of $50 TO $500. 1t further
forbids any deductions from wages except
for lawful money actually advanced, ex'
cept to provide fund for relief of sick or
injured employees.
The house amused itself on Monday
with two patriotic resolutions: one pitch.
ing into the British government In great
shape" the other making the anniversary
of Washington's inaugural, April 30th, a
legal holiday. The premises of the first
are doubtless true enough In fact, and are
appropriate enough for pablo meeting
Of American citizens, but they were deem
ed hardly the proper subject for an Amer
lean legislature TO pass upon and so were
tabled. The Washington resolution was
passed and sent to the senate for concur
snce. 1t will probably become law.
Capt. John Ericsson, the Swedish engi
neer and inventor of the famous Moaitor
died In New York on last Friday morning
Of kidney complaint On Monday the
funeral took place at Trinity church, the
body being embalmed and placed In q
vault, 80 that If Sweden wants the body fol
burial In Its native SOIL the transfer may
be made. Ericsson was born in Wermland
In 1906. He was always a worker with
head and hands, and coming from family
of inventors, his mind naturally took that
turn. In 1897 he Invented the screw pro-
pelor, which revolutionized steam naviga.
ton. In 1871 he built the first war ship
having Its machinery under the water line
and out of reach of the enemy's shot. This
WAS great advance In war'ship cOnstruc'
ton, but when in 1862 the Monit0r de
stroyed an iron'clad Mervtn,ac the revolu-
tion In war-ship construction was complet-
eli and all modern navies date from the
Hontt0r, cumbersome and imperfect
though II was. His latest idea, and the
one on which he was engaged at the day OF
his death, Is an attempt to utilize the suns
rays for the production of motive power.
Earthquake shocks we're felt in Central
and Eastern Pennsylvania on Friday last
The shocks were very perceptible, but nc
damage Is reported.
Dixon, KY, and vicinity are In a state OF
panic, In dread Of mysterious and fata
disease that has appeared there. The
symptoms are a chill, followed by high
fever, succeeded by contraction of the
muscles OF the neck, drawing the head
back Into an agonizlng position. In one
case this was followed by an eruption of the
body 30 hours after which the patien,
died. The plague has spread rapidly since
Jan. 0, when the first case appeared, and
now the people have largely deserted the
town. The disease Is invaribly fatal, or. A,
least leaves the patient stone blind, though
thus far none have entirely recovered even
with the loss of sight. Six or eight towns
around Dixon are affected.