The Ottawa free trader. [volume], July 23, 1887, Image 4

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tOTnMi- OI'K AOKSTS:
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place by the Unirle copy.i.r aulwrli.tl-iii will IK! UWeii
lor any lentftli of time ut the rrirular rau:
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L H. Tbowbkiim.I, Marwlllea.
D H. Unokrii ill, Seneca.
Qloaoi II. IIBKOBB. for Troy Uruve.Ophlrand Wal
tba a. Aitdrew. Troy drove.
Puvliuartrr at Ij-laud.
Pitaiaitcrat ThiIc.
Da. K. U. Ariwr, lwtant.
In. Hhhiini. Scut dealer, Mfii'l ta.
Piart'iitaire it liiimoui.
p,Mlin'tn tre authorized to nselw! mitircrlpMou
Bt all putoft.ce tu tti! county.
VMo U.KNTS
Wanu d !n every town In s.i!'.e county. I.'.hi rm coin
i.t,.iia Mi.l in c.u.'i. Write fi.r term, pi ii'Iii. refer
ace lu ail cam.
ishnient of all persong inciting riot and rev
olution against republican institutions.
In regard to the liquor tariff tbe platform
lavs:
"We declare in favor of a proper regulation
of ll.e liquor tariff, and believe it to be the
duty of all good citizens to aid in reducing
to a minimum the evils mulling therefrom,
and to thin end favor the submission of an
auieudmetit to the coiinliiution providkg for
the license of audi t radio.''
MnurtJ at the ' "' ;''!.
.Vil'llil I IUt .Villi r hit.
Ottawa, lit., .Inly i t. Ihh7.
Current Events.
The 'Longshore men f New Ytk an
again i D tlit eve nf a strike, having given
notice that they will demand the old rate
of wages for nlulit, Sunday hiiu ixui'i'iv
work. tioV. per liour. On reMiming work
after the winter's strike they bail to ai: ept
what they could get, 4ie.
Chimney M. Inline, In an interview
July "JO, Mid In hi opinion tlio preiiien-
tial SfniV'l-'le in '8 will lie l-etween lllrtilie
and Cleveliitid Hirnin. Mo tlutiki, of ciiur.se,
sh he pruttahly did lu lvl, tint Clevi 1 ind
cannot lie elected.
The 1'. S. Ar. Dept. crop report fir
July li'ltlt (,'ivesthe following eMiin tte n
to the con liti'-n of the Illinois crop, m.ik
inir thn yield of lnt vear on h Imls of
W: Corn 101, whe-it MS, rye ltd, onU H2,
bailey ill, M)tiitoP8 10'J, hweet p'lUtoen Kll.
Itcitna !ld, Horhillll !0, toh tcco wool 11").
clover Wt, tlinoth fiT, apples is, peuches 71,
CriipeK H..
On Frk'av laat a train of excursloniH'.-
wus run Into tit St. Thomas. Out , by an oil
train. There wi.s a tearful loss of life.
New York city and vicinity wms vNlted
by a fearful wind Mortn on Sunday l ist.
Immense (liimai'H wit dorm in the city and
at the Htiburbitti watering placed, as well us
to the tthippini; and pleasure bouts
On Saturday last, near I ticn, N. Y., an
accident happened to the train currying
tlie I'resl leut and party north, resulting in
the killing of tho englimer, though the
iiresldenti'il tiarty were unitWiire, of the ac
cident until all wns over. The engineer
had his baud on the wlilsdtt to blow for a
croaslnir, when the connecting bur to the
for win (I driver on the right band Hide of
the engine broke, and the hiiie tdoce of
Hteel revolved with terrible velocity, tear
Ing out one side of the cab, killing the en
glueer, and ripping up tbe ties and the
ground as the engine rushed along. A huge
fracture was made in the boiler, and the
Htcam escapei 1 In volumes.
