Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1891 — BIG BATCH OF PASTE. [ARTICLE]

BIG BATCH OF PASTE.

TWO THOUSAND *TONS OP FLOUR IN THE SEA. A Scheme of the Patent Medicine People —Canadians Puzzled Over the Question of Pauper Immigrants—Desperate Duel Over a Girl. Flour shippers throughout the West were greatly worried when they learned that the steamer Conemaugh had gone to the bottom of Detroit River, the result of a collision with the steamer New York, of the Onion* Line. J. C. Evans, agent of the Anchor Line, stated that the Conemaugh had on board about 1,000 tons of flour from Chicago, 900 tons from Milwaukee, and about 400 tons of goneral freight Turning to the steamer’s manifest, it soemed as if about every shipper was represented on tho feurteon pages of finely written copy paper. Apaong the Chicago firms having flour on the sunken boat, the Star and Crescent Mills were the most important. They had 1,550 sacks and twenty-five barrels. The balance of the cargo was shipped from the following points: Alton, 300 barrels; La Crosse, 150 barrels; Hannibal, 250 sacks; St Louis, 885 sacks. 150 barrels; Winona, 200 sacks; Peoria, 1,470 sacks; Burlington, 455 sacks; Minneapolis, 1,825 sacks; Quincy, 4,400 sacks. All the flour in sacks was for export, the sacks weighing 140 and 280 pounds. In addition to this there were 800 pigs of lead, 400 sacks of bran, 622 sacks of oilpake. Milwaukee’s part of the cargo wqs even more varied than that shipped frjom Chicago. Mr. Evans estimated the Value of the cargo at close to SIOO,OOO. It is believed to be fully covered by insurance, but it is possible that some among so many shippers might have overlooked the item of insuring their flour. This is Captain Vaughn’s first season as master of tho New York. He is considered a careful and skillful navigator. SOMETHING LIKE A TRUST. Wholesale Druggists Devise Means to Keep Up Prices on Patent Medicines. The National Wholesale Druggists’ Association at its meeting at Louisville, Ky., adopted a resolution calling upon Congress to pass a law “to protect the public from unscrupulous imitations and counterfeits of foods and medical preparations sold under trade mark. ” The resolution is preceded by the statement under a decision by Justice Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, that the present law to punish counterfeits of trade marks is inoperative and valueless. The “substitute evil” was further discussed during the day, and resolutions adopted to provide against it. The resolutions recommend that proprietary medicines be sold under eight conditions. These are in substance that owners of proprietary medicines sell only to druggists, wholesale dealers in proprietary medicines, and established agencies; wholesale dealers and agencies not to supply dealers on the cut off list except at full retail prices; retail dealers agree to sell all contract or rebate articles, and further agree not to substitute another article for any article requested if such article is on the contract or rebate plan, nor deliver such goods to any dealer on the cut off list excepting at full retail prices. Names of all druggists who do not comply with these conditions will be placed on the cut-off list. No manufacturer or wholesale druggist shall supply cut-off dealers except at full retail prices. All manufacturers and dea’ers shall refuse to sell to commission merchants, brokers, or other agents on the contract plan except for export Manufacturers and wholesalers agrafe not to sell, except at full prices, to any retailer who will not agree to sell at full retail prices. All dealers who violate the agreement will bo p’aced on the cut-off list. CAN’T KEEP OUT PAUPERS. Canada Unable to Stop tho Stream ol Destitute Immigrants. It will be remembered that the Canadian Minister of Agriculture took tho first steps toward prohibiting the immigration of pauper Russian-Jews by requesting the signature of the Governor General to a proclamation carrying into effect that clause of the immigration act which prohibits the landing of destitute immigrants. The Minister of Justice, however, saw possible danger ahead, and requested that no action be taken until it was learned what decision the United States courts had rendered with regard to a case then before them as to the definition of the pauper immigrant. Sir John Thompson, Minister of Justice, it is understood, held that to establish the fact of an immigrant being a pauper it would first bs necessary for him to beg, and to do that he would have to land. The matter still remains in abeyance as regards the landing of pauper Jews in Canada, and it is doubtful whether, in view of the recent decision of-the United States Courts, any further action will be taken under the present statute. In well-informed legal circles it is contended that further legislation of the Dominion Parliament will be necessary before any prohibitory steps will be attempted to prevent these Russian refugees landing in Canada. Resisted the Printers’ Demands. The United Typothetae of America, in session at Cincinnati, approved the action of the Pittsb :rg Typothetae in resisting the recent demands made by the Typographical Union of that city and pledged them hearty support in every practical form. This action possibly involves a spread of the trouble now existing in Pittsburg and other cities. The Typqthetje of America selected Toronto as the place for the next meeting to be held in August, 1892. Officers were elected as follows: President, W. O. Shepherd, Toronto; Secretary, Everett Waddy, Richmond, Va.; Treasurer, Charles Buss, Cincinnati; Executive Comn ttee, Amoi Fettibone, Chicago; Theodore L. DeVinne, New York; C. S. Moorebouse, New Haven; W. fl. Woodward, St. Louis; William H. Bates, Memphis; A. M. Geeseman, Minneapolis; N. S. Fish, Indianapolis.