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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-18

The communication OF the Minor Lum-
Der Co., in regard to closing up the street
that leads to their mill, we most respect
fully recommend be referred TO the City
Attorney.
CONSTOCK.
JOHN j. MURPHY.
A. B. pECHAMPAGNE.
Moved by Alderman Fourier that the
report Of the committee be accepted and
recommendations concured in.
Moved by Alderman Trask, as an amend
ment, that the Third street drain be laid
from Chisholm street to Washington ave
nue.. Lost by vote as follows; Ayes
Trask and de Champagne. NaYs-Com-
stock, Fourier and Murphy,
The former motion was then put aud car
ried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Trask that the Coun-
Gil reconsider the vote on the report Of the
Committee on Streets and Sewers. Lost by
vote as follows Ayes-Trask aud deCham-
payne. Nays--Comstock, Tournier and
Murphy,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The liquor bond of Gallagher & FitIpat-
rick, as principals, with Patrick Culligan
and Ellen Gavagan, as sureties, was present
ed and referred to the city attorney, with
power TO approve Of the same, if found all
right, by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Comstock that the
Recorder be instructed TO notify the parties
burning slabs at Ninth street, near the new
bridge, to quit, and also notify Mr.. Morse
to remove the fence that surrounds the fire
pit at the Ninth street bridge. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman deChampagne that
the Committee on Streets and Sewers be au-
thorized and empowered to accept the safe
ty gates, at the Second street bridge, when
completed, and to instruct the Recorder to
draw a warrant for the payment Of the same
if said gates work perfectly when complet-
ed. Carried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Murphy that the
Council adjourn. Lost by vote as follows
Ayes-Comstock and Murphy Nays
Trask, deChampagne and Fourier.
Moved by Alderman deChampagne that
the two extra policemen, as appointed by
the marshal, be paid for the time they have
served as patrolmen. Lost by vote as fol-
lows: Ayes-Trask, deChampagne and
Fourier. Nays-Comstock and Murphy.
On motion of Alderman de Champagne
the Council adjourned
MICHAEL O'BRIEN,
WM. A. MCDONALD, Mayor.
Recorder
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-18

The communication Of the Minor Lum-
Der Co., in regard to closing up the street
that leads to their mill, we most respect
fully recommend be referred to the City
Attorney.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-18

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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-18

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1t Is easily applied into the nostrils and
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Price SOC.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-18

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healing, not by drying up. 1t is not a liq-
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nostrils. It's effect is magical and thor
ough treatment will cure the worst cases
Price 80 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
Police Points.

Thirty pounds of butter were stolen
from the Rock Island house last night.
John Siegrist and Alonzo Hursey were
each fined IS and costs this morning for
intoxication.
Frank G. Brush, of this city, was ar
rested on q street car in Moline last night
for insulting lady passenger and resist,
ing an officer.
Pat Clifford soldier from the island
who was locked up in the armory last
night for being found drunk, was released
this morning and allowed to depart.
August Schleuter and Emma Elk berg
were married yesterday by Judge Adams.
They were both young and the girl had
August arrested for seduction, but COM
promised the matter by marriage.
August Hansen had engaged with
Barnum's circus to accompany it, but
when he was about to leave town Chris
Doll had him arrested for stealing q
watch. He admitted the theft, and said
he had pawned the watch.
Alex Bingham, from Coal Valley, WAS
yesterday taken in by street fak1r He
invested IS on packages which were sup
posed to contain SO, but which really
contained nothing but a piece of candy.
When he found out the swindle, he APP
piled TO the authorities, and Justice
Halves had the swindIer pay back the So
in addition to costs. His license was for
feited
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
ABBREVIATED TeLEGRAMs.

