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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
Far From Perfect.

The condition of thousands of work
people in New York on the verge OF
starvation oyer dispute about work
and wages, shows how close the re.
semblunce between these industrial
conflicts and real war with arms aud
gunpowder!
The demands that the cloakmakers
union were about to make upon their
employers were, in the opinion of the
employers, 50 extravagant or impossi-
BILE rs to be ruinous. In order to FORE
stall a strike and break up the union
the employers agreed to a lockout OF
the employed and now refuse TO CON
fer with them or open up their estab-
lisbments except to those who have
quilted the union.
On the other hand, the employees
say that they were earning only 81 to
s. week, which was not enough to
keep them from starving, and they
have now been so weakened by hun
ger and other hardships incident to
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
The Tallors' Revolt.

The merchant tailors of the United
States are up in arms against the Re-
publican party on account Of u clause
in the Mckinley tariff bill which adj
mits into United States ports free of
duty $500 worth of clothing.
In st. Louis there is an organization
of merchant tailors known as the
Diapers and Tailors' Exchange, OF
which b. +. Myers of the Myers-Luh-
re Tailoring Combany is president.
Mr.. Myers was seen by Republic
reporter and asked for some informa-
ton on the subject of the grievances
against the Republican party among
the members of the tailors' exchange.
He said that the merchant tailors
all over the country had memorialized
congress not to pass that section OF
the Mckinley bill. but that they had
passed it in the house, Notwithstanding
the protest of the tailors. The law
will be highly detrimental to the in
terests of merchant tailoring in the
United Stated, and in the tsiiors petit
ton to congress pot to pass it, atten-
ton is called to the fact thai it virtu.
ally admits duty free $500 of value
of wearing apparel by each person ar
irving within the United States, and
further, that each individual i'm
portation by adult male passengers
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

would represent at least fifteen suits
Of foreign made clothes, representing
value in the United Stated of at
least $1,000; and further, that the
average tourists trip abroad is once
every year, and that the 81 900 worth
of clothing will supply such tourists
with ample clothing during the said
period of three years and further,
that the money value limit in the
Mckinley bill would induce those
residents of the United States visiting
Europe who do not now purchase for
eign made clothing to do so.
European merchant tailors have
already begun to send agents to this
country to employ American Gu tiers"
said Mr.. Myers. "There is no tariff
Oh the raw material there, and conse-
quently they can make suit of clothes
and sell il for $40 that cannot be
made and sold for less than $40 here.
They propose to come to this country
and get cutters, and then employ
men to travel back and forth across
the Atlantic bringing the goods they
make up into our ports. The first
effect of the law would be felt most
keenly by the merchant tailors in the
eastern cities, but it would not be
long before it would sweep clean
across the country. If there was no
duty on the materials out of which
clothing is made we could compete
with the foreign tailors, but when the
import duty is left on raw material
and is taken off the made.up goods,
as the Republican party proposes in
the Mckinley bill, it would not take
long to ruin the merchant tailoring
business in this country.-St. Louis
Republic.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

sewer discharging into the bay on the
north side be .disused. The inlet pipe,
which supplies the water used for domes-
tic purposes, enters "A crib built of timber.
just outside is another timber crib, on
the outside Of it stones are piled and
acts as a sort OF filter
Remarks on the water supply were
made by A. w. Comstock and w l..
Churchill. Mr.. Comstock' s remarks were
especially entertaining and right to tho
point.
lnterspersed through the sessions were
vocal and instrumental music in which
parts were taken by Miss Kate Moore,
Mrs. Ii. Clothier, Miss Potvin, Miss
Cora Small, DR., Dunlop, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Depew. The music and singing
were very agreeable.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

