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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20
Corsets Wearing Apparel.

Judge Wheeler of the United States
Circuit Court of this district has just
handed down a decision that will
cause the feminine heart to Autter
with varying emotions the country
over. He says, in effect, that the
charge that corsets are used to beauti-
fy the female form is libellous, and
gives as his opinion that they consti-
tute legitimate species of wearing
apparel. For this judicial compli-
ment Judge Wheeler taxes every lady
in the land from % cents to $3.50 on
each and every corset purchased, ac-
cordiDg to It's retail price. The decis-
ion was made after long argument
before him, in which the merits Of the
case were solemnly presented by As
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20
Tariff Shot.

In March, 1890. j. R. Dodge, the
statistician of the department of agri-
culture, published report showing
the production and distribution OF
the wheat crop of 1888. In this re-
port he "gave away" the boosted
"home Market" which protectionists
boast has been established by high
TARIFF. The following are his figures,
graphically illustrated:
Total wheat crop of 1888, 415,S68,-
900 bushels, represented by
Of this 1S1, 750,078 bushels were
consumed by the farmers themselves
in the county where grown, as shown
by
Of the remainder 54,012,702 BUSH
els where used by the farmes for seed
for the crop of 1889, or
SS.600,7 bushels of the remain
der were exported, or this line
This left 81 ,5O4, 437 bushels, a part
of which was held in elevators in re.
serve, part consumed in markets
which even the protectionists would
not claim were built up by and exists
only in consequences of protection
and the remainder consumed in the
boosted home markets of high pro
tectionism
In 1888 therefore, or sixty-twt
years after Henry Clay launched his
American system" to provide a
"home market" for our farm products
we find that the "home markets takes
less than % per cent. Of our crop o.
wheat exclusive Of that reserved
for seed, while we continue to export
over 24A per cent. Of It.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20
The Connecticut Usurpation.

The decision of the Connecticut
Supreme Court that it has no power
to GUST Bulkeley, who is holding over
as the usurping Governor, will make
Connecticut surely Democratic next
fall. While 1t is not to be regretted
on this account, it seems infamous on
all others. Here is case in which a
Democrat was elected Governor by a
a vote larger than the votes cast for
all other candidates combined. The
State had been repeatedly carried by
the Democrats on pluralities, but
their candidates were kept out of Of.
fee by the provision requiring ma
jority over the combined vote for all
other candidates. This time the
Democrats had such majority, and
it was declared by the Board of Elec-
tions, but when the returns were pre-
sentcd to the Legislature as a part of
the formality of inaugurating the
Governor-elect, the Republican branch
of that body refused to join in declar.
ing them as the official returns.
Under their plan the Republican
Governor. Buckley, whose term was
expiring, was to be kept in as a hold
over until the Governor-elecl was
seated and to seat the Governor
elect the majority clecting him had
no choice except the appeal to arms
or to the courts. Of course they had
no idea of appealing to arms, but the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20

Council.
On motion of Alderman Murphy, the re.
port was accepted aud recommendation
concurred in, and warrants ordered drawn
for the payment Of the bills as recommend.
cd, by unanimous vote.
Alderman Campbell appeared and took
his seat.
Moved by Alderman Alpern, that DIR.
Negenfuss' bill be referred back TO the
Committee on Ways and Means, to investi-
gate the same more carefully. Carried I'M
animously.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The liquor bond Of Ellie Decari as prin.
cipal, with John Beck and VIM. Hazel as
sureties, was presented, and on motion Of
Alderman Campbell, the same was accept
ed9dd the sureties thereon approved Of, by
unanimous vote.
Ordinance No. As, new series, relative to
street railway in the city of Alpena, was
read for the third time, and on motion Of
Alderman Pack, laid on the table until the
next regular meeting, by vote as follows
Ayes--Fournier, Pack, Placie, Guyott
Crawford, Daoust and EnglsReld. Nays
Alpern, Murphy and Campbell.
On motion Of Aldermen Pack. IN,
Council adjourned.
.1f MICHAEL OBRIEN,
w. A. McDoNALp, Mayor
t. Recorder.
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The Common Council of the city of AL
pena, met in regular session, in the Council
Room, January 18th, 1892, and was called
to order at 1880 o'clock BY the Mayor.
PREsENr-Michael OBrien, Mayor
VIM. A. Mcdonald. recorder, and Aldermen
Alpern. Fournier, Placie, Guyott, Crawford,
Murphy, Daoust and Engle6eld.
Journal Of previous session read and ap-
proved.
Alderman Pack appeared and took his
seat.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller, recommending the
referring Of several bills to the Committee
on Ways and Means. On motion bills were
referred.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Ways and
Means, recommending the payment of the
following bills:
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Catarrh in New England.

Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfaction to
every one using 1t for catarrhal troubles.
q. K. Mellor, druggist, Worcester,
Mass.
believe Ely's Cream Balm is the best
article for catarrh ever offered the public.
Bush q Co., druggists, Worcester.
Mass.
An article of real merit.-C. p. Alden,
druggist, Springfield, Mass.
Those who use 1t speak highly Of it.
Geo. A. Hill, druggist, Springfield, Mass
Cream Balm has given satisfactory re-
suits.-W. p. Draper, druggist, Spring
field, Mass
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Detroit Markets.

The following quotations ar cop,ed
from the Detroit Free Press:
Apples. s1.75 to s2.25 per bushs)
Butter, lie to &c per pound.
Live fowls, &c to lie per psw Id.
Live turkeys, 12c to 14c per Mound.
Eggs. 1sc to 22c per dozeyI.
Flour per barrel, $I7sto $3.50
Hay baled. $3.50 to 81. 400 per ton.
Oats per bushel. Ssc to a4c.
Onions per busAel, SOC to SOTO.
Pork. SLIPS to- $1,000 per Dbl.
Potatoes per bushel. $50 to SOC.
Wheat, 5000 to s0.sf 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, 1892-01-20

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
lshes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring-bone, stiles, all
swollen throats, coughs, sprains, etc.
Save 800 by use Of one bottle. Warrant
ed the most wonderful blemish cure ever
known. Sold by E. @. Spens, druggist,
Alpena, Mich. 1058m6
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son, $500, lot 4. block 8, Williams add
ton, Tuttle street.
Noel Rouleault to Peter Perault, $5,
lot I, block 81, Minor street.
O'Brien & Sleator to A. q. Mcdonald,
81, lot 10, block 10, Fletcher street.
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In Good Fighting Trim.

AHo tIiui VI the guns anu mounts
of the double-turreted monitor Milan
tonomoh was finished on Saturday af.
ternoon, eleven guns having been
fred during the day, making the sum
total of twenty guns fred during the
trial. In every respect the trial has
been great success. the few delays
and mishaps being only those which
are always encountered in using new
machinery for the first time.
Slight defects were found at differ
ent points, and some of the valves
did not work as smoothly as they
might, but these have been or soon
will be remedied. and everything will
then be in perfect working order.
Besides the satisfactory results OBJ
tanned in the use of these mounts,
three other things were pretty def
nitely settled first, that the ship is in
every way fitted to withstand the
shock of firing ordnance of such size !;
second, that ships of this class do not
make good sea boats, and should not.
except in case of emergency, be sent
to sea, but should be used exclusively
for harbor and coast defense; and,
third, that they are very hard to steer
on straight course, having SO much
beam and no keel.
The guns were all fired first with
the reduced charge of 1876 pounds of
powder, with the valves so set as to
allow a recoil of about 81 inches. As
soon as this point was reached. the
gun was loaded with the intermediate
charge of 206 pounds, which gave q
recoil of about SO inches. Finally it
was fired with the full charge of 256
pounds, giving a recoil of about Al
inches.
Previous to Saturday all the guns
were fired abeam. but on that day
three of them were trained at differ
.ent points on the quarter from the at.
ter turret and two forward ofthe beam
from the forward turret, to ascertain
the effect on the deck. The down
stroke from the muzzle of the gun
out-board was very severe, but the
deck stood it we'll, being only little
burned by the powder. The canopy
over the cabin hatch was completely
demolished, the strong brass rods be-
ing broken and twisted, and several
3-inch bolts holding the hatch comb
ing had the heads blown of. The
officers whose rooms were just under
the guns were less fortunate, and al
though preparations were made to
receive the shock, lamps. crockery and
inkbottles were smashed, ventilator
plates were knocked out, and some of
the rooms we're pretty badly wrecked
SO far as their contents where con-
cerned,
AS final test on the ship with
which to end the trial, both guns in
the after turret were loaded with full
charges, making 512 pounds of pow.
der and 1000 pounds Of shell, and
fired at the same time, the officer in the
coming tower firing both with a single
pressure Of the electric button con-
nected with the two electric primers.
The shock and conclusion, as may
we'll be expected, were very severe,
but the ship stood the strain splen-
didly.
She then returned to her anchorage
in GARDENERS Bay, and Sunday morn.
ing started on her return to New York.
The engines were driven at about City
revolutions per minute. giving the
ship q speed of about ten knots.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20

