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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

Over in Bureau county the tariff re-
formers are considerably amused at an
item sent in by a country correspond
ent of the Princeton Republican. The
innocent correspondent said: Send
word to Harrison to raise the price OF
hogs, corn and oats, and come down
on sugar. The democrats are giving
us blazes." OF course, Bro. Bailey fol-
lowed instructions. This, however,
reminds US the hilarious north prairie
farmer who, the morning after cleo
ton, in the midst of the "hurrahs for
Harrison said: "Now we won't have
any such nonsense as 30c for corn
Harrison can do better than that or
he ought to quit And corn in Otta-
wa hasn't seen SOC since!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

A farmer, yesterday afternoon. driy-
ing % horse hitched to buggy, whiie
in front OF Matt. Whites, had ms
horse become slightly frightened al
the street car; and the man com.
menced whipping it, at the protest or
a bystander, and the result OF the
whipping was runaway, breaking
the buggy badly and convincing the
owner, probably, that whipping does
not always pay, rs otherwise, in this
case, there would have been no rllna-
Way
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

Mr.. Wiman, who, much to the dis
gust of Mr.. Blaine, sprung speech on
the pan-American delegates the other
day, said that the "barbed-wire fence
of a tariff should be torn down as
between the states of the western
hemisphere, but built still stronger to
oppose the men of the eastern side of
the planet. Why so? If its removal
would benefit the states of the west,
would not the benefits be still greater
if all barriers to commerce were sticken
down? Mr.. Wiman is not consistent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19
The story that Bailiff Hanks was before the

the story that Bailiff Hanks was before the
grand jury again and confessed his share
in the jury-brbing plot, duplicating .
prominent Irish American, is denied. 1t Ia
now said that Hanks was not before the
grand jury, and that he was not taken
from the Jail. Sheriff Matson, who has
been most persistent OF all in urging Hanks
to confess, says the ex-bailitf has told him
nothing, and the continued defiant attitude
of the man further discredits the story.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

The New York World offers $1,000
in prizes for the best available ideas
or suggestions for use in the editorial,
mechanical and business departments
of that newspaper" The World must
be peculiarly unfortunate. Out here
in the wild, woody west" such infor-
nation is usually volunteered.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

Ottawa. ILL.,, Oct. 10, 1889.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19
reported this year is 9,074 miles against
9,OO4 for 1888, an increase Of seventy

| Ine great conspiracy WHICH is sup
posed to have comprised the death of
DIR. Cronin, and into the qualifications
of which a Chicago court has been
occupied for four weeks past, in get
ting ready TO prosecute searching in
auiry, has developed another conspir-
acy within itself, scarcely less helm
Gus than the original murderous pur-
pose. The latter conspiracy aims at
corrupting the jury selected to try the
original conspirators so as to be sure
of verdict OF acquittal, no matter
how strong the evidence of their guilt
may be.
1t came about in this way. On
Thursday of last week, in the course
of the examination that has been go
ing on so long to find men TT to serve
on the Cronin jury, one George Tschap-
pat, foreman Of the Page Lard Rein
ing Works, having been summoned as
IA venircman, had his examination.
His answers were such that he was
rejected, but on returning to his work
he told his employer, Mr.. Page, that
before he was examined he had been
approached 10y Hawks, 4 bailiff of the
court, with an offer of 1900 if he
would make such answers as would
insure his selection as a juror, and
then, on the trial, would hang to the
last for a verdict Of acquttal Mr..
Page at once communicated the i'm
portant revelation to the Prosecuting
Attorney Longenecker, on whose mo-
tiOn the court suddenly adjourned,
and the implicated bailiff was taken
in hand. He soon broke down, and
not only admitted his attempt to cor
rupt Mr.. Tschappat, but implicated
number Of Others, who were in the
same business of corrupting jurors.
The matter was regarded IS portent-
Gus that a special grand jury was sum-
moned to investigate, and after less
than three days sitting they found
indictments against not only Alex
ander Hawks, the bailiff already
named, but against Mark Solomon,
another bailitf, and F.. w. Smith,
Thos. Kavanagh, jeremiah O'Don-
nell, and JOS. Kahn, all well-known
Clan-na-Gael men. Blf J these, it is
said, are far from completing the list,
numerous other friends of the Cronin
prisoners being also implicated.
The bearing of the revelation of
such d conspiracy on the outcome of
the Cronin trial cannot fail to be of
highly important character. In the
first place, the fact that the friends of
the Cronin prisoners are ready to
spend such large sumS-ten to twenty
thousand dollars being named as the
size of their corruption fund-amOunts
almost to a confession of guilt, as they
dare not trust to an acquittal from
the evidence: and, second, the jury fin
ally impanelled for trial, the effect
must be such that, though there may
be the gravest doubt on the part of
some of the guilt Of the accused, they
will hardly daro to vote for an acquit-
tai - certainly not to "hang out
against "A majority, for fear of almost
certainly being held to have accepted
bride.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

