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ROWING RIPPLES.

Jim Keenan, will take Wallace Ross with
him to California and will endeavor to match
the blue Nose" against Peterson.
Peter Kemp, the present worlds champion,
and Ed Hanlan will row for the title and
$1,000, on Sept. 2s, at Sydney, N. s. W.
Henry Peterson, the Pacific coast ~scuIling
champion, has posted $500 with a challenge
to row Wallace Ross for 81 900 a side at San
Francisco next November.
1t is probable that Teemer and Willie
O'Connor will row on Sept. 20. That is the
date Teemer wishes to race on, and O'Con-
nor will probably agree. They will row on
some lake in the upper part of this state,
probably at Saratoga.
, 1888-09-04

WutAl Eb uttl bA+-
ire moment before cast into it at his mothers
request. His next adventure was a tussle
with a mad dog, in which he, for n
Wonder, came of decidedly second
best. This came NJ ending Jacks adj
ventures, but it dj and he once more
showed that he W. an undutiful son
by running away and shipping as a cabin
boy on a bark which sailed to Brazil. When
he was IA years old he saved five persons
from a schooner stuck on the reefs of Para
quay, and received $500 reward from the
government. He was afterward wrecked off
savannah, Ga He was picked up while
floating around on a spar, and after he was
released from the hospital became a pilot in
Savannah harbor, where he was made a cap
tain. He afterward engaged in the slave
trade and got caught. He was shipped to
bombay, where he escaped by swimming to
M English ship, on which he started to Eng
land.
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay,
and Williams and three companions started
to swim to the shore, thirty miles away.
Williams did it, the others were drowned
He finally managed to get to England. Then
began his career as a racer. He soon defeated
all the English swimmers of note, and finally
came to this side in search of new conquests.
He found them, among them being J. Ger.
don, the Irish champion. He swan innumer-
able races in Canada and this country, finally
beating Capt. Matthias Webb on Sept. 10, 1882,
at Montreal, for the championship of the
world and a purse of $500. He says b. doesn't
now just how many people he has rescued
from drowning, but he has taught $40 how to
swim.
, 1888-09-04
P%UGIlIsTlc

Pat Kilen is out with a challenge to 1ight
Kilrain for The Police Gazette belt and Sc. 900.
Frank Glover and Joe McAuliffe are on a
sparring tour through the south, Offering
500 to any pugilist who will stand up be-
fore either of them.
Spider" Weir is very anxious to fight
Frank Murphy, and has posted forfeit to bind
u match. He seems to overlook the mattel,
he has on hand with Frank White.
Tom Lees, the Australian champion,
showed good judgment in not getting on "a
match with Jack Dempsey, but has con-
sented to try his mettle on Jimmy Carroll.
They will shortly spar six rounds in New
York.
Jack Ashton and Joe MaAuliffe are nego.
tiating for a fight to take place on the Pacific
coast. Ashton's hacker wants a purse of
$500 and $500 for expenses.
The match between Mike Conley and Jen
Smith, of England, has been declared OF on
account of injuries Smith received in falling
from a cab.
Tommy Warren, of indianapolis, wants tc
fight Ike Weir. two sporting men of Du,
luth, Mimi, are willing to pack Warren foI
$500 in a finish fight against any lis poual
man in America, Weir preferred.
, 1888-09-04
A GREAT SWIMMER
Jack Williams, Who Floated
Down the Mississippi.
HIS LIFE SAVING. RECORD.


Te Was Born in Portugal and Has Lived
n Life of Marvellous Adventure, Full of
uairbreadth Escanes-His Remarkable
Record.
Floating down the Mississippi river from
Alton to st. Louis, with his feet tied and
hands bound behind him, was a wonderful
tent, but Capt. Jack Williams did it recently.
Williams is a Portuguese, having been born in
oporto, Portugal, thirty-eight years ago. His
love for the water got him into as many
sarapes as it did other people out of them.
for his mother had a strong arm and wanted
Jack to go to school. She criticised him so
severely at one time for leaving his books
and saving a life or two that ne was unable
to leave his bed for n week. Finally the
good woman succumbed with a sigh
ard Jack began life as a fisher
man on his fathers fishing smack.
AID when he was 0 years old could reef sail
aud steer with the best of them. It is said
Chat his mother became quite r~econciled IN
, 1888-09-04
FRENCH SHOOTING.
Parisians Use the Dueling Pts
tolls Almost Altogether.
SPECIMEN TARGET PRACTICE.
They Use Mostly Pistols HeHvily Mounted
In Gold and deliberately Engraved.
Muzzle Leaders Are Out of Date and
Arc Replaced by Breech Leaders.