On Tuesday the Coercion bill bcc.tme a law
the i oval a aunt hating been given, hvery
weapuu against ibe Irinb government a-ked
for has beeu given. Will the law netilo all
disputes in Ireland build up the wasle
place, relieve the nuflenng, feed the marv
i.i i . i. :.. I ;
ingT 1 ue party wmc.ii pasaeu hob i aj(
will. It is liow ou trial; but if, an any" a cu
temiiorary, ail or eight wont us hence Ire
Imii he still in the aunie unhappy and piti
tul Male thai she baa occupied so long; if all
of Parliament' time and nil of tbe politic!
tliori ot the nation be mill neccsrarily de
oied to ihe distrcseful couutry," il will
go hur l with the conservatives. It is prao
lie illy i heir lust chance. Should they fail,
liuiuo rule will come as quickly and a
uaturally lis the pnl showers and the May
buds utid blosscUi. The Coercion bill may
be the winding i-lice I of the conservatives
uvcn by their owu hauils.''
Illcciioii.s were held on Tues'biy fir their
mi mbers of parliament. Conservnt ivts were
e'ecleJ uer lilinlsioniuns, hut l a large loss
of votes, indicating in the strongest niunner
die rnpi l growth of liberal strength through
out llie king Ioih. Kviletuly lrd ml must
wail, hold last to Monte Christo's motto that
'everything come round lo him who will but
wait."
An unconfirmed rumor from Africa says
iliat the famous eiplorer, Henry M.Suntlcy,
has been killed by hostile tribes of natives.
President Cleveland, holding that a pension
fraud was just 9 mean as any othr framt
on the government, had the manly courage
to look Into these clslms, and out of the H00
brought before hi in In the form of 1111
passed by conirens, found some sixty, we
believe, where on the pipers I ti l before
congress, there was not a aclntilh of ju
tlc.e In favor of the claim. In some of the
caaes the c laim was ho grossly fraudulent
and Impudent that the I'retddent could
hardly bold bis temper nuu no doubt In
dulged, lu lila veto, In pretty bbnrp Ian
gunge, ami this U w hat la complained of is
"insulting." Ii Nidlera are always liable to
bo "insulted," ami when wane sculaw.-ig
puta on the garb ot a soldier to facilltite
bla plalng the boodler he must expect
plain talk if detected. At any rate, though
mobt of these private pension bills bad
pissed congress without an adverse vote,
after the President gave his reasons for ve.
toing them, In every case bis veto was biis-
talnt'd.
No In the face of this proof that the
democratic President has done more for
the soldier than any of bis predecessors In
twice the length of time, and by weeding
out a ehamelul system of peculation and
fraud that was growing up in their name,
has done better for tbe country lu that be
half than all his predecessors for twenty
jesrs, instead of censure, lie deserves onl)
upplaii.se and hoimrto hi manliness and
courage in so doing! It Is such that
make the fepublicuns J ide wince. J Sut tbe
friends aa well as humbled hoae they per
sonally disliked j and having control of Its
organization thereupon proceeded to dic
tate what the Hoard ahould do or khould
not do. Members who did their own
thlukinir were Iguored or voted down, and
county legislation went the committee's
way until tbe evidence of their ring rule
became so transparent that it could be no
longer tolerated. Then the end came.
The Fukk Pit a I) kh is willing enough to
give them credit for wha work they have
done; and when It Hhall have been approv
ed" by h cout of competent jurUdlction,
will hasten to place that credit where it be
lorua; but notwithstanding all they claim
may be true, nevertheless it must be nald
the committee has been un credit to the
Hoard or to themselves In the manner they
have c mini ted themselves outside the
committee room; and It will be no loss to
tbe county tliat tliey have been discharged
by the State's Attorney and "sat down on"
by tbe H iard for their arrogance
County Gossip.
