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The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
HORNS LOVE,
From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs. William Horn is dead. From
the injuries received beneath the
wheels of the switch engine at Peru,
she has passed away, but her husband,
William Horn, a wealthy farmer near
Grand Ridge, stood not beside her
couch in tho wOmen's ward at st. Ma
ry's Hospital at La Sale.
When death came and eaSed the
pain in her amputated limb and her
broken arm, County Agent Gibson tel
egraphed William Horn that his wife
lay dead and her body awaited his
coming. William Horn did not go to
La Sale. County Agent Gibson asked
by telegram what disposal should be
made of the remains. William Horn
did not answer. The coroner received
the remains and held brief inquest,
and then they were buried in the
cemetery at La Sale, but William
Horn did not attend the funeral
William Horn did not even send a
wreath of flowers to place upon he1
tomb.
In relation to Mrs. Horn and heI
death, States Attorney Blake, in an
swer to inquiry by FREE TRADER
reporter, said:
''She came into my office about ten
days ago and said that she wanted a
divorce from her husband, who was
making life a burden to her. After
talking with.herawhile l knew she was
disturbed in mind and somewhat IRA
tiOnal. She told me that she had a
sister living in in the city of Peru and
lother facts about her relatives. Wish
ing to gain time and give her an Op.
pOrtunity to recover from her mental
alteration, | told her that | could
not investigate her case for ten days.
She told me she would wait and en-
gage board at one of the boarding
houses, but advised her to go to hel
sister at Peru until | could look the
matter up"
"What did she say in relation tC
the treatment given her by her nus
band and SOnS?"
"She told me that her husband and
sons whipped and beat her: that they
never gave her more than half enough
to eat and would give her no money
under any preteXt, and that she was
made to do all kinds of drudgery."
Mr.. Henry Gum, of Tonica, who
was in the County Agents office last
evening, said that at the time Mrs
Horn was declared insane she was re-
ported by her reltives as pauper.
what kind of a man is this Horn
Mr.. Gunn?"
"Well, you can perhaps imagine
what kind of man it would require
to report his wife as pauper when in
possession of two hundred and forty
acres of land near Grand Ridge, and
what sort of man he might be who
would refuse to pay his wife's boarC
at the County Asylum. That is all
have to say. l know him, but l have
nothing at all to say"
Major Gibson was asked who woul6
pay Mrs. Horns burial expenses.
"HOrn will | have instructed the
coroner to give her decent burla
and make out his bill to Horn. Ii
will be seen to that Horn pays"
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

| out and out, for to talk Of equal pro
ltection Of the agricultural with the
manufacturing industries in connec
tion with the Mckinley platform is
absurd.
Another strong point in favor OF tn,
Iowa Democrats is their position on
the liquor question, Iowa, like -four
| or five of the older eastern states, has
given prohibition a fair trial, and like
those eastern states, has found ii 4
ridiculous failure, rs much liquor il
being drank as before prohibition and
the open saloon as prominent in AL
the larger cities. So the Democrats
propose to follow the example of the
older states and abandon prohibition,
taking in lieu high license, as found
vastly more effective in restraining the
liquor abuses.
But the strongest point in favor OF
the Iowa Democrats arises from the
weakness Of Hutchinson, the candi'
date of the opposition. He is not only
in opposition To the growing senti'
mcnt of the thoughtful men of his
own party, an extreme prohibitionist,
but, as shown by his legislative record
in their favor, champion of trusts in
all their varied forms, voting against
all attempted legislation against them,
and particularly upholding the timber
and coal trusts, which for the last few
years have become especially Oppres'
sive to the people of Iowa. Hutchin-
son not only uphOlds these trusts, be-
cause bound to them by strong chains
of personal interest, but he is also a
railroad man and has made himself
especially offensive to the farmers of
Iowa by his steady opposition to the
granger legislation" of that state.
This opposition has been so marked
that the Farmers Alliance, strong
organization, composed almost entire
ly of Republicans, has declared against
Hutchinson, and its membership is
expected to vote against him to a man.
Boies, the Democratic candidate, is
making splendid canvass and is full
of hope. Hutchinson, on the other
hand, though working hard, is evi-
IDENTIFY scared. AS upon the legisla-
L., Il. al
tion of Senator Allison, that gentle
man has also taken the field; but the
friends of Hutchinson complain that
he is neglecting their man and looking
after the legislature only. AS a vet
eran in politics, it is probable Sena-
tor Allison will be able to take care Of
himself, but he can take no risks in
behalf of poor Hutchinson.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
THE COURs.
a Great Mass Of Work Done-The Indict.
ments.
From Saturdays Daily.

