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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10
THE CARPENTERS

The Chicago car@nters' strike,
which has kept the bSiilding business
of that city at standstill fosa month
or more, was on Monday evening
brought to a close, and the men will
resume work on Thursday. The result
is substantial triumph for the ear
penters. They obtain, tirs5 and fore
most, formal recognition by che
bosses of their union, and secondly, a
uniform work-day, Il minimum rate OF
wages, a minimum rate for overtime
and for Sunday work, cOntrel of the
apprentices, a regular code OF working
rules and the appointmento of standing
committees on arbitration to settle
difficulties that may arise in the
future. In every essential feature
their demand has been agreed to By
| the bosses. The carpenters secure thu
eight. hour day. They will be paid 3
cents an hour, minimum rate, unit
Aug. l., when they will receive 81
cents an hour; they will begin work a
s a. IN. and quit at ) p. III. and receive
time and one-h8lf for extra work, M
work to commence until after 6 p. m.
nor to extend beyond I p. H.: for Sun
day work they will receive double
time, and a uniform code of rules viii
govern all their work; each boss viii
be allowed to keep his present appren
tees and take one new one each year
and the two arbitration committee
which adjusted the present difllcultie
will settle all future troubles between
the carpenters and their bosses.
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but hundreds the injustice Of placing
them on level with the true veterans
is equally signal.
Then there was another class
those enlisted during, say, the last six
months Of the war. Their number
runs up into hundreds OF thousands,
yet majority of whom never left
their own states. They were aggers
behind, bummers or hangers on, who
could only be induced to enlist at all
by the offer Of large bounties. The
general government gave bounty of
$500 to recruits and 800 for re-enlist-
ments: most of the states paid adj
ditional bounties, some as high as
81 900, and bounties were paid by
counties-La Sale county among
them 300 we believe; besides which
clubs innumerable paid large boun-
ties to get their members "Out of the
draft" For six months these men
bounty seekers and bounty jumpers
were the best paid men in the country,
many receiving as high as $500 to
$1,000 in addition to their pay, yet not
one in fifty doing days real service
to his country. On what plea of JUS
tice and common sense can such men
be placed on a level with the man who
honestly and periodically served four
or five years ON the meager soldiers
pay of Sl6 month?
One i'll fruit Of this unjust discrimi-
nation undoubtedly will be the con-
slant besieging of congress hereafter
for more equitable grading of its
pensions, and, Of course, as no pension
once granted is ever withdrawn, the
demand will be for higher rates to
correspond with the greater length of
the service.
There can be but one explanation
given for the inequality and injustice
in the bill here pointed out, and that
is, that it is offered to the soldiers so
unjustly favored as bid for. their
votes-as a reminder to vote for the
party that has thus favored them.
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HYPNOTISM.

Referring to the re-awakened phe.
nomena Of hypnotism since old fash
toned mesmerism went out Of fash
ion, DR.. Bernheim, Of Paris, claims
that more than one confirmed inebri-
ate has been cured Of drunkenness by
the mere suggestion to him, when in
the hypnotic state. that alcohol was
not only injurious but diStaSteful to
him. We recall to mind that over
forty years ago, in Ottawa, while DR..
Underhill was lecturing on mesmer-
ism and giving exhibitions of its phe-
nomena here, he more than once
handed tumbler of water to his
subjects" suggesting that it was
whisky, and after drinking it they
would exhibit alb the signs of intOxi-
cation. That it was possible such a
suggestion as to the contents of the
tumbler might have been made to
continue after passing out OF the mes
meric state. was shown in another
case, where the Doctor told one Of his
subjects that at precisely Il o'clock
next day he wanted him to ascend
the steps in front OF the court house,
take off his hat and halloo "Hurrah
for Henry Clayw Polk and Clay be-
ing presidential candidates at the
time, and the subject Polk man;
yet he did it at the exact minute ap-
pointed in the presence of many eye
witnesses; though the Doctor had the
evening before in every other respect
relieved him of all other mesnleric in
duence. Suppose the subject had
been an habitual drUukard, and the
Doctor had told him that not only
next day, but for all 6ime thereafter
the taste of alcoholic drink should be
abhorrent to him, might such not
have been the result? Verify, IL looks
as if we might be on She eve of what
may prove the most wonderful as well
as the most beneticeNt psychological
discovery of the ages.
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quircs a strong head to look down
from the height Of a throne without
turning giddy. Madness has run In
the Brandenburgh family for ages
Was not the father OF Frederick the
Great mad? So the great grand
father Of the present William Iii and
Frederick William, brother of the
late Emperor. Like the cratic freaks
of those named and Others of his line,
is the wild dream Of the present En-
peror of winning over the w0rkmen OF
the world and proclaiming himself
king of the laborers, sort Of Charla-
magne, seeking the social redemption
of mankind by methods wholly social
isfic
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EHE NEWS.
THURSDAY.