Bro Nasi! tJreen, of Day ion, was one of
the "Investigator " He seems to have beeu
an active, bar I working committee man, who
did his share of I he work. Sill, he doesn't
appeal to have been a great favorite with the
chairman of the committee; for we notice
in the distribution of the prizes at (he re
organization of the Board on the plans of
disgracefully managed. Tnere certainly ia
something wrong wiih the " Imperial City"
if pauper are bred there at the rate indi
cated by the p iuper amount ; and they
would need baker's dozen Chapman eiiaies
to keep the worthy poor" in Mesh if this
number of paupers is kept up.
The Clobt says: We Jo not propose to
make nominations and help run caucuses."
Now, that will relieve several anxious poli
ticians, who may never have made the
discovery that the Ul.lt is and will here
after devote its energies entirely to prohi
bition and heavy reviews of Africa as a
geographical problem.
anti boodlerism " Brother (!rcen is only
great body of the American people have third man on the road and bridge committee
their weather eyes open and cm see how
matters are running.
The jury in the omnibus boodle ewe at
CiiiCiigo, has at latt been secured and sworn
in. It is believed to be a very fair one in
every way, ticn. Stiles thereupon openet;
the tuse on fehalf of ihc stale. Mr Bishie
yesterday replied for the defendants. 'Ill i
ease is one in which the defendant", co.iniy
commissioners and tradesmen, are mil
indictment fur robbing the county in the
purchase and Bales of supplies for county
buildings and institutions.
The democrats of Ohio, in slate convention
on Thursday, nominated Thomas II. Powell
for govenor, and a lieueral slate ticket. The
platform adopted, when it t inches na
tional affairs, after proclaiming ''In heurly
and unqualified indorsement of the hones',
patriotic and economical a Iminisiralinii of
I'resident Cleveland, ' is us followa:
"We demand such judicious reduction of
the present burdensome tar ill' as shall result
in producing a revenue Httllicient only to
meet the expenses of an economical adininis
tration of government, the paymeut of liber
al pensions to union soldiers and sailors, and
the paymeut of tho interest and principal ot
the public debt; and, if necessary, we favor
mich reduction of internal reienuc, except on
liquors, as will prevent the accumulation of
a surplus in the national treasury. And we
denounce any attempt to abolish tho lax on
liquors for tho purpose of keeping up the
present unjust, unequal, and onerous tariff
system.
"We call attention to nod aflirm as sound
doctorine and policy the following emphatic
and patriotic language of i'resident Cleve
land: "Our public dominion is our nation,
al wealth, the earnest of our growth, and
heritage of our people. It tliould promise
limitless development and riches, relief to a
crowding population, and homes to thrift
and iadustry. These Inestimable ad vantages
should be je.lously guarded, nud a careful
CLEVELAND AND THE SOLDIERS.
The Ottawa Jii'iiuUicun but echoes the
general refrain t;:at runs through the whole
republican press in s tying of President
Cleveland, that
Ik Is not the friend of the soldiers, never
has shown any regard for them, and prolm-
blv never will lie Inclined to favor them
for the reason that he is surrounded by men
who care notlilnjr lor them.
What ground is there for this sweeping
statement that Cleveland "is not tlie friend
of tlie soldiers?" Tlie chief evidence here
assigned is, that "he has surrounded him
self with men who care nothing for them."
Is this true? Several members of biscabi
net were soldiers, including the Post Mas
ter (ieneral, who has more appointments
under his control and a larger patronage
generally to dispense than all tiie other
members combined. Next in Importance
to the soldier is the pension olhce, and over
this lie placed the distinguished Illinois
soldier, (len. John C. Black,
Hut as a further evidence that Cleveland
Is unfriendly to the soldier the li'imblican
continues:
In the departments at Washington him
Ireds of soldiers had been employed, many
of them disabled, and nearly h 11 of them
were removed and ex rebels put hi the
place of a number.