Judge Dibell, occupying the County
Room, has been hearing the case of
Cleave VS.. Cleave during the last two
days, which has developed testimony
of a very interesting nature.
In the spring of 1884, Susan Maria
Cleave, IA maiden lady possessessed of
considerable wealth, died at her cOun-
try home, and was laid to rest with
her ancestors. When the anguished
relatives returned from the grave,
John Francis Cleaye arose and asked
his father to read paper, purpOrting
to be the will of his sister, which left
all of her property to him. The heirs
were satisfied and went home. A few
days later, John went over to William
Dickerman'S farm and asked him il he
did not remember witnessing the will
or his sister Dickerman said that
he did not. John then said that
it must have been William A. Dick
erman, the son of the old gentle
man, and sent for William A. to call
at the house. When he arrived, he
was shown this paper and asked if the
signature attached was his. He said
it was not, and that some one must
have forged it. He says now that the
name of Susan Maria Cleave was not
signed to the document when he
saw it.
A few weeks later John Francis
Cleave went to the home of his
brothers, 200 miles south of Ottawa,
and persuaded them to quit claim
their shares to him, upon the plea that
he could thereby save court costs.
The other brothers heard no more Of
John for some time, but after while
rumors reached them that all was not
perfectly in line with brOtherly honor,
and they began an investigation. They
collected sufficient evidence by the
spring of '88, and brought suit to have
the deed set aside. Hence the pro-
ceedings.
John Cleave is dead, but his estate
defends the action, claiming to know
nothing whatever about the matter.
Arguments were concluded last
evening, and Judge Dibell has taken
the case under advisement.
The Warren-W Woods commission case
was taken up before Judge Blanchard
at nine o'clock yesterday morning.
StreatOr Reclining Car Seat Co., suit
on a note given to secure loan, was
decided for Green, Judgment being
given for $2,9O2.66.
The case of Fred Weinratter vs..
Stephen Moore, suit to recover wag-
es was dismissed by the plaiatiff, hav-
ing been settled on a satisfactory man
ner ny arbitration.
Casper Summerheld & Co. VS.. II.
Fox & Do; default.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
FRIDAY.

The CrOnin murder trial began yes
terday; that is Coughlin, OSullivan
Beggs, Burke and Kunze. Woodruff
will be tried separately. States At
torney LOngenecker made the opening
speech for the prosecution. lie
sketched the plot from its inception,
as viewed by the prosecution, accus-
ing the famous triangle" of having
plundered, the Clan-na Gael, and sold
out its members, and OF having
plotted this murder in order to cover
up their sins. The part taken by each
Of the accused was then gone over.
Mr.. Forrest objected to the entire
speech as an argument and not a
statement of the case.
The jOurneymen tailors of Chicago
quit work yesterday to the number of
800 to 700. The particular grievance
of the men is that the discharge of a
foreman in one of the shops was de-
manded, which the boss refused. The
Tailors' and Drapers' association
thereupon by northumberland the
demand for the fOreman's removal was
"unwarrantable, despotic," &c, where
upon the men struck. Twenty-Five
houses are affected by the strike.
The president of the Pennsylvania
railroad denies that there is any pros
peot of "a railroad trust; but Mr.. De-
pew of the New York Central admits
this much, that the U. p. and G. & N.
w. roads have come to an agreement
TO work in harmony, which means al.
so, most likely, that the Vanderbilt
lines will join them to complete q
trust line from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Oceans.
A Rockford Judge in the Winneba,
go Circuit Court yesterday fined "A man
2,400 for illegal liquor selling, which
is accompanied by Imprisonment Of
three months in the county jail. An
other was fined 800 and four months
in Jail. They seem to be ''prejudiced
mp there.
The Parnell commission met again
yesterday. The feature of the pro
ceedings was an address by Michael
Davitt He said that the Land League
was fast removing the barriers which
prevented the government from Civ
ing justice to Ireland.
A gigantic strike by Belgian miners
is anticipated for next week
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

