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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

A strange plague has broken out in
Southern Russia. Millions of field
mice, in such numbers as to be ire
sistible, have overrun those provinces
and are passing northward. They
have ruined cultivated fields, COM
pletely Quilted granaries and wheat
stacks, and killed and eaten several
hundred dogs. They swim rivers and
climb mountains, and there seems to
be no way either of DISCRIMINATING
them or arresting their progress.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

Of anarchists, during the late excite
ment on that subject, while he may
not have been In sympathy with
their principles himself, and he de-
clares positively he never was and Is
not now,- has necessarily prejudlced
many conservative men against him,
possibly unjustly. The injudlcious'
ness Of these nominations arises,
therefore, we will say, not so much
from the character of the men them
selves, perhaps, as from the fact that
conservative men are very much more
conservative about school matters
than about other affairs Of the town;
and any indication OF possible tam
pering with them or a lowering Of
their standard, through design or ig-
norance, is sure to meet with vigOr-
Gus opposition, which fact is likely to
operate against both these gentlemen,
whether deserved or not.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

The Congregational church at Lock-
port, N. Y, has gone to pieces on the
question of card-playing and theatre
attendance. The pastor and advisory
committee having decided not to ad-
init candidates who would not promise
to abstain from such amusements,
two-thlrds of the families, including
about all the wealth in the congrega-
ton, bolted, which left the church
without financial support, and its dis
ruption will probably follow. Mean
time the boilers have formed a church
of their own. 81 whistle, / sing,
read newspapers, | go hunting and
fishing for amusement; why may not
amusc myself by playing cards with
my wife and children, friends and
neighbors?n said one as he put on his
hat and walked out, and the Others
followed him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

Cyclone reports from all parts Of
the country have become so numerous
and common as to be next to a nui-
sance. There is a thunderstorm, or a
sudden hard blow, a rickety barn or
shanty or two are blown over and i'm
mediately sensational dispatch gets
into the papers that the place has been
struck by cyclone and the public
mind is tortured with visions Of man
gled bodies and piles of ruins. Later
on dispatches dispel such fears by
saying no serious damage was done
and nobody was hurt. 1t is growing
vice of the special dispatch system,
which is nothing IL not sensational
Windstorms that knock down chin
neys, rows of fences and an occasional
house. or barn, have been common in all
years, especially in the spring months,
but genuine cyclones are of rare oc-
currences, there really having been
but one of pronounced character In
the west thus far this season.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
INDIANA.

No shrewd political calculator can
afford to ignore the significance Of the
spring town elections as indications
of the trend OF the public mind in the
field OF general politics. A full recog-
milton of this Is shown by the atten-
tion paid to these elections by the
news gatherers of the leading political
papers. For example, during the last
few days the metropolitan journals
have given daily column or more Of
township election returns from Indi-
ana, Michigan, Ohio, ETC., and though
these papers naturally give most
prominence to returns that favor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
EHE NEWS.
THURSDAY.

The anti-saloOn crusade of Missouri
has crossed the border into Kansas,
and at Kingman on Thursday seven
''ioints" were cleaned out and the
liauor spilled into the cutters. There
were about fifty women, armed with
axes, and they marched to the saloons
under the escort of large crowd OF
men.
The last and most trustworthy sta
tistics show that there are In opera
tion in this country, and in course OF
construction at the present time, no
fewer than 179 electric railways, oper-
ating |, 1886 cars, and !, 200 milesof track.
The number of passengers carried II
would be difficult to estimate, but IL
cannot be far from 100000, 900.
The farmers of Woodford county,
Illinois, are much alarmed by the out
break of hog cholera. Albert Helm
rich has lost drove Of 100 valuable
swine by the disease.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
FRIDAY.

