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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

However distrustful his party may at
times have been, his integrity and
force of character always had as
marked an influence upon his party as
upon the country, However strong
might be differences Of opinion as
to his views and policy, there were
few men who did not agree that he
filled adequately and impressively the
Presidential Office. But what group
of Republicans is enthusiastic for
President Harrison or feels that he is
himself a bulwark Of his party? What
Independent voter, intent upon hon
est politics, turns to him as IA leader?
Indeed, it is with a certain painful
sympathy that one contemplates the
Office and its incumbent as the first
year of the administration ends.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15
EHE NEWS.

The details of Thursday nights
wreck on the Lake Shore road, nine
miles from Buffalo, show that seven
persons were killed and fifteen others
more or less seriously injured. 1T APP
pears that the train three bag
gage cars, four coaches and four sleep
ers, parted ahead of the first sleeper
on down grade. The forward sec
ton ran on with increased speed,
while the rearof the train became UNI
manageable. The conductor discoyv,,
cring something wrong with the bell
cord. naturally, though unfortunate
". pulled the cord and stopped the
forward section, and moment or two
afterwards the rear crashed into IT,.
The forward sleeper, "Salina," was
telescoped and cars were piled one on
the other in heap.
1t is a surprise, perhaps, but the
house committee yesterday, in the AZ
ALBANIA contest for seat, reported that
Clark, the contestee, was entitled 10
his seat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

The river and harbor bill, which
had heretofore served in congress as
about the best continuance for a "free
for all" grab upon the treasury, is be-
ing rapidly superseded at this session
by another and much more conven-
lent and far reaching scheme, known
as the public buildings bill. 1t was
always hard to work up the river and
harbor grab to over ten or twelve mil
lions, but the public buildings bill
that passed the house the other day
covered over $4,000, 900, and if it gets
through the senate at all it is sure to
be saddled with not less than $40, Co.,
600 more. If this bill goes through
before the pension schemes are dis
posed of, "then good bye" say the
pension committee, ito an INDECENT
pension bill at this session." Under
the buildings bill as passed by the
house, among other villages in Hi
nois, Dixon gets $4,000. Galesburg,
All. 600, Sterling, $780, 900, Monmouth,
siOo, 900, Rock Island, 5000, 900. What
is Hill doing that Joliet, OTTAWA,
Streator, ETC., don't get $4,000 to
800, 900 each?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15
WEDNESDAY,.

Four of the miners who were en-
tombed by the explosion Monday in
the Morag Colliery in Glamorgan-
shire, Wales, have made their escape
from the pit without assistance. They
crawled through crevice between
the roof of the mine and the debris.
They report that they passed over a
number of dead men lying in heaps,
and say they believe that none OF
those in the pit are alive. The fire
which followed the explosion in the
colliery has become SO fierce that the
PARTIES who were searching for the
dead have been compelled to withdraw
from the mine.
Ex-Congressman Taulbee, who was
shot by the newspaper man, kincaid,
Feb'y %, died in Washington yester-
day. Kincaid, who had been out on
bail, had made no effort to escape, and
was arrested early yesterday morning
and is now In jail.
Ex-State's Attorney Reed, of Chica-
90, who was reported to have COM
mitted suicide In New Jersey some
months ago, was seen by Comptroller
Onahan on railway train in the East
a few days ago and admitted his ident
ity, says Chicago paper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15
THE FIRST YEAR.

The "prOnouncement' of George
William Curtis, of Hdper'S Weekly on
the first year of the administration Of
President Harrison and the Republic
can party is that of cool-headed
thinker, whose half way position be-
tween the two great parties of the day
gives him special qualifications to
form righteous Judgment in the
case. The year, he says, does certainly
not end amid the enthusiasm of the
successful party, which at heart is I'M
doubtedly disappointed. In the mat
ter of civil service reform, in favor of
which the platform declarations were
SO unmistakable, the recent boast of
Second Assistant Postmaster Clark
son that within the year five-siXths of
the postmasters have been changed,
sis about the most scornful and true
ulent violation Of a solemn engage
ment with the country a party ever
made" While the party action has
not deepened public confidence and
respect, the situation has not been
improved by the personal impression
of the President upon the country
Whatever may have been the shortcom
ngs OF the Democracy as a party, the
personality of Mr.. Cleveland Away
gave strength to his administration
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

