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THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER. SATURDAY. JULY 20, 1890. 11 to commence suits sgatnst all sucb tax debtors, which uiuy result lu curuuieuo ma mauv ft una auainst nersous trotll wttoui, fur various reasons, collections cannot be mode. Therefore be u ttiir,i i'n4t thH iiuuntv Attorney ba ren nested to furnish each supervisor with a list ot all delinquent tax payers in ois town, lotfeiner whu iue nuwuuw due, aud that eacb supervisor be le quesied to designate ou said list all per sons against whom be minks collec tions can oe made, and return said list to the County Attorney, aud ttiat be be governed by said selections lu entering suits tor taxes. J- A. 0.i'AM. Tbe following resolution offoied by supervisor Head was adopted: ttesolved, Tbat visitors be admitted to the county asyluir on Thursdays aud Fridays 01 eacn week and tbat no visit ors be admitted ou Sunday, believing tbat tbe olllcials of said lustitutioii sbould bave Sunday for a day ot rest. Supervisor Ferguson was bere called to tbe cbair. Supervisor Head presented a petition from the Central L'uion Telephone Co. for right ot way tor telephone line over the highways ot the county. Supervisor Mayo inoveu that the said petition be referred to tbe committee on roads and bridges. Supervisor McLauchlan moved a9 an amendment tbat it be referred to the committee on judiciary. Amendment carried. , t Motion as amended carried by tbe following vote: Supervisors Anderson. Ureining, Curkart, Carr, Davison, Doulevy, Dougberty.Duffy, Ferguson, Grausdeu. uuun. Hall (Win). Hall (S. A.), Imus, Mueller, McLauchlan, O'Loughliu, Quam, Head, Trowbridge. Trumoo, Verner, Walter and Wylie 124) voted in the allirmattve. Supervisors Melrose, Howen, Conerton, Counover, Dowling, Fades, Ellsworth, Irwin. Lyncn. Mab er. Miller, Sauer, Spencer, Taylor and Truman ( 15) voted in tbe ueaatlve. Supervisor Lynch moved that the board now adjourn till 8 o'clock to-morrow mornina. Motion carried by the M following vote: Auderson, Belrose, Howen, Burkart, Carr, Connover, Davison, Donlevv, Dougherty, Dowling, Fades, Ellswor.h, Ferguson, Gransden. Gunn, Hall (S. A.), Irwin. Lynch, Mayo, McLaucnlan, O'Lougblm. Quam, Sauer, Spencer, Taylor, Trowbridge, Truman, Trumbo, Verner, Walter and Wylie (31) voted in the affirmative; lireming, Duffy, Hall (Wm.), Imus, Mueller and Head (6) voted in tbe negative. Saturday, July 19 18M. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present same as on yesterday. The record ot yesterday's session was read and approved. Tbe following reports of standing committees were read and adopted: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors : Your committee on township organization respectfully report that they have examined the matter of dividing into election dis tricts sucb towus as require subdivis ion, also tbe appotntmeui of judges of election, and fixing polling places there in, and respectfully submit the follow ing: The townshiD of Bruce shall be di vided into electiou districts as follows: First district:' All that portion of said towusbip lying north of tbe center of Main street and west of tbe center of iiloomington street in tbe city ot Streator, exteuded in a straight Hue to the north line ot said township, shall be known aud designated as district num ber one. Foiling place, iioud & Smith's livery oflice. Judges of election, Jabez Mackey, Adolpn Mueller, James W. Knox. Second district: All that portion of said township lying south of the ceuter of Main street and west of tbe center of Monroe in the city of Streator extended in a straight liue to the south line ot said township shall be known and des ignated as district number two. Toll ing place, Fred. W. Fades' hardware store. Judges of election, Richard Finn, A. I. Patterson, Thomas Croswell. Tbird district: All that portion of said township lying and described as follows: Commencing at the point of intersection or the center lines ot Main and Hliiiiminifton streets, in the city of Streator. thence east alonz tbe center of Main street to the ceuter of Wauson street, thence north on tbe center ot Wauson street to tbe north line of the city limits of said city of Streator, thence went to the kt main iraca or me uuicago, isuriingiou & Quincy railroad, thence north along saia main track to the north line of said township, thence west along the north line of said township to the center ot the section line between sec' ions one and two, thence south in a straight line to the center of Bloomiugton street, in said city of Streator, thence south along tbe center of Bloomington street to the