The civil service law controls all the ap-
Miintments in "the departments at Wash-
ingtoii," and under that law no removals
can be made except for incompetency or
other good cause, and no appointments ex
cept on the merits of the appointee after
passing a rigid examination, and then the
selection is made substantially without re
gard to politics, the only partiality all nved
being in favor of the soldier, who, where
there are two tir more applicants, if of
equal or nearly equal qtialiliatlou with ids
opponents, is to have the preference. The
statement, therefore, that "in the depart
merits at Washington hundred of soldiers
have been removed," iVc, Is manifestly and
grossly Incorrect.
And lastly arid chiefly, Cleveland Is tin
friendly to the soldiers because "Ue vetoed
a large majority of the pension bills passed
by congress, even where the vote was
uearly imaulmous, mid some of the vetoes
were clothed in language Insulting to tiie
S lldier." Tbe Wilful falsebond ur cnln
and enlightened policy on .he part of the luor ui(.e t)f tlliiJ Bt:tt,Mnnt Is sUown l,v t.)
few Biinple facts, which have been culled
from the records of congress: During the
eight years of Orant's administration K'i
private pension bills passed congress) and
were upproved by the I'lesblent; during
the four years of Hayes' ItO.'l such bills
were passed and approved; during Ar
thur's four years 7:J1 were passed and ap
proved; and during two years of demo-
govenmcnl should secure the in to llu people."
"We demand that all lands of the govern
roeut oe lie hi ror actual settler who are
citizens of the Cnited Slides and fur those
who declare their intention to become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all people
struggling to free themselves from the evir
oiiiuents of despotism, and especially does
tbe long auJ. gallant struggle of Ireland for
tbe priceless boon of home rule and the mUc administration under Clevelaul 803
rights of manhood evoke our warmest ap.
plause and command our heartiest good
wishes fur speedy success.
"Labor, leing a chief factor and greut con
servator of free and liberal institutions,
should enjoy its full share of the common
of these bills were passed and approved.
It became manifest, however, tha the
facility of "beating the pension boards,"
by rushing private ensio:i bills through
congress after the claims h id been rejected
by the regularly constituted boards for
benefits derived therefrom; therefore, we their examiuatiou, had rut) Into a gross and
favor such restraints of the centralization scandalous abuse. A member of congress,
and encroachment of corporate power as will to get the favor of a little home coterie,
bring the best possible protection to honest would go before the congressional commit
labor and al the same time conserve the in- t,.u on Derision", and telling n t)itl iM atorv
terests of honestly employed capital.
, "We favor such legislation on the question
of immigration as will prevent the landing,
for permanent residence, of aliens who are
not willing lo declare their intention of be
coming citizens of the Coiled Stale. We de-
as told him, and about which half the time
he himself knew nothing, would get a re
port to the senate or house In favor of the
veriest scalawag, and of course no membr
ol either house, after the committed h id
reimrted the claim all right, would, as tbe
clare our opposition to tbe importation of bill came up for passage, have the temerity
contract labor, aal ws demand speedy pun- to raise his voice against a soldier! Hut
EXIT, THE COMMITTEE.
The State's Attorney, ou Saturday last,
in fin med the Investigating committee that
he would have no further use for their ser
vices, at least until fail. Therefore, accord
ing to the stage directions; ".ViV, the
Committee." In other words, as the Time
suggests, they have flirted with the hotel
oiiis, they have tampered with the nectar county treasurer
Iroin Milwaukee, consumed between $:i.000
and $1,000 iu pay, formed their little ring,
a long ways from the throne; an I chair
man of the committee on coal and gas a
sinecure,
The balance of the rest of the committee
are, however, not without honor.
Maierholcr is chairman of the foiivee
coin m i' lee, and is on committees on e i i T i -zaiion
on binds and to settle with Ci.
and Probate clerks.
Charley (Jlldis is chairman of pauper com.
mitiee and is on committee to settle with
they have made themselves Immortal in
their own organ and had a good time gen
erdly; now they can discus the butter
milk of their farms, teach their w ives how
to herve their dinners in courses, w restle
with the seductive harvester and listen to
the music of the dulcet threshing mat bine.
