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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

A few weeks ago the Inter ocean
severely criticised the platform adopt
ed by the late Democratic convention
at Springfield, studiousy misrepresent-
ing it as unadulterated "Cobden-Club
free trade whereas the convention
simply re-atfirmed on that question
the declarations of the last Democratic
national convention. But what now
will the Inter Ocean have to say of the
attitude of the late convention Of its
own party at Springfield on the tariff
question? The Republican position
on the tariff question is embodied in
the Mckinley bill. Not senator or
representative in congress has dared
to vote against that bill, and it is as
thoroughly party issue as ever the
Mills bill was. Yet the Republicans
at Springfield StudiOuSly ignored It,,
and the word tariff never occurs in all
their resolutions. Do they propose to
dodge that question in the coming
campaign in Illinois? Do they I'M
agine such thing is practicable with
Gen. Palmer on the stump?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The earnest letter of Mr. Blaine,
transmitted to congress the other day
with a half Endorsement from the
President, in favor of reciprocity, or,
in other words, free trade with the
South American states, is creating no
little cOmmotiOn in high protection
quarters. If free trade in spots is
good, why not have it everywhere !?
The Blaine idea is looked upon as the
entering wedge to policy which, if
successful on the scale proposed, must
inevitably end in the wreck of the
whole protection" structure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The victory of Capt Hill at Joliet
on Thursday was somewhat like that
of John Phoenix, who held his enemy
handsomely at bay by deXterously in
Serting his thumb between his teeth.
The truth is, a majority of the dele
gates went there opposed to Hill, and
meeting in IA back room, 21-more
than half-otfered the nomination to
Walter Reeves. OF Streator. The offer
took Walters breath away. He had
been sent up as silk stocking" dele
gate from StreatOr to support Hill,
and couldn't think of selling him out.
The ''conspirators' having no other
boss to trot out, decided TO go into the
convention and re-nominated Hill by
reclamation. The truth is, the ex-
ceeding ''close shave" Cullen had in
this district four years ago, when the
sky of the g. o. p. hadn't near as
murky an outlook as now, has so
dampened the ardor OF the nascent
statesmen of that party in the district
this year that few of them care to
make the run.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28
Oliver Cornell Dead

Oliver Cornell, the well known ac-
coutant. died about $3.50 o'clock yeSter-
day afternoon after a brief illness.
After eating dinner he started out to
take his usual daily ramble around
the city. He was overcome by the
heat in front of the u. $. Express Of
flee. but managed to drop into chair
standing inside the door. The patrol
was called and he was taken TO the
Ottawa House. DR.. Dyer was sum-
moned and the patient rallied cOnSld-
erably, but only for short time, as he
soon became violently i'll and passed
away surrounded by few friends.
Death was caused by apOpleXy, which
was aggravated by the sun stroke. Mr..
Cornell had been ailing for several
days past.
He was 63 years old and was born in
York State. He came to Ottawa in
lS48 and had resided here ever since.
He was employed as clerk for John
Manley for a number of years and
later worked for Arthur Lockwood.
When the CuShman bank was opened
ia Lynch's block Oliver was employed
as cashier and was with w. II. Cush-
man for several years in responsible
positions. He spent two years in the
mining business in Georgia. For a
number of years past he had been
teaching bookkeeping and working as
a practical accountant. He was con-
Sidered one of the best accountants ia
the state.
A mother, brother and two sisters
survive him. They reside in New
York state The time of holding the
funeral has not been definitely settled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28
BLAINE.