place of beginning, shall be known aud designated as district number three. Polling pHce, city hsll, Streator. Judg es of electiou. Fred. W. Fades, Hugh Hall, John Curran. Fourth district: All that portion of said township lying and described as follows: Commencing at tbe intersec tion of tbe ceuter lines ot Main and Monroe streets in tbe city of Streator. thence south along the center of Monroe street extended in a straight line to tbe south line of said town ship, thence east along the south line of said township to the main track of the Chicago, Santa Fe & Cal ifornia Railway Co., thence northerly along saiit main track to the center of Wilson street, thence west along the center of Wilson street to the center of Everett street, thence north along tbe center of Everett street to tbe center of Main street, thence west along tbe cen ter of Main street to tbe place ot begin ning, shall be known and designated as district nuuer four. Polling place, Milton Hicks' office. Judges of elec tion, John Farmer, O. C. Bacon, K. J. Knapp. F'.f'.h district: All that portion of sa r? township lying and described as follows: Commencing at the point of intersection of tbe center of Main and Wauson streets in the city ot Streator, thence north along the center of Wau son street to the north line of tbe city limits of said city of Streator, thence west to tbe main track of tbe Chicago, Burlington A Quincy Railroad Co . thence north along said main track to tbe north line of said township, thence east along said north line to the east line of said township, thence south along said east line to tbe center of Main street, tbence west on tbe center of Main street to tbe place of beginning, shall be known and designated as dis trict Dumber five. Polling place. Man ufacturing & Building Co. s office. Judges of election. Henry Beard, G. A. Schmid. Wm. Hall. Sixth District: All that portion ot said townsnip lying aod described as follow: couinieuciog at me puiuv m intersection of the center hues of Main aud Everett streets, in the city of Strea tor, thence south along the ceuter of Everett street to tbe ceuter of Wllsuu aircMt. thenee Mint on the center ot Wil son street to the main track of the Chi cago, Santa Fe California lty. L-o., tbeuce southerly along said maiu tiack to the south line ot said township.tbeuce east ou said soutn hue to the east Hue of said township, tbence north on said east line to tbe center of Main street, thMiuM west alonir the center of Main street to tbe plaee of beginning, shall be known and designated as aisinci number six. Polling place. Johnson & UnHiwif'H cram nilifH. Judges of elec tion, amuel Simkins, Dauiel Gribbin, John Overton. , M The township of Earl shall be divided as follows: First district: The north half of said township shall be kuowo and described as district number one. Polling place, town hall, Earlville. Judges of elec tiou. L. W. Davison, Henry Eites, H. A. Chase. . Second district: Tbe south half of said township shall be known and de scribed as district number two. Poll ing place, the old Signor bousit. Judg es of election, A. B. Andersou, Kuute Molan. W. II. Kobluson. The towuship ot La Salle shall be dl vided Into election districts as follows: First district: All that portion of said township lying south of Fourth atrUUf in tHH mi v of I .a Salle, west ol Joliet street north of tbe center line of the Illinois riverand east or i'eru town ship Hue shall be known and designat i na District number one. Polling ..Ijpu pite hull tiulldlliff Judges of election, Joseph Burkart, Joseph Duf r it I'tririt i l'Keete. Second district: All that portion of aai.i rnwntthiD lviue south of Fourth street, in tbe city of La Salle, extended in a straight liue through the ceuter ot Rxntinna unrteeu and fourteen, north of the center of the Illinois river, et of Joliet street and west or the Ltica township line shall be known and ties lenated as district number two. Toll- lug place, John Sullivan's house in nlock 115. Judges of election, Charles Dugan, Jeremiah Collins, warren I lahf hurt. Third district: All that portion of said townshiD lying north of Fourth street, in tne city ot La Salle, extended in a straight hue through the center of Bee tious thirteen and fourteen, and east of Crosat street exteuded in a straight line to the north line of said township shall be known and designated as dis trict number three. Polling place, po lice station. Judges of election, Her man Grabow, J. C. Meisenbacb, Timo thv Lehan. Fourth district: All that portion of said township lying north of Fourth street, in the city of La Salle, east of Wright street extended due north to to the north