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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

from the figures furnished by the tar.
iff' and the dividends of the glass com
panies. The duty on window glass
ranges from 1904 per cent. to 1885.
The Pittsburgh Glass Company earn.
ed last year almost a million of dol
lars and declared a dividend of 33i
per cent. And only few days ago
the members of the plate and window
glass combine united in an agreement
to raise prices 20 per cent, and pur'
pose to have Congress increase the
duty so that the enhanced price can
be maintained without any fear OF
foreign competition.
What does the American farmer
with his wheat selling at n cents
think of the window tax he pays
Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

On motion of Alderman Beck the report
of the Comptroller was accepted and war
rants ordered drawn for the payment Of the
same, by unanimous vote.
From the Chief Engineer recommending
the payment of the following bills:
Hose company No. w
Hose company No. 2................-....... III on
On motion of Alderman Murphy the re-
port was accepted and warrants ordered
drawn for the payment of the same, by
unanimous vote.
From the Police Justice, report for the
month of August, showing that there had
been arrests made, and that he had col.
lected and paid into the city treasury fines
TO the amount of $406.
The report accepted and the Comptroller
instructed to charge the City Treasurer with
the above amount, ON motion of Alderman
Beck.
TO he Hon. tie Common Council Of III,
CITY Of Alpend:
would respectfully recommend the fol
lowing streets be sawdust First Ward
First street, from Campbell street to the
paving. Second street, from Campbell
street to the paving. Bismark street, from
Third TO Fourth street, be fixed with cedar
bark. Fourth street, from Maple street Il
Campbell street, TO be fixed with cedar
bark. Clinton street, from Blair street I,
Bingham street, to be fixed with cedar
bark this think is the cheapest ans
most durable. Second Ward -Cayanaugl
street be open from Tenth to Eleventh
street. Minor street be sawdusted from
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
Some Points About Tin.

The American Economist, taking
up some interrogatories propounded
by the "Question Clubs says Of the
proposition to double the tax (the
Economist dislikes this word and SUBJ
stitutes the word tariff on tin plate
"Well, why not? AS the Boston
Journal says, this tariff would amount
to very little on each tin can, each
farmers pail, or any part of the work
in which tin plates are used More
over, instead of sending $20,000,00O
annually out of the country, we would
keep this amount at home, besides,
giving employment at good wages to
100000 men in this industry and
those tributary to it. As to the tariff
which now yields $6,0O0,000 per year,
while for year or two it might be
doubled, yet in very short time, as
soon as we make all our own tin
plates, it will be reduced to little or
nothing. Why not double the tariff,
indeed ?"
Yes, it would amount to very little
on each tin can and each farmers
pail. The idea of taxing every citizen
a little in order to make great fund
for a small number of persons is pee
ularly Republican idea.- National
Democrat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
The American Window Tax.

The American traveller in Europe
is often surprised and sometimes pain
ed to see so many of the dwellings of
the people with scarcely u window in
them. If he asks the reason he is
told that it is due to the window tax !;
and he comes back home, probably,
with heart full of thankfulness that
he lives in land where daylight is
free and the humblest citizen can
admit it to his dwelling through a
window without paying tribute to
the government.
But before he slops over too senti-
mentally the American traveller would
do well to look into the matter II little
further. If he does so he will find
that while the humble citizen of this
government pays no tax to the govern
ment for the privilege of letting the
glorious sunlight into his cabin he is
taxed just the same and very heavily
for the privilege. The chief difference
between him and the dweller in foreign
lands in this respect is that what the lat.
ter pays for the privilege referred to
goes into the government treasury and
lessons to some extent the other bur.
dens he bears, while the former pays
his tax to firm, corporation or trust
whose reception Of il does not lessen
in any degree the tax he must pay the
government.
How great this window tax is IN
this country does not appear as plain
ly as II would If it were direct instead
indirect; but there is very little di fl.
Guilty in getting at its real enormity
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

