The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-29
Current Events.


Current Events.
The Ohio Republicans held state con-
yention ON Wednesday to nominate a can
didste for governor and other state oincers:
II was yery harmonious" and In spite OF
HIS recent statement that think l would
rather die and be buried than go through
another campaign as candidate" Cover
nor Foraker, Of the mistaken hand, was
renominsted for fourth term. HIS
nIsintiye wall had string tied to II; and
he will run-of course, he will; he'd
q rather die and be buried than not.
The Cook county grand jury Is again az
work on the CrOnin case, spending week
inyesti eating Camp 20 of the Grammatical
II Is reported that they have found sub.
stantial plot In that camp to put Cronin out
Of the wsy as being British spy, and
Beggs, who holds the highest office IN the
camp. has been arrested and lodged In jail
as an accessory. And 1t Is believed that II
Beggs would tell what he knows the whole
mystery would be cleared up.
Burke is still at Winnipeg. waiting ex'
tradition, the papers having been sent 70
Canada from Washington during the week
The man Cooney has not yet been cap
tured, nor do the police seem to have any
Idea of his whereabouts.
The attention of the world has been
called to the greal suffering among miners
families at Spring Valley and Hardwood,
where actual death by starvation--espe-
cially among children-has happened dur
ing the past few days. AT both the towns
active measures for relief have been
placed In the hands of the leading mer-
chants. who have taken the distribution OF
the supplies out of the hands OF the miners
and organized relief corps on system
attic basis. AT Braidwood the supplies
have been more literally secured than at
Spring Valley aud the worst cases have
been relieved. The case at Braidwood, II
dispatches be true, is a striking illustra-
tion of the hardship Inflicted upon the
American workingmen by our present I'M
migration laws; for even after the strike
Castle Garden imports kept pouring into
the town; and 1t is said there are now not
less than 1000 Italians, Hungarians and
Polanders there.
At Spring Valley provisions have begun
to be received, and systematic relief has
begun.
Pension Commissioner Tanner this week
made requlsition on the Treasury for $l5,-
100000, and announces that his available
funds are now exhausted. Generally
"things" have been quiet In Washington
outside of the pension office, where the
hum of business has grown louder and
louder. The claim agents are In clover
never had such time; and change OF
private secretaries by which member OF
the Tanner family gets the place, has
placed things In still finer working order.
How much longer the Corporal will be
able to keep up his amazing administra-
ton of the office remains to be seen.
There are already signs OF restiveness In
the White House as result Of the heller
SHELTER waste by Tanner, and the light
ming may strike him at any time, and then
the Corporal will come out Of his shell a
full-fledged martyr In butterfly clothing.
Internal revenue receipts for the eleven
months of the current fiscal year ending
MAY 81 aggregated $3.50, 028 1853, or about
$4,000 900 more than for the correspond.
Ing eleven months of the preceding year.
The receipts 90 far point to revenue Of
S13OOOO,O00 for the current fiscal year, as
against $11400f, 900 last year. The fol-
lowing igures show the receipts from diff
ferent sources for the eleven months Of
the current year and the increases over
receipts from the same sources during the
corresponding eleven months OF the pre-
ceding year: Spirlts-Receipts, $6S,475,'
2O4; net increase, $4,2SO,502. Fermented
liquors - Receipts, $2l ,36S,G1S; net In.
crease, 1851, 1886. Tobacco-Receipts, $780,
246, 900; net increase, $1,122 4S8. Cleo
margarine - Receipts. $S45654 net In
crease, $37, 68s. There was decrease of
S7!O54 In the special tax Oh manufactures
of Oleomargarine.
VIM. Walter Phelps. of the Samoan con-
mission, returned home this week, and was
Immediately appointed minister to Russia,
for which Rice was about 10 start when
death came upon him. The Samoan
treaty has not been made public, but it
seems to be admitted the world over that
the Americans were the real diplomatic
victors and that they followed lines origin
ally marked out by Secretary Bayard.
On Monday last fire started on rubN
bish pile by boys at Johnstown, Pa, burn,
ed over several acres, destroying some %
houses lett standing by the flood. The
loss was about $4,000.
The much dreaded pest commonly
known as the grain'plant louise has APP
peared In countless myriads In grass and
grain fields southwest of Bloomington.
Until Saturday they were not known to
have been seen north of Champaign coun'
ty. They are tiny, blush green insect,
Of an oval Or oblong shape, and destroy
oats, wheat, rye and grass,
Mrs. r. b. Hayes, wife of the ex-presi.
dent, died on Tuesday last at Fremont,
Chic She was born In 1881, married In
1852. She was one of the founders of the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home, and In other ways than as mistress
of the White House, was lady worthy
the honor and esteem of the people.
A lively railroad war between the Rock
Island and Alton lines for trans Missouri
business has broken out this week, par
ticularly In the handling of live stock.