Peach growing country in Northern
Illinois is scarce, but Bureau county
farmer this season was so successful
with the luscious fruit that he raised
over 20 bushels of fine ones, one meas
uring II inches in circumference.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19

Many cases of rheumatism, which
have resisted the skill of the PROBES
sion, have promptly yielded to that
wonderful remedy, Salvation Oil, 25c.
, 1889-02-06
London, February 4th.

London, February 4th.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per CWt. Colts.
Oh.
Sugar Muscovado per cTt., go 13s. Sd.
German Beet IS ,. G.: +. o b.
lbs. Cd.
DetneraTa Rum per gal, Is. Adj.
Trinidad Cocoa per cwt. E3. 9S. Cd.
, 1889-02-06

'OhS WIN regard 10 tnelr T0Eula
directors to be thought out and per
formed for them by what amounts tt
a bonrd Of guardians"
Turning to the legal aspects of The
question the Judge asks:
rs this a combination of corpora.
tons or merely a combination O.
stockholders? The defendant claims
that unless authority to sign the
Trust deed, given by the directors OF
each corporation at a regular Board
meeting, is afirmatively proved, the
acts complained of are not corporate
acts. This contention ignores the
act, proved in this case, that the cor
porate acts provided for by the deed
have actually been performed by the
corporations and that the deed has,
IN fact, been put into execution.
"Ihe accumulation of evidence
points lrreSlStibll to the complete
identity of shareholders and corpo-
rations and it is quite Impossible to
sever the acts of the persons solely
interested in the corporations from
those OF the corporations themselves.
The purpose to effect corporate COM
blnatIon cannot be disguised. The
form OF the contract veil was thin
enough, but The acts under it sweep
away the gauZe and leave the cor.
porate body uncIouded and in full
view. Mr.. Searles was indeed sub
stantiaIly right when he told us that
after his purchase of the defendants
entire stock he was the North River
Sugar Refinery Company
"Ihe law on the subject. is in har-
mony with that fact. According to
the act Of 1848, the signers of the
original certificate of Incorporation
End their successors fare a body po-
little and corporate in fact and name
by The name stated in such certif-
cate. Who are the successors of
these original signers! The share
holders of course. The entire body
OF shareholders thus constitute The
corporation. A corporation or a bo-
dy polite or a body incorporate,
says Mr.. Kyd, is a collection of
many individuals united into one body
under a special demo nination, having
perpetual succession under an artif-
ciaI fofm and vested by the policy of
The law with the capacity of acting in
several respects as an individual"
After citing further authorities the
Judge continues : eve might rest
upon the conclusion thus arrived at,
for II is sufficient to entIlIe the peo-
pie TO a verdict. AS, however, the
second branch of the question vas
fully argued and is fairly up, it be-
comes my duty 70 consider it. At
the outset let me say that the modi-
ication by modern %jurists of some of
the rules laid down in the old Eng
lish cases is fully recognized. The
liberty of contracting is the most i'm
portant factor of commercial life and
it should only be abridged when it
ls clear that the public must be in
jurIously affected by its unrestrained
exercise in a particular case. Free
dom of all kinds may be abused and
commercial froodon &c ruou
, 1889-02-06
Trusts are Doomed.
From the N. Y. World, 10 JAM