Strikers who apply to the New York
Central for work are required TO repudi-
ate the Knights of Labor.
The losses by the floods in Ellington
| and Br"adbroOk Valley, .Connec .icnt. on
Wednesday night will aggrega.v $50 600.
The residence of Iosepn B. Greenl ut, at
Peoria, WAS entered by burglars Thurs
day AID 5000 in cash. jewelry, aud other
Vafuables stolen.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
and the anti-lottery bill are now laws,
President Harrison having attached his
signature to them.
The St. Louis Presbytery has adopted
resolutions vigorously condemning the
proposal to keep the Worlds fair at Chi
| cago open on Sunday.
An incendiary fireat Whitehall Mich,
Friday morning early, destroyed the bust
ness part of the town. Loss, $4,000; in
| surance, about $50, 000.
At the meeting of the Worlds ia ma
tional commissioners Friday, Col. George
X. Davis, Of Chicago, WIS elected direc-
| tor general of the exposition.
The superintendent of the exposition
building at Spokane Falls, Wash. says
| that his new force of men-the mayor,
work in day than the strikers did
The American ship Challenger resched
Boston Friday in a disabled cond ition
During hurricane on Aug. 81 eight of
the crew were blown overheard and
drowned, and four others seriously in
jured.
TIE Turkish man-of-war Ertogroul has
| fouudered at sea. Five hundred OF h er
Musahi Maru has been lost off Cochin, a
| town on the Malabar coast. and al her
| crew, with the exception of one Japa nese,
drowned
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the First National bank of Cam
astota, \. V, land the First National bank
of Telluride, Colo. to begin business, each
with capital of $50, 900; and the Beck
ham National bank, of Graham, Tex,
capital 500, 900.
Chicago evening papers Friday printe d
a report that an attempt had been made
by medical students, a few days after
Spies, Parsons, ct al, were hanged in 1885,
to steal the body of Spies for the pur.
pose of examining his brain for evidences
OF insanity. They we're scared off b. a
Waterman, so the report says.
The carpenters in the dockyards at AL
giers, just opposite New Orleans, La, are
on strike against a rule E,rohibiUing
them from leaving their work two or
three times a day for the purpose of
"whetting their whistles" with "hard
drink" The men say that it is a time
honored custom and shall not be honor cd
in the breach.
Mother Bennett, who lives near Green
vile, Ala, is 1l5 years old, as attesied by
che family Bible. She did not Join a
church until she was 112, when she was
immersed by clergyman only 81 years
old. She is vigorous and two Sundays in
every month walks three miles to church,
and reads without glasses. Her hair mas
been white, but few years ago changed
to black and is long, thick and Way.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
A FRlGHTFUL DEATH LIST.
Later Reports Place the Number at
Forty or Fifty.

| Later Reports Place the Number at
| Forty or Fifty.
LATER.-Direct communication has just
been had with the scene of the wreck and
| it is reported that the number of killed
| will reach forty or fifty. 1t is impossible
to get the exact number at this hour At
| II p. IN. Mail Agent Greenwald's body
was taken out, followed by the horribly
| manHled bodies of two Mahoney City fire.
men, who were on their way home from
| the firemen's convention at Chester. tits
| rumored that George r. Kaercher, the
famous lawyer of Reading, is among the
killed. Sixteen of the injured were
brought on n special train to the Reading
hospital Mt | o'clock
Twelve More Known Fatalities.
Up to midnight thirteen bodies had
been recovered. The names of those
known have already been given and the
remainder are unknown. Five bodies
were exposed TO view in the wreck, but
they were pinned under the timbers and
had not been taken out. The wreckers of
Cressona and Reading had been sum
moned and both forces were hard at
work.
Additional Names of Victims
The LATEsT.-Professor Mitchell, of I,e-
h6gh university, Bethlehem, is among the
injured at the Reading hospital. Law
renee Barnes, of Philadelphia, Pa, had
his arm dislocated. The body of John r.
Miller. of Cressonia, was taken out at
midnight
George b. Ksercher, the railroad law
yer of Pott,iville, who has also law Office
In Philadelphia, is among the killed.
William ID. Shome. one of Readings
richest citizens, was n passenger on the
train and was one of the first persons re-
ported killed
Twenty Still in the Wreck.
John McDonough, Jack Noll, and Will
lam johnson. of Shenandoah, badly hurt.
and John Strauss, of Schuylkill Haven,
are among the latest injured reported 1t
Is still believed that twenty or more are
nov beneath the wreck.
A Passengers Account of the Wreck.
passenger who went down with the
wreck, and who was but slightly hurt,
says: when the passenger train left
Heading the cars were all filed, many OF
the passengers being ladies. / sat in the
front part of the last car. The train was
going at IA lively rate of speed The pas
sen2ers appeared happy crowd, many of
the ladies chatting and laughing after a
days pleasure at the Berks county fair. /
was viewing the lovely country through
which we were passing, when suddenly
there was a terrible crash was hurled
from my seat, and while the cars rolled
down the twenty foot emban kment, / was
thrown from one side of the car to the
other like boy, when, splash, went one
end into the water, and | was thrown
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
THE CENTRAL TRAIN WREcKeRs.
What the Accused Men Actually Con
fessed-An Unsolved Mystery.