We have Just received "Tales From
Town Topics, No. Q" which follows close
ly on the heels Of Its predecessor, No. 1,
and Is equally bright and bold with the
former publication, for which an immense
sale is claimed by the projectors. Town
Topics Publishing Co., 81 West 2Sd
street, New York.
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The number of one and two cent stamps
sold during 1891 Is as follows:
w Gather.

The following will show the tempers
ture at the cities mentioned below-ob-
servations being taken simultaneously by
U. 8. weathers, at o'clock P. NJ, during
the week ending January 18th, 1892:
sOCLOCK p. M. OBSERVATION.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20
Free Coal for New England.

Until New England manufacturers
become more liberal in spirit to the
rest of the country it will not be we'll
for the Democrats of the present Con-
gress to be too liberal with them, but
the House could pass bill putting
coal on the free list with great advan-
tage to all concerned. Pennsylvania
would object, but Pennsylvania will
always object to any reform whatever
as long as the State is under its pres
ent Plutocratic control. The present
rate of taxation on coal is prohibitive.
1t prevents the growth of manufact-
ures along the seaboard, where they
would otherwise spring up if fuel
could be brought in as ballast in in.
coming vessels. The present Nc
Kinley rate of taxation on coal is as
follows:
i
cent of volatile combustable mat
ter.""...... ...."..........".......75 cents ton
Bituminous and shale. cents ton
Canned as bitumnous...... ..........75 cents ton
Slack or culm, screenings and dust..30 cents ton
Coke..... per cent.
The removal of these taxes would
be of no direct advantage to Western
and Southern consumers, as in an
article so bulky as coal the price away
from the seaboard is determined by
local supply and transportation rates.
The benefit of free coal would inure
chiefly to the seaboard cities and to
seaboard manufacturers. To the
West and South it would be of in
direct benefit in cheapening the cost
of all kinds of manufacturing, but
this benefit could not be fully realized
as long as the Mckinley rates are
maintained on manufactured goods.
In the Republics opinion free coal
will be enough to offer New England
and the Northeastern seaboard cities
until the Democratic party is in posi-
lion to pass general tariff revision
bill. Free coal will represent the
principle of free raw material as well
as if an attempt we're now made to
force all raw material to the free list
at once. 1t has been very well said
that if this could be done New Eng
land would have no further interest
in tariff reform. This would be- an
extremely unfortunate condition and
it ought not to be invited. The ad.
vantages of free coal to the Atlantic
seaboard cities and manufacturers will
be very great, and 1t will be enough
to do for them until they are as ready
as the agricultural exporting States
now are to join in helping on general
revision and reduction of tariff taxa.
ton. With free coal for the Eastern
seaboard, and a dozen bills cheaper
ing the necessaries of life for the PEG.
pie in general and the people of the
agricultural exporting States in par.
ticular, the Democratic party will be
able to turn-the flank and get in the
rear Of the Prohibitiye Tariff Tories.
-Ex.
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The following will show the entire re.
ceipts for tho past eleven years
Total for eleyen yesr,.

The number Of registered packages sent
from the postofice during 1891 was 2,2S5
and the following will show the number
sent out each year during the past eleven
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20
Orunkenness, or tho Liquor Habit, Roa1
lively Cured by administcring Dr.
ILAtnRa, l1AIslAu

M 70 manufactured a. powder. which can b gfvoo
70 glass o. beer, cup OF coeo tee. or N 6Do4
snrn and Tin ensc, psrmsnsn. and .pes1
A alcoholic wreck It has been given In thsuSSn1ss
2f cases and in every instance perfect has fo
"a Nth the cifctt beeome: an utter impossi6li
90 page book Of particulars rree. Addreso
GOLDEN BPkCIrIC CO.. 50 Rsec 81. Cl.eln .seaA
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20