Common Law Maxim.
A combination the tendency Of
which is to prevent general compe-
titi"n and to control prices is delri-
mental to the public and consequent
ly unlawlul.-Judge Barrett.
The battle against the Trusts
which The World waged so vigorous
ly has been o Judge Barrett, in
the supreme Court, yesterday hand
ed down his decision in the action
brought by the Attorney-G encral to
onnul the charter of the North River
Sugar refining Company for having
abused It's corporate privileges by
participation in The Sugar Trust
combination. The decision is against
the Company and revokey its corpo-
rate license. The eventual diSrup-
ton of The sugar monopoly is cou~e-
quenlIy assured.
Judge Barrett holds tina, the case
involves TWO points First-Whether
the acts complained of are corporate
acts, and if so, whether ii y cone
within the section of the Code Of
Civil Procedure Which specifies the
abuses If corporate powers and en-
tails the forfeiture Of the Company's
charter.
1.-THE act complained of in this
connections" says Judge Barrett, SIS
the defendants participation in a
combination between the owne S of
certain sugar re6nrrieS. Tne COM
bination comprises all the sugar re-
fneries in this State and, with IA few
exceptions, in The United States.
This vast coordination is denounced
by the people as a public menace,
as preventive of competition and as
tending to control prices and create
a monopoly. 1t is defended 10y a
corporation as the mere individual
act of its stockholders, in n0wise
binding upon it, and at all events as
Il harmless association constituting
nothing more serious than an unusu-
ally large partnership in other
words, a lawful blending of individual
interests in a joint arrangement for
mulna! protection and benefit"
The opinion then reviews the pro-
cess by which the combination was
first formed and the North River
Sugar e6ning O%ompany's active CO.
operation in the scheme. The Trust
comprised nearly all the large sugar
refneries in the United States, the
directors of each separate corpora
ton having merged their interests in
a central corporation which existed
for The benefit Of all. This organiza-
ton issued stock, paid dividends and
exercised the full powers of a corpo-
rate body, at the same time having
absolute dominion over all the sugar
companies in the combine.
cit is the first time in the history
of corporations" says the opinion.
"that we have heard of a double
Trust in their management and con-
trol-One set of trustees elected for
mally to manage the corporate affairs
and a second set created to manage
the frst-the shareholders in seven
teen corporations leaving their func
The Butte daily miner., 1889-01-01

right here that three years ago but very few
farmers in this county had the to of
grain anywhere unless it covered by rriglting
ditch. 1t is the rule now, not the exception.
Those who attended the territorial fair in Helena in
~ or 80 will remember Jerry Sullivan and his big,
square tent. Jerry took up load two Of oats,
wheat and barley in the shcaf, and large exhibit of
potatoes, bccts, cbagcs, watcrmclons, tomatoes and
other vegetables I'LL raised without irrigation whch
he displayed in his tent Jerry eloquent in his
praises Of Chotcau colnty's soil and its products and
tired II exhibiting the LATTER and with the grace
and potcncss Of Chesterfield, he explained each
newcomer how could raise crops Benton ,,,
vicinity without running 4 drop Of upon his
land. There were but few, however, who took any
stock u what Jerry said Some Of the old m,ss-n,ck
farmers who took look ut Jerry ant, his outfit Of truck
and heard him coqucntly discourse about the great ag-
ricultural possibilities Of Chotcau county actually
thought there somthing wrong with his upper
story. They would wink at each other, softly pat
their rehcas and turn away. But the genial, public
spirited cx-mayor of Benton would to-day find army
of believers in what he vainy cnelcavored to impress
upon the minds of the doubling Thomascs Of eight or
nine years ago. Raising from fair to good crops of
grain without irrigation in Northern Montana is no
longer regarded accident. With an ordinary
spring rainfall from twenty thirty bushels Of No.
Todd, of this city, harvested 600 bushels Of Scotch
fife last fall, within six miles Of Benton, which life
long miller from the valley of the Red river il Dakota,
pronounced the finest wheat Of the kind he saw.
There is not an rrigatng ditch the farm nor was
the wheat artifcialy wacrcd many way. The fertility
of the adobe lands Of the county is the wonder and adj
iration OF all Eastern farmers who have experimental
with them. 1t is safe to that within the next de-
cadc the wheat expectations from Choteau county will
not be among the least of its shipments.
The first settlers of Choeau county took thought
of its mineral deposits if they believed it contained
any They knew there magnificent ranges in
every direction from Benton, for the country abo,ncd
in buffalo and other large game But it is questionable
if they thought for moment there an ounce of
gold, silver, copper, or lead within 100 miles of the
head of navigation. And t has been only within the
past few years the belief that large deposits of minerals
exist in Chotcau county has been shared by any cons
cr,blc number of people, But the fact is we'll
established and the incntiOnS dividend min.
The Butte daily miner., 1889-01-01

