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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
The Mckinley Bill at Work.

No juggler with trick figures or
marked cards ever played more bold
ly against the common sense and COM
mon experience of the people than
the protectionists' arithmetic men are
doing.
For the fiscal year 1891, our for
eign commerce, which includes ex-
ports and imports, reached its high
est figure, running some $50, 100000
beyond the figures of the previous
year. This is undoubtedly a CRAFTY
ing exhibit, but when we find that
this is only one-hall its growth for
the year 1890, we begin to suspect
that the nine months operation Of the
Mckinley bill has checked and hurt
the natural and healthy growth OF
our foreign trade. Indeed a review
of the tables for the past % years
shows the destructive influence Of our
protective system upon commerce,
which Mr.. Jefferson aptIy called
main pillar of our prosperity and the
handmade Of agriculture.
With immense areas devoted to
farming; with virgin lands constant
ly brought under tillage; with the
| most intelligent and best skilled 10
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
Monopoly Provisions of the Mckinley
Bill.

The effect of the Mckinley bill
can, it seems to me, best be summar-
lied by emitting it, can act to re-
duce the wages of all wage.earners
in the United States, and to reduce
the demand for labor, and for other
similar purposes" Though in some
cases, most Of which are immaterial
to the great majority of our citizens,
such as that Of books printed in lam
guages other than English, the free
list has been somewhat added to
though in other cases duties which
we're above the rate required to make
them prohibitory have been reduced
by part Of the excess above that re-
quired to leave them so; though, in
the case of sugar, part of the duty
has been taken of, to be replaced by
an equivalent bounty which must be
raised by taxation of our whole; yet,
on the whole, the two most essential
general features Of the bill are that
IL increases the duty upon manufac-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

not merely to tax home consumers,
but to kill what was fourishing ex-
port trade in paints and colors. The
increased duty on peppermint oil is a
sham, intended to gull the pepper
mint growers of Wayne county, New
York, and st. Joseph county, Michi-
gan. who raise the greater part of the
peppermint used in the world, and
export on an average three-fifths Of
their crop.
The manipulation of the duty on
linseed oil is characteristic sample
of conference juggling. The House
had proposed duty of 80 cents per
gallon. The Senate proposed q cents
and the conference COMMITTEES, aided
by the Oil Trust experts, comprom-
lied at 80 cents.
In 1883, when an excuse was want
ed for raising the duty on earthen and
glassware, it was found in the sug-
gestion that packages and charges
were omitted from the invoice valua-
ton. BY the Mckinley administra-
tive bill these have been reimposed
and the duties virtually raised-in
some cases nearly 100 per cent. In
addition to this, duties on glassware
are raised from 40 and As per cent.
to general rate of 60 per cent,
while on plate-glass, though the duty
on large sizes remain the same, the
rate on sizes below 10x15 inches
square haye been raised so per cent,
and on window glass above 24x36 in.
ches square from q cents to 81 cents
per pound, with 10 per cent. addition
al on all glass if ground. frosted OF
ornamented. The general effect Of
the changes in the glass duties is to
aid the already powerful Plate Glass
Trust by practically excluding the
smaller sizes most used, and in the
case of so-called German looking
glass plate-none of which is made
Internationally to cripple our ex'
port trade in chamber suits and tc
make more costly all interior furnish
ing where mirrors are used.
1t is a coincidence that the repre-
sentatives of the Window Glass Trust
perfected their latest combine and ar.
ranged their latest advance of prices
just as the Mckinley bill was safely
landed in the sympathetic arms of the
conference committee.
An additional tax is put upon
building operations by increasing the
duty on cement by 30 per cent. Of
former rate, and on lime by quadrup.
ling the old duty-this to help Ding
ley in his district; by increasing from
20 to 40 per cent. the duty on polish
ed, hewn and dressed building stone
except marble-this to keep out the
Swedish and Scottish red GRANTEES
which are far superior to any here.-
j. Dewitt Warner, in St. Louis Re
| public.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
As Viewed bv Others.