There was great activity in all mar
kets on Change yesterday as on
Wednesday. All grain markets were
strong and higher early, but closed at
a considerable decline from best prices.
Nav wheat reached 83f cents, sold at
SO cents and closed at S2t cents. Corn
for May sold at 32h cents and on TO
34t at the close. Oats broke sharply
from 24s cents for May to 23s cents.
The trade in provisions was very large,
and mess pork q cents higher. Re
ceipts of cattle, 1900: again in good
demand and strong. Receipts OF hogs,
10000: slow and cents lower; packers
paid S4.10 to 1925, and shippers $40
to s4.35; light sorts 4.l5 to I.2. Re
ceipts of sheep, 1000, with 1000 on
the market; the other 1000 were on
through account and for local slaugh-
tcrers direct from Kansas City. Bus
mess slow and prices a strong I'D cents
lower.
Two murders at Chicago have been
unraveled. Jennie McGarvie, the
white woman found dead on the bOule-
ward, was killed by two negroes, with
whom it appears she quarrelled while
III OIIc vi UuC uICu y iOOh'
Starr, the girl arrested for poisoning
the Newland family, has confessed the
deed, but she says she did not intend
to kill them, but put the poison in the
food only to find out how big a dose
was necessary to kill, as she herself
contemplated suicide.
Col. T.. Il. Knox, well known In OF
tawa az colonel of the First regiment
/. n. G.. for thirteen years, died in
Chicago on Wednesday night, aged 50
ars.-Mrs. Elvira &C. LeayenwOrth,
widow of the first commandant OF
Fort Dearborn Chicago, 1885, also
died on Wednesday.
The Mckinley tariff bill has been
approved by the ways and means com
mitttee. In order TO give the minor
ity time to prepare their report, the
bill will not be presented to the house
before Monday next.
The license bill was beaten in the
Iowa senate by vote of q for to -
against the bill.
Mr.. Randall's condition is critical
he is likely to die at any moment
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

The American Hebrer, a paper pub
lished in New York In the interest OF
of the Jews, in imitation of various
Christian journals that got out Easter
editions, published Passover edi-
ton; and in the same number pub
lished replies of various prominent
Christian clergymen to an inquiry
whether the prejudice so largely pre-
valent among Christians against the
Jews was well founded? Among others
whose answers are given, Cardinal
Gibbons states that in Baltimore,
where he lives, no such prejudice
longer exists. Morgan Dix, Of New
York, thinks there is no justification
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
The ragged edge situation of the " |

The ragged-edge situation of the z.
o. p. in the cities of Iowa is well illus
trated by what occurred at Dubuque
last week. A Republican city con-
vention was called to nominate can
ddates for mayor and city officers.
Not man could be found willing to
accept nomination as Republican
on the state platform of that party,
and the convention, after unanimously
endorsing the ticket nominated by the
Democrats and the position of the
Democrats on the liquor question,
gave three cheers and adjourned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

The intimatiOn in late Washington
dispatches that the rivers and harbors
committee at Washington were about
to make a favorable report on the
Niagara ship canal project naturally
infuses new life into the Hennepin
canal scheme, which, during the
granger agitations of the subject Of
our national waterways, ten or more
years ago, was always as a twin pro-
ject with the former. The Hennepin
canal and Niagara ship canal were
parts of one grand scheme to open
a direct waterway for the produce OF
the western prairies from the Mis-
sippi to Liverpool, without being
tolled at Buffalo, on the Hudson river
and in New York.
Ex-Congressmen Murphy, of Iowa,
with whom the Hennepin canal has
been for years something like the edu-
cational bill with Senator Blair, is, as
usual, again in Washington lobbying
for his darling project, and after
making another extended and el0-
auent address in its behalf before the
house committee on Monday, came
away so well satisfied with the atten-
| ton paid him that he is now confident
Of a favorable report and an apprOpri-
alton of at least half million to start
the work. Why not? The Hennepin
and the Niagara ship canal together
fall far short in magnitude to the
canals constructed by Canada for COM
mercial and military purposes, and
are, as Mr.. Murphy demonstrates, abb
solutely required as counter defensive
works on our side.
The route of the Hennepin canal
has been fully surveyed by government
engineers heretofore and its cost
placed at about $7,OO0,OO0. The canal,
Mr.. Murphy estimates, will work n
saving of at least cents per bushel
on present railroad rates now charged
between the Mississippi river and the
lakes, and this saving on the surplus
grain of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, Minnesota and the DakOtas
will amount to S20,0OO,000 year
enough to build the canal three times
over, to say nothing OF other products
of the western toilers to be shipped
east, as well as the saving on mer-
chandisc shipped west. Then there
has an enormous trade in anthracite
coal grown up with the West, on which
there would be a saving of so cents to
81. so a ton, and what is true Of coal is
true of petroleum and lumber, iron,
still salt, etc.
1t sounds little like sharpening
saws with an old file to revive in these
days the old-time talk about the Hen
nepin and the Niagara ship canals,
the railroad monepolists having rested
so long in the calm assurance of hav-
ing effectually squelched both years
ago. But having originated with the
grangers, whom the monopolists
thought they had quoted, they may
as well wake up to the fact that the
granger is again coming to the fore.
His new name Is Farmers Alliance"
vastly outstripping the Grange in
numbers and compact, effective or
ganization, and though there may be
a pretense of again treating him
lightly, the next November elections
will show that such treatment will
not do and that he MUST he HEARD.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
A wicked dodge was played on tn