justly regarded of the important factors in
| the future prosperity of the county.
Among the places III which large and valuable gold
silver and copper lotcs have been found the Sweet
Grass hills and the Little Rockies. Placer mining has
been carried to considerable for several years
at both places, and nconsierablc amount of gold
has been taken from them; but during the past two or
three years attention has been paid prospecting
for and the developing of god silver and copper bear
ing quartz properties especially the first named
place.
The Sweet Grass hills, as has been noted, really
three buttcs c,itan from each other and connected
ny chains of hills Of low mountains In the east butte
silver and copper l'Rcs varying from three e fourteen
feet i'll width have been opened and i'll process
of thorough development. Some samples Of very high
grade from there have been exhibited at Benton
which would not suffer II comparison with the best
grade Of found il Butte any other West Side
mining center. Assays from $50 to $500 per ton.
At the middle butte very promising old-bcaring
leads being developed with encouraging results.
But little prospecting has been done in the butte
but it is understood that most excellent article of btu
mnous coal has been uncovered there. There
about fifty scattered hroug the hills nearly all
of whom will winter there. AT the last election %
votes cast at the east butte. Large additions will
be made to the population of the hills in another year.
More or less prospecting is also being done in the
NoCklCS Will attcIllS results ~ large number
Of mineral locations have been made and those who
have been upon the ground speak hopefully Of the out
look Experience in mining and capital however, are
essential to the development of the encouraging pros
poets discovered in the Little Rockies These will be
present in the fullncss of time. There are doubtless
great bonanzas buried in the Little Rockies and Bear
Paw mountains which bound to be brought to the
surface in the not far distant future.
The fact has long since been conceded that Choteau
county possesses nexhausble of wealth in her
broad ranges and immense of highly productive
agricultural lands, but little has been said concerning
her coal This owing the fact that until
quite recently their extent and value has been fairly
understood they be at the present time APP
proxim,tey estimated. An excellent quality of
btumnous coal has been brought in to Benton from
mines Birch creek, about ninety miles northwest of
that city, but the long land haul makes it rather
pcnsivc article of fuel for the average Bentone. But
within rho
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Died.

At John Frahm's Hotel in this city
at 1870 a. H., Thursday July l6t6.
1889, of typhoid malaria fever, Mr.
Clarence Ernest Clifford, son of j,
+ NJ. and Rosette Clifford of Spencer.
Clay county, Iowa, I'M his 23d year.
The deceased with his father and
three brothers was engaged during the
summer Us a mason on the work of
Mr.. IIowald's new brick block, and
some three weeks ago was ailing but
continued at work most of the time
until about ten days ago or two weeks
ago when he became confined to his
bed under the doctors care, suffering
from severe attack of malarial fever
which finally assumed the typhoid form
and caused his death after continuous
and intense suffering, The day before
his death he was considered better. but
q sudden change soon proved fatal and
Tuesday evening his father and broth
crs left with his remains ON the North
Western Ry., for their home i'm Spencer.
where his sorrowing mother and friends
await the arrival that they may take
the last sad farewell and lay the cher
ished body to its silent rest,
The deceased was born in Waterloo.
iowa, and is one of q family of nine
boys and one girl. Had been unusual
" rugged and healthy, scarcely know
ing q sick day in life until the fatal ill
ness which caused his death. lie was
an excellent workman as are also his
father and brothers,
Together they had completed the
walls of Mr.. II0walds large structure,
had finished the lathing and were Just
ready to begin the work of plastering,
when this sad and unexpected death
caused all work to cease. They expect
to return next Saturday and be ready
to prosecute the work next week.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18

The multiplicity of entertainments
at so-calIed summer resorts was never
so conspicuous in Iowa as at this time.
Chautauquas, camp meetings, etc, in
cooling shades form attractions which
it is well nigh impossible to resist, but
urgent duties keep the toiling masses
ut home, including the over worked
newspaper man who has choice and
varied selection Of compliments In his
private draw.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18
Petit Jurors.