The following are few of the many
notices we have received through the
kindness of the craft
The Alpena ARGUS Is 20 years old. It
has fought straight fight for 20 years for
Democracy and equal rights, and although
Editor Wall Is not rich he has lots of
treasures laid up elsewhere, sleeps we'll o.
nights, and Is In better financial condition
than ever before. We extend our con-
Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
j. G. Wall founded the Alpena ARGUS
twenty years ago and j. G. Wall Is still
publishing that paper on its twentieth
birthday, which occurred this week. This
Is thing seldom seen. The founder of a
paper usually relinquishes his hold on the
journalistic offspring much earlier in its
life-either immensely "wealthy"-in ex-
perience--or "busted" financially. Broth
or Wall must be betwixt and between, for
he Is still publishing the paper he founded
after twenty years Of trials and tribula-
lions, and he has no reason to be asham-
ed Of the grown up child. Satur-
day Night.
The Alpena ARGUS celebrated it's twen-
tieth birthday last week. Its editor has
been continuously at the helm during this
whole period, and we are proud to say,
that his worldly effects is not like some Of
his fellow men when they attain that age
Of maturity, "he's got the stuff. "-Hill-
man Telegraph.
The ARGUS was twenty years old with
this weeks issue, and Editor Wall, who
established the paper, Is still at the head
Of the business. The ARGUS is clean,
reliable paper. We hope to see 1t contin-
ne to prosper.-Alpena Pioneer.
There are but few publisher in Michigan
who have the distinction of continuously
editing and managing paper for twenty
years, and j. G. Wall, Of the Alpena AR
GUS, Is one Of the few. In 1871, the Pont-
lac firm of Nisbett & Wall dissolved, and
Mr.. Wall removed to Alpena, then small
numbering town, and started the ARGUS.
Although burned out once or twice, John
was not discouraged, and kept things run
ming from that day to this, publishing a
good paper, aiding largely in building up
his town to the present large and prosper
Gus city, and laying up some Of the wealth
that all Industrious men are entitled to.
Here's that our old "pard" may continue
to prosper.-Big Rapids Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

The following steamers and vessels
cleared from this port during the past
week with cargoes of lumber, and other
forest products:
Barge Clinton, $500 ties, sandusky.
Schooner Peck, 900 lumber, Tonawanda.
Propeller Hall. 10000 ties, Chicago.
Barge johnson, 365 900 lumber, Cleveland.
Barge Russian, $50, 900 lumber, Cleveland.
Barge Smith, 335, 900 lumber, sandusky.
Barge Light Guard, $4,000 lumber, Toledo
Barge Lathrop, 10000 posts, Toledo.
Barge Mason. 10000 ties, Chicago.
Schooner Stampede. 100000 lumber, Chicago.
Propeller Garden City, 100000 lumber. 5000 ties
Cleveland.
Schooner McBrier, 150, 900 lumber, Cleveland.
Barge Flint. $4,000 lumber, Michigan City.
Schooner Leader, $50, 900 lumber, Cleveland.
Schooner Alaska, 400 900 lumber, Cleveland.
Schooner Stewart, $4,000 lumber, Cleveland.
Propeller Mills, 100000 lumber $4,000 lath Cleve-
land.
Propeller Scott, 100000 lumber, Toledo.
Barge Jupiter, S2o, 900 lumber, Cleveland.
Scow Magruder. 1000 posts, Toledo.
Schooner Rice. 5000 ties. Toledo.
Barge Reid, 375, 900 lumber, Toledo.
Schooner sturgis. %, 900 posts, Toledo.
Schooner West. 1000 lumber, Detroit.
The total amount of lumber, lath, rail-
way ties, cedar posts, etc., shipped from
this port since the opening of navigation
In 1891, by vessels that reported at the
Alpena custom house, Is as follows
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

Being sufferer from chronic catarrh,
and having derived great benefit from the
use OF Ely's Cream Balm, / can highly
recommend 1t. Its sales are far In excess
OF all other catarrh remedies. B. Frank
on, druggist, Sigourney, Iowa.
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Detroit Markets.

The following quotations are copied
from the Detroit Free Press:
Apples, $3.50 to $500 per bushel.
Butter, 14c to zoe per pound.
Live fowls, &c to loc per pound.
Live turkeys, 1Oc to lie per pound.
Eggs, 13c to 14c per pound.
Flourpe barrel, $500 to 5000.
Hay baled, $500 to $500 per ton.
Oats per bushel, 32c to 34c.
Onions per bushel, s1.00 to S1.1O.
Pork, s10.75 to sl4.0O per Dbl.
Potatoes per Dbl, s1.40 to $3.50.
Wheat, S0.96 to s1.05 per bushel.
The above quotations are mostly of q
wholesale nature. The price at retail
stores is higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
Here are Your Letters.
Meteorological Report