It is about time a lia't should be called ;
for the people of the county had gotten
tired of them, as was shown by the temper
Billy Bwyer is chairman of committee to
settle with county treasurer, and is on com
inittre on finance, to settle with county cler
and recorder, nn I on fees and salaries only
four. The astude mind of pwyer, whic
can distinguish the fine verba! distinction
between a "newspa cr" and a "journal," is
in demand, it seems. The chairman of the
Board evidently knew a pearl when he saw
it ; but we wonder how to superb a pearl
can cavort itself at all in among the swine
in the midst of which it has been cast. I'rob
of the I! ard at its last session. It did not ably the pearl expects to raise the Board up
appear that they were earning the money
spent by them, while tlie absence of any
report of their work gave no promise of an
end to their "labors."
It has yet to be shown that their work
has amounted to anything, or whether they
have done more than to start an invetig;i-
tion which, when In the courts, will drag its
slow length along until it lias all beeu gone
over again by tbe judicial tribunal which
shall decide how much is truth In their i it stands
(hidings, and how pure buncombe, how Then there's Butterfield.
lo his standard of capacity, in time. .
Then there's that giant the bellows of
them all, Norton. Norton is modest. lie
allows his light to be hid under a bushel by
being put off with the chairmanship of the
committee to settle with sheriff, chairman
ship of fees and salaries committee, and
second place on both tho finance and judici
ary committees ! It is a base slander on
Norton to say he would accept the earth as
much malice, and how much blundering.
Tlie committee has taken especial pains,
however, to be certain in their own minds
as to one thing, and taken a great deal of
tbe time, for which tlie county lias paid
them to work ou county hooks, to dissemi
nate it, and that is that those who do not
always agree with them are defenders of
boodler".
Tlie Fkkk Tkadkk is quite willing to
confess It does not have a great deal of
respect for that committee. This is not tlie
result of an objection to tlie investigation
The Fukic Tkadkk never objected to that
course, which is one the people have a
right at any time to demand when they de
sire it.
Hut tbe Fukk Tkadkk did object to the
manner in which this committee conducted
themselves while at their work. Thotigl
recognizing the uncontrollable weakness of
its chairman in t!se matter of a cheap no
toriety, the Fkkk Tkadkk did expect and
the people had the right to expect that tin
committee would have tlie dignity, w lilcl
Mimtiion Stfiise should have taught then
would lie the proper thing under the cir
cumstances, to keep their own counsel an
go on with their work in a business-likt
manner without fear or favor. Instead o:
which, almost their first motion was to se
led their organ, have their photograph
engraved, and (with one honorable exce
tion), wheii they had made a few "finds,''
hasten to have said engravings ami f ti
some biographies of themselves publishei
in connection with their unolllcial report
and pose as seven second editions of Uri
uell, weeks before their report would I e
given to the Board, the reward for whh h
unseemly puffery of themselves, forge .
ting they were engaged in au Investigate n
that brought dishonor and shame to olo
neighbors and friends, they attempted b
pay at the last session o, the Hoard by turn
ing over to their org.-in au in.-igniticant jol
of county printing! Because the Fkei
Tkahkk objected to such methods of in
vestigation and questioned its accuracy
(and, much more, the seeming spiilt ii
which it was made), it has been set down
both as a boodler and as a friend of hood
lers by this self -styled "g(xxl"coiunilttt',
as has been also every man who dated t
express tbe Lope that these tiudings might
prove erroneous, and that the two old uieL
they are after may go down to their gravel-
with untarnished names. Not coutent.
however, with heaping abuse upon ever)
man who differed with them, tbe commit
tee It is but fair to say that the commiltei
is not, to a man, under the thumb of it
hairmaii in all thing- proceeded, after the
last towoshlp elections, to lortn their owi
little ring to control the county Hoard ant
its business. Its organization ibey cap
tured, they dictated its commltbei, plac
ing themselves in all the honorary and re-
sismb'ble places and rewarded their
He, too, is mod
est. He only wanted a whack at tlie circuit
and probate clerks, and takes the chairman
ship. If there are any more errands to rnp
he can at least boss himself and make the
trips as easy as possible. Butterfield is wise
in his generation.