line of said township, aod west of Crosat Btreet extended in a straight line to the nortn line of said township shall be known and designat ed as district number four. Polling place, Coulin's livery stable. Judges. of election. August Raymond, Edward J Byrne, John McLauchlan. Fifth district: All that portion of said township lying north of Fourth street iu the city of La Salle and west of Wrigtu street extended due north to the poith line ot said township, snail oe known and designated as district num ber live. Polling place. August Dit man's house in block 38 Judges ot election. August Ditman. J. L Porter, Joseph Burgbardt. Sixth district: A'.i mat portion oi said township lying south of the cen ter of thH Illinois river shall be known and designated as district number six Tolliug place, ugiesuy scnooi uouse. Judges of election. Johu Bennett, Wm. itoss, Coruiel Burke. Th ritJvnHhin nf Manllua shall be di vided into election districts as follows: leirat. riiarricP AH that DOrtioD Of said township lying east of the west line of anptlnna thrnn. ten. fifteen and tWen- ty-wo, shall be known and designated as district numoer one. roiling oiace. Village hall. Crottv. Judges of elec tion.A. L. Irwin, W. H. Wiley, Jas Everuart. Second district: All that portion of said township lying west of the west iin nf HPfltinna three, ten. fifteen and twenty two shall be known and deslg nated as district number two. Polling place, lot 16. block 12. Hichey's addition to Marseilles. Judges of election. Geo. L. Clark. E. II. Spicer. J. H. Goodell. Tbe township ot Mendota shall be di vided into election districts as follows: First district: All tbat portion of said township lying weBt of the half section line runniug north and south tnrougb sections four, nine, sixteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight aud thirty three shall be known aud designated as district number one. Polling place, city hall, judges of election, William Truman, ivne S. Whitmore, Dtniel O Kane. Secoud district: All that portion of said township lying east of the half section line running north and south through sections four, nine, sixteen, twenty one, twenty-eight and thirtv three shall be knowu and designated as district number two. Polling place, Kellenberg's building. Sixth street. Judges of electiou, A. C. Mclntire. Geo. Tower, M. A. McKey. Tbe townsnip of Ottawa has been heretofore divided into six districts: First district: Polling place. Meagher's livery stable. Judges of election. George Beatty, Anton Scher er. W. W. Taylor. Second district: Polling i lace, Stor mont's foundrv. Judges of election, W. P. Leahy, David Batcheller, Chas. W. Irion. Third district: Polling place, Burke's coal office. Judges or election, Michael Dinneen, U. M. Butterbeld, John E. Downey. Fourth district: Polling place, Ot tawa Bottle Co.'s office. Judges of election, John W. Brown. Louis Gagel, John A. Sweet. Fifth district: Polling place. Schaef er's ball. Judges of election, Wm. J. Sinon. J. N. Shuler. Sam. Degen. Sixth district: Polling place. Chas. Albert's residence. Judges of election. Albert Maierhofcr, James G. Rising. M. E. Dougherty. Tbe township of Peru shall be divid ed into election districts as follows: First district: All that portion of said township lying and described as follows: Commencing on the north line of said township at tbe point of In tersection with tbe half section line of section five, tbence south on the half rtinn Una thrnutrh sections five and eight to tbe north line ot section seven teen, tbence east on tbe norm linn or section seventeen to the center of Peo ria r root, in the. citT of I'em. thence south along tbe center of Peoria and Wayne streets to the center or tbe nil- noli river, tbence west along tbe center line of said river to the ceuter line run umg north and south through section twenty, tbeuce south through the center ot seuitonsof twenty, twenty-nine and thirty-two to tbe south Hue of said towuship, thence east aloug said south line to tbe east hue of said township, thence north along said east line to tbe north line of said towuship, thence west aloug said north hoe to the place of beginuing, shall be knowu aud des ignated as district number one. Polling place, town ball. Judges ot electiou, Wm. Penning. D. B. Fox. J. L. Lauber. Second district. All that portion of said township lying west of said above described district u umber oue shall be knottu aud designated as district num uer two. Tolling place, fourth ward school house. Judges of election. An ton Birkeubeuel. LjuIs Uriel. Gustav Breuilng. Township of Richland: Tolling place. school-house, district 5. Township of Rutland First