The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-28
Current Events.

Injured The suburban train nau rencneu
south Englewood on Its waI to Blue
Island. and the rear coach for Washington
Heights only had been detached from the
train and was standing with It's passengers
still seated on the main track, when
freight following II crashed into 1t. The
freight was running at a high speed and
could not be stopped when the semaph0re
signal was thrown out before II, me
coach was struck twice, the second time
being completely telescoped and 30 firmly
fixed upon the engine that II could not
afterwards be removed except at the shops
Among those killed was Mrs. I. Ward,
of La Sale, making visit with Mrs Capt
Brown at the Heights, who also was In
stantly killed, Mrs. Clark. dangh-
ter was thrown out of the car unhurt. The
body of Mrs. Ward has been taken TO La
Sale where her husband and son Arthur,
and daughter Lucy, q young lady well
known In this city, reside. Her other
childen are two daughters, married, ana
three sons residing In widely distant parts
of the U. 8. Mrs Brown was also at one
time q resident of La Sale and her BODY
was sent there with that Of Mrs. Ward,
The charge is made that Engineer Tombly
of the freight was drunk at the time OF
the accident, which would account for the
reckless driving Of his train.
The republican state convention of New
York was held at Saratoga, on Wednesday
last, TO nominate state officers under the
Governor. Chauncey Depew, "the farmers
friend" as he calls himself, though his In
come is derived from stock In and his
office as President of the Vanderbilt rail
roads, presided and made a character
istic speech The platform re-afiirms
the Chicago platform, approves the protec-
ton doctrine TO Its extreme limit, calls for
a national election law, and for renewed
efforts 10 render impossible improper
"com binatlOns and c0nspiracies known as
trusts, which have for their object the re.
"strIction OF trade and the enhancement
"in cost OF necessaries Of life" In other
words, demand restriction of trade by
tariff laws and then demand that the leglt-
innate result Of such restriction shall be rem
dered impossible! Only polictlcal conven'
tion could endorse 50 palpable an absurd
ity.
On the same day the republicans Of Mas
sschusetts nominated j. q. A. Bracket for
governor and full list OF candidates for
State officers The platform starts out
with bit Of hum0r In recommending MIR.
Blaine's foreign policy and Mr.. Harrl-
" sons civll-service appointments, and
promises the President and the civil
service commission support In their effort
"to root out the evil Of patronage In poll
" tics!" The platform also asks for a re-
striction OF silver coinage, and subsidies to
steamships, as we'll as approving the
american system Of protection to Ameri-
" can industry" winding up with a promise
to take no backward step" In temperance
legislation.
The Mississippi republicans also held a
convention on the same day, nominating
James X. Chalmers for governor, and ap-
proved the presidents administration and
the Chicago platform.
The State Department at Washington Is
receiving from cOnsuls, &C., In Europe
great many extracts from European jour
mails, In which Is expressed much alarm
over the effect on European trade In South
and Central America Of the conference OF
the American nations to be held soon at
Washington. The scheme OF this confer
eDce is credited to Blaine, but as a matter
of fact Worthington OF Illinois Is the real
author Of 1t The Paris Temps is particu-
larly active In urging both France and
England to throw all possible obstacles In
the way of the conference. SO far as
France, Austria and Germany are concern
ed, who are badly bampered In trade by
protective tsriffs-thOugh not 80 badly as
Is the U. S.-there may, perhaps, be cause
for their alarm; but free trade England
does not appear to share their dismay,
though she controls by far the greatest pro.
portion Of the trade sought TO be diverted
this way. Her merchants recognize the
truth of Gladstone's remark, made long
ago that 80 long as the U. 3. maintain the
protective system England need have no
fear for her foreign trade. Nor need
Americans indulge In any great hopes of
startling beneficial results from this con-
ference; for our tariff cuts us of from
trade with the rest of the Americas as ef-
fectually as If a wall were built around US
and them. The conference should, how
ever, bring more forcibly than ever to the
American mind the absolute necessity of
more liberal policy and reduction of
tariffs II we ever hope to rebuild the for
eign trade In the Western Hemisphere lost
TO US since the adoption of the protective
system. Even Mexico is barred to us 80
long as this system obtains; and the rul-
ings of the present administration Is driv.
Ing even Americans out of Texas into
Mexico to carry on their business.
The crisis In French affaIrs-the general
election Of members Of the chamber OF
deputies-appears to have been safely
passed by the election Of majority of re-
publican members, even with 1855 re- ballots
necessary, the law requiring that the suc'
cessful candidate shall have q majority
over all and not simply plurality. The
republicans anticipate that when the re-
ballots are taken and the colonial members
arrive they will have 354 seats; and official
circles are certain Of a working majority
Of republicans. Boulanger was returned
from Paris suburban district and 81 other
deputies OF his school were elected, but II
Is announced they will not be allowed to
take their seats and new ballots will be or
dered. At any rate, the Boulangerist-
monarchlst com bination was utterly routed
as political force, and the republic gains
new life, though there Ia no surety that
the revision Of the constitution may not be
ordered. French politics are hard to un.
derstand Oh this side the water; bus 1t is
certain that one Of the most potent factors
bringing about this victory was the great
Exposition, whose splendid triumph Is due