Evidently "A Blaine boom is on. An
cmpoye Of the Chicago Herald having
been directed to interview the leading
business men Of that city To get their
views in regard to the new depart
ure" Of Mr.. Blaine in his opposition to
the Mckinley tariff bill, presents In
his report a rather surprising revela-
ton. Hardly business man was
called upon, without regard to politics,
but cordiallyapproved the stand taken
by Mr.. Blaine in favor of reciprocity
and free trade with the Spanish
American states and was equally out
spoken in hostility To the Mckinley
bill in general.
In connection with this, and as "A
matter Of the highest significance, the
fact may be mentioned that at an inn
portant conference on Wednesday OF
the Illinois delegation of the various
Illinois farmers organizations to the
National Congress of Farmers soon to
be held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolred, That the Illinois delegates
to the National Farmers Congress are
hereby pledged TO present to said or
ganization the Importance OF adopting
such measures aswill secure the neces-
sary legislation on the part OF the con-
gress OF the United States TO insure
full reciprocity in the exchange OF
commodities between the nations with
whom we have commercial relations.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The Chicago Herald is not as hope
full of the Great Worlds Exposition as
il ought to be. 1t says: The small
man who is president of the United
States has given us lot of small men
for commissioners-atlarge. The poll
ticians who are governors of states
have sent us another lot Of small men.
1t will be wonderfully, truly, il all
these small men succeed in getting up
a great exhibition. They may sue.
coed II they have the sense TO get a
couple OF large men for director gene.
eral and general"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

Gear" Reed succeeded In prevent
ing the passage Of the ruinous free sill
yer bill. 1t stays with the committee
on coinage, to which he directed that
il should be sent, and there will hold
it until the craze has subsidized. In the
end conservative bill authorizing the
coinage of 45,00O,00O ounces OF silver,
making about S50,000,000 d year, will
be passed Chicago Journal.
AS the entire production Of our
mines is but trlc over $50, 600, 600 OF
silver year, why not as well make 1t
free coinage for the product OF our own
mines instead OF skinning our miners
by making them sell to the govern
mcnt at big shave? The entire sill
yer production Of the world is but
800. 600, 600 per annum. or this Eng
land buys and sends 80 900, 900 year
to India TO be coined into rupees, 800
10000 more go to China, or are used
up by the other governments for ''frac-
tional currency and now the United
States propose to CON the other $50,
100000. What difference is this, so
far as an increased supply of the "de-
based currency" is concerned, from the
senate measure of unlimited free coin
age? The only difference we can see
is, that the senate measure will give
the miner full pay for all his silver is
worth, while the other-indicated by
the Jo,unal-will give the government
and the Wall street brokers and sharks
an opportunity to skin the miners.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The census footings make the popu-
latiOn OF Philadelphia l,040, i49. This
is below the Chicago claim Of 200, 900,
and, II the latter is realized, will rele-
gate Philadelphia TO the third place in
the grade Of American cities as to pop
ulation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28
Fritsch Frustrated.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
while resting in his room at the
National Hotel, Michael Fritsch,
baker for L. w. Hess was called down
stairs to go to work, but upon reach
ing the first floor, fell and lapsed into
He had been over
come by the heat. DR.. Weis was called
and worked with him until nearly &
O'Clock, when he declared him out of
danger. He is being cared for very
carefully, however, and will be able to
be about by tomorrow.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The greatest racing event OF the sea-
son thus far occurred on Tuesday at
Sheepshead Bay, near New York,
Salvador" the California year old,
with handicap OF l27 lbs, running a
mile and quarter In loot. This is
said TO be the greatest achievement
ever made by horse Of his age on the
American turf and stamps Salvador as
the greatest horse in America.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

At Bloomfield, Iowa, on Monday
night, the leading lady of an amateur
dramatic company fired into crowd
of young men who were peepng into
her dressing.rOOm using pistol load
ed with soap. One of the men, named
Toole, was wounded and had her ar
rested. The justice dismissed her and
lectured TOOle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