On the face of tilings, therefore, it is quite
clear Mr. Green is not a favorite with the
committee.
But we have further evidence of the fact
from the mouth of the late committee's or
gin, the Journal, which an Wednesday siid:
" This supervisor" Green " is little Icsb
than a mischief maker and falsifier."
The reason whereof (his last attack is that
Mr. Green failed to vote for the openly ac
knowledged job of the committee, attempted
to be engineered through the Board by Mat
Maierhofer, to throw a job of printing to the
.owiitil office, a project the Board promptly
sat down on.
But, back of nil is the prime cause, which
is, Green didn't want to be "illustrated"and
' wrote up'' by Boso of the Journal with the
rest of the crowd. Hose says he hasn't any
"enterprise," no " go,1' and wouldn't pay
f ir his picture, to bo printed along with the
rest of this crest and good body of boodler
hunters, when they appeared in the great
mti boodler edil'on! Green says he di ln't
ibject to paying for the picture, but lie did
lot believe in puffing himself ns a terrific
dormer at his own expense; and refused
o allow his physiognomy to appear in the
ui 1st of tho " illustrious galaxy." Mr.
ireen, in short, hurt the feelings of tlie
tomtnittee by at least questioning the taste
0 buying ins own portrait lor tiie pur
pjse of taking part in the laudable ambition
of the committee to laud their own virtues
trough (he columns of their "organ," leav
ing tue people to iiiuia mo - cuiei oi iso uu
ajen the editor's insieal of the committee's.
Mr. Green will probably survive the "cut''
if the committee now that that they have
teen at least partially relegated to tbe
hades of private life ; but he probably rec
gnizes the fact that the reformer's ' lot is
tot a happy one ;" and that unless he will
amsenl to buy his own picture and contri
mte his stipend to advertise himself as a
uodern Hercules temporarily engaged as a
table boy, he will be without newspaper
louors, even iu his own county.
loaat btmimii ui lue Hoard.
The last session ot i ue July meeting of lb
Board of Supervisors was called to order
last Saturday morning at 8 o'clock
Mr. Maierhofer offered a resolution open
ing tbe bids on priming of board proceedings
to all papers iu tbe county. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Lewis objected to tie record in some
matters referiug to the sheriff, and the record
was amended.
The committee on roads and bridges report
ed back the petition of the Dimmick high
way commissioners in reference to the board
paying half tbe cost of a bridge, saying that
that the law required that thecoutract should
be made with the assistance of three of tbe
supervisors in conjunction with the commis
siouer and that they (the committee), could
not pass upon the petition which whs accor
dingly referred back, with instructions to
report at the September meeting. The same
committer also reported advising that tbe
petition of the Wallace highway commission
en be referred back to the commissioners of
highways for the town of Wallace. A peti
tion of John Stout for fit tax rebate was
wai real and referred.
The committee appointed at the May ses
siou to turn over the county properties to the
new treasurer, then reported, and the list of
such properties was read by the clerk. The
report was accepted and adopted, and the
committee discharged.
The committee to settle with the county
clerk then reported. The report was adopt
el.
The committee to settle with tlie coroner
reported, submitting the coroner's report
and also recommending that Soil!) be advan
ced to the said coroner for jury fees for tbe
ensuing six months. Keport adopted.
Mr. Lewis then spoke of the matter of the
proposition of Mr, Armstrong, regarding the
lie 1 lick lot on the cemetery, recommending
that the board accept Mr. Armstrong's prop
osition. Carried.
