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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
this opportunity to pass unnoticed be-
cause the negro lives In Minnesota.

The Illinois Republican members of
congress, with Payson, of Livingston,
at their head, have united in a formal
demand on the Mckinley committee
for removal OF the tariff on sugar.
1t is true, the Republican platform
contains the solemn pledge that before
one jot or little Of the protective tariff
shall be allowed to pass away, the
whole internal revenue system, with
its tax on whisky, tobacco and cleo
margarine, shall be sacrificed: but our
Republican congressional delegation
say times have changed, the farmers
are growing rebellious, and nothing
would hit them in more tender spot
than TO give them cheap sugar.
Again, it is true that sugar is still an
infant industry, just the kind that
protection Is especially designed for,
but 1t is southern industry and there
is no harm in making that section
bleed for the benefit of the North and
Northwest. And, finally, it is unde-
niable that Kansas is becoming pretty
largely interested in the production of
sorghum and best sugar, and it would
be poor politics to spite Louisiana at
the expense of Kansas. But there is
no need of uneasiness on that account,
for, after all, this is only political
ruse to enable Payson, Cannon, Hit,
Hill, etc, to make good showing for
themselves before the Illinois grangers,
knowing well enough, in their sleeves,
all the same, that the party in con-
gress have not the slightest intention
of cutting off the tariff on sugar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

The Chicago Worlds Fair bill has
progressed so far in Congress that it
has been agreed upon in committee
and is ready to be reported to the
house at the first opportunity, which
will no doubt occur before the week is
out.
The bill appropriates $l,5O0,000 for
expenses of the government exhibit at
the fair, requires the fair to begin
May /, 1892, and close Oct. 81. Chi
cago is to put up $1,000 1000 at once
and satisfy the commission and the
president of the sutficiency of her re-
sources to meet all necessary OUTLAWS
for the fair before the president issues
his proclamation inviting other ma
tions to participate in the fair New
York made persistent and stubborn
fight against the bill in all its stages
before the committee, and after the
bill passes the house will no doubt re-
new the fight with the same persis-
tency before the senate committee.
Meantime the fight is consuming
precious time, of which every day is
invaluable to Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
FRIDAY.

The European papers are still com
menting on Bismarck's retirement.
The NorostO, of st. Petersburg, takes a
gloomy view, saying that the old
chanccllOr'S retirement is menace to
peace. The German journals, as a
matter of course, take the Optimist' IS
views; but the cOncensus of opinion
throughout Europe seems to be that
the young Emperor is ambitious,
and in forbidden directiOns alb
sOlutism and military renown: and as
a consequences the change Of ministry
Europe has looked, since the creation
Of the Empire, in 1871, as man deter
mined on peace with the world, to one
who sympathizes with the young EN-
peror and Is member Of the sO-called
''war party" has unquestiOnably
made Europe in general very uneasy.
Wheat yesterday opened weak at
70s, went up to B0a, closing at S0a for
May. Corn was firm and higher, clos
ing at 30 cents for May. Oats were
active and cent higher early, touch
ing 22t cents for May and closing at
22cents. Provisions were about steady
demand and shade stronger on favor
lite stock. Receipts Of hogs, $4,000; a
strong 5(al0 cents lower, packers bid
ding ~ to S4.l0 at the close; shippers
$415 to S4.20; light sorts %.l5. Re
ceipts of sheep, 5000; in brisk demand
and 10 to ID cents higher.
The steamship Belgravia will arrive
in New York to-day or tomorrow from
Naples with passenger list of nearly
400 Italians, who are under contract
to work for padrOneS I'm New York and
other cities. The men will be detained
until rigid inquiry has been made
regarding the understanding under
which they left home, and should the
fact of their labor being contracted
for be established, they will be re-
turned on the same vessel.
The house committee on foreign
affairs yesterday instructed It's chair
man to report joint resolution. to
the effect that when Canada expresses
desire for commercial union with the
United States on "a basis OF the reno
val of all duties between the two
countries, the President shall be au-
thorized to appoint three commission
ers TO meet those OF Canada to secure
such commercial union.
The great strike of English coal
miners ended yesterday in complete
surrender of the employers. The de-
mands of the men for per- cent. in
crease IN wages, TO be followed July
by an additional increase Of the same
proportions, were accedcd to, and work
will be resumed at once.
Tho joint committee is now engaged
in hearing arguments for and against
an amendment Of the immigration
laws Ia curtail or abridge the right Of
immigfati n. The arguments yestcr-
day were II favor OF letting The law
stand as IL now is.
The third reading of the Blair edu-
catlonal bill in the senate yesterday
afternoon was defeated by a vote of
81 TO 81. That ought to end that UNI
mitigated nuisance.
The Rock Island Railroad company
has declared quarterly dividend OF
one per cent, payable May LIST.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