What the Accused Men Actually Con-
fessed-An Unsolved Mystery.
TROY, \. Y, Sept 90. Reed, Cain and
Buett, the men charged with conspira-
~ to wreck a Central udson train in the
town of East Greenbury on the night of
Sept last, entered pleas OF not guilty in
the court of sessions yesterday morning
before Judge Griffith, and Kern an and
Cordial were discharged. The grand jury
found no evidence to connect any of the
men in custody with the wrecking of the
Montreal sleeper at the Stats crossing in
the town OF Schodack on the same night.
The reported confessions were sensa-
tional feature of the case for which there
appears to have been no foundation in
fact. What Reed, Cain and Bustt did
confess to was this, that after Matching
the plot to wreck a train they met in
Greenbush at what is known as The Cab
bage switch of the Central Hudson rail-
road. The switch is near a cabbage gar
den. They broke into a tool house at IL
o'clock at night, after which they threw
the switch of the south-bound track and
wedged fish-plates in bet ween tho rails.
Cain had IA switch key and Reed held a re.
volver while the others did the work.
The Mystery of Montreal Express.
While they were thus engaged they saw
the wreck of the Montreal express at the
Stats crossing, but have no idea how it
come about. They remained near the
Cabbage switch" for an hour ano half
and then returned to Albany. Reed was
arrested on the following Sunday and
Cain and Buett fed to Prescott, Ont.
Reed made his statement on Sept 10, and
Cain and Buett on the 18th, the latter in
Herkimer on the way home. They were
made separately, but agree to details per-
fectly. The mystery surrounding the af
fair at the Stats crossing by which the
second section ofthe Montreal express was
wrecked is as deep as ever. With some
the theory is that it was an accident due
to.the spreading of the rails. The mis-
| misplaced switch at Greenbush did not re-
suit in an accident. The trials OF Reed,
Cain, and Buett were set down for Tues
day next Herman was re.arresred by
Detective Humphrey. of the Central road,
on a warrant charging the crime of dis
placing switch OF the company between
Albany and karners TO Herman and Cain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20

THE name of Mr.. Gest appears in the
Record this week. It was on Wednesday,
and when it was called at one
time, he didn't vOte-for or against
Perhaps he had not made up his mind;
perhaps he didn't understand the ques-
ton; perhaps he was not present. bu;
was driven to death somewhere looking
after the interest of his con .,,tuency.
The nex. sime the roll was called. upon
some other question, he answered to his
name. And vet there are wicked people
who will say that Mr. Gest is not pushing
himself into an early grave for the sake
Of the people of this district
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
THE BAD CITIZEN
Maketh the "Chump" to Howl
with Rage.
YE FOOL AND MONEY SOON PARTED

For the Sinful Fakir Onereth Some
lace Are Swift To Be Gathered ina
Creduious Man Shall He the Sport of
the Wicked and His Wealth. 1t Shall Hio
Itself Away.
NoRwALK, Conn, Sept. 20.-About 5
o'clock Thursday afternoon stranger
dressed in the height OF fashion drove up
in an open carriage and stopped in front
of the Norwalk hotel Unpacking lot
of watches and jewelry he began to sell
to the crowd which gathered. First he
sold sleeve buttons at 25 cents pair, and
bought them back from the purchasers
for 80 cents, finally handing back the but
tons to the buyer as gift.
Just Suited the Populace.
This drew an immense crowd and pro-
duced great deal of excitemeEt Then
the stran ger displayed several alleged gold
watches, put $40 bill inside the case of
each, and began to sell them for $40
Hundreds clustered round the carriage
struggling to get near enough TO pur-
chase When the Rev. David NJ. Elwood
local preacher. nearly so years old, paid
SO for h chain, ring gold watch, and a
SO bill, and found them all genuine. the
crowd became almost a mob in the strug-
gle of each individual TO follow his exam
pie.
Lit Out for the Railway.
When the well-dressed stranger had
obtained about all the money there was in
the crowd, and appeared anxious to de-
clare another dividend of 100 per cent, he
suddenly changed his mind, and started
for the South Norwalk station as fast as
the spanking pair of bay horses could
carry him. His movements We're inter
cepted, however. One of the victims, anX-
ious to find out whether he had in some
mysterious WY been swindled, examined
his alleged gold watch, and found it but
poor imitation in gilt and mighty hard
TO open.
Money Missing. Likewise Stranger.
When the lid was pried open, the SO
bill had DISAPPEARED. His name is : b.
Wilson, a boss carpenter, and he immedi
ately had the man arrested. The prisoner
was taken to Lawyer Edward NJ Lock
woods Office, where a preliminary hear
ing was held before Justice c. b. Coolidge,
who released him on his promise to re-
turn Wilson's $40 and pay the costs of the
writs the fellow reached the train at
South NorwaIk and escaped
An Old Hand at the Game.
The swindler, IL Is estimated, made
about $500 by the operation. Among his
victims We're many well known business
men and clerks The swindler worked
the same game in Bridgeport, Stamford,
and Port Chester He was in Danbury
last week, and just rs he was about to
drive off lac was nearly mobbed by the
crowd. His wagon WAS upset, and his
cheap jewe.ry was scattered aloug the
ground.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
THE TREASURY REPLIES TO PLUMB.
a Categorical Answer to the Kansas Sem
ator's Questions.