The miners at Bellvlle will probably
strike on the 18th for % per cent. in
crease in pay and reduction of hours
TO eight. The operators will yield II
the miners to whom the concession is
made will 90 to work: but If the men
hold out to help Others get the same
wage and hours elsewhere, then the
Operators will join,others in resisting
the demands. Some go men IN An
drews' Arch. Iron Works, Chicago,
struck yesterday for an increase or ~
per cent. in wages.
The debate on the Mckinley tariff
bill began in the house yesterday. Mr..
Mckinley, opening the debate, said ne
would endeavOr to close the general
debate on the bill Saturday evening.
The committee on silver have agreed
to stand by the Jones silver bill pro.
viding for the purchase OF 81, 5OO,OOO or
silver monthly, issuing certificates re-
deemable in lawful money.
A railway crossing accident at
Allentown, Pa, yesterday morning
killed Miss Emma Hall and injured
several Others. Cause, failure OF air
brakes to work.
Jas. r. Cummings, the venerable
president of the Northwestern Uni
versity, of Evanston, died at his home
suddenly yesterday morning. He was
"a years of age.
The Singer sewing machine works,
at Elizabeth, N. j., were burned yes
terday. The loss is estimated at 81, OOO,-
600, and $500 employees are out Of
work.
The Grand Lodge, A. o. u. W.,
which met yesterday and to-day at
Quincy, has agreed to meet next year
at La Sale.
The noted musician, Theo. Thomas,
and Miss Rose Fay. of Chicago, were
married last evening.
Ex-PresidentC Cleveland is said to be
planning a western trip.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

The man whom the country natu'
rally expects to succeed Senator Beck
in the United States senate is John q
Carlisle, who, it is said, can have the
honor freely if he wants it, the only
doubt being IN regard to his willing
ness TO take it. AS the next house Is
regarded as almost certain to be Dem
ocratic, IL which case Mr.. c. would
have no opposition for the speaker
ship, will he care with such pros
pect in view to be buried in the senate'
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DEMOCRATS IN SESSION.
Delegates for the State Convection Will
be Selected May 81.

The Democratic County Gen.
trail Committee met in this city
on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting
was called to order by the chairman,
w. w. Taylor. John f. Madden acted
as secretary. 1t was decided to hold
country convention and select del
egates to represent the Democratic
voters of the county at the state and
congressional conventions. The Sec
rotary was instructed to issue a call
for a convention, to be held at Turn
Hall, at , o'clock Tuesday, May q.
The meeting was well attended.
Among those present from abroad
were: 5. c. Wiley, Earlville; Frank B.
Zwick, La Sale: Louis Rohrer, North
vile; Noah Brunk, Dayton; and
Others, 4
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FRIDAY.

