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The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

A Washington special to the New
York Post says the impression is grow
ing in Washington that the President
in his message will recommend revis-
ion of the tariff with notifications
tending toward reduction; and that
he is supported in this view by both
Secys. Window and Blaine. The de-
mand of the country for reduction of
the tariff is unmistakable, and it is
likely the republican programme in
Congress will be to take up that ques-
ton at once and get it out if the way
prior to the elections of next fall. 1t
would not be inconsistent with the
course of the administration of re-
ductiOn were recommended for the
administration thus far has construed
the Chicago platform by contraries in
nearly every point of policy developed.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19
ANTI-OATHOLIO PROPAGANDA.

A decided agitation has grown NJ
among philanthropic people interested
in civilizing and educating the Indian,
in consequence of new policy an
nounced by Commissioner Morgan in
regard to Indian schools. As long as
forty or fifty years ago beginnings
were made by the government to es-
tablish schools for the education Of
Indian children. They were mostly
lOca ted at agencies away out in the
wilderness, but three or four more pre-
tentious, like that at Hampton, Va,
and Carlisle, Pa, were established in
the East, to which few Indian chill
drcn were brought from their wild
homes for education amid the sur
roundings of civilization.
A detailed and most interesting ac-
count of these schools was given few
years ago in the able report of John
II. Oberly, then acting as their govern
ment superintendent, and while he
found the schools in the east in Il sat
iSfactory condition, his account of
those at the agencies went far to justi-
fy what is said of them by Bishop
Whipplc, Of Minnesota, that "they
were disgrace to the nation and Il
robbery of the Indians" the heavier
part of the expense of the schools be-
ing subtracted from annual payments
due the Indians for their lands, &c.
Aside from these melancholy efforts
by the government, much higher
grade Of schools was found among the
Indians established through the mis-
Si0nary zeal Of devoted christians.
For thirty years Bishop Whipplc had
been engaged in this work throughout
Minnesotaand Dakota: the Mcthodists,
Baptists, Prcsbyterians, Morayians
and other protestant denominations
WED with him in the work; but more
than all others, the proverbial mission
ary zeal OF the Roman Catholics out
stripped the rest in dotting good
schools throughout all the vast regions
roamed over by the untutored say
age.
Some years ag0-wc believe during
the administration of President Grant
"a sensible Indian Commissioner
adopted the policy, instead of
establishing any more Of these wretch
ed, Goddess government schools, to
provide for the education of number
Of Indian children by contract, in
these missionary schools. Arrange
ments were made with number of
them at the rate of $10S to 1857 per
scholar year for their board, clothing
and education, less than half the cost
TO the government at its own much
inferior schools.
On his accession TO the Office of Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs, Mr.. Thos.
j. Morgan, looking over the matter OF
the Indian schools, made the discoy-
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

La Sale and Peru do not appear to
have had enough of the distillery
business yet, though their last venture
in that line got it's quietus even be-
fore the building got its roof on. I'm
dismayed by that unfortunate venture,
a new one is talked of by substantial
and prominent citizens" of both cities
capacity 5000 bushels, etc, etc. 1t
is not unlikely that the building of
distilleres is good business, for as
long as the trust maintains control of
its present sized barrel, the builders of
new distilleries seldom expect to be
called on to operate them. They are
built to sell.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

The work Of building the warden
and matron's residence at the county
asylum farm is going on rapidly, and
its completion is no doubt anXiously
anticipated by Charley Gibbs, of the
paupcr committee, who is credited
with possessing the idea that he would
make a model warden, provided he
should not have to eat and sleep in
the same building with his charges.
But the present officers in that insti-
| tuition are not so enthusiastic. Hav-
| ing had an experience of several years,
which has been something more than
at occasional visit, which is the extent
of the usual supervisors knowledge OF
the asylum, in accordance with which
he legislates on pauper atfairs-the
acting matron has decided doubt as
| to the practicability of the plan adopt
ed by the board at its last session, of
making an insane asylum out of a
poor asylum, by housing the guardians
of the building and its contents in a
separate building. The warden and
matron can take better care of their
people by being among them; accidents,
panics, fires, and all the innumerable,
constantly recurring and never end
ing unexpected things which are
always happening, can best be guarded
against, prevented, grappled with, by
a warden who is on the spot on the in
stant. The late Warden Thos. Reedy
in his time, on several occasions, saved
the building from destruction bv fire
by being on the spot, when If it had
been necessary to send for him in
another building, nothing could have
saved the asylum. The sick have bet
ter, more constant, more watchful, at
tention from matron who is, as it
were, in the midst of her patients.
However, the fiat has gone forth, and
the new residence will be erected, of
of course, under the contract: but one
may be allowed the prediction (which,
we believe. would accord with the ma
irons ideas) that it will prove first
class blunder; a monument to the an
ti-boodleroreign of Morton ct al.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19
county at Washington on swamp lands