What a year or two ago toas Senator
Allison's way of thinking on the tariff
question has been no secret; but there
were rumors that the result of the last
election In Iowa had somewhat mOdi-
fled his current of thought, and to be
certified on that point an emissary of
the New York Herald interviewed him
a few days ago. The interview fills
column or interesting reading; but the
substance of tits, that Senator Allison
nor thinks that two-story and attic
tariffs are going out of fashion, and
Mr.. Mckinley is behind the age. That
is an extremely interesting line OF
thought, and If Mr.. Allison is going &c
think hard on that line the protected
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15
A CAUTION TO FARMERS.

The postotfice at present Is being
flooded with circulars from one Geo.
4. Williams, of Chicago. announcing
the organization of the Farmers Co
operative Brotherhood" the object of
which is to raise fund Of $50, 900, 900,
to be used in such way as to enable
the farmer TO get an adequate return
for his labor, to loan money to the
members of the Brotherhood etc.
That the draft may not be too heavy
on the oppressed agriculturists, con-
tributions may be confined to the pal
try sum of 81 a year. The home Office
is to be in Chicago, with agents in
every county and town and so on, and
then a glowing picture is drawn of
what the proposed $4,000, 900 can be
made to do when the scheme is fairly
in working order.
1t is sufficient to say that the post
Office authorities look upon the whole
scheme as another Fund w." opera
ton; and are closely watching the
mails for responses to Mr. Williams
circulars. "Where in the world"
says Assistant Postmaster Hubbard,
at Chicago sis the farmer to get any
benefit from the money if it should be
raised? Who is Williams and what
are his qualifications? His circular
doesn't say a word about anybody
keeping check on him, so | suppose
it is his part of the business to grab
all the money, put it away, and then
let the other fellows call and see him.
Oh. it's great scheme" Gullible as
farmers are often alleged to be, we
have no idea that there is one in ten
thousand green enough to "blow in
his money" at an investment in
transparent humbug like this.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

The national convention of Repub-
lcan clubs held this week at Nash
vile, Tenn, found its main success in
bringing contempt upon itself. Nash
vile is strongly Democratic city, yet
entertained its guests with genuine,
cordial, Open-dOOr southern hospi-
tally, and filled the audience room of
the convention with its best people Of
both sexes. Yet the opening speech of
President Thurston abOunded in pas
sages of low and vile abuse Of the
South. The platform adopted is an
equal insult to the South in its en-
dorsement of every lie about race hos
tility and negro outrages and its de-
mand of equal rights for the negro.
That such a announcement should
conclude with declaration in favor
of more protection, and yet insist that
all trusts, combines and mOnopolies
must be done away with, is about as
characteristic a piece of consistency
as the declaration of the late liquor
dealers convention, that their business
is the most respectable on earth and
that drunkenness must be done away
with.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

The clothing house of Stern q
MAYER. Cincinnati, was burned early
Yesterday morning. The six story
building and all its contents were
consumed, making an estimated loss
of $500, 900.
About 100 Swedes and Firms struck
at the Norris mine, IrOnwood, Mich;
Yesterday for a 10 per cent. increase IN
wages. No ore was hoisted. Eight
hundred miners remained at work.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

The meeting of the general COM
mittee on drainage" appointed by the
Joliet Drainage convention month
ago. at Ottawa on Friday had rather
vague, if not "vain and impOtent con-
clu3ion." The Joliet convention, the
views of which this committee is sup
posed to represent, resolved in favor of
lust two thing: /. That Chicago must
be compelled to comply with the full
requirements of the Mum resolution
of 1881, and pump 10000 cubic feet of
water per minute into the canal at
Bridgeport; and, 2, that she must be
allowed to erect no pumps to empty
the filth of the stock yards into the
canal. The latter the canal commits
sioners assured the convention had
already been vetoed, so that nothing
was left for this committee to do but
attend to the requirements OF the
Mum resolution. Instead OF attend
ing to that, the committee adopt a
vague resolution 10 ascertain ullo CA
act status of the sewage matter so far
as appertains to the canal, and ascer-
tain the cost of litigation, if resort to
the courts is necessary" Litigation
what about? To enforce the Mum
resolution? The speakers on the Kelly
resolution intimated good deal more.
If the committee contemplate going
further than that they had better call
another convention and have them
selves clothed with new powers. The
creature is no greater than its creator,
and the convention that created this
committee certainly clothed 1t with nc
functions beyond enforcing the Mum
resolution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15
TUESDAY.