A wicked dodge was played on the
divine Patti during her recent en-
gagement at San Francisco. Not
withstanding her repeated positive
refusals to sing into a photograph, an
agent Of Edison recently placed an
instrument under the stage among
the gas pipes and made connection
with the prompter's box, where her
voice entered fully, and thus got i'm
pressons on a waXen cylinder of Pat
It's rendering of "Home, Sweet
Home" as well as several other songs,
which he is now able to repeat with
all of PATHS tone and minutest in
Elections perfectly reproduced. The
agent thinks he has a small fortune in
the capture.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
BLEW HIS 81" OFF.
What Frightened n Norwegian Farmer
Living North of Town.

Living North of Town.
1t blew great guns in the north on
Monday night and a Norwegian farm
er, living northwest of Ottawa, has
been holding his hair down upon his
head ever since. He was awakened
at about 2 o'clock in the morning by
the bowling of the wind over in the
next quarter section, and concluded
to look out and see if it was coming
his way. He opened the door and
looked. Just then the wind climbed
the fence and picked up his kitchen,
an 81" addition, some 14Xl8, and
lifted it over against the barn. He
closed the door with swiftness that
nearly tore it off its hinges, and
jumped into the cellar, attempting to
pull the cellar hole in after him. He
thought over all the acts of his life in
ten seconds, and then the gale went
away.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
FOUND DROWNED.
Miles X that Found Dead In the Canal Near
Marseilles.

The body of Miles Kthat, bottle
blower, was found floating in the
canal, at the wide-waters west OF Mar
settles, Wednesday morning. The body
had apparently been in the water but
a short time, and blood flowing from
the mouth created suspicion of fonI
play. No further evidence was found,
however, and the coroner's jury gave
the usual verdict. He had been about
Ottawa for over a week. and resided
at Alton, to which point the body was
shipped yesterday afternoon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
SCARLET FEVER CASE.

The South Side Scared by an Alleged Visi-
tation OF Diphtheria.
There was great excitement on the
south side Tuesday morning over the
illness of the 11-year-Old daughter of
Geo. d. Brown, reported as scarlet
fever by DR.. Downs. Further investi-
CATION, after the disease had been al
lowed several hours development,
proved this an error, Health Officer
Trainor and Drs. Hathaway, Ryburn
and Provins pronouncing it diph-
liberia. DIR. Downs mistake was prob
ably natural one, as the rash had
not shown itself when he called, but
he gave the south side a big scare.
women taking their children out of
school and using disenfectants about
their houses.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
JUDGMENTS.
Interesting Material Being Gathered for
the State Labor bureau.

Charles G. Averill, of Springfield,
special agent of the State Bureau of
Labor Statistics, is in the city col
Letting material to be used in the
biennial report of the bureau. He is
at work in the circuit clerks office and
is examining the law and chancery
dockets of 1880 and 1887. From the
former he takes the judgments and
from the latter the foreclosures OF
mortgages and land sales.
There are several agents in the state
and the records of each county are
being examined. This work has never
before been done in this state, and
what benefit may be derived cannot
be stated until the report is compiled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

George Henry Unthank, the 14-year-
old son of John Unthank, of StreatOr,
was brought to Ottawa by the city
marshal Thursday and placed in the
county Jail. He is charged with
forgery and Police Magistrate Myer
placed him under bonds to await the
action of the grand jury.
Wednesday he forged his fathers
name to checks amounting to 80 and
disposed of them to man named Deer
man, who lives just across the line in
Livingston county. He spent the
money and undoubtedly had good
time. The boys parents, who are very
respectable people, seem unable to do
anything with him, but will probably
make an effort to send him to the re-
form school.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
JefYerson's Birthday.

