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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
RELIEF OF LABOR.
Chicago Workmen Meet to Dis
Cuss the Situation.
DRAINAGE BOARD ASKED FOR HELP.

Claim That There Are Between 100, 900
and 600, 900 Idle Men in the City-Traoe
Is Reported Good, However, in the
Stores-The Milwaukee Railway Train
men-Printers Decline to Accept a Cut
Reports More Encouraging.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-There is an evident
abatement of the depression in business
circles, and reports of resumption of work
are much more frequent than they were
week ago. TIE situation in this city is
somewhat peculiar Retail stores say
that their trade is good, and money freely
spent, and yet it is claimed by some that
there are from 100000 to 200, 600 idle work
men in the city This is pretty high
probably, but there are undoubtedly
many idle because they cannot get work
This'fact has resulted in the organization
of the Public Relief and Aid society, COM
posed of laboring men, formed with tie
plan of taking concerted action in pro-
curing employment for the idle.
Had Lively Meeting.
4 meeting was held at which the state
ment was made that from 100, 900 to 2OO,OC5
men were in enforced idleness and resolu-
tions were adopted calling on the drainage
board to put men at work on the drainage
canal by the day, said day to be eight
hours The meeting was very boisterous
at times and some Of the speakers anarch-
istic in their remarks. The American re-
public was declared failure and farce
q money monarchy; and the gold bug, the
silver king, and capital in general came in
for a share of abuse Politics was dragged
in and every party and platform abused in
turn. For a while it looked like breaking
up in a row, sbut the conser, atives finally
ruled the meeting
Tsilurs Talk yety wildly
\ meeting of about /, 500 men ana wOm-
en- was held at Metropolitan hall later,
called by the Chicago Tailors' union
Those present were largely Jews, Ger
mans, Poles and Italians aud the addresses
were wildly anarchical. One of the speak
ers was Mrs. Parsons, and she had lost
none of her cid fire. Her denuncations of
the capitalists were received with wild
applause. Other speeches of similar
tenor were made, but nothing definite was
done.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
PLAYING FOR THE REMNANT.
Boston Continues 10 Look Like a Winner
Diamond Field Scores.

CHICAGO. Au- 2i.-There have been
some changes lear the head of the list in
the base ball standing since the last week
~ review. Boston continues in first place
with a commanding lead, but Philade,-
phia, which was second has dropped to
fourth, and P.ttsburg and Cleveland have
taken second and third places respective
ly. Baltimore has climbed over St Louis
to eighth place, while Chicago hangs on
like grim death 20 tenth place Following
is shown how they stand:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21

THE c., M. AND ST. P. MEN.
Indications That They VIII Submit to n
Cut in Wages.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 21.-The officials of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul road
and the grievance committee of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen finished
their conference, but would divulge moth
ing as to the result thereof. From all
that can be learned it is believed that the
brotherhood men are inclined to accept
the proposed 10 per cent. cut, with the I'M
derstanding that it is temporary and due to
the present financial tronble. 1t is said
that General Manager Earling assured the
trainmen that the wages would. be
restored to the present scale as soon as
business would warrant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
VIII Meet to Demand rromnt Action.

NEW YORK, Aug. >l-An officer of the
board of trade of this city, stated to a re-
porter that n call for a meeting in Wash
ington, d. c., of the business men of the
country for the purpose of demanding the
immediate and unconditional repeal IF
the purchase clause of the Sherman silver
act would probably be issued by the board
within n few DAYS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21

Following are League scores At Chi
cago-Wdshington 4, Chicago Is; at Balti-
mOre-Louisvillc 3 Baltimore Z; at Phila-
de phia-St Louis 3, Philadelphia .; at
Brooklyn-Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 3; at
New Yor&-Clcveland 0. New York ?;
AT Boston-(two games)-Pittsburg TO-
Boston Is. Pittsburg ;, Boston 5-seven
innings. Sunday A. Chicago-Wash-
ingtuu :, Chicago IL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
seems to Have Recon NIisinformed.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. Whitman,
the Springfield Qlls.) embezzler, who stole
5000 from the express company by which
he was employed, has been arrested hese
He had voluntarily surrendered to the
sheriff and paid over his stealings, on
a representation to him if he paid back tire
money he would not be prosecuted. An
officer from Chicago. however. took him
into custody.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Printers Refuse Reduction.

