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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Thanksgiving day was a gloomy one in
this vicinity as regards weather. There
was mixture OF snow and rain.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Rhubarb Wine for general debility.
Sold by Field & Gray and j. T. Bostwick.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Miss Hartman, OF Milwaukee, Is visit
ing relatives In town.
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THEIR TELEPHONE.
For Sale.

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line for each insertion.
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II. c. Faulconer arrived from Detroit
Monday.
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There was pleasant time passed at
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms last Wednesday
evening-the event being the reception
Of members Of the young peoples So
cieties OF the churches. A fine program
was rendered. consisting Of readings and
music, and was concluded with scene
from real life, entitled eating the Pie, "
in which all present took part. One
group of ladies were enjoying delicious
mince pie that was labeled "T. NJ" but
their curiosity being unfortunately arous-
ed, they inquired the meaning Of the ca
balistic symbols, and were informed they
meant "Towser's meat" The ladies
then abstained from further eating OF the
mince.
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w. L. Churchill left town on Mondays
train, for Detroit.

L. X. Potter arrived on Saturdays
train from Detroit.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

A. c. Rice has returned from his trip
aouih
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The steamer Flora has made 81 round
trips this season, and cleared from Alpena
last Friday on her last trip.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The finest of all kinds OF tobaccoes il
the market, at j. Levyn's.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Make your selections early for holida,
presents, at +. G.. Nason's.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The Guards elect first lieutenant next
Friday evening, In place Of w. II. Broad.
we'll, who has resigned.
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Here are Your Letters.
PERSONAL.

A. N. Spratt has gone out west.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Patrick Culligan went to Tawas yester-
day.
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Saturday last was the first real winter,
day OF the winter Of 1912. Ice formed
rapidly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The river was covered over with ice
above Second street bridge, last Saturday
morning.
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Hopper Lodge.

The following officers Of Hopper
lodge, No. 1856, f. and A. NJ, we're elect
ed last NIGHT
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line for each insertion.
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OUR TELEPHONE.

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line for each insertion.
See 1886 hanging lamp at 99c store.
Only one dollar year-the ARGOS.
No Ice of any account In the bay at
date.
The next event OF great Importance il
Christmas.
Freight business on the railroad to this
city is becoming large.
The fish tug Seawing made her last lift
of fish on Saturday last.
Roger Bros. plated ware, 99c store.
Combs and brushes, cheap 99c store.
Dougald Campbell has 800, 900 feet OF
logs on skids at his camps.
The saw mills of Albert Pack and Z. X
Potter & Sons were closed Thursday.
The lumber sawmills are taking a rest,
and none were in operation Monday.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
give a supper in the Beebe block tonight.
Buy crockery and lamps, at 99c store.
Picture frames and mirrors, 09c store.
The Alpena Spool company shipped 81
bags Of spools to Belden, Mich, last
week.
Saturday last was the first real wintery
day OF the winter Of 1912. Ice formed
rapidly.
The river was covered over with ice
above Second street bridge, last Saturday
morning.
Accordians and harmonious, 99c store.
The j. L. cigars are superior to all The
others.
There was union services at the Baptis
church last Sunday. Rev. Van Auker
ofilciated.
Tho Common Council will be in regula
session next Monday evening, at thu
Council Room.
Z. o. Avery's mill finished its season.
work Saturday last, being one Of the two
last to shut down.
Holiday goods now ready at Centennia
Book store.
|
Gertie Vessel, dressmaker, 534 Oldflel'
street. Latest styles.
Alpern's fish tugs was out to the biz
reef last Saturday, and what gill net
were there were lifted.
The Guards elect first lieutenant mex
Friday evening, In place Of w. II. Broad
well, who has resigned.
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There was union services at the Baptist
church last Sunday. Rev. Van Auken
ofilciated.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Tho Common Council will be in regular
session next Monday evening, at the
Council Room.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Z. o. Avery's mill finished its seasons
work Saturday last, being one Of the two
last to shut down.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The Alpena Spool company shipped 81
bags Of spools to Belden, Mich, last
week.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Alpern's fish tugs was out to the big
reef last Saturday, and what gill nets
were there were lifted
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Holiday goods now ready at Centennial
Book store.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The ladies Of the Presbyterian churc
give u supper In the Beebe block tonight
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

