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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-24

One of the most odious features
of the Pinkerton system arises
from the fact that the men who are
employed to shoot when ordered are
picked up promiscuously by whole
sale from the slums of the cities
Anyone who will examine the Force
bill, approved and urged for passage
by Harrison, will find this system
fully embodied in it as a means Of
controlling elections.
The bill empowers chief super
visor who holds Office for life to
muster in az many mercenaries as
he pleases; to arm them; to give
them commissions as Especial De-
putty Marshals" and to use them al
the polls. These men are hired by
wholesale to bear arms. Their term
of enlistment is only for few days
In the nature of things, only the
lowest and most disreputable can
be expected to accept such service,
This is the Pinkerton system OF
securing 'men of grit" who are
ready to shoot, and these Especial
Deputy Marshal" would be MOTH
ing more than Federal Pinkertons,
hired out of the public treasury for
use against the people of the States.
The system was first devised in
the acts for the reconstruction of
the South, and in the reconstruction
act as they still remain on the Fed
eral Statutes there is a provision
under which Special Deputy Mar
shals can be employed at the polls
in any district where a sufficient
number of citizens petition for
their use. Under this clause the
attempt has several times been
made to control elections in St.
Louis, Cincinnati and other cities.
The people of st. Louis can easily
recall occasions when hundreds of
thugs and toughs from the slums
of this town were hired, commits
stoned as Special Deputy Marshals
and armed with bulldog revolvers
for use in intimidation at the polls.
II was this relic of the villainies
of reconstruction legislation that
gave the hint for the elaborate sys-
tenn of Federal Pinkertonism provid-
ed for in the Harrison Force bill.
No limit is set to the number of
mercenaries who can be thus hired
at the expense of the people, for
use against the people. They could
be mustered in by hundreds in every
town in the country on election day,
to stand at the back of the precinct
supervisor" who under the bill is
to take charge of the polls and re-
fuse the vote of anyone he pleases.
st. Louis Republic.
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Detroit Markets.

The following quotations are copied
from the Detroit Free Press
Apples, s2.75 to $3.50 per barrel.
Butter, l7c to 23c per pound
Live fowls, &c to 1Oc per pound.
Live turkeys. 10c to i2c per pound.
Eggs 14c to Ice per dozen.
Flourper barrel, si25 to $780,
Hay baled $1,000 to $500 per ton.
Oats per bushel, 33c to 36c.
Onions per barrel, 1915 toS2.gO.
Pork. sl3.75 to sl5.75 per Dbl.
Potatoes per barrel, 1925.
Wheat, 1910 to S077 per bushel.
The above quotations are mostly Of
wholesale nature. The price at retail
stores Is higher.
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The Negro and the Force Bill.

There is no necessity for NEGRO
question" in American politics, but
the only solution for such question
under the Force bill is a fight to a
finish between the races. While
among the negroes there are many
examples of gratifying improve
ment; while very respectable num-
Der of them are good citizens; while
the great majority of them can be
made good citizens, the race has an
underlying element of brutality
and RIGHTEOUSNESS that many years
will be required to overcome. The
country has grown into the towns
for quarter of century, and the
negroes have been moved by this
impulse. And among the negroes
in the towns is to be found a class
as utterly degraded as any on earth.
Their ordinary conversation reeks
with the vilest obscenity and pro-
family, and their conversation fifty
typifes their minds and habits of
life. Many of these most degraded
negroes have been born free and
have learned to read and write
They are the worst of their race
more brutal than the most brutal
of the more illiterate negroes of the
country, for in the towns such ne
groes live in the lowest slums and
become criminal in every instinct.
They are lustful and murderous, as
all carnivorous brutes are.
With race issue brought about
by the Force bill every negro would
be held responsible for the crimes
of such as these. When they COM
NIT rape and murder every negro
would be rallied to their defense.
Instead of crime on the responsible
ity of the criminal and on his own
head the responsibility for crime of
the basest negroes would be on the
race-on the best as on the worst.
The States which have the largest
negro population have never desired
such an issue. They want no race
question" They wish to discrim-
mate in favor of the good negro
and the good citizen, and against
the bad negro and the bad citizen.
They wish the individual negro
to have his chance for development
now and the entire race it's
chance for evolution hereafter. Its
race evolution will require centur-
les. Individual negroes, where there
is no race solidarity, may outstrip
the race by many centuries, but
with race solidarity and a race issue
the individual negro is necessarily
deprived of his chance. He must
throw it away and rally to the sup
port of the brutes who commit rape
and murder.
The intelligent people of the
South oppose the Force Bill policy
because they wish the good negro
the good citizen to have his chance.
Under system which would drive
all negroes together and return
their solid race vote on the census
basis, against the white people OF
the South, there would be no stav-
ing off a race issue. 1t would be
forced to crisis. The race would be
precipitated together in violent con.
flict and after season of murder
rape and arson the negroes would be
driven out in masses as the Indians
were driven before them.
This is what Force bill Radical
ism means for the South and for
the negroes. Louis Republic.
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The Difference.