ST. PAUL Aug. 21.-St. Paul Typograph-
ical union No. 80, by a unanimous vote
has rejected the proposition of the employ
ing printers to reduce the price Of comTo-
sition. Frederick Driscoll, business man
ager of The Pioneer Press. made a speech
proposing that the cut last bus sixty days.
but the printers concluded to hold the
scale at the present figures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21

ELBEEJN, \. j. Aug. 21.-Priuce Leopold
of lsJn ,Urg- i}iIstein, Austria, who has
been So journ'ne mere for several weeks, has
departed Tor the Adrondacks and Canada
After stay IN the mountains hurting
deer he VIII visit Canada and then go to
Chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Hopes of Tinplate Importers.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 2l.-The collector Of
the port of Milwaukee has been obliged
to store larTe quantities of tiuplate be-
cause the importers do not come forward
and pay the duties. On reason for this
is the stringency; another is stated to be
that congress is sure to take the added
duty off tinplate, in which case, if imp, T.
tiers leave their goods in store, they will get
large rebate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21

Kentucky. Fellows, Cochran, Bynum,
Wilson of Virginia and perhaps ex Speak
er Reed. Bryan's speech last week will be
pretty thoroughly criticised before they
all get through, but not half who want TO
will get a chance To speak at length. The
senate will talk and probably do nothing
else all the week
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Only One House in Session.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-There was only
one house of congress in session Saturday,
as the senate djpurned on Friday to
Monday. The house occupied the whole
day with the debate on silver, closing up
with a night session.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
International Medical Congress Postponed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The following
has been transmitted to the marine hosp
tai service; "A ca5legram has been re-
ceived from the United States legation at
Rome announcing the postponement of
the international medical congress until
April next The delegates from the Uni
ted States to this congress are already en-
IOItp to Rnrna
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Resumed Work Again.

ELIZABETH, n. J., Aug. 21.-The Worth
ington pump works which locked out its
striking employees three weeks ago re-
sumed operations today with one third of
its usual force. The men struck against a
reduction of 10 per cent in their wages.
They return to work at the old figures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Hail Destroys the Crops.

CRooKsTo,-. Mimi, Aug. 2l.-Heavy hail
storms occurred twelve miles east of this
city over a strip three-quarters of a mile
wide extending from Bertram to Twin
Valley, fifteen miles. Crops were about
one-third cut. One-half of the balance is
said to be destroyed. Hail the size of wal
nuts fell
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Offer to Settle Their Debts.

CHICAGO. Aug. 21.--Wright g. Haughey,
the board Of trade firm that recently
failed owing 20 the smash in the corner IN
pork, have proposed 10 settle with their
creditors on the basis of 10 per cent. cash
and the 5alr..ce in pc yments in two years
time at 6 per cent. in crest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
APeculiarity of the Times.

MIDDLETON, Conn, Aug. 2l.-While
several of the largest manufacturing es-
Establishments in this city are temporarily
closed there is no restitution. Many mer-
chants report large cash sales and easier
collections than during any previous
August.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Two Hundred Men Go to Work.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Aug. 21.-The sheet
and plate department of the Falcon mill
resumed 1T siness this morning, giving
employment to some 200 men.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Cost of the Whole Job.

The argument that the change of stand
ard is impos Ible is based by the editor on
that Sll2, SD. 32l, and that is the view the
editor says Voorhees, takes. In other
words congress will not appropriate the
necessary funds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
Asto the subsidiary silver.

''Tne stock o; subsidiary silver coin in
the country i estimated Mt 81, 900. 600
which ut full weight would contain 50.
G99, So ounces OF fine silver This amount
at ratio OF TO - would coin SIS, S43, soy
or S2l. 1913 less than than the present
face value. 70 recon So 10000 of sub
sidiary silver into an equal amount Of
fractional coin at a ratio of l to 20 won !
require the addon of Is. 797, G25 fine ounces
which az q SoF325 per fine ounce would cost
81. SOS 80 There would be loss of about
% per cent. by abrasion from thu face
value or about Il OBJ 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21
COST OF RECOINAGE
Voorhees, Gets Some Figures
From Carlisle
RELATING TO THE 20 TO l PROPOSAL.