Chicago was in particularly bad
humor Yesterday. In addition to a
wet, nasty day--and all wet days are
nasty days in Chcago-the residents
in the suburbs were particularly angry
owing to the fact that in accordance
with new city ordinance the snbur-
ban trains had their time cut down TO
ten miles an hour. In consequences,
to get in town early the suburbanists
had to get up half hour earlier and
ride half hour longer, while with
several trains on each line cut OF the
seats in the trains that did run were
at a premium. The sleepy men were
late. And the conversation or the
day, if fairly reported, would be orna-
mented with an unusual NUMBER Oh
IS and other eXplctives.
The worlds fair bill has been com
pleted in committee. 1t provides for
the appointment of a national com
mission of two from each state, to bt
nominated by their governors and ap'
pointed by the President, when Chi
cago shall have produced $4,000, 900 in
cash. Other details are left tc
Chicago.
The lower Mississippi is on The
rampage-very high and the watcl
still raising. On Sunday the levet
broke six miles above Arkansas City
and an immense territory is now GOV
cred with water, and heavy loss o.
property is anticipated.
A frightful explosion took place il
a colliery i'm Glamorganshire, Wales
Yesterday. One hundred miners arr
entombed in the mine; communication
is cut off, and it is feared that all o
them have persisted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15
SUNDAY.

The Chicago drainage question came
up before the Supreme Court In thls
city yesterday on argument on tne
bill to enjOin the commissioners from
causing any tax levy to De made or
issuing bonds therefor. 1t Is held by
the petitioner that the constitutional
limit of taxation has already been ex-
ceeded by Chicago, and that the com
mission was created for the purpose or
evading this fact, and further, the
entrance upon lands outside or the
corporation is an evasion OF the re-
ouirement that organization or all
cities shall be uniform.
Joliet met with two DISASTROUS fires
Friday night and early yesterday
morning. The fire first broke out in
the River block on Jefferson street,
DESTROYING six store rooms, several
foundries and shops, with a loss of
$4,000. The second fire broke out
under the stage in Werner hall and
before it could be controlled a loss OF
$4,000 was sustained.
News has been received at Paris
that the position of the French force
in Dahomey is critical, and that heavy
reinforcements will be necessary II the
conquest of the country is to be under
taken.
After stealing 81, 500 worth of dia-
monds in Chicago, Patrick Grove, or
Omaha, shot four people Friday night
in an effort to escape arrest.
The Investigation into the accounts
of the treasurer of Missouri shows
that official to be $50, 600 short.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-15

interests will have to stand from
under.
1t is well known that Mr.. Allison
has long had great admiration Of the
career OF Sir Robert Peel.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
A School Girls Fight.

In order to keep pace with the pro-
gressive spirit of the times, the two
higher classes of the Women's Medi
cal college recently INDUCED in a reg
ular college fight. The dispute arose
over the ownership of beautiful
green cushion.
A young lady entered the lecture
room with the cushion. She threwit
upon the bench, and, sitting upon it,
said to her companion: "0h, my, but
that is comfortable. Soon aftershe
missed the seat, and, followed by her
comrades, walked up to a senior, who
by this time was enjoying the soft
seat, and demanded her property. On
receiving negative answer to her re-
quest the plucky junior grabbed hold
of the cushion and pulled it from un-
der the senior. In an instant there
was a regular tug of war. The MEM
bers of each class came to the assist
ance OF their comrades. Each divi-
sion held on to the cushion, pulling
and wrestling, and finally both came
to blows.
The widest excitement prevailed,
when the professor, accompanied by
some gentlemen, entered the lecture
room. The professorshouted for or
der, but without avail. He then tool
hand in the fight and captured the
cushion, which he bore of in triumph
to his desk.
When quiet had been completely
restored the owner of the cushion
quietly stepped down to the desk o.
the professor and returned to he
place with the prize which she, no
iguratively, but literally, sat upon
Philadelphia Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
why Barons Become Walters