disirict: Tolling place. Butter Held Building ou west side of Main street. Marseilles. Judges of election. Nathan Fleming, Cnas. Willson, I. 11. Trowbridge. Second district: Tolling place. Grove school-house, on Chicago road. Judges of election. O. C. Thompson, i.Voumun VhnpW Cluss iMsssen. Your committee further recommend that as to all other townships not here inbefore mentioned the polling plac es therein be the same as llxed lv this board at its July session. A. D. lsss. Allot which is respectfully submitted. J. L. LAl'liElt.tVi(ur)inn. Mr. Chairman und (ienthmen of the Hoard ol Supervisors: Your committee on pauper cialiut beg leave to report that they have examined all claims pre Bented before them, and recommend the payment of the following, aud that the clerk be directed to Issue an order tor the total amounts to the County Ageut, and be to disburse same to the several cla mauts. to-wil: COUNTY ASYLUM UILLS. Xam. Vr WIku. V a HiittiTllelil, tuWt lor tiny-bum V O Hiaie A Co, tjructrii' S li l'.rHilUird. coal Otto Hi-UliiT, hful cattle V 0 Swi'eUiT. puilm wed C'li-Ki! Jt DoimluTiv, ilumlifnK to mv ura (iuii VV Koud A Co. ar unpl aud uiplif W II Hull JC t o. dry food Knach 'low Work, rrpair (irovc & Treuary, K'ouud Iced Ed K w Voitt. Ii: A li Ilradifli. lumber . Jordan & Hamilton, hardware. Wm lh'Ki-u. ttinut aiid lard John llaberlin, hardware T E Uapeu & tou. ntnplies C II WeMon, (.'Hfollue. Ac Ilatheway A ButterneUI, phynlciau Comi ty hnvIumi Dawell'A Miik. Hour lvier KlckuII A fon, furniture W II Ward, repair telephone line C 1' Tel plume Co, rent of telephone Jell', rv A HowerniHUer, lepairi to nvlum Thiiin'a- Myaii, lahor J N Sihuler, lumtiir S Zimmerman, colllu Jan J DwytT. ihoeiu hornis deo Funk, com heef A Lynch, hooln and clioe Otto llciner. beet cau.e K Mo. e, fUpplieK M SiiLlel.clolhnitf A Aluchiilcr, ciotliint: W V Weete, veterinary nureon Meis A L-ii-r, corned beel Chas W llultertleld. oat meal. C M Forbes, Irame and ulasn for cemetery p.iit Drigeu IlroH. cattle Kaimiel le;;en, corned beef Joseph Knavh. repa re E Claim A llro. boom aud hne Andrew Hamilton, lime iinu r-a.t J U Corcoran, hariiers aud r paire . .......... .... I Mo. i ... til.. Air,i. f IS 00 :u HI Tti Ml 1 1 ;v tl h.r) Ditlfi i in lu Til l:i lS i i '. is Kl 34 41 4 J M OS HlO M) 5 m' II no ;it in ii.'ti lis !'4 14 :iS J 1 :1S It. J no 18 11 311 Tl :i i Hi 40 41 im 11 Ml tl !l 4 T5 1 (111 If. 4 Hj I'l :1T ! s.'. JS TO 14 Ml (Hi I'Linnn . lie w iov ...... J V Karwell A Co., dry ko6 174 IS !M Ottoman canvey co. fraiiuu couee McCabe A FUclier, ladder Johu S Gould A Co, urocerien W -l Hoy l A Co. K'ocerien li J Juhncou A Co, roup SALAltlES Mrs Thomas Reedy, cervices a matron, JTrlaysill NT) Claimed W V.' Meedv. services as warden, i7 days (f II b'.) claimed ttiii Houaviiu, lanii hand, :1 mo. 4 days.. Mrs Saiah UiitterlMd, matrou,3mos4 dye I A li.lterlleld. warden,:! mos 4 days Wm Crosby, ass't warden. 4 mos Mrs. Jennie Crush, ass't matron, 4 mos. Thus Smith. Linht watch. it1, mos Johauna Donavaii, cook, i mos 4 days... Augustus Johnson, cook. 4 mos Mrs James Iteedy. cook, v!T days Frank Marco, larm hand, 2 mos Jose, h Vaeger, baker, 4 mos M iss Fannie Ciaveu, washerwoman :) mos T C (iibsou, County Ageut, 6 mos i IS S 111 3 6 lift 34 14 30 : IS 311 IS ti30h 1W SS miss iki no til l 1 1. 1 W So i :: 1h on !i no 4" nil SiMMi ti Oil 30UHU ti.M.'T.I All ted. of which is respectfully Bubmit Wm. M. Keeij. Will H. McIntyke, a. n. andeuson, John Wiley, Chas. T. Dowlino. Supervisor Irwin, chairman of tbe committee on roads aud bridges, auo- mitted tbe following report: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Hoard of Supervisors: Your committee on roads and bridgeB would respectful ly report tbat they have examined the matter of the resolution that Ellas I'rumbo, Martin Flaherty and Basil Green be appointed inspectors of toll roads, as provided by law, presented before them, and recommend that the resolution be adopted. Your committee would further re port that they bave examined the mat ter of the petition ot the commission ers of highways of tbe town of Ottawa, asking for an appropriation by the county of $15,000, and would recom mend that it be not allowed. Your committee would f urtherreport tbat they have examined the matter of the petition of commissioners of high way of the town of La bane, asking for assistance in the repairs of the bridge across the Illinois river in the said town of La .salle, and find that the repairs are needed and that the estimated cost or such repairs will be about eleven thousand dollars. We also find tbat the town has provided for the necessarv funds to pay their proportion