A telegram was received from Gen.
John Z. Black, eX-cOmmiSSiOner of
pensions, Wednesday afternoon accept
ing the invitation Of the JeffersOnian
Club to deliver an eulOgy to the worth
OF Thomas Jefferson, the father Of the
Democratic party, at the Opera House
on Monday evening, the best date ac-
cessible after the anniversary of Jeffer-
sons birth, April -.
The JeffersOnlans, now that they
have taken hold of the observance Of
the birth of the great leader, have de-
cided to conduct the affair in the best
possible manner. The stage will be
appropriately arranged and decorated,
and seats upon it given to prominent
men of Ottawa and vicinity. The
lower house will be reserved until S:l5
o'clock, and tickets to these seats will
be distributed to prominent citizens
of both parties and their wives. The
gallery will be thrown open to all.
The program will include, beside
Gen. Blacks address, two or more
musical numbers by the best local
artists. 1t is probable that an adj
dress OF welcome will be made, but
the gentleman to make it has not been
selected. He should be a Jeffersonian.
AS the Jeffersonians are variously
talented, it would not be a serious
difficulty to select one out of the fifty
members who could make more than
acceptable address.
The reception at the parlOrs of the
Clifton Hotel, which will be held after
the close Of the address of Gen. Black,
is likely to be an elaborate affair, as
the JefferSOnans never do things by
halves, fact which was amply Illus
trated in their career in 'S8 at Chicago
and elsewhere.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

The annual meeting of the mine
operators of the Northern Illinois coal
district was held at the Clifton parl0rs
Wedesnday afternoon. There were
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

ment for s250.75 yesterday. In both
cases the writ OF execution was re.
turned unsatisfled. Betty IskOwich
and the Streator Building and Loan
Association are made cO-defendants.
III Is alleged that lskOwich has dis
posed of considerable property since
March !, with the intent OF defruding
his creditors. A writ Of injunction
was issued by order Of Judge Blanch-
ard prohibiting the Building AssOcia-
ton from transferring any shares OF
stock owned by lskowich. w. II.
Boys and ii. n. Ryon & Son represent
plaintiffs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12
Probate Court.

The report of accounts in the Lizzie
Flood and VIM. Pollock estates have
been filed and approved.
Michael j. Jones has filed petition
to have a conservator appointed for
Katie Hlermeier.
Letters of administration have been
granted to Leodice Skinner, who ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate
of VIM. III. Skinner. deceased.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

DIED.-Mrs. Mary Stevenson, wife
of Humphrey Howard, Dayton town
ship, April !, 1890, aged 81 years and
days. Mrs. Howard was born in the
north of Ireland, and came to Amer
lea in 1852, and was married in 1856.
Born and trained in her youth in a
pious household. she was good
woman, kind, sympathetic, industri-
GUS and frugal; an efficient and tidy
housekeeper, and an agreeable neigh
Dor. an affectionate wife and mother.
Religious exercises at her burial
Thursday, were conducted by Rev. NJ.
w. Whittlesey, who thirty-fOur years
before solemnized the marriage union
between herself and Mr.. Howard, the
young people singing appropriate
hymns and kind neighbOrs accompany
ing the casket to its resting place be-
side her two little children, Frank and
Elsie.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