the strike, that they cannot earn as
much as they did formerly and there
fore will have to ask more. Their
present purpose is to call on all the
labor organizations TO boycott their
employers, but inasmuch as the firms
are almost all idle now it is not clear
how this will remedy the trouble.
An incident happened the other
day which is perfect picture of the
wretchedness to which these people
are reduced. A father, the head of a
family of five, when employed earned
only So a week. On Saturday they
were sick from hunger, and while the
parents went to beg bread and medi-
cine, one of the children wandered
from the house to look for something
to eat. She eagerly seized piece of
watermelon rind that man threw in
to the gutter. but as she stopped to
pick it up stone fell from the roof
Of neighboring house and killed the
child. Perhaps it was the best fate
that could have befallen il. In anoth-
er apartment three or four children
of family were devouring two ba-
nanas, all they had had to eat for two
or three days.
Stories like these told of the siege
of cities, conducted to crafty the
ambition or passions of some cheftain
or potentate, have made the genera
tions shudder for centuries at mans
inhumanity to man. But it is evident
that in the midst of our own brilliant
overpowering, and midday civilization
hundreds and thousands are repeating
the old story of misery and privation
that darkened the barbarties of the
Roman empire and enshrouded the
middle ages in gloom.
Another feature reproachful to the
crudity and cruelty of the times is the
fact that in the same city whole ship
loads of food-of fruit, bananas, pine
apples, Strawberries, peaches and other
food are often thrust upon a glutted
market and then thrown away either
because it is on the verge of spelling
or in order to keep up the price of the
loads of it that are to follow the next
day.
|. The same day OH which these in
cidents occurred cargoes Of good and
wholesome fish were dumped into the
sea because the fish trust discovered
that the market was overstocked and
that if the fish were sold they would
not bring the Is cents pound for
which the trust pays only one
Such Embellishments of wants to
surplus, of supply and demand is a
severe condemnation of the rudimen-
tary and immature social machine
that now produces and distributes the
bounties of the earth.-Detroit Jour.
nal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
Homes, Cheap.

Lots in Packs addition from 900 TO $3.50. ,25
down, balance your own time.
Lots in Folkerts addition, from s7j TO $3.50. .2j
down, balance long time.
Lots in Bostwick's addition, from $50 TO si5O 40
to SO down, long time for balance.
Lots in Huron Lumber Co. addition, from $50 10
$3.50; $50 down, balance long time
Lots in Broadwells addition, from $50 10 also
s25 down, long time for balance.
Mrs. E. g. Seage's lots from 800 TO 800; Z, down
and balance and years.
Harshaw lots, from 1925 to $500; !, down, long
time for balance
Wilkinson lots, from s275 to $3.50; part down,
time for balance
Maltz lot, State street. No. s. block 2, price $780,
Also lot Is block II, price 1925.
Cady lot % block 2 price $3.50.
Frank Williams house and lots, price $500.
j. B. Cole house and lot, price $3.50.
Nj. Cady's house and lot, price s650-sl00 down.
). Muelerweiss, house and lot, price 1900.
Henry Hassc house and lot, price s600.--16 down.
Wilcox house, futile street, | lot, price $3.50.
NJ Suhel house, Fletcher street, lot price $500,
Gotleib Belke's house, Third street, lot, price
t600-% down.
John Grubbe's house, River street, lot, price
$500 900 down.
Harshaw house, Hueber street, lot, price t6OO
Mrs. Potvin boarding house, River street, price
sl,200-12 down.
Mrs e; q. Seage tenement house, Fletcher street
Lafayette House. River street, price $1,000,
down.
Also firms, wild lands, timber land, from 81 to
$40 per acre.
Also team of horses, will take mortgage for iul
amount.
w. L. ROGERS,
Real Estate Dealer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
Farmers and Laborers Rob Themselves.


TO build up and make prosperous
the manufacturing and mining inter
ests of this country is worthy object,
but when such is done by placing the
burden and expense Oh poor people,
it becomes but species of robbery
done under the forms of law.
A large proportion of the mines
and manufacturing establishments are
made exceedingly prosperous by rea-
son of tax, or assessment, that is
forced from the farmers and laborers.
BY reason of this unjust and burden
some tax, the capitalists, whose wealth
is invested in mines and manufactures,
becomes wealthy but their wealth is
not the honest product of honorable
business. 1t is derived mostly by
forcing the toilers of the nation to
hand over to the protectionist capital
list, a portion Of their hard earned
wages.
The average wages of the laborers
are less than $4,000 per year, and to
make those men contribute out of that
small sum, forced levy of from five
to fifty dollars, is a grevious wrong
A man who has less than $500 per
year to support himself and family,
has hard struggle TO live. He does
not live as an American laborer shovld.
He merely exists, and his wife and
children are deprived of many need
ed comforts and necessaries Of life.
He can not afford to pay u dollar to
support manufactures and help the
mining business. To force him to do
so is the meanest kind of robbery.
The farmers of Alpena county can
not afford to pay part of their earn.
ings to help the capitalists of Pitts
burg or any other city. They need
all their earnings for themselves and
families, and yet every year they pay
to protected manufacturers consid.
cradle part of their income. They
pay it in the shape of increased prices
on the clothing, hardware, crockery,
farming utensils, and other things
they have to buy.
The system which forces one man
to pay bonus to another man, to
make his business profitable, is unjust
Such system compels the AL pena
farmers to give part of their earn
ings to the Pittsburgh manufacturer
and other outside capitalists. 1t is a
profitable system for the protected
manufactures, but it is ruinous to the
Alpena farmers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
ClearanGes-l2aO.