In Gold and Elaborately Engraved.
Muzzle Leaders Are Out of Date and
Arc Replaced by Breech Leaders.
For many years pistol shooting has been a
popular and fashionable amusement in the
great French metropolis. In America and
England young men are taught to box; in
rance they learn to shoot.
For many years the arm used has been al
most exclusively the dueling pistol, and from
the ancient flint lock to the modern breech
loader these pistols have been made in the
most elaborate and careful manner. The
price paid for a pair of dueling pistols
seems wildly -extravagant to the average
American. The wealthy purchasers almost
Invariably order n pair of pistols, and
they are frequently objets dart as
well as deadly weapons. Pistols heavily
ounted in gold and most deliberately en-
graved are common, but for some reason the
writer is unable to explain, the pearl and
ivory handle is seldom seen. The American
revolver is to some extent being introduced,
but it seems as though the French dueling
pistol would never be %supplanted by the
really more convenient and equally accurate
weapon the revolver.
In a recent letter to the writer Monsieur
Gastinne- Renette says:
"Our usual range for pistol shooting is be-
tween fifteen and twenty meters, say eighteen
and twenty-five yards. My own gallery,
which is a dependence of my gun establish
ment, and situated aux Champs Elysees, in
the incest and most fashionable part of Paris,
is sixteen meters long for usual practice
and matches, and may ave two targets at
twenty-five and thirty meters. The gallery
is divided into two spacious rooms, and is
wide enough to allow eight persons to shoot
at the same time. nave been favored with
the visit of many American pistol shots,
among them Mr.. Ira A. Paine, who shot
vow fine tnrCets with my nistnls
, 1888-09-04

There are some old timers doing good ser
vice on the diamond yet. George Strict, of
the Clevelands, Athletics and Browns of past
seasons, is captaining the Toledos; Mike
West, late of Cincinnati; Fred Mann, of last
seasons Clevelands and Athletics. and Nun.
yam, of last seasons Cleyelands, are in Colum.
of 1856.
, 1888-09-04
" 70 IVoSILN
a however,

and on May q, 1884, he ~astonished an
audience at Metropolitan Park, New York,
by knocking n sky scraper that scared
grandly over the fence and finally dropped
into the East river. From tina time on Orr,
reputation was established. He had DOM
what no other man had ever accomplished,
and that in his second season as a professional
, 1888-09-04

in nearly half of
the clubs cham
piorsnip games,
and made a record
20 which Is due 10
a large extent De-
troit's magnificent
standing during
that season. He first
PLAYED hall in Min
neapol; In 1884,
TIE Clipper says,
he was engaged as
first baseman and
change catcher for
I nc ~nIinneaDo1iS
, 1888-09-04

some nISU DaSeIlldu,
m on the bat
ting list. AS 1888
was Orr's first year
as a professional
player, this is a
remarkable record.
w h ell Orr a s
playing with the
Alaskas and Quick
s-two half
amateur, half pro-
~fessional New York
city nines-he was
known to be q very
hard hitter, but it
was not until Sep
TENDER, 1888, after
he had left t h g
n e W s a d
signed with t h
Metropolitans, that
he did anything
phenom G N !. In
that month u r
ing a game with the
Columbus, o., club, Z
Orr made one two
base hit, two three
base hits and two
home runs. Orr
was o satisfied
with breaking the
c in so prosaic
q manner however,.
, 1888-09-04

The chief interest on this side of the water
in this boat lies in the probability that she
will come for the Americas cup. That she is
fast enough to warrant the effort is certain,
for she has whipped the Irex quite as badly
as the Thistle did, while if she should come
she would not have to meet the Thistle's all
tagonist, but a boat of her own size. In fact
she has done somewhat better than the Thistle
did in British waters last year, for she has
proved very swift in beating and reaching as
well as in running in a light wind, while the
Thistle was never very much, if any, better
to windward than either the Irex or Genesta.
Should Mr.. Rail- send a challenge to the
New York Yacht club, says The New York
Sun, he would expect to meet either the
Iitania, the Shamrock or the Katrina. The
shortest of these, the Shamrock, is 6S.4S feet
long, or two feet longer than the Yarana,
while the Titania is nearly four feet longer
than the Yarana, but it by no means follows
that the extra length would be of sufficient
advantage to save the cup. 1t is the opinion
of some yachtsmen on this side that the va
rama is more than a match for ANYTHING that
we have to meet her with, and that a new
yacht wcald have to be built to save the cup.
This would furnish an excellent opportu-
nifty for some patriotic American to give Mr..
burgess an order for a Yankee keel BOAT
, 1888-09-04