The receipts Of the postoffice, during
the year 1891, from postoffice box rents,
and from the sale Of stamps, postal cards,
envelopes, newspaper wrappers, etc., was
as follows;
tfrst quarter OF the 81
Second quarter Of the year............... 21x6 70
Ihrd quarter OF the year................ 2,l32 %
Fourth quarter OF the 242l 81
Total receipts for the year..........--.-.sso72 oil
The receipts for the preceding year,
1890, amounted to $9,30o.47, which shows
decrease for the year 1901 OF $237.46.
The expenses Of the ONCE are several
hundred dollars less. The expenses In
clude salary OF postmaster, postofflce
clerk allowance, salaries of the four let
tor carriers, salaries Of the two railway
mall clerks, rent, light, fuel, etc. The
last quarter the receipts exceeded the OK
penses by s27i.
The following will show the entire re-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20

Itch on human and horses and all ani-
mails cured In 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sole
by E. @. Spens, druggist, Alpena, Mic n.
1058m8.
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years

In the following table can be seen the
number OF foreign and domestic money
orders issued since 1880, and the number
OF postal nntaa iasuAd since 1899.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-20

nthracite IL it contains over 20 per
cent. of volatile combustable mat
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-22
TREY ATE THE WOMAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Accord-
ingly to story told by Leon Martell,
who has arrived here from San Diego,
Cal, two of those who were supposed
to have been drowned by the capsizing
of the brig Tahiti have been seen at
Manzanilla, Mexico.
The brig had on board 800 Gilbert
Islanders. Martell says he was told by
Felix johnson, one of the survivors,
the brig capsized on October 10, the
latter and four Islanders, including a
woman, succeeded in leaving the yes
sci.
They were l6 days in an open boat
without food or water. The woman
died on the fourth day and the rest ate
a portion Of her flesh to keep them
selves alive. One member Of the party
became insane and jumped overheard,
and one died.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-22
A SOLDIER.

At Bowling Green, Va on Thursday,
while workmen were engaged in Dig
ging the foundation for an addition to
q house, they struck something hard
with the shovel, which proved to be
the skeleton of Union soldier. It
was buried about ten inches under
ground, wrapped in oil cloth. The
buttons on the coat were made in
Waterbury, Conn. The bones were
in good state representation, consid-
ering how near they were to the sur
face. There were no traces Of his
clothes except few buttons and soles
of his shoes. Buried with him was
found small looking glass, case
knife, fixture used for loading cart
ridges and a lead pencil.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-22
AN HEIR TO MILLIONS.

NEW YORK, July 22.-President
George C. Williams, of the Chemical
National Bank, 270 Broadway, receiv-
ed notification yesterday morning of
the birth an heir to the Hamersley
millions.
The baby is the son of j.. Hooker
Hamersley, Ala Madison avenue, a
cousin of the late millionaire, Louis C.
Hamersley, whose widow is now the
Duchess of Marlborough.
Mr.. Williams is trustee of the
estate, and rejoices with Mr.. Hamer-
sley on the new arrival, as it will save
great complications should the Duchess
of Marlboro ugh die and there be no
heir to the s6,OOO,OOo which would 60
in default to New York charities nam
ed by the Duchess in her will.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-22
REPORTERS NosEGAY.
snap Shot. at Home and Nelrhporlr

snap shots at Home and Neighboring
News.
Joanna Owen died July IA, aged 80
years.
Do not forget that tomorrow is
the date Of the Catholic Picnic at Is
land Park.
Every week Mr.. S. S. Cline Of Bunk
err Hill ships five barrels of water cress
to the cities.
The Wheelmen of this city returned
last evening by rail. They had joy
Gus good TIME in Washington.
A lawn festival will be held at Har-
mony Church on the williamsport pike
on the evenings Of July 30 and 80.
Mr.. Luther Toup had the thumb of
his right hand mashed yesterday morn
ing in placing belt on a separator at
Parks Elevator.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-22
A TERRIBLE RIFLE.