The following vessels and steamers
cleared from this port last week with
exports as follows:
Schooner MeDrier, 10000 lumber, Detroit
Steamer Atlantis, 100000 lumber, Detroit.
Schooner Sippiean 900 lumber, Detroit
knight Templar, 100000 lumber, Toledo
Schooner Goodoll, 100000 lumber Toledo
Barge Bredon, 100000 lumber, Buffalo.
Barge Russian, 100000 lumber, Cleveland.
Barge Cot, 900 lumber, Ashtabula.
Propeller Garden City, 100000 lumber, Cleveland
Schooner Mary Collins, $4,000 lumber, Chicago.
Schooner City of Sheboygan 2s5 600 lumber, Chicago
Barge Dakota, $4,000 lumber Toledo.
Barge Light Guard, $4,000 lumber, Cleveland
Barge Carrot Smith, $40, 900 lumber, Sandusky.
Propeller Missouri, $4,000 lumber. Buffalo
Barge Lathrop, $4,000 lumber, Cleveland.
Schooner Clinton, 800, 900 lumber, Sundusky.
Schooner Racine, l75,O00 lumber, Detroit.
Schooner Brake, 10000 lumber, Cleveland.
Propeller Nashua, 10000 lumber, Cleveland
The total shipment of lumber, etc.
since the commencement Of naviga-
ton, for 1890, is as follows, by vessels
that reported at the custom house at
this port
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
Worse Than Serfs or Slaves.

The census enumerations in some of
the mining counties in Pennsylvania
meet W it'll difficulties not experienced
by persons engaged in the same kind
of work elsewhere. The persons from
whom they wish TO obtain information
cannot give any. They have no
knowledge ofthe language of this coun-
try or of any language generally under
stood. Few of them ever had book
or pen in their hands.
There are people from the mountain
regions of Hungary and Poland, and
our census supervisor states that they
resemble beasts of burden more than
human beings. When they walk on
their hands and feet in the low pass
ages of a coal mine they look like real
quad rupeds. They have names but
they are not called by them. Their
names are not entered OH the books
of & he rich mining companies, whose
business is fostered by a paternal
government which protects American
industry. When o ne of these human
animals is imported it is given a
number. This number is marked on
a tag which is fastened to his person.
1t is also entered in book. A thou
sand of these tags can be bought at the
price of one dog collar. 1t costs less
to "tag" a gang Of miners than to
mark drove of sheep after they are
shorn, or to brand droye of calves
at spring Ground up"
There has been a good deal of re.
joicing over the emancipation of slaves
in this country and the extinction of
serfdom in Russia. The institution
that exists in the mining districts of
Pennsylvania, and which bears a
close resemblance to serfdom and
slavery has received no distinctive
name. 1t is infinitely worse, however,
than either of them. The serf or
slave had some claims on his master,
and could rely on him for protection.
He was also sure of support in case
he became sick or disabled. He had
a name, and such name as was be.
slowed on human being, and not
such II one as was given to hog or
mule. He had home, was talked
to, and was reasoned with by his
master and the members of the family.
There were attachments between
them that found expression in kind
words and acts. They were loyal to
each other and solicitous of each
others welfare. There was no i'm
passable gulf between them. The
master did not put tag on his men
as he Gid on. dressed hog he was
sending to market.
Reducing men to the condition of
beasts is practiced in the State that
rolls up great majorities for the party
of protection. 1t is the legitimate
result of the protective policy. 1t is
the outgrowth of the system of trusts
and monopolies that has been fostered
by the party now in power. The
crime of reducing human beings to
animated coal digging machines is
committed in the home of protection
to American industry. "-Chicago
Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, eOc to zoe per box. ,trtr
Butter, 10 to 10 per pound.
Live fowls, &c TO &c per pound.
Live turkeys, 10c to ! lie per pound.
Eggs, 10 to Ia cents per dozen.
Flour per barrel, $3.50 to So. so
Hay, baied, $500 to $3.50 per ton.
Oats per bushel, 30c TO 35c. r.trt.
Onious, 800 to 3.25. per Dbl.
Pork, $l1.75 to S1225 per Dbl.
Potatoes, 3.25 to 1915 per Dbl.
Wheat, $0.sS to 5000 per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly of Wholesale ma.
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
MONTHLY REPORT.