The following Is list of jurors, aud
the townships from which they are
chosen, drawn to serve during the Au
gust term, converting the 9th. They
are summoned to appear the 20
VIM. Bennett, Audubon.
Harvey Briggs, Lincoln.
T.. II. Somers, Douglas.
III. o. Smith, IIamlin.
w. W. Talbot, Leroy.
Jos. Prohaska, Audubon.
+. =. Rees, Lincoln.
q. W. Brown, Douglas,
o. q. Richie, Cameron.
+. Baxter, Leroy.
II. ID. HOLSTER, Melville.
Geo. Jones, Oakfeld.
J. Opperman, Lincoln.
u. CQrbin, Cameron.
Otto Witthauer, Extra.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18

Special agents of manufacturing
companies were here Monday TO ex-
anime the grain meter about TO be
placed Oh the market by Gipple Il Jones.
TO test the uniform measurement of
the machine bushel of oats was run
through II seven times and II operated
with perfect exactness every time. The
machine Is u demonstrated success and
is so recognized by these experts,
Prof. J. II. Welch and wife, OF Rose,
bud Agency, $. d., visited In the city
from Saturday til Tuesday, the former
being u brother Of Mrs. j. w. b. Cole.
The professor has been engaged In
teaching in the Indian school for sever
al years and speaks with great conf,
dence Of the ability Of juvenile red
skins To master the branches of u com.
mon education, but he thinks the best
results will not no obtained until they
are forced into industrial pursuits.
The nature Of the reds revolts against
education and civilization, but contin,
ued education Of succeeding genera
tons will eliminate the barbarian In
stincts and forge the letters Of civiliza-
ton.
When the alarm of fire was sounded
last Thursday afternoon the fire boys
responded promptly and did as eilec-
tive work as was possible under the cir
cumstanccs. Indeed hut for the hard
work of the fire bays holocaust would
haze ensued. The disadvantage under
which they labored was crippled water
works. When the hose was turned
onto the flame the stream was very
weak, and the only way II could be-
thrown upon the ire was for the man
at the n0asle tn stand In dangerous
proximity. In addition to this the
engine was in course Of repair, so that
II was impossible to apply force from
that direction. After tho lire was put
out IN investigation was Immediately
commenced by the authorities. They
went through successive MIGRANTS, hut
were unable to find anything sufficient
to cause the trouble until they came to
the tank and there taana that large
flat atone had been laid over the mouth
of the pipe. The only reasonable theory
Is that 1t was placed there with ma
licious intent and wantOn purpose.
That any Que could conceive and exc
cute such dastardly purpose Is almost
impossible to believe, but the evidence
is undeniable, There Is no clew to the
guilty parties and nothing has occurred
to suggest that anyone has a spite
against the town sufficient to ncite
such deed. Fixtures about the town
hall where the fire apparatus is kept
were 50 disarranged as to leave no room
for doubt that malicious work has been
done. Audubon expends great deal
to keep its water works In good shape
and this malicious tinkering is enough
To aggravate the authorities to rclent-
less pursuit of the villain, whoever he
may be.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18

We had the pleasure of visit from
our friend o. G. Passmore of Audubon
county last week, who with his wife
were on their way to Whipple, Iowa, to
visit with relatives and friends for q
couple of weeks. Mr. i. and the editor
used to "batch" together years ago, on
the prairies of Audubon cOunty.-D. A.
Peters IN Le,cis Independent.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18
Gard Of Thanks.

We earnestly desire to thank the citi-
zeIs and fire companies each and all
for their very necessary assistance In
protecting and saving our properties.
JONI II. FRAIM.
W. w. TALBOT,
W, NJ. l,URSs,
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POULTRY WANTED.

L. z. Snyder 4 Co. want all the nice
rat poultry, also fresh eggs. The high.
est cash price paid.
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MONEY!

MONEY on real estate per cent and
lowest rates on personal or chattel Sc
curity at Nash, Phelps & Green's, south
side squire over Commercial Bank.
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Locals ten cents per line for first week and i've
cents per line for each subsequent Insertion I'M
less orders are given with copy locals viii be run
until ordered out.