A census enumeratOr at Richmond,
Va, has found colored woman named
Martha Gray who has had thirty
seven children since 1868. She has
given biith to tripletS six times. to
twins six times and tosseven Others
singly. She is now living with her
third husband, and of the thirty-seven
children but one survives.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The house at Washington, on Wed.
neSday, refused 10 concur in any OF
the senate amendments TO the silver
bill, ejecting the main one, that which
provided for free coinage, by vote OF
l52 To l3j. 1t was sectional rather
than party vote, many eastern
Democrats voting against free coinage
and western Republicans for it. This
leaves the bill as it originally passed
the house -providing for the purchase
Of $500 900 worth Of bullion per
month, the issue Of paper on IL to the
bullion value Of the silver, and max
ing the paper redeemable in silver dol
lars or bullion at its market value.
The bill now goes to conference com
mittee, and the belief is expressed that
such committee will agree on striking
out the bullion redemption clause and
in lieu of IL make the certificates a
legal tender redeemable in gold or sill
yer, and that in this shape the bill
will finally pass both houses and be-
come law.
This is exactly the outcome Of the
silver question at this session the
FREE TRADER predicted over a month
ago. 1t did not believe the senate and
house could ever be brought to final
endorsement of the monstrous scheme
of Secretary Window and President
Harrison to degrade silver from a
money metal TO a commodity. which
the bullion redemption clause in
volved. Such degradation would ac-
complish for second time as thorough
demonstration of silver as that
which was so wickedly and candes-
timely wrought in 1873.
The purchase of 81, 800, 900 worth of
silver bullion month and issue OF
legal tender paper upon it, as the bill
confines the purchase to the produc-
ton Of our own mines, involves their
whole product and is thus, in sense,
equal to free coinage Of our own silver,
the only difference being the injustice
to the miner involved in his being
obliged to sell his silver at the market
price of bullion to the government,
instead Of having it coined and re-
ceiving it back dollar for dollar, the
government profit in the latter case
being the seigniorage only. Asa half
loaf is better than no bread the
miners, it is said. will be content with
such a result at present, having full
faith that its success will be such as
to lead to full free coinage in very
years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

Capt. Ed Smith must have forgotten
to take his fiddle" along with him to
Springfield, as no one seems to have
heard any music from him in the con-
vention on Tuesday. Wasn't he even
PLAYING second" to Alfred Taylor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

Sarah Bernhardt, the actress, they
say, has fallen desperately in love with
Stanley, the African explorer, and in
sists on going with him on his return
to the dark continent" UnfortL-
nately the only proper place for a wo-
man in Stanley's outfit is held by an
other Tenant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

charge Of plagiarism was once prefer
red against Mr.. p. while he preached
in Ottawa, but his defense against it
was about as successful then rs II Is
in the present case. The truth Is, he
borrowed some ideas, as our Saviour
has been accused Of borrowing IDEAS
from IOrOaster, COnfucius and the old
Jewish writers, but rs presented in
their new form they are so much more
brilliant and impressive rs TO become
essentially original.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