Boiled down, the platforms of the
two leading political parties can be
summed up in the few following
words:
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Class legislation, Capitalization, high
taxation, taxing the consumer for the
benefit on the producer, making the poor
poorer and the rich richer.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
A government OF the people, by the
people, for the benefit OF the whole peo-
pie, with revenue taxes reduced to the
actual needs Of carrying on the govern
ment economically.
Which do you prefer?
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L have been a great suffered from ca.
tarrh for over ten years; had II yery had
could hardly breathe. Some niebts
could not sleep and had to walk the floor.
l purchased Ely's Cream Balm and am
using It freely, II Is working a cure sure.
~. have advised several friends TO use
IT, and with happy results In every case.
IL ls the medicine above all others for
eatarrh, and 1t is worth It's weight In gold.
thank God have found a remedy I can
use with safety and that does all that h
claimed Tor it. 1t ls curing my deafness.
b. w. Sperry, Hartford, Conn.
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Every Lady in Town

Would prefer being excused from surgi-
cal operation when she could be positive
ly cured Of piles by using Hills Pile Po-
made. A printed guarantee with each
package. Price 500, six packages SIS.
BY mail. For sale by James L. Field a.
Co., wholesale and retail agents, Alpena,
Mich,
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GEORGE T. SHARPER,
Commissioner
ON CLAIMS

State Of Michigan, County of Alpena, rs.
Probate Court for said County.
Estate of Monroe Klock, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Judge Of Probate of said county, Commissioners on
Claims in the matter of said estate Monroe Klock,
deceased, and six months from the 28th day OF
July, A. ID. 1892 having been allowed by said fudge
Of Probate TO all persons holding claims against
said estate in which TO present their claims 20 us
for examination and adjustment:
Notice Is hereby given, that we will meet on
Monday, the 10Th day Of September, A. ID 1882.
and on Monday, the 9Th day of February, A. ID.
1888 at 10 o'clock A. M of each day, at the Probate
Court room, in the Court House, in the city Of Al
pena in said county, TO receive and examine such
claims.
Dated July 2sth, A. d. 1892.
CHARLES REYNOLDS,
SAMUEL A. DAWSON,
THOMAS COLLINS,
i0o6w5 Commissioners.
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The motto Of the proprietors of DR..
Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters is, "the
greatest good to the greatest NUMBER"
and so sell a large bottle of valuable
remedy for the small price of 25 cents,
and warrant every bottle to give salts
faction or money refunded
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-24

What is the matter with the Re
publican press of late that they are
not proclaiming half so loud that
the foreigner pays the tax OIL inn
ported goods?
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-24

English SPAWN Linlment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem.
lshes from horses. Blood spawn curbs
spllnts, sweeney, ring-bone, stifles'
sprains, all swollen throats, coughs, etc
save $50 by use Of one bottle. Warrant.
ed the most wonderful blemish cure ever
known; Sold by Edward c. Spens, drug.
sisI, Alpena, Mich. l0o8yf
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goods only when the consumer is
an American. The Nova Scotian
is exempted from it, but the Illinois
man is made to pay.-Republic.
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Frank C.. Holmes,
RELIABLE GROCER.
Michigan State Land Office.
SALE OF AGRICULTURAL coLLxcK LANDS.