iitor's questions.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 2O.-Acting
Secretary Batcheller, of the treasury. YES
terday sent To the senate the following re.
ply to Plumbs resolution of inquiry
about the departments method of purchas-
ing and paying for silver bullion: SThere
which requires that checks drawn in pay
ment of silver bullion purchased under
the recent act of congress be paid over the
counter of the sub-treasury at New York.
As matter of fact these checks pass
through the New York clearing house the
same as other checks drawn on the assist
ant treasurer at New York.
Senator sherman Was Correct
an regard to the issue of treasury notes
of large denominations in payment OF
silver purchased, l have the honor to
state that it was found impracticable to
engrave and print in the period of thirty
days-the time allowed between the pass
age OF the act of July II, 1899, authoriz T.
ing the issue of these notes. and the date
the purchases of silver were to commence
"a supply sufficient of these notes to
comply with the law except in denomina-
tions of 81 600 and 500.
Plenty of Small Notes Soon.
an the course of a few days, however.
certainly by the first of next week, the
supply of treasury notes of small demon
nations will be sufficient to enable the
department to make payments for silver
purchased in notes of small denomina-
tions instead of larger ones When the
Of
notes of large denominations already
issued will be changed at the treasury
and its branches for notes of small de-
large denomination are received in the
treasury, notes of smaller denominations
will be paid out in their stead.
A Habit of the Treasury.
"In order to prevent any scarcity of
notes of small denominations by reason
of the necessary issue of treasury notss of
large denominations, the treasurer OF the
United States has been in the habit of re-
ceiving treasury notes of large denomina-
tions on deposit with the assistant treas
urer at New York for transfer of funds.
and shipping from the trea sury notes Of
small denominations Silver CO rtificates
and greenbacks) TO banks requesting
them.
Not Paid in Gold Coin.
with reference to the inquiry whether
such method of payment does not prac-
tically result in the payment OF such
checks in gold coin instead of treasury
notes. have the honor to state that the
amount of treasury notes paid out to date
In the purchase OF silver bullion, all in de-
nominations of $1,000 and 500, has been
nf w Jrh
been received back in the treasury in the
payment of dues, and are now carried rs
cash, leaving the sum of 81, 3l3, 400 in cir
culation. So far as the department is in
formed, there has been no demand of any
magnitude upon the treasury for the re-
demption of these notes in gold COIN"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
sunday Services.