/
for publishing the proceedings Of the
! board Of supervisors. The manner in
which La Sale county has this work
done is "A burlesque on the people OF
| the second county in the state. There
! Is general dissatisfaction with the
present method Of farming out the
proceedings, and these complaints
have been sufficiently stentorian, but
the board has perSiStently refused 20
mend its ways. II looks As though
some members Of that once august
body have drifted into second infancy
and require wet nurse.-Ld SAIL,
DoHL- Press.
The Dcm,-PIeSS but echoes voice
Of common complaint and ridlcule all
over the county. The prevailing fool
system Of publishing the supervisor
proceedings was the invention Of that
astute precinct statesman, Doc Nor
ton, of Earlyille, and was continued
for the benefit Of his local organ, the
circulation OF which was such that
space in its columns was worth com
paratiyely nothing compared to its
value in most other newspapers in the
county, and whose publisher could
thus easily underbid all others. The
result was such a publication Of the
official proceedings Of the Board, at a
cost Of 800 TO 1925, that not one tax.
payer in 20 ever got to see them.
The law does not require the Board
to publish its proceedings in ertenSo,
but only an abstract Of them. An in
telligible abstract, such as any clerk
of ordinary skill can prepare, could
give all the proceedings of the Board
that the people care about seeing
such as the objects of the county'S cX-
penditures, the amount Of taxation
levied. the state Of its finances, &c,
within the space of at least two com
mon newspaper columns, and this
could be published in every paper in
the county at an expense Of not over
5000. AS TO the details Of the proceed
ings, such as who made this motion
or that, and how each member voted
or what he said. while prurency of
fame no doubt fills each OF our little
county statesman with a burning de-
sire to see in print, it is to be borne in
mind that there are three daily papers
in Ottawa, and at least half dozen
weekleS, that lay all these matters
minutely before their readers, and
whatever is of interest in the respect
i've localities of other papers in the
county is copied by them and com
mented upon. Thus everything Of the
slightest consequence that has been
done or said in the Board is known all
over the county to the last detail
within at the outside week Of their
Then what is the need
of publishing, a month afterwards,
this cumbersome and stupid official
record? That remains carefully re-
corded to the last detail in the archives
of the county clerk and if any one ever
has need or desire to refer TO them
they are open to his inspection. That,
with the publication Of the abstract
we have suggested, is enough, is all
the law requires Of the Board and all
that common sense dictates should be
done.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

The stockholders of the Valley
Building and Loan association met at
the rink on Wednesday evening and
the Cd board Of directors consisting
OF w. c. Riale, NJ. h. Mitchell, and G.
j. Lutz were reelected for the ensuing
year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

VIM. Hemmerle, the well known
sprinter is very anxious TO run race
with SpOre, third baseman for the OF
tawa team. He says he will run Mr..
Spore any distance from I5 To $50
yards and will wager from 81 To $500
on the result Hemmerle makes this
as challenge.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

Alderman Dinneen has received
letter from the Canton. Ohio, Bridge
company, which is of interest in con-
nection with the recent inspection Of
the Fox river bridge as made by Ed.
Ward, Of Marseilles. A representative
of the company will be in Ottawa next
week to make personal inspection of
the bridge. OF course he comes at the
cOmpany'S expense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

While the Dakotas, Minnesota,
Iowa and the whole county apparently
east of the Mississippi river is having
an abundance, if not excess, OF rain,
Western Nebraska is suffering from
serious drought. In Kearney and adj
joining counties, they have had but
one rain since the opening of spring.
Farmers are blowing up their wheat
fields and are greatly disheartened.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28
That SOuynir

Prof Toland, of the Ottawa Bust
ness University, has just issued his
annual catalogue, or souvenir" as
he terms it on its cover. 1t is indeed
souvenr-the handsOmeSt book Of
the kind ever issued in this county.
1t is printed on heavy enamelled
paper, with enamelled cover with the
word souvenir" in gold and two
colors. Besides containing a full list
of his pupils for the year and COM
plete information of his school, which
is daily growing larger and more popu-
lar and deservedly so. This beautiful
book contains twelve phOtOgraveures
illustrating Illinois valley scenery.
They are reproductions from photo
graphs and eXquisitely printed and
perfect pictures of the most celebrated
of cur picturesque points. There are
various other designs from pen work
by Prof. TOland, which are as artistic
as they are novel. The book will not
be thrown away promiscuOusly, but
any one interested in the school can
undoubtedly get one by enclosing
stamp to Prof Toland or by calling
on him at his Office in this city.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

Bring the murderers of David Moore
to justice. The blot upon the city will
in measure be erased by a meeting at
which the calm, yet forcible, opinion
Of our citizens shall be expressed and
sent abroad. Rose.
Rats When the legal authorities
fail to do their duty in this matter it
will be time enough to call meeting.
Just now there is not the slightest
evidence that they will not do-have
not done-their whole duty. If you
will just give the town chance toap-
pear decent in the eyes of the world,
and will let up en- your deliberate and
malicious utilization of the city, it
will get alongall right. No one seems
to be of opinion that the town is full
of blacklegs except yourself, and your
repeated and re-repeated assertion
that it is. is a villainOus SANDER of
the city and the people in it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-02-26
A Remarkable Criminal.