1.-THE Kane county records are safe!'
was the joyous announcement from
Geneva on Monday evening. The
masonry had sufficiently cooled to per-
NIT the workmen to enter the vault
which contained the records upon
which the titles to most of the real
estate in the county rested, and they
were found in tact-the fire had not
damaged them in the least. The old
safe, containing $4,000 chiefly in
paper money, has not yet been opened
but it is regarded as scarcely possible
that it kept its contents as safely as
the old masonry did those OF the
clerks Office.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
Vaccination,

OTTAWA, Mar. q. 1890.
To THE EDTTOR:-I desire to call the
attention of parents to the law requlr'
ing vaccination before entering school
1t is my duty to enforce this law, and
parents must expect to find the little
ones refused admission unless pro
vided with vaccination certificates
Another thing, choir pupils entering
school two or four weeks after the
term commences do wrong to those
who enter the first day of the term,
are at disadvantage through the re-
mainder Of the term and are veXa-
ton to the teacher. For the good of
the little ones, enter the first day or
wait till next term.
Respectfully, ID. II. A. THORP.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
THE MATTER WITH HANNAH.
Why the Twin Bluffs Bridge ~ Not
Accented

accepted.
Commissioners of HIGHWAYS Looney
Heating and Thomas, with Town
Clerk Farrell, have been having a
monkey and parrot time over the
Twin Bluffs bridge since Monday af.
ternOOn. The row started early, and
isn't settled as the sun rises this
morning.
-Four meetings have been held. AT
the meeting on Monday evening the
acceptance OF the bridge was proposed
but Commissioner Thomas made a
wild, unbridled kick. He claimed
that the bridge was of no earthly con.
sequence. The whole affair was
wrong, etc. They then adjourned to
Wednesday morning. At this meeting
they again raised the shades of Shah.
bona and adjourned until the after
noon. When the entire afternoon
had been taken up they held an even
ing session, but still the question was
unsettled.
On Thursday the Commissioners
agreed that the matter be arbitrated
and Casper Kerste was appointed to
act for the commissioners.
A FREE TRADER reporter saw one of
the commissioners, and asked
what was the matter with the
bridge?" asked the reporter.
Nothing, only the rods were bent.
The washers used on the rods were the
wrong size"
"YOu are and were perfectly satisfied
that this is alp"
Eyes, and Wilson (meaning Sur
veyOr Wilson) says the washers are all
right"
Don't you think that you and Mr..
- know enough about an ordinary
wooden bridge to be able to tell
whether it is according to contract?"
Eyes. Why shouldn't we?"
"Then why leave it to arbitration?
Why didn't you settle it?"
81 don't know"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

himself as he would look on law to
establish the army worm and weevil
on his wheat, to infest his cattle with
murrain and his hogs with cholera.
1t is a notorious and self-evident
truth that the tariff, as it now stands,
increases the farmers expense ac-
count 81 TO 100 per cent. on every inn
plcment Of industry with which he
tolls, and last year binding Irvine was
EXCHANGED IS cents pound by the
tariff and Irvine trust" Mr.. Voorhees,
held that the value of improved farm
land had decreased 33 per cent. in the
last five years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

The Olney Times comes to us with a
marked article in which are given the
proceedings of a Richland Assembly
of the F. M. B. A., Farmers Mutual
Benefit AssOciatiOn,-is that it?) pro-
nouncing strongly in favor of Mr.. E.
S. Wilson, of Olney, as candidate
for state treasurer No mention is
made of what political party he be-
longs to, the chief merit set forth for
him being that he is strongly in SYM
pathy with the Overtaxed farmers,
but a resolution adopted recommends
his nomination 'to the favorable con-
sderation of his party"-whence we
presume the democratic partyis meant,
as the resolutions have strong ring
that WaV
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
observation-disclosures.