The meteorological report of weather
at Alpena city, is as follows for the week
ending Monday, August 31st, 1891.
Highest temperature, "a degrees. on the a5th.
Lowest temperature, II above zero, on the 10th.
Average temperature, 80 degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, so.1so inches.
Lowest barometric pressure, 29.s,5 inches.
Total rainfall, 2.5i inches.
Prevailing wind, from the west.
Total movement Of the wind, ,67i miles.
Greatest daily rain fall LA inches. on the 1eth.
Highest velocity Of the wind, 20 miles, from the
southeast on the 10th.
NJ Nc p. BALDWIN,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

ufacturing firm and the cost of the
medicines (for which it is exclusively
used) to the sick, and metallic tin to
make the great deposits just discov-
cred in our country a curse, instead
of a benefit, to our people who have
heretofore had metallic tin as cheaply
as the rest of the world, and to en-
able London investors to unload their
shares of the mines.
OF instances where duties have
been increased the schedules are full.
In the chemical schedule the duty
on boracic acid has been raised from
A cents to cents per pound; on lin
seed oil, from % to 80 cents per gal
lon; on poppyseed oil. from 10 to 80
cents per gallon on salad oil, from
% per cent. to 35 cents per gallon, or
As per cent. on peppermint oil, from
25 per cent. to 80 cents per pound,
about 80 per cent; on fish oils, from
Is per cent. to 8 cents per gallon, or
33 per cent; on sulphate of baryta,
from 10 per cent. to $1.12 per ton,
or Al per cent; on phosphorus. from
10 cents per pound or 20 per cent. to
80 per cent. The first item gives ad.
nitional protection to the already
Aourishing BOrax Trust, which con.
trolls the enormous deposits of Cali.
fornia. Linseed and poppyseed oils
are shut out by higher tariff to ia.
yor our Linseed Oil Trust, which has
lately advanced prices. One effect Of
this, spd the duty on baryta, has been
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Do you want anything in
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

They poulticed her feet and poulticed her head,
And blistered her back till twas smarting and red
Tried tonics, elixirs, pain-killers and salves,
through grandma declared 1t was nothing but
"narves.~
The poor woman thought abe must certainly die
TIL "Favorite Prescription" she happened to try.
No wonder its praises so loudly they speak;
The torturing pains and distressing ner-
vousness which accompany, at times, GER
tain forms of female weakness, yield like
magic to DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t Is purely vegetable, perfectly
harmless, and adapted TO the delicate or
ganization Of woman. 1t allays and sub
dues the nervous symptoms and relieves
the pain accompanying functional and or
ganic troubles. Guarantee printed or
bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out
for many years.
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Direct Trade with Europe is the Only
Thing that Will Help.

In 1890 we bought from the Span
ish American countries s19S,000,0OO
worth of imports and sold them s9O,-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

suffered from acute inflammation In
my nose and head-for week at time
l could not see. fused Ely's Cream Balm
and in a few days was cured. 1t is won
derful how quick it helped me. Mrs. Geor-
gle s. Judson, Hartford, Conn.
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Weather.

The following will show the tempera-
ture ct the cities mentioned below-ob-
servations being taken simultaneously by
U. s. weathers, at o'clock r. NJ, during
the week ending August S0th, 1891:
O'CLOCK p. N. OBSERVATION.
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wbatcon News.

WHATcoM, Oct. 2-lspeciaLl AT Blaine and
at Sumas parties are prospecting the earth for
coal, gas and OIL They expect to drill not less
than 1000 feet deep.
The supreme court will In a few days pass
upon the validity of the consolidation of new
and old Whatcom.
The Whatcom Ice and Cold Storage Company
Is freezing 800 Nooksack salmon per day for the
Chicago market
The superior court Is now in session, Judge
VIM on the bench. The term will continue
until the holidays, there being over 500 cases on
the docket
sumas school district has sold 1000 worth of
bonds to run twenty years at per cent, receive
ing therefor S,315, or premium OF $3l5. n. w.
Harris & Co., of Chicago. were the purchasers.
This il said to be the best price ever received for
similar bonds in this county. The county COM
missioners are advertising for sale $4,000 first
bonds to fund the outstanding indebtedness OF
the county. The bonds will run twenty years
and bear per cent interest Bids will be re-
celved up to December IL. Harris d Co., OF
Chicago, have offered to take the bonds at par,
and even better bids are expected. owing to the
fact that these bonds will cover the total in
debtedness of Whatcom county. The law
authorizes the funding of this outstanding in
debtedness without submitting the question to
q vote.
The city council settled the ward difficulty
satisfactorily Wednesday night, redistrieting
the city wards equitably, and peace and
harmony now prevails Judge VIM has dis
missed the injunction cases against the council
and with newspapers afterwards compromise
was effected.
The vessel Ellie arrived at the Cornwall mill
yesterday for a cargo OF 100000 feet OF lumber
for the London market
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Races at YaIIa WaIla.