The bulls controlled wheat yester-
day and May went up &c and July y
(d2l, closing 81 May, 934 June, 93s
July. Corn also ruled higher by few
points, closing 34s May, 34t June, 35s
July. May and June oats closed "a
May and 26t June, another gain; July
remained the same. Provisions steady
to higher. Stock market active. Re-
ceipts of cattle, 1900; hogs, 10000;
sheep, 1000 Prices in cattle steady
TO higher, closing firm at an advance
of 25c over last week. Hogs in fair de-
mand and steady; range from S4.l2t(a
1926. Sheep slow and shade lower.
Inspector Ebersold of the Chicago
police, had narrow escape from death
10y the explosion of torpedo thrown
at him late Wednesday night. This
is the second attempt Of the same
kind within few days.
Attorney General Watson, of Ohio
has commenced quo warrantO proceed
ings in the Supreme Court to annul
the charter OF the Standard Oil Com
pany for its alleged violation Of state
laws.
The Chenango county poor house
and insane asylum at Preston, N. Y,
was burned Wednesday night. Nine
insane persons are known TO have per-
ished and others are missing.
The tariff debate is in progress at
Washington, but the public seem to
take very little interest in it. Carlisle
and Mckinley will close.
The labor organizations have taken
UP the work of preventing Italian i'm
migration as conducted by the pad
rOneS of new York.
The Illinois agricultural depart
ment reports the winter wheat crop in
this state at present indicating short
age of IS per cent.
The postal clerks, especially of New
York, will appeal to congress for aid
in their endeavOr to shorten the hours
of work.
ThOs. Maxwell. survivor of the
Blackhawk war, was killed by the rail
way at Galesburg yesterday.
n strike is threatened by the custom
shoc-makers in New York for more
pay and shorter hours.
The train men on the U. p. road in
Oregon are on strike against a rcduc-
ton Of wages.
The president has commissioned
Geo. w. Steele to be governor of Okla
homa.
1t is said President Harrison will
make visit to the northwest in July.
The funeral of Senator Beck took
place at Lexington, Ky, yesterday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

City elections were aeld on Tuesday
throughout IEdiana for mayors and
city councils, and out of seventy
eigAt cities the Democrats carried
forty-sour, a gain of twelve since last
year. Among the cities revolution
ICED are such Republican strongholds
as Charlottesville, Franklin, Lafay-
cite, Vincennes, Lebanon, Mobiles
willie and Wabash. A common joke
among the working Republicans who
don't like Harrison is to ask each
other on Tuesdays election, did any
one get away"
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The service pension bill has finally

The service pension bill has finally
passed the house. It giveSSS month
to anybody who is over sixty years old
and who served ninety days in the
army, Navy or marnine corps during
the war OF the rebsllion, and who was
honorably discharged thenefrom. The
next move should now he to pension
the pat 1iotic home guards-those too
old to enlist, or lame, halt and blind,
who during the war organized them
selves as a home force, to watch the
sacred ffresides away uR north against
invasion by the Bloody knights of tde
Golden Circle Or other local treasGn-
able combinations.
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REPUBLICAN POW-wOw.