Gertie Vessel, dressmaker, 534 Oldfeld
street. Latest styles.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-02

The j. L. cigars are superior to all t
others.
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The lumber sawmills are taking a res
and none were in operation Monday.
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The saw mills of Albert Pack and f.
Potter & Sons were closed Thursday.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Monthly Statement of the Treasury De-
partment Showing a Reduction In the
Public Debt for August of Over Five
ami a Half Millions-Receipts, Expendi-
lures, Cot1sge, Etc, for the Month.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The monthly
debt statement, issued from the treas
ury department yesterday, shows re-
duction in the debt during the past
month amounting to 1851, 1896. There
was reduction of ST., 091, ,216 in the nom
interest-bearing debt, and an increased
surplus cash in the treasury of 81, 490,-
679 during August The aggregate of
interest and non-interest-b debt,
less 500, 900, 900 gold reserve and $780,
274, 394 net cash balance Or surplus, is
SS42, 9S3, 347, and of this amount $780,
523, 42O is Interest," bearing debt; made
up of $3.50, $50, 220 four-per-cent. bonds,
S27,953, 400 four-and-a half per cent.
bonds and $22, 1915, 800 four-per-cents
continued at 2 per cent
Government receipts from all sources
during August aggregated $2S, 8S4, 1851,
against S36, GOT, 449 in August, 1890.
Customs receipts were SIS, 1874, ,674.
against $40, O,315,s79 in August year
ago; internal revenue receipts were
S12, sol, ,s29, against S12, 557, S52 in Au-
gust, 1890, and receipts from miscel-
laneous sources were ST., 107, ATT, against
81, O33, III in August a year ago.
Expenditures during the two months
of the current fiscal year aggregate
$50, ,536, ,932, against $75, ,257, ,009 in July
and August, 1890.
The total coinage of the mints during
the month of August was 1863, 900
pieces of all kinds, valued at S3, 7lS, 400.
Gold valued at S1,S4O,0 900 was coined;
1,1sO, 900 standard silver dollars, and
5, $40, 900 dimes were also coined; the
silver coinage of the month amounting
to S1 764 600
The state capital., 1891-09-05
.Japan and Illinois.

An interesting letter was received by
5ov. Fifer the other day. 1t comes
from Japan and has been turned over
to Secretary Wines of the state board
of charities, with a request to reply
thereto. The letter is addressed to
''Hon Joseph w. Fit" and is as follows:
TAMURA STREET, TOXIC. JAPAN, August T.,
1891.
Hon Joseph ". FiG Gorernor of the State Of
Illinois:
DEAR SIR-Count Stagaki. the eader of the
Liberal party of Japan, asked me to investI- :
gate the local government of the United
States. So read Bryce's American Com
monwealth and found the words
Illinois furnishes so good sample of that
system in it's newer form that I can not do
better than extract from a clear and trust
worthy writer the following account OF the
whole scheme Of local self-governme::t in
that state, which is fairly typical of the New
World. (By Albert Shaw, LII d.
So translate four pages Of the local gov
ernment of your state, but 1t gives only the
main points. would like to sec manual OF
local self government, so we shall be able TO
know just how much work belongs to the
state, county and town each. In Japan
central national government takes up all
WORKS on civil government. Capitalization
weakens the people. So we wish to reform
our administrative system. We want local
self government as you have In America,
will you please send me some of your ofli
ciaI publications. in which we may find all
nonts for local self government or local
administration We would like to know
the extent of the work, the taxes for nation
al, state, county and town. / shall be very
grateful to you if you can furnish me some
printing or sketch of local self govern
ment. 1t will give us new light. Excuse me
for the abbrev iaton of your name; l just
got it from the American legation by tele.
phone, so that can not get the last part OF
your name. Yours most sincerely,
SHENEMoTo, Toxic, Japan.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
THE DARDANELLES.