Its Adoption Would Cost Over S1Ia, OOO,-
900 for the Present Stock of White Dol
lars and Subsidiary Coins-A Week
More of Debate ia the House, and a
Vote Next Monday-The "On to Wash
ington' Man Found.
WASHINGTON, Aug Elm an article
headed 'The Present Situation" which
the Washington Post makes the most
prominent feature of its issue, it says:
The free coinage of silver at ratio of 20
to or at any increased ratio, is practically
impossible This is the trump card which
Senator Voorhees, is to play in the senate
on Tuesday" And the writer then goes
on to say that the facts to back the asser-
ton have been given to Voorhees, by Secre-
tary Carlisle in the following letter dated
Aug 10, and addressed to Voorhees,:
'DE Z SIR Referring to our CONVERSE
ton relative to the probable cost incident
to the change from the present coming
ratio between gold and silver Il to 10 for
the standard silver dollars, and to 14.95
for subsidiary silvel) to rario OF to ~.
you are respectfully informed that the
number of - yer dollars coined since ISIS,
aggregates 4l9, 49,, 400.
Would Seed a Lot of New Metal
without any allowance for abrasion
and los incident to melting the same the
coin Va TIC OF these dollars at a ratio of /
to 20 would be 1888 80, lGG, or $S4.l1O, .2S
less than their present face value. To re-
coin these dollars ct ratio of l to -
would require the addition of s.. $40, 700
ounces OF new bullion, which at the aver
age price paid for silver under the act of
July II, 1890 ($0G325}. would cost S15 $50. =
aOO. Ia addition 10 this | estimate that
there would he a loss from abrasion and
in the melting of these dollars of mt least
100000, which amount, together with
the difference in the face value of tie
coins tSS4 llC,2ss) would have to be REIN.
bursed TO the treasury by an appropria.
ton for thet purpose.
WHAT the silver Dollars VIII Cost.
From the fact that the silver dollars
are distributed throughout the country It
would be necessary, rs they are redeem, |
at the several sub-treasuries, to transport
them 10 the minis. and the expense OF
transportation for $500, OOOOO9, the amouLt
outside Of the stock on hand at the sub
treasures and minis at Philadelphia,
San Francisco and New Orleans. would
average at least = per cent, or 81 100000.
/, Therefore, estimate the cost of recoining
the silver dollars already coined rs fol-
lows:
New bullion 10 be added. ............ s. ,sS3 20
Loss by abrasion and melting ....... 3ONgG
Cost OF Co.nas- labor, materiaLetc) $50, 30
Copper tor alloy -.-.................. IS"
Transports Ou o. dollars to mints.. 4,5B.GE
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ss974,a'O
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.

IL pages this week.
Buy lecture course ticket at once.
Yesterday was pay day on the d., G. II.
& NJ. Ry.
Nine persons were received into the
membership of the Baptist church Sunday.
Patsy Cavanaugh paid Justice Baldwin. a
fine of $14 Wednesday for assaulting j. A.
Landfair.
THE times this week gives eighteen
columns of the proceedings Of the board of
supervisors, printing IL pages to do So.
The Owosso Boiler Works are engaged
on job for F. A.. Rockefeller in Carson
City, having part of their force there at
present.
The apple dryer and cider mill has been
shut down, as a short run of about six
weeks seemed TO exhaust the supply of
apples in this locality.
Fire broke out in the grocery of Hagan &
Carmody, yesterday afternoon, caused by an
electric light. Prompt work extinguished it
without much damage.
The Estey factory A. was shut down
most of the day Monday on account of a
break in coupling on the main shaft. The
positions of some of the machines were
changed during the short stop.
Hodge Bros. are extending their whole
sale candy trade to the surrounding towns.
They have their factory in part of the
johnson Baking Co.'s Building and expect
to build up good trade in their goods
Rev. Howell, synodcal missionary of the
Presbyterian church, was in Owosso Sun
day to consult with the parties who are
moving for the organization OF Presby-
terrain church. In the evening he occupied
the M. E. Pulpit.
In paying off his men Saturday night l..
E. Woodland paid all at the rate they worked
at before the ten per cent cut of ten weeks
ago. This week, however, the factories
begin work on reduced time RUNNING but
eight hours per day.
The officers elect of the M. E. ladies' aid
society for the coming year are: President,
Mrs. l.. Hopkins; 1st vice president, Mrs.
A. l.. Fowler; I'd, Mrs. Albert Sherman;
Sd, Mrs. S. 7. Pitts; secretary, Mrs. II. Ii.
Daniels; treasurer, Mrs. j. Goodwin.
Next Sunday being the day specially set
apart for young mems work, the morning
service at the Baptist church will be upon
that line of work and short addresses will
be given by Gen. Secretary Campbell, G. s.
Ensminger and the pastor, Rev. Matteson.
The funeral of j. T. Bemiss was held at
the Maple River church Tuesday morning,
Rev. w. b. Matteson, of this city, Officiat-
ing. The death of Mr.. Bemiss occurred
Sunday after a short illness at his home in
Ashley where he lived with a daughter.
He leaves five daughters, two of whom,
Mrs. James Bartrem and Mrs. S. A. Waugh
live in this city.
| Last Friday afternoon Charles Solder
quist was arrested for stealing type writer
belonging to John +. Cardwell, from the
T. & A. A. offices. last March. Deputy
Sheriff Crane found the machine at the
Soderquist's house on east Oliver street and
then started out for the boy, taking him
before Justice Byerly where, for the con.
sideration of $3.50, which young Soderquist',
parents secured, Cardwell withdrew hi
complaint. Cardwell was, of course. high
ly pleased to recover his machine which
was good one.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-10
Hunts
/" MOMAJA''
COFFEE