The Supreme Court has just render
ed "A decision of much more than ordi-
nary importance to street railway
companies; and which will doubtless
spur them to some action to prevent
boys from stealing rides on their cars.
The decision was one by which the
North Side company, Chicago, has had
to pay $3,342 for damages sustained
by a newsbOy named Gaskie in jump
ing from one of the company's cars.
1t was held that while the accident
was not due to neglect, the fact that
the plaintiff was allowed to get on the
car did away with the theory OF his
being a trespasser, and on the car the
company assumed the responsibility
of his care and was liable for any in
juries he might sustain. 1t is the
first decision of the kind in the books,
it is thought, and will attract wide
says the Tribune.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
IOWA ELECTION,

For the first time in many years the
progress Of the political campaign in
Iowa has been made so strong for the
Democrats that they are all filled with
confidence of victory, and the &. o. p.
is in the terrorS of genuine scare.
The nearest, in thirty years, that the
Democrats came to carrying Iowa was
in 1887, when the Republican vote
was 1859, 1886, against vote by the
combined opposition of the Democrats
and Greenbackers of l6S,023. At the
pending election the Greenbackers and
Democrats are substantially united,
the only diversion from Il strictly two
sided fight being a Labor Union nomi-
nation but the masses of that party
are so hostile to the Republican can
didate for governor that they are ex-
pected almost to man to vote for
the Democratic candidate as the
only chance of defeating the Republi
can nominee.
The leading issues in the campaign
are tariff reform, high license against
prohibition ON the liquor question,
and opposition to railroad eXtorton,
trusts and monopolies. While the
Democrats of Iowa have always been
very firm and outspoken in favor of
tariff reform, there has, ever since the
Chicago convention of 1888, been a
''strong weakness" manifesting itself
among the Republicans of that state
to stand up for the Mckinley tariff
platform. This feeling found express
sion in the resolutions of the last Iowa
Republican state convention, the tariff
resolution of which expressed itself in
favor OF only such protection as bene-
flied the agricultural equally with
the manufacturing industries. The
convention might as well have declared
in favor Of Democratic tariff reform
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
YHE NEWS.
THURSDAY,

The life-saving crew at Evanston ad
dcd 30 more names yesterday to the
list of l73 lives already saved by that
gallant body of men. During "A big
northeast blow on Tuesday night
three vessels went ashore, from whose
wrecks these 80 men were taken be-
tween the hours Of Q o'clock A. NJ. ana
= o'clock A. NJ.
AS the Russian agents in Armenia
have announced the securing OF evi-
dence to convict the Turks OF cruelty
TO and Outrages upon the Christians
there it will be next in order to hear
OF Russian invasion of Armenia.
These Outragcs always precede Rus
sian advance. The Sultan is, howev-
cr, alarmed, and it is possible Europe
will be pacifled' by a liberal job lot OF
executions per order of the Sultan!
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
is now before the Supreme Court of
the state for final Judgment.
While waiting for a decision In that

| is now before the Supreme Court of
the state for final Judgment.
While waiting for a decision in that
case, however, 1t may be fair TO re.
mark that, IL the doc" is the Sd" OF
the Leader screed, as seems morally
certain, the charge OF combination
among county officers to skin the
treasury comes with very bad grace
from "a man who has accepted 81 ,00C
over and above the pay allowed by
law. As Il scheme to unload the sur.
plus cash from the treasury there
never has been anything in this coun'
" that has equalled it in audacity.
And certainly if such practices are to
be cOuntenanced, no finance commit.
tee, is he says, 'can know the amount
nor kind OF payment that will be made
from the treasury under such circum-
stances, unless possessed Of the wis
dom of a'-Doc Norton. And it is
further but little short of impudence
for 3D." under the circumstances, to
quote, as he does, from 81 Ill. 49l, the
statement that
"A county officer takes his Office
with its burdens, and the county
board has no power, even if willing to
do So to make up any deficiency that
may exist, either for his own personal
service, or for expenses Of his Office, y
&c.
The supervisor, as a member of the
county board, is quasi county officer.
He takes the Office with its bur
dens, and the section fixing his
pay says in the most positive terms
that he shall receive mileage and per
diem for days actually served on cOun-
ty business and no other compensa-
tion or emolument, directly or lndi-
rectly, for an service whatsoever.
Yet Warren III. Norton of Earl did
not hesitate, in the face of this posi-
tive prohibition, to draw 1000 over
and above his legal pay, which he had
actually received. A man who lives
in so CLASSY glass house as w. ii.
Norton should not throw stones.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

Mitch took a square look at his store
Wednesday, and told the clerk he was
"going a-fishing," and that if any
one came in after cigar to sell it just
same as though nothing was occurring
among the fish, Then he secured his
bait, took his pole and tackle and
went over the river, up to the swim
ming rocks-Nature's Park-and went
at the work as carelessly as "A man
could - perfectly unconcerned used
no extra flourishes, had a common sc
fishing rod and cotton cord for a
line: in short, the fish could bite OF
not" as they saw fit. This, Mitch
says, is the great secret of catching
large numbers of pike and pickerel.
Three boys went with him to carry
the fish. At $50 p. NJ. Mitch came
over the bridge there is nothing small
about him) carrying his own fish, tC
the number of-well, we are some
what of a fisherman ourselves.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

Horace Hull showed a fine collec'
ticn of photographs of California seen
cry to FREE TRADER reporter yester
day afternoon. The collection includes
a rear elevation of the Hon. Henry
Mayo standing on the beach by the
sea and front elevation of the same
gentleman represented as the sole
tenant of cemetery. Among the
photos are several of the Chinese
procession, held on feast day, one OF
which represents dragon one hun
dred and and twenty-five feet in
length. Mr.. Mayo said that this
dragon was just too cute for any ordi
nary use.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26
ID" ON COUNTY FINANCES.

The rrepressible doc" Norton
breaks loosse again in the Earville
Leader of Saturday last on the subject
of why the county treasury is empty.
This interesting document is signed
| 3D." but it has all the ear-marks Of
the "Doc," and it is a good, fair bet
| that he wrote it.
The theory of Sd" is, that there is
now, and has been for years, syste-
tematic plan on the part of county
officers in conjunction with the treas
urer, to keep the county treasury
empty. In 1886 "sundry individuals"
says this fellow d., "buSied themselves
| in trying to induce Others to draw
their salaries in advance to get the
| id thing empty. The cry
bore fruit Then new man appear
cd in the treasury, and 45c tax could
not 'be manipulated to such an eX-
| tent as to get the darn-d thing
empty into Sal ,469.39," says this sage
| tlnancier.
''But," he continues, with two
years experience, combinations crys-
taiized and friendships formed" and
the happy shout goes up, it is empty.
| Then he says, in substance, if the
county officers would run their offices
in conformity to law, &C., he would
guarantee 25c on the 800 sufficient
tax"
Or if Judges would hold that a
county officer could be even tried for
perjury when he made false oath as
to money received by him or due him,
instead of calling it mo crime, only an
opinion of law he swore to-, then am
satisfied that 20c would be enough
tax"
"And when the County Board shall
cease to pay an officer $3.50 week for
boarding prisoners in the county
jail," &c, then | am satisfied that a
l5c levy would meet the running eX-
penses of the county exclusive of pau
per aid"
In short, the entire charge in few
words is, that the county treasurer,
the county officers, judges and the
press are in a combination to mulct
the treasury in every and any way pos
sible-onc special fact back of which
idea is that the sheriff'S last orders on
the treasury were drawn to include
on their face the proviso that they
should be paid out of any funds in the
treasury out of which they might be
legally paid, inserted in the orders 10y
Norton, or because of his order. AS
these orders have been paid, the Doc
| is wrathy and, as we understand,
proposes to call the treasurer to an
account for having paid them, basing
his objection on the theory that the
sheriff not having collected the money
there was no funds in the treasury
out of which they could legally be
paid.
It's perhaps useless to go over this
old score again, made so familiar
during the ''boodler" excitement. The
courts have passed upon all but one of
the questions then presented as to
county officers pay, &c, and the last
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