The titled foreigner who has lost
all his money is in most cases a Ger
man or a Frenchman. They drift to
this country. They have no trade,
or if they do they will not work att,
and as the position of waiter is
comparatively easy one it possesses
for them many attractions. First,
on working in a hotel or club they
usually obtain about the same food
as the persons they serve. Then they
are, in great many instances, en-
abled to sleep where they work. In
most first class hotels they come in
contact with congenial people. When
man dimes ne is usually in good hu-
NOR, aud when he finds his waiter an
! intelligent man he generally condo
sends to talk to him.
Some of the representative families
of Europe have connections who hold
positions as walters in this country.
They are frightfully incompetent,
not knowing the first thing about
serving Observation-Disclosures Times
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
me- DOS and the Bad Egg.

T. seems that there are dog own
ers who are concerned as to the
"iriend OF mans S" felonious consump-
ton of eggs. How to break him OF
tbe hnbit is the question. Here is
one suggestion. An egg-eating dog
If mine once picked up ducks egg,
which. in n very advanced stage OF
accommodation was floating down the
river AS he trotted past me with
lis prey in his mouth, unbroken, L
caurht him, and gave him a slap un-
der The law with my hand. There
seemed to be full gallon OF deeom,
nosition in that egg. 1t went all
pyer both of US. The dog apparent
IL resolved never again to touch an
e q and he kept his resolution.
s .er nv part determined to lot dogs
eat eggs in the future rather than at
tempt to cure them with sulpheret
ted hydrogen.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
~ scrrNrrrrc pErr wArrn.

Is il a fact that a crow can digest
mince pie, hash, caramels, lobster salad,
hot biscuits, tough beef steaks, strong
coffee, ice cream, chalk and slate PEN
ellis, pickles and olives, without detri-
ment to its healths
Is the crow wise and sagacious bird 2
Can a crow be taught TO speak En-
glish, or peradventure, Germang
There are many more interesting ques-
tions which can be asked about the crow,
any one of which it will be difficult to
answer in our present stateof knowledge.
II is too much TO expect that the Depart
ment of Agriculture will dispose of all
of these queries to the satisfaction of
everybody, for there are some quidnuncs
who indulge in quiddities. 1t will be
seen at a glance. however, that there is
work enough to last long while and
make quite respectable volume when II
is completed.
learn that it is probably a fact that
in some parts of the country crows &c
pull up corn. Numerous observations x
| that effect from intelligent farmers anc
bows have been received in Washington
Il seems that crow seldom eats har'
corn; it is sensible enough TO prefer Tn
soft corn which has remained In tn
ground until the first one or two tende
blades have appeared. Farmers shoul'
be careful, therefore, and always plan
hard corn which has not been soaked
After the blade appears it will be goo
plan, also, to watch the corn fields for
week or two with shotgun in hand.
is known that the dreadful defamation
exploding powder has demornlizing e
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
Keep Books.

The advice which Daniel Webster
gave to a neighbor of his, in the fol
lowing anecdote, might be followed
with advantage by many people.
Indeed the reader will be likely to
think that it might have been follow
ed to very good advantage by Mr..
Webster himself.
On one occasion man presented
Mr.. Webster a bill for payment.
"Why, Mr.. NJ said the states
man, sit seems To me that l have
paid that bill."
Mr.. N-protested that it had not
been paid, and Mr.. Webster told him
to cali in "a few days and he would
attend to the matter. After the man
had gone Mr.. Webster asked his clerk
to look over quantity of bills and
see if he could find a receipt for the
amount. To his surprise two re.
ceipts were found, indicating that
the bill had been paid twice.
In due time Mr.. N-called, just
at the dinner hour, as it CHANGED,
and Mr.. Webster invited him in to
dine. After the meal was over they
proceeded to the business in hand.
Mr.. N, do you keep books?"
Mr.. Webster inquired.
mo-" was the reply.
Il thought SO" said Mr.. Webster.
Now | advise you to keep books. II
you had kept books you would have
known that l had receipted this bill,
showing him one.
Mr.. N-was greatly surprised and
mortified and apologized as best he
could for his mistake.
Eyes, it is always a good plan tC
keep books" continued Mr.. Webster
showing him a second receipt.
Then, knowing Mr.. Mo be al
honest man, and not wishing to an
noy him. he suggested that perhaps
feceipted bills had been presented
but really left unpaid, and insiste'
that Mr.. N--should take the mon
ey.-Youth's Companion.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
ArRooPER's LIFE.