is the finest Mocha and Java
blended coffee that was ever
sold for Soc. Try it
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-10
TIE Times.
owossO, MICH. NOVEMBER 10, 1898.

Entered at the postoffice in Owosso fol
as second-class matter.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
The Importance of Good Cooking.

A good cook is a treasure a mistress rarely wishes to offend. How often does one hear a woman say something like the following, after accounting faults of q most serious character on the part of her cook: ''Still I cannot afford to part with her, for she is far better cook than l can get elsewhere. She sat is6es my husband better than any we have had, and you know how difficult he is to please. There is no peace if his dinner does not please him."
 "If woman is at the mercy of the cook, and she is not good," as a writer have already quoted has remarked, "her table will soon become intolerable. Bad soup, soft and fiabby fish, meat burned outside and raw within-the husband will soon fly from the Barmecide feast and take refuge in his club, where he will not only find food that he can di- gest, but at the same time fly from the domestic discord that usually accom- ranies i'll cooked victuals at home."
 Bad cookery may seem a small thing in comparison with other evils, but the results are as dire as those that followed the proverbial lost nail in the horses shoe-wasted incomes. impaired health. drinking habits, family discord. Bad cookery, more often than not, causes "the little rift within the lute" which by and by makes the music of married life mute. "Whom God hath joined in matrimony i'll cooked joints and ill cooked potatoes have often put asunder." |" Nineteenth Century.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
Puzzled Over n Word.

knew an old lady once who was great ly puzzled about the word "ridama- daisy" Often she told me when she was little girl in Ireland her mother would say to her, Come, now, get your slate and ridamadaisy and be off to school" "Now," she would say, "I can under stand why you call child's lesson book a primer or a preparatory or even a chart, but 1 never could understand why our book should be called 'ridama- daisy.'"
 The daughter had often heard the moth CT so express herself and had often won- dered at the strange word as applied to lesson book, but one day, after hearing her mother hold forth on the subject, the daughter said:
 Mother, don't you think you mean a reading made easyr" The old lady studied awhile and at last said: Well, don't know but what you are right, but can hardly believe that after studying and puzzling so long and never being able to find meaning or solution for that strange name, 'ridamadaisy,' that it was so simple after all. Yet reading made easy must be the proper word, but what made you think of itY" Why said the daughter, who was school. teacher, "a little boy came to me today and asked me for new pray paddy book and it took me some time to find out his pray paddy book was prepara. tory lesson book, and I thought some easy solution could be found for your absurd 'ridamadaisy book, and at once I thought of reading made easy.'"- P. G. Kelly in New York Advertiser.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
A Private Roof Garden.