of the cost of such repairs, as provided by law, and would recommend that a com mittee of three be appointed to act with commissioners of highways in tbe above matter, as required by law. All of which is respectfully submit ted. A. L. Imwin'. Chairman, (i. ItEIN'IIAKD, LACKY IllltllS, J. E. TiiiLLirs. Said report ws adopted by the fol lowing vote: Anderson. Breining, Burkart, Carr, Conerton. Connover, Donlevy, Dow ling. Duffy, Ellsworth, firansden, Hall (Wm ). Hall (S. A ), Hibbs. Lauber. Lynch. Mavo.Miller. Mueller. McLauch lan, Mclntyre, Olxiughlln, Thil lips. Quam. Head. Heinhard, Sauer. Tavlor, Trowbridge, Trumbo, Walter. Wylie, Mr. Chairman (3-1), voted in the affirmative. Davison. Ferguson, Imus. Spencer, Truman, Verner (8). voted in tbe negative. Supervisor Hades moved that tbe board reconsider its action of yesterday In adopting the report of the committee on abatements so far as the same refers to wf ne& of Sec. 2, Utica. Motion carried. Thereupon supervisor Anderson sub mitted the following as an amendment to said report: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Hoard ot Supervisors: lu view of the tact ot tbe towu commutes on abate ments baviug received additional light ou tho petitiou ot C. W. Esmond, town of Utica, your committee would re specliully ask that that part of their report, as reported at your Tuesday's session, in relation to the lollowmg piece of property namely, neot Sec. two (:!), T. thirty-three (33). he amended auu the prayer ot the pennon ers be grauted, aud that tbe County Clerk be aud is hereby authorized to make the correction, reducing said as sessment from fl.so to $l,ooo. All of which is respectfully submitted. A. i. Anueusun, Chairman. The amendment was carried aud the report as ameuded adopted. Ou motion of supervisor Burkart the clerk was directed to publish with the proceedings ot the board the boud aud contract ot the new engineer. Ihe following resolution, ottered by su ervlsor Verner, was adopted: Jitsohed, That the County Clerk be aud be is hereby authorized to employ the n. cessary extra clerk hire lu pre paring the tax books ot lSlHi, and .bat he be permuted to draw an order on the County Treasurer for the sum of $500. to be applied ou payineut ot such clerk hire, the same to be accounted tor lu tbe next semi annual settlement. F. C. Vehnkk. Supervisor O'Laughliu movtd that the Couuty Clerk be directed to puo list) the proceedings of the board in English lu two papers publisned in Ot tawa ot opposite politics, at the rate of $i5 tor each paper. Supervisor Truman moved to amend said motion by Including tbe publica tion lu Germau lu the Ottawa W'ovhen blatt for $25. Ibe amendment was accepted by su pervisor O'Loughliu. Supervisor Quam moved to amend by striking from said motion the provision tor the publication in German in the Wochenblatt. Ameudmeut carried. Mo tion us amended carried. Tbe resolution of supervisor Lynch tixing the compensation for post mor tem examinations was now taken up. Said resolution is as follows: Whereas, To convict in case of mur der it is absolutely uecessary to bave a post mortem examination by skilled physicians: and Wiieukas, The late refusal of physi ciaus m Ottawa aud Mendota to mate a post mortem in murder cases, which would require frequent attendance be fore the courts, for a less sum than $50; Jiesolved, That in the future tine board will pay not more than ten dol lars for lost mortem examinations aud autopsies in cases where the physiciaus are not required to give evidence be fore the courts, and in cases where at tendance lu the courts is required, then a sum not exceeding titty dollars, and that In the former one physician only will be paid and in the latter cases not more than two. Supervisor Trowbridge moved to amend said resolution by llxing the compensation at $20 instead ot $10 for the lirst class ot cases mentioned. Ameudmeut lost. The resolution was thereupon adopted. The chairman appointed supervisors Irwin, Tbillips and Heed as the special committee of tbe board to act with the commissioners of La Salle in letting the contract for the repairs on the La Salle bridge. Tbe following resolution offered by supervisor Mclntyre was adopted. Uesolved, That the Judiciary commit tee be and they are hereby authorized to consult with the Stale's Attorney in relation to the ptoseculions of the per sons indicted for the murder of David Moore, and If in the judgment ol said committee it is advisable to employ sri attorney to assist the State's Attorney in the prosecution of said parlies, said committee be authorized to employ an attorney to assist the State's Attorney in the trial ot sai '. par