The representative of the different
insurance companies which carried
any insurance on the burned store
building, corner of Columbus and
Superior streets, have been in the city
all week trying to settle with the in
terested parties. The agent of the
North British company offered Jas.
Parker 500 for his loss by the fire.
The offer was refused, as Mr.. Parker
places his loss at $1,000. The Etna
company's offer of $500 to Mrs. Flick,
the owner of the building, was refused.
1t is thought probable that the COM
pany will erect new building similar
to the one destroyed.
James B. Bailey and the Phoenix
company have compromised their part
in the matter. The company gave Mr..
Bailey 81, 200 and the stock which re-
mains. MesSrs. w. G. Riale and j.
w. McMullen appraised the stock at
$1O9. Mr.. Bailey paid the company
this amount and took the 81 200. The
settlement is not satisfactory to him,
and he says his losses are considerable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-12

The annual inspection of Ottawa
Commandery, No. 10, Knights Tenn
lar, took place at the Asylum in the
Opera House block on Thursday, the
inspecting officer being Right Eminent
Sir S. o. Spring, of Peoria, Grand
Generalissimo of the Grand Com
mandery. About fifty Sir Knights
were present.
The time at the Asylum was spent
comforting the Order of the Temple.
About II o'clock the commandery
adjourned to the Clifton hotel, where
banquet was served, the discussion
of the material feast being enlivened
by the music of Willis orchestra.
After the cloth had been removed
and cigars lighted toasts were re-
spOnded to by Rt. EN-. Sir S. 0.
Spring, EN-. Sir VIM. Jenkins lOf
Mendota), Sir Judge Snyder, Sir Judge
Blanchard, Sir Il. +. MacKinlay, Sir
H. Mayo and Rt. En-. Sir j. +. Nash.
En-. Commander VIM. jenkins and
Sir w. II. I.win (GeneralissimO OF the
Mendoza Commandery) were the only
Sir Knights present other than OF OF
tawa COmmandery, several members
of which reside in Marseilles, StreatOr
and Utica.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-09-19
Ask Your Friends About It.

About what? Well, about almost
any subject you want to post up on.
The amount of mis-information you
can accumulate will surprise you
if you have among your friends the
man who "knows it ALL" If you are
so unfortunate as to have no friends,
get cyclopedia, this is not written
for you to read. But If you have
an acquaintance Of any extent, you
can buy pool on some one Of them
having Travelled over "The Burllng-
ton," the line that has 1000 miles
Of steel track, connecting the Nerth-
west with such cities as Chicago
Peoria, st. Louis. Quincy, Hannibal,
St. Joseph, Des Moines, Atchinson
Kansas City, Council Bluffs, Omaha
Lincoln, Cheyenne and Denver.
Ask their opinion Of its speed, safety
and accommodations, and then al.
ways take "The Burlington" wher
travelling. Tickets, timetables ant
any information can be obtained q
agents Of this or connecting lines
or by writing to w. j, G. KENYON
Gen: Pass. Agent G. B. s N. R. R.
St. Paul. MINI.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-09-19

J. N. Reynolds was severely in
jured one day this week by being
thrown from a horse. He was
riding at full speed trying to sep
arate horse from the Marshall
herd, when the horse he was riding
fell on its head and tumbled COM
pletely over. Mr.. Reynolds, al
though good equestrian, had never
practiced in the art of turning sum-
mersaults, and failed to retain his
place in the saddle, although one
foot remained in the stirrup, CIV
ing him such wrench that he
has since played the dude" and
walked with cane.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-09-19
Tie lovers of the "art elocution-

The lovers Of the "art elocution-
ary" gathered in full force at the
Presbyterian church last Saturday
evening, to welcome Miss Marion
Willis, the well-known elocutionist.
Miss Willis had been very favorably
mentioned in many ways, and it was
with considerable curiosity and in
terest that the audience awaited the
opening of the program. Suffice it
to say they were not in the least
disappointed, and more than that,
from the very first word spoken until
the completion Of the program, the
audience was charmed with the
artistic rendering of every selection.
One Of the best liked of all was the
medley, arranged by herself, at times
pathetic and again mirth provoking.
But there was not dull moment in
the whole evenings entertainment,
and the audience went home we'll
pleased and satisfied. In connection
with the evenings entertainment we
feel proud to mention the singing Of
the Oakes quartette. We hardly
knew we had such singers in our
midst. They were encored several
times and pleased the audience
with every song. On the whole, a
delightful evening was spent, and
many compliments are due the pro-
moters of the entertainment.