Miss Hannah Driscoll, of this city,
and Michael Sullivan, of La Sale,
were married at st. COlumba's church
Wednesday morning at o'clock by
Dean Heating. 1t was very quiet
wedding and only the relatives and a
few friends witnessed the ceremony.
A wedding breakfast was served at the
residence of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sullivan will reside in La Sale in the
future, and the FREE TRADER wishes
them long life of happiness. May
their path be ever strewed with words
of contentment and peace" Mike
Sullivan has been in the employ of
the Rock Island Railroad company a
number of years and is now coIduc-
tor on what is called the Joliet local.
He is trusted and valuable employe
of the company.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
The owners of the Black Hills tin |

The owners of the Black Hills tin
mines have representatives in Wash
ington laboring with the Mckinley
committee for duty of Is to % per
cent. on imported tin, which is now
duty free. AS, according to such eX-
cellent protection authority as the
New York Press, Dakota tin costs
s2.15 ton to produce, against s4.44
per ton which it costs to produce a
ton of tin in Cornwall, England,
where all our imported tin comes
from. the necessity of this extra 10 cts.
to 81 per ton on the foreign article to
protect the Dakota article is but dim
" obvious.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
EHE NEWS.
THURSDAY.

Gen. Won Capriyi was yesterday ap
pointed chancellor of the empire by
the emperor to succeed Prince BIS
mark. The German press express con
tidence in the chancellor and the EN-
perOr, Notwithstanding Bismark''
resignation; yet PruSsian consols yes.
terday declined per cent. 1t is noted
also that the Prince Is quite marked
in his attentions to the French dele
gates to the labor conference, whom
he dined on Tuesday.
The miners strike is ended in Not
tinghamshire, but elsewhere through
out England IL still continues. The
effect on the general industries OF the
country will be disastrous unless a
settlement is very soon reached.
A great fire broke out in the Ger.
mania mine at Hurley, Wis, after
midnight yesterday, and all efforts TO
stay its progress failed. The men
were alarmed, but the escape OF five
men on lower levels was cut OF, and
they are known to be dead.
M. j. Cheatham (white) was hanged
at Grenada, Miss, at l:27 yesterday
afternoon for the murder of John Til
man tcOlOred) on July 10 last. The
hanging was private.
A collision by two passenger trains
on the Northwestern road at Lavellc,
Wis, seriously, il not fatally, injured
five persons yesterday morning.
U. S. regulars are patrOlling the
Cherokee strip. About POO soldiers are
thus employed keeping settlers out OF
the strip.
Between $50 and IL O'Clock yestcr-
day morning New York had snow
fall of five inches.
The deputy sheriff of New York was
yesterday arrested on charge of ex-
tOrtiOn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin
has Just decided that under the provi-
sion of the constitution of that state
against sectarian teaching in the pub
lie schools the reading OF the Bible in
such schools is prohibited; "for," says
the court, ''the Bible contains numer-
Gus doctrInal passages upon which the
peculiar creed almost every sect is
based. Thus, any pupil of ordinary
intelligence who listens to the reading
Of the doctrinal portions OF the Bible
will be more or less Instructed thereby
in the doctrine of the divinity of
Jesus Christ. of the eternal punish
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
Conner skins Wanted.