our iron mines would not be able to
compete in our own country with the
cheap foreign ores with which the
country would otherwise be flooded,
is seventy-fiye cents per ton. 1t is
fair to assume that this duty is not
imposed for the purpose Of enabling
our mine owners to sell their product
for higher price than they could
possibly get for it if they were COM
PEELED to sell in competition with the
foreign ores which, but for the tariff,
would give the foreign miner undis-
puted possession of the ore market of
the country. II such we're not the
effect of the duty of 70 cents on for.
eign ores it would be of no use or ben
eft to our mine owners and operators.
1t would be hardly fair to say, how
ever, that in all instances the enhanc-
ed price as represented by the duty OF
70 cents ton goes into the pockets
Of the American mine owner that is,
perhaps, only true as to the Bessemer
ores, for which the demand is far in
excess of the supply.
In the case of the Norrie mine, with
its product of 100000 tons in a
single year, we then find that $780,.
900 of its enormous earnings are re-
presented by the tariff duty Of rs
cents ton /; an amount wholly un-
necessary to the honest protection Of
its owners if it be conceded that the
rate of duty is only sufficient to keep
out the foreign ores of which pro.
tectionists profess to be so much
afraid. Strike off the amount rep
resented by the protective duty, and
still tie owners Of this mine would
have left to them 81 100000 net earn
ings on the single years business.
Concede them that much as legitimate
ly due to their enterprise, by what
term other than that of downright
robbery can we characterize the
system Of legislation which enables
them to pocket the other $750,0O0
and for which they return no equival'
ent either to the government, or to
the people I? The purchasers of that
million tons of Norrie ore will get
what for the $5,5OO,OOO they pay to
the protected miner! Four and
three-quarter millions of dollars
worth of high-priced ore, and $780,
600 worth of the thing called "pro-
tection," and of course the last the
purchasers of rails and other manu-.
features of steel will each get their
share in the end.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
Democratic Congressional Convention

On Tuesday, the 10th day of September, 1890. at
II o'clock in the forenoon, at the city OF Apena, "a
convention of the Democrats OF the Tenth Congress
siona district will be held for the purpose OF nom
mating candidate for Representative in Con-
gress appointing congressional committee and
transacting such other business as may come prop
erly before the convention
The several counties in the district will be enti-
tied TO representation as follows Alpena,G 6; AL
coma, ., Arenac, 2; Bay, 90; Clare, Cheboygan
5 Crawford, 2; Emmett, Gladwin, 2; Iosco, ;
Montmorency, Oscoda, Ogemaw, 8; Otsego,
2 Presque Isle, 2 Roscommon, Tuscola, 10.
BY order of Congressional Committed.
A. II. LYON,
Chairman
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
DRoBArE ORDER.

State of Michigan, county Of AL pena, IS.
AT asession of the Probate Court for said coun-
ty, held at the Probate Office in the city of Alpena,
on the first day of September IN the year one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety.
Present, George M. Slusser, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of James Tins, de-
ceased.
On reading and fling the petition duly verified
Of Alice Tins, praying for the probate of the last
will and testament of said deceased
Thereupon IL IL ordered, that Thursday, the 2Jth
day OF September inst. ut ten o'clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all
other persons Interested IN said estate, are requr-
ed 10 appear at session OF said Court then to be
holden in the Probate Office, In tho city Of Apena,
and show cause, II any there be, why the prayer
Of the petitioner should not be granteds And II Is
further ordered, that said peitioner give notice to
the persons interested In said estate. Of the pend
ency Of said petition and the hearing thereof, by
causing n copy Of this order 10 be published in the
Alpena Weekly Argus, newspaper printed and
rculated In said county, three succcssive weeks
previous 10 said day Of hearing. 'tffff@
true copy.
! 995wl Judge Of Probate
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
The Most Just Tax,

1t is worthy of note that Senator
Plumb, a Republican, and representa-.
tive Holman, Democrat, should
within the same week have advocated
an income tax as means of relieving
the necessaries of their people Of their
present burden Of taxation.
Mr.. Holman declares that "a Judi
cious income tax, which would reach
fairly and Justly the great private es-
tates which our class legislation has
created, would do great deal towards
preventing reckless appropriations"
For, as he argued, when the wealth
of the country bears reasonable por-
ton of the tax that swells to 800, 000,-
900 year, owners OF great private es-
tates will begin to see the value of
frugal and honest government
So long as poor mans tax on his
sugar, clothing, tinware and crockery,
tools and machinery, and on all his
chief necessities, is much greater rela-
lively and in many cases as great
actually as the tax on the rich man
for the same articles, taxation is not
equal, and the rich man can not afford
to be Indifferent to national extrava-
gance.
A graded income tax, exempting
incomes less than $4,000 and increas
ing with each $1,000 above that
amount, would not only be the most
just taA but it would, as Mr.. Holman
suggests, interest the influential class
in securing economical government
New York World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
The Farmers Gift to an Iron Mine