The Question of the Hellespont Becom.
ing a Passageway for Russian Wa1
Ships to the Mediterranean . Grave One
to Europe, and May Eventually Prove 2
Casus Belli.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The question OF
the Dardanelles becoming apassageway
for Russian war-ships to the Mediteran.
mean just now exceeds in interest even
the war in Chilli Well authenticated
rumor says that the foreign Office will
not stand idly by and see the Mediter-
ranean invaded by Russian fleet
under the guise of volunteer transports
or otherwise. The main question
seems to be whether England will
have to protest alone, or be sus-
tanned in such course by the
powers of the triple alliance. No
doubt is entertained that Russia has
been encouraged to her present aggres-
sive attitude by an understanding with
France, and feels safe with France as
friend against any unsupported action
on the part of Great Britain. The sit
uation is becoming very grave, and is SO
regarded both in Berlin and London.
Lord Salisbury, it is rumored, will
shorten his vacation in order to deal
with the problem, which is greatly COM
plicated by the unprecedented GOODNESS
of the sultan toward the British gov
ernment.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
the French and Russian ambassadors
have been dinning into the Sultan's ears
the fact that, with England's charges
against Russia of intended aggrandize-
ment at the expense of Turkey, the
only great power that has actually
taken possession of any important part
of the Sultan's dominions is England
herself, and that England, before pro-
Tossing friendship for Turkey ought to
give up Egypt, if not also Cyprus.
The Sultan, therefore, is for the time
being preiudiced against England on
account of Egypt, although also up
held by Bulgaria against the Russian
Vaccinations.
1t is remembered that the Crimean
war was preceded by England's re-
lection of Russian proposal that En-
gland should take Egypt, and allow
Russia to have Constantinople, and
there is an uneasy feeling that Russia
will fight again rather than permit En-
gland to hold Egypt without. .compensa-
ton to Russia.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
BADLY SHOCKED.

Lightning Visits the Grand Army and Sons
of Veterans Encampment at Grand Is
land, Neb., Striking Tent and Severely
Shocking Several Persons.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 3.-During Sc
we're rain-storm at Grand Island, where
the state Grand Army and Sons of Vet
Grams reunion is being held, II light
ming bolt struck the camp. Two lieu
tenants and four sergeants of cavalry,
Troop X, were seated in the first SER
geant's tent. Lightning struck the tent,
scattering the splinters in all directions
Nine 1aen were struck When the alarm
was given, the two lieutenants and four
sergeants were found lying fiat i'll the
tent with their heads buried in the de-
bris The guards were found lying on
the ground. The injured are as fol-
lows:
Sergeant Leuben, knocked senseless
and severely shocked.
First Sergeant Seymour, of Milford;
terribly shocked and injured in the
limbs.
Second Lieutenant Vosberg, of Lin
coin; injured in the arms and legs.
Lloyd Ensign, of Lincoln; shocked in
arms and body
James Carr, of Staplehurst; injured
in legs and body.
Halsey Bromwell, of Milford; injured
in shoulder.
George l.. Gerr, of Milford: severely
shocked.
Frank Smith, of Milford; severely
shocked.
When the alarm was sounded sur
geons hurried to the scene. Capt. j. FL.
Culver of Troop X transformed his
headquarters into a temporary hospital
for some of the injured, while the others
were provided for in an adjoining
tent. Sergeant Leubin is the most
severely injured, but the doctors be-
lieve that all will recover. The tent
was wrecked. and it is believed that
had it not been for the metal on the
pole many people in the surrounding
tents would have been killed. On the
arms and legs of the injured there ap-
pear great knots produced by the cleo,
trio fluid. The injured men are suffer
ing intense pain. but their comrades
are doing all in their power to relieve
the sufferings.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS

THE price of bread is raising in Lon
don, and the working classes are al
ready beginning to feel the pinch of
distress consequent on deficient har-
vests The advan ce so far is half
penny on the quarter (four-pound) loaf.
ADvIcEs received from Guatemala
say that the election excitement there
is intense, and it is feared no election
can take place, in which case President
Barillos will hold over. In such an
event he may declare himself dictator,
which will not only cause complica-
tions in Guatemala, but in all Central
America.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER of the cen.
sus bureau, who is now giving his en-
tire attention to revising the fiscal cen
sus reports, says that he expects to
have the first five hundred pages of the
eleventh census ready for the public
have several completed volumes ready
for congress in December.
AN attempt was made by an un-
known person to wreck a crowded pas
senger train, on the Flint & Pere Mar
uuette railroad on the I'd. A great
heap of stumps and rails were piled on
the track at point where there is a
high embankment, but the obstruction
was discovered in time to prevent a
serious accident.
| EDWARD LINN, member of the New
York produce exchange, committed
suicide in his room in Jersey City (N.
J.) hotel, on the Cd, by shooting him
self in the ear The effects found upon
his person indicated that his financial
affairs were all right, and no cause can
be assigned for the deed.
MISS BETTE WERwooD died at her
home in Sconondoa, Oneida county, n.
Y, on the I'd, at the age of 100 years, G
months and days. She was little
woman. about four feet four inches
tall, and weighed about eighty pounds.
THE London courts have granted an
Injunction on the City bank against
paving draft for S75, 900 drawn by
Balmaceda in favor of his European
agents.
A LONDON TINES Berlin dispatch
SAYS the German press declare that
Germany must be alert, but will never
begin a war, however provoked.
THE board of lady managers of the
Worlds Columbian exposition have
elected Mrs. Susan Gale Cook, of Ten
nessee, secretary of the board.
THE twenty-frst anniversary of the
battle of Sedan and the overthrow o1
Louis Napoleon occurred on the I'd.
THE German government will sell
the royal timber cheap to the poor fol
fuel,
The state capital., 1891-09-05
huSTLlNG THINGS.

East Time Made and Being Made by the
Empress of Japan's Mail from Yoko-
hama to Liverpool-Barring Accident
on the Atlantic it Will be Accomplished
In Twenty Days-An Previous Records
Eclipsed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Tnc mails from
China and Japan which left Yokohama
August 10 on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan,
and which arrived at Vancouver, B. c.,
August 90, were carried across the
American continent by special train in
the short time of eighty eight hours,
reaching the Grand Central depot at
a. m. to-day, and were Immediately
transferred to wagons in waiting and
driven rapidly to the Inman dock,
where they were placed on board the
steamship City of New York which
sailed at II. IN. for Queenstown.
The City of New York is due to ar
rive in Queenstown next Wednesday.
the 9th inst, SO that, barring acci-
dents, the mails can be delivered in
London that night or at the latest
Thursday morning, making the whole
time under twenty-one days, feat
never paralleled in the history of the
post office. The mails We're brought
from Morristown, N. Y, to this
city by special train, which
started as soon as the Ca
madam Pacific train had arrived at
Brokville, and the mails had been fer
ried across the st. Lawrence. The
train was in charge of Assistant Superin-
tendent Bradley of the New York Cen
trail Fast time had been made by the
Canadian Pacific train, and the Central
people started out to do better if pos
sible. The ninety-fve miles from
Utica to Albany were made i'll
ninety minutes; Poughkeepsie to
Cold Springs, twenty-one miles, in
twenty minutes: Croton to Yonkers,
nineteen miles, in sixteen minutes. The
transfer by wagon across New York
city was made at breaknec!1 speed, and
the Inman line had to hold the steamer
only ten minutes later than her sche-
duled time. The Canadian Pacific peo-
pie will be satisfied with Il record Of
twenty-one days from Yokohama to
London. but they hope the actual time
will be twenty days.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
Illinois school Exhibits.

A committee, consisting of Prof
David Felmy, of Normal; Prof. Helme.
principal of the high school OF Spring
field, and Prof. Wilkinson, principal OF
the Lincoln school of Springfield, have
been at work in the Office of the state
superintendent of public instruction
making the awards in the educational
exhibit for the state fair. The exhibit
consists of numerous drawings Of all
kinds, and of written papers by pupils,
covering all kinds of literary work
done in the public schools. The high
schools represented are those Of Peoria,
Evanston, Waukegan, Joliet, Carroll
ton and Rockford. Tie largest displays
are from Peoria and Evanston. The
most complete exhibit from any one
school in the country school exhibit
comes from District No. township 80
north. range / east, in La Sale county.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
Chicago Banks.