SALE OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LANDs.
Lansing, July l, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following describ-
ed Agricultural College lands, in Alpena county.
Michigan, heretofore withdrawn and withheld from
market by virtue of a resolution of the Agrcultur-
al College Land Grant Board, adopted March 26th,
1884, win be restored to market in accordance with
resolution of said Board adopted March 81, 1892,
and the provisions of the statutes In such case
made and provided, by public auction at this Office,
on the
Twenty-ninth day of September, 1892,
at ten o'clock A. NJ, at not less than the minimum
price at which they were held before such with
drawal
GEORGE T. SHARPER,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-24

common cold should not be neglect.
Cd Downs Elixir will cure Il.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-24

Arnica d OIL Liniment Is very healing
anu soothing, and does wonders when ap,
piled to old sores.
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Council Proceedings.

Alpena, Mich, Aug. 22d, 1877,
The Common Council Of the city Of AL
pena, met In adjourned regular session
at the Council Room on the above date
and was called to order at 1880 o'clock
T. NJ, 10y the Mayor.
Present, Andrew Harshaw, Mayor
VIM. y. Mcdonald, Recorder, and Alder.
men Alpern, Blakley, Pack, White
Placie, Bowden, Crawford, Wilson, Camp.
bell and Daoust.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Park Place addition to the city OF
Alpena, which was at the last meeting
referred back to it's owners for completion
and correction, was again presented fol
acceptance, corrected. Also a decd fol-
certain streets through said addition.
Moved by Alderman White that the
Park Place addition TO the city of Alpena
be accepted, and the deed for the streets
be recorded. Carried 10y unanimous vote.
REPORT OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller recommending
the referring Of several bills to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
On motion Of Alderman Campbell bills
were 80 referred, by unanimous vote.
From the Street Commissioner, report
ing that he had examined the sweeping of
the streets, and found that the same had
been done In proper manner.
Moved by ALDERMAN Campbell that tho
report be accepted and warrant or
dered drawn to pay the contractor for
sweeping the streets up to August list,
1892 Carried by vote as follows; Ayes,
Alpern, Blakley, White, Bowden, Placie,
Crawford, Wilson, Campbell and Daoust.
Nays, Pack.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
From the chairman of the special CON-
mittee, appointed at last meeting, for the
purpose making such changes as they
deemed best relative to the repairing Of
Chisholm street between the red bridge
and county property, a verbal report,
stating that they had made some changes
In the plans and specifications, and adj
vertised for sealed proposals for doing
the work accordingly.
Moved by Alderman Alpern that the
report be accepted and concurred in, and
committee discharged. Carried unan-
imously.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following bids for repairing the
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SS urea BY ndsaItsiatortng DE-.
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\ eass oI Deer cup OF coffee tea or IN So3
ears veS.t and VIII ensc, permanent and spss
an alcoholic wreck II has been given in tho,,s.r&
i cares aud IN every instance perfect cure has al
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~, Ky ,ne becomes utter impossibiiit1
"a aa ne Spor appetite 70 exist. Cures gusrantsed
-, 80 page BOOK OF particulars free. Address
GOLDEN SPECIFIC co.. So Race Sc. Ci.rs...x.A
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Here are Your Letters.

The following is list OF letters at the
postofflce uncalled for, and II not claimed
soon will be sent to the dead letter office:
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STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
ALLEN b. MORSE.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JAMES p. EDWARDS.
For Secretary Of State,
CHARLES +. MARSKEY.
For State Treasurer,
FRIEDRICH MARVIN.
For Auditor-General,
JOSEPH A. VANNIER.
For Attorney General,
AD0LPHUS A. ELLIS.
For Commissioner of the State Land Office,
GEORGE l.. SHAFFER.
For Superintendent of Public instruction.
FERRIS S. FITCH.
For Member of State Board of Education,
DAVID A. HAMMOND.
For Presidential Elector. eastern district,
GEORGE II. DURAND.
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TO The PUBLIC!

We now have i'm our store one of the larg-
est, finest and most complete assortment OF
dress goods, both staples and novelties ever
shown i'm this city, and are selling them at
prices that will enable any dealer TO place
them i'm his store With his assurance OF "a
good, clean profit.
Also the best line of carpets i'm the city.
Come and see us.
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
THORNBURG.ADAMs.
A Pretty wedding In the Capital
City Thursday Evening.