wALLA WALLA, Oct. 2.-Fully 1900 people
attended the fair today. The inter-
est in the races was greater than
on any preceding day. The quarter
mile dash was the most exciting. The horses
were Jim Miller, Matte Mullen, Fancy, Parole
and Northern Eclipse Miller was the favorite and
sold 20 to on Fancy, to 1 on
Matte Mullen. The mutuals took in over s., 900
on this race. Jim Mullen and Matte Mullen
ran a dead heat In :23. The run of was won by
Jim Miller by q length in :22N
The two-year-old trot between Almax, Walia
Walla, Lady and Pearl was won by Almax In
two straight heats Time. 2:55 and 2:53.
Five horses entered for the fve-eighths
mile dash, being Hastings, Mike Brown,
Parole, Kennewick and Sam Hamilton
1t was a pretty race, the horses coming
down the track in a bunch. Hastings passed
under the wire in squirt, leaving the others q
length behind. Time, 1:03.
w. Fl. Kimball. Bert Winans, Loren Berry and
Phil Isaacs competed in the bicycle race. Kim
ball won, Winans second, Berry third. Time,
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San PEDRO, Cal, Oct. 1.-The residence OF
Mrs. General Boschke, on Boschke's island,
was burned to the ground last
night, and Mrs. Boschke's mother, an
invalid aged 81, persisted in the flames. The
fire spread 30 rapidly that nothing could be done
to save her. Everything was lost; no insurance.
The fire was caused by the explosion of lamp
HALIFAX, N. g., Oct. 2.-The most disastrous
fire that has visited this city for years broke out
last night in the planning mill on Taylor 8
wharf, near the Cunard wharyes. /,
spreat rapidly. and by o'clock this
morning the whole block from John Cronin's 8,
on the south, to the north side of Hamilton 8
wharf, on the north, almost adjoining
the Cunard wharves, was destroyed. Among
the buildings destroyed were q number
OF mills, factories, storehouses and sail lofts.
None of the buildings were worth much, but
the contents were valuable. The total loss can
not be give at present. but it 10 estimated at all
the way from $4,000 to 100000, on which the
insuranbe Is about S123,000.
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FROM BERING SEA.
Return of the Cutter Rush and
Warship Nymphe.
ICE TROUBLES THE WHALERS.
Introduction OF Siberian Reindeer Into
Alaska-The Esquimaux at Point
Barrow Starving.
ICE TROUBLES THE WHALERS.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 2-Dr. Sheldon Jackson,
United States general agent of education for
Alaska, who returned here on the revenue cut
ter Rush, reports that the three government
schools in the Arctic had q prosperous year. DIR.
Jackson accompanied the revenue cutter Bear
on her Arctic cruise, and made a successful
commencement to the introduction into Alaska
of the domesticated reindeer of Siberia, small
bands being placed upon the islands of Amak-
nah and Unalaska The Bear returned to Una
laska September 16.
Owing to unusual light winds, the ice pack
had not left the shore up to the last of August,
consequently the Bear and the whaling feet
were unable to reach Point Barrow, but
communication with that station was
opened up overland. Three whaling
vessels that wintered at HerschePs island, at
the mouth Of the Mackenzie river, had secured
but one whale between them. The Point Bar
row station of the Pacific Whaling Company
was remarkably successful, securing 100000
worth of whalebone. The inhabitants being
found in a starving condition, Captain Healy
raised sufficient funds from the officers and
others on the Bear TO purchase supplies of food
to sustain the people until the next season for
seal and walrus.
The United States vessels Mohican and Thetis
were still in Bering at the time the Rush
left, and the ship Ericsson was discharging q
cargo OF coal ordered for the government
vessels.
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The SING Sine Eleotrocut,on.

