Luther James' Thousands

The will of the late Luther James wa opened last Monday, and its provisión tound to be practically as currently re ported and stated at the time of his death The following legatees each receivet $r,000 : Ellzabeth J. Babcock, Chicago, III. Kachel J. storrs, Chicago, 111. Gen. Claudlus J. Sears, Oxford, Miss. Krauees Al. Marliu, forinerly of Uexter II lob. Sophla A. Kwing, N. Y. City. Ellzabeth L. Rowley. Cantón, Dak TIiob. 8. Sears, Lima, Mlch. Heury L James, W Hllamsburg, Mass. Lyman u. James, " MHry F. Richards, SanAntonio, Texas. Jas. L. Whltney, Boston, Mass. Allee L. Whltney, Northampton, Mas. Heury L. Wbltney, Belolt, Wis. Jahella ü. Colllo, Klnderhook, N. Y Darwln K. James. Brooklyn, N. Y. Lewi W Jiimeí, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Jolin W. James Brooklyn, N. Y. Wm. H. H. James, Orange, N. J. Luther L. James. Dexter, Mlcli. Thos. S. James Dexter, Mica. David W. Storrs, Chicago, 111. To be pald in cash or uiortgages, as they may choose. James L. Babcock, of Chlcngo, 111., receives all of the bank stock of the Northanipton (Mass.) National Bank $5,000; Geneva, (N. Y.) National Bank $2,000 j Cliflsea, (Mich.) Savings Bank, $5,000; also U. S. government bonds, consol drawing 4 per cent., amounting to $5,000; all above at face value ; also real estáte uiortgages to be selected by hiin to the amount of $13,000, making total legacy of $30,000. The balance of the esttite to reniain in the hands of the executors for five years; the interest to be pald annually to Mr. Babcock, and at the end of Uiat time tlie reiuainder to be paid to hini f lie is married, and to his widow and children if they shall exist: if not, then tlie estáte to be divided pqnally among the above legatees. James L. Iiaüuock, of Chicasro; Thos. S. Sears, of Lima, and Lewis AV. James of Saratojís, N. Y.. are made executorp. The will was made June 18th, 1888, ut Chelsea, and witnessed by Geo. W. Turn Buil, J. H. Gales and II. M. Vfoodr, The eatate will probably ioventory about $400,000. We tender our sincere synipathy to tl e Free Press. A few weeks ajfo t was ponrlng out columns of denimeJation upou Oen. WilsonV propaan] to piare an embargo on tnule witli Canada, and glvmg it spuce to tlie Grand Trunk nttorney lor most elabórate utd ttble arsfuments to tlie saine cll'cct. Now it is tr - uit to lind soiue ground upon Whtch it eau defeod preciwly tlie sume proposnl iis Wilsim's wliicli is made by President Cleveland. It is too bad that orgai 3 Inluid be plced in lorh emburualog predicnnieiKs. - Keening New. A free ballot imd a fair connt is somethiiiir the lepnblieHiis in New York City are determined to have tlii.H fall. 'l'liere will be no lioldlnr hack of the returns to ti nd out how iniiny voie are needed, if tossible to prevent it this year. The prisident has c.mglit liiinself in lie ills witli lus ovii hooki tlid liefore ie gels tlirongh wilh tliis Oanadinn fishery business, he will wlsh liiniself In the )l:ice of poor Hi ndricks - dead and gone. ïe bas placed himself In a polltical oven uid is beiDg roasted unmercifiilly. The Sumlay school at the 9tone school house on Ypsilanti road, Pittsfield, held a picnic yestcrday. Mr. Crozier, wlio ran for congress in this district two years ago on the prohibition ticket, now wants the nomlnation In Kent county on the same ticket. By all means let him have it. He is quite harmless, and simply desires it as an advertising medium. Tuesday was the day set by law to elect a secretary of the board of school examiners, but it was not done, being postponed uutil Thursday Sept. Gth, the day after the democratie county convention. By what authority of law it has not been ascertalned. In the meantiuve Mr. Warner holds over. The 3d ward republicans met Satnrday evening at this office, and perfected an organizatlon by the electton of Chas. E. Hiscock president, and Kirk II. J. Clark, secretary. Tuere will be another meeting on Friday evening at the same place Every republican in the ward is invite( to attend these meetings. They ralsed some 24 democratie poles last Frldiiy (Friday, you know is hang man's day, and brings bad luck) on the Saline roail, some patriotic democrat who is willing to sacriflee himself in an office making a speech at each raising ; am even tlien there were not enough pole to give all the carulidates a chance to show theuiselves. The impression having become preva lent that Prof. Orin Cady is to lea ve the place, we wish to correct it. Prof. Cady will remain in the sume position in charge of the vocal department of the school o music. and the school will continue in al departments the same as hcretofore opening about the same time tliiit tlit University does. The announcemen will be issued in a few days giving tul particular. A number of sheep broeders and fan ciere, includiiig Win. Bush, K. E. Le land and several others, went to Hyroi last Friday to look over some recent ini portations ot Shropshires, witli a view o improving thWr flocks. Mr. Bush is great fancier of good sheop, and makes a specialty of this breed. He has mad extraordinary ood sales, and nevcr fuil to take the blue ribbon when he enter into a conteat. He expeots lo have i tin exhlblt at the couuty fair this fall. Monday eveniug a considerable nuin ber of workingmen assembled at Fiie man's Hall and tormud a conncil ot th Confederatioü of Trades and Labo Unions. llepresentutive Kobert Y. Og, and Chas. Qold water, of Detroit were present and jiive the necessary instruc tion. Temporary offleers were chocen a follows: president, Jlenry I Wilton, ma sou; vice-president, Hugli Jenkins, ma son; 8ecreury, Wm. A. Groom. printer linancial secretary, Chas. T. Houghlby miller; treasurer, W. E. Howe, carpen ter. A committee on organi.ation, con sisting of W. E Howe, A. II. Gage am Chas. T. Houghtby, was appolnted t perfect matters. Another meeting is t be held at the carpenter's and inason' lodge room, on Main st., next Wednes day evening. Why do woolen rallls in Texas pay $13.7 per week. In Arkunwis $2.8-, i California S7.U9, ia Onnectlcut $n 48, in Mlohluaa, l.2i In West Virginia 2.41, and all the otüer dlffer as wldely.- Detroit Eveulng News. The News recently sald that "mos men are fools," and on that principie the News writes its editorials. Hut wlien it wrltes such rot as the above, It must In deed believe them fools. By taking the lowest wages paid ffirls in soine stute? the wages paid convicts in democratie southern States, and the wagea paiü mei in other states, it pretenda to make a comparison of wages between states But what of it? Supposing wasres do difler la the states? They are higher ev erywhere (that is, free labor) thun in ani other country, are they not? But let It a flood of foreign mude goods and see how long they will be higher. If mei work for 25 cents a day and woinen for 15 cents a day in the paper milis of Norway (and that U ja.lt wlmt they do), and free trade becomes a law In the Unltet States, how lonu will the paper milis ot this country piiy men f 1.60, $2.00 and $2 50 per dHy and woinen from il. 00 to $1.50 per day as they do now? Will the News please solve this problem satisfactorily to our wajre workers? Of course under free trade the News would ge cheaper paper from Norway tor a time - until all competitiou was ruined here - then a free trade "trust" forined of Nor way monopolists, would put paper up, and the prollts would go into their pockets, not into the pockets of their workmen.