~ SHOTS BY PAINE. 24 SHOTS BY Ign
There are two revolver competitions at
Wimbledon this year, both at twenty yards
and a three inch bulls eye. The first,
series l" is at a target moving across the
line of fire backwards and forwards, one shot
to be fired each run; second, "series en- at q
target appearing and disappearing at inter
walls of four seconds. The revolver must not
be raised from the table before each shot
until the target appears. The intervals be-
tween the appearances being four instead of
five seconds, as last year, and the bulls eve
being smaller, will make the winning scores
records for that style of shooting. The cnts
In this article are reproduced from Shooting
and Fishing.
, 1888-09-04


her sons Maynard
course only when
he fished her own
father out of the
ocean and restored
the old gentleman
to life and the fish
ing smack with the
aid of an oar. Jack
had previously de-
veloped a great
pen C II ant for
saving lives, having
at mt time gal
lantly rescued from
the all d~evouring
sea FIVE kittens
whom he had li,t
, 1888-09-04

hit. he is a valuable man for the Phillies,
however, and is generally well liked, being
clever, quiet and gentlemanly in his deport-
ment. Although baseball players are gen.
orally rough and ready individuals, Irwin is
not one of those kind His health has not
been good for a couple Of years and he is
only now regaining his full strength. What
he lacks in physique, however, he makes up
In brain matter, and makes a good catcher
and coacher. He is very quick to take adj
vantage of points of play, and Harry Wright
regards him as one of the most thoroughly
posted men on the diamond.
, 1888-09-04


built young man,
who is known Us a
scientific batter"
He is always pre-
pared to 'rbuntr
the ball, b u t 1t
may be said very
S Ell d o IN does it
Arthur is rather
given to posing
when in the box,
and usually strikes
a pretty attitude.
Resting the weight
of his body on his
left leg, he allows
the toes of his right
foot to rest dainty
on the ground and
swings his bat and
body as if about to
knock the v Off
the bail. But he
don't He simply
taps the ball with
the bat and seldom
U more than
"A sinula haea on N
, 1888-09-04

Hcsmer, the Boston oarsman, has a stand
ing bet that he can row three miles on the
Charles river in less than twenty minutes.
, 1888-09-04
ARTHUR IRWIN.

A Quiet, Gentlemanly Player and r. scien-
tito Batter.
Arthur Irwin, of the Phillies, is a sliqbt,v
, 1888-09-04

The American association figures for 1888
place the name of Dave Orr. Brooklyn's hand
, 1888-09-04

John Teemer will train at C~hautauous
Lake and will have Albert Hainm for a com
pauion aud trainer
, 1888-09-04

CHARLES W. CAMEL.
Detroit's Catcher and His Record on tn
Diamond

One of the best catchers in the National
league is Charles w. Camel, of the Detroit
team. During the season Of 1857 he canght
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
How is This for Free Trade?

We have little doubt if the average
rate of duties on imports was 1000
per cent, and some iconoclastic re-
former should rise up and propose to
reduce them to al average of 500 pei
cent, he would be at once assaulted by
the trusts and monopolists Of the day
as free trader, with his pockets lined
with British gold, and horrors of hor.
rors, disciple Of the Golden Club
There is just as much sense in the
foolish gable that the supporters Of
the reform tariff bill are free traders
or that the bill is free trade measure
II is nothing Of the kind. 1t is a
measure of protection to the extent
it imposes duties, and this extent falls
very little below the rate under the
existing high tariff.
Here are some figures from the re-
port of the Ways and Means Commit
tee demonstrating this. The table
gives the average rate of duties under
the present tariff on the importations
for the last fiscal year [1SS6-S7] ]. with
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11