The very latest invention in the way
Of magazine small arms. and one yet
submitted to the U. S. army board, is
the gun that has just been put in test
by the Italian authorities. The rife
is four feet long and the smallest cali
bre yet attempted, .256-inch. The
speed of the bullet is 1880 feet per
second, and as regards its penetrative
force it is said that the ball viii pierce
two mattresses and two planks five
inches thick at distance of nearly a
mile. Loading is effected by means Of
chargers containing five cartridges ar
ranged so that repeating fire may be
obtained until the magazine is exhaust
ed. Many Of the experts who attend
ed the trials are Of the opinion that
the weapon is the most destructive at
present existing among European ar
mics
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-22
PRICE. 8 CENTS.
a DuELINo PIsroL.
II Has seen 400 Years Of service and 10
SIN in Good Condition.

Major Moore has among his collec-
ton of curios dueling pistol which
was brought to this country from Eng
land by one of the earliest settlers Of
Virginia. The weapon, which is a
fiin'-loek, is fully 400 years old, and is
still in good condition, and IL capped
with flint and loaded could be fired.
The pistol has brass barrel. which
pnscrews about an inch from the flash
pan. To load it the barrel is unscrew-
ed, the powder poured in and rammed
down. The barrels then replaced and
the bullet, about three times as large
as buckshot, is dropped in. Tho
sight is on the side of the barrel, about
midway between the trigger and the
muzzle, Instead OF sighting over q
point on the extreme top Of the barrel,
as one does when handling a modern
revolver, the old pistol was held so that
the sight was taken over the knuckles
of the person sighting it, says the
Washington Post.
The pistol was manufactured by
Kitano & Company London, and was
brought to this country by a man
named Mason, who was related to Lord
Fairfax. It remained in the Mason
family until 1879, when it was given
to an old fisherman by Miss Mason, q
granddaughter Of the man who brought
it over from old England. The old
fisherman gave it away, and it finally
found its way into the hands Of one
Detective Raft, who presented ii to
Major Moore.
The descendants Of the original pos.
SCISSOR, Mr.. Mason, still reside on the
farm upon which he settled some 800
years ago in King George County, Va.
How many affairs Of honor this Elm
gering eternity Of barbarous GUS
tom has figured in is not known by its
present owner, its history having be-
come lost in the recent rapid changes
Of ownership.
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NOT 4 CANDIDATE.
ELEINS DECLINES THE REPUBLICAN,
NOMINATION For GOVERNOR.
MEAaRE RESULTS OF THAT SUNDAY
CONFERENCE AT DEER PARK
REFUSAL FINAL.

Stephen B. Elkins will not be the
Republican candidate for Governor.
The Wheeling Nars il the authority
for above statement. II says: "A Neps
man quickly gathered the inside facts
of the conference of the Republican
leaders at Deer Park on Sunday. Let
tiers from Elkins were received in this
city on Friday and Saturday. An ar
rangement was at once made for a
number Of the local leaders, including
the Hon. G. B. Hart, Chairman w. NJ.
10. Dawson, Internal Revenue Collec-
tor White and District Attorney Stur.
giss to meet at Deer Park on Sunday
and used such persuasion as they could
on Mr.. Elkins. They met and pleaded
the genial Secretary, but their plead
ings were in vain. He politely but firm
" informed them that his decision was
final.
Mr. Elkins then suggested Internal
Revenue Commission Mason as q can
didate for Governor, and the sugges-
ton was generally accepted by the
gentlemen present, but here another
snag was run against in the positive re-
fnsal Of Mr.. Mason to be considered a
candidate. Mr.. Mason forcibly point
ed out that be held good position,
that he was poor man with family
to support, and he could not afford 10
throw up certainty of SO, a year
to go into fight for less than half
that sum per year. The conference
finally adjourned with the matter in
that unsatisfactory shape. Elkins il
out the question. and it is exceedingly
unlikely that Mr.. Mason win be pre-.
vailed upon to accept the nomination. :
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srArE nREYITIEs.

The Preston County Democrats have
instructed for Col. r. W. Monroe, Of
that county, for Judge Of the supreme
court
The increase in valuation of real es-
tate in Wayne county, under the re-
valuation, is over 500, 900. The in
crease is principally on mineral lands
and town lots.
I. The county court of Braxton coun-
ty will build a suspension bridge
across the Elk river at Sutton and an
iron Bridge across the Little Kanawha
at Burnsyille.
Track laying has been completed on
the Norfolk and Weston to "0ld Ansen
Hat6eld's home in Logan county, the
scene Of stirring times and murders q
few years ago, then in the heart of the
wilderness. n