The auditor of public accounts has
prepared statement of the condition
of the state banks located at Chicago.
as shown by their reports to the auditor
before commencing business August
20, 1891. Twenty-three state banks
are now in operation in Chicago. Their
total capital stock is Sl2, 177,0o0; total
deposits, S5l, ,539, 724; total loans and
discounts, SAC, 999, 964; total cash on
hand, SIS. .957, 66s. On that day the total
resources and liabilities were $69,l87,-
oil. When the last report was made,
under date of June /, the total capital
stock was $40. .377. 900; deposits, $51, 49,
$50; loans and discounts, S45,276, ,263;
cash on hand, S6,673.6s7 total resources
Ind liabilities, 500, ,910,223
The state capital., 1891-09-05
q TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
An Involuntary AerOnauts Fall to Deatl
at the Oswego IN. W Fair.

at the Oswego On. W Fair.
OswEGo, n. Y, Sept. 3.-Thc 10000
persons in attendance at the Oswego
fair yesterday witnessed a horrible ac-
cident. Prof. John Frisbie, of this
city, was advertised to make u balloon
ascention and parachute jump, and
much interest was felt in it owing to
his residence here. When everything
was in readiness and Prof. Frisbie was
about to take his seat on the trapezc,
the big balloon in some manner got
away from those holding the ropes.
1t shot upward like rocket and the
spectators were Mortified to see a man
who had been holding the ropes, swept
off the ground and hang dangling be-
tween the parachute and the ground.
When up about 100 feet he attempted
to drop, but his feet caught in the
ropes and turned him over, and he
plunged headlong to the ground He
struck on his head and was instantly
killed His name was John r. Woods,
and he came to see the fair from Union
Square, this county. He was 80 years
old. The balloon was recovered.
Frisbie will again attempt to make an
ascension to-day.
The state capital., 1891-09-05
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.
An Important Ruling.

A decision of value to business MEN
and banks was rendered by Judge
Brown in the Cook county court the
other day. and covers the question
whether the confessing of judgments
by an insolvent debtor constitutes a
voluntary assignment for the benefit of
all creditors. The American Cutlery
Co made application for citation re-
quiring the individual members of
Joseph Bros. & Co. to submit to exami-
nation relative to their condition and
extent of the estate of the firm, and to
compel Sheriff Gilbert to file a bond as
assignee and present schedule of the
assets of the debtor. Petitioners al
legged that on August IS the debtors,
knowing themselves to be insolvent,
voluntarily executed and caused judg-
ments to be entered against them, un-
der which executions the sheriff took
possession of their stock. Upon these
facts the court was asked to hold that
Joseph Bros. & Co. had made a volun-
tary assignmen ent for the benefit of all
creditors. In deciding the matter, Judge
Brown said:
In the case at bar no assignee is named.
suggested or contemplated by the execution
of the judgment notes, which are in the
usual form. nor is any property described
as being conveyed by those instruments to
any person in trust for the benefit of cred
itors or otherwise. In all the Illinois cases
in which courts have held that an assign
ment was in fact made there have been writ
ten instruments by their terms transferring
the property to a third party in trust for the
benefit of creditors. The petition i'm this
case fails to make prima facie case of a
voluntary assignment For the reasons in
dicated the application for a citation and an
examination Of the debtors Is denied. and
the petition dismissed for want of iurisdic.
tion.
An appeal was prayed and allowed t.
the appellate court
The state capital., 1891-09-05
Relieved to Havc Been Drowned.

PLATTsBURe, N. Y, Sept. At is
feared that George Gauthmann and
Henry Lamonty, have been drowned in
Merrill's lake. where they went last
Sunday for fishing trip and have not
been seen since Their boat was found
on the shore of the lake with part OF
Lamonty's clothing in it. A heavy
wind prevailed on the lake Sunday,
and it is supposed that the boat cap
sized and both were drowned. The
lake is being dragged for the bodies.
Both men were we'll known in Lyon
Mountain, where Gauthmann has been
in business for several years
The state capital., 1891-09-05
Killed While Visiting.

Mrs. Lizzie Ludwick, of Freeport
who was visiting her aunt, Mrs. c. R.
Longsdala, at Creston, Ia, was killed
in an accident in which Mrs. Longsdale
also lost her life. They were cross
ing railway track carrying umbrellas,
and were struck by an engine.