A reduction from the present tariff
OH the dutiable schedules of III
per cent. Or to put it another way,
instead of collecting s65,9S on every
500 worth of imported merchandise,
as under the present tariff, there will
be collected under the Mills bill $4S.-
81.
The above estimates do not include
the free list. On wool, salt, hemp,
wood, chemicals, metals, ETC., there
are transferred by the Mills bill to
the free list imports which last year
yielded 500, 1S9,595, the average rate
of duty on the same by the tariff be-
ing 27.2S per cent, and which here
after are to come in free. Taking
the whole volume of imports, the pres
ent tariff levied last year duties aver
aging 5416 per cent, while the Mills
bill proposes on the same an average
of 1884 per cent, reduction of not
quite 21 per cent.
This is just about the rate of reduc-
ton recommended by the Republican
tariff commission of 1882, as demand
ed by the best interests of the country.
The average percentage of tariff
duties on the value of imported mer-
chandise for the past thirty years has
been as follows:
Republican tariff of iS57....... ....ss4 per cent.
War tariff at its highest notch 1866 4ss5 per cent.
Present prolonged tariff 1Ss7..54.l6 per cent.
Proposed by the reform tariff bill..33.34 per cent
We submit that on the face of this
exhibit the talk of free trade either
evidences dense ignorance or knav-
ish purpose of deception. In 1857,
when our industries were much more
infantile than they are now, the Re-
publican party in Congress originated
and united with the Democrats in
passing a tariff bill that levied an av-
erage rate of duty of only 1884 per
cent. Now, when the country is stag
gering under the prolonged war tariff,
piling up hundreds of millions of
needless taxation, free trade is bawled
at a tariff reform bill that proposes an
average rate of 1884 per cent. In
the meantime the infant has had the
advantage of thirty-one years of pap
fed growth, and has developed into
giant trusts and giant monopoly
Pittsburgh Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
Trinity Church.

The services in this church on Eas-
ter.day were of high order of excel
lence, and in keeping with the sacred
events commenorated. At eight
o'clock A. NJ, the early celebration
took place and was of unusual solem-
nifty. The midday services began at
half-past ten, with a grand prelude on
the organ by Miss Kate Moore. The
professional which followed was a
beautiful anthem called Bright East
err Morn, by Kirkpatrick, which was
finely rendered by the large chorus
choir, Miss ;Dewey and Mr. Comfort
taking the solo parts, which they did
well. 1t was Miss Dewey's first effort
in solo singing and she somewhat sur
prised her friends. Her voice is full,
rich and pleasing.
The TIE Deum, by Baumbach, was
exceedingly good, especially the ten
or solo by Mr.. Cutting, and the bass
solo by Mr.. Boggs. We cannot note
each anthem or response, but can say
that all were well sung and no little
credit attaches to the indefatigable
orgsnist and director, Miss Mo IRE. 1t
was decidedly the best Easter service
ever rendered in this church, is the
opinion of all with whom we have
spoken. and it is our opinion also.
The offertory solo was sung by Mr..
Boggs, [basso] and was quite revela-
tion as scarcely any one knew that
Mr.. Boggs was a singer. The Rector,
j. A. Mock, officiated and preached an
effective sermon on the Resurrection,
a moral and Physical necessity" The
church was never so deliberately deco
rated. A quantity of cut flowers
graced the reredos and retable above
the altar. The cross was trimed with
smilax and roses, and the effect in the
chancel was beautiful. Outside the
chancel were plants and flowers, the
pulpit was gracefully trimmed and
the font cover four feet high pyramid
al and surmounted with a cross arts
tically draped with smilax, roses and
other cut flowers, it was simply beau
tiful. Plants and flowers filled the
windows and altogether the church
was an exquisite picture. In the
evening the children's service was
held. The Sunday school formed in
their room and marched into the
church singing, preceded by the cross
bearer who carried large cross of
cut flowers. The main school was
met bv the infant class who entered
through the vestry. The latter car
ried a large floral crown which was
placed on the cross of flowers that had
been set up in the chancel. Each
class carried beautiful banner with
name and motto thereon. A number
Of carols were sung and a joyous SER
vice was had. The church was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity and scores
went away unable to get in. Miss
Moore presided at the organ during
the evening, except at the offertory,
when she sang q solo "Christ Risen"
by Lloyd, Miss Crissman accompany
ing her on the organ. The following
composed the Easter choir, soprani,
Mrs. Dyer, Misses Dewey, Jermin,
Richmond, Hall, Beebe, Golling; al
toes, Mrs. Mock, Knight, Misses Cole
and Crissman; tenors, Messrs. Cutting
and Rice; basso, Messrs. Comfort.
Boggs and LaRoy. Miss Moore, or
ganist and director.
Owing to election matters the above
was crowded out last week.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
HERE !!

James G. Blaine may never be Presl-
dent of the United States, but notwith-
standing, nevertheless, we are head-quar-
tiers for the finest line of sewing machines
ever offered to the public. See the Oscil-
lator, the king of all machines. See our
new High Arm, Vibrating Shuttle, Self
Threading, very quiet and rapid machine.
1t Is dandy and new invention for
1888. See the New Singer Automatic
Single Thread. She is daisy. 1t will
be for your interest to call before you buy
and see different kind Of Singers with
over different styles. You will be able
to make selection that will suit you bet
ter than If you bought the first one you
saw. The Singer is the only machine hold
ing perfect stitch, and that never drops
stitch.
Small payments OF $500 and $500
monthly.
Prices $35, $40, $45, $50, b5, 60, 65 and
$500 All our customers used henora-
bly,.
THE SINGER MFG Co.
J. X. PARKER, Agent,
S66m3 Trippler's Shoe House.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
1VARIETY STOREG
DOCK STREET.