Uncle Jerry Rusk, of the depart
ment of agriculture, is preparing a
learned essay on gophers, and has en-
listed all the bucolic postmasters in
the West in the work of gathering in
formation. He desires statistics and
original observations on the habits of
the hole-diggers, accompanied by a
genuine gopher. When the gophers
'come again" the patrons of the local
postotfices will please bear in mind,
when the mails are irregular, that the
call for gopher skinsis urgent and that
the farmers Of the West are lying
awake nights waiting for the essay on
gophers. The sign, "Gone Gopher
Hunting" on the door will, therefore,
We familiar one during the next six
months to the rural population.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

There is no race prejudice here in the
north, almost any republican Pecksnif1
will tell you with addition of an inn
pressive "ah-h," hut "there was a
small sized labor trouble at the Strea-
tor bottle works the other day." says
the Ind Times, arising out of the dis
charge of five white men engaged IN
handling the coal consumed by the fac
tory and giving their places to negroes.
The negroes doubtless work for less
money, but does that make them any
the less hateful to the working people
because they are mokes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
Senator ingalls, has another chance

Senator ingalls, has another chance
to fire his oratorical rockets. A Maine
Prairie (Minn.) negro, named Scott
Hill, alleges that his hdne has been
burned by his white neighbors because
of their prejudice against him on &C
count of his color. The country is
warned to be prepared for an angry
buzzing in the vicinity of the Kansas
wasp. He, of course, will not allow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

ment of the wicked, OF the authority
of the priesthood, Of the binding force
and efficacy of the sacraments," &c.
Does the court really mean to decide
that all these doctrines are plainly
taught in the Bible? The Unitarians,
the Universalists, and good many
other liberal christian sects will beg
leave very decidedly to differ.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

The Rockford Construction Compa-
ny make Rock Island an offer to pave
her streets with brick S1.5S per square
yard, the brick to be of regulation size
for street paving, made at Rock Island
of Rock Island clay, which is guaran.
teed to be equal to any in the world
for the purpose; and they agree to put
in brick making plant at Rock ISL
and at cost of $50, 900 and to employ
so men. That would make the cost of
paving block of steets of the ordina-
ry width in Ottawa less than $1,000.
Is Rock Island hesitating with the
idea that the work can be done for less
money?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
Mr.. yogt Is Welcome.

The FREE TRADER is pleased to
note that as the firm of French &VOgt
has been dissolved, Mr.. NOgt, who has
had a wide experience in the furnish
ing goods line, will carry on the bust
ness at the old stand. He is well
coined as young man of business
ability and irreproachable standing
in the business world, and his an
nouncement to the public will be
looked for with much interest. That
he will conduct the establishment as
first-clasS furnishing goods house
goes without saying.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

In the good, old Republican strong
hold of Chester, Pa, a nucleus OF
abolitionism away back in the thirties,
the people have come TO the conclu-
sion, after trial Of many years, that
the education of white and black
children in the same schools does not
work satisfactorily, and have asked
that separate schools be established
for the races.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

Vermont, the report is, has had a
very poor maple sugar crop this year
on account of the unfavorable weather
and lack Of snow. 1t will not dimin-
ish the usual output, however, but has
largely increased the outlay of the
maple sugar men for cane sugar in the
wholesale market at Burlington.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

And now those blarsted Englismen,
whom free trade has so impoverished
that they are hunting all over world
for places to invest their surplus gold,
not content with gobbling up our big
breweries, mills, elevators, best rail-
roads, mines, distilleries, gas works,
&c, &c. are after our glass works. A
dispatch from Findlay, o., says that
Edward Phelps, representing an Eng
lish syndicate has secured options on
twelve of the fourteen glass factories
at that place, for 100000. If the sale
is made, the free trade paupers propose
to double the capacity of the works.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
THEY HAVE GREAT HEADS,
The Grand Ridge Petitioners to Change
Their Tactics.