ies, provided said committee shall not be authorized to contract to pav for biicu service more than the sur of $250. The following resolution offered by supervisor Qam was adopted: Hwalved, J'hat if the doctors who made the post mortem exanrnation in the David Moore case be used as wit nesses on tbe trial of the indicted, that the County Clerk be authorized to issue orders on the County Treasurer to eHCh of said physicians in a sum not to ex ceed f'M) for said services. On motion of supervisor Heed the sum of one hundmd dollars was appro priated for fhe purpose of aiding State's Attorney Blake to make proper prose cntion in tbe Moore murder case, said sum or so much thereof as shall be ap proved and certilied to by the commit tee on judiciary, tn be drawn on orders on the County Treasurer in favor of the parties entliled thereto. On motion of supervisor Ferguson the clerk was authorized to draw orders on the treasurer in favor of the several supervisors fur their per diem and mile age in attending the present term of fhe board. On motion of supervisor Mason the board adjourned. Troti-cti'd aiint. tlif imimrtat imi fif mowers ami cultivator bv the .tar iff, ami from serious home compet i tions by patent-, Lew Steward io-es as a democrat and friend of t he farmer. St I'n a1 or Fru I'nsK. Lew Steward is a omevliat exten sive manufacturer of agricultural im jilemcnN. A- such he uses a great deal of iron, steel, nails, screws, paints. kv., c. on all of which he pa.vs a duty of 4o per cent and up. If tin-republican party will kindly give him his raw material free from tax ition. he will gladly forego all advantage he reaps from any tariff on the kind of implements he manufactures. As to the charge of t he '. V..s that Mr. S. sells his wares to foreigners at from .'to to ."') wr "cut less than to his home customer, that he may l- able todo when the provision of tin McKinley tariff bill goes into effect, under which le- can claim a rebate of all the duty paid on raw material uei in the manufacture of gotds sent out of the country, but meantime Mr. S. has had no occa-ion to affect tin- ort of patriotism that taxes our own -o-ple for the lH-neilt of it her countries that being an exclusively McKinleyite republican Invention. After an Illnessof twenty-four hours Mrs. It. HNhop died at Atchi-m. Kan., Friday, and physicians unite in declaring- that Asiatic cholera caused her death. YARN WITH KINKS IN IT. USUALLY LIBERAL LYMAN ABBOTT MAKES SOME BAD BREAKS. The Clunk uinktra and ChrtntUn Clvilli. Ion n York Labor Polltlm Th (joinirr ami l'oworly llow IIHlitmy anil Kti!tlsliiMl ('o-oirrtlon. The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott has con tributed to The Forum an article, on the wages system which, while it does not offer a substitute nor suggest any im portant remedial changes, teiti's to the absolute inefficiency ami injustice of that system. Ho says that the question is a burning one ami that "the press, in spite of the fact that it is owned and controlled by largo capitalists, is begin ning to reflect the general demand for social ami industrial reform." To this he adds the following bit of truth, which all thinking men indorse: "The great daily newspapers are better as reporters of the current life than as interpreters of its significance or prophets of its ten dencies." As a rule the i'juler f tho daily newspaper which is known as "editorial" is prepared by men who know little or nothing about the labor question, and ono sometimes wonders how they can make such blun -lers when their own local columns would show them their error if they would only read them. Dr. Abbott also occasionally mils into the habit of sayinif things in such a way as to create a wrong impression in the mind of the uninformed reader. He should know better and probably does. For example, ho says: "It can hardly bo doubted by any careful and candid student of human affairs that this dis content has a common cause, and seeks, though blindly and unintelligently, a common result." Now, why does he say "blindly and unintelligently':'" Ho should know that organized labor is intelligent upon the subject of its wrongs; in fact, ho admits an much by taking from the propaganda of the labor movement every argument ho uses to prove that the "discontent" exists. Again, "The secret cause of discontent, the half understood desiro for change, is in its essence the Bauie in llorlin, in London, in New York, in Chicago; in the artisan, the coal miner, the brakenian, the farmer. Whether they know it or not, it is a de mand which nothing less than revolu tion will satisfy. Socialism is in the air. And Socialism is revolution