From the Raleigh News and Observer
the following account of the wedding of
{. w. Thornburg of Asheville and Miss
Susie Adams of Raleigh, on Thursday
evening, is taken:
The best man was DR.. G. 0. Roberts of
Asheville, and the maid of honor Miss
Mary F. Hastings of New York. The
attendants were: Misses Annie HILL
Katie Belyin, olivia Barclay, Evie Tom
linson, Florence McMackin; Messrs.
]. D. Gold, J. L. Adams, w. L. Shope,
+. A. Belts, w. F. Tomlinson. Rev.
DR.. ]. w. Carter performed the cere-
mony. The bride was dressed in
white faiie silk with pearl trimmings, os-
trich tips, and the other ladies in white
silk. The groom and gentlemen attend
ants were in full evening dress suits.
The party looked very pretty on the
beautifully decorated rostrum while the
ceremony was in progress. There was
reception at the brides elegant home,
at 227 East Edentou street, from 8
to II O'Clock. There was bounteous
spread, after which the party enjoyed
the evening with music and general So
clal intermingling.
THE bride and groom were the recipi
ents of many handsome and costly pres.
cntS"
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
AROUND TOWN.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-ForecaSt till s
p. m. Sunday: North Carolina, fair
Sunday; colder; northW eSterIv winds.

f. Granger of Knoxville is in the city.
Geo. W. Vanderbilt has gone to New
York.
II. A; Fitzjarrell Of Philadelphia is here
on business.
H. G. Ewart of Hendersohvile spent
today in the city.
G. w. Blake of Savannah is registered
at the Swannanoa.
W. H. Miller of Marshall came I'D to
Asheville Yesterday.
F, Copeland and "A. II. Athcrton OF
Boston are at the Swannanoa.
John NJ, Cooke, agent for Lizzie Evans
company, was in the city today.
At Grants pharmacy at p. M today
the thermometer registered 46o.
!. Nj. Butler of Oliver Springs, Tenn,
is registered at the Grand Central.
Knoxville Journal: Col. w. ". Avery,
OF Asheville, was at the Palace vester-
day.
Baron Z. d Alinge, of the Vanderbilt
estate, expects to leave soon for a three
months trip to Germany.
Lizzie Evans in "Thc Little Black
smith comes to the Grand next Thurs
day evening, December 10.
Rev. X. +. Campbell will till his pulpit
at the First PRESBYTERIAN church tomor-
row morning and evening.
Rev. John {. Troy will occupy his pull
pit at Riverside NJ. L. church, South,
tomorrow morning and evening.
Several of the Bingham school Ufh-
GERS and cadets, i'll their uniforms and
dccoutrcments, were photographed by
Lindsey & Brown today.
In the McNamee. Sumner boundary
line case before the Superior court, the
matter has been satisfactorily adjusted
between the parties and the suit end ed.
Rev. Chas. w. Byrd, who will leave
next week for his new labors in the Shell
by district, will preach his farewell ser
mon at Central NJ. L. church, South, to-
morrow.
Inc West AshevlIle and Sulphur Springs
n;nc ot a snec;al car over Re l;nn hstwee; n~
the Battery Park hotel and the nasssn'
ger depot. " e''N0>
Z. f, Kay, the ticket broker, has pur-
chased the cigar and news business OF
Nm. BreIing. Ill Strauss European ho-
that stand ~ O'~''
,
NAL Robert Bingham of Biughams
school, is to be the leading speaker before
the Lyceum society next Tuesday even
my, detailing some of his European ex-
perlences and observations.
T.G. Carson of Dalton Nass who
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
LOSES HIS MIND.
A Prisoner Goes Crazy and
Triest to XIII a CeIlmate.

AT the recent term OF Swain county
court young man named Edwards
was tried and convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to the penitentiary for a
ten years term. Edwards was brought
TO Asheville and placed in Buncombe' S
Jail. He had Maj. W. H. Malone called
and employed that gentleman as his at
torney.
Two or three davs ago Edwards be-
gan to act strangely, but nothing was
thought of this until he later on at
tempted to kill cellmate, Mark Hayes,
making furious attack on him with an
empty bottle. So violent did Edwards
become that Hayes had to be removed
to another cell. 1t is thought that Ed
wards has lost his mind by broodiug
over the crime and his sentence
Edwards mother was here yesterday
to see her son, and was recognized by
him, but he seems to know no one else and
takes no notice OF what transpres about
him.
County Physician {. Z, Hilliard will
make an examination of Edwards.
The crazy man committed the deed, for
which he was sentenced, in Graham
county, from which county the case was
removed to Swain. Edwards was a
school teacher, and belongs to one of the
best families in Roane county, Tenn.
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
"wHERE HE WAS AT"
President WinstOn's Telegram to
The University boys.