The Republican Illinois State Cen
trial Committee met at Chicago on
Tuesday, and besides the regular
members OF the committee, was at
tended by about $50 leading Republi-
cans from all parts Of the state. 1t
was soon apparent, however, from the
tone of the lobby, as it became certain
from the subsequent proceedings, that
IL was not enthusiasm and confidence,
but rather doubt and anxiety that
had brought together so many OF the
sold reliables" outside Of the commit
tee. This dstrust manifested itself,
first, in the evident GOODNESS on the
part of all towards President Harri-
son. A letter from Senator Cullom
was read and evoked loud cheers for
the writer. A like letter from Senator
Farwell was cheered: but when ACE
Matthews, of Scott county, made the
only attempt during the whole "love
feast" to say word in praise of Presi-
dent Harrison, he provoked about as
much applause as a Chinese speech
would bring out in an Irish ward"
Indeed a leading feature Of the gath
erng was the grim silence observed
throughout in regard TO the name OF
the President. 1t was hardly men
toned a dozen times all day, and not
once called out the fainteSt applause.
The pail that hung over all the
gathering was the shadow OF John M.
Palmer. What can we do to beat
Palmer" if not the text, was the I'M
DERIVING thought of every utterance.
"We have more than one man tit for
United States senator, as the great
Republican party has more than one
man TT for President" said j. ).
Coates, Of Scott county, and was Sig
nificantly applauded, but have we the
man that can beat Gen. Palmer? was
the troublesome conundrum. "He
can't be beaten by running him down
or trying to disparage him as citizen
or a soldier. You can't beat him be-
cause he Is John M. Palmer, but be-
cause he is a Democrat" said Gen.
McNulta: and Ace Matthews coin
cided with him, that "Gen. Palmer
had done a great many good things in
his life, but only while he was a Re-
publican" No one. however, ventured
to hint at the possibility of finding a
knight able and willingtO cross lances
with Gen. Palmer on the stump, until
Billy Mason, the funny Chicago con-
gresham, got the floor. He boldly
hoped that when the campaign was on
a series of joint debates would be ar
and as for himself he WAS
ready and anxious to meet the best
man the Democrats had. This rather
broad intimation that Billy wanted TO
engage Gen. Palmer on the stump in
stead of eliciting applause, only sent
around broad smile.
During that part OF the Glove feast"
when the committee man from each
district was called upon for an &C
count OF his bailiwick, Capt Fuller
ton, of Ottawa, said that the Eighth
district and La Sale county are in
good shape. and that the only farmers
there who are affected by DemScratic
tariff doctrines are those who scold
God when they have bad crops and the
tariff when they have good ones" We
shall see about that, Captain, next
November.
The meeting closed its proceedings
by calling a state eonventioa OF the
Republican party to meet at Spring
field June oath.
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One of the sly tricks OF the Mckin-
lev tariff bill to meet the wool manu-
racturers' cry for free wool" and at
the same time not alarm the wool
growers, is a provision, as explained
by Mr.. Mckinley in his opening
speech on Thursday, by which all the
tariff the manufacturers pay on for
eign woods, except per cent, is to be
refunded to them when the goods
manufactured of such woods are sold
out Of the country. The New Eng
land manufacturers maintain that
with fine wool they can compete with
any manufacturers in the world, and
under this clause propose TO devote
the larger part of their attention tC
manufacturing for the South Ameri
can and other foreign markets. The
outcome will be greatly shortened
market in New England for home
raised woods, with an increased prlc,
for wooden goods TO consumers in
this country and our manufacturers
mainly engaged in manufacturing
cheap WOODEN goods for foreign coun
tries at our expense.
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The New Council.

All present, save Mr.. Lunney. The
new members, Messrs. Haight, Hess,
Cotton, Bailey, Dwyer and Simon,
took their seats in a calm, dispassion-
ate way, and while the duties of alder
men were read by the clerk, paid close
attention, though Mr.. Hess looked as
though he considered the clerk a 2:i2
reader and Mr.. Simon whispered some
thing about a score of II to 0. When
the rules were read most of the gentle
men sighed. Indeed, they are some
what of a riot act.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

A story that had been repeatedly
sent out from Springfield, to the effect
that the Democrats of Macoupin
county Gen. Palmer's old home) were
dead opposed" to his senatorial asplr-
ations, met with an emphatic contra
diction on Monday by an enthusiastic
convention OF the Democracy OF that
county, which not only fully endorsed
Gen. Palmer, but did it by rising,
unanimous vote. The resolution de-
clares, That in the person of our
former citizen, Gen. John NJ. Palmer,
the Democracy Of this state has an
able and fearless advocate: man who
has proved himself the defender OF
the rights and interests Of the toiling
masses Of the whole country against
the scheming and avarice of the
wealthy corporate powers that are op-
pressing them. We therefore favor
his nomination for United States
senator, and that the delegates from
this county are hereby instructed to
vote and use all honorable means TO
secure his nomination"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