Headquarters for Crock
cry, Glassware, Lamp Goods
and Fruit Jars. Also in
stock, Velocipedes, Express
Wagons, Hammocks, Gro
quet Sets, Bird Cages, Tin
ware, Table and Pocket Cut
lery,, Towels, Toweling, Oil
Cloths, Corsets, Laces, Hos
iery, Gloves, Notions, and
New Goods added every
week. We invite COMPARE
son Of stock and prices.
LANGWORTHY & HISER.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11

the city board of canvassers, can be
found below. There are but few
changes from the returns given by
the ARGUS last week. The changes
are but small ones, being in the votes
for City Treasurer and for short term
supervisor for Second ward, and a
mistake was made in setting up the
majority Of the member of board of
education for First ward.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
CARPETS q!
Cheaper than Ever

The largest assortment of
Carpets ever shown in this
place. A complete city as
sortment. We can afford
to give you the best value
for your money. Every
thing in the Carpet trade
cheaper than the cheapest
and in the very latest de-
signs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
Rhode Island Election.

Rhode Island Wednesday, was by IA
the heaviest ever cast in the State, ag
gregating nearly 10000, or 1000 il
excess of the vote at the Presidential
election in 1884, and 1000 more thar
were cast at the peculiar and excit'
ing Gubernatorial election year
since. The heavy vote is significant
of the interest taken in the election
The contest was straight party one
There was some opposition within his
own party, led by the Providence
Journal, to the Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, but it did
not go to the extent of supporting the
opposing candidate, and was only in
strumental in slightly reducing his
majority from that of his associates
on the Republican ticket. The vote
on Governor was a complete test of
the strength of parties, under the linn
tied suffrage which prevails, as it ex-
lists to-day in Rhode Island 1t dis
closes the fact that, while the Repub-
licans are in a majority in the State,
the Democrats are stronger numeric-
ally than they ever were before, and
can count absolutely upon such per-
centage Of votes as must make Re-
publican administrations and Repub-
lican Legislatures exceedingly care
full lest the State may at any time slip
from them.
One of the heaviest votes hereto
fore cast in Rhode Island on straight
party issues was at November, 1884
the election last year being an alb
normal one-when Blaine received
1900 votes, Cleveland, 1891, But
Ter 422, and St. John 92S' In April
proceeding, in the Gubernatorial cleo
ton, the Republican vote was 1896,
and the Democratic 1892. A Dem
ocratc vote in excess of 10000 in the
State has been a comparative rarity.
This year the Democratic vote for
governor reached II, 444, upwards OF
5000 in excess of that which Cleve-
land received. The Re publican vote
was also at highwater mark, but there
is gain of only LOO over the
Blaine vote. Blaine received in
numbers, So per cent. of the total vote
aud Cleveland 3S per cent. Taft,
Republican, on Wednesday, received
less than 80 per cent, and Davis
Democrat, upwards Of A per cent. of
the total vote.
The greatly increased strength ex-
hibited by the Democrats of Rhode
Island is of much general interest and
significance in view Of the issues upon
which the campaign was fought. The
question of the revision and reform of
the tariff had conspicuous place.
Rhode Island is pre-eminently man
ufacturing State. IF there were
longer any virture in the free trade
bugaboo, raised by Republicans in
the hopes of frightening voters into
their ranks, its effects would be APP
parent in Rhode Island. The result
shows that the people are not to be
stampeded by false cries, and that the
policy outlined in the Presidents
message and proposed in the tariff
bill of the majority of the Ways and
Means Committee, heartily supported
as it was by the Rhode Island Democ-
racy, has given the party unwonted
strength in that manufacturing State.
The battle for tariff reform has open
ed most encouragingly.-Free Press
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of Al
pena, met in regular session, at the Council
Room, Monday evening, April 9th, 1888,
and was called to order at 7;3O o'clock by
the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Arthur Pack, Mayor; VIM. A
Mcdonald, Recorder, and Aldermen Carr,
Masters, McCandlish, Desjardins, Campbell
and McPhee.
Journal of session held March 28th,
April Sd, 1888, read and approved.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-11

the average rate that would be impos-
ed on the same amount of importa-
tions by the Mills tariff bill. The
calculations are made with great ex-
actness by the experts of the
Treasury Department: