The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-10

Joliet and Peoria or the mouth OF the rive
must pronounce the ditch satisfactory be
fore any water may be turned Into II; 70
all damages 10 be paid for before use o
the ditch; q all present water powe
rights to be preserved to the present owl
ers.
The Sioux Indians on Monday last com
pleted the signing of the document whlcl
will take away from them the half OF tn
land belonging to their South Dakota res
ervation-lands as rich rs any In the terri
tory for agricultural purposes and still mor'
valuable for the minerals the hills on TIL
west are known to contain. The commits
sion has been engaged for weeks In getting
these signatures, and the Indians yielded
only when the Chief Gall signed, satisfied
as he said. that If he did not sign the whites
would In the end take the land for nothing
BY the treaty 100000 acres will bt
thrown open to settlement for which the
government will pay the Indians Sl4,OO0,-
600, the Sioux still having left as many
acres more. The coded tract extends from
the Missouri TO the Block Hills and thence
north An area equal In size TO the States
of New Hampshire and Massachusetts
combined. Sitting Bull who since coming
In contact with the civilization OF Wash
ington, has become quite knowing
"injun" and has very accurate apprehen'
sion of the fact that dollar Is dollar, II
credited with having been largely instru'
mental In fixing up this deal, expecting &c
have hand In the handling of the IA
millions Of dollars TO be paid for the lands
Already the clans are gathering along the
borders ready TO swoop down on these fer
tile lands as soon as the President AS starter
says the word "go;" and there Will be nc
foOlery about scoring with the pole horse
either.
DIR. Brown Sequard noted French anat.
Omist, announces the discovery by him of
-" the elixir Of life''-not the elixir for
which the medieval chemists searched,
but genuine article In the form OF sub
cutaneous injection into the Human system
of fluid containing particles OF the organs
OF certain young animals like lsmbs,
guinea pigs, etc, which he claims Is all
that Is necessary for the decrepit to secure
renewed hold upon youth and perma-
nent lease upon life. The announcement
was made several weeks ago to the Societie
de Biologie of Paris, since when he says
his belief In "the rejuvenation OF exist
ence,' as he describes 4, has been confirmed
and strengthened by experiments and
personal experiences. II reports on the
subject are to be relied upon, and IL the
learned Doctors own statements are prop
erly mixed with the seasoning salt of
truth, the Doctor began experimenting
upon himself with results as remarkable
as they seem TO be conclusive. His form
and faculties are said TO have been at once
reconstructed, Refrigerated, reorganized
and rejuvenated. In word, he was made
ten years younger and Is now progressing
In the direction of youth, at a gait meas
ured by regularity and frequency OF the
injection. The noted DIR. Hammond Of
New York Is also said to be disciple of
the new elixir and Dr. DeWOlf of Chicago
Is also experimenting with It. But there
are physicians who will insist In spite of
the Doctors newly acquired friskiness that
the whole business Is blamed fraud.
Further developments will be watched
with interest, for II q fellow can wear him
sslf out and rejuvenate" at will, or jump
the life to come, or, at least, postpone the
trip Indefinitely, there are a good many
people In this world who would like to
learn how to do it," AMI learn 1t pretty
quick.
The city of Spokane Falls, Washington
Ter, was virtually wiped out of existence
by fire which started there last Sunday
night. Forty business blocks, including
public buildings, railroad depots, &c, dis
appeared In the havoc. An estimate OF
the loss places 1t at $10,O00,00O.
The noted and notorious Burke has at
last been returned to Chicago from Win
nipeg. and Is now In the Cook county jail
He has not yet made the confession the
reporters have said he has been anxious to
make ever since he saw his extraditiOn
was inevitable.
The Chicago Daily News of yesterday
reports the capture Of man at Laredo,
Texas, who answers the description of
TasCOtt, the much. desired murderer of
Smell. According to the Ne'cs the find
there Is very promising, although up to
Thursday night none of the Smell family
nor any of the police had received any in
formation OF the arrest.
Jake Kilrain, the pugilist, was arrested
at Ocean View, Va, last Monday by de-
tective who'has been following him since
the fight In the hope of securing reward
from Governor Lowry, of Mississippi. Sui
Ivan reached Jackson on Sunday last, and
after holding reception" at the hotel was
taken TO jail. On Monday hearing was
had before Judge Campbell, of the Su-
preme court, on writ of habeas corpus.
The Judge ruled that Sullivan must repair
to Purvis, Marion county, and give bond
for his appearance August 10. Sullivan
and his party left In the evening for that
place.