Then mount and away. Lot the coward de-
light
70 be law all day and safe all night.
1ur ioy is n charger flushed with loan,
And theearth is our bed and the saddle our
home.
We have gathered again the red laurel Of
war,
We have followed the traitors fast and far,
But some whe rose gayly this morn with the
Lie bleeding and pale on the field they have
won.
But whether we fight, or whether we fall
By saber stroke or rifle ball,
The hearts of the free will remember yet
And our country-our country will never Tor
r. W. Raymond.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
Cases Of Observation-Disclosures

Gases Of Absent mindedness.
The greatest absent.minded man
has put in another appearance in Sc
attic. His first appearance here was
In the form OF a young man who bur-
ried home to change his clothes pre-
paratory to going out fora call upon
a younglady friend. While disrobing
he discovered two letters left there by
the post man during his absence, and
as be read he forgot himself and me-
chemically crawled into bed. This
time he appears in the form OF anice-
liz dressed gentleman riding in a street
car. He was reading a paper and as
the conductor passed through the
car asking: Fares, please" he went
through the usual search in all
his pockets and fishing outa nick
/ le. which he handed to theconductorr
never once removing his eyes from the
/ interesting article he was reading.
New passengers boarded the car
buI Nne TtbuSI huS wv
/ and as the conductor passed through
the car asking the new passengers
Fares, please" the nicely dressed
but extremely nbsent-minded mar
mechanically dove down into I'M
pocket, and, without taking his eye
off the paper, handed the conductor
another nickle. No telling how Otter
this operation would be repeated II
small boy on the other side OF tn
rnr had not laughed and said:
"Mn. see that man who is reading
pay five cents every time the con
ductor comes around.
The gentleman folded up his paper
and during the rest OF his trip he sa
in deep cognition-Seattle Press
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
=. WANDER BACK TO HOME.

.,,s's vide path shining way
ns l,nye. scene and color gay,
wy riekleis ianey's now
iie ssom ways, once grand and cheer,
~ ts5es each brilliant chrome,
la alaF through nimy tear,
sS.ai lander back TO home,
t3sndsbip Hane--onee real and true
soldly glimmer where
~ - have lost their deepest hue,
II I,sae chill shadows thers,
gstisg gleam Of sunshine, then,
~ ssrt ths sulisn gloom,
"a 49, bright rays rom childhood when
n s,sTts wander back 10 home.
~ Il the world should kindly greet
* footstsp as Ne stray
l9.,,sg. with gaTlands meath our Test
= 40 long life's highway,
sll ~ moments brighter seem,
iss,s.v ~. rambling, roam,
~. 80 n msmory's happy dream
ss sander back 70 home.
Inter-OceAn.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

feet upon a whole army of crows. Even
an empty gun in the hands Of woman
has held score at bay. Try it.
II appears TO be a well-established fact
that crows eat mice, as well as cats, hares,
CLANS, eggs, chickens, young birds, frogs,
beetles, and all manner of insects. The
mice disposed of by well-trained crow
would doubtless destroy more corn, if
permitted to live, than the crows them
selves This is one score mark in favor
of the crow. Crows seem to take fancy
to bright things. Beetles with wings OF
blue, gold, and scarlet are 'fayorite arti-
Giles of diet. The stomach of a crow re-
Gently examined at the Department OF
Agriculture in Washington contained the
tough and horny heads of fifteen of these
beetles. Another stomach had the lower
tooth of a cat, the bones of lizards and
frogs, pearl, the bones of rabbit, and
enough sand to make small stained-glas'
window.
1t is quite appalling when one contem
plates the probabilities and possibilitiet
regarding the crow family. There is al
enormous roost of these black fowls neai
Washington, on the Government reserva
ton surrounding Arlington and the Ma
tional cemetery. 1t is safe TO say tina
from three to five hundred thousan'
crows occupy this roost-twice the pop
ulation of Washington City with its 5000
black folks. Professor c. Hart Merriam
says this roost is one of the three larges
in the land. 1t is Titled odd that it ha
been established within sight of the Cor
gress of the United States, as if for tn
r purpose of observation. The crow is
, sinister bird. Thousands of these crow