a more radical revolution than soino of those who are leading it imagine." In other words, the Socialists don't know what Socialism is, and tho leaders are not ac quainted with their own aims. What nonsense this. There Dr. Abbott writes like an egotist and an aspirant for the position of chief of the Socialists. Socialism means revolution ultimately in so far as a complete, change of tho so cial system implies revolution, but it dc:'s not necessarily follow that that change must coiuo by revolutionary methods, or even all at once by any method. It is being brought about now by evolution, step by step, and may so coutinue to the end. Dr. Abbott is too broad a man to juggle with words, and he should not allow himself to be au echo of that portion uf the daily press which makes bugaboos of "Socialism" and "revolution." "That the rich have grown richer and the poor poorer under this system ba boon often asserted but never demon strated." Is it not true that apital's proportion if the wealth created is con stantly growing larger while the labor er's j,tows smaller? Is it not true that the great army of "enforced idlers" is growing out of all propc rtion to the in crease of population? Is It not true that the means of employing labor is passing into fewer and fewer hands, and that the small employers are being redtievd to tho ranks of tho employes? These things being true and considered in con nection with tho facts that through wn hanccd methods of production wealth has piled np at an enormous rate, and that the workers of today are not those, of tho feudal days but men and women born and brought up in tho midst nf these improved surroundings, prob ably tho "demonstration" may be found. Dr. Abbott may get some light on this jMiint if he will compare, the rich man of fifty years ago with the poor man of the same period and then mako a similar comparison for to-day. There is much more in The Forum ar ticle that is open to criticism, but space will not admit its cousideratii ii here, and there are several jood tliintrs on the other side which nni-t, in ju-tice to Dr. Abbott, be quoted. The-t will b;i given without comment: "Nevertheless the wage system is not the ideal. It is not the end. It is a step toward something better." " -Kllfol' 1 idleness.' says t'arlyle, 'is tho Kiigli-hm.tn' lo ll.' That sy-tein cannot be right whieh turns l.Ooo.ooi) workers in rich America into this hell and locks tho dor against them." "That system cannot lie right which gives the profits of in dustry to tho few and compels the many to live al ways praying. Give us this day our daily bread." "Four gifts God hits given to all his children to jh.s sess in freedom air, water, sunlight, land. The wages sy-tein, concentrating tho land in the hands of a few tool own ers, crowds tl.- many in tenements w here sunlight is darkened, water is poi soned and air is pr-tilential." What a commentary upon a Christian civilization is furni-h.il by tho cl"ak maktrs' strike m New York! Fvry pajn-r in the city contained daily, for weeks. rejMrts "f the condition of the pour i Teat tires tiit were heartbreaking, ' and yet the in .ney grubbers went al-ng about their bu-mess a if nothing un usual was lui;.; tiiug. "We are -tarv-ing ' was tie- i-ry which came up from women ard h'tle childrc i. ami yet Fifth avenue tieVir min-ed a rvcttion. tuT did one .-f tlu m-n who ha v grown opu lent off of ".lie system which made th cry poasi'jle j-tpouo any of bis ss tr.vagant gsyeties. Starvation! starv tun! Only those who have seen th wealth and splendor of the metropolis can understand what a travesty on civilization this means. The past few weeks have recalled, vividly the words of the New York sewing woman who a year ago wrote to her sister in the west: "Oh, sister! is God dead? Has humanity left tho earth?" The cloakmakers were slowly starving when at work for $3 and ft per week. Is it any wonder that there was a small riot? Is it not more wonderful that these sufferers can keep "tho jieaee" at ull? Let those who deny that labor has ground for discontent road of tlm cloakmakers of Now York and tho coal miners of Spring Valley. There is in Tulare county, California, a co-operative colony which is founded on the principles of modern socialism. It is named Kaweah Co-operative Col ony and has lvn in existence four years. Four years ago Edward 1? llamy's book, "Looking Hackward," was not known or heard of. These facts tiro hero stated for the purpose of lotting those who may read them know that statements, which ore common, to the effect that Kaweah is "an outcome of Ucllaiuy's book" are not true. It would be nearer tho truth to say that tho