ALBANY, Oct. 2-Austin Lathrop, superinten-
dent,of state prisons. today gave to the press a
report of the details attending the execution of
the four murderers at Sing Sing July7. The re-
port was first presented to Warden Brown by
Charles T. Mcdonald and Samuel B. Ward, who
were the official physicians in charge OF the
execution. After giving in detail the manner
of execution of each man, the report concludes:
There was absolutely nowhere any smoking, or
charring or burning. From the experience had
in these four cases, we are inclined TO the be-
lief that while Inconsistencies was instanta-
peous and continuous from the frat moment Of
each contact, yet In order to insure that death
supervene as speedily possible, 1t Is necessary
to continue the sure current voltage employed
in these cases fifty and sixty seconds
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RAUM DIDN'T RESIGN.
He Offered to Do So, But the
President Wouldn't Accept.
SECRETARY NOBLE SATISFIED.
Senator Allen Denies That He Expressed
Willingness to Accept . Judgeship.
and L. Not Candidate.

CHICAGO, Oct 2-Commissioner Of Pension
Raum arrived in the city late tonight In an in.
teryiew with a reportef. he said it was not true,
as reported, that he rendered his resignation to
President Harrison at Wednesdays conference.
he did, however, say that he did not wish to
embaarass the administration, and If his con-
duct OF the pension bureau has not been salts.
factory, or If the president credited
the vague charges against that de-
partment, he was willing that
his management should cease. The president
assured him cordially that the management Of
the Office under his administration had been
entirely satisfactory, and the subject OF any
further change was not touched upon. Further
more, Secretary Noble has repeatedly assured
the commissioner of his entire confidence.
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Unknown woman Killed a. Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct 2-On the arrival of the lin.
tied train on the Rock Island road from Denver
this morning. it was learned that a young
woman, supposed to be from Denver, had
either jumped or fallen from the train a
short distance outside the city and was killed.
She was taken seriously Ill during the night
and suffered severely. She was given as much
attention a. was possible When the train
reached Engiewood, inside the city limits, this
morning the conductor missed her, and later
her bruised and mangled body was found n.ar
Blue Island. Nothing was found on her person
to identify her, and mp TO late hour tonight
the police were unable TO say who she is
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Showing in Montana and Dakot.

Red LODGE, Mont, ocr. Alt has been snow.
ing and drifting necessarily for the past forty.
eight hours, and now there IL three feet Of spo,v
on level Business is practically at a stand.
CHICAGO, Oct 2-The Morning Ners saw. +.
.oush uraI' OF an article advising the farmers of
has been made, and it IL expected 10 annes,
IN fuu In the next issue of the Farm--,,
voice It advises the sale of onlv
30 much OF the crop a. IL actually necessary for
nome consumption until the foreign den.rd
pu. me prices up. and then sell only so much
- necessary to supply that demand. ana then
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eminent GeoIogist. Witt Arizon..

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct 2-Thirty-hve members
of the fifth international congress of geologists
returned from the Grand Canyon OF the Colo
RADIO last night, and today visited the cave and
cliff jewellers. The party left Washington City
on September 2, being composed OF ninety-one
members az the time. Major Powell, of the
United States geological survey, took charge OF
the distinguished visitors here and conducted
them to the canyon. Some OF the most notable
foreign scientists who have visited this country
are with the party, and are greatly pleased with
the result of their labor. Several of the party
will continue the tour into California, among
whom is Professor Walther, who has written
several valuable works on deserts
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NEWS FROM GUATEMALA.
Probably No vo1ution, Though Re.
ports Of Fighting Continue to Come.

ports OF Fighting Continue to Come.
CITY or MEXICO, Oct. IA Guatemala special
from what Is believed TO be trustworthy
source says: There is no revolution here, nor
are there any probabilities of any. The election
excitement runs high, but there is no danger.
Another special says: The revolutionists sue
eeeded on Wednesday in drawing Barillas' army
into a fight, and the government troops were
badly used up, retreating to Guatemala City,
forty miles away from the scene of the fight
There was great secret rejoicing in the city when
the news reached there of the defeat Of the
government troops. President Ezeta has de-
clared that Guatemala is ripe for plan Of con-
solidating all Central America in one republic,
and he win not lose the opportunity to bring
about this result
NEW YORK. Oct 2.-The Guatemalan consul
general here today received the following cable
from President Barillas. dated Guatemala, Octo-
Der /: absolute peace regns in all Guatemala
Deny all rumors OF q revolution, which are false
and malicious"