The Baltimore Sun prints an editorial
i'll regard to the banquet given by the
students and professors at Chapel Hill
to the University football team. The
editorial SAYS:
President Winston, of the University,
could not be there in person because OF a
lecture engagement in Asheville, but that
he was there in spirit by large ma
jority' was evidenced by dispatch from
him, which was read and received with
great applause. My absence from the
banquet, telegraphed President Winston,
gives me much regret, but the whole
scene is before my eyes and am sharing
your joys. If break down in my lecture it
is your fault, tor my mind is not in Ashe
vile, but in Chapel Hill. When the news.
papers of Asheville report that stopped
in the midst of my lecture and shouted
wildly, 'Hippity hippity, huss, the good
people of Ashevile who have been raised
on mountain dew will misunderstood
my moving motives, but you at the BAN
quet will understand me, because you
will know full well where | really was
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
THE REBREw SOCIETY.
II Proposes the Erection Ofa Svn
aROgue In the Near Future

The Hebrew society Beth-ha-Teflah,
made up OF the Hebrews OF the city, has
chosen the following officers:
Prcsident-Abraham Whitlock.
Vice'president-M. D. Long.
Treasurer-S. Lipinsky.
Sccretary-J. Cohen.
Trustees-L. Marks, NJ. Lindau, S.
kreslowski.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed in Superior Court Clerk Cathey's
Office. The society has purchased a
pretty plot of ground, containing an
acre, adjoining Riverside cemetery, and
will beautity the grounds, which will be
used as Hebrew cemetery. Besides this,
it is the society's purpose to erect a syn.
agogue here in the near future, in which
to hold regular services, Sunday school
exercises, etc.
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
WHITLOCK CLOTHING HOUSE,
CORNER STORE, EAGLE BLOCK,
South Main Street,

We offer winter clothing for men and boys that
not be equaled elsewhere. Dealing exclusively in mems
able to show larger lines and better styles in
sizes to fit any shape The public is invited to compare
stock with others in the line
In order to satisfy the clothing the dealer must
have practical tailoring experience and proper taste to Sc
ect such goods will give general satisfaction The fact
that the best dressed men in this city buy their clothing
from us proves that they have found goods the best
We carry several hundred overcoats, ulsters, cape
oVercoas mackntoshes all cut in latest designs at right
prices
In addition to superior stock Of clothing have
the largest line OF underwear, hosiery gloves handker
chiefs, f. W. collars and an immense stock of neckwear
To complete the outfit have hats, the only genuine
Dunlap hats and other good makes always the best and
most Stylish
The WHITLOCK CLOTHING HOUSE,
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10

Do not forget Lindsey 6 Browns
opening days, Wednesday and Thursday.
in their art parlors, South court place.
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
Central League.

At the election OF officers of the Central
church Epworth League last evening the
following were chosen: President, Geo.
L. Hackney; vice.president, Otis L.
Green; second vice-president, Miss Hattie
Kerr. third vice president, Cicero Nichols;
secretary, Miss Maggie Smith; treasurer,
Miss Mary Brown. At the close of the
meeting, Prof. P. p. Claxton delivered a
very interesting address on Meth
odism."
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
A NEW RULING,
The POstmaster.Gener Cuts
Rates on Registered Matter

Postmaster General Wanamaker has
issued an order that will be of interest
to all who have business with Uncle
Sans postoffice. The order takes effect
January /, and is as follows:
Prom and after the 1st day of Janu
airy, 1898, the fee for registering mail
matter shall be 8 cents instead of 10
cents for every seperate piece registered.
Postmasters WILL therefore, charge fee
of 10 cents, payable as now, by ordinary
postage stamps, in addition to the regu-
lar postage on each piece of mail matter
presented for registration up to and in
cluding December 81, 1892, and fee of
s cents in additionto the regular postage
on each piece of mail matter presented
for registration on and after January l,
1898,
Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-10
". M. c. A. TOmOrIOw.

Rev. H. J. Adams will speak at the
Young Mems Christian association SER
vice tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock
and will give an address appropriate to
the closing of the services of meetings
conducted by w. r. Gales.
The boys meeting at $50 o'clock to-
morrow will be conducted by Fitch Tay-
lpr