The Chicago SJtings, an ably con
Quoted weekly PUBLICATION Of marked
local influence, has this to say of one
of Ottawa's most gifted contributions
to the Chicago bar:
HON J. w. DUNCAN.-TheEe re-
sides in Chicago no gentleman who
would make more worthy and TT
ting representative of the greatest OF
modern cities in Congress than the
Hon. James W. Duncan, Democrat
tried and true, business man of sue
cess and discretion, and lawyer of
ability among the most able, man of
means, and not an Office seeker, he
should be sought out and induced to
accept nomination in his district.
An election could not fail to follow.
A great man among men is Hon.
James w. Duncan.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

At the usual Monday meeting this
week of the protestant ministers in
Milwaukee the old discussion OF
secular amusements was revived on a
mild resolution to discourage them.
Rev. Mr.. Davis, Of the NJ. Il. church,
however, was quite earnest in wanting
base ball excepted. II believe if we
as minister's" he said, organized our.
selves into a base ball club and spent
Mondays in playing ball, We would do
more good than by meeting here. We
do not have enough merry-making,
and merry-making is better than
medicine" The majority Of senti-
ment prevailed, however, and there
will be no pools sold on games of the
Minister'S association this season.
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THE SERVICE BILL.

1t may be past praying for" now,
for the service pension bill, which adds
for the next two or three decades at
least s5O.OOO,000 to the annual ex-
penses of this government, has become
law, and will probably never be re-
bealed: yet there are features about it
so grossly unjust that those response
BILE for them ought not to escape
some kind Of reckoning. For example,
it grants a pension TO every person
who actively or constructively served
ninety days in the army or navy of the
United States and has attained the
age of 60 years. This ninety-day man
is put on an exact level with the man
who served his three years and then
re-enlisted "for the war;" coming out
at the end of nearly five years service
1t raises to perfect equality with tn,
war-scarred veterans of three and five
years service the whole of the $4,000
three-months men who enlisted under
the first call on the outbreak of the
war, who went on a sort of picnic Il
the nearest point of rendezvous-ir
this state to Springfield or Cairo, whit
never saw an enemy, never fired a gun
never made a days march, but at tn
end Of their enlistment were paid OF
in gold, and, refusing to re-enlist, wer
carried free of cost to their home
with the gold sinners untouched il
their pockets. We know there wer
thousands of these, but If there wer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

The famous New York Chinese
doctor, Yung Chez Yung, who died
May 3, was buried Oh Monday at Ever
green cemetery with all the honOrs of
Chinese Masonry. FSe was pronounced
a Tsa Youtse; that Isl one who had
lived up to. the highest Mongolian
ideal of what Mason ought to be,
and was accorded the uncommon
honor of having a scroll containing
the Masonic creed written in Chinese
characters hung at the head Of his
coffin, an honor never before accorded
in this country and very rarely in
China. BY the way, when did
Masonry get into China or was it
brought from China to Europe?
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disease. He was about go years old.
His death was no surprise. He had
retired from the Journal two years ago
on account of failing health, and had
been breaking ever since-golng, just
as Senator Beck went, a few days be-
fore him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

Emilio CASTELAR,, the well-known
Spanish liberal and patriot, has writ
ten trenchant letter in which he
maintains that the young Emperor
OF Germany is mad. 'In medicine, y
he says, "the vertigo caused by great
heights is well known" So it ne.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

The labor strike has even entered
.petritled old China, and has so affected
the manufacture of tire-crackers that
half the usual supply will be cut of
and the price doubled by the lth OF
vrlu
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The above are the larger amounts
paid out during the past year. A more
particular statement can be made
after receiving the report of the city
treasurer and city clerk.
+. A. SHERWOOD, Mayor.
The council Of 1SS9-90 then ad-
iourned sine dc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10

Andrew Shuman, for over thirty
years chief editor of the Chicago Jour
nal, and at one time lieutenant COVER
nor Of this state, died suddenly in
Chicago on Monday evening Of heart
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Quay is understood not TO favor
ballot reform. Neither does he ap-
pear to favor reforming himself.