The meteorological report of the wealth
or at Alpena city is follows for the month
of July, 1890;
Highest temperature, 81 degrees, on the 2sth
Lowest temperature, 8S degrees on the sth.
Average temperature, 90 degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, 3O276 inches.
Lowest barometric pressure, $685. inches.
Total rain fall is3 inches.
Prevailing wind, from the southeast
Total movement of wind, 5739 miles.
Greatest daily rainfall, O39 inches, on the 22d
Highest velocity of the wind, 80 miles, from the
west on the 9TH.
Number of cloudless days. ..
Number of partly cloudy days, o.
Number of cloudy days, r.
JAMES j. FIrZGERALD,
Serg't Signal Corps, U, =. \.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
Meteorological Report

The meteorological report Of the
weather at Alpena city, is as follows
during the week ending Monday
July 18th, 1890:
Highest temperature, 81 degrees, ON nth.
Lowest temperature, a. on the 10th.
Average temperature, &C degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, 1925 inches.
Lowest barometric pressure, 2o.7i inches.
Total rainfall, 0i9 inches.
Prevailing wind, southeast.
Total movement of the wind, 1,5l7 miles
Greatest daily rain fall OBS inches on the sth
Highest velocity of the wind, 80 miles, from the
southwest on the sth.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
A Farmers Taxes.

Adolph Ochme, an intelligent farm
er at Brainard, Neb., has figured NJ
how much tariff taxes have cost him
in year. He has done more or less
trading at the village stores, and, Of
course, has paid protection prices for
everything he had to buy. The fol
lowing is his account for II months
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
w Gather.

The following will show the TEN.
perature at the cities mentioned below
observations being taken simulta'
neously by L. S. weather observers
at 8 o'clock p. NJ, during the week
ending July 18th, 1920:
O'CLOCK T. NJ. OBSERVATION.
Day observation was taken, . 10 IL IS
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16
DIS. G. l.. FASTER,
Regular
Physician and Surgeon
rREAsURER's NOTICE
IS years experience in Hospital and Office practice
311 Chisholm Street.


nS- Office hours. Prom 60 p. ~. r-, g9s
v,REASURER's NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned,
Treasurer of the city OF Alpena, will receive the
tax roll for general city and highway taxes for the
year 1890, Monday. July lIth, and the samc will
be retained by him during July and August that
during July said Treasurer will receive all taxes
assessed thereon without the addition of any com
mission or percentage for collection that during
August, persons paying taxes win be charged one
per cent additional on their assessment and that
after the expiration of said time, said roll will be
returned 70 the Comptroller Of said city, who will
cause TO be made out copy OF as much OF said as
sessrnent roll as shall be due and unpaid, adding
thereon such percentage as shall have been fixed by
the Common Council for the collection of such taxes
sessments, not exceeding four per cent, and
that within ten days thereafter the said Treasurer
will receive said mentioned roll and proceed TO col
lect and receive taxes thereon assessed up TO the
last Saturday Ia October next.
Notice Is further given that the said Trcasur "
Is not required by law ~ call upon the paeons as
scssed upon such roll, or demand the payment of
such taxes. -
w. III. POST,
CSC City Treasurer
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

The proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm
do not claim it to be cure all, but u sure
remedy for catarrh, colds in the head, and
hay fever. 1t Is not liquid or snuff,
but is easily applied into the nostrils.r 1t
gives relief ut once.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and bem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeny, ring-bone, STILES, sprains,
all swollen throats, coughs, etc. Save
$50 by use OF one bottle Warranted the
most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
Sold by II. Beebe, druggist, Alpena. 054y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

Movements pronounced by all first class
mechanics to be the best. Being the 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 60
different styles of machines for tue 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, 1890-07-16

he is paying indirectly tax which is
almost twice as large as his direct tax,
and this tax is filched from him little
by little in the shape of living expens-
es that make it hard to make both
ends meet. Were all the farmers as
smart as Mr.. Oehme there would be
a speedy end to the protective system
Chicago Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

Why continue the use of irritating pow
ders, snulls or liquids. Ely's Cream Balm,
pleasant of application and Il sure cure
for catarrh and cold In the head, can be
had for soc. 1t Is easily applied into the
nostrils, Is safe and pleasant, and is cur
ing the most obstinate cases. 1t gives re-
lief at once.
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49,
t. -

Here comes something as
good as is made, and is us
ed in New York, Chicago
and Boston. 1t is as hand
some a car as can be made
by the mostskillful mechan-
ic in America to-day; the
design and styles beautiful.
Think of it, it will soon be
on our streets here in Alpe-
ma.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-16

In this way Mr.. Ochme figures out
that the tariff compels him to pay each
year $142.02 more for goods which he
requires than they would cost were the
tariff removed. This he calls his ain
direct" tax, and by comparing it with
the direct tax which he pays his coun-
ty, city and State, he finds this to be
tho nnSn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-15
Re solutions.

WHEREAS, Rev. J. ID. Whitelaw, who
as pastor of the Congregational church
has spent the last three years in this city
and is about to leave; we, the members
of the Baptist and Methodist congrega-
tons, in our respective churches, on this
eleventh day of May, 1890, have
RESOLVED, First, That while we deeply
regret his departure, we express our ap-
probation of Mr.. Whitelaw as a christian
gentleman, true and earnest minister
of p" CIrisfs Gospel" and the fine fraternal
spirit which he has ever manifested in
his association with us.
Resolued, Second, That we honor him
for his course in this place as fearless
and indefatigable antagonist of the liquor
traffic and other forms of vice, and love
him for the enemies he has made as well
as for the friends he has won.
ResotUed, Third, That we bid him an
affectionate godspeed and farewell, and
pray that in his future "the lines may
fall to him in pleasant places, and that
he may have a goodly heritage"
Resolued, Fourth, That copy of these
resolutions be presented to Rev. Mr..
Whitelaw, and that the editor OF the Riv-
er Falls Journal be requested to publish
them in the next issue of his paper.
Signed ON behalf of our respective con-
gregatlons, JAMES EVANS,
JOHN ID. RUMsEY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-15

RUTHERFORD. AT her home in Marion,
Oregon, May 2, 1890, of Brights disease,
Mrs. Agnes Edsall Rutherford, aged 81
years.
The deceased was born near Madison,
this state, and came to River Falls with
her parents when a child. Jan. II, 1886,
she married Thomas w. Rutherford and
removed to Oregon, which has since been
her home. Though never Of robust
health her bright cheeriness and uncom-
planning patience prevented her friends
from realizing the extent to which her
health was being undermined, SO that
when the end came the blow fell with a
sudden shock upon them.
Mrs. Rutherford was an active and
earnest christian, and had united with
the Presbyterian church in Marion. Her
life was one of living service and she
endeared herself to all who knew her.
She is lovingly remembered in this city
by old and young. Many of our children
among whom and for whom she labored
remember her with special tenderness.
She leaves husband and little son
a mother and sister, and many relatives
and friends to mourn her loss. Only
those who knew her best can realize the
lovliness of her character and the tender
ness of her quiet and unselfish spirit.
Though DESTROYS of living for the sak'
of her loved ones she was reconciled Il
death and passed peacefully away trust
ing in the wisdom of living. loving
Father.
If pebble dropped into the ocear
sends a tremor TO the uttermost parts o
the sea, who can estimate the influences
of such life?