county at Washington on swamp lands
account. Years ago this business
used to be talked of, but Wash.
Armstrong and Ed. Lewis so
often sat down on Isaac II. Hit, the
state agent, in his endeavors to get
the county into the notion of chip
ping In TO him to get its share that
Hit long ago gave up In disgust. Is
Senator Reinhart Hits residuary leg
atce in this swampy businest? Arm
strong and Lewis used To intimate
that the swamp land claims were
rather questionable business; but
since the county can stomach 1000
gift to Doc. w. II. Norton, made in
utter defiance Of law, it is not likely
to be particular as to the way of re-
pleniShing an empty treasury If 1t can
be done. Besides, the swamp lands
claims may be all right and perfectly
legitimate and square. Other cOun-
ties are making claims; and La Sale
could use quite handily any such part
of the surplus as Tanner has left be-
hind If 1t can be got hold of.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

"Sugar" is so plenteous here, we
suppose, because the duties on for.
eign sugars are so arranged as to en-
able the refinery trust to monOpolze
all the raw sugars, and to charge about
4 cents per pound more for refined su-
gar than they would cost but for the
huge sugar trust that protection has
brought into being and upholds.
"Newspapcrs" are so plcDteOus, we
suppose, on account of the extra price
the publishers are obliged to pay for
paper, put on to fatten the great
Miller wood pulp trust.
And meat" is so plentcous here, it
is presumed, because protection keeps
out Canadian and polar bears, has
killed off the buffalos, and given
us the vast Texas and Wyoming plains
to promote the growth of Texas scala
wag beef and Wyoming and Colorado
short-hOrns.
Precisely to the same extent that
We dlC Iibtbi't w DiotNttloIl lDl
cheap and plenteous meat we are
debtors to protection" for our vast
western grazing plains, our cheapan
fertile lands, the genial sunshine and
the "former and the latter rains" to
freshen and fcrtilizc them. Oh, yes,
for the eyerchanging seasons, ETHEREAL
mildness, gentle spring, the fructfying
warmth of summer, bOunteOus au-
tumn and conservative winter - for
all, all, this blessed country is indebt-
ed to congressional high tariff protec-
ton! A kind, ever watchful Provi-
dence is well enough for poets and
preachers to talk about, but when it
comes down to the every day, practical
business of squeezing money out of
sweating toll to add to the stores of
cunning, idle wealth, there is nothing
like protection"
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

Breaking the trOtting record since
Maude S. made the astonishing time
of 2:0Sa, had apparently been given up
as hopeless until the sporting world
was electrified on Friday of last week,
by the phenomenal feat of Axtell, at
Terre Haute. 1t is true, AXtell made
the mile in PIP only, but it is to be
borne in mind that AXtell is but three
years old, an age at which trotter is
about as near his prime as boy is at
Is: and he is stallion, and no horse
of that kind has hitherto attained the
speed of a mare or gelding. Up to An
tell, the best time made by a three
year old was 2:lS. If AXtell "keep up"
until or years old, the great record
of Maude S. will be nowhere.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19
THE COURT HOUSE.
Circuit Court Opens for the October Tern
SUPREME COURT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Among the proceedings of interest
in the Supreme Court was the decision
in the appeal of the Wallace-Seavern
ct al. motion to continue an injunction.
The plaintiff, w. :. Wallace, broker
of the Chicago Board Of Trade, at
tempted to create corner on pork for
October delivery, and purchased 3O,-
900 barrels of members of the board.
Then, with great forethOught but
with no intense amount of hind
thought, he doomed the price up to
eleven dollars per barrel. Much to his
surprise however, the "sh0rts" were
long, very long, and instead of collect
ing the difference in price he was re-
quested to leone and get" his pork.
He got out an injunction restraining
the shorts" on the ground that the
pork was not standard, but when
the judge fully understood the case 1t
was dismissed. He moved to continue
but the motion was Overruled, and
upon successive appeals to the Appel
late and Supreme Courts he finds no
remedy but to pay over about $3.50
for the privilege of running a cor
ner.'
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

