THE ANN ARBOR REGISTE xix. NO. ANIS ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893. WHOLE M). 974 DOINGS OF THE COUNCIL. Seriously Burned. Laboring Women In Chicago. Hard Times and Tbe Railroad. Oscar Schmid met with a serious Some one has been kind enough to What is the matter with the rail- send THE REGISTER a copy of the bi- roads? is a question one frequently ,D8 OF EIGHT DIFFERENT TILE accided at Jackson last week. Mr. Schmid is chemist in the works of the ennial report of the state bureau of hears asked. The New York Central H1KIIFACTIIREB§ OPENED. A FEARFUL SLAUGHTER Weeks Drug and Chemical Co. Accord- labor statistics of Illinois. We find and other eastern roads have been some statements in the work that can- limiting the number of trains, reduc- T11(. HMl of the Ohio Valley rire Clny ing to his explanation the accident Co. Accepted—The Main Sewer to be occurred in this way: A boy in the not fail to be of interest to women, we ing their working forces and the scale In Constructed Voder Supervision of laboratory was pouring some sort of mean those who desire to earn their of wages of the remaining help from the Board of Public Works—Messrs. own living and not expect their pa- 10 to 30 per cent. THE REGISTER put Bale and Green address tbe Council chemical or acid from one vessel into another and spilled a small quantity rents to do it forever. The statistics the question to a railroad official on tbe Water Works Quest on, etc relating to the wages of women were yesterday. "All the railroads in the $1.00. CHILDRENS. SUITS. The council held a very tame meet- on some straw packing. The straw at once became ignited by action of the gathered from ninety-five establish- country are curtailing expenses and ing last Monday night. Alderman ments in forty-three industries in the very few new branches are being con- Ferguson was the only absentee. The chemical. Oscar seeing the fire at once attempted to put it out and suc- City of Chicago, where there were em- structed," replied our informant. "Men LACE Board of Public Works reported hav- ployed 5,099 women pursuing 474 dif- are being discharged and wages re- ing received and opened the bids of ceeded. The demijohn was then car- We are greatly overstocked on ried to the rear of the laboratory, but ferent occupations. The average earn- duced. I can assign no other reason eight different tile manufacturers. The ings of the whole number is $5.93 a for this state of affairs in railroad Board rocommended that the bid of in doing so some more of the contents CURTAIN were spilled on the floor and another week. The average weekly wages matters than the money stringency, CHILDREN'S KNEE-PANT SUITS the Ohio Valley Fire Clay Co. be ac- earned by operatives in some of the in- which is seriously interfering with the cepted. The report was accepted and fire was started. The boy who was with Oscar threw a pail of water on it, dustries are as follows: Bakeries, $5.8fi; marketing of crops, live stock and all SALE. later in the meeting the bid of the book bindery, 86.34; broom factory, kinds of farm products. Country banks and have decided to close this above company was adopted by resolu- but did not succeed in putting it out. Oscar seeing the danger tried to save a 85.62 ; candy factory, .$4.68; cigar fac- are known to be drawing the lines tion of Alderman Martin. The Board tory, $6.57; cloak factory, $6.17; corset tightly against applicants and this is, 200 pair of Lace Curtains overstock at less than of Public Works also recommended barrel of alcohol by rolling it out of the door, but in attempting to do this some factory, $5.09; department store, $1.75 in my opinion—and everybody has an that the main sewer be constructed to $30 (no average being obtainable) ; opinion nowadays, you know — the for one week, commencing wholesale prices. under its direction. This was done in of the alcohol escaped from the vent hole and coming in contact with the dressmaking, $11 48; dry goods clerks principal reason why the receipts of order to insure the work being given in small stores, $7.25 ; glove making, wheat at primary markets are falling Saturday, Aug. 2G at to home labor, a large amount of which fire caused an explosion. The result was that Mr. Schmid was considerably $6.26; hotel employees, $7.12; laundries, so largely behind the receipts of last was now idle. This recommendation $6.22; meat packing, $6.78; typesetting, year. The diminishing movement of was also adopted. burned on his hands, forearms and feet. At first it was thought to be quite ser- $9.25; shirt factory, $6.30 ; telepone op- farm products is [telling seriously on $1.00 a Pair. The next thing of interest that came ious, and death would result. The doc- erators, $7.13; stenographers, $12.07; the earnings of railroads. Before the 200 CHILDREN'S SUITS up was the report of the chief of the tor, however, says that in a few days telegraph operators, about $45 a month. snow flies I expect to see the daily fire department of pressure from Aug. the patient will be around again. As to expenses it is found that 84 per newspapers chronicling the passing in- [In all sizes] will be sold within the next two 4th to the 15th inclusive. The report cent, of the whole number make their to the hands of receivers several large Ladies will find this Sale showed a variation all the way from earnings cover their expenses without railroads. The president of the Northern of especially great value to weeks at a reduction of A SILVER MA V.«i VIEWS. saving anything, while 15 per cent, are Pacific attributes the financial reverses ten to sixty-five pounds. The report the them for when we say that stated that the reservoir was full so The Democratic Party HHN Only One able to save on an average $69 a year. of his road to the causes I h^ve briefly that the city was amply protected Chance to live. The remainder failed to pay their own stated. In yesterday's dailes I read a Curtains offered in the Sale way. Car fare is found to be an im- dispatch to the effect that the Great from fire. Mr. Editor—Here is a statement that are worth DOUBLE THE 25 TO 50 PER CENT. Alderman Manly, as chairman of the may be of interest to some of your portant item of expense, averaging Northern had reduced its monthly pay special committee on water supply, re- Democratic friends: $23.45 a year. About one-third of the roll from $600,000 to $350,000, a reduc- PRICE we are simply stat- entire number listed report extraordi- tion of nearly one-half. This is, to me, Positive Bargains! Get Your First Choiee!; ported progress. He said he had visit- "If we don't get favorable silver leg- ing a fact. ed the pumping station and reservoir islation, the country west of the Miss- nary expenses incurred by reason of the most startling item of railroad every day. He had found the water in issippi will be completely paralyzed," sickness. The average amount ex- news I have read in years. The con- The sales we give from pended for clothing by office employees gressman who can bring about a solu- the reservoir very clear, and there said J. E. Saxton, of White Sulphur week to week are not for the was lots of it in the reservoir. He also Springs, Mont., today. "Our banks are is $97 a year; for operatives $63. tion of the financial problem and bring Nine five per cent, are unmarried, two order out of the great whirlpool of A. L. NOBLE, stated that the lower catch basin was closed and they hold all our money, purpose of profit but to Pop- per cent, married and three per cent, financial distress of our country will nearly empty and had a layer of nice leaving hardly enough in circulation ularize "The Store" to bring LEADING CLOTHIER AND HATTER. clean sand and gravel over it, which to pay postage. Business is at a stand- widowed. be the great statesman of the age. made it look very good. The upper still and I am going to close my hotel. We have frequently heard young out a crowd—to familarize basin did not present so attractive "Give us free coinage on a parity of ladies say they were not going to stay l.lnklntrr Let Oat the entire community with an appearance. There was little water 20 to 1, and it will be at the front. in "this old town any longer." They Miles Linklater, the law student in it and the surface—well it would Within a year, our silver money will were going to Chicago, earn big money charged with stealing bicycles, has fur- our various departments and bear a little renovation, but from all be at a premium the world over. and have a good time. All one could nished a recognizance in the sum of our money saving values. Why Not Ride the Best? appearances the cleansing process was "With silver demonetized and worth do in Ann Arbor is to be a dressmaker. $500 in each case for his appearance at about to begin.