AT Trinity church, tomorrow the six.
teenth Sunday after Trinity and the feas
OF st Matthew. services at and 1915 a
m. and at 9.30 p. m. At the chapel al
2:3O p. m, Rev. r. F. Sweet. rector,
officiating.
At the First NJ. E. church, preaching al
10:45 a. m. and 7:3O p. m. In the morn>
ing lay services addressed by Mr.. VIM
Jackson. Evening service of song con-
Quoted by the young people. Sunday
school at 9:l5 a. m, J. F.-Robinson, SUI
perintendent
At the Central Presby terian church,
usual services morning, preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Jno. Ii. Kerr Sabbath
school at $50 a. m. and Y P. S. G. E.
at 200 p. IN. No evening service
Sabbath school at South Rock Island at
2:30 pm.
At the United Presbyterian church,
preaching at 1913 y. m. and 7:30 p. IN.
by the pastor, Rev. II. c. Marshall. Sub,
ject for morning: WAS there ever such
man as Jesus Christ on earth?" Sab
bath school at $50 a. m. Young
peoples meeting at $50 p. m.
At the Christian church, services to-
az ip@tD a. III duu ,OO D. III a.,
conducted by the pastor Rev. 4. W.
GRAFTON. Morning subject: Barren Fig
Tree Evening subject: What the
Church can and ought to do for the
Workingman. Sunday school at 9:15 a.
m. Young peoples meeting at $50 p.
IN.
At the First Baptist church, the Rev.
&. 4 Taylor, pastor. will preach at 1O:45
a. IN. subject, THE Model Worker, -
and at 7:3O p. m, subject: Justified
Before God" Sunday school at $50 a.
m. j. w. WEIGH. superintendent Mis-
sion school at the Forty>fourth street
chapel, at 3 p. m. Mr.. G. L. Williams,
superintendent. Young peoples meet
ing at $3.50 p. m. Preaching at the
Forty-fourth street chapel at 1880 p. m.
by Mr. Charles Knox.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
The Climax fthe Deal.
DIVIDING HE ENEMY.
South Carolina Republicans to Nomi-
nate straight Democrats

South Carolina Republicans to Nomi-
nate straight Democrats.
COLUMBIA, s. C, Sept. 20-'rhe Repub
lican state convention has decided in ia
vor of placing a full state ticket in the
field, and the matter was left to the state
executive committee with full power to
act. 1t was undoubtedly the sense of the
convention. as it is also now of the execu-
tive committee, to nominate a state ticket
composed entirely of straight out" Dem.
ocrats in opposition to Farmer Tillman
Such ticket, it is claimed by the Repuo-
lican leaders, will receive the solid Repub-
lican vote ofthe state and also, it is be-
lieved, of that element of the Democracy
which has not yet nor ever will scquies ce in
the nomination of Tillman
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
A Rlpe Old Age.

j. 81. Holcomb and wife, of Belcher-
vile, Texas, have celebrated their fifty
fifth wedding anniversary, and are still
hale and hearty. The secret of their
long life and good health Is that they
correct any slight ailment promptly. and
in that way avoid serious sickness. Like
most everyone else they are more fre-
quently troubled with constipation than
any other physical disorder To correct
this they take St. Patrick's Pills in pref
erence to any other. because, as Mr. Hol,
comb says. They are a mild pill. and
besides. keep the whole system in order.
We prize them very highly" For sale
by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
Mnnf All the Crnnrn-

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-For some time the
officials OF the Illinois Central have been
considering demands made 10y the en-
plOyes in the passenger aud freight de-
partments the men stating that they only
wanted what was customary on other
roads. General Superintendent Sullivan
WAS asked yesterday why the railway was
so long about it, as the men only asked
what was given elsewhere. Said he: aft
you call taking the best features from all
roads, and leaving out those features
that are not so satisfactory-tak ing the
cream, in fact-a basis founded on other
roads rules and wages perhaps il is -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
Forced 70 Leave Homo.

Over 90 people were forced TO leave
their homes yesterday to call at the drug
gists for free trial package of Lanes
Family Medicine. II your blood is bad,
your liver and kidneys out of order, if
you are constipated and have headache
and an unsightly complexion, don't fail
to call on any druggist today for free
sample of this grand remedy. The ladies
praise it. Everyone likes 1t. Large size
package so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20

against the side of the car with force
that partially stunned me.
People Struggling for Life.
Il quickly recovered myself and man.
aged to climb upon the seats on tnat side
of the car which lay against the embank
ment. l WIS a prisoner in the car, una
bic to get out. and while was nursing
my sprained ankle and dislocated wrist,
realized that was in scene of veritable
horror. Around me were human beings
struggling in the water, screa ming in
their fright and some almost dra gged me
back into the water again. A few saved
themselves as l did and the remainder
struggled in the water until they quietly
sank out of sight"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-Richard Fuller
lived alone and was subject to epileptic
fits. While using an oil stove yesterd ay
morning to cook his bsskfast. he WAS
taken with a fit and tumbied helpless On
the stove, where he slowly roasted to
death. The odor of burning flesh final Y
attracted attention and his almost lifeless
body was discovered