The convict Kaps, who was sentenced
to death at the last Paris assizes, has
been executed. On his trial he betrayed
an utter absence of moral sense, and such
ferocity as to greatly help the Procureur
of the Republic in urging the jury not to
admit extenuating circumstances. Kaps,
though but nineteen years of age, was an
old criminal. Last March on finishing
his time at the Mazas prison for minor
crime, he murdered one Leonic Drien,
with whom he had lived because she
knew of some worse offence which he had
committed. While investigating this
crime it was found that he had, at the
age Of fourteen, beaten the brains out of
an old man in a shop in Paris to rob him.
Since his conviction Kaps was so violent
that the straight waistcoat had to be re-
sorted to. Kaps was awake when the
Governor of the prison, NJ. Beauquesne,
entered his cell at z o'clock. "Who's
there9" said the condemned man, who
had been walking about nervously in his
cell since o'clock. ''BFace yourself up,
Kaps," said the Governor; "your appeal
AOi mercy hdS DtGu IGJSClGus IL uO
my best" replied the felon, who, al
though he refused the ministrations of
the chaplain, asked that gentleman to
embrace his father and mother for him.
Kaps then drank two glasses of rum, and
while being "clipped" and prepared for
the lunette in the "dead mems dressing
room," he swallowed four more. Des-
pite the supply of strong spirits, Kaps
did not walk courageously to the place
of execution, and when he emerged
through the prison gate he turned his
head to the right, so as not to see the
''guillotine. After that, however, he
became somewhat calmer, pushing back
the cruciiX which the priest placed be-
fore him, but embracing the Able Faure
for the last time as his only friend. Then
one of NJ. Diebler's deputies dragged off
an old coat which had been thrown over
the prisoners shoulders owing to the
cold weather, and the felon was hustled
on to the bascule, or "sliding-plane, "
leading to the lugnette into which his
head was thrust. The knife was pulled
down by NJ. Deibler. After mock
burial in the "turnip field" at Ivry, Kaps's
body was handed over to the faculty of
medicine for dissection. Stand
111
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-02-26
The Richest of All Plants.
What is ramie 2

What is ramiel
1t was formerly placed by the botanists
in the class of Urtica, but it is now called
Boehmcria, or spearless nettle.
will call it by no scientific name, l
will simply name it the richest of all
plants, for it possesses wealth of growth,
wealth of development, and wealth of
fiber, says Jules Juvenet. In ordinary
light ground, with a little watering now
and then by rain or irrigation, no plant
will grow so rapidly, no root will multi
ply more quickly and produce more
stalks; no vegetable fiber is handsomer,
richer or more silky than ramie.
1t is perennial plant, and when once
put in the ground it grows for over
twenty years without replanting; giving,
according to the climate, two or three
crops year; it is easy of cultivation, re-
quiring only a soil clean and loose; it is
planted in straight rows three feet apart,
in small uphill form; the plants must
be kept very close, in order to shoot
forth straight stalks, without any
branches; it grows about like willow,
an average of fifteen to twenty switches,
from six to eight and ten feet high, COW
cred on the upper part with large green
leaves, white underneath.
Through its leaves ramie takes its
nourishment from the ozone of the air.
This developed part of nourishmeut of
the plant, added to the large extensive
propensity of the mother root, from
which runs horizontally and down lot
of rhizomes and smaller roots, explain
the extraordinary vitality of the plant and
its three and four crops year in some
countries.
The Chinese alone have for 1000 years
past extensively cultivated the ramie
plant; before them the Egyptians were
shrouding their dead in magnificent
winding sheets of ramie, which to this
iday are found in the bandages of their
mummies- Chicago Times.