Mr. Fischer then said that on reflection he
was convinced that the wiser plan for the
publication of tbe proceedings was the old
way, and moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the job was left open to
bids from all tbe printers iu the county
Then there was music in the air. Boc. Nor-
ton arose, put his foot on the chair, leaned
forward, and expatiated. Other members of
the board also became excited, and there
was a lusty time of it. Supervisors Gibbs,
Ilollecker, Green, Fischer and others spoke
Nortion tried to amend Fischer's motion, and
Fischer called the previous question. The
chair ruled that Norton's amendment had a
right to be put, and Fischer appealed from
the decision of the chair. The appeal was
carried. It is no more than fair to say how.
ever, that from a pa-latnentary standpoint
the chair's ruling was correct. The previous
question was oarried by a vote of 25 to 17,
and the re-consideration and substitution
by a vote of 21 to 20.
A very emphatic communication from
Sheriff Morrissey was then read, in which he
defied tlie board in tho matter of his allow
ance for traveling expenses. The matter was
referred to the committee to settle with the
sheriff which simply saddled the whole
business onto Doc. Norton. The roll was
theu called, each supervisor responding with
the amount claimed by him for pay and
mileage, tbe clerk was iustructed to draw
orders for tbe same, and tbe board then ad
journed.
The canal commissioners have at last
taken steps to avoid ruining the ' Ottawa
The La Salle IlyubLcm and Streator nf.-
7W are in the midst of a tremendous dis
cission of the return of Napoleon's body to
France for burial. European politicians have
lismissed all other subjects, and wait with
lated breath until this American uproar has
ceasea.
Tbe La Salle fhmtierut, commenting on the
act that the pauper account of that city is
. . .... - 1 o,-..i.,
arecr tnau trial oi uuw mu "'
combined, proceeds to read the " riot act,"
intimating ia terms that the town an" i I are,
The alliens Meeting.
Tbe meeting called by tbe mayor met at
a little after eight last evening la the Court
House. Mayor Allen was elected ehairmtn
and II. S. Barton secretary.
Alderman Hull was called upon, who slat
ed that tbe land next to Allen I'ark had
been purchased and that tbe entire tract
would be at tbe disposal of tbe He-union.
Col, Fullerton said tbat tbe Post had or
grnized a general committee, that this com
mittee had appoiuted sub committees, that
they had committees covering everything
except gathering the financial aid, for which
a committee would have to be appointed by
this citizens' "testing, and this was the only
business lo come before the meeting.
Mr. Hull moved to refer the appointment
of this committee to tbe post authorities.
This motion wis dropped, however, and a
committee of five were appointed to name a
committee of thirteen. The chair appointed
Messrs. Cook, Fullerton. Titus, Hull and
Porter. These gentlemen reported the
committee of toirtcen as follows: J F Nash,
WCliide, M B Mitchell, Chas Metzger, J
K Porter, W W Taylor, W II Hull, W BTitus,
A Lynch, F A Kendall, Wash Holmes, A
Schoch and G E King. The citizens' meeting
then adjsurned, and tbe
roar mrktino
was called to order by Mr. Hanifen. Col.'
Fullerton reported thef ollowing committee
which were declared confirmed by the
general committee:
k'xecutneM Hanifen, D A Cook, l
Hiipeman, J II Widmer, Wright Adams.
Camp (Irounih owl I'rivilfgrt T C Gibson,
Henry iMayo, L A Kising, J K Porter, W W
Taylor.
Camp Equipogt and Ordnance L W Brew
er, David Krouse, Sherman Leland, S B
Bathurst, H C Stevens, I) Batcheller, W C
Hawley.
Invitation D A Cook, U F Dyer, Jas W
Duncan.
Printing Charles K Petit, V. A Nattiuger,
Moses Osman, W K Leckey, Frank Kendig.
Tranaportntion Samuel Bicholson, W J?
Wheeler, W II Hull.
Mimic D B Snow, J F Marriner, M W
Baldwin, W E Brichard, S S Willis, W G
l'utney, Clarence Stewart.