The Ottawa MORNING FREE IRA.
DER has just reached our desk and 1t
is "boss." Say, brother Osman, dc
you intend to keep it as good as at
Ne,cs.
Well, that's the size of it. Ottawa
demands good daily-has demanded
it for long time, and the FREE IRA
DER is going to be ''on deck" every
morning with good paper.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

The secretary of the state board Of
health visited Harding on Tuesday
and established strict quarantine in
the case of the man afflicted with
smallpox, who was, reported worse
Yesterday. There is but little fear OF
the disease spreading
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

Trustees Mcintyre, Smalley and
Langton, of Allen township are en-
gagged in looking over the County Su-
qerintendent's papers with view to
discovering the exact outlines OF the
school lands of the township, the
boundaries of which are in dispute.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

The Sons of America, Camp II, of
Ottawa. will go to Streator in a few
DAYS to organize camp in that city.
The order in Ottawa is in flourish
ing condition, and new members are
being added daily.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-17

REVIEW.
NEW YORK. August l6.--Our market
went off little IN first bali hour ON
bad news. although 1t was not very
bad. Then the Dlexel- Morgan stocks
advanced, and with them the list. In
the afternoon the strength was most
pronounced. Some of the Chicago
forces are reported 10 have gone over 10
the bear side, but Chicago as a whole is
very bullish. The weather west was
GOOD for CON. aud it needs il. G.. Is.
and Q. declared the regular FER cent.
dividend to-day. There is all sorts of
talk about AtcbisOn S condition, but II
evidently has friends below forty. A /
the monthly statements show the uni
versal saving in operating expenses.
The Western Freight Association seems
TO be in no danger of disruption. The
market continues 10 be very narrow.
and subject to any influence. We be-
lieve the bull side is the side. but for
the next few weeks there may b. days
of doubt and small losses. Sill man
long Of stocks at current prices ought
TO sell before Christmas al a handsome
prCtit
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-17

NEW YORK. August l6.-tlOur closed
ilrm and more active; fine grades win.
ter, -. 2ja~2. S.. do. spring. - 0OaS2 go;
superiine winter. % 6jaS2.sj; do.
sprlng. =. iOa>e 90: extra No. , winter,
S2.7ja~3 10, do. spring. = 9OaS3.25;
extra No. ! winter, - 4OaSI.6): do.
spring. 3 jOas ). 80; city mills, - 4Oa
$500 Tor West Indies; Southern Hour
closed steady; trade ana family extras.
So 2jl-4 -. Wheat more active and
decidedly firmer: pot lots closed dull;
40. > red. 65IasSc.: No. > red August.
>6lc. do. September. SIC. do. Ccto-
Der, sjsc.. do. December, SIZE Corn
Spot lots were moderately active. No.
9mixed, ilsaiilc. spot and delivered,
do. August, HE; do. Septem-
Der, 43.c.: do. October, 4ilc.
Oats - Spot lots were steady
for white and firm for mixed: No. |
white, SIC No. do, 3la32c.; No 2
mixed. 2Sc.; No. , do, 21ia21ic.; do.
August, EIDE; do. September. 2dsc.'
do. October. 2d;c Pork steady, new
mess. sjaSl200. Lard quiet; Sep
tcinber. S6 81: October. SOL: Deem
Der. 81 %. November, s. b Sugar
Refined steady; cui-loaf and crushed
sac: cubes, SIC; powdered. stassc
granuIaled and mould A, Ste, con-
ieclioners' \. Sao!c. Coffee Spot
closed firm; fair Rio. cargoes. Isle.
Futures weak; August. 20; Septem-
TENDER aud October, Sij 81.