The fever for electric railways is
catching since Ottawa started the
boom in Illinois; and now Rockford
falls into line, the owners of the pres
ent horse line having sold out to the
ThOmpson-Hou Co. for 60c on the
dollar on basis of $4,000 stock.
The same overhead wires will be used
as here. The lines will be be extend
ed three miles.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19


returns the increased pension certh-
cate awarded him and the four thousnd
dollar check accompanying 1t to the
department from which IL issued.
In doing so, however, Senator NJ. de-
sires it TO be distinctly understood
that he does not admit that the in
creased pension awarded him was un-
Just, or that he was not entitled ii ac-
cOrding to law: but he asks, before the
gift, which he insists is justly his due,
is renewed, he may he subjected to the
surgical examination, required by law.
TO this the present acting commits
siOner OF pensions curtly replies, that
the former rc-rating and granting OF
an increased pension to Senator NJ.
having been without application and
medical examination, and. therefore,
contrary to law, so his present request
for an examination could not be grant
ed unless preceded by a formal appl-
cation for "A re-rating and increase of
pension.
This application the Senator refuses
to make, but still insisting that the
increased pension rendered him by
Corporal Tanner "a gallant comradc
who certainly supposed that within
the requirements of the law ne was
doing kindly and proper act" was
honestly his due, he proceeds to utter
certain views in regard to this whole
pension business, which, under the
circumstances, and from such a quar-
ter, are certainly not a little remark
able.
In the first place, Senator Mander-
son thinks no pensions should be
granted except on the ground of dis
ability actually contracted in the SER
vice. ''The government practically
told the men who enlisted, you risk
your lives for the safety of the govern
ment. If you come out safe there is
no liability on our part; but if you re-
ceve injuries, then as far as possible
we will make you reparation. And
that reparation could only be made in
money"
Secondly. The Senator objects to a
service pension, on the ground that
''from the magnitude of the number it
would be as impracticable as unjust"
And,
Thirdly. He agrees with President
Cleveland in opposing INDECENT pen
sions, as they would cast slur upon
every pensiOner of the government.
'The pensioners of the government are
not paupers, and indulgence is not and
should not be necessary" Right you
are my hearty! else how could Mr.. Man
derson himself, who is millionaire,
so unblushingly claim pension for
total disability" when at the same
time he takes solemn oath that he
is aJ,mdantly able to serve his constitu-
ents efficiently and faithfully in the
labOriOus and responsible 0ffice OF u.
S. Senator?
Oh, yes; Senator ManderSon is a
bird! Having himself been seriously
wounded in the army, he thinks pen
sions should be granted on the score
of wounds and disability contracted
in the service only, and then not be-
cause the cripples need it, for that
would be on the score of Indulgence,
which would be "slur" upon the
other pensioners; but that pensions
should be granted only as a mark of
honor, to poor and rich alike, the
higher the pension the greater the
| honor,
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

Mendoza has organized a building
and loan association, with VIM. Jen-
kins as president and Geo. II. Madden
as Secretary, of COURSE how could
any public organization in Mendoza
get along without George II. as Sec
rotary
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

The coal shaft at Ladd, Bureau Co.,
has been pushed through the quick
sand to the rock underlying the coal.
The second shaft will be begun at
once. The difficulties overcome were
nearly insurmountable; but now the
shafts are down, the town will take on
the long epected boom.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

One of the Degen Bros Percheron
horses died Thursday at DR.. Weese's
barn. This is the second animal of
the consignment lately received from
the old country that has died. Mr..
Degen valued the two animals at
$4,000.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

The Mendoza Union Fair Associa.
tion is Just chuck full eff nerve; and
Notwithstanding the weather this
year knocked the Fair so far as re-
ceipts are concerned, and the week
netted loss, the association an
nounces next years fair for the first
week of September.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

Senator Rheinhart has found way
out of the inconvenience of an empty
county treasury, by suggesting that
there are $4,000 belonging to the
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19
CIRCUIT COURT.
From Tuesdays Daily,