Inc prhnu Itluge fetitlOners To Change
Their Tactics
What a time the Grand Ridge peo-
pie have been having over the incOr-
poration matter, and now a small bird
whispers in the ear of the FREE IRA
DER that the petitioners will, in day
or two, dismiss the proceedings and
start over again.
"Do you know" said one who knows
to a FREE TRADER reporter, "the
petitioners have become little I'M
easy? You see the proposed village Is
laid out in sort Of shOe-string
fashion, planned to take in the resi-
dences of surrounding farmers and
leave their farms out. They got what
they wanted in the County Court, and
held their election, but when the SUI
preme Court ordered the record certi-
fed to the Circuit Court, they became
little ratified. Now, however, when
the case is about to be passed upon BY
Judge Blanchard, they are badly
mixed and intend to dismiss the case
at their own COSTS"
"Well, what them"
They will then lay the proposed
village out square, and omit the shoe
string racket" But l don't think
they will make it on the second at
tempt, because some of those who
voted for it will necessarily be left out
in the square arrangement, while some
who would have voted against it, had
they been inside the proposed limits,
will be taken in. Still, they may get
there,
"Rathera singular proceeding, isn't
it?"
"Well, yes. l should like to know
just what they are saying down deep
under their cheSt-prOteCtOrS."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

John Engel. an old resident of Peru,
an eX-soldier and member of the G. AZ
r., committed suicide on Monday eve
ming by taking a dose of strychnine.
He was 63 years old. About Il year ago
his wife died, after which he made his
home with his son but the loss of his
companion and breaking up of his
home SO preyed upon him that his
mind became unsettled and he seemed
to have but one longing, which, as he
told his son when asked why he had
taken the poison, was Ito go and see
mother"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

An iron-clad combination, or in
other words, a trust, has been formed
by the leading school book firms OF
the country, the effect of which no
doubt will be materially to advance
the present already sufficiently high
price of school books.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

The Democrats carried Biddeford,
Me-, in spite of the interference of a
mob of United States marshals with a
municipal election. They came within
an ace of carrying Bangor also. Has
Congress noted the spring elections?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22
Editor FREE TRADER:

Your issue of this morning makes
very unfair and One-sided statement of
the Grand Ridge incorporation Ques-
ton. AS originally laid out, the pro-
posed village of Grand Ridge was in a
solid form running along the north
line of Sections ID and II, thence south
in straight line through Sections IA
and %, thence due east through Sec
tions % and "a and thence north to
the place Of beginning, with four cor
ners only at right angles to each other.
Objection was made by certain parties
living within the proposed lines on the
ground that too much of their land
would lie within the corporate lines
and be subject to village taxation.
These gentlemen agreed that if zig
Tag line were adopted by the petition
part of the territory originally pro-
made. The petitioners adopted this
suggestion: Ran the zigzag line, about
which so much has been said, and
filed their petition. Some of those who
had agreed to stop further opposition
fulfilled their agreement. Some did
not, and fought the case bitterly, urg-
ing most strenuOusly the objection of
the zigzag formation of the district,
the rery formation proposed by themselves.
The agreement to cease further OPP
position is not now and never has been
denied. 1t is simply repudiated:
Judge Snyder, our earnest and very
able county judge, decided that the
statute permitted such a zigzag for
nation, and his opinion is undoubt-
eddy the law.
Now as to the reason for dropping
the case where it is. Under the pecul-
lar constitution of our system OF
courts, appeal upon appeal would lie
until the Supreme Court would not
pass upon this question until the
March term, A. ID. 1892.
Any lawyer can figure this out.
Now, then, the petitioners reason
thus: The costs so far are trifling.
We will dismiss this proceeding and
begin again with square lines and go up
to the Supreme Court with these
gentlemen without any doubtful
points behind us. Is not that good
sense and good Judgment? We see
plainly we are in for twO-years' fight.
BY delay of a few months we eX-
change only reasonable certainty for
positi,e certainty. The petitioners are
no fools; they are the ablest men in
the little village of Grand Ridge; they
are the men who have made Grand
Ridge what it is to-day. They are
making the fight in the interest OF the
rHldg, while their opponents are max
ing the fight in the interest OF their
own pocket-books. Yours truly, X.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22

The doctors are very much dis
pleased over competitor who is grad
ually stealing their best practice; we
mean DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
To Manufacturers are
constantly occurring among your men
entailing loss of time and suffering.
Keep Salvation Oil handy. Price 25
cts