book found its scheme in Kaweah; but that is not exactly a fact, for three years ago tho colony and Mr. lii llainy had not heard of each other. I have no wish to attempt to detract from the fame which justly belongs to the author of "Looking Backward," but I insist that there is an "Old Guard" in tho west that was sacrificing and break ing ground in tho field i f cooperative living long before ho found out that any thing was wrong with the present system. Honor where honor is duo. Tho political pot is boiling in New York. The German Socialists will nominate a ticket, aud of course thoso of the labor movement who aro opposed to tho Sicialists will bo its bitterest foes. Some of the anti-Socialists of the Central Labor union are nosing around tho so called "citizens' movement." The ranks of labor are very much divided on tho matter, and some of tho German unions have even refused to support the action of their former associates. To settle the trouble and bring order out of chaos it is proposed that the Nationalists ask tho different factions to come together, bury their differences and make a united stand. How things will bo a few weeks hence it is hard to predict, but in the words of Sir Lucius O'Trigger, "It's a mighty purty quarrel as it stands." It would have been better for tho cause of labor if Mr. Towderly had accepted tho conditions submitted by Samuel Gompors, and those two gentlemen had met and fought it out on the platform at Cooper l'uion. In that case Mr. Tow derly would surely have been more tem perate in his utterances, and Mr. Goni pers would not have been provoked to the retort ho has made. It was natural that tho G. M. W., surrounded by his followers, who apphiudel the slightest criticism of tho Federation, should be come excited and say things which, even if they were true, were one sided, and had better been left unsaid. Mr. Gom pors h;us been placed under similar influ ences in retaliating since. Had tho gen tlemen met on u common platform, with equal rights, they would have been more discreet in their remarks. As it is, the Id sore is torn open, and the blame will bo placed by men in accordance with their prejudices. Chief Arthur, of the locomotive engi neers, said in a recent interview that strikes were decreasing, and that they would bo fewer in the future than they have been in tho past. In the face of the facts this looks like a queer statement. Strikes are on tho upward tendency, and they will continue so until some radical changes are made in the system of em ploying labor. Workingiueii are learn ing fast about tho wrongs put upon them, and they intend to fight harder and harder until t lie burden is lifted. What's tho use of trying to hide so glorious a truth as this? Hut, it is said. Mr. Arthur has not known anything about the laborer and his aspirations for several year-. Jos. li. lk l H AN AN. I lt;lit Hour in AnMrulht. Some say that the universal establish ment of the eight hours working day would reduce tho volume of production, and others say it should be ot.i ".dished by legislation. Neither s t will find any support in record of the experience of the Austral i-ian colonies, where tho eight hours day prevails generally. It was established there by trades uti'oa agitation, re-ulting in voluntary agieo meiit between in.i-ters and employes, and the Au-f raliaus, far from having been imjMivertshed by it. are far tho Wealthie-t people ill the world. !h Charles Iiilke describes the artisans of Victoria and New S.nith Wales as gen erally well-to-do proju rty owners, who wives employ liou-eh"M s rvants and have plenty of It isuro for intellectual improvement. Connected wirh niyst of the factories there ure not only rxcellent bands of music, "but debating societies, admira bly managed, and concerts of gtnsl mu sic given by the men in evening dress." The citizens of Victoria have had the short day ever since lii. when the stone masons started the agitation, found themselves joined promptly by allied trades unl won along the whole lino after only twelve days' struggle. New South Wales sism followed suit, und all the Au-tral'.an colonies, including those of New Zealand, have enjoyed the boon fur y.-ar-. F.xjx-rience (hvlarcs for it continuance sm conclusively that Cana dians without distinction of class may well think it safe to join in imitating the social reform. Torouto GloU-. The lain question is becoming more and more a matter of international con cern. This is the outcome of the more iutimate relations which ouuuierv h.is created among nations, and also to tbe International associations which the toilers themselves have formed. Louis ville Courier-Journal