We call attention of our farmer
readers to an article on the iron pro-
duct in this issue. The article shows
that the capitalists who own the Nor
RE mine will make the enormous
profit of S2,5O0,000 this year. The
tariff tax on ore is seventy-five cents
ton. The estimated output of it
for this year is 100000 tons. Of the
s., 800, 900 profits, the large sum of
$750,000 is obtained by the tariff tax
and which tax is paid by the farmers
and laborers. The farmer can realize
how he is swindled by the tariff tax,
with this one mine. Here is mine
which will produce iron ore to the
amount of So, 100000 for this year
OF the amount derived from the iron
ore 81 100000 represents the natural
honest profit, provided the laborers
are paid proper wages, and 100000
represents the amount that the owners
of the mine forced the farmers and
laborers to pay them as tax. This
enormous tax was paid when the farm
ers and laborers purchased the vari-
Gus articles they need in which iron
is used.
We ask the Alpena farmers if they
consider such system righteous
one. Here are few men, and no
doubt most of them live in the eastern
States, who own mine that pays
them enormous profits, and yet they
increase their profits still greater by
reason of tax which the Republican
tariff law allows them to levy ON the
farmers and laborers.
Farmers, is it wise to impoverish
yourselves in order to continue pro-
lection swindle which gives $4,000
to a mining company, whose profits
will in one season, amount to nearly
100000? Would not that $780,
900 have done the farmers and labor
ers more good if they had spent it for
themselves and families, than it was
to give it to wealthy corporation ?
The mine did not need protecting.
1t can protect itself. And if it did
need protection, why should the farmer
be taxed in order to make it prosper
GUS? Why should tax be placed
on one business to support another?
The iron mining industry should de-
pend upon itself and not be made
prosperous by placing part of its bur-
dens on the farmers. 1t is not sensi-
bic for the agriculturists to build up
other industries at the expense of
their own. They should not support
party that takes from them more
than one-third of their earnings in
order to make few thousand million
aires. 1t is insane foolishness to
throw away so large part of their
income as farmers do, who build up
other mems business at the expense
of their own.
The idol of protection has been
worshiped long enough by farmers
and laborers, and if they can not get
along without worshiping something
let them worship the interests of their
families.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, $3.50 TO 100 per Dbl
Butter, 10 to ~ per pound,
Live fowls, &c TO Zoe per pound.
Live turkeys, lie to 12c per pound.
Eggs, II to Is cents per dozen.
Flour per barrel, 1926 to $3.50
Hay, baicd, $500 to $50 per ton.
Oats per bushel, BIC TO soc.
Onious, $50 to 3.15 per Dbl.
Pork, $1,000 to sl225 per Dbl.
Potatoes, So to 70 per bushel.
Wheat, $0.95 TO S1.04 per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly of a Wholesale ma
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
Democratic State Convention.

The Democrats of Michigan will meet in State
convention In Hartman's Hall, at Grand Rapids,
on wednesday, September 10th, 1890, at IL o'clock
A, NJ, 20 nominate candidates for State officers,
including one Justice Of the supreme Court elect
q State Central Committee for the ensuing two
years, and transact such other business as may
properly come before them.
Every county is entitled TO one delegate for each
500 voes cast for governor ut the last general cleo
ton and one additional delegate for fraction OF
not less than $50 votes, but any county Is al
lowed at least two delegates. All delegates must
be residents of the counties they represent.
The delegates from each congressional district
will meet in caucus at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the day
Of the convention, and recommend candidates as
follows: Two members OF the State Central COM
mittee one yice-presdent of the convention, and
one member each for the committees on credentials,
permanent organization and order of business and
resolutions. ..,
Chairman.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
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all swollen threats, coughs, etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the
most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
Sold by Il. Spense, druggist, AIpena. 054yl
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

The usual treatment of catarrh is very
unsatisfactory, as thousands of desparng
patients can testify. A trustworthy med
ical writer says proper local treatment
is positively necessary to success, but
most of the remedies In general use by
physicians afford but temporary benefit
A cure can not be expected from snuffs
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Cream Balm is remedy which combines
the important requisites of quick action,
specific curative power with perfect safe.
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of Al
pena, met in regular session, in the Council
Room, Monday evening, Sept. LIST, 1890
and was called to order at 7:30 o'clock by
the Mayor.
PREsENT-Michael UBrien, Mayor
VIM. A. Mcdonald, recorder, and Aldermen
deChampagne, Fourier, Beck and Murphy.
Journal Of previous session read and APP
proved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
TO tie Hon. tie Mayor and Common Conn
ell Of tie CITY Of Alpena!'
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned beg leave
to state that they have completed all the
work Of paving, according to contract, to-
gether with all additions made thereto, and
now invite your inspection and acceptance
of the work. Respectfully,
DEWEY 4 WIpNER
On motion Of Alderman de Champagne,
the Council was appointed as committee
ofthe whole, together with the city engineer,
to examine the pavement, and report on
the same at next meeting, by unanimous
vote.
PETITIONS.
From w. l.. Il II. ID. Churchill and ten
others, petitioning the Council to furnish
the tug Buffalo with u fire pump. Referred
to Committee on Fire Department, by the
chair.
REponTs ms nEEIrEns
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

Movements pronounced by all first class
mechanics to be the best. Being tho Only
machine capable Of fine ADJUSTMENTS
That's why our machines are the Strongest
and do the finest work. The Singer Mfg
Co. manufacture 40 different kinds and 90
different styles Of machines for the finest
cambria. TO the heaviest leather, rubber,
canvass, etc. Over eight millions sold.
First prize over all competitors. over $50
times. We trust everybody and give am
pie time to pay.
Office, Knights Shoe Store, Opera
House Block.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-03