Those who find the city hot, dusty and intolerable kayc probably never spent an afternoon ur evening amid the many roof gardens" that are really the sum- mer quarters of numerous Bostonians. One of these gardens was recently visited when the rays of the western sun were the longest. There. under wide spread ing awning the hammocks swung, and steamer chairs with head and foot rests were most invitingly scattered about. There was little table covered with novels, and stacks of papers were weight ed down with souvenir stones that told stories about Block island. Nova Scotia, Montana and Colorado. Another little table was we'll supplied with delicious drinks and dainty edlbles. Around the edge of this aerial abode boxes of flowers bloomed in Irofusion.
 There were quantities of sweet peas of every hue, and the chimney was covered with trclis of scarlet runners. Bache- lor's buttons gayly fiirted with the mod est pansics. There were gorgeous mas turtiums and a long box of mountain ferns; also clunp of morning glories thut had climbed skyward to the top of the trellis. But it is at evening that the roof garden is pleasantest, especially when lighted by the moon and when dis tance lends enchantment to the numsr- ous street bands. s.-Bostou Ccuxass.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
A Pinch of Dust.

The dangers that turk unseen in the air form the subject of an essay by M. do Nansouty on "The Atmosphere of Large Towns and Micrography. He points out the increased pollution of the air in Paris from the factories worked by steam machinery and remarks that vapors which contain sulphur are spe- cially disastrous to the lungs, since the sulphur which they contain is trans- formed into sulphurous acid and then into sulphuric acid, which falls back to the earth with the rain and fog. An analysis of dust particles reveals that 8 remarkable collection of diverse objects may be absorbed at every breath in the street of large city-silex, chalk, plas- ter, pulverized rock, charcoal, hairs, fibers, vegetable refuse, starch, pollen cells, etc. A specimen of dust collected from furniture on the third floor of . street in Rennes contained all this and nearly 5000, 900 bacteria in addition. A gram of dust (about 15 grains) ill move ,nent in the streets incloses about 130,- eco bacteria. The dust of houses, then, is far more dangerous. M. de Nansouty concludes that it is of incalculable inn portance to devote incessant attention to the number, quantity and nature of those microscopic beings which surround us.-London Hospital.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
Board on Mississippi Steamers.

Tho great Mississippi steamers which used to run as far as New Orleans and the accommodation on board, which was simply magnificent, had ceased to ply when the war broke out, but on numer- ous occasions 1 was able to avail myself of the elegant comforts to be found on board river steamer. The fare on board the American steamers I always found plentiful in quantity and tolera- ble ill quality; still it must be admitted that there were many stock jokes cur rent as to the meagerness of the pro- visions supplied by the steamship com pany to their guests, and among these was u story about Barnum, who, de- manding once u beefsteak at supper, had handed over his shoulder by the negro waiter piece of rather thin and cer tainly overgrilled flesh, which he de- scribed as resembling in form and color an Ethiop's ear. That's what mean," quoth the great snowman; ''bring me some." He professed to regard the Ethiop's ear as only sample of the steak that was to come.-G. A. Sala in London Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
The Little EelloM'n AnsMer.

The story of the rich mans selling all he had and giving unto the poor was the subject of discussion in certain Sunday school class not long ago. The teacher was Illustrating the moral that the les, son conveys. One of her most attentive listeners was little fellow scarcely years old, but as bright as n dollar, and with tongue that uses the queens Eng fish in a manner that would make that motherly old soul squirm if she heard it Now" said the teacher very impressive ly, If a man is fortunate enough to make S1 ,000, 900 in the course of his life it is his duty to give half of it at least to the poor" "Yes," interrupted a prin little girl ill one corner, "but how many men make Si.000,00 in the course of their livesY There was a silence for g moment, when the little fellow chirped in the caustic answer, Darn few."- Uticn Observer
Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
Not IA LRwbreaker.

It was in the public garden. Two pretty little boys were running upon tho edge of big flower bed and jumping of, only to run up and jump of again while a nurscmaid smiled at them en. couragiIgly from bench under a tree near by. After they had made the bank. like border very ragged, several of the gardeners came by, and one of them stopped to reprove the children. "See here, stop that" said the man. "Go over there and play under the tree"
 Why, we mustn't play there," said one of the little boys with dignity. Can't you see that sign there to keep off the grassr' And, entirely satisfied with his own deference of law and or der. he went on jumping on the flower bed as soop as the gardener had passed out of sight.--Boston Transcript.