Itcoratn,nsl C Jordon, Win Burgess,
J Maher, M 0 Mitchell, Will Rising.
Re-union Johu Morrill, D Hapeman, L
W Brewer, D F Hitt, Samuel F Porter, D
Batcheller, Wm Cogswell, L Morrissey, C
Bclrosc, K A Nattiuger, M W Baldwin, A P.
Bradisb.
Camp-Fires V. A Nattinger, F M Sapp, J
Bane, John M Purrucker, C J Skinner, 0!e
K Oleson, J W Pettit.
Ttekets John Billiard, Frank Froet, M
Bailey, Wm Mellon, Wm Degen.
Aiidttinj Claims M Hannifen, W C Riale,
Fred Mayo.
Program Tbos C Fullerton, D F Hitt, L
W Brewer, Sherman Leland, D Batcheller
A Lynch, R 0 Hitt.
Sham tattle II Widmer, T M Mason,
Franklin O Reid, W II Galvin, John P Hill,
Chas Vockey, Richard Pouodstone, A C
Stage, Henry Rogers, A J Reid.
Reception E C Allen, Jus W Duncan, E F
Bull, Daniel Evans, John F Nash, M T Mo
loney, Tbos D Catlin, Wm Osman, Wm Cul-
len, John F Reed, F P Snyder.
Reception of Comrade John W Nattinger,
John P Hazel, Giles II Roberts, Timothy
Donohue, John W Horner, L Morrissey,
Richard Jones, James K Cross, Tho Lr-
kin, Wm Jencks, Oscar Ayers.
Treasurer E C Allen.
Some rambling discussion as to the de -
tails, especially as to the selection of the
camp grounds. The chair spoke favoring
the selection of Allen Park. Tlie question
of the selection of the grounds was on motion
of Mr. Nattinger, postponed until the next
meeting On motion of Mr. Cook the meet
ing adjourned.
The sub -committees are all requested to
meet in the graud jury room this evening.
Hydraulic Basin. That is good as far as it
goes, lint tue people ot Ottawa and an
residing along the canal from Joliet to Peru
should not rest until the outrago of abandon
ing the Kankakee feeder is also prevented.
It is a vital point and should not be lost
sight of ; and all no promises of "fresh water
from the Del'age" should be listened to,
L'uless the people want tbe canal to become
a Chicago sewer with all Chicagoe's pesti
leuce in it, they will not allow the canal
commissioners to continue tbe work at the
wash weir at Channahon on the present plun.
Schall, tbe Joliet saloonist, has sued the
Express for libel, and is prosecuting the cote
as hard as he can.
Vicinity Items.
The water works of Mrrls gave out one
day last week and left everything to dry
up. Ottawa artesian wells don't play that
caper.
A Joliet woman gave birth, last week to
four fully developed children at one time.
They all died, how ever, in about an hour
after birth.
Fred W. Eades has been appointed re
ceiver of the Chicago, Joliet & Streator
coal company.
The La Salle school board have raised
the salaries of the lower grade teachers
from $38 to 40 per month.
The "Q" folks have recently had placed
in the stock yards at Earlville a hose with
which the cars and stock can be wet before
shipping. This cannot fall to please the
stockmen this warm weather.
A new bridge U being built across Fox
river between the towns of Mission and
Northville.
The picnic of Christ Church society &t the
Eleuis last Thursday was an eminenet snc-
. i i i
cess, mere were auoui one uunureu pres
ent. Refreshments were served at about
twelve o'clock, and a very elaborate picnic
dinner it was. About half the number pres
ent were small people, who seemed to enjoy
the afhair hugely. The principal mover in
the entertainment of the little folks was
Clarence Griggs who did tbe guardean act lo
about thirty little people in great shape and
succeeded wonderfully well in keeping them
entertained and happy. The Sidney came
after the party at about four o'clock, and
with the barge took the entire company at
one trip. We understand the affair was a
success financially as well as socially.
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