Ninth TO Fourteenth street, and Fourteenth
street, from Minor street TO Chisholm
street. Third Ward-Alfred street, be open
from Commercial street TO Huron street,
and from Huron street TO Adams street,
distance Of two blocks, and Adams street be
open from a bert street, running east dis
lance two blocks, and same ON Adams
street.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-12-05

ment on the part of the Democrats is sim
cere or what effect it will have upon the
next national contest.
According 20 Republican authority the
Democrats have been sbol,eriDg before
they got out of the woods en- the appor-
Torment question, by saying that they
could offset any gains The Republicans
could possibly make uDotr tie lew appor-
tiopment by udistriciirg lie States in
which they control lie legislatures, of
W hich there happens to be an unusually
large number just now. The Republicans
say thai they " i'll prevent this by adding a
paragraph to the appoitionntnt bill pro-
hibitipg any partisan redistriciing or ger
rymanderipg by State Legislatures. There
is lots Of talk among Democrats of defeat
ing the passage Of the superintendent bill
at this session, but it is the veriest moon
shine. Does any sensible person for a
moment suppose that the Republicans,
willie in control Of both Houses of Con-
gress, are going to ALLOW themselves to be
enchered cut of the advantage to be gained
by passing an apportionment bill9 ESQ,
he " Ill hnd himself mistaken. The pas
sage Of an ap~portionment bill is one OF the
certainties of the season, in fact ii is about
the only legislation that is certain.
The Postmaster-General, in his annual
report, strongly recommends bis postal
telegraph scheme: he also says that one
cent postage is desirable, bnt presents a
lot uf figures TO show that he thinks it
ought not to be given the people, because
it would create + large deficiency in the
postal revenues. This sort of argument is
getting to be decidedly chestnutt.; it VAS
used against two-eent postage until the
pu bile demand became too strong for the
politicians. and so it will be in the end
with one-eent letter postage-thc people
will have il.
The Democrats have suddenly discover
ed, what has been all along apparent to
other close political observers, that an ex-
ira session of the Fifty-second Congress in
the spring will be a very undesirable thing
for them, and yet it is almost certain to
be made necessary by time lost At tho
present session i'll political controversies,
which under the circumstances will be al
most unavoidable. WESTON.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-12-05

We are often struck with the rapidity
with which history is made nova days,
more particularly in this country and
among this people. Within the cyls of
our own brief being, men have come and
men have gone, like sunshine chasing the
pillows on the sea. Sometimes their
coming and going has been like the flight
of a flaming meteor, and again like the
course Of the glorious luminary OF day
their rising and setting has been in re-
splendent gold and softly ehastened twi-
light.
A few years since in leisurely travelling
a quiet river road in Penn's Neck town
ship, this county, we were suddenly
startled by the loud thunder of artillery
as it Numbered and echoed across the
river from shore to shore. Making a bend
OF the road we were soon in full view Of
a river pageant, the like of which we never
before witnessed and never, perhaps, will
again. Of in mid-river were several
stately ships, on which men were march
ing and counter-marching, a fine marine
band ~discoursing splendid music, the
eolors the meanwhile being dipped and
raised, and the men cheering yoeifereusiy.
1t was the sifht of i lifetime, once seen
never to be forgotten. And all for what?
All as a send off on a tians Atlantic yoy-
age to one who ten years previous was IN
known to the country at large. The reader
| will understand, of course, hat We refer
to General Ulysses 5. Grant Will ever
another Grant have such a history in this
country?
In 1854 we stood in the Court House
| Square at Peoria, Ill, with other assem-
bled thousands to listen To the stirring
words of the renowned Stephen 4. Doug
las. the Little Giant" and who . It.
members Douglas.
When Abraham Lincoln reviewed the
army of the Potomac in 1862, he was
probably the best known man on the two
Continents, and yet but a single decade
previous he was scarcely known outside
his own Congressional District.
Ten years ago Grover Cleveland was
plain Mayor Cleveland of Buffalo, and to-
day he stands as one of the foremost men in
American politics. What fate the next
whirl-a-gig in the wheel of fortune may
bring to him none but the invisible knows.
And 50 they 60, coming up out of the
misty haze of an unknown past, enacting
their little part on the stage of action and
then, like actors at the clese Of a play,
dropping the curtain after them. Where
10Y the popular idols of only a few short
years ago? Where Mcclellan, Garfield,
Hancock, Sunset Cox, Chester y. Arthur,
Henry Ward Beeeher, Tilden, and scores
of others now dead and their memory fast
becoming obliyious? Where?