The October term of the Circuit
Courts was convened by Judge Charles
Blanchard at nine o'clock yesterday
morning. The following cases were
dismissed or otherwise disposed Of:
Parker VS.. Parker, dismissed.
Tilden 4 Co. VS.. Seep ct. al. dismissed
City of Ottawa VS.. Barratt, j. j.
Conway withdraws his appearance for
Barratt.
Mckee VS.. Green ct al, Henry Gum
suggests death of defendant Green.
Murphy VS.. Gilbert ct al, death of
plaintiff suggested.
Murphy VS.. BOgal same suggestion.
Tink VS.. Ashenberg, continued.
Harth VS.. White, motion for rule
on plaintiffs to file security for costs.
Harth vs. Eaton, same motion.
Raymond VS.. Mallory, dismissed.
Kelley VS.. Newbury, dismissed.
Budack VS.. Schreeb, dismissed per
stipulation.
Petit VS.. Burke, same order.
Jones ct al. VS.. Blanchard ct al.
Masters report of proofs filed.
Cleare ct al. VS.. Cleare ct al, Mas
ter's report of proofs ordered filed. All
objections to be filed by Wednesday.
fields VS.. Morrissey, motion by de-
fendant to dissolve the injunction ex-
istng.
KnOedler VS.. Krouse, dismissed.
Lindsey ct al. VS.. Hill ct al, same
order.
No. rs, 2l3, were also dismissed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At one-thirty o'clock the grand ju-
rors were called by the clerks. The fol-
lowing responded: Fred w. Lukins,
Ed. l.. Hawley, Btuce; j. NJ. DebOlt,
Dayton; Lorin Swift, Eagle; Geo. w.
Dumond, Earl; J. b. Pool, Freedom;
Richard Nagle, Jr., Grand Rapids;
Thos. Boyd, Sr. Groyeland; Abraham
Phillips, Hope; G: w. Gardner and ID.
l.. Harris, Mendoza; }. G. Yenerick
and l.. w. Dawson, Meriden; ThOS.
Flahayen, Usage; William Holly, Pc
ru; and John Pickens, South OTTAWA.
The panel was then filled by the addi-
tion of Jacob Bane, J. Il. Shaver, M.
II. McKenna, j. G. Moore, N. G. Calk-
ins and Frank Burlington, of OTTAWA.
In charging the jury, Judge Blanch-
ard laid especial stress upon the I'M
portance of doingoa fair days work,
advising that the jury convene at nine
o'clock and remain in session unIli
five. The court evidently had in mind
the general disposition of grand Jurles
to recreation. He informed the jurors
that no especial matter would engage
their attention, and that all neces-
sary information would be furnished
by the states attorney and the! court:
Deputy Reed was placed in charge OF
the jury upon its retiring to the Sup
ervisOrS' room.
Judge Blanchard then took up the
calling of the petit jurors, excusing
Messrs. Brown, Sullivan and Croissant
for sufficient reasons.
The cases set for hearing were then
disposed of. ROuX VS.. c., b. Il O., Il.
r. Co., being submitted to the court,
Byme VS.. Hartshorn continued and
Rioholson, admi. VS.. Town of Usage,
taken up for trial at four o'clock. This
case is the suit against the town OF
Usage for the attorneys fees claimed
by the late Judge II. Lyle Dickey, OF
whose estate Mr.. Samuel Nicholson ls
administrator. for services in the
Fox River Il. r. bond suits.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19

The case of Dickey v. The Town of
Usage was argued last night, the testl-
mony being completed at five O'Clock.
The plaintiff finished his testimony
before noon, placing w. c. Goudy, of
Chicago, Lyman II. Tower and John
J. Dickey. of Omaha, and Judge
Barge, of Dixon, on the stand. Their
testimony, as well as the evidence Civ
en- in the deposition of the late
Leonard Swett, of Chicago, was that
ten per cent. is the usual fee in cases
of this description.
The defense began the introduction
of testimony Immediately after the
conclusion of the plaintiff S case, in
PRODUCING Messrs. Hodge, Dent and
Heaton, the committee of the Town
of Usage, who testified that the Town
had never employed Judge Dichey in
any capacity to defend or assist in the
defense of any suit, either on bond or
other cases. Supervisor Werner also
gave important testimony. This 10
the first trial of this case, although it
was filed in 1885, the delay being occa-
stoned by the disinclination of both
sides to go to trial until other cases of
a like nature, which have been pend
ing, should reach somewhat definite
conclusion.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-19
From Thursdays Daily.
JUDGE BLANCHARD.

Chy.-The hearing of motions and
the call of cases was continued yester-
day, action being taken in the follow
lug cases:
Catherine Green vs. Wade II. Green,
divorce. Proof of personal service
presented. Defendant called and de-
faulted. Bill taken for cOnfessal etc.
George Haas VS.. Mary Haas, divorce.
Same action.
Lewis Fl. Mason VS.. Martha Aslak-
son ct al, force. J. b. Rice appointed
guardian dd htem for Alice M. E.,
Hartly c., and Airing r. Hanson.
Lnc.-Chas. Green VS.. The StreatOr
Reclining Chair Car Seat Co., Asst.
Default.
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GENERAL TOPICS.
PrOctOr's Plan for Recruit
ing the Army.
WANAMAKER'S NEW STAMPS.
Steam Navigation Statistics-Epis-
cOpal Convention Adjourned
-AtchisOn Affairs.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, October 24.-One of the
topics to be treated at length in the forth
coming report of Secretary Proctor is that
of army enlistments. An increased APP
preparation will be asked to carry into
effect the suggestions for improvement
in the present system. The Secretary
will, whether the appropriation is in
creased or not, put into practice next
year scheme from the workings of which
he confidently expects great improve
ment. That is, to send to encampments
of the National Guards Of the several
States, a recruiting officer, who will be
authorized to enlist members of the
guards, and this class of recruits,
the Secretary believes, will be
vastly superior to the ordinary recruit,
and not be susceptible to the temptation
to desert. An inducement to enlist will
be offered militismen in the promise to
keep those of one State in the same regi.
ment. 80 that the feeling OF loneliness
may be reduced to the minimum.
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STEAM NAVIGATION.
Great Increase I'm the Number of
Steam Vessels.

Steam vessels.
WASHINGTON, October "a. The annual
report of the Supervising Inspector of
Steam Vessels shows that during fifteen
years pact the number OF steam vessels
in the United States has increased from
1856 in 1874, to 6,722 in 1889, and the
gain in liceneed officers in the same Pc
riod is from IA, 81 to 81 1922.
During the past fiscal year there were
thirty-two accidents to steam vessels, re-
sulting in the loss Of 301 lives, of which
ninety-twe were passengers and 209 en-
ployees.
General Dumont calls attention to the
great inequalities of the salaries paid to
officers, and says the law should be rem
edied, either by paying all salaries alike,
or in proportion to the number of steam
ers inspected. He renews his previous
recommendation for a change in the
manner of appointing local inspectors as
now provided by law, and says if the
matter is not soon remedied by proper
legislation the public interest will sooner
or later be seriously jeopardized. He
would have the nomination of inspectors
made by the Supervising Inspector
alone, and the latter would then be solely
responsible if unsuitable appointments
were made.
Calling attention to the class of ves-
sells using ma pthe gas as motive power,
and the appalling accidents that have
befallen some of them, he recommends
that all vessels using such or other dam
gerous motors be brought within the law
governing steam motors.
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Gloomy Household Ornaments.

The custom of preserving coffin plates
and using them for home decoration
seems to prevail throughout the State.
The New Haven Palladium reports it in
Milford, New Milford and Stafford.
Among other things that paper says
Zone family in New Milford is said to
have collection of no less than fourteen
brass, silver and plated relics taken
from the collins of dead members of the
family, reaching down to within fifty
years Of the founding of the colony, two
centuries and half ago. An amusing
story is told about the coffin plates col
lected by Strstford family. There
we're nine or ten of them in places of
honor about the parlor of the old
fashioned farmhouse. Some years ago
an irreverent burglar entered the house
at night, and selling the glistening me-
mentoes, dumped them all into his booty
bag, together with the silver knives and
forks. The family were gratified day
or two later to receive box by express,
in which were packed all the missing
coffin plates. With it was note in q
rough hand, which said: "Here is your
coffin signboards. / have found there
wasn't much but German silver in them,
and that amt my line. You're welcome
to 'em, and thanks for your silver in
spoons, which